love birds

I am so, so glad it is the weekend. Now it would be nice if the sun came out for two days, pretty please.

The challenge this week at Crafts 4 Eternity is a colour challenge coffee & cream.

Here is a notebook I made with these colours.

 

Papers: Sassafraslass ~ Dreamy.

I used the Tim Holtz ~ Bird Cage die, which I painted and added a word stick.

The bird images, which I embossed are by Crafty Individuals.

Don't forget the design team call at Crafts 4 Eternity which ends at midnight GMT tonight.

I am entering this in at the following challenges:

• stitching: Paper Sundaes and Simon Says
• sewing: A Spoon Full of Sugar
• anything goes: Papertake Weekly
• birds of a feather: City Crafter

Thank you for looking.

keeley

remember {good times} in Paris

Today I am entering into five challenges.

The sketch {which I spun on it's side}: Sketch Saturday.

Other challenges:

Distressing: Magnolia Down Under Challenges and Just Magnolia.

Borders {of which I have many}: Theme Thursday.

Red and black: Creative Inspirations.

Click on photos to get a better view.

Papers: October Afternoon ~ Good Cheer: Gingerbread and Falling Snow.

As I was using Christmas themed papers I was intending to make this a Christmas card, but changed my mind at the last minute and used the less obviously Christmas sides from this paper collection.

Image: Magnolia ~ Tilda in France. Coloured with Copics.

Embossed images:

~ Tim Holtz ~ Paris Film

~ Crafty Individuals ~ CI005

~ PaperArtsy ~ MN45

                             

Other items used:

Martha Stewart ~ embossed diamond edge punch for the left vertical.

Stickles for the distressed edges around the images.

Mini black brads for decoration.

Scraps of red and cream lace.

{good times} epoxy sticker.

Ink for inking the edges.

Thank you for looking.

Edited to add: I am so excited! I won first place at Magnolia Down Under Challenges with this entry. Thank you so much girls for voting for me!

Keeley

having a {me} day

two birds

My entry today fits in with three challenges:

The Lots To Do Challenge is to 'add a frame somewhere on your work'. I have frames around my birds.

The Sunday Stamper Challenge is to 'make something that features the colour blue'.

The TGIF Challenge is to 'make your own book or use a book stamp'.

I have made a little book with a bird theme in shades of pale yellow and turquoise blue.

I used a pale yellow bazzill cardstock as my base and inked and embossed the edges. The birdcage paper is by Hambly Screen Prints. I machined this onto the cardstock with zigzag stitch and distressed the edges.

The bird stamps are from Crafty Individuals. I inked them up in blue, stamped them onto patterned paper and then clear embossed. I created a little extra dimension by making a separate cardstock frame for them to sit on.

The plain brads and buttons used are by Basic Grey and the jewelled buttons were in my stash. The flowers are Prima and the ribbons by We R Memory Keepers, Fancy Pants and Making Memories.

Thank you for looking.

Kat

having a {me} day