Crafty Friends Challenge 1

Beate with the help of some friends has started a new challenge blog called Crafty Friends Challenges.  The first challenge is to create a vintage project.  I joined in on the fun and made this card which I hope fits the theme.  The card base is Stampin Up's creamy caramel card stock.  I cut it to 5 1/2 x 11 to get a 5 1/2 in square card before inking up the edges with tea dye distress ink.  I covered the front with patterned paper by My Mind's Eye.  The main focal image is Stampin Up's stipple rose and I used Versafine's vintage sepia ink to stamp it on the solid color paper also by My Mind's Eye.  I cut the oval using the coluzzle tool and I distressed the edges a bit before inking them up with some tea dye distress ink.  The sentiment is a Brenda Walton die cut sticker from K&Company and I adhered it to a piece of creamy caramel card stock to add a bit of stability.  It has a fun shape so I cut around it exposing a bit of the card stock, inked up the edges with the tea dye distress ink and adhered it to the card front with dimensionals.  To finish the look, I added some ribbon that I had saved from some packaging a while ago because it was too nice to throw away. 

Butterfly birthday

I made this card a few days ago for a May birthday.

Details:
Stamp floral image onto Pixie Pink cs to make patterned background.
Cut piece of lace and weave the lt. green ribbon through the holes. Adhere to floral stamped cs panel. Adhere panel to card front.
Stamp butterfly image onto white cs and cut out using desired shape cutter. Ink edges of shape.
Punch scalloped circle out of polka dot vellum and adhere to card front. Adhere butterfly image to vellum circle.
Stamp sentiment and emboss with white embossing powder. Cut sentiment panel with the word window punch and adhere to card front.

Supplies and tools:
Card stock - Stampin Up (Pixie Pink, Kiwi Kiss)
Ink - Brilliance (moonlight white), Stampin Up (Pixie Pink)
Stamp-n-stuff white embossing powder
Floral image - Stampin Up (Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set)
Sentiment - Penny Black (Critter Party stamp set)
Butterfly image - VAP! Scrap stamp (found at the $1 bin at craft store)
white lace ribbon
Offray ribbon
Polka dot Vellum
Stampin Up word window punch
Marvy scallop circle punch
Coluzzle circle cutter

I did it! Machine sewing!

It's not my first time to add stitching on a card but this is my first time using a sewing machine to do it! A few projects I've made previously, I sewed by hand. But that takes time especially since I like to poke my holes first then stitch. I used my Kenmore sewing machine that I purchased several years ago after taking a sewing class. I made a bag in that class and boy was I motivated to make more bags but that didn't last, lol!

I'm proud of this card but the the picture turned out horrible so it doesn't do the card any justice. This was a belated birthday card that I had to mail so I didn't get to retake the pictures and I took quite a few! (I know what I did wrong so hopefully that won't happen again!) This card came together quite quickly. I colored the image with markers and cut it out to adhere to the scallop circle, sewed the paper to the card stock, and assembled all the elements.

Materials list:
patterned paper: My Mind's Eye
floral image: Stampin Up-Bloomin Beautiful
card stock: Stampin Up-pink piroutette, rose red; Gina K Designs-chocolate kiss; Papertrey Ink-vintage cream
ink: Marvy LePlume II markers (cherry, bubble gum pink, yellow, mocha, leaf green)
ribbon: Michaels
other: Kenmore sewing machine; Fiskars scallop edge punch, Marvy scallop circle punch

May Birthday Cards

Cards I made for two birthdays this month.

On the white card, I used the Stipple Rose stamp from Stampin Up.

On the pink and green card, I used images from the Elegant Flowers set.