** September Card Challenge!! **

[Mystik Nat]

This month's challenge is to....

Make a card featuring stitching, fabric, or buttons!

The stitching effect could be from actually sewing on your card, using stamps, paper with a stitched pattern or even drawing it.

Fabric includes felt flowers and embellishments - hint, hint!

And who doesn't have a stash of buttons somewhere??

So get your thinking caps on - and if you combine all three you'll get a gold star! ;)

If at the end of the month there have been 10 or more cards posted here in this thread, then one lucky person will be chosen as a 'winner' and will receive a little goodie through the post courtesy of Leo (CraftyPrincess).

[rosalien]

This is a nice challenge.I start thinking about how to make the card.:)

Rosalien

[scrappyannie]

Just posted 2 stitch cards in my gallery.
Annie

[The_Lady_Boz]

Love both of those, Annie. Especially the pink one!

[scrappyannie]

Thank you. this is the first time I've put anything on UKS. Don't know how to link them to this thread though.
Annie

[Mystik Nat]

Annie, see if these instructions here (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=227197) help. :)

[PapermadMand]

I love to use ribbon, buttons and stitching on my cards, here is mine. I cut a round shaped card and covered with Basic Grey Stella Ruby paper. I then cut out a bird shape from cordinations card which was then embossed and sanded. Finishing touch was stitched ribbon, circle of felt and lots of buttons :)
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll202/PapermadMand/birdcard600x514.jpg

[Wingus]

Wow Amanda, that's a gorgeous card!! I love the bird!

[CraftyPrincess]

Ohhh what a scrummy card!!

I love all the challenge things too, I think it's giving me an idea for a cool prize for his month hmmm :ph34r:

[FluffyNess]

Never entered before but just did this stitched card for my Mum to give to her friend.
Not sure who the paper is by sorry and the hat is a template that I borrowed from a friend ,I decoupaged the butterfly on the paper and also added one to the hat.
Hope you like it
Hugs
Tracee

[Wingus]

Tracee, the stitching on the hat is absolutely beautiful!! Well done! Such a beautiful card.

[tineh3]

Never entered before but just did this stitched card for my Mum to give to her friend.
Not sure who the paper is by sorry and the hat is a template that I borrowed from a friend ,I decoupaged the butterfly on the paper and also added one to the hat.
Hope you like it
Hugs
Tracee

Love this

[CraftyPrincess]

Really pretty card! I think that paper is a K&Co one I think I used to have some in purple :)

[ckcj]

That hat is a stunning card...so beautifully done. WOW!

[The_Lady_Boz]

Both of the cards are absolutely FAB! I love that paper, used it a lot on Red Hat cards for friends.

[CraftyPrincess]

I've got a picture of this months prize done. The challenge theme this month is using fabric, buttons and stitching so I bounced off that and picked out some Fancy Pants 'Simplicity' patterned papers, (they're based on the Simplicity sewing patterns and vintage fabrics) some fabric strips and cotton/lace trims, ribbons including a cute American Crafts dotty one and some chunky ric rac, lots of buttons with some beads too and some threads to sew them on your cards. I've also added in a bit of the Bazzill dotty cardstock and some kraft cardstock because they matched the papers and there's some 6x6 card blanks and envelopes too. :)

http://www.craftytemplates.co.uk/septembercardprize.jpg

[Mystik Nat]

Wow Leo, lovely prize! :D

[Hazel]

Well, here's my 'September Challenge'! Haven't done a challenge before, but there's always a first time for everything !

Sorry, it won't let me insert the picture!!! Shall keep trying
Hazel

[clairewill]

Wow, great cards everyone so far :D And really amazing prize too.

Here's my card. I'm hoping that santa brings me a sewing machine, so for the moment it's only got faux stiching, but also managed fabric and buttons! (It's also not usually the type of card I would make, but was enjoying using the supplies from a US kit!)

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii129/claire2107/IMG_5443.jpg

[Fifi-T]

Here's mine (http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=174263&cat=501):

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/photopost/data/501/Bullrushes.jpg

First time I've freehanded on my sewing machine. Great cards so far, and a fantastic prize :thanks:

[Mystik Nat]

Wow great cards and Fi that is some lovely freehand machining! Looks very professional! :D

[CraftyPrincess]

Ohh stunning cards!!

[Wingus]

Wow Fi, did you do that all on your machine?!?! That's stunning!!

[Mystik Nat]

With any luck I shall have a go later today, I am so behind on my cards! :o

[Mystik Nat]

Righty-ho, here's my card - not sure how pleased I am with how it turned out, but there you go. :lol:

http://koolkittymusings.typepad.com/photos/card_a_day_2008/cad_168_june_17_2008.jpg

The cuttlebug butterfly is cut from fabric, and I stamped the stitched background. :)

[Wingus]

Looks great Nat! All your cards are so bright and lovely!

[Mystik Nat]

Ooooh, only six entries? Come on ladies we need just 4 more cards for someone to win Leo's lovely prize!! :D

[Wingus]

Sorry Nat, nothing from me this month - can't think of anything with fabric! My mind is a total blank! :lol:

[Mystik Nat]

Buttons that's the way to go when in a fix! ;)

[Lucille]

Everyones cards are so lovely.

Come on Winnie you can do it.

[elwoodsusanm]

Lucille are you keeping this thread as a 'sticky' so we don't lose site of it:):unsure:

[Lucille]

Lucille are you keeping this thread as a 'sticky' so we don't lose site of it:):unsure:

This forum is nothing to do with me, it is Mystik Nats domain. I just want to make all the card makers that sit indoors in the CR forum aware this is here :D and what they might be missing out on.