Thursday, February 03, 2011

Sew Special ...

Hi there ...
I do hope you are all well ... I know that there have been snowstorms across the USA ... a cyclone in Australia ... and many other places are in a state of unrest ... so I am thinking about you all and wishing you well ... I also want to thank you all for your visits and comments ... I truly appreciate each and everyone and today I have a card to share ... I made this with you in mind ...  for the challenge at CR84FN ... this is the lovely rich colour scheme ... 



... and this is my card ...


Beautiful Tim Holtz DP ... which I also stamped on in brown and red inks using my stamps from Crafty Secrets ... 


I also stamped and fussy cut a red lace border from the same stamp set and added a cream lace border on top 


The tag was from my stash and I stitched some turquoise buttons on to blend with the red ...
That little sparkly star was an earring ... I just cut off the back and glued it down ... a TIP ... when I use earrings that are for pierced ears ... I keep the little stud that slides on behind the ear ... this can then be used for your pins ... when attach to clothes (or cards) to prevent fingers being pricked and also stops the pin coming off

Before I finish ... I would just like to say a huge Thank You to Play Date Cafe for picking This card as one of the Fab 4 this week ... I am so very honoured and grateful

Till soon ... keep safe

~ Ros ~





21 comments:

Deborah Frings said...

What a lovely card - I really like the backing paper and the sewing theme is great! Lovely tag with all those buttons! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN this week!

Mona Pendleton said...

What a fun card Ros! Love the button card! Thanks so much for playing along with CR84FN :)

cnelson said...

"Sew" cute!! LOVIN' that button card!!!

Anonymous said...

Ros Your card is soo `special`..
check out my blog!!!:) xxx

Colleen Dietrich said...

Hey, Ros! Congrats on being picked as a winner for last week's challenge at Play Date Cafe! And I like your 'sewing' card....very vintage looking. Appreciated the tip on saving earring backs, too. Cards always seem dangerous with a 'loose' pin hanging on there!

Unknown said...

This is just sooo cute. I love all those buttons. What a great idea..

Hugs, Linda

~* steph :) *~ said...

sew special indeed! love how you stamped on the TH paper, added yummy buttons and the beautiful earring...love it, ros!!
congrats on being one of the fab 4 at PDCC!
thanks for sharing and hope you have a wonderful day!
*hugs* steph :)

Zue said...

Congratulations on being a fab four, it is very deserving ...a beautiful card.

The tidy up is refreshing, but I have not made anything since...inspiration was tidied up too.
Have a lovely evening
Sue x

Unknown said...

You turned TH's paper into something really special, with those lovely stamps. Nice charm, too!

Sue Lelli said...

ROS, this card is SEW SPECIAL! THX for the tip about the earring backs. I always worry about the pins! LOVE the bg paper and the buttons and your earring! THX for playing with us this week at CR84FN!

Andrea M said...

Such a pretty card!!! Lovely use of the challenge colors!!! Great job! Thanks for joining us at CR84FN! Hope you can join us again next week!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Congrats on the PDCC card, and this is another wonderful creation, love that earring and all those cute buttons!

Tatanky said...

Hola Ros !!! Thanks for the tip. The earring looks great on this card.

Heather Rogers said...

The button tag is darling. Love the CS stamps. You did an amazing job with this weels colors at CR84FN! Glad you couls play along. :)

Sylvia said...

Wow, Ros! This is gorgeous! I love how you did the button card. I have a button card stamp(no buttons on it) and I have been wondering how to use it. This is great, but I won't copy! I may just trigger my brain! Love all the stamping on the Tim Holtz paper. Just lovely!

Deb Hickman said...

I love this card !!!!! My favourite is the button tag, what a great card for a crafter with a gift attached.
Congrats on your Fab 4 !!!!!

nancy said...

You've combined just the right mix of stamped images and embellishments on this card. It's fabulous.

Cheryl said...

This is gorgeous! I love how you used the buttons.

Anonymous said...

You beat me! I was just coming to visit your blog! love all those buttons- nice to see another fussy cutter!!! I've heard that earring tip before but wondered whether you secure it with glue? xx

Unknown said...

Darling card, Ros! Love the button tag! Thanks for playing with CR84FN!

Stella said...

Diggin' through your posts ( for inspiration; it's always lovely to be here..) I noticed that my comment didn;t show up. I think I forgot to click on the word verification..I'm sorry...
This card is sew gorgeous!!;) I love the background of Tim Holtz papers and these gorgeous stamps. A stunning take on this challenge!
Have a lovely Sunday my friend...
XXXX