Monday, August 22, 2011

Being with you

Well I have been neglecting my card blog for a few days now but the weather here in Victoria is absolutely gorgeous and I been out on the bike everyday soaking up the sun and getting in some training - not long now (5-6 weeks weather pending!) until we depart.
But a break is as good as a holiday and I was over the moon with the way this card turned out ... I had an idea! OH NO! ... to stamp on felt! this comes from the challenge over at Moxie Fab World - Felt.

I used Hero Arts 'be happy' stamp set to create a scene for the challenge over at Secret Crafter. What I found with fussy cutting felt is that the wool felt cuts better (only a little fraying) compared to acrylic felt. But you notice a big difference when you use a die and cutting machine the both the wool and acrylic cut better compared to fussy cutting!

I used Stazon ink so it dries instantly - I suspect if you use a waterbased ink it may not dry and therefore it is easier to smudge.
I have used the sketch from Sweet Stop Sketches and they have a spin this week and that was 'fibers' so I used bakers twine. I am also submitting it for Paper Sundaes - sundae bar, a choice of 2 of the following: green, buttons, banners or twine - so I chose green and twine. This week at Designed 2 Delight they have 'anything goes' - gotta love that! so I am submitting it for that.
materials - Bazzill green card; Prima 'paisley road' papers; Hero Arts 'be happy' stamps; Stazon jet black ink; Spellbinders labels 4, Provocraft circle and flower dies; felt, twine, Kaisercraft rhinestones.
Thanks for looking and have a great week.

10 comments:

Jay Gee said...

Have never tried to stamp on felt, but will give it a go - it looks great. Wonderful card :)

Annette Allen said...

aww so cute and very creative..

downrightcrafty said...

beautiful creation, thank you so much for joining us at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge
Hugs Kate xx

Kim O'Connell said...

What a happy little number this is! Thanks for joining us at the Sweet Stop this week!

Francesca said...

Beautiful Creation

Thanks for joining us at Secret crafter Saturday challenge and good luck!

Hugs
Francesca

Helen said...

Fabulous card!
Thanks for joining us at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge!
Helen x

Monika/Buzsy said...

Janet, this is so sweet! Love the felt pieces. Such pretty colors. Thanks for playing along with us at The Sweet Stop! :o)

Wendy Ramlakhan said...

Cute CUTE!! Love all the felt. Thanks for joining us at The Sweet Stop.

Hugs,
Wendy

Curly said...

OMG this is so very pretty, fabulous image and colour theme, its just perfect for our challenge this week,

Thank You for taking part at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge: 148 Create a Scene
I hope you join us again next week,

I also have a little bit of Calorie free Candy if you are interested

Good luck with the challenge,
Hugs Bridget :0) x.
SCSC DT

Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Editor said...

Hey Janet! Thanks for linking this up to the Fabulous Felt challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)