Stitched Armchair

Hello everyone. It seems the more time I have, the less time I spend crafting…..it seems I have been getting out and about more than usual, so I am glad I manage to keep well ahead in my DT duties.

The new challenge has started at Cardz 4 Galz. Billie A has chosen the theme of ‘stitching – real or faux‘. Here is my card:

I wonder how many of you are like me and have some stitching dies, and yet rarely use them. This challenge theme gave me the opportunity to grab one from Spellbinders and have a go at it.

I first die cut the chair from Kraft card, then stitched with a darker brown thread. I wanted a more vintage look to the chair. I did try a red chair, and a darker brown chair – but once I started to stitch them, I didn’t like it.

The cat is also from the same die set, and die cut very simply from white card stock. This cat has certainly got that nose-in-the-air look, hasn’t it?

This is one colour of cat I have never had. Our first cats were two black brothers, and now we have two old black and white cats, one tabby, and one torty….but never a white cat….

The background panel was created using a Spellbinders embossing folder, the gold frame was die cut from a Pinkfresh die set, and the sentiment is gold foiled.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends – anything goes

Everybody Art – anything goes

Addicted To Stamps & More – die cuts and/or stencils

CYHTP – embossing folder – option of balloons not taken

Crafty Animals – anything goes with an animal

Die Cut Divas – anything goes with die cuts


9 thoughts on “Stitched Armchair”

  3. Unknown's avatar

    Great card, simply stunning! Beautiful for cat lovers and everyone else too. The chair is truly gorgeous and so elegantly framed. The embossed background fits perfectly, and the cat is simply so gorgeous. And your arrangement appear so fabulous.
    Thank you for sharing the beautiful card in the current Everybody Art Challenge.
    Hugs, Uschi

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  5. Megan J's avatar

    Hi Lynda, a lovely card for any cat lover, I know a few people’s cats who frequently pose like that. I can’t say I’ve seen any stitching dies quite this nice before and the embossing folder reminds me of pressed metal ceilings. Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, good luck in the prize draw…

    Megan DT LPoCF

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  6. Darlene Pavlick's avatar

    Awww what a cute creation! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Can You Handle the Pressure challenge!  Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often. 

    Darlene

    Can You Handle the Pressure Co-Owner

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