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Friday 15 August 2008

Two in One Challenge!

Cute Card Thursday's Challenge 23 is "Soft Furnishings" you can use fabric, ribbon, stitching, buttons etc, anything you can find on the soft furnishings in the home ie curtains, cushions, sofas etc. I better not tell you what my first thoughts were, but it contained naughty words lol! But everything seemed to come together today. The card was made using the Friday Sketchers Sketch No15 by Mumur, which is absolutely fab and another I shall be using again! So here is what I did with it......
Sorry about the photo, but its dark here now. CS ~ Papermill, DP ~ off a disc containing 3000 backing papers from ebay ages ago, probably one of my first buys, leather ~ dont panic, I didn't cut a piece out of the back of my sofa. I got a 5 huge bin liners full of leather off cuts from Freecycle last summer and just stuffed it my loft cos I knew I'd use some of it sometime, the studs are re-upholstery studs from when I re-upholstered a few 3 pieces suites, string ~ off Andy's new jeans he bought today from Primark, flowers ~ cut from leather using Cuttlebug and Hippie Chick Alpha's, small flower centres are brads ~ stash, sentiment is PC generated, image ~ is my new stamp I got today from Dewdrop Craftz (see post below) and is paper pieced and coloured using watercolour pencils, sakura pens and H2O's.

Its DH birthday 26th August and Rylee asked me to make him a card for his Pops. Talking of Rylee I've had him on a strict training regime....I'm trying to teach him how to do the washing....



I don't think he's quite got it yet, but we're working on it lol!

25 comments:

  1. Fab card! Love how you have combined the two challenges! Beautiful stamp!xx

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  2. Fabulous card Jilli. Just perfect for Pops...I bet he'll love it!!
    I don't know if Rylee is going to be a big help washing clothes....but he may have found a new way to have a bath..lol...Have a Great Weekend!!...Hugs, Ila

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  3. gorgeous card Jilli, I love the leather and the studs and string look fab. Thanks so much for all your help on the cuttlebug and nestibilities, I never would of thought of Joanna Sheen. It was really helpful and should my other half treat me I will get these from Joanna, Aww Rylee is so cute, there just adorable when they are that age. Hugs Jill x

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  4. Love your card, like the image you have used hugs Arlinex

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  5. What a lovely card, this image is fabulous. Great to see a mans card for a change. Gail xx

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  6. brilliant card, and your wee man looks so cute "helping" with the washing !!!

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  7. Great take on the challenge with a masculine card , Jilli ! Wow the leather & stud details ! lol very cute & so is Rylie !

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  8. Great card, I love the image. Thank you for the lovely comments you have left on my blog. The die for the swirls is from Quickutz and is called Flourish, it is an old die and is hard to find at on-line shops, I got mine from ebay. x

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  9. This is very lovely card!
    Beautiful composition.
    Thanks for your participation FS.
    Mumur

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  10. This wonderful card!
    Beautiful colours.
    i also love the pictures you shared
    Thanks for your participation FS.
    Claudia

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  11. Fabulous card and a great image

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  12. What a darling card!! I am sure "papa" will love it!! Nice job with the sketch!! (It takes boys forever to learn to do the wash! LOL)
    :)Kathy

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  13. fantastic card, love it! thank you for joining in the CCT challenge

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  14. Great card Jilli and little Rylee is soooo cute! Thanks for joining us at friday sketchers.
    Carole ;o)

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  15. a.. very pretty card. i like it

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  16. Lovely card and love the pictures of your son - maybe he needs more pratice LOL

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  17. What an amazing card Jilli, love the leather! Just love the picutres of your son - how cute (and good on you on getting him "housetrained" lol) Brilliant!
    hugs Bev x

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  18. Hi Jilli, love your card and such a great idea to use leather. Nice to get two challenges in one. Love the image also. The photo of Rylee had me laughing!!!! I have a Son who used to do similar when he was that age but no amount of training takes him to the washing machine now LOL! Hugs, Chris x

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  19. What a sweet card! i love it.

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  20. Great card love the colours, do you hire out your laundry helper, he looks so cute
    Hugs \jacqui x

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  21. Hi Jilli

    nice card , and lovely papers
    I like the flowers too

    Hugs Holls xxx

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  22. Great card Jilli and I love the stamp you have used, I could also do some help with my laundry, Hugs, Nikki x

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  23. Starting that early he will be a master in few years! :D

    Great card for the challenge. :)

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