Stitching on cards and a couple new cards

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile work and work and more work LOL. But anyways today I am taking my son to the State Fair so I can come home with a stomache ache I am sure haha...

I get asked all the time about my stitching on my cards. Yes I stitch on every single card I think it adds something to it. I cannot stitch on fabric I have tried wasn't pretty. I use a Janome 3125 which isn't the smallest machine they sold which I tried that one too but it only lasted me about 8 months because I make alot of cards. This one so far has lasted me probably about 15 months. I can't see spending money on an expensive machine for cardstock. I can't believe it is good for the machine. I notice alot of paper dust bunnies inside when I change my bobbin out. As for thread I use Silky - yes it is expensive it's approximately $6 per roll full price. No I don't pay full price for it haha. I wait for Joann's to have a sale at either 40% or 50% off then its not too bad. It is beautiful cause it is kind of shimmery which is hard to see in pictures. As for the bobbin I always use the cheap white heavy duty thread. Almost forgot Silky thread lasts forever there is 800 yards per roll which I believe regular thread is like 250 yards?

When I start to sew I line my cards up with my card stock not my machine as I believe regular sewers do. This way even if my cardstock isn't straight on my card my stiching is straight on my cardstock. I go in about .25 of an inch. I have my tension on 3 and my stiching is the middle straight stich out of 3 lenths. The smallest one I have had problems ripping the paper before as stitches are too close together. I sometimes will use the longest lenth but tension never works quite right for me. I also go through all my layers at one time. Why because it saves on tape and also because it seems to work better. 1 sheet of paper has a hard time keeping straight on the machine in my opinion which I always use 2 - 3 layers. Then after I have sewed all my layers I will tape it down to my card front with my ATG gun.... simple huh.

Arn't these little characters in my cards cute. I was a cheap clear set I got at Anchor I believe they were Stampendous. They were like $7.99 for 2 kids and saying and a couple little stamps. Very adorable... Ok off to take a shower then to the fair. Hope everyone has a fabulous week. Tomorrow I am off to my parents for the day so probably won't post again till next week.

Another new Penny Black

Here is another new Penny Black stamp that I had which was out of one of the acrylic sets. Isn't it too cute. colored with pencils...

Stampin Bella - Halloween Stella

Every week I have a favorite card and this week this is my favorite one. This one Is colored with copics and pencils and parts are 3d. The the background the graveyard you see on the bottom is August's release for Quickutz. It is one of the 12 inch strip borders which is why I bought my Epic six from Quickutz. As my cuttlebug doesn't do 12 inch strips so great. Also that little ghost is the other 12 inch strip Ghost border i just cut out one of the ghosts from the strip. The saying I had and I don't remember where it is from. I stamped it in white hybrid ink from Papertry which stamps out great as you can see. BTW if you don't know yet Stampin Bella changed their shipping policy and it is now free to the US after $55 USD. Which I took advantage of and have some new cute stamps coming my way which should be here in the next couple of days... Have a great week. I am happy tonight is a UK bank holiday so it will be nice and slow....

Another Adorable Mo Image

Here is another adorable image by Mo - arn't these guys so adorable. I colored this with markers and made parts 3d. She has 2 more images out there that have these guys on it that I might go and buy today and also an adorable eskimo kids. Hope everyone has a great Saturday...

Soft Pencil - Loving-Birds

Here is this weeks Digital image from Soft Pencil which can be found on her etsy site. Birds are colored with pencils and added rhinestone heards and a cute charm...

Yes another Penny Black stamp

Here is yet another of my new Penny Black stamps. This one was in an acrylic set. These are all just reporoductions of the bigger stamps and made smaller. Myself I like the woodmounted bigger stamps better. I have tried to UM them and move them to easymount but the foam they have on them doesn't want to come off lOL. so my Penny blacks are one of my only stamps that are still mounted. Hope everyone is having a great week...

Halloween Kitty

Here is one of my new Penny Black stamps. Isn't it too cute i just love this little kitty. Colored with copics... Hope everyone has a fabulous week.

Penny Black - Christmas Teddy

This is one of my new Christmas stamps I received the other day. I believe it is from the Rambling Ted collections. I didn't really know if I liked them but after receiving a few of the new ones they may need to go on my Rubber Christmas list. The one good thing about Christmas coming is I get to make one of those. Give it to hubby and Santa leaves them under the tree for me to open Christmas morning. What more could a gal want right..... lots and lots of rubber. Anyways enough dreaming this one is colored with markers and prisma's.... and parts are 3d. Gah more bad news I found out my 4 - 10 hour shifts are now 5 - 8 hour shifts which I am not happy about cause I work an hour from work and nights so my time off is going to be really short... Hope everyone else is having a great weekend.

Halloween Card

With the holidays right around the corner. I have been making Halloween and Christmas cards. Here is a Halloween card I made this weekend. I just love the little ghosts don't you. they are the Quickutz 12" strip which I bought from Scrapyland. One strip is enough for 2 cards. Stamp I don't remember who makes.

Soft Pencil - House Set 2

Here is my this weeks card from Soft Pencil. Isn't it too cute. The element was flowers which I used on the tree. Also used buttons and brads. Lots of little embellishments. I always make my cards 1/4 inch smaller so they fit in their envelopes. Card was colored with Copics.

I've been so busy I haven't had a chance to get much done but this week I did complete a few cards. Hope everyone is enjoying the last weeks of summer. I know how depressing huh? Next week I believe our State Fair starts which will be fun but it means the following week school starts :-(