Monday, April 6, 2015

Handmade Flowers- Vintage Stamping Challenge

Hello Friends,
Time for the new Vintage Stamping Challenge blog  challenge for the month of April
This month's theme is:
Add a handmade flower to your project.  Your project also needs to have  some stamping.
The challenge is sponsored by Flonzcraft Stamps!

I made a crocheted flower for a fun spring inspired card.  I added a super cute little chicken stamp from Flonzcraft.



Materials:
Stamps: Cute Chicken from Flonzcraft Stamps; Alpha Dots from My Sentiments Exactly!
Ink: Jet Black Stazon; Old Olive dye - Stampin' Up
CS: Barely Banana, Pea Pizzazz, and Strawberry Slush - Stampin' Up
DP: Stampin' Up
Leaves Die Cut - Sizzix
Pearls
Dimensional Adhesive
Pearls
Markers
White Crochet thread and crochet hook



Instructions:

  • Make a card from Strawberry Slush CS
  • Add a layer of Pear Pizzazz CS and DP
  • Die cut Leaves from DP and add to card


  •  Crochet flower using white crochet thread size 10 with a size 1 hook  ( I used a pattern from the book "Flower Bouquet" by Suzann Thompson; Lark Books
  • Glue the flower to the card 
  • Add a pearl to the center of flower

  • Stamp Cute Chicken with Stazon ink on Barely Banana CS and fussy cut
  • Color Chicken with markers
  • Add Chicken to  card with dimensional adhesive
  • Stamp letters and cut or punch out
  • Add letters using dimensional adhesive
  • Add pearls around letters



Totally cute Chicken!  This card would be great for a baby, Spring, even to just to say hello to a friend.  Let's see what you can come up with for the Handmade flower Challenge!  Hope you have fun with the theme!  

See you soon!
Karen

2 comments:

  1. What a cute chick, perfect for this Easter... Love the crochet flower, very distinctive shape. I have tried crocheting myself some flowers before, but not entirely successfully...

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  2. That's one fantastic crocheted flower Karen, love it.
    Irene x

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