Mad for Paper

Valentines Day may not be the best day to admit this,  but I am having a love affair with the Bustle and Sew Softie patterns.   Meet Natalie: She is a pattern from the February Issue of Bustle & Sew magazine.  I made her for a very dear friend, she named her Natalie. She is about 6" long from beak to tail. all hand sewn. Helen at Bustle and Sew makes the instructions very easy.  I had never made anything like this till a month or two ago when I made my first pig from her patterns: Then my second pig as a gift for my sister.  She named her Genevieve. Now, Natalie, and I am also working on a third pig as another gift.   Apparently a lot of people like pigs! I am not affilliated with Bustle and Sew, just a big fan. Thanks for stopping by, Ang

Hi Everyone, Today is the start of the House of Card February Challenge #1 .   Here is the Inspiration photo and colors for the Challenge: I really like bright colors and have a tough time with softer colors like these. My card:  I wanted to add a vintage look to the frame (after I accidentally made a gold smudge on it) so I just kind of scribbled on it with a gold leaf pen.  It looks best from farther away.  I also wanted a little texture behind the frame; I added a piece of SU white waffle paper.  I'm not sure if they even sell it anymore. I stamped the flowers in grey and then colored them in with ink and a water pen.   I really like the soft effect it gives.  Besides the roses, the first thing to catch my eye was the little ruffle at the bottom of the skirt.  I wanted to include that somehow on my card.  I pleated white paper after I had spritzed it with some pink and gold Lindy's Stamp Gang mist...