TTT #71 - Stitches ...Real or Faux!

Good Top Tip Tuesday all!

This fortnight's challenge is hosted by Janette and she has done us a fab tutorial using her sewing machine.

This fortnight's Challenge is....

Stitches - Real or Faux

Firstly our sponsors.....

Saturated Canary

1st Prize is 2 Digi images from her lovely Etsy Shop.

Hello! My name is Krista Smith.

I have been drawing and doodling my whole life...as far back as I can remember! Over the last year and a half, I have been selling it on Etsy. I was approached to draw stamps for Sugar Nellie, a stamp company based in Scotland. After designing only rubber for a year, I decided to branch out a bit into the digital world:). As an artist, I appreciate the versatility of digi's for the stamper. I also like releasing stamps that are a little more obscure or unique. Monsters, nerds with big glasses...even a mermaid:). Those ones are really fun for me to draw! After opening up my digi shop in the beginning of September, I've been busy filling orders:). I am really thrilled and very humbled that ladies are so receptive to my designs and seem to enjoy coloring them a lot! I am so inspired by these amazing colorists!! I have met so many wonderful, talented ladies through this business and look forward to building new friendships, too! My personal blog, Saturated Canary, is filled with bits of my family life, artwork, and a slight obsession with fashion;). I also run a new challenge/ inspiration blog, Saturated Canary Challenge with my amazing design team. I'd love to meet you and be inspired by your own creations! Do stop by and say hello!:)

and

The Crafty Pad

Prize 2 is 2 Digi Images from Debbie's lovely online shop.

Debbie at The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs says:
The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs is proud to sponsor Top Tip Tuesday. I own and run The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs. We offer a variety of both polymer stamps and digi stamps. Weekly challenges are held at The Crafty Pad Blog

My 'Stitches' card for this challenge is using the fabulous image Zorana from Saturated Canary and I coloured her with WC Pencils. The papers are from First Edition 'Hideaway'. The beautiful flower ribbon, lace and gorgeous butterfly are from WOC. That beautiful little leaf is a bead (I think - well they were with all of the other beads!!), I picked a couple of them up from a little craft shop I found on my recent holibobs in York. .......

This week is also a Top Tip Week too - so that means all of the DT are passing on their favorite Top Tips (don't forget we want to see some of your best Top Tips linked into your posts too this week), here's my Top Tip(s)....

Top Tip 1: You can buy VERY cheap little sewing machines ideal for your papercrafts - they look just like a full size machine just MUCH smaller and cost £10 (my daughter bought mine in Home Bargains)

Top Tip 2: If you don't have a sewing machine and would like to add some faux stitching to your cards use one of these......

...a sewing tracing wheel!

It's what I used on my card above!

Check out the rest of the DT's samples and their amazing Top Tips!

We hope to see you over at Top Tip Tuesday for this fab Stitchy challenge - with your Top Tips too :)

Some Challenges I'd like to enter my card into......

Crafter's Companion - Anything Goes


ABC - J for Jazz it up!


PollyCraft - Teenage dream


Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes!


Simon Says Stamp - Use 3 Different Papers


Cute Card Thursday - Winged Things


Crafty Catz - ...beginning with B - Butterfly!


Stampin' For The Weekend - Bingo - Pearls, Lace & Polkadots


Allsorts - Anything Goes


Sentimental Sundays - Lace & Pearls


Cupcake Inspiration - Inspired by the 'spring' colours of the cupcakes.