Time to sew

Morning all: I'm writing this on Sat evening but will just get chance to post it on Sunday before we head out for a family day - hoping to go to Blackpool or Southport - will have to wait and see what the weather does! OOooooo and its now Sunday morning and I've just found out I've won the challenge over at Pan Pastel! How exciting - its going to be great to get their trial kit to have a go! Thanks Lyndsay for the heads up with your comment - I'm glad I didn't look at my phone last night - I woldn't have been able to sleep!!! There's a new one starting today - why don't you pop over and check it out!

Okay onto my card. First of all I'd like to say welcome to my new followers and hello to those of you who've been around a bit longer. I've got a card to share with you today that I've made for my sister who lives in Kaikoura in New Zealand. She runs her own craft business and has just started a course involving sewing - so I couldn't help myself in getting hold of the new spellbinders dies of the sewing room and swatches. Now I've seen lots of cards over the last few days using these things - and I'm sorry to say I don't think mine is as good as the one's I've been looking at - still - its a first go and we all have to start somewhere.

I've used a piece of gold mirri board and mounted a rick rack DCWV piece on top - the remaining papers are from docrafts and the black lace from dunelm mill. I've cut the swatches, sewing machine, cotton reel, buttons and thimble using spellbinders dies and the sentiment came from a kanban kit from QVC. I think my sister will like it - but watch this space - I'll be trying more out soon I'm sure!

I'd like to enter this for the following challenges:

cupcake craft challenges: sewing box

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/cupcake-186-sewing-box.html

desmet designs: pins and needles

http://desmetdt.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/april-challenge.html

Guylou's Inimitability: sketch

http://guylousinimitability.blogspot.co.uk/

Well that's all for now - looking forward to a family day out! Lots of love Rachel xx