It's Helen's turn to introduce the new Allsorts Challenge and she has chosen the theme of 'Animals'. As always there is also the Anything Goes option. A male friend of ours collects pigs (not real ones!), so I made him this card for his birthday.
I used an MFT 'Cross-Stitch Tag' die and chopped of the top to make it into a rectangle. I used crochet cotton for the stitching. The background was embossed with Lisa Horton's 'Cubes' embossing folder. I used a snippet of Anna Marie Designs text paper to make panel across the middle. The matted stitched image was attached with foam pads to add some dimension.
There are two prizes of Lavina stamps, stencil and scenescapes.
I am joining in the following challenges:
Anyone who collects pigs is sure to love this card and it is perfect for the Allsorts theme too.
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ReplyDeleteA great card for your friend .. .. I am sure he will love it.
Fabulous use of the cross stitch die and super neat stitching too.
Hope you have a good weekend.
Love and hugs
Jules xoxo
Such a fun and thoughtful card, Liz! The stitched pig is absolutely charming and the way you transformed the tag die into a rectangle is so clever. I love how the textured background and layered elements add depth without overwhelming the design. The mix of materials—from crochet cotton to embossed cubes—gives it a wonderfully tactile feel. Perfectly playful and personal for a pig collector!
ReplyDeleteLove the focal stitched Pig panel Liz, such a lovely inspirational take on the theme. Sounds like an ideal card for your friend as well.
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The stitching is perfect and the grey and pink combo works so well. Perfect for your friend.
ReplyDeleteLovely design Liz- love the stitched pig ! xx
ReplyDeleteGreat fun card Luz and so much more special with the effort of all the cross stitching. I’m sure your friend will love it xx
ReplyDeleteGreat stitched card for your friend, the textured background goes so well with it Liz!
ReplyDeleteA great card for your friend,that little pig is adorable
ReplyDeleteIt's so adorably cute and thoughtful!
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That's a fun cross stitched pig image Liz and the embossed background goes perfectly with it. The card would be perfect for the Color Hues Challenge which is to use pink and grey this time. x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pat. I was just going to link my card up when I read the guidelines and I can only link my card to 4 other challenges..... I've already linked it to 5 challenges so I'm not eligible to join in the Color Hues Challenge. 😞 xx
DeleteA great card for your friend Liz. I am sure he will love it! So beautifully stitched!
ReplyDeleteSo very cute and great stitching..
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Such a fun card!
DeleteI love the stitched pig!
Perfect for a pig lover! The stitching brings a whole different dimension to the card. x
ReplyDeleteLove your gorgeous card .x
ReplyDeleteA fab card for your friend Liz, very neat stitching and I love that embossing folder.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your cross stitch cards and this little piggy is just so cute!
ReplyDeleteWow!! Great job with the stitching on the little pig!! I have that die and have yet to use it. Maybe this will motivate me to pull it out! Also, I LOVE that embossed background; it is fabulous! Thanks for playing with Critter Crazy Challenge.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this piggy Liz. I am a pig collector (no real ones sadly!) so this ticks all the boxes for me, beautifully stitched, as always x
ReplyDeleteThis is FABULOUS!!! How cute and so much love went into the time that was spent; WOW
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun pig, I'm sure your friend will love it. I always admire your patience in cross stitching, always so neat too. x
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