INK #284 - Stitching, real or faux

This time at Inkspirational we want to see some stitching, Machine stitching, hand stitching, faux stitching using pens or dies,.. it's up to you. The theme was chosen by yours truly, and I like to machine stitch. And lately I haven't done much to tidy up the loose ends.
The background is a DP with numbers and text. I also used numbered stamps from Tim Holtz on the DP, and the man -  a stamp from Lost Coast design - has text all over him. I used a book page to stamp the wreath from Altenew, and Tim Holtz s´dies for the stamp with number. Final element is a die cut meaning "conngratulations" or "happy birthday". So there are lots of letters and numbers on here, and the card is made for a man turing 50 later this year.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the my INK-teamies have made. 

This card is also for:
Sparkles Forum Challenges - #161 For Men Only
Moving along with the Times - #151 February - Numbers

January Card Chain Challenge Reveal 2023

Here's my card for The Card Chain Challenge January reveal. Anyone can enter and if you'd like to be part of the February chain you can sign up here until til 6th. I joined the frist time back in October 2021 and it seems the "family" has grown quite a bit since then. Personally I enjoy it so much, so I've only missed signing up for 1 month since the begunning.

THE CARD I SENT 

This is the card I sent to 

I used Distress Oxides Tattered rose and Kitsch flamingo, as well as Distress Ink Aged Mahogany. I also used a pink ink I got from the Art By Marlene advent calendar 2022. I followed the color scheme:

The stamp is from Aall & Create and I heat embossed a friendship sentiment in white. The background is stencilled, I used a layering set from Pinkfresh. 

In return I received a gorgeous card from Viv - go check out her cards on her blog Viv's Visuals here

Using leftover pieces of ribbon and lace

With this card I was attempting to change up my usual Christmas card style of flat and light weight, and I went mixed media with lots of textures. There's seambinding ribbon here, sheer dotted ribbon, white lace, red lace and a beige one with a knot onto which I attached 2 metal bells.
The starting point for my inspiration came from the Christmas image over at The Card Concept. The sheer curtains are picked up by some of my ribbons, the red and white pillow reminded me to use a quote chipboard from Tim Holtz. I also used a DP with white text on white for the background panel. I used a stencil to add some greeneries, using Snowflake paste.
I took out my sewing machine and stitched not so straight and a bit wonky at places, keeping the threads loose, not cutting them and tucking them behind the panel.
I'm not sure of the what stamp this is, I received it from a blogging friend quite some time ago, but if anyone know where I can get this one, new or used, let me know. The image was colored with Promarkers and I added diamond stickles to their wings.

This card is for:
The Card Concept - Inspiration Photo
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky - #559 Seasons Greetings
Little Red Wagon - #677 Make It With Ribbons