Sunday, January 17, 2016

Warm mittens

I am back with a card I made for my sister. Don't know if she has received it yet but some of the challenges I made it for are closing soon! 

My sister is an amazing knitter! She has knitted all kinds of complicated things for all kinds of different people. For Christmas she bought me some yarn (I got to choose) and helped me make a hat! Isn't she the sweetest?
So I thought these new-to-me stamps and dies would be perfect for her. Since the yarn I picked for my hat was grey and off-white I chose those colors for the card. Then, so it wouldn't look too blah, I added some blue accents. 





Stamps: MFT (background on card), Impression Obsession (background on mittens), Winnie & Walter (sentiment)
Dies: MFT (mittens)


Challenges:

The Card Concept #46 (ETA: Winner!!)
Clean & Simple
Inspired by the knit mittens





Time Out #47 "Birthdays"
Without the twist



Grab Our Badge!




CAS on Sunday #74 "Winter"



For your blog



Shopping Our Stash #234 "Something New"
Stamps and Dies are new!


Grab Our Badge!



Seize the Birthday 
I think the card is pretty clean & simple but if the DT disagrees it's without topping


Our Badge



Your visit and comments make my day!

I have a wicked sore throat! Tomorrow the first thing I'll do is call the doc! Hope it's not strep...

Hugs,
Susanne

22 comments:

Sheri Gilson said...

Adorable! Love the mittens! Thank you so much for playing along with the Card Concept challenge!

Karren said...

This is so cute! I love the stitching on the mittens! Hope you're feeling better soon.

maria f. said...

Can't get over how realistic the knit on the mittens looks! Love your color combo. All the best for 2016 - especially health!

papierelle said...

In den kalten Monaten stricke ich auch ganz gern, aber keine komplizierten Sachen. Es muss bei mir zügig gehen. Ok, Mützen habe ich auch schon gestrickt.
Deine Karte passt prima und Deine Schwester wird sich riesig freuen!!
LG Gundi

sandie said...

How fab you are now knitting! And this card is perfect for your sister as she loves to knit. I really like the background knitting section of this and thanks for joining TO and TCC

Susan said...

So cute...these mittens look so cozy! Thank you for joining us at CAS On Sunday!

MaryH said...

Sure hope your sore throat felt better today. What a sweet sister you are to design this especially for your knitter. The mitten look so very realistic (and the card is definitely not blah, even though it's a subtle color). Liked the way you tied in the Nordic design border stamping with those cozy mittens, and bet your Sis will just adore this card. Looks pretty CAS to me! TFS & Hugs. Stay warm.

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

So schoene Handschuhe - inzwischen koennen wir die hier auch gut brauchen.. Der Hintergrund passt auch super dazu!

Happy Dance said...

My mother tried to teach me to knit...after a million attempts, she gave up! I so envy people who can knit! This is such a pretty card, and perfect for your sister! Those mittens with the stitching are so precious, and I love the bits of blue you've added. I'm sure she'll love this card!!! I know I do! Bev

Gerrina said...

They look great (and paper-knitted...) What a great personal BD-card! Thank you for taking the TIME OUT and join us!

Hettie said...

I LOVE your card Susanne. What a great card for a knitter in the winter. Reminds me of a C card I made with a knitted jumper on there. http://hettiecraftcz.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/funkie-junkie-christmas-jumpers.html
Here if you want to look!!
Thanks for calling over.
Hugs
xx

Kerin said...

Your card is wonderful Susanne! I love the cozy mittens, and everything else about it! Thanks for joining us this week at The Card Concept :)

Anonymous said...

Love it! Sure mom liked it just as well :)
And get better soon!

Darnell said...

How fun to have the products to make this perfect card for your knitting sister, Susanne! It is simply darling and I bet your knitted hat is darling, too!! Hugs, Darnell

Sarn said...

That's a PERFECT winter birthday card.
Thanks for visiting me today.
Hugs, Sarn xxx

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

Gleich 2x bei Card Concept gewonnen! Super - die Karten haben es verdient!

Anita in France said...

How gorgeous, Susanne ... those snuggly cosy mits are just delicious ... fabulous against that wonderful fair isle background stamping! Swooning at the colour combo ... grey and white with a pop of icy blue ... love it! Delighted to have you playing along with us at Time Out, my friend! Hugs, Anita :)

Dotty Jo said...

Gorgeous card, I love it! Jo x

Cathy said...

Perfect card for your sister if she loves knitting, I hope you are feeling better soon, Cathy x

aufspapiergebracht said...

;))) so schön!
Ganz liebe Grüsse Elisabeth

cm said...

How wonderful that your sister has shared her expertise with you; knitting a hat is impressive! I can do very basic knitting and did so, before this 'little' obsession took over! I should dedicate one evening a week to knitting, if only to make scarves. Your warm mittens card is perfect; the whispers of blue add a marvelous pop of colour! I know she loves this, as do I!
hugs~c

Greta said...

What a sweet card that must have really made your sister smile!

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