We had such a fun time at the Crop-A-Dile class last night! I just loved the expressions when they set an eyelet or made a faux brad for the first time! It's always so neat when something gives a WOW moment! In the course of the class we made several projects, each using the Crop-A-Dile in a fun, new way. The last project we made is what you see pictured above. I knew I would get the question of how to remember the settings. This is my cure. We each made a display to hang on our walls so the next time we pick up the Crop-A-Dile we'll know just what settings we need. Thank you for Continue reading
Home Sweet Home Framed Artwork
I wanted to share this fun project with you that I made the other day. I used Sweet Pea Stitched Felt and the Timeless Type embosslit Dies. I didn't want to squish the the felt so I decided to adhere them to the glass. By doing that, I can easily switch the paper behind the flowers if I decide later to use some DSP instead of Whisper White. I can also change the words if I like because those were glued to the Whisper White cardstock. I hope you like it! Thank you for stopping by to visit! Continue reading
All Holidays Stitched Felt Card
Yesterday I sat down to play with the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt. I'm going to miss this when the mini catalog retires at the end of the month! I'm not sure how many packs I have gone through in the last couple months! I used the Bella Toile background stamp for the background of the card and the All Holidays stamp set for the sentiment. Do you see that little paper the sentiment is stamped on? That is one of the kisses sending love notes on page 19 of the Occasions Mini Catalog. It's very easy to overlook those so be sure to check them out. The designer paper on the bottom of the card Continue reading
Another Handmade Apron to Share
I promised I'd share my second apron with you when I was able to get decent pictures. Here it is! I know someone who crotchets little dresses for on dish detergent bottles like this so I decided I would make my own version. What do you think? I used the Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper and Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon from the Occasions Mini Catalog and some Pretty in Pink narrow grosgrain ribbon. The pocket is made with the Stampin' Up! Tag punch. I used a Pretty in Pink Stampin' Write marker to draw on the stitching. Very simple and easy. It only took me a couple Continue reading
Get Well Wishes Card
I had a fun time coming up with this card yesterday. I used the Stampin' Up! Two Tags die which I just got along with the Abundant Hope and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets. I decided to add some texture to the So Saffron cardstock with one of our Stampin' Up! backgrounds I texturz plates. The designer paper used on the card is from the Cottage Walls DSP and the ribbon is the Rich Razzleberry grosgrain. I hope you like it! Thank you for stopping by to visit today! Continue reading
One of a Kind & Sweet Pea Stitched Felt Artwork
I wanted to share this framed artwork with you that I made for one of my upline. I used the One of a Kind stamp set from page 130 of the Idea Book & Catalog along with the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt from the Occasions Mini Catalog. This is a little frame that I picked up from the local dollar store. The Stitched Felt fits wonderfully in it and the black of the frame brings out the colors so well! Around the base of the frame I used the Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware along with Old Olive narrow grosgrain ribbon. The saying from the One of a Kind stamp set fits wonderfully inside the Continue reading
Abundant Hope Easter Card
This is the card we did as the Make n Take at the party in Bel Air, MD yesterday. It was a hit and everyone seemed to like it! We used the Abundant Hope stamp set which can be found on page 24 of the Occasions Mini Catalog. To make the card we used the Cottage Walls DSP along with Rich Razzleberry ribbon, the Scallop Circles Big Shot die and of course the Abundant Hope stamp set. it's a very simple card to make and could easily be duplicate! Thank you for taking the time to stop by, I hope this will be an inspiration to you! Continue reading
Heard from the Heart Sweet Pea Card
I made this card yesterday when I had a few minutes to sit down and play. I just got the 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon as part of the last product share (yes, I like to participate in those too!) and I wanted to put it to use! Be sure to check out the new Stampin' Up! Product Shares I posted yesterday! I decided to use the Sweet Pea Stitched felt instead of a bow to spice up the card a little more. To get the effect I wanted I used a large brad to pull the ribbon together and then adhered the stitched felt to the brad using Stampin' Dimensionals. The stamp set I used is Heard from Continue reading
Vintage Vogue & Three Little Words
Here is a card I will be making with a class in Rising Sun, MD today. Isn't it lovely! I used the Vintage Vogue and Three Little Words stamp sets along with the Very Vintage jumbo wheel. The colors are Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. When I do anything vintage in style I always like to use one of our sponges and some ink to give the edges an older look. It's amazing how much difference a little sponge and ink can make! If I made this same card and did no sponging on either the Sahara Sand or Very Vanilla cardstock there would be a very big difference and the vintage Continue reading
Handmade & Handstamped Wedding Invitation
I was asked to come up with some wedding invitation samples the other day. I thought I would go ahead and share this one with you because I like it so much! (I don't think the bride will mind as it's nothing like the final invitation will look like.) I wish it wasn't so hard to photograph but with all the white it gets a bit difficult! The invitation is 9 1/4" x 4" in size so it will fit a #10 size envelope (business size to most of us). I used clear rhinestone brads at the top of the invitation to hold the two sheets together. Half pearls look very pretty there as well, however, they Continue reading
Pretty in Pink Vintage Label Card
This is a card I've been wanting to share with you for a little while now. I just like it so much! Of course you know I love Chocolate chip and it goes so wonderfully with Pretty in Pink and our new Sending Love Specialty DSP. I made these little flowers with the Boho Blossom Punch and mounted them onto the image stamped from the Vintage Label Sale-A-Bration stamp set. Doesn't it look so very neat? This particular image fits beautifully inside the Curly Label Punch! The flower stamped inside the label here is from the Wings for Friendship hostess stamp set, it fits perfectly inside Continue reading
Tissue Box to Treasure Box with Stampin' Up! Products
Is it really the last day of the blog tour? I have so much more trash waiting to become treasures! Today we're turning to the tissue box. Now to be truthful, this is the not exact tissue box I worked with, I was so anxious to get working on it that I didn't take a picture before beginning. The one I changed was striped. Here's the treasure I made! This seemed like a good chance to try out one of these special roses I've been seeing and of course use one of my favorite stamp sets, Vintage Vogue. The colors I used for the box are Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Whisper Continue reading