Month: September 2017

Stampin Up Frappuccino Coffee Cafe Bundle

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Grab a cuppa and join me in creating this card:

I have a love for coffee (and tea)! When I saw this set it immediately went to My TOP 5 favourite sets in the new catalog…and there is a companion set in the Holiday catalog, more on that next week.

I was inspired by another stamper to create this card. I kept the layout but changed up the embossing folder (Brick Wall) and the DSP (Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper).

To create this card:

Tranquil Tide: cut 11″ x 4-1/4″, scored at 5-1/2″- fold in half; and a small piece to cut out the straw

Very Vanilla: 5-1/4″ x 4″- emboss using the Brick Wall TIEF

Dapper Denim – 1-1/4″ x 4″

Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper – 1″ x 4″

1/8″ gold ribbon – 8″

Whisper white scrap approx  2″ x 5″   to create the cup.

scrap of vellum for the lid – 2″ x 2″

Additional Supplies:

Versa mark ink pad

nice to have- embossing buddy

stampin embossing powder– white

crumb cake stampin pad

early espresso stampin pad

 

Sunday in the Sewing Room- Charity Quilt

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I love to sew! Early on I would sew, mostly my own clothes. I even made my own wedding dress!! Then I discovered quilting..wow, what an eye opener to  me! This encompasses all the things as a child I was drawn to: fractions, shapes, geometry, colour theory, sorting, puzzles, cut and paste, and paper. It’s amazing how I have gone through my creative journey only to discover that the things I loved most in childhood are the things that I revert back to as an adult.

Take a moment and think of your childhood games and activities, what were some of your favourites? (Leave a comment below and share). Our senses play a big part in our creativity. In quilting the feel of the fabric, the colour combinations and the shapes/patterns need to speak to me.

I decided to join a local chapter. I had been cautioned that it was a large group…and it was! I was amazed at the talent and the sharing of that talent within the group. Many quilt guilds give back to the community and this group was no different. The quilts go to 15 different organizations including neonatal blankets.

At my first meeting I came upon a table filled with quilt kit (and I LOVE kits!). I soon found out these kits were to make charity quilts.

I was excited! This kit jumped off the table into my hands..did the polka dots have anything to do with it? Or was it the combination of pink, black and white? I eagerly signed up. One year later here is the finished project ( I never said I was fast!).

 

I love that the pattern was simple to piece together and  ALL the elements for the completion of the quilt were included (great for taking to retreats). The best part is that somewhere, someone will be cuddled under the warmth and love of a handmade quilt. We may never meet, but I am glad that I made the time to create a hug for someone who may need it more than me.

Creatively Yours,

R

 

 

Stampin Up’s Crafting Forever with Watercolour Pencils

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I created this card in the Spring for a card swap. I confess, I love card swaps! They are a great way to share your talent with others and to get ideas for creating cards. As a demonstrator, I  share card ideas with my customers. Card swaps allows me to have cards using stamp sets I may not have purchased ( and then after seeing an amazing card, I am tempted to add it to my wish list…sigh, such is the life of a craft-aholic)

For this card I used the Crafting Forever stamp set, Color Theory Designer Series pack and the new Watercolor Pencils. I love how the pencils glide easily on the paper and the blending

Check out this tutorial on how to put this card together:

Berry Burst card stock: cut at 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″

Whisper White card stock cut 2 @ 5-1/4″ x 4″

Color Theory  Designer Series Paper Pack cut at5-1/2″ x 1-1/2″

Berry Burst Classic Stampin Pad

Basic Black Archival Stampin Pad

Touches of Texture stamp set

Rhinestones

Blender Pens

Aquapainter

 

 

 

Sunday in the Sewing Room – Fabric Basket

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Does this fabric look familiar?  It is leftovers I had after I made the Sweetpea pods. I was at a card swap yesterday, (more on that later this week), and I used this cute basket for holding my cards. It holds 20 cards, who knew!!

Be sure to check out The Fabric Shop when you are in Gander, Newfoundland. They have a great selection of fabric, classes and notions.

I made this to put next to my sewing machine for all my tech stuff- I love to listen to instrumental music while I sew. It helps me to focus on the task, and block out the distractions…like cooking and cleaning. Who has time for that when there is a sewing project on the table?

I created this basket using 2- 10″ squares and 1-10″ square of fusible batting.

I quilted the outer layer and batting in straight lines on the diagonal.

Then RST I sewed around, leaving a 2″ opening to turn it RSO. Edge stitch making sure to catch the opening.

To create the corners fold in half with RST and mark a 2″ triangle on the bottom of each corner, sew.

Fold in opposite direction and repeat. Turn RSO and fold flaps down. I attached mine with daisy buttons.

Here is a great tutorial from Seaside Stitches

Creatively Yours,

R

 

 

 

Paper Pumpkin August 2017 Alternate Projects…take 2

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I went a little crazy with this kit.In total I created 12 cards and I still have bits left over.  Here are four more designs.

Floral Birthday
To create this card cut a piece of Powder Pink card stock 11″ x 4-1/4″

Ink up ‘happy birthday’ greeting and stamp on bottom right corner

Cut leftover scrap of Calypso Coral card front (4-1/4″ x 1-1/2″)

Attach a piece of navy twine to the middle of this then attach to card front

Add dimensionals to the back of three flowers and place them in a row on top of the twine

Add pearls to the center of each card

Voila!

Coral Sympathy

To create this card I used the Calypso Coral card base from the kit

The blank oval in the kit was used to ink up the greeting

Punch two daisies using the Daisy Punch, add the floral centre.

I used the leaves and the stamp in the kit to add details to the leaves and under the greeeting

Old Olive twine was tied with a bow, under the oval. I adhered the oval and the daisy with dimensionals.

A pearl was added to the center of the flower.

Voila!

Navy Sympathy
To create this card, cut Night of Navy card stock 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″

Cut Calypso Coral scrap 3-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ attach to card front

Ink up greeting with Night of Navy and stamp on blank oval ( from kit)

Create flowers and leaves as per kit instructions

I adhered the oval flat to the surface and used dimensionals to pop up the small flowers

Add pearls to the center of the flowers

Voila!

 

Navy Floral Bouquet

This one is my favourite!

I used the different flowers in the kit and leaves to create the floral bouquet in the center of the card.

I turned the oval, portrait, adhered the flowers with dimensionals. The leaves are flat to the surface.

Cut a piece of Night of Navy cardstock 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″

Cut a piece of scrap Calypso Coral 1-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ and flag both ends, attach to the center of the card

Ink up greeting with Night of Navy on a piece of scrap (this is the back of the Calypso Coral card I used in the previous cards), attach to bottom right of card

Attach oval floral spray..and add some pearls and you are done!!

 

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Stampin Up is offering coordinating kits for the months of October and November…my guess is it will give us a head start on our holiday paper crafting. Click on the link and sign up today!

 

Creatively Yours,

R

 

 

Colour with Wink of Stella

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I created this card to feature this colouring technique.

Inking up the Wink of Stella glitter brush with the Fresh Fig ink allowed me to add a subtle shimmer to the card without all the mess and fuss of glitter.

Scroll down for cutting instructions and supply list. The video gives details on how to put the card together. This is a quick and easy card to put together.

In this photo I am showcasing the card done in each of the new 2017-2019 in colours:

 Lemon Lime Twist; Powder Pink; Fresh Fig; Tranquil Tide and Berry Burst. It was hard to pick a favourite!

This would be a great gift to give to a teacher, friend or co-worker.

Check out the video to see how to put this card together:

To create this card, cut:

Whisper White  base: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″

scrap to punch out two daisies and the flower centre.

Fresh Fig  1-3/4′ x 5-1/2″

Fresh Florals DSP: 1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″

SUPPLIES:

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack
Fresh Florals DSP 144131

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set
Daisy Delight Stamp Set 143669

Daisy Punch

Daisy Punch 143713

Wink of Stella Glitter Brush 141897

1/2" (1.3 Cm) Circle Punch

1/2″ circle punch 119869

Fresh Fig 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock
Fresh Fig card stock 144242

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad
Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad 144082

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White card stock 100730

Snail Adhesive
Snail Adhesive 104332

Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals 104430

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweetpea Pods

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Sunday in the Sewing Room:

The fabric for this project came all the way from Gander,Newfoundland!!!  

The fabric is part of the Row by Row collection. Participating fabric shops  can create a collector license plate. Last year they collated the plates into fabric yardage. I love reading the plates, they are very punny. The lining fabric is black with white daisies –
OOPS! I forgot to take a photo of the inside 🙁

The pattern is from Lazy Girl Designs.

The trickiest part of this project is figuring out the zipper. I found the step-by step photos very helpful.

Once I had that down, I was good to go! Two 10″ squares will get you two sweetpea pods. One for you and one for a friend. A great way to use up stray layer cakes.

I hope that you will give it a try, if you do, leave a comment.

Creatively Yours,

 

 

 

Daisy Delight Thank You

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I designed this card with the Daisy Delight stamp set, Delightful Daisy Designers Series Paper and Crushed Curry Mini Chevron Ribbon.

Here is the video tutorial:

 

Measurements (inches):

Wisteria Wonder: 8-1/2 x 5-1/2

Crumb Cake: 4 x 5-1/4

Very Vanilla: scrap

Old Olive: scrap

Vellum: 1 x 3-1/2

Delightful Daisy DSP: 3 x 4

Mini Chevron Ribbon: 6

Additional Supplies:

Daisy Delight Stamp Set

Clear Block H

Clear Block C

Hardwood Background Stamp

Clear Block F

Layering Ovals

Big Shot

Pearls

Versa Mark Pad

Embossing Buddy

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Old Olive Classic Stampin Pad

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin Pad

Clicking on the products will redirect you to the item at my online shop.

To shop additional items click here!

Creatively Yours,

Rox

 

 

 

Sweet Treats – Candy Baskets

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These baskets were created using a kit from a shop hop I did in 2013.

Yes, I am FINALLY getting to them!!

We moved recently and as I am going through my craft stuff, I realized how much I love kits. ( it’s because I have TONS of them!)

This particular kit had all the materials. I had to supply the thread. I find that most kits include the main fabric and I am left to hunt around for the perfect piece of fusible interfacing. In some cases this slows me down enough to get distracted and start another project, or sorting my fabric. I was able to get straight to the cutting mat and finish up these baskets in an evening.

I think these baskets will be handy for small gift giving: socks, nail polish, jam and of course candies!!!

Small Baskets ( 3″ x 3″ x 2.5″)

Main, lining, interfacing: cut 1 @ 7″ x 9-1/2″

Handles: cut 2@3″ x 5″

 

Large Baskets ( 3.5″ x 3.5″ x 4″)

Main, lining, interfacing: cut 1@ 8″ x 11-1/2″

Handles: cut 2@ 3″ x 5″