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Pink Panda Power

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Stampin’Up’s Party Pandas

 

Power to the Pandas! Pink Power! When I first spotted this stamp set I went a little ga-ga over it! I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it and start crafting away! This card was born out of card swap with fellow demonstrators. I love the combination of powder pink and berry burst ( both new In Colours). I think the silver glitter balloon makes this card POP! (pun intended)

Shop my online store for all the supplies to create your very own Pink Panda Power card.

Here are the supplies:

Stamps: Party Pandas 147218(w), 147221(c)

Ink: Basic Black Archival Ink 140931
 Berry Burst 144083
Powder Pink, 144084
VersaMark 102283

Paper: Whisper White 100730, Basic Black 121045, Powder Pink 144244, Glimmer Paper-Silver 135314

Other: Softly Falling TIEF 139672, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch 133324, Balloon Bouquet Punch 140609, Basic Black Baker’s Twine 134576, 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon-Berry Burst 144133, Basic Jewels 144220, Stampin’ Emboss Powder-white 109132

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Stampin’ Up! Brusho Blunders

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Well here I am on Monday, attemping to record a video for my weekly post and what happens? It takes me the entire day to get it all together. Wow! I think to myself, do I really want to post this? Then I realize, that I am not the only one who is playing with this new product and not yielding the “As Seen On TV” results I was hoping for.

So here is a short video on my crafty adventure with brusho and  the cards that made the directors cut! Enjoy!

To order the products in this video, go to my ONLINE SHOP.

Sundays in the Sewing Room- Zipper Pouch

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Here is a simple project to feature some of your favourtie fabric or to if you are shopping your stash!

There are lots of tutorials for this project, but I liked how this one had a lining and french seams!

I wanted to give a small gift to my coworker for her birthday. I gifted her a Me to We Education Rafiki.

Here is an excerpt from their website:

In Swahili, the word for friend is rafiki. This Rafiki helps a child in a developing community access education. With education, learners become leaders, and a textbook becomes a vehicle for discovery and exploration—expanding perspectives and building understanding across people and cultures.

When you receive your new Me to We Artisans accessory, look out for the unique code on the back of your product package! Enter it online at trackyourimpact.com to learn more about the life-changing impact your purchase makes.

I love that this gift supports education. There are other rafikis to choose from but I thought this one was fitting as we are educators.

 

And yes…I created a card to match:

Could this be a new thing? Cards coordinating gifts?

Leave me a comment below if you would like to see how to create the card

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