I have stepped back from cross-stitching and returned to regular embroidery for the card I made last night. I love purple but somehow don't use it often in my cards. This is a stitching die from Spellbinders and the back panel is from a Pinkfresh die. As before, this will go to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog. You still have the weekend to stitch it up and play!
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As I have said, stitching is my new thing - can't enough of it. I do it while watching the evening news with the hubby. So fun and satisfying! This is another from the folks at Lawn Fawn.
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My stitching frenzy continues - I love it so much. Very relaxing and, because the holes are die cut, easy on the fingers. This is another from lawn Fawn. Their website has many free patterns to download. So fun! This is headed to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog - come and play along!
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As I said the other day, I've recently been on a stitching frenzy! Although my arthritic hands don't like it, it makes my heart happy, grounded and calm. I like this because it is universal - any kind of front panel looks great framed in this sweet stitched frame by Lawn Fawn. The stamped images are also Lawn Fawn.
This is headed to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge blog. Just a happy little note!
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Hi, crafty pals!
Today I've made another card for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge which are both "Back To School". For this card I used an older Cuttlebug embossing folder as the background and then I did an embossed resist with primary colors. I heat embossed the crayon with silver powder to shine and used lots of Glossy Accents. I had difficulty trying to capture the shine on camera!
The stamp set is "Crayon Creations" by Spellbinders, probably long ago out of stock. Such a fun card for a school kid!
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The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge are both about "Back to School". I make many school cards every year to donate to the schools so this is something familiar to me. I usually don't start this early! Since the Monday Challenge is featuring 49 and Market products, I decided to use some as well. This is from the Toddler Time Essentials Rub-on Transfers. I stenciled the background using a Simon Says Stamp embossing folder, added the rub-on and highlighted it with some spot Copic coloring. The sentiment is computer generated. For those of you in my age range, you probably remember the song.
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Today I am sharing some infinity shaker gift card holders I made for the holiday. They are filled with shinning stars and a gift card to a local ice cream parlor. So fun and festive! This is going into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog - you have time to join in the fun!
Have a lovely holiday and stay safe & sane!
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The time for celebration is here - our country is 320 years old! Last year I had decided to no longer make cards for the 4th of July, but with such a milestone I decided that I must. I had this new Leaf & Bloom Etched Dies set from Spellbinders that hadn't been tried and decided to go for it. I rarely make floral cards but I loved this simple design. The box is the tool box from Lawn Fawn's Build a Tool Box die set.
This is headed to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for Stars and/or Stripes.
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Not to much to say about this underwater scene with a stenciled background and elements are from an old Hero Arts set. I love the ocean and make lots of ocean-themed cards.
This is headed (at the last minute!) to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.
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The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, "Anything Goes" encourages getting outside of the box. Earlier I posted a sample of Iris Folding, something I'm new to. today I feature a card made with a Gell press and a Tim Holtz "Splotches" stencil. I've never used this technique, and it is a bit messy for me, but fun nonetheless. The die-cut sentiment is from Concord & 9th "Everyday Sayings" die set.
I'll try more of this technique very soon.
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