Gift for a Friend

Hi Crafty friends! Hope you're enjoying the last of a very long summer.

I've been enjoying The Greetery's 'Handiwork', and just completed an

8 tag set for a dear friend.

My friend and I share a love for all things vintage, handmade and collectable. 

The 2 of us can loose hours in an antique shop, a fine fabric shop, and  don't

even get me started on vintage fairs!

This release hit every handiwork button in my heart. I've already made half a dozen

cards with the fabulous dies, stamps and all the  fun items, but I LOVE  making

tags, and just had to see how all the sweet smaller  embroidery hoops would work out.

My dear sweet friend is a quilter, an artist, and so much more. I don't think 

there's anything she can't do with her talented hands.

Betsy gave us 7 of these little hoops in different shapes, but I stretched it to 8 by using

the square twice.

Each little hoop is basically the same design,  with a different flower.

All  8 tags can be added to birthday,  or other special celebration gift.

All tags have a little bloom  tail, and  a  pearl.

My set of tags needed a box, and I had this one made, with slightly different colors. I 

added the color scheme of my tags, together with a large embroidery hoop,

and more notions. 

Betsy thought of every sweet detail, from the hoop, to the fabric and stitched florals.

Added some felt to the pincushion, and pink pearl handles to the scissors.

All 8 tags fit perfectly inside their box.

If you stayed with me, thank you!  You get the reward for hanging in there!

Have a great day, my crafty friends!

The Greetery:

Stationary Box

Deco Triangle Stencils

Macrame Diamonds Die

Hoopla Mini Die

Aida Cloth Texture Plate

Embroidered Background Stamp

Speed Tagging Did

Stitched Sentiments Stamps and Die

One Stitch at a Time

 

The second Tapestry panel to be worked into a card used more

blooms from Embroidered Blooms, and  a smaller frame.

The flowers on the background tapestry were first stenciled in white,

before adding the blue oxide colors.

I added a little tassel to  the pearl handled scissors, and inserted my sewing 

needed in the  tread bobbin.

Just Take it One Stitch at a Time. Good  advice for all!

The Card Concept: Winter Cocoa or Winter Snow

 

The Card Concept has a new challenge, starting today, and you get to choose

your inspiration again!

This inspiration photo and color swatches seemed to me a real challenge, so

I wanted to try to tackle the colors.

A while back I ordered the Stitch Petal Frame die from Spellbinders, and it 

seemed the perfect choice for incorporating the select colors of the challenge.

We've had a lot of rain here in my Central Valley, good excuse to stay in and

embroider this stitch card.

Head on over to The Card Concept blog to see both challenge photos and

play along! 

Thanks for the visit!

The Card Concept #187 {Winter Cocoa} or {Winter Snow}

Waffle Flower Guest Designer

 

It's a happy day dance I'm doing today! I get to be a guest designer for Waffle Flower!

My über talented friend, Jeanne Jackna asked if I'd join her team to showcase 

WF's April weekly challenge. The theme for April is sewing, and I'm featuring one

of their stitching dies.

I love any sort of needlework, and crosshatch is a favorite.  

The die is called Stitchable Pinking Rectangle, just right for any pattern you'd like 

to create. They even include one with the die.

Originally I chose these 3 colors of embroidery thread, but changed my mind after 

starting the card. (OK, don't judge me, I'm fickle!)

I started with the green, full 6 strands, and carefully counted my holes between the

diagonals. Next the green, then teal, and finally grey and darker green in the opposite

direction. This is a pleasant evening's work while watching TV, and I loved the look of the

pale blue behind and through the unstitched holes. 

The added die cut is Waffle Flower's Potted Lily. The sentiment is included in

the stamp set. 

Lots of foam pop ups for extra dimension.

Hope you'll play along with this week's challenge, and try your hand at one or more of 

Waffle Flower's Pinking dies. There are many in the shop, all shapes and sizes! 

Hope you're enjoying a happy healthy spring!

Nancy Penir