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

Reminder #83: Add Spots or Stripes

 

Welcome back to a reminder at The Flower Challenge, where the challenge this month

is Add Spots or Stripes.

The stripes are text, and run down the bottom of the card, in a sweet script.

This time I used Sizzix Thinlits Brushstroke Flowers 2 & 1,  by Tim Holtz.

Oxide Ink colors by Ranger, and Hello There, an old die from PTI.

Hope to  see you in the lineup!

Reminder #83 Add Spots or Stripes

Another of the fabulous sets from the Greetery's Handiwork release, is this 

vintage sewing machine. Love at first sight!

I 'borrowed' a few of the designers inspirations for my friendship card, like  Dawn's 

triple fabric pile,  and  Kelly's use of the frame embroidery hoop. 'Sew" much

inspiration to  love during release week!

This was made for a dear friend that loves to quilt.

Crazy for the stitched sentiments too!

Have a great day!

 

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!

Tapestry Roses

 

Hello, and hope you're enjoying the end of a very hot summer. 

I finally had some time to play with The Greetery's latest release, and decided

to start with the Roses Tapestry Stencil Set.

...and  couldn't stop! Once the stenciling was done, ran each card through the

Aida Cloth Texture Plate. 

Honestly would have played with this set for days,

but knew I had to make a card, so,

After adding some trims and bobbits, ended up with a thank you card.

I  sew wanted my tapestry to  be the star, but those haughty little red handled 

scissors just had to steal the show. 

Seriously can't believe the detail on these darlings.  In this case, die cut 2 pair, and 

red embossed one, before cutting the handles and gluing them to the silver pair.

Also red embossed the the brad.

I had almost as fun photographing the card with little sewing notions!

I did  one panel on brown cardstock, first laying down a heavy coat of white

(distress oxide Picket Fence), then adding layers of color.

Stay tuned for this one...

The Flower Challenge #83 Add Spots or Stripes

Welcome! The Flower  Challenge asks you to create a card  using spots or stripes for

the month of  August.

My card features a Tim Holtz multi layer die set, and an Altenew Background stamp.

You have all month to play along!

Show us your stripes... or spots!

The Flower Challenge #83 Add Spots or Stripes

The Flower Challenge Reminder #82 CAS (Clean & Simple)

 

Good Morning and welcome to a challenge reminder for The Flower Challenge.

For the month of July we are asking you to create a CAS card.

For some folks, a masculine card is the hardest to make. For me, it's a CAS card!

Clean  and simple... plenty of white space, and a main  focal. Oh and, a flower

of course!

I picked Honey Bee's Lovely Layers Water Lily, to use as my centerpiece, 

and added just a bit of Tiffanylou's Blue magicals to simulate water the

lily is floating on.

The layers make the petals pop off the card. Not so simple, but oh so pretty!

Happy Birthday is from The Greetery's Full Panel Leaves Stamp Set. It seemed

to fit the wavy leaf perfectly! 

I'd love to see what you make with this month's challenge. Believe

me, I need all the CAS ideas I can get! 

Blessings  sweet friends!

Reminder #82 CAS (Clean & Simple)

The Flower Challenge #82 CAS (Clean & Simple)

 

Happy 4th of July, all my crafty American friends! It's time to celebrate.

Any plans?

We have plans for a swim, barbecue and watch fireworks at the high 

school near by. A great tradition with family and friends.

How about some card making?

We are asked to create a CAS card at the Flower Challenge, and for some 

inspiration,  how about some red, white and blue!

Lots of white space... check!

simple design... check! 

Clean and simple... check! 

Poppystamps flowers, and PTI Beautiful Berries: Spring sentiment and bg stamp.

Nuvo Indigo drops.

Happy 4th y'all! 

The Flower Challenge #82 CAS (Clean & Simple)

A Tub of Get Well Wishes

 

Going through my stash of ready mades, and realized I had very few 'Get Wells'.

That, and the longing to dive into my Greetery order, prompted this card.

The copper tub was aged with a paste I've had for years. I rub it on with my finger,

and was delighted to see it make the ridges of the tub pop.

The greenery is watercolored. Very simply, spritzed with water, and color dabbed 

onto the wet paper. As it is drying, I add more color and  let that dry.

Look carefully behind the fronds, and you'll see I added a  couple of 

vellum die cut pinwheels from the Hey Cupcake set. I thought it helped the stalks 

of green stand out from the wicker background.

Glad to see this new banner and sentiments included in the release. 

All products listed below.

Thanks for the visit! Have a great summer!

The Greetery

Hey Cupcake, Garden Tub, Garden Tub Filler, Little Labels,

Wicker Weave Stencil.

Distress  Oxide Inks,