Sewing DAY!!!

First off I thought I needed to make Alexandra an Easter dress. She has NO clothes right now. I think the clothes that I have made for her makeup the majority of her wardrobe. She had no dresses that were spring like. I grabbed a few fabrics and offered Alex her choice and she picked the blue and purple option. So, I grabbed the newest Ottobre the summer 3/11 issue that I got on Tuesday....I think. I traced the pattern called Tropical blend in european size 104 (all the while LIl in nap and ALex and Isaac outside playing.) and cut the fabric. Did the whole thing....no piping and did a rolled hem to keep the extra length....and be quicker of course. I did metal snaps at the shoulders instead of buttons.

Of course, my darling girl is not very modest, so I grabbed the 1/11 ottobre issue and traced off the cinnamon leggins and cut those out of yellow cotton/lycra (yellow in centers of the flowers on the dress) in size 104, length of the 110. I made cuffs for the waist and the legs to be faster and not have to break out the coverstitch (more b/c I didn't want to change the threads!).

So....Lilly wakes up and the Easter outfit is completed. We make dinner from the leftover chili from Fridays lunch.....and I thread the serger tails back into the seams while waiting for Lilly and Isaac to finish eating before we had dessert....all done.

BUT....the sewing bug bit me hard...and I cut out the Cocos ruffle skirt pattern from the 1/11 ottobre and take some chez ami stretch twill and I got all done with that skirt except the waist ...waiting for some elastic once I can try it on Alex. See the almost adorable skirt below

Plum Tree Ottobre Dress for Lilly with Amy Butler

I have had this cut out for Lilly for 6months and last night and today I have gotten it finished.

I did a little bit of changing from the original pattern from the Finish pattern magazine Ottobre, issue 03/10

I changed the ribbon design from being vertical to horizontal and placed the buttons in the same place. I omitted the pockets since I thought the fabric design was busy enough without pockets adding distraction.

The buttons are from my mother's collection of mother of pearl buttons that she has gathered over many years. The lacy trim is from walmart...I purchased it for card making and scrapbooking, but I like the way it looked with the fabric when I was trying to figure out what trims I had to match.

You can see from the closeup that I still have work to do and much room for improvement when you see the zipper at the back. The rest of the dress came together easily, but I am still not very good on zippers.

Sonic the Hedgehog Applique Tshirt

Here is what I made for Isaac for his birthday. Boy gets so many wonderful great shape hand me downs that he is never in need, so I only make him something for his birthay...and this year he has been into Sonic the Hedgehog in a crazy way. I think he has gotten 4 games this year and one for the gameboy in addition. However, there is no great way to find Sonic clothes....so I made him one!

First, I went online and found a picture that looked easy to copy. I found this picture where it was meant to teach how to draw sonic.

I printed out the picture, cut out the different color parts, white, black, blue parts.

I then used them as patterns to cut out the WONDER UNDER, (kinda like iron on double sided sticky tape for fabic).

Ironed the pieces onto the right color fabric, peeled off the back of the wonder under (now stuck to the correct colored fabric) and started to iron on the white and black parts onto the blue head, then ironed on the whole thing onto the front panel of the grey shirt I had cut out to make for him.

(the shirt was an ottobre pattern from the 06/09 issue for jammies but it fits him nicely and it was already traced out and ready to go.

Stablizer used for embroidery and appliques was put on the back and pinned on.

Sewed a tight zig zag around the outside of sonic, then changed color of threads, and did the whites and followed by the blacks.

Assembled the shirt and volia, Isaac's Sonic the Hedgehog shirt for his birthday.

I started making the sonic part while the kids were doing crafts (baby in nap), then did all the outline sewing and putting together the shirt after kids were in bed. One day project. Although, the shirt fabric had been cut out (waiting and waiting for me to make something!!!) I was late on it. I made it ON his birthday, and he wore it the next day at school.

Up and Away Birthday!

I have been inspired by several challeges today....

• Cupcake Craft Challenge for Up in the Air and option green (have a little green)
• Double Dutch challenged for a creation (not into recipie cards, but bunny has a cupcake!)
• Crafts 4 eternity gave me the color palette of aqua, green, purple
• Sketch n stash gave me the design layout with their sketch
• Crazy Challenge challenged us to use brads or eyelets
• Creative inspirations challenged us to make an Easel Card (this is my first one!! had to look up the tutorial on splitcoaststampers.com so I could do it!!)
• And finally Paper Sundaes challenged us to keep it simple, and I think I did that very well!

The cardstock is Stampin Up, dewdrops are fakes from Michaels. Aqua paper and patterned paper I got from TAC years ago, called a little Whimsy. Perfect for the color challenge!! I used Copics to color in the Lili of the Valley stamp, which is my first time using him! So cute! (c03,05-bg000, 02, 05--yg01, 03, 17-v09, 06)

Black brads was from SU when I was a demo, which was before i was a mother! And my oldest is 5.5yrs old!!! Come to think of it, all my SU stuff is that old! I have only bought black, metallic and white cs and have never had to buy more color CS because I had bought so much as a demo!!

Sweet Windswept Spring Birthday

It has been a long time since I have been craftin and I almost didn't get to make anything today because I couldnt find my C pad for my cuttlebug!!!! Grrrr....but I found it under my nose and I got busy.






Today, I have been challenged by THE SUGAR BOWL to use a sketch, BELLS AND WHISTLES and MAGICAL MONDAYS to think spring, and KABOODLE DOODLES for a birthday card.





This card will be for my mother, whose birthday is in April and she loves green. Although I used brown, those greens/yellows just make it scream spring to me!

Sugar Nellie image Windswept stamped on Papertrey Ink CS colored in copics (YG00,01,03, 17 and E30, 33 35), cut out with a Spellbinder die

Distress inks anique linen around edges and image and sentient. Distress ink Walnut stain is the sentiment, from Gina K.

Cardstock is all from SU, cuttlebug embossed, sewn on, and faux Michaels dewdrops

Thanks for looking. Hoping that tonight I will make two others, either masculine or boyish or kinda neutral!

Kraftin Kimmie Lily Lemon Friendship card

Little Miss Lilly Lemon from Kraftin Kimmie is gracing the cover of this sweet friendship card. I chose the colors from the copic challenge blog and already had Lilly colored, so I added the purple and flew with it. Details of the card are as follows....

• patterned paper from DCWV Once Upon a Time stack
• cs from SU, purple cut with spellbinder nestie
• sentiment from Papertrey Ink "in celebration" set, and used corner rounders
• Image from Kraftin Kimmie colored in copics, cut out with a spellbinder nestie with out of box technique.
• Straight stitch and ribbon help to add a little umph. ribbon from Oriental trading company
• Antique linen distress inks from tim holtz
• bow easy used for bow.

Challenges entered into...

• Kraftin Kimmie for scallops
• Crafty Catz for friendship
• Copic Creations Challenge (colors opposite on color wheel)

Lili of the Valley Stamps AND a Clean and Simple Birthday

• Today I made 2 cards, one with my NEW Lili of the Valley Stamps from the UK and one with Papertrey Ink "In Celebration" stamp set.
  
• The first is this adorable little gal, whom is colored with copics (r20, 24, 27) and I used tip to tip technique since I didn't have the R22 color to blend well. I think it went rather nicely. I learned this at a 4 hr copic class from a certified copic gal Dionne (her blog here)
  
  
• CS is from SU, patterned paper is DCWV Whimsy stack, silver satin ribbon from Michaels, silver embossing, sewing machine, Spellbinders circle, big scallops and fancy tags. Sentiment is from Gina K along with the oval stamp around it. Embellished with faux dew drops from Michaels. Stickles on wings, wand and antaneas are "icicles". I love the end look. She is just so stinkin adorable!

Challenges entered:

• anything but a square--rectangles circles oval, but no square! at Cupcake craft challenge


• Show us a Circle at Lili of the Valley Challenge


• Papertake Weekly Challenge is anything goes with option of something old....well, those dew drops are over 2 yrs old....


• And...for the Pixie Cottage Challenge...something cute! If this card isn't cute...don't know what is!

• The Clean and Simple card is for my husband's birthday which is in 5 days and must be simple because he doesn't like a bunch of stuff. All stamping from the Papertrey Ink set mentioned above. Silver paper is from a package of shimmer paper from Michaels. Silver embossing, black ribbon from Michaels and that is about all for this one!

Challenges Entered into

• Gorjuss Challenge for black and....(one color--Mine is silver!)


• Charisma Cardz Challenge for black, white and one other color

MY GOAL for MARCH: Make 2 cards "not girly" for ever 1 that I make girly. I did make two of the CAS today, the other has a different sentiment and is going into the donated to Kindergarten gift basket for a raffle later this month.

I just find that I make what I love the most, but need to branch out into cards that other people might enjoy also. . . and I enjoy making them, but it is not my passion.

1/11 Ottobre harem pants

European Size 80 using Michael Miller /patty young aqua interlock knit.

I made this for Lilly to match the purple fleece top she is pictured in.

Of course all the other kids had to get into the picture...and it made Lilly happy and willing to pose, so I used them.

Observations on pattern:
I believe the name of these pants are Acrobatics. The waist is too loose....but that might be the type of knit that I used. Lilly is perfectly sized at the 80 by measurements..all of them, but the length of the pants is *almost* too short. So if you are making them, make sure to measure your inseam so you are not left with MC hammer capris....

Although unusual, I do like them on my 19 month old. Not sure if I would try to do these for my 5 yr old, she might be too picky about the style.

Lovely Charlotte Birthday card

I just recently got Charlotte from the Kraftin Kimmie birthday sale. I have always just loved her and now that my 18m baby girl is now starting to love on baby dolls, well, it is even more perfect!

I actually had her done and almost ready to put on the card for last week's challenge, but never could make it look quite right....so she just sat unfinished most of the week on my desk. So I decided to just hurry up, and make it into a challenge card for this week, which is a sketch...can view here.

Stripe paper from KandCompany stack from summer. Green and brown CS from SU. Green CS embossed with a cuttlebug folder. Brown cs cut with Nestie. Happy Birthday stamp from GIna K designs, and of course Charlotte has bee colored with copics.

She will also be put into the Kindergarten "keep in touch" basket that will be in the auction at the carnival at Alexandra's school.

Apple Thank you

A thank you card with the main image from Flourishes and entered into their challenge which was use 3 pattern papers. I colored the image with copics and since the apples and flowers were warm colors, I entered it into the Copic Creation Challenge also. I actually used 2, the brown diecut with a nestie and the tag that has the sentiment on it was a wood grain pattern. I created a patterned paper with cuttlebug and then distressed it. bright. I also used the diamond pattern or checks...which is the challenge over at Totally Gorjuss Challenge.

The green cs is from SU, the pattern papers from DCWV recycled pack. Sentiment is from Gina K designs. All the papers were distressed using Tim Holtz inks...walnut and main image with linen. The ABC challenge was to make old-fashioned and that is what I used the distressing inks for....plus I liked how it toned down the green, which was very bright. I think it was the green galore!

This card will be put in a basket for a "keep in touch" theme at my oldest child's kindergarten class. It will be in an auction at the carnival. Hope people like what I am doing!

Celebrate Sugar Bowl Style!!

Today I was able to get to the crafting area. So nice of those people to leave me all alone for just a LITTLE while. Not long, but long enough to make a card for a few challenges!

Image is Sugar Nellie colored with copics

Sentiment is a freebie from TAC-embossed in black.

Pattern paper is from DCWV old world mat stack.

CS is black SU and unknown white! :)

Ruffled black ribbon from RABOM

The layout is a sketch from the SugarBowl Challenge along with color inspiration

Embossing is the Challenge at the Pixie Cottage.

Stampin for the weekend challenged us to Monocromatic.

Happy Little Mermaid!

What a sweet little Mermaid! Arianna from Kraftin Kimmie was colored in copics and cut out with Nesties and out of box technique--YOUtube video here, Splitcoast Stampers tutorial here

I used the Sketch Saturday to inspire my layout.

Nestie Label in SU pink cs, pierced and edged in stickles.

Brown SU cs and DCWV glitter CS in aqua are both cut with scalloped edge punch & layered.

Pattern paper with swirls is from K&company stack.

White organdy ribbon from RABOM and pink grosgrain ribbon from SU many moons ago!

Tiny pearls in corners.

Challenges:

Paptertake weekly--glitz--glittery aqua paper, shimmer on the organdy ribbon, stickles on the nestie edges

sketch saturday--slightly modified-bow instead of sentiment

Truly scrumptious--swirlys and pearls--swirly patterned paper, swirly hair and tail, pearls in corners.

7 Kids College Fund: Square...nuff said

Lillth in love....

Made for Valentines day and several challenges, here is Lilth in love.

Kraftin Kimmie stamp colored with copics, peach paper unkown CS, patterned paper is an old DCWV stack...so old I don't know when and the stack fell apart a long while ago.

Because she is in love and a valentine.... I sponged distess ink in worn lipstick around her. What a nice rosey glow of love it made. I just got it yesterday, so I had to use it!!! I was very excited!

Her feet stick out just a tad from the circle nestie by using the out of the box technique found on splitcoast

The peach cardstock was lightly sponged with distress ink walnut stain. Helps it stand out more as the peach was too pale.

The chocolate chip CS from SU is sponged over a template of tim holtz's with a flourish. I used the walnut stain again. Very faint but adds some texture without being overwhelming. This might be for my darling Husband, and he doesn't like too much crazy stuff on cards. Whenever he watches as I browse on blog hops or whatnot, he often "scoffs" at the over embellished cards....and only seems to allow it at christmas. He is odd....I guess, or I am...who knows!

The "love" stamp is from TAC and was sponged with walnut and the circle is a faux brad was made by using the stencil's tag that had a hole to hang it on the hook at the self...and sponged again in walnut.

Entering in several challenges:

STAMPING FOR THE WEEKEND**Valentine**

CUPCAKE CHALLENGE**Seeing Red**

KRAFTIN KIMMIE CHALLENGE**Seeing Red**

SKETCH SATURDAY--**Sketch**

Flourishes--Winter Thaw...looking forward to spring!

Winter Thaw Challenge at Flourishes...

I don't really have the flowers that BREAK through the snow...but at least I do have a spring flower that I always look forward to. We have 5 lilac bushes in our yard and we constantly have them on our dining table during the summer. It helps that my littlens love to pick things! :)

I also used to colors from the challenge as well.

Supplies:

Green, black, purple CS from SU

Copic markers

cuttlebug folder

ricrack from my local sewing shop

SU retired black organdy ribbon

Nesties

Antique linen distress ink

No sentiment as I am unsure what I am going to use this for...or whom...but I promise I will not hord it as I am trying to do an anit hording thing as a new years res... no hording calories, fat, paper, food (overstocking...dont forsee a drought or grocery store collaspe coming...) and of course, the cards I make. I have a hard time giving them away...don't know why. mine mine mine. Guess I am just a bit selfish....or worried they will not treasure them as I do, or won't like them....which would be worse! Anyways....thanks for looking!

Piggy Birthday

This card is for my sister in law who has a birthday. I will write a happy birthday greeting on the inside that refers to her age and how surprising it is to make it kinda humorous. She is into country and lives on a farm...no pigs, but she did grow up with them.... Hope its not offensive! :)

Supplies: All SU cardstock

colored with copics

stamp from TAC

pink/brown plaid ribbon from RABOM

THANKS FOR LOOKING! THANKS FOR LOOKING! :)

Entered into the following Challenges:

Crafty Catz: Plaid (my new ribbon from RABOM...love love it!)

Cute Card Thursday for funny....kinda, but it is the closest I've got!

Still Peace in the house....Last Valentine!

Baby still asleep...dinner is leftovers and the 5 and 3 yr olds aren't fighting! Got my last one done!

Flourish Image stamped in momento ink, colored in copics.

Still looking for a little bee to buzz.....

Hand wrote "bee mine" as I don't have valentine sentiments and I wanted a bee and this sentiment.

Diecut of SU cs was done on my Siloutte tied with white 7/8 organdy from RABOM.

"Dew Drops" generic from Michaels and colored to right color by copics.

Dotted hearts paper from a freebee from a drawing at my local scrap store. thank you More Memories, New Paris, IN.

Striped paper from DCWV pad from I don't know when! :)

card is a 5.5x5.5

Entering in th Flourishes Challenge for Valentines

Used the Saturday Sketch to inspire me. And in the Gorjuss Challenge...as you like it....and I do like it. hmmm...just hope hubby does, as he is picky about haveing cards that are too "busy."

They Sleep.....I stamped AGAIN!!! Valentine Card for Challenges

The 2 little ones have been sleeping really long....so I have two posts in one day!

Drucilla from Kraftin Kimmie has been stamped in momento ink and colored in copics.

She is cut out and mounted on an old patterned paper from DCWV stack, cut out/embossed with spellbinder label nestie.

I embossed the sentiment from Flouishes (From lilac or waterlillies stamp sets...have both sets in a case) in silver and layered on SU dk brown CS.

Two more patterned papers, kinda unknown.... are layered under.

I love how she turned out. I wish I had pewter colored embossing powder to show up more, but I love it anyways, I think it compliments the corner bling....was going to put a hardware corner in pewter in the bottom right corner, but decided against it.

Entered into Challenges:

I used the Sketch from Truely Scrumptous Challenge.

Have hearts (dots are hearts and teddy has one!) from 7 kids college fund challenge.

Papertake challenged us to have flowers--on the paper...

And finally, Stamping for the weekend challenged us to "warm it up"...I think hearts, warm colors and...well, Drucilla always warms my heart with her slightly crazed loving smile/look! :)

Kraftin Kimmie Recycle card for challenges REDONE

So, I didn't like the first try, so I rearranged the card and added a few elements and I think if is better.

cuttlebug embossing folder on blue SU cs, cut with fiscars border punch

green ribbon from michaels

su mango cs inked with distress walnut stain in, same CS cut and embossed with spellbinder.

Image from Kraftin Kimmie stamped in momento ink, copic colored, sponged distress linen ink, cut with spellbinder. Dress is glittered up and the image is popped up to go over the tulle.

dk brown CS is from SU, cut by spellbinder label, embossed with sentient from Gina K

Bow from Tulle RECYLCED from leftovers fro making my boy his blue tutu (matches sisters...) and again with the

Created for the....

Kraftin Kimmie Challenge--recycle

All sorts Challenge--recycle

Saturday Challenge--Hot Chocolate

thanks for looking!

Whiff of Joy Sledding Fun Challenge Card

My Only Whiff of Joy Stamp...but given the amount of snow we are getting today/tomorrow. I feel it is a good mix. The sentiment is from Cherry Blossom set from flourishes.

Supplies:

SU cardstock...brown/ivory, stack pack from JAfabrics, teal ribbon satin from RABOM, Spellbinders, buttons from my mother's collection, Tim Holtz distress inks (vintage photo and linen), turquoise stickles.

Thanks for looking

Kraftin Kimmie Recycle card for challenge

I am trying to figure out what i wrong with this card. I made it for the challenge over at Kraftin Kimmie blog, but for some reason....it doesn't look goo din my eyes. I need to fix it but don't know what would do it. Please let me know if you have an idea on what to do to make it better....cause it needs...somethin!

I have 3 little ones 5 and under and so I color when I can, then store the images that are colored for future use. My oldest dd loves to color, so it is great thing for us to do together without havin to drag out all the crafty stuff and have to tell her no no no that she can't use them! :) I am a little possive about my stuff.

Now...a little about Lilith and her froggy. The bow made out of tulle is left over a tutu I made my son (hes 3 and had to have one like his big sis!)

Other supplies: spellbinders nesties, SU cardstock, cuttlebug folder, copics, edge puncher, dots from michaels

Heh....100th Post--Flourishes Challenge--Love One another card

Last week my oldest had her 100th day of kindergarten on Friday and today I am on my 100th post!

The last few days I have worked on this card, one for the Flourishes Challenge.

The challenge was to use hardware. I have had these pewter clips forever, but never used them. However, I was inspired to use it as the challenge host used one of these.

What I used:

Copics, SU black sheer 7/8th ribbon , SU black cs, momento black ink, DCWV luxury stack 4x6
Both sentiment and image is Flourishes Cherry Blossom.

THanks for looking!

Christmas Shirt/Gift fixed! Ottobre/Patty Young

So I made this Ottobre raglan out of Michael Miller Patty Young designed kit to match the pink cords she already had from a yard sale.

I accidentally made two ottobres in one. I made the 4/08 silija top and the sweet and cosy raglan. I meant to only do the sweet n cosy with the elastic thread at the arms, but used the front panel from the silija that needed gathering....which I didnt do since I accidentally did it wrong. So on christmas morning when she tried it on, the neckline was super baggy!

But now, a month later, I fixed it and today she wore it was willing to actually pose!

Sewing done...a walk down memory lane

Last Sunday we went to my parents' house to help out with computer/new phone issues and I spent some time with my little girls down in the basement play area. I went through the dolly clothes and found myself reliving feelings and memories of childhood. I recently lost my sister a few months ago and I had spent much time playing dolls with her, so this was a nice way to remember her.

However, I found several clothes in disrepair. So, I bagged them up and brought them home. Yes, my husband looked at me like I am crazy. But only a little, Jim! I always have a ton of projects cluttering up my backroom/craftroom because I have the greatest of intentions, but not the best follow through.


But, I finally did the several small fixes that needed to be done in both the childrens' clothes and the dolly too! (children clothes fixes in next post...once i get my kindergartener to model for them!)






This doll was made by my Grandma Grace who passed away 11 years ago on Valentines day. I found the hat on Sunday and the elastic was all stretched out, so I put on new elastic and her hat is good as new. I keep this doll on my rocking chair cuddled up in a blanket that my sister made me. It was probably the only thing I have every been given by her, so it the blanket has significant value to me.









Next is Naked Doll....who my littlest at 18months loves...but she never has clothes. I found this wonderful rose flannel dress from childhood with a ton of ripped seams. I fixed the ripped seams, added some snaps at the back instead of the one small button. Now naked doll is not so naked, she is kinda cute.

Apparently my grandma or mother didn't make this, but might have come with my sister to my parent's house when they adopted her. Seeing as it is our shared history, I have claimed it as mine.






And finally, I have the Lilly's (18month) newest doll. Baby Alive. She is never naked, but now she has a new stylish outfit. Added new snaps at the back and fixed the ribbons on the hat, which were fraying at the ends in an out of control way.

Now I have gotten 6 unfinished projects done.....and ony a million left...




I think I see my grandmother looking down at mme with kind approving eyes, glad to see that some of her effort in sewing had paid off and that I have become a domestic "diva" of sort. My sister, I suspect, would be smirking a little, surprised to have seen her little sister turning into such a domestic! I was always heavy into sports, then very into my educational pursuits. Sewing was not even on the horizon....but not only do I sew the diapers for all my babies, started sewing their clothes, started sewing my own (not to wear in public yet, but hoping I get there!) and repairing items for family, friends and now my memories! Hope my girls enjoy the items that I have saved for them. Should I ever catch up on all the items I want to make, need to do and the such, I would like to make them some baby clothes for their dolls too....so they have them for their own memories of me and their dollies when they are all grown up.

Finishing these off today....Valentine Tunics, hear knit fabrics

I actually cut these out on last Thursday night, and sewed them on Friday during the littlest's nap. The only problem, I didn't finish hemming the bottoms of the tops.

So today I get out my serger..the first one I got that was cheap but does a good rolled hem...and will do a rolled hem at the bottom of both girls' tops.

Accomplishments!! Finishing the Unfinished!

Today my kids are still on Christmas break due to a (ill timed) staff records day and they are playing nicely (unusual) and not getting into trouble, so I have been able to finish a few unfinished projects. I also might be able to get more done since my husband has the day off for newyears today...maybe. although it is past noon and he hasn't actually taken charge of them officially. :)

I fixed a rip in my uncles jacket..finally...after about 6months! :) hehe, just not a person who does things that "have to" be done. I do what I am inspired to do.

I finished my dd#1's jammie pants. I got the top and pants done without a waistband. But she insisted on keeping it on when I asked her to check out the sizing on it. (I made an Ottobre in size 92/98, but pant length of a 104 and arms of 104, and torso length of a 110) Worked out well, but she refused to take it off. pants had enough lycra in them to stay up, so it stayed for a few days till I grabbed them out of the wash today to finish them before she could steal them away again.

I finished the Ottbre Sunday shirt from the 06/09 issue. It was made from a Michael Miller fabric designed by Patty Young which I got from fabric.com on super sale to match a pair of cute grey cords given to her from her aunt who found them as a deal at a garage sale this year....but no matching top was found, so I made it.

I wanted it to be a christmas present, but I didn't get it finished since I was stumped on the collar. Figured it out and finished that a few days ago, tried to put on buttons, but something was messing with my buton holer, so I put on metal snaps and did the hem today. I hope she will wear it for me today so I can add pictures to this post! :)

Now I am working on an apron for my MIL I started it last christmas. Then I was gonna give it to her for her birthday in Nov, but my sister passed away in flordia at 40 and it really screwed up my life for a few months. Life is starting to normalize and I am finding I am smiling more and interested in doing things other then sleep!

Well, I have done the pockets and flounce on it, but need to ask my DH which side of it he would like for it to be the front (double sided)....then I will be able to go forward and finish attaching the flounce and pockets and see if I might venture to start the binding tape that is around the whole thing....and I don't have alot of experience with wovens...and very limited on the binding! Hope it goes well.

AFter the apron, I only have 2 unfinished projects to complete.

1. tunic and underdress for me that is half done.
2. Grey shirt for my 3yr old boy that I want to embroider on that is cut out (ottobre raglan knit)

After my unfinished is done I will be making at least 3 sets of jammies for my oldest dd as she is growing out of all her jammies that others have gotten for gifts for her....she has 2 that fit now!

Brown and Red Christmas Cards

I actually made 2 cards this evening. I was so inspired by the brown polka dot paper that I chose to use for the Kraftin Kimmie Challenge of polka dots, that I even used it on another card seeing how it looked so great together! I used the Card Positioning Systems sketch challenge for the layout. The rest of the details are listed below .....same as my other card, only the image is from Kraftin Kimmie....Lola the painter....this card will go to an artist friend! :)

This second card is for the Totally Gorjuss challenge of using a tree. New stamp from my LLS from Great Impressions spoke to me and is the only stamp that I have that is christmas and tree, so I stamped it up in black momento ink, colored it with copics and used the Spellbinder Label 4 to cut and emboss it.

I used my fake dew drops from Michaels colored with copics, random Hobby Lobby stack patterned paper and the sentiment from Gina K and is embossed in dark brown.

Sponging done in Distress inks...Linen and on the chocolate CS from SU in Walnut. STickles for a little sparkle on the snow.

A Fairy Merry Christmas Card

Card is made for the Sugar Bowl Challenge, both their sketch and their black and white and one other color. I chose red so I could make it a Christmas card...since I am a bit behind on those. I wasn't going to make any, as I rarely send them out...but I have decided to change and to send more personal card then emails because getting mail is just more fun! :)

Image is Sugar Nellie, stamped in memento, colored in copics and stickles added for bling.

Red CS is cut and embossed with Spellbinders Label 1

Black Bling from Michaels clearance

Patterned paper from walmart...colorblok? paper stack....

black cs embossed with cuttlebug swiss dotsc

Sentiment is from Gina K and embossed in black

thanks for looking!

Also adding this card into the Crafty Catz weekly challenge for their christmas theme!

Happy Holidays Snowman

For the Pixie Cottage Challenge, I have made a "let it snow" snowman card for the holidays

The Snowman image is from my local stamping store from Great Impressions, as is the holly strand on the green that is embossed in clear holigram. Sentiment is from SU, warmest wishes? maybe? enbossed in black

Red cs is cut with spellbinders big scallop and paper pierced. DCWV patterned paper from christmas stack from years past.

Dew drops from michaels and stickles add the extra bling.

Parents Anniversery Card

My InLaws have an anniversery...well, had....I am late, but we just got their present....plus my husand, their son, is on a business trip this week, so I won't give it to them till he comes home anyways.





I created this for 2 challenges.... Flourishes challenged us to use Dollies....and the only one I had was in my 5yr old's craft box, so I stole that one and since it was a heart, it is good for the anniversery card I was making. I used the sketch from the Papertake Weekly Challenge for my design.

All sponging done in Holtz distress ink linen....I only have walnut and linen and use them all the time....need to put together a list for my husband and get some new colors....would make good stocking stuffers...hmmm....shopping and emailing will comence tonight after kids are asleep!

Ribbon from michaels

Flourishes image of the lilacs (which my mil loves), cut out in spellbinders Label 8

colored in copics....bv00,02,04,08 for flowers..YG63,67 for leaves

Patterned paper from paper studio mirabelle paper stack...this stack is great because a ton of the colors match the linen ink from tim holtz that I use so much!

Sentiment is from Gina K and is embossed in black

thanks for looking!

Krafty Kimmie in Kristmas Kraft!

I created this card for the Krafty Kimmie Challege, also entered in the Papertake Weekly Challenge for "cut it out"

Kraft Card Base

layered with Handsome Hunter SU cardstock

White CS cut in Spellbinders Scallopped Frame, sponged in Walnut Distress Ink

Patterned Paper is from a DCWV christmas stack from a while ago....

Kraft cardstock sponged in walnut again on Ovals--Spellbinder Oval and Fancy Tags-modified.

Sentiment is Gina K designs--Rinestones were colored with copics

Image is Krafty Kimmie "Lillth" colored in copics, trimed with Stickles, cut out and popped up.

Baby Card for Baby Jacob

We have a friend, Candy, that just had a baby and we will be visiting them in a few days for the first time and wanted to give her a card and a few other things....hand me downs, adorable socks that I found at target...they are my favorite for my kids, so I thought I would like to share with the new mommy!

White Cardstock embossed with Spellbinders Label 8.

Oval sponged in black, stamped in momento black ink.

Image is from The Angel Company and is colored in copics.

I used just any paper for it and wow....can I just say, using the right paper for copics is so super important and I learned that today! The paper bleeds....ugh, will have to make sure that I don't use cheap CS again when coloring with copics!

Sentiment from Gina K designs and stamped on a Spellbinder FAncy Tags Die and embossed in silver.

Ribbon is silver satin ribbon from Michaels

My husband really prefers simple cards, so I did this one for him.

This will be submitted to the Charisma Cardz Callenge

Pixie Cottage Challenge-Gorjuss Girl

I just made this card for the Pixie Cottage Challege. I was practicing shadding on the hair and skin from a tutorial since I am not the best. I like the way she turned out. My husband could even tell which way the light was shining on her, so I am improving. I didn't shade her dress, I like to keep cards a little simple.

Image is sugar nellie gorjuss girl colored with copics--stamped in momento ink on papertrey cs--cut out with spellbinders oval and scallop oval. the colored cs is SU and papered paper is unknow stack from michaels. Cuttlebug folder for embossing swiss dots.

Ribbon is satin from ribbons and bows oh my and the metal spiral is from a kit I got from the angel company.

I didn't add a sentiment because I am not sure what I will use her for, but have lots of gals in my life so she won't be wasted!