The black felt flower behind the brad is cut with the Island Floral die, a SU exclusive available May 1st in the Summer Mini catalog. It's the perfect size and because it already has a small hole in the middle, it's the perfect embellishment for brads, ribbon and thread. I also made a gift tag with the Two Tags die and the Great Friend stamp set that I tied onto the back of the pin with linen thread. This makes it all ready for gift-giving and easy-peasy for my customer!
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Flowers on order!
One of my friends from work attended my flower pin class a couple weeks ago. She wore her pin to work last week (it looked great!) which prompted another co-worker to place a custom order pin for a friend's birthday. How exciting--my first custom order! I made two so he could choose the one that he liked best. Having one left over will give me a jump start on family birthday presents in May!
For the first one, I used 4 large flowers and 4 small flowers--all cut from the same fabric with the XL Flower Folds die (a SU exclusive). This is thin cotton fabric so before running it through the Big Shot, I sprayed it liberally with laundry starch. This gave it the stability it needs to stand up straight. I also added one layer of a large felt flower in the back to frame the flowers and, again, give it more weight and stability.
The black felt flower behind the brad is cut with the Island Floral die, a SU exclusive available May 1st in the Summer Mini catalog. It's the perfect size and because it already has a small hole in the middle, it's the perfect embellishment for brads, ribbon and thread. I also made a gift tag with the Two Tags die and the Great Friend stamp set that I tied onto the back of the pin with linen thread. This makes it all ready for gift-giving and easy-peasy for my customer!
The second pin was also cut from a total of 8 flowers--4 large and 4 small but this time I used 2 coordinating fabrics. Again, the fabric was sprayed with starch and I used a large felt flower in back. The center is a 2-piece beauty from my embellishment stash. The pink pearl brad is centered on the metal flower and pushed through the fabric. I think it sets off the colors in this one nicely.
I also made a coordinating gift tag in cameo coral and chocolate chip:
The second one is my favorite and since my customer chose the first one, I just might keep this one for myself...after all, my birthday is in May too! ;-)
The black felt flower behind the brad is cut with the Island Floral die, a SU exclusive available May 1st in the Summer Mini catalog. It's the perfect size and because it already has a small hole in the middle, it's the perfect embellishment for brads, ribbon and thread. I also made a gift tag with the Two Tags die and the Great Friend stamp set that I tied onto the back of the pin with linen thread. This makes it all ready for gift-giving and easy-peasy for my customer!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Paradise Umbrella
I think our long weekend spent in South Florida put me in a tropical mood! Here's yet another card using the Paradise stamp set. I love the images in this set--clean, graphic & modern. You know how you can find inspiration everywhere? Well, every time we visit my mom, I say "we need to make a card inspired by [her] deck umbrella":
It would make a great card, right? So, I had a little crafting time...and here it is:
What do you think? I stamped the leaves from Paradise directly onto kraft and layered it with chocolate chip and really rust (going to miss that one too!) cardstock. I think the chocolate chip striped grosgrain ribbon mimics the stripes in the umbrella quite nicely don't you? Now, if I could just get a pina colada to go with that umbrella....
supplies:
stamps: paradise; warm words
ink: chocolate chip
paper: very vanilla, kraft, chocolate chip, really rust cardstock
xtras: jumbo grommets; chocolate chip striped grosgrain ribbon
supplies:
stamps: paradise; warm words
ink: chocolate chip
paper: very vanilla, kraft, chocolate chip, really rust cardstock
xtras: jumbo grommets; chocolate chip striped grosgrain ribbon
Sunday, April 25, 2010
The never ending card: PPA39
supplies:
stamps: paradise; hello again
ink: versamark; bermuda bay classic ink
paper: kraft, ruby red, bermuda bay, pumpkin pie, whisper white cardstock
xtras: square lattice embossing folder (avail May 1st); linen thread; white stampin' emboss powder; curly label punch
Friday, April 23, 2010
The curtain is almost down: CCCC26 & PPA39

supplies:
stamps: sincere salutations
paper: whisper white cardstock; basic gray dsp
xtras: boho blossoms punch; crushed curry polka dot grosgrain ribbon; adhesive rhinestones.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Fabric Pin class
We had so much fun at the fabric pin class that I just had to share the pictures with you! Prior to the class, and with some help from my mom, we cut many samples of fabric for everyone to choose from:
Everyone arrived and there was no time to waste!
We made two flower pins. The first one using the Flower Folds die which I detailed in this post here and was inspired by the Stamp Shack Lady. The ladies chose their fabrics and from a selection of brads, buttons and embellishments adorned their flowers. And look at what they made!



Aren't they beautiful?! After all these, we wanted to make more! Everyone made a second pin using the heated fabric technique. We cut 4-6 layers of fabric using the 3 largest circles on the Circle #2 die, attached them together with a brad and singed the edges with a heat gun. The technique is detailed on the Stamp Shack--what a great source of inspiration! It's great fun to watch the fabric shrink up and form beautiful flowers like these:


Don't they look like pansies? We hope this inspires you to make your own!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Why it's called Canopy Crafts
stamps: of the earth (hostess); woodgrain background; lovely as a tree; wonderful words (retired)
ink: versamark; sage shadow; chocolate chip
paper: kraft, very vanilla, really rust, sage shadow, not quite navy CS; hostess dsp pack
xtras: clear stampin' emboss powder; linen thread; eyelet (my stash); circle nestabilities
ink: versamark; sage shadow; chocolate chip
paper: kraft, very vanilla, really rust, sage shadow, not quite navy CS; hostess dsp pack
xtras: clear stampin' emboss powder; linen thread; eyelet (my stash); circle nestabilities
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
MFW Shout Out!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Fabulous Fabric Flower Brooch class

Hope to see you there!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 23
supplies:
stamps: fine flourish; well scripted
paper: kraft, whisper white, pretty in pink, basic black cardstock
ink: whisper white craft ink; jet black stazon
xtras: white embossing power; wide oval punch; beautiful wings embosslit; litte leaves sizzlit; extra large fancy flower punch; SAB scallop edge punch; halfback pearl (my embellishments stash)
Fabulous Flower Brooch Class

Join us Saturday April 10th @ 2pm in my home for a flower-making fest! I'll show you how to make two brooches--both styles--from your choice of fabrics and finishing embellishments (provided).
Space is limited to 8 participants. Reserve your spot today through my Pal Pal button on the right sidebar just under my picture or send me an email to hold your spot!
Hope to see you there!
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