back to the drawing board

today the torendi and e.a.d. designs team members have joined together for a blog hop - so if you arrived here from amy's blog then you are in the right spot. or, if you missed the start of the hop head over to the e.a.d. designs blog or the torendi blog.
the card i made for today uses the new owl friends stickerz from e.a.d designs. the owl and tree are separate - so you can mix and match owls and tree branches as you see fit. and all stickerz are repositionable - totally didn't mess up my cardstock when i decided to move the owl around a bit. for you shoppers - today at the e.a.d. designs and torendi stores there are lots of specials going on:

• 25% off all orders at the e.a.d. designs store - use coupon code: torendi
• torendi rub-ons in the torendi store are all 50% off
• $5 off any order over $30 in the torendi store - use coupon code: EADLOVE

and now back to the blog hop - your next stop is stephanie's blog.

stickers: e.a.d. designs [owl & tree/owl friends stickerz]; paper: sassafras [indie girl wee bundle]; cardstock: american crafts [white]; rub-on: crate paper [sentiment/crate words sentiments]; fiber: mettler  [dark taupe grey #0698/polyester thread]; punch: fiskars [threading water/border punch]; other: janome [sewing machine].

stamps: purple onion designs [pumpkins, thanksgiving feast sentiment set]; cardstock: bazzill basics [kraft, london fog/grass cloth texture]; paper:pink paislee  [queen bee 6x6 paper pad] ; ink: tsukineko [rich cocoa/memento dye ink]; marker: copic [willow g24, warm grey no.3 w3 & colorless blender 0/sketch]; fiber: mettler  [dark taupe grey #0698/polyester thread]; punches: fiskars [clouds/paper edgers], we r memory keepers [corner chomper/croc-o-dile]; other: janome [sewing machine].

one more recently published card - this one here i made for purple onion designs a while back. and then it ended up being requested for the current issue of paper crafts magazine - the 'reading between the lines' feature. now looking ahead - wednesday is the first day of fall right? that means it will finally be ok to post some fall projects. and i have a bunch of halloween ones too, but i refuse to post them until october.

stamps: purple onion designs [doodle flower set]; cardstock: bazzill basics [kraft]; paper: [dictionary page]; ink: ranger industries [jet black/archival ink], tattered angels [arctic blue, lime twist, pumpkin pie/glimmer mist]; accents: jenni bowlin studio [cream journaling card/green memo notebook & black/crepe paper ribbon]; plastic accent: doodlebug designs [green rhinestones]; metal accent: advantus [mini staples/tim holtz tiny attachers]; fiber: dmc [black #310/embroidery floss].

i'm think it's ok to repost this project now. i made it way back in january, then i think it ended up in the scrapbook trends stamping idea book which came out a while ago. i haven't seen the issue yet, but i'm assuming it did actually make it into the issue. anybody have the issue and able to let me know if it was in there and the page number??

paper: sassafras lass [girl's best friend & take a chance/life is beautiful - fawnd of you too collection, tree tops/serendipity - bungle jungle collection, pleasantly puzzled/life is beautiful - vintage yummy collection], studio calico [character reference]; fabric: studio calico [fabrips]; stamps: purple onion designs [2010 vintage calendar]; ink: tsukineko [tuxedo black/memento], ranger ink/tim holtz [old paper/distress ink]; paint: making memories [manila, cornflower]; flower: bazzill [honeycomb/crocheted blossoms]; metal: idea-ology/tim holtz [trinket pins, philosophy tags, jump ring, swivel clasp & hitch fastener];, darice [20 gauge copper wire]; sticker: sassafras lass [red circle/bungle jungle cardstock stickers] chipboard: unknown [6-inch chipboard tag]; embroidery floss: dmc [reddish-pink]; tool: idea-ology/tim holtz [tiny attacher].

this card here is the reason i learned how to turn on my sewing machine, thread it, wind a bobbin & sew an almost straight line. and now 5 months later it is in this year's holiday cards & more special issue by paper crafts magazine, i've machine stitched on like 92% of the cards i've made since then & i can even sew with fabric now!

cardstock: american crafts [white]; paper accents: making memories [trees/mistletoe collection]; tools: janome [sewing machine].

a few weeks back i walked through the garment district on my way to buy some popcorn. i will walk many, many blocks for garrett popcorn. along the way i visited a couple of bead shops and ended up with this little 5" tall brown bag full of beads - well not really full, like half full. and then, of course, i decided to save the bag just in case i need a little 5" tall bag for something in the future. turns out that something ended up being a gift bag, stamped up with purple onion designs stamps, for some future gift giving purpose.

stamps: purple onion designs [doodle flower set]; paper: strathmore [watercolor]; ink: ranger ink [jet black/archival ink];  paint: bienfang [new gamboge, sap green, hooker's green, primary blue &cerulean blue/watercolor brush pens]; liquid accent: ranger ink [glossy accents]; metal: making memories [black brads], darice [20-gauge copper wire]; die-cut: sizzix [scallops/tim holtz collection]; tools: janome [sewing machine]; other: [brown bag].

here's my sewing project for the week - a pot holder. it is the very first project in the book zakka sewing which i found at this awesome shop in connecticut. now, off to get caught up on my google reader.

fabric: moda [arcadia by sanae], [muslin, linen]; ribbon: m&j trimming [natural/twill], [orange & olive/grosgrain]; thread: mettler [dark taupe grey #0698/polyester]; other: [cotton batting].