back to the drawing board

a work in progress - one of the sewing projects i put together this week. a long overdue gift for a good friend. i again used a charm pack - this time the squares measured 6-inches making this finished pillow about 16-inches.

supplies
fabric: [loulouthi charm pack by anna maria horner] free spirit fabric

one of the cards i made this month for the purple onion designs blog. and - over on the pod blog if you leave a comment on this post you might win a couple of stamps. but you must comment before tomorrow - so hurry over there tonite.

eta: this card was published in the Nov 2012 issue of CARDS magazine.

supplies
cardstock: [kraft] bazzill basics paper
patterned paper: [for the record 6x6 paper pad] echo park
stamps: [flowers/bouquet & containers set, cups of joy, sentiment/doctor's office set] purple onion designs
ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
thread: [ivory] ikea
die-cut: [scallops/tim holtz alterations] sizzix
other: [20-gauge copper wire] darice

time for another moxie fab world challenge. this one is all about maps - the map to your heart challenge. to create the 3-d globe i punched five 1.5-inch circles from a map patterned paper, scored and glued them together - and the stand is a digital image i cut with my silhouette. the plan was to use the globe on a card, but i really liked how it turned out so i opted for a little wall hanging instead. to create the base of the wall hanging i layered tissue tape onto a  3/8-inch thick flat panel - i buy these at dick blick and they are 50% off in stores through the end of next month if you happen to have one nearby.

supplies
cardstock: [slate] a muse studio
patterned paper: [wide open spaces/sasparilla collection, boarding pass & farmhouse 8x8 paper pads] october afternoon
tape: [traveler tissue tape] tim holtz
rub-on: [boarding pass collection] october afternoon
digital element: [globe] silhouette store
ink: [pumice stone distress ink by tim holtz] ranger
punch: [ticket border punch by jenni bowlin] fiskars
thread: [black] ikea
canvas: [4-inch flat panel] dick blick

a glimpse of my card that is up on the jane's doodles blog today. the cupcake image is a digital stamp that i printed on some patterned paper that i've had forever. then i used the bottom portion that printed as a template for cutting the denim. and to finish it off i added some glitter spray to the top of the cupcake.

supplies
cardstock: [kraft] bazzill
patterned paper: ki memories, scenic route
fabric: [denim]
clear stamp: [cupcake, sentiment/big sentiments] jane's doodles
digital stamp: [cupcake/cupcakes set] jane's doodles
ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
accent: [brad] sei
liquid accent: [stardust finishing spray] a muse studio

moxie fab world blog

last week the paper crafts magazine blogs were promoting the new special issue cool tools - so i grabbed a couple of screen shots of my cards from the moxie fab world blog. i was asked to make 3 cards for the issue and 1 of them even made it on to the cover - it's the card with the flower. if you didn't make it to the moxie fab world blog last week be sure to check it out - there are a bunch of tool specific challenges going on right now.

yes, another patchwork pillow - but i'm still perfecting my piecing skills and squares have been the easiest way for me to practice. this pillow went together very quickly because there was no cutting this time around - i used charm squares from a pack i bought right around the time i bought my sewing machine - so about 7 months ago.

supplies
pillow front: [sherbet pips charm pack by aneela hoey] moda
pillow back: [scooters on vanilla ice cream/sherbet pips collection by aneela hoey] moda
other: [14-inch pillow form]

here's a little gift card and matching envelope that went up on the jane's doodles blog last week. the card measures about 2.5-inches square and i used my silhouette to create the envelope - i resized the original file to about 3.5-inches by 8-inches.


supplies
cardstock: [solar white] neenah
patterned paper: [traveller collection] little yellow bicycle
stamps: [party time set] jane's doodles
ink: [onyx black versafine] tsukineko
digital element: [baronial envelope with liner by sophie gallo] silhouette store