New cards

Hello.  I've spent some time making some cards this weekend and wanted to share a few before I leave for a concert in a bit. 

I was inspired by a card in the new Cards magazine to make this quilt card.  I used solid colored cardstock and stamped each of the squares.  I just learned how awesome Versamark is!  If you don't have a versamark stamp pad, move it to the top of your wishlist!  You can stamp it on any color or cardstock and it is shows up a shade darker.  I used it for the flowers on the pink and blue squares above.  I used green ink for the green and yellow squares.  The original card had real stitching on it but I didn't want to bother since I don't have very good luck sewing on paper.  I didn't want to mess up my pretty squares so I "stitched" my card with a white gel pen.  I did drag out the sewing machine to stitch the buttons.

Okay, don't say it!  I know the bow is too far to the center, but I had stitched it to the base ribbon with my machine when I thought the card was going to be vertical and I didn't have enough length so slide it over.    Other than that I am happy with this cute little owl card.  I used the yummy polky dotty paper that brings me such joy when I see it and the Versamark again on the kraft background block to make the dots.  It is out of my comfort zone to make animals in colors that are not their normal colors in nature, but I got a little crazy and made a green owl.  I like him so much I might do a blue one or yellow one next.  I'm edgy.  :)

This one isn't very exciting, but I was trying out another new product.  Embossing powder.  I didn't do so well at getting the excess powder off before heating it so it looks pretty messy.  I used a paintbrush to try to knock the little sprinkles off, but wasn't very successful.  If you have any good suggestions let me know.  It is so fun to watch that powder turn shiny!  I can see a lot more embossing in my future. 

I have half a dozen or so more cards that I made this weekend, and will try to post them later this week, so check back soon!  Have a great evening!

Denim Jacket

I was shopping at The Children's Place a couple of weeks ago and found this denim jacket on clearance.  Immediately I was inspired that I wanted to decorate it for my daughter.  I had seen on another blog how you could use freezer paper to create a stencil with your cricut and was looking for a project.  I did use the new Hoot 'n' Holler cartridge available from Wal-Mart to cut an outline for my owl.  I bought Tulip fabric paint in several colors from Michaels.  I wasn't overly thrilled with the effect I was getting from the stencils and had a little trouble with the paint getting under the freezer paper near the seams... so I decided to forget the stencils and freehand the rest.  I like the freehand parts the best.  I don't love the colors I had to work with and had a hard time deciding which colors to use.  I'm still not sure I made the best choice, but at that point I was committed, so I went with it. 

Here is the front.  I painted the panels below the pocket flaps purple and sprinkled it with a washable glitter also from Tulip.  I thought the back was plenty bold, so I went a little milder on the front.  I had hoped to use some rhinestones on it, but after doing the polka dots around the seams I couldn't figure out a way to incorporate them that I liked.  So... I guess I will just have to use the rhinestones on another project.

This was my first attempt at painting on fabric.  I am fairly pleased with the way it turned out, but will definitely do some things differently in the future.  For example, I now know that if I do a name it will be higher, up across the top of the shoulders.  I bought a jacket that fits me too, but I am having a hard time committing to a design.  I hope this inspires you to try your hand at fabric painting.  It was fun.  Emily wanted to wear her new jacket to daycamp today.  I snapped a few pictures quickly just before she left incase I never see it again!  She does have a habit of losing things at school!

Misc...

I was looking for a profile pic and had to go all the way back to November to get one of just me without a kid in the picture.  While I was searching I found several pictures of cards I had not posted yet.  I also just finished painting a denim jacket for my daughter.  I will try to post a picture of it very soon. 

This little cutie was made with my cricut and the Create a Critter cartridge.  I used the BoBunny double dot paper and some misc. patterned paper from my stash. 

 

This Bee Yourself card was made with the same BoBunny paper and Cricut cartridge.

I made this last fall.  I dont have a clue where the paper came from or which Cricut cartridge I used!  Oh well, that was before I knew these things were important in the blog world!

I made this little card with some stamps my dear friend Patty gave me.  I was helping her clean out her scrapbook room one day and she was in the "get rid of everything" mode.  I still feel a little bad about taking so many of her stamps... so Patty, if you're reading this, do you want your stamps back?  I colored them with colored pencils.