Rubber Stamped Polymer Clay Magnets

 

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Greetings Stampers!

Something a bit different for you today!  Here is a peek at
what I have been working on.  I have needed a break from
the usual and while rummaging around my studio the other
day getting all my Ebay stuff ready, I happened upon a huge
box of Polymer Clay and a million clay tools!

I was laughing because some of the clay in the box
must have been....oh my gosh....10 years or more?
Some of my local readers will get a laugh because
some of the Polymer Clay still had price tags from
when we used to have a Ben Franklin store in our
local town....now that has been many years ago!
The cool thing, is that much of that old Polymer
Clay is still good and use able!  Can you believe
that?

So instead of ditching all my Polymer Clay and
tools on Ebay I decided to keep them and play
around.

My projects today are magnets that are made using
my rubber stamps and Polymer Clay.  I am using
the Sculpey clay.  I was going for a more "natural"
look with my pieces.  For the top piece, the leaf...
I used my pasta machine and rolled out a flat
piece of clay in a tan color.  Using the leaf stamp
from the set  #113232 Le Jardin Botanique.
Once my clay was flat using the pasta machine
to roll it out, I inked the stamp using StazOn black
ink and directly stamped the image into the wet clay.
Then, I used a cute scalloped circle cookie cutter
and cut out the image before baking in my oven
to cure the clay.  Once the piece was baked and
cooled, I used my sanding blocks and sanded the
surface of the clay to give it an organic feel.  After
that, I got out some of my alcohol inks and washed
the piece in the ink and then wiped it off to give
it an antiqued effect.  I let the ink dry and then
used my Sizzix Circles #2 die to cut a piece
of magnet for the back.

Do you recognize the cute bottom magnets? 
I used the #114314 Happy Together stamp set with
the little Partridge's!  I love them, the are so darn cute.
For the clay base I used a bronze sparkle clay and
stamped the Partridge's directly into the wet clay
however I did not use any ink this time around.  I
did find out that it is easier to wet the stamp a bit
before touching it to the clay other wise the stamp
sticks in the clay.  Once the birds were stamped,
I simply cut them out with cutters.  For the mama
bird I had a cookie cutter big enough but for the
baby birds I had to use the top from one of my
bottles of shimmer paint! ha..ha..  Once the birds
were baked and cured, I let them cool off and used
some metallic rub on stuff I had to rub on a bit
of chocolate to highlight the birds.  Now, because
the little Partridges are so small, I had to use the
3/8" circle punch to cut the magnet material,
I was surprised that the punch went thru the magnet
like butter!

You never know what "craft from the past" you are
gonna find when you are cleaning out your cupboards...
I wonder if I will find any macrame stuff from when
I used to make the hanging planters, wow that was
a hundred years ago! LOL 

Let me know if you have questions, I am NOT a
Polymer Clay guru or anything but I fully intend
on keeping it on my workspace to play with
for a bit.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!




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A Step Back In Time....

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Greetings Stampers!

I have not left you......I am just pre-occupied with a few
other projects  at the moment.  I am currently working with
a new medium *gasp* that  I hope I can show you a project
with soon.  I spent most of the day  yesterday playing around
with it only to have "burnt up" all my work in  the final stage of
the project because my toaster oven was too hot! *sigh* BUT
today, I am armed with an oven thermometer, so hopefully the
same thing won't happen again!  Have I peaked your interest?  

For today's post, I went back in time and grabbed a card from

my time machine to share with you today.   This particular card is

probably one of my favorite's of all time....I love how feminine

it is.  This card has all the elements that appeal to me, PINK..

my favorite color, flowers (I love any kind), texture (dots are my
favorite) and frilly...(I love border punches).   

When we speak about using color in our projects, I find that
using an easy two color combination lends itself to a refined

and rich result.  Some of my favorite two color combinations

are:

Pretty in Pink and Whisper White
Basic Black and Whisper White
Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink (all time favorite)
Chocolate Chip and So Saffron
Elegant Eggplant and So Saffron
Pink Passion and Basic Black
So Saffron and Certainly Celery
Certainly Celery and Chocolate Chip

I challenge you today to try one of my favorite two color

combinations that I have listed above, better yet....once

you get your project complete, come back here and

post a comment with a link to your project so we can

all see it and ooooooh and ahhhhhhh over it! :)

If you would like more information on the card I have posted

today, you can visit the original post link HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!



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Where is the Krazy Glue?

Greetings Stampers!

I know this is not what you were expecting.... but isn't if funny?  Frankly..
I have been so busy lately with some other things.... I haven't been able
to get any projects finished!  Yikes!!

So... to fill the void, I found this funny picture that I wanted to share with
you today on this site called I can has cheezeburger.  Have you seen this
site before?  They have some funny dog and cat pictures!

On another note... I have some of the note pad glue left to share with
you that I featured in my tutorial HERE.  The glue is available in my
store HERE and it is first come first serve as I only have 5 bottles
left.  Some of you left comments that you wanted more but did not
leave an email address for me to contact you.... so I am giving you
first warning here on the availability.  Jean and Kate...I have
already set aside glue for you seperatly, it will be here for you
in the next class in March, if you want it before then you can email
me and we can figure out how to go about getting it to you.

So... on to my next subject.... THE DUMB THING I DID THE
OTHER DAY!  Oh, this is a classic....yep...only I could do this
one!

I was getting ready to go out into my studio the other morning,
I was happily cleaning the house, you know... doing laundry,
making the bed... when I decided to bleach my white kitchen
sinks.  Yep, I stopped up both drains in my white porcelin
sinks, put in a little bleach and started to fill the sink with water..
then.........I walked away.   Oh yes, I walked away while the
sink was filling....finished making the bed, took a shower and
got dressed, got on my computer, finished folding the clothes
from the dryer.......................em...hem...... When I was done
fiddleing around with all of that, I finally decided to head down
the hallway toward the kitchen when I heard this funny sound...
I was perplexed as to what that sound was........................
THEN IT HIT ME LIKE A TON OF BRICKS!
OH, MY GOSH!!!  I FORGOT THE WATER RUNNING
IN THE SINK!!!!   TOO LATE YOU FOOL!!!!

It was everywhere.....W-A-T-E-R!   I just started grabbing
bath towels, no little mop was going to clean this mess, it was
dripping from the counters, water was all the way to my slider
accross the room, down the stars..... about 30 towels were
spread all over my kitchen and dining room....I was on my
hands and knees....CRYING.    Water was under my sink
about 2 inches deep, I was still crying....and my dear
hubby decided to come HOME from work!  All I could
blurt out to him before he could walk in and see this
disaster is....JUST DON'T SAY A WORD!  NOT ONE
WORD!  and he came into the house, and he looked...
and looked.....but he never said a word!

So, I got the mess cleaned up, only to find out later that
day... that my dh went into our finished basement to
find I had destroyed many ceiling tiles with water,
the carpet and couch that are directly under the kitchen
were also wet....that will give you an idea of how much
water ran...and ran...and ran...and ran.............yep!

I am selling some of my non-stampin up supplies
on Ebay here if anyone is interested in taking a
look, I am trying to raise some spending money
for the cruise I am trying to book for my anniversary.
I will be listing more items this week, I do have some
retired SU stamp sets listed.

Ok friends, thank you for stopping by....I will be
working on some projects to share with you soon!



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MDS Cling Vinyl for your Windows!

 

Greetings Stampers!

Here is another use for MDS (My Digital Studio) and the cling

vinyl sheets you can find HERE in my store.  And you
thought the vinyl sheets were only for un-mounting your
stamps! tee-hee.

Working in MDS, I started out with a blank 8-1/2" x 11" canvas

in landscape position.  Then, I simply added elements to the

workspace that I wanted to print on the clink vinyl for my window.

In this case I am using elements from the Hoppy Moments collection.

(isn't the frog cute?)  When you are making your images in MDS

for window decals..be sure you "mirror" your images or they

will be backwards when you put them on the window.

It is easy to make your own vinyl decals for your windows,

here are the steps.

Make the image sheet in MDS and print on your home

printer.  Only put ONE vinyl sheet in your printer at

a time and print in "Best Photo" using a Premium Glossy

Photo setting.

Remove printed vinyl from printer (admire how cute it is)
and lay flat for drying, approximately 25 minutes.  Some
inks dry faster than others so just be sure to test a small
spot to make sure your images are good and dry!

Using a pair of good scissors, cut out each image leaving
about 1/4" around the edges.

Peel and stick to a clean window!  Yep, that is is it!
Unfortunatly, my photo did not turn out too well
of my decorated window because the sun was shinning
so bright when I took the photo and.... you can see my
screen in my studio window.  But you get the idea, you
can have a ton of fun doing this, the cling sticks on any
smooth surface like file cabinets, a smooth fridge,
white board.... the possibilities are endless!  Hey,
you can even make a window cling for your car with
your business name and phone number!

I am off to a friend's house today for a soap making class!
I am so darn excited about doing this, I had purchased the
stuff a long time ago to make my own soap but the use of
LYE scared me and I never did make the soap.  But my
friend assures me that it really is pretty easy to do and I
will be hooked in no time! GREAT, another project for
me to spend money on.....just what I need!   I will report
back to you next week on how the soap process went.

Sunday... I have a punch art class here in my studio, I am
looking forward to that also, I am blessed to have such
a wonderful bunch of ladies!

TTFN, thanks for stopping by!



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Custom Notepad Tutorial & Free Template

 

Update:
Wow!  The notepad glue sold out FAST!
If you are still interested in some of the glue

I have used to make these pads, please leave

me a comment in this post with your interest

and an email address so I can contact you

when more of the glue is in.

 Greetings Stampers!

So... you have been seeing my posts on making tear off notepads,
now it is time for you to make some of your very own!

I have made up 2 easy templates for you to use.  You can
customize your pads with your name or business name etc. 
You can also customize your pads by using photos, backgrounds
and other fun stuff you have on your home computer!

Here is the tutorial for you, have fun!

  
Gather your supplies
Really cheap paint brush
Binder Clips
Copy paper in white
Chipboard
Notepad Glue (sold out)
My free Templates (see below)

Using my free notepad template, print out your notepad
sheets on your home printer and cut them apart.

Cut a piece of chipboard for the back of your notepad to
help support the paper.  I simply use the chipboard pieces
that come in our Stampin' Up! designer paper packs or
you can use the chipboard from empty cereal boxes.

If you are making the large note pads, cut your chipboard
3-5/16" x 5-5/16".  If you are making the small post it
size pads then cut your chipboard 3" x 3".

Now, gather your paper and chipboard and stack them
together in notepad fashion with the chipboard on the
back of your notepad sheets.

 

 Once you have gathered your papers & chipboard together,

use the binder clips to tightly hold the stack together.  It is

important to make sure the end of the stack you want the

glue to go on is tight and all the papers are in line nicely.

Now, using the notepad glue available HERE in my Stampin' Store,

apply a thin layer using a cheap paint brush. You don't have to

"pile on" the glue and usually one coat is sufficient however you

can put on a second coat if desired.   The glue dries pretty

quickly in about 10-15 minutes. Tip: be sure to whip any

excess glue if it gets on your pad, or you can use a scrap piece

of paper on the front and tear it off when the notepad stack

dries.

  

 For an optional step, I place my notepad stack on the end of my

work table and then lay some large washers on the middle to

secure it and be sure it is tight.  You can use another binder

clip if you would like or a brick or anything heavy.

Once the glue is dry, you can remove the binder clips and

wallah! your very own custom notepads.  Keep them all

for yourself or make em' up and give them to friends, family

or your customers... they will love them!

I used some of the images from MDS (My digital Studio) 

for the notepads shown in this tutorial.

I hope you enjoy making these, here are some links for you.

The templates are in Microsoft word, download and save them to your

computer in a place you can remember them.

Download Large Custom Notepad Template
Download Small  Custom 3 x 3 Notepad Template

If you would like to purchase the glue from me, it is available
for a limited time in my store HERE.  You will receive a 2 oz.
bottle of glue that will make tons and tons of pads, you will
get sick of making them before you run out of glue, a small
bit goes a very long way!  The glue dries clear and your
pages will tear off your pad very nicely.

Thanks!  Have a great day!!



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Big Shot Note Pads

 

 

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Greetings Stampers!

I apologize for the yucky pictures today.  I don't know what happened 

exactly but evidently the photographer on duty (me) was having an

off day at picture taking!  I am definatly going to have to have a talk

with the person behind the camera!

Anywho....  I made a few cute little notpad gift bags for a good friend.

I used my Big shot to cut the paper.  I like this method instead of trying

to cut the paper with a paper cutter...no matter how careful you are

cutting with a cutter, you can never get the papers exact...at least I

can't.  So.... the Big Shot works well for this purpose, each piece

is cut the same and a ton cuter than just a regular ol' square of paper!

So... for the notepad pack on the top I used my Top Note die and

the small butterfly from the Beautiful Butterflies die.  I stamped

the pads with versamark ink and then on the top note shaped
pad I used the #116714 Razzle Dazzle stamp set and for the

little butterfly pad I used the #118598 Vintage Vogue set.

For the bottom pad set, I used the Bigs #113468 Scallop

circle die along with the large butterfly from the Beautiful

Butterflies die #114507 and again, used versamark ink

to stamp the pretty designs using the Vintage Vogue set.

All the scratch pads are glued together like normal pads

with a special pad glue so that each page will tear off

nicely.

The bag toppers were made of course using the Top Note

die, that is such a versitle die and if you don't have that one

yet, that should be first on your list of dies, I promise!

A few little baubles to decorate the bag toppers, I used

some of the Sweet Pea stitched felt for the top bag and

for the bottom bag used a flower punched with the new

Extra Large Fancy Flower punch #118073 and then

accented with a cut from the daisies #2 die.  For that

flower cut I used some polar fleece in chocolate and

finished the center off with a Sweet pea stitched felt

embellie.

I have ordered a new batch of the clear cling vinyl

sheets for un-mounting your stamps and they are on the
UPS truck and scheduled for delivery tomorrow on
2/18/10!!!  I am so glad because I am wanting to get a few more
sets done this weekend!

I am a bit on the "giddy" side this early Wednesday morning.....
I could not sleep last night because my hubby yesterday

told me....OOOOh...I cannot believe he told me this....

I CAN GO ON A CRUISE!  Yep!  he said if I could find

a decent deal for cruise and air that we could go for our

anniversary in April!  As soon as the words came out of

his mouth I was HOT on the computer checking every

travel site to see what prices I could come up with.  I was

just dancing all over my little shop with glee!  If you know

me, you  know that I love to travel!  I have been on many

cruises, all over the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula.
However since the economy troubles.... my travels have been

a lot less that is for sure!  So... I am thinkin' that I will be

going on my vacation about the end of March or the first

part of April, depending upon the deals.  Weeeeeeeeee!

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

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Simply Adorned Charm Necklace

 

Charm Front 

 

Charm Back

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Greetings Stampers!

I am in LOVE with the Simply Adorned jewelery! 
What a wonderful way to "showcase" the two things I
love the most.....my family and my love of stamping!

The charm I am showing you today is the 1" x 1-1/4" charm
and the 36" in neck chain.  Now, I have a fat little neck and the
36" chain hangs generously on my chest just past my hoo-ha's. 
LOL  

The cool thing about this charm is that your canvas is

small at 1" x 1-1/4" so you don't have to make a ton

of decisions on what you are going to decorate with

because of the small area, I made this charm in about

10 minutes!  I simply cut a 1" x 1-1/4" piece of pink

dsp from a scrap I had in my drawer.  I wanted a 

vintage style so I used some close to cooca ink

to gently sponge the edges of the paper.   I stamped the

crown from the Tiny Tags set in close to cocoa ink and

then stamped my initial "M" with the monogram sweet

set also using close to cocoa ink.   A tiny bit of dazzling

diamond's on the crown and Ta-da!  you are done and

styling!

For the back of my charm, I found a nice little picture

of 3 of my grandkids Sage, Aidan and Kenny that I

shrank and printed on glossy photo paper with my

home printer.  The only draw back for me with

the photo is that because of the small size of the

charm, I could only fit 3 of my grandkids in the

picture!!!  I can see them all fighting now as to 

who will be on granny's charm and who won't...

so I am going to have to change out the pictures

regularly in order to appease the peanut gallery!

Hence....the idea to order one of the Simply

Adorned charm bracelets so everybody can be

pictured on Grandma, even the dogs!  he.. he..

That should make everyone happy!

I think the quality is very nice for these pieces,

and they will wear a long time.  I fully plan

on collecting all of the Simply Adorned line,

it is well worth the price!

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

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Pig-E-Bank Punch Art

Did ya ever wonder about where a Piggy Bank came from?

In Middle English, "pygg" referred to a type of clay used for making
various household objects such as jars. People often saved money in
kitchen pots and jars made of pygg, called "pygg jars". By the 18th
century, the spelling of "pygg" had changed and the term "pygg jar"
had evolved to "pig bank."

Once the meaning had transferred from the substance to the shape,
piggy banks began to be made from other substances, including glass,
plaster, and plastic.

Today's card was inspired by one I saw made by Jackie Topia. 
This card is one we will be making in my Punch Art Class this Sunday
February 21st. I still have a few openings for this class if you are local
and would like to attend, this will be a fun class!

I think this cute card is a great use for the Sweet Treat cups.
Punch art can be so fun and cute don't you think?  The cool
thing about this card besides the cute piggy is that the
"4 You" tab can be slid out and the money or treats can
be taken from the card without damage to the card and
all your hard work!

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Valentine's Day Love Notes Card

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 Friday Greetings Stampers!

I am going to wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day now.... I will be

away over the weekend spending time with my "Honey" for the

special day.

In keeping with my little notepad theme, I have made this little

"Love Notes" card.   The base is basic black in an A2 size.

I used some dsp from the razzleberry lemonade collection and

used the scallop corner punch on the 2 outside corners before

adhering to my card.  I used a scrap of pretty in pink cs cut

2-1/2" x 3-1/2" and used the Finial Press #115963 embossing
folder on that and then adhered to the card with dimensional's.

The tiny notepad was punched
onto 60# bright white paper

and then I used my special
glue to pad the end so the
paper tears off nicely. 
There are several pages
on the notepad so you
could  write plenty of silly
love notes for your favorite
person.

Before you all ask.....Yes, I will be offering my notepad
glue for sale in my store very soon!  You will love the
stuff and will be making your own notepads just like
the pro's!  More will be announced on that next week.

It is OK, for you to use your own handwriting on your
work.....go ahead and give it a try like I did for my
"Notes" sentiment.  Sometimes we don't always have
just the right stamp for the project we are working on
and so we have to improvise.... most of the time I
print it out on my computer, today I just decided to
pen it myself.

More of the vinyl cling sheets are on order for those
of you that have written me wanting them.  I expect
them to "hopefully" arrive sometime next week and
you can purchase them HERE in my store.  Just as
soon as they arrive to me, I will get them shipped
out to you.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great weekend!




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Mini Punch Key Ring Notepads

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Greetings Stampers!

Get out your punches and make some cute key ring notepads!
Honestly, my punches are priceless to me!  Yep, I have my
Big Shot, and the Cricut..... but my punches are my go to
and grab tool that are quick and easy and I use them with
almost every project! My punches are workhorses, and I
cannot imagine a crafting session without them!

For today's post, I have
made some tiny notepad
key rings. Aren't these
just darling?? In comparison
to a quarter, they are small,
but big enough to jot down a
few items you need at the
grocery store, a phone
number or as special
date to remember.

I have been on a "notepad" kick and have some fun things
to share with you, but let's talk about today's project.

For my notepads today, I used the Large tag punch and
the 1-1/4" square punch.  The inside pages were punched
from 60# bright white copy paper however normal 20#
would work well also.  As you can see from the picture
at the top of this post, I used the stamp set Tiny Tags
to stamp my notepad pages, I think it is so darn cute!

For stability, I used some chipboard and punched
a cover for the front and back of my notepad, then used
scraps of dsp that were also punched and glued with
Tombo glue to the chipboard.  The cute stitched
felt fit nicely to the front of one of my notepads
while the other pad was decorated with a brad
I made with some dsp paper and punched
blossoms for my flower using the Boho Blossom
punch.

Once my note pad was together, I used my
crop-a-dial to punch a hole for my key ring.

The front and back cover of my notepad are
free and lay seperate on the key ring from the paper.
I used a special padding glue to bind my notepad pages
so they tear off one by one like a normal note pad.

I will be sharing more notepad ideas with you all very soon,
along with a little present for you all so that you can make
your own custom pads with images from your computer.
If you have the MDS (My digital Studio) program, you will
be able to use those background papers for pretty pads!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!




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Big Shot Flower Barrette Winner!

and the winner for these cute barrettes is...................................

~~~~HENRIA O.~~~~Henria O. post said:
Very cut flowers! Goodluck to all! Thanks for the giveaway!
February 8, 2010 3:36PM 

Please email me within 48 hours from this post with your
shipping information!  If I do not hear from you in 48 hours
I will draw for another name!!

Thank you to everyone that entered in the contest....you are all
winners to me!




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Another Big Shot Rag Quilt Purse

 Hi Stampers!

I got another rag quilt purse made, they are getting easier now that
I have made a few.  My new sewing machine is working nicely, I am
so glad I purchased it!   I love how easy my Big Shot and the
Scalloped Square die work to cut thru all the fabric layers and
make the cutting process easier for my purses.  If I had to cut
the squares by hand..... I am not sure I would be very happy
doing that.

I don't have a lot of chatter for you today, I did not sleep well
last night and so I feel a bit
on the tired side today. 

I am however, working on
some really darn cute
projects and I hope to get
a few of them on for you
yet this week. 

To the left is a little sneek peek of what I am working on for you.
Have a great day!



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Felt Butterfly Happy Birthday

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Greetings Stampers!

I had some time today, to work with my new felt butterflies that
I have been making in my Big Shot with the SU beautiful butterflies
die.  I do have some of these for sale in my Etsy store for those of
you that may want to play with these and not have a Big Shot or the
Beautiful Butterflies #114507 die.  Be sure you click on the picture
image to enlarge it to see the details.

WOW!  does the butterfly not make this card pop???  I love the
textures on this card, the embossing, pearls and the felt on the
butterfly all work so well together.

The base for today's card is Perfect Plum cut A2 size.  I used the
#117335 Perfect Polka Dot's embossing folder before adding
a strip of Old Olive cs that I punched with the Scallop border
die on both edges.

The roses were embossed on 140# cold press water color
paper using the #114517 Manhattan Roses embossing
folder.  Once embossed, I used my aqua painter and
put down a base of clear water and then added
summer sun and cameo coral ink while the paper
was still wet.  I let the paper dry and then added
some opal shimmer paint for the pretty gleam
on the rose that you see in the photo.

Finally, I added a pretty lilac butterfly with a mini
glue dot and then used the new #119122 Vintage
labels set from the SAB catalog for the sentiment.
I stamped that onto watercolor paper with perfect
plumb ink.

The final touch are lot's of tiny small white pearls...
I got "pearl happy" and just decided to put them
all over, I like the look however I would not
put this card in the USPS mail, this is definatly
a card to hand give the recipient.

*****GIVE AWAY*****

You have until midnight EST tonight to enter in the

drawing to win the pretty fabric flower hair barrettes.

Simply GO TO THIS POST and then leave a comment

for your chance to win.  I will draw a winning name

on Wednesday February 10!!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!




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Big Shot Flower and Butterfly

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Happy Monday Stampers!

Today's post is a bit of a "hodge podge" of things I want to
share with you.  I have been working on so many projects
lately from stamping to sewing that my mind is in a total
creative overload!!

The first item to share with you today is my beautiful fleece flower
and butterfly that are pictured above, I just love them!  The flower
was inspired by Gretchen Baron and the butterfly I made on my own
with the help of my Big Shot and the exclusive Bigz Beautiful Butterflies
die #114507 by Stampin' Up!  The pretty Gardenia flower was made
using the Circles #2 die. (I love my Big Shot!)

The flower is made with fleece and the butterfly made with a sparklie
felt.  I must have made 50 butterflies this weekend, once I got started
on them, I simply could not stop!  I love how beautiful they look and
you can bet you will be seeing some cards with them soon!

Here are a few more pictures of the butterflies for you, I will be selling

these in pairs in my Etsy Store for only $6.00 if anyone is interested. 
They can be made into hair accessories, used to decorate your cards or to
wear on your lapel. (Love it!)

Soooooo, the other big news at least for me is....... I got a new
sewing machine!  Yep!  I went on my little shopping trip on Friday...my
gosh you guys...I left my house at 10:00am and did not get home until
7:30pm with my tail dragging!  My hubby was laughing at me because
I told him when I left that morning that I had no clue as to when I
would be home.....and boy oh, boy I am glad I told him that!  He
gave me an early Valentine's Day present and generously gave me
some cash for shopping, then on Saturday.....the poor guy forked
over the cash for my new Huskavarna Viking sewing machine!
Can you say......HAPPY???

It's not got all the bell's
and whistles on it but
it is easy for me to use
and has the features
that I was wanting.
Compared to my
little $70.00
Brother sewing
machine....this baby
is a Cadillac to me!  Now.... I can get more of the
Big Shot rag quilt purses done and maybe even have
a few of them to sell and share with all of you! :)

The GIVEAWAY for the fabric flower barrettes that I
posted HERE has been extended thru Wednesday
midnight EST.  I thought that only fair as I now realize
realize some of my blog follower's may not have seen that
post over the weekend.  If you want to be entered into
the drawing to win the barrettes, simple go to THIS POST
and leave me a comment.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!



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