It has been raining here for a couple of days now and the weather man says it is going to last till the end of the week. All this rain started me thinking of my flowers in my front yard. We hardly ever get rain here so, I can't complain. Actually, it was very cozy just being rained in all day in my house. I know the rain is going to help my flowers bloom beautifully when Spring comes around. Can't wait! Today I used my Pretty Peony stamp set and matched it with my Basic Grey Stella Ruby pattern papers. I cut the blue flower right out of my BG paper and used crystal effects over it. I glued some small green beads to the center and sprinkled iridescent ice EP over the top. The blue background paper has been cuttle bugged, sewn and embossed with iridescent ice EP. I stamped the small outlined peony on pattern paper in ruby red and then used a Stampamajig to place the versamarked peony stamp over the outline and clear embossed it. The wire is very thin black wire that I wrapped around the end of a paint brush and slid off. I had a sticky chip board vine that I covered in DP. Of coarse I had to add a little sparkle with my Diamond Stickles to finish it off.
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Showing posts with label sewn cards. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
My Pretty Peony
It has been raining here for a couple of days now and the weather man says it is going to last till the end of the week. All this rain started me thinking of my flowers in my front yard. We hardly ever get rain here so, I can't complain. Actually, it was very cozy just being rained in all day in my house. I know the rain is going to help my flowers bloom beautifully when Spring comes around. Can't wait! Today I used my Pretty Peony stamp set and matched it with my Basic Grey Stella Ruby pattern papers. I cut the blue flower right out of my BG paper and used crystal effects over it. I glued some small green beads to the center and sprinkled iridescent ice EP over the top. The blue background paper has been cuttle bugged, sewn and embossed with iridescent ice EP. I stamped the small outlined peony on pattern paper in ruby red and then used a Stampamajig to place the versamarked peony stamp over the outline and clear embossed it. The wire is very thin black wire that I wrapped around the end of a paint brush and slid off. I had a sticky chip board vine that I covered in DP. Of coarse I had to add a little sparkle with my Diamond Stickles to finish it off.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Sew Springy!
Our Sew Springy Garden Gate card!
Today they are learning a new technique, how to sew cards. I was inspired by a photo of a gate card in the Papercrafts magazine. I like the more realistic nature stamp sets instead of the whimsical style that they had in the magazine. So, I thought of my favorite retired spring stamp set "Feathered Hope." I found the hinges and garden signs at our base craft store. The sewing technique really makes a card look amazing. It's a great way to accent your card and give it more of a "handmade" look. Using the sewing machine makes it so fast and easy, too. Even a very simple card can be made to look stunning by just using the sewing technique. Everyone except Kumie hadn't used a sewing machine in a while so they were a little nervous at first. They all did a great job and their sewing lines were so straight! Our card measures 5x6 1/2"
Yuu-chan wanted mommy's card to have a lot more flowers!
Kayoko's cards
Megumi's cards
Eiko's cards
My card with additions
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