Non-Winning Artisan Award- Sew Mini Products 3D entry

Here is one of the two 3d items I made for the Artisan Award contest. It is a wooden thread spool holder that was altered to make a cute display of some of the sewing themed products that were in the Occasions Mini catalog. (Click on the picture to see it bigger aka more detail!)

I had a BLAST putting this project together with all the little details and elements. I used fabric, buttons, pom-pom trim, linen thread, designer series paper, designer fabric brads, stamps, ink and a few non SU! items (the wooden thread spool holder, the mini clay pots, the wooden spools in different sizes, the bobbins and the mini straight pins) oh and don't forget the millions :) of mini glue dots used to hold everything in place so it will never move!

Here is a close up of one of the mini clay pots filled with tiny rolls of the Sweet Stitches fabric pined together using the mini straight pins.

Here is another close up picture of another mini clay pot. This one acts as a pin cushion adorned with a matching brad on top as well as linen thread for details. You can kind of see it on this pot if look very closely...I stamped all the clay pots with images from the Sew Suite stamp set (retired now) in crumb cake classic ink to give them a little more interest and aged look. In this picture you can also see a bobbin that is wrapped with linen thread.

In this close up picture you can see some more fabric wrapped up in mini bolts tired up with the hemp twine. You can also see the pom-pom trim wrapped around a spool and that I stamped the tops of all of the spools using the Button, Button stamp set.

You can also see the designer series paper that lines all of the "shelves" that the pots, spools and bobbins are sitting on.

What a fun little project to make! I love it!

Thanks for looking!
if you were at convention you may have seen this on the display...it was there!

Non-Winning Artisan Award- Baby Wyatt Page

Here one of the scrapbook pages I made for the Artisan Award contest. It is a 12x12 page featuring my cousins little boy Wyatt just a few weeks old. (Click on the scrapbook page to see it bigger!)

I couldn't make up my mind with this page, I had the basic layout there and then kept adding the different elements to it until I though I was satisfied. I think it came out good.

I used various different mediums on this page including wood sheets, fabric, card stock, vellum and shimmer smooch spray.

I wasn't sure of the butterflies on a baby boy's page, so I added the wood sheet butterflies to it too, I think it added a little bit more of a masculine feel! :) What do you think?

I die cut the "wyatt" letters using the big shot and chipboard covered in Whisper White card stock. The journaling was done on MDS and then printed and popped up using dimensionals on the page. It is super hard to see in the pictures, but the whole page was mounted onto a piece of the Presto Prints Specialty DSP that gave it a little bit more interest and depth!

I was happy with the way this page came out!

Thanks for looking!
if you were at convention you may have seen this on the display boards...it was there!

Onesies for Trace- SCIC47

Yesterday was Thursday and that means time for another Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge! This week we are celebrating cute little animals, strips and polka-dots! We hope you are inspired to make something and share it with us over at the Stampin' Celebration blog!

This week's inspiration pictures were perfect for me as I needed to make a welcome baby gift for a friend that had a baby boy recently!

Here is what I came up with a bag with a few personalized onesies for him to wear all tired up with a cute giraffe tag! I had so much fun making the tag and the onesies!

Here is a picture of the onesies I made. The first one has his name that I die cut using the Big Shot and the iron on adhesive and then just ironed it on the back of the onesie. The second one I made a tie (figured it was appropriate since he is the only boy with two older sisters!) on the front of the onesie. I made the tie by using a template I drew my hand and then again used the iron on adhesive to attach it to the onesie.

Here is a close up of the So Saffron punch art giraffe I made for the tag. I used various Stampin' Up! punches to make him (Hint...the head is the Owl Punch!). I made a tree for him to nibble on using the two step bird punch and a few hearts in Pear Pizzazz and then mounted it all onto a piece of Baja Breeze card stock that I sponged clouds onto.

I really had a great time making this entire project and I hope Mom and the new baby enjoy it!

Thanks for looking!

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Fringed Sewing Machine Cover (plus a tutorial)- ccmc-om5

We had a fantastic last week of projects and tutorials over at the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Mini Edition! I can't believe it is over! It went by so quickly. This week we have been creating using all the products in the Oh Sew Suite from the Occasions Mini.

Ok, on to this week's Saturday challenge which was to Sew (real or faux)! Usually Saturday challenges are for our subscribers to join in and every time they do they are entered to win a $75 Stampin' Up! merchandise gift certificate and a FREE registration to Create with Connie and Mary Summer Mini Edition, but this week, since it is our last week it is only for the Design Team.

My sewing machine needed a new cover so bad I could hear it begging me to use the Sweet Stitches designer Series fabric to make a new cover for it this week, sew (so) that is what I did!


I used one pack of Sweet Stitches designer series fabric to make the entire cover. I added the "SEW..." to the front of the cover using the Fabric Adhesive Roll and some dark brown fabric that was die cut using the Serif Essentials bigz dies.

I am not going to go into a lot of details on how I made this here, because I have made a short two page pdf "how to" for you to download! Here it is: Fringed Sewing Machine Cover How To!

Be sure to head over to the Create with Connie and Mary site to check out the other Design Team Members sewing projects this week! While you are there make sure you check out their blogs as well!

Thanks for looking!

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Monogrammed Springtime Journal- ccmc-om3

We had another great week full of awesome projects and tutorials over at the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Mini Edition! We have been creating using all the products in the Springtime Vintage Suite from the Occasions Mini this week! Do you want to see these projects? Do you want easy to follow tutorials to make these projects? I bet you do! It is never to late to join the Create with Connie and Mary Occasions Mini Edition and trust me....you will not regret it! Click here to find out how to subscribe and get in on all the fun!

Ok, on to this week's Saturday challenge which is a color challenge using Rose Red, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz and Very Vanilla. Saturday Challenges are for our subscribers to join in and every time they do they are entered to win a $75 Stampin' Up! merchandise gift certificate and a FREE registration to Create with Connie and Mary Summer Mini Edition!

Here is what I made, a monogrammed journal. This was fun and simple to make yet it makes a bold statement.

I used an Art Journal from Stampin' Up! as the journal. To create the background I used Very Vanilla card stock and the Dotted Scallop ribbon border, Scallop Trim border, Scallop Edge border and the Eyelet border punches and just layered them horizontally on the journal.

I made the flowers using scraps of the Springtime Vintage fabric glued to a circle of sticky sheet in a circular pattern starting in the center.

I added a few basic pearls to the center of the flowers as well as some Pear Pizazz card stock leaves made using the Build a Blossom punch.

The "R" was die cut from Rose Red card stock using the Big Shot and the Serif Essentials die. I used the Baby Blossoms stamp set to stamp a small leaf print onto the "R" using Rose Red ink and then mounted it to the journal using dimensionals.

Be sure to head over to the Create with Connie and Mary site to check out the other Design Team Members cards using these colors as inspiration. While you are there make sure you check out their blogs as well!

Thanks for looking!

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Love Oreo- SCIC#39

It's Thursday and that means it's time for another Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge!

Check out these fun inspiration pictures! This week we are all about the pinks, reds and all those yummy treats!

Here is what I made! A love Oreo made of felt! I saw this made by Melanie, a fellow demo, and thought it was the cutest little thing and just had to make one and what better time than for this week's Stmapin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge!

I used the Movers and Shapers Heart die to die cut the felt and used the Fabric Adhesive Roll and an iron to stick all the layers together....worked like a charm!

I made the flower on top using a small piece of Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, a Red Glimmer Brad and a small piece of Certainly Celery Satin ribbon.

The love Oreo has a loop of 1/8" piece of Whisper White Taffeta ribbon attached to it so it can hang as a decoration on a tree or wreath or......oh the possibilities are endless! Can you image a tree full of these cute little treats?

Thanks for looking!
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Cute Gift's- CCMC-HM7

It's nearing the end of Week 7 over at the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition and it is time for our Saturday Challenge! Do you want to be entered into a drawing for one of two $75 Stampin' Up! merchandise gift certificates or two FREE passes to the NEXT edition of Create with Connie and Mary? If so, then head over to the Create with Connie and Mary blog and subscribe to the Holiday Edition and play along with us in the Saturday Challenges! It is never too late to join...but you better hurry, because next week is the last week....you will have access to all the past projects and tutorials for a long time after we stop creating no matter when you join us!

Ok on with this week's Saturday Challenge! This week we have been creating using A Cute Christmas, Merry Crittermas, the Builder Wheels, Candy Cane Rub-Ons and the Decor Elements. The challenge for this week is a color challenge using Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride and Real Red. I decided to use the A Cute Christmas stamp set for my card.

Here is what I came up with! I had fun wrapping up all the presents on my card and even un-wrapping one of them! :) I used the Candy Cane Christmas Designer Series Fabric on my card as well as the stamp set, because I couldn't not resist using it, it matching the A Cute Christmas set perfectly!

I made my presents by cutting appropriate colors of card stock for the boxes and then wrapped them up using small strips of the Designer Series Fabric. I attatched "to: from:" tags (made using the "to: from:" stamp in the A Cute Christmas stamp set) to each gift. The last gift has already been ripped open to expose the greeting "have a cute Christmas!"

The Whisper White background on my card was sent through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and then mounted onto a Blushing Bride card base.

Be sure to check out the other design team members cute creations this week too:

Connie Babbert- Inkspired Treasures
Cristena Bagne- Gettin' Crafty
Jenn Picard- A New Ink on Life
Mary Brown- StamperCamper's Corner

Thanks for looking!

My Rag Quilt Purse

(more sewing!)

I was inspired to start making these super cute Rag Quilt Purses by Angie Juda over at Chick n Scratch. (She has some great instructions if you want them.)

This is the first Rag Quilt Purse I made. I made it a few months ago and since have made a few others. I just love how it came out and how easy it was to make using the Big Shot. It is a great tool for sewing or quilting...it cuts up to 8 pieces of fabric at once using the Bigz Dies! If you would like more information...let me know!

Thanks for looking!

The "Nancy"

Ok...I haven't ever posted anything I have ever sewn on my blog, but I am going to start.

Here is the front of a organizer/ notepad holder I made. I got the idea to make this while at Leadership in January. I was sitting in a class when a lady (Hi Nancy!) came and sat by me and she pulled out the cutest organizer/ notepad holder. I started making a sketch on my paper and then after the class asked her if I could take a few pictures so I could remember how it was laid out on the inside. Good thing I got pictures, because I just now got time today to make a pattern and make it!

Here is the inside with the pockets to organize things on the left and then the notepad holder on the right. The finished thing measures about 6 1/2" wide X 9 1/2" tall. The front and back cover of the organizer/notepad holder are hard/stiff to give it support. I am happy with the way it came out! I have decided to name this style of organizer/notepad holder the "Nancy". (If you want to see a close up, click on the photo.)

So what do you think...Do you want to see more sewing from me?

Thanks for looking!

added 4/21/10!! If any of you that posted a comment about wanting a tutorial for this, please e-mail me directly at rochellelee02@yahoo.com!! Thanks! I have a pattern for this, but want to tell you more about it first!!