Sew Detailed

Here's another swap card I got while at Leadership in January.

This one has a lot of details, that just add to the joy it will give the recipient!

The first one is that measuring tape! CUTE!

And, aren't those buttons cute!




They were made using the new Buttons embosslit. An embosslit dry embosses and cuts at the same time. All you do is put a scrap of card stock inside the embosslit and run it thru Mr. Big!

Open up the embosslit and plop those luscious buttons on whatever you want!

In this instance, though, the designer added some white gel pen to the button's holes to high light them! Adds a nice little touch.

And look at this one - I almost missed this one!


Adding more while gel pen to the feet of the dress form was brilliant!

And then we have the DSP that has buttons in it, as well, and everything pulls together very nicely!

That's one of the best things about Stampin' Up! product, as far as I'm concerned. How well the stamps, DSPs, and fabrics now mix, match, and coordinate!

I also like the fact that we generally have 3 or 4 current stamp sets that you can mix and match with other stamp sets and papers.

Are you a seamstress? If you are, I'm sure you'd love the fabrics. There are three different fabric patterns to each box. All are fat quarters, and all tear nice and straight! That in itself is a plus, when you work with fabric, because it means a straight bias, which is important so your fabric will lie flat.

So, did I tempt you with anything tonight? Anything you see that you HAVE to have? Give me a call or an email and I'll be happy to order it for you!

Thanks for stopping by - come back soon!

2011 Calendars! Are yours up yet?

If you can believe it, I FINALLY put out 2011 calendars through - out the house tonight!

Every time I'd try to look at a wall calendar I'd realize it was last year's and go find a current one, thinking, next time I go to the kitchen, I'll bring one back to hang here (where ever "here" was at that moment).

You see, I had about 8 calendars on the kitchen table just waiting to be put up somewhere! Most came from animal shelters, etc, since that's what I support.

So, tonight, I finally got them OFF the kitchen table and UP ON THE WALLS! Every room now has at least one 2011 calendar!

I also make calendars. I generally purchase those little stick on calendars from a company called AIP, and then use coasters to make unique calendars.

I've had my stamp club ladies make their own for the past two or three years - and I always make one for my computer desk at the same time.

Then, assuming I have time, I try to make additional calendars to give as gifts.



Here's one I made for my friend Roxy. She's always the Hostess with the Mostest when we go visit her for a weekend of gambling and goofing off.

Her calendar was my initial use of the Pompom Trim (in the Occasions mini-catalog). Took me a while to figure out I was going to have to use Sticky Strip to get them to stay on there! (They ARE still there, aren't they Roxy?)

I also used the Sweet Buttons embosslit as the centers of the orange flowers - see them? They're made from Daffodil Delight! Hard to miss something THAT bright, isn't it?

And here's the one I made for Susan...




She's very much into Vintage, so I went crazy with a lot of the new stuff from the Occasions mini - both DSPs and stamp images. Easter Blossoms and Nature's Walk stamp sets, Botanical Gazette Designer Series Papers, scalloped edge punch, and my favorite ribbon (for the moment!) the 1/8" taffeta - LOVE IT!

I liked hers so well I almost kept it for myself and made her another!

I just realized I haven't taken a photo of the one I made for myself! I'll have to do that tomorrow and then remember to post it to show you.

Thanks for stopping by - have a great tomorrow!