Quilt Bag

We made these bags at our yearly stamp retreat, this year renamed to the stamp escape. This quilt bag was a surprise from sistas Sera and Angie. We cut 18 squares with the Scallop Square die for the Big Shot. Then pinned the squares together with batting in the middle. My favorite part about this bag is that it is reversible! I used a different print for the inside of the bag so the look totally changes just by turning it inside out. How cool is that?! I already have fabric to make two more bags, maybe next time I'll try adding some pockets. Though that may push the limits of my sewing abilities! Happy stampin'

Finally Spring.....

though it doesn't feel like it yet here in Minnesota! After a very long hiatus of holidays, wedding planning and spending time with family and friends I finally have time to blog again, yay :) I saw this magnetic board on Angie Kennedy Juda's blog and absolutely had to try it. Boy is this a fast and easy project! The metal is galvanized step flashing covered with the new Sweet Pea designer series paper. The magnets were made by layering Old Olive Die Cut Blooms with Barely Banana cardstock and lacquered with Crystal Effects to stiffen the paper. I used my Crop-a-dile to punch the holes for ribbon and a Crop-a-dile corner muncher to round the corners, getting rid of dangerous sharp corners. This whole project came together so quickly I made two more using the Cottage Wall designer series paper. Guess my Mother's day gifts are done! Happy stampin!
Sarah

I'm SO EXCITED!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Craft Fair

This past Saturday I was fortunate enough to have a table at the Mayo employees craft fair with my friend Carmen. This is an annual event with 300 tables of handcrafted items. I was very happy with the crowd and how many items sold! Here are some photos of the table before the doors opened and we sold out of almost everything! Did I mention this sale was awesome?!?! We had individual and boxed cards, Rudolph and pumpkin boxes, post-it-note holders, stamped candles, gift card holders, tile coasters, covered note pads, punched Santa and Thanksgiving candy, stocking stuffers, triangle treat boxes and framed Noel and Peace sayings. Thanks for looking!
Sarah

Big Shot

Maybe you've heard that the Big Shot is great for materials other than just cardstock. Here are two great examples of pins that can be made using fabric. The blue and white flower was made with the Stampin' Up! Blossom Party die and the Scallop Circle die. The fall themed orange flower uses the Stampin' Up! Flower Folds exclusive die and a Pumpkin Pie corduroy button. The possibilities are truly endless with the Big Shot!
Sarah

Altered Note Pads

I made this for a craft expo last weekend. I cut a piece of Creamy Caramel card stock 8 1/8" x 9 1/4", score at 4 1/8" and 4 1/2". I used the acorn stamp from the Autumn Splendor set and punched it out using the 1 1/4" circle. I layered that over a 1 3/8" Chocolate Chip circle and finished it off with a gold brad for some bling. The designer series paper is Autumn Meadows from the Holiday Mini catalog. I love that the in color ribbon is two sided! Here I used the solid side of Dusty Durango. To finish off the top half I used the Leaves Die for the Big Shot and cut out two leaves using Dusty Durango and Chocolate Chip card stock. I'll have more projects to share, thanks for looking!
Sarah

My Digital Studio

Stampin' Up! is offering My Digital Studio in the starter kit for new demonstrators!!! What a deal! The software can be used to create scrapbooks, cards, calendars, blog elements and so much more. Check out this link for more details.