Etsy Inspired Challenge #110

It's been awhile since I have had time for a challenge, but this weeks Etsy Inspired Challenge is for a great shop Capturing Creativity I so love her whimsical style and sense of color. I was inspired by her Autum Harvest Creative Kit to make a birthday card in Autumn colors. I love the orange in the leaves and pulled out some of my Basic Grey Fusion line. I also used my SU Harlequin plate, Tim Holtz alcohol ink in terra cotta, and raspberry, bubblegum stickles, micro pompom trim and a bit of ribbon. Stamps are CTMH and Inkadinkado. For my flower, I ran some organza through my Cuttlebug with my Sizzix circle die and layered them, tacking them together with thread through my Papertrey ink button. The bling is Want2scrap.

Another Etsy Milestone: My first order over 10 items

Just listed a custom order for a customer for two Cricut covers and 10 scrap bags. This is an Etsy milestone for me, my first order over 10 items! The first cover is for a Create, and I used the last of my Michael Miller carnival bloom fabric. Oh, I should've bought more of this as I have had so many requests! But I can't even find it online. I am sad to let my last piece go.

And the second cover an Expression. My customer also ordered 10 scrap bags. Without sand to save on shipping and cost. She plans on filling them herself and giving them out to friends who attend a once a year crop she hosts. What lucky friends!
Things have been a bit hectic here lately and I apologize for not posting often. But life gets away from you and kids come first. My youngest had an abscessed tooth that required surgery and the next week the croup.
Next up I am speaking at the S.C.R.A.P. Guild of Northern IL.'s meeting about blogging. And a craft show in early November. I will post detail soon, in case you want to see my covers live and in person.

Fun with Fabric Flowers!

Lately I have been playing with fabric flowers and thought I would share some of my favorites. This first flower is made with polyester satin cut with my Sizzix circle die and then singed with a candle. Be sure to individually singe each layer with the candle BEFORE you sew them together. I like to tack them with my sewing needle and thread and use a button center, but you can use a glue gun.
For the next flower, I used some iridescent taffeta. The kind with black in the weft direction and another color in the warp direction. In this case red. I ripped a strip about an 1 1/2" wide and pulled out the red thread. I then ran a gathering stitch along the opposite long end of the strip and gathered up the fabric. I coiled this around and hand tacked the fabric with a needle and thread. In the center I placed a vintage black glass button with gold foil edges.
Then it occurred to me that the two flowers would look beautiful together! So I made the organza base without the button center and placed the satin flower in the center. See picture below.

You could use this flower on a page, a card, a handband or even a dress. The last one ended up on a homecoming dress I altered for a friend. She loved it!

More with Floppies!

Here is another item I made with floppies for a teachers gift. Who doesn't love post it notes?! I used the Tim Holtz Paper Rosette die in my Cuttlebug and I love this die! In this case, I did not put the wire binding through the post it notes as I wanted them to come off easily! See the inside picture below.

Gypsy Giveaway at Mixology Crafts

I love a good give away, and thought this one is worthy of sharing. How about a chance to win a Gypsy, by October 15th, 2010? Go to Mixology Crafts and see the details. I already subscribe, and I think you will like this blog and all the craft ideas that will have you using your tools for more than just scrapbook pages.

Thanks for the Cartridge Susan At Busy with the Cricky!

Just wanted to post a thank you to Susan at Busy with the Cricky for the Martha Stewart Holiday Cakes Cartridge! It has been sooooooooo long since I had enough mad money for a cartridge and this was on my short list of must haves. Just got it today and wish I had time to play with it immediately! But I got lots to do, so watch for a post to follow with some new cuts, and pages.
Now about the mini album above, how about a cut file for the three tabbed pages? You can find a cut file for this mini album HERE. And you will need George and Locker talk. If you just want the pages, you can remove my computer cut and just use George. If you use chip board, and the Bind it All wire, you will only be able to insert three pages. I actually don't have the Bind it All, but had some wire left over from a class I took some where and used it with my Crop a Dile. You should be able to cut your floppies, with a Crop a Dile, a Bind it All or a Cinch. I used my Xyron to adhere my Basic Grey paper to the chipboard. Here is a list of my supplies:
Floppies (look for some soon in my Etsy store if you have thrown yours out)
Basic Grey Skate Shop paper
Tim Holtz embossing Collage and Notebook folders
Bind it All Wire
Ribbon (the brown ribbon with the leaf vine is Martha Stewart)
Autumn Leaves Journal Cirlce and Arrow Stamps (I love these journaling stamps!!!!)
Clock Face (Not sure it's been in the stash forever)

On Assignment for Scrapbooks Etc Song Lyrics

I am submitting an On Assignment: Inspired by song lyrics for the Scrapbooks Etc. Magazine. I was inspired by the post it note holders that you can find on Etsy, made with floppy disks. As soon as I saw them, I knew I wanted to make a mini album! Then I saw the Scrapbooks Etc was looking for submissions inspired by song lyrics and thought of Brad Paisley's song "Welcome to the Future." I thought it would be the perfect thing to scrap my sons' obsession with gaming and also record how things were when they grew up. Just think of all the things they have: hand held game systems, games stored on little chips, wireless play, accessories for their game systems like instruments and athletic equipment, and they can play on the go or at home. Wonder what the future will be for their children!?
Don't have any floppies left? Check my Etsy store in the next few days for floppies and kits to make your own. I will list supplies and some how to's in tomorrow's blog post.