FCC Challenge 121 Wedding Card

I had so much fun with the coffee filter ruffles that I thought I would try it on a dress!  I also needed a  wedding card!  So I am entering this into the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge 121.  I used the Creative Memories Divine Wedding Cartridge and the Close To My Heart Art Philosophy Cart.  The stamp is also CTMH and the flowers too!
I can't remember the cart I used for the flower as I made it long ago an it was in the flower stash!

Coffee Filter Circular Ruffles

Have you seen some of the beautiful projects people are making with coffee filters, markers and stamps?  Well it has me thinking of my coffee filters as another one of my supplies.  So, when I saw the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger Sweet World, I pulled out my coffee filters and put them to use.  

I used my Creative Memories Circle cutting tool and cut a circle in the center of the filter.  I then clipped into the center to make a "C" shape.  To get the ruffle effect, I sewed the coffee filter to my paper along the inside circle edge.  This creates an automatic ruffle.  Now, if you don't sew, you could use some terrifically tacky tape to get this look too!  To complete this card I used three coffee filters and made two rows of ruffles per coffee filter.  I then made a little banner with a heart punch, scraps of paper, crochet thread and some stickers I have had in my stash forever!  So, simple really and the results are so pretty!

Sorry I have been missing in action from blogging as my Father recently passed away.  Now I hope to get back to crafting as I have many thank you's to write and a few sympathy cards as well.  Thanks for visiting after my absence!

Saving A Black T-shirt From Bleach Stains

It has been difficult to find time to scrapbook with my boys home for the summer, but I am still doing a bit of crafting.  Today I am sharing how I saved one of my favorite black t-shirts after I ran into some bleach in the laundry room.  You can see in the top photo my finished flower, and the second photo is my before photo.  The bleach turned portions of the t-shirt brown.

To save this shirt, I ran a basting stitch down the center of some black and white gingham ribbon and then stitched it down to the shirt in a rose pattern.  So, quick and simple and I saved my shirt from the pajama pile!

Two Tips for Tuesday

Today I am sharing two tips for Tuesday:  recycle stained clothing and customize white embellishments to match your page!  So, let's get started?  What do you do with your stained clothing?  Well, I loved this Iscaac Mizrahi blouse, but spilled coffee on it and missed treating it when it was washed.  So, rather than discard the blouse with the pretty ruffle, I cut it off and added it to a scrapbook page.  To finish the raw edges, I ran it through my serger.

I also used Terri Sproul Mixers to customize some white embellishments to match.  Everyone is coloring their rhinestones and pearls with Copic markers, but there are some surfaces where they don't work well.  So, I used Terri Sproul mixers to make a cream ribbon rose a pink ribbon rose.  I also, had a  glitter embellishment that I used Terri's mixers on and I love that I have multiple textures with the same shade of pink!
Supplies 
Pink Paisley Flower Blooms
Pink Paisley Green Acres
Jolee's Boutique White Flowers (Pink ribbon rose)
Terri Sprouls Mixers Rose Pearl (by Sakura)
Anna Griffin Peyton Collection (Pink word)
Anna Griffin green rose
Heidi Swapp Remember stamp
Green Elephant (unknown)
The Robin's Nest Fresh Mowed Grass Dew Drops
Prima Flower (Hot Pink Daisy)
Re-embroidered Lace
Art Glitter Faux Snow
Recollections  flowers (sm pink)
Button

10 Things I Love About You Card

Today I am sharing my second card to thank The Robin's Nest for having me on their design team.  I wanted to do something extra special for this card and used the Moxie Fab World's Stamp It:  Love Card Challenge as my inspiration.  Every once in awhile I love to make a card with lists of things I love about people, or admire in them.  It is a wonderful card to receive.
So, I made a list of some of the things I loved about The Robin's Nest products:  sparkly, manly, tailored, glamorous, beautiful and somethings I love about the staff I worked with:  talented, helpful and generous.  I used Microsoft word to print them out and make little banners.  The doily is Cricut Sophie Cartridge and the 10 things I love about you is from Cricut Best Friends Imagine. I sewed it onto the glittered cardstock with some heavy duty thread and loved the skipped stitches enough to include them.  TRN is made with stickers from The Robin's Nest and the @ from Microsoft word again.  And what would a TRN card be without dew drops?!
Supplies
The Robin's Nest Glitter cream Animal Stripe (doily)
The Robin's Nest Red Sorbet Glitter Cardstock (banners)
The Robin's Nest Black Herringbone grey background
Cricut Best Friends Cartridge
Cricut Sophie Cartridge
October Afternoon Mainstreet (yellow floral)
The Robin's Nest Dew Drops
Thread

Thank You So Much The Robin's Nest

Just sharing a thank you note I made today for my design team coordinator over at The Robin's Nest.  I am so thankful for my two terms on the design team and wanted to make sure I made a card for both the company and my DT coordinator. I am going to be entering this into the Moxie Fab World Stamp It: Thank you challenge.  My inspiration was a photo from my Sunday, June 24, 2012 A & E section of the Chicago Tribune.  I loved the colors and the fabric ticking look.
I started with The Robin's Nest Glitter Cream Animal Print. and ran it through my Cricut Imagine.  Using the Cricut Craft Room software, I tried to create a stripe that looked like mattress ticking.  I then stamped on top with Viva Las Vegas Elvis stamp.  I got this for free by adding their blinkie to my blog! I used pigment ink and embossing powder so that the stamped image would not smear on top of the embossed paper.  The watch is Oxford Impressions and the tape measure is Tim Holtz.

All Good Things Tips

As I post my last project for the design team at The Robin's Nest, I thought it might be fun to share a few of my a favorite tips for getting the best results while paper crafting.
First, use beautiful products and paper.  I love the beautiful paper at The Robin's Nest!  Their elegant papers are perfect for Wedding season!

Second, don't forget the details.  Try fussy cutting pretty paper, making your own embellishments, inking the edges with distress inks, sewing on your projects, and doodling with glitter gel pens.  Here I fussy cut the Silver Paisley on Black Glitter paper to make the leaves and stems.  I also used a gel pen on my label to highlight the printed sentiment and the label border.  This was made with my Cricut Imagine, Martha Stewart Elegant Cakes and Elegant Edges and the Cricut Craft Room software.
Tie it together with repetition.  Most design theory recommends odd numbers, hence three flowers.  For this project, I used the circular swirl motif from the Cricut Paper Lace Cartridge to repeat the shapes and forms I found in The Robin's Nest Silver Paisley on Black paper.  I added the Bold Damask Decor stamp to my label to add that same shape and used the dew drops on my sentiment, my circular motif and the floral spray.  Silver was repeated in two papers and the dew drops.

And finally, add dimension:  To get dimension on this wedding card, I used the Black Glitter Rose paper to create a rolled rose.  If you use this technique you will find that the largest petals are in the center of the flower, so begin rolling your flower from the outside, and roll towards the inside.  Before gluing, gently roll the edges of the petals with the silver tipping back to highlight this detail.   I also added some of The Robin's Nest Dew Drops from the Black/White/Metallic Mix.  Dimension can be flatter than these rolled roses to fit in a scrap book, just achieve dimension on pages, with layered flat paper, inking your edges, and some pop dots, or low profile embellishments if you wish.

I would like to thank The Robin's Nest for having me on their design team for two terms!  I have really enjoyed working with all of the talented designers and look forward to seeing your new products and designers!


Supplies
The Robin's Nest Black Glitter on Card stock
The Robin's Nest Silver Paisley on Black 
The Robin's Nest Black/White/Metallic Mix Dew Drops
The Robin's Nest America Words (Wine Colored Card stock on back side)
Silver Card Stock
Black Card Stock
White Card Stock
Inkadinkadoo Bold Damask Stamps
Cricut Imagine
Cricut Martha Stewart Elegant Cakes (Sentiment)
Cricut Elegant Edges Label Shape
Cricut Paper Lace
Sakura Gell Roll Pen
Hot Glue gun
My Favorite Things Die-Namics Rolled Rose Die (Wine colored roses)