Fringe! Fringe! Fringe!

Oh man, is this card fancy or what? It's pretty glamorous in person. A real statement card.

Here are the pieces that you will need:

(sorry about the white on white:)

Helpful reminder: attach the white pieces/ribbon separate from the blue fringes/card base as shown above. Also, I'm terrible at tying ribbon, so I tied the bow separate and just glued it on.

Easy peasy, right? 

Thanks! Come back again soon.

Colour Coordination... It's difficult for me

I find that one of the most time consuming thing about card-making is picking out colours. 

When you're stuck, I find it best to just use shades of the same colour. 

I love a monochromatic card.

Brown on brown on brown


Here are the pieces that you will need to build this card:

The techniques and tools utilized include: 

flower punch/die cut

distressing the edges with a blending tool 

using an embossing folder 

rubber stamping 

a little "sewing"

Sooo there you have it. My idea of colour coordination. Until next time :)

Ideas for Creating Your Own Embellishments

I was at the local giant craft retailer, as I always am, and saw that they were selling embellishments for quite a bit of $$$.

Here are some ideas for making your own from your scraps and other things you may have on hand. I basically hot glued a bunch of things onto paperclips.

12 o'clock: two felt leaves with sewn detail

1 o'clock: four felt flowers sewn together with pearl center

2 & 3 o'clock: simple, just ribbon

4,5 & 6: two flowers stacked, copper brad in the center

7 & 8: (do these things have a name?) They are created by folding a strip of paper into a tiny accordion.

9 & 10: two flowers with a button center and a bow

11 o'clock: four felt flowers sewn together

I just thought of one more, but didn't have time to include it in my picture.

Pin Wheels!

I'm Starting to Think That My Hobby is More About Shopping for Craft Supplies Than Actually Crafting Itself... Anybody Else? Just Me?

It's the weekend. I have spare time, which means trouble...

Last weeks' raid included trimmings, blending tool, ink, embossing folder, cardstock,
stamps, string, buttons, gems and pearls.

This weeks' foraging of craft goods include crop-a-dile, grommets, punches, ribbons, stamps
and patterned paper.