Magnolia Suite

When I first got the new (June) Stampin Up catalog this summer, I saw the Magnolia stamp set and coordinating papers.  I wasn't sure that I "needed" it, but after seeing so many beautiful samples online, I decided to go for it!

For my stamp classes this month, I offered a couple of classes featuring the Magnolia Lane suite.  The designer paper is amazing and this set works up some really nice projects.  This card is a simple card that also coordinates with the framed project.  I got the card idea from Gail Ellis.  Then I made a matching bag to hold all of the cards.  I watched a bag-making tutorial made by Amanda Flowler.

The Live, Love, Laugh sayings were from an old framelit set that I had.  I thought this would be a great use for them.  But I have to say that I love the 3D flowers along the side.  It gives the whole project a nice 3D look.  I'm not sure who to thank for the idea for this project, but it's lovely.  (If it was your sample, please let me know so that I can give you the credit.)

For the next set of matching projects, I made the Magnolia flower the focal point for the framed project along with a matching square card.  The card is from Stesha Bloodhart and I'm not sure again of the source of the framed project that I found on Facebook. 

I got the wooden frames at Joann's in the clearance section and painted them.  I also used Naturals white cardstock for the card to give it a more vintage feel.

Rounding out this month's cards is a lovely gold embossed card.  I painted the teal focal point with some ink to give the card some color.  It's a simple to make card that has a great impact.  I found it on Facebook but again don't have a name.

Lastly, but perhaps my favorite of all, is this painted Magnolia card.  I stamped onto Crumb Cake cardstock and embossed with white ink.  Then cut and gave the flower a watercolor look using some matching ink and some white craft ink.  It's hard to tell in the photo, but there's some wink of Stella to make the flower shine.  (No watermark on this card either, so no name.)

I was trying to showcase cards from this set that worked up fairly quickly without having to color in the Magnolia flower.  I think everyone enjoyed them.  What do you think of this set?

Vintage Adventure

In summer, I love to go out camping.  Actually, it's more like glamping, a glamorous form of camping!  I picked up a red vintage trailer (haven't taken it out just yet) and decided that I needed some "quilty" things to go with it.  :)

I want to decorate using vintage reds, teals, pinks, gray, etc.  I found this adorable fabric called Vintage Adventure by Riley Blake and it is so perfect for what I want to make!

I have a jelly roll and some charm squares of the fabric and I started out cutting the strips into 2 1/2" squares.  I sewed them together and make a table topper for the picnic table and one for the end table next to my bed.  I can't wait to use them next year in my trailer.

For the first mini quilt, I quilted it using straight stitches and love the grid pattern that it makes.  I'm pretty traditional when it comes to quilts and I love the linear look.

In the second one, I did some simple free motion quilting and it give it an entirely different look.  You can see the two quilting styles in the second photo.

One of my friends gave the vintage trailer birdhouse to me as a gift and I might even bring it with me camping to hang up in my campsite. :)

Oh, there are so many more things that I'd like to make with these pretty fabrics.  But for today, these 2 pieces will have to suffice. 

Pretty Fall Colors

Anyone who knows me knows that I love fall.  I seriously love everything about it - the crisp cool air, the pretty muted colors, pumpkins, apple picking, the smell of apple crisp baking in the oven, etc.

I found this pretty pitcher at Marshall's Home Goods store the other day and just had to get it.  My kitchen is painted a soft teal and the teal colored pumpkin on the pitcher matches just perfectly. 

Last week I picked out some fabrics that had the same colors in them as in the pitcher to make a simple table runner that would coordinate with my new piece of decor. 

Today I finished it up and set up my fall kitchen table.  It reminds me of fall, in a subtle sort of way.  I love it.  :)

Heirloom Frames & More

One of the first sets that caught my eye from this year's Stampin Up catalog was the Woven Heirlooms stamp set, papers and embossing folders.  Although I didn't use any of the pretty papers for this class, I did make 3 cards using the rectangle die to show how versatile that it can be.

For this first card I stamped the lacy image from Southern Serenade for the background in Soft Sea Foam.  This gave the card a soft, feminine feel.  The sayings and paper flower cut outs are from the Free as a Bird stamp set and it's coordinating paper.  The little envelope is from Love Notes framelits.  I got the card idea from Helen Edenbreejen on Pinterest. 

Next up I made this pretty vintage card featuring the Woven Thread Suite.  I have never put these colors together, but I saw this card online and decided to give it a try.  I love the richness of the colors with the pale purple in the background.  So beautiful. 

The card was originally made by Elizabeth Price.  She had used the First Frost stamp set, but because I didn't have that, I substituted an older flower set.  I think it came out just as nice.  For some reason, I especially love this card.

The next card is, of course, a Christmas card.  I used the tree cut out from the In the Woods die set, the saying from Winter Woods and the detailed trim from Dashing Deer stamp set.  I cut out the tree using silver glimmer paper.  I cut out two trees so that I could put another one underneath the first one.  And even though you can't see it, this makes the tree more stable.  The blue cardstock is Seaside Spray.  This is an easy, striking card.  I saw it online by Sherry Wayt. 

Lastly, we made this seaside card that uses Come Sail Away designer paper.  You really could use any blue or tan paper for the background of this card.  Then I cut a circle frame using 2 different sized circle dies for the frame.  We used watercolor crayons on watercolor paper for the sea and the beach.  But you could paint your colors on from the markers or the stamp pads.  The card idea is from Stacia Siorna. 

The chair is from Colorful Seasons and the seashells are from an older ocean stamp set that I had.  I just love this card.  Makes we want to drive to the ocean today.  Well, maybe not today.  But sometime soon.  :)