All About Autumn

 In this week's Stamp Class, I used the fall papers from All About Autumn.  They are so rich in color and so pretty featuring beautiful photos and gold-trimmed papers.  For this first card, I copied the idea from Mary Knabe.  I like the way the designer paper is sliced for the look of this card.  I added some rainbow trim die cuts in gold to add a bit more pizazz to the card.  I used gold sequin ribbon for the bow.

For the second card, I copied the idea from Mary Witt from Pinterest.  I love how the paper is cut into a circle for just a peak of the fall papers.  I added burlap ribbon and some leaf cut outs from Colorful Season dies.  The new Distressed Tile embossing folder is featured on the front layer.

This is the first time that I've used these new colors - Pecan Pie and Copper Clay.  I love their rich tones.  

For this Moody Mauve card, I cut 3 sheets of designer paper to make the collage background.  I found this card idea from Pattystamps.  The saying is from Painted Harvest, a set from a couple of years sgo.

And, last, but not least is this sweet little card that features a bird from Bird's Eye View set.  Doesn't he look great sitting on the bookshelf?  I want to give this card to a friend of mine who lends me books to read.  :)  I got this idea from Susan Molly.

When I ordered this paper, I didn't notice that it comes in 6" squares, so not enough paper to present an entire class.  I am waiting for it to come back in stock so that I can order some more!  It's great fall paper for your crafting needs.  

Crafting with Wood

 Last week I went to a friend's house where we continued to work on some painted wood items.  I love going there because she has lots of embellishments to add to the projects.  

For this little paddle, I added the bird using a Chalk Couture screen and brown paint.  I thought that he needed some color so I sponged in some color with Stampin Up ink and blending brushes.  I love the little hint of color that he has.

Then I added some soft-colored flowers, lace and sprigs to complete the look.  There are pearls and some berry sprigs if you look closely - all on top of a burlap bow.  I was pleased with how it all turned out.

Next I painted some Chalk Couture onto a small wooden tag that I painted white.  I added some lace, sprigs, a flower, jute rope to hang and a key charm to it.  It's about 3" tall and just a nice little piece to fill in on a shelf.

I started a few other projects but didn't get them done.  That will have to be another post!  

I love working with the soft colors of late summer and fall.  Last week I cleared off a couple of shelves in my stamping room and these items will look so good in there.  :)

The Tilda Collection

For the past couple of weeks I have been playing around using some of my Tilda fabrics.  I wanted to make a gift for one of my sewing friends for her birthday because I know that she loves fabric from the Tilda lines.  

I started out making some needlepoint cases and fussy cutting the ladies from one of my fabric pieces for the front of the case.  The back is patchwork and inside is some wool felt with embellishments on it.  I made four of them and love how they came out!  I saw the idea for these online.

Next I made some patchwork pincushions to match.  I had to order some purple buttons to complete all of the projects.  I like how they add to the cuteness factor.

After finishing them, I sewed some small zippered bags in the beautiful Tilda fabrics.  I added a small charm to the zipper pull and a little tab on them.  

Of course, I couldn't leave out the little birdies!  My friend has a whole collection of them and I knew that she would like one in the Tilda fabrics.  :)

I found a flower pattern on the internet and made some mug rugs to go with the collection.  You can drink your tea and while sewing and there's room for a cookie, too!  Or you can just dress up a table or shelf with them.

After the flowers, I put together some key fobs.  These are great for keys or anything that you can put on a ring.  I have some applique circles that I added to mine so that I don't lose them.  

Lastly, I made a couple of cards to match the set.  I gave one set to my friend Carol and raffled off a second set at my quilt guild.  The ladies there loved them, too!  

What do you think of my Tilda collection for sewing?  

 

Basket of Kitties

Don't you just love these little kitties?  They are a panel that I bought a couple of years ago called Woof, Woof, Meow cat panel by Stacy Iest Hsu.  There is another adult cat that I still have to make.  The set comes with the 4 kittens.  

I started making these kitties a year ago or so (ha ha) and found them in my sewing room.  Today I put together a small quilt for them to cuddle up with and hope to set them out for my granddaughter to play with.

I have a puppy dog panel and a second kitty panel to still complete.  I'm hoping by the time that I'm done that the whole basket is filled with cats and dogs galore!

The adult cats have a pouch to put the kittens in, but I think it needs extra fabric and a dart to make the pouch fit any of the babies.  You can see in the photo that the pouch is very tight.  

I will try something different for the next adult cat.  We'll see how it comes out.

I'll keep you posted on the progress.  

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What do you think of the kitty family?  Do you have a little one that would like to play with them?

 

Mixing Old with New

Today I took out the old stamp set, Time with You.  It has cute vintage images on it from 2006.  And check out the saying, "On the open road of life, may happiness be your destination."  Sweet, right?

 Although I made this card a couple of months ago, I loved the vintage look of the girl mixed with the look of the Regency Park papers, and wanted to make more.  :)

For the cards, I used some various sayings and on this card, I chose another color of the designer papers.  I added some Wink of Stella to the girl to give her some shine.  You can't see it in the photo, but she sparkles as she's riding her bike!

I have a lot, a really lot, of the Regency Park papers left over from the spring catalog, so you may see more things made with it!  Stampin Up is running the mini catalogs for only 4 months now instead of 6 months and I just don't get time to use up all of the products.  I hope they go back to 6 months next year!

These girls look like they are riding their bikes on the road to happiness.  :)