Wedding Embroidery Frame

This is an embroidery frame I did with my cousin Bethany's wedding photo. I love this photo of their names on the marquis! I tried to tie in her wedding colour...Hot Pink, as well as some glitz and glam with the Basic Rhinestones and Silver Glimmer Paper. She had THE best shoes ever, sparkly pink high heels!
 

 

 The base is from the Timeless Portrait Designer Fabric, and ribbon is Melon Mambo Polka Dot scallop. 

I've been accomplishing alot of gift items...so much to share, but have to wait til I give them away, so not to spoil the surprise!   Stay tuned!

Baby Hat with Flirtatious Designer Fabric

I designed this adorable baby hat for a co-worker who's expecting a baby girl this February. I'm so excited she's asked me to make her baby shower invitations too!  I bought the brown crochet hat from a local company called Little Hoot, hopefully sometime I'll learn how to crochet a hat! So far I've given up on a scarf, it's now a braclet..LOL  
The flower is made up of layers of the Flirtatious Designer Fabric cut with the Fun Flowers Die on the Big Shot, a little crochet flower and 2 buttons.

 I also strung through some Pretty in Pink Polka dot scallop ribbon around the crown of the hat.

Curious George was happy enough to model my hat for you all! Enjoy!

Spice Cake Cookie Cutter ornament

 Happy Friday!
Well even though we got our first snowfall here in Calgary this morning, I'm still not ready for winter. So I made this fall inspired cookie cutter ornament to make myself feel better. LOL 
This matches with the Spice Cake Fabric Wreath I made last week. If you didn't see that post, click HERE.

I used alot of Crystal Effects to adhere the metal cookie cutter to the Spice Cake DSP, then spread it all over to create a nice shine. You have to let this dry for 24 hrs!!  I added some ripped pieces of Designer Fabric  on the Linen Thread, and embellished with a Big Button in Pool Party, and a cute little tag pinned with a Vintage Trinket safety pin. The 'hand crafted' sentiment is from Tiny Tags stamp set.

Hope you enjoy!
Have a great weekend everyone!

Lots of Projects to share!

 I just realized I had a bunch of projects to share from a recent class and Stamp Club I attended this past month, so I thought I would share!

Here's the 3 projects we did at Allison's Stamp Club this past month....
Our technique was Faux Mother of Pearl. It's a super simple way to add some beautiful detail to any project.
I will probably do a tutorial on it later on...

Our next card was a super cute one using the new Petite Pocket Die....

Open up the envelope and there's a surprise inside!

 3 little tags!
The last card was a Christmas one using the Postage Stamp Punch and Merry & Type stamp set...

All 3 projects featured the Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, and Fabric....so pretty!

I also have 3 more cards to share from an Embossing class I took last week....First card is a replica of the christmas one I just showed you, but different colours and the Faux Metal technique.

I just love the look of this Faux metal.....so cool!

Next was the Cracked Glass technique....very neat!

 And the last is the Double Embossing Technique....

 

I really like the look of this one!

Excellent cards Allison, thanks for teaching us!

Happy Halloween!! more Goodie Bags!!

Here's some more treats for you!  Happy Halloween!
These cute little goodie bags are made with the 1"x8" cello bags from Stampin' Up! available in the Holiday Mini catty. Don't worry if you missed them for Halloween, these will come in handy for Christmas too!
The candy corn topper was made by gluing strips of paper (Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White) then punching with the Petite Pennant Punch! So cute and easy! (just make sure you use thinner strips so it doesn't create 3 layers of paper...you will break your punch trying to get through that many layers!

I punched out the Basic Black background with the Decorative Label Punch, did some faux stitching with the White gel pen, and added a little sparkle with the new Dazzling Details...my new fave embellie!

The next 2 candy bag toppers are images from the adorable Out on a Limb stamp set...I just love the witch, isn't she cute!

I coloured her in with the Stampin' Write Markers, added some Silver Glass Glitter for some bling and the same punched background with Pumpkin Pie cardstock. Next up is the little owl out on a limb...

I added some Dazzling Details to the moon and made some twinkling stars too!

Hope you all had a safe and happy Halloween!!!  Here's a fun video I took on Saturday of a Thriller Flash Mob that happened at a local mall here in Calgary. It was for Thrill the World...an annual event held across the world simultaneously ...very cool!!! Check it out!

Oh and here is a guy I met there who looked fantastic as the Mad Hatter....could have sworn it was Johnny Depp!!! I wish! LOL

BOO!

FREE Big Shot Promotion EXTENDED!!!!

Fantastic News! Stampin' Up! has decided to extend their promo for a Free Big Shot when buying the Starter Kit til November 11....today was the last day, but now you've got 11 more days to Join My Team!!  If you haven't heard about this promo, click on the photo below!  Not only can you get a free Big Shot, but you can choose to get a $125 shopping spree instead! Amazing!  I'd like to welcome a new recruit to my team, Rachel, she decided to take advantage of this amazing deal! Hope you will too!

Be back later with a Halloween treat!

Spice Cake Fabric Wreath - with cookie cutter ornaments!

I'm in love with the Spice Cake line from Stampin' Up!....I admit it took me awhile to buy the products, but I'm so glad I did! Aren't these colours amazing together...Pool Party, Soft Suede and More Mustard. Last year I made cookie cutter ornaments for Christmas, but I just found these leaf shaped ones and thought I should make some with the Spice Cake DSP and pair it with the matching Designer Fabric and these HUGE buttons!

 

So for this wreath, I used a plain wooden embroidery hoop and tied ripped pieces of the Spice Cake Designer Fabric alternating with the 3 different designs. 

For the Leaf cookie cutters, I traced out the shape onto the paper, cut it out, then used Crystal Effects to glue the cutter onto the paper, I also filled in the whole leaf with it to give it a nice shine. I then strung them up using Linen Thread.

Thanks for stopping by today! Let me know what you think!

Thank You Cards

Here's the finished product of the Thank You Cards I had to do for a customer. This is a retired hostess stamp set, Birthday Bakery. I thought it fit perfectly for the purpose of these cards. I used a new fave colour combo, Basic Grey and Calypso Coral, as well as Pool Party. I coloured in the little baked goods with the coordinating Stampin' Write markers and added a bit of Dazzling Details for some bling! The sentiment is from Curly Cute.  I even added a cute cupcake on the envelopes too!

Hope she enjoys them!

Cardmaking in Progress....

I had high hopes this week to get alot of projects done, but I came down with a cold on Thursday and am still getting over it...but feel well enough to get my thank you cards made for a customer. So I'm in progress right now....thought I'd share a pic of my desk.

 

The Dazzling Details are drying right now, so I'm gonna hop in the shower and get dressed. I know it's almost 5pm, don't judge me! I'm sick! LOL

Be back tomorrow with all the finished cards!

Halloween Goodie Bags - 1"x 8" cello bags

What a busy week! Work has been insanely busy...I'm not left with much time to craft when I get home! I've got so many projects on the go too! And just got an order for Thank You cards on top of that! Can't wait for the weekend....already told my 'hubby' I'm crafting....that's it! LOL  So anyways...I've been filling up these adorable goodie bags for Halloween...I'm hoping to get enough done to give to some of my staff members, as well as maybe hand some out to the kids. Here's hoping! I'll have more designs soon, but here's one using some Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain ribbon ( on the Clearance Rack for only $4.89 reg. $13.50!)  Those cute pumpkins with mustaches are from the new Out on a Limb stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catty. Aren't they hilarious! I added some glitter to them with the new Dazzling Details. As well as a Mini Clothespin. These 1" x 8" Cellophane bags are a steal at only $3.25 for 50 bags! Grab em' now while you can! Great for Christmas stocking stuffers too!

 

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