Today I made about 4 hostess gifts to get ready for the holiday season in a little less than an hour! I'll show you how! We'll be stamping on fabric today! You'll need some fabric paints, dish towels (I like the flour sack ones...they seem to be the easiest to stamp on.) a foam brush, and stamps. For this project I used the Joyeux Noel set. You'll want to put some paint on your foam brush, but not too much! It should look something like this: Then use the brush as an ink pad for your stamps. Instead of rubbing your stamp on the brush, dab it, exactly like you do to get ink onto your stamp from an ink pad. The stamp … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
Tutorial Tuesday: Thanksgiving Name Cards
I've been having fun with the new limited edition set Autumn Blessings! Consequently I've got a few little projects with this versatile set! First up are these great and easy to make name cards for your Thanksgiving table. If you don't need name cards, try using them to label the dishes on the table instead! For the stand, cut a strip of paper 10" x 1 1/2". Score at 1/2", 4", and 7 1/2". Fold into a triangle shape and adhere the bottom flaps together to complete the stand. Stamp the stitched, shaped border and add to it any of the fun autumn icons in the set. I added the oak leaf, pumpkin, and acorn. (The little leaves make great … [Read more...]
Blog Hop Winners
Did you get a chance to see what the design team has been up to with the new release Blog Hop? They've got some fantastic projects so be sure to check them out! Laurel Karen Jessica Michele Tiffany Tenia Bonnie Rose Tina Ready for the winners? I picked one from each site! Here they are, courtesy of Random.org. *From Laurel's blog we've got: Comment #29: Jennifer Rzasa *From Karen's blog we've got: Comment #34: Cheryl *From Jessica's blog we've got: Comment #7: Chere *From Michele's blog we've got: Comment #12: Vera W. Yates (Ling) *From Tiffany's blog we've got: Comment #24: Sandra … [Read more...]
It’s a Release Party!
I've been waiting to share these new sets with you and they're finally here! I've got SO much to share I don't even know where to start! First off, how about the sets? As always, they're available in both the regular and LITE versions. The only difference is that the regular sets come in a silver tin for $15 before shipping and the LITE versions come packaged in their own package, minus the tin, for $13 INCLUDING shipping. I've got one new set that I think all the fans of Hexagon-A-Thon will like, Circle-A-Thon. Boy do I love this set! SO versatile. The smaller circles fit inside your 1" circle punch and the sentiments fit … [Read more...]
