What' Black and White and Red all over? The New Challenge at Shopping Our Stash.

 Welcome to the last challenge of 2020 at Shopping Our Stash and it's a really great one. Black & white and red all over. Enterpret as you see it, so many many many options now I took it literally. It wasn't an easy one for me I had a plan and when I couldn't locate a die I wanted to use I was at a standsill but while looking in all the obvious places I found a Quilt Die, I've had for a couple or three years and used once as it is a PITA to do but so worth it.  So won't keep you in suspense any longer......

It is a Gina Marie Quilt Die and so gorgeous.  First you have to cut three in coordinating patterns, I have done it with double sided patterned paper and it was lovely due to the challenge being the three colours I only used on patterned paper. First I backed the black die cut with double sided tape and put it on the red square. then becaues the areals were sticky I paper pieces the rest making sure the plaids matched. Then to use a bit more white I layered on a square of white and because I love to pay double for postage I added it to a a black layer that I sewed on to the red layer then attached it to a white 5 1/2 inch square base.  In the center there is an Eyelet Outlet enamel red glitter dot.

These are my leftovers. I must give you a tip that I saw on one of Jennifer Maguire's blog and to use Press and Seal to keep all the bits together and now I can make two more cards, the pieces come off the press and seal very easily. 

This is the inside which I left blank it's always good to have some cards you can use for any occasion.

Thanks for visitng today and head over to the Main Blog and check out what the rest of the design team have made. 

M is for Menopause ~~ Challenge #137 at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

The next two weeks at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers  are brought to you by M is for Menopause!!


Anything to do with the "older" generation I head for the box with the Art Impressions Girlfriends stamps, they are the best for giggles, and the one I chose can be used for many occasions.

Not only did I fussy cut everything out, I paper pieced the "sofa" . The background paper is from American Crafts, Project life paper pad. The sofa print is from Stampin'up.

Close up of the sentiment, which is from Art Impressions (so many really great sentiments)

The inside was finished with some scraps of paper and another fabulous sentiment from Art Impressions. (it came with the image)

Thanks for visiting my blog today and head over to the MAIN BLOG and see what crazy menopausal cards the rest of the design team have made.

Hark the Herald Angels SING.......

I'm way behind on the Challenge at the Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Hark the Herald Angels SING which translates to music on your project...perhaps sheet music perhaps notes or even instruments lots of choices. The challenge ends in a couple of days and I have only made one so far. 

I used some sheet music I printed off on the computer and it was sitting in my scraps as was the green I used for the wreath and layer. I did a second cut with red and paper pieced it to the wreath (will NOT do this again) it was very time consuming and was very hard to get the pieces in the spots before the glue dried so don't look too close. The Season's Greetings is from Impression Obsession and another delight to glue. Should have used the sticker maker.

Finished the inside with an Impression Obsession sentiment and more scraps.

I'm entering this in 

Jingle Belles Rock ~~ Hark the Herald Angels SING.

Thanks for stopping by today and be on the look-out for a second card before Wednesday.

Celebrate National Dress Day with Shopping Our Stash!!!

Today March 6, 2018 is National Dress Day check it out!! Mimi dreams up great ones!!  So in honour of National Dress Day we are having a Dress challenge at Shopping Our Stash so what do you have to do you ask? create a project with a dress on it or inspired by one (please add picture to you post).  On Scrap & Stamp with Frenchie she gave the directions to make a "stand alone fold" it fits in an A2 envelope, so of course I just had to make one.

Here is how it stands alone.

First I dug out a Stampin'up stamp set, a beautiful you, I bought it a year ago at last year's Sale-a-bration (so I could get another stamp set free that I've never used) now that's digging in my stash. the patterned paper is from a pack (I bought two one in pretty colours one in neutrals) over a year ago at $$rama.  I paper pieced the dress and hat.

Paper piecing was quite the adventure, the patterned paper is very light weight and while fussy cutting I not only cut a sleeve off once I did it twice, I thought you learn from your mistakes?

The sentiment is on the back center panel.

See how it closes to fit in an A2 envelope

I would like to support these challenges.

Seize the Birthday ~~ no toppings

Thanks for stopping by and checking out what I've been making, don't forget to head over to the Main Blog and see what the rest of the design team have made.

Paper Piecing Christmas Trees.....

I checked out the ABC Christmas Challenge Blog ~~ P is for paper piecing and I thought, hmm I can do that, I found the perfect stamp from the Artful Stamper that I picked up at an Estate Sale. It makes a perfect image for paper piecing with the exception it's a lot of fussy cutting.  If I hurry I can also put it in for the Jingle Belles Rock We three kings to use multiples of three, thus three paper pieced trees and it closes in 2 hours. I haven't made a shaped card for eons, I can't remember the last one I made but here it is.

I used my two fisker's star punches for the stars and added the rhinestones to the circles on the trees and the ones in the background.

finished the inside with a couple of layers and a sentiment.

I am adding this to:

ABC Christmas Challenge   P is for Paper Piecing

Jingle Belles Rock   We Three Kings

Thanks for visiting today and I have one more Christmas card for my collection.

Guess What Time it is!! It's Challenge Time!! Q is for Quilts (paper piecing)

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers has a challenge for you.....Q is for Quilts which means do some paper piecing, if it makes a quilt, awesome. I went with the plain paper piecing, so much fun fussy cutting the image....NOT, but here it is.

Well I had an image all picked out and when it came time to create it was MIA so I went with my second choice. I paper pieced the couch or sofa, The image is from Art Impressions (gotta love the girlfriends) coloured it with copics and added flowers and the sentiment.

Finished the inside with a bit of humour or maybe reality lol.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you will have some fun with this challenge, head over to the main blog check out the rules and what the other design team members has done for the challenge.

Welcome to Pieces of April!!!

If you are looking for my Clear it Out Tuesday post scroll down or click HERE.

April showers make the snow go away so the May flowers can make their way out to greet the sun. I saw lots of snow drops on Sunday, tulips and daffodils were poking their leaves out of the ground, what a fabulous sight. Shopping Our Stash has a great challenge for this second week of April…pieces of April which means paper piecing. This is a fun challenge and you can use up some scraps and that is what the blog is all about. I love to shop in my stash I never know what I might uncover.
For my Pieces of April I used a House Mouse image from House Mouse Designs these little guys are my “go to” stamp for lots of occasions and it’s been a little while since I used one.

 

I picked the image because it reminded me of the  March winds we had and how March went out like a lion, I paper pieced the balloon cut the image with my labels 8 spellbinders die and layered it on the pink that I cut with the Fancy Labels 8 die by Spellbinders. Doesn’t he look like he is having a fun time.

Here is the inside of the  card waiting for the sentiment, it was done with some scraps I had in the scrap box.

Challenges I’m entering this in:

Gruffies and Guests Anything goes with the option of lace. I didn’t use lace but I did use a lacy die cut.

Thanks for stopping by today and come back again soon.

A Day at the Beach…..with Clear it Out Tuesday

Yes I’ve been at the lake for the weekend and it’s hot, hot, hot. but then again it would be just as hot at home. Hubby said the water is lovely but cool which means I’m not going in.
This is the second week of the Paper Piecing challenge using your paper stash at Clear it Out Tuesday check out the requirements for entering the challenge all the information is on the blog. The same two sponsors again this week so two chances to win, QKR Stampede, and Digi Darla Designs both have fabulous digis. Last week I used a QKR stampede image so this week I used one from Digi Darla Designs, I picked a seaside image just because I was at the cottage for the weekend, I was working on a couple of cards, I try to remember everything I need but as you know by my other posts there is always something missing, This week I brought my rectangle nestabilities the large set of plain ones, and the small set of scalloped ones, after I cut the pieces I noticed duh. Anyway here is what I came up with for inspiration.

Supplies
Image seashore from Digi Darla Designs
Cardstock…..GP white, Crumb cake, Pacific Point
Patterned paper…from the never ending scraps of my stash I did the umbrella and the bag.
Spellbinders large plain and small scalloped rectangles
Embellishments…..rhinestones and baker’s twine.

Challenges I'm entering this in:
Digi Darla "At the Beach" you will find the challenge HERE at their new challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you find some time to do some paper piecing and add your project to the Clear it Out challenge Blog.

Are you ready for a New Challenge for you from Clear it Out Tuesday?

New challenge to get all the details of entering the challenge check out the Clear it Out Tuesday Blog. Two sponsors again so two chances to win prizes, QKR Stampede and Digi Darla, click on the names to check out the great images both of them have for sale.
This challenge we are going to do some paper piecing, now I really haven’t done a lot of it, seems way to fussy for me but it looks great when it is done. I used an image from QKR Stampede for the first week of the challenge. I used a piece of design paper I have had for a long time and was sitting on my craft table just waiting to be used.

Now isn’t he just the saddest looking puppy, I hope he will give a giggle to someone that is “under the weather”

Supplies

Image QKR Stampede

Cardstock Sage Shadow and GP white

Accessories Spellbinders ovals, Argyle embossing folder and some paw prints I found in my stash.

Thanks for looking today and would love to see you join in the paper piecing challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday.