Showing posts with label For Always Textiles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label For Always Textiles. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

What's Black and White and Green All Over?

Well, maybe not ALL over, but you get the picture!  It is this week's Color Dare, that's what!

This challenge is to make a black, white, and green creation, AND you get to choose your shade of green!  You still have until noon tomorrow to link up your creation, so don't just sit there!  I whipped up this little gift card holder using the Close to My Heart Artiste Collection a while back and am sharing it with you just for this occasion.


I chose Close to My Heart's Topiary Green which is my go-to Christmas green.  I love that all the Cardstock has a white core for sanding and tearing.  I used an embossing folder to dry emboss this portion onto the front panel and sanded the letters down to pop off the green.  :)

The inside of this card reveals a place to insert a gift card, and I used the Perfect Fit Frames My Acrylix and a sentiment from Holiday Tags to embellish it a bit.  The Cricut Art Philosophy Collection provided the matching die cut shape for the simple wreath frame.


These black and white panels inside are created by wrapping the same For Always Textile Fabric that I used as the closure around some CS.  Here is quick pic tutorial:

Cut the fabric with at least a 1/4 inch on each side of the CS.

Use strong adhesive to fold two sides over.  I used my ATG.

Trim a bit in from the corner to eliminate bulk.

Fold the last two sides over as snugly as possible.

There you go!  I love the way this looks matted with the black CS.

Here is a view from the back of the card...


I can't wait to try this in other combinations of patterns for other occasions!  :)

CAS-ual Fridays is having an embossing challenge this week, so I will be linking this one up with its beautiful dry embossed card front!



Thanks for popping in today, I appreciate you coming to see my latest ideas and creations!

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

A Special Clip for A Special Survivor!

Hi everyone!  Today is my first EVER vendor gig, and I am super-duper excited!  I need to run, but I have a special post to go along with this event.

The ladies in this group have a pink theme for their all-day craft event this year.  In the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness, I created a pin to wear on my apron from my Close to My Heart Base and Bling Hair Clips.  I also made one to give away to a former consultant and new friend of mine who happens to be a Breast Cancer survivor herself.



It was really easy to make with the For Always Textiles, Black and Cotton Candy CS, and my cricut cartridges.  The scallop is from Art Philosophy and the cause ribbon is from Artbooking.  I had a bit of bling left from a chopped up Sparkles Flourish that looked just perfect on the ribbon.  :) 

See you back here soon!  :)

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Damask Divas Dream Pop Blog Hop!



Nope, you are not seeing double, lol!  The Damask Divas are putting on two blog hops this month!  So let's get to it!

If you found your way here from Cheryl's Blog, then you are in the right place!  If you want to start at the beginning, just head on over to the Damask Divas Blog for the whole line up.  :)

I used the colorful Dream Pop papers to make a cheery banner for my friend's birthday.  She is battling cancer, and I wanted to make something for her to look at each day and be lifted up by God's promises.  I am thrilled with how it turned out, and I know I used exactly the right papers.


It isn't easy to photograph a banner, unfortunately, so here are some partial shots to see the details better.  Can you see the shine of the specially embossed cardstock?














These are some of the other Close to My Heart products I used to make the banner:

Joyful Jar (retired)
May 2013 Stamp of the Month
C1538 Girls Rock
D1545 Wheel of Life
A Rainbow (retired)
He is Risen (retired)
Be Still
D1440 Everlasting Life
Cricut Art Philosophy Collection
Cricut Artiste Collection
My Creations Mini Banner
For Always Textiles
Sparkles
Shimmer Trim
Baker's Twine Paradise Assortment
Black and Grey Glitter Paper

I hope you are inspired by this one to make something bright and cheerful with the Dream Pop papers too!  Your next stop is Traci at Papercrafting 101.  Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Don't forget to stop by the Claire Hop too!  ;)