Shop Hop Needle Case

 

I'm here with the March edition of Tuesday Threads with Karen... using the pretty Art Impressions Shop Hop fabrics designed by Bonnie Krebs, available through Henry Glass Co.

I have a needle case to share with you today!  Both my Mother & Grandmother used to have these in their sewing rooms to keep all of their handsewing needles and pins organized, so I thought I'd make one for myself.  Here's what I started with:

 I used my rotary cutter to cut two 8" x 12" pieces of fabric for the base, and one 6" x 12" piece to use as a pocket.  I had a matching piece of felt that I cut down to 6" x 10" and some bias binding tape.

 I cut a piece of Heat n Bond high loft Fusible Fleece from Therm O Web slightly larger than my base pieces, and sandwiched it between the two.

 I used my sewing machine to quilt the three layers together, and wanted to share my hi-tech method of how I kept my stitching lines straight!  I put a piece of masking tape on the diagonal, and sewed along the edge, then I moved it over repeatedly until the entire piece was quilted.

I absolutely love the effect!  The Heat n Bond fleece is only about 1/8" thick - perfect for this project.

 I finished off the top edge of the pocket, then stitched it down to the base.

On the outside of the needle case, I used Heat n Bond Lite iron-on adhesive to attach two semi circles of contrasting fabric.  I used a zigzag stitch around them to finish the edges.

 I used my machine to sew the bias binding around the edges (and taught myself how to mitre the corners!).  I didn't trust my ability to neatly topstitch the binding on the flip side... so I used a blind stitch to finish it by hand.  Then I centered the piece of felt on the inside, and stitched it down the center - this created the fold in the case.  I added a button and loop closure, and it was done!

 This is a great little project that helps to keep your supplies organized, and makes a cute addition to your sewing room.  I'll see you next month with another sewing project!

InLinkz.com

One Crazy Stamper Card Kit

Hello everyone!  I posted this over on the One Crazy Stamper blog, to share with you one of the card kits I've designed, that One Crazy Stamper will have available at Scrapfest in April.  Here is Kovu & Fred TT074 and You Make Me Smile GG08 both from High Hopes Rubber Stamps:

 All card kits include the stamps shown here, with enough cut pieces, card bases and envelopes to complete four identical cards.  You'll also get a full colour photo with instructions for assembly.  I'll be back next week with another kit card.  See you at Scrapfest in Kitchener, April 7th & 8th!

Ai Watercolor Minis!

 The Art Impressions Design Team are showing off the new Ai Watercolor Mini sets, as well as two new flower/foliage sets, and a Watercolor Sentiments stamp set (you'll love this!)

A few weeks ago I had a very productive afternoon painting with a bunch of the new Ai Watercolor sets (so you'll be seeing a few more from me this spring!).  Today I'm sharing a card made with Wooden Chair Mini Set (Sku #4876):

 The set includes the chair, two flowers, a vine and a flower pot.  I used the vine in the set to create my rustic little vine wreath, by stamping it four times to create the wreath shape, and tried to make it look as if it's hanging off the edge of the chair.  The smaller flowers are from WC Flower Set 2 (Sku #4868), the grass is from Foliage Set (Sku #4051) and the bird is from WC Birds Set (Sku #4872).  After double matting, I used pop dots to elevate the image, and stamped a sentiment from WC Sentiments Set (Sku #4903) directly onto my card base.

 I used Marvy Markers on some smooth watercolor paper for my project - you can find a wide range of Marvy Markers on the Art Impressions website here.

Happy painting!

Nuts About You

 I have a trio of cards to share today using Art Impressions' Nuts About You (Sku #4885).  This sweet set featuring some cute little squirrels was released as a Valentine's Day stamp set, but I wanted to show you how great it is for other occasions.  I've had these acorn/fall themed papers for a while, and I knew they'd be perfect with this set:

 I coloured the images with Copic markers, picking up some of the colours from the papers:

 I love the little acorn stamps that are included in the set.  It also comes with four different sentiments, and another large image that I don't show here.

 For this one, I pulled out my Gift Box Punch Board and created a little envelope from one of the patterned papers, just big enough to hold one of the images.  I glued one of the acorns to the edge of the flap, and I used some temporary adhesive (Dotto Dots) that will keep the envelope shut, but allows the recipient to easily open it up.

 And when you lift the flap, here's the little squirrel hidden inside.  The card is 5 1/2" square.

 Copic Markers: Browns - E57, E55, E53, E51, E50, E44, E43, E41

Greens - G21, YG11, YG00

Blues - B02, B00, B000, B0000

Corals - R24, R22, R21

Happy stamping!

InLinkz.com

Garden Try-fold

 I am sharing a spring Try-fold card on the Art Impressions blog today using Garden TF (Sku #4203)

 This is such a gorgeous stamp set - and so versatile!  This would make a great birthday card, Mother's Day card or even an Easter card wtih that sweet little bunny on the front image - and I really love the sentiment.

 All the instructions to create a Try-fold card are included with the stamp set.  After stamping and colouring with Copic markers, I lined the back sides of the flaps with some polka dot paper, and mounted my card on it as well.  You can find all of the Ai Try-fold stamp sets here.

 Copics used: Blues - B01, B00, B000, B000

Greens - YG05, YG03, YG01, YG00, YG95, YG93, YG91

Greys - W5, W3, W1, W00

Browns - E55, E53, E51

Reds - R35, R32, R30

InLinkz.com

Playful People

The current challenge on the Art Impressions blog is "Playful People" - and the design team is helping to launch the Ai Work & Play sets.  I have a set of four cards using Proud Nurse Set (Sku #4899):

 I had a great time making these... and once I got going, I realized how many friends I have that are nurses, lab techs, OT's or just work in a hospital - so I have a feeling this is going to be a very well used set!

 The inside sentiment on this one says "At the end of a 12 hour shift it's good to know that the ER is just down the hall"!  There are seven sentiments included in the set, two main images, and four small ones.

 I used some metallic gold thread to zigzag stitch on each of the cards, then added some gold and black sequins for a little more bling.

 Check out what the rest of the design team has to share today - there are four new Work & Play sets available now on the Art Impressions website.

Copics used - Greens - BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11

Greys - W5, W3, W1, W00

Reds - R35, R32, R30

Skin tones - E37, E34, E31, E11, E00, E000, R30

Hair - E18, E15, E07, E09, E02, E55, E53, E51, Y26, Y23, E50