One Last Valentine's Post

 

As you all know, I'm crazy about Crazy 9 Patch quilts. I am working toward having 12, one for each month to hang in my stairs. This one is for February. It will soon go to the quilt shop in Arkansas to be quilted and will be ready to hang in February 2011! The fabric is a Moda called L'Amour. I have 9 Crazy 9 Patch quilts with fabric picked out for 2 more right now!

Also, from the scraps from the Crazy 9 Patch valentine's quilt, I made this adorable scarf! Next will be key chains. That will be a later post!

Sending Love II

I love the "Sending Love" designer series paper from the Occasions Mini. Above you see 2 Valentine boxes made from the DS paper with cute 3x3" note cards tucked in. Each box is embellished with either the corduroy button brad or an expoxy brad from the Occasions Mini Catalog. The boxes were made using the "Scallop Envelope" Bigz die (2 envelopes each). The red box uses real red striped grosgrain ribbon for a handle. The 3x3" note cards were made with the "Happy Moments" stamp set also from the Occasions Mini catalog. The Valentine card was made using "The More the Merrier" stamp set from the IBC in pretty in pink and chocolate chip papers and inks. I love how the 1-1/4" chocolate chip striped grosgrain ribbon anchors the birdies and sentiment on the card.

 

Above is a collection of Valentine cards that I made over the years. My favorite above is the LOVE card bottom right. The teddy bear card is probably the oldest.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Oops!

 

Oops in that I bought fabric for a new project when I have so many projects already lined up! Sister Scraps has a new line of fabric from Amy Butler that I just had to have. Also, I purchased the white fabric to use with the Amy Butler fabric to make the quilt in the pattern that I also just bought. The white fabric is white on white with a paisley print - love it! The pattern is from Atkinson Designs (mine and Christie's favorite!) called "Pie Crust Pile Up". Can't wait to get started on this one!

 

Here's a project that I worked on during the big winter storm - key chains. These are just like the ones that Ashlan and I bought in Breckenridge. I ordered the supplies on the internet and used my scrap fabric to make these cute key chains! I sold 2 to the first person I showed them to!

I also made 2 aprons during the winter blast - I've been busy but I have so many projects I want to make! Whew!

Next blog I have some more Valentine cards to show you - stay posted!

Sending Love

All of these cards have one thing in common other than the fact they are Valentines cards. All of these cards were made using the Designer Series paper "Sending Love" from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Other supplies include:
Card stock: real red, pretty in pink, chocolate chip, very vanilla
Inks: real red, pretty in pink, chocolate chip
Stamp sets: "Always", "Love You Much", "The More the Merrier" - all from the SU Idea Catalog
Punches: scallop circle, scallop square, heart to heart
Big Shot dies: top note
Ribbon: 1/4" chocolate chip grosgrain, 5/8" regal rose grosgrain, 1-1/4" striped chocolate chip grosgrain
Embellishments: epoxy brads sending love (chocolate chip and real red), corduroy buttons (real red) both from the Occasions Mini Catalog

Warm Winter Wishes

With their cheerful scarves and hats, the snowmen from "The More the Merrier" stamp set  makes you feel warm all over! Snowflakes in green galore ink using the snowflake stamp from the "Christmas Punch" set creates a colorful background. In tempting turquoise and green galore, one large and one small snowflake was layered to the base card. These snowflakes were made using the Sizzlits 4-pak "Snowflakes" die set and the Original "Snowflake" die on the Big Shot. The snowmen were stamped on whisper white layered on only orange card stock. Using SU markers the scarves, hats and carrot noses were colored. Who says winter has to be dreary?

Thanks Christie for the use of the Big Shot dies for this card.

A Clements Family Christmas

Christmas came and went way too fast!

Here's the highlights of the Clements Family Christmas!

New Clements family stockings were purchased this year. Ashlan and I made tags help identify each stocking. The "B" was made with my Big Shot die cutter using real red card stock. Circles were punched with 1" and 3/4" circle punches. The stamp set is no longer available.

Christmas morning.

Nathan bought a house in Evergreen, CO not far from where he works in Denver. We all took advantage of his hospitality after Christmas to ski at Beaver Creek. It was a really pretty day!

This is the Christmas tree at The Ritz-Carlton at Beaver Creek.

 

After skiing the first day, Ashlan and I shopped in Breckenridge while the guys did the skiing on day 2. We found a great shop called Magical Scraps. The scarf above was made with quilting fabric and fleece. While we both loved it, we were not willing to pay $40 for the scarf!

Instead, we purchased a yard of fabric from Magical Scraps and with some of my fabric stash we made our own scarf. Ashlan has a real talent for picking out coordinating fabric. This scarf cost less than $15!

From the Clements family - Happy New Year!

Cute Gift Bag!!

Can you believe this gift bag is made from one sheet of SU Designers Series paper?! After folding, add some adhesive tape to hold it together and then ribbon for a handle and it's a bag! It is also pretty on the inside because of the double-sided paper. It measures approximately 4"w x 3-1/2"h. It has two pockets and would be great for gift cards, jewelry, or cookies.

Angela, my sister-in-law made this bag for a teacher gift. How cute!

If you would like instructions, please send me an email and I will forward the folding instructions to you.

Merry Christmas