Autumn Cottage and It's Your Day!


Hello Everyone!

How are you today? I hope you are having a fabulous start to your weekend. I wanted to share a couple of projects I have done since I last shared.

 I am starting to get back into other things I have enjoyed in the past like cross stitching. I will admit once I had gotten more involved in paper crafting I wasn't picking up my needle and thread as much. We are putting in a new floor where I keep my paper crafting supplies so things are in a disarray. And the kind of crafter I am I like to spread things out. So as a result I have been avoiding doing anything paper related. When I am with my scrappin' ladies I usually work on Project Life. But I still wanted to do something creative. Especially if I was going to watch tv.

 So last night I picked up a long forgotten project and began working on it. It was so relaxing. I hope to be able to continue doing that long term as I have quite the stash. This was a Lizzie Kate design that came out in 2003. (Told you I had long term stash ) It was a boxer series. Its a kit that came with the special trinkets and fabric. The fabric is 28 count Summer Khaki Cashel Linen I think with a needle too but I can't remember. You had to provide your own thread though. Which I did. I used mostly DMC but had a couple of Weeks Dye Works. I was really surprised that I remembered how to stitch on Linen. Only downfall was that I had to take off my glasses to see the squares. Ha ha. So don't be surprised if I share more stitching projects even though this is a mostly Stampin' Up! related blog.

The 2nd project I wanted to share was a birthday card I made for a friend of mine. I won't say how old she turned. But her husband wanted to throw a surprise party for her. Even though it was said to not bring gifts I had to at least make a card. What kind of paper crafter am I if I didn't even do that? I kept the card pretty simple. I used Watercolor Wonder DSP that you can order from our Spring Catalog. (132994) The silver metallic encore pad also found in our Spring Catalog. (132142) and Very Vanilla Cardstock. (101650) I also used Rhinestones for the bling and a retired hostess set for the stamp. Remember we have Sale-A-Bration going on right now until March 31st. This means for every $50 you spend you get free product. Who doesn't like free? Anyways, thank you for stopping by! Please share what kind of creativity you have been doing lately.

Comments

  1. Schwarzen Family Missions/To Sow a SeedJanuary 31, 2014 at 3:05 PM

    I LOVE cross stitch! Maybe this is the nudge I need to set aside my needles and pick up a new project!

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  2. ~ Toni ~February 3, 2014 at 5:30 AM

    Great progress on your stitched piece. I completely understand those forgotten or set aside projects. I had set my stitching aside when I took up quilting. This year I'm going to try to balance the two. Have a great day, Toni from Easy Street Ramblings (peddlerjo.blogspot.com)

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  3. Miss LindaLeeMarch 8, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    Hi Mel. I'm your newest follower at the moment, but I imagine there will be many more to come. I love your stitching and your paper crafts as well. Very pretty cards. You have a wonderful week ahead. LindaLee from
    CrossN' My Stitches

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