Hibiscus

Hi there! It's Product Spotlight Day at DeNami Design!!! Today we're featuring THIS beauty:

And here's my creation:

The hibiscus reminds me of sunny days at the beach, so that's where my color inspiration came from! I LOVE these patterned papers from October Afternoon and Echo Park and thought they were the perfect fit! I wish I would have had a slightly darker shade of aqua ink (like the background on the larger polka dot paper) to stamp out the hibiscus image. I feel like it looks a little washed out (although if I tilt my computer screen back just a little, it looks much better...hmmm....).

So...what do you think? I hope you like my card for today!!! Be sure to head on over to the DeNami Design Blog to check out all of the FABULOUS ways my fellow DT gals have used this same stamp!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

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Supplies:

Stamps: Large Bold Hibiscus M47, Everyday Greetings Stamp Set PF29 (DeNami Design)

Cardstock: Vintage Cream (PTI), Gold (scraps from my stash)

Ink: Seaglass Color Box (Clearsnap), Onyx Black VersaFine (Tsukineko)

Patterned Paper: Thrift Shop: Collector's Item (October Afternoon), Thrift Shop: Great Find (October Afternoon), Fly A Kite: Lemonade (October Afternoon), Dots and Stripes (Echo Park)

Border Punch: (Fiskars)

Rustic Twine: (PTI)

Button: Rusted Sun (Fancy Pants)

Gold Embroidery Floss: (Janlynn)

Fun With Floss Challenge (Card #2)

Here's my second creation for the "Fun With Floss Challenge" over at Moxie Fab World. Click HERE for all of the details related to the challenge and to see all of the participants' ultra creative projects!!!

I started by stamping the bird image (Hero Arts) onto kraft cardstock (Papertrey Ink). I diluted some Mod Podge in a cup with water and dunked the floss into the mixture. Then I used the floss to "color in" the bird by laying it over top of the image. Once the floss was dry, I hand stitched the yellow outline and beak and added a french knot for the bird's eye.

The initial inspiration for this card came from the picture on the February 2010 Pottery Barn catalog. The idea for the technique came from a project I did in an art class when I was working on my degree in Elementary Education. And, I've seen Martha Stewart do something similar using glue and yarn.

It was a bit messy, and the dark pink floss sort of turned colors on me, but otherwise it turned out pretty nifty! As the floss was dragged around on the card a little while I was working on the bird image, it left traces of Mod Podge all over the cardstock. I thought this gave it an interesting-looking texture (kind of "nesty"), so I used some chalks and a Q-tip to bring it out!  

For the branch, I just wrapped some brown floss around the cardstock three times. Then I added those dark pink blossoms (french knots) for pops of color.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment (Hero Arts), mounted the cardstock onto chocolate brown cardstock, and used my scalloped scallop punch (EK Success) on the right-hand edge.

I may try this technique again to see if I can get it perfected. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a comment or send me an e-mail. I'd be happy to provide more details!

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you had an AWESOME weekend!

Fun With Floss Challenge

Hello there! Here's one of the cards I created for the "Fun With Floss Challenge" over at Moxie Fab World! As the name implies, the challenge was to incorporate embroidery floss into a project. Click HERE to see all of the details and the sensational creations submitted by all of the participants!

I used my ultra handy new In Stitch'Z templates ("Silly Stitches") by Bazill Basics and designed a fun Springtime scene! I added french knots to the centers of the flowers. The sentiment was created in Microsoft Word. I think this is the most stitching I've ever done on a card (or anywhere for that matter!). I'm so happy with the results!!!

Here's a close-up:

And here's the inside:

Well, I have one more card that I want to try to finish up for this particular challenge. I'd better get to it as the deadline (March 1st) is literally right around the corner!!! Yikes!

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Supplies:

Cardstock - "Kraft" (Papertrey Ink), "Yellow" (from my scrap box), "White" (The Paper Company)

Patterned Paper - "Raspberry Small Dots" (Making Memories)

Floss - "Aqua, Pink, Green, Yellow" (Janlynn)

In Stitch'Z - "Silly Stitches Templates" (Bazzill)

Paper Piercing Tool

Ink - "Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk Inkpad" (Clearsnap)

Corner Rounder Tool

Scallop created with "Cloud" template (Fiskars)

Flower Button - "Mixed Bouquet" (Theresa's Hand Dyed Buttons)

Sentiment created in Microsoft Word

Adhesive Tape Runner (Therm-o-web)

Pop Dots (All Night Media)

Finished Card Size: 6.5" x 5"