Valentine’s Treat Box!

I love Valentine’s Day and am always looking for ways to treat my family! I decided to get out my fabric and make a cute box for chocolate treats!

I used my eBosser and my Accuquilt rag die to cut out my fabric!

For each box I need five pieces for the outside and five for the inside as well as interfacing. I can cut all in one go!

I love how much time my eBosser saves me!

I felted the hearts I used on the sides with my Babylock Embellisher. I love felting and then I sewed them on!

These made great little boxes but I could have made them larger to hold some of my desk clutter or other gift items.

It is so much fun to create these sewn boxes.I hope you might consider giving it a try!

See you next week,

Debi

Center Rise Card Pulls a Double!

Having an ill family member is no fun, especially when miles make the separation even further! So for my recouping family member (in a cardiac rehab) I came up with a stand up card to remind  them of my love and devotion!

I am so happy that I have Teresa Collins Paper and Embellishents! They really help me express my feelings!

I love this center rise card style. It allows me to have a double sided greeting and looks great, too!

I used my eBosser with Teresa Collins Décor Circle embossing folder. I love the texture it gave my borders!

These are two must have tools!

I love the circle in a circle texture I achieved with my eBosser and great folder. I also used Tim Holtz’s Distress inkpad to add the vintage stain!

On the flip side I made a sweet Valentine’s declaration!

I used a inkadinkado stamp for my lovely hummer! I love the great feeling of having two cards in one. As simple as flipping the card around.

I am so happy that my life is filled with great products from Craftwell as well as Teresa Collins!

Have a wonderful week and see you next week!

Debi

Inspiration Reminder!

Reminder to be Inspired and Know that I care!

I love that  Teresa Collins inspired me with her wonderful line called “You are My Happy”!  I always looking for ways to empower and remind me of how valuable I am to myself. It is so easy to put everything and everyone else ahead of you so I created this great reminder desk accessory with an added journal inside for photos or just for writing something to me!

I used some of my favorite items to create this. I love the laughing cow cheese boxes and look forward to opportunities to use them when ever I can. So I started with taking the labels off of the box. I then cut a four inch circle to cover the box and  also used some Bazzill paper to create the box ring that I ran thru the eBosser. I used Teresa Collins Embossing folder Décor Circles to make the ring around my box.’

I also cut 4 inch circles with my eCraft for the inside working journal pages inside of the box.

I love all of the cool embellishments that are in my collection! Teresa Collins thought of everthing. I made my top so that I can change the sentiment on top daily!

I used a Styrofoam Easter egg to make the slotted holder for my daily affirmations.  I love the sayings and hope that they will instill a daily positive outlook for me!

Thank you so much Teresa Collins for the fun that I am having! I hope that all recognize the wonder that is you!

Have a great week,

Debi

A Bun Warming Quilt for the Holidays!

I was under the gun but it is done!!! So many thought how crazy to start a quilt two weeks before Christmas …can she finish it…Sure because it isn’t a people quilt but a “bun” warmer for Christmas dinner rolls.

I am so excited about it and can’t wait to give it to my Daughter for her Christmas dinner.

Last week I spoke to you about cutting that fabric out with the eBosser. It surely cut my time way down. So here is my recipe

Supplies and steps :

The hexagon fabric pieces sewn together to make a sixteen inch strip that is six and a half inches wide. I had a solid piece of material for the backing and a strip of batting for the inside.  I sewed the three layers together and dropped the feed dogs down and just did some quick free motion work. If you don’t know how just make straight stitch lines back and forth and it will look nice as well.

I cut a square of material (muslin) eighteen and a half inches wide and long. I turned the edge under and sewed it down for the hem. You can use stitch witchery for this if you don’t sew. I then turned down a corner and sewed my strip on to the large square. This way I can wrap the rolls and the quilted pieces helps hold the warmth in the basket.

I hope you enjoyed my creation, know that I wish the warmth of this Holiday Season be with all of you! Don’t forget to reach out to others it is a wonderful gift.

Debi

Quilted Christmas Gift!

This is another two part project. It takes a little while to get the items sewn together, but having my Ebosser and my Fiskar’s Fuse Dies Hexagon shape has made my cutting out job so much easier. I will be posting my pattern next week on my blog!

I was able to cut over ten layers of my cotton out with the fuse die! This is going to be so cool. Can’t wait to show you the finished product. I am creating a handmade Christmas for my friends and family!

Here I am sewing a scant quarter inch seam placing the two hexagons together. I love sewing and can get lost for hours. It is coming out beautiful! Love the time my eBosser is saving me. If I had to cut this by hand it would take forever and also tire me out.

A quick press is very important. I use a small craft iron. I always press the seams flat first then press seams to the darker fabric. Remember a good press makes your work look so good.

Here I am adding the “white” hexagon into the mix. I am so excited and can’t wait to show you the finished product next week. I will also be sharing tips on sewing and quilting this project.

If you have never quilted before and want to give it a spin, I will offer suggestions to get you started into a wonderful hobby!

Here is my last photo which shows you the added “white” fabric added to both sides.

Supply List:

Holiday Cotton Fabrics (or your choice) Only need about a quarter of a yard of each of the colored fabrics, one yard of the solid colored fabric.

thread

Cutter to trim threads

A sewing machine that does a regular straight stitch

Iron for pressing and a pressing surface

eBosser for cutting fabric out in bulk!

Fiskar’s Hexagon Die

Please join me next week for my wrap up!

Happy Holidays!

Debi

Season Greetings

Season Greetings a Card for Bud

Well I have searched all over for a card to send to my brother-in-law. Something that is not to cutesy but something that is still nice so I whipped out my eBosser and Fiskar’s Fuse Dies and some cardstock and fabric and voile!

I love using my eBosser to create so many of my crafting needs. It is really a very versatile machine. I will show you next week with another of my sewing projects.

But this week I needed a card and again the eBosser came through.

Supplies:

Fiskar’s Octagon shaped die

Theresa Collins Embossing Folder

Stamps

Prismacolor pencils

Xyron Tape Runner

Pearl Cardstock

Gold Cardstock

Fabric

Stazon Ink pad

I first cut out my shapes with the Fiskar’s die. I can load eight layers of fabric on it and cut away. Clear clean cuts are the signature of the eBosser. Next I cut out some of my pearl cardstock with the same die.

I embossed the gold figured cardstock with my Theresa Collins embossing folder. Her designs are so interesting and add so much to my projects.

The sandwich for the fiskar’s fuse dies are three A-plates under the die and one on top. I am so happy that I have those extra plates. You can purchase extra plates at many places online.

I really enjoyed making this card. I took my fabric pieces (three of them) and bunched two up and placed on top of my flat one. I love the extra dimension that it added to my card. Now to make a flat box to send it in so that it doesn’t get crushed.

Have a great week,

Debi

A New Treat for My Creative Outlet!

Well with 2013 almost over, I found a new fun scrapbooking focus. I have decided to work on tag journals. I have never been interested but working with these great Theresa Collins collections have changed my mind. I am having a blast and loving all of the great embellishments and papers that the Happy set includes. It is a new day, a new year is on its way!

I found these great kraft paper covered booklets at the flea market for 25 cents each. I love them. They even included a kraft paper covered black ink pen . I felt that it was time to dress it up and Theresa Collins inspired me with her wonderful line called “You are My Happy”! I love all of the great embellishments that she has created in this wonderful series!

This Journal has a medallion with a pocket filled with tags for adding all of my inspirations, and secret smiles! I used a paper towel roll to create a pocket inside of this medallion.

Here are my supplies:

Kraft Paper Journal

Fabric and batting to be placed on the front of the journal

Glue

Sizzix Tag die

Craftwell eBosser ( my favorite)

Tim Holtz Distress inks for edge applicatons.

here we go!

 

I stretched the fabric with batting under it on the surface of the front cover. Next I cut and covered the inside of the front cover. I love this book..

I used the distress inks to add richness to the edges of my wonderful center embellishment. I love the blush color.

I love my sizzix tag die and can make up to eight layers of pearl paper in it. I love these tags. Theresa Collins had the most wonderful brads to complete my tag labels!

I was able to cover my pen too! I am loving this!

Inside front cover and first page with another tag booklet and also a floral pocket. I can’t wait to do more work and fill my book as I go along. I hope that this coming year brings all of us great opportunities and always the richness of great friends!

Happy New Year!

Debi