Take 3 – Felt Flowers

We made these fun flowers the the RAD retreat earlier this month. I will be featuring these at our Big Shot Beauties class in January. Come see how quick and easy it is to make a flower to wear.

Felt, Circles Big Shot Dies, Fun Flowers Big Shot Dies, Vintage Brads, Glimmer Brads

Crafting Joy
Janet

Big Shot Felt Easter Eggs

This project is a great way to use up ribbon scraps. I used the Big Shot Scalloped Oval Die, Craft Felt (Boiled felt, felted wool is too stiff for this) and ribbon scraps as well as pieces of the scallop from the die for some fun, non fragile Easter eggs.

Decorate One oval with ribbon with scalloped pieces
Lay two ovals together with ribbon facing inside, stitch around edges leaving a small opening
Turn Egg outside in
Stuff with poly fill
Stitch opening
Place in basket
Enjoy!

Crafting Joy
Jan

RemARKable GOING GREEN BLOG TOUR DAY #1 – Big Shot Easter Table Runner

Welcome to another RemARKable Stampers Blog Tour – this time around we are focusing on Going Green. I am excited to see how the RemARKable’s embrace this idea in their projects.

I did a little web surfing for the definition of “GOING GREEN” and this is one that I found that I could relate to…

Going green is a popular term used to describe the process of changing one’s lifestyle for the safety and benefit of the environment. People who “go green” make decisions about their daily lives while considering what impact the outcome of those decisions may have on global warming, pollution, loss of animal habitats, and other environmental concerns.

I thought this definition was appropriate in that my project today focuses on using scraps & repurposing and anytime I can use scraps it benefits the Stamp World environment by decreasing the pile/boxes, etc.  One of the best ways to use scraps is to have them organized. If you can’t find it you can’t use it. In addition to sharing my projects with you the next 3 days I will be sharing with you how I organize my scraps so that I can use them. Now mind you Stampin’ UP! is my career, what I do full time, so between meetings, diva events, customer events, crops and more I have a TON of scraps to use.

USING SCRAPS – What to do with scraps 

REPURPOSED Pillow Cases – I couldn’t find what I wanted for Easter for my table so I created what I wanted from old Pink Pillow Cases. I incorporated The Large Scallop Oval For Big Shot (just the oval), Big Shot Serif Essentials Alphabet, Premium Cream Felt, Assorted Fabrics, Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Old Olive Wide Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Old Lace, Gotta Love fusible webbing it’s about the only time I like to iron.

Organization – Cardstock Scraps- I try to cut scraps into usuable sizes first – 1/4 sheet, 6×6, 3×3 – anything that is not this size goes into buckets you will see tomorrow. After cutting scraps to usable sizes they are sorted by color families. This makes it easy not only for me but guests at my Crop & Crafts, OPen Stamp events to make use of them. Before sorting my cs this way I always reached for a full sheet of cardstock first – this has sure helped me make use of what I have on hand.

See you tomorrow
Crafting Joy
Jan

BIG SHOT FELT BIRD NEST – Table Setting Die

Used the Table setting die and my favorite new medium FELT to create this fun birds nests for my tabletop wrought iron trees.

Supplies – Table Setting Die, Felt (the heavier/thicker the better), Leaves #2 Big Shot Die, Needle, Thread, M&M Eggs, XL Two Step Bird Punch,

Crafting Joy
Jan

SNOW fun – February 2010 Snow Make Up Events to include Felt Cell Phone Cases as projects to go!

Join me February 20th or February 21st for my SNOW MAKE UP events…

Projects from cancelled classes will be available shoe box style
Projects will be while supplies last and pay as you go

You will also have the opportunity to make exclusive Crop & Craft make n’takes such as Felt Ipod & Cell phone cases while you are here.

You will also have the opportunity to stay and play – $2 or $5 per hour options available.

Space is limited – RSVP today for my SNOW MAKE UP EVENTS -

Whether you had planned to attend a cancelled event or not this is your chance to make some great projects – cards, scrpabook pages and crafts all on tap for the day.

RSVP – info@remarkablestampers.com

FEBRUARY 20th – 9am-2am
FEBRUARD 21st  – 2pm-10pm

Events open house style – come when you are able, leave after you have completed your projects or are done playing.

QUESTIONS – info@remarkablestampers.com

Crafting Joy
Jan

My Stampin’ Success is your 60% savings & FREE FELT CELL PHONE CASE

As a demonstrator with Stampin’UP! I have surpassed $600,000 in career sales. That’s a lot of stamps, inks, papers, embellishments and more.

That couldn’t happen without great customers like you!

To say thank you I am offering you the following thank you special until February 28th

WITH EVERY $50 in product ordered:  not only will you receive 1 FREE Sale-a-bration item from Stampin’ UP! but you may select 1 item at 60% off!

WITH EVERY $150 in product ordered
    *Level 1 Hostess Set
   *$15 Shopping Dollars to use immediately
   *3 Items at 60% off
  *Free Monogrammed Felt Cell Phone Case (patterns, colors will vary).

To take advantage of this offer you need to send your orders direct to me at info@remarkablestampers.com

This is a very limited and very special Thank YOU offer. Thank you so much for being a part of why I LOVE WHAT I DO as a Stampin’ UP! demonstrator.
Here are some ideas to inspire SHOPPING…
MONOGRAMMED FELT CELL PHONE CASE

EASTER FUN – Features Stamp Set Eggcoutrements, Shades of Spring DSP, Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon – make this card at our Feb 20/21 Snow make up events.

FRESH CUTS – Stampin’ UP!’s die cut 4×4 notecards (see apge 168 for Elegant Notes, Pendant Notes or Fresh Cuts) make cute cards quick and easy. Fresh cuts note cards, very vintage jumbo wheel, craft white ink pad, white embossing powder, shades of spring dsp, tiny tags stamp set, medium jewelry punch

Crafting Joy Thanks to awesome Customers like yourself.
God Bless You

Jan

Big Shot Felt Snowman

Had to have a little fun with all this snow (around 30 inches at our house – dont’ even ask how high some of the drifts were). This is not the best snowman, unfortunately for kids this snow is not the best for sledding or snow man making.  Hopefully her flowers and scarf make up for my lack of snowman skills.

Supplies – Premium Felt, Big Shot Scallop Square Die, Big Shot Large Flower Die, Big Shot Circles #2 Die.

I created small slits in the flower and circles to insert white floral wire through. The floral wire is stiff and poked easily into the snowman.  it also makes the flowers, eyes reusable season after season. Now to make a cute snowman bag to keep my snowman pieces in for next year.

Crafting Joy
Jan

Felt IPOD case, Felt Cell Phone Case, Felt meets Big Shot

These little felt cases are addictive. But before I go on can I say I LOVE MY JOB. I am blessed to be a Stampin’ UP! demonstrator. How cool is it to make things like this for a living? My work brings me so much joy and it is so much fun to have access to great products like the Big Shot, Ribbons, Buttons and more to add to great finds such as felt. I love having it all at my fingertips and being a demonstrator and purchasing at a discount allows that.

OK enough gushing about the job I love – I moved on to the TOP NOTE die for creating cases and have expanded to IPODS and thanks to Connie Stewart Feminine hygiene products – who knew we could stylishly carry those things?

General Notes – I used felted wool and hand stitching for all of these – which is pretty obvious but I love the look. Sometimes things can be too perfect!

Felt Top Note Brown – Top Note Big Shot Die, FLower With Leaves Die, Felted Wool, Embroidery thread, Retired Stampin’ UP! felt flowers, rhinestone brad – the flower and leaves on this are needle felted.

Felt Top Note Vanilla – Top Note Big Shot Die, Bird with Leaves and Flower Die, Dusty Durango Ribbon, Button Latte, Felted Wool, Lace, Embroidery thread, Rhinestone brad (rhinestone removed and adhered with Jewel it), microbeads (Bird adhered with fusible webbing)

Felt Top Note Blue – Top Note Die, Red Corduory Buttons, Circles #2 Big Shot Die, Playground Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Serif Essentials Alphabet Die Big Shot, Fabric (J – adered with fusible webbing) .wide striped pumpkin pie grosgrain ribbon, embroidery thread

Felt Top Note Pink – Top note Die, Stampin’ UP! Butterfly Big Shot Die, Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Kraft Corduroy button, Linen Thread, Fabric, embroidery floss

Dont’ forget that you can make any of these cases (fancy favor or top note ) at any February or March Crop and craft. My crop and crafts are open to the public and demonstrators. See events above.

Crafting Joy
Jan

New Droid needed a Felt Cell Phone Case!

It told me so I love my new droid but it was so high tech looking it needed something warm and fun to keep it safe. Here is what I came up.

I am adding this as a project for $10 to any RemARKable Crop & Craft in February and March. You are going to love this. Plan to make a few and be ready for birthdays and ahead for Christmas.

Here are my first 3 using the Fancy Favor Die – more to come with different dies -  – you are going to be excited…

Felt Cell Phone Trio -

Felt Cell Phone Holder with Butterfly – Felt, Fancy Favor XL Big Shot DIe, Stampin’UP! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Flower Layers #3 Big Shot Originals Die, Flowers with Leaves Bigz Die, Embroidery Thread, Sweet Pea Felt, Small pearl strand, wide chocolate grosgrain ribbon.

Felt Cell Phone Holder  with Large Flower – this one uses a technique called felting – oh so easy way to blended one piece of felt into another. Fancy Favor XL Big Shot Die, Flower Bigz Clear Die, Sweet Pea Felt, Pearl Strand, FLowers & Leave Bigz Die, Embroidery Thread, Pretties Pearls, felting tools

Felt Cell Phone holder with Fabric Flower – Felt, Fabric, Embroidery floss, Fancy Favor XL Big Shot DIe, Perfect Setting XL Big Shot Die, Flower Folds Big Shot Die, Circles #2 Big Shot Die

Crafting Joy
Jan

Sweet Pea Stitched Felt

Our new Sweet Pea Stitched Felt is available as part of my 2010 Mini Product Splits, product shares, product samplers – depending on what you call them. See post under reminders bottom right.

These are custom colored felt pieces many of which are further embellished with delicate stitching or french notes that will add depth, dimension and texture to all your crafting projects. 52 pieces in all for only $7.95.

Ideas for use
1. Cards
2. Scrapbook Pages
3. Girls Barrettes/Headbands
4. Tags
5. Updated decor items
6. Jewelry
7. Sew or permanently adhere to quilts, caps, mittens or other fabric crafts
8. Mix and match with stamped images
9. Mix and match with die cut images
10. ???? What’s your idea for using these???

Crafting Joy
Jan