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Welcome! This is the place where I share the cards and other crafty projects that I make in my little studio. When I was small, my mother taught me how to make paper dolls from pictures in the Sears catalog, and furniture from cardboard. I am now in my late 50's and still playing with paper!

While you are here I hope you will find inspiration and ideas for making your own projects, however any cards or images you find here are my personal property and should not be used for your own contests or challenges. Thank You!

"He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an artist" -- Francis of Assisi

11/30/2011

Friendship's Garden Challenge Five!!!

I can't believe that we are now on our fifth challenge at Friendship's Garden!  And when I started preparing for this challenge, I wanted it to be different, with sketches some times, themes or recipes some times, and other types of challenges to keep things interesting.  One thing I came up with was the Pinterest Photo Inspiration challenge.  I scoured and searched Pinterest for some great inspiration, and came up with some great photos.  The idea behind this is that you must make a project using this photo as your inspiration, and it must include the colors I've picked from the photo.  Here is the Pinterest Inspiration Photo for challenge number five ...




And here is my project base on the photo ...




Supplies:
  • Base card stock - The Paper Studio
  • Patterned papers (including vintage post card image) - Melissa Frances
  • Ribbon - My stash - a great estate sale find
  • Button - Buttons Galore and More
  • Brown ink - Stampabilities

Tools:
  • Cricut Expression with Walk In My Garden and Elegant Edges cartridges
  • Scissors, rotary cutter, craft knife and ruler
  • Needle and  Craft and Button thread

Tips:
  • To make the ribbon flower, using a needle and button or craft thread (heavier weight), baste along one edge of the ribbon.   Pull one thread to gather it together to form a circle.  Tie a knot in the ends, glue the ends together.

That's my project for this week!  Thanks for visiting, and be sure to follow the link above and participate in our challenge for this week.  Blessings, Becky!


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