April 17, 2017

Welcome Project Life 2017

Well hello and hi there blogging world, I am still alive and kicking.  I have been busy sewing for a little facebook business I originally set up with me Daughter back in 2014, called LITTLE GIRLS THINGS    Having three Granddaughters now my passion for sewing is renewed but of course that mean other passions have taken a backseat.  All except Project Life, I haven't got the time to  paper scrap like I use to so I think this year will be all digital. 

So here we go - 2017 Week 1...


Have a great day!

February 15, 2016

Celebrate Card

YAY! It's Monday... this weeks card is a Birthday Card for my Daddy this time.

I usually find male cards hard to do but this one came together quickly.  I used the Minc for the word celebrate... so in love with the gold foil 😍


I'm still trying to figure out the right settings on the Minc to get a perfect foil each time, my results are a bit hit and miss but I'll get there.  

This was a really easy card to do, it was all designed with the Silhouette Program.  The word Celebrate was printed with a laser printer, foiled with the Minc, then the card put through an ink jet printer to add the coloured balloons.  I added a sentiment inside to finish the card off.

So much fun 😊. Happy crafting till next week!

February 14, 2016

Something Shiny for Valentines Day

A little bit of Minc, a little bit of Silhouette, a few really cool fonts and a printer means I can make cool cards like this...

Happy Valentine's Day to all those crazy lovebirds out there!!!


February 09, 2016

Monday Crafting...

Well it sure has been a while since I did any serious paper crafting but I promised myself that this year I was going to make time... and I am.  It may only be one day a week but that is so much better than none.  I think I've found my happy place again 😊. 
So today's creation...


A card using some spellbinders dies, can not tell you how happy I am that I managed to work out the right recipe to cut then emboss the different layers... go me!

Items Used:
Spellbinders A2 Bracket Borders 
Prima Flowers
Unknown leaf die
Sheer Ribbon Bow (I made)

March 18, 2014

Valentine Cards with the Silhouette

I know this post is maybe a little late, but hey it might give you ideas for next year...lol! 

I was a little stuck for ideas on what to make Hubby, instead of just one card I thought I could give him several this year...hehehe!  I happened to be shopping in the Silhouette Online Store when I saw several cut files and wordart files that I liked... so I bought them all!

Heart Flourish Gatefold Card - this one is just a straight cut file approx 3.75in or 9.5cm square which is a super cute size.

 
To dress up the inside I used the print and cut feature on the Silhouette by printing the wordart Love You onto a piece of Carta Bella's Beautiful Moments 6x6 paper.  This paper was cut just slightly smaller then the back of the note card. 

 
Same process with this card, only this time the cut file was - Baroque Heart Gatefold Card (#43317)
 
 
The Love Us swirl (#37548) is by Loni Stevens

Then I wanted to do something with this wordart Valentines Subway Art (#55082), but seriously I was not going to cut and stick each word onto a card!  Print and Cut feature I love you!!!


The inside got the same treatment but just a print no cutting...lol!  Valentine Subway Art (#38429) when sized to fit made a 4.25x5.75in or 10.5x15cm card... which is a good size to post here in Australia :)

The final card I made was a 5x7in or 13x18cm the Be My Valentine Title (#55200) was a Print and Cut job that I found very fiddly and the colours were not quite what I was expecting but I made the best of it.  The Hearts (#55083) below the title are the negative of the cut file, all placed on a bit of foam to make them pop off the page.  With of course a bit of Distress Ink - Spun Sugar around the edge.

For the inside of this card, I was not inclined to cut the Love You Forever Title (#55199) so instead used the print and cut feature again!  Did I mention that I love this feature on the Silhouette...hahaha!  Because we are super sappy when it comes to Valentine's Day I included a photo collage of the two of us!


To say Hubs was impressed with his Cards would be an understatement, I think he thought I forgot!  These really were quick to put together, I encourage anyone with a Silhouette to have a go at the Print and Cut feature... it really is so easy and fun!

Have a great day!

March 10, 2014

Make Your Own Burp Cloths!

As the youngest granbaby has a tendency to spit up quite a bit, my daughter was delighted when I said I would make some burp cloths.  A pinterest inspired sewing project that is fairly easy and quick to put together. 


I found two posts on how to make these one here: http://www.petitelemon.com/blog/2011/03/28/how-to-make-a-burp-cloth/ and one here: http://littleredhousedesigns.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/baby-shower-gift-1.html.  Pre-folded cloth diapers are mentioned as the base for the burp cloths, something I couldn't find here in Australia so I used cotton towelling instead.

I have a huge stash of materials, so I like to have a look in the piles of fabric before buying more...lol.  After digging around I found some cotton towelling I bought by the metre... apparently it is very hard to find now a days, shows you how long it has been sitting in the cupboard.  Plus I came up with a bit of flannelette, some lace and ribbon.

My burp cloths are...
1 - 15x15in piece of cotton towel
1 -  7x15in piece of cotton towel for the padding in the middle
1 -  7x16in piece of flannelette for the top
2 - 16in pieces of ribbon, lace, twill etc

I played a bit with folding the towel in the middle to make the padding in the centre.  This first cloth is three layers thick, which I think is just one layer too much!


Looks lovely all folded up, but not very flexible... so onto attempt no. 2.


Burp Cloth No.2  - Method...
Step 1. Position the 7x15in piece of cotton towel in the centre of the 15x15in piece of cotton towel.  Zigzag stitch the pieces together on the long edges.  This is now the BASE of your burp cloth
Step 2. Overlock the edge of the base piece. 
Step 3. Iron under .5in on the short edges of the flannelette.  Position the flannelette in the centre of the base piece of cotton towel and pin in place.
Step 4. Position the ribbon and/or lace over the raw edges of the flannelette, so the flannelette edge is roughly in the middle and pin in place.  Don't forget to turn under the .5in allowance on the ends of the ribbon.
Step 5. Sew up both sides of the ribbon and across the top and bottom edges of the flannelette.  The lace and ribbon were attached using a triple stitch, along with a walking foot on my sewing machine to help feed the thick materials through.

 
After making the first few test burp cloths, I realized I would need more material to make the real thing for my daughter.  As I couldn't find towelling by the metre I bought 75x150cm bath sheets from Target, this will yield 5 burp cloths 15x15in. 
 
They only thing I would change is either sewing a piece of bias binding around the edge of the base or turning under a seam.  My Daughter uses at least two cloths everyday and with the constant washing the edges are getting a bit tatty.
 
This was another quick sewing project that I had fun making, with the end result being rather cute!  I recommend giving it a try, they make sweet Baby Shower gifts.

Have a great day!