Cards Using Fabric

I used fabric to make bunting and re-purposed denim for the background. I used a sewing machine to assemble the fabric to the card for a quaint country look.

A couple more cute bunting cards to show you the possibilities with small fabric scraps.

Practical Scrappers Design Team Call

Practical Scrappers are having a design team call for the January 2013-June 2013 term.  Practical Scrappers has been an online source of inspiration for 3 1/2 years and has been a jumping off point for many great designers (just check out the credentials on our designers extraordinaire page). Members of our team have the opportunity for great exposure of their projects as well as a chance to get to know a lot of other talented designers.

We will actually be assembling three teams:
On Trend Monday Team:  This team will focus on trendier topics, tools, etc.  Cards and layouts will be the primary focus.
Ten Things Tuesday:  This team will focus on bringing fresh and creative ideas to our readers thru our Ten Things article.
Specialty Team:  This team will focus on our regular Frugal Finds Feature, a new Pinterest inspired feature, tutorials, altered projects, mini albums, and individual posts.

All of these features are currently found on Practical Scrappers we are just asking our team to zone in on their specialty more.  If you are unfamiliar with any of them, I encourage you to just look thru the blog.  Whichever team you are chosen for will be your primary focus although we may occasionally ask you for help on others.

Design Team members are expected to contribute three projects a month.

How to Apply:
1: Send an email to practicalscrappers@gmail.com with the subject: DT Application 2013
2: Send your name, what state or country you live in, your blog address, and a brief paragraph about yourself.
3: Identify which of the three teams listed above you are interested in applying for.  If you are interested in more than one please rank accordingly.

Deadline to Apply is November 15th at midnight EST. 
We look forward to your applications!

Multiple Stamps

Todays Practical Scrappers challenge was to create a project with at least 2 stamps. I used 3 to complete my card. The sentiment was stamped. The central daisy image was stamped on different colored cardstock & cut out. Finally, the background was created by repeatedly stamping a leafy vine stamp and twisting it each time at a new angle before it was stamped. TIP: make sure some images go off the edge of the page when creating a stamped background paper.

Halloween Kitty Cards

Do you need last minute Halloween inspiration? I used alcohol inks to create the background papers for these cards and the cutest little retro kitty stamp was embossed with black sparkle powder. Simple & Sweet!

Layout Using Fabric

The PS design team is sharing different ways to incorporate fabric into paper-crafting projects.  Today I’m sharing how I used the frayed selvedge edge of fabric that would usually be discarded as a fringe trim around the matting. Also, I transformed a pantyhose anklet stocking into a rose embellishment. (freebies you get from shoe stores if you don’t have socks and want to try shoes on) Hop on over to Practical Scrappers to see what inventive ways the girls are using fabric. 

Halloween Forest Cards

The trees were created using a metal stencil. On two of the cards I used Ranger dauber paints to make autumn leaves. (silver, copper, & gold) The other card was made using Perfect Pearls Powder to create an eerie glow. I stamped two pumpkins on black card and embossed them with copper powder. For the third card, I used Brilliance Ink (copper) to stamp the pumpkin and then used a permanent orange marker to add the highlights and shading. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to hang some washi tape bunting from the branches.

Fabric Pumpkin Table Decoration

I’ve seen fabric pumpkins numerous times in magazines over the years so I can’t take any credit for coming up with this idea. It was something that has been on my “must try this someday list” and I finally had the right fabrics. All the magic happens after you stuff it and wrap it to give it distinct sections. I made little yo yo flowers and used jute to attach some leaves.
TIP: My best advice for this project is to over stuff your pumpkin way more than you think and make sure you pull the twine very tight and knot it as you go.