Showing posts with label handmade cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label handmade cards. Show all posts

Thursday, February 26, 2009

baby baby baby!!!

It seems there are lots of new babies coming into our lives! One of my oldest dearest friends is due in April so I have been putting together a very special bundle for our new lil bundle! My sis also had several babies to shower and she asked me to help her make some special handmade shower gifts.

~I got these beautiful embroidered felt booties from the sweetly talented Tanto Craft studio for a song. ...She is really awesome you should check her blog and shop often she is full of treasures and always has an inspired post to share.

~I also whipped up a set of sweet receiving blankets. These are so easy and they are such a special treat to get. I stock up on sweet flannels in the spring when they are trying to reduce inventory(I always get an extra 1/4 yard of fabric for cards and applique's) ! ...All you do is use an old blanket as a pattern and then finish the edges however you deem fit. I always get the sweetest thank you cards when I give handmade blankets.

~Speaking of cards, I love making cards especially baby cards. ....You can really do all kinds of fun stuff for baby cards. I have been diving into the world of Modge Podge lately and having alot of fun using it in cards . On these the background is yellow tule over tissue paper. I attached them using Modge Podge and then the sheep fabric was just stitched on top.

~A few other handmade baby gift ideas are appliqued onsies or T shirts or hats. You can get cute bucket hats and onsies at any dollar store or the thrift. Whatever you decide to get you can always add some of your own special good will to a new baby, when you add a handmade gift to the bundle.

~You can even recycle bits of fabric to wrap up your baby gift in green scrappy style. I used a serger strip for a ribbon... and made a flower bow from some other scrappy scraps, fun stuff!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

New belle and burger cards



I just wanted to show my new business cards...that's my super fabu rives BFK tan printing paper that I splurged on last week~ inspiration from pretty paper. The birdies are from a vintage napkin set that Cinda gave me (she always finds the best napkins!). I also made a set of 4 thank you cards.

I'll have a few of these note card sets at the Bazaar
Each set uses a different napkin as the theme and I made the little envelopes from paper bags. I was pleased with the outcome. I love small things in sets.(they are about 3.5x5)
There was great repost of a mailer tutorial on craft last week. I saw this after I made my envelopes (if I had seen it before It would have saved me some steps)

Friday, August 29, 2008

Farmers Market..we are back

This weekend, August 30th, we will be back at our regular gig at the Farmers Market.
Here is a preview of some new handmade cards. I am calling them seamstress cards... I used a pattern that my lady friend over at Apron strings wrapped my gift in.



I also used ladies from a vintage cardboard box that cinda thrifted for me! Thanks ladies for the inspiration, I kinda love these. The yellow is hand dyed in the paper and all the material is vintage scraps . I would say they are 5o% post consumer product or something(the actual card is new heavy watercolor paper)





I wanted to share this sweet photo of dada and burger It is nice to be home with daddy again we missed you dada....thanks for all the surprises it was a nice return! I sure do love my boys~