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RemARKable Going Green Blog Tour - Post 3 - Drink coasters

Currently, my absolute favorite way to go green and use up my paper scraps is to make Simply Adorned charm inserts.  However, Michele Reynolds covered that yesterday on the tour.  

So I decided to try something else I have been thinking about.  Using the Big Shot with fabric is the latest craze right now.  I used to sew a lot.  So like any good sewer, I have a huge stash of fabric just waiting to be used.  I also drink a lot of water, preferably ice cold.  So I am always in need of drink coasters.  I found this adorable shamrock fabric in my stash, and decided to try making coasters using my Big Shot.  Here is the result.

 

A set of 4 shamrock coasters, all wrapped and ready to give to a friend of mine.  I'll have to make another set for me!  This was so quick & easy, I think I'll make coasters to match all the seasons!

Each coaster used 2 pieces of fabric and 2 pieces of felt for the inside.  I fused it all together with iron on fusible web, all from my stash.  I cut the fabric and the fusible web with the scalloped circle bigz die.  I cut the felt with the clear circle bigz die.  Then I made the sandwich: fabric print side down, felt circle, fusible web, felt circle, fabric right side up.  Here is half the sandwich (fabric, felt, fusible web).  You can see that the felt circles fit perfectly inside the scalloped circle leaving just enough to seal the edges together.

Then I just followed the directions on the fusible web to fuse it all together.  In my case, 15 seconds with a hot dry iron and a damp pressing cloth.  The final result:

I wrapped four together in some of the luscious satin ribbon in the Occasions mini.  Then I made a tag using the Go Green stamp and Sweet Pea Stitched Felt also in the Occasions mini.

I think these would make cute hostess gifts, craft show gifts, or a "thinking of you" gift.

I hope you have enjoyed the blog tour, I know I have.  I have lots of other ideas to share with you, so check back often!  Click on the blog tour image below to go to the next stop on the tour.

Enjoy,

Lisa

RemARKable Going Green Blog Tour - Post 1 - Use both sides

My project for today is a banner I made out of our new On Board Scallop Circle book, Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper, Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon and the adorable Eggcellent Eggs Kit all from the Occasions Mini.

Here are close-ups of each letter, click on each picture to see the flowers and rhinestone embellishments from the Eggcellent Eggs Kit.  And I still have lots leftover from the kit to actually do my Easter Eggs!

So you are probably wondering, what's green about this?  Well, the banner is reversible!  The ribbon has eyelets to hold the rhinestone brads that attach each piece.  So when Easter is over, you can turn each piece around to spell out "create".  Perfect for a craft room!  Here are the flip sides.

Each letter is covered in the celery glitter from our Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter.  I thought about adding other embellishments, but I liked it this way and did not want to "guild the lily".  The On Board book bases are painted with our craft ink refills, used just like paint.  I also used my Big Shot to cut the designer paper scalloped circles, and the pink circles under each letter.  Oh how I love my Big Shot!

That's my project for today.  Click on the image below to get to the next stop on tour, don't forget to come back tomorrow!

Enjoy,

Lisa

RemARKable LOVE Blog Tour Day 1 - Hug Note & Stand

Welcome to the RemARKable LOVE Blog Tour, showcasing all the Stampin' Up! stuff we LOVE.

I LOVE the new Occasions mini!  The clear mount stamps are a dream answer to a craft room that is crowded with stamp sets!  The new punches are also space savers.  The new butterfly Embosslits die is to die for! It cuts and embosses 4 butterflies from tiny to medium in one pass!  I created this friendship hug note using the new I {Heart} Hearts from the Occasions mini and the Whimsical Words Sale-A-Bration set. 

 

The stand is created by cutting 3 of the Decorative Accents pieces, folding each in half and gluing the halves together.  It makes a cute little stand that holds our new Hugs notes perfectly!  Here is another view of the stand.  I left it plain so that it won't compete with what it is holding.  P.S. Since it's a Bigz die, you can cut all 3 pieces at once!  Details below.

I {Heart} Hearts,  Whimsical Words stamp sets; Hugs sending Love Notes; Pretty In Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Sahara Sand card stock; Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pads; Stampin' Up! Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die; Decorative Accents Bigz die; Hemp twine; Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter; 2-way Glue Pen; Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive; Big Shot; Dimensionals

Remember, Sale-A-Bration and the new Occasions mini starts January 5, 2010!  Click on the image below to go to the next stop on the tour.

Guest Designer - Randi Green

Randi made such cute tags with the Stampin’ Up! Merry & Merry Details Embosslits™ and Stampin’ Up! Two Tags bigz die that I had to share them with you!  Are these not the cutest things you have ever seen???  Look at the polka dots on the trees! So Cute!  Who wouldn't want a gift with one of these tags on it?

  

I'll have another great design from Randi tomorrow.

Enjoy,