Stacy's Paper Crafts

CPS 206

Have you seen this weeks sketch over at CPS? It's a goodie :)

 
I really like positioning of the circle on this sketch & I love these flowers on this background paper... Basic Grey of course :) I'm enjoying the sunshine here today, hope you're enjoying some nice weather too. 

Thanks for looking! 

 

We're hoping today...

The first day of Spring here was BEAUTIFUL! The weather was so nice, my cherry blossoms are blooming too! :) Hey... it doesn't take much to excite me! LOL

A few of my crafty friends and I are doing a Spring Themed blog hop, I hope you'll check out all the springy craftiness :)

Jennifer Carter   jensinkspot.blogspot.com/

Melisa Waldorf http://melisawaldorf.blogspot.com/

Kemi Schreiber http://kssdesigns.blogspot.com/

Kim Sears http://angelatmydoor.blogspot.com/

Amy Kolling http://www.stamp-n-paradise.blogspot.com/

Laurie Willison http://soapboxcreations.blogspot.com/

Pam Upper         http://www.scrappypam.com/

I love yellow, I don't use it often but it's such a cheery color and Spring is reason enough to feel cheerful :) I added some crystal Stickles to the smaller flowers to give them a little glittery shimmer.My next creation I will preface by saying... I'm still learning. I am still VERY much a beginner...

 

But I wanted to share this fabric coaster that I made. I used this photo tutorial
which was really helpful especially visual learners! Just pretend you don't see my stitch errors. LOL I purchased a tiny piece of fabric to practice with and had some other scrap fabric I used. My last couple turned out MUCH better but they aren't really "Springy" so I'll share them another day. 

When I sew I tend to want to start at one corner and proceed to the next but for this project, I found it easier to start about a half an inch to an inch before the corner. When you go to turn your coaster inside out the corners will have a cleaner finish if you start it this way. I didn't do it this way with this coaster but I did with some others I made and they turned out much better! This may be common sense to someone more experienced but I thought I'd share that little tidbit for those of you who are new to sewing too. 

 If you are new to sewing this is a great quick & easy project to try. This coaster measures approximately 4.5 x 4.5 inches but you could easily increase the dimensions to create some place mats which is what my next project is going to be! 

Thanks for looking!

8x8 Layout & Sketch

Supplies:

(1) 8 ½ x11 sheet of cardstock

White cardstock to mat your photo

2 sheets of coordinating patterned paper

Chipboard alphas

Small or medium rub-on alphas

Paper trimmer

Paper distresser

Ink

Adhesive

Directions:

• Trim your cardstock to measure 8x8 inches. This will be the base of your layout.

• Trim a 7.25x6.25 inch piece of patterned paper. Ink & distress the edges. Center and adhere to the left hand side of the cardstock

• Trim an 8x3 inch piece strip from the second sheet of patterned paper. Ink and distress the edges. Adhere to the lower portion of your layout so that it over laps the first sheet of patterned paper.
• Mat your photo and ink the edges. Center and adhere to the right hand side of the layout.
• Lightly ink your chipboard alphas by pressing the ink pad directly against them. Adhere them to the top left hand side of the layout so that they over lap the photo. Add rub-on alphas directly to the right side of the photo to complete your title or to add a subtitle.

• Add small embellishments if desired.

Download 8x8_sketch.doc