Shopping Our Stash #127

Hello dear friends and welcome!  Thanks for stopping by today.  I have a cute card (at least I think it is) for you today!  Our new challenge at Shopping Our Stash is to use something already out on your desk.  What a fun challenge huh?  Let me show you my card and then I'll tell you what goodies were on my table!

 Isn't she a doll?  Oh my!  I do love the Sugar Nellie images at Funky Kits!  I especially love the digital ones because I don't have to wait for them to arrive!!  This little cutie is called Wish Upon A Star.  I colored her with my Prismacolor pencils.  I added Stickles to her wings and tinsel glitter to her cape.  I think she is just so adorable!

 I used a Spellbinders die to cute the image, another die to cut 2 snowflakes I mounted on each other and a new Dimensions embossing folder for the pink panel with snowflakes and swirls.  I added feathers, pearls and rhinestones.  The deep red paper is actually mulberry paper that has been in my stash for probably 8 years.  Yeah, that's a long time!

 I copied the sketch for the writing panel.  I added a swirly paper to the other side.  The color seems slightly off but the swirls were so like the embossing folder I wanted to use it.

Here's another shot and now I will tell the items that were on my stamping table: the image, the embossing folder, and both dies.  Yes, my table was pretty full!  I had lots of stuff to choose from!  That's not always the case.  Usually I clear it off after every card, but this time I had been shopping and not put everything away.  Lucky for me  ;)

Now it's your turn!  Don't clear off your desk!  Find something wonderful and join us this week won't you?

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

Hello friends and happy Saturday!  Time for another project using a great image and sentiment from Daydream Designs.

I used the set My Heart Still Dances.  This set also comes colored but I love to break out my pencils so I always get the outline sets.

 I love this image with just the feet and the sentiment is so inspiring.  I know it looks black in the photos but the bottom mat is actually dark brown.  The pink mat is what I consider classic ballerina pink.

 I inked the edges of the image and sentiment.

 I crocheted the 2 roses quite some time ago.  I made 5, intending to use them on a card and ended up only using 1.  They have been on my stamping table waiting to be used.  I think the color works very well here.

Here is the finished project.  This is actually a white lunch bag.  I folded down the top 3 times, punched holes in the sides and threaded pink tulle (another ballerina classic) through the holes.  I tied a bow and left a "handle" in the back.  You can still open the top, but the tulle keeps it closed to keep the contents a surprise!

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle

Winter Plaid Girl

Hello again!  It's Friday and that means another fun project using an image from The Digi Garden.

 Isn't she adorable??  She is all ready for school in her warm winter clothes!  I colored her with my Prismacolor pencils.  She is matted twice and I inked the edges of the image.  I also added some pearls.

 I embossed the blue panel with my swiss dot folder.  The red and blue trim has been in my stash FOREVER!  I stitched the pieces down and wove them together where they crossed.  That great blue bow was already tied and sitting in my ribbon box.  How handy is that??

I decided to use this cutie on a small gift bag.  I rolled the top down, punched holes and threaded the sheer, red ribbon through.  I think this would be so sweet to hold a gift for a little girl.

I think that's about it.  Thanks for taking a peek!

Blessings & Hugs,

Michelle