TGF Lucky Bunnies, handbags and backpack, oh my!

As soon as i spied the TGF "Lucky Bunnies" clear stamp set, I KNEW what i wanted to do with them...the only question was, do i applique them on a handbag/backpack or make stuffed animals and pin them on a line with a clothes pin...hmmm.  I think both would be cute, but i went for the handbags and backpack.  I like to Alter items so all of the items  used to put my appliques on are from a charity shop...a great way to upcycle your current items or to just make other items special.

This is how i did it:
First i stamped, scanned and enlarged the images to 8".  Then i brought them to my lightbox (or any light source...like a window/sliding glass door) and traced the images on muslin using black fabric paint and a paint brush.

Once i did that i needed the printed applique pieces.  First, thing is to iron some fusible web/heat n bond to the back side of the fabric i wanted to use...only enough for the appliqued pieces. I brought the heat n bond fabric pieces to my light box to trace the sections i wanted.  

 











****Remember because you are tracing on the heat n bond side to get your applique pieces, that you need to turn your scanned image over on your light source to get the reversed/mirror image...or your applique pieces will be drawn and then cut out wrong.  * Note how the below bunny's present is on the left side instead of the right side.

  Now that you have your pieces drawn and cut out all you have to do is iron them on your muslin painted image.  Next i put heat n bond on the backside of my painted image, before i iron the applique onto my bag i button-hole stitch around the printed appliqued pieces to make them secure.  After you finish doing that i cut around the outside edge of my painted muslin image leaving about 1/4".  Now i iron the applique to my handbag/backpack and button-hold stitch around the whole image.

You can embellish your handbag/purse whatever way you want, i added some organza flowers , felt handmade flowers or buttons and embroidery stitching..

 Here is another picture of the bag and backpack, the denim bag's picture was blurred so i didn't include it.

Recipe for fun Card Challenge

 If you are looking for the "Miss Anya Garland" CHA necklace go here.

And the recipe is:

3 papers
2 embellishments
1 TGF image

I have made this card for this recipe challenge from the blog "Anyone for Anya":

Can you see where i added some glossy accents to the balloon and some Extreme Glitter paint to the bunny? 

Definitely3 papers, and 2 embellishments and one cute bunny image...1, 2 , 3!





The sketch i used is from Splitcoast Stampers TGF Saturday Sketch Challenge:

Challenges:
TGF Splitcoast Stampers Challenge- Sketch
Anyone for Anya- Recipe

Miss Anya Garland in style!

One of my favorite things to do is to Alter things...i've been known to do that and get some things published in my favorite magazine called, "The Altered Couture".  So when i was asked by Jessica and Marie from TGF,  if i'd be interested in creating a 3-D something for them for the CHA,  i thought it would be fitting to use my ideas for them using the January releases.  I chose to use Miss Anya Garland and make a special "Fashion scarf" just for Jessica to wear at the CHA.

What i am going to "teach" you to make:










 Jessica colored this image and allowed me to use her image for this project.  It is a really fun thing to do with your images after you've colored them.  Just scan them and reduce them to the size needed....so much easier than coloring an image that is less than an 1" high. (That's what did when i first started coloring the images for jewelry lol)



                       

Supplies needed:
MS Yarn (I purchased mine at Michaels)
Epiphany Crafts Oval punch
Epiphany Crafts Oval clear disk
TGF image
Jewelry pieces and pinback

Okay let's get started.
First you need to reduce your image to fit into the oval punch. You can hold the oval disk over the image to gauge the size, but do not remove the oval disk until we need to use it.

 

Now you need to put your image into the Epiphany punch and center it in the hole.  Once you do that you can place the oval disk on top of the image in the punch.  ***VERY IMPORTANT do not touch the sticky part of the disk, your fingerprints will show, hold the disk on the outside edges.

Place the insert that came with the punch on top of the clear oval disk, and close the lid and push down, just like a normal punch.  (see instructions included w/the punch)  Now you will have your own cute paper backed charm...to use on a card, on jewelry, whatever..so much fun!!  You can take your images to another level...and so personal.

So what i did next was use 6000E glue (or your choice of permanent glue) to attach my charm to a piece of jewelry and then added a pin back to the piece i created.

You can wear the pin as is or add it to the yarn scarf. The yarn scarf is easy to make and i didn't follow MS instructions.

All i did was take an entire skein, take one loose end and find how long i want it to be around my neck, making sure i can pull it over my head.  Once i determine the length, i keep wrapping it around until i get to the other loose end.  I stitch the two loose ends together and then i stitch through all the other layers i wrapped so they won't come unwrapped again.  I took the pin i made and pinned it through some of the layers.  What do you think?  Fun, huh?

Wrapped in Hugs Card

Loving, Loving the Miss Anya Garland stamps...this one is the one w/the flower garland...so for some reason i wanted to go rainbow themed...i just love rainbows...they are so pretty. 

I was so awestruck when i lived in Wales for 3yrs and on my drive home one day..i truly saw the end of the rainbow...i've never seen one before and almost stopped the car and cried it was so awesome!

This week at TGF Farm Fresh Challenge Blog for Friday/ Spyday there is this card we are suppose to "case/copy"...the card below is NOT MINE...

                                              This card IS MINE :)

Another new toy...i used the new Memory Box Spring Border die.  It's pretty awesome.

Challenges:
TGF Farm Fresh Challenge- Friday/Spyday- Cased card

Let's do Lunch...i mean really!

Anyone that knows me, knows that i love to shop and of course get a bite to eat.  My type of shopping isn't the norm though, charity shops are what i love to do...you just never know what you might find...always a new venue.  With that being said, i loved this image of Jordan "multi-tasking" from Mo's Digital Pencil and chose her for "All my favorite things"theme from Mo's Challenge Blog.

Here is my card:

My other very favorite place to go is "The Sweet Stop" blog...because their sketches are so much fun.  Here is the sketch for this week:

Challenges:
Mo's Challenge Blog- "All my favorite things"
The Sweet Stop- sketch

Baby Cakes makes 3

My nephew and his wife are expecting and i asked if they knew the gender yet.  She let me know that they've decided to wait until the baby is born, they want a "surprise".  So i know there aren't many cards out there anymore that aren't gender specific.  So i thought using the color challenge at Tiddly Inks for this card was a good one. :)

The challenge is to use these colors:

                                                             green, yellow, orange, blue

I didn't use the exact "value or hue" i can never remember which it is...but here is my card:

For this card i used a Nellie Snellen doily die, it was a gift from my friend, Jenee.  I really like it.  The cute baby image is from Tiddly Inks.










here is the sketch i used for this challenge found at the City Crafter Challenge Blog:

Challenges:
Tiddly Inks Challenge- Color theme
City Crafter Challenge blog- sketch

Love..it's all about Love

I love these new images by The Greeting Farm called Miss Anya Garland...there are a set of three...i chose to use the "LOVE" garland.  The challenge at TGF Farm Fresh Monday/Funday is to use doilies/lace.  I've combined this challenge w/a sketch from Sketches by Carly and a "Love" theme at Sweet Stamps blog.

Here is my card:

I used the Elegant Edges cartridge for the background doily, Sweethearts for the red doily, MS punch for the white doily.  I added some "Extreme" glitter paint to the white socks, eyelet dress edges.  I also added the Gloss accents to the "Love" banner.



The sketch i used from Sketches by Carly:

 

 

Challenges:
TFG Farm Fresh- Monday/Funday- Doilies/lace
Sketches by Carly- Sketch
SweetStamps blog- Love theme