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Flower Folds Fabric Pin Giveaway

Thanks for visiting today!  Here's the final look at the fabric pin made with the Flower Folds Big Shot die.  Isn't it cute?  

And, I'm giving this flower folds pin away to one lucky winner!  Place an online order in February and you will be entered into a drawing for this very fabric flower pin!  You'll receive one entry for any order and another for every $50 increment in orders and of course at that level you'll get Sale-A-Bration benefits too!  Good luck!  

I finished it off with a big button tied with a piece of 1/8" Taffeta ribbon (p. 191).  I then stitched the button on with a needle and thread and attached a pin back.  

Flower Folds Fabric Pin Tutorial

I finally learned how to make these adorable fabric flower pins using the Big Shot Flower Folds Fabric Pin.  They are so easy so here's a step by step tutorial of how to make them.  Before you begin you'll need a few supplies.  

Supplies:  Big Shot (113439), Extended Cutting Pads (113478), Flower Folds Die (115970), a Scrap of cardstock approximately 6x10, pins and something to finish the front (I love the big buttons in the Occasions mini 122301 or 122302 tied with a piece of 1/8" Taffeta from page 191 of the Idea Book and Catalog).  

To make the pin, cut your fabric into strips that are 6" wide.  This die has fold lines so I recommend only cutting 2 or 3 layers of fabric.  Stack an extended cutting pad, the scrap piece of cardstock, the flower folds die, fabric and then the other extended cutting pad to make your big shot sandwich.  Run the sandwich through the big shot and the result should look something like this:  

Remove the flowers and choose which flowers you would like your pin to be made of.  I typically use the three smaller sizes but love layering all four layers for headbands, bags, etc.  

Fold the flowers in half so you see four petals (don't fold so that you see any half petals).  The result will look like this:

You need four of these half flowers for each size of flower:

Start layering the flowers on top of each other:

Then add a third flower:

To add the forth flower, you will need to fold up the exposed part of the first flower, lay down the fabric for the fourth flower and then fold the fabric back down from the first flower:

Once you have this done, repeat the above steps for the other layers you want to use in your pin.  

Stack all the layers on top of each other and stitch through them with a Chenille needle and thread.  I stitched two "X's" through the layers and made sure I caught each piece of fabric so the pin will hold together.  

Then, just add the button embellishment and a pin back (or attach to whatever you want it to attach to).  Come back tomorrow to see the finished product!! 

Thanks for reading, please email me or comment if you have any questions! 

Big Shot + Fabric = FUN!

Wow, do you know that expression, so many projects so little time??  That's how I've felt since returning from Leadership!  You can see that I've been busy and am doing a lot of different projects using the Big Shot (113439) and fabric and I can't wait to show you!!  Stay tuned for more projects soon!  

Simply Adorned for new WOW Stampers

WOW!! That's the name of my team... Well actually we are the way out west stampers but go by WOW Stampers for short!! And, I have a great gift for new demonstrators who join my team!

I'm working on building my Stampin' Up! family and am happy to announce that when you sign up with me to be a demonstrator through the end of August then my gift to you is your very own simply adorned charm personalized by me and sent when you submit you first $300 in sales!! This is valid for rejoining demonstrators as well so if you used to be a demonstrator talk to me about joining the WOW Stampers by the end of July for just $35!!

Finished Journal

This is my finished journal that I made for Leadership Conference!  I just love how it turned out!  The paper is Lovely Flowers, it uses the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt, Chocolate Chip epoxy brads and the letters are Chipboard Lots of Letters!

A note about the letters, typically I like to use a sanding block on the edge of journals and chipboard elments.  I started to do this with these initials but the corners are so tiny that I ended up cutting up an emery board and getting into the edges.  Just a tip if you're using these letters like I am.  Of course, you could always smush some craft ink onto the letters and emboss which is really easy but I wanted them in the same Crushed Curry as the paper. 

And did you  notice how I used one of the Sweet Pea Felt circles as the dot above the "J"?  I thought that looked really sweet!  I attached the letters with glue dots but just used dimensionals on the felt and they worked great.  Enjoy!  

Sometimes a Messy Stamp Table is a Good Thing!

Well, I'm back from Leadership and am caught up again! I thought I'd post some photos from a project I was working on for the trip.  This is a photo of my kitchen table as I was prepping for the trip.  The swaps were done and I was starting my journal.  For those who know me, I make a new journal for every Stampin' Up! event that I attend to take notes in (and they look so pretty all stacked up together). 

This year for Leadership I wanted to use the new Sweet Pea stitched felt.  So, I got those out (and put them into a tin for easy storage) and started to play with DSP, ribbon and other elements. 

I settled on the Lovely Flowers paper for my base, this DSP is available through the Lovely Flowers bundle which is a level 3 hostess set.  This paper uses Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Old Olive.  Even though the colors weren't an exact match (Sweet Pea uses Rose Red instead of Melon Mambo) it was close enough that I knew it would work.  I started playing and really like the result!  I also incorporated Sending Love epoxy brads in Chocolate Chip.  Come back tomorrow to see how the finished product turned out! 

A Quilters Dream!

WOW WOW WOW!!!! If you're following things from Stampin' Up! Leadership 2009 you may have seen the new ideas of using the Big Shot with your quilting! This is a quick and easy way to cut perfect uniform shapes quickly! Today in general session we each received this quilt block as a sample to share at our events! It uses several of our Big Shot dies and the petals are from the 5-point star die.

If you're a quilter and want more information about how to simplify your quilting with these products just email me at stampwithjen@gmail.com. And if you'd like to earn these products for free you can hold your own Big Shot workshop or become a demonstrator and you too can share what you love!

Adorable Gift Bags

 Every year I get together monthly with a few friends for our Book club.  We've read a lot of great books and really have a fun time talking to the point that every time we meet someone has to remind us to talk about the book for 10 minutes since we go off on so many different topics!  In fact, we have so much fun that we take months off from reading books to celebrate birthdays at a spa day. 

This year I wanted to do something fun and special for the girls, so I made up little gift bags using the Christmas Cocoa specialty paper and wrapped their gifts in them.  This uses the Delightful Decorations stamp set and Ornament punch too and all of these items will be unavailable after January 4th, 2010.  But, they're so cute that I had to at least share the photos with you!  Enjoy!

Convention Displays

Look at these awesome displays from convention! The displays showcase just a few of the fun things you can do with great Stampin' Up! Products! Some of the items here are big shot projects and home decor stencils! Enjoy!

I've Saved the Best for Last!

I hope you've been enjoying my posts and photos of some of the things that you can do with Rub-Ons this week!  I have one last project to show you and it is by far my favorite!! 

This is a ceramic mug from a housewares store all decorated up for spring.  It uses the A Perfect Day Rub-Ons from the Occasions mini for the saying and Sticky Cuts letters for the flower and center.  Then, the flower was covered using the Cosmo fine glitter and the center was done with the new green microbeads!

The really fun part was cutting pieces off my sister's bush outside and making the flowers!  These were done with the Pretties Kit, Flower Fusion and mini glue dots to hold them all together.  I just love the result and I hope you do too!! 

Don't forget that any of these items can be ordered to help you earn your free Sale-A-Bration stamps and/or Rub-Ons.  You only have until this Sunday, March 16th to call or email me with your order so don't wait!