Hello Friends,
I am here with my final September Guest Design Post for The Shabby Tea Room! And I have to say that this month has flown right by!
This week's theme is called "Oh My Pumpkin". Here is the inspiration photo:
I love the burlap pumpkins in the photo with the twine curly stems! They are so adorable and festive! Perfect for Halloween or Thanksgiving! So my first idea was to create a pumpkin card:
I had this lovely piece of gingham fabric that I thought would be perfect for crafting a pumpkin card. I adhered the fabric to some copy weight paper and die cut it with my pumpkin die and then inked all of the edges and added this sweet pumpkin face with sparkly eyes and teeth! I then decorated with some die-cut burlap leaves, a piece of doily and a heart-shaped wood button with a lovely twine bow! And what is a Halloween card without a little sweet treat to go with it? I pulled out some bags I had on hand and stamped them with the same label stamp from the "Beautiful" Stamp set from Paper Sweeties. The sentiments are from the Paper Sweeties set called "Occasions". See links at end of post.
After creating this I really wanted to use my new "Best Witches" stamp set from Paper Sweeties too so I created this card:
I was playing around with the broom stamp and decided to shape her arms to look like she was holding the broom...here is a close-up....
The broom is made from bookpaper and I cut the lines of the broom bristles so that it really looks like a broom though my photo does not show it well. I also decided to add a trick or treat button that I had on hand. She is ready to go and get some candy now!
Here is a picture of the treat bags. I love how easy it is to stamp on these muslin bags! I stamped in brown, did the sentiment in canyon clay and then colored the border with a copic marker very lightly so it would not bleed. On the treat bag in the first photo of this post I added some stickles to the stamped border. Both versions are so cute! I will be doing this for gifts more often! It is quick and easy! All I have to do now is make some tiny name tags and these will be ready to give to the neighbor kids on Halloween! I think I will fill them up with chocolate kisses or baby candy bars.
Thanks for joining me for the month of September during my guest design spot with The Shabby Tea Room! I so enjoyed creating projects each week! I want to say a grateful thank you to Debbie for inviting me to be the month long guest designer. It was a wonderful experience!!! I hope you will join us in the Tea Room this week and make a project using burlap and twine!
Crafty Hugs,
Jill
I am here with my final September Guest Design Post for The Shabby Tea Room! And I have to say that this month has flown right by!
This week's theme is called "Oh My Pumpkin". Here is the inspiration photo:
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| The Shabby Tea Room - Week #186 "Oh My Pumpkin" - Create a card or project using burlap and twine |
After creating this I really wanted to use my new "Best Witches" stamp set from Paper Sweeties too so I created this card:
Thanks for joining me for the month of September during my guest design spot with The Shabby Tea Room! I so enjoyed creating projects each week! I want to say a grateful thank you to Debbie for inviting me to be the month long guest designer. It was a wonderful experience!!! I hope you will join us in the Tea Room this week and make a project using burlap and twine!
Crafty Hugs,
Jill
Super cute pumpkin. Love the gingham fabric you used. The treat bags are adorable. The kids will love them. TFS. ana
ReplyDeleteWow, you have been BUSY!! Love your projects, Jill! That gingham pumpkin is terrific!
ReplyDeleteA darling array of crafts, Jill! Wow! I especially like the gingham fabric for your pumpkin! VERY PRETTY! hugs, de
ReplyDeleteAmazing treat bags! Love that pumpkin with gingham fabric, too! I see you had lots of fun guest designing this month for TSTR, Jill...well done!
ReplyDeleteHoly Halloween, Jill, you are a Master Crafter with all of these unique and extraordinary makes! What a fantastic job as Guest Designer (you should be a Permanent Designer!)!! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteWow...Jill everything you made is amazing, you must love Halloween as much as I do. Love your fabulous style.
ReplyDeleteEverything is so wonderful! LOVE your fabric pumpkin. It is so adorable! And what cute treat bags. There will be some very lucky trick or treaters in your neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteThat big gingham pumpkin is charming! And the witch is so sweet. I love the detail you put into each card - the strip of burlap across the bottom is perfect!
ReplyDeleteThe most darling projects in the world! Thank you, Jill, for sharing your amazing talents with us at The Shabby Tea Room this month -- we've love all the wonderful inspiration -- and especially your use of the Paper Sweeties stamps and dies :)
ReplyDeleteWOW, Jill! You go, girl! These projects are FANTASTIC! LOVE all the textures and your use of the PS images! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty heartfelt homemade projects Jill! Love all the shimmery detail!
ReplyDeleteI wonder why I have not been getting the emails from blog loving that is how I follow you. Looks like I have missed lots.
ReplyDeleteYour projects are wonderful Jill! Love the adorable witch card. Love the treat bags and pumpkin card too! Looks like you are getting lots of craft time.