Cuttlebuggin the Frames again...

I love my die cut frames/mats...and this one with the oval cut out opening is great to work with...I ran it thru the Cuttlebug folder with the pumpkins...I colored the pumpkins by rubbing first Butterscotch ink then Ginger ink...I stippled some Library green lightly over the rest of the frame...I colored one of the bird die cuts with black ink and a swirl with Library Green ink...The photo is of my mom on a visit to our local Pumpkin Patch two years ago...

Really Reasonable Ribbon-Vendor Praise

Look at the beautiful ribbon I got from Really Reasonable Ribbon...Can ya tell my favorite color is green...I just had to try out some of these beautiful shades and styles of ribbon...Be looking for some new projects coming soon using these...Check out http://www.reasonableribbon.com for some awesome ribbon and excellent service...

Collage Photo Mat

This Collage Photo Mat is 8x10 in size with 5 various size openings...Check out the studio blog for a special offer on this die cut http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com

Cuttlebug Card

I love my new Cuttlebug embossing folders...I used the swiss dots on the dress die cut, added a light green ribbon bow...I used pop dots on the dress, just for added dimension...
I used the part of the border folder with the wording "with love"...I like that and will be using those words alot I am sure...
This is one of my favorite flower border folders...I embossed the flowers, then trimmed the piece down to a layering size and rounded the corners...

Martha's Blog Contest

Check out the contest on Martha Stewart's blog http://www.themarthablog.com/

Sticky Notes Book Covers

I made a few treats...LOL...for my co workers...these are sticky notes book covers...I used that beautiful swirly background image from Innovative Stamp Creations on the pumpkin book...word stamp is from The Stamping Studio, I used one of my die cut flourishes, colored with green ink, pumpkin die cut colored with inks and part of a leaf punched shape...Oh the ghost book I stamped the background using a bat stamp from The Stamping Studio, added the ghost die cut, with Cuttlebug dots embossing, black ink sponged on the edges, and orange piece behind the ghost face...The best thing about the treats...is the "0" calories...LOL...check out my studio blog for packs of Sticky Notes Book Cover http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com/ Order the sticky notes covers...and I will throw in some die cut shapes for embellishing with...

ATC with Cuttlebug embossing

I embossed a piece of cardstock using a Cuttlebug embossing folder, rubbed with black ink to color...used a stipple brush and blue ink to color the layering piece and the ATC, sponged black ink around the edges...added a piece of organza ribbon between the layer and atc back...

Antique Quilt Tops

I am not sure the name of this quilt block, something like Grandmothers garden or garden path...I will have to look it up...anyway...this quilt top was made in the 1950's, by my great grandmother and my great aunt...I was told that some others worked on it too..but not sure who they were...
This quilt top was all hand piece...and the fabrics in it are gorgeous...but they are so fragile, I am scared to do anything with it...
I love to look at it...but not sure what I will ever do with it...

This is my absolute favorite possession I own...this quilt was done around the same time frame...I think maybe later 1950's...I think its called sunbonnet sue or something like that...I used to still have the brown paper pattern, but cannot find it right now...
Each of the little girls as I refer to them...is hand pieced, but the rest of this quilt is machine stitched...
I love to take this quilt top out and just look at it...I love each of the little girls...the colors are still so vibrant...as I have kept it in dark places since I got it in the early 1980's...My uncle had already thrown these two quilt tops, along with tons of other stuff in the trash...You should have seen me dumpster diving...LOL...thank goodness, I knew all the trash in there was from him...he just took truck load after truck load to the dump...cleaning out my great aunts house...never realizing what he was throwing away...he asked me later...what are you gonna do with that fabric...you dont sew...well...it didn't matter whether I was gonna sew with it or not...I wanted it...so I hauled home, truck loads of stuff to share with my family...most of the fabric I gave to moma, as she sewed lots of stuff back then...
This is the back side of the girls...I am still amazed every time I look at this quilt...Oh, and by the way...I do sew...I made straight A's in Home Economics class...I just choose not to sew...LOL...actually I did go buy myself a sewing machine after I got married a couple years ago...and I play with it...but as long as wal mart sells clothes...I just aint gonna sew...

Kelsey and her cast

My granddaughter broke her leg/foot...She has never been seriously injured before...so this was a first for her...If she would remember that she is a little girl, she could avoid incidents like this...She was dressed like a little girl...but that did not stop her redneck roots from showing...LOL...She said, Nama...you gotta write on my cast...so I did...even on her toes...

Cuttlebug Layered Embossing Samples and Card

I finally got to play some with my newest Cuttlebug embossing folders...I used my Original Technique Design with the Pumpkins and Dots folders...This is a sample I made to show a friend...I used the Pumpkins, colored with inks, smoothed the embossing flat, then ran thru the Dots folder...rubbed the ink pad across the dots...
I made a card with the sample below...stamped verse from Victorine Originals...
I used the pumpkin embossing folder, colored the pumpkins and leaves/stems with inks...smoothed the embossed areas flat using my bone folder, then ran the piece thru using the autumn words folder, and rubbed the ink pad directly over the raised embossed words...I created this design technique using the various layers of embossing with the folders and have more samples on my blog of my technique...Layered dry embossing using the Cuttlebug folders is fun and easy to do...experiment on scraps to see what folders work best together...for more info debbiesdiecuts@yahoo.com

Gift bag with G'man...

I love Gingerbread men...I think they are just the neat decorative item for the holidays...I used the die cut gift bag, stamped with that beautiful swirly background image from ISC...I sponged butterscotch ink on the gingerbread man die cut, then used ginger ink to sponge the edges...I added the mini heart punched shape, cause all g'men have heart...I used the little eyes stamp from Victorine Originals...you can also just add dots from a marker or even paint from a brush handle...
I am going to make a few of these to give some cookies in for a holiday event I will go to in November...I think they are just cute as can be...

More framing gifts...

I love this frame with the oval opening...I wanted to give it a "manly" feel...perfect for the hunter, fisherman, hiker, etc...I love those pattern papers, they have such a "camo" look to them, as far as the colors...I layered the two pattern papers over the chipboard frame...I used Cuttlebug punched leaves, sponged the edges with ink and gave them a little dimension by rolling them over my bone folder...
This little round embellishment thing, was something I got in a swap years ago...had a couple dozen of them given to me...I used a piece of the very fine jute that I got from Really Reasonable Ribbon...a tad of pump action hair spray and a steel crochet hook...wet the jute slightly with the hair spray, twirl it around the crochet hook end...hold it until the hair spray dries, just takes a few seconds or so...or stand in front of the fan like I did...LOL...it will hold the curl...ain't that just the coolest tip...we used to do that years ago...to add curls to our jute hair dolls we used to make back in my decorative painting days...
This is my favorite frame...of course its a custom die cut, I had the die made, so I could have a 4 x 4 inch frame with a 2 x 2 inch opening...I use this frame all the time in projects, scrapbook layouts and more...Can ya tell I am getting in holiday mode...I am going to make most of my Christmas and Holiday gifts this year...and this is the beginnings of some of those items...
I coated a red flourish with stickles glitter glue...fitted it onto the corner area, then trimmed off the excess...I added the beautiful red flower to the opposite corner...This will be perfect for a Christmas share photo...
I love this pattern paper...very fun...but can be serious, depending on the photo used...I added the flourishes to one side and the red flower...Hope you enjoyed my ideas...I have more in the works...To order these frames in chipboard or cardstock, check out my studio blog at http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com Look in the Labels section under frames...

Framed and swirled with flowers...

I love my 5x7 frame/mat die cut...I use this all the time for making gifts for family and friends...With the holiday gift giving season upon us...wouldn't these be nice gifts to make for your gift giving needs...The opening is approx 3.25 x 4.5...perfect for a 4x6 photo to be framed...Check out the chipboard frames available on my studio blog at http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com

Coaster Book for a swap I joined...

I had so much fun making this coaster book today...decided once I had started it, to just stick with it...so this is how it turned out...I used a PSX background paper from a few years ago...I loved the colors and thought it would make a nice background to work on...I used one of my swirl die cuts http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com coated with a thin layer of blue stickles behind the daisies...I stamped the message from Victorine Originals on vellum...sponged the edges with berry purple ink...
I used some of my new Cuttlebug embossing folders on the frame...added some stickles to the flower centers and layered that onto a gold panel...the frame is only attached on one side...so she can add a photo, etc...the verse from Victorine Originals was stamped with berry purple and layered onto a gold panel...I add a flourish behind and a ladybug to the flower...
This page still has some foo foo coming...but other stuff had to get dry before I can finish it...but this is how it looks so far...
This is the back cover...I stamped the image from Victorine Originals onto vellum, tore it out, sponged the edges with ink and added a flower...I sure hope she likes it...

Stamped Twinchie

I made this twinchie for an online friend that wanted to know more about twinchies...I mailed it today...so she should get it sometime next week...I stamped this beautiful image from ISC or http://www.innovativestampcreations.com this is one of my favorite images that Betsy has...I use her all the time...and yeah...the stamp is pretty well black...I used some quick watercolor techniques to color her in using ink from my marvy markers...she is stamped on watercolor paper...i played up her eyes a bit with a fine line black marker and added gold over the lettering...added the flower just for some dimension...Stickles glitter glue border on one side and sealed the whole thing with dimensional magic...

Halloween Gift Bags

with Victorine Originals and Really Reasonable Ribbon http://www.victorineoriginals.com and http://www.reasonableribbon.com I used my die cut gift bag available here http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com and the Boo stamp from Victorine Originals along with that gorgeous black ric rac from Really Reasonable Ribbon, some Ranger inks and my imagination to create a few treat bags...
My ghost and pumpkin sizzix die cuts were perfect embellishments for each bag...
I did use my spritzer tool and a black marvy marker to add some black spattering to each bag...Place an order for the gift bag die cuts at http://thestudioinpreston.blogspot.com and I will send you some freebies for making your own Halloween Treat Bags...Offer good thru September 16...

Mini ATC

I used to make lots of mini ATC's...we used to do swaps with them years ago...so, I figured, since I am making "inchies, twinchies, moo's, ATC's...why not a mini ATC...I used an image from a sheet designed for ATC art, trimmed it with deckle scissors and brushed with brown distress ink...I colored the mini ATC die cut with butterscotch ink and brushed the edges with brown...I used a backround stamp from Victorine Originals on the mini ATC before adding the decorative layer to it...I added a bow, decorative leaf and highlighted the words with glossy accents...

"twinchies" in the Fall....

I made some Fall themed inchies today...I love this time of year...I have another idea for those little die cuts, hopefully this weekend I will get them done to share...
I used my corner rounder on this one and stamped the background with that beautiful swirl image from Innovative Stamp Creations...I used a piece from some embossed background paper, added the flower and leaf...I love this, as these are my colors this time of year...
I am loving this little ghost die cut...I used a white twinchie, sponged the edges with black ink...I had a piece of pattern paper that is black with white speckles...I trimmed it slightly smaller and then distressed the edges...I sponged the ghost with black ink and then coated with glossy accents...I added the tiny heart sequin and put butterscotch inked cardstock behind the face...I stamped the word boo on a scrap and added it...
I love the pumpkin die cut...but, I wanted a more jack o lantern look to it...so I added the face image from Victorine Originals...if y'all dont have that sheet of images...you need it...oh my gosh, the faces are perfect for all your Halloween stuff...I also stamped the Happy Fall Y'all words from Victorine Originals...I used a torn piece of background paper layered over the base twinchie...I used glossy accents to highlite the words...
I hope you enjoyed my "twinchies" for the day...

My "twinchie" addiction...gees...like I needed another one...

Between cutting orders today...and working on some other projects here and there...I have been making "twinchies"...and oh my gosh...are they fun...Be sure and check out the next posting for a chance to win some in a giveaway... I used a glossy white cardstock twinchie, colored it with Ranger Alcohol inks, torn pattern paper, embellishment from a sheet of pattern cardstock, wired gold ribbon and altered art word from Lisa's Altered Art...I used Ranger Glossy Accents to accent the word and flower...outside edge was trimmed with black marker...

I used Ranger inks to color the white cardstock twinchie, stamped images from ISC and Victorine Originals...I used another piece of the patterned cardstock, cut out the butterfly, coated with Ranger Glossy Accents, cut out the flower and used the glossy accents in the center...I used a fine gold thread for the butterfly anttena...
This one was fun to make...Purple surf Ranger ink to color the white cardstock twinchie...punched out frog, colored with Lime green Ranger ink...torn pattern paper to layer...stamped words from ISC...I took a small scalloped punched shape, cut in half, then in half again...colored with same inks and added as corners...I love it...of course Green is my color, and purple is my greens best friend...LOL...oh, and I coated the frog punch out with glossy accents too...
I wanted to do a fall themed one...as its my favorite time of year...come on cool weather...I used a Cuttlebug embossed piece from the friends folder...used some images cut from another piece in my stash and a flat backed acorn...I used tea dye distress ink to color the twinchie and used walnut on the edges to deepen them...I colored the embossed piece with butterscotch ink...then used the walnut distress ink on the edges too...
I love birds, I am an avid bird watcher and feeder...and those images from Lisa's Altered Art Images of birds are grande...I used my scalloped circle and punched out a shape from one of her sheets, sponged the edges in teal ink, then used a plain circle punch thats just a tad larger to punch a backing for it...sponged the edges with walnut ink...I used a Hero Arts dot background stamp and added some teal ribbon on two corners...Highlighted some words with Ranger Glossy Accents...
This twinchie I did on chipboard, covered with an image from Lisa's Altered Art and then used another image and cut out the girls to layer over that...I added some ribbon to the edges just to fancy it up a bit...I am going to add a magnet to the back of this one...it will be a gift...
I enjoyed sharing my "twinchie" addiction with you...I have more projects in the works...

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