Children and Friends, a non profit daycare and enrichment center in Black Mountain NC, creates a loving, safe, caring environment for our most precious souls, aged infant to 5.
Many of the families served are single Moms, working for less than a living wage.
The wonderful staff also work for way less than I wish they did.
Our community supports them as we can, and I heard they needed washable covers for the sleeping mats.
I put the word out to the Fiber Art Alliance group and got a car full of wonderful fabrics and with a bit of time at the machine cranked out a pile of soft, comfy mats.
I know I get back more than I give when I find the time to do projects like this one.
I hope you will join me.
There is need in your community that your art can fill.
We liked your clean simple style. Awesome! Congratulations!
I'd like to give honorable mention (but sorry, no awards this year :-( ) to Charmaine (we loved your repurposing of the bathroom accessories) and Peggy Parenteau for her very unique stylish design.
Look out, here comes some free advice.
Always make a sample/dummy, when you try something new.
The photo , right, shows some of my experiments.
Starting with an old file folder, I cut with the heart die just above the fold to get a heart shaped card.
Position the small heart to reveal the sentiment inside the card. Use your stamp positioner for good placement.
The Love you was stamped with Distress ink, Worn Lipstick and thermal embossed with a transparent pearlized powder. I wish you could see this in person.
I embossed with a folder and rubber mallet ( Shout Out to Yogi) just where I wanted it.
Painted the hearts with Twinkling H2O's, and Stardust pen for the dots.
I cut a frame using 2 heart dies- they didn't nest, so I cut the larger one first and then cut out the center- the same die I used to cut the shape out of the card front.
Glitter Ritz added the bling-Regal Red, Warm Highlights and Stardust.
Just for fun and vintage goodness I added a die cut doily to the back.
I'm enjoying seeing the love you are creating for V-day and the Challenge, so keep them coming!
We are sharing our love/Valentine project ideas with you as we lead up to the Queen Of Hearts event on February 14!
Today is my turn! I'm glad you are here!
Each day designers will be posting new artwork they have created using Quietfire rubber stamps. This should get your creative juices flowing for your own entry in the Queen of Hearts Challenge.
Visit our Designers blogs -schedule below-post a comment on our Blog Hop Post and you will be eligible to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design rubber stamps valued at $50!( Yes, Suzanne doubled the value from the original announcement!)
Each Designer will randomly choose a winner from the comments on their own Blog Hop Post, so make sure to leave your comment on all the blogs by midnight Thursday, February 14th.
Tell your friends!
All winners will be posted on the Quietfire creations Blog on Sunday Februrary 17th.
If you are one of our lucky winners, please contact Suzanne(or me) privately with your snail mail address.( Her email address is in teh sidebar of the Quietfire Creations Blog.
You Must leave a comment on this blog to be entered in the prize drawing!
How Guilty are You?
I remember a FTD Florist ad that had 3 red rose bouquets each one larger than the last, from a single stem rose to 3 dozen.
The tag line was
"How guilty are you?"
This years challenge gives you plenty to work with!
I stamped and quilted a cuff for the bubbly, decoupaged and doilied the box of chocolates and embellished and beaded a hat band !
The cuff could also be worn on your wrist. It's double sided depending on your mood.
I used fabric inks and Fabric tac glue and Glitter Ritz to color the hearts. The inks and glue stay soft when dry.
The candy box is painted, decoupaged with doilies and stamped with Versafine Crimson Red and thermal embossed clear.
I made a bunch of roses that didn't make the cut.
(scroll up to see them here)
You'll have to stop by to find out what is inside!
The flirty cloche was hand dyed and felted by Leslie Owens of Nice Threads{hop on over to her FB page and give her some love!}. I added the band made of vintage linen, hand tatted lace and the border stamp. The hearts are colored with Stardust Pen.
I hope the above will encourage you to try Quietfire stamps and join us in the Queen of Hearts Challenge.
To share some more love, below,
(forgive me in advance for the poor quality of the video,this is the first made with new equipment and software{and no camera helper!} since I turned to the Mac side-it will get better I promise)
is a video to show you how to mount and store your Quietfire rubber.
Leave a comment of what topics you would like to see featured in coming videos. Special prize for the 100th commenter****think INSIDE the box!*******
Now... it's not to late to go back and comment on the other wonderful Designer blogs in the hop, and be sure to hop over tomorrow to Suzanne for the grande finale! and The Challenge!
Give and ye shall receive.
That's part of what I love about exchanges. How fun is it to get 10 valentines! All you have to do is make 10! Getting there is half the fun!
Each one is a bit different to keep it interesting for me.
Starting with old file folders, I put ink and stain on the craft sheet, added some blobs of Perfect Pearls and dipped and dried the paper to make the background.
I stamped, using the new Have I Told You Lately set from Quietfire, using fabric ink on a vintage linen.
The lace border is glued on with fabric tac glue-stays soft when dry- and I stitched around the stamp in a heart shape.
You can see the stiching here in the back
Part of this swap is the envies as well.
I had a lot of fun with them-I masked around a die cut heart using Distress Ink, Worn Lipstick.
I am, a brave girl, multi-media artist,facilitator,educator, advocate and nurturer with a major interest in fibers, paper and book arts and spirituality and the arts.
I reuse, recycle and use rejectamenta as much as possible.
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