My Baby Shower gifts.

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I used my Go Baby to make several of these baby gifts for up coming showers. I will be ready for Spring. I have made a few of these. I am also going to make another onsie and cut out a circle, quilt it..fold it in half..and it will be place as attached bib..that way the new mom can clip the baby pacifier to it..and have a place to tuck it away..while baby is sleeping..these are great for when you are out and about in the baby stroller..to keep the pacifier clean.....I thought about sticking to something easy and that I know how to make, lol

I made the Blue Jean Tote by cutting off the pant leg of old jeans and using it for the tote. So the hem of the leg is the top of my tote. The extra fabric was used to make the 2 handles.

Cut a strip at least 2 inches (5cm) wide down the length of the leg to make the strap. The outside of the leg is usually a little bit straighter. Cut the strip to the length you want, so that the purse will hang where you want it to. Leave the strip a bit wider than you want, so that there will be a seam allowance for the next step.

The handles: Sew the strip closed. Turn the strip inside-out, so that you are seeing the wrong side of the fabric. Sew it closed along one side, trying to keep the seam as straight as possible and parallel to the seam you already have.

step 3 of strap
Turn the strap back right side out. This step will be easier if you cut a generous width. It may help to use a dowel or other long, slender object to push the fabric through itself.

Now you are ready to cut off the other leg up above the hem to the length you want the tote to be. The actual hem of the leg will be the opening of the purse. Turn wrong side and seam it up. Now your bottom of tote is closed. Attach handles.

Now Cut out your Teddy Bear or any other items you want to apply. I used Go Baby die I

ONE TIP , if using a printed fabric, you might want to cut the die cut out first with freezer paper. This gives you a template so you can line up the die over the pattern fabric exactly where you want your cut.

Place die on Die Cut Machine Go Baby with foam side of die up. Then place fabric of choice on die. Place Cutting Mat size 6" by 12" on top of fabric.

You now have what I like to call a sandwich. I cut out 2 teddy bears, 1 for my baby onsie ( purchased at Walmart by Gerber in solid white) stitch the Teddy on the front of your Onsie

added my eyes and ribbon around the neck.

For the Jean Pant Leg Tote (which will be my gift bag to hold baby products) I used the Teddy Bear from Baby, Baby die For this Teddy I cut off the head and made my own stuff head and attached. I also added a few of the starts from Star die but I did trim them down to size with my scissors because I wanted them a bit smaller.

I stitched everything down, added the word baby...Now I have the perfect baby gift.

I hope you liked my project. I have 3 more to make.

Alley Cat Allies Frequently Asked Questions - Alley Cat Allies

Alley Cat Allies Frequently Asked Questions - Alley Cat Allies

Who is Alley Cat..Many of you know that when I am not crafting I am trying to help different rescue groups save an animals life. Did you know that you can borrow a trap from Alley cat and they will tell you a listing of Vets who will spay/neuter the cat for free.

About Us

Alley Cat Allies is the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and humane treatment of cats. An engine for social change, Alley Cat Allies was the first organization to introduce and advocate for humane methods of feral cat care, particularly Trap-Neuter-Return, in the American animal protection community. By establishing and promoting standards of care, our organization has brought humane treatment of cats into the national spotlight, now embraced by major cities and animal protection organizations coast to coast. In 20 short years, we’ve changed America to better understand and respect the lives of cats.

Today, more than 260,000 supporters look to Alley Cat Allies for leadership in the movement to protect cats’ lives. We promote progressive policies for cats in communities all over America and we work towards a world that values the lives of all animals. Our two decades of experience in grassroots organizing, hands-on activism, and education has empowered policymakers, veterinarians, nonprofit and volunteer groups, activists, and caregivers nationwide with the tools and knowledge to practice, teach, and advocate for humane care for cats in their own communities. From a headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, Alley Cat Allies’ staff of nearly 30 people provides the national voice for cats and the millions of Americans that value cats’ lives.

Vision

A society in which people value and safeguard the lives of animals.

Mission

To transform and develop communities to protect and improve the lives of cats.

Values

We value the intrinsic dignity and worth of each cat and acknowledge their history and place in the natural landscape.
We value the relationship between people, the earth, and all animals and acknowledge that the inherent interests of all sentient beings must be given equal consideration.
We value people and their compassion for cats.
We value actions that advance cats’ best interests.
We value teamwork as a means to achieve common goals.
We value learning as a means to guide our work to protect and improve the lives of cats.
We value our right as Americans to organize and speak freely.

Got My awesome Letraset Markers to play with

Gift bags for the Nursing Home..make them each year.
I recently got the ProMarkers set 1 and 2 which are really great starter sets if you do own any markers. Each set has 12 markers which are dual tips and have a blender pen in each set. OMG I am in love with these markers. They do not streak at all. They blend so beautiful and easy. This is my first time working with this type of marker and it is awesome.

Do you know what is AWESOME! I have a set of your choice up for grabs. How! see details at the end of this post. First more Information on these wonderful pens Check out the details about these pens HERE

Since I have never had much luck using Alcohol Ink markers... I wanted to test these on different types of paper/card stock/vellum/acrylic. Here are my findings

They work great on good quality card stock and do not bleed through. I used Bazzil white card stock show here

Cheap paper here...they did bleed through so you want a good quality paper. But most markers bleed on cheap paper. Note this was thin paper not card stock, more like printer paper

Now I love how they look when you want to shade/blend/lighten or make dark. Not sure how they do it, but the blender pen is still clean after you shade. In this photo the ink is still wet..but you can use the blender pen to lighten......or if you want it dark in other areas just add more ink, but what I love is when they dry your project look so nice. I think before now this is why I did not use markers that much on any of my projects. I was always upset with how I could see the streaks and never could blend, BUT NO EFFORT HERE.....YOU JUST COLOR, BLEND, SHADE...AND PERFECT

You can use the blender pen first then add your color on top or you can color and then blend

Oh my gosh on Vellum they are beautiful and have that pretty transparent look I like. In all the photos the ink was still wet, but when dry....(.no streaks at all). Once the Vellum dried it was beautful. The dry time was just a little longer on Vellum than card stock.

All the markers have dual tips.

Here is Set 1 and 2 I will be using in my projects

I am making my Christmas Cards, gift bags, etc now and it was a good time to test out these markers. Below my Gift Bag I made. I used the markers on the Little Girl in the snow suit

I stamped my little girl on vellum and colored with the markers
Starting with the pants/gloves/shoes I used Cool Grey 4 from Set 1 the more you color the darker it gets..but if you want to lighten just use the blender pen and voila like magic it lightens.

For the scarf I wanted to make my own color so I blended Lime Green and Sky Blue from Set 1 to make more of a teal green shade. I also blend these 2 colors for sections on the winter cap. I love how you can mix the colors to make custom colors

On the face I used Soft Peach from Set 2
Hair Umber Set 2

Jacket and other sections of hat I used Red Ruby Set 1
Shaded with Cerise Set 2 and of course used the blender pen to make the color flow effortless

I used black from Set 1 to darken the lines all over the whole image after I finished coloring. It makes all the color pop. Tip make sure your image is dry...so you will get the crisp outline.

Next cut out a 3" scallop from Mini Monograms Cricut Cartridge w/ cream card stock...then used the pierce tool all around the scallop edges. I think the holes give it that added detail.

Add pop dots to back of my little girl image for 3D effect and added to the scallop. Add my red ribbon. Put side until you finish printing/cutting all your images.

I used my Imagine Machine and Cartridge Joys of the Seasons to cut out the winter Tree at 7.7" select layers, then print cut. This will give me a top portion of the tree so I can pop dot it too for dimension.
I run the whole tree through my Xyron 9" Creative Station to add edge to edge adhesive

Remember I chose to cut my tree in layers so for the top layer I used Martha Stewart Glue Pen to add glue to edge of the tree and sprinkled with Martha Stewart Crystal Clear Glitter.... attach layer to the tree for dismension....It gives it that snow dust effect.

I chose to cut out the red bird larger at 1.9" ( 2 layers pop dot for 3 D) and used the Ruby ProMarker for shading...added little glue and glitter...

Add my finish Images to the bag. One last step I used a Sentiment Stamp "THE GIFT" on lower left corner. Add red crepe paper inside

Now my bag is just waiting for the right gift to put inside. Made 40 of these bags to put treats in for the Nursing home residents

My next Project home Tea Light Lanterns from Vellum

Cut a 4 x 16 strip of Vellum, score every 4". Chose which section will be the front of your lantern.

Stamped Image on Vellum and colored in with my ProMarkers to make this cute little Angel lanterns. For safety I used the battery operated tea lights

See how cute the finish project turned out. Thank you ProMarker you are now one of my favorite markers..actually the only Alcohol markers I will use.

Markers used Ruby Red Set 1

Umber blended with Lemon yellow for hair Set 2

Cobalt Blue for the cloud Set 2

Fold all your score lines and close the back with Vellum Adhesive...add your little battery tea light...how cute.

This could be used for Valentine/Mother's Day,etc

Feeling some better, just not great enough to craft yet.

Getting Cricky challenge

This is a challenge card I made.
Card cut at 4 3/4

Supplies used
Big Shot Machine for Embossing
Sizzix's Dots Emboss folder (strip cut at 1/2 x 5 1/2) attached 1 1/4 from the bottom
Pattern paper
American Crafts Solid Blue, Tan, Olive
and Cream Cardstock
Eyes shaded with Souffle Sakura Blue Pen
Ribbon
Glue dots and Scotch ATG 714 glue gun

Getting Cricky has some awesome giveaways on her blog. Go send her some love too

B for Boy Cricut Lite

I have so many friends asking me to make them a card for the grandson with this little lion and the train on the B is for Boy Cartridge. My two grandson's are not so little anymore, so I had no idea I would use this cartridge so much.

The balloons were cut a few weeks back and I can not remember what cartridge I cut them from.

Winner, Winner is Terry Richey of West VA.

SO WHO WANTS TO WIN CLEAR STAMPS BY KRISTAL ANDREWS

CRI-KIT 42 PEN SET WITH EMBOSS AND DRAWING HOUSING
MARKIT FROM CRI-KIT

AND MORE..................................STAY TUNE AND FIND OUT HOW TO WIN THIS.
WILL BE POSTING THIS MONDAY.....AND I HAVE MUCH MORE TO COME AFTER MONDAY TOO...SO YOU WANT TO COME BACK OFTEN....

Have you guys hear of DIY Channel's Craft Show Creative Juice? They are Cathie and Steve. I got this cool product that Cathie sells and really love it. The product is a whole kit to use with your glue guns.

I am so happy to be able to use my glue gun without out burning my fingers now...which I could not do until I got this awesome kit. Cathie you have saved my poor fingers, so for that I Thank You Friend.
You can view the video here to find out how to use it and what all comes in the kit that you have a chance to win.. Check out all her other items she has for sale..on her Etsy shop

Cathie's new product is call the Glue Gun Helper Kit. The kits come with everything you need to protect your work surface and your fingers. Here is a picture of the Glue Gun Help Kit.

Notice the finger caps. I love them...I can do assembly without hot glue on my fingers. If you want to read more about Cathie's products, she has several websites. Set your DVR's on Mondays to record Cathie and Steve on DIY Creative Juice. All the links are on the left side bar.

Here is the Project that was made so easy by having this awesome kit.
You need to cut out your flowers...any 6 petal will do.
The first flower you cut a slit between the petal all way to the center of flower
Second flower you cut one petal out complete..but do not throw away because these can be used in your center
Third flower you cut out 2 petals and put aside.

I have made these several times in different colors. I also entered the same type of bouquet at Cricut Chirp and they showed that project in January 2011 on the Cricut.com website.. I recently purchased Cricut's new cartridge Flower Shoppe and saw my pattern in the booklet I think if they high light your project that they do have the rights to copy your instructions/pattern.

Ok so on to the next step..easy just overlap all flowers and glue together where you cut out the petals. I held mine together with paper clips until the glue dried.

.Now cut off the bottom point of each flower...so they will sit inside each other..plus you can use the hole that it makes by cutting the bottom point off....to put sticks into the bottom of the assemble flower....to make stems if you want to use in a vase.
The petal you cut out of each flower can be curled and glue together to use as your center of the flower
So assemble photos 1-3 and then add your center of the flower. Now you have something that looks like this

I did spray with adhesive and sprinkle with Martha Steward Glitter. My bouquet is finished and I did not burn my fingers once using Cathie's Glue Gun Helper Kit.

Do not forget to help promote the awesome craft companies that we use everyday in our craft rooms..this is one of my favorite tools now.
WHO WANTS TO WIN THIS WHOLE KIT?...THEN FOLLOW THESE 2 STEPS BELOW
1: Hop over and Join Cathie's Blog Domestic in the City and leave her a nice comment that Chris Wooten sent you here
2: Like Cathie's and Steve's of DIY Channel Host of Creative Juice Show Face Book Fan page and tell them Chris Wooten sent you over here

Ok I have an Idea I would like for you guys to help me with.

You guys know that we have one of the most generous group in the world. Our fellow crafters are always doing something nice for someone. So my challenge to you is to make cards for birthdays, gell well, christmas, or any type of card that can be used for anything.

We have hospitals all over the country who take donations for teddy bears,etc...so we can donate the cards and gift tags for their teddy bears. How does this sound to you?

Mail cards to Chris Wooten
5135 Sawbill Lane, Gastonia, NC 28052

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I had to make these treat bags in a hurry on Halloween evening. I could tell I was about to run out. These are not as pretty as the first ones. I post them here anyways. I had 3 bags left to give out and decided I would do some real fast ones. I was afraid more kids would come up and be upset if I had to give them candy from a bowl. I did not really like these done in a rush, but maybe the little ones would not care. I made 12 of these in less than 20mins. So now you know why they look like a child made them, lol. Lucky I got them done in time. I had just enough, whew