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Ciao Bella,

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Stampin Up! Fabric

Ciao Bella,

         I just LOVE LOVE LOVE, Stampin Up!'s new Designer Fabric …I thought I would show you all the different ways to use this Fabric

So first let me give you the specifics of the fabric…

Now I  didn't make these samples, but I will be using these for inspiration for making my own this weekend…..

Are you ready?

    Here is a a Fabric Flower made with the Candy Cane Designer Fabric

Look at this Gorgeous Wreath… I might try making that…

Here is Deck the Halls Designer Series Fabric…My Favorite… Oh and I have to mention .. that with each Package of Fabric there are patterns and instructions for all the projects you see in the picture above EXCEPT the book, so the Stocking, bracelet and holiday Ornament … oh and the candy cane flower too…

Ok … Now starting with this picture of the skirt..these are all Pictures from Shellie Gardner's Blog, SoShellie.com. For those of you who don't know, Shellies Gardner is CO-founder and CEO of Stampin' Up …Shellie is one of the those people that make you a better person just by smiling at you.  She's a role model for the human spirit, so I don't think she will mind my sharing with you.

 Don't you just love this skirt,  Look at the detail on the ruffles Not only does it use the new Deck the Halls Fabric but it also so uses the new Seam Binding Ribbon and Crochet Trim, not to mention a few Antique Brads at the bottom.

Here is a Bracelet she made…

Here is the Candy Cane Treat Swap she made for the Top 150 Demonstrators in the company at the annual Founder's Circle Retreat.

Here is the Deck the Halls Version of the treat bag.  I so want to go to the Founder's Circle Retreat…I'll get there, I just have a lot of work to do to get there…I know that you will keep me going on that goal.

Here is I think my favorite, It is a little stationary holder.  This is the project I'm working on this weekend. I'm also thinking with the same design and a few tweaks it could also be a cover for a journal, or a book, maybe business cards, check book cover, and If I knew how to sew a zipper a wallet….who knows…I'll show next week what I come up with…

Here is a picture with it open…look how easily it hold cards and envelopes.

Here is just one of the matching cards Shellie made

Here is the another matching card…I think I'm going to have to try making these cards too.

I can't tell you enough how Inspiring Shellie Gardner is …So I want to thank her for letting me share her projects with you. If you want more information on these projects by Shellie, such as the dimensions or patterns just go to www.SoShellie.com

All of the products can be found in the Holiday Mini Catalog, and please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like to purchase any of these as well.  Don't forget to RSVP for My Mystery Hostess Workshop on Tuesday Night, those at the workshop will get to see first what I have created with the new Designer Fabric ….All you have to do is Email Me at Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com

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Build Your Own Designer Home with Stampin Up!

Ciao Bella,

           Ok maybe not to scale …but you can design Stampin' Up!'s new Design-a House( 120911) from the Holiday Mini Catalog…

This Decor Accent is so much fun and inexpensive, you could have one for every holiday or season you could think of…..

Here is one decorated for Halloween, Just some Black Spray Paint, Gold Glitter and a few Accents

Or How about this one, A Victorian gingerbread house at features Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper and Fabric

This last on Features our Candy Cane Designer Series Paper…for winter wonderland …

These would be a craft project for those late fall days when the Kids are not in school or how about a family night….

The house does come in white with "Some assembly required"…but don't panic… it is easy …

Contact me if you need any more information on the too cute project…

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Roses with Chrochet Trim…

Ciao Bella,

   I have a special treat for you today… have been having fun Making Paper and Ribbon Roses with either Crochet Trim or Lace Trim…

take a look …

This rose I created for a Halloween project, but when I finished it didn't quite fit with the project that I had envisioned… So I'm going to either save it for a special Project or add a pin backing to it and where it on my jacket, when things get a little cooler…

I made it with RazzleBerry 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (119957) pg. 191 in the IB&C and the New Raven Lace Trim (120988) pg 8 in the Holiday Mini Catalog…

I just love this New Raven Lace Trim

Now for this rose, it took on a life of it's own …LOL and now it too big for the project it was intended…

After making the RazzleBerry rose I was curious if I could make it a bit easier…So I tried it with Card Stock…yes that blue is paper…

I used Night of Navy Card Stock ((1000867) pg. 168 in the IB&C, and the Victoria Crochet Trim ( 118481) pg. 190 in the IB&C. I also used the Antique Brads( 117273) pg. 187 in the IB&C…and I told you I couldn't stop…so I added a few Layers of Stampin' Up's New Deck The Halls Designer Fabric (121716) pg. 16 of the New Holiday Mini Catalog.Last I added a few Scallop punched pieces of Cherry Cobbler Card Stock …

Now since it is Labor Day, I decided to do a Little Labor of Love for all my readers… I created a tutorial on how to make the Precious Roses.

So click here for your FREE PDF tutorial…..

All I ask is if you are another demo please remember the Golden Rule…

Here is another version of the one above that I made for the tutorial.

I hope you enjoy the tutorial and the rest of you Labor Day Weekend…

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How to make a Pin Cushion Button Jar

Ciao Bella,

             I just can't stop making these pin cushion button jars…and by all the emails I have received, you all are enjoying them as well…I have also received many emails asking how I made them or where I found my jars…First let me say that I'm not the first to make pretty decorated jars…

ok back to your questions…. what kind of jars are they and where did I get them … The jars are just plain everyday day Canning jars used for jams and jellies in different sizes and shapes. The small jars I got at my local grocery store in the canning section…Now for the larger or different shaped jars, that's a little more difficult. They are left overs from when I was on a canning kick back when I lived in Italy and Germany…But even then I found these jars in the local grocery stores as well…the one brand that I have found no matter what country I was in was Ball…so I'm pretty sure they would have a Website.

For the what I used to stuff the pin cushion … I used plain old Polly-Fill found at Walmart. Polly-Fill is pillow stuffing and just 1 bag will last a long time….

Here is another one I made yesterday, with of course another sneak peak at the new Designer Series Fabric…

The reason why I made another one besides they are so much fun to make…Is so I could make a tutorial for you…The tutorial is FREE, I just ask that you use the honor system if you use it for anything more than your personal use….

So just Click Here for the FREE Tutorial…

If you should need any of the Stampin' Up! Supplies I'm here to assist you that too.

I hope you enjoy the Tutorial and If you have any questions please feel free to contact me …..

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Button Button who has the Stampin’ Up New Buttons

Ciao Bella,

            I just couldn't stop making the pin cushion/ button jars….There are just so much fun…and when I got my advance order to get ready for the up coming Holiday Mini Catalog and saw the New Big Designer Buttons and that Coordinated with New Designer Fabric…OMG… I just had to make some up….These are so perfect for Christmas gifts…..

Now tell me those are not the cutest jars ever….I'm telling they are sitting right in front on my design table…to keep me inspired and to use those Big Georgous New Designer Buttons… I'm one of those people that unless it is in front of me, I will forget to use it……I do have to admit though it was very hard to cut the New Designer Fabric…. It is so beautiful, I just want to hoard it …..it will be hard but I do have some plans for this fabric.. you just wait and see …

If you have not recieved you Holiday Mini Catalog in mail please contact me ASAP and I will get one to you…..September 1st is almost here…

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Vintage Gifts with Stampin’ Up Crochet Trim

Ciao Bella,

       Wow that summer cold that took me out last week…was one Monster of a cold… I thought I was feeling good enough to go to the Farmer's Market…boy was I wrong…It set me back all weekend…..Ok enough of the whinny …I was able to create a little gift…Now I didn't come up with this all by myself… A Stampin' Up sister demo, did the original …this is just my take on her idea…..In any case  it is still a wonderful gift ideal….

Take a look

Aren't they the cutest…. They are pin cushions jars…..the tops of the jar is a pin cushion and the jar it self could be filled with buttons, brad, ribbon scraps, candy…or anything you can think of …

This one features the New Big Designer Button from the up coming Holiday Mini Catalog and

Basic Pearls(119247)pg. 188 in the IB&C….

Ok I have to admit I went a little crazy, I just couldn't stop adding the Designer Button on pg 186 in the IB&C and More of those Basic Pearls…I was just having so much fun ….

Here is a more vintage feel with the new Antique Brads(117273) on pg 187 of the IB&C and the New Victoria 5/8' Crochet Trim(118481) on page 190 in the IB&C

This last one, has to be my favorite, again with the Victoria Crochet Trim(118481) and the Antique Brads (117273)…

Wouldn't these be a great gift…for the sewing friend of course but was about your child's teacher…she could keep a roll of sticker in it or  maybe some binder clips…or your co-worker, to keep paper clips or rubber bands …or in a bathroom to hold some bath salts….

I would love to show you how to make these, just email me and we can have a private class or get a group of friends together and have a party….

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Fabric Flowers and a day at the Spa

Ciao Bella ,

    Today is just a quick share on some projects that I made for the Hinesville Farmer's Market…..

          This First one, I used the BIG SHOT with the (113439) with the Stampin' Up Flower Folds Die (115970) and the Stampin Up Beautiful Butterflies Die(114507)… to make the fabulous pins…..

Next is what I call my "Spa in a Box", inside has nail polish, nail file, facial mask, hair band,tea bag , lip gloss and of course it wouldn't be complete without a few pieces of Chocolate…..

I used Stampin' Up Vintage Vogue stamp set( 118598) in clear mount, pixie pink ribbon, …..I just love this … and it is perfect gift for just about anything ….

If you can't make it to the Hinesville Farmer's Market and you would like to purchase one of these, feel free to email me    and I will be more than happy to take your order…..

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Guestbook … SU style…

Ciao Bella,

        Today is going to be an information overload kinda post…so I'm going to do my best to to keep it short .

First is this Guest Book I altered for the Hinesville Stars and Stripes Quilt Guild….

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The guild is having a quilt exhibit at the Hinesville Old Jail for the months of June and July and I was asked to create their guestbook.

Also today I will be at the Hinesville Farmer's Market

                    Today I will have Gift Items, Cards and papercrafting Supplies…

Come, Drop By and make a card for our deployed troops ….

Ok last bit of News…..

The Last Chance List has been released …..This is the list of all stamps and products that will retire at the end of the month. Some are even discounted up to 50%

AND … a Great New Special only $99. to Join My Team and the SU Family……Just click on the button on my side bar or go to my JOIN MY TEAM Page for more information ….

If you have questions about any of this … Contact Me NOW…. these are  VERY Limited Time Offers  

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Another StampinUp Big Shot Fabric Basket

Ciao Bella,

        I know it has been a while … but with the Easter Holiday I was visiting with Family and moving furniture around …My Mother In Law brought me Furniture…. I love Furniture…so I have been Moving things around and re designing my classroom and studio…..it's only half way there but I can't wait ….Ok for today I'm sharing a "Easter Basket" I made for my MIL, I used My Big Shot and the Scalloped Square Die of course…..I made it the same way as I did for my little Easter Basket….

  Isn't it just cute as a button …. and I used 5 different fabrics…this is way out of my comfort zone… I usually go with one fabric and a complementary solid color…

My MIL loved it and knew exactly where she would be using it in her house…on an everyday basis…

this little basket is perfect for being a napkin holder or fruit basket or even a gift basket… it's not too deep or too wide …..

Here are some other views of the basket

Ok ….Here is a First … I created a pattern …. yes I know that a biggie for me … but I'm trying to grow a little …

It is very simple …. but it gives you an Idea about how easy these are to make…

For the handle I used the scraps from making the scallop squares… I did piece together several pieces to make the alternating fabric sections …

Again it took me less than 2 hours from start to finish…and I don't sew…I'm thinking I might just have to have a class for this … I think they are too much fun to make …..

Ok well that's it for today …. Tomorrow I will be telling you about Stampin' Up's New Color Renovation … you won't want to miss this …..

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Scrap Fabric Flowers and The Big Shot

Ciao Bella

      I love making these Fabric Flowers using my Big Shot…..Yesterday I was playing with some leftovers from other Fabric Flowers  that were building up ….The big one I used the largest flower die cuts , that I don't normally use and the small one was using… well…the extra small die cuts…

The little flower I can't decide wether to make it a broach or a barrette

Tell what do you think it should be …

These are perfect for a Mother's day Gift, don't ya think….Mother/ Daughter matching Broaches….

If you want  learn how to make these I will be having a class …..on Saturday April 24th  at 10am …..My Mother's Day Gift Class

see my classes page to register…..

Don't forget SALE A BRATION only has a few days left …..Have you received your FREE Stamps yet?

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Adventures in Sewing with the Big Shot

Ciao Bella ,

             It has been a while since I posted anything about my sewing projects using The BIG SHOT …..Well today I'm posting another adventure…and Tutorial… Yes I know I said tutorial …. but really it's more like my notes with pictures…why all of a sudden am I posting a tutorial … well it is part of my participation in Late Night Stampers Bootcamp … This Bootcamp is designed to help me grow my business and my self through service…and I hadn't really served you my online follows …. sure I post pictured of ideas but I hadn't really given you anything other than Blog Candy…So I decided I would try my hand at writing something like a tutorial .This Late Night Stampers' Boot Camp has also given me the confidence to even try something like this …..So Grab Your Grain of salt or two …. here we go ..

First and Foremost I don't sew…. second, please remember I failed straight lines and scissors in Kindergarten…..and third there is no measuring …

Ok so …. today I made this little Easter Basket using the Big Shot and the Scalloped Square Die …take a look …I designed it for a little boy and my 13 year old son approved…his only comment was it was too small to hold all the candy he requested from the Easter Bunny…..

WARNING…. If you are a TYPE A personality…. STOP… right now… this will drive you insane…..

the first thing I did was double over my fabric… and set the Big Square die on top to I would be sure when I actually cut the fabric it would fit…..

Next I left the fabric doubled and just laid it back and forth on itself until I had 6 layers total …. I used denim today .. otherwise I could get 8 layers in ……

I'm not showing you a picture of me running the fabric through the big Shot ….well because .. I forgot to take a picture……

Next I just eye balled the batting into squares smaller that the scalloped squares of denim…..

then I didn't glue the batting or anything …..I just matched up the scallops and put my pins in the sort of middle … just incase …there was any shifting…..

Now… here is the a tips for non sewing people … on the sewing machine there are little measurement lines or markers….

What I do is pick one of those marker lines and use that to Try .. key word being TRY….doesn't always happen ..but try to run my square through the machine in a straight line …..now this really doesn't the best when you are sewing the "X" on each square… so I don't stress about …go slow..and it comes out just fine …..

After I sew all the Squares with there "X"…. I lay out the squares to check to be sure I like the way the different fabrics look together…..

Next are a couple of pictures of how I pinned the squares together …..

lay your squares laid out like a plus sign …. I choose to vertically and sew the squares together … then add each square on the horizontal…

clear as Velum ?… I wish I knew who started that phase….so I could give then credit….anyway…

here is what it looks like after the sewing

As you can see NO WHERE NEAR PERFECT…. But that's ok for me … you can spend the time to make the corners perfect …I just don't have the patients for that ….. see I told you …. type A's …really really squirming about now …..

Next I pinned and sewed just one corner together at a time …. I also discover the the square that is the bottom of the basket will fold right out of the way … I add another pin to keep it out of the way …. I also like to start at would be the top of the basket and work toward the bottom…. there is less fabric at the top .. so for me it's easier to get it started feeding under the foot ….

So After I went around and sewed all the corners …..It's time to make the handle …. For that I used the scrap fabric from cutting the Squares and trimmed it …..

Now easy peasy I pinned them together "right" side together … and just ran it through he machine… a line down each side ……

Did an old flip a roo .. turned it inside out and got this …..

Now attaching the handles can be tricky… My machine ..had a part that comes off for feeding circular type projects …the next photos are with this part on and one without …..

Usually … I leave this wide "base " piece off … I can jam a bobbin so fast … or loose the bobbin thread … for me it's just easier to leave off….

Next I pinned my handles into the open top of squares….carefully fed it into the machine and carefully went into a circle ….at the handles … I did put my motor in reverse and go back and for a few times for strength……

Trim any thread…..and your done …. I turned mine inside out because I thought the raggy edges were a little too shabby Sheik for a boy…

so take another look at the finished basket …

Sorry I didn't fill the basket for you…. but If I dug out the hidden Easter candy… my teenage boys would have devoured it …and then there would be none for Easter.

I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial on how to make a rag quilted Easter basket…..If you like it let me know … If you want to copy it feel free to copy paste…..

Next week's adventure …..Hummmm…..I'll have think about that one …..

Thanks again to Sherrill Graff and her Late Night Stamper Bootcamp for helping me get out of my comfort zone a stretch……

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Sign up For My Newsletter and Get Free Stamps*

Ciao Bella,

         Right now until March 15th every new Subscriber to My Newsletter will be entered into a drawing for Free Stamps… Who doesn't love Free Stamps…..If you are already signed up Refer a friend and you too can get a chance at Free Stamps….wait there is more…..

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With all that excitement … I almost forgot … I have been sewing again … I know scary … but I made this in under an Hour….

Under an hour that's even more scary

Isn't it too cute …. I made a cell phone holder …I have to admit I was inspired by Erika   Martin's Blog… she has great little projects like this  

I used the Top Note Die for the bag and the Flower Petal Die for the flowers, not to mention the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt in the Occasions Mini Catty to decorate my flowers and pearls and beads from the Pretties Kit for My Butterfly he too was a Die……oh wait … the handle is the Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon from the Occasions mini catty…..

I hope you enjoy my cell phone case ….don't forget I love to hear your comments….

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No Pinching Here

Ciao Bella,

             I'm running a bit behind these days and with DH going "honey where is my…..", he getting ready for a very long play date in the kitty sand box..

So today I just have a quick share for Saint Patrick's Day ….

Just a little lapel pin … I used my big shot to cut the hearts for the clover and a white button from the Button Latte assortment (114333) to hold it all together ….super duper easy peasey

gotta run today

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Another try at Sewing and the Big Shot

Ciao Bella,

        Well …I tried to do some more sewing …and I have to say …these are pretty good….they are a small pillow, inspired by another demo talking about making a quilt to auction off at her pre-school fundraiser…and the talk of pre scholars got me thinking about a tooth fairy pillow….and a small pillow for the pre-scholar who needs a little extra love when away from Mom and Dad…

The First one is a toothfairy pillow….

I tend to lean toward the famine so I did this one toward the masculine…..I used the Scallop Square Die to make the basic pillow. I also used the Circle die #2, to make the quilted circle,and snipped the edges to make it fringe-y. Yes I used real buttons…now before anyone goes crazy about the choking hazard, If I actually were to make and give it to a small child ( my kids are all teens)… I would use the Sizzlits Die Buttons #5 and use felt…but I didn't have any felt and this was made for me….and I tend to keep chocolate in my mouth not plastic….

This little pillow was inspired by the children who need a little extra when away from Mom and Dad….AND …it reminded me of the childrens book entitled " The Kissing Hand"  and the quote from it " I love you forever,I love you for always…" I know there more but my youngest is 13 so it has been a decade since I read that book…any way the book is about a child being nervous about going to school and being away from his Mom and she kisses the palm of his hand and says the quote from above…..the Sizzlets Heart Set  4 pack dies have the exact heart from the story….so of course I just had to add it…..for a little boy the heart color could be changed out to a different color denim like I used on the tooth pillow ….

Isn't is cute…who wouldn't mind nap time when given the book " The Kissing Hand" and this little pillow before the start of the new adventure of going to school ……

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