September Birthdays Card Designs

A masculine card for my brother-in-law and my brother who both have birthdays in September.  Stampin' Up wood grain stamp inked in  Papertrey Ink's (PTI) Chocolate Chip dye ink on PTI Kraft paper was the base of the front of the card. The striped paper was from American Crafts Night Fall / Night Watch, a double-sided patterned paper I found at a shop called Beautiful Impressions in Westbrook.  I wrapped some brown grosgrain around the striped panel (Best Occasions self-adhesive 1/2 inch ribbon) and topped it with PTI Fine Linen Twill tape. I made a simple bow with the twill tape and added some hemp twine, attaching it all with a brown brad (JoAnn Craft Essentials neutral round brads).  I added a small metal charm to the bow with some hemp.  The charms read "Time, Time, Time" and "Time Is Measured in Moments".  Unknown source--from my stash!  I punched a real estate sign with an EK punch and distressed it with Chocolate Chip dye ink on a dauber and added the sentiment "Birthday Wishes" from Stampin' Up's Sincere Salutations set.  A corner rounder on the outside edges finished the card.

Inspiration card from Pinterest.  I like the changes I made. I thought I had some stitched ribbon but couldn't find it.

My sister and sister-in-law have September birthdays also.  I made this card for them.

The base of the card is PTI Fine Linen cardstock.  The frame mats are green on green gingham, and a  rust colored floral with some sparkle and shine from my stash (no known source).  These layers are wrapped with eyelet lace and jute string wrapped several times and tied with a simple bow. A Martha Steward satin photo corner anchors the top inside corner.  The inset background for the posie is cut with pinking shears from a brown on brown damask patterned paper.  The inner frame is Fine Linen. The flower is punched from a 1 1/2 inch circle and a 3/4 inch circle that were distressed on the edge.  The middle layer of the posie is stamped from a 5 petal Stampin' Up flower punch.  All layers of the posie were cut from a yellow and white polka dot paper with honeybees randomly printed on it.  The center of the flower is a button with jute knot.  The flower layers are dotted with a brown marker to simulate stitching.  The leaves are cut from a Stampin' Up die cut in the green on green gingham pattern.  The sentiment flys on a banner cut from yellow harlequin paper.  It has a vintage look with gingham and lace and a button.

Here's the inspiration card from Pinterest:

I liked the color combination in this card, but couldn't find the right colors and patterns in my stash. I didn't have the scalloped rectangle die cut and stamp or the small heart punch to make a border. I also don't have a 1 inch circle punch for the middle layer of the posie.  I like the banner on the longer stem.  It's great to have a starting place and then problem solve materials and techniques to accomplish something similar--but your own!

They were well received at any early celebration of three of the birthdays.

Card for a Special Girl's Baptism

These cards from Pinterest inspired a card I made for Samantha's baptism last weekend on Nantucket.

I made my own pattern and used a 1 1/2 inch circle punch to cut the neck and Stampin' Up eyelet border punch to create the trim on the hem and sleeves.  I used a Swiss Dots embossing folder to add texture to the the striped vellum overskirt. With a organza ribbon and a paper rose at the Empire waist, it was almost complete. The small pearls on the neckline reminded me of my Add-a-Pearl necklace from childhood.  And Samantha's paternal grandmother actually gave her one for her baptism!

I think she loved it!

Jelly Roll Quilting

I recently took a class in making a "jelly roll" into a "lasagna quilt".  I bought this jelly roll from Fat Quarter Shop. It's 30 strips of laser cut 2 1/2 inch wide fabric from my favorite fabric designer, Amy Butler. The roll contains several patterns and colors from her Gypsy Caravan line.

Here's the finished quilt which I gave my sister for her birthday.

It went together very quickly.  I added a border of  Gypsy Mum in Periwinkle to match the backing.

I added binding using Deco Dots in Periwinkle.

When it was done it reminded me of Suzy Latham's grandmother's front porch on 34th Street in my hometown. It was a large veranda in the Arts & Crafts Craftsman style that surrounded three sides of the house with deep overhangs and stone walls.  The wicker porch furniture was covered with florals and the awnings were striped. We used to play Canasta with her grandmother and drink iced tea and lemonade on summer afternoons.

 

Gypsy Caravan Hammock in Pesto

 

 

Nice memories wrapped up in a throw quilt!