Make Your Own Craft Tote with your Big Shot!

I’ll tel(l you up front that this project requires sewing, which means you know I didn’t make it myself.   Instead, my fabulously talented friend Annie Lee created this for me using some of the Springtime Vintage fabric I gave her (and Yes! This is one of the fabrics that is on clearance right now for only $0.99!)

Isn’t it super awesome?!  I have it sitting by my craft table all the time.  Though what I love about it is that I feel like even the sewing newbie like me could make this!

See, the trick to me is cutting lots of squares out of the fabric using the Scallop Square Bigz die.  It gives you consistent sized pieces for your projects, its easy, and did you know you can run multiple layers of fabric through in one pass through your Big Shot?

Wha-Bam!!  Talk about speedy cutting for your sewing project, right?

Anyway, the caddy is 2 squares long on each side with a divider down the middle.  Then divide one half again to give you the three compartments.  Does that make any sense?  I think, this took 22 Scallop Squares (one on the outside and one on the inside for each square you see).  She also stitched in some of the retired – so sad – stitched 5/8” Rose Red grosgrain ribbon.

Wanna see it again from another angle?  Oooh… Pretty!

Now just think for a minute how expensive these totes are in the stores… now imagine how much money you save when you buy this fabric from the clearance rack for only $0.99 for 3 extra-large fat quarters.  Um, yeah, you would probably save enough to buy some goodies to stuff your bag with.  hee hee… or maybe that is what I would do.

Shop online to snag your fabric now

PS – Did you know, that if you decided to sign up with Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator this month, not only would you get the $125 worth of product for $99, plus the free Halloween project kit, but you would also receive 20% off your order of fabric.  So, those $0.99 fabric sets just got knocked down to about $0.79!  Just saying!

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Don’t Miss Designer Fabric on Clearance–only $0.99!

If you are a fan of my Facebook page, you’ve already seen me post about this special clearance sale, but just in case you missed it… you still have time!

While Supplies Last!  Get any one of these sets of designer fabric for only 99 cents!  Each package contains 3 patterns and each piece is an extra wide fat quarter (27” x 18”).  They are great to make cute projects and work awesomely with your favorite Big Shot dies!

Want to see what you can create with these?  I have a number of projects posted on my blog, so check them out here – http://www.nwstamper.com/category/fabric/

And even if you don’t sew, you can grab your trusty Fun Flowers Big Shot die and a brad or hot glue and create this:

So, snag them up while you can!  Shop online or contact me at jennifer@nwstamper.com to place your order before they are all gone.

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Something Different–a Fabric Credit Card Holder!

I thought today I would share something different then my usual card/paper craft project, plus it is a great example of what you can use with some of the fun 60% off items in the Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack!

This is a cool little project that my friend Annie Lee made for me that I use every single day!  This was made as a business card holder but I started using it as my credit card wallet and I love it!

So, this used some of last year’s Candy Cane Christmas fabric and the Big Designer Buttons.  She sewed two pieces of fabric together for the cover (so there is cute striped fabric on the inside and polka dot fabric on the outside).  The clever part is she took a hair rubber band and stitched it between those two layers on one side to be used as the “clasp”.  There is also a line of stitching half way between the two short edges to hold the fabric together and make a clean fold for the wallet to fold in half around.  Finally, she added another polka dot fabric piece to each side to make the pockets.

Add a button to the front and it works awesome!  Having a diaper bag with me all the time, it is nice to be able to have a small wallet for my credit cards that I can put in the pocket and not have it take up too much space in my overstuffed bag.

If you want to make your own, there is still some retired fabric and a few colors of these designer buttons in the Clearance Rack for a great deal!!  The retired fabric is only $3.99 and the buttons are only $3.59!  Didn’t I tell you it is an awesome deal?   That is 60% off!

Well, hope you have a great Friday…. and only 4 days until I’m off to the Stampin’ Up! convention!

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Beautiful Simplicity

Today we have another “ode to retiring products” card.   I love the inspiration I get from Stampin’ Up! and my demonstrator website they provide and in this project’s case their designers remind me of a lot of cute things…. like how I totally forget to do tone-on-tone paper punching (the red flowers from the retiring Blossom Bouquet triple layer punch on the red pennant) or creating the banner or clothesline effect with the retiring mini clothespins (reminder to myself – need to get more while they are on sale!).

Its simplicity with a ton of uber cute details and different textures (paper, fabric, thread, wood).  What is your favorite part?

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Retiring Stamps  |  Retiring Accessories  |  Retiring Décor Elements

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Life is Beautiful Card Recipe:

Stamps: Style Beautiful
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Real Red cs, Just Add Cake designer series paper
Accessories: Linen Thread, Candy Cane designer fabric, basic rhinestone jewels, mini clothespins, Blossom bouquet punch, itty bitty shapes punch pack, big shot, perfect pennants die

Fabric Pocket Tissue Holder

So, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m not a sew-er.  As in, I don’t own a sewing machine or wouldn’t know what to do if placed in front of one if I had to do anything other than push the pedal down and move my fabric forward. 

I do, however, have a great demo friend name Annie Lee who loves sewing and when I was getting ready for the Northwest Women’s Show, offered to take some of my Stampin’ Up! designer fabric and make some project samples with it.

In this case, it is a fabric holder for those pocket tissue packs using the retiring Candy Cane Christmas fabric (right now its 70% off too! Total steal! Check out all the designer fabric options):

I mean, seriously, who wouldn’t feel a bit cheered up with these bright and fun colors when you are feeling under the weather?

So, a huge THANK YOU to Annie for showing me some super fun ideas for when I get over my fear of the sewing machine and try it out myself.

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Retiring Stamps | Retiring Accessories | Retiring Décor Elements

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