Club Challenge

In our monthly club meeting, Rachel had issued a challenge to the ladies.

For those who wanted to participate, there was a free fat quarter or two for 

for them to take home and design a card (or as many as they wanted) 

as long as Rachel could keep one at the shop for display.

Here are the fabrics Rachel gave to them to use.

At our meeting last week, the ladies showed the cards that they made.

We are going to show them to you today.

This card was made by Linda.

(of course you have to see the inside.😊 )

Here is a card made by Burnsie.

These two cards were made by Lu.

This one was made for us by Tricia.

Here are two cards made by Dora.

(Can you see the little barn door hanging open to reveal an animal inside?)

Nancy made all of these cards.

Barb was the creator of these cards.

And last, but not least, Cheryl (not me) created these cards for us.

(of course you need to see behind the wooden doors!)

Thank you, ladies, for designing and creating for us!

We love when our customers bring samples of things that they made to show us!

Enjoy your day!

Cheryl

Card Frame

Today is our monthly club meeting, 

and Rachel taught the ladies how to make a card that can be 

turned into a frame when you are finished with it.

Here is the card that she made.

When whoever you gave a card like this to is finished with the card,

they can turn it into a frame like this by adding a picture 

and hang it on the fridge or put it in a scrapbook.

We printed notes on the computer and added one to the back of the card 

so the receiver of the card knows that the card has further use.

She used these dies to make the frame.

She used these fabrics to embellish the card.

Here is another card with the same idea.

She used this die for the frame.

You can stick a picture in it and set it on an easel.

And here is a third card with the same idea.

She used this die (the center piece) to make the corner pieces on the frame.

The images come from this fabric.

Here are some coordinating fabrics that are from the same line.

It's a beautiful spring day here in Lancaster County!

Enjoy your day!

Cheryl

Folded Cards Class

We have a class coming up near the end of April called Folded Cards Class.

Here is a sneak peak of what the participants will be making in that class.

They will make and take 2 cards.

Here is the first one.

Barb will be teaching this class, and she made this card with these fabrics.

Here is the 2nd card.

This is a box card that is 3-D.

It has different layers.

It can fold flat to fit into an envelope, but pops open when pulled out.

She used this fabric to create this card.

This class is scheduled for Thursday, April 25th, at 9:30 am.

Give us a call if you are interested in participating in this class.

Cheryl

Quilts - A Closer Look

It is Quilt Week in our corner of the world.

So we decided to feature some fabric with quilts on them 

for all of you who do not actually quilt.

(We don't want you to feel left out.)  😉 

Here is a fabric that you might find pretty but challenging as to what to do with it.

Well, let us show you what can be done with it.

Rachel made these scrapbook page layouts.

(Card-makers, stick with us!  Your turn is coming.)

  

By cutting apart the barns, she was able to piece together a layout.

She used this fabric to create her own grassy landscape.

(Sorry, my camera was struggling to capture the correct shade of the fabric.)

She also cut cows from this fabric to add to her layout.

Do you notice how the cows run into each other?

Rachel cut them apart even though some of the legs were cut off.

Here's another layout.

If you zoom in on the layout, you can see some of the cow's legs

(that had to be cut off) are tucked in behind fronds of grass.

She used this die to create the fronds of grass.

She also cut roosters out of this paper to add to the landscape.

You can also embellish with butterflies or birds, etc.

But you can do more than scrapbook pages with this barn fabric.

(Enter, card-making!)

Here is a card that Rachel made from leftover scraps of this fabric.

(inside of card)

Look closer at the above card front.

Do you see the wheelbarrow? It looks like it is tucked behind a bush.

It came from this part of the fabric.

It's actually the top of the tree.  She cut it off.

What do you do with a leftover cut-off tree?

Try this card.

(inside of card)

Here is yet another card (A7) made from this fabric.

Those of you who know Rachel ... what does she always say?

"The world is wide!"

There is no limit to creativity!

Keep creating!

Cheryl