Wednesday, March 16, 2011
birthday tags & sewing machines.
There was a lot of under-the-breath-muttering that went into this project. I must have sounded pretty bad over the phone, because my sister packed up her 2 kids and ran over to help me out with my machine. We're not friends, let's put it that way (my machine and I, obviously... I like my sis just fine.) But I'd like for this relationship to work out...for so many reasons... but let's start with paper, I guess. Work my way up to fabric later on...
Love the look of stitching on cards. I know my stitches are far from perfect, but I think they're pretty cute. In a "look what I finally accomplished" kind of way :)
I've never even tried the zig-zag stitch on my machine before! I feel like I just ran a marathon. I need to eat some chocolate to calm my nerves.
I look forward to becoming better acquainted with my sewing machine... tomorrow.
Here are the deets on my birthday tags: I stamped the tulips from "friendship jar spring fillers" and the "happy birthday" greeting is from tag it's 1. The tag shape and papers are all SU. I need to use up some of my stash. Why do I keep buying more papers without using up the old ones? It's inexplicable... some women can't resist a new pair of shoes - it's patterned paper for me :)
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spring fillers,
tag-its,
tags
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so pretty..i love the tulips stamped in blue!!
ReplyDeleteElena these are FABULOUS! I LOVE the colors! The stitching looks GREAT..
ReplyDeleteHave a WONDERFUL day!
I really like the way you stitched these tags. It is not the traditional all in a line type. I think it adds a really nice touch to the tag. Those tulips are really pretty. I sure wish I had them.
ReplyDeleteyay! I made it into your post! I saw the tags in person and they are B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!
ReplyDeleteLove the spring colors you used. They look great in the patterned paper with the outlined tulips. And you did a great job with the sewing. Next time should be easier.
ReplyDeleteLove these. They are so cute and I really like how CAS you kept them!
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