SOS #155: Something Soft

It's Tuesday, and time for a new challenge at Shopping Our Stash. This week we ask you to use something soft. Some suggestions are: flock, felt, flower soft, satin, fabric, puffy tail on a bunny, etc. LOTS of options!

I really, really REALLY wanted to use flock, but I did that last week. Talk about bad timing. So I went with felt, since it meant I needed to go rummage in a box and find it, as it hasn't been unpacked yet. Say wha? I have a craft room annex, so I'm not tripping over the unpacked boxes. Also, it's getting close to August, when there will be a yard sale of all things unpacked. I'd best get moving on this or I'll have to sell ALL THE THINGS!

Now where was I? Oh, yeah, I used felt, and I made this:

I broke into all sorts of new Lawn Fawn goodies: the Science of Love stamp set and dies, and the Sunflower note cards. I might have bought all the note cards - such cheery colors!

I die-cut the clouds out of felt* I rescued from a packing box. Then I stamped, die-cut and colored the birds and stuck them on, leaving enough room at the bottom for a sentiment. the heart was also die-cut from felt. Last thing I did was add glossy accents to the glasses. So fun!

You know how I say I don't scrap because the canvas is too big, so I make cards instead? Well now I think I like these smaller note cards - even less to tackle! Pretty soon I'll be down to ATCs, or maybe inchies! But in the end I think I'd put all the small stuff on A2 card fronts so they can be more easily sent to OWH.

So, got some felt languishing in a closet? Got some flock buried in the back of a drawer? Got Flower Soft? Go get it out and USE IT. I think you should play along with us this week. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

*Felt. I don't like the felt sold in the craft stores. I think it's cheap and it frays. For cards I like higher quality felt, and I got most of mine from Heather Bailey's shop. I've also seen some Eco-Felt on Etsy (made out of recycled plastic bottles), and that's next if I ever use what I already have. See SABLE in the side bar under Secret Codes. ;/

Stuff I used: red and white felt, A Muse cloud dies, and the following:

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You Brighten My Day

Among the vast amount of crafty goodness I tossed into my bag during the Simon Says Create weekend (that fondle factor gets me every time), were the Lawn Fawn Life Is Good stamps and matching dies. I had these on my Wish List, but couldn't justify buying them just for the lighthouse. But in person, up close, when they were in my paw ... sigh.

So they came home with me, and I needed to use them, so I made this:

And I didn't even use the lighthouse! The more I played with the set, the more I liked it. You can't tell from my crack photography, but the crabs are covered with Glossy Accents.

As I've mentioned in the past, most crabs are only red if they are cooked (read: dead), and they wouldn't be smiling on a beach, waving their little claws in the air, now would they? So in my world, this is Christmas Island, home of one of the only crabs that are red when they are alive.

Also, ya know how I tend to draw in three birds in flight in my skies? Check out those birds ... it's a STAMP! I will never draw them again. Well, maybe not, if it means finding a stamp set to stamp them vs just pulling out a marker to draw them. We'll see.

I got a little carried away and stamped three hills of sand. Those shells hide an unfortunate gap between the bottom of the tree and the sand hill. There are no mistakes in stamping; only opportunities for embellishment. I love this hobby.

And for the record, I cut up the sentiment so it would fit better on the card. It's getting easier and easier to do. :)

Later today, prepare yourself for more VSN projects. I've got five challenges left to do!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stuff I used: SU Bashful Blue card stock, SU mini glue dots, A*Muse cloud dies, and the following:

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Sending Love

I AM NOT DEAD! I've have been off the grid since Thursday afternoon, though. I had the pleasure of attending the Simon Says Create event in Columbus this past weekend, even if I was a volunteer and didn't take any of the classes. What a fantastic weekend, so full of creative mojo and information. Plus, there was an on-site Simon Says Stamp store, and OMG, I'd forgotten how wonderful the fondle factor was. I may or may not have purchased more than I'd intended to purchase, though at least I checked my recent orders so I didn't double up anywhere. Pretty sure I didn't ...

One of the store displays was all Lawn Fawn, and let me just say an inordinate amount of it came home with me. That, in addition to the raffle I won at a recent crafty event - a basked full of Lawn Fawn! - it's safe to say it's time I started playing the Lawnscaping Challenges, dontcha think?

The current challenge is embossing:

so I went into my craft room, sorted all my Lawn Fawn goodies, and ended up with an old set in my hand to use. No, I can't explain it. Here's my card*:

I used the You've Got Mail set for everything but the hearts I stamped on the envelopes. That's from the Into the Woods set (one of the hearts from the strip of hearts - I was reeeeeally careful.)  The mailbox was stamped onto some Hello Sunshine striped paper with Memento Luxe Black and clear-embossed, then fussy-cut. The envelopes were stamped with the same ink onto white, clear-embossed and cut out.

I put foam adhesive on the mailbox and two of the envelopes, then stuck them to another piece of Hello Sunshine paper. I thought the birds were so cute! For my final act, I stuck the paper to a white card base, then cut to strips of a red paper and added them to the sides.

Here's a close-up of the embossing:

I'm off to link up, then maybe play another challenge. Could happen, or I might nap. We'll see.

Thanks for stopping by!

*I'm pretty sure I've seen a lot of similar cards over the years, so this is subconsciously based on those, although the Hello Sunshine papers and embossing are probably different twists.

Stuff I used: vat of clear embossing powder, and the following:

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