Teaching is a Work of Heart

I have had five white 5x7” picture frames from IKEA in my stash for far too long, so I promised myself that before I had my dad make more frames, I would try to “get rid” of as many of them as possible. In looking through my patterns, I found a few that fit these measurements, “Teaching is a Work of Heart” being one of them. The pattern is 36w x 71h and fit perfectly inside. However, it looked a little boring to be honest with just the white frame so I knew I wanted “more.” I went to several craft stores looking for embellishments to add, but couldn’t really find the right size, shape or color that would look okay. When that happens to me, I figure its best to just come up with something on my own.

I settled on flower embellishments because I knew I would be able to coordinate the different colors within the pattern. After punching out different sizes and shapes of flowers in the five main colors shown in the design, I inked a little brown on the edges, and rolled the outside flaps with my trusty paper bead tool to add a little depth and give them some dimension. After I was satisfied with the look of them, I coated the flowers with a layer of Mod Podge and then sprayed on some decoupage sealer to harden them.

~*Supplies Used*~

Teaching is a Work of Heart

28 ct. Jobelan in Lambswool
5x7" White Picture Frame

Blue Awning 12x12 Double-Sided Specialty Scrapbooking Paper Pad
Mod Podge Gloss Lustre 8 Oz.
Crystal Stickers Pearls 3mm Round: Natural
Decoupage Sealer

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Easter Bunny Sampler

I have been so busy and productive stitching-wise this last week... unfortunately though because of that, I've been slacking off a little with the picture taking and the blogging. I did take some time out tonight to make sure I took pictures of my Easter bunny sampler all nice and framed.

I stitched this pattern by Lizzie Kate on lambswool linen. I've been working on some really unique frame ideas for some of my stitching projects this week but for this one, I decided to go with a simple white frame and mat. This was a joy to put together - in fact, the hardest part was just getting the charm to lay flat before i added the frame backing. :)

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Caught a Bug

Finally got some time to make some new cards this weekend. I spent the last month or so making over 75 cards for people so the last thing I've wanted to do lately is make some more, but I finally got the urge to do so this weekend, and what better to start with than my favorite Caught a Bug stamp from Unity.

I colored my bug with my trusty Prismacolored pencils and used some foam tape to adhere him. For whatever reason I tend to go with stripes when I use this stamp and I have no idea why, but the paper is from My Mind's Eye.

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Prismacolor Pencils

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I Like You a Latte

My partner-in-crime, Doreen, celebrated her birthday on Friday, so I decided to make her a coffee-themed card because there is nothing in the world she likes better. The coffee cup rubber stamp is a stamp I got from my good buddy Lynn that I colored with Prismas. The DP is all from My Mind's Eye. I stuck with a mostly brown and white combo before adding a touch of the red to pick up the hearts in the coffee cup. The sentiment and image were adhered with foam tape for some dimension.

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