the picture above is a just a little snapshot of what today's Card à la Carte's Sweet Treat Thursday is all about. So be sure to head on over there and view this post.
i had such a fun creative day today. all the stars and planets were aligned! the following are remnants of felt i kept from die-cutting the above project on my Big Shot using the Baskets & Blooms Bigz XL Die. the cool thing about the Big Shot die-cutting machine is that it'll cut through 3 layers of felt easily. saves on time in a big way!
and darn it, you know me by now... i hate throwing anything away. i mean, look at all these perfectly good pieces of felt. we got flowers and circles and tags and leaves... hmmm! so i got busy and came up with these:
they're similar to the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt in Stampin' Up!'s Occasions Mini Catalogue. and don't get me wrong, i love the Sweet Pea's and bought several packages of them and use them often. BUT... i couldn't possibly pass up the opportunity to be creative with my leftovers. i hand-stitched them all.
the cool thing about that shape of flower is that the little pieces from the inside can be used as leaves, like on the following:
the die even cuts labels so i embellished one just and will use it on an upcoming project...
eeee, look at those french knots! i was immediately transported back to a time when i cross-stitched as a hobby.
Go ahead and try your hand at some of those too! and don't forget to visit Card à la Carte. Gen and i would love to hear your comments.
have a great day! CeeCee
