Here are three mini art quilts (9" x 9") I made last weekend. They are inspired by Donna Downey's Art Quilt Video Workshop. It is a bargain for only $5.00.

For this first one in pink I used the "House A Home" stamp set from Ippity (purchased from Maria Gurnsey), Karen Foster charms, Prima flowers, and some buttons, and baubles, and brads from my stash. Ha - this reminds me of the Wizard of Oz when Dorothy says "Lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!".



For the second one I stuck to a bright orange and yellow color palette. I added a Hero Arts sentiment around the border, plus more buttons, brads, baubles, and eyelets from my stash. I also included some Hero Arts flowers and some Tim Holtz embellishments.



For this last one I used lots and lots of little goodies from my kitty stash. I stamped the border with some Technique Tuesday stamps. Aren't those fabric cats sweet? These mini art quilts are a lot of fun to make.



And finally, this is a smaller project that was stamped with Staz-On ink using Stamendous and Tim Holtz stamps. It was colored with Golden Fluid Acrylics, then I added some Prima Flower Centers and gems. The text reads "live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering".



Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,

Hello. I hope you are doing well. I really appreciate your kind comments.

Unfortunately it is difficult for me to comment on all the other lovely blogs and groups out there right now. I won't bore you with the details, but please know that I am thinking of all my crafty pals in the blogosphere and sending you all lots of hugs. Hope you understand.

We have had a lot of storms here recently. Last night a little shopping center near our house was destroyed, and they think lightning was the culprit. The pictures looked bad on the news this morning, but it was even worse when I drove past it on my way to and from work. Very sad.

So here is another colorful card for the current Hero Arts Blog Challenge. I used a page from a vintage sewing book, colored the stamp with markers, spritzed it with water, and stamped.



Stamp(s): Hero Arts (CG170 Wildflower Garden, CL380 Truly Appreciated)
Ink(s): Hero Arts (Black); Marvy Uchida (Assorted Markers)
Paper(s): Hero Arts (Folded Note Cards); The Paper Company (Kraft); Vintage Text
Other: Hero Arts (Mixed Accents); Michael's Coats & Clark (Thread); Sizzix (Card, Scallop #2)

This little summer tote bag was fun to make. I just love the Hero Arts DigiKit - HA Sea Life - Otters. Aren't they cute and cuddly?



I really like how the stitching and buttons came out, too. Here is a close-up:



Stamp(s): Hero Arts (DigiKit - HA Sea Life - Otters)
Ink(s): Tsukineko (StazOn Jet Black)
Paper(s): Avery (Printable Fabric)
Other: Hero Arts (CH148 Card Buttons Spring) Michael's (Mini Canvas Bag); Coats & Clark (Thread)

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,

A new month means another fun Card Chain Challenge hosted by Deborah!

This is the card I sent to Betty in NE. I had this cute farm-themed fabric and it worked perfectly for a quilted card. I toyed with placing a sentiment on the front but decided to stick with the "Dairy Fresh" text instead.



Alice sent me two stunning cards from CA. Isn't she talented? I really love the text background and color-layering on the first card and the shiny butterfly and embossed background on the second card.





And here is a color-layering card I made for the current Hero Arts Blog challenge. I stamped directly on Sticky Back Canvas with my Hero Arts Chalk Inks. It is hard to see, but I also stitched around some of the card right before my old sewing machine died and went to sewing machine heaven... I might post more on that on another day.



I'll try to add the produt details later this week. It is past my bedtime and I have a very full day tomorrow.

Thanks for looking! Comments are appreciated!

Hugs,

Have you seen The Brothers Bloom? There is a great line in that movie that sounds a lot like me... "I collect hobbies." Here is a little clip. LOL

Anyway to add to my many hobbies I took a Quilting 101 class on Saturday. Here is the quilt block I made in class:


This next one is my favorite. Not too bad for a beginner! It is a mini wall quilt (slighty larger than 12" x 12") that I made using the Hero Arts Big Blue Owl DigiKit. I just opened the owl stamp in PhotoShop Elements, resized it to fit my center fabric blocks, and then printed four owls on cotton inkjet fabric paper. I followed the same process above to attach the owls to my fabric.