Fabric + Big Shot = Birthday Quilt!

Hello friend!

This was a fun wall quilt I made this summer... and didn't hang until this month because I was waiting for one of my family members to have a birthday.  (It hangs in September for both Tim and I!)  The letters are all cut with the Serif Essentials Alphabet (item #113464), and the cupcake "tops" are half of the Scallop Circle die (#113468). 

Here's a close-up so hopefully you can see the extra fun I added:  beads and glitter!  I started with a Chunky glitter (now retired), but it didn't seem quite right.  When I added Dazzling Diamonds glitter, it just seemed to pull it together!  The photos don't do it justice, I'm afraid--you have to see it in person to get the color and that sparkle.


When I bound the quilt, I wanted to add prairie points, and the Big Shot came to my rescue because I cut them with the Scallop Square die (#115950).  Currently I am piecing a Halloween wall quilt, and I'm going to add prairie points to that one as well. 

Would you like to learn more about using the Big Shot to quilt?  Stop by my house Saturday, September 25, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for a relaxed and casual Fabric Open House.  I'll have fabric projects on display, and you can play around with cutting fabric with the Big Shot.  Even if you are not a sewer, you'll be impressed, and I can show you "no-sew" or "little-sew" fabric projects, too! 

See you Saturday!

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Look at this tote!

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Have you ever thought about being a Stampin' Up Demonstrator?  There are lots of great reasons to consider, but look at this new (and limited-time) reason:

New Demonstrators will receive this craft tote for free from Stampin' Up from now until October 18, 2010 (or while supplies last)

For more details, click here

And don't forget, you only have 19 days until the All-Day Stamp & Scrap!  Get registered now!

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Spiderman!

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The new Holiday Mini Catalog is available, and you'll find the link up on the right.  This catalog is larger than our previous mini's, and there are so many wonderful things inside that I think Stampin' Up should put a "warning" or "danger" sticker on the front cover, because (if you are like me) you can fill a large wish list from this book!

Last week was my brother's birthday, and this is the card I made for him:

Spiderman was cut from the cover of an old coloring book, and the spider web was made with the Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from page 6 of the Holiday Mini Catalog.  I'm LOVING this folder for the Big Shot, and as you can see, it isn't just for Halloween!  (Between gifts, cards, napkins, balloons, etc., Mark had Batman, Ironman, Aquaman, Spiderman and Superman there.  Doesn't every 44-year-old need a superheroes birthday party?)

Three weeks from today is my All Day Stamp & Scrap at the Holiday Inn Express in Ashland.  The cost is $25, and we'll have a marvelous time!  What are you waiting for?  Get your registrtion to me so you can join the fun.  ( and if you need a copy of the registration, I'll e-mail it to you.)

Wendy