mugsycreates

easter

2012-02-14T19:20:00.001-05:00

craft room helpers

2012-02-12T14:21:00.001-05:00

well, maybe not helpers....more like un-helpers. Ernie on the left and Bert on the right. they love my desk chair...so i used the straight backed chair for the crafting duration this am while they observed my technique.

re-engineered cards

2012-02-12T13:00:00.000-05:00

inspiration from my stamp day at T's

and more

2012-02-12T09:24:00.002-05:00

baby cards

2012-02-10T21:07:00.002-05:00

february cards

2012-02-06T09:31:00.002-05:00

our boys are getting big !

2012-01-22T13:43:00.003-05:00

ernie

bert

new cards

2012-01-22T13:42:00.002-05:00

more cards

2012-01-16T12:55:00.001-05:00

another variety....i was given some card fronts and used them to create new cards.....

bert and ernie

2012-01-15T09:20:00.001-05:00

january cards

2012-01-15T09:19:00.000-05:00

a potpourri of cards.....birthday, st pat's day, easter, general......

valentine cards

2011-12-30T12:48:00.001-05:00

had fun in my craft room the last few days....forsaking fabric and quilting for paper and glue....here's some

new kittens

2011-12-20T20:56:00.001-05:00

we adopted two male kittens from the hickory humane society on saturday..... their names: bert and ernie. they are 3 months old and have been pretty shy since arriving. they move with great agility....hard to capture in pix....we love them already

herringbone technique

2011-12-02T10:00:00.001-05:00

using beatte's herringbone technique (splitcoaststampers.com) i used scraps of christmas papers to create the background and PTI die and stamp for sentiments

christmas cards

2011-11-29T10:41:00.001-05:00

lots of glitter.....shiny stuff cut from glittered gift bags or glitter cardstock. house border...tim holtz edge die.....ornaments...SU ornament punch...scalloped tree...nestability die...santas sled...nestability label

quilt top

2011-11-22T21:21:00.001-05:00

will back it with flannel....

quilted wall hangings

2011-11-20T16:37:00.001-05:00

birthday lolly

2011-11-20T08:53:00.001-05:00

scored at 1/4 in......lots of work. interesting though

christmas

2011-11-20T08:52:00.001-05:00

SU ornament punch, nestability snowflake on top

SU loads of love stamp set and PTI merry die

three dasher cards

2011-11-18T10:13:00.001-05:00

SU dasher stamp....PTI sentiments/dies

floral card

2011-11-17T12:00:00.001-05:00

this was made using front of notecards purchased awhile back at Michaels....8 for a buck i think.

i made a set of four, two shown here.....put stick-on pearl for flower center and added a wee bit of ribbon...easy as pie to make....the background of the card is stamped with versa mark using a script stamp

angel

2011-11-17T11:58:00.001-05:00

PTI die PEACE

spellbinders scalloped banner die for body and SU butterfly punch for wings....

another rub-on face....

telescoping snowman

2011-11-17T11:56:00.001-05:00

three circles, embossed with snowflake folder

part way upright.....scarf made with SU word window punch and partial circleface is a rub-on i have had for years...and i can not find them anymore, this was the last snowman face i had.....

back from Italy

2011-11-15T05:03:00.001-05:00

we are still recovering from jet lag. visited Napoli, Sorrento and Rome.....10 days of new sights and 229 pictures. this is one from Rome...the colosseum.

taken from high up in Anacapri, the little town on top of the island of Capri......the house nestled into the cliff is Sophia Loren's "cottage"...la dolce vida for sure

Trevi fountain in Rome

leaving for our Italy trip

2011-11-01T10:38:00.001-04:00

Nov 3 we head to Charlotte airport to board our 6:30 PM Lufthansa flight to Munich... connecting to Naples. In Naples we join our Go-ahead tour group and head to Sorrento and Rome and places like Capri, Pompeii, the Amalfi coast and famous sites in Rome ..... the Vatican, the Pantheon and Roman Forum.

We'll be gone 10 days.... barring any mishaps. We are sort of mishap prone, so here's hoping for none this trip.

christmas thank yous

2011-11-01T10:32:00.002-04:00

all were made using paper napkins.....adhered to CS with glue stick, then cut to desired shape/size and embossed with a CB embossing folder to insure that they stay together. PTI stamp for sentiment

made three sets of 4.....they make nice gifts....

more christmas

2011-10-31T10:19:00.002-04:00

sweet treat shaker, jovial paper, PTI sentiment

PTI dove die....PTI peace die

christmas

2011-10-29T15:24:00.002-04:00

ever since losing all my pix...i am now just posting...no water mark...i know who made them....

merry...PTI die and button bit stamp

SU treat cup for shaker

PTI peace die..recylced from a card i received in 2010

PTI ice skate die and stamp

cool button for ornie...background paper "jovial" from basic grey

SU snowflake embossing folder

another button ornie....

christmas and thanksgiving

2011-10-23T19:24:00.002-04:00

another google search

2011-10-18T07:40:00.003-04:00

apparently i am NOT the only one to delete the picasa album only to find that pictures were deleted from my blog of several years. guess that is comforting ....sort of......

there is no "fix", no "undo" no looking in the recycle bin for scraps....but trust me, it wont happen again.

another sigh

most lost items

2011-10-18T07:26:00.005-04:00

guess i didnt take pictures of several....i seem to be deficient in picture taking and keeping. just a few here:

lost quilts

2011-10-18T07:22:00.000-04:00

since i deleted all my pictures for the last few years, i thought i would at least put the quilts i have made in the last year back on so i can remember them.

figured it out

2011-10-17T23:18:00.001-04:00

smart phone (new) + dumb user (me) + google search + new app on smart phone = no more pictures on my blog....who knew removing the mugsycreates "album" on the new smart phone would cause ALL my pages of pictures to disappear from my blog. smarty phone and desktop computer have never even met in person !!

so...on to creating new memories......and new pictures of quilts and cards that i make. out with the old and in with the new....and no boo hoo-ing about it.

deep sigh......pam

lost cards from yesterday

2011-10-17T15:27:00.002-04:00

all gone !!

2011-10-17T14:07:00.004-04:00

well, i did something....and my whole blog is gone.

starting over:

here are a few christmas cards i recently made

several early christmas cards

2011-10-16T11:47:00.003-04:00

made a few at a stampin'up! class yesterday and a few prior to that. i am trying to utilize stamps and paper i already have, although i am sorely tempted by the new PTI sets.

snow flake from sparkle foam and nestability die

TI take three die and PTI snowman

more nestability foam snowflakes

hello doily SU

mica flakes ....love them !!!

rag quilt

2011-10-08T11:40:00.004-04:00

easy to make rag quilt...i used 6 inch WOF strips of pretty fall-like flannel. unfortunately i sewed it completely backwards first time around and had to rip out all the seams and resew so the fringe was on the "right side".

lesson.....think twice, sew once. duh

pretty cards

2011-09-30T09:59:00.002-04:00

gingko stamp from PTI embossed in gold....for friend's anniversary

a triplet boy baby card.....cute little owl babies ! SU 2 step owl punch and CB embossing folder

birthday card

2011-09-30T09:53:00.000-04:00

more gingkos

2011-09-21T16:48:00.002-04:00

gingko

2011-09-18T14:15:00.002-04:00

new stamp set by PTI......harvest berries.....

berries embossed in gold.....bamboo leaves ink (memento).

christmas table topper

2011-09-08T19:18:00.002-04:00

made from a basic grey charm pack....."jovial"

snowman

2011-09-08T19:17:00.001-04:00

what a cute little guy.... chenille in the center....felt for nose, buttons for eyes and mouth and super aqua fabric for border.....the sq is 10 in ches and fits nicely in this stand.

fall table topper

2011-09-04T10:53:00.000-04:00

i used fall-y fabric....and the D9P pattern....

what's really cute?....the punkin.

take a cheap (or not cheap) roll of TP
wrap batting around it
place in the middle of a fat quarter
stuff the fabric in the TP hole....embracing the pleats....and making them sort of even
i had some corrugated packing (i save all sorts of things) and i rolled a bit of it for the stem (cant see it) and put that in the TP hole....you could roll up cardstock and wrap in brown raffia....lots of ways to do this
decorated it with fall stuff...raffia, silk leaves, little fall picks i have had for years
it's re-usable and light weight for mailing .....

DD is going to get this in the mail as a surprise !!

wedding

2011-09-01T16:31:00.002-04:00

inspired by valita (what talent she has)..

3x3 gift card

A2 wedding card

more !!!

2011-08-28T16:45:00.002-04:00

halloweenie cards

2011-08-27T17:17:00.000-04:00

many from $ Michael's stamps..... PTI, SU.....wonderful papers....some gauze, sizzix dies......nestabilities..... crumpled tissue paper....and great mini paper packs i bought last year on sale....

the local store i have sold cards to in the past called yesterday....they missed me ! i will call for appt to come and show my new wares next week. also told them i now quilt....so maybe i can unload some of that... seems i have to "create" and it is nice to sell stuff to be able to replenish supplies and inspiration....

BTW....i love halloween

notice that i can NOT makes two exactly the same.....what's with that?

door mitten

2011-08-22T17:03:00.001-04:00

can be a neat gift bag....got the pattern from an old quilting magazine...they said to fill it with packs of hot chocolate and leave on a neighbor's door.....

hello doily

2011-08-21T09:11:00.000-04:00

ahhhh, a huge SU stamp...works well for partial stamping. i stamped this one and then cut into thirds....the inside has the final third.....

i can see this on some winter/christmas cards in the future....in person the detail is amazing...this one is stamped in red and embossed with clear EP

fall preview

2011-08-21T09:07:00.002-04:00

stamp from the fall jar fillers (PTI)

little duffle bags

2011-08-14T10:55:00.001-04:00

made with fishy fabric (hard to see them)....DD is a fisheries biologist and i thought perfect for her. inside is a cute blue newsprint fabric

home made sachet

2011-08-13T22:12:00.001-04:00

sachet made from an envelope, sealed and cut apart....scented corn kitty litter....some crimping

makes a nice drawer "scenter"

embossed flowers

2011-08-13T22:10:00.000-04:00

another class card....embossed flowers inked using finger daubers, cut out for some drama....a bit of stickles and a pretty green satin bow

red on red

2011-08-13T22:08:00.003-04:00

stampin'up class today at tina's.....

poppy red ink & cardstock and a bit of red bling on a few flowers...

love it

musical flowers

2011-08-13T08:41:00.003-04:00

PTI musical background paper, paper flowers and sheer ribbon

button flowers

2011-08-13T08:40:00.002-04:00

stamp from PTI button set, cut out flowers, placed faux button in center.

background paper PTI

fabric pumpkin

2011-08-13T08:37:00.001-04:00

roll of cheap TP, a bit of batting, one fat quarter.....corrugated paper for stem (was packing material in something i got awhile back), some fall do-dads

faux quilt

2011-08-07T17:59:00.002-04:00

a new stamping friend made the faux quilted top for me, she added the pretty butterfly too. i gave it a home....on a coral PTI card base....very summery

ribbon window

2011-08-07T17:58:00.000-04:00

used a nestability die to cut window, put ribbon scraps on base paper and then added the cut out over top.

get well

2011-08-07T11:06:00.002-04:00

made this one at the stampin'up party last night too

happy birthday

2011-08-07T11:04:00.002-04:00

went to a stampin'up party last night....made this pretty card there.

little all purpose bags

2011-08-07T10:20:00.004-04:00

learned how to make these last week at a quilting class (thank you Jo)...

here's 3 i made....one for each grand...inside, a special pillowcase for each of them.

none of the bags are the same size...although that was not my intention. who knows how that happened....but they are cute as can be.

new lap quilt

2011-08-04T16:17:00.002-04:00

this one measures 41"-56"......made two mug 'n muffin rugs to match with the leftover scrappy patches.

christmas in july

2011-07-31T18:32:00.002-04:00

two placemats......made with the disappearing nine patch pattern and charms

celebrating summer

2011-07-31T12:05:00.002-04:00

another two from PTI summer jar fillers.....and other jar fillers.....

summery libations

2011-07-31T09:24:00.005-04:00

ooooh, i want one of these now ! PTI summer jar filler set.....tiny print lower right says "margaritas"....

antsy jar

2011-07-27T18:30:00.002-04:00

my new set from PTI...summer jar fillers. love these little critters and love all the jars and fillers. happy summer !!

another tote

2011-07-24T14:29:00.001-04:00

this one is a bit different....i used fusible fleece instead of pelon on it and have channel quilted the bag base. the straps have a bit of red checked fabric for a bit of punch. same felt flower though !!

tote bag

2011-07-24T14:26:00.001-04:00

ginkgo leaves remind me of where i grew up...of course, the leaves on the ginkgo trees were not red !

this one is easy to make......cut a felt flower using my nestibilities flower die.....seems i like to add flowers to anything i make....

Bee happy quilt

2011-07-24T12:41:00.002-04:00

love the yellows and blacks and white! got the fabric at hobby lobby.....it is 41-55 inches. i think the yellow reads solid, but it is really a bunch of busy bees! and the binding is black with white dots....

ice cream cone

2011-07-16T08:40:00.004-04:00

another blast from the past....a sizzix cupcake die was used for the ice cream scoops (an untouched for years die i might add)....neopolitan with a cherry on top.....i cut the cherry from sparkly fun foam...the cherry was in the cupcake die. made the cone by cutting a triangular piece of light brown cardstock and running it thru with my SU fav embossing folder to give the appearance of a waffle cone. the ice cream scoops have texture as well....with the CB swirls folder and a bit of clear glitter.....3 light green rhinestones add another bit of bling

faux cathedral window

2011-07-16T08:36:00.000-04:00

this sort of resembles the cathedral window quilting pattern....i used an old sizzlit die for this....nice to use something that i had not touched in years !! a few gold dots pop it a bit....after assembling (and before the dots!) i ran it thru my sizzix with my SU embossing folder.....i keep using that one since i reminds me of textured fabric. you can't see it here, but it does give a fabric-y look.

thread catcher

2011-07-15T17:42:00.003-04:00

made this with the help of two quilting friends....one supplied the pattern and guidance and the other the math ability. i would have ditched the project had i been doing it alone. so thank you Lee and Carol. you're the best !

for non quilters....this hangs by your machine and you put cut threads in it. there is a pincushion filled with sand in that rectangle at the top. i love it ! perhaps one day i will have patience. maybe not.

rag quilt

2011-07-15T17:38:00.002-04:00

my first rag quilt made from flannel. used 7.5 in squares....the back was supposed to be all the same but i reversed two, didn't want to rip them out after i discovered my mistake so i cut hot pink felt flowers using my sizzix and put a lime green fleece circle in the center.....i guess it is sort of "lemons to lemonade"?

another tote

2011-07-13T19:42:00.005-04:00

how i love to make totes....this is a gift (surprise) for a friend...don't peek, sandy

i made the flower with my sizzix and a tim holtz die.....i love the colors of this one

gift cards for place mats

2011-07-10T09:43:00.001-04:00

what a combo, paper and fabric and quilting

these will be sent with the gift placemats.....

more halloween

2011-07-09T21:36:00.004-04:00

i do love halloween.....the colors are so vibrant. and place-mats are so quick, instant gratification....almost

box card

2011-07-07T08:37:00.001-04:00

i used some SU designer paper for the box. got directions from the weekly inkling from splitcoast

the bellyband image is from an inkadinkadoo set i got at TJ Maxx of all places for $1.99. can't beat that. a brad and a flat sparkly dot make up his body. would make a great gift card holder since it folds flat. thanks to beatte for the inspiration

flannel quilt

2011-06-27T17:44:00.000-04:00

disappearing nine patch in flannel.......i guess i am ready for fall ??

dresden plate cards

2011-06-27T17:42:00.002-04:00

kitty quilt

2011-06-27T06:46:00.000-04:00

this took no time to put together but hours to quilt.....many things went wrong including forgetting the backing before starting to quilt. ripping out those stitches was NOT fun. once backing was on i still goofed up....but the end result was worth it. i guess. it's channel quilted horizontally.....washing removed all the chalk lines i drew and all the tiny holes from ripped out stitches. whew.

birthday flower

2011-06-25T09:00:00.000-04:00

another new PTI set...."glorious vases".....very delicate....used crystal glaze for dimension on flowers and water in the vase....and a bit of sparkle with stickles on the flower centers....

sponged background to soften it......sentiment from same set. happy birthday maureen !!

jungle fever

2011-06-25T08:57:00.000-04:00

the background is made from a set of notecards bought at michaels awhile back....8 notes for $1....all animal prints. i cut them apart and used the zebra pelt for this one. my new PTI set is perfect....masculine i hope. i sponged light blue and light green on the cardstock before stamping and drew a thin line with a fine point sharpie using my nestie as a template.

quilted halloween placemats

2011-06-19T09:05:00.000-04:00

some people dear to me will receive these in the fall.....i bought the wonderful fabrics at fabric.com (site of severe temptation for sure). since i seem to be into smaller projects, placemats were perfect for me at this time.

each is different....and this time i experimented with free motion quilting on some....of course, i forgot to lower the feed dogs.....hmmmm. interesting to see how different it will be when actually freemotioning the correct way ! the pix dont show the actual quilting ....boo hoo.

here's 3 of them for starters:

butterflies

2011-06-17T17:00:00.000-04:00

cardstock from a mat pack "mariposa"....the papers are so pretty they hardly need anything additional. used PTI butterfly die....cut from a peel off top from sourcream container....sponged on alcohol inks and ran them thru my cuttlebug swissdots embossing folder

hi sweetie

2011-06-17T13:53:00.002-04:00

stamps: inkadinkadoo.......popped up one flower.....sentiment from PTI

more froggies

2011-06-15T16:43:00.000-04:00

one for brett, riley and jason. summertime froggies

will mail this week

butterfly and swirls

2011-06-14T11:32:00.000-04:00

inkadinkadoo stamp....and SU punched butterfly. single layer, not my usual !!

whale

2011-06-14T11:31:00.000-04:00

using a new PTI set.....how cute is this guy.....

two new froggies

2011-06-12T11:44:00.001-04:00

CLARISSA.....pink polkadot medium sized frog is for my GD riley......stuffed with craft pellets.....love her eyes and pink tongue.

also added to the froggie family....TOAD....for my DD....stuffed with rice, this guy is heavier but solid.

cards made in SU class this month

2011-06-12T08:41:00.004-04:00

cute cute flipflop stamp, embossed in melon mambo....what a neat color

a cool summer drinkie.....orange slice made with the citrus set

a nice nautical set...perfect for guy's birthdays or father's day....browns and deep blues...perfect

using the 3 step flower punch

as always, tina comes up with wonderful ideas.....thank you tina !!

another froggie

2011-06-09T18:17:00.002-04:00

set PTI.......made 4 of these froggies......so cute.

froggie

2011-06-09T18:08:00.001-04:00

i am in frog mode i think.....this guy is filled with rice.....he's a bullfrog....maybe jeremiah??

tote

2011-06-05T12:40:00.000-04:00

made using a "scrappy strip" technique....labor intense, but kinda cool.

handmade paper

2011-06-05T12:10:00.000-04:00

sentiment....PTI anniversary set. handmade paper from a friend...used 3/4 in square punch and "quilted"

PTI anniversary set

2011-06-05T12:08:00.000-04:00

botanicals......perfect for the season

butterfly

2011-05-29T10:30:00.000-04:00

these are from a little mat stack...."mariposa'....not much needed to the front as the cardstock is so pretty. i bought the stack in marshalls for only $2.99. a bargain. bows, flutterbyes, lace put the glittered CS over the top a bit. but that's where i like to live..."over the top"

staggered birdies

2011-05-29T09:57:00.000-04:00

too many small pieces in this one !! but it's done. no home assigned yet....maybe i should get back to some cards...i need to take pix of recent creations

bright colors in this lap quilt

2011-05-18T16:12:00.000-04:00

tote

2011-05-16T17:55:00.000-04:00

loved the black and white fabric, lined it in white, pocket on front is a quilted square. i even have a pocket inside.....easy to do.