pokemon costume

I hope everyone had a great Halloween. Ours was pretty good even with the rain. Ds is really into the Pokemon video games and wanted to be a Pokemon Trainer. Well that is pretty simple since he could wear his street clothes and a baseball cap. But he wanted me to make him the gym badges (you get these in the game after battling the gym leaders, they help make you a more powerful Pokemon trainer) so he could wear them. That way everyone would know who he was.

First, I searched the internet for large images of them, because he hasn't gotten that far in the game to have all of them yet. I found this screen shot of all 8 badges on Flickr.



Then I went through my felt stash and started sketching the badges on paper. Ds was so funny. He said he didn't care if they were perfect as long as I did my best. Too cute.

I used my sketches as patterns to cut out the pieces of felt and I used fusible webbing to adhere them together. The finished sizes range from 4 to 5 inches. And some were a lot harder than others but I am happy with how they came out even if some of them are a little off.

Here are how the badges turned out. This first photo is the strength and ice badge.

These are the rock and grass badges.



The electric and water badges.



The dark and steel badges.

And here is ds wearing them. My dh pinned them on with safety pins. The only thing I would have done if I had thought of it was I should have made a Poke ball out of felt and pinned it over the logo on the cap. There is always next time. :)

silver anniversary card

Last night dh and I went to a 25th anniversary party. This is the card I made for the happy couple.

The numbers are from the Seasons Slice card and are cut at 2 inches.



Supplies: paper, SEI. silver paper, scrap. die cuts, Slice. punch, Marvy Uchida. sheer ribbon.

craft show prep

I am getting ready for a craft show on November 7 at Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Maryland. Less than 4 weeks away and I am feeling the pressure. My biggest concern is not having enough inventory. So far I have over 100 cards made and a few paper crafts. But I think I will be alright since I am sharing a space with 2 of my friends. Either way I'll still be making cards until then.

At least I am starting to work a little smarter. I made these 2 cards and at first glance they look identical but they have different sentiments. I'm using some classic Basic Grey, Lollipop Shop, for these cards too.

Supplies: paper, Basic Grey. sentiment, Making Memories. flowers, Prima. punch, Marvy Uchida. ribbon and rhinestone

mini album class

Today my Holiday Recipe Mini Album class has started. There is still time to sign up if you are interested at My Creative Classroom. Here is a peek at the finished album. I had a lot of fun creating it.

wordless wednesday: cat in a bowl

apple tree paper piecing

I made this set with some punches and my Slice. The tree trunk is from the Fall/Back to School Card and the basket is from the Spring Card. I also embossed the basket with the houndstooth folder.



Supplies: paper, a2z. die cuts, Slice. punches, Marvy Uchida (circle) and EK Success (apple). emboosing folder, Cuttlebug.

I'm pretty excited to share that this project was featured on IndieSpotting in the Home and Garden section.

orange thank you card

I hope everyone enjoyed World Card Making Day. I managed to make a few Christmas cards but I'm not ready to share them just yet. But I did make this thank you card. The sentiment is cut from the Words and Expressions Slice card. It is hard to tell in the photo but I applied glitter to it.



Supplies: paper, Die Cuts With a View. ribbon and die cut, Making Memories. glitter and punch, Martha Stewart.