Motivating You With Trimmings
Hi Everyone, welcome back! I’m blogging from California as we are having meetings with my friends and co workers at Hero! I’m in the Christmas spirit, so this week I thought it would be fun to use “Trimmings” as my theme for the entire week. Each day I’ll bring some holiday ideas for you using various types of trimmings.
Today I’m working with small scraps and trimmings that would otherwise be thrown away. By using some of my leftover papers with smaller stamp images (and a bit of sewing) I’ve come up with some holiday cards that you can make in a snap.
Supplies
- Decorate Your Own
- Holiday Sayings
- Chocolates and Blueberries Chalk Queue
- Pumpkin Patch Chalk Queue
- Memories Colonial Blue
- White Notecards
- Neutral Buttons
- Other: Scraps of cardstock (Basic Grey, The Paper Company), hemp string, sewing supplies
Here’s another variation using similar scraps, stamp images but this time I’ve used a bit of ribbon. Try turning your card vertical to get a whole different look!
Supplies
- Decorate Your Own
- Holiday Sayings
- Soft Sand Ink
- Pumpkin Patch Chalk Queue
- Memories Colonial Blue
- White Notecards
- Star Gems
- Other: Scraps of cardstock (Basic Grey, The Paper Company), hemp string, sewing supplies
Now for our weekly challenge! Create a card, layout, or project that uses an idea for Trimmings, then add it to the Hero Arts Flickr group by 11:59pm PST on Sunday, November 22nd. All entries should be tagged with the word trimming. Please include at least one Hero Arts stamp or digital element on your creations. By entering, you could win a shopping spree of your choice of Hero Arts products from the Hero Arts Online Store! (Shipping charges apply.) Winners will also receive a 2009 Hero Arts catalog, sent separately. The prize amounts are as follows:
- Fresh Face Winner (someone who has not yet won a contest): $50
- Digital Winner (create something using a Hero Arts Digital Kit): $50
- 1st Place: $50
- 2nd Place: $25
- 3rd Place: $15
Think of TRIMMING loosely, consider using scraps of ribbon, paper, lace, dried or silk flowers and accessories. You could even create items to decorate (trim) the house for the holidays. I’ll be back tomorrow with some pretty ornaments (using accessories) for the tree. See you then! :o)
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toomanycrayons
I’ve been getting envious of all the sewing on cards as I don’t have a machine. But Shari — how are you managing that while in California on business !! What a whiz this team is.
Erika M
Very cute cards!
Laura
Great cards!
Jennifer Sweatman
I was thinking more about this challenge today- do our projects need to be holiday themed as well as incorporating ‘trimming’? Or can they be for other occasions too?
shari said: November 17th, 2009 at 1:30 am
Hi Jennifer,
Although Holiday projects are preferred, they are not mandatory. Just be sure to use “trimmings” on them. :o)
Shari
shari said: November 17th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Hi Toomanycrayons,
Haha…I had to get my projects done before I flew out here to California, I’ve been staying up at night writing my blog posts. All the sewing was in the safety of my home :o)
:o)
Shari
Catherine
So cute…both of them. They seem to have a lot of nice texture too…can’t help but want to touch them
Leni
Lovely cards! Although it seems to be so easy, for me it is hard to find things wich I can put togeteher.( I have a lot of those leftovers!)….???It is a special technic I think!
Crystal G
What a great to use scraps and misc items.
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