My poor sewing machine has been stored away in my paper trunk for some time now, since I don't have a good place to leave it out. One of my sweet scrappy friends (who sends me scrappy goodies from across the country all the time) recently had a birthday, and I whipped out my sewing machine to create this lovely bag for her:
What do you think of my fancy display hanger? Shwanky huh? I was super impressed with the way the bag turned out, especially since I'd never sewn a ruffle on anything like this before. I have a pink and brown one in the works for myself soon. :0)
While I have had my sewing machine out, I've used it on every single sewing and scrapbooking project. For this card, I used it alongside my Epic 6 machine and two of my Cuttlebug dies from Big Lots (only $2 each). I made the banner with the "harlequin arlequin" die above and embossed with the "with gratitude" folder. I'm kicking myself for not picking up more of the dies when they had them...I was hoping for the butterfly, houndsooth, and funky circles ones.
Lastly, I made these ribbon and crepe paper ruffles for my friend since she's a no-sew-Suzy. Love how they turned out and plan to make some for myself next. Btw...recognize that turquoise ribbon? It's the color inspiration I used here.
