Cardmaking - fun collage backgrounds with coloured paper lace and serendipity flower die cuts

After a bit of clearing out of things a while back I found this fun collage paper which I created using old calligraphy newsletters.  It was totally fun and so nice to find the paper again!!!  I highlighted the trimmed backgrounds with coordinating inks to match the flowers I had chosen.  I added a fun little flower embellishment in the center of the top flower which I added over the watercoloured paper lace.  LOVE it!!!  

For my second card I added my layered flower over the watercoloured paper lace using a glue dot.  I added a pink decorative paper before adhering this large layer to my brown card front.  

Therese
 

Cardmaking - a fun anniversary card with a woven background and a butterfly on an embossed background

Another couple!!  The top one has a gold embossed background which I had to tone down with a bit of yellow.  I embossed a strip of brown with a script embossing folder (SU), adhered it to the background and then added two eyelets and tied in some fiber.  I adhered this large element to my brown card and added a die cut butterfly.  It was made from a piece of serendipity paper from a while back. 

An anniversary card for a couple celebrating 50 years!!!  The hearts on a string was just right and I trimmed the top and bottom with a with a wavy line and added some paper piercing.  I added bows to the string with a black marker.  I created a woven background using pink and yellow scraps which is close enough to gold for me.  Worked out so well!!!

Therese  
 

Cardmaking - pieced backgrounds with images layered on embossed layers

 Another couple cards for family!!!  The first one features a couple of pieces of this fun card paper (gift wrap) which I pieced, adhered to my brown card and then added a green strip.  I watercoloured the leaves added some paper piercing and layered them onto a duo coloured embossed layer of cardstock.  I added this focal element to my card front using 3D foam tape.  For the second card, I created a background using strips of all the same paper this time and added some black faux stitching to the pieces.  I added some paper piercing to the wreath and layered it onto an embossed piece of coordinating cardstock.  I added it to my card front using 3D foam tape.  Therese

Cardmaking - pieced backgrounds with layered focal images

 A couple of cards for special occasion for my family members!!  I decided to use up a stash of brown card and envelopes which have been there for a while.  For the first card I added a pieced background using strips from my stash. The heart is a focal element I found in my stash which I layered with a green circle (nestibilities). No record of where the image came from.  The second card used a diamond background paper on a brown card . I cut it in two and added a strip of contrasting paper.  I added torn piece of vellum which I embossed with diamonds (oops!  diamonds are going the wrong way). I added this cup (Melonheadz) which I had watercoloured and fussy cut in a previous cardmaking session and found that the colouring did not coordinate as well as I had planned.  Worked really well here!!!  Therese

Sewing - table topper in grays and soft greens - GA

 I have finished up this project which started as a strip of quilted fabric that came in with donations to our Fabric Sale happening on Saturday, April 25, 2026!!  I took on the piece thinking it might make potholders but it did not have enough batting for that purpose so I started looking for a coordinating fabric to make it into a table topper/runner.  I found gray one in the pieces that one of the ladies working with quilting cottons had set aside and asked the GLA Makers group to choose from to be saved for future projects.  I brought it home and started to figure out how to add to the borders on each side which also needed batting.  I cut wide strips and sewed them first to the front and then folded them over to the back. I cut batting to fit inside before stitching it from the back to the front.  I worked out well.  I did the short ends first and then added the long edges.  I had picked the thread from my stash and when I ran out I was lucky enough to find another that matched perfectly from a different company!!  Blessed!!!  It is off to our bins for our upcoming events.  Therese 

Cardmaking - reusing images with 3D embellishments and punched borders

I worked on cards last week and started with a few for my stash to prime my mojo into cardmaking.  I reused card fronts that have been donated to me and added punched borders, cardstock buttons and paper piercing.  It was fun to be making cards again and I have added these to my stash for my next donation.  Therese

 

Sewing - medium hot pad with a removeable and washable cover with four different fabrics

Another hot pad with a removable and reversible cover which features four different fabrics!!  This one is just a medium size 10" x 12" and will certainly work better for anyone with a smaller table.  I used the same fabrics as the last one - subtle Christmas, green with maroon and ochre flowers, red poppy with black and a shaded maroon.  Again, the hot pad has cotton batting, insulbrite, and a knitted wool batting encased with dark flannel.   

Therese

 

Sewing - large hotpad with a removable/washable cover that features four different fabrics

I have made a cover for this large hot pad which I made a while back. I used four pieces of fabric all the same size about 3/4" or so larger than the hot pad and sewed them into a tube by leaving an opening on one of the sides when I sewed them together.  It allows for the cover to have four "different" looks.  The one that is folded over is a very subtle Christmas print that went well with the other fabrics.  This way you can simply wash the cover and reuse it for next time.  Less wear and tear on the hot pad and another cover could certainly be made up if this one should have an "accident".  You can see the other two fabrics in the photo below.  

Therese

 

Sewing - bowl cozies made from cotton fabric and batting and stitched with cotton thread

 I made up another bunch of bowl cozies for the Gramma Link Africa group.  They are 100% cotton - fabric, batting and thread.  I use two layers of cotton fabric (10" squares), two layers of cotton batting(9.5" squares) and cotton thread to stitch all the pieces together (even to piece batting if that is necessary).  I  had done most of the cutting and sorting of materials previously which allowed me to get so many done this weekend.   Therese