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Moving Update!

Okay, the move is in full swing! The packers arrive this morning and will be here for 2 days. Then the truck arrives Thursday, and they will take 2 days to load the truck. Then we travel across country with our family of 5 and 4 animals (1 animal is being shipped). Yes, we have a zoo. Anyway, I had hoped to get more posted before I had to pack but it has been a bit wild around here--much more than I expected. So, please accept my apologies but with that being said--get ready for lots of posts when I am "up and creating." I will have this new beautiful space as my new studio:

And I intended to use it for lots of creative fun! So, I can't wait to begin sharing with you. Hold tight, and I will see ya in the beginning of July sometimes! Thanks for understanding, and I can't wait to be back!

Sneak Peek!

Here is a sneak peek of what I have posted today on the DT blog. It will post at 12 p.m. so be sure and stop back if you don't see it up yet!

Complete instructions will be posted too, and you will want to leave a comment so that you are entered to win a new die! I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for stopping by!

 

Blog Blitz & Chances to Win!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Have you been over to the DT blog to visit this week's Blog Blitz featuring the new Memory Box dies and stamps? If not, be sure to head on over! You will want to leave a comment on each of the posts each day (there are usually 2 posts a day). At the end of each day (11:59 p.m. Eastern), Laura will randomly draw a name from the comments to win one of the new dies. You don't want to miss out!!

Also, there is a Memory Box flickr card contest. You have until Thursday, June 14th (11:59 p.m. Eastern) to upload a card using at least one Memory Box die to the Memory Box flickr group. Again, Laura will choose two winners to win some new Memory Box dies. The winning cards will be featured on the DT blog Friday, June 15th!

I will be posting a creation tomorrow around lunchtime! So, be sure to head on over now, and see what the rest of the DT has been up to this week. And don't forget to leave your comments so you have a chance to win new Memory Box goodies! Yeah!! See ya tomorrow!

The Joy of Sewing {Dress Form}

My mother is a wonderful and amazing seamstress. She taught me to sew at a very early age. I believe it was my first hand at crafting. Anyway, I am certainly not as good as Mom but I do have a tremendous passion for it though I seem to mostly sew on paper now. LOL! Anyway, as a Mother's Day gift, I created a dress form for my mother's sewing room. I used the older Memory Box paper called Minuet because it matches her sewing room perfectly!  Here is how it turned out:

Dress Form: How Do You Glue 
Papers: Memory Box Minuet 
Stamps: Memory Box Joy Outline A1379, Orchid Branch Print G1718 (for necklace) 
Stamp Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink pumice stone, VersaFine vintage sepia, Ranger clear ep 
Paints: Adirondack Dabber pebble, Mod Podge, Glossy Accents, Stickles cinnamon 
Embellishments: Memory Box pearls, brown lace from Ellen Hutson, Making Memories teal ledger tiny alpha, Tim Holtz journaling ticket, DMC 3811, 3/4" wood spool from Hobby Lobby, Derwent blue grey (68) watercolor pencil, Zva Creative white roses, misc. tulle, misc. ruler twill, misc. scissors charm

To create the dress form, I painted the dress form first. I then molded the Minuet paper to attach to the dress form. To form the paper, it is best to mist it with water first. After misting and forming, I let it air dry. It dries stiff and very nice. I then attached all paper and embellishments with Glossy Accents. That stuff holds amazingly well.

To create the necklace, I used a part of the Memory Box Orchid Branch Print {G1718} stamp. And for the "joy of sewing" tag at the bottom of the dress form, I used the Memory Box Joy Outline {A1379} stamp. 

I love to use stamps and papers to create things other than cards. Most of you know I have a passion for all paper crafting--cards, scrapbook pages, altered art, etc. Once this move is over, get ready for lots of goodies from me. I will have more time on my hands, and I will have a large new crafty space! I can't wait to share with you so please hang in there with me during this "moving time."

Oh and before I forget, there will be a huge blog blitz on the Memory Box DT blog sharing new dies and stamps beginning Monday! You don't want to miss out! So be sure to stop by every day next week on the DT blog! Have a great weekend, and thanks for stopping by!