First and foremost, our Studio Calico winner needs announcing - so here goes it! Congratulations to the following recipient on behalf of Studio Calico:
Blue is tranquility and calm, planning a spa day trip with my wedding party and this would be great to make the invites, and enhance the pages to commemorate the day! Posted by: Ann | July 29, 2011 at 07:26 AM
Ann, we'd love to be able to inform Studio Calico of your address, so if you'd be willing, email Crate Paper at [email protected] with your shipping address and full name! Congratulations on winning Studio Calico's latest and greatest kit!
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Good morning CP fans! Lexi here with you today with a fun take on a Random mini. One of my favorite things about the new Random collection is, well, it's random..meaning anything goes! There is a cute little polka dot chipboard birdie in the collection which reminded me of a bird shaped mini I had. A 25 cent thrift store pillowcase purchase sealed the deal on my new mini idea too.
Not bad for a quarter, huh? So I took this pillowcase and laid down my chipboard bird to trace. Make the outline a little larger so you have some wiggle room in case you make a mistake, which in my case, is every time I make something :)
I wanted my bird to be more dimensional so I found some interfacing and, using multiple layers, traced out the bird again. Cotton batting would have worked lovely, but I didn't have any on hand.
Once the interfacing is attached (I am a fan of hot glue) I worked on making the pillowcase front a little more “random”. I machine stitched around the edges to help with fraying and then took a fun pink colored thread to add a simple stitch around the edges.
For the interior pages, I choose different patterns for each side of the bird and just traced and glued down.
Something I had been wanting to try on a project was gold leafing. Did you know you can buy it in tube form? Anyway, I took an old plastic card and used the side to add some to my pages. I am not sure if you can tell, but it gives a cool, old looking gold sheen.
To finish off the front I added one of my favorite Crate Paper products, buttons, for the eye. It's hard to have a bird mini without a feather so I threw one of those on too. The pillowcase shape is attached with, you guessed it, hot glue!
The inside of the mini houses words for me to remember on a daily basis...when the laundry is piling up, when the boys are fighting, when dinner still needs to be made...I can't be the only one, right?
Each page of the mini has the edges machine sewn. Yes, I use my machine to sew chipboard and so far it still likes me ;) Each bird also has a funky button eye, as well as different stickers and chipboard
pieces as accents.
I REALLY need to work on the next one ;) Loved how the lace sticker paired with the denim paper.
Here, my sewing machine ran out of thread, but I kept stitching. I kinda like the look, and since it's a “Random” mini, it's ok!
This might be one of my favorite patterned papers. You can NEVER go wrong with chevron in my book!
And the back...
So there you have it! A Random mini, filled with words to live by and made possible by a 25 cent thriftstore pillowcase. It's always fun to think outside the box when creating! We can't WAIT to see what you do with the new Random collection! Have a wonderful day!
I should add that the last 2 "fruits" come from Galatians 5:23a. Sorry for leaving that out ;)
Posted by: Lexi Bridges | August 01, 2011 at 07:06 AM
this is fantastic-amazing project!!!
Posted by: rkokes | August 01, 2011 at 07:33 AM
This is awesome! I love it!! :)
Posted by: Pamela Young | August 01, 2011 at 08:07 AM
That mini album is fantastic!
Posted by: Tona | August 01, 2011 at 09:31 AM
I LOVE THIS!!!! SO BEAUTIFUL :)
Posted by: veronica | August 01, 2011 at 11:36 AM
What a good reminder---I forget sometimes: to be kind (rather than just not being mean), gentle, etc. Thanks.
Posted by: Sharon Gullikson | August 01, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Lexi, WOW! This is just beautiful! I love that it's full of soooo many patterns and colors and details, but is still cohesive and easy to look at. Very inspiring!
Posted by: NancyD | August 01, 2011 at 11:46 AM
I love this!!!
Posted by: Brooke | August 01, 2011 at 03:21 PM
Congrats Ann!! And just love love love that little mini!! GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):)
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | August 01, 2011 at 06:09 PM
super duper cute mini!!
Posted by: Sabr | August 01, 2011 at 06:36 PM
:) happiness is this I see! Great idea for an older kiddo VBS project!
Posted by: Suz | August 01, 2011 at 08:46 PM
LOVE this!!!! TFS!
Posted by: monique | August 01, 2011 at 11:55 PM
I'm absolutely in love with this! The colors, patterns, words, everything are just perfect! What is the font you used? Love it! Thanks. :)
Posted by: Anabelle O'Malley | August 02, 2011 at 03:24 AM
So cute!! What a great idea, and what a cute mini!!
Posted by: Carol (ScrapMomOf2) | August 02, 2011 at 06:52 AM
SOOOOO SOOOO Inspirational...in more ways than one. Thank you so very much for sharing that with us. It is just exactly what I needed today.
Posted by: Misty Willis | August 02, 2011 at 08:16 AM
THANKS for sharing LEXI!! I LOVE it!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | August 02, 2011 at 08:56 AM
This is just stunning Lexi! I just had my girls memorize this verse at the beginning of summer. That verse is like a rudder for life :)
Posted by: Sherri | August 02, 2011 at 03:12 PM
I love birds and this project is just amazing!!
Posted by: Maria | August 03, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Thank you!! Thank you!! I am so excited to have won the Boardwalk kit, I have so many plans for it!!
Love this project! You have such great ideas no wonder I have you on my faves list!
Posted by: Ann | August 04, 2011 at 05:20 PM
This is so very cute! I love this little mini! And congrats to Ann for winning with Studio Calico!
Posted by: Jasmine Ford | August 05, 2011 at 08:52 AM