Welcome and a Giveaway!

Welcome in to the Green House on the Hill.  To kick things off, I came up with a project using fabric (when you get to the giveaway, this will all make sense).  I made a few fun, fabric tags that can be used as an embellishment on a scrapbook page or on a card.  So let’s get started.

This is what I used:

Big Shot Die-cutting Machine

Sizzix Tag Dies (mine are from the originals collection)

Canvas

Ink (I used Excelsior Dye and a Tsukineko VersaFine ink)

Foam Stamps

Sewing Machine and some thread

First, I cut the fabric with my Big Shot.  I love the Big Shot for cutting all sorts of stuff.  It works really well with fabric.

Next, I used a round, foam stamp to stamp a circle over the hole that is punched in the tag to make it look like a manila office tag. 

Then, I loaded some contrasting thread in my sewing machine and sewed a zigzagged border around the big tag and a straight stitch around the smaller tag.  Finally, I added some stamped images to both tags.

So now you have seen something that I have done with fabric.  Now, I want to show you Creating Keepsakes’ latest special publication and give you a chance to win a copy of your own. 

Creating Keepsakes has just released a new special publication titled, Scrapbooking with Fabric & Notions.  To be eligible to win a copy, leave me a comment on this post by Friday, November 11^th, 2011 at noon EST.  I will randomly pick a winner from all the comments that I receive this week.  Here is a sneak peek of this fun issue!  If you don't win, you can buy your own copy here!

Thanks for stopping by.  Please stop back tomorrow for another fun project!