Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Nature Challenge at Craft Us Crazy

Nature is the new theme at Craft Us Crazy!  Be sure to check out the design team inspiration on the blog.   Our monthly sponsor is Stitchy Bear Stamps.
They have a great range of stamps (You can see a silhouette stamp I used here).  The prize is a $10 gift certificate! 

We also have a weekly sponsor:  Cocoa Dingo
  The prize is four digital images of the winner's choice!
I chose to make a pressed flower packet for the Nature theme.  We have some beautiful flowers in our yard every year (and Dennis also sends me pretty flowers) and I checked out how to preserve them.  After they're preserved, I wanted a pretty place to keep them.  I made a packet out of a brown paper sack - sewing up the sides and across the bottom, too, so the pockets wouldn't be quite so deep.  I decorated the outside like a card I created earlier (so it may look a little familiar).
  I love the vintage seed packet and the pretty Kaiser Papercraft papers.  I'm really liking that little bee, too!   The pressed flower packets are glassine bags with two sheets of transparency inside.
  Once I have the flowers dried, I'll place them between the transparencies and sew up the edges.  Also inside is a library card for journaling, so I can tell about the flower.
  On the outside of the glassine bags, are what I call "the flower girls."  I've used them on cards and I absolutely love them!   I can't wait for the spring flowers to start blooming so I can start pressing!  In the meantime, check out all the details for the Nature challenge at Craft Us Crazy...


17 comments:

  1. oh how gorgeous, lori! and what a fabulous idea! looove it! beautiful vintage images and love the sewing on the pockets. thanks for sharing and have a lovely rest of your week! *hugs* steph :)

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  2. these are just crazy gorgeous, I love them, so clever.............do you sell them?

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  3. What a fantastically unique idea Lori! This is beautiful I really love the vintage feel stunning work hugs Rebekah xx

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  4. They're totally fabulous, it all adds up! Wonderfully done, tfs, Ira

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  5. wow lori! this is wonderful. your stile is so georgeous. what a clever ide. love the vintage fell of it. hugs!

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  6. wow lori! this is wonderful. your stile is so georgeous. what a clever ide. love the vintage fell of it. hugs!

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  7. Hi LOri, just love this card, it's so different and original!! Hugs, Frea

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  8. This is so beautiful Lori and what a wonderful idea. I love the vintage feel of this project...gorgeous!!

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  9. Great idea! Your project is gorgeous!
    Hugs,
    Julie

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  10. What a wonderful project.. I just love, love, love it.. You my friend are so talented.. Your flower girl look fabulous. I do hope you are having a wonderful day!

    Hugs, Linda

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  11. Stunning! What a spectacular idea to create something so beautiful for your gorgeous flowers! All the elements are breathtaking!

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  12. I just love this idea. Absolutely stunning. What talent you have.

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  13. Your project is so beautiful!!

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  14. What a fab idea! I love the vintage look you have gave it. What a lovely keepsake.

    Hugs,
    Lynne x

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  15. What a cool idea! I've just got some leaves stuffed in a volume of Shakespeare.

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  16. How pretty!

    Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great weekend!

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  17. Those are awesome!

    I'm following from hop.
    ecwrites.blogspot.com

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