Thursday, January 09, 2014

FREE Thread Keeper Cutting File and Freshly Made #118 Card

I usually ‘toss’ my crafts area first thing in the New Year, but this year my (mega-talented) Mr. is recording and mastering a music album with a friend and he needed pin drop, don’t breathe absolute quiet when that was happening.  No flushing toilet, no shutting doors, no phones - even the furnace gets shut down so the fan can’t interfere.  (brrrrrr!)  You will hear more about this in the future…

What does this have to do with the title of my blog?  Well, now that the recording week is over and I can make ALL THE NOISE I WANT, my thoughts are once again niggling on ways to make my craft room more efficient.  One area that needs serious attention is all the bits and bobs of wool, twine and ribbon.

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I once picked up this whole container of bits of embroidery thread at a thrift store for $5.  I really liked the way these can be organized and labeled.  So I have modeled my own cut file to make more.

What to do with the little snippets one picks up, or gets via “sharesies” with a friend or family?  Solution:

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Personal Use

(zipped file with TOU)

Please PINterest my cutting files, or tweet, FB, shout out from your own blog (meaning don’t pirate my design but just point here, please)  Every link helps fuel my desire to keep creating!  Thank you in advance.

I will be giving you two Silhouette .studio cutting files, one today, the next in a day or two So stay tuned.

Freshly Made Challenge #118

Here is the sketch posted to base our cards off of:

and then MY take…

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SUPPLIES: - 133, 177, 158, 743

Designer Paper - Crate Paper

Markers - Tombow 

Stamp - Fiskars (I’m pretty sure)

Grommets - Recollections

Gems

Glossy Accents

Ribbon

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Isn’t this critter just the cutest? 

6 comments:

  1. So cute! He is adorable! And I love the splash of pink!

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  2. awww he is so cute .....love the card ...and thanks for the thread holder ..that is going to come in handy ...thanks for sharing and the fun last night .

    hugs
    SIL

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  3. Gorgeous!! I love the turtle...so cute,and how you used the gems and glossy accents on it!!
    Thank you for joining us at FMS!!

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  4. Thanks so much for the thread holder idea! Maybe I can use this concept for organizing the bazillion 1 yd cuts of ribbon I have tossed in a box...LOVE!

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  5. This is so cool! Love the embellishments on the turtle! Thanks for sharing with us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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