Finished Batman Quilt

Yeah! I finally got my son's Batman quilt finished. I am so happy with how it turned out. To see how much he loves it is so incredible knowing the love I put into it and seeing him wrapped in it with a huge smile on his face is priceless.

Here is the finished Front Panel:

Here is the finished Back Panel:

And here is a photo of the Bats I quilted into the quilt:

Now to get more crafting done!

Personalized Water Bottles

So sorry for another delay in posting. I have been creating vinyl designs for water bottles. I love personalizing items and with my Cricut Expression (if you don’t know what this is then please watch for future posts as I will be sharing my knowledge of this incredible cutter soon).

I love the teachers at my boy’s school and came up with the idea to cut vinyl for them to personalize their water bottles and coffee cups. I also personalized the water bottles that my family has. I have found an incredible lady in Eckville, AB who sells vinyl for incredible prices so getting creative is very affordable. I will be adding a link to her website soon but if you would like to check it out go to http://www.itsavinylthing.blogspot.com/

Here are some photos of the water bottle designs I did for my family.

Here are some of the layered vinyl designs I did for other bottles.

I found this spray which I use to coat the layered vinyl pieces so the small parts don’t peel off and so kids can’t pick at them.

As I said before, I will post much more about the Cricut Expression soon so you too can learn about this incredible machine and all the wonderful creations you can make with it.

Have a great time crafting,
Nicole

Batman Quilt

Sorry it has been a while since I last posted. Life has been busy with the kids and I have been getting a few projects finished up. Here is what I am working on right now.

My son, Braeden, loves Batman so I am making him a quilt right now. I found this quilt pattern in the Fall 2010 issue of Fons&Porter's Love of Quilting Easy Quilts Magazine.

I now work on altering the pattern for what I want.

When altering a pattern I usually take a photo of each of the fabric I am going to use and play it with in Photoshop using the basis of the original design until I am happy with it. It is a bit time consuming, but it is what works for me.
I did not do this for this quilt as I was on a retreat when I started it and didn’t have my camera with me and just really wanted to get going on it. So from the original pattern I made these changes:
1. Red Solid = Yellow with Bats
2. Black Solid = Black Solid
3. Gold Solid = Yellow Solid
4. Navy Solid = Black with Stars
5. Green Solid = Yellow Solid
6. Purple Solid = Black with Stars
7. A & B Rectangles = Blue Minky
8. C & D Rectangles = Batman
9. E & F Rectangles = Blue Minky
10. Outside Borders = Batman
11. Binding = Batman

I also usually retype all the instructions and fix them to be what I am making, but I also didn’t do that this time. Guess I am getting lazy or a bit more confident in myself. I haven’t decided how I am going to final quilt this one; I am leaning towards drawing out some large bats since on my other son’s Spiderman Quilt I sewed a spider web for the final quilting. I will post more again soon as I get this quilt finished in the next couple days.

Here is how his quilt is coming together:

It is very cold here and snowing today so I will spend the day working on his quilt and maybe he can cuddle up with it afterschool!

Happy Crafting!!!

Quilting Day

Yesterday was Family Day here in Alberta so I took advantage of spending the day with my family. The weather even improved so we could spend some time outside! Hope you all enjoyed some family time as well.

Today I thought I would share a quilt I made for my sister for Christmas. A very dear friend of mine got me interested into attempting quilting so I made my son a Spiderman Quilt and found it quite easy and, of course, addicting. Here is my first quilt:

and here is is on his bed:

So, back on topic. I was trying to decide what type of quilt to make my sister and came upon this image on the internet:

I fell in love with it and decided I would attempt it. It was a fussy pattern to make so much of, but I was so happy with the result and she loves it.

I found the dresden plate template on-line, printed it and went from there. I am currently working on my other son's blanket which is Batman and I will post about it soon.

God's Craft

Today I am so happy to share with you what God painted on our back door. It is so amazing to look at and to see all the tiny details.

Little Trucks Card

Products Used: Stampin' Up Stamp Set: Little Trucks

Unfortunately you can't get this stamp set through Stampin' Up anymore. I was fortunate enough to find it on ebay so if you fall in love with it like I did then hopefully you will be able to find a set too.

Stampin’ Up Cardstock: Yo Yo Yellow, Chocolate Chip, Only Orange, White, Blush Blossom
Stampin’ Up Classic Stampin’ Pad: Basic Black
Dashes, Dots & Checks Ribbon: Orange with Yellow Dashes
Crop-A-Dile with 3/16 Brass Eyelets
Watercolor Pencils, Stampin’ Up Blender Pen, Stampin’ Up Markers & Pencil Crayons

Yo Yo Yellow Cardstock cut to 5.5” x 8.5”; Scored at 4.25” for card base.
Chocolate Chip Cardstock cut to 5.25” x 4”
White Cardstock cut after stamping on image. Cut this just so the image fits.
Only Orange Cardstock cut to 0.25” larger than stamped image box. The actual size depends on the image you use.
Blush Blossom Cardstock is used to stamp on the Construction Worker and he is cut out in detail.
Cut the Ribbon to 6” in length and attach according to photo below.

Color the construction vehicles and worker however you would like and then assemble card according to photo.

Beautiful Wings Card

Products Used: Stampin’ Up Cardstock: Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom
Stampin’ Up Classic Stampin’ Pad: Ruby Red
Cuttlebug Embossing Folders: With Love Borders, Stylized Flowers, Divine Swirls
Stampin’ Up Embosslits: Beautiful Wings

Instructions: Ruby Red Cardstock cut to 5.5” x 8.5”; Scored at 4.25” for card base; front embossed with “Divine Swirls”.
Close to Cocoa: 1 piece 2.75” x 4.25” and 1 piece 0.75” x 4.25”
Blush Blossom: 1 piece 2.5” x 4” Embossed with “Stylized Flowers” and edges sponged with Ruby Red Ink
Cameo Coral: 1 piece 0.25” x 4” Embossed with “Daisy Line –With Love” Border and sponged with Ruby Red ink; Cut one set of butterflies with “Beautiful Wings” Embosslit.

Assemble card according to photo.

Here We Go....

I have been thinking of starting a blog for a while now and am finally getting to it.

I love checking out other blogs on the internet getting inspiration for projects and my goal for this site is to share my crafts and inspire others.

As you will see I have my hand in many different types of crafts; scrapbooking, card making, quilting, t-shirt design, vinyl design and more. I definitely have an addiction and am very blessed to have a family and a great number of friends who support me with this addiction instead of sending me off to rehab for help. hahaha

Enjoy my posts and please leave a comment if you wish!

PS: This is all new to me so the design of the site will be changing as I learn new techniques on blogging. Please be patient with me. ♥