QKD!!! "Be My Creation" kit!!

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I will admit...when we first received our color assignment this week I really had to THINK!! Cranberry, Bright Yellow, Brown, Green....or basic variations of those. Not so much my 'go to' palette! But...one of the MANY perks to being on a DT is being issued challenges that you would normally never challenge yourself with!!

So...I pulled out the colors....and I sat...and sat...and sat...and just looked at them. A card was not calling me...but an alterable DVD tin most CERTAINLY was!!! I've been wanting to use this for a while. It came in a pile of things that a friend gave me a long time ago and it's just been kickin' around in my "alterables" basket waiting to be chosen for just the right project.

Finally!!! Here was it's chance to shine!!!

I decided to create a portable sewing/crafter's kit out of it!! It can easily be used as simply a travel sewing kit. But....for those of us in the 'biz' ;) or in the "craft" as I should say...it would be a handy little number to bring to a couple hour crop or a small workshop. It's obviously not so convenient to bring a sewing machine to things like that and not necessary to bring spools and spools of ribbon when usually only a few yards will do! So...this is what I came up with!!!

Contents of kit: Left Side:

• Misc lengths of ribbon easily intertwined and bowed into the green mesh which is attached with a velcro dot for easy removal
  

• different types of stick pins in baby strawberry pin cushion(both for decoration and/or function)
• pack of bandaids (for the inevitably stuck finger!)

Right Side:

• Safety pins, buttons, sewing needles - in a small reusable plastic sleeve (adhered with a velcro dot for easy removal)
• Needle threader - (also adhered with a velcro dot for easy removal)
• Cranberry thread is glued down in a few spots to create "slots" for a measuring tape, travel scissors and sewing thread)
• Butterflies....purely there for inspiration ;)

Cardstock & Designer Paper (just about every piece of either cardstock or DP is corner rounded):

• SU! Cranberry Crisp - heavily distressed and stitched
• PTI - New Leaf Green - crumpled up, covered in Dazzle Versamark and heat embossed
• Basic Grey - "Boxer" in Vintage Tee, Fedora and Corduroy
  
• Fancy Papers - "Simplicity"
• SU! Summer Sun - covered in Dazzle Versamark and heat embossed - inside left cover
• SU! Creamy Caramel

Stamp: QKD Dress Form - stamped and heat set. Colored in with Copics and then again with Sakura stardust glitter pen
Ink: Colorbox Craft Ink - Brown
Embellishments:

• Measuring tape ribbon - Misc brand from Michael's
  
• Skirt - fabric I had in my stash - top was stitched to bring in the waist to match the dress form stamp - added with 3-D glue dots

• Yellow ribbon with white ticking - ACM house brand - added to skirt with a dab of hot glue and added to lower outer edge with 'red liner' tape.
• Buttons from Colorful Creations store in Hyannis MA
• Hemp Twine - Michael's
• Brown ribbon with white polka dots - Michael's
• Cranberry grosgrain ribbon - JoAnn Fabrics
• Green Circular Netting - came in this month's "Findings Kit"!!! It's SOOOOOOO cool!! You MUST pick one up!!!
• Velcro dots - JoAnn Fabrics
• Tiny Strawberry - Snipped off of a larger pin cushion so you can carry a few pins with you
  

I truly hope you enjoyed my creation today!!! Keep hopping along to the next blog!!!

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Jules: http://julietds.blogspot.com
Penny: http://penny-randomthoughts.blogspot.com/
Tina: http://woodedviews.blogspot.com
Maria: http://www.riacreations.blogspot.com/
Kelly: www.kellystamps.blogspot.com
KellyJean: http://dancingwithstamps.blogspot.com
WIS: http://whimsicalinksorority.blogspot.com
Andrea: www.mystampingheaven.typepad.com
Victoria: http://eatstampsleeprepeat.blogspot.com/
Lara: www.youwantthecookie.blogspot.com
Anessa: http://alienanessa.wordpress.com
Helene: http://2amscrapper.blogspot.com/
Nina: http://creatinginsolitude.blogspot.com
Alex: http://www.paperandstring.blogspot.com/
Meredith: www.papercanteen.com
Linda: http://linda-scrap-atc.blogspot.com
Nancy: http://craftynancy.blogspot.com
Anita: http://happypapercrafthappenings.blogspot.com/
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Happy Crafting!! Onto the Lovely Linda!!! I hope everyone has a great Wednesday!!!

xoxo