Thank You to the Firemen of Station 2

Our  students made a flag out of a bed sheet and hand prints which we presented to the fire station right down the street on September 11th. The firemen gave us a tour of the firehouse, truck, equipment, even showed how the come down the pole.  One fireman dressed in full gear and the students got to touch him and talk to him while in his gear (learning not to be afraid of a firefighter in in full gear in an emergency situation). The students all had a chance to sit in the cab of the firetruck. The firemen were very generous with their patience and kindness. The firemen hung our flag before we left. We even had our photo in the newspaper.  The students had a blast!!

Our flag.

Thank you card the students will sign. Thank you Lisa for the firetruck cutting file! If you would like the cutting file go to: www.quillingpatch.com

 

August Card Chain Challenge-- Sew Proud

Below is the card I made for the August Card Chain Challenge at The Society of Stampaholics. http://dominodebi.typepad.com/sos/

Front

Inside

Pam’s Sew Clever Card

Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Basic Gray, SU Wild Wasabi Stamp and Write Marker
Stamps	Gina K. Designs Sew Pretty stamps by Asela Hopkins
Cardstock/Paper	SU Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, DCWV –The Crafty Stack
Other Materials	SU So Saffron Taffeta Ribbon, Thermoweb 3D Foam Squares, ATG

The DRESS!

I know everyone is making dress cards, but I couldn't help myself. They are so adorable! The following two links are for two different templates (I have used both).
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/templates-f143/dress-template-t148547.html
and
http://images.splitcoaststampers.com/data/gallery/500/2011/07/05/Dress-pattern_by_JaneCS.jpg
The link below has a video with instructions and a template to print (I did not use these)
http://www.stampacademy.com/free_videos/pattern-dress-card/

The animal print is from a bag from something I purchased at a boutique booth at South Bend Farmer's Market.

When cutting the template piece for the skirt, use temporary adhesive so that you can leave the template in place to see the fold lines. When folding start on either side of the skirt with a valley fold, next a mountain, and repeat both one more time. Go to the other side of the skirt and repeat that process. Adhere the skirt to the card base first. For the top of the dress (bodice for the sewers) adhere the bottom section however you like. To add dimension to the bodice use foam tape in the chest area. Add tiny pearls or other bling for buttons and a belt of ribbon tied in a bow. I had soo much fun making these cards! It was hard to stop.

This is my favorite.

 Somehow, I lost a couple of bows.