Stampin' an' Stitchin'

Considering how poor I am at keeping up with correspondence, I joined my fifth online crafting community this week: Stampin' Dymonz Scrap Shack. The Shack also has a physical, local location that I'm super excited about visiting for a crop sometime soon. I was really intrigued by this great video for creating a shadow effect, something I'd always thought was beyond my skill level. The video calls for watermark ink, which I never understood but now really want, but out of necessity used "Antique Linen" distress ink instead. Wow, what a groovy technique!

I so much fun machine-stitching on my last project that I added these "straight" stitches. I haven't sewn in years, so there's certainly a made by hand feel.

The medallion was so worth the not-much-work-at-all it took for me to make it. I stamped "plum" clay with the flower in "artichoke," cut it out, baked it 25 minutes at 275°, and bam. I did edge it with green before gluing it down.Inspiration:
Color Dare #98: Perfect Plum, Always Artichoke, Neutral of Choice [white]
Stamping 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge #192

Supplies: Hammermill, DCWV and Core'dinations cardstocks, ColorBox, Tim Holtz and InkItUp! inks, ZipDry glue, Fiskars papercutter, Post-it notes, stamps from K&Co. Amy Butler Lotus Floral set, Sculpey polymer clay, sewing machine and thread