Pilin' On your Favorite Color

Our new theme at Pile It On is Your Favorite Color. You may enter the challenge as many times you like, as long as you are inspired by at least one other Challenge theme. We're sponsored by The Paper Shelter. Every color has a special place in my heart, but Purple has definitely been a favorite in my life: We were married in a purple building & my husband wore a purple suit! Plus it's the official color of our local U.S. Football team, the Baltimore Ravens, so it's a common color to show off!

I made an origami dress to go along with this sweet image from Lili of the Valley. The tutorial makes a larger dress, but I was able to make this from a 2x2-inch piece of cardstock that I had previously decorated.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Creative Sketchy Girls #33: (P20) Use Ribbon or Lace
Inkspirational Challenge #181: (Sat 2W) Use Your Stash
Scribbles Designs Challenge #74: (P15) 3 or more Layers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes
Shopping Our Stash #390: (Tue 2W) Fabulous February (Stone: Amethyst, Flower: Violet or Primrose)
Southern Girls: (Thurs 2W) Girl Power
Sweet Sketch Wednesday #154: (Wed 2W) Sketch

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Sew many chevrons

I had so much fun making my paper Feria dress that I just had to use the technique again. I've had The Ribbon Reel's current inspiration photo (see below) in my head ever since I saw it while updating the Monday Challenges on Paper Playful, so I raided my embellishment stash and made this CAS card:

For the origami paper dress, I followed the tutorial at Inklings & Yarns (although I used a 3x3 piece of paper for this).

I used one of my favorite papers, "You & Me" from the Seen & Noted collection by Pebbles Inc., but the flower "trim" is actually a bonus from the paper's copyright section. Don't you love it when company do that?! For the dress, I cut the paper to include that bonus trim, but I did cut-and-paste the sleeves. The dress embellishment is finshed with a satin ribbon sash and a coat-hanger clip.

The Prima flowers were sewed onto the tiny buttons. I wrapped the tiny spool with variegated craft thread, and wrote the "love" sentiment with it & Glossy Accents.

The lower half of the card was embossed with my newest Cuttlebug folder, Charles. The front of the card is made of manila cardstock, but it is on a white cardstock base. The top edges were notched with my favorite Marvy punch. 

Tuesday Morning Sketch #210

The Ribbon Reel Challenge #59

Inspiration/Challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays #111: Buttons
Crafty Bloggers Network: Favorites (twill ribbon, coat-hanger clip, DP, wooden spool, tiny buttons, corner notch punch)
The Ribbon Reel Challenge #59: Photo  + Chevrons & Flowers & Ribbon
Tuesday Morning Sketches: #210

Update: This was featured on the Tuesday Morning Sketches's Facebook page!

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Stampless Feria

I've always wanted to participate in a challenge at UnstampaBelles, the blog that challenges you to not stamp. I certainly have plenty of crafting supplies, but when you can't stamp that seems like all you want to do! This month's challenge at Unstampabelles is "Paper Dress," and I've always wanted to try my hand at an Origami Dress. I used the fabulous tutorial at Inklings & Yarns (although I used a 4x4 piece of paper). I've never quite gotten the hang of origami, but this came together really easily.

I was inspired by the "Red & Aqua" challenge at There She Goes, so I grabbed some red-and-white polka-dotted paper from my stash for the dress. However, once I made it I just knew I had to make it a Feria dress! I've been hoarding this white trim and red ric-rac for just-the-right project.

The cork borders were cut on my BigShot with a Sizzix die. The aqua background was embossed with my newest Cuttlebug folder, Charles. I strung some alphabet buttons on twine to create a little sentiment.

This reminds me a lot of my first Feria dress, which is currently hanging on the wall in my parents' living room!

TSG219

Inspiration/Challenges
City Crafter Challenge: #171 Polka Dots
Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge: Sketch
There She Goes: Red & Aqua + Photo Inspiration
UnstampaBelles: Paper Dress


Update: This was the random prize winner for TSG219, as well as a Spotlighted Project at City Crafter.

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