Designer Challenge with Emily Pitts!

Good Monday morning everyone!  Yes, I know...it's Monday, but thankfully Emily is here with us and has a great challenge for you!

I love to stitch on paper! I happen to have a very nice sewing machine that I bought before I started scrapbooking. I bought it because I fully intended to sew clothing, crafts, and quilts, after all, I've been a seamstress since my mom taught me how to make a pair of paperbag waist pants when I was 10! But I started scrapbooking and those other hobbies took a back burner.  Now that machine sees mostly paper these days. I'm sure it doesn't mind. Sewing on paper is big right now, I'm seeing it everywhere.

My challenge for you this week is to add some stitching to your projects. But Emily, I don't have a sewing machine, you say? Well there's a number of ways you can interpret my challenge. You can add stitched rub ons.

Stiched rub-ons by Studio Calico

Stitches rub ons by Hambly Screen Prints

Both Hambly and Studio Calico offer fun rub on stitches to add to your project. Or you could use this paper by Prima, the stitching has already been done for you!

How about this paper by Cosmo Cricket? With the stitching printed right on it, it doesn't get any easier, now does it?

Now, here's my take with machine stitching! Please come back on Wednesday to see another way to add stitching to your pages, that's all I can tell you...

 

(note from Catherine:  Emily and I truly do share a profound love of Buca's antipasto salad.  I think the girls should feel lucky that we shared...lol!   Our dinner at CHA was great - thank you girls for joining us!)

Be sure to join Emily again on Wednesday.  Ciao Bella's!  (oh, and by the way, that was just a little hint for what may be in store for Friday :)   Have a great day!
 

Comments

[PaulaSG]

Fabulous layout Emily! And I accept your challenge :)

[ShellyJ]

super fun layout, Emily!

[qsogirl]

slightly unrelated question-- what are paperbag waist pants?! i'd love to know!

i'm going to have to do some more stitching on my layouts... thanks for the challenge!

[Sarah Hodgkinson]

Awesome layout, Emily! Hope to see you in Chicago this summer.

[emily pitts]

qsogirl, paperbag waist pants are pants with a gathered waist, exactly like it would look if you gathered the top of a paper bag. kind of ruffly. see and image here: http://cachexl.theoutnet.com/images/products/30243/30243_in_xl.jpg

[Andrea MacDonald]

Great layout. I am loving all of these new products!

[Cindy]

I will definitely have to try to work in some stitching on some of my l/o's.

[Nancy]

Great challenge! And great page too Emily! Thank you!