Kool Kitty Musings: The last straw

Disclaimer

About my project supply lists:
I only use and share products that I genuinely love. The product supply lists that accompany my projects are simply intended to provide a visual overview of what I've used in case you have the same items at home or would like to add them to your own shopping list. I link to several stores in the UK and US and am an affiliate member of Scrapbook.com, The Greetery, Concord & 9th, Altenew, and Amazon UK - this means that when you click on an affiliate link and go on to make a purchase I will receive a small percentage at no cost to you. Money raised through affiliate links will go straight towards my crafting fund. Finally, please note that any products marked "(r)" are retired and may no longer be available for sale online.

Friday, 09 June 2017

The last straw

Well, actually I used some new straws for this week's Daring Cardmakers challenge from Dawn which sees us featuring bought or homemade paper straws on a card.

When I saw some lovely bright and cheerful paper straws in TK Maxx that would be nice for mojitos and this challenge I snapped them up. :)

Paper: Pink Paislee
Stamp: PTI - Stylish Sentiments: Birthday
Die: Lawn Fawn
Other: enamel dots, paper straws, twine, MISTI

I managed to find the perfect matching sentiment in my stamp stash - I don't think I've used this particular stamp from the set before. Obviously saving it for the perfect occasion. ;)

I made the candles by trimming the straws to the right length and cutting little flames from cardstock that are attached to twine. To stop the "candles" rolling about on my card when trying to stick them down, I flattened them a little so they wouldn't move. It also makes the card a little less bulky.

And hurrah once more for stamp positioning tools and quilting templates - the only way I'll ever have sentiments that are stamped straight and centred properly!

Don't forget to check out the other wonderful creations over on the Daring Cardmakers blog!

Happy crafting!

Pink Paislee - Birthday Bash - Paper #09	Papertrey Ink - Stylish sentiments: Birthday stamp set	Lawn Fawn - Large cross-stitched square stackables	My Mind's Eye - Kate & Co - Cambridge Court - Enamel Dots
Hemptique natural hemp cord	Versafine ink pad - Onyx black	MISTI precision stamping tool

InLinkz.com

Save

Posted by Handmade by Natty at 10:00 AM in Cards, DCM, Made in 2017 | Permalink

Tags: PTI - Stylish Sentiments: Birthday

Comments

You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

Fantastic way to use your straws. I think I need these for my collection. So bright and cheerful. x

Posted by: Dawn | Friday, 09 June 2017 at 10:34 AM

How fun!! I thought it was PP but this seems like an even more durable pick!! I love the fun colors of it Natty! TFS

Posted by: Dolly (scrapthat) | Friday, 09 June 2017 at 01:27 PM

TJ Maxx is one of my favorite stores! So glad you'd stopped in and found these straws. They really look like 'candles'. Love the brightness of this sweet card. Love my MISTI, too!! Have a great weekend. Bev

Posted by: Bev | Saturday, 10 June 2017 at 01:58 AM

Verify your Comment

Previewing your Comment

Posted by: |

This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.

Your comment could not be posted. Error type:

Your comment has been saved. Comments are moderated and will not appear until approved by the author. Post another comment

The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again.

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.