Knit Gem Scarf

Knit Gem Scarf
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

I started the little scarf on Wed and finished it yesterday. This little triangular scarf measures approx. 8 inches and the point and approx 32 inches at the slightly curved long edge. This was knit with Red Heart Kiss in Gem colour on 9mm needles.

Knit Scarf

I've been working on this scarf for about 2 weeks in between working on the 9th Anniversary projects and the 12 Days of Christmas Gift Swap gifts. I finished a few days ago and thought it was about time I got it posted to my blog. It measures 5 inches by 60 inches and is knit with Red Heart Kiss yarn in Flame colour on 6.5mm needles.

Here is a closeup detail of the scarf with a little more accurate colour representation.

9th Anniversary ATC Vancouver

Last Sunday, Nov. 15 was the party at the Grind where we usually swap ATCs every month, but to celebrate the 9th anniversary we had "Cake". Boy did we have cake, each member who wanted to could create as many "cake" slices from a template provided by our fearless leader Penelope. Once all the slices were complete they needed to be filled with handmade goodies, finding something to fit these boxes was the challenge and everyone met that challenge with great creativity.

And I filled the slices with the little knit amulet bags I posted earlier, plus a few more for a total of 12.

This is all the swapped slices.

These are all the lovely gifts I received in my swapped slices.

Journal Page "The Wedding"

Journal Page "The Wedding"
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

The challenge this week over on the Created Byhand Challenge is "Times Gone By" so I did a journal page of by grandparents wedding photo. All rubber stamps are from Quietfire Design. The journal is filled with recycled paper from Ruby Dog's Art House and this page is brown cardstock with the cream vertical and horizontal stripes already on the page. I ran pale pink cardstock through the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and centered it on the larger square. The next layer is burgundy cardstock run through the Textile embossing folder and rubbed the high points with white pigment ink. The wedding photo is placed at an angle and the words are stamped on light brown text paper. Lace and ribbon are added to the cream stripes. The quote is stamped on pale pink caardstock and layered over blue cardstock. The corner flourishes are stamped with white pigment ink and the quote is added over this.

November 2009 ATCs "To The Nines"

More 9th Anniversary
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

These are some more of my ATCs for the November swap at the Grind celebrating the ninth anniversary of the ATC Vancouver group.The black cat one has book paper rubber stamped with cat faces and the black cat and fence digital image printed on vellum. The 9 lives is computer generated text torn and rubbed with weathered paint Distress Ink.

Black Cat Halloween

Black Cat Halloween
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

The theme this week on the Byhand Challenge is Halloween so here is my entry. The background is book page rubbed with weathered wood Distress Ink. The cat face is stamped with Ancient Page Coal Black. The black cat and fence digital image is printed on vellum and the Boo is digital text also printed on the vellum. The pumpkins are cut out clip art with spiced marmalade Distress Stickles on the front one.

Nov 2009 ATCs "To The Nines"

Nov 2009 ATCs "To The Nines"
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

The ATC Vancouver group will be celebrating it's 9th anniversary in Nov so the theme is 9. I'm just getting a head start and have made these, the first 2 are on playing cards with scrapbook paper and book paper. I rubber stamped the number 9 stamp and added 3 buttons, 3 brads and 3 rhinestones. I've also used Distress inks and roughed up the playing card with a sanding block.
The second 2 are scraps of brown cardstock run through a Cuttlebug embossing forlder and the high points brushed with pigment ink and one is embossed with gold and the other with copper embossing powder. The last one is edged with fire opal glitter.

Oct. 09 ATC "Pear With Leaf"

Oct. 09 ATC "Pear With Leaf"
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

Paper napkin applique. The beads on the top right corner are applied with a mixture of Diamond Glaze and basil green gel paint. The whole card including the beads is then covered with a coat of triple thick gloss glaze.

Oct. 09 ATC "The Moment of a Leaf"

Oct. 09 ATC "The Moment of a Leaf"
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

These 3 ATCs are cut from a flower image glossy paper and rubber stamped with leaf images, a copper coloured leaf bead and seed beads are added. The words "the moment" are a Quietfire Design rubber stamp. Two of these were sent for the Byhand Artists monthly ATC swap.

Oct. 09 ATC "Trust The Moment"

Oct. 09 ATC "Trust The Moment"
Originally uploaded by okanagan_spirit

The theme on the Created Byhand Challenge this week is trust, so this is my entry in the challenge. The background of this card is glossy paper which is part of a flower image, I was stamping a leaf on, but it didn't work, so I covered the leaf with the collage image which was in my collection with double stick backing already on. I used a crackle block stamp and embossed with gold embossing powder. "Trust" is computer generated text and "the moment" is a rubber stamp from Quietfire Design. The image is edged with fired brick Distress Stickles