Hi Everyone and welcome to The Sizzix Fresh Vintage by Eileen Hull Blog Hop! I am SUPER excited to show you an easy project using the 3D Fringed Flower Die and my go-to neutral twine, Cappuccino from The Twinery!!

First, I want to say how excited I am to be a part of this HUGE hop with so many talented people! Can you believe there are 60 designers participating?! I know, it seems like a lot, but it’s all broken down quite nicely. Here’s how it’s set up:

• Each week, for 6 weeks, there will be new projects featured in the hop. You don’t need to worry about finding a long link list or a specific post, because that fun little button on my right side bar? It will automatically take you to the most recent projects. 
• Did you miss a day or miss a week? Don’t worry, just visit the “FAQ” section at the bottom of this post for more info!

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Using some chocolate brown and turquoise felt, I ran my die through in my Big Shot Pro.

Super easy, clean cuts.

To create my card, I simply used Fabri-Tac – that’s right – NO sewing -

to glue my flower elements together.

I whipped some twine through a cream button and adhered it with more Fabri-Tac.

I’m surprised I still have all my brain cells after all that glue sniffing!

I polished it up a bit with some shiny silver iRock gems and threaded some Cappuccino twine for a border.

If you are looking for just one neutral twine color, I highly recommend this color from the Twinery.

It seriously matches ANYTHING I can’t match with another color! The sentiment is one of my sentiment designs that was included in the “Chillaxin” set from Market Street Stamps!

Oh wait…what’s this I see? A hidden gem! It’s a pin!

How fun would it be to receive a card that doubles as the gift?

I’m not talking gift cards, folks, this is a brooch you can wear right after you receive the card.

Simply use a bit of hot glue to adhere your pin back to your felt flower and attach

through the front of your card.

I really want to whip up a dozen more of these for an inexpensive little holiday gift.

I think my jean jacket I use in the Fall will appreciate this little accessory very much. ;)

Here’s everything ELSE you need to know about this awesome, awesome hop and the SUPER talented designers who will also be showcasing their projects:

FAQ about the Fresh Vintage Blog Hop:

How do I hop around to see ideas using the current featured die?

Every Tuesday and Thursday between September 27-November 3, 2011 there will be a
new Sizzix Fresh Vintage die featured on 6-10 participating designers’ blogs.
The navigation buttons for “Hop Back” and “Hop Forward” will allow you to easily
hop around and see projects featuring whatever the current die is, since those
buttons are programmed to navigate only to the blogs that are participating for
that die. On the next Tuesday/Thursday, the buttons will automatically reprogram
themselves to navigate to the blogs that are signed up for the next featured
die.

What if I start at a designer’s blog that isn’t one of the 6-10 signed up for
that die?

No problem! Simply hit either the “Hop Forward” or “Hop Back” button on the
Fresh Vintage navigation widget from any blog’s sidebar and you’ll automatically
advance to one of the participating blogs.

Can I go back and view the ideas for a previously featured die?

Of course! Go to Eileen Hull’s blog and find the Fresh Vintage Permalinks button
on her “Blog Hops” page. It will bring up her blog posts where you’ll find
direct links to each participating blog along with a thumbnail image of the
project.

Where can I buy the Sizzix Fresh Vintage dies, by Eileen Hull?

You can visit Sizzix.com to find a local and online retailers for Sizzix
products. Also be sure to visit Oh My Crafts, (http://ohmycrafts.blogspot.com/)
one of this blog hop’s sponsors, (between the dates of September 27-November 12,
2011) and enter for a chance to win a Flower Layers #9 die!

The Blog Hop has ended and the navigation widget is no longer in the sidebar.
How can I see the ideas?

Go to Eileen Hull’s blog and find the “Blog Hops” page. It will bring up her
blog posts where you’ll find direct links to each participating blog along with
a thumbnail image of the project.

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Thank you SO much for popping by, be sure to check out the other blogs today by clicking “Hop Back” or “Hop Forward”!

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Full details on the items used for my brooch and card are below! Happy Hopping! ;)

MATERIALS USED:
Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Rustic Cream {Papertrey Ink}
Ink: Rich Cocoa {Memento}
Fiber: Cappuccino Baker’s Twine {The Twinery}
Felt: Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores {Papertrey Ink}
Stamps: Chillaxin’ {Market Street Stamps}
Dies: 3D Fringed Flower Die by Eileen Hull {Sizzix}
Misc: Silver iRock Gems {Imaginesce}, Cream Button {Papertrey Ink}, Pin {sewing stash}