Whimsical Loaded Embroidery Hoop created for swap at NSK&Friends

Hello, my friends!
Today I will share with you my finished project for a swap at "NSK & Friends" on Facebook "Whimsical Loaded Embroidery Hoop"
This was the most fun project I have done in the years...
Unfortunately, all files of the process video were deleted (so sad), so I will offer only an overview of the project in the video...

We had to create many things along with the main project - altered embroidery hoop

Well, I loaded that one with laces, trims, floral sprays, dangle laces, feathers appliques and more

 The back part of the altered loaded hoop had to be in form of the pocket, which I used to tuck in all the extra goodies, that I made for my partner...

I started with the empty pocket

used NSK applique

Let us load this pocket with goodies...

here how wand looks on its own

 back of the wand

Next, let put postcard and ATC

What would we have to add next? Ah, stick pins

Now, I forgot about handmade flower... well those couldn't fit into the hoop pocket, so I had to package those separately...

How about lace tussle... BAM!

Let's take a look at how all items fit into whimsical loaded embroidery hoop pocket...

Now from the front again...

Wow, I love how it all came out...

And the final TA-DA, packaging...

 Well, enjoy the video below for the details of this project...
Hugs and Kisses,
Natasha

Shabby Christmas in July -Zig Clean Color Watercolor Postcard

Hello, my friends,
Today I am bringing you another project from my series of "Shabby Christmas in July"
This time its a postcard
1. I started with a base of 4 by 6 watercolored cardstock.
2. Printed out Digital design of several images Magnolia Tilda, Xmas trees and postcard stamp with the postage

3. Watercolored images using Zig Clean Color Watercolor Markers - love those markers. Be aware that these markers do not have many pastel shades in it and colors are bright.

4. I sprayed the background, covering main colored image with the Lindy's Gang sprays. Guess what... Should have left only one layer, but by adding the second layer it intensified colors and took away from my soft pastel look that I was going for... So less is more in this case... Or at list try it 1st on the sampler

So I had to come up with a solution on how to soften those bright colors... And I did...
I took a vallum frosted paper embossed it on the edges using the "Polka Dot" embossing folder, creating a look of falling snow and attached embossed layer on top of my watercolored postcard.
That softened by "bright mistake" right the way

Attaching vellum paper can be tricky, BCS it's somewhat transparent. So I used a washi tape
5. I decided that simple look of the frosted postcard isn't enough - so I decorated it further using snowflake stickers and die cut pieces from prima "Santa Baby" collection

Added some heart jingle bells on the mittens from NSK and now postcard had a finished look

Hope you liked my Shabby Chic Xmas postcard...

Stay tuned for more projects from this series...

 Hugs & Kisses,
Natasha