Life @ RuffHaven: June 2013

It's my turn in the Stamp on it blog hop with Sew We Quilt.

This time we were given the task to design a postage stamp. I found this project to be quite a challenge mostly because I got sidetracked ..... or I should say

.....something came up that took my complete attention.......

You see I recently found out I am going to be a grandmother.......

.... pretty much everything else kinda-sorta took a backseat to that.

So now with the first wave of excitement under control I can get back to creating fun stuff.

This is my second hop with Sew We Quilt and I want to thanks Madame Samm and Thearica for organizing and keeping us on track. I now know how frustrating their task must be.

You see.....I almost backed out.

But a few words from Thearica set me back on track.

Well enough of that.....you came to see the stamp.

When the theme was announced as "Stamp On It"
I knew right away that I had to use
some rubber stamps and ink on it.

The fabric is Earthtones by Norman Wyatt jr for P&B Textiles

I really can't take all the credit for the collage
because the fabric is doing most of the work.

finished size 18"x21"

There were a few "rules"

we had to include a place and a price.

Since I live at RuffHaven I chose that as my place.

And postage is now $.46 for a first class forever stamp...
but I screwed up and left out the 6.

ooopsie

I added some fused applique and some

ink here and there for tiny accents .

I scattered a few small paw prints and words around

and decided to stop before I mess it up.

For the stamp edge I used one of

those pre-printed panels that had a state stamp on it.

I knew I would never make that project

so the sacrifice was easy.

Since it is probably going to be a wall hanging

only a bit of quilting is all it needed.

A little play with words

for my "forever" stamp

It was a quick and easy project but just before I added the binding I decided it needed to be bigger. I have a few yards of that fabric so this is going into my UFO pile and will become part of a quilt.

What's one more UFO? Right?

wait!

ONE MORE THING !

And even though my last giveaway prize was lost by the USPS

( how ironic ) I am offering a prize with this post .
Everyone who leaves a comment on this post
will be entered into a drawing for

a gift card from Amazon !

This giveaway is for everyone.
But if you are part of the hop your name will be entered twice.

Comment by 11:00pm July 3rd to be entered into the drawing.

I will announce the winner on July 5th.

I will send the card by email.

Can't trust that darn USPS anymore.

Comments are closed
a winner will be announced on July 5th

The list of players today:

Life @ Ruffhaven < ----------- you are here

go here next ------------> Englating

Charlottes Creations

Moments

Feathered Nest Studio

Moose Stash Quilting

Jane's Quilting

Hillvalleyquilter

you can see the whole list on Thearica's blog

Do you feel lost?

As you know Google Reader is shutting down on July 1st.

Now I don't know about you, but before this was announced

earlier this year I never used a reader.

I visited blogs thru my bookmarks and my blogroll.

Now I feel so up to date.

I use Bloglovin for all the blogs I like to read.

And I use Feedly for everything else....you know news and stuff.

I like them both equally and will someday choose one over the other.

But today is not that day.

The important thing is that

if you use google reader you need

to make the switch before July 1st.

If you are still undecided about your options ,

I found this article on life hacker that I would like to share with you.

I love reading life hacker and most of the time I actually understand it.

anyway

I have added the bloglovin and feedly buttons over in my sidebar for your convenience. I also have the "follow by email" option over there too. I will keep them at the top for a week or so.....until I figure out how to do one of those multi-button widgets.

If you know how.....please point me in the right direction.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.