Flying High in the Sky in a Hot Air Balloon; Flag Pennant That Is

Hello hot air balloon aficionados, I am here to share my latest project using Crafter's Edge die cuts and the Crossover II die cut machine, also by Crafter's Edge. I used the Flag Pennant die cuts, the Letter die cuts, the Nested Clouds die cuts and then added 3 appliqué hot air balloons. With the annual International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico starting the first Saturday in October (and lasting 9 days), I wanted to create something for the occasion. 

What word(s) should I use? Well I wasn't sure and just thought, "Flying High" seemed suitable. Well that meant 13 pennant pieces and 10 letters, which when completed stretched out quite a ways and I didn't know how I was going to photograph this. So I have a couple of magnetic hooks and I just put them on the garage door and hooked the pennant to that. I stood back quite far in order to get the entire pennant in the photo. Then I took closer shots of the letters and hot air balloons.

The Flying High Flag Pennant with hot air balloons.

Closer look at a part of the flag pennant.

I used cotton fabric for the inside smaller flag pennant, the letters and the hot air balloons and clouds, and the pale yellow larger flag pennant is felt. I also backed each flag pennant with another piece of felt.

I love how using a couple of the Nested Cloud die cuts added to the hot air balloon

 look.

Thanks to the die cuts I used from Crafter's Edge, the cutting was a breeze. Get it? Flying high, breeze? LOL!!! Okay I am being a bit punchy this morning.

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Lucky Mason Jar of Shamrocks for Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day is in one week and I created this wall quilt for the celebration. I only have a wee bit O' Irish in me, how about you?

I went to QuiltCon in March last month which was held in Phoenix, AZ and Crafter's Edge (CE) had a vendor space there, so I got to meet the 2 women (Kayla & Mikala) from CE there too, which was so nice to see them in person. (Darn I forgot to get a photo!) They had 5 new die cuts, along with all the rest of their die cuts in their space there. 

I knew I wanted to use some of the new die cuts to create my wall quilt for Saint Patrick's Day. I used the Mason Jar (the largest jar I used out of 3 sizes) and I used the mini hearts (also comes with mini stars) and I used 2 of the 4 sizes of the clouds die cuts too. The mason jar also comes with die cuts for the lids, but since I am using this jar as a vase, I left the lid off for this quilt.

Here is my Lucky quilt~

I thought the jar looked a bit plain, so I cut out a couple of flowers from felt and tacked it in place with a button. Yes that bit of a pop of color was just what I wanted there.

I just love the cute clouds! I had to add some wording too, so Lucky it was.

 And there is a four-leaf Shamrock for luck right there!

The mini hearts were perfect for making some 3 and four leaf Shamrocks.

 I added a bit of hand embroidery for the stems.

Crafter's Edge doesn't appear to have the newest die cuts listed on their website yet, so you could go there and chat with someone and ask about when they are releasing them on their website for purchase. Maybe you can buy them anyhow by chatting with them? 

The newest Die Cuts are:

1. Nested Mason Jars (3 sizes including lid die cuts: 2.25" x3.5"/ 4.9" x 3.25"/ 6.5" x 4.25")

2. Mini Hearts & Stars (2 heart sizes: 0.75" x 0.62"/ 1" x 0.83" & 2 star sizes: 0.75" x 0.71"/ 1" x 0.95")

3. Nested Clouds (4 sizes: 1.62" x 1"/ 2.71" x1.62"/ 3.96" x 2.35"/ 5.37" x 3.16")

4. Bird House (includes the house with 2 roof options, 2 little birds, a perch and circle opening). The house is 5" x 4.75"/ birds: 1.3" x 1.2"/ 1.45" x 0.8".

5. Rainbow: 7.25" x 3.62". This is one die cut with 6 cutting arches. I must admit I am not quite sure the best way to use this die cut?

I hope it is okay I share this info with you about the newest CE die cuts. They had them in their booth, so people at the show saw and purchased them. Contact Crafter's Edge to inquire about when you can purchase the newest die cuts. I love Crafter's Edge die cuts! They make creating so easy and faster too.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day. "May every petal on the shamrock bring you joy and good luck".

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