The winner of the giveaway was...

Today February 13, 2013 is the big day of the GIVEAWAY, the winner of this fantastic software was picked by random.org.

I hope you will forgive me, but as in the list of comments I found comments that did not participate, I create this list to give a number to each comment posted and participating in this GIVEAWAY. Remember that to take part of this giveaway you  had to visit the My Memories and choose a

template. Based on the principles of participation, here is the list I made. Is based on this list that I chose the winner using random.org

comments:

 

1) Ana
2)Nissa
3)Annelie
4) Annelie
5)Ana
6) nissa
7)Robin from Fluster Buster
8) Robin from Fluster Buster
9) Robin from Fluster Buster
10) Pat
11) Pat
12) Pat
13) Mizbru
14) c.roberts- brown
15) Janice
16) Janice
17) Janice

 

JANICE YOU ARE THE WINNER!

 I have the honor to congratulate JANICE , she was the one who left the comment number 17!!!!!

"CONGRATULATIONS  JANICE"

 

I want to thank everyone who participated in this giveaway, and to all of

you who participated but did not win and always  have interest in this fantastic

software may I remind you that My Memories gave me a special for all of my

readers, They gave me this promo code (STMMMS93768) That I can share with

my family and friends (that's you).
 By using this code at MyMemories.com, you can get $ 10 off My Memories

Suite (you get it for $ 29.95 instead of $ 39.95) and You Also get a $ 10

gift certificate to use In Their online store!

 

 promo code: STMMMS93768
I encourage you to copy and paste the code to avoid typos when using it.
This  code is ONLY good for My Memories Suite v4.

Janice, now I have to contact My Memories, to get the promo code for you. As soon as I get it, I'll send the promo code to you by mail and then you will be able to download the software for free.

If you have questions please contact me, I will answer you with pleasure.
  One more time "JANICE" CONGRATULATIONS for winning this software .

I want to thank again to everyone who participated!!
Have a nice day!
Marisa:)

Let's make a Shopping Bag for Valentine's Day

I just finished this shopping bag a few days ago, I've done this kind of bags before but this time I took pictures to share with you the tutorial.

 

 

Actually I don't know whether to say Shopping bag or if there is another

name for this type of bag, the fact is that is a bag unlined but where the

interior is neat, to achieve this I used the French seam. It is a bag that

is quick to make, is practical, and we can carry this practical bag in our

handbag.

 

 

There are two ways to do it, either by cutting two fabric rectangles or one.

First you have to determine the final measure of your shopping bag, my

shopping bag measures 13 "wide by 17" in length. If these measures are

appropriate to you, then you can follow the steps that I used in my

tutorial, but I want you to know that with my explanations you can make a

shopping bag with the measure you want.

 

1) Cutting the fabric

 

If we do it with a single rectangle of fabric

a) The width

 

The width of your bag +1"
 For  my shopping bag, my final measure is 13" +1" = 14 "

 

b) The  length

 

the length of your bag, two times + 4"

My measures , 17"+ 17" + 4"= 38"

 Briefly I will cut a piece of fabric of 14 "x 38"

 

 

 

If we do it with two rectangles of fabric

 

a)The width

 

The width of your bag +1"

My final measure, 13" +1" = 14 "

 

b) The  length

The length of your bag + 3"
In my case, 17" + 3"= 20"

I will cut two rectangles of fabric that measure 20" x14"

 

 

2) Ironing the top edge

 

Fold the top edge 1" down, iron, fold again and iron.
Leave as it and move to the next stage.

 

 

3) Sewing ( the French seam)

 

Lay your fabrics wrong sides together  matching raw edges.
Do not forget to open the top edge that we had previously ironing, I just

ironed it for future reference later, when I will do the sewing of the

straps, make sure that all the raw edges matching!!

Pin edges together and sew with 1/4" seam, then trim seam allowance to

1/8", don't cut into your stitches, press.



 

I decided to use my serger

 

 

 

4)Turn inside out

Turn the bag inside out , now  the fabrics will be right sides together,
press and stitch in a 1/4" seam,  you have to enclose the trimmed seam
allowance. Since I decided to use a serger, I have no need to trim the
edges

 

 

I want to share a tip with you , look at this photo, is the Edge Stitching

Foot, this is a foot that I use regularly. This foot has a flange on the

side for guiding the fabric, we just have to adjust the needle position and

we will get perfect seams along the edges of the fabric.In this case I

position it to sew, to 1/4'' from the edge.

 

 

I have to confess that I use this foot  all the time !

 

(Back to our project) 

Turn the bag right side out.

I cut two straps of 21 ", and fold at 3/4" from the edge.

 

 

 

Now the explanation it will be easier with the photos, remember that we had

ironed the top edge twice, ok, now that the french seam is finished, we will

re-fold the top edge twice and secure it with pins.

 

The next pictures will show you , how I put the straps on the top edge:

 

 

I put the straps 3 "from the sides

 

 

Once both straps are fastened to the front and the back, we will sew.

 

While this shopping bag is easy to do, try to write a tutorial for two ways

to do it, it  was a bit difficult for me. I added several photos to help you to

understand, hope I succeeded!

 

These shopping bags were a commission for the deaf center who frequent my

parents, that's why I embroidered the letters of the sign language. They

are red because they are a gift to people who frequent the center, on

valentines day.
I decided to give them a festive touch and made ​​some tags to decorate them.

 

 

I do not want to bore you with more explanations, but I want to share with

you the way I did the tags, here are photos I took , I think it will give

you an idea about the steps that I did.
To begin, I used the corrugated board, which comes in boxes to protect

fragile materials and here you will see the steps...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the other hand ,I'm having fun with my memories scrapbooking software, I

made another photo montage.
Do not forget that the giveaway for this software remains open until

February 13, it is so easy to use and when it's free why not take

advantage?

 

 

The link where you will find the information  for this giveaway is here.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, I tried to do the best I could. If there

are spelling mistakes, I apologize, I also tried to do my best, my first

language is Spanish and I learn English with all of you.
I look forward to your comments.

Have a nice day!

Marisa :)

 

 

I'm linking this project to Freemotion by the River,delicate CONSTRUCTION, One Artsy Mama (Shine on Friday), Trendy Treehouse, Fluster Buster, Petals to Picots, The Chicken Chick, Made by you Monday( Skip To My Lou), Threading My Way , Creating my way to Succes, The Pin Junkie,  and Happy Hour Friday.

 





My Memories Suite v4 scrapbooking software: GIVEAWAY

For me today is a very special day, because I feel excited to bring you this awesome giveaway sponsored by My Memories.

 

 

My Memories contacted me a few days ago,  and they  have generously give me the opportunity to give this  fantastic digital scrapbooking software,  to one of my lucky readers!

 

 

 

My Memories it is more than a "digital scrapbooking software", you can create

photobooks, videos, custom gifts, greeting cards, calendars, and much more. If you want to ask me why I am so excited, I can tell you, that is because after playing with this software I love it!

 

I can assure you that it is easy to use, we can create beautiful pages from scratch

or you can build an entire album using one of the many templates provided in the software.

 

Here is the link, for you to appreciate what this wonderful software, allows us to

create and why I recommend it to you.

 

 

 

 

The Rules

 

Now I will explain how to participate in order to be the lucky winner of this

fantastic  digital scrapbooking software.

 

 

1)Who can participate?

 

All people around the world who come to my blog, can participate. No need to be a follower of my blog, but if you are follower, or if you follow my by email you  will have an extra entry. I'll explain this later.
If you think there is someone in your family or friends who may be interested, 

point them here so they can participate!

 

2) How to enter:

In order to enter the giveaway, you will visit the site of My Memories,

 here is the link,

and you will choose your  favorite digital paper pack or layout, then leave me a

comment here, telling me  which ones you chose.

 

Here you can see all the "Free Digital Scrapbooking Kits".

 

 

Here comes the interesting part, if you are a follower, let me another comment to let me know that you are a follower of this blog, this gives a second entry, and if you follow me by email, leave another comment for a 3rd entry.
Only 3 entries per person.

 

For those of you who do not know how to comment, please click where it says comments at the end of this page. It will open a window, then  in the lower part of this window, you will find the space where you can leave the message.
 After writing your message you must "Choose an identity" and then you will be able to "Publish your comment".

 

Contact info:Please make sure that I can contact you if you win, if you are not a

follower, leave your email with your comment! If  I can't  contact you, I will have to choose another winner.

 

"The winner will download the software for free, you will receive a promotional

code.You should not be asked for any credit card information, and the total for the

order should be FREE."

3) When does it end?

This giveaway will end on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 10h00am.

 

 

4) How I will you choose a winner?

 

The winner will be chosen randomly ,I will use Random.org, and the winner will be announced on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 10h30am.

I will take advantage of the fact that I've been doing some digital scrapbooking
to show you a picture with my kids, this is the first time I share a photo of my family, I think it is time for you to meet them. Here are my lovely children
 

So here is the awesome part...For those of you, who just can't wait for the

giveaway, My Memories gave me  a special for all of my readers, they gave me this promo code (STMMMS93768) that I can share with my family and friends (that’s you). 

By using this code at MyMemories.com, you can get $10 off My Memories Suite (you get it for $29.95 instead of $39.95) AND you also get a $10 gift certificate to use in their online store!

 

 

promo code: STMMMS93768

I encourage you to copy and paste the code to avoid typos when using it.
This  code is ONLY good for My Memories Suite v4.

 

 

Before ending this post I want to show another creation I made, this software is so easy to use and has many options, that the only limit is our imagination.

 

I wish you good luck to  all participants and  I look forward to your comments.

 

Good luck!
Marisa.

 

 

I'm linking this giveaway to Freemotion by the River , Giveaways4Prices, homework  and Mommy Only Has 2 Hands.