Hello Friends, How are things going? Did you have a nice weekend?
When I saw this new “Bigz Die” from Tim Holtz Alterations by Sizzix I knew I had to have it. Below you will see 17 reasons why. First, how about the card?
I stamped my all purpose, favorite background from Penny Black on the die & colored it with Copic markers. I added Glossy Accents to the wood and finished it off with an antique pin and button. The white trim on the card is from my doily stash. The sentiment is an SRM sticker.
Now you will see why I had to have this die. These were created for centerpieces on the tables at my daughters Bat Mitzvah. In total there were 17 dress forms. The front & the backs were “painted” so that makes 34 designs. To this day I can’t believe that I did this with some of my daughters help. 
We sold each one at the party and donated the money to a local shelter. Each image was designed from mostly logos, printed on a transparency then blown up on a projector.
Every one has some glitter on each side to add that shimmer. EACH one was drawn by hand by me. I used Sharpie markers to color the designs.
Here are a few favorites. This pattern was on one of my daughters Lily Pulitzer dress. 
This idea was inspired from a picture hanging on the wall in the Betsey Johnson store. 
This was designed from a Tory Burch shoe box. All of the blue is glitter. You should see how many colors of glitter I own! 
Thanks for letting me share. Have a great week 
Hugs, Kathy
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Cards for Black Leaf Studios
giveaway …. september card kit
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So coooool!!!!! Kathy I LOVE the dress forms and what you and your daughter did as a fundraiser is absolutely amazing!!!! And.. on HER day!
Beautiful art…
Love the card, too, but just had to comment on the dress forms!
those dress forms looks amazing and how sweet donate the money to a charity. You are very talented.
Absolutely terrific all round, what a fantastic way to celebrate such a milestone – by giving. I think it was St Francis who said “it is in giving that we receive” & I often think how true that is. The work you put into that was phenomenol.
With best wishes to you as a family & to your daughter.
Paula (PEP)
Luv your card! Absolutely beautiful!! luv the way you tied the ribbon too! Luv blue & white color combo.
wooooow, you made all these??? FABULOUS!!! 
Wow so cool, Love your dress forms creations!
The card is so sweet ,it really stands out!Love it!
hugs
doreen
What a fabulous idea! I am sure that the girls have treasured there dress forms and where happy that the money went to a wonderful cause. What a great age to teach and extend the reach to your daughters friends. Your artwork on the dress forms looks great! So much work! It is definitely something that everyone who attended will remember. Your card is really pretty! I love seeing the background stamp colored in. Thank you for sharing!
Katie
Your card is just lovely Kathy,,. but those dress forms are stunning. All that effort. Just amazing.
Ok wow!!! Those dress forms are amazing!! You have so much amazing talent!! Thanks so much for sharing these
beautiful card kathy and those dress forms…well just one word…stunning…hugs kath xxx
Kathy,
Your dressform card is beautiful and the colored design is gorgeous! The pin and button are just the right accents too.
The dressform centerpieces are breath-taking and the generosity of selling them for charity is a beautiful gesture and a valuable lesson for the young folks. The amount of work that you put into them definitely shows and you should be very proud, they are all phenomenal!! I really admire your creativity and the work involved in your creations.
*Hugs*
~Andrea
Kathy you are an uber talented Mum, the dress forms are amazing, so generous to do them for charity
Love this card – I’d seen that die and put off getting it. Now I think I definitely need it
Your table centre dressforms are all fab! I love all the amazing detail in them. I’m sure the folks at the shelter would have been delighted with a wonderful donation raised as result!
Hugs, Ruth S
Oh..my…word! You continue to amaze me, K! Those 17 dress forms are totally awesome! And what a wonderful, charitable cause. You’re a STAR!
Pretty card! I love the lace with the stick pin accent, and purple is my favorite color!
Gorgeous card. Love the stitching and layout. LOve the little dress dolls.
The card is gorgeous, and the dress forms are amazing! Thank you so much for commenting on my blog!You made my day!
Seriously, you are one of the most talented people I know. I wouldn’t even know where to begin making these. They’re gorgeous!
Absolutely gorgeous!! I just bought this die on the weekend and now I really cant wait to use it!!!!!
OMgoodness!!!! That card (love the color and button) and those forms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful card, beautiful dress forms and generous donation!!
OMG, Kathy!!!!!!!! No way!!! I mean, card is gorgeous, but look at all those dress forms!!! No way!!! You are the most fabulous crafter ever!!!
So I am in total LOVE with your card because it has purple and paisley and I LOVE both! Then I saw those FABULOUS dress forms and realized YOU MADE THEM!!!!!! Kathy – you are SOOOOOOO talented!!!!!! And SO GENEROUS to donate the proceeds for them to charity! I can’t stop looking at them – WOW oh WOW oh WOW.
WOWZERS… all of your dress forms are amazing, you are such a talented artist! Love your gorgeous card too, you ROCK Kathy!!
Love Love Love this card, great colors and please share with me what’s the trick to take for such a perfect pictures!
U ARE SUCH AN ARTIST! I LOVE THESE DRESS FORMS!!!!!! WOWWWWW! You truly never cease to amaze me.
Wow. I mean, the card was a wow. And then came the next series of AMAZING photos. WOW! What is it like to be that talented? Amazing…
AWESOME— to infinity and beyond!! Love your TH die cut card!! Totally creative!!!!!! We need to catch up ,girlfriend !! xo
And hey…I recognized that button!! SO gorgeous!
You made these???? You are so talented K….Wow!! Love the card and the dress forms….
better late than never with a comment….oh my goodness!! You are just the most creative and talented woman I know. I can’t imagine designing all those fabulous dress forms and planning a big shindig too…you amaze and inspire me!
blessings!