Believe

Just using up the last of the wax paper resist I had made. I put a bit of ink and copper metallic rub-ons on the torn tag just to go with the brad and copper shimmer layer underneath.

New techinque to me

On a group I belong to the challenge was to try a new techinque. I think I've tried just about everything my supplies cover...except the spotlight technique. It's where you only color one portion of an image and it's raised. Honestly, I've never ever liked this technique and I'm not any bigger of a fan after doing it. I guess I shouldn't have added the ribbon or the Pearl Ex to the colored part as it took away the bold black, but...what is done is done and I'm SO done with that technique! LOL

Acrylics

I haven't played with acrylics in ages, so I got to playing and making backgrounds. This one I scored some lines and also overstamped with a big fern *that you really can't see much) just to add some character. Not too pleased, but hopefully it's like riding a bike.

Rhythm of your life

I just love Stampsmith photo stamps! Estelle is such a sweetie too!
Just so you all know, Elvis was going to marry me, but he died when I was 11, so he just didn't get the chance. LOL

DCM Dare - Wings

This week's dare at DCM is WINGS!

Since I have more stamps with wings than I know what to do with, I chose stamps I haven't used in a year or more ago. The image is by Stamp Camp. I also haven't played with wire for a long time so I twisted up some thin black to go with the sentiment. (sentiment by unknown)



This one, the fairies are Enchanted Ink, I believe, and the sentiment is Stamp Camp. The fairies are colored with Radiant Pearls, but not visible in a scan or photo, so you can't see the shimmer. Oh well, *I* see it. lol

DCM - little extra - Beautiful

The DCM little extra was the word beautiful. I really wanted to use a different quote, but was too lazy to print it out and I had this stamp on hand. I do love this sentiment too. I'm a bit late here, so I'd better go check out the new dare....

DCM Dare - Sketch and Patterned Paper

Yes, I know, I didn't use any patterned paper on this one, as the DCM dare stated, but scroll down to the next one, I did. lol I just really liked the sketch and I think it worked well for this. That's a photo of my youngest son.



Here ya go...the actual dare card: (though I like the first one better...shhhh.)

Wax Resist

Been having a bit of fun revisiting old techniques this week. This is the wax paper resist technique where you crumble up wax paper and un crumble and iron it over glossy cardstock and then ink away! Here's a few cards I've come up with:




This is all one layer, I just masked off the kids to ink the frame.

Wax resist fairy

Wax resist ocean

Wax resist giraffe

I've been tagged!

Been tagged again to list 7 facts about myself, by Glitterangel.

1. I'm on my final diet. This will be the one. I have 30 lbs to lose, in a hurry, so that I can begin testing for donating a kidney to my father.

2. Many times, while talking, I will completely transpose a sentence. Example: "I'm walking the dog for a take." When, what I meant to say was, "I'm taking the dog for a walk." Dunno why this happens!?

3. My crafting desk is so messy that I usually have no more than 5-6" in which to create (at least everything is within reach, right? lol)

4. My favorite book, since I was small, is The Giving Tree It still makes me teary to this day.

5. I usually listen to John Denver when I'm stamping alone. (it's ok, you can laugh, I don't mind.)

6. Apparently I don't smile and laugh enough. My 7yr old told me last night that if he could change things about me, it would be for me to laugh more and work less.

7. I'm suppose to tag 7 others to do this, but that always makes me feel like a bugger, for putting people on the spot.

I challenge anyone who reads this, to post their 7 facts about themselves on their blog. Kim, you already know I'm a bugger, so get to posting your 7 things!

Old, forgotten technique

Ahhh, an old forgotten tech: The grid or retiform technique. In light of Earth Day and the "no layer" ink-stain.com challenge, I decided to try the old girl again. It wasn't all that bad until I decided to free-hand the center in Sakura gel pen. Now, I know better than to free-hand anything, but I went ahead and was doing ok, until halfway through, and there was no stopping then. lol Oh well, it's only paper, as a wise friend reminded me :)

All of the earth-wise stamps are no name, bright pink rubber stamps that I got years ago in a junk dept. store. The heart shaped earth is one of my all-time favorites though.

DCM Dare - Fun, Funky Felt

This week's Daring Card Makers' dare is "Fun, Funky Felt!"

I stamped "Thanks" on acetate and sewed it on top of the heart. (Thanks, Gill for the 'stitch it twice so it looks like you're crooked on purpose' tip. ;) Excellent tip! lol) The sentiment at the bottom is computer generated.

Hope you're back to your 'regular' self soon!

This was a little humor sent to a friend. The tree is popped up a bit and so is the toilet paper roll on it's shiny roll. Hard one to get a pic of, but worth a smile. It's colored with watercolors and, of course, on a matte silver layer.

This is another of my underloved stamps. Poor little guy. He'll be a RAK'd out.

The little princess

Dream with your eyes wide open

I haven't stamped this cutie in some time, but I came across some already stamped images so I threw together a few RAKS.

Love & Kisses

Sympathies

Who likes to make sympathy cards? Is there anyone? It can't be too vibrant, but can't be black and gray either. They have to be simple and elegant to portray sorrow and maybe a shimmer of hope the survivors will be ok. One false move and you have a lovey card or pretty birthday card! Ahh, well at least this is how I feel.

Sympathy cards are probably the ones least cared about and the quickest into the trash can, but hopefully they've done their job along the way. These are for the family of an old friend as he lost his father this week.