Hey y’all! 
This month has been so hectic that I can’t even believe that we are at the end of October already! I just don’t know where the days go. Thanks to all of you for your prayers, well wishes and happy thoughts during the past week. My mother-in-law’s service was just what she would have wanted! I must say that those church ladies . . . WOW . . . can they dish out the food! 
My mother-in-law always helped prepare food at the church when there were lunches, services, birthdays, etc., and let me tell you . . . her friends spared nothing. There was food to nibble on during the entire day and then they actually served us a sit-down family dinner of fried chicken and all the fixin’s.
Now that I’ve recouped some of my sleep and am trying NOT to rake leaves, I decided to spend some time in the studio today. How many of you remember bubble lights? I loved them as a child and when I found them in the stores when my girls were little, I couldn’t resist buying some. I can sit for hours and watch the little bubbles . . . totally wasting time being mesmerized.
When I saw this stamp from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps, I had to have it!
I colored the image with Copic Markers, drew little bubbles with an Inkssential White Opaque Pen, and then added some dots of Ranger Glossy Accents. The dots looked like bubbles, but after sleeping on it I decided to cover the entire bulb with Glossy Accents. Now the bubbles look they are are inside the bulb and not hanging there. The image was then die/cut and embossed using Spellbinders™ Long Classic Rectangles. To marked where the branches came out first, trimmed them back to the marks and pulled them through to the other side before cutting. I’ll show you this in a couple of days via video, I just didn’t have time when I started the project.
My friend, Sharon Johnson, sent me this luscious May Arts Silk Ribbon and I couldn’t resist using it on this card. If you haven’t tried this ribbon, I would suggest it . . . FABULOUS to work with!
Oops, I almost forgot to tell you that once I colored the image, I masked the bubble light and airbrushed some pale yellow over the background. Even though you may not see it, I wanted the light to put off a little glow.
- Stamps: H2356 Bubble Light and D2615 All Good Cheer from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps
- Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Memory Box Spiceberry; Prism Blush Red Dark and Herbal Garden Medium
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Distress Embossing and Old Paper
- Accessories: Copic Markers and Airbrush System; Tsukineko Sponge Daubers; Ranger Glossy Accents, Inkssentials White Opaque Pen and Queen’s Gold Embossing Powder; Sewing Machine; May Arts Ribbon; Foam Mounting Tape; Spellbinders™ S4-144 Long Classic Rectangles – Small, S4-143 Long Scalloped Rectangles – Large, S4-140 Petite Ovals – Small, and S4-139 Petite Scalloped Ovals – Large
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you’ve had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. I know I am . . . it’s Talladega baby!
Sherry–
Love the card! You do such good work! And I wanted to thank you for enabling my bad habits (like I need any help!). After seeing your fabulous video tutorial both here on your blog and on SCS, I made a trip to Marco’s Paper in Dayton this afternoon to pick up the snowflake dies. Can’t wait to try the snowflakes myself! Ahem–that doesn’t account for the rest of the money I spent, tho…. Have a great weekend!
Oh I am soooo glad I am not the only ‘crazy’ one out there. I remember watching those bubble lights on my grandma’s tree when I was a little girl and then for the longest time they weren’t available. But now I have seen them in stores again and I told my hubby that I just loved sitting , for what seemed like hours,and watching them bubble away on the tree when I was young and he told me that I must be a little crazy and it must not take much to entertain me. Thanks for stirring up that memory again. Love the card and can’t wait for the tutorial.
Lisa
Beautiful card Sherry. Boy does that bubble light bring back some fond memories. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. TFS!!! Have a great weekend too.
I too love the little bubble lights. My Mom & Dad had them on our tree also. I think the fascination was how did they work- so many tiny bubbles that just kept coming for hours. I think you did a great job on the card.
Bernice
I had to stop myself from reaching out and trying to touch those bubbles!
Y’know, Sherry, I enjoy your blog for a whole lot of reasons, but one of them is the very cool smileys that you find to sprinkle in your posts — I’m stealing them all!
You did a great job with the bubble light. The bubbles look life like. As a chile, we had these lights on our Christmas tree too. Memories…….
Hey Miss Sherry ~~ I’m glad the Service went well for your mother-in-law 🙂 And I think your bubble light is Soooo pretty ! I actually have four of them that still work, although I think they may only be about 15 years old 🙂
I wish I had some of the REALLY really old ones, but I’d fear I’d spark the tree on fire and then the house right with it. Beautiful image =)
Oh Sherry, this is SOOO beautiful, I just gasped when I saw it, I have bubble lights for my tree but remember them as a child on my Grandma’s Christmas tree and have always adored them! This is a gorgeous card and I LOVE your blog! Keep up the great and inspirational work (I am going to buy that stamp) lol!
Hugs
Linda Gilliam
Beautifully done!!! LOVE this muchly!!!!