Happy Saturday! I hope all you are doing well and not missing me too much 
Let me tell you what’s been going on. I was having issues with my old computer editing videos and by the time I finished one, it had taken me all day to tape, edit and upload. The longest part was editing because the picture and voice weren’t in sync and I tried to edit from my voice hoping it all fit together when I uploaded to YouTube. So after my bitching for a few weeks, Mr. Stodgy decided to ask his tech guys at the office about it. I printed out all the specs from my computer and sent along a print out of the software I wanted to download and run. The techies suggested I needed more memory. Okay, Mr. Stodgy bought me more memory, I installed it and yes . . . pictures finally loaded much quicker than before. However, the video software still didn’t work. You see, I KNEW I needed a new computer with updated technology. But what the hell do I know . . . since my life doesn’t evolve around online work, etc. I sent my old laptop to work with Mr. Stodgy for his techies, and he called me around noon’ish on Wednesday and said “go shopping, you need a new laptop.” WOO HOO, his idea!!!!!!!!!!! It never fails. 
I have spent all my free time since then downloading software, transferring files, cussing because my iPhone won’t sync without me loosing everything. . . . well I’m sure you understand if you yourself are a techie!
I finally walked into the studio this afternoon and felt a little creative and know I need to do this week’s JFF Color Challenge. I’m not feeling the pink and blue today apparently, since I can’t seem to get anything to come together. (Do you hear the Fab Four . . . come together, right now, over me?)
So, I have decided to show you one of my projects from last week. I worked on a class sample for Orlando, and even though it’s not in its final form (still lacking product I’ve ordered to work with) I thought I would give you a sneak peek.
Here’s what I started with . . . a 2×4.
I cut it down to six inches, the size of a manila shipping tag. I sanded the edges to make them smooth and then covered all four sides in pages from an old book I picked up at a second-hand shop.
The flowers were die cut with Tim Holtz Alterations Shabby Flowers and Elegant Flourishes. There is a JFF sentiment that goes around the project, starting on the front. Actually, it’s a definition that reads:
I stamped it out, cut it apart and used the pieces in different ways on the project.
The back side uses a Grunge Board heart and a border cut from Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations On The Edge Scrollwork.
All I can say is this . . . these chunky things sure are addicting. My neighbor is fixing a fence today and I saw pieces of 2×4 in his driveway. Of course I made a bee line over there and said “If you are throwing any scraps away, please throw them my way.”
- Stamps: Ums7011 Keys & Keyholes Unmounted Set, UMS7005 Correspondence Unmounted Set, G2552 Sketchy Grid, E3096 Dream, A3198 Film Block, B3202 Film Strip and F1872 Long Script from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
- Paper: Old Book, Red, Black, Cream, White
- Ink: Ranger Old Paper, Barn Red, Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Ink; Ranger Archival Jet Black and Coffee
- Accessories: 2X4; Tim Holtz Alterations Shabby Flowers, Scrollwork and Elegant Flourishes from eclectic Paperie; Tim Holtz idea-ology Grunge Board, Fragments, Key from eclectic Paperie; Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Brads; Beads; Button
That’s all for now folks! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend. I’m off to my big adventure of the day . . . . cleaning the studio!
What an awesome project Sherry, or should I say, Her Royal Timness 😉
Fantastic project!! We are getting a deck built onto our house….finally!! Hoping there are a few leftover pieces of 2x4s laying around!!
While I absolutely love this, I’m still waiting for thr JFF cc! Hehe
Sherry, you never cease to amaze me with what you can do with “left-overs”! This is really inspiring- TFS~
Sherry –
This is just gorgeous! What a lovely piece of art! Going to my basement now to look for 2 x 4’s.
Elaine Allen
I LOVE it!!! Almost as much as I love your way of getting that new laptop! 🙂
As Always….a piece of art…..Love the flower and the flourish…not to mention the colors and sentiment….oh heck….I love it all! Give your honey a big kiss, it’s so nice to not have to fight with computer issues.
Sherry I have to tell you that every time I read your blog you just crack me up girl! You are hysterical………..I love it!! You did an awesome job with the wood. Wow! I would like to try it buttttttttttt not sure mine would come out as good as yours!
Fabulous Chunky Tag!!!
Oh Sherry,
You are so good for making this old lady’s heart sing.
I love the laughs and your humour.
Mr. Stodgy kinda sounds like a guy that lives in my house…..oooops, our house!!
Thank you again for sharing your wonderful talents.
Amazing work! You are so good using tim’s “thingys”. I have four of Tim’s new dies now and my mind has frozen! I’ve got some cut and they are laying on my table and my brain is dead.
Absolutely Wonderful! Who would of thought a 2 X 4 could be so beautiful!
Royallllllllllllllllllllllll bravo
biz MD FRANCE
way cool idea! “chunky tag”!!!!! how fun!!!! when cleaning your studio, “wood” you send your discards my way? or, will you make it into art? thank you for this new idea!
wow – this is what i call thinking out of the box… the results are great – just be careful of splinters LOL
Paula x xx
This is gorgeous Sherry. A chunky tag how very creative. What a lovely altered piece for your studio. I love anything wood and I would have never thought of doing that. Thanks for the inspiration and TFS!!! 😀
Sherry, I love your chunky art! I made a couple of chunky ATCs, which are fun, but limiting size-wise. Tim’s die cuts work so well on this one. Great art, as usual.
very cool, I just got a bunch of wood from a guy my husband use to work with, he was throwing his away too and I said Oh I’ll take it, figured I could make some frames with it but this is a cool idea too!!
Fabulous chunky art, Sherry!!!
Love this Sherry!!
Sherry….this is truely “going green” when you consider how much you have recycled here. You could start an entire new line of crafts with re-cycled items. I love what you did with this. I don’t have any 2×4 but I bet this would work with a brick as well. Thanks for giving us the details to be able to re-create! Tracy
LOVE love love the chunky tags!!
You have to be a real gardener to deal with a man. You have to plant the idea (which is stupid when it is YOUR idea), throw on some manure (flattery), WAIT for the seed to come up, and then voila – they come back to you with YOUR idea. . . only now it is THEIR IDEA, LOL!!!
Sherry… you never cease ro AMAZE me!!! I love it, a humble, lowly 2 by 4… transformed!!! Gosh, that’s wonderful!
Hehehe! Sherry, you take the cake! I never thought I would be raiding the scrap heap in the workshop for lumber pieces! You always stretch my imagination!
Thanks for sharing! :o)
So clever Sherry has done it again! What a fantabulous idea! We always have wood scraps around. The possibilities are endless. I haven’t spoken to you in awhile but I sure hope things are going well with you. You’re such an inspiration to folks.
Mary
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