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Just for Fun Color Challenge #15!

Altered Art, Challenges, Dimensional Flowers, Grunge Paper/Board, Home Decor, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps, Techniques 8 Responses »

Jun 112010

Good morning! I truly don’t know where this week has gone. I meant to have more work done and post more this week, but . . . . life just got in the way I guess. After three weeks I finally ran out of clothes so that meant I HAD to do my laundry. Mallory and I drained and cleaned the hot tub one afternoon , we shopped another day (had to get some shorts for my upcoming trip to Florida ), AND I’m still waiting for Mr. Mojo to return from wherever he has gone.

This being Friday, it means it’s time for another Just For Fun® Friday Color Challenge. This week I challenged the JFF Designers to work with the following colors:

I know when I picked these colors I had something in mind but when I went down to the studio to work I couldn’t remember what it was. My project today is actually my second attempt. The first got flung to the side and trampled on.

The panel itself is a balsa wood plague that I painted white, distressed it with my sanding tools and added some ink along the edges. The flowers and leaves are made from Grunge Board. This is actually a companion piece to go with the one from Color Challenge #13.

Stamps: E3093 Inspiration, G2552 Sketchy Grid and E2887 Daisy from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Coffee; Ranger Tumbled Glass, Crushed Olive, Old Paper and Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Accessories: Balsa Wood Plague; Florist Wire; Tim Holtz idea-ology Grunge Board, Game Spinner, Long Fastener, Sprocket Gear; Button; Black 100% Jute from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

We would love to have you play along with us! You don’t have to use Just For Fun® stamps, especially if you don’t have any yet. However, if you do play along, you might just be the lucky winner of a 25% Discount so you can go shopping! All you have to do is make a card/project using the above colors and post a direct link using Mr. Linky on the Just For Fun® Blog.

For further inspiration, you should also visit the blogs of the other Designers. They’ve got some awesome projects to share with you today.

Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra
JFF Blog

Thanks for stopping by today and remember . . . life is short, life each day to the fullest and enjoy the adventure!

The Sweet Smells of Summer!

JustRite, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, Techniques, Watercolor 87 Responses »

Jun 082010

Happy Tuesday! I know, I know . . . . I’ve been MIA. It’s been hard for me to go into the studio to work lately. I’m still working on getting my Stampfest Orlando class pulled together, and quite frankly once I finished that project the mojo went on vacation. Finally this afternoon I went into the studio to work, the phone started ringing and after spending close to 2 hours on the phone, I finally got to my project. Roseanne Roseannadanna comes to mind . . . . “Well, Jane, it just goes to show you, it’s always something.” If it’s not the mojo going on vacation, it’s the damn telephone ringing! (By the way, if you click on the Roseannadanna link above, it will take you to my favorite skit – the one about the little teensy, tiny sweat ball hanging on the end of Dr. Joyce Brothers’ nose)

I suppose I should get down to today’s business at hand . . . .

This month the theme for the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Blog Hop is “The Sweet Smells of Summer.” Ah summer . . . I LOVE summer! The flowers, the sun, the water, freshly mowed grass, barbecues, icy cold beer, grapefruit juice and vodka (lip smacking refreshing) . . . you name it, there’s not anything I don’t like about summer. Well wait, maybe a dead fish on the river bank . . . . eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwww, !

When I was thinking about this project, I thought of the river . . . the Ohio River, when my dad was alive and my parents lived on the river. Yes, we had boats and wave runners to play on , but most importantly, we had family get togethers every holiday ! We didn’t ask what we were doing on any given holiday, we simply knew . . . . What time should we be at the river? That was always the question. I LOVE the river! It may be brown when the water is high, but there’s a soothing quality about it. I could sit on a boat all day, drinking my Miller Lite and forget that anything else even existed. I love a sunset on the river and then the full moon reflecting on the water. It was comforting to sit and watch the boats go up and down the river, to hear the calliope from the Belle of Louisville or her whistle when she was getting ready to turn, and fascinating to watch a regatta when all the colorful sails were up.

My card today is all about the river! Red, white and blue for all the family holidays spent there, the last sailboat making its way to dock at sunset, and the soothing memories that the river brings me. Oh how I LOVE the river!

Stamps: JustRite By the Sea from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Paper: Watercolor; Navy; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Webster’s Pages Sweet as Cherry Pie
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black; Ranger Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Broken China, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Shabby Shutters, Fired Brick and Dusty Concord Distress Inks
Accessories: 1.25” Sapphire 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Spellbinders™ S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities Petite, S4-110 Classic Ovals – Large, S4-111 Classic Scalloped Ovals – Large and S4-113 Small Classic Scalloped Ovals – Small; Sewing Machine; Old Nautical Earring; Foam Mounting Tape

Now that I’ve babbled on and probably bored you to tears, I should tell you about the fabulous Blog Candy Sharon is giving away today. It’s the BasicGrey Cappella Kit.

How do I win this fabulous prize you ask . . . simply leave a comment on the Designers’ blogs. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have. We never know whose blog is going to be picked, so really you need to leave a comment everywhere to have the best chance of winning. Here’s the list of Designers participating today:

Sharon Johnson – Stamp Simply Ribbon Store blog

Well y’all that’s all I have for today! Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures of the day!

Just For Fun Color Challenge #14!

Challenges, Just for Fun Rubber Stamps No Responses »

Jun 042010

Happy Friday! Sorry I’ve been absent this week, but other things have had to take precedence . . . My weekend crafting frenzy left me slow on the uptake this week and I’ve been doing other things. You know what they are . . . paying household bills, cleaning the deck, blah blah blah. I’m also still working on my Chunky Tag class and getting things finalized.

I’m also running late with the Just For Fun® Friday Color Challenge today! I have no stamping for you YET. But I will be back a little later today with my card because this is one challenge I don’t want to pass up. I have an idea, I just haven’t put it to paper yet.

Kat challenged the Designers to make a monochromatic card this week: