Good Friday morning! Yesterday . . . oh my BADness yesterday! Even though I’m still in the throws of getting projects together for CHA, I got this burr to clean and organize the studio. I’ve been throwing stuff around and not putting it away for weeks. Earlier this week I threw my hands up when I couldn’t find a tool I had just used. SO yesterday I cleaned and organized. I moved things around, I brought in a desk for the computer, I made myself a little cave . . . I LOVE it. I still have much to put away and/or throw out. I finally quit when the ankles started to hurt . . . . plus, I knew I needed to make a card for today’s Just For Fun® Friday Color Challenge.
We’re doing something new with the Color Challenge this week. The prize will be $50.00 in free product. The amount will not be cumulative and does not carry over. In essence, if you only spend $30 then that’s it. The other $20 cannot be used at a later time.
This week, I challenged the Design Team to use some of my favorite colors.
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 $50 shopping spree! All you have to do is make a card/project using the above colors and post a direct link 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
Now for my card! While cleaning yesterday I ran across this image that I had used in a prior tutorial – Misting with Markers. I decided that since my stamps were spread out all over and too hard to get to, that I would use the image.
I used watercolor paper to make the background with the Wrinkle Free Distress technique, using blue, green and purple inks. While the paper was still slightly damp, I embossed it with * Impressabilities. Here’s a close up of the embossing.
- Stamps: D2645 Wildflowers and UMS 7019 Sentiments 2 from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps
- Paper: Watercolor; SU Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant
- Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Dusty Concord, Tumbled Glass, Antique Linen and Peeled Paint Distress Inks; Tombow Markers
- Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-081 Tags 5, S4-139 Petite Scalloped Ovals – Large, S4-140 Petite Ovals – Small and I2-1002 Butterflies Impressabilities; Violet 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Ranger Mini Mister, Non-Stick Craft Sheet, Matte Accents; White Thread
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day! Remember . . . life is short, take advantage of the adventures that come your way!
