Good Monday morning! I hope you weekend was good and you celebrated the dad’s in your life with good food, good drink and plenty of family. I know we did! Mallory organized a great meal for all of us (Kate, Will and my mom included) . . . I grilled kabobs while she made the sides and a GF mixed berry cobbler!
On the Mallory front, we are still waiting for test results from last Friday. Her cough isn’t any better after being on the meds the specialist prescribed, so we are prepared for what might be next if last weeks tests come back negative. After long talks yesterday, she has decided to defer TFA for one year and continue with her masters here at home. It’s more important that she feel well . . . we can’t send her off and not know what is going on.
I kept myself busy with CHA projects over the weekend, but was able to sneak in one more Faux Batik project (Faux Bleach/Batik Technique). I know . . . I know! I’ve done a number of these recently, but they are just so damn much fun to make. Where else to you get the thrill of watching the embossing powder melt together and the joy of ironing it all off . . . there is something about seeing that image appear on the printer paper as the embossing melts. (It’s like watching the powder melt, only in reverse.)
This is another stamp that I picked up while browsing The Queen’s Ink, Damask by Judikins. The paper (which I got at the same time) is Natures Garden Collection from Prima. Sponging the inks over the image to match the paper was way too much fun!
The sentiment, so grateful, is from a very old SU Hostess set that I dug out of my storage cabinet. I wanted a small sentiment for a small tag on the front of the card, leaving the inside blank for a handwritten note of thanks.
I’m off now to fight Mallory for my daily puzzles . . . she’s done them every day before I could get to the paper!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day!
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Good Friday morning! When you are reading this, I’ll be at the doctor with Mallory hoping that we finally found out what is wrong with her. Bless her little heart . . . she just hasn’t felt well for so long and I hope we get some answers today.
In answer to a few questions yesterday, YES we were able to find out the grandbaby’s sex, but I am sworn to secrecy! There are a few men in the family who don’t want to know . . . . so we women have to remain silent and keep all our purchases hidden until the big day . . . which is, according to her due date, October 26. We get to add one more October baby to the family . . . that will make my aunt, me, Mallory and baby!
Did I tell you how much I LOVE The Queen’s Ink! The store is fabulous and so much fun to shop. Well YES I had to fill a basket! I found a few new stamps while I was browsing around, and I used one of them for today’s card.
Now this card is all about techniques. As you can tell, I’ve not grown tired of the Faux Batik yet . . . you might have, but I haven’t and I’m still playing. Actually when I saw this background stamp (Garden Background from Stampendous) that was the first thing that came to mind . . . Faux Batik.
The image, the paper, the flowers and the ribbon were all colored with Twinkling H2Os. It’s been a very long time since I’ve pulled them off the shelf, so I thought – – why not? We are playing with techniques and all! Of course, the image was embossed in clear and then when dry the embossing was ironed away (Faux Bleach/Batik Technique). Colors of Twinks used were Apple Blossom, Fern, Sweet Lavender, and Caribbean Mist.
For the background (and because I couldn’t find just the right paper) I made my own by misting a piece of mixed media paper with water and then dumping some water from the Twinkling H2O cups. The paper was misted again and then dried with a heat tool.
You can barely make out some of the shimmer of the Twinks on the papers. The seam binding was dyed by misting the pot with water then dumping it out on the craft sheet and misting the color with more water. They actually worked better than I thought.
Before the flowers were die cut, the paper was painted with the same Twinks. Can you see the shimmer on the leaves?
This is the image after it was initially water colored:
Pretty bright for me, so I added a light sponging of Antique Linen Distress Ink over the top to town it down a bit.
That’s all for now. Thanks for stopping by today and remember to enjoy the adventures that come your way!
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It’s been a few days since I last posted . . . I can hardly believe the time has flown by the way it has.
First, let me update you on Mallory. She is still h0me and not at TFA Institute. She see’s a pulmonary specialist tomorrow and if all goes well, we’ll be able to send her to institute at the end of the month. This cough has lingered on for so long and we don’t want to send her away from home still not feeling well.
On Tuesday I went with mom and Mallory, along with Katie, to see an ultrasound of the new grandbaby. It was such a wonderful experience to see little hands and feet and know that all is well. The little mom is doing well too! I never had an ultrasound when I was pregnant with my girls . . . I was so amazed!
I had a wonderful time at The Queen’s Ink and all the classes were just fabulous! I had so much with all the girls and can’t wait to go back!
Can you tell I kept them all busy?
Graphic 45 sent along some special door prize items too!
I arrived in Savage on Friday and was thrilled when I got a special one-on-one with The Queen herself, Patti! I’ve been wanted to learn a little about Zentangle and she was more than willing to give me a quick lesson.
I’m hooked! Here’s a couple I’ve worked on since being home. It’s a great way to kill time while waiting to see doctors.
Plus my experimenting is helping me to learn some of the tangles.
That’s all for now! Oh wait . . . .
Announcement for anyone close by or local . . .
I’m ready to start lining up some local classes. If you are interested in taking any of the classes that I taught at The Queen’s Ink, send me an email – [email protected] –
I’ve already heard from some of you, but let’s see what interest is out there and we’ll set some classes up!
Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures that come you way today!
