Good morning! Well, I did get my stitches out yesterday morning and I have to say . . . I hope it looks better than it does in 6 weeks. That’s when I have to go back for my next check-up. I had an allergic reaction to the Polysporin I was using, and it’s still a little red.
The Making Art! Challenge on the Everything Wendy Vecchi Yahoo Group this week was to make an ATC. I finally found some time yesterday afternoon to participate.
Instead of using the typical paper ATC, I used one of the Studio 490 ATC Art Parts. That background color is the new color Peacock Feathers from the Spring Seasonal release of Distress Inks. The scallop trim was painted black and then the Maya Road Chandelier Trinket Pins were hung with black Artistic Wire. The gloves (from Dress Forms and More) were colored with Barn Red and then over-stamped with Snow Cap Pigment. That’s also Snow Cap Pigment on the background.
For some reason I thought it was “clever” to add hands and “eye”glasses along with the sentiment that talks about “body parts”.
Anyhoo, that’s all for me today. Join me tomorrow for my day in the Quietfire Design Blog Buzz!
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Happy Thursday! I’ve been to the gym, got a haircut, had the car washed and then an oil change . . . AND . . . finished my project for the challenge over at the Everything Wendy Vecchi Yahoo Group.
It’s been a long time since I’ve had the time to participate in a challenge over there, and they are already up to No. 40. This challenge is to use the Cracked Glass technique and at lease one Studio 490 stamp.
Now this project has been a work in progress for some time. It took the challenge to make me finish it up and get going.
The entire project started with an old bottle of Noni Juice. I still have a couple of them around (mainly to fill up my wine rack) and thought that one of them would make a great cracked bottle. I dumped the contents down the drain . . . instead of drinking it . . . and rinsed the bottle well, removing all the labels, etc.
The bottle was first covered with Ranger Glue n’ Seal (matte finish) and left to dry for a day or so. After that, I literally poured Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint along the top of the bottle, letting it drip down the sides. I did brush some of it around to make sure all parts of the bottle were covered.
The one Studio 490 stamp I used is the word “Believe” from It’s Face Art. It was stamped in Archival Jet Black Ink on Neenah paper. I added some Glossy Accents to the back of the bookplate, and stuck it down to the paper around Believe. The Neenah paper was trimmed and then the center of the bookplate was filled with Cracked Accents. I love the larger cracks that were made!
When you walk around CHA, you are always picking up little things here and there. I don’t remember which one, but at some booth I picked up a little lavender bag and inside the bag was a crystal angel on fishing line. I added a jump ring at the bottom of the bookplate and tied the angel to the jump ring.
To finish the bottle off, I wanted to add something to the top. My first plan a few weeks ago was to make some flowers and use the bottle as a vase. However, I didn’t have the right stuff in my stash to do what I wanted . . . SO . . . to the rescue was a clearance drawer pull from Hobby Lobby.
To make it work with the bottle, I sanded down one end of small wooden spool (so it would fit inside the neck of the bottle), painted it black and inserted the screw for the drawer pull into the center hole of the spool. A little E-6000 adhesive was added to the spool to hold it in place long the top.
I know the minute my sister sees this . . . because I used the word Believe . . . she’s going to be yelling dibs! We do that . . . yell dibs if there is something we want that someone else in the family (our mom mainly) has and we eventually want for ourselves.
I suppose that’s all I have for now. It’s time to get my clothes ready for graduation and start packing!
Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, enjoy the adventures that come your way today!
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Happy Friday! Last week I was asked by Kellie Fortin if I would participate in today’s JustRite challenge. The challenge this week is to make a flower embellishment for a card, layout, altered item, etc. Spellbinders™ is sponsoring the grand prize this week, which prize is two die template sets. For full details about the prize packages and to enter the challenge, which will run April 15 – April 28 at 8am Central, please visit the JustRite Inspiration Blog.
For my project, I decided to make GrungePaper flowers using the JustRite Friendship Blooms set. There are two flowers in this set that were created to work with Spellbinders S4-312 Blossoms Three, and that’s what I did. These are the same type of flowers I created back in the winter for CHA and I’m reposting the video tutorial for your convenience.
Now for my card.
Can you see the white stamping on the flowers in the photo? That white is the JustRite flower stamped in Snowcap Pigment ink, dried and then inked over with Wild Honey and Rust Hinge Distress Inks. The sentiment is from the same Friendship Blossoms set, die cut/embossed with Spellbinders Circles and then mounted with Lacey Circles and Floral Doily. I kept the sentiment and all the layers flat so that the flowers and leaves could be placed over the top.
The seam binding was dyed with Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge and a touch of Vintage Photo.
I hope you are inspired to make your own flowers and join the fun over at the JustRite Inspiration Blog.
For me, that’s all I have today, except to say . . . . life is short, embrace the adventures that come your way and thanks for stopping by!
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