authentique papers win again!!

great cut aparts make creating so much fun!!
and I still have 8 more to use!

this is what happens....oops

oops, this is what happens when you forget to wear gloves while working with alcohol inks....

luckily I did take off my white t-shirt!

and I have tiny little dots of blue that remained after I took the band aid off my finger.

here are the final results.

glossy cardstock, alcohol inks, white embossed stamp by Magenta.

I have been busy.....today.

I love it when I see something that would be perfect, and I have everything I need to make it!!

and it's mail-able!  going out tomorrow!

the butterflies pop out!

the little stamped images added to the sentiment

tomorrow I will finish my 4th of July cards and will post them!

Love that Authentique paper!

back.....

I found out I couldn't update my blog using the laptop....that's why I didn't post anything while in Michigan. 

So I'll start posting again soon - as soon as I have things to post ......

anniversary card for a special couple

water color and a favorite stamp

flash flooding in Oklahoma City

we had to pull off the highway and wait it out

can't believe no one stalled out and there were no accidents
we never saw anything like it before...and they seemed so used to it.

what!!!

snow!
here!
today!
okay, in the upper elevations but just 30 minutes away!

slow stitching

slow stitching - heard of it?  me either until last week.  then I got bit.
so you wanna make something but not sure what or how much time you have...
wanna use up scraps, old pieces of family history
wanna have a theme and maybe create a collection to cherish and maybe pass on
wanna fill some "tuck spots"  a shelf, basket.....

wanna join me?

too much fun

a little scraps book

little and made with scraps

opens big!

thanks to a friend who showed me this idea!

another mask.....

give it a try!! masking.  stamped the butterfly with distress oxide gathered twigs, applied a little water and then some color using prima vintage watercolor.  dried with the heat gun. masked the image and added the stenciling and word stamps with distress oxide peeled paint...dried finished with sentiment and seam binding...added a few nuevo drops too.
once they dry this card gets sent!  less than 10 minutes from start to finish.

news

I went to the Dollar Tree this week - as usual, went in for one thing....came out with more.

little wooden shadow box houses...yep $1 each

little string of lights for bottles.

very nice but don't leave them on a long time....

Check out a store near you before the boats from China arrive and the stores have to close because nothing is $1 anymore or they change their name to "Two Dollar Tree Store".

these bright, very sturdy, plastic plates measure 12" across!  They came from the grocery store.  I'm thinking about adding a piece of piping and making birdbaths.

single layer cards - when was the last time you used masking techniques?  Give it a try.  Just remember to stamp the sticky end of the post - it note when you stamp the mask.  And cut 3 sheets at the same time so you have plenty to use.

And, I may have a meet up get together at Scrappy Chic one afternoon/evening while we're there.

I'll have some fun make alongs to share (and make).  Watch here for when and what to bring.

Key word here is MAY.....

and a few samples for classes in August/September.

hope to see you soon!

random ramblings.....

white/black embossed and water colored
added crackle distress paste 

the pink sample didn't do much and this one had very tiny cracks

used this one for the card

some new supplies

last night looking out our front yard

a cool evening....last year our temps for this week were in the triple digits
last night......low 70's 

margie