Treasure Life....

A few wks. ago my niece & I went to a rubber stamp convention in Akron - oh boy the fun!!!
The learning!!!! Sure hope I can remeber everything!
Saw a lot of different ways to do glitter. I think that is the "in" thing for now.
But what I'm showing is not glitter. Wasn't there a song out a long time ago something about everything is not glitter or was that gold - I think Vince Gill sang it ?- oopps Sorry got side tracked here....hehehe.

The top picture is a result of one of the fun learning techniques, that I actually rememberd!
WOW - Imagine that !! hehehe
Anyway... here are the supplies used & the "de"structions.
Hope you like & if you try it - please share your results..
Supplies:
Glossy cardstock: source unknown
C.T.M.H. dye re-inkers - Baby Pink; Amethyst
C.T.M.H. Black inkpad
C.T.M.H. stampset - Treasure Life
91% Rubbing Alcohol - ( make SURE its 91%)
Black Stazon Ink Pad
I put the alcohol in a little spritzer bottle & spritzed the glossy c.s. then I put some drops of re-inker on a felt pad attached to a wood block & just stomped/twisted my way around till I was done. You can lay it aside to dry or speed it up by using your heat gun.
I used the heat gun for a few seconds, then carefully blotted it with paper towel.
then I stamped my image with black stazon inkpad.
I would not use more then 3 colors if I tried this. You can also use a Krylon Gold inkpen first on the glossy c.s. by putting some random dots/blobs ( I would have- but my pen was empty!)
Until another time....

The first card was a birthday card for my s-i-l (4/16).

The rest of the cards are general "thinking of you".I made them for my daughter, so she can send them to some of her family members on her father's side. They can use a lot of prayers right now.

All cardstock is black & Daisy white from CTMH. Most of the inks are CTMH.

The stamps are way too many to remember where they come from-sorry.

I do know the 2 bottom cards are Tim Holtz Collection.

I also used some Flower Soft on some of the cards. That is a fun new "must have" item!

Hope you like the cards & leave a comment if you wish.

Thanks for looking.

Until another time.....

HAPPY EASTER

This is double sided cardstock that I got from ToyRiffix in Smithville,OH. They are getting a nice variety of rubber stamps/clear stamps, but it is hard on my pocketbook!!
Anyway.... the directions came from the store employee who does demos every month on different card/scrapbooking techniques.
So of course this was a fun/fast little bag to put together for d.d. & g.k. Easter surprise. The rabbit faces were cut from my cricut "Doodlecharms"
Hope you like & enjoy your day....

CTMH Consultant card swap/shoe box swap ( as some call it)

A fellow consultant is nice enough to include me in her unit meetings. Yesterday 6 of us got together & made cards - sharing great ideas - doing different techniques. While each of us made/stamped our own set of cards; we only designed one card. So in this set of cards - the one ( last card?? if I put them in here right,) I "created" has the scalloped edge, made with our corner-rounder'; basket full of eggs & the cutest little bunny resting in his shell at the bottom of the basket.
It was a fun Spring time theme card party. Too bad the pictures don't do the cards justice to show off all the fun things we did - pop dot - layering - stippling - distressing - wax paper background stamping - fake sewing. Of course the gal who created the "sewing" card - WOW - her "sewing" was so great & neat looking and... it was all done by hand! Me - I cheated - I brought mine home & used a tracing wheel to get that "sewing " look. What can I say!!!

ALL items- Stamp images - everything ( except a ribbon somewhere) are C.T.M.H.

Anyway... hope you enjoy all the SPRING cards....

Tagged

FAREWELL PARTY.....


This picture was taken - 3 yrs. ago. (Wow, time for me to start "scrappin" this folder.)






This was co-workers at the "farewell dinner" before A.C.D.C. (M.R.D.D.state run home)closed the doors. The 2 women are sisters.




The 6th Picture Challenge ...
I've been challenged by Mary C. at http://scrapwithmary.blogspot.com/


( my first "tag" - hope I don't mess it up too bad)




These are the challenge instructions:


1. Go to your photo folder in your computer.


2. Go to the 6th folder of the photos.


3. Go to the sixth picture.



4. Put the picture on your blog and description of it.



5. Invite six friends to join the challenge.



6. Link them in your blog and let them know they have been challenged!



Tagged in this post:






Terry: http://www.terryspaperpantry.blogspot.com/






Ms. Speedy: http://www.lastingmemoriesrg.blogspot.com/





Nana: http://www.nevadawoman1.blogspot.com/






Ema: http://www.ema-gination.blogspot.com/






Robin: http://www.sobeejoe.blogspot.com/






Sandy: http://www.justbreathesandra.blogspot.com/





Please let me know if you do this challenge. It was fun to do - even if the picture brought some bitter-sweet memories back to my mind.



Hope y'all have a good day....

American Made

Yesterday I went & visited my 90 yr. young cousin. She is such a joy to talk with & a wealth of info.
Anyways... many yrs( & I do mean many!!!) ago her & her hubby as a hobby started tanning deer hides & it turned into a business. Well, her hubby is passed on now(quite a few yrs. back) & she kept the business going. Now she has turned it over to her step grandson & family, but she still goes there just about every day for a few hours to work.

So anyways.... she knows my love for hats....yep.... the hat came home with me.
I think I gave her a bit of a fright as I told her I was going to wear it to church today. - but she made me promise that I wouldn't. I kept my promise... but oh my it was hard. hehehe

Then, bless her heart- she gave me a pr. of genuine lambskin slippers. Man-oh-man are they ever soft & keep my feet nice & toasty warm (without socks)
so... everytime I wear either one I will have fond memories of her.
BTW: the hat is genuine deerskin

 

 

 

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