UpDate on the flowers!

Look at how COOL these turn out when you practice!!!!

And I thought Lollipop flowers were cool...

Check out these ones made with just a little starch!!

I watched this tutorial here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
A couple of changes I made..
- instead of using 2 or 3 sizes of flower repeatedly.. I used my cricut and cut out some basic flower shapes at varied sizes; 3" 2 1/2" and 1 1/2"
- I also do not have any stamen at this time (I visited 5 stores this morning looking for some.. I'll be making a trip next to week to a bigger town with a HobbyLobby and getting some there!) so I did not put holes in mine.. I just glued together the layers and put down a smooth faced metal circle.. things that also work: Vintage buttons, old snaps, floral beads.. anything like that!
- I DID in fact sponge the outside of mine.. I used the Tim Holtz distress inks because they're water soluble and so when misted with water and starch the ink bled
- I did NOT use glimmer mist, just regular water
- The starch I used is not aerosol - I like to be environmental friendly wherever I can.


The first photo is of the petaloo brand and the line is "Flora Doodles" their handmade paper flowers.. I fell in love with these! they come in ALL sorts of colors...


now I love my own HANDMADE flowers even better! (remember this is the first - it's practice practice practice until it comes out just like you like!)


Please tell me what you think!!!

I got my DCWV Stacks today!

So I thought I would show each stack's front and my three favorite pages from each stack! (remember I won these by following the DCWV blog and just commenting regularly!)

The Midnight Spell Stack:

The Amber Autumn Stack:








The Black Currant Stack:

WOOOOOOHOOO!

The ladies over @ BigScrapDeal.com have just asked me to run both their facebook fan page as well as their BLOG! Which is fun.. I'll get to host all kinds of contests over there, rack up followers, do some networking, and just generally keep all their customers up to date on what's going on!

Right now I've put up a contest to see who can get the most people to follow over @ BSD so if you have an itching for competition go play!! It's fun and easy and someone's gonna be a winner!

Not to mention if you're unsure of what BigScrapDeal.com is.. go check it out! They're a site that offers fantastic steals on your favorite scrapbooking brands! And what's more.. their deals are UP until they're gone!

SketchMania #8 8.25.10

Here is the last sketch for August.. as well as the last sketch that will be considered for the prize!

You have until the 31st to Finish all FOUR August sketches for a chance @ the prize; $15 CropCredit from CropChocolate.com and a grab bag of color coordinated goodies!

The Sketch and Inspiration(please forgive mine, I promised to have a layout.. never said it would be good):

Purnima:


RachelMay:


Sarah Michelle:


DeeDee:

Submit, as always, below in the Mr. Linky - you have until the 31st for this one! Please link directly to your blog entry (or somewhere else if need be) and make sure your name is the title of the piece, we'll need to be able to notify our winner!

Card Challenge #9

My turn to host the Card Challenge this go round!




My requirements: pretty simple... use fabric. Any occasion card, any stamps, any colors.. just use fabric SOMEhow (and it can't be ribbon... you can MAKE your own ribbon.. but it had to have started out on a bolt or as a flat fold) - Enjoy!!

materials: random snap, a swatch of heavy duty fabric, white card base, black stazon ink, inkadinkadoo stamp, and dcwv paper from the luxury stack.
Other players:
RachelMay (next hostess)
SkyleRae

Due: September 6th! Leave a comment with a link to your card =)

P.S. anyone is welcome to play! if you play you can also host a week - we'd just like to keep track of those players :)

Card Challenge #8

Skyler posted an AWESOME challenge 2 weeks ago - an Anniversary card with a background paper YOU made.. no patterned papers allowed.. handmade only!

So here's what I did:



Splashed brown water color paint on a sheet of water color paper - burned the edges with a heat tool and inked black on the edges to make them appear super brown - stamped love on a small piece of wisteria paper and inserted it into an Autumn Splendor embellishment and strung with raffia!

Be sure to check out Rachel's too! and stay tuned for later today when I'll be hosting the next 2 week challenge!