A Green Wish!?!

March always means green to me, I guess because of St.Patrick's Day and the start of Spring. So I was happy to create "green green" tags for a swap with the Ranger Ink Link Yahoo Group. So with a lot of green colored Ranger products and some repurposed items this is the tag I made. 

I am also submitting this tag to Linda Ledbetter's Grungy Monday challenge of using Tim's technique of paint resist from the 12 Tags of Christmas 2007 Tag 2, as well as Hels Sheridan's Sunday Stamper challenge of "diamonds", and Inspiration Emporium's monthly challenge of "going green". 

I stamped the butterfly images using Peeled Paint Crackle Paint, because I didn't have any other green paint. I wasn't sure if this would work, but you don't know if you don't try. I allowed it to dry for about 5 minutes then poured UTEE on and heat embossed. It's not super crisp but It still worked.

I wasn't sure if the green inks would show up on the green Prima packaging, but it did even if it was subtly in some spots. I misted with a color wash in some of those spots. It was a nice look. 

 

I stamped the Papillion background onto the tag in Peeled Paint, then wiped off the butterflies with a damp paper towel.

I used plastic packaging from a die to die cut the On the Edge Butterflight. I ran Peeled Paint Distress Stain over it and rubbed it in with my fingers. It was very faint but helped to be seen a little better on the tag. I curled the wings and used the tiny attacher to adhere it to the tag.

I heat embossed the sentiment with Pine Needles Ink and Peeled Paint Distress Embossing Powder.

I misted the sentiment with Meadow Color Wash then Perfect Pearls Mist for some added sheen.

I have many old necklaces from past celebrations, so I clipped off the shamrocks, gave them a little crackle paint then stickles. They are so cute. Rhinestones (the diamonds), a button,k and some ribbon completed the tag.

 

Supplies:
From My Stash: bling strips, ribbon, packaging from Prima, shamrocks

Words For Thought Stamp Set	Core′dinations Adirondack Collection Paper Stack	Peeled Paint Distress Embossing Powder	Meadow Adirondack Color Wash	Perfect Pearls Mist
Alterations On The Edge Butterflight Die	Peeled Paint Distress Stain	Tiny Attacher - Idea-ology	Attic Treasures Stamp Set	UTEE - Clear
Pine Needles Distress Ink	Peeled Paint Distress Ink	Crushed Olive - Distress ink	Papillon Stamp Set	Peeled Paint Distress Stickles
Vintage Buttons Tinsel & Twig The Girls Paperie

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

15 and Ready To Drive

Before I get going, I just want to say thank you all for following me and taking the time to make all of those wonderful comments! I have reached 100 followers!!!!!!!! I still can't believe it! I am in awe that people would even care about what I create, and that all of you are so talented and would even care to look. Thank you from the bottom to the top of my heart!
My first born has turned 15...oh my word, I don't like it! I miss those tiny baby feet, those sweet cooing sounds, the smell of baby lotion on his soft, sweet head. Oh the way he would rub my cheek when I fed him. Sigh! But alas, he is growing up, and is very eager to drive. A permit is now seen in his wallet, and every day he asks to be my chauffeur...I like that part! Here is the card I made for my 'Sonshine'.

Isn't this stamp set perfect for a beginning driver??? This is the background of the card. I also altered the date from 1779 to 1997...perfect that is worked that way! I was so excited to give him this card, and he just loved it and gave me a huge hug! I am sure he will treasure it always!

 

Supplies:
Uchida Marvy: red pigmented marker
From My Stash: white, blue, and kraft cardstock, snaps

Industrial Chic Stamp Set	Diesel Punk Stamp Set	Craft Paper Card	Jet Black Archival Ink	Black Soot Distress Embossing Powder	White Glaze Pen
Black Glaze Pen	Red Glaze Pen	Watercolor Pencils	Uniball Signo Silver Pen	Silver StazOn Ink	Paper distresser
Glossy Accents	Sprocket Gears	Idea-ology Numerals	Idea-ology Long Fasteners	Idea-ology Mini Fasteners	Idea-ology Washers

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Februay ATC's Received!

YAY ME!!! I received my swapped out ATC's for February from the All Things Tim Yahoo Group and from the Creative Block- Stamper's Anonymous Yahoo Group. Now I am working on my March swaps...can't wait to to give and receive. If you have never swapped and enjoy getting other crafter's work, then give it a whirl...it's so wonderful and fun!!!

From CBSA:

From Karen Brown (Bingo!!! This was clever, and all the different stamped images were perfectly stamped and flow excellently together...so fun!)

From Susan Salyer (A stunning true to life vintage Valentine...awesome!)

From Sandy A. (This is a cereal box people!!! Can you believe it? I throw my empty ones away, but no more! The thickness is perfect, and just look at what she created on it! WOW!!! Super clever and masked and misted beautifully!)

And...here is mine for the CBSA Yahoo group again.

From ATT:

From Susan Kesselman (Vintage lovlienss at it's best...awesome embossed texture!)

From Donna Jean Eno (So shiny and the ruffled tissue tape was an excellent addition...loved the shine!)

From Claudine Criner (The background rocks and the texture wonderful...loved the images!)

From Pamela Preston (I'm so sorry I couldn't photograph this well...I tried 2o times to get a picture, but it kept ended up hazy.) (The thickness of this was awesome and the rose felt like thin wood sheets...fabulous!)

And...here is mine again for the ATT group.

 I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!