March Tags Received!

Lots of happy mail on Saturday made my day! One package was my swapped tags from Creative Block - Stamper's Anonymous Yahoo Group's March Tag Swap. Everyone had to use o only 3 stamped images in three different colors and no others. Pure gorgeousness here!!! Have I mentioned I love swapping!!!

Deborah Barnhill (Shabby Chic meets Vintage...so gorgeous...love your three stamped images!)

Deana Cedar (Hello Spring! Amazing texture and embossing...beautiful!)

Susan Salyer (The colors and textures were fabulous...so warm and lovely!)

And...here is mine again!

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

The Greatest Game Ever Played!?!

Well....according to my hubby and sons anyway....and hockey being a close second! What is it about that little ball going into a hole anyway? I've often joked, although I am not sure it is a joke, that I am my husband's mistress and Golf is his wife! He just won't and can't give her up for me! Truth be told though, I wouldn't have it any other way. He gets wonderful exercise, because he walks instead of rides, and I love what winning does for his psyche. Now my boys have the disease, and I love the extra time that they now spend with their Daddy...it's priceless!

So with all that being said, I was so happy to see what the challenge was at Our Creative Corner this week, hosted by Irena "Rudlis" Kowalczyk of Love Life and Crafts. Let's see "Men's Passions, Hobbies, or Interests". Show what hobby your husband, father, son, brother, or another male member of your family has. Does he likes sports, cars, or maybe making models? In your post please tell what their passion is.

Have fun visiting the other Design Team members for inspiration, or really just to see what they have to put up with from the men in their lives!

Linda Coughlin- The Funkie Junkie

Vicki Burdick- It's a Stamp Thing

Sue Butler- Scrumplescrunch

Ann Marie Hile- Stampin' Anne

Wendy Janson-  It's All About Stamping

Marcy Kaminski - En Papillote Arts

Holly Kean- Kean On Paper

Irena Kowalczyk (aka Rudlis) - Love, Life and Crafts

Meihsia Liu- Simply Paper Crafts

Tui Nathan- Stampin Time

Lori Rider- The Diva Stamper

Kristin Tierney- Lilly Beth Boutique

Sharon Wheet- Designs by Sharon

I stamped the image in Jet Black Archival and then colored it in with Distress Markers. I used every shade of green I could. I love this image...the pictures are not doing this tag justice.

I inked and flicked water on the ink while covering my up with paper for protection. It sort of looks camouflaged...I like that!

I stamped the 'stars' and sentiment on in Sepia Archival Ink and the 'honeycomb' in Bundled Sage Distress Ink.

I stamped on another layer of the senitment to really make it pop, buy from far away it looks fuzzy, although it really isn't.  The 'good' is stamp in Distress Marker.

I untwisted a little of the kraft ribbon and inked it on the raised portions with Bundled Sage and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks. The edges of the tag were distressed and inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Supplies:
ULine- Jumbo Tag
From My Stash- golf charms

Magenta Style Golfer & Caddy Rubber Stamp	Stampabilities Vintage Golfer Rubber Stamp	Artistic Outpost′s Typography	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink (FJ)	Ranger Sepia Archival Ink (FJ)
Wild West Stamp Set	Mixed Media Stamp Set	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Bundled Sage	Tumbled Glass Distress Ink	Fall 2011 Limited Edition Distress Ink Trio
Walnut Stain - Distress Ink	Inkssentials Water Mister (FJ)	Distress Markers Set	Paper distresser	Kraft Paper Twist Ribbon
Uni-ball pen - White

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!