Red Barn Ranch

If you live in Texas, namely the western part, and are looking for a retreat place to go and craft at with all your buddies, then have I got news for you!!! A new retreat house has opened up in the Lubbock area named Red Barn Ranch.

 Just south of Lubbock, it's owned and operated by Trecia, Michelle, and Paige...three friends working together to make this place awesome!

There's room for up to 32 guests to sleep, and even more room for croppers, crafters, sewers, quilters, you name it. Everyone gets a 6 foot table, and electrical outlets are everywhere, even coming from the ceiling.

There is also ample parking, but let's get to the best part...the food. You get three meals a day, and it's all home cooking! I even received made to order eggs for breakfast....NOW THAT'S COOL!!!

The ladies are planning on building on to add more rooms and work space...like it isn't big enough already.  This place would be great for reunions too.

This is where we ate.

I loved this repurposed barn door leading to a super cute bedroom. I even had a screen door for the closet in my room...talk about so cool and country feeling! I should have taken more photos.

Here's the kitchen where all the yummy viddles came from!

Aside from a quilters retreat going on in the other barn, in this barn 15 ladies met to craft away the weekend, and one of them, Jane, contacted me to come teach a class! I feel in love with all of them! They were super welcoming, and I am pretty sure I've converted a few non-inkers to full time inkers! I love it when that happens, and it really makes my job so fulfilling!

They sure brought a lot of loot! I loved all these canning jars filled with embellishments...so cool!

One of the ladies, Maria, was given these wooden blocks for Christmas to use as inking tools! She said they were the best present she received! So fun!!!

Here she is using them to ink on the album I taught.

Maria and Jane, are self confessed Tim Holtz addicts!!! They say they are his biggest fans! Look out Tim!

Here are some of the ladies! Thanks you so much for having me come teach Jean Anne, Becca, Ann, Patty, Michelle, Maria, Jane, Kim, Mel, Linda, Juli, Janet, and Gigi!!! I can't wait to come back!!! I treasure you all!

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

CC3C - Frosted Film

Happy happy Independence Day American crafty peeps, and happy Saturday to those around the world!!!  It's time for fireworks here, and it's also time for another challenge in the new Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!!  The Curiosity Crew and I thank you for joining in on the last challenge for the paint resist...gorgeous entries to say the least... and of course for all of the comments, likes, and retweets!  You all truly rock!!!

Challenge number thirty-two (Two more to go!) is using Frosted Film...a super cool product that produces unique texture and is so super fun and transforming!  I cannot wait to see what you make using this!  I hope you can play along on this challenge so you can win some amazing fabulous prizes donated by the ever generous Tim and Mario, and this challenge's sponsor, The Funkie Junkie Boutique!!! Thank you sponsors for your generosity! You will have two weeks to complete this challenge and link it up to the CC3Challenge site, and you can carefully read all the rules here. Please take the time to visit every member of the Curiosity Crew (See below.) for not only some unique and gorgeous Frosted projects, but for a chance to win some extra goodies!

Linda Ledbetter

Annette Green

Candy Colwell

Cheryl Grigsby

Hels Sheridan

Marjie Kemper

Susan Mostek

Yvonne Blair 

I pulled out old techniques and new to create this patriotic tag! It was such fun to make, and really put me into the celebrating spirit! I can't wait for fireworks tonight!

I cut a piece of Ranger's Gloss Cardstock to fit inside a #10 Black Surfaces Tag. I applied drops of Alcohol Ink onto the Gloss and used a can of compressed air to blow it out into my fireworks, as per Tim's technique that he showed us long ago. LOVE the results! Then I die cut pieces I would use for the tag and used the instructions suggested for the technique.

I added Salty Ocean Distress Ink to the bottom of the tag for a water look, and inked in the new Hickory Smoke to the top of the tag in the sky. I then stamped the New York Cityscape onto the tag in Jet Black.

I added drops of Picket Fence Distress Paint to the sky as well for more firework effect. I attached the Gloss to the tag by sewing around the borders and also adding a strip of Film Strip Ribbon to the bottom. Then I added the houses at the bottom.

I love this old stamp I've had for ages of the Star Spangled Banner, and I stamped it in Jet Black over the shield. I used a gold paint pen to add to the pieces as well. I also screwed in a Screw Eye into the Game Piece, and added charms. The star was added to the blue field in the flag as well.

 

 

 

I hope you can play along on this frosty challenge! Thanks for everything everyone!!! And be safe celebrating!!!

Supplies:

Ranger Gloss Cardstock 12x12	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Red Pepper	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Sail Boat Blue	Ranger Adirondack Alcohol Ink - Denim Blue	$23.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Cityscapes
Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black Pad #3	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Salty Ocean	Ranger Tim Holtz Hickory Smoke Distress Ink Pad	Ranger Inkssentials Mini Ink Blending Tool - With 4 Blending Foams	Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Picket Fence
Ranger Inkssentials Surfaces Tags - #10 Tags - Black	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Film Strip Ribbon	Alterations On the the Edge Townscape Die	Ranger Adhesive Foam in Black	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Wendy Vecchi Clearly For Art Modeling Film in Clear	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Frosted Film	Sizzix Alternations Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Armor Shield Die	Tim Holtz Sizzix Bigz Die in Old Glory	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Red Geranium
Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Cornflower Blue	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink in Tree Branch	Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival Ink - Watering Can	Star Spangled Banner Rubber Stamp	Sakura Pen-Touch Paint Pen in Gold
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Mini Fasteners	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments Souvenir	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Game Pieces	Eye screws	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Jump Rings
Heart Charms	Idea-ology Shield Charms

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!