Scrapbooking

Gooooodly Morning Stampers and a very happy Sunday to you all. Many thanks for the fabby vintage creations you all made last week! This week is a VERY special Sunday Stamper indeedily! Before I go on waffling about that I will do the usual housekeeping things: Firstly the challenge theme for this week is... EMBOSSING POWDERS. To join in is simples: make a little something - it can be anything you fancy. Add in the theme and some stamping and then pop back here with a link to the place you are showing your entry. If you haven't got a blog, don't worry, you can also join in via email or on Facebook. The challenge will remain open until 21:00 Saturday June 1st 2013. **entries received after this time will not be added into the prize draw**And on with the most important bit! Oh yesh, I am very honoured and proud to have been asked by Ranger to be a part of their Melt Art Mania event that they have running HERE on their blog. The event runs from May 15th through to May 31st and has tonnes of fabulous inspiration featuring, along with amazing projects by some very talented designers... hence why I am chuffed to little mint balls to be asked to be amongst these incredily clever peeps! Anyways... being as I am a part of the event, Ranger have very kindly offered up a brilliant prize... to be in with a chance of winning this box of goodies all you need to do is leave me a comment here on this post. If you join in with the Sunday Stamper as well.. you get two entries. Another important thing: if you join in any other way than on your blog, like sending me an email, you need to remember to leave a comment on this post telling me you have done that... otherwise it would be crazy to try and add in peeps names in the right order. Each comment will be assigned a number, the total comments will then be fed into Random.org and the winner chosen at random, being announced next Sunday, June 2nd. Ranger will then send out your prize directly. I think that is everything.... and on with the post! Oh yes, here's the FAB prize!!! Firstly, here's a little peep at the finished project.... but before I show you all about that, I have a little tutorial for you, making my fave Faux Jade/Turquiose. This is a technique I learned from the wonderful Suze Weinberg. Please do take time to pop over to Suze's youTube channel too... her art is amazing! Anyways... on with the tut!STEP 1Add 1/3 white UTEE to your Melt Pot and then add 2/3 clear UTEE to the pot and allow to melt thoroughly. (**HINT Always pop the lid on your Melt Pot whilst melting UTEE... it melts faster with the lid on... and also you have less chance of sticking your elbow into the melting UTEE's) Once melted give the contents a good stir to amalgamate the two together - use your Kool Tool spatula for this.STEP 2Add a generous droppage of Heat It Inks to your white UTEE mix - I have used Green - you will see it is more of a turquiose colour! You will see the UTEE bubble a bit - this is normal. Pop the lid on and allow the ink to get to the same temp as the UTEE.. this will only take a minute or so. I have found this helps the mixing in of the colour.STEP 3Give the ink/UTEE mix a really good stir using your Kool Tool spatula so the colour is uniform. If you are quick, you can also pour this while the colours are totally mixed for a cool white/colour look.STEP 4Add in Platinum UTEE using your Kool Tool as a spoon (or a plastic spoon, be careful not to dip this into the UTEE though... it will melt!) Pop the Lid back on the pot and leave to melt.STEP 5Use the tip of your Kool Tool spatula and gently marble the Platinum through the colour, you don't want to stir this as it will be all muddy, the trick is to bring one colour through the other. It is now ready to pour and become gorgeous faux jade/turquoise.And here's what you can make.... I poured the UTEE mix into a heart shaped mould (made from Mold & Pour) and once it was cooled, I lightly heated the front of it s

I was going through some old photos and came across this one of me (I miss those days!). I decided I need to scrap it while I had my Honky Tonk by Cosmo Cricket still out on my desk. I also used some Unity stamps, my Cricut and some Studio Calico veener. A couple of close ups:I was inspired by the sketch at Let's Get Sketchy:And once again am playing along with the color challenge at Unity Be Inspired:

I'm sharing my last three Project Life pages today and happy to report that I even have a few photographs printed and ready to go for week 21. It's a good feeling to be back on track and I've even managed a double page for all three of the weeks - always a tell tale sign that I'm behind when I only do one page per week! Last night we all watched 'Back To The Future 3' on t.v. (blast from the past), had an easy dinner and drank far too many cups of tea.  I didn't take a photo of our evening, but these are the sorts of everyday moments that I need to start journaling about.  I'm making a mental note of this now! I hope your weekend is a good one,

This week for the Color Dare the colors are Creme Brulee and Juniper! I LOVE green tones! I'm sharing two cards because I just couldn't stop the creative thoughts!The fish card was a fun idea come to life. I used markers to color the fish and added touches of Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel to both the fish and bubbles.All products are Close To My Heart:C1500 Under the SeaCardstock: White Daisy, Juniper, Creme BruleeInk: Black, Juniper, Creme BruleeMarkers: Juniper, Creme BruleeColor Ready RibbonStardust Glitz Glitter Gel3D Foam TapeI think this one is my favorite! I love the softness of the flowers and butterfly. I love the texture of the embossed background. I love the touch of sparkles. I used a water pen to add a soft tone on the focal image which was stamped in Juniper pigment ink and embossed in Clear Detail Powder as was the message. All products are Close To My Heart:C1494 Card Word PuzzlePigment Ink: Juniper, Creme Brulee Dye Ink: Juniper, Creme BruleeCardstock: White Daisy, Juniper, Creme BruleeWater PenSparkles-Brown & Tan Assortment3D Foam TapeOther product:Embossing folder-Anna GriffinCheck out the Color Dare and come play with us!Happy Stamping!Michelle

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The weather has been glorious today and I've managed to get 6 loads of washing done and dried on the line and that included a duvet! So I am feeling rather Domestic Goddess! So, as my reward, I have spent the remainder of my time indoors crafting! Yes I know I should be outside enjoying the weather but with the boys playing out, I get some peace and quiet!This card is for the I Heart Sketches current challenge and I've used a rather cute image from Jellypark which was a newsletter freebie awhile ago so its not yet available in the store to buy. I've coloured it with Promarkers and added stickles to the hearts on the balloon. The bunting is available to buy - you get 4 different types for £1.25!I'm not sure where the papers came from as I've had them in my stash a while and didn't write on the top where they came from!I'd like to enter the following challenges:I Heart Sketches: Sketch followedDilly Beans: Dots365 Day Cards: Day 143 - Pick a Pattern (spots - paper and also dotted liquid pearls)The House That Stamps Built: Fur, Fin or FeathersTry It On Tuesday: Animals or BirdsImages: Jellypark, coloured with PromarkersPapers: UnknownDies: Spellbinder nestabilities

Just a quick card to share with you that I created this morning for this weeks challenge over at 'less is more'. This weeks challenge is "Humor". It was the perfect chance to use one of my Art Impressions "girlfriends" stamps.Okay, I am apologizing for the photo right now as I was lazy and didn't want to take another picture and decided to just use the one I posted on instagram.That is it for me. I have a few things to do around the house today and then I am packing up some of my stuff and heading to Archivers in Roseville for their crop. Always fun to hang out with new friends and get creative. If you live in the area stop by I will save room at my table.Thanks for stopping by my blog today it really means a lot to me. ~ hugs Sherry ~

This is a marvelous little Patriotic Image from a Vintage, Circa 1880's, Rubber Stamp Catalog in my collection! Here we see an American Flag with a Banner wrapped around it. There's a little space on it, where you can write a name or some other text. I've removed the text on the first image so that you can write what you like on it. A nice primitive looking graphic! Hello! Are

Happy long weekend to our American friends!  We travelled 11 hours yesterday and are in Iowa this weekend! Look at this cute chalkboard banner by Delia Creates. Such a fun idea! (One photo at... {This is a content summary only. Click on blog title to continue reading this post, see pictures, comment, browse our website and more!}

Our collection of nautical and beach images is really HOT for this Summer! Your local retailer has got these terrific images in stock now, or you can order them on our website with FREE SHIPPING on U.S. retail orders over $50! Leave it to our super talented Sample Artist Debi Hammons to color up a ton of great Summer memories!  You can click on the caption to get complete supplies and instructions for this project! Serene Lighthouse by Debi Hammons Debi colored this gorgeous Boston, MA Lighthouse stamp with STAEDTLER Karat Aquarelle pencils. You can comment on our blogs from this past week (and those of all the designers listed on each blog) for a chance to win some terrific prizes!