Cameo Appearance

Lots of white (Simon Says W is for White Challenge) and a cameo appearance using the monster stamp I finally finished carving. I used Papertrey Ink's  Background Basics: Woodgrain with clear embossing powder, then made an oval rosette out of cream watercolor paper and the Tim Holtz Rosette die (stretched out in an oval shape). The frame from Papertrey Ink's Simply Jane (stamped with Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder). The cameo is made with a  coral pigment ink (on my monster stamp) and clear embossing powder. I'm also entering this in Papertrey Ink's July Inspiration Archive.

WOYWW 265 and RAK

I'm still chipping away at my stamp. I did move it to work on a few other projects, and I discovered a downside to clear stamps... they can really blend into the background lol.  At the back there is a package all set to go. The scissors are to angle the edges of the stamp.

It has been very warm and muggy (not by Florida or Georgia standards, but still warm), so I finally put in the air conditioner because I'm not fond of crafting in front a fan, especially when I'm going to be embossing or other delicate things.

Eliza (of Eliza & Yoda) suggested that I send some Tim Holtz clearance finds overseas, so I decided share some of them. All you have to do is post a comment and mention that you'd like a chance to win the RAK. I did repackage one item so it fit in the mailing envelope better.

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Updated to add: An RAK (Random Act of Kindness) to me means a sharing of good fortune in the form of a giveaway, no strings attached aside from some indication that you would like a chance to receive it (and some way to contact you should you win the draw). And the stamp is sort of a dinosaur/monster hunter (Godzilla) homage so I can make a birthday present for my friend (who doesn't read my blog lol).

T Stands for Tuesday

Today I'm drinking Cucumber Water. It tastes even more refreshing since the weather is warm and muggy. The glass has a bamboo design on it. I am very fond of Tiki Room themed items lol. Head over to Bleubeard & Elizabeth's Altered Book Lover Blog for more Tasty Beverages.

Simply Jane Bookmark

A bookmark or embellishment (inspired by this bookmark by Betsy Veldman), using the Papertrey Ink set Simply Jane.  The front is stamped with Wendy Vecchi Orange Blossom and Cornflower Blue Archival Inks by Ranger.

In order to make the cut into a bookmark, I glued some pieces of an old receipt across the top. Then I glued two more die cuts to the top of each piece (without the receipt pieces). With Papertrey Ink cardstock, I will only use two cuts instead of three next time.

I stamped the bouquet on the back with Versamark just to make it more versatile. Since Simon Says it's an Anything Goes challenge, I decided to join in with this.

A Touch of Vellum

Vellum is one of the things I ought to use more often, so I'm entering it in the Simon Says I Ought to Use This More Often Challenge (I think I read the rules correctly and can enter up to 5 times) and in the Make It Monday #169: Vellum Overlays.

The cut is from Damask Decor Cricut cartridge (card option), The cardbase is Papertrey Ink Stamper's Select White, the vellum is from Papertrey Ink and the sentiment is Papertrey Ink's Pretty Peonies stamp set.

Snappin' Good Time

There were so many possibilities for the  Simon Says I Ought to Use This More challenge, so I did a few of them for this card. I don't recall ever making a card base with my Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz cardstock, and it's been a few years since I used my Cricut Imagine (this image is from the Imagine More Cards cartridge). I had to use Stickles which I use regularly, but I really love them so I used them again.

I decided to try a thicker fun foam to make stamps from dies. This stamp is made with 3 mm fun foam with my Strip Stitch die. And I used my neglected Seedless Preserves Distress Ink to stamp

And rather than gluing my stamp to a piece of plastic packaging, I used my Club Scrap Mount-It glue (a re-positional tacky glue) so I can just put it on acrylic blocks (and store it on plastic page protectors in a notebook).

WOYWW 264

This week I dyed with something other than Kool-Aid for the first time, and I have to say I am pleased with the results. The skein on the left is a 2 ply (1 corriedale and 1 romney) and the other two are 4-ply cable yarns (2 2-plys are then respun together). I love how the dye was absorbed differently by each type of wool (but I have no idea which is which lol).

I've been carving some stamps. Erasers are sooo easy, but I decided to try something different. I never saw clear blocks before. This one was labelled easy carve (not compared to erasers lol). I stamp the progress as I go, in this case the back side of a Jo-Ann Fabric flyer.  The purple mice I have out so I can figure out what to do with it. I usually have to mull things over.

I finished my Sending You Sunshine card, and thanks to Nikki C, I got the glitter to show up in the photograph.

It even glows in the dark : ). The details can be read here.

I've also made some headway on the organizational front. I went through about 4 feet of patterned paper and cardstock and managed to find 4 inches I can part with lol. The pads I've decided to keep, I  labelled on the adhesive side with a sharpie so it's easier to find what I'm looking for.  I still have about 2 feet of paper pads to sort through and a lot of loose paper squirreled away in pizza boxes (ones that never had a pizza near them).

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