Freestyle Fridays

It looks like we are in for a sunny long weekend.  At last!!  We have had so much rain we were beginning to wonder if it would ever stop and needed to build an Ark. Maybe now we can tend to our ever growing weed gardens which are not welcomed.

 

Brown Sugar has been tumbling around in my head for awhile so I decided to give it a go with this week's card. I began by stamping a doily from the set Delicate Doilies with Brown Sugar on Very Vanilla. 

 

 

Then I die cut a label from Decorative Labels Eight and completely covered it with Gold Embossing Powder about 3 times.  I let this piece dry overnight.  Before I applied it to the Very Vanilla I bent it a little here and there to give it a "cracked and vintage" look.  With adding so much embossing powder it comes out quite thick.  The flower is from Flowering Flourishes which was once again stamped with Brown Sugar and die cut with a smaller die from Decorative Labels Eight and called it done.

 

********REGINA'S MISSION********

 

Regina, this week you are missioned to use embossing powder in any color and/or fashion of your choosing.  You can use more than one color if you like.

 

Be sure to check out Regina's awesome blog here for daily inspiration and kindly take the time to leave her a little love.

 

Happy Canada Day to my Canadian Friends and Happy Independence Day to my American Friends!

 

See Ya Next Week!  

Freestyle Fridays

No matter what the mission or personal challenge Regina always does it with ease and class.  This week is no exception.

Her mission was to use balloons and giggle at some point in the process.  From reading her blog post here she giggled more than once.  Head on over there to read for yourself.  And, please, leave her a comment to let her know how much you appreciate her talent.

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

A few weeks ago it was my dear friend Jacoline's birthday.  I surprised her with this card. 

 

I used a lot of product on this card so I hope I got it right when I wrote them all down.  I started with a base of Rose Red.  To that I added a layer of Whisper White that was first run through the Big Shot with the Tim Holtz Alterations Brick folder that had Basic Gray Ink brayered on.  The clouds were cut with a die cut using Marina Mist and daubed with White Craft Ink to give them a more cloudy look.  Two of them where adhered with mounting tape.  The balloons were also cut with a die cut that I added Gold Cord to with little pieces of Scotch tape.  Some of the balloons were also adhered with mounting tape to give them more dimension.  To finish it off and to really hide the ends of the Gold Cord I ran a piece of Rose Red through the Big Shot with the Tasteful Trim Bigz Die, stamped Happy Birthday from the Curly Cute set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  To give some bling Jewel Basic Rhinestones were added and also because I didn't measure the right amount of sticky tape and you could see it so I decided to hide it.  Sshhhhh, don't tell Jacoline I did that :)

 

********REGINA'S MISSION********

 

Regina, your mission this week, should you choose to accept it, is to make balloons. You can stamp them, die cut them, hand draw them, any which way you see fit.  The only criteria is that it makes you giggle somewhere along the way. Have fun!!!

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

Every time that Regina sends me a sneak of her completed mission I am always in awe with what she can come up with.  This week is no exception.

 

Her mission was to use glitter on any kind of project.  She really outdid herself with this one.  Have a look at her post here to see for yourself with an amusing tale on her use of the shiny stuff.  Make sure to leave a little comment please.  She'd love to hear from you and perhaps let her know your tale of using glitter.

 

See Ya Next Week!