Freestyle Fridays

Hello and welcome to another edition of Freestyle Fridays.  Sometime back in the summer I made the card below and just this last week realized I had not posted it yet. 

 

It started with Coastal Cabana, followed by a layer of Shimmery Paper stamped in Coastal Cabana with the French Script background stamp.  The sentiment "my friend" was stamped with Strawberry Slush.  On Glossy Paper I embossed with white embossing powder the flourish from Flowering Flourishes and brayered Strawberry Slush all over it.  Once the brayering was done I wiped the Glossy Paper with a paper towel to bring out the white embossing.  Before adhering this layer ribbon was added, Black Satin and Silver Organdy, and put on some Jewels Basic Rhinestones to give some bling. 

 

Before we get to Regina's mission for this week I would like to introduce you to a new addition to our family.  Meet Jake! 

Right now he is all of 4 months old.  A Siberian X he is all legs which makes me suspicious he may have some Greyhound in him.  He really looks up to Frankii and watches him very closely.  Hopefully he will only pick up the good habits... he is teething something awful and actually likes to suck on my thumb.  His favorite thing to do at the moment is chase leaves and he's got lots to keep him busy. We are having a blast watching him grow and learn. 

********REGINA’S MISSION********

 

For this week Regina your mission will be to use Glossy Paper.  That's all your getting because I know you can do wonders with that. 

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

Regina's mission this week was to do something with a fall theme.  From the sneak below she did not disappoint!  Trust her to come up with something creative and very artistic.

 

Go to her blog post here  to read how this creative endeavor came to be.  Although it took a left instead of a right she added such imaginative details that you can almost smell fall in the air.

 

As some of you may know Regina is a frequent contributor to Craft Project Central.  She is giving away a free one month subscription.  Leave her a comment for her submission this month here and she'll let you know if you've won by October 14th.  Be sure to leave her your email address so that she can get a hold of you.

 

See Ya Next Week.

Freestyle Fridays

Since we've begun Fall I just had to make a card with a sunflower.  And yes, I've used a retired set.  I got the idea from stamperdog.com.  I keep a binder with ideas of cards that I've seen here and there and this was an old one.

 

I started with So Saffron and added a background that I had laying around from another card I made quite some time ago.  It's stamped on Very Vanilla using the French Script background stamp in Early Espresso and sprayed with Gesso to lighten it a little.  I then made two circles using Nestabilities in So Saffron and Very Vanilla.  On the Very Vanilla I stamp the Sunflower from Serene Sunflower in So Saffron.  The center was stamped in Early Espresso.  Using a Q-Tip I added gold Stickles.  The leaves and stems, from the same set, were stamped in White Craft Ink on Early Espresso. It's actually quite shiny in real life.

 

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

 

Your mission this week Regina is to create a project using a fall theme.  You can make it a card, a basket, a vase, a box, etc.., in any color combination that suits your fancy. And knowing you, it's going to be spectacular.

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

Regina's mission this week was to create with layers.  From the sneak below I love the color combination that she choose. 

 

Especially love how she layered the flower and how she assembled the sentiment.  From the looks of the picture that appears to be Pear Pizzazz (so glad Stampin' Up brought that one back) but won't know for sure until you go to her post here for all the specifics.  If anyone deserves a little love/applause by way of a comment that would be Regina.  Please take a moment to leave her one.

 

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Freestyle Fridays

It's Friday once again and I'm up this week.  I wanted to mix it up a bit so I decided to go with a lot of layering since I don't often do it.

 

The base is Midnight Muse following by some Rich Razzleberry Designer Paper.  The next layer is Midnight Muse ran through the Big Shot with the Cloudy Day embossing folder.  The sentiment from the Hostess set Simply Sketched was stamped with black ink on Naturals White Card Stock layered with Rich Razzleberry. 

 

The  birds from Serene Silhouettes was stamped in black and to fill space out a bit more I stamped only the branches in the bottom right hand corner.  A little bling in the top left and layered all that on Midnight Muse and Rich Razzleberry. 

 

I'm planning on give this Thank You card to a guy.  Think he'll like it??

 

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

 

Regina your mission this week will be to layer with as many pieces as you like with a minimum of  3 layers.  You can use all the same color, like maybe all white, or use 2 colors or even 3.  Whatever you decide to choose I just know it will be spectacular.

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

I've had nothing but trouble trying to get this post up and running.  The long and short of it - technology and no power got in the way. 

 

Regina has out done herself with her mission this week which was to create with mixed media.  From the picture below she put a lot of work into it.

Be sure to check her blog post here to marvel at her work of art.  I'm sure you'll agree that once you see it she'll deserve a moment of your time to leave her a little comment.  The use of the butterfly charm just adds an extra elegance.

 

See Ya Next Week!

Freestyle Fridays

Here we are in September already.  It's hard to believe that summer is coming to a fast close. Fortunately, you can not tell by the weather we have had around here this week.  The sky is blue and the temperature is warm.  Are we in for a mild winter???  Please!!!

 

Mix media seems to be coming around quite a bit lately and I thought I would try my hand at it.  I was looking through an old craft magazine and saw this really easy technique and since I had all the supplies on hand I gave it try.

 

 

I have yet to replace my stolen camera so you'll have to excuse the poor quality of the picture.  I started with a piece of Very Vanilla and the Shop Around Jumbo Wheel rolled in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink.  I sprinkled clear embossing powder on it quickly and heated it with the heat gun.  Let that cool a bit and applied Crafter's Acrylic Paint in Spun Gold.  Once that was dry I dampened a paper towel with Windshield Washer fluid (I think Windex would the trick too) and wiped the acrylic paint away.  You can't tell from the photo but the effect is a very shimmery gold.  I trimmed to fit on a piece of Elegant Eggplant.  The base is also that color.  I layered Soft Suede DSP from the Neutrals Collection Paper Stack.  In black ink the sentiment from Perfectly Penned was applied to Twill Tape.  Once it was put all together it needed a little something so I looked in my embellishment stack and lo and behold I found decorative flowers that matched perfectly with Elegant Eggplant.  Although I think I used a rather large width twill tape I'm pleased with the effect.  Hope you are too!

 

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

 

Regina here we are at another week for a challenging mission for you. What to do, What to do??  I know, Mixed Media.  You know what that means....you can use all sorts of fabulous things together.  Here's a few ideas to get you started: stencil, paste, ink, paint, aluminum foil, wax paper.  I think you get the idea and I would be willing to place a small wager that as you read this you already have something in the works.  You are that good!!!!

 

See Ya Next Week!