Sewing Room Card

Hello!

I created this card with my new favorite die from the Tim Holtz Alterations line.  The dress form, spool and button are all part of the die called sewing room. Gotta have it!  The base card was embossed with the pattern & stitches texture fade and then distress ink was applied with an ink blending tool.  The dress form was die cut from grunge board and sticky back canvas.  The grunge board was painted with a pitch black paint dauber and the canvas was painted with distress stain. Embellish with Idea-ology fanciful buttons, ruler tape, philosophy tags, jump rings and trimmings.

All these products can be found at Stampers Corner in Elk Grove. They just received a huge shipment so hurry down while they still have some left. 

Sweet Birdie Tag

Hey bloggers!

I hope everyone had a great weekend and you all found time to play. 

Check out the Ranger Blog here and find out how I made this Sweet Birdie Tag. 

I'm looking forward to teaching this weekend at Stampers Corner. You can see my classes here.

Distress Stains

Happy Friday...

I was playing last night with the New Distress Stains. 

They are so easy to use and the colors are fabulous. 

I hope you take some time this weekend to create a little something. 

Here is swatches of all 12 colors. 

Believe me you need them all.

Have a great weekend!

Gift for Someone Special...

Hi bloggers...
I have been cleaning my studio and came across these cards from a class I taught last month. This would make a wonderful gift for someone special. Hero Arts has everything you need to make these lovely cards. From the stamp, inks, ribbon, gemstones and to even the notecards and envelopes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Perfect Pearls Class

My Perfect Pearl Class at Stampers Corner was fabulous! The ladies were wonderful. It was nice to see  old friends and I made a few new ones. Thanks for helping make such a fun day.

Here are a few of the cards they made today.

This card has the hand dyed ribbon I posted a few days ago. 

These two cards are from the "Twigs" from Little Yellow Bicycle. 

Stamps used for these cards are from Hero Arts. 

GREAT JOB LADIES!

Distress Stain!

Hi bloggers! I'm getting ready for my class this weekend at Stampers Corner and wanted to share how wonderful Tim's new Distress Stains are. The effect is amazing as you can see, you get a beautiful variegated look. With the ribbons below, instead of spraying them with water I used Perfect Pearl Mist to get an iridescent effect. The Distress Stains are very easy to use just press the dabber on the surface you want to paint and gently squeeze the bottle to create the flow of ink. Lift up to stop the flow when done. 

Distress Stains comes in 12 colors, love them all.

Inspiration!

My husband Del and I went to Calistoga for a few day to get recharged. It was a little rainy, a little snowy, and a little sunny. The architecture we saw was so beautiful and spring seem to be in full bloom. Here are my favorite photos of the weekend. Getting away was so inspiring. 

Life is full of inspiration!