A purple Vroom

Here's a card from my last workshop.

The motorcycle stamp set is retired, but the image is still available in My Digital Studio.  I printed out a bunch of the motorcycles and then ran the image on the cardstock through the Big Shot with the new die. (The name of the die escapes me at the moment!)  (A side note: I am writing this from a  vacation I am on, and do not have my catalog with me. If the names of the items are a wee bit off, that is because my memory is always a wee bit off. Well, let's be honest here...there is more than just my memory that is a wee bit off about me.  However, a tilted personality makes for a unique one! Anyway,  please pardon my mistakes, as I know I will have some!  I'm trying to be brief here.  Successful there, huh! Not. I could look everything up online, but to be honest, I'm too lazy to do that today!!  Hey, I AM on vacation. *smile*)  See how shiny the motorcycle chrome is?  That shine was made using Pearl Ex and Future Floor Wax Finish.  I put the floor finish in an Aqua Painter and then just dip the tip into the Pearl Ex and paint.  Easy and not messy!  The Pearl Ex needs nothing else done to it because the floor finish has acrylic in it and the medium is set as it is applied.  Like I said...easy!  My hostess asked me to demonstrate the Pearl Ex since SU used to sell it, and she had a lot.  Always fun to revisit the past and use something again.  The silver panel of the card is aluminum foil.  Did you guess that?  I know, purdy!  We took heavy duty aluminum foil and cut it to size and ran it through the Big Shot using the new Fan Embossing Folder.  Here's a hint from me, your friend.  Do not apply adhesive to the back of the foil.  Apply it to the cardstock and then press the cardstock to the foil to adhere the foil.  The less you touch the foil, the luckier you'll be in not getting a rip.  We also ran the black strip of cardstock through the Big Shot using another new folder, the Argyle Embossing Folder.  I think it looks like faux leather.  Chrome and leather and a purple motorcycle.  Funny thing, most of the ladies had someone in mind that they wanted to give the card to.  The sentiment on the inside of the card says, "Well-behaved women seldom make history."  So true.  See the paper piercing around the motorcycle? That was done with the new Paper Piercing Pack.  Way cool.  Love the larger size of it.  If you get one new non-stamp thing from the new catalog...that's a great choice.  Don't forget to get the mat.

Okay, my friends, it's back to vacation.  Thanks for the stop in!
Kristine

A Muttley Crew

One of the sets that makes me laugh is the stamp set Not So Seriously.  I have had the set for a bit, but it had not seen any ink.  I found myself with some time, so I took a peek at the Mojo Monday sketch for the week.  Here's the card I came up with. 

I love the happiness of the mutts on the card.  What cracks me up the most is the wide, toothy grin on the Dachshund!  The Fire hydrant comes from a retired set called Man's Best Friend.  I do not have the stamp set, but I do have the brush set in My Digital Studio.  I added a leash instead of a bow.  See, the dogs are wishing the card recipient a happy birthday filled with all of their favorite things! Ha!  The inside of the card says, "From the whole muttley crew."  Cute. :-)

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch I followed.  It is sketch #234

Supplies:

Stamps: Not So Seriously, Man's Best Friend

Card stock: Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla

DSP: Well Worn

Ribbon: Taupe grossgrain (retired)

Other: Pewter Hodgepodge (retired)

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Kristine

A day of Grace

Today is February 29th.  It's the extra day of the year, so it's kind of like a bonus day.  An extra day of grace if you will.  With my "extra" day, I had to take my daughter to a neurologist.  We have been making the rounds of docs working to figure out a diagnosis.  When my daughter and I returned home, she wanted to rest, so I came to my crafting area to "chillax" (a new favorite word taken from the TV show Modern Family.  Love that show!).  I know I am a blessed person, but I decided to make something for myself, something that I can see on a daily basis that will remind me of God's Grace in my life.  I opened My Digital Studio (MDS) and made this project.

The frame is one that I had on hand, and I loved the way the page looks inside it.  MDS is becoming easier and easier for me to use.  This project took me no more than 10 minutes from inception to print.  Can you see the flourish from the brush set Baroque Motifs behind the words?  One of the things I like most about MDS is the capability to take an image and have your way with it -- make it bigger, smaller, or more transparent, like you stamped it in Versamark.  I printed onto Very Vanilla card stock.  It's very elegant looking IRL.  The color of the flourish and the text is Cherry Cobbler. 

Here's a closer look at the prayer.  It is a prayer written by Marjorie Holmes which I read today in a book entitled Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach.   When I read the prayer this morning, I knew I wanted to have it start more of my days.  What better way to remember the prayer than to put it in a frame on my dresser for use each morning?!  

Thanks for stopping in today.  I hope your "extra" day has been lightened by Grace.

Kristine