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Happy Halloweenie!

Good morning and welcome to the Sunday post! Here is another card that I made with Tim Holtz's set called Spooky Stuff.  I also used his mask called Timeworks.  I really like how you get that lighter image on a card. I really think it adds a lot to a card. I used a couple of stamps from the Psychedelic Grunge set (the stars and the dots).  I inked up the stars with a gold paint dauber.  It really gives the stars a raised edge to it. Can you see the scratchings up in the right hand corner? I used my Retractable Craft Scratcher (by Tim Holtz) to add that worn look to my card. The last thing I did was add speckles to my card using Alcohol Ink Metallic Mixatives - Pearl and a speckling brush. It really is a lot of fun getting down and dirty and playing with these other techniques! I'm usually such a clean stamper!

Well we got our daughter off to college yesterday. I think she will do very well on that campus and learn a lot! It will take a little adjusting around here without here, but I'm very excited for her.

The other big news is that I finished my summer exercise biking at 433.19 miles. That is 133.19 miles over my goal. Now that school will be starting I will be figuring out a new goal in the next couple of weeks.  Maybe I should just keep adding my miles to my summertime miles!  I will definitely keep exercising! 

I hope you enjoyed today's post!  Get out there and stamp today!

Sunday Post-Tim Holtz

Good morning and welcome to the Sunday post.  I have a card today that I made with one of Tim Holtz's new sets called The French Marketplace. This was my absolute favorite set in this batch of Tim's new sets.  It caught my eye right away and I said: "I need that one!"  I also dug out my grunge for this baby! One of the coolest things to do with these grunge pieces is to take a sponge dauber to them. In this case I used gold and it actually looks like a piece of metal when you are done painting it.  To finish my card I used some of Tim's Foliage Findings. I love these. They are metal flowers that you attach with brads.  As you can see this adds such a cool detail to the corner of the card.  I have a lot of fun getting down and dirty!  It's one of my favorite things to do now! Each card turns out so differently. 

Happy Sunday to you!  It's a cool start to the morning and I'm lovin' it!

Number of Dreams

Good morning and welcome to the Sunday Post.  I had intentions of posting first thing in the morning, but when I woke up at 8am my husband was already outside cutting some trees down. I went right out there to help haul the limbs to the curb.  Now I'm taking a break.  It's pretty hot and humid out there, but it was worse yesterday so I'm thankful!

So anyways, have you missed me?  I have missed sharing all my ideas with you!  Today's card is made with a Tim Holtz set called Fairytale Frenzy.  I also had a very old EK Success stamp set from many moons ago that I used for the "Dreams"  The alphabet is from a background that I got from Lost Coast Designs.  I thought it added a lot to just do a bit of the alphabet on the sides. Something new that I tried with this card is using colored stickles. I squired some on and then painted it around the butterfly. I love how that looks in real life. 

Okay I think my break time is over. I'm going to grab a snack to give me some energy, and then head back out into the sauna!  I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday. I have missed you!

Tim Holtz-Spooky Stuff

I got this set in the mail the other day! Boy, was I excited!  I love the new Tim Holtz stamps!  I have a long wishlist! Eclectic Paperie has some of the new Tim Holtz stamps already. These are making their debut at CHA next week!  They already ran out of two of my favorites!  That's okay though! Money is tight right now, so my purchases are small!  This set, called Spooky Stuff is so much fun to play with.  I love the Pinkston & Scruggs poison label!  I dug into my stash of fibers too for this card. I have a HUGE collection, and I rarely use in on my cards.I knew I wanted some black fiber though for this one! I guess it's good to have the fiber collection!  LOL! I also used my Grunge Elements. For the skull I took a gold dauber to paint it. I love doing this with the grunge!   Can you see my tiny staples on here too?  I used Tim's Tiny Attacher!  I love this stapler!  It is awesome!  This card was an absolute blast to make! I can't wait to make more! Heck, I will be ahead of the game come Halloween time!  I like making some spooky cards instead of always making CUTSIE cards!  Yahoo!

Hey man, it's FRIDAY!  Enjoy your day, and I hope you have an even better weekend!

Glimpses

Good morning and welcome to the Sunday post. I made up this vintage card last weekend, and I really love how the colors turned out.  I like the contrast between the Broken China and the Vintage Photo Distressed Inks.  I used Tim Holtz's stamp set called Urban Tapestry and the saying is also from Stampers Anonymous.

For my birthday in March, a friend of mine was asking me about certain stamp items that I had and didn't have. She asked if I had any Perfect Pearls. She was really surprised that I didn't own a single Perfect Pearl.  So this is the first time I experimented with Perfect Pearls. Can you see the shimmer on the card. It's hard to see in a photograph.  It actually shimmers in the light when you turn it in different directions. What an effect!  All I did was stamp my image using a Distressed Ink and then painted the Perfect Pearls on.  Then I brushed off the excess and I was left with a gorgeous affect.  If you want to see a demonstration, you can stop by Tim Holt'z Videos and click on Perfect Distress. That's what I did before I made this card, and then I just had to try it out!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I am getting things checked of my long list of things to do and that feels good! Enjoy!

Hero

Good morning and welcome to the Sunday post.  Today I have a very special post dedicated to my nephew who is fighting the war over in Iraq. He is a hero to me.  This memorial weekend I honor the veterans who have fought before him. I'm very proud of my nephew. This is his second tour of duty. We miss him dearly and hold him close to our hearts while he is away.  If you know a veteran, please remember to thank them for their service.

I better switch gears and go into the details of this card before I get too emtional.  First, I started with a jumbo tag and distressed it with a combination of Distressed inks.  Then I took the Tim Holtz set called Psychedelic Grunge.  I stamped the stamps in various shades of red and blues. Then I took the Vintage Photo (distressed ink) and dirtied it all up a bit more. The star is from Tim Holtz's grunge. I colored it up with Fired Brick Distress Ink and a Foam Blending Tool. I grabbed my tin with metal letters and picked through it until I found just the right letters that I wanted to use.  I also used some Crackle Paint on the card. I LOVE THIS STUFF. You just paint it on and it dries all crackly.

So there you have it! I hope you are enjoying your Memorial Weekend!

Purple New Ending

Good morning and welcome to the Sunday Post.  Today my card is sponsored by Tim Holtz. The sets I used on this card are: Fairytale Frenzy, Natures Discovery, Urban Tapestry. As you can see, I don't always stick to using just one set!  I also used the Flourish and Crown Mini Mask. I pulled out my Broken China Distressed Stickles when I was completely done with this card to add just a touch of color. I also used my new technique of coloring my Twill Tape with a Copic Marker to match my card. It's so much fun getting your hands dirty!  LOL!  Go make it a terrific Sunday!

Alcohol Inks-Round Two

And the addiction continues!  I was on a mission to come up with a manly type card using my new Alcohol Air Splatter technique from Tim Holtz! I dug out my Tim Holtz stamp sets to take a look at them and see what I could use.  I immediately spotted the numbers stamp in the his Fairytale Frenzy set.  I knew this would work perfectly, but it was even better when I gave it a try!  And lets face it, cards for men are a bit more difficulut to come up with.  Men aren't into all that cutesy stuff.  Well this card proves to be perfect for them.  This proved to be another batch of fun and easy cards to make and now I have a stash for the men in our lives!  Honestly, this technique makes me want to open my front door and start screaming, "ACCCCCCCCKKKK!  This is so much fun!"

Oh and I must mention, here is another video for you to watch on this technique!  Sam is my friend Daisy's daughter! She is amazing!  In fact, the whole family is really quiet amazing!  I'd love to just spend a day or two with them! 

Photographic Card for my Dad!

 Good Morning and welcome to the SUnday Post. I have a very special card to share with you today. This birthday card for my Dad!  His birthday is on Tuesday (exactly a week after mine).

Throughout my life, my dad has always had a camera in his hands. He loves taking pictures. He would hop in the car to just go out for a drive to take pictures of places.  He has captured some nice pictures over the years. I remember as a kid we had a hallway that he framed some of his pictures. One of his favorite subjects would be pictures of us growing up with the fall trees in the background in Door County. We always had to stop at certain places for pictures. Ahh, the photographic memories!

I want to share a picture that I took yesterday. The 4 cousins (the only cousins on my side of the family) went out for an adventure yesterday afternoon. I strolled along with them and it was so nice.  We climbed the barbed wire fence in our backyard, walked across the farm field, and took my niece and nephew to a spot we have always liked by an old abandoned railroad bridge.  Here's one of my favorite pictures!  

As you can see, Flat Stanley came along for the adventure!  It was such a beautiful day for this little stroll through the countryside. We had on sweatshirts, but actually were hot in them! 

Enjoy you Sunday! Today we have snow fallings, so it will have to be an indoor adventure today!  

Birds Song

 Good Morning and welcome to the Sunday Post. Yesterday I played around with making several "dirty" cards. I really enjoy it!  My fingers were good and dirty when I was done, so I know I was very productive!

On this card I used Tim Holtz's set called Urban Tapestry, Artistic Outposts sets called Bluebird, and Serenity.  When I stamp dirty cards, I literally have all of my vintage sets laying out all over the place, and I pick and choose what I want to use!

I love Tim Holtz's Foliage in his Ideology line.  Whoever would have thought of metal flowers!  I think it was a brilliant idea because they look just right on this card!  StartLitStudio has the Ideology on sale right now so don't miss out on that!

I tried to brighten up this card a bit so that you could see the detail. It is really darker in real life.  It also has gold splatters on it in real life.  I wish I could send everyone of you this card, so you could enjoy it in real life!

Enjoy your Sunday!