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Hello! I hope everyone is enjoying the last days of summer. August always starts to signal the beginning stages of autumn for me even though I know we have a couple more months to go before the leaves turn, the weather turns, and pumpkins are ready for harvesting! August for me also ushers in counting down the days to our vacation (and our wedding anniversary). This year we will head over the pond to England. While there we usually stop by and spend some time at the sea (usually the North Sea which is a tad bit cold but the fish and chips at the Magpie in Whitby are the bestest and the only ones I will eat). I love sitting by the sea and watching the people and the waves crash along the coast. Since I live where I’m a teensy bit landlocked (okay, a lot landlocked) the sea is an amazing thing to me. There is just something mesmerizing and relaxing about it. […]
The latest challenge by the Frilly and Funkie challenge blog is for us to get our lines all lined up! The challenge is sponsored by the Funkie Junkie Boutique. For some reason the challenge made me think of a fun party dress and rulers. So, I decided to try and incorporate both into this project. So, here are my lines… […]
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Time for the latest in the 12 tags of 2016 – a mix of Layered Words and Watercolor Resist. I had a hard time deciding which stamp to use for this one but I finally chose the bunch of roses from the Lady Rose set. Pulled out my distress pens and watercolor pen/brush and away I went. I wound up stamping twice having used a lighter color for the initial stamping and then a darker color after the watercolor dried. I decided I wanted the whole thing to look a little more vintage and so I hand-stitched the watercolor to the tag and used several strands of DMC thread. Even using the Tim Holtz ruler it’s still a bit hard to get the lines exactly straight but it is far better than me eyeballing it! […]
The challenge at Frilly & Funkie this go round is “All in the Family.” The challenge is sponsored by the Funkie Junkie Boutique. As soon as I saw it I knew what I wanted to do and embarked on a two week long crafting project. While I mainly worked on it on the weekends, I think I’ll be cleaning up and putting stuff away in my craft room for a while yet! There are multiple pictures so the post is a bit photo heavy. […]
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