MAC #17....

Over at the Everything Wendy Vecchi Group, the current Making Art! Challenge is red, white and blue.  Pretty original given that the American 4th of July is this weekend.  Did I mention that I'm the one who thinks up these challenges? lol....

Seriously, I love patriotic themes. I think we tend to forget about what a great country we live in, and the choices and freedoms that we have.

So, I attempted with this tag to combine Studio 490 and some Stampin' Up stamps. Not sure if I succeeded, it's fairly simple, but, as some of you close to me know, I have layer issues. (I find it difficult to add layers and layers).  If anyone knows of a therapist that can help, let me know.

I think I've finally accepted the fact that it's just how I create, and if it looks good to me, what does the rest matter? Right? (ok, I'm looking for affirmation here people).

Here we go:

The stars and the stripes are Studio 490 (wow, that wording worked out well, didn't even think of that prior), I white embossed both for a resist effect. Faded Jeans and Barn Door are the colors of ink, the red buckle is 7 Gypsies, Statue of Liberty, Eagle and sentiment are Stampin' Up, and I added a Maya Road danglie, 'cause it seemed a little bare. :)

Any HOO, enjoy your weekend, be safe, and let's remember.....

FREEDOM really isn't FREE.

Simon Says Stamp and Show Me...

....A WORD!

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HOPE.....'cause without it....we got nothin'!

I used the Mover and Shaper Mini Baroque and Hope die to make the sentiment.

Gotta love the Art Parts Flower and Stem ! I layered it up with some grungepaper flowers, and of course, I should mention that all the stamps I used are Studio 490...it's just wrong not to use the stamps when using Art Parts...lol.

And hey, lookee there, I decided to go bright this week, how 'bout it? I used my fave Paint Dabber colors in Pool, Lettuce and Red Pepper, and a Maya Road Vintage Button for the flower center..those buttons are AWESOME...you must buy some. Now.

If you have any other questions on how I did something or what I used, please ask!
Oh, the little wood bird house was a garage sale find, got a whole box for, like, a dollar, so I covered it in tissue tape, with a little Clearly for Art birdie.
 

Once again, our wonderful sponsors at Simon Says Stamp are giving away another $50 voucher!  So, be sure to create something and enter it for a chance to win!

Here's a list of the other design team members blogs, be sure to check out their wonderful creations!

Lynne

Nancy W

Nancy C

Linda C

Dan

Kim

Terry
Candy
Sarah

Linda E - the DIRECTOR

Thanks for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp and Show Me...

.... some METAL!!!!

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I haven't worked with my metal for a while, so this week's challenge was a perfect excuse to get it out!  I use Ten Seconds Studio metal most of the time.  On this project I used Golden Nugget metal, cut with the Tattered Florals die and embossed with Ten Seconds Studio tools to create the flowers.  The centers are Maya Road Bingo numbers. Black metal ran through the Bingo Texture Fade makes for an interesting background in keeping with the Bingo theme.

The flourish is chipboard cut with a Sizzix die, covered with Gold Paint Dabber.  Black Enamel Accent dots were added to it.

Once again, our wonderful sponsors at Simon Says Stamp are giving away another $50 voucher!  So, be sure to create something and enter it for a chance to win!

Here's a list of the other design team members blogs, be sure to check out their wonderful creations!

Lynne

Nancy W

Nancy C

Linda C

Dan

Kim

Terry
Candy
Sarah

Linda E - the DIRECTOR

Thanks for stopping by!

Ric Rak, Ball Chain, and a Circle on a Square...

...that's the theme I chose for the latest Making Art! Challenge over on the Everything Wendy Vecchi Yahoo! Group...based on a project from Wendy's Book One, Page 34.  I thought with the three different elements, it would prove a little more challenging for the group, but, alas, I failed to make it too difficult, and some (who shall remain nameless, but you know who you are), whipped something wonderful up in about a day.  :)  I, on the other hand, had to take a little more time to think of something.

So...Father's Day is Sunday. Dewbird doesn't have kids, and neither do I, but we do include Rocky in that category...so I made a chipboard thingie for Father's Day for the Dewbird from Rocky (I'll throw the cats in on it, too, shouldn't exclude them, lest they develop an inferior complex, but somehow, I don't think cats are capable of that).  Here we go:

The deets:

Square - about 5 x 5, chip covered with pieces from Lost and Found paper stack, inked with Brushed Cord and edged with tissue tape

Big *ss Circle on Square - chip covered with old ledger paper, stamped with tire tread stamp in one direction, then alternated to make diamond type pattern, and Wendy's itty bitty number stamp randomly in black. Black Ric Rak glued under edge of circle, then ball chain glued to the rim of the circle on the ric rak.

Motorcycle stamp - unknown - Ebay find.

The guy stamp is Wendy's, stamped a couple of times, and paper pieced together to make him "sit" on the bike. The scale is darn near perfect to the bike, isn't it? Awesome.

Salvage stickers form the words

There's those stars again, this time covered with some Platinum and Black Diamond Stickles.

Overall, I like it.  I'm really stoked that the guy fits the bike so well.  I'm sure I'll be using that combo again.

While I was making this, I tried a couple of different positions of the guy and the bike, and I took some shots for your entertainment.....here he is.... back from Vegas....

FREESTYLIN' FRANKIE (he performs his own stunts)

Mid air seat stand:

Mid air back seat grab:

Mid air take a nap pose:

LOL!

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Simon Says Stamp and Show Me...

...DISTRESSED EDGES!

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When I saw Tim's post about using the new glassine paper and Perfect Pearls, I had to give it a try!  The technique really added some shimmer to the glassine paper.  I chose to adhere them to a "standing card", using the new Alterations Easel die.  (I think I'll be using that a lot!)  I used  Tim's "burnt edge" technique  to distress the edges, and an acrylic charm from Darcie Heater adds some color with a romantic flair.

 

 Once again, our wonderful sponsors at Simon Says Stamp are giving away another $50 voucher!  So, be sure to create something and enter it for a chance to win!

Here's a list of the other design team members blogs, be sure to check out their wonderful creations!

Lynne

Nancy W

Nancy C

Linda C

Dan

Kim

Terry
Candy
Sarah

Linda E - the DIRECTOR

Thanks for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp and Show Me...

...a TAG!

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I decided to go with one of her favorite themes for this tag.... travel!  So, I started with stamps from Air Travel, Ticket to Art, and Destination Art, the new Mover and Shapers Word Die Journey, and white and clear Shrink Plastic to add some charming details to the tag! (Get it, CHARMING details....charms, shrink plastic, oh, never mind).  By the way, this is one of those JUMBO tags, not the regular #8 size, just a little FYI.

I'm not sure what made me add the stars, but some are painted with Gold Paint Dabber, and some are covered with tissue tape.  I thought they added a little interest. There I go with the "interest" thing again...

Oh, and I thought the car straight across the bottom looked rather dull, so I put an angle to it, made it look like it's doing a wheelie. tee hee.
AND, the rosette is made from the license plate paper from the Lost and Found stack, in keeping with the "car, travel theme". lol.

Once again, our wonderful sponsors at Simon Says Stamp are giving away another $50 voucher!  So, be sure to create something and enter it for a chance to win!

Here's a list of the other design team members blogs, be sure to check out their wonderful creations!

Lynne

Nancy W

Nancy C

Linda C

Dan

Kim

Terry
Candy
Sarah

Linda E - the DIRECTOR

Thanks for stopping by!