Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!  I can't believe this is the last day of October!  This month just flew by....soon it will be Thanksgiving and then Christmas!  OMG....I am so not ready for Christmas.  LOL

I just wanted to share this picture-my hubby carved his pumpkin last night for his company's pumpkin carving contest....it turned out great!

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Wedding Card

I combined two challenges to make this six inch card: a sketch{see above} & a color combo challenge-black, white, and a splash of red {The Play Date Cafe}.  The sentiment was first stamped onto white cardstock and then embossed with the embossing folder.  I love the doily flower die...so cute!  I used a similar eyelet border punch for the inside of the card.  Can't wait to give this to my cousin on his wedding day....

closeup

inside

Supplies~
design papers: Welcome Home-Damask paper {Teresa Collins}; the Immortal Love {DCWV}
stamp: Everything Nice {Stampin Up}
punch/die: traditional eyelet {MS}; doily flowers #11 {Magnolia Doohickeys}
embossing folder: damask #3 {Sizzix}
embellishments: Studio112 bling {Joann's}; Recollection Rhinestones {Michael's}; black pearl {Queen&Co};
black double edged lace trim {frog feathers-etsy.com}

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TCR #73 - Treasure the moment

Another color palette & sketch at The Color Room....

After digging through my stash of goodies and hours of staring into space...LOL....I did a layout of us at the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA.  I loved viewing the art collections and walking through the botanical gardens.  It is definitely worth going if you've never been. 

All the flowers and leaves are from I Am Roses.  The corner chipboard pieces are from Deluxe Designs-I first painted them with green acrylic paint, then crackle medium, and a final coat of white paint.  I did a similar technique with the word "Treasure", but used white paint and picket fence crackle paint. I dabbed alcohol inks on some Thickers to match the color palette.

Supplies~
design papers: Scenic Route Paper Co., Chatterbox
ink: crushed olive
punches/dies: laurel leaf{MS}; large circle set{Spellbinders}; treasure die{Sizzix}
alcohol inks: rust, terracotta
thickers: Daiquiri, Poolside

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Heart Journaling - week 4

This week's topic is "The Girl in Me"-hand drawn of a girl.  Hmmm....this was challenging because I can't draw if my life depended on it.  It's pretty sad.  But I gave it a shot and after many tries, piles of eraser flakes all over my desk...this is what I finally created:

There's alot of flaws I know, but I think they add to the art...don't you think?  And this is my interpretation, so I'm very pleased with it.  The left page I covered with design paper from my stash, so it's very old.  I used thickers and Sizzix die for "Be Happy".  The flowers are from I Am Roses and the flourish die from MFT....these I totally love!!  The right side, I inked the page with distress inks and stamped the corners with flourish stamps from Stampendous.  Again the flowers from IAR and the poinsettias (used as leaves) are from a DooHickey die{Magnolia Stamps}.
thanks for stopping by & visit again for next week's topic!

Color Combos Galore

It's been awhile since I've done a layout....well, as you can tell from the sketch I am months behind the deadline.  Let me just clarify that I did start it on time, but then it sat on my scrap space for like forever! Yikes!! So I finally came around to finishing the layout.  And now, I had to share it with you all because I love the colors and happy with the end result.  Enough excuses and ramblings....here's the finished LO for Color Combos Galore:

This picture of my hubby and I was taken back in our "dating phase".  We spent alot of our weekends at the beach and our first was to Laguna Beach.
The design paper pack, Elegant Soiree{Stampin UP} goes so well with this color palette.  I distressed the edges and inked with walnut stain ink pad.  For the frame, I cut the center diagonally and curled them back.  Then made a frame using a Fiskar's border punch in very vanilla cardstock.

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thanks for stopping by! Ü