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I was putting some supplies away this morning, and I realized that I never shared this card and tutorial with you on my blog. This is a card I created for a tutorial at CHF a few months ago. I love the Ranger Paint Dabbers because you get a really thick color lay with them. This pearl is my favorite. You can see the entire tutorial for Paint Dabber Resist HERE.

Have a wonderful Sunday!

• Stamps: Large Polka Dot Backgrounder, Silhouette Blooms II - Kim Hughes Collection - all Cornish Heritage Farms
• Cardstock: Prism Cardstock in Frosted Teal & Black, Cryogen White
• Ink: Watermelon and Black Adirondack Dye Ink by Ranger
• Accessories: Pearl Adirondack Metallic Paint Dabber by Ranger, Nestabilities Scallop Circle and Classic Circle Dies by Spellbinders, Offray Ribbon and Paper Piercer

 Finally, a set for the folks (like me) who feel like they are spinning circles all the time! This set is called Round & Round We Go. This is my life….

• Stamps: Round & Round We Go - Rummage Bin from Cornish Heritage Farms

• Cardstock: Super Smooth White Prism, Striped notecards - Target

• Ink: Black StazON, Red Pepper, Citris, Peach Bellini, Pink Cloud Adirondack

• Accs: Dimensional Dots

I’ll get this back up as soon as I can!

Working with this Elvis is… Backgrounder is like having an entire hip sentiment collection on one backgrounder. I used the words ‘hunka burnin’ love’ and ‘dreamy’ and a marker to accent my shipping tag. Wouldn’t this be cute tied to a pair of flaming boxers for your man on Father’s Day!? Of course, I’m not going to post men’s flaming unders here on my blog, but you can imagine how fun that would be….right?

I started with a regular manilla shipping tag that I ‘rangerized’ using Distress Inks, cut and dry foam and a water mister. Then I overstamped with my new Vintage Ledger Scrapblock (TM) from CHF in Pitch Black Adirondack. These huge hunks (Scrapblocks (TM)) of rubbah (6×6) are being released next week. At 6×6, you are not confined to either portrait or landscape for your card design..either works! Added my Elvis, glitter with a Tsukineko Glue Pad (I use a stamp-a-ma-jig to over-stamp my glue), sentiment stamp and the backgrounder words ‘marked off’ with a black marker and a romantic swirly-do from the Rummage Bin Beautiful set,  heart shaped brads and ribbons. 

See you in the morning…

Both of my nephews have birthdays coming up. I’ll be sending this one to my littlest prince. Boys will be Boys (available Tuesday) compliments the sweet little girl in Cherish Every Moment. Now, moms with boys or moms with one or some of each will be happy. Lesley, the artist, does such a beautiful job with these images.   (scroll for Poison Ivory winner details)

• Stamps: Boys will be Boys & Storybook - Rummage Bin for CHF
• Cardstock: Cryogen White, Mystic Dark & Suede Dark Brown Prism
• Ink: Shabby Shutters, Faded Jeans, Dark Walnut and Brushed Cordouroy Distress Inks from Tim Holtz
• Accs: Dew Drops, Key from www.starlitstudio.com, thread, Cut & Dry foam (Ranger)

 WINNER! I loved reading about all that you have to be thankful for, and for the most part, you were thankful for ‘relationships’. That is a wonderful, wonderful thing!

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15

15! That would be Courtney, who said: “I need to thank all of the women who have been “Motherly” influences in my life. They have made a huge impact on me.”

Courtney, send me your address, and I’ll get these out today! Cards magazine recently sent me a goodie box with 2 issues of their beautiful March addition, so I’m throwing one f those in, too!

See you tomorrow with another card in the Divine Design project!

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy  —think about such things.  ~ Philippians 4:8

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Another beautiful stamped image from Lesley Langdon, Shady Daisy Backgrounder - Cornish Heritage Farms. This is stamped in Latte Adirondack Dye and then accented with Copic Markers. Did you know that Copic and Adirondack are compatible? Great thing!!  

• Stamps: Shady Daisy, Time to Stamp, Beautiful - Rummage Bin Line - Cornish Heritage Farms

• Cardstock: White, Suede Brown Light, Pink Prism

• Ink: Shell Pink & Latte Adirondack

• Accs: Copic, Prima, Mini Brads

The CHF Challenge this week is to use Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads on your card or paper crafting project. I chose to create my background by laying color from my Distress Ink Pads directly onto a craft mat, spritzing with water and then dabbing the cardstock into the color. Here I have used Shabby Shutters and Broken China. I used Cryogen White cardstock, and the trick is to not over saturate the cardstock and to dry with a heat tool in between swipes. When you are satisfied with the color, you can over stamp with your focal image and sponge the edges.

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Yes today, you can own Elvis’s Guitar without shopping eBay or making the trip to Graceland! The guitar image is new from CHF. My daughter, Ashley is FOREVER losing guitar picks (I couldn’t even find one for the photo shoot! LOL). I am hoping this little altered tin will help her keep track of them, as it is the perfect size to slip into her case or sit on her dresser. I kept it very basic because I didn’t want anything catching or ripping off, she’s not the most gentle 7 year old on the altered objects, if you know what I mean.

• Stamps: Elvis’s Guitar & All Shook Up - Cornish Heritage Farms

• Cardstock: Georgia Pacific White

• Ink: Rasberry, Shell Pink & Black Adirondack

• Accs: Daisy D - rub on tapes

Thanks for stopping by.

May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. ~ Galatians 6:14

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