Alcohol Inked Candle Wrap

Wow, I can't believe it's been over a month since I blogged!! I've been super busy both at work & home! Thanksgiving was at our house this year so a lot of prep time with that, but we had a lovely Thanksgiving and everything turned out really good!!

Last night DH went to a hockey game and I decided I needed a little me time and played in the craft room, man it felt good!! Mostly played with distress inks on something I'm working on and I hope it turns out, if it does I'll post by the end of the week. I also remembered the challenge on Linda Ledbetter's blog http://studiol3.blogspot.com for Grungy Mon. which was to use the technique Tim Holtz used on his pumpkin he did for Ranger Ink, hope you all have seen it, it is awesome!! Check his tutorial out at www.timholtz.typepad.com. So I pulled out the alcohol inks and made a candle wrap using Tim's Joy die cut and embossing folder on foil. It was fun, quick and easy!! I'll be playing with that technique some more!! Sorry about the pic, indoor lighting!! That candle is really not that red!! lol

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
Donna

Boo Banner

Hey everyone, hope you had a nice weekend!! I had a pretty low key weekend and I was able to get this Boo Banner done for a class I will be doing at work. Now after seeing these pics I think I need to add something else to them, not sure what but they need something, maybe some spiders? Again not the best pics, I think I need a photography class!! lol I used Tim Holtz die cuts, stickles etc. it was a lot fun putting this together!

We have another beautiful day here in ND, 81 degrees out and I'm loving it!! It won't be much longer and the snow will be flying! YUK !! Gotta take advantage of all the nice days we can get, I love fall with all the beautiful colors!!
Have a good one!!

Donna

CCC#22/SSSS

I haven't been able to participate in the challenges for a couple of weeks on Linda's blog http://studiol3.blogspot.com
or on SSSS http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com. It's been super crazy here at home & at work and have had no time to be creative. So I took a little time last night and made this card using the Alcohol Ink Spatter technique which you need to get Tim's book A Compendium of Curiosities and find out how it is done.
It was a little more challenging then I thought it would be, after a couple of tries I called it good. And yes I stamped the post card crooked, no time to do over!!
I have been working on my pendants for the Christmas Pendant swap on ATT group when I get a chance, hope to have them done and in the mail next week and I'll post a picture. Here is my entry for both challenges...

Have a good one!
Donna

Altered Domino

As you can tell I have been trying to change the header of my blog, I decided I needed to change the picture, for the life of me I can not get it to shrink down a little! I bet I spent half the day Mon. fooling with it, I finally gave up and left it as is, it looks a little funny but will have to do for now!! I think I will just have to take another pic of it and try re-load it.

I joined the Altered Domino Pin Swap at ATT yahoo group and here are the ones I made to swap. I had a lot of fun making these, I will defiantly have to alter some more domino's, thinking Christmas here!! I'm going to my daughter Landi's house this weekend and she wanted to do some and maybe make a necklace so I plan on bringing some domino's to her house and play a little (that's if the boys will let us)! lol Then I better get busy and get my chunky ATC's done for the swap on EWV yahoo group, I've started them just need to finish!!

Have a good one!!

Donna

Art Parts/Rosette Die Cut

ScrapFest was fun but the fun continued at my daughters house. We went shopping at the LSS, Hobby Lobby & Michaels, as if we hadn't done enough damage at Archiver's!! Then we went for a hay ride and the kids had so much fun!! We all did!!

We made some Halloween decorations with the boys, this is Bridger with his

haunted house he made. Never got a pic of Caidin's, next time!

And my daughter worked on some cute fall decor, I should have taken a pic it was so cute!! So that got me in the mood to make something for fall, it is defiantly fall weather here!! Plus I had scored that wonderful Rosette Die of Tim's so just had to use it. I had visited Wendy's blog and she had done these cool leaves with her new plastic, so I found some stuff I have had for awhile, don't know where I got it or what it is called but it worked great for making the leaves. I used Wendy's Art Parts and made this little wall hanging. It looks a little crooked in the pic but it really isn't must be my wonderful photography skills again!! lol Like I've said, these Art Parts are fun to work with!!


Thanks again everyone for all your nice comments!!
Have a good one!!
Donna

CCC wk#3

Here's my submission for the Compendium of Curiosities challenge week#3 over on Linda's blog http://studiol3.blogspot.com . This has been so much fun! I have had Tim's book for quite awhile and have done some of the techniques, but this challenge is inspiring me to try ones that I might not have gotten around to for awhile. I used one of Tim's embossing folders on this one.

I have been doing a lot of classes at work, one the other night that my boss asked if I would do at the spur of the moment, 6 women wanted to do the class that we had done the previous week that they weren't able to attend, don't want to discourage anyone from the classes so I agreed! Talk about stress, I was flying around like a mad women trying to get things cut out and ready. The project had a lot of pieces to cut out and granted Tim's die cuts makes it easier but wow, don't think I want to do that again! I also have been doing kids classes every Tues. the class is supposed to be limited to 10-12 students but my boss is letting more students in and the classes have been averaging 15+, TO MANY!!!! She is such a softy!! Getting smart though, NO PAINTING!!! They wouldn't be quite so bad if they were all the same age, but they range in age from 5 to 13. Never thought I would say it, but I'm looking forward to the end of summer!! Speaking of summer, we have been super hot here 93 yesterday and supposed to be 95 or above today! We get such high humidity that it get's unbearable to be outside!! Guess I will just have to stay inside and play!! Yayyy!! I'm hoping to get a few projects done this weekend (my other tote for one).

Hope all of you have a wonderful 4th of July!!

Have a good one!!

Donna

Scrappin-Scrappin Card

I'm not much of a card maker (should do more) but I needed a card for someone special so wanted to make my own. Also, wanted to use my new Studio490 stamps and try some alcohol ink technics. So did up this card.

Also, another blog candy week. Just leave a comment for a chance to win some blog candy. I will do a random drawing on Fri. July 24th. Good Luck!

Have a good one!
Donna

Scrappin-Scrappin Inking Layout

I wanted to keep this layout simple, so used distress inks.

OK, another chance to win some Blog Candy! Just leave a comment and I will pick a random winner on Fri. July 17th.

Have a good one!

Donna