Thinking of you friend - C4G #281

 Hi!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Our theme for this challenge is a word inspiration - "rainbow."  Here's my rainbow background... 

I created this background with my TH distress oxide inks... barn door, ripe persimmon, mowed lawn, mustard seed, stormy sky, and dusty concord.  I wiped a strip of each color on my glass mat, then spritzed it all with water, mixed it gently with a paint brush, then laid my water color paper on it.  I dried it with my heat gun, then stamped my images and sentiment with Raisin Boat Oops A Daisy and --very important-- left it in my MISTI.   I was inspired by this technique from Sasha Reade, so I then colored the flowers with a white acrylic paint pen which is opaque.  After that dried, I restamped the flowers.  That's why it's important to leave it in the MISTI. 
I love the look of this technique, so now I need to get more colors of acrylic paint pens!!  Be sure to check out Sasha's video. 

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Friends are the best medicine - C4G #280

 Hi!  It is time for another challenge at Cardz 4 Galz!  Out theme for this challenge is "friendship"!  

My sentiment (and the title of the post) say "Friends are the best medicine" and that is 100% true!!  My best friend and I live in different countries, and often quite a bit of time passes between visits as well as phone calls, but the minute we connect, we pick up as if we had just spoken yesterday.  And while we share about our lives and the trials we may be facing, we laugh and laugh and laugh together!!  So thankful for her!  

My flower is a digi from MHKDesigns.  My sentiment is Hampton Arts Vintologie Occasions.  That's it!  Simple, but fun. 

We'd love to have you come play along at Cardz 4 Galz!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day! 

Blue Christmas - SCC #186

 Hello!  It's time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!  Our theme is monochromatic wishes" so I've got a blue Christmas for you.  It's actually a blue card, not a sad Christmas like Elvis sings about. ;) 

My paper is O Holy Night from Hobby Lobby.  My poinsettia is Poppystamps Delicate Poinsettia.  My sentiment is a strip from one of the paper pages.  

We'd love to have you come play along at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!