Birthday card

So my friend Pam over at PAO issued a challenge using a piece of Victorian Scrap.

I cut the piece apart, pulled out my new Distress Stains and went to work.

I used Spun Sugar, Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Stains for the background, ran it through my Cuttlebug and rubbed Chestnut Roan Chalk ink over the embossed area and around the edges.

Stamped Happy Birthday (Club Scrap) onto a piece of scrap Basic Grey paper, tore the edges and adhered both bird image and saying.

Then stamped a few musical notes (CLear Art Stamps) for a bit more background and finished it up with a yellow fiber on the side.

Now I have my MIL's birthday card

Fly

This is my Father in Law. When the Korean War started he was drafted. The day he received the draft notice from the Army he went to the Air Force recruiter and joined them, figuring he'd have a better shot at advancement and training. Remember this was the 50's, and opportunities were not always the best for African Americans.

He wound up being trained as a fighter pilot and was stationed in Japan for the war. His squadron led many raids into Korea and on one mission his plane was the only one to return. For many years he really didn't talk about his time. Now though he is very very sick. We have been scanning old slides by the hundreds (lucky for us he had his camera with him while stationed in Japan and some of the pics are amazing)and he has slowly been telling stories.

His friend took this pic of him during the war standing in his flight gear next to his plane.

I used the Feb Swirlydoos kit

Seldom Tidy....

I have had the background for this canvas painted for a while now. Yet I couldn't decide on how too use it. Last night after hunting high and low for something I "KNEW" was on my desk I decided it was once again time to clean.

Things happen for a reason and while cleaning I found this little die cut phrase. I don't even know where it came from, but when I discovered it I knew where it was going.

A nice little 5x7 canvas for my art room now. And a reminder, mess is okay :)

Get Out and Play

Did this layout up for the 2/17 sketch challenge at Sketchy Thursdays.

I used the Dixie Pieces Krafty Lime September 2010 kit.

Paper is Crate Paper, Glitz & Bazzill

My middle daughter is a soccer fanatic. These are a few shots from her fall 2010 (U11) season.

PLAY an Art Journal Page

So here I am, supposed to be getting ready for a hoard of fifth grade girls who will be descending on the house shortly for a Birthday Party Sleepover.

But distracted by a new shipment of Distress Stains by Ranger. I just had to PLAY immediately.

Whipped up this little page in my Art Journal. Some paper scraps followed by a layer of crumpled tissue paper. I then applied Antique Linen, Faded Jeans & Spun Sugar Distress Stains over all of that.

I made some of my homemade paper tape, blocked out a rectangle and then stamped PLAY in using Making Memories Foam stamps & Black Acrylic Paint. Outlined with the paint as well and then added some silver highlights with Silver Lumiere paint.

Sometimes Play Time is the best time.

Now I REALLY have to get ready for the party

Sunset in Kiawah

I did this layout today for the sketch challenge over at Get Picky. Still working on summer pics and these were a few from our vacation on Kiawah Island.

I used the House of 3 resist paper for the background, coloring it with Milled Lavendar, Tattered Rose & Dusty Concord Distress inks, the spritzed with Vintage Pink Glimmer Mist.

I made my swirls with puff paint today, just wanted something different. Don't know if I like them all that much but my 11 year old oohed and ahhed over them so I guess I leave it alone.

Victorian Distressed Background Paper

So Scrapbook News & Review had this technique as their video of the day

background paper.

I had a few free minutes so whipped up my own samples.

The top one is Frayed Burlap, Stormy Sky & Aged Mahogany Distress Inks

stamp is Stampin Up Vague Vintage.

Bottom one is Frayed Burlap, Bundled Sage & Aged Mahogany Distress Inks

stamp from Club Scrap Fossils

Easy Technique and stunning results