Technique Junkie - Sneak Peek!

This is a technique called Cuttlebug Stamps and is featured in the April/May issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I'm really proud of this tech - I came up with it! It is a cool way to turn your Cuttlebug folders into stamps. I just bought the new butterfly Tag Team Cuttlebug set and can't wait to see how it will work with this technique! The stamps are all from the new Beau Monde collection from Oxford Impressions.

Theme Thursday - Flowers

For Theme Thursday's Flowers challenge I made a quick ATC. Images are from Lisa's Altered Art - I love her stuff!

Created By Hand Challenge - Blue & Green Combo

When I saw today's Created Byhand challenge, I thought I might try Tim Holtz's Distress Crackle paint resist tech - when I went to his site to view the demo, I found the dabber paint resist tutorial and was totally intrigued! I don't have the dabbers, but I do have a sponge and lots of acrylic paint. :-)

The flourish was first stamped repeatedly on white cardstock with green paint. I then sponged over it (when it was dry) with Broken China and Faded Jeans Distress inks. I added another flourish, overstamped with gesso. Fun technique! Mine is totally different from his example, which shows you can interpret these techs any way you want!

My queen's dress is made from Dollar Store rose petals. Stamps are all from Oxford Impressions. The crown is from my one stop crown shop - RockCandy Studios.

Theme Thursday - Eggs, Nests or Birds

A quick skinny (I'm getting really addicted to these!) for this week's Theme Thursday. I think the background is a Technique Junkie tech called AI Float. I think. Sometimes I make up a bunch of backgrounds and then don't remember which tech I used! I thought it was just perfect with the little boy from Lisa's Altered Art. Stamps are all from Time to Stamp/I Brake for Stamps. I absolutely LOVE Kristy's two bird sheets!

Wednesday Stamper - Skinny

Oxford Impressions has just released yet another set of lovely French stamps! When I saw that the Wednesday Stamper theme was 'skinnies' I knew I had to use them. They are so beautiful and romantic - perfect for Spring! Click to see a larger image. It's hard to see, but I used a bit of Tim Holtz's Distress Crackle paint for my background. I wanted to give it a shabby, distressed look.

Theme Thursday - Beach Skinny

Sorry I've been such a slacker lately! I have been working on lots of DT stuff that I can't show you yet. :( I should be done soon tho, and back to having some fun with challenges.

I decided to take a break today and make something for Theme Thursday. Any time there is a Beach theme, I always reach for my Oxford Impressions By the Sea plate. I love these stamps!