DH went snowboarding today after doing some pools first. What a great guy. I did my pools, came home still not feeling good. So to take my mind off my stuffy head I made a card......details....
This is for both the TLC and CAS challenges for today. My biggest question is, do the stickles ever dry? Sheesh. I should have read the instructions a little closer, especially the part where Joan said to put your card together THEN paint with the stickles. I did manage to get it taped together without toooooo much smearing. hehe
I tried the kissing part for the CAS challenge. I inked up the weathered bg stamp, then "kissed" it with a tree from lovely as a tree. Sadly, it didn't work so I must admit I cheated. I re-stamped the tree only on the cs. Sorry.
Cut the panel out using a nestie, sponged on color around the edges. Layered with black cs then put on a kraft card.
Made a cheater bow using some very pretty ribbon that came on a bottle of wine from a customer. Maybe I should be drinking the wine. hehe Added a dragonfly charm. Done.....stickles still wet. hehe
Well, I'm going to put on my pj's and hit the couch. Hopefully after dinner I will be back to comment....have a great week!....TFL :0)
Hi Sis! Hi NC Sis!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131671
Tue, Jan 04, 2011 @ 9:41 AM
Yep, Stickles sure do take a long time to dry, unless they are on ever so thin! I really like the white border that still has Weathered on it - frames the sponged area beautifully. Humph, the bows I recover from bottles of Baileys aren't half or even a quarter as pretty as that. DH takes them off carefully for me and half the time they just go in the rubbish.
Registered: January 19, 2009 Location: iowa Posts: 37114
Tue, Jan 04, 2011 @ 7:28 PM
This is a beauty Cathy! I love the bg and the tree! And red ribbon is smashing! And I anwser to your question do stickles ever dry~I don't think so! I love the look but I hate to wait for something to dry! lol
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Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20557
Wed, Jan 05, 2011 @ 12:35 PM
You are so funny, Cathy!! This is very nice, even with the cheating you did! I like the weathered look and you wouldn't know that the tree was re-stamped!
And heck, go ahead and drink the wine, if you get a headache, maybe you'll forget about being sick!
Registered: February 12, 2007 Location: Aurora, Colorado Posts: 13642
Fri, Jan 07, 2011 @ 7:56 PM
beautiful!!! I forget to use my crackle background. this tree works great with it. love the colors and how you shaded around the tree and left the middle light. very striking, sis. tfs.
hugs,
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Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74832
Sun, Jan 09, 2011 @ 7:43 PM
Wowzer! Cathy, all your trouble and it turned out just beautiful. Just look how many have favorited it. Love your ribbon...just a beauty all around.
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