Glow in the Dark Dinos

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It's my turn over at the Unique Laser Designs Blog to show you something fun you can do with their wood embellishments.  Are you ready?  ;)

I took an IKEA frame and decorated it with light modeling paste and these CUTE dinosaurs.

I used Lime Lime and Green Tea Gelatos mixed with the paste and a stencil from Dylusions.

The dinos will go in the spaces.  And I finish that corner too! ;)

Here are the dinosaurs in the various stages: top-natural wood, middle-gessoed, and the last one is painted with salty ocean distress paint from Tim Holtz.

Here are the other two painted with crushed olive and spiced marmalade distress paint. 

Next I used Sparkle N Sprinkle's Glow in the Dark Embossing Powder for each dinosaur.  I used Versamark, covered, and heated like regular embossing powder.  I did this process twice to make sure there the whole dinosaur glowed.

 So here is the frame when the lights are on...

And off...

Isn't that so cool!!  The shapes are so awesome that there is no denying those are dinosaurs!

I am entering this frame in the challenge at Sparkle N Sprinkle: anything goes with loose glitter, embossing powder, and/or flock.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...Roar! ;)

Science Time Layout

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I am so happy to get to share my first post with you as a member of the Stick It Down Team!  These are great sketches and lots of wonderful inspiration from the DT.  I hope you will be able to join in as well!

Here is this week's sketch created by Brenshevia.

Here is my layout using this sketch.  I was inspired by the challenge at Child's Play Challenges: Classic Craft Colorforms.

It was a while ago since I played with Colorforms but I remember having them.  I am pretty sure I had Sesame Street ones.  So we went to an exhibit at the Science Museum where Sesame Street characters taught us about parts of the body.  

As I gathered things together, I found these vinyl pieces that I know I have had forever.

Here's the box of them.  I bought them discounted from Target. 

Here is a close up of the banner.  These are chipboard pieces from Maya Road.  The twine is from Little Yellow Bicycle.

Here's the journaling.  The papers are from Creating Keepsakes.  They are bright and cheery just like Colorforms! :)

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope to see your layout soon!  Until next time my friends...Sunny days keep the clouds away! :)

Cute Lil' Hedgehog

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Here is a card I made using Great Impressions stamps.  I used this cute Snoozing Hedgehog Stamp F557 and the sentiment is Happy Summer Days B213.

I used light modeling paste and a Tim Holtz sunburst stencil.  I don't know if you know it's a sun but if not the angled lines still look cool.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...join us at the Great Impressions Challenge: Animals!  See you then! :)

Sky's the Limit!

Hello Everybody!

I have such a fun project to show ya'll today!  It's my turn over at the Unique Laser Designs Blog.  I have the full tutorial of how I made this wall hanging so check it out.  :)

Now let me be honest with you guys.  I had something else I was working on.  And then I sometimes get distracted by the Internet.  So I'm looking at the different challenges going on.  Later on on Monday it hits me what I should do.  So my original project I put aside-and started this one at once!

Here are the 2 challenges that inspired me:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Start from Scratch --This wall hanging is built using Unique Laser Design Products

Inkspirational--Challenge 60  Photo--I love this painting.  I haven't seen it before but it stuck and wouldn't let go!  My inspiration was the hot air balloon.

The pieces you see here are what I used to make my all hanging.  They are all from Unique Design Laser Store.  I used ATC's, hot air balloon, clouds, and open window.

I used gloss gel medium to glue the ATCs to each.  I used this because it is seems strong and I can wipe the excess off so the panel is smooth.  (I use hot glue but I am terribly afraid of getting burned!)  LOL

I gessoed all of my pieces except the window.

This window is just so cool.  It looks 3-D but it is totally flat.  And it has lines engraved in it for added interest, and I don't like to cover that up.  So I used distress walnut stain on it.  And I did not like it at all.  So how to fix it?  I put some Time Holtz distress picket fence paint on my craft mat and blotted it on using my finger.  You can see the left side is just stain and the right is with some paint dabbed on.  It looked a little shabby shic so I went with it.  ;)

For the balloon I used Tim's Distress Paints: mustard seed and spiced marmalade.  The basket is with walnut stain and a little crushed olive on the zig zag.  I covered it with perfect pearls perfect gold and a little water.   

I used faded dots and bubble Tim Holtz stencils on the clouds.  I used Martha Stewart white texture on them.  I had to add water to it so the smaller cloud came out a little different then maybe it should have.  But I love it!

For the background I used Tim Holtz distress paints: chipped sapphire, salty ocean, and broken china.  Using a Ranger applicator I pounced the paint on from lightest to darkest and then filled it.

Then I used a text background stamp (LOVE)  that I bought at the Scrapbook Expo.  It's from Rubbernecker and it's the Best of Times (Charles Dickens) stamp.  

I used a Tim Holtz sunshine stamp and mustard seed at the top.  For the grass I used Tim's striped stencil with Emerald Twinkling H2Os and a little extra long the bottom.  For the stars I used Wendi Vecchi's translucent stars (so those will disappear) and Tim's star stencil.

There is an added detail to the grass.  I used these distress markers and this awesome stamp from Great Impressions Wild Flowers and stamped on the twinkling h2os.

I added my elements and some Tim Holtz Alpha Tiles at the bottom.

To make hangers on the back I used to soda tabs and hot glued them.  Then I double knotted my fancy yarn.  (Do you remember when they were called fibers? hehe)

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...the Sky's the Limit! :)

Pretty Peacock

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I am so excited to be apart of the Great Impressions Design Team.  They have beautiful designs, and I have had a wonderful time stamping with them! :)

This month's challenge is Animal Friends.  I hope you will get out your animal friends stamps and join us.

I used the Solid Peacock stamp on this card.  I used Stampin' Up's Tempting Turquoise ink and matching paper.  For the paper I embossed it with a script embossing folder from Provo Craft.  

Here are the rest of my materials:

Paper-G Studio, Cardstock-Stampin' Up and Recollections

Tulle Flowers-Making Memories

Flower Center-Prima

Gems-Martha Stewart

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  Until next time my friends...Here's to animals! :)

Friday Fun with Great Impressions

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I am so excited that I have done my first post and tutorial over at the Great Impressions Blog!  The ladies over there are super talented so be sure to check out their projects too!

Also, Happy 4th of July!  Here is my patriotic card.

I used the following stamps:  C270 Butterfly Trio, G483 Tags, H185 Simple Elegance, J106 The Rose

Here is the background.  I used clear embossing powder and heat set it.  Then I used Distress Inks Antique Linen and Walnut Stain and resisted the embossing.  It is like magic when the text appears.

The swirls are embossed with Firecracker Red glitter embossing powder from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  This is an awesome red and makes the stamp Simple Elegance just pop!

There are 3 butterflies on the Butterfly Trio stamp but since I need one I just cut it out.  I also cut the sentiment out from the Tags stamp.  

Oh and that flower?  It's made from used dryer sheets (and why does that sound weird when I say it?)  Isn't that awesome?  And you can see the tutorial here.

Other supplies on this card are papers from K&Company and Tim Holtz.  The stars are Tim Holtz's too.  (I have to get more stars-I love them!)

Thank you for stopping by my friends!  Go check out the blog!  And you can follow Great Impressions on Facebook too!  Until next time...Thank you to the men and women who fight to keep our country free.  Thank you just doesn't seem like enough.  :)

New Scrap It Girl Challenge!

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How did July get here so fast?  Since today is the 1st-it is time for a new challenge at Scrap It Girl.  It's a color challenge:  Red, Cream, Blue and Kraft!

Here is my patriotic card.  I used paper from Creative Imaginations and the stamps for USA are from Autumn Leaves.  I stamped them on kraft paper and used Not Quite Navy Stampin' Up ink.

We can't wait to see what you create! :)

Until next time my friends...have a great day!