Happy Thursday! Thanks for all the sweet notes...I am starting to feel much better now! AND...I've got a new camera! Woohoo!! I didn't have too much time to do the kind of research and comparing that I normally do when I make a large purchase (I normally take weeks to finally decide what I'm going to buy), but I'm very happy with my choice! I ended up getting a Canon Rebel XTi. I am in no way a "photographer"...but I'm excited about the possibility of learning! :-) It will probably take me quite a while to figure out how to take good pictures of my cards again...but I will have fun learning! :-)
Each month (on the 20th) there is a challenge that Jami issues to all the current and Alumni Dirty Girls. This month, we were to use stamps/embellishments that are an "old favorites"...ones that we haven't used for a while. The restricted element is that we aren't supposed to use anything that we've had for less than six months.
I chose Abundant Joy as my main stamp set. Even though this set has retired...it is one that I will never part with! I just love it! For my colors, I used Blush Blossom, Mellow Moss, & Buckaroo Blue (all colors that I haven't used for a while but used to be favorites).
As a bonus challenge, we were to use a technique that we used to love, but haven't used for a while. Something that I used to love to do, is create "mini cards" within a card. Here, each of the flowers opens up to reveal an image and a message (see picture below).
I stamped each of these flowers onto watercolor paper with Palette Burnt Umber ink and used my Classic ink pads and a watercolor brush to color them in. You can't see this in the photo, but I stamped En Francais (I replaced my beloved French Script with this after the Fall/Winter catalog came out eight months ago) over each flower with the coordinating color (the top is in Buckaroo Blue, the middle in Blush Blossom, & the bottom in Mellow Moss). I then stamped them all with the Sanded background (also purchased as soon as it was available eight months ago) using Sahara Sand ink.
I used the slit punch (and decorated the top of the tabs with an Ivory organdy bow with a little pearl in the middle) to hold each of these little cards closed.
To see all the cards the other Dirty Girls came up with, click on this Gallery Link.
Thanks so much for stopping by today!! I hope you all enjoy your day!!! (It's snowing here...again...but maybe we'll get to go sledding after school). ~Laurie
Recipe Stamps: Abundant Joy, En Francais, Sanded, Fancy Flexible Phrases Paper: Watercolor paper, Blush Blossom, Mellow Moss, Buckaroo Blue Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, Sahara Sand, Buckaroo Blue, Mellow Moss, Blush Blossom, Various Classic pads for watercoloring Other: Slit punch, Ivory organdy ribbon, Pearls, Sewing Machine, Sakura Stardust pen
