Fabulous Friday

Yay! It’s Friday and the sun is FINALLY out! It’s been such a wet and soggy week. We’re looking forward to getting David back tonight from Montreal. Can you believe I didn’t even get ONE phone call. After all I’ve done for him. Hmmmm…I guess that’s teenagers.

Sorry this post is later than usual this morning. A few little blog server glitches had it down until just recently. Stay with me though to the end of the post as I have a little something to share today.

Beautiful Things

This design was so much fun to make. I love vintage and texture and for this design, I created my own embossed chipboard. Did you know that you could run your chipboard through the Cuttlebug in the embossing folders. It’s a great look and it even works well with that yummy thick Maya Road chipboard. For this design, I painted the bird and wing after embossing and then rubbed on some lighter paint to pick up the texture. There’s not much stamping here but I did emboss a sentiment from my Ornamental Beauty set…

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. ~Hellen Keller

Paper: Natural Smooth by Cornish Heritage Farms, patterned paper from Botanicals collection by Graphic 45

Ink: Versamark by Tsukineko, Brushed Corduroy Distress ink by Ranger

Stamps: Ornamental Beauty (the Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Other: ribbon by May Arts, chipboard by Maya Road, Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger, Cuttlebug embossing folders, flower by Prima, sewing machine, black embossing powder

And now for the giveaway! Do you like the stars? I have a  Reach 4 the Stars stamp set and the matching Astronomy Scrapblock for one lucky winner. I’ rushing out the door here for an appointment so I edit in a photo later but if you want to check out the stamps...click on this link. To enter for a chance to win, simply post a comment on this thread telling me what fascinates you about nature. Do you love the sea? The stars? Flowers? Deadline is Sunday May 31st at 9 pm EST. I’ll announce the winner on Monday morning.

Good luck and have a beautiful day!

Julia