Just a few days left...

...to play along with the Faux Leather challenge over at Technique Tuesday!!!  I've got an autumnal card to share with you using the technique to hopefully inspire you to play along!

My card~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

C.R.A.F.T: Make Your Own Embellishments

(I made my pumpkins out of punches!)

DRS Designs: Pumpkins

Little Red Wagon: Inspiration Photo

Like I stated, the background of this card was created using the Faux Leather technique that I'm showcasing at Technique Tuesday this month!  I created pumpkins using different sized oval punches and then added a fun sentiment by Hero Arts and some bling!  That's all she wrote!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at my card and saying hi!  Also, please take a peek at the DT call I'm having--I'm looking for some fabulous crafters to join me in a brand new challenge starting in January!  Happy stamping friends!!! :)

Technique Tuesday: Mid-Month Faux Leather CASE

Hi, all!  So life has finally simmered down a bit and I'm so excited to let you know that I've got a CASE for this month's Mid-Month Motivation!!!  I have been blown away by the gorgeous creations that have been linked so far at Technique Tuesday so it was hard to choose someone to CASE.  But it's been decided.  This month I'm CASEing entry #3 shellshearer!!!

Here's her fabulous card~

 

And my CASE~

Details~

For these fabulous challenges~

The Gratitude Challenge: Not a challenge, a campaign! ;)

Thanks for taking a peek--I hope that you join in the Gratitude Challenge this season and that you also join me at Technique Tuesday and play along with the other fabulous challenges I've linked too as well!!!  Happy stamping! :)

Technique Tuesday: Faux Leather

Hello, friends!  It's the first Tuesday of the month!!!  That means a new challenge at Technique Tuesday!!!  This month we're using the Faux Leather Using Masking Tape technique! :)  It sounds like a mouth-full, but it is really simple and looks fabulous!

Here's my card~

Details~

Entering it into these fabulous challenges~

{PIN}spiration Challenge: Photo Inspiration

 

Fashionable Stamping: Floral/Make Your Own Flowers

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

I hope you'll join us!!! Please also stop by and say hi to all the other gals on my crew--they've got some amazing creations to share with you!!!  See you at Technique Tuesday--happy stamping! :)

Of Masking Tape and Men

Hello! I've got just a couple of projects that I made quite a while ago and just realized I never blogged and the challenge ends in a few hours--cutting it close!

So, did you see my title? Yep, I'll be talking about masking tape...and men. But firstly, masking tape! The current Gingersnap Spicy Supply challenge (for the next 10 hours) is to use masking tape. I had NEVER used masking tape to craft with (aside from using it to label my craft drawers) and so I looked up some tutorials on Splitcoaststampers about using it. I found 2 tutorials that fascinated me and so I decided to make a project for both!

The first one is the tutorial on Faux Leather with masking tape. Basically, you place small pieces of masking tape onto your cardstock, trim the edges, ink the whole thing up, and emboss with clear embossing. Use your panel to create a leather looking background.

Here's my card~

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Next time I'll use more ink--this looks too pale to me. What do you think?

The second tutorial I used was one that used masking tape to create a faux shattered glass look. The gist of it is to place strips of masking tape in a zig zag fashion across your card, paint or ink or color in the unmasked portions, wait for the ink to dry, and then remove the tape and add embellishments.

Here's what my panel looked like before the embellishments~

Here's my finished project (bookmark)~

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So, there you have it! Some fun projects using masking tape!!! Now, of men. I sometimes feel that we as women don't cut the men in our lives some more slack. I was noticing this weekend that every now and then I get upset at my DH because he doesn't do something that I want him to do. Example: I have been craving Cadbury eggs and mentioning this fact to my DH. He didn't go and buy me some. I got a little annoyed. Then I realized that he's not a mind reader. And that men are literal creatures. He thought I was sharing, not hinting. I asked him to go buy me some (politely, of course!). He did! What a wonderful man I have!!! We as women get upset when the men in our lives don't take "hints" from us. Let's try and make their lives a bit easier by just saying what we mean, shall we? I think we'll find that our relationships will improve dramatically! ;)

Well, there's my two cents for the day--I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend and a restful Sabbath! Happy stamping! :)