Quietfire challenge one for March

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The challenge was to mist something and stamp it with one of Suzanne's wonderful stamps. I just got mine in the mail yesterday so set to work ASAP! I used Glimmer Mist over the embossed 6x6 chipboard cover to an album I am doing for our anniversary this coming June 1. I then sanded off the embossed edges. I stamped Love with Suzanne's Gentle Thoughts letters (www.quietfiredesign.com) and filled them in with Krylon gold ink applied with a paint brush. I used Brilliance Crimson Copper applied with a dauber to create the 'suede' look on the edge and in the title center. I masked the title block and misted Ritzy Ditzy Glitz in Patina over the entire cover.

Thanks for looking.

Danglie

I found out about danglies from the very creative ladies at Quietfire. There is going to be a swap this coming May and I want to play a bit before I decide which type to do. It seems it is pretty much the sky is the limit but appears to be something that dangles (obviously) and perhaps can be worn as a jewelry.

Today I played with some small glass tags I bought eons ago from Somerset Studio's Shoppe. I stamped both sides of the tiny tag (1 1/2 inch by 1 inch) and then filled in the grapes with alcohol inks and the leaves with a dye slightly touched with a metallic liquid ink. On the reverse side, I stamped a wine glass and using Eggplant Alcohol ink from Adirondack, I 'filled' the glass half way.

It is hard to get the full effect of how pretty this turned out with the two images and the colors as we have an overcast day here and the glass piece is so very tiny but I hope you get the idea.

Love play days!

Mini Shadow Box

I've had this mini shadow box (measures 4.5 x 11 inches with the inside boxes about 1 x1)for over three years and would get it out from time to time and then put it away again. This is my play week and I decided to play with this. Painting it with the blues and white wash effect was the most fun for me...I loved how the colors turned out. Deciding what to put where was much much harder. I spent far too much time worrying about how it would look, would it be balanced, would it be appealing and far too little time doing what I liked. This is the part of the process that bogs me down and keeps me from making more progress. Thanks to those who look. To get a better view, click on the image to enlarge.

Now you knew I had to work a vamp in somewhere

I used Lumiere in emerald to paint her dress after I stamped the image on the pre-covered porcelain tag. I love these little 1x2 inch cuties. I used a combination of inks and glimmery sprays to create the glittery background and then patted the color into the porcelain. Thanks for looking (another is below for those have not seen my first one).

Playing with porcelain

I spent a fun morning playing with the different effects of Glimmer Mist, Glitz Spray and inks on porcelain pieces that I have had forever. The Glimmer Mist dries very slowly as the porcelain is absorb resistant to a certain degree. The Glitz Spray dried more quickly. I could stamp with almost any ink and it would dry in place. I'm not sure what I will do with this little one by two inch tag but it I like it a lot.

My Nana's family: The Logans

Nana Album continued

Another page for the album...this one is done with Best Creations paper, an altered book plate and some Stickles for the picture to lighten it. The close up shows the Heidi Swapp metallic rub ons I used on the two corners of the picture. TFL