love to create

Well, I've finally got a few spare moments to upload. It's been a wild ride, getting a house ready to list with 4 homeschooled kids in it. We're not messy, but I did clear out about 1/5 of our belongings. Oy! What a job! We are in a small house and are really looking forward to moving. If... If our house is bought. If our offer is accepted. If... This will be our first time selling, second time buying. I'm so glad God is in control of all this, but I wish I knew the outcome like He does.

This is the cover for the blue star book I did as a sample for stamp camp last month. I love it. I really don't know whaich book I like more; the blue or the brown! I still have one book to go, and then our music teachers will all have this gift at the end of the year.

For those of you who are curious, Tim Holtz grungeboard looks like chipboard, but that's just about where the similarity ends. Grungeboard feels like suede and is maleable. The flourish on this cover is in a tighter swirl than it was originally. Grungeboard is not Xyron friendly - I think the texture resists the adhesive. I used Adirondak acrylics on it, and sprinkled with glitter while the paint was still wet - FABULOUS!!!

paper; Periphery (Basic Grey)
ink; soft sky reinker (Stampin' Up!)
accessories; pretties kit, chunky glitter (Stampin' Up!), Grungeboard (Tim Holtz), Miscellaneous jewellry findings (Blue Moon Beads), Nirvana ultrafine glitter (Art Institute), cream double stitched ribbon (Bazzill), cloud blue, pebble acrylic paint (Ranger Adirondak)

stamps; bird notes, french mail (Crafty Secrets), music score (stampendous), musical manuscript (Stampin' Up!)
paper; very vanilla, sahara sand, whisper white (Stampin' Up!)
ink; soft sky, sahara sand (Stampin' Up!), old paper (Ranger Distress Ink)
accessories; designer label punch (Stampin' Up!), dew drops (The Robin's Nest), screw brads (Karen Foster), white gel pen (Sakura), saddles stitch ribbon (American Art Elements)

stamps; musical manuscript, together forever (Stampin' Up!), Flourishes, Mini Memories ( Crafty Secrets), Gaelic Background stamp (Unknown)

paper; very vanilla, sahara sand, close to cocoa, soft sky (Stampin' Up!)

ink; soft sky, sahara sand (Stampin' Up!), old paper (Ranger Distress Ink)

accessories; 1 3/8" circle punch, scallop circle (Stampin' Up!), dew drops (The Robin's Nest), white gel pen (Sakura), (blue) scallop circle punch (Marvy Uchida), paper piercer (Making Memories)