fresh & fun

Here is another card I made for the Glossy cardstock Way’s to use it challenge and for the Sketch challenge SC116. I couldn’t stop using that layout. It’s bad! This time it’s just the mirror image of the layout.

For this one I wanted to see if you can use the Chalk Dew Drops for a resist technique. First I stamped Canvas in Pixie Dust over the glossy circle. Over that I stamped the small flower from Office Accoutrement in different colors. I then heat set it with my heat gun. If you are a patient person, which I am absolutely NOT, you could just set it aside and wait for it to dry. That never works for me. LOL I will smear it while checking if it is finally dry. So I always use my heat gun.

Then I used a sponge and Cool Caribbean classic ink over the dew drop images. I rubbed a little too hard and the center of the flowers came off. Good news though…This ink resist the classic ink.

I stamped Paisley on Lavender Lace with one of the purple dew drops. I can’t believe I am using purple. I NEVER use purple. EVER!!!! But Charmaine send me those dew drops…and two out of 8 were purple. What can a girl do? Use them of course.

The ribbon a double sided velvet ribbon from Starlitstudio. The greeting is from Office Accoutrement.

I am not so sure about this card. I am glad I tried the resist out though. I guess it’s the purple that is turning me off just a tad. I hope there are purple lovers out there reading this. Let me know if you like it.

We got to San Antonio allright. We had a perfect travel day. Cloudy skies, not much traffic. We stopped several times and traveled our 805 miles in 14 hours.

We stopped at the first rest stop in Texas, close to Orange. They have a big board walk over a swamp area. We saw a lot of wild life. Alligator Snapping turtles, regular turtles, one big ugly frog and snakes. It was a nice break from sitting in the car forever.

This rest stop had the coolest big Texas star and a Texas shaped cutout there. Lucas slit down that star form several times. I have great pictures of that.