Happy Monday-Brown's Coming With my SU Order!

Here's a new Steven Curtis Chapman song that will be out in stores Aug. 9th. Take a listen, then do everything for the glory of God.


I had goodies delivered today from Stampin' Up.  Now usually Brown comes at 10:30 a.m.  Do you think he'd come that early on a day I'm waiting for new toys?  NOOOOOOO  
He showed up at 12:30 p.m.  I had to leave a 1 to take kids to ortho appt.  Now that's just not fair is it?  I got to open the box and look at everything in there, then had to leave it alone!  I took my clear stamp sets and put them together while I waited for them and an on the way home. 

 Today's technique challenge on SCS was reversed masking. I followed Beate's video tutorial and got this:
Wow, I haven't done this technique in quite a while. Thanks Holly for bringing it back.

I used the Lacy Ovals Nestabilities for my frame and followed Beate's video tutorial. I stamped in memento tuxedo black ink then colored the sunflowers and leaves with copic markers. The sunflower stamp is from Embossing Arts 1993. It was donated to me. I used Cornish Heritage Farms background stamp called Vintage Sunflower. I love how this came out. Not sure if I would do the tea distress ink around the lacy oval next time.

Here are a few more cards that I worked on.
This is a freebie digi image from Meljens Designs. I thought it was the cutest mouse. Wonder who the flower will go to. The mouse was colored with copic markers then punched out with lacy ovals nesties. I embossed the pink layer, then added ribbon to match the dots on the embossed layer. The image is on dimensionals.

This is a digital image by Heather Ellis. I colored her with copic markers then sponged bashful blue around the image and sentiment. I cut this out using lacy ovals nestabilities. I used bashful blue as my background and use and embossing folder.