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Shrinky dink Magic!

Hello my friends!

Today’s post is all about Shrink Plastic, click here to watch the video tutorial. Please keep in mind that on the video I am shrinking stamped butterflies, however the process for shrinking anything is the same.

The dies used today are also from Sizzix. The cute little tiny elf is a stamp from Michael’s Recollections stamps. I stamped him using staz on ink and colored with copic markers. The image is then carefully cut from out and shrank down using a heat tool.

I feel it necessary to tell you guys, when you are crafting use common sense and reasonable caustion when working with tools, hot things are hot, sharp things will cut and mechanical things will rip out your hair. So keep your hair pined up, your digits in check and just be careful.

I was thrilled to visit with my friend April today, her son Jordan and Chad enjoyed some time at the pool and playing Wii.We enjoyed lunch at Don Pablo’s and and afternoon stamping and crafting away.

Stamp Happy and many blessings!

Christmas — In August?!!!

Just a quick blog post for this weekend.

The cute little ginger breed man is from sizzix, he is a retired die, and is cut from shrinky dink plastic, he is colored on the rough side with E33 copic marker and a darker brown color pencil. The “icing” is some baby white rick rack.

The very adorable reindeer is a new sizzix die, I cut only the raindeer (without the eye or antlers) colored with the same copic markers and water color pencils, the tree is a yellow sizzix die called “tree,pine”, I am not sure if it is retired or not, but I cut it from patterned paper, used stickles to decorate and attached it to a domino, which is attached to a pin back.

Unfortunately, I am out of pin backs, darn my luck that means a trip out to my favorite craft store!

Oh did I tell you guys, if you are in the local Laurel/Ft. Meade area we are getting a HOBBY LOBBY, my friend Barb called tonight to varify my voice mail to her, apparently I was so excited my voice came off as a squeal!

I am not sure when it will open, but I’ve already put in an on-line application to teach classes there. They are located on Route 198 (also known as Laurel Fort Meade Road) in the Super Target shopping center where the old Regency Furniture store was located. Let me tell you, it is a pretty good size store, so I have high expectations for this location, I bet they’ll put Michael’s out of business!

I hope you have a great weekend, Stamp Happy and enjoy many blessings!

You can stamp on anything!

Hello stampers,

I don’t know if you can tell by the pictures, but these are not tumbled marble tiles, they have a flat smooth top finish. Stamp the images with staz on ink, and color with copic markers, try not to let them ‘touch’ or the ink will certainly fade out or transfer to the marker, not pretty.

I stamped and heat set each tile, then took them outside for a quick spray with a low gloss acrylic sealer, allowed that to dry throughly and attached felt pads to the bottom for protection of the furniture. These are a gift for a friend.

OK blog candy continues, I should say mini candy, Second candy will be drawn next week, August 12 this one will be a small acrylic stamp set and a kit of the month. Please remember to email me at ms.rhetta@gmail.com if you are interested in a kit.

Now onto some of your questions: Currently I have started taking Desipramine . I would like to take this opportunity to encourage each of you to take the time and read the information available on the websight. There are some great insights and observations. This is the second time I have tried this medication, I took it for two years after the divorce of my first husband, and I combined it with counseling. Once I was back on track I was able to wean off the medications.

Fast forward 13 + years, and I am re-starting counseling, and have been on the Medication for the last few months, with very good results. I am so proud to be able to have a Savior and Lord who cares my physical and mental well being enough to keep me safe and secure in his love.

Stamp happy, be well!

Beautiful 3D Butterfly card — mini blog candy winner is..

The mini blog winner is : JoAnn said…

It has been so much fun watching the videos about the CHA. I was just going to let you know that Prima had live classes that they recorded on U-Stream you may want to watch. I had so much fun chatting with the lady’s while watching the classes. Donna had one class and Marion with a couple others. It was great. Gina made some great videos as well. Just thought I would share.

Yes, Joanne, I think I have watched ton’s of videos on CHA as well, they are all good. Your goodies probally arrived today, I was tardy posting the candy winner, so please accept my apologies.

Today’s project is not a hard one to accomplish. This one will be mailed to Just cards for possible publication.

Start with a card base in black that measures a standard 5 1/2 X 4 1/4″ folded. Layer on top a piece of white quality card stock that measures 5 1/4″ X 4″.

Over stamp the bottom edge of both the white and black cardstock with Cameo coral Brillance ink, heat set. Print sheet music from 8notes.com onto a transparency (the sticky side) and trim to fit front of card. It is attached at the top with two black brads that you can not see because of the ribbon.

The flower is a new Mulberry paper rose from Recollections, Stamp image is hero arts and the butterfly is pxb. Stamp the butterfly twice using the same ink, and smear the back of the wings with the same ink.

Heat set, cut apart the body from the wings allowing only one “top and bottom” portion to remain. Adhear together using E6000 glue allow to dry. Then using the same glue perch the butterfly atop the flower. Embellish with glitter, and you’re done!

I hope you have enjoyed today’s project and will give 3-D butterflies a try of your own.

Stamp Happy and have a great day!

Is it coffee yet?

Isn’t this an adorable image? She is from Krafting Kimmee stamps, to order images from her company, just click on the challenge blog blinkie on the right hand side of the blog, it will take you right to her fantastically funny and fun whimsey stamps, they are so terrific!

Today has been a quiet day, it rained much of the morning for which we are really thankful, it has been so dry and hot here for the last several months.

Speaking of rain, our tomatoes continue to do really well. On a side note, the KOTM will be availabe until the end of August. Please join in on the fun!

Have a great day, stamp happy!

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