No Boundaries

Good morning everyone!  It's the Masculine Event over at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and I've got my contribution to share with you.

This was a pretty simple card to make.  As most of you are aware, I'm just getting started with cards.
1)  Stamp Lost Cost Designs' Thick and Thin Men with white pigment ink onto a piece of watercolor paper you have gesso'd with black gesso.
2)  Emboss with black EP (hats & shoes) and LSG Terra Cotta Plum EP.
3)  Add more color with LSG Cheshire Cat Cherry and Art Anthology Glorious sprays.
4)  Using an oval Sizzix die, cut out your stamped and embossed image.
5)  Mat onto a piece of patterned paper (mine resembles stone blocks) and then onto a piece of light green card.  Score and fold.

Thanks for stopping by!

Until later.............................

Gecko Galz March Challenge - Shabby Chic Easter

Hello Everyone!  This month's challenge over on the Gecko Galz Blog is Shabby Chic Easter. Well anyone that knows me knows that Shabby Chic just really isn't my thing, so this month's Challenge was truly that!

This is what I knocked out after a couple of hours of tinkering around in my studio:

Here's how I made it:
1)  Paint the tag with a mixture of Paper Artsy Bubblegum and Snowflake
2)  I used a very old swirled frame stencil from Tattered Angels and a mixture Paper Artsy Glass Blue and Snowflake to stencil on a design.
3)  Trim your image from the Gecko Galz Easter Joy Collage Sheet and place it about 1/3 up from the bottom of the tag.
4)  Glue down some lace and then an assortment of flowers.
5)  Emboss Happy Easter onto a sheet of vellum using Lindy's Stamp Gang Hibiscus Rose embossing powder.
6)  Add pink and baby blue fiber tied up in a nice bow.

Happy Easter everyone!  Don't forget to check out the Gecko Galz Etsy store for this and other great images.  Until later........................



Marilyn