I went shopping at Sam's Club yesterday and bought a 5 pound tub of chocolate chip cookie dough along with other groceries. I intended to bake them today, but ended up eating about a pound of it, (okay maybe a little more) and the oven had never been turned on...maybe tomorrow...
Here are six cards I made last night. I tried Tim Holtz's distressing technique on my owl card, and loved it! Distressing techniques rock! I think I'll be using this technique more often:)
This is my current project. Going through the scrap bin.I keep my scraps in one of those under the bed storage boxes. I only put a small dent in it. Holy smokes these little bits and big bits of paper do accumulate now don't they? What do you think I should do with all these scraps? 
p.s. I didn't post the photo on my Photobucket account so you should be able to scroll over it to get a closer view:)
I can't remember where I came across this technique. It was probably one of the bazillion you tube videos I watched. I tried it and loved it.
What you will need:
1. Saran wrap
2.2 pieces 8 1/2X11 medium weight card stock or something that can take the heat of an iron
3. scissors
4. folded blank card stock
5. An Ironing board(I don't own one so I used my washer covered with a towel:0)
6. A decorative napkin (not pictured here)
Place the saran wrap over your folded card stock. As tough as it is to keep the saran wrap from folding over on you, make sure it's flat and wrinkle free on the card stock. You may ask for help on this one...or you could just try to hold it with both hands and use your teeth to get the folds out like I do:)
The next step is really important! Usually decorative napkins come in two or three ply. Make sure you peel them off! Trust me, I forgot this step on one of the cards I made and it didn't work. Doh!
Place the napkin over the saran wrap. For the striped pattern I felt through the napkin for the edge of the card stock to assure that it was aligned straight. 
Carefully place your card stock over the napkin trying not to move it. 
Using a medium,or cotton setting, on your iron (this was a cool iron for the pic)apply pressure to the card stock and slowly move back and forth.. to and fro.. whatever you wish, but the one thing I do have to tell you is if you have any saran wrap sticking outside your card stock try to avoid it please:) I did this and had a tiny mess on the edge of my iron. Now that's as good an excuse as any. Oh honey I'm sorry I can't iron your dress pants, because I got plastic on my iron;0
I didn't picture the next step, but as soon as you think your napkin adhered to your card stock, carefully peel the bottom and top layer away. It will be HOT.
Once your layers have been peeled away cut the excess from your card. For a cost saving measure, before you start any of this, cut the napkin down as close as you can to the size of your card.
And there you have it! Embellish as you wish, and have fun:D
Thanks for stopping by,
I had the Bible verse that was leftover from the Scripture challenge at SCS. It has been so long since I have made a card, I thought I may have forgotten how.
While I was sitting at my table I could smell the beeswax in my crock pot. I think it might be time for another collage.
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My first sketch since high school where I failed miserably. Quite honestly I didn't know I could do this. It took about three hours to sketch, and my inspiration came from this very talented woman on the web Tam aka Willowing.
So the nose is a crooked, and the eyes are a little disproportionate, but I don't think it turned out all that bad for my first attempt.
The most challenging part of the sketch for me was trying to bring the life out in the eyes. As it is in photography the same applies to sketching "it's all in the light." The parts that protrude will have more light source. Hence the reason for shading. This was a wonderful learning experience for me!
See you next time,
Sonya
I finally started organizing my digital kits! I wanted to be able to open one folder with every Background and every element in it instead of having to open several folders to grab what I want.
This is how I am doing it. I created a notepad document with the prefix name of the designer that created the kit. first name initial and then the full last name. I clicked copy.
e e cummings once remarked, “I’m living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.” Do you find that more people today are living beyond their income? Are you?
