Miss You!

Sorry I have been MIA lately. I'm still getting over my latest cold. But I am feeling better. I wanted to share this card with you that I made for my dad. My dad is 95 years old and still going strong!He is a veteran of World War II and fought in Italy and Africa. He has shared one or two experiences with me including visiting Pmpeii and climbing the dome to the top of some church to see the Pope. He is quite the adventurer.

My card today honors him. I used the Frantic Stamper Eagle's Head die but used the negative space. I placed some of Tim Holtz's embossed seasonal paper behind it (Fourth of July). I added a wooden accent (so popular!) and stamped my sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by, Lis

Card with Wooden Accents & a Decorated Wooden Frame

Well I'm back online temporarily. My brother in law is an expert IS guy and engineer (and a genius). He helped me get back online and saved me from the dreaded blue screen of death! Unfortunately my poor old PC needs replacement o I will be getting a new PC soon. AND I still hope to do video then!

Thank you all for sticking with me. I want to share two pieces I made for Unruly Papers Arts Blogzine.

The first is a card with wooden accents.

There are so many wooden accents now. It's hard to choose. One that I really like is PRIMA. Their line is called Wood Icons in a box. You can see their items HERE
There are houses, rulers, birds, so much its hard to choose.

My card below features some birds and one wood border. I colored all with Tim Holtz/Ranger Distress Paint.

I also used a couple of wood houses. Aren't they cute?

This last picture shows a bit of the dimension achieved. Everything was attached with either glue dots (birds) or red tape.

My 2nd project is a wooden frame.

I started with a plain wooden frame I bought for a dollar at Michaels. I painted it with white gesso first and then used a stencil and moulding paste to add the flower texture. I sprayed with two colors and then sanded lightly to distress. Then I decorated with some tissue tapes and embellishments. Guess what I used for the mirror...Tim Holtz Mirror card. I worked really well.

You will notice the fan blades in the lower right. I found them in the wedding aisle, cut them apart, and painted with gesso. I am going to make some cards with them also and will share with you when I do.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lis