Stampin Stresss Away with Carole'Anne

Backwoods meets Challenge #44 and Mojo Monday

Good Morning - it's Tuesday Nov. 3rd, and it's my mom in-law's Birthday - Happy Birthday Mrs. Sluchinski! ( Yhap I still call her Mrs. Sluchinski - it's the  polite thing to do - I know I have know her since 1984- he he - my son calls his her girlfriend's dad Mr. H - aint that cute??)

oh yha soooooooooooo what did I do today??? Well here we have it; another manly card - are you are sick of them yet? LOL  - 2 more this week and then I will go back to making Christmas cards, okay???

What I originally started with was the Sanded background and the Backwoods stamp - of course as you know I am famous for changing my mind lol  :)

then I wanted to do this cool technique - and I am sorry I do not know the name of it - but here's what I did - or should I say try to do - I had to fail a few times before I succeeded lol :)

I wanted to emboss branches on creamy caramel card stock. I used the branches from the bird in Stampin Up stamp set called "Friends 24-7!

so my first attempt was with versa mark and then stamped the background with the "Sanded" background stamp

well NOT so much - you can't even see the the branches - okay I am going to try white embossing now

so far so good lol

that is until I stamped with the background stamp ha ha

okay okay - let's rethink this background stamp - the white branches are good - but here's what I did instead - no background stamp - Instead I used my trusty little sponge to make the sanded look on the background -

 now I am going to use my sponge and two colours Chocolate chip and Close to cocoa

 now this is what I was looking for - I stamped words from the "Stampin Up" Stamp set called " Peace Within" in Chocolate chip

and I am going to use the deer from the stamp set called "Backwoods"

I made like a little picture frame for the deer - then I put two eyelets on the top -

I love my Crop-a-Dile - one of my fav. toys lol - I just love having my class play with it - so much fun he he :)

okay now I am almost done!

oh yha I almost forgot - somewhere in the middle of this gong show I decided that I would like to use the MoJo Monday sketch he he :) 

and well here we have it!

aint it cute - or should I say MANLY he he - okay here is the final card

there we go ! What do you think???

not 100% the sketch - but close right? LOL

I have one more up close photo!

that is it for today!

hope you enjoyed my take on another Manly card.

I am hoping that you have time drop me a comment?

I thank you all, so very much for your continued visits - I wish I had a better word then "Appreciate" cause I really do "appreciate" your comments (but  as you all know I suck at good words lol)-

none the less - I really am GRATEFUL whouwee - how's that??
LOL
okay sorry enough gooffing

Thank you so very much and wishing all a Terrifik Tuesday

embossed hug from me to you

Carole'Anne M.Sluchinski

Peace within - combined with Stampin 411 and SPCC challenge #20

Good morning y'all!

I am so late posting this, I wish I could say it's because I was enjoying a Saturday morning sleep in, but NOT so! HE HE :)
this card just took me forever! LOL :)
Perfectionist in action!

so I started with two challenges this morning - the Stamping 411 sketch and the SPCC colour challenge

 

so as you can see the colours are a challenge - yhap out of my happy comfort zone

you would think that by 5:00am this card would of been up and posted considering the time I was here this morning - coffee in hand and ready to rock and roll

well not so much for what ever reason.................lol

so my first thought was that I really really wanted to use this beautiful new textured plate!

yha right uh? good thought................. read on lol

now I wanted to dye my white ribbon - so  yesterday when I dyed my ribbon  I used the reinker direct to ribbon and I found it to be a bit too dark - so today I have a  new thought - I would do it differently - so I put water in a little container  and added drops of Real Rust reinker

then added my ribbon

 ribbon dying and buttons - funny thing - I didnt end up using these specific buttons - I chose a different button - he he

now where am at??

oh yes - finally chose my stamp - I really wasnt sure which stamp I wanted to use -

Stamped(Peace within) with Black Stazon so I can colour it - ofcourse - got to colour - I love colour he he - as if you don't all ready know this lol :)

now this is where all my delays started lol

I just kept messing up and not being happy with the results - want me to share all my mess ups??

oh well why not

yhuk yhuk - I tried to make grass - yha that was not a success - so I decided to cut out my basket

and restamp on a water colour paper, cause honestly after 3 tries - I really wanted to give up - but I didnt LOL

 

okay we are all better now

 

now it's blended better I can add blades of grass and I will adhere the basket and the little birdie

now the big thinking time is on!

this is making my BRAIN hurt - I don't like the bow

the greeting is fine - the bow is yhuk

no worries - I got a plan! he he :)

oh my goodness - take long enough? I am so sorry.......................... way too long of a post uh?

I do better tomorrow - I promise lol

I have a few upclose photos for you

 
 I am totally in love with this button - the colour is beautiful

 last photo of the colouring up close and I am out of here

voila - finally!

I have a 3D project for you tomorrow - fun uh?

so please make sure to come back, if you can that is??

I thank you all for your wonderful comments, warms my heart - please keep them coming!

I wish each and everyone of you a super duper Saturday

thanks a million for spending time here with me I really really appreciate it!