Let It Snow...

....just kidding!! I'm okay with no snow, but my project is all about the pretty, sparkly snow and icicles that the cold and water can create!

I started with some canvas banners I had stashed away (and had forgotten I had) and stamped my snowflake image in Stormy Sky and Mermaid Lagoon.

I stamped the words in Mermaid Lagoon on cotton ribbon

My plans for my project changed from my original idea as soon as I saw the Soft Fallen Snow embossing powder! I used it on all my icicles and sprinkled it on some Ranger Texture Past for some snowflakes to add dimension.

I stamped the icicles, then rubbed them in Brushed Pewter Distress Stain and Stormy Sky Distress Ink. Then sprinkled Soft Fallen Snow embossing powder on and heat set it. Love the shimmer and puffiness!

 

I used a Tim Holtz stencil and Ranger Texture Paste to add some dimensional snowflakes, and sprinkled them all with Soft Fallen Snow embossing powder.

Had to have my snowflake charms to add some bling and because I love these charms!

And the finished project with three banners together with some old twine. The icicle stamps from Emerald Creek are so amazing!! All the different sizes can be used for so many ideas! They are a must have!

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my newest project for Emerald Creek Design Team!
Please don't forget to join us over at the Emerald Creek Dares Blog and enter the newest DARE and your chance to win a $25 shopping spree!!

And don't forget to check out the other amazing projects by the other design team members!

Julia 
Karon
Diana
Katelyn
Shilpa
Claudia 

Products Used:
Emerald Creek Icicles Stamp Collection

Emerald Creek Snowflake

Emerald Creek Soft Fallen Snow Embossing Powder

Emerald Creek Mini Victorian Snowflake Charm

Emerald Creek Arctic White Cardstock

Ranger Texture Paste
Tim Holtz Distress Stain Brushed Pewter
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stormy Sky
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mermaid Lagoon

Challenges Entered
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

Remembering The Fallen

Today is Remembrance Day. A day to honor and remember all of those that have fought and died to make sure that we have the life we do. They fought so we could have the freedoms we enjoy, so you are free to have and voice your opinion. So many did not come home, others did and had to rebuild their lives and get to know their families all over again.

My piece has four pictures on it, Great Grandpa Hennigar, Great Grandpa, Richard Bower, my Grandpa, Kenneth Sanderson and my Grandfather, Joseph Potosky. Our families were some of the lucky ones, because the boys all came home.

Beautiful heart brads, inked then embossed in Onyx Frost Embossing Powder

Poppies made from Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die and colored with Color Bursts in Orange and Alizarin Crimson and Tim Holtz Distress Spray in Barn Door. The center of the poppy is made with Silver Metal Circle Dot Brads from Emerald Creek that are embossed using Onyx Frost Embossing Powder.

The lattice work pieces were done with the Frameworks - Wave Die, and then stained with Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Sprays

All the pictures are inside the Small Prize Cameo Charm from Emerald Creek

My Grandpa, Kenneth Sanderson

My Grandfather, Joseph Potosky

My Great Grandpa Hennigar

My Great Grandpa, Richard Bower

The finished project
Never Forget, Always Respect

Don't Forget to check out the other DT Members Creations!

Julia
Karon
Diana
Shilpa
Claudia
Katelyn


Don't forget to enter your creation at the Emerald Creek Dares blog for your chance to win a $25 shopping spree at the Emerald Creek store!!

Supplies Used:
Emerald Creek Prize Cameo Charm
Emerald Creek Heart Brad
Emerald Creek Antique Silver Metal Circle Dot Brad
Emerald Creek Onyx Frost Embossing Powder
Emerald Creek Arctic White Cardstock

Tim Holtz Distress Spray - Barn Door
Tim Holtz Distress Spray - Tea Dye
Tim Holtz Distress Spray - Vintage Photo
Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die
Tim Holtz Frameworks Wave Die

Ken Oliver Color Bursts Alizarin Crimson
Ken Oliver Color Bursts Orange

The Ken Oliver Color Bursts are available at Clipper Street Scrapbook in person or by mail order

Challenges I've Entered:
Simon Says Monday Challenge 
Decorate To Celebrate Challenge #113 
Stamps and Stencils Remember Remember 
The Male Room - Challenge #23 


Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Cathy

Exciting News!!

Can you all please take a moment and help us welcome our newest Design Team Member over at Emerald Creek Craft Supplies!!

A warm welcome to Katelyn, who has joined us and had her first guest design spot up on the Emerald Creek Dares Blog!

Take a quick minute and pop over and check out Katelyn's awesome creations at her blog "A Creative Journey"

Welcome to the team Katelyn, looking forward to "creating with you" !

Have a great night everyone!
Cathy

Supernatural and Art

I love 12X12 canvasses and I love the tv show Supernatural (yes, it's been on for 11 years and yes I've been a fan since the beginning).

A couple months back, the series was filming on two locations on either side of my work. Lucky for me, I had the day off and my friend Sara had my back and texted me as soon as the boys showed up to start filming!!

I know that I am a grown up, well most days I give it the old college try LOL, but I was so excited to go and watch this and have the chance to see two of my fave stars, Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. And it was soo worth it to spend the day outside of my store, on my day off to have the opportunity to watch this happening. Sara and I were lucky enough to have Jensen wave at us and have a brief chat while they were waiting to start filming a scene, it was surreal at that moment. Later in the day, I was still watching the filming and Jared Padalecki brought the cooler filled with water bottles over and gave them out to those of us watching the process. Made my heart flutter just a bit when he said to me "Hey, I remember you".

Absolutely a fascinating day and watching all the work that goes into a 42 minute episode by EVERYONE involved was quite amazing. So I have printed some of my pictures and used my water bottle to make up my canvas to remember the day!

A close up of one of the flowers, Emerald Creek Funny Bones stamped image in there and the gorgeous heart brad also from Emerald Creek, just painted red.

And my special flower just below the label from the water bottle I got from Jared Padalecki and yes that is bit s of the water bottle in the flower LOL

Love my red and black flowers which I totally made by mistake!! Sprayed the flowers with Tim Holtz Distress Spray in Barn Door, but accidently dropped one of them in the Black Soot I had sprayed already. I panicked but it turned out so cool!!

A little Barn Door Distress Spray and some red fluid acrylic paint and the fantastic Ranger Ink
Texture Paste and my DecoArt stencil and we have "Supernatural"

Some Tim Holtz chipboard I found stashed away stained with Barn Door and Black Soot

The finished project!! With lots of help from some of my favorite companies like Emerald Creek Craft Supplies, Ranger Ink, Tim Holtz and DecoArt!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and checking out another one of my addictions! Have a great weekend!

Cathy