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

Another baby!!

It seems people all over are having babies right now!! My Dad needed one for a new baby boy that a family welcomed.
So I reached for my Arctic white cardstock from Emerald Creek and my Color Bursts from Ken Oliver!!
I did one background piece with blue and green and just spritzed it with water and let it blend all together. I stamped the baby image and then watercolored it in with my Color Bursts. I cut under the bottom of the script so I could show more of the background paper that I loved.

Sorry, a bit blurry but what a cool watercolor/tie dyey background

Look at all the shades you can get  with just a few colors, Ultramarine Blue, Pthalo Green and Lemon Yellow.

And the finished card layered on Lawn Fawndamentals in navy and added two little tickets from a Stampin' Up set, stamped in Broken china Distress Ink.

 Except the Lawn Fawn notecard, all my layers were done on Arctic White cardstock from Emerald Creek.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

Cathy

At my desk

I love spending time at my craft table.....I just don't get to do it as often as I'd like too. But last night I sat and made a card to welcome a new baby girl.  A friend from work asked if I could make her a card for a baby shower she was going to this weekend. I said of course!!

I had a couple of ideas in my head already but as soon as I sat down, I changed them, then changed them again LOL

I knew I wanted to use my Color Bursts, because I love them.  So I used a couple of bright colors, spritzed them with water and let it dry. And then mopped up the colored water on my craft mat with more cardstock. I now have some great backgrounds for use another time! :)

I also knew I needed to use my brads from Emerald Creek on a flower again, I just love how they are just the perfect center look. And my charm I used to add a bit of bling with some rhinestones on the ends.

I did the butterfly with my Color Bursts, let it dry and then ran it through with a my die cut. i love how it turned out! I then used the extra bits from the die cut to add to the corners of my card.

Have been seeing updates from the Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival put on by Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine! Looks like it has been a wonderful couple of days out in Calgary!! Emerald Creek was in the house at booth #441, showing off all the amazing stamps and brads and charns she has! Nicole Wright Designs was teaching classes and spending some time at the Emerald Creek booth.

I really hope someday they decide to have a carnival down here near Vancouver!! Then I could go too!

Hope your weekend is wonderful

Cathy

Just Playing

Has the late shift at work today so wasn't home till almost 9:30, have company from Calgary for a couple of days and work the opening shift tomorrow.  So tired, but I wanted to play at my art table!
So because I still have so much to learn on how to use them, I played with my Color Bursts by Ken Oliver again tonight. The backgrounds you can do with one simple product are great! 
As you can tell from the first two pics, you can barely see where the Color Burst Powder is then just spray with water and look at all the color just burst out.

 The first one I did was just some color bursts and sprayed them with water, then stamped the dragonflies with my Ranger Archival black. So bright and lovely.

On the second one I just tapped a bit of the powder onto my craft mat, spray it with water, then just rubbed my watercolor paper over the puddles and got this gorgeous watercolor looking background. I stenciled the words on in Dylusions paint and I painted the dragonfly with my color bursts and #6 round brush.

Didn't take too long and I felt better after a bit of time surrounded by my art stuff! :)

Working on some ideas for my first design team piece for Emerald Creek, but no sneak peeks on that one, not until release time!! Well maybe a hint of colors being used but not the project. Can't wait to get my first order and start creating!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Cathy
 

Exciting News to Share....

I have some very exciting news to share......I have been chosen to be a part of the first design team for an amazing Canadian company, Emerald Creek Craft Supplies!! Please join myself and these talented group of ladies, Karon, Julia, Diana, and one of my personal idols, Nicole as we spotlight and support Emerald Creek's owner, Kim!!

Click HERE to head straight over to see the amazing designs and accessories.

 

 

Emerald Creek has been sharing sneak peeks of the amazing charms that are available to order! I've got some on their way to me as I type, but let's be honest.....I want them all!! :)

Prize Cameo Charm

Aren't these adorable?! So many things to do with them and you can add them on anything. Stain them, add some bling, add a picture, ribbon.....the possibilities are endless!! I hope you join all of us on this creative journey and help celebrate and support a wonderful Canadian company!

Also I've played with my Color Bursts by Ken Oliver this week too! I'm a little heavy handed with them, still learning but they are such luscious colors!! I need to practice and play more with them. 
But they are going to make an interesting background for my first project for Emerald Creek.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a great long weekend.

Cathy