Showing posts with label Country Livin'. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Country Livin'. Show all posts

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Country Livin'

Heart's Delight Cards, Country Livin', Just a Note, Stampin' Up!,

I've been working in the garden this week, clearing out weeds and dead plants left over from last season. I really, really should have done this at the end of the season last year, but by the time things were winding down, I was done as well. Just the thought of it made me want to hide. So I didn't do it and, of course, I am regretting it now. Adulting is so hard sometimes!

Smiley from Millan.Net

In addition to working up a sweat, I've been working up some more OnStage swap possibilities. This is one of the "maybes." I keep over-designing them when I really should keep it simple. Case in point: this is one I made for Convention (now called OnStage) a few years back. It involved coloring. As did this one. Do you see the recurring theme? I just can't make myself use the KISS principle!

Heart's Delight Cards, Country Livin', Just a Note, Stampin' Up!,

One of the pluses of this colored image is it's water-colored, which means I can be kind of loose with placing the paint. Not like my examples linked above, where I spent a lot of time with a Blender Pen staying inside the lines and making it all perfect. Soooo, I'll make a couple more of these and see if time will be too much of a factor. I already have one swap designed, colored (of course) and all the components cut out. I just need to assemble them!

Heart's Delight Cards, Country Livin', Just a Note, Stampin' Up!,

In response to Betty's comment: It's a very subtle wash in the background. (For some reason, I can't reply.)   >:(


Friday, February 24, 2017

Country Livin', Masculine in Monochrome


I got to spend the day stamping with my friend Sherry yesterday, and I made up my mind while I was at her house that this weekend I am going to doing some serious "weeding" in the Box o' Useful Bits! This is what it looks like.....


I know, not very pretty or organized, huh? Maybe I should decorate it with some retired DSP. As for organizing it, I haven't a clue. Group things by color? Group by texture? Group the die-cuts together? There are things that fall into multiple categories!

After digging around in it for a while (so many things I forgot were in there!), I pulled out the two embossed pieces and the stamped truck from Country Livin'. All I had to do was color the truck, add a couple of Soft Suede mats, some burlap ribbon, and stamp a greeting (from Oh So Succulent). Voila! Guy card DONE!


I think tomorrow I'm going to use that yellow hexagon-embossed "useful bit."

Measurements
 Truck image 2-1/4' x 3-5/8", mat 2-3/8" x 3-3/4"
 Sparkle embossed piece 1-5/8" x 3-1/4", mat 1-3/4" x 3-3/8"
 Seaside embossed piece 2-1/4" x 4-1/8"

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Saturday, October 15, 2016

Up and Running


My BFF's husband just had knee surgery to repair a torn ligament. Poor guy. I think he's suffering the same affliction that has caught the rest of us - old age! Anyhoo, I thought the old truck from Country Livin' was kind of appropriate, because if you repair them, they'll keep on running, no matter how old they are.


Unfortunately, I sent it off before I noted the measurements, so I can't give you the "How To" today. Bad Cindy!
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