Countdown till Christmas @ StampTV

Over at StampTV there is a countdown till Christmas! 
For the next 10 days, we will be featuring different past StampTV Videos and then you are invited to play along for a chance to win one of 5 fabulous prize packages including the new, up and coming StampTV kit! Check out the StampTV Challenge Page for this year end fun-filled challenge and see all of the prizes up for grabs.
      This is my entry for the Distressed Newsprint Technique.  I printed the music from a free weekly sample from Dover Publications I then distressed with Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap & Vintage Photo. Next I lightly sprayed water on the back side, waited for it to soak in so no drops were visible, then crumpled it up in a ball (1st attempt I sprayed the front & the print smeared badly!)  Smoothed it out a little, then used Frayed Jeans direct to paper for the final distressing . . . see it just hit the bumpy crumples!
         I stamped the manger from Inkadinkado's O Holy Night clear stamp set. Heat embossed with gold EP. Cut out with the Lacy Circle die from Spellbinders, then framed it on gold CS & cut out with Blossoms die from Spellbinders.
      The scripture is from Melanie Muenchingers Festive Frame .
  

Christmas gift Tag

Over at Mark's Finest Papers
This weeks Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge #27
is a holiday card, & she said "easy peasy".  Well I took it a step on the easy peasy side and started on my Christmas "gift tags" for grandchildren.

 I stamped snowflakes & embossed with white. Stamped & heat embossed the sleigh & reindeer with black.  I colored sleigh with miselaneous markers.  Then splotchy sponged the sky & direct to paper distressed with Tim Holtz faded denim distress ink.

Last deer scene of 2010 (I think)

My latest deer sunset scene! (I think it's the last deer card for 2010 for me...from Sept 16 till Nov 26 I have 8 guy B'days and 6 of them got the deer sunset in some form...or other, 2 got fishing cards!) I'm going to have to find a new theme for my Sept/Oct/Nov outdoorsmen/hunters/fishermen guys next year!!!! Whew!

Stamped "Life is Good"  by Theresa Momber @ GinaK Designs & heat embossed with black EP.
Masked sun & sponged background with Tim Holtz Distress inks. 

Entered in challenges:
1)  Mark's Finest Papers
2)  StampTV's Sketch

UPDATE on Madi's (Minnie) recovery

UPDATE  Madie aka Minnie went home  9/29/2010 about 55 hours post surgery!  I'm doing a happy dance...praising God!  She is hurting a lot, but she got up and walked to the dinner table with the family...didn't stay long....went back to bed shortly...but I'm totally amazed by this strong little girl.

UPDATE: 10/1/2010  My son just said Madi had a good day, she's doing better today cutting back on the meds more and moving a little less ginglerly.

I want to Thank each & every one of you who are praying!  THANK YOU ALL!!!!

UPDATE: 10/13/2010  Madi is doing very well. I just talked to her via the computer VIDEO link up just now! She is back in school and will have her staples removed this
next Monday...they are taking her to surgery to do it. The doctor was so
cautious about the aftermath infections she had after last surgery,
that he used staples this time (thinking that her little body is
allergic to the disolving stitches that were used last time.) And he
left the staples in a lot longer than usual, so she has to go to OR to remove
them.  But Praise God...no infection so far!!!

Stvcolorjanice5, SCFC #24

Blue Jay for 2 challenges:
For stvcolorjanice6 at StampTv.
       For Speedy the Cat's Friend Challenge #24 at MarksFinestPapers. They required stripes this week.
I stamped "Greetings of the Season 2010" from MarksFinestPapers using Versamark & heat embossed with Black EP.


   I painted the jay with LuminArte powdered pigments mixed with GumArabic.  Then cut out with Spellbinders "Labels8" die & then sponged blue ink around the perimeter.  Mounted on kraft DP from my stash & tied a bow with sheer brown tinted slightly with blue ribbon (repurposed...I had received it on a gift).
    Stamped "Many Blessings" sentiment from Asela Hopkins' Friendships Garden set at StampTv
Then mounted on striped paper from Cloud9Designs.

Stvsketchvd5, Speedy's FC#24 & Beccy's Place

Entered in 2 Challenges:
1) Entered in stvsketchvd5 at StampTv.
2) Entered at Mark's Finest Papers Challenge #24 (use stripes)
Printed the carousel digi from freebie at Beccy's Place
I painted carousel with LuminArte powdered pigments mixed with GumArabic.  No, there is NO glitter :-)
Cut out with Spellbinders "Labels 8" and sponged blue around horse. Also "Fancy Tags" die for sentiment.
Papers from CoreDinations "Gemstones" and AmericanCraft
Sentiment from GinaKDesigns "Inside and Out" set.

SSCC & STVCOLORJANICE5

This is for 2 challenges: Stampin Sisters in Christ Challenge #60 where we are to make a Thank you card...Enter by 11:59 pm PDT (GMT -8) on Saturday, October 16th.

Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:4 "For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving..."

         The second challenge is for STVCOLORJANICE5 challenge at StampTV

This was so much fun! It all started out with a "mistake"! lol   I loaded the "Music Score" stamp by Stampendous with Versamark and stamped it on white CS.  It did not stamp in the middle!!!!!!!

     I went ahead and heat embossed with  Blue Glass EP by Ranger.   Now WHAT TO DO!!!   Embossed with small Spellbinders Labels 8 in the center unstamped area with my Cuttlebug! Then I sponged around the inside of the die with "Spiced Marmalade" by Ranger.  Cut out Music Score with larger "Labels 8" & distressed around the edge with "Spiced Marmalade". Framed with Navy CS, background is DP by BasicGrey and Rhinestones from Studios18.

   Stamped "With Gratitude" from "Spring Florals" @ GinaK Designs

It's amazing how imperfections can turn out really neat if we don't give up & "trash" them....Thank God that He continues to work on our imperfections when we will let Him!!!!