A handmade background.....

Howdy Peeps!
......it's time for another challenge at
Simon Says Stamp and Show!!

This week it's......a Handmade Background!

For the background I used:
Dyan Reavely Stamps ~ Around the Edge
White and Clear ~ UTEE

Perfect Pearls ~ Forever Green

and LOTS of Canvas Corp Kraft Paper!!

To create the flowers, I used various Distress Stains
Spiced Marmalade
Dusty Concord

Fired Brick

Weathered Wood

Mustard Seed
Tattered Rose

and

Various Perfect Pearl Mists

Forever Red

Sunflower Sparkle

Bronze

Forever Violet

Sooooo.......what comes to your mind when
a Handmade Background is mentioned??
Put on those thinkin' caps...
Pull out some creative goodies
And have fun!!

Link your creation to the Simon Says Stamp and Show Blog
who know you could be next weeks winner of.....

PS...if you would like to see how I created this tag....check this out!!
Also can be seen at WIP Monday!

FRIENDS.......

As you predicted.........I had posted this photo on Facebook, of the fun we had over this past holiday weekend!! I must have taken over a hundred pictures of these girls as they played in the lake at Boulder Beach in Groton, VT. The day was hot and the water refreshing!!

As you know....I am a flower freak and am on a "MISTY" binge!! so why would I veer from my path!! I pulled out my coffee filters, the cone kind, as they are thicker and better to work with, my Reinker Mixture Misters and the most AMAZING Tattered Floral Die by Tim Holtz!!! I am having just WAY to much fun with this little ditty!!







Add some vintage buttons, Prima E-bling and a bit of "MISTED" ribbon and you have an awesome cluster!!

Now, I stumbled upon the most JAW DROPPING laser diecuts by the Dusty Attic. I was able to locate an online store here in the States that carry their products....Stay True to God! and let me tell you...they are worth every penny!!! Gorgeous...Gorgeous...Gorgeous!!











Do you see that FABULOUS keyhole....aaaahhh!! another of Tim's dies was used for the journaling!!

So, there you have it....and YOU PREDICTED IT!!