Memories

Today is the day of the challenge for Sunday Stamper... which takes place of course on your computer... but the person behind all this challenge is Hels Sheridan from UK...  a very funny and loving person... 

Well... I have to tell you a short story first... since I have been on line, (approx. 10 years now..)  I have been on DIAL UP... which if you don't know what that is, feel very blessed in all ways... it is where you have very little options and they are all very

S    L    O   W  

but it was the only way I could get onto the internet... so I choose it... LOL... what else is there??? 

 

Okay... so I went down to get my computer up dated since it was 4 years old... I wanted to get windows 7 on it... so I could use both my computers the same...  LOL... my desk top (the 4 year old one) was unable to be changed over, as I would loose all my art programs in it...  and so I decided to keep that... and also if I kelp that computer as it was, it wasn't going to be able to stay on line after April 8th... due to the inability to talk to the dial up... so I had to think about what to do... all these other programs that every one had were not available around here... but finally after talking to one of our neighbors, we found out about a company that had satellite service that was available in the mountains...  so now I have

HIGH SPEED INTERNET  

 

and I am so very happy.... I love it... I was having trouble getting a picture up on line... it would take about 1 hour to get ONE small picture up... and then the line would disconnect from what ever... now I can get 7-8 large pictures up in a minute or less... and I am able to join back into my favorite groups... become social on Facebook and see Pinterest for the first time ever... and also run all my blogs and classes... so I am loving this in so many ways... 

 

 

 

So now here is another challenge... ( the first I did was Tim's Tag... )...  had to try that one again too... and also the new challenge starting on Saturday over at Linda Ledbetters... better go check that out if you haven't...  Linda and a whole CREW of really GREAT gals are all going to be giving challenges out every other week... what fun is that going to be...  They will be using Tim's newest book... Compendium of Curiosities #3...  yikes... love them all.. they are a must for any one really interested in learning new and exciting things... 

 

 

 

Okay... enough words .... now for my creation...

 

Hels Challenge today was to use a technique by the famous WENDY Vecchi.... and also the theme of Memories are made of this....  what fun is that... 

 

Again.. I have a story...

 

 

Every year in the winter months we decide what we are going to plant on the farm.... (we have an organic farm... with chickens and lots of veggies... ) 

 

So about three years ago we planted WATERMELONs... which I happen to LOVE...  These were Orange fruit on the inside and very very sweet.... called Orangelo...  anyway... they started to grow and grow and all of a sudden Glenn told me that we had about 60 or so watermelons about the size of a basket ball... (this variety grows ROUND)   so we started to eat them... we love them for breakfast.. so each morning Glenn would bring over one for us enjoy... all of a sudden... he noticed that they had small holes in each one... like a deer took a polite little nibble out of each one of the melons...  (we have way too many deer around our farm... ) 

 

 

Oh these melons were so very delicious.... and they were being eaten by the DEER????!!!!   Well this was going to have to STOP...  Glenn brought over a few to show me... and I said to him... these are not from DEER... that is from a BIRD.... a CROW.... or many CROWS.....  And so we went out of the house and all the crows started to scream... warning the ones that were eating the watermelon to GET OUT OF THE GARDEN... the human is coming back again...  LOL... they would do that everytime he would start to walk over there...  he finally had to pull all the plants up and let them finish growing in the shed on the vines with no soil etc... which only lasted a few days... and then we had to put them in the big refrig... they were delicious... but we lost a lot of them... so this tag is all about the crow and the WATERMELONS which are represented by all the roses on this slim long tag... 

 

 

 

Okay... I have a confession... I didn't have any other special Ranger paper left... boo hoo... so I had to use a piece of Glossy paper.. which really didn't work as well...  but I had fun with the background anyway... 

 

I used two of the newest colors of Wendy's.... Fern and Forget me Not...  love them both..  actually I love them all... I happen to really enjoy the intensity of the Archival line...  really wonderful for fabrics too... 

 

Anyway...  after creating the background... I had to STENCIL...

 

I happen to LOVE the dabber with the PEARL in it...  if I don't have 5-6 of  them on hand I feel lost...  it is so wonderful to use...  I never remember to clean out the tops.. .so I use a blending tool with a foam pad and have a blast...  here you can see the pearl used... 

 

 

 

AND HERE too... 

 

Here I used citrus up on the top right corner...  and some BLACK... 

 

You can see more here... but the area above the crow... not so well..  but it is used there... and that is the beauty of this color... now you see it... now you don't... 

 

I used a wonderful Tim Stamp...  for the saying... 

 

 

 

 

 

I even used some other things like Viva Inka Gold and I used some of the copper and gold on the background and also stenciled with it...  so much fun on a piece of paper that was only 3x8.5 inches... 

 

 

BUT THEN... I had to make some roses which were to represent the watermelons... 

 

 

So using my Tattered Pinecone die... I created some roses... I made a few using the whole rose... but then I also used one whole rose to make two roses...  like little buds...  added some greens, and some leaves... and also used Tim's new Honeycomb die.. .(love that one too... ) 

 

and used the Tissue Wrap to make a few smaller flowers... 

 

But I have to tell you... that they just didn't look the way I wanted them to look... so I heated up the old MELT POT... and dipped them in for a nice glossy look.... they actually look like they are porcelain...  love it... 

 

Before I let them dry.. I added some Rock Candy Glitter... oh so much fun...  just a littlebit.... as if I added too much.. it would change the vibrant color of the roses... 

 

Here is the final TAG...  or small picture...  not really sure where I will put this... or what I will do with it... but it will have a home of some kind... 

 

Close up of the tissue wrap flowers made with the dictionary paper... and dipped into the Melt pot...  with a thick UTEE...

 

Also a lovely piece of jute for the bow... 

 

If you look real close you will see the glitter on the roses... 

 

Here you will be able to see it even better... 

 

ANYWAY.... I did have a lovely time making this... but I also had a nice time on the deck... visited with my sweet hubby... talked to both our kids today... and enjoy the day 100% plus... 

 

Hope YOU did too... 

 

I would love to see others join in on the fun challenge every week...  it is so much fun to see what others create... I now can go around and visit other sites too... it use to take me so long to get onto a blog that I really lost interest in blogging all together... and finally cound't even get onto my own blog...  now I am here in full force...  and ready to PLAY plus... 

 

Have a great day today... enjoy it to the fullest... and CREATE something wonderful for YOU... 

 

Love, Light and Peace.... Bonnie