Happy Birthday to Me!

I was dreading this birthday, the big 3-0, but I am actually at peace with it now. We really should celebrate our own birthdays, because it means that we have been given one more year on this earth with people we love!

I was fortunate enough to have a post over at Paper Haus today, and here's a little peek:

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I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Play Date Cafe Challenge #157

And the colors are: Plum, Fuchsia, and Wisteria! Purple (in all its various shades) is my favorite, so I was super happy to see this color story.

Here is my project, another tag:

Supplies of note: washi tape by Queen and Co, glitter swirl chipboard piece by Colorbok, big flowers from Tattered Flowers Die/Tim Holtz, stamps for "beauty" by Studio g and Making Memories, and everything else is from my stash.

I feel like I am getting the hang of tag making, and I love that if I mess up, it isn't a huge deal...I can either gesso over it and start over, or just start a completely new tag :)

For complete challenge information, check out The Play Date Cafe blog!

If you play along by completing a project and linking up, you are eligible to win this week's prize from Simon Says Stamp!

Creative Scrappers Challenge #233

Well, I scrapped again but this time I had a rough time of it at the start. I used a sketch from Creative Scrappers. Here it is:

I started by using a Crafter's Workshop stencil for the chervons, but it turned out horrible. It was way too big, and in the wrong color for where I was going. But because I am a cheapskate, and had just spent 50 cents on the bazzil cardstock, I wasn't going to give up. I covered it with gesso and started over! You can see the slight discoloration of the white where the gesso is.

So, instead I used a stamp by Alley Way stamps for my chevrons. I added lots of paint, ink, and scribbles. I used a vellum quote and rubon from my stash, and an alpha by making memories. Tape from Queen and Co and from Freckled Fawn. The arrow is by Pink Paislee, and flowers from Kaisercraft, recolored.

I know that I drifted away from the original sketch quite a bit, but I like the end result! Apparently my scrap style is "painty and messy" :) I tried to add some journaling at the bottom but hated it, so covered it up with gesso and paint as well.

Thanks for looking!