Vintage Street Market challenge

I joined in a challenge over at Vintage Street Market this month and actually it is their first challenge!!  They give you a list of  ingredients and you make something using those specific ingredients.  This one had to contain a vintage bingo card, some bakers twine, millenary flowers (which are adorable) and their clear plastic snowflakes!!  LOVE the set I bought from them too!! you get 2 small, 1 large and also 2 dangling clear teardrops one large and one small.  SOOOOOOOOo here is what  I made for the challenge.  Since we are still in winter and snow and you had to use the snowflakes I decided to do a new and altered wall hanging.  I cut out a piece of thin wood and added some distressed light blue crackeled paper then some vintage sheet music out of an old recycled hymnal, tore it and distressed the edges to prim perfection!!   

Cut out layers of chipboard for the big red flower, painted, stamped, sanded and distressed that then layered it together. 

I added some blue gemstones to the centers of the snowflakes to tie in the blues. 

Wrapped cappacino colored bakers twine around the bottom of piece then also included a vintage milk bottle stopper and stamped a bit of flourishes around andddddddddddddd

added the saying Wintry blessings using some brown HEIDI GRACE brown rub on letters anddddddddddddddd behind the card I also cut and inked a piece of a round doiley and white mini millenery flowers.   A light blue glass bead hangs below with the clear pendant from Vintage Street Market and it is ready to hang!!   I am pleased with the finished product.  Just the right amount of bling and primitive for this gal!!

My mom and I took my brother shopping yesterday and let me tell you we covered alot of ground in 5 hours.  We spent the majority of the time in Kohls though but saved almost $200.00 on stuff we bought! Love those after xmas sales and discounts they give!! There was a ton of things 60% off and my mom also got a coupon for 30% additional off the total sale!!  WOO HOO!! gotta love that!!

And I bought my boys something special from there that they love! Each one and my mom's dog Axle each got a stuffed animal from their for a toy!!  A cute green bird!!  I will take some pics of it as it is realyyyyyyyyy cute!!

Also we spent quite a bit of time in Michaels and Hobby Lobby buyin up some new yarns. 

She made this awesome multi colored scarf!~! I love using different fibers and yarns in them as it really makes them unique and different!!   FOR SALE HERE TOO!!  if interested just email me or check em out on my etsy shop.
 This one is done and ready to ship out to ya. Burgandy, steel grey, ecru, brown and a bit of slate blue and black are the colors in this wonderful scarf. She made one for me awhile back and I love it!! IT is warm, so soft and 100% made in the us using only the finest quality yarns. Pure wool, brushed bamboo fibers, alpaca wool and only made in us fibers have been used.


The scarf is 57 in long not including the tassels on ends, and is 8 inches wide. A great lenght to wrap around for extra coverage. MADE IN A SMOKE FREE HOME!!

 

I am going to do the CR84FN color challenge too and this week I am really excited as it will be used for 2 challenges!!  The colors are absolutely perfect!! red, kraft, and brown!! just in time for valentines day things!!  YEAH!!

I am off to work on a layout from yesterday for the Scrap-Friendzy skethathon and also todays card.   I dont want to get behind as I have markets next week so will be at the kitchen alot.  4 markets next week!!  lots of baking for me!!

Hope yall have a wonderuful family packed sunday!!

HUGS

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

Prim bird card

I think this is my FAVO of my cards today!! I tore a piece of an old old book out and aged it quite a bit then actually dry brushed some of the same blue paint that is on the bird on it..  the bird is stamped with my stamping up thanks definition stamp then aged.  I really like the colors on this card too.  That big of green ribbon is just what makes it pop!! I am heading back into my little studio to finish up a few more cards then out to do chores. 

Thanks for looking and have a blessed night!

~HUGS~

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

FABO FRIDAY

This is my hubby favo bread that i came up with. The glaze has a bit of a hint of almond and is topped off with some chopped pistachio nuts.

Homemade glazed pistachio bread!! for sale in mysweetserendipity etsy shoppe http://mysweetserendipity.etsy.com/

I made this quick banner for one of the front windows on my new shoppe!! I love it!! love the pink of cource but it has a vintagey/retro feel with the embellishes!!! I took white crepe paper and sewed it on my machine gathering along, made all the accordian flowers on the bottoms and then handcut the letters out of paper added some "BLING" pink glitter to each one and then put them on white pieces, to stand out I added foam pop dots to each letter.

Old recycled pieces of ribbons are added and a couple buttons. Each triangle is distressed a bit using Tim Holtz distressing ink in black.

What do yall think??

Have you been on flikr?? OH My gosh I have been putting pics there of some of my altered stuff and scrappy stuff and all I can say is WOW! there are so many cool pics and SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO many talented paper artists out there it is truly amazing. chick em out if ya get a chance!!! I could spend ALL day in there believe me!! BUT i have to get off here as my mom,brother and I are goin out to lunch today and also doin a bit of grocery shopping then back home to play for the weekend!! AND sunday it my birthday!! YEPPER BUT NOT another year older i might add!! ROFL~~in my 30's and lovin it so much will stay here awhile longer!! LOL!! AGE IS JUST A NUMBER ANYWAY!! Well i hope yall have a super wonderful blessed weekend just in case i dont get back on here.

~HUGS~~

thanks again for visiting my blog~~