FRIENDS OF SPEEDY TV # 73

Our Challenge at FOSTV is to make a card for a child

I have made a card for my coworkers son. She has taken a job in

 Phoenix and will be leaving in a few weeks. We have worked together 

for 9 years. I did her wedding flowers and cake, baby shower and many other occasions.
Ive been such a part of her life it is sort of like sending off your daughter.
When James was born he came to work with her for the first 3 months.
 I helped take card of him.I have made all his birthday cakes etc. Sure will be strange to have

 them gone, but its a good move as there is much more opportunity for her in the city. 

Just wanted to make a fun card to send James off with attached

 to some goodies. I have used one of the new May Sets In Tents.  
Colored and cut out the different pieces to help make a little dimension.
I redid the background twice trying to give it the forest look,
still not happy but ran out of the dark green paper
so just went with it!
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You can find this one and the other new ones at 

Marks Finest Papers a Heinrich Co.
James' papa takes him on "adventures" hiking, camping etc.We are
all telling him this is another adventure, so this is the perfect set and sentiment!

Be sure to stop by and join our challenge, there is always a great stamp set for the winner.. 

TUTORIAL TIME WITH SPEEDY TV # 49

My favorite day, Friday....and time for a new TTSTV Challenge.

 Jane has a great tutorial on making a folding  paper frame to insert 

your image into, or actually whatever you would want to frame.

 She has made it easy peasy with her step by step instructions so

 pop over and check it out! I used some My Minds Eye double sided 

paper to create the frame.A little distressing to the edges, little 

circles and pearls to cover the corners and some embellies to each flap of the frame.

  My image is from the Pucker Up Set and after coloring it 

I inserted into the frame.

The sentiment was cut with a Spellbinder looped square and foam dotted on.

 The dotted Bo Bunny dp was stitched onto some  taupe Cordination.

Quick and easy. Stop by and join the fun this week.

 

 You could be the winner of the Mini Brick Wall Set.

Tuesday Throwdown Team B #147

Happy Tuesday friends! Today our  TT Challenge the sponsor is Pink Cat Studio 

 and the theme is Smell the Roses. I have used the sweet Lily Flower Fairy image. 

After coloring the image she was cut out with a Spellbinder looped

 square and a foam dotted on.

the little eyelet lace border is also

 a Spellbinder border die. A button and bow for a little embellie

. My teammates have lots of wonderful inspiration for you, 

stop by to visit them :)

FRIENDS OF SPEEDY TV#

 Happy Monday, hope you all had a great weekend and Mother's Day. I was able to go visit my daughter and grandsons so mine was GREAT! Here in the desert it is heating up supposed to be up to 106 today and 109 tomorrow. I was hoping the heat would hold off for a bit longer but not so.

 So where ever you are we would be delighted to have you come join in our FOSTVchallenge today. It is to create something using  a image of something that is in your home....Now I always have food and am cooking so I made a little pocket  to hold a recipe.

For some crazy reason red checks always remind me of the kitchen.I love this set the Recipe Card Starter, fun for all types of kitchen or cooking related creations. Would love for you to stop by and  visit all my teammates too.

TUTORIAL TIME WITH SPEEDY TV # 48

Im so happy it is Friday because I am on my way to visit my daughter and grandsons!!

 My niece, sister and I are going. Her husband is out to sea right now, we

 are all going to celebrate Mothers Day together so hope this post goes

 off with out a hitch!Our TTSTVchallenge is brought to us by Pam Stang and it  is to
stamp using acrylic paint  instead of ink.

 I applied the paint to my
stamp then whiffed it with water also whiffed my paper then stamped it
. I was going for a water colored look.
 It isnt quite as much as I expected but the petals are not solid,

just outlines so couldnt run too much. Cut it out with a Spellbinder  floral 

oval die.I love the diamond print and thought it made a fun background

. A couple layers,embossing  fishtail and string to add a little interest.

 The butterfly and sentiment is cut from vellum. A voila all done!
Used the  Black Eyed Susan Set & Island Life Set for the sentiment.
I will be around to visit when I get home. Its about a 71/2 hr
 drive and we have to come home on Sunday so what little time we have there
we will be spending together, probably wont be on the computer.
 Hope you all have a great weekend

 and for those who are celebrating Monther's Day have a GREAT one! 

FRIENDS OF SPEEDY TV CHALLENGE # 71

Happy Monday to you all! Our new challenge at FOSTV is a NEW JOB. 

 First I used different dyes to color up my chipboard along with some salt.

 Using a script embossing folder for the dk green I then applied a little paint 

to some of the raised areas and attached to the light green. Using the 

bird image from the Pussy Willow Set I stamped and heat embossed it before 

cutting out. A simple tissue flower to pick up the aqua color.

 I didnt have any sentiments for jobs so used the Congratulations from

 the Lots of Luck Set. It doesnt really show but the turquoise

 background  has a very fine linen texture that looks nice with the embossing

. As always my teamies have some great inspiration and we

 would love for you to join in the challenge.

Winner receives this stamp set....

TUTORIAL TIME WITH SPEEDY TV # 47

Our Tutorial Time Challenge is brought to us by our talented Kathy Bradley

It is a Box Card.  Kathy made this fun and quite easy with her great instructions! I

 first made a feminine one and after making it is was so fun

 I decided to make another one for my grandsons upcoming birthday.

This is so versatile you could use it for a variety of things like

 little gifts for a small luncheon or party etc.

The first one I made feminine with the doilies and flower embellies. Instead of a ribbon pull for the drawer  I used a little washer and bead. All the lavender was embossed before attaching. The roses and Happy Thoughts are from the Sending Happy Thoughts Set and the Hummer and Have aWonderful Birthday  is from the Hum Along Set and Happy day is from Cracked Hello Set. The ribbon just wraps around to tie it closed. My niece has a birthday today so this is perfect for her!

  The second box  for my grandson who is turning 14 next week.The time has flown by, can
 hardly believe it has been that long! He was born
the night before Mothers Day, and what a blessing he was and is to this Ama.
Tiny little peanut when he was born is now as tall as I am..

 So anyways tried to do something a little more masculine, dont think he would
appreciate the roses lol!  This one I turned side ways. After putting the box together
 I added the striped dp. The stars are cut with a MFT dies.
The Truck and HB sentiment comes from the Big Boy Toys Set.

 Using metal for some of the stars which I embossed with the diamond plate folder.
On the inside I used the tire tracs from the same Big Boy Toys Set. The
Celebrate is from the Celebrate Big Set.

The little drawer pulls are screws which I cut down and just
screwed them thru a small hole. Inside is a perfect size for a gift card.
My daughter is getting a gift card for me so he can go do a day of repelling.
I didnt want to use ribbon to tie it shut so I enclosed some string in the package
for my daughter to tie it shut after she puts the gift card in the drawer.


Kathy has really made this very easy with her Great instructions.
Do stop over and give it a try. What a perfect little box to give Moms for
Mothers Day.My teammates also have lots of inspiration for you!!

FRIENDS OF SPEEDY TV # 70

Just have to show you this,,,as I am writing up my post I hear this extremely loud noise.
 I have the back door open and my pond is only about 15 ft away.
 I know its a toad singing but had no idea we had one or where it
could have come from.I took a flashlight out and this guy is in the shallow
 water on the ponds edge singing away. He was just finishing
his song when I snapped the pic, you can still see a little
of his vocal sac

Wow can you believe it is already the end of April...this year is zooming by isn't it!

So are you ready for the new FOSTV Challenge?
 This week it is to use tissue paper and there are SO ways to use it.

I've decided to try it on a altered art piece.Starting with and 8x8 canvas
I covered it with tissue paper and mod podge. Next I using  the large
crackle stamp from Cracked Hello Set and the musical sheet from Just A Note Set 
to stamp randomly. I also used the Ivy in the corner from the Ivy & Blossom Set. 
Next I applied pink,aqua, lavender, green and a printed tissue paper then added some textures
 with modeling paste.I also used some glimmer mists.

Using the seed packet from the Seed Packet Set  I added a part of the dogwood from the Dogwood
 Blossom Set. After attaching it to the canvas I added a little more tissue to some of the edges.

The Chipboard Heart was covered with pink tissue, embossed and then stamped with
the three love sentiments from the Love Love Love Set. Next the tissue flowers

 were made and attached. Lastly I printed out the quote, outlined it and attached.My talented teammates have creations showing you a variety
of ways to used tissue paper, so be sure to stop by our
challenge and check them out!











 This is the Stamp Set for this weeks winner.

TUTORIAL TIME WITH SPEEDY TV # 46

This week seems to have flown by doesn't it!

 This week is the Laughlin River Run and we have friends coming in  from Las Vegas. 

The whole valley is filled with bikers, its always a fun weekend.

Excited to be meeting up with a few other friends that we dont
get to see to often.

Okay so it is time for our FRIDAY CHALLENGEt

This week it is my turn to do the challenge/tutorial and it is
 to make leaves using vellum and chalk.

 After making up a pile of leaves I decided to do a tag.

 I made the tag base by using a Fleur De Lis Spellbinder corner, also 

using it for the bottom. Just cut plenty of layers with some stitching and
embossing from different fall colors to go with my leaves.
 Used some modeling paste for the dots. The chipboard key
 was heat embossed with some black and gold. A button from the
 infamous button box..The acorns are perfect with the fall leaves 

 and they are from the Autumn Splendor Set. The sentiment is from

 the Cracked Hello set. Added to a punched circle.
 Hope you will check out the tutorial,the leaves
 are fun and easy to make.