Spots and Dots!

The new challenge is up on the Southern Girls Challenge blog and the theme is Spots and Dots!



Our sponsors for this challenge are Krafter's Kart and The Paper Shelter.





My project features the Hammock Days digital image from The Paper Shelter. I designed my project in Photoshop Elements with the intent to print and color with Prismacolor pencils.



I wanted something different, so I changed my mind!  I still had my metal supplies out on my desk from a few weeks ago for the “Metalize” it! challenge and thought I'd metalize this project too! Here's a quick video of the process.

https://youtu.be/YMHFRgc8agA

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Southern Girls from Team Trace have created and show us YOUR spots and dots! Click HERE to link up your creation for a chance to win!

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Freckles and a Temper

"The so-called Irish temperament is a mixture of flaming ego, hot temper, stubbornness, great personal charm and warmth, and a wit that shines through adversity. An irrepressible buoyancy, a vivacious spirit, a kindliness and tolerance for the common frailties of man and a feeling that 'it is time enough to bid the devil good morning when you meet him' are character traits which Americans have associated with their Irish neighbors for more than a century." ~Carl Wittke

My father-in-law loves to say that I have an Irish temper. He's right. I can get hot quick and stay mad for a long time. But when I cool off,  I'll hug your neck and forget it just as fast. I suppose I get it honest, my great grandmother was a Cagle and that is an old Irish name. It's taken my husband most of our marriage to learn to sidestep my Irish temper, but he's mastered the dance pretty well. He's also really good at keeping me in check. This scene is from my all time favorite movie The Quiet Man. This is exactly something my husband would do and me too for that matter!

https://youtu.be/MkQyRE0byBI

He's crazy, wildly inappropriate and doesn't give a @#$%. He loves to embarrass me...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10217533327352952&set=a.4762432626638&type=3&theater

BUT,  I like it too. Salty and sweet, it's a good mix!

Today's post is part of the Cupcake Inspirations green and brown color challenge.



Our sponsor for this challenge is A Day for Daisies and they are generously offering a $12 gift certificate to our randomly chosen winner!



My card was inspired by a quote from my favorite movie and the Garden Chair Gathering digital image from A Day for Daisies!



I created my card layout in Photoshop Elements and printed on mixed media paper. I colored the background using Distress inks and Gansai Tambi watercolors for shading. The chairs were colored with Prismacolor colored pencils and blended with Gamsol and a paper stump.



I love it so much I think I'm going to frame it and put it somewhere I can admire it.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Sweeties have created for the challenge and link up your green and brown creation for a chance to win!

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