Best Friends Forever

It seems I have no tolerance at all for computer problems.  I suddenly started having problems with my monitor coming on in a timely manner, so thinking it was a monitor problem I bought a new one and couldn't get the new one to work at all.  Keep in mind that I'm not very smart about such things, and I probably was just not doing something right.  Long story short, I couldn't get my old monitor to come on at all after I hooked it back up, so I just kissed my computer goodnight and waited for a time when my son (who was out of town attending a conference all week), to come rescue me.  We're still working on resolving the problems, but there is light at the end of the tunnel, I just haven't rounded the bend to see it yet.  So that, coupled with a 3 day trip up north, is why I haven't posted in 9 days!

Right now I'm in-between classes.  The afternoon class went well, we are making cards from the Everyday Elegance Simply Sent Kit.  Everyone just zipped through the six cards.  But I thought I'd take a break, before I set up for the 6:00 class, and share a card with you.

I got this idea from Michelle Zindorf.  She is an amazing artist, using color in amazing ways.  Her brayered cards are absolutely beautiful, and I would love to have the opportunity to attend one of her workshops to learn her technique.  This card is sponged, not brayered, but I love the layering of color.  First with More Mustard, then with Soft Suede, then lastly with Early Espresso.  Initially I stamped the leaf pattern with Versamark on River Rock cardstock, then embossed with clear. Then I started sponging, starting with the lightest color first, ending with just a touch of the darkest color.  The butterfly is done the same way, except I sponged Cherry Cobbler over the entire surface.  This was a fun technique to learn and to teach.  The stamp I used is from Best Friends Forever, I just love this set and will be sad to see it retire at the end of the month.

So, if nothing else goes wrong with my computer, I should be able to post again tomorrow and show you one of the cards we're doing today. 

Thanks for stopping by!