CC3 - #3

Last Saturday saw the launch of this fortnight's Compendium of Curiosities 3 new challenge. This time page 65, Faux Tea Roses is the subject. Of course I cannot tell how I achieved my roses, you will have to look to your own copy of Tim's book for that. Linda and the Curiosity Crew came up with incredible samples yet again so pop over to Linda's to see all the details. I began by covering a little glass jar with natural string which I had stained with most of the brown distress stains. It was tedious but worked a treat especially after I used Botanical alcohol ink around the top and bottom of the jar.

A couple of sprigs of leaves cut from Tim's Spring Greenery strip die and Core'Dinations card attached front and back added a bit of interest. I made my roses from Kraft-Core Nostalgic and some Core'dinations Whitewash card. These roses are so pretty. A few more sprigs and I ended up with this:

I'm off to enter my vase of roses into the challenge because there is not only a super prize from Tim and Mario but an enormous $50 voucher from the very generous Inspiration Emporium to have a go at winning.

24.5.90

Our special boy is 24 years old today. I suppose that's a silly thing to say because very few cats, especially pure bred pedigree ones would live to anywhere near that age. It seems only last week that I cuddled him and stroked his silky coat. His voice is still in my mind and little things like that will never leave me. The 5 years since he left us have flown. 

This years birthday page is this - 

The lovely wooden bunting is courtesy of my special step daughter Paula who bought this specialy for me after we saw these letters at a craft exhibition. 

A simple page but a very special one.

PLAYING

Cooking tea and playing - well I am a woman!!!

BLACK and GOLD

I've been toying with making a black canvas for some time and finally gave it a go this week inbetween all the jobs.

I covered a 10"x8" canvas with black soot distress stain including the edges. I then applied gold paint dabber through a stencil matching the pattern to cover the front completely. I had some Core'dinations black card stacks and I picked out all the ones with yellow backs and cut flowers from my tattered florals die. These were sanded to reveal the different hues of yellow and then I made roses. I die cut some foliage and swirls and put the whole thing together adding beads and embellishments.

It turned out like this - 

A FAIRY TALE WEDDING

Today the lovely Sioux Jenneys marries her special man, Stephen Ball, who she met last year. This is certainly a fairy tale wedding because these lovely people only live on each side of the river Dart from one another so their romance was bound to blossom being able to see one another more often than most couples. However, they will tell you that it was love at first sight making their dream a reality from that first meeting.

I wish you both happiness for ever and ever.