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FCCB # 272: Monochromatic

Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday... Challenge #270-Monochromatic Make a project using a monochromatic color scheme This Weeks Sponsor: The winner will receive one free class (up to $25!) To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images. If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing! For today's inspiration I wanted to share a few reusable "non woven" tote bags decorated using Stencils (some made with my Cricut) and Acrylic Paint (Liquitex, Basics, ORANGE, YELLOW, WHITE AND RED) and a painters knife. Why stenciling? you might ask, well non woven materials don't like heat- ask me how I know ;)- therefore Iron on was out of the question. :) Why this particular brand of paint? Because I had it on hand and I really like th...

A lovely box :)

Hello friends and Happy Belated 2016!!!  I cannot believe it has been so long since my last post, we hit a rocky patch the past few months but things are slowly going back to normal. I wanted to stop by to share with you this box I made for my nephew's girlfriend. I cannot believe he is old enough to be dating!!!! I guess my word this year will be "incredulity" LOL! Anyhow, this box will hold a customized jewelry set my but he won't allow me to share until after V's day I hope I don't forget to come back and show you  what I made for her. I started with a panel of watercolor paper and art masking fluid. Then I  watercolored the heart using Faber-Castell Gelatos in two shades of blue. I stamped a few hearts using "aquamarine" archival ink. I stamped the dolphin from PCS' "Sea Ya Later" on Vellum using Black Archival ink In order to create the "mirrored" dolphins I stamped one on the front and the other one ...