fun with sizzix & alcohol inks

every once in awhile i'll start scrapping and get sidetracked making an embellishment. like today when i was using the big kick to emboss and die cut shapes for an upcoming project. i had a stack of acrylic packaging that i have saved, and decided to use that to make "ghost" shapes. except i wanted to make them show up a little bit. in the past i have painted the edges, but the paint was across the room. (lazy scrapper alert!)

however, the alcohol inks and staz-on ink were within reach.  i did figure out that if you want to use both staz-on and alcohol inks on the same piece it helps to use one ink per side.

here are my favorites:

why does my scanner cut things off? i had it right in the middle. arg. all four edges of the frame are wavy.

have you made your own embellishments lately? i'd love to see!

the great purge continues...

so the great purge of 09 continues, and i have taken at least a car load of stuff out of my house just in the last week. i started the purge in the spring and figured i'd be done by now. however, i underestimated how much junk stuff i have to go through. most everything has been given away or taken to the goodwill, except for that one truck load that went to the landfill. i think when the dresser falls apart as you are carrying it up the basement stairs, you just have to trash it. not that i had that experience or anything.

i was thinking i should have kept track of how much stuff i bagged and boxed up, but then realized that would be pretty embarrassing. what is really cool is the way my shelves and hanging clothes are not crammed together. i can actually see what is there without having to get my upper body workout.

of course when i take a break, i sit and scrap for a little bit. here are some recent cards.

 

 

 

it's hard to see from the scan, but this one says "have courage"

 

so now it's back to the great purge. if anyone has any great purging/cleaning out stories please share! it will keep me motivated so i can get this done before january. or this will have to become the great purge of 09-10. and that just doesn't have the same ring to it.

thanks for stopping by!

i ::was:: inspired @

the get inspired expo 2009. this was my third year and it was great, as usual. Brandy and Becky and i scrapped the day away, although we missed Tonya, Jennifer, and Jen. Minna does such a great job making it easy for everyone to scrap. the food was delish, the prizes awesome, and the venue spacious.

even if the rookie scrapper out-scrapped us. ahem.

i love the Graphic 45 paper, and threw in the light green so it wouldn't look so much like Christmas colors. do you think it worked?

i played with embossing folders, glimmer mist, and inks on this one. i think i even kept the mess to myself. :) not the best photo of a layout, but you get the idea!

ive gone to several crops, and i always have trouble packing. i take too much stuff. it would be great to make up kits for my projects and i think i may try that for the next one. at least for a couple of projects. if you have a great strategy for going to crops that doesn't involve the kitchen sink, let me know!

thanks for visiting!