Bleach & Pastels Technique by Frenchie

Francie made the prettiest fall card with this technique. You must remember to wash your stamps soon after using them with bleach, with hot/soapy water, then dry. I would also rub them in the SU stamp cleaner as it has a moisturizer to keep the rubber soft. It's a really good product. Happy Fall, Everybody.

Paper Roses by Catherine Evans (5 Petal Punch)

Love these paper roses. Fun to do with the 5 petal punch. Nice for wedding favors too.

Bird Seed Wreath by Cherry Hill Cottage

Bird seed wreath...Tie with ribbons and hang it for the birds to enjoy.

Bird Seed Wreath~

3/4 cup flour

1/2 cup warm water

3 tablespoons light corn syrup

1 pkg. unflavored gelatin

4 cups bird seed

bundt pan

nonstick spray

Stir the gelatin into warm water until dissolved. Whisk in the corn syrup and flour. Stir well, it will make a thick gooey paste.

Mix the seeds with the paste in a large bowl until all of the seeds are coated and the edible glue is distributed. The mixture will start getting very sticky.

Make sure its well mixed to keep the wreath from falling apart.

Spray the bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Using a spoon, press the seed mixture into the bundt pan. Be sure to press the mixture down firmly until its well packed and even. Set the pan aside overnight. The mixture will harden and turn white and the surface will be firm and dry when its ready.

Once the wreath is hard, gently remove it from the mold. Tie with ribbons, and hang it for birds to enjoy!!

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My friend made me one of these wreaths and shared this blog site with me. I was in love with the cute ideas (The link is under my favorites on the right side of page). These make great gifts for the bird lovers in your life.

Magic Card by sparklensprinkle.com

Looks like magic (secret is acetate film....shhhhhh).

Twiggy!!

I just love little Twiggy! Get out and do some water skiing! :)

Quick Coloring of Stamped Images by Hero Arts

This is great tutorial on fast & fabulous ways to color with ink, markers, & pencils.

Watercoloring a Stamped Image by Crissy

I really enjoying watching her technique. She systematically wets sections of the image with water, then adds color. Color blends better showing greater depth of shading in your image. This is the true way to watercolor paint.