Kellso Collage

March D.T.

March??? March?!?  Seriously?  The days of quiet(er) winter months are already over, and we are heading full-bore into sports and lawn care season.  Bye-bye weekends!  I think God has sent the rain as a way of forcing us to rest before a very busy few months!

I was thrilled to find out our Design Team package would consist of beautiful papers by Jenni Bowlin, as well as TONS of  GRUNGEBOARD, Because what can I say…

I put this little plaque together to (hopefully) put on display at Mystic Paper near the Grungeboard.  I love this stuff, and wanted to give people some ideas of how to use it.  So, from left to right are the techniques I put together-

1- Paint, Sanded to show detail, accented with Distress Powder

2- Stamped with Staz-on Ink, Brushed with Distress Ink

3- White paint, pressed into Distress ink to show detail (dots)

4- (my favorite)  Adhere printed paper face down with Matte medium, then tear away when the glue is nearly dry.  The words leave a ‘shadow’ on the Grungeboard!  Cool!

5-Paint, Glossy Accents, Sprinkle with Perfect Pearls.  This looks like stars in the night sky!

Here are the papers I received:

Can you believe the fun stuff I get to play with?!  The ladies at Mystic Paper have been so generous!  I love the Jenni Bowlin paper, it looks like the decor in a girls room from the 1950′s who likes cowbows…  Does that make sense?  No, just me?  Oh, well, either way it was very fun to use.  Our assignment this month was to do one Scrapbook layout and 2 cards.  Make sure to check back to see those, and jump over to Holly and Sherri‘s blogs to see their goodies!

Also, a head’s up- (this is so exciting)  later this week I will be doing a GIVEAWAY!  It’s a local product I love called Herb ‘n Organics.  They have been great to work with, and I love their product so I can’t wait to share!  Stay tuned!