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Once again I found myself floundering by the recent challenge at BBTB2,. I could have done the optional airplane, but I really wanted to do a hot air balloon...problem was I did not have a cartridge with that cut on it. I was finally able to pick up Wild Card 2 TODAY at Michael's! I really wanted to do something different with this. I know it is a basic card but I wanted the balloon itself to look unique. A couple of weeks ago, I saw an interesting tutorial on pinterest about using metallic pearl paint as a sort of "glimmer mist". Then yesterday at a CTMH open house I saw their create a color pearl paint, designed to be used with re-inkers. I decided to play. I took what limited time and supplies I had and got to work! I used "Dazzling Metallics" by DecoArt in white pearl as the base - I didn't have any re-inkers so I tried to use alcohol inks ((remember we are playing here)), which kind of clumped, but when brushed onto white card stock left a very pale shimmery coat - I just kept brushing the clumps off. Then I decided to try the metallic paint on its own on the card stock and use the alcohol inks over the top, like you would over glossy card stock. It gave a really cool effect that I kind of like. I had a lot of fun playing and am looking forward to trying it with some re-inkers or some acrylic paint or maybe some pearl-ex....

side view of card..you can see a little of the metallic pearl finish

farm animal, huh???

This challenge at BBTB2 threw me for a loop, a big one. I had a hard time coming up with any type of farm animal cut at all and most of them that I seemed to have were really "cute" and I don't have anything against cute it is just not for me...I tend to lean toward graphic, rustic, simple. When looking thru all of the different cuts out there on CCR, I even thought about running out to buy "country life" I like the folksy look of that cart. But then I stumbled upon the sheep on "inspired heart". I spend a lot of time on Pinterest and thought I bet I can make some kind of cool canvas scripture art with the sheep using a verse about Jesus being the Lamb of God. I got out my Bible on Kindle and started searching for all the verses including lamb or sheep...I thought I had found one, but this one kept picking away at my mind:  2‡And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” 3And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it, 4and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5†And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” 6†And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. The Lutheran Study Bible (Kindle Locations 149419-149426). Concordia Publishing House. Kindle Edition. .....I ended up having to recut the sheep, repaint my canvas, which I am kind of happy about . I think that was almost the point of the whole thing. I have been at that point of wanting to weep...is there anyone who can do anything,..and there in the middle is always Jesus...

The crafty details: I used an 8 x 8 canvas from Michael's. The paint is brick red acrylic Michael's. The sheep is from Inspired Heart cut at 6 . I sponged su creamy caramel onto the script cuttlebug embossing template and rubbed the sheep onto it. I then sponged summer sun around the outer circle. I sponged Tim Holtz firehouse brick ink onto the the sheep...I have an old hymnal and took out the page with Lamb of God to use on the canvas.... This project turned out to be very personal and not at all what I was planning, I wasn't going to submit it, but ultimately decided to because I was inspired by the challenge and pushed WAY beyond my comfort zone. Have a great day and thanks for looking!