Go Change the World

Week #1 of the new Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge has come and gone and the design team is elated by the response. We had over 200 entries and they were all absolutely WONDERFUL. We had such a great time looking through all of your amazing pieces of art with wings! We hope you will be back to play along with us this week. Our challenge to you is to make something Wendy Vecchi/Studio 490 style. Well, I'm embarrassed to say that until a few short weeks ago, I was not familiar with Wendy's work, but now I'm loving the chunky funky feel of it. I don't own any Wendy Vecchi stamps or her Art Parts, but I was game to give it a go and here is the result. I'm actually quite pleased with it.

While I was in the design phase of this project, I needed a card for a young friend who recently graduated from high school and is leaving this week for college. Having several projects on my desk, I didn't feel like I had time to make a card for her so I hit my local card shop. You know, I just couldn't purchase a card! I browsed through the selection and nothing was a fit. So I decided that I had to make a card for her. And then I realized that the wall hanging I was designing could be a wonderful substitute for a greeting card. I already had the Tim Holz stamp stamped on my base and had printed out one of my all-time favorite quotes and created a tag with it. All I had to add was "Go Change The World" and it was a perfect fit for someone at the beginning of their adult life. And that is always my prayer for young people - that they will be inspired to use their education and gifts to make a positive difference in the world.

So there you have it - my first Wendy Vecchi style creation, but not the last. I had such a blast working with that Gungepaper. I made the rose following the Dimensional Flower tutorial on SplitCoastStampers.

Products Used: Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Die, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Grunge Paper, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Forest Green, Aged Mahogany and Vintage Photo, Tim Holtz Grungeboard Elements Plain run through the Tim Holtz Cracked Texture Fade embossing folder

Hope you will be joining in the fun with us this week at Simon Says Stamp and Show by making something Wendy Vecchi style. Look at this amazing prize for a random winner and the Top 3 picks by the design team will receive a badge for their blog.

Be sure to stop by the blogs of the design team. We have a super talented team and I know you'll want to check out their work.

♥Linda Elbourne, DT Coordinator - A Crafting Journey
♥ Dan - My Crafty Life
♥ Lynne Forsythe - The Next Best Thing
♥ Lori Hassler - I Been Thinkin'...'Bout Inkin'
♥ Nancy Crissinger - What's Next???
♥ Nancy Wethington - Art From the Heart
♥ Terry Weitsma-Girbes - Terry's Cards & Creativity
♥ Katie Davis - Chantilly Rose
♥ Kim Costello - Paperbabe

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I deeply appreciate any comments you care to leave!

Blessings & hugs,