Frugal Scrapper Extraordinaire:)

For those of you who have been following my blog, THANK YOU, I'm still here and as FRUGAL as ever. I'm just expanding my blog title to further reflect my "altered" muse. I'm still the same (sometimes goofy) FRUGAL SCRAPPER that I've always been and will continue to focus on FRUGAL papercrafting projects:)

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Movin', Studio L3 AND CropStop.com

Wow, fellow crafters...I've definitely gone through "creativity withdrawal" over this last week!  My dh and I have spent the last week or so slowly, oh so slowly....moving to our new condo.  Ya know, there's somethin' to be said about the difference between movin' cross country and movin' a mile away...

When I moved cross country a few years back, I litereally packed my scrappin' stuff, a few clothes, and traveled cross country in my good ole Honda Accord (well, it wasn't really good ole at the time, it was only 3 yrs old)...anyway...I listened to Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway CD and a Sheryl Crow CD...ya know, the one with the song about Santa Monica Boulevard?...that one...cause I was FINALLY movin' to Sunny California (I'd only wanted to do this since I was 5)...I know, I know, I digress...

Anyway, that move was MUCH DIFFERENT because what I had was what I had...started out fresh in CA...and what ever I left behind was staying there...

This move a mile away is just so slow!!!!  We had a two week overlap which we thought would give us plenty of time to thoroughly go through our "stuff"...have I ever said I really DON'T like "STUFF"?...anyway, as the story goes...the "stuff" ever so slowly followed me to the new place...apparently I wasn't "driving" the move "bus"...as my kids and dh decided to move EVERYTHING!  Now don't get me wrong...I REALLY appreciate the help we had, it's just that now that my "stuff" has made it to my new place, I may NEVER get RID OF IT!...

O.k., how did I go off on this tangent when I really just wanted to post a project?  Oh yes, it's because I was goin' through creativity withdrawal...TODAY is the first day I get to CREATE all day!

Top on my list is a project I wanted to do for two reasons...

#1 I wanted to use it for the current CCC #16 challenge over at Studio L3.

#2 I wanted to use it for a tutorial over at CropStop.com.  I'm a guest designer over there for the month of October...I haven't even had time to give this opportunity it's proper attention...THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH, CROPSTOP, for giving me this AMAZING opportunity!

Now for the pic of my project...

The challenge at Studio L3 is to use Tim's Compendium of Curiosities book and go to page 33 where you will find the Wrinkle Free Distress technique.  If you don't have the Compendium of Curiosities book yet, you're really missing out:)  I just love this technique because there is so much you can do with it.  The way I used it here, makes my project look like a watercolor painting.  LOVE IT!

I will be doing a short tutorial on how I made this card that I will post over at the CropStop.com site.  I will come back and post a link to the instructions later today.

Here's to having a WONDERFULLY CREATIVE DAY:)

Lori M., FSE:)

3 comments:

Electra said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog, Lori, your creation is lovely. I'll be back to view the tutorial!

MarleneMAZ said...

Just gorgeous! love the colours and the sentiment you used.

Linda Ledbetter said...

Wow, Lori, that's GORGEOUS, and it really does look like a watercolor painting! I just keep scrolling back up the page to admire it-- it's really amazing and has the feel of a fine art abstract. Beautifully done!

And congratulations on getting moved into your new condo and re-acquainting with your art supplies! Doesn't that feel great?