More Oozed Friendly Plastic Play

I found some metal cookie cutters to try out the Oozed Friendly Plastic technique that Adrienne showed me when she was here for a visit last month. I also used some of the mesh fabrics Adrienne found at Joanne's. The star has a dual color look, because one of the pieces of friendly plastic was gold on black and the other was black on gold. I think the star cutter is a bit big for me to use, I wasn't able to give it enough of a push from underneath to make the friendly plastic ooze up through the mesh. But over all I think they look good.

Wander with Color Necklace

I finished the necklace I started at Beverly's Wander with Color Class last month.
(double click on the photo to get a better view)

Charm Bracelet

When I was at the Shrine Art Retreat in Arizona, we traded charms. Debbie also gave us a double chain bracelet to use. I took all the charms added them to the bracelet and also made bead pieces out of small turquoise bits I got in Arizona. A memory of fun times and good friends.

Finished Inchie Frame

Decided my inchies will best be set off by having a dark brown frame. Colored the frame and decorative chipboard piece with dark brown StazOn ink, the coated with metallic brown mica powders, more on the frame than on the decorative piece.Stamped a flourish design on the pieces with dark brown Distress ink.Last, inked a flourish stamp with Amy's Leafing Adhesive and rubbed on dark metallic brown foil as an accent.
Here's the finished Inchie Frame with all the inchies in them.

Let's see if I can remember who did each inchie. Clockwise from upper left corner: Linda, Autumn, Rena, Tracey, Rhonda, Chris, Trizzy, Mel. me, Lyn, Vickie and me again.

Using new toys for the inchie frame

I've received all the inchies from the other participants in the Inchie Frame Swap. I need to make one center piece and 2 inchies to complete my personal frame. My color scheme is red, yellow, orange with metal accents.
For the center piece, I cut a thin piece of copper and stamped on a text stamp with a mixture of black and red StazOn inks. Next, ran the copper through the Cuttlebug with a floral embossing folder and colored the raised areas with red StazOn ink and heat set.
Decided to use two mini chipboard butterflies on one of the inchies. Used the yellow portion from a package of Rainbow Opals to coat one of the mini butterflies.

For the other mini butterfly, I coated with several layers of Mango Opals, heat setting after each layer. On the last layer impressed into texture stamp inked with red StazOn ink, let cool.

I cut 1" piece of red paper and stamped a text stamp on it. Used Foil Lattice to add texture to the piece.
Added the two mini butterflies to finish this inchie.

For the second inchie, I covered it with a piece of decorative paper I received from Autumn. Added a thin strip of red-orange colored paper towel. Stamped "faith" and "love" on the background paper with red StazOn ink. Finished by added a bronze colored metal flower with a matching brad.

Lunch with Friends

Drove down to Gilbert Arizona to meet up with our friends from around the world. From L to R: Loretta (Australia), Chris (Australia), Jessie (New Zealand), Zeb )Oregon), me, [ not seen Adrienne (Wales)], Linda (Arizona), Jackie (Arizona), Carol (Australia) and Lai Sie (Australia). Wonderful to meet up with everyone!!! As we drove back to my friend Tami's house, I stopped to take this picture just outside of Scotsdale. Very Arizonian! Back to the wet weather of Washington tomorrow.

Sedona

We took a day trip up to Sedona Arizona. Started off on the Carefree Hwy and entered red rock country to enjoy fabulous views and a fun jeep ride in the back country. Traveled up Oak Creek Canyon all the way to Route 66 in Flagstaff, before returning back to Phoenix.