Soar!

Seriously? I haven't posted for over a week?? Oh my!  Well, the stomach bug hit our family last week and over the weekend and it wasn't until Tuesday that we surfaced so I guess I haven't had much crafting time.  Feels good to be back! :)

Today's Mix Ability Challenge at Splitcoaststampers is to use the negative space from any of your die cuts - you can use it as a stencil or a window, lots of fun!!  I tried out several things before I hit of something that I liked - one of those days!

I took the Heart Swirl CutUps die from The Cat's Pajamas and used it to stencil all over a piece of vintage book paper.  It really did look pretty but it was too busy to use the whole sheet (I could have toned it down with a bit of paint or gesso before I stenciled, but . . . ).  Then I die cut hearts from it which I like much better!

I used The Tweetest Things from The Cat's Pajamas as well as the coordinating CutUps die, Home Tweet Home.  The background was stamped with the Lock & Heart background (love that stamp!!)

This weekend is going to be exciting - I'm running in my first ever 5K race -eeeeekkk!!  I'll let you know how it goes, until then, have a great Friday!

Cardstock: Cardstock: (Natural White) Neenah, (Pure Poppy, Black) Papertrey Ink, vintage book paper, Stamps: (Lock & Heart Background, The Tweetest Things) The Cat's Pajamas, Ink: (Black) Marvy, (Barn Door) Ranger, (Versamark) Tsukineko, (Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink, Accessories: Washi tape, (Rhinestone Swirl) Prima, Tools: (Home Tweet Home CutUps, Heart Swirl CutUps) The Cat's Pajamas, (Hearts) Spellbinders, (embossing folder) Provo Craft