Make Yourself Smile

Dear Ones~
We are listening to the start of the Iditarod Race, a very grueling 1,000 mile dog sled race up in Alaska. We are particularly interested this year, because a young man from Grayling, Bryan Bearss, is participating. Bryan graduated from high school with our daughter, Sarah. He is racing for a gal who was in a car accident last fall and broke her back. Her dogs were already trained, so Bryan stepped up and is racing her dogs for her. This is his second Ititarod, having raced first back in 2006. They start in Fairbanks and end up in Nome. Godspeed, Bryan.

Today's card is made for the Mod Squad Challenge, create your own background. No patterned paper.

Here's my card:

I just got this amazing set of dies from Sizzix called Mixed Media, by Tim Holtz. There are 4 dies in the set, and they are all kind of funky and grungy - just corners and odd patterns. I love them. For this background I stamped the pattern with Versamark and white heat embossed it to create a resist. Then I watercolored with my Peerless Watercolors. I am so pleased that the pattern from the background stamp matches the die cut so well.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Ivory and Black Onyx Card Stock

Strathmore Watercolor Paper

Versamark Ink and GKD White Embossing Powder

Peerless Watercolors

Sweet and Sassy Delightfully Delicate Background Stamp

HOTP Simply Susan Stamp Set for Greeting

Cheery Lyn Designs Small Butterfly Die

Tim Holtz Mixed Media Thinlits Dies by Sizzix

Thanks so much for stopping by, I adore your comments. It's 52 here today, the sun is shining, and the snow is melting like crazy. I am a happy woman!!!