Garden of Life

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Thanks for stopping in today!!!

Well its October 1 and time for a new challenge over at Craft-Dee BowZ.
The theme over there is always Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

Let me show you my inspiration piece for CDB for October.

Oh I have some info to share with you about that bow and that background paper you see on the card and in the flower. This card has reused netting and that background paper is altered and reused too.

Gee where do I start. OK let me start with the background. Have you heard of Citrasolv?? (I found it at my health food store)  No !! Well its a cleaner that is made from oranges. It has a strong orange smell. It doesn't bother me but some may find it a little strong. OK so I use this Citrasolv stuff and sprinkle it directly on National Geographic magazine pages. Yep you heard me right. In short you sprinkle this Citrasolv on the pages and close the magazine. Come back about 30 minutes later to see if the magic has started. For a better explanation please view the you tube link here for a walk through. You will find this quite interesting.

Here are some shots of a few sheets of my altered National Geographic pages.

Interesting aren't they!!! If you like altered then you may like this!!! I also used a Citrasolv paper on the flower petals. I stamped and embossed the flower outline, cut those blooms out, and adhered the blooms over the stamped image on CS.

OK let me share some info about my bow.

You know the netting that some fruits come in from time to time?? 

You know,this stuff,

 Well I keep some of these in my stash to use for various projects. (Yes I am a big saver of stuff) This is not that plastic kind but has more of a soft fabric feel. Anyhoo, I pulled this out and decided it could be used like ribbon, so I made a bow and added it to this card.

 This bow looks really cool in person. I love the look I got with this. Hope you try using the netting and remember, the Craft-Dee BowZ makes it easy to make a bow using something out of the ordinary. Also hope you give the Citrasolv a try on a National Geographic magazine.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Rubbernecker - Freehand Border Set(verse) ; Impression Obsession - Flower E17025 Paper/Card Stock: Cream CS, Green CS Ink: Memento - Cottage Ivy Dies Used:Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits Mixed Media Accessories: Netting, embossing powder, VersaMark, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, pearls, Citrasolv

I am submitting this card in the following challenges:

Die Cuttin' Divas - #235 Anything Goes (#26)

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes (#50)

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes (#137)

Eureka Stamps -  Anything Goes +A DT Call (#43)

Karleigh Sue Challenge -  (Week 2) Anything but Square (#18)

Love to Scrap -  Anything Goes (#203)

Not Just Cards -  Always Anything Goes (#382)

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