Me & You

Me & You!

I wanted to make this for my husband.  Something nice just

to tell him how much he means to me.

I liked the sketch challenge from the Sweet Stop Challenge blog.

They always have great sketches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used some really antique looking paper from Simple Stories - Documented.

I also used some brown paper to use behind my stamp.

I wanted it to have a leathery/antiquey look.  I thought it made for a nice touch.

I tore the brown paper first, then I wet the paper.  I know, that was really hard for me to do.  (I'm still trying to get used to this process.)  Next I crumpled the paper up, unwaded it, then let it dry out.  I found that if you can put it in front of a fan without it blowing away, then it dries a lot faster.

It gave the paper a nice look for this project.

 

And I was so excited!!  I found a stamp that I had been admiring for some

time, but I didn't know who made the stamp.  But this past weekend, I found it!

It is Explorer made by Penny Blossom. 

They have some really fabulous digi stamps.  You MUST check them out.

And they even offer a freebie.  That way you can try it first.  But I had to buy more of course.  They are really great!

 

Next I decided to add another magnifying glass.  One that I could write "YOU" in.  Then I used my Tim Holtz numbers to trace out the "&" sign.

 

I was really proud of myself for making this magnifying glass.  I'm not really a drawer, so it was a miracle that I was able to draw it.

I used the Epiphany circle cutter and the bubble caps to make it look

more like a magnifying glass.

 

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sweet Stop - sketch challenge

2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Anything Goes