A Swingin' Besties

Clear It Out Challenge - 12-2014

And a special hello to you, my blogging friends and to new followers Darcy, Olga and KristyLee. 

I fall in love all over again -- so glad to "be a girl" - every time I play with
My Besties designs.
This particular Sweetie depicts
me thinking of you.

Isn't she so sweet? Love the little swing with flowers growing on the rope handle.
Did you know hundreds of My Besties images are now available as stamps?

Sherri Baldy's Swingin' Besties IMG103 (digital image)

Her little swing needed something to hang from... so...

I visited Beccy Muir's FREEBIES at Beccy's Place and chose this pretty Blossom Branch.

After placing the two branches with Sherri Baldy's Swingin' Bestie, I cropped some of the blossoms and copy-and-pasted them so that they were falling around the image, and along the grass.

used with Beccy Muir's free Blossom Branch (digital image)

To see my tutorial for step-by-step directions in how to "digitally mask" and "cut-and-paste" images, please click here.

Aren't those delicate little flowers just perfect for this Swingin' Besties image?

Here is a close-up of Beccy's beautiful Blossom Branch. 

The SNS Green Iris Ultrafine Glitter is actually clear (colorless) with a tiny amount of green blended in, but for some reason, the digital camera picked up all the green which apparently reflected off the colorless. In real life, it looks much less "blue" so that the olive cardstock beneath shows through. The leaves are also coated with the same color glitter, but with a lighter color green cardstock beneath it.

Thanks for stopping by! It is such a pleasure crafting and being back at my computer again!

Products Used:

• Sherri Baldy's Swingin' Besties IMG103 (digital image)
• Beccy Muir's free Blossom Branch (digital image)
• Copics: R00, R20, RV21, G43, G20, YG93, YG11, YG0000, E50, E43, E04, YG06, B24, YG03, YG91, YG63, G21
• Ink: Peeled Paint Distress Dye, Pearlescent Orchid Brilliance pigment.
• Embossing Folder: Couture Creations "Walrus and Carpenter"
• CardStock: Neenah Solar White, Pink, Celery, Olive
• Sparkle N Sprinkle Green Iris Ultrafine Glitter
• Sparkle N Sprinkle Brushable Glue
• Spellbinders: Labels 25 (S5-077), Grand Labels 23 (LF-347), Grand Scallop Ovals (LF251)

Submitted to the following fun challenges!

1. My Besties Challenges - #May 12 "Something Old, Something New" (New Besties IMG103, old Beccy Muir image and old ribbons and glitter color from my stash) 5/24
2. Beccy Muir Challenges - #May "Use a Beccy Muir Image" (Blossom Branch duplicated, and flowers from the branch fallling) 5/31
3. Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenges - #41 Anything Goes with Spring Theme - 5/25
4. Glitter n' Sparkle Challenge - #84 "Female" 5/17
5. Besties Germany Challenge - #3 Spring 6/15
6. A little bit crafty ALBC Challenge - #May "Flower Power" - 6/1
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Stamping (and swinging) hugs,