This week at Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge is; make something that make you think of a summer holiday.  For me that is always the ocean.  The winner will earn a $50.00 gift certificate to Simon Say Stamp.  I used both distress (yea, new summer colors) and archival inks.  The large seaweed is embossed.

This week challenge for Studio Le, is Tissue Wrap Collage.  The instruction for this weeks directions can be found in Tim Holt'z Compendium of Curiosities II, page 38.  This week the The Funkie Junkie is sponsoring.  The lucky winner will receive a $25.00 gift certificate.

I have also submitted this tag for theSimon Says Stamp "Anything Goes Challenge".  The winner will receive a $50.00 gift voucher.

This weeks challenge at Studio L3 is again from Tim Hotlz Book Compendium of Curiosities II.  You can find the instructions on page 48, call shattered stains. This challenge is sponsored by Simon Says Stamp World.

I decided to start Christmas projects early this year.  I am making an advent calendar for my grand kids.  I have to make each block twice.  I found that if you coat 140# water paper with glossy accents, it becomes bendable. Because of this, it should hold up.  I will stitch each block on to felt when I am done.   Each 6x6 block will be a pocket.  I may have to do this block over if I have the energy.  I used micro glaze to to make the distress stains permanent, however, there was some stain on the back of the reindeer.  So there is some smearing, but imperfection are part of art, right!