Still Here!

I've seen lots of posts around the blogosphere this month saying something along these lines:  I'm still here, I'm still alive, yeah it's long-lost me.

And, bad blogger that I am--I'm saying the same thing here!

Oops.

But the truth is pretty cool:  I've had a TON of opportunities for some great hiking.  The weather here--after the 5 inches of snow melted and the earthquake stopped shaking--has been outrageously awesome.  I mean like record-breaking high temperatures awesome!

You just can't pass up days like that!

In addition to just not being here to blog, Mr Blogger and the rest of the Internet haven't been getting along.  I really do visit, it's just that my comments fly off somewhere and never show up on your blogs!  So frustrating!

So.

Add great weather and huge frustrations and what do you get?

Yeah.  A post apologizing for my absence.  Heh.


To make up for it, I leave you with this scene, from Charles Towne Landing State Park in Charleston, SC, along the Ashley River, where it was 83 degrees.....

And yes, it was as gorgeous of a day as it looks like in the picture.



What does Tim Holtz say..."Remember the Now"?  Yeah, well, I'm living the Now!  =D


Enjoy your day!!!!


~Cynthia

February Tag Time!

Happy February 1st!

Er.

I mean THIRD!!  ;-)

Yes, I'm a bit behind, but I was out of town and then had a day to recover from being out of town and now I have a day to....that's right....create Tim's February Tag!!!!  =D

And, as ALWAYS, I've done nothing like Sir Tim did.  Basically because I don't have the sweet warehouse o' stuff that he has!  HA!

But here's my take...

Taken in the sun and everything!!

I used a Crafter's Workshop stencil for the background, using Distress Inks in Worn Lipstick, Barn Door and Fired Brick.  I dumped clear embossing powder over that.  I may have waited just a teensy bit too long on that step--the mottled texture of the melted powder is so cool though!!  I scruffed the edges and added Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Then I made the heart.  I used a Grunge Board heart and Ice Stickles.

For the "sentiment" part I stamped three stamps using VersaMark, then scribbled with chalk.  Love that technique!

The arrow is wood veneer covered in Brushed Pewter Distress Paint.

And the border is a Die-namics Faux Crochet Border die cut from HVAC silver tape.  Love that stuff.  ;-)

Finally I added a bit of crinkle ribbon (seam binding, Walnut Stain Distress Ink and water.)

And there ya go!  Another tag done!!



Be sure to stop by Tim's blog--there are many talented Tag Makers out there!!


~Cynthia