Know What I Love? Bling!

Hello friends! {Judy} here for my first post as a member of the Eyelet Outlet Design Team! I am thrilled to be a part of such a fantastic group of designers and a company with such awesome products!

Today I am sharing a "throw-away" watercolor card. This was a little piece of "wash my brush off" paper that I had set aside to use for that same purpose at a later date. But once it dried, I decided it would make a cool background.

So I stamped some flowers (Stampin' Up!) and blended them with my aqua brush to match the background. Then I added some bling to the centers of the purple flowers. I cut the bottom of my card in a wave pattern, and added a section of the Clear 4mm Jewel Strips to follow the pattern of the wave. It was so easy to lay it down and mold it to the shape I needed! 

Elegant but not overstated! The Jewel Strips come in several different colors too -- so there are a lot of options for your bling! Easy to use in a strip, and easy to cut individual rhinestones. 

And now a little about me:
Although we are originally from Arizona, my husband and I currently live in Central Nebraska with our water turtle (we have had him for twenty years!) and our sweet Lab/Jack Russell mix, Fiona. We have two children, who live way too far away from us - one 750 miles west, and the other 1350 miles east. Sad! We are the proud grandparents of a six-month old granddaughter, and are so thankful for Face Time!

I love going on junk jaunts, finding interesting things to photograph, and I love traveling. I also spend quite a bit of time at our Community Theatre, either as an actress or director. I am currently directing To Kill A Mockingbird, which opens in the Spring. I also work part-time as the Theatre Events Coordinator and I do freelance social media and proof reading. My kids, even grown, are my number one priority.

And of course, I love crafting! I am excited to show you more projects using all sorts of fun from Eyelet Outlet in the near future!

 Joy in a JAR