a real friend . . .

(click on the pics for larger images)

A real friend will tell you the truth, even if you don't
want to hear it, but you can't trust an enemy no matter
what . . . that's a quick paraphrase of Proverbs 27:6.




But a looser translation is this:

Only a real friend will tell you when your face is dirty.

The latest Spicy Supply Challenge at Gingersnap Creations
is to use that crimper that's probably collecting dust in
your art room corner. I used mine like my good friend (she
would definitely tell me if my face were dirty!) Rhonda
showed me years ago.

Take a nice heavy weight piece of cardstock and run it through
the crimper oh, maybe 7 or 8 times, different directions, to
break down the fibers a little. Then, split the paper down the
center and peel it apart, giving you two sheets of crimpy, soft
textured, flannelish-looking paper.



You probably know we have chickens, especially after hearing
the rooster crowing in the video tutorial, so you may have
guessed I'm kind of partial to chicky images. This photo
stamp is from Viva Las Vegas Stamps, who is sponsoring some
fabulous gifties for this round of challenges, and let me tell
you, if you can't find something you like at that store, you must
not like rubber stamps. At all.

Really, there is every style under the sun at that place--
funny, sarcastic, serious, sweet, sassy, artsy, cutesy--you
name it, it's at Viva Las Vegas.

I'm still suffering from rubber brain overload from my last
visit there . . . but it's worth it!

;)