More is More

Warning: this post has no papercrafts/stamped items.  If you’re only here to see cute/fun/pretty samples, you’ll need to move on today.  I promise to be back either late tonight or sometime tomorrow with a really cute and easy project.  If you’re interested in something a bit thought provoking and a movie review, then read on.  I love ya either way! 

Last night we went to the movies with several friends to see Ben Stein’s documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.  You can learn more about the movie and view trailers by clicking here.  It was very well done and when it was over the theater audience errupted into applause.  It’s very easy for us as Americans of this generation to take freedoms for granted and to even sometimes forget how hard-won they were.   Just because we’ve grown up having always had freedom does not mean we will always have it without some vigilence for it in our society.  If there can be this type of censorship in the scientific community, what’s next?

Ben Stein has taken a very heavy topic and interjected comic relief like only he can – there were actually a few times where we laughed out loud!  If you enjoy documentaries – go see this movie.  If you have an interest in science – go see this movie.  If you have an interest in Intelligent Design – go see this movie.  If you are a college student or if you have a son or daughter in high school or college – go see this movie.  Even if none of those things apply to you – if you value the freedom of exchange of ideas in America – definitely GO SEE THIS MOVIE!  And if at all possible – please go see it while it is in theaters and take your friends.  Don’t wait – it won’t last long at all.  A movie like this needs our support through ticket sales.  It’s important!  It sends a message.  I e-mailed a bunch of people earlier this week and ended up going in a group of 7.  Grab some dinner and make an evening of it.  Then let me know what you think.

Last night was my monthly Stampin’ Up! Class.  We usually do one or two new techniques and attendees get too make a technique reference card for their cardstock rings along with the stamped project.  Last night we tried Spotlighting and I think everyone loved the result.  Here’s the card we made.

There is a wonderful Spotlighting Tutorial on SCS (click here to view it) so I won’t try to reinvent the wheel by explaining it again here.  We used SU Metallic Art Pencils and a blender pen to do our coloring on Confetti White cardstock.  It was a really fun alternative to the watercoloring I usually do.  I always think of hummingbirds as having that irrdiscent sheen so the metallic pencils seemed appropriate.  I didn’t have enough of any brads that might match the card, so we used a white gel pen for a faux brad look.  I haven’t used Sage Shadow very much lately, but I really do like the soft look of it – especially with the contrast of the black.

Recipe:

Spring Song

Floral Background

Cardstock – Sage Shadow, Black, Confetti White

Ticket Corner Punch

Circle Punches – 1 ¼” and 1 3/8”

Black Gingham Ribbon

Metallic Art Pencils pg 183

Ink – Sage Shadow and Black

The next card we made was a CASE from page 148 of the catalog.  I only changed the colors to Soft Sky and Chocolate Chip.  I marked that page the first week I got the catalog knowing I wanted to use that card in a class – I just loved it!

Recipe:

Carte Postal

God’s Blessings

Leaves a la Carte Jumbo Wheel

Cardstock – Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Ink – Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky

Twill

Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon

I’ll be back later to share our third class project which was really fun.  Hope you are having a great weekend and thanks for taking time to stop by.