Congrats Mo!  You had the most votes in the Happy List challenge and you also won the $5.00 coupon good toward a kit in the VP store.

Thank you to all who entered!  The voting was SO close!! 

We've decided the BOM challenges would be seperate from our normal challenges. I will post a BOM challenge here in the blog every Wednesday

This weeks challenge is all about the day you were born. Tell the story of the wonderful day you entered this world :)  If you don't know the story of your birth you can always include other tidbits like what was going on in the news around that time.

Here's my example ( minus journaling.. there's a part of the story I forget and have to ask my mom lol ) 

Can't wait to see your pages!!

I am going to keep Stace's great BOM theme going and have you guys create your happy list!!! Just start listing all the things that make you happy right now in your life! 

Do this ANYWAY YOU WANT!!! If you are making a BOM, then here is another page to add to it. 

Here is my happy list that went in my BOM!

Weekly Challenge Details:

Enter the contest by posting your project here: http://www.vintageplum.com/contests/users/weekly_challenge_happy_lists

During that entire week, all forum members will be able to vote for their favorites (you can vote for more than one) and the project that receives the most votes by Sunday at 8pm cst will be the winner of that challenge.  The winner will have their name and project displayed in a special place.

We will also do a random drawing at the close of the contest and one lucky contestant will win a $5.00 gift certificate to be used toward a future kit purchase.  Please note that there is only one entry per person for the drawing even if you entered more than one project.

We look forward to seeing what all of you come up with!

Complete Rules: http://www.vintageplum.com/forums/vintage_plum_forums/on_your_mark_get_set_go/weekly_challenge_contet_rules

Can't wait to see what you guys come up with! 

B 

 So Michelle and I were introduced to the new Sticky Back Canvas made by Claudine Hellmuth for Ranger. 

(she was the one that cleverly came up with 'bringing sticky back') hahah

There are so many things you can do with this product!!!  I actually have her paintbrushes and gesso in the studio line as well. They do NOT disappoint. It is so much fun to work with them. 

Click on the link below to watch a neat video, the lady briefly goes over all the things you can do with the canvas and the gesso. They also show you how to make beautiful fabric pins! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK00nK07zVk#watch-main-area

Here are some of the things I have created with this line so far. 

The ladies above were cut out of sewing pattern packages. They were then coated with a light layer of gesso on the back (dipping the paintbrush in water first), laid on the sticky back canvas. Then, laying down another coat ontop and around the images, adhering them to the canvas. You can leave the edges plain or ink them to make them pop. On my text balloons, I even took my fingernail and pulled at the threads of the canvas to distress them somewhat. 

Here is where I actually put the canvas in my printer and printed on it! So awesome!!! 

This is a page out of a commissioned album I am working on. I stamped directly on the canvas and stuck it straight onto the page. I bet it would look really cool to paint on the canvas first, then stamp! 

If anyone else has worked with this Studio line, please share your creations with us! 

Have a wonderful, creative week all! 

B