Anything Goes ~ Whimsical Wednesday

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that it is Wednesday already!   And if it's Wednesday, that can only mean one thing.  It's time for another Whimsical Wednesday challenge!  This week, the theme is Anything Goes.  Fun, fun, fun and a great  opportunity to catch up on whatever it is that needs catching up on.  For me, it's Valentine's Day cards and projects!  

I decided to do a little glass etching on an empty pickle jar.  NO, it doesn't smell like pickles!  I soaked it overnight in lots of dish detergent.   I used a stencil heart cut from the Love Struck Solutions cartridge and cut it out at 3.5" on vinyl.  Applied the vinyl to the jar and applied the etching cream with an old paint brush.  I brushed the cream out over the edges of the heart with feather-like strokes to make the heart shape more obvious.  After 15-20 minutes, wash off the cream, remove the vinyl and voila!  I added some pretty heart shaped ribbon around the top of the jar and more heart printed ribbon to the lid.  I cut a circle using a die and glued that to the top of the lid and stamped it using a small heart from the With Love set by Whimsical Designs.  Having those little accent stamps included on the sentiment sets really makes it easy to get a project done quickly and adds lots more interest.  I hand cut the heart shaped tag and tied it up with some baker's twine.  The sentiment reads sealed with a kiss and is also from the With Love stamp set.  Get it?  SEALED with a kiss?  LOL!  I added a ring of bling to the the outer edge of the top of the lid.  I decided to keep the jar on my desk at work.  See those yummy Ferrero Rocher chocolates?  By the time you read this post, they are no longer there.  They have been relocated to my tummy!  HAHAHAHA!!!
This photo shows the etching a little bit better.  It looks silver because of the carpet and flash, but it's just an opaque glass etch.

Here's the adorable stamp set that I used

BREAKING NEWS!!!!

Whimsical Designs is having a design team call for the upcoming term. Anyone who is interested in becoming a designer should click on the contact button at the Whimsical Designs Blog, and e-mail Stephanie for more information. 

While you're over there, have a peek at what the other Whimsical Designers have whipped up and hopefully be inspired to play along with us.  And you may just want to stop in the Shop to pick up some of Stephanie's fabulous stamps!  There's just so much to do and see over at Whimsical Designs! :)