Rusty Bucket

I will admit it. It's OK. I've come to terms with it.

I have a fascination with rust.

I admire how it can transform an everyday common metal object into something unique,

something that has a character all to its own.

I imagine the wonderful stories that the rusty object would tell of its life if only it could speak.

Rust, oh how I love you.

(er, maybe not when you are on my car though, Mr. Rust, then I don't like you too much...)

What a wonderful challenge we have for you at the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge Blog
-Just Add Color!

Clear and Simple Stamps is the sponsor this week and they let us play with their amazing new crafty stamp set, Craft Room. I wanted to showcase how this set is useful beyond a crafty setting, and the bucket called my name. With a few markers, I transformed it to a rusty old piece, full of bounty now as it has been in the past. Once again, I trampled out to the side yard to pick some wheat grass. I'm really happy with how the bucket, and the card itself, turned out, can I say that here on my own blog?

In addition to finding more details about the challenge, the awesome prize, the rules and inspiration from the Girl Fridays over at the CAS-ual Fridays Blog, Clear and Simple Stamps is offering up this bonus incentive:

Use the html code below to add the CSS blinkie to your side bar, and leave Clear and Simple Stamps a message (click on the link, it will take it right to where you need to go!) with a link to your blog and we will randomly select (3) blogs featuring the CSS blinkie with the Limited Edition Crafty Bonus stamp set! {bonus closes Thursday 10.27.11 at midnight, EST}

BLINKIE HTML:

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Really looking forward to what you come up with and....

Please check back at 10:58 am CST on

Friday, 10.21.11 for the fourth installment of my Big Birthday Giveaway Game!