On an earlier entry, I posted this creative prompt in response to a question posed by one of our forum members.

The creative prompt of the week is use a tool that you own, but have never used more than a handful of times.

This is the layout I created based on the prompt. I used our Cricut machine in the office, because I had never tried to use it before. We just recently received some of the new cartridges from Provo Craft, so I busted it out and used the Street Sign cartridge to cut out the word wish and the arrows. I love this new font, and I could see myself using the arrows on a lot of my pages. Click, here, to see what others have created with their "new" tools, and join in the forum fun!

I used a simple painting techinque on this page and carried it through each element. I used a foam make-up applicator and brushed the paint on the edges and the places where I wanted the journaling stickers to go. I also brushed some paint over the wish word and the arrow to give them some more dimension. I liked using the foam make-up applicator because it gave me more control than a bulky foam brush.