tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093797303859888812024-03-18T21:29:00.563-07:00djkardkreationsA site for my handmade cards, accompanied by my photos and written meanderings which are occasionally witty, often tongue-in-cheek, and, rarely, profound. Beginning in June 2013, you'll also see lots of NBUS, which is an acronym I coined for Never-Before-Used Schtuff. Note: my Privacy Policy can be found on a top tab below. Thanks for coming by! Have a beverage and enjoy!Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.comBlogger1472125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-1052440761984351852024-03-18T00:05:00.000-07:002024-03-18T00:05:00.137-07:00March 18: E is for Embossing (Folders)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">It's lovely to see you! </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I hope you are doing well! In this hemisphere, it is</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> the day-before-the-First-Day-of-Spring! It is also National Awkward Moments Day in the US, but more on that later. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And it's also the third Monday of March, which means I am featuring embossing folders for this week of my <a href="https://www.djkardkreations.com/2024/01/inky-gilding-flakes-and-new-year-ideas.html" target="_blank">I.D.E.A.S.</a> calendar (see side bar.) I realize that I should include wet embossing on week three, so I will change that on the calendars in the future.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zY_iQcVkgX6EjV9GjMnRrmLQo8rrefwOUTn2f6hjQv-rZnadYWsR62o452_ACJ4lc6Ryrum9pNibkEqhrVblGUfMygrFA__tFiAz9dGcXuHegaeGepPlNYBkaVapf-bdIynt4inulX5RuSIW32teLqCgMVD43IWCWxbxXqam6p6D5c4ukbcO0r58qik/s3358/w%203-18%20easter%20ef%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="3358" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zY_iQcVkgX6EjV9GjMnRrmLQo8rrefwOUTn2f6hjQv-rZnadYWsR62o452_ACJ4lc6Ryrum9pNibkEqhrVblGUfMygrFA__tFiAz9dGcXuHegaeGepPlNYBkaVapf-bdIynt4inulX5RuSIW32teLqCgMVD43IWCWxbxXqam6p6D5c4ukbcO0r58qik/w640-h562/w%203-18%20easter%20ef%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This is a bit busy for me and I had a couple of conniption fits in the process of making it. If that's not a term used where you live, it means to become unreasonably angry or upset or to have an outburst of frustration or ill-temper. No one knows the exact origin, but it is thought to be related to the word canapshus which is a type of hors d'oeuvre ... no, that's not right. Sorry, I jumped the track.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">What happened was, I used a NBUS 3-D e/f from Paper Roses called "Tulips" to emboss a snippet of watercolor paper in perfect Easter-y colors. It didn't fully fit the card front, so I found a piece of mulberry paper from the last century in the exact shade of lavender to put behind it.👏</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And then I spent the next three days trying out every die-cut </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">greeting</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">, flower, bunny, bling, chicken, etc. to adorn the thing! I think the problem was that the card was so pretty with nothing else added, but I mean, I couldn't just leave it like that. As a result it has the layers that you see, which in the end feel right.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The tulips were die-cuts from my friend Sonja, which Hammy taught Stanley how to softly blend with ink. The rabbit no longer has his packaging, bless. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Oh, and I almost forgot to tell you that I also took a finger dauber and added a bit of light purple to the raisiest raised bits of the folder. I held my breath because I usually make a dog's dinner out of that effort. Yes, more 👏.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The sediment is NBUS from poppystamps called, "Proper Happy Easter." Even that was cut several times in all the shades of the rainbow in order to see which one worked best. This is one of those cards you send to someone special!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Twofer(s)</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQULT-ErtjtKPgWbAb7qDpddVmzcn3zuMCYsjpghoZilNI0j-rr2BcfC7JfGM-w87GHUdZbt4rDJMrlOFFtAs0h8mBtZ2hDB1zXDgeaAH7hOFPvIc68HUGCVwyLV8NztWiDuo0eNYJwb2HFuc69dd54loUu4fl_zAZFXEGC0L6nndgAtMNo_kQwMyLIGQ/s3494/w%20blue%20ef%20w%20gold%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="3494" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQULT-ErtjtKPgWbAb7qDpddVmzcn3zuMCYsjpghoZilNI0j-rr2BcfC7JfGM-w87GHUdZbt4rDJMrlOFFtAs0h8mBtZ2hDB1zXDgeaAH7hOFPvIc68HUGCVwyLV8NztWiDuo0eNYJwb2HFuc69dd54loUu4fl_zAZFXEGC0L6nndgAtMNo_kQwMyLIGQ/w640-h636/w%20blue%20ef%20w%20gold%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This is the same folder, using an old smooched background panel from my stash and leaving the design QACAS. (This panel was smooched with some pale colors and quite a bit of watered-down gold, so in person it is quite golden and schparkly.) I just added the sediment and bling and I let the boys use it for gold-schplatter training porpoises. The sediment turquoise blue is vellum and the raised letters are gold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDErcuUbOlpza5sHEqxuaOcoMTl6hByaw87X-vh4iIQkpJIzOCU7Rci7uA_ylqsGPU2TvnPS3Qjn7jGdGjMkNcFcj3OZntyFVnrPsa0NZHKeLudzvYZ27HKsJzfNWlp8B-vo4pAhD3QqscpD7mK9YR-b8g1suPX-OEGP_Tq90HPQuXslzdipyccQTAFI/s3027/w%20green%20ef%201%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="3027" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDErcuUbOlpza5sHEqxuaOcoMTl6hByaw87X-vh4iIQkpJIzOCU7Rci7uA_ylqsGPU2TvnPS3Qjn7jGdGjMkNcFcj3OZntyFVnrPsa0NZHKeLudzvYZ27HKsJzfNWlp8B-vo4pAhD3QqscpD7mK9YR-b8g1suPX-OEGP_Tq90HPQuXslzdipyccQTAFI/w640-h568/w%20green%20ef%201%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Same smooching and schplattery treatment with this card, except that I used a NBUS 3-D e/f from Altenew, called "Flowers and Leaves." They look like stylized tulips to me and this bit of smooching had quite a bit of pale spring green color.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Awkward Moment</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">As most of you know, I've had Hammy for years and he gradually became trustworthy enough to have free reign of the Playhouse 24/7. He is patiently training Stanley, but Stanley still gets into everything, so he is locked safely in his cage at night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Apparently last night I didn't close the latch and when I walked in this morning, I was greeted with this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiH_sI61I9CvTy9l_Bddr0IOW_3eW8p5OVDraSTR7TAKVCtBdo0OWsK6UtDAyo-kMSs6_RpkqW08RisH_AXVI7OFNGoDAeJ6tgs4etP4735zfgTQVV3kCayZqAJ5igNTvH4eBbsv7D4-oLlTSLS-KQyxRRt8pbolWCr1X9v4SnKfnjrdiRolkZDQCf1E/s4072/20240316_075758%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4072" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHiH_sI61I9CvTy9l_Bddr0IOW_3eW8p5OVDraSTR7TAKVCtBdo0OWsK6UtDAyo-kMSs6_RpkqW08RisH_AXVI7OFNGoDAeJ6tgs4etP4735zfgTQVV3kCayZqAJ5igNTvH4eBbsv7D4-oLlTSLS-KQyxRRt8pbolWCr1X9v4SnKfnjrdiRolkZDQCf1E/w640-h482/20240316_075758%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I can't even be conniptioned because they're just too darn cute!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">Enjoy your day! </span><i style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">No, seriously, enjoy!</i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;"> </span><i style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">LITS!*</i></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse </span><span style="text-align: justify;">and special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower! </span></div></span></span></div>
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-25744840095451264322024-03-11T00:05:00.000-07:002024-03-11T00:05:00.128-07:00March 11: D is for Dies/Die Cuts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">How are you? I hope you've had a good week! I'm being distracted by a baby hawk sitting on the fence outside my window. They fascinate me, but so do my little "pet" fence lizards on the garden wall. I hope he just wants to say hello and doesn't need a snack.🫣</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">But that's not why I called. When I wasn't being squirreled this week, I was happily submerged in dies and die cuts for this week's <a href="https://www.djkardkreations.com/2024/01/inky-gilding-flakes-and-new-year-ideas.html" target="_blank">I.D.E.A.S.</a> schedule. Lots of holidays and holly days called out to me. Here are a couple of the simple designs I made:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDQG67StvYdmCBpdUd1n6XaWV49yS1pNXbSk2HcmFPucFNu04a66f_3-W36BSendnEt8P8vpwLIZqKGRpR3MdimQPowdQtUnG-k2dEj1h7hVLkeyfutegGwqo49GmwttcLOVYiF98xOf6hTvtmr5yQg4J5kQHSYeY7FV6zofDeL089RdyPLhI3j11itY/s3843/w%20stpat%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3843" data-original-width="3070" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDQG67StvYdmCBpdUd1n6XaWV49yS1pNXbSk2HcmFPucFNu04a66f_3-W36BSendnEt8P8vpwLIZqKGRpR3MdimQPowdQtUnG-k2dEj1h7hVLkeyfutegGwqo49GmwttcLOVYiF98xOf6hTvtmr5yQg4J5kQHSYeY7FV6zofDeL089RdyPLhI3j11itY/w512-h640/w%20stpat%201.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The Mister is one hunnert percent Irish, divided by two, so we observe St. Patty's Day. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I haul out the ol' crock pot to make a</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> delicious corned beef with all the fixins. The crock pot was a wedding gift in 1971 and it still works a charm. (Shoot, I prolly shouldn't have said that.🤞) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">But I digest. I seem to have donated my only shamrock image, so I called a conference with Hammy and Stanley. Between Stanley's British accent and my aaackronyms, it is slow-going, but we are all enjoying the process of getting to know each other. Together we made our own shamrock using a heart die from Cottage Cutz. I free-cut the stem. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcgKnKxThoN6kC3hE9gPszart7BHcwn7AB0_i1FnDBwcAtcl3LSuxrqMHLTtSmMnEpOWhbFkXmzhUB0C162IfHBleCaFUEm58wbQKakxa1H3iYR9sFjzrPuOlP9d2QY5ImaGuL_IInnxzZcIkAqitlqA7JbnUVZ6VgTBx7yC_daS7bKTvyxZCozQyUF0/s2663/20240226_095518%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="2663" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcgKnKxThoN6kC3hE9gPszart7BHcwn7AB0_i1FnDBwcAtcl3LSuxrqMHLTtSmMnEpOWhbFkXmzhUB0C162IfHBleCaFUEm58wbQKakxa1H3iYR9sFjzrPuOlP9d2QY5ImaGuL_IInnxzZcIkAqitlqA7JbnUVZ6VgTBx7yC_daS7bKTvyxZCozQyUF0/s320/20240226_095518%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Cool, huh? I used temporary tape to adhere it to the card front as a mask and then blended soft green ink around it. The "happy" is from Memory Box (Happy Script), cut from glittery green paper and the scalloped rectangle frame is from Pink & Main.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Twofer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-_SycrrSuBV90gI3v4RY-TugqFIVJkYImEiuMIX_u9CW0ivj158hcvQa5Crk25zSVgmwkTYIEmA3xFIGLkqf5VShHXMqfYcUFTvS87rRz3fNzfswhgUpBIiIp8eOtshCv16e0xZ5PYZBoDUZHy_PizCyduhPD-nwyK-Q1wRDww-hVYn-sse5myoHfuE/s2339/20240309_112822%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="1778" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-_SycrrSuBV90gI3v4RY-TugqFIVJkYImEiuMIX_u9CW0ivj158hcvQa5Crk25zSVgmwkTYIEmA3xFIGLkqf5VShHXMqfYcUFTvS87rRz3fNzfswhgUpBIiIp8eOtshCv16e0xZ5PYZBoDUZHy_PizCyduhPD-nwyK-Q1wRDww-hVYn-sse5myoHfuE/w486-h640/20240309_112822%20(1).jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I have several Easter cards in the works, but (no surprise!) I got squirreled again and made my first 2024 Christmas card instead. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I've been wanting to do a hidden word stencil design, so I did. The Joy is from Concord & 9th and the snowfall stencil is from Sarah's Funky Fossil Designs. I did an ombre blending with CP inks. It was easy and fun!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-24014903103421772812024-03-04T00:05:00.000-08:002024-03-09T18:56:58.226-08:00March 4: I is for Ink/Color Mediums<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And welcome, March! A month of hope and new beginnings and religious holidays and spring breaks and sometimes snowstorms! It's a lot for one little month and we all can admit, a lot more dramatic than Ms. February! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Here at the Playhouse, a new month means a turnover of I.D.E.A.S.* and for this first Monday of the month, I am featuring inks/color mediums, specifically Lindy's Magical color powder. Lindy's is like Brushos, only schparkly!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_5nG5sL5Z3sjR2MP8gD4IkhdBl1l3gQpYDiCxXc1m_3jz9hvVeiqhmhxOA6EsOitJhPPvoIRhV4cAg_cQqRrzPTsP58KHYS6lEEeQbGeFtlONocjvMlXwIj4hgCs-Qe7bUIp8KN50336ZkPrQJt6vyiJ_jo2hc-3Y7C9zXU3nxvEMHeVN5TXja8Iyxs/s3538/w%20bk%20wo%20sed%202%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3538" data-original-width="2799" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_5nG5sL5Z3sjR2MP8gD4IkhdBl1l3gQpYDiCxXc1m_3jz9hvVeiqhmhxOA6EsOitJhPPvoIRhV4cAg_cQqRrzPTsP58KHYS6lEEeQbGeFtlONocjvMlXwIj4hgCs-Qe7bUIp8KN50336ZkPrQJt6vyiJ_jo2hc-3Y7C9zXU3nxvEMHeVN5TXja8Iyxs/w506-h640/w%20bk%20wo%20sed%202%20(1).jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This is not the first thing I did with my Lindy's, but it's my favorite, so I'm putting it first. While I had the powders out, I did some smooching because I haven't done that in ages and I love how the little vases turned out. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">They looked great on a white card, but Hammy suggested I try black and then the whole crew swooned. After smooching and swooning, the only thing left to do was scoring, so we did a little of that to add a little Jenna Saykwa. I may add a sediment, but for now, I'm loving the simplicity.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Twin Twofer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">I wanted to try something new this month and ages ago I heard that it was possible to paint images with powders using water and a paintbrush. I tried it and I have to say, it worked a treat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVzgj0bf7vGaZK_d7b94CzhEyhKOWmrNc7X-YpaRhyphenhyphen76W8bJzDN8r1E_TBYPF8iMxUpB16cWy7kkwG5KORh_kGV2EQ5gTY9isbOzjZVRAGxit_rq-cfAcT4N8ZUH1OnaFYWP17R3qw2eBDeOasIt3yTLotKMN4qYX-aec1MA-dtRkzGi1rkiyAmKWN4Y/s4038/20240302_122536%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3038" data-original-width="4038" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVzgj0bf7vGaZK_d7b94CzhEyhKOWmrNc7X-YpaRhyphenhyphen76W8bJzDN8r1E_TBYPF8iMxUpB16cWy7kkwG5KORh_kGV2EQ5gTY9isbOzjZVRAGxit_rq-cfAcT4N8ZUH1OnaFYWP17R3qw2eBDeOasIt3yTLotKMN4qYX-aec1MA-dtRkzGi1rkiyAmKWN4Y/s320/20240302_122536%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666;">I had a couple of stamped bathing babes in my stash from the last time I used the image, so I pulled them out to paint. </span></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69G9zIC7qpC56O85Kl0x6R38UbndpDAx0J5Oi28Ex8PF-IoRmZ2XgqFa-WE8ENmxbLK57Hfn0LSgCLm6slc6BaCUPlCFwKFXd9QwbfPA7IiByHBlZ4I3wMHvgGSNh1LnHu7wEBexB7GEdOmnJ1NRBnsxQCk3Sb1L7RXdfwIBkxenVfJytQQU3A9MQE4o/s640/w%20twin%20beach%202%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69G9zIC7qpC56O85Kl0x6R38UbndpDAx0J5Oi28Ex8PF-IoRmZ2XgqFa-WE8ENmxbLK57Hfn0LSgCLm6slc6BaCUPlCFwKFXd9QwbfPA7IiByHBlZ4I3wMHvgGSNh1LnHu7wEBexB7GEdOmnJ1NRBnsxQCk3Sb1L7RXdfwIBkxenVfJytQQU3A9MQE4o/w640-h300/w%20twin%20beach%202%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">Why am I showing both of them? I was curious, given my personality, about how the image painted with the Lindy's powders would compare to the same image painted with my Ziggies. I did simple painting on both, no shading.</div></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">Can you tell the difference? Because you can't see the schparkly from the Lindy's Magicals, they look very similar. Lindy's is on the left, Ziggies on the right. Or is it the other way round? Just kidding!</div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">After wards, I put them through an embossing folder and for once, I'm sorry I did that ... at least with this particular e/f. Is it just me, or does it remind you of the designs that companies put on paper towels or the like. ('The like' being a euphemism for toilet paper.)</div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">Never mind the e/f; this was a fun exercise and I tried something new! I have a few stamps and dies with a stained-glass look and I think they would be fun to paint with the Lindy's Magicals.</div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><u>Christening</u></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">Hammy is very busy having a good time getting acquainted with the new little <a href="https://www.djkardkreations.com/2024/02/february-26-is-for-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">guy</a>, who now has a name!</div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">Thank you to everyone who suggested a name for him! Some of you thought it would be fun if the new buddy was a girl, so Hammy could have a girlfriend, but he went there, did that years ago while on vacation! As far as pets, hamsters don't get along like that. They are <i>very</i> solitary and if you do want to own two of them, it works best if they are the same gender. <br /><br /><span style="color: #666666;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGL02uwh0UQ3tkOVy1879F4jRIOXmtzhiVS2KSdQ5QHWOqzP_nOmlb02Jy6MaxIrgAoo67Yopwwt-p6XvBvk4S60WIVQZcU936MoTt8nSdlras_LayvYFdC3Cfb8ZFMS2MbGgDRRKUJc7I7FtbZhOV9CunXMW0KxQdA1tqvVdzJtfQt6bC5xoCDYuprA/s400/H%20and%20Jr.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="400" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGL02uwh0UQ3tkOVy1879F4jRIOXmtzhiVS2KSdQ5QHWOqzP_nOmlb02Jy6MaxIrgAoo67Yopwwt-p6XvBvk4S60WIVQZcU936MoTt8nSdlras_LayvYFdC3Cfb8ZFMS2MbGgDRRKUJc7I7FtbZhOV9CunXMW0KxQdA1tqvVdzJtfQt6bC5xoCDYuprA/w241-h259/H%20and%20Jr.JPG" width="241" /></a></div>So I narrowed the names down to masculine names and added a few names that Hammy and I came up with. We ended up with names of English origin with an "an" in them, as a tribute to Annie. After about an hour staring at the same seven names, the little guy pipes up and says, "Why don't you ask my Mum?" Well, duh! <br /><br />So I asked Annie and all of us were delighted when she picked </span><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>STANLEY</b></span><span style="color: #666666;">! </span>It fits him!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>*New Month of I.D.E.A.S.</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lHpphLJVGrrjydshmjNINU4lSadbMeNPijfB3Yr9DvQxHjCamLB64Cl2-hWPa6UI5Y3JnFSZz0Lff4XnshGFGF38PHtzdVtLXZ0RzZ9IIhmiNx8XzDxAGfRMfXmY8bb_eE-bOQNUfSBtQTCS7VkFVjc9vK96G_Tzrd51L-7PlEUcPZ1B1so_gqfDIyw/s2032/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(5)%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2032" data-original-width="1357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lHpphLJVGrrjydshmjNINU4lSadbMeNPijfB3Yr9DvQxHjCamLB64Cl2-hWPa6UI5Y3JnFSZz0Lff4XnshGFGF38PHtzdVtLXZ0RzZ9IIhmiNx8XzDxAGfRMfXmY8bb_eE-bOQNUfSBtQTCS7VkFVjc9vK96G_Tzrd51L-7PlEUcPZ1B1so_gqfDIyw/s320/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(5)%20(1).jpg" width="214" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is your calendar for March if you'd like to play along! Please let me know in your comment if you do play in any week, so I can pin your design to the Pinterest board for inspiration! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Reminder: you do not need to use your NBUS to play with the <a href="https://www.djkardkreations.com/2024/01/inky-gilding-flakes-and-new-year-ideas.html" target="_blank">I.D.E.A.S.</a>schedule. <br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br />~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Enjoy your day! </span><i style="text-align: left;">No, seriously, enjoy!</i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"> </span><i style="text-align: left;">LITS!* <br /></i><span><br />As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse </span><span>and special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower! <br /><br />Mwah!</span></div></span></div>
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-52469861223947865922024-02-28T10:00:00.000-08:002024-02-28T10:44:35.043-08:00Go7: Masked Stenciling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Me, again! It's the 28th of the month and time to share our <a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2024/02/masked-stenciling.html" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a> technique, which this month is Masked Stenciling. I'm delighted that my friend Pat from <a href="http://colourfulcardcreations.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Colourful Card Creations</a> is our Guest Designer! To see </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Pat's beautiful card and </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">the results of the rest of the Group of Seven, please click over to the Go7 blog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Here is the design I came up with:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-7fpay1B9OcqDV7emdUSv33e4GNFJvDc4X-sG_J3CYi3DCPmxwI8S4ZjxtfhZkWqDMrhOTmthEHPA-1M2qB9WT0JrBenhqBzdR0Fjte4fWr-8JO3EK1jy3Zvzsuh6FjTauvgARZIb1UNJ4xn7iKEYoikN2oQgzMRZnI6ltQ8B68jEz__fPtSOWmK2ms/s4095/w%20flamingo%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4095" data-original-width="3194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-7fpay1B9OcqDV7emdUSv33e4GNFJvDc4X-sG_J3CYi3DCPmxwI8S4ZjxtfhZkWqDMrhOTmthEHPA-1M2qB9WT0JrBenhqBzdR0Fjte4fWr-8JO3EK1jy3Zvzsuh6FjTauvgARZIb1UNJ4xn7iKEYoikN2oQgzMRZnI6ltQ8B68jEz__fPtSOWmK2ms/w500-h640/w%20flamingo%201.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The technique is as simple as it sounds and there are lots of possibilities! You mask a portion of your card panel or an image and then stencil over the mask. I started by first going through my stencils for ideas. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">When I came to this NBUS stencil, the "Aha!" phase was done!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPQasheJTpiPDODKWTbtrP6J72Qu8n7lPYBryS2YKGc_vUSXkHz3AkRJ2vfTwgjS5kCBFJ4jV_eG39GYYx3uPNFZgeuTNNx_DN_Nm6Qb4fHsHoZ_5gLBcML4QJSbkIJUuhjlbYiaJuiJW7w1EbEQbEbwliJIOyaMxEFYL2l5RH4vqyIfysoXrpI79TKI/s2778/20240208_155856%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2086" data-original-width="2778" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPQasheJTpiPDODKWTbtrP6J72Qu8n7lPYBryS2YKGc_vUSXkHz3AkRJ2vfTwgjS5kCBFJ4jV_eG39GYYx3uPNFZgeuTNNx_DN_Nm6Qb4fHsHoZ_5gLBcML4QJSbkIJUuhjlbYiaJuiJW7w1EbEQbEbwliJIOyaMxEFYL2l5RH4vqyIfysoXrpI79TKI/s320/20240208_155856%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">To make my mask, I traced the flamingo through the stencil onto an adhesive sheet and fussy-cut it. Yup, that's right, I fussy-cut those legs and that neck! Of course, after wards, I needed a sip of wodka and a brief lie-down. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Upon rising, I placed the flamingo on my card front and blended ink through the tropical leaves portion of the stencil using CP inks and brushes. I just noticed that my flamingo is shy and somehow managed to duck her head into the leaves! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And because that was easy and fun, I made a second card:</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55T00xM_S0QqN56uxyt3eAuyxIVpcM2rEeweJQYIPuIowMKaV4PHlngsxbhKedspbuQxs9FpsO8tYunOlekCFvQ9rHooLLl4Qk-_Dp2cawaPUzKNE1weLzsitHDR5pJvSM46uwHLpazrGqxMaKRCLDbSc-5OP-OASYaPR0beclJY708hE6wm2rPE9NAU/s3963/water%20wp%20handle.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3963" data-original-width="3122" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55T00xM_S0QqN56uxyt3eAuyxIVpcM2rEeweJQYIPuIowMKaV4PHlngsxbhKedspbuQxs9FpsO8tYunOlekCFvQ9rHooLLl4Qk-_Dp2cawaPUzKNE1weLzsitHDR5pJvSM46uwHLpazrGqxMaKRCLDbSc-5OP-OASYaPR0beclJY708hE6wm2rPE9NAU/w315-h400/water%20wp%20handle.JPG" width="315" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">For this card, I used the watering can you saw on my previous post and the Floral Mask stencil from Memory Box. The result you see made me cock my head and had Hammy and the little guy laughing out loud.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">So here's a little tip: If you are masking an image, rather than an edge, take a minute to visualize the finished card and how the image and the stencil will work <i>together</i>. For example, will part of the image (say, a watering can handle) disappear into the stencil?! Oops. I saved the card by covering the can with a die-cut, but I wanted to share my learning moment.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Springification</u>!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">We have a sunny break in the rain and it's enough to bring a riot of color to the yard!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oCSsF3tjLxY90IV0_uxnI9TWwOlrt9jkG7VHFOzxsmRQU7KZVdWs6PdDpm8mIk_OaFqjc2w7NgOYdVHfiTuFGo828oVCNY_cFTg0ZPhfEyypC0yOdchrz40UZFV3kg_UDrfXKzCQ8c7F1Mj7sqwt6Hmwz1LfcROP2u-YS2hZvct7XnGPaknVUNbexfI/s1245/20240222_113951%20(2)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="1245" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0oCSsF3tjLxY90IV0_uxnI9TWwOlrt9jkG7VHFOzxsmRQU7KZVdWs6PdDpm8mIk_OaFqjc2w7NgOYdVHfiTuFGo828oVCNY_cFTg0ZPhfEyypC0yOdchrz40UZFV3kg_UDrfXKzCQ8c7F1Mj7sqwt6Hmwz1LfcROP2u-YS2hZvct7XnGPaknVUNbexfI/w400-h349/20240222_113951%20(2)%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">Enjoy the rest of your week! </span><i style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">No, seriously, enjoy!</i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;"> </span><i style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">LITS!*</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-28748315186243502572024-02-26T00:05:00.000-08:002024-02-26T00:05:00.138-08:00February 26: A is for Anything Goes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">How are you? Welcome to a brand-new week! I like to think of it as a clean slate of possibilities! I just don't understand how they keep coming around so fast any more!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><u style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Onefer</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fTqJP7MjsqJn24CUOf0o5HCKtWuhM3Y48MKyj8691vUcB0ceZeH1-fd8Oo4bBuxscRfjRY7MJK-wuQwncMzc7aLtyNYWjx3HxwQgBk6wm9mj572H8X3WOgutyEHdIlUw22hAVgwQpoRT2N88hhz0IX18rpn1W0lgFttGbspCkhqzzqo_6YSCgZwfiW8/s4260/use%20w%20hammy1%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4260" data-original-width="3256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fTqJP7MjsqJn24CUOf0o5HCKtWuhM3Y48MKyj8691vUcB0ceZeH1-fd8Oo4bBuxscRfjRY7MJK-wuQwncMzc7aLtyNYWjx3HxwQgBk6wm9mj572H8X3WOgutyEHdIlUw22hAVgwQpoRT2N88hhz0IX18rpn1W0lgFttGbspCkhqzzqo_6YSCgZwfiW8/w490-h640/use%20w%20hammy1%20(1).jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">For this cute card, I used a favorite stamp from </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Your Next Stamp called, "Hammie Coffee & Tea." The e/f is from Fun Stampers Journey, the frame is from PTI, the sediment is from Pink Fresh, and the stencil is from Gina K. The flat sequints are from somewhere, too, but I ran out of breath. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">You can prolly see that Hammy had fun winking his image. I'm linking to the A/G stencil challenge at <a href="https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/just-us-girls-challenge-715-anything.html" target="_blank">Just Us Girls</a> and to the circles challenge at <a href="https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/02/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html" target="_blank">Can You Handle The Pressure</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The photo doesn't show embossing of the e/f very well, so here is a closeup:</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaNSX3RKHRyeqMVtK65hWDO18WQpJIi-x9JoqkYgXtt69aoDVnye_zfGZAEYkobKOm80uLz0yOgNbKQQkV54wvRH_9CcSxuzTkf1IPGUtxOWf8u6JsmH3OjoF0Y79w_mXLmWoQWZYKiXXlZxjq8ftmPZoS8z0Q8FDruG7nLj2V_MXdiyOD5DFG9ILhAE/s1217/use%20hammy%20closeup.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="1217" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaNSX3RKHRyeqMVtK65hWDO18WQpJIi-x9JoqkYgXtt69aoDVnye_zfGZAEYkobKOm80uLz0yOgNbKQQkV54wvRH_9CcSxuzTkf1IPGUtxOWf8u6JsmH3OjoF0Y79w_mXLmWoQWZYKiXXlZxjq8ftmPZoS8z0Q8FDruG7nLj2V_MXdiyOD5DFG9ILhAE/w320-h318/use%20hammy%20closeup.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">There is a special reason I made a "Hammy" thank you card to post today. I have a very dear friend, Annie, who lives in England. I met her online back in May of 2012, soon after I started blogging. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Annie and I have exchanged many emails, cards, calls, and Zooms over the years and </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hammy and I were fortunate to meet her in person when I did my friends </span><a href="https://www.djkardkreations.com/2016/07/england-grand-tour-leg-i-southampton.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Tour</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> back in 2016!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Over time our crafting interests have evolved. Annie is well-known for her incredible talent with mixed media and making miniature works of art. Lately, she has taken up felting animals and she tickled me no end by making me this delightful little guy to add to my menagerie!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfh-McuhYCXxVJKz4Uje0LVxDFJG5_cnYUdLo-Q8ufMAAyHAdJmcP4hNaH8yVvU34dLwM2CbNJIyQrNYBwMfEGkTSwM2TeXflmVP9duxj5FjAUc8yyPm46m8Bys7bjWu7eVJ-AFQUl19H42H2lC9zO9Sl2yQ1ijBS_87nZRUN_OA-oGYTNcDirZXcovo/s2327/Jr%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2327" data-original-width="1863" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfh-McuhYCXxVJKz4Uje0LVxDFJG5_cnYUdLo-Q8ufMAAyHAdJmcP4hNaH8yVvU34dLwM2CbNJIyQrNYBwMfEGkTSwM2TeXflmVP9duxj5FjAUc8yyPm46m8Bys7bjWu7eVJ-AFQUl19H42H2lC9zO9Sl2yQ1ijBS_87nZRUN_OA-oGYTNcDirZXcovo/w320-h400/Jr%201.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Don't tell Hammy, but isn't this little guy just the cutest?! Not only was he special, he arrived in his own little apartment with a handmade felted top, replete with a sweet lambie and French-knot flowers!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZR77PMuZUIlV0BQu7D7ZYW3SyhncJr_XLVFwV6qdvGde3Qxv93uj3cnY5Ato96MFxszDXN6NYFJcFC-BCz_T8CeDedmtJqTbNw7MIhkV5DqGv-0IGw84dNiVnYFf62c8V10JDI5p5w8dosNARwg5RPxjmRGYYyDd6aWaAappdlKck2Sp_2lGUHif1dk/s3653/Jr%20and%20lamb.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="3653" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZR77PMuZUIlV0BQu7D7ZYW3SyhncJr_XLVFwV6qdvGde3Qxv93uj3cnY5Ato96MFxszDXN6NYFJcFC-BCz_T8CeDedmtJqTbNw7MIhkV5DqGv-0IGw84dNiVnYFf62c8V10JDI5p5w8dosNARwg5RPxjmRGYYyDd6aWaAappdlKck2Sp_2lGUHif1dk/w400-h281/Jr%20and%20lamb.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hammy, who is often bored with me, is so happy to have a friend!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaCY4aXjTwXz3xx81lMK8JPeMNVCIxSHslZEx5w9oxEHpx7hCCA4s7jOeG3E5YP1W0BRjegcR9_7L647NRikOHrUFbFBfi2cVyYYzP6dCZu-YrcVGXOqgLFIu6EAaCA69Bjnr5q0cp_hhIf2MUT7Sm5DXzZ3wQ4bGjjvj3b203xe9pX2GGwTV6Y4JBb8/s3001/H%20and%20Jr.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="3001" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaCY4aXjTwXz3xx81lMK8JPeMNVCIxSHslZEx5w9oxEHpx7hCCA4s7jOeG3E5YP1W0BRjegcR9_7L647NRikOHrUFbFBfi2cVyYYzP6dCZu-YrcVGXOqgLFIu6EAaCA69Bjnr5q0cp_hhIf2MUT7Sm5DXzZ3wQ4bGjjvj3b203xe9pX2GGwTV6Y4JBb8/w400-h393/H%20and%20Jr.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I was going to name him Junior, which is pedestrian and unimaginative, but after all, ahem, I named "Hammy!"😏 Perhaps we should have a Naming Contest?! I'd love your suggestions! And thank you again, Annie! Mwah!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">p.s. in the "small world" category: I live in a medium-sized town in California that we will call Nellville. When Annie went to her local post office in a village across the pond in England to mail this precious cargo, the postmistress looked at my address and exclaimed, "I'll be in Nellville next week!" I mean, of all the towns in England and the USA, what are the chances?!😲</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Twofer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKrSSrKXPWbmIUj_GzuwDuBA9NzCBihTZrFjPzbpomA0ZkW2QVqepGgk3iszc203Z5WnoKmpfbbWN4UXpI9Caq6rvQaqvdjvX2u75TQMYDT8j7P2_eCr2GxrwAaCAGoUUCYXFIp7tTbELjbCEN9STe6yYi6xUnxPN3kw39Kn7BwOmslTD_wp4ZjDUnDQ/s4232/w%20wc%203%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4232" data-original-width="3381" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKrSSrKXPWbmIUj_GzuwDuBA9NzCBihTZrFjPzbpomA0ZkW2QVqepGgk3iszc203Z5WnoKmpfbbWN4UXpI9Caq6rvQaqvdjvX2u75TQMYDT8j7P2_eCr2GxrwAaCAGoUUCYXFIp7tTbELjbCEN9STe6yYi6xUnxPN3kw39Kn7BwOmslTD_wp4ZjDUnDQ/w512-h640/w%20wc%203%20(1).jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I used this watering can from Memory Box the other day and while it was out, I die-cut a few more in this pretty lilac color. When I saw </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">the current </span><a href="https://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/color-hues-81-lilac-and-mint.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Color Hues</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> challenge,</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> I backed it with a piece of lime pp that I've had forever</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">. I used a NBUS Memory Box die called, "Lavender Bunch" to fill the can. The frame is from poppystamps called, "Pointed Rectangle Frame." I'm also linking in the pp brief at <a href="https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/02/patterned-paper.html" target="_blank">Double D</a>.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R_0R2y6i9PlFBgqqu42M0fnR59LFFbElZVyoo2pc_9VZgzmelOMOTxnFBOF9WPpKAKuJj82qZUESo0Bb4dHUFEsFXQz16dNYug_Fk9z5zZzWsQdqVamCdBTW0cijMO7ZZK_lsSvVIKUL3AQFGWvCIGntc4UnLmuQDg8kmWCOKW4BR1TO4etS_Rxcfzk/s1980/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(14)%20(1).png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2R_0R2y6i9PlFBgqqu42M0fnR59LFFbElZVyoo2pc_9VZgzmelOMOTxnFBOF9WPpKAKuJj82qZUESo0Bb4dHUFEsFXQz16dNYug_Fk9z5zZzWsQdqVamCdBTW0cijMO7ZZK_lsSvVIKUL3AQFGWvCIGntc4UnLmuQDg8kmWCOKW4BR1TO4etS_Rxcfzk/s320/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(14)%20(1).png" width="217" /></a></div>I had a chuckle when I was thinking about what to make for this week's <a href="https://www.djkardkreations.com/2024/01/inky-gilding-flakes-and-new-year-ideas.html" target="_blank">I.D.E.A.S.</a> schedule. The letter is A, for "anything goes," which basically means that <i>everyone</i> who posts a creation during this week will be joining me, lol! Welcome one and all!<br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br />By the whizzle, anytime you want to play with the I.D.E.A.S. schedule, <i>you do not need to use your NBUS</i>. It's always a goal to use it, but unlike the <a href="https://mynbus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">NBUS</a> challenge, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">it is <u>not</u> a requirement for I.D.E.A.S. Sorry if you're confused. It's good practice for when you get to be my age!<br /><br />I look forward to seeing what you make! 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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-5413921878062394332024-02-19T00:05:00.000-08:002024-02-26T10:04:37.325-08:00February 19: E is for Embossing Folders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I hope this finds you happy as a lark, on a lark, or larking about! Useful word, that! And I hope that some of your larking happened in your craft nest! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">It did in mine. I'm happy to say my <a href="https://www.djkardkreations.com/2024/01/inky-gilding-flakes-and-new-year-ideas.html" target="_blank">I.D.E.A.S.</a> schedule has given me a much-needed shot in the arm! It's early weeks, but so far, so good. This past week I played with embossing folders, some NBUS, some not.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLSwMT8BgLOddJ1b53mwkAF5WWYQdwxlArNmUO2epp5-YAlpNluNdj8YtKwxRzjEG-umUG8YN3RctMX9_ZFCNb_4oOxWyReErhaXTS5GxxvzCDfW3HBHt2-WNjCEOU7J1O0Y9nH08-ny8uZQ9dPbJjw7Tb3Hi4KQw9DGvfpAulX3aYhH0V2ViQvPdQ8o/s3293/w%20try%20this.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3293" data-original-width="2657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLSwMT8BgLOddJ1b53mwkAF5WWYQdwxlArNmUO2epp5-YAlpNluNdj8YtKwxRzjEG-umUG8YN3RctMX9_ZFCNb_4oOxWyReErhaXTS5GxxvzCDfW3HBHt2-WNjCEOU7J1O0Y9nH08-ny8uZQ9dPbJjw7Tb3Hi4KQw9DGvfpAulX3aYhH0V2ViQvPdQ8o/w516-h640/w%20try%20this.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This NBUS 3-D embossing folder is a Kath Breen Sizzix folder called, "Linear Leaves." It was a bit cloudy when I took this photo, but I think you can see that I used a coupla glossy leaves from my stash, which were made from a long-ago smooching session. I added a mat and die-cut sediment using some of my stash of fancy-pants glimmer paper. She says, chuffed! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I set it across the room and felt less chuffed as the composition seemed off-balance. I couldn't find a bling I liked, so Hammy suggested the falling leaf. He's a clever lad, but having made the entire card, I was a bit apprehensive about cutting the leaf! Phew! I'm linking to <a href="https://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2024/02/pp677-clean-and-simple-challenge-from.html" target="_blank">The Paper Players</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Twofer</u></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWkLlb9tDzuhbR6WFylmUKCQsxDSIOo2_sEjx8Bb54wQxL_OWMGwW164JvWP7xODnFf0oYARdhiXKsxhE0UJpndFBMzCMap5A7F_8ffOGr7XrqgeudQz0c3t5Jq-umcJFeOwKu3L0tIM8kBaa8f0Xwtr0Qmpdy1d4Kd98WcZQzNUcopVqle5PDQ31wEI/s3451/use%20wow%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="2858" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWkLlb9tDzuhbR6WFylmUKCQsxDSIOo2_sEjx8Bb54wQxL_OWMGwW164JvWP7xODnFf0oYARdhiXKsxhE0UJpndFBMzCMap5A7F_8ffOGr7XrqgeudQz0c3t5Jq-umcJFeOwKu3L0tIM8kBaa8f0Xwtr0Qmpdy1d4Kd98WcZQzNUcopVqle5PDQ31wEI/w530-h640/use%20wow%202.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This NBUS 3-D embossing folder is also Sizzix. It is a Georgie Evans folder called, "Fallen Leaves." I thought it made a lovely background for my "Feather Tree Frame" die from poppystamps. I added a hot foil sediment which was a gift from a friend, with the birthday bit attached on the inside. I'm linking to <a href="https://scscards.blogspot.com/2024/02/simply-clean-simple-february-2024.html" target="_blank">Simply Clean and Simple</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Threefer</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-y-ML4cm2GMdKf9vaJgHojnZd2BH7dToZnZR5rLmAH8SvWhkMmjvqnaXh-a5-R_LIq9ZTZaNZ-hf937xydUMC1gPBJUIrqabPuh25WJDJQjslYjk7wV95Sf2cK3M_jKoa5Ta2BAgYraXfSziEIJJseMC95zOwxaG6QDZogbYYfLEAuL8qokg21yhzAr0/s3360/washi%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3289" data-original-width="3360" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-y-ML4cm2GMdKf9vaJgHojnZd2BH7dToZnZR5rLmAH8SvWhkMmjvqnaXh-a5-R_LIq9ZTZaNZ-hf937xydUMC1gPBJUIrqabPuh25WJDJQjslYjk7wV95Sf2cK3M_jKoa5Ta2BAgYraXfSziEIJJseMC95zOwxaG6QDZogbYYfLEAuL8qokg21yhzAr0/w640-h626/washi%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This embossing folder is a Cuttlebug folder called, "Candy Cane Stripe." Before embossing, I covered a panel with a wide rainbow-colored Washi tape that I've had for ages. I laid the tape side-by-side and trimmed the excess, then ran the panel through my Gemini using the e/f. You can just see the seam of the tape at the top and bottom. This is a great way to use up any wide Washi tape. Even regular-width Washi laid diagonally (or any which way) looks great embossed. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You prolly know what I'm going to say next. I chose the colored flower die-cut ("Bouquet of Thanks" by SSS) and sediment from my stash to complete the card. Then, bless him, Hammy walked across the flowers with freshly painted white toenails and I added the metallic heart in order to join the beautiful gallery over at <a href="https://theflowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-flower-challenge-88-add-heart.html" target="_blank">The Flower Challenge</a>. I'm also linking to <a href="https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-10th-2024-anything-goes-with.html" target="_blank">Can You Handle the Pressure</a>, which is A/G and has the option of reds or pinks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Fourfer</u></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGmGlN1SQJYXAOrd55K7zfLHmEYnc2mXD6vEoHY44ANgrFti9mijqqH8j-naRjU8SsyTWOjsQppW8SqzrhRmmwbqZydjLjxQc15NgrrN6PI4pdojk5cAvSPIMSiKNrpd8vYTl40jMSKA1xtGz2Raugz9kiqq4CYGhhGzI6mNcdJEjVi03nPEr1jZY3v0/s4193/use%20car%20birch.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4193" data-original-width="3125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGmGlN1SQJYXAOrd55K7zfLHmEYnc2mXD6vEoHY44ANgrFti9mijqqH8j-naRjU8SsyTWOjsQppW8SqzrhRmmwbqZydjLjxQc15NgrrN6PI4pdojk5cAvSPIMSiKNrpd8vYTl40jMSKA1xtGz2Raugz9kiqq4CYGhhGzI6mNcdJEjVi03nPEr1jZY3v0/w477-h640/use%20car%20birch.JPG" width="477" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I took the Go-Back Machine to make this one, using a Darice e/f. I was inspired by a 2017 post by Pat at <a href="https://ramblinstamper.blogspot.com/2017/11/embossing-folder-technique-quick-easy.html" target="_blank">Ramblin Stamper</a>. She brayered background ink and then stamped trees directly onto an e/f before running it through her machine. I like to switch things up a bit when I can, so I used a vintage car (from the Tim Holtz "Journey" stamp set) instead of trees. And, yes, the sediment die-cut was from my stash.👍 I'm linking to <a href="https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/christmas-kickstart-challenge-83-out-on.html" target="_blank">Christmas Kickstart Challenge</a> and <a href="https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-challenge-stencils-or.html" target="_blank">Christmas Craft Creations</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's not my best work and it still needs a little sumpin-sumpin (maybe a headlight beam?), but I wanted to share anyways, because usually when I try to do something extra with an e/f and ink, it ends up in the round file. This time, for a first try, I was pleased and might even do it again. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, wait now, come to think of it, I did do it again. The second time I stamped a coupla stags on the folder, but somehow I inked them so their bodies were dark on top of the trees, rather than behind the trees.😏 Clearly, I need to do it a few more times to get the hang of which side is up and which side is down. 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Remember to let me know if you follow along, so I can come visit you and pin your creation to my I.D.E.A.S. Board. <br /><br />FYI, your creation doesn't have to be posted on a Monday ~ any time during the week is fine ~ and it doesn't have to contain NBUS, snippets, or items from your stash. (But when it does, you feel like you put the capital P on roductive!)</div></span></div></div><br />I'll see you next Monday where the assignment is an EzPz "A = Anything Goes!" 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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-34830913920173750602024-02-12T00:05:00.000-08:002024-02-23T20:33:25.559-08:00February 12: D is for Dies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I hope you are doing well, wherever you are! I've got a photo/text-heavy post for you today, so let's get this party started!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">In keeping with my I.D.E.A.S. schedule this month (see sidebar), today's post features <i>Dies/Die-Cuts</i>. Because this is the week of Cupid's appearance, I went to my drawer filled with hearts and hugs and kisses. (Aren't I the lucky girl?!) I came across two NBUS heart dies! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The first is this incredible "Etched Swirl Heart" from SSS:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiZ_IBkt85FMNID7PG3eUuq9xeZZMpjjqUd9kRodW6o1Odw3dftcuB3brrRh9N524LfBKhYjmOsJT2cmLW9E193odV4vEAExLCX9iWteGfMm0fD27Lo_MwS4jAIcowh2ltfztxvNTgJT8Fc2HOTOkx_UAh_eo7a9eEhRjmN7s4lVDMRiT6e3EXR00YD8/s3908/w%20gold%20swirl%20heart%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3908" data-original-width="3058" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguiZ_IBkt85FMNID7PG3eUuq9xeZZMpjjqUd9kRodW6o1Odw3dftcuB3brrRh9N524LfBKhYjmOsJT2cmLW9E193odV4vEAExLCX9iWteGfMm0fD27Lo_MwS4jAIcowh2ltfztxvNTgJT8Fc2HOTOkx_UAh_eo7a9eEhRjmN7s4lVDMRiT6e3EXR00YD8/w501-h640/w%20gold%20swirl%20heart%201.jpg" width="501" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">You know how difficult it is to photograph anything wrapped in gold like this! The card base is white, covered by a piece of vellum dotted with gold hearts. I added the sediment and a gold frame. [<a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-love-is-in-the-air-3/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday</a> and <a href="https://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/cut-it-up-challenge-297-have-heart.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up</a>.]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">In real life that heart looks like a piece of jewelry. I haven't cut one yet from silver, but I'm sure it will be just as gorgeous. Here it is cut from a piece of red fun foam: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo-0-AJG3IzF-LsIIdnAP5Ake1S9XW4x-K3GbiHokG8QGjcOAAwp9T1TD1na1wmvOg8RohJLYROlsCJuUdXHXV3DQtxqv56tAp7nk0LUSwgu3qUHRSo3EwUoutl6hVA3vWQT_xWuKbjfLdxd7WTI5OhaclygTOljNtQOmE1ysRBDO0e6zCaw6qIQEszk/s3557/w%20red%20swirl%20heart%201%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2978" data-original-width="3557" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMo-0-AJG3IzF-LsIIdnAP5Ake1S9XW4x-K3GbiHokG8QGjcOAAwp9T1TD1na1wmvOg8RohJLYROlsCJuUdXHXV3DQtxqv56tAp7nk0LUSwgu3qUHRSo3EwUoutl6hVA3vWQT_xWuKbjfLdxd7WTI5OhaclygTOljNtQOmE1ysRBDO0e6zCaw6qIQEszk/w640-h536/w%20red%20swirl%20heart%201%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Remember fun foam? The coils wanted to unfurl, but Hammy's little paws were able to furl things back in place.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">❤ [<a href="https://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-251-heart.html" target="_blank">Addicted to CAS</a> and <a href="https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/just-us-girls-challenge-713-word-week.html" target="_blank">Just Us Girls</a>.]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I have quite a bit of this vellum with gold, silver, and white hearts. If memory serves, it was from Stampin' Up. Here's another Valentine I made, this time using the silver vellum and a Penny Black xoxo die, cut from more fun foam:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZdrbos0_el_mcK0pRTUJHNAP1JYcGuDosG2dJePsEew_Q8bcM8GqQxA5mExkJvzQXFlDUz6BcNBxE5gRNrm8PYgwFKNYhgRrwf7642RCRrFSLVsfxM9Sq4wjWRZbj_xc06PEfQWc_oO8bgQHrXhnfUJoGF12ImZ4WKHz8Jw1eZ-PZDYujRK16DDPYoM/s4224/w%20coll%20heart%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4224" data-original-width="3325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZdrbos0_el_mcK0pRTUJHNAP1JYcGuDosG2dJePsEew_Q8bcM8GqQxA5mExkJvzQXFlDUz6BcNBxE5gRNrm8PYgwFKNYhgRrwf7642RCRrFSLVsfxM9Sq4wjWRZbj_xc06PEfQWc_oO8bgQHrXhnfUJoGF12ImZ4WKHz8Jw1eZ-PZDYujRK16DDPYoM/w504-h640/w%20coll%20heart%202.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">[I'm linking to the <a href="https://inspirationstationchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/02/inspiration-station-february-2024.html" target="_blank">Inspiration Station</a>. I was inspired by the XOXO in the photo.]</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And the second NBUS heart die, also gracing a very simple card front:</span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQnX-8Qj4nkWb31RQdHv0NasVBhyphenhyphen24Oinj6BzRM24pBXSWUbKIoo5D80q6j0QXQu6Vdts2QmgHvDakK7D99VOK3cJessdwEbIrmrv8qhs8A8nMEzaVmHOoqJ4YGruTudcJA2xdCZKgzTSnfqk3t7Kxz4R2sTMvyHlcwdWu-W_hvzmQ88p12uHkHDmGWM/s3404/w%20hugs%20heart%201%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="3404" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQnX-8Qj4nkWb31RQdHv0NasVBhyphenhyphen24Oinj6BzRM24pBXSWUbKIoo5D80q6j0QXQu6Vdts2QmgHvDakK7D99VOK3cJessdwEbIrmrv8qhs8A8nMEzaVmHOoqJ4YGruTudcJA2xdCZKgzTSnfqk3t7Kxz4R2sTMvyHlcwdWu-W_hvzmQ88p12uHkHDmGWM/w640-h534/w%20hugs%20heart%201%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This die is "Hugs Heart" from poppystamps and I added a strip of embossed hearts for some dementia and interest. I love that this heart can be used all year long for many occasions where a hug would be welcome. [<a href="https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2024/02/heartfelt-challenge.html" target="_blank">Double D</a> and <a href="https://poppystamps.typepad.com/poppystamps/2024/02/psc113-heart-eyes.html" target="_blank">poppystamps PSC#113</a>.]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Also, the letters pop out nicely so they can be used on a second QACAS card:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6m6489z9rEJGrs0XErDm9LiywRoix34dZbl00dPzD24tHYNlI2xYSe9qCLdV_Dlgcmj4LzzJ6uRz47E7gCWDd2d_gTpxey5Y2v09toIutPk4w2jXiueSzIKHMEW1V4ThAkDwqm-elDKY_vg5tWRwDYfB3CHEPOc-euAF9xxG8s6XIE_tcl0qdK_RYxk/s3827/w%20coll%20heart%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="3827" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6m6489z9rEJGrs0XErDm9LiywRoix34dZbl00dPzD24tHYNlI2xYSe9qCLdV_Dlgcmj4LzzJ6uRz47E7gCWDd2d_gTpxey5Y2v09toIutPk4w2jXiueSzIKHMEW1V4ThAkDwqm-elDKY_vg5tWRwDYfB3CHEPOc-euAF9xxG8s6XIE_tcl0qdK_RYxk/w400-h338/w%20coll%20heart%205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I have several friends with Febwoooary birthdays, six of which fall on the 13th, 14th, and 15th of the month, so I made a few birthday cards with hearts on them:</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOjRa0a4O4ipjBMxYmLONaKnkiQmcqbd4ATD234pFArM1rBZoIavU4w6MK0r8EXNHI7qHCOVRKXxCchQWibMvrP1URi0PerWx5mgXqP-gcw9IN0OrRBqzK-E4__5WUOgK12U_RWHzqnE2YKtmdb5u3SzRgbtdKxKHvuPGRdAbGM6yCRltMlv_SXeeL-A/s4069/w%20hb%20heart%20inset%201%20w%20frame%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4069" data-original-width="3137" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOjRa0a4O4ipjBMxYmLONaKnkiQmcqbd4ATD234pFArM1rBZoIavU4w6MK0r8EXNHI7qHCOVRKXxCchQWibMvrP1URi0PerWx5mgXqP-gcw9IN0OrRBqzK-E4__5WUOgK12U_RWHzqnE2YKtmdb5u3SzRgbtdKxKHvuPGRdAbGM6yCRltMlv_SXeeL-A/s320/w%20hb%20heart%20inset%201%20w%20frame%20(1).jpg" width="247" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTiv64qTg9K9uum0aKpjfymuGbh4nem8AV7jn-26bug1GkAKr_v-zfhWvs5OcBLKdfZAUIVArTHBJTTWQMn0zR496Bif2FNHZU1wmnnrMJ77YfRAcBEBE4AfhL9D0zQg09JTdY6Na5CGeItmpOBS0OabTxVRNJfiRDQHPUg4Frm8OMKKvAhePn5ZaOyU/s3782/w%20tissue%20paper%20heart%20hb%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3782" data-original-width="3034" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTiv64qTg9K9uum0aKpjfymuGbh4nem8AV7jn-26bug1GkAKr_v-zfhWvs5OcBLKdfZAUIVArTHBJTTWQMn0zR496Bif2FNHZU1wmnnrMJ77YfRAcBEBE4AfhL9D0zQg09JTdY6Na5CGeItmpOBS0OabTxVRNJfiRDQHPUg4Frm8OMKKvAhePn5ZaOyU/s320/w%20tissue%20paper%20heart%20hb%20(1).jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">For the card on the left, I used the same heart vellum and for the card on the right, I used some pretty heart tissue paper I've had for ages. In order to attach the special papers in a way that hid the adhesive, I put them in a "channel" on the card front. I taped the strip of special paper to the card base and then attached the two front panels to either side of the channel using double-sided tape. Mary's your aunt.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The sediment die is "Big Happy Birthday" from SSS. The sediment on the right is actually cut from a beautiful snippet of glimmery shimmery foosha glitter paper which was a gift from a friend years ago. And that's when the trouble started.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3mypBM3WHha9Sy-RS2WPrQTo0CBWzOkrJy8Ed6See00BBPHVGrvuMTJu32ekZjKFsAqWQG093qFSUHOIbkLWb4eUUellKYoF73dl6BKOgXur6LJ-r3kI1TbtNmSSQD_NI7sOnm1a1j_BiTsnNZcxl7tkn6Dq9mNsslcyO_iHMzsJ6RP2kiMd9bntv1s/s543/head%20on%20desk%20(1).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="458" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3mypBM3WHha9Sy-RS2WPrQTo0CBWzOkrJy8Ed6See00BBPHVGrvuMTJu32ekZjKFsAqWQG093qFSUHOIbkLWb4eUUellKYoF73dl6BKOgXur6LJ-r3kI1TbtNmSSQD_NI7sOnm1a1j_BiTsnNZcxl7tkn6Dq9mNsslcyO_iHMzsJ6RP2kiMd9bntv1s/w180-h212/head%20on%20desk%20(1).jpg" width="180" /></a></div></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Before die-cutting, I checked the paper to make sure it wasn't adhesive-backed already. When I peeled back the corner, it was just paper, so </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I added it to a sheet of double-sided adhesive. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Turns out the pretty pink stuff is paper that doesn't want to be cut, especially not with a layer of adhesive added. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">So I ran it through my machine several times with this shim and that shim, turning it this way and that way. Finally, the machine and I, and the paper, were all worn out and it appeared to be cut through.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">✀</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">✀</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">✀<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Not. <br /><br />I sat down and started to fussy-cut the parts that weren't cut all the way. As I worked, it was clear more parts of it weren't cut, than were cut, but by golly by now I was into it and I wasn't going to stop until I won and I got every little bit of it cut, even if it meant I needed dental work from clenching my teeth so hard for so long and even if I had to use every one of the snippy scissors and cuticle scissors and craft cutting blades I own and even if it took me 53 minutes of my life I was never going to get back. Breathe.</div></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After all that, it looks war-torn in places and who can blame it? And even though I specifically set aside the part of the die-cut that held the dot for over the i, when I finished, I furiously threw everything in the trash and then discovered that the dot was missing. Of course it was. And, yes, I then spent several more minutes going through my trash, to no avail. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpEM0pDtAFgA4Zyfkb6Z2x2D_MtIKMGdoy_jhyXyKM8aa1mdByvtO_xBjGKyRj2XXizvdNsqRMvbf3-erX2UhKmpXqKdH4xfO0jLSX_0u7tt2hlqfi1hQCnMbLcfKumqHwyDoRnDOFXAevOUQgVvosl3yilWYrrfs1zyxhNf_1842xqgrh6Qy-aGquVM/s291/cuss%20over%20head.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="278" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpEM0pDtAFgA4Zyfkb6Z2x2D_MtIKMGdoy_jhyXyKM8aa1mdByvtO_xBjGKyRj2XXizvdNsqRMvbf3-erX2UhKmpXqKdH4xfO0jLSX_0u7tt2hlqfi1hQCnMbLcfKumqHwyDoRnDOFXAevOUQgVvosl3yilWYrrfs1zyxhNf_1842xqgrh6Qy-aGquVM/w164-h206/cuss%20over%20head.png" width="164" /></a></div>I burst into tears! No, that's a lie. But the neighbor did call to see if everything was okay after my vulgar outburst. No, that's a lie. My neighbor is used to it.<br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I was going to add a little ❤ in place of the dot over the i, but I forgot. I think I just didn't want to look at it any more. I hope you enjoyed and could relate to the trauma and adventure surrounding this card's creation! I know the person who will find it in her mailbox will be amused!<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-28609245222403275912024-02-05T00:05:00.000-08:002024-02-05T08:29:44.952-08:00February 5: I is for Ink/ ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Goodness, we've gone through one tunnel already on the 2024 Train to the Future. Welcome aboard as we switch tracks to February and begin our journey through tunnel two! Wait. What? I think that imagery is too dark and there's enough dark, so we don't need to be going through tunnels. But it's definitely a bullet train again!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Speaking of journeys, if you read my last post, you know I'm on a journey to rekindle my joyful routine with this hobby. This is Week One of the month, so the letter is "I" for "Ink/Color Mediums," and I am featuring my crayon and chalk pastels:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer in Pink</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc0cNUQaNZFmT14wZDsoLqsGvytEJB3fx9paWw6pJMz43oNOzjS_9J2yReNmhaoczdgOYK-XYJw8jBwl0NjpcZZYshuZGAXjTBet-5u4B_gCxHqddl-JQieK9Ll9kStqTPGXVToygqGjN8SnjnClhNqu-YAP6zXahYk-HbxSacAg81o92_AeggckwBqM/s3114/w%20ideas%202%2002%2024b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2655" data-original-width="3114" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOc0cNUQaNZFmT14wZDsoLqsGvytEJB3fx9paWw6pJMz43oNOzjS_9J2yReNmhaoczdgOYK-XYJw8jBwl0NjpcZZYshuZGAXjTBet-5u4B_gCxHqddl-JQieK9Ll9kStqTPGXVToygqGjN8SnjnClhNqu-YAP6zXahYk-HbxSacAg81o92_AeggckwBqM/w640-h546/w%20ideas%202%2002%2024b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Twofer in Blue</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwZDnyisS-uNVByWmI1PhSkszoe1jCw5iCmkOBdAWkLoNNCMeT-QJe10Q_YNzagXZo6yCj3NFqMWXl4elcJuLYyqNwaU2vukMCcoHZCDboc1Pu_r5WpwiEUwY1HgHS9JsSukF8zeXo71IsjFvx82724VKeWLYJDvSchzq-6m4reaQb3Wrwn_gmYLo7gY/s3340/w%20ideas%202%2002%2024a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="3340" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwZDnyisS-uNVByWmI1PhSkszoe1jCw5iCmkOBdAWkLoNNCMeT-QJe10Q_YNzagXZo6yCj3NFqMWXl4elcJuLYyqNwaU2vukMCcoHZCDboc1Pu_r5WpwiEUwY1HgHS9JsSukF8zeXo71IsjFvx82724VKeWLYJDvSchzq-6m4reaQb3Wrwn_gmYLo7gY/w640-h568/w%20ideas%202%2002%2024a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">(I can't get over how closely the blue chalk color matches the sky!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">These are the NBUS pastel crayons/chalk:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmY6gZBD4RAOE-gPNgJJOonmByANZK2PNROdumYwFowGxuy6XamwzDBNBNSb7PWFmdkY635ofzPQZLcTGFVimDxt7RP9vkffTL4F0W8xRs3vpiNoKQdoTPJq9F97iA_uhsG1AyvOENK1AUTWlmKBi9P2KH6vEye19gP6D9shvic2epNfNObhJtGPrigSI/s2644/framed%20collage%20ideas%202%2002%2024b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="2266" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmY6gZBD4RAOE-gPNgJJOonmByANZK2PNROdumYwFowGxuy6XamwzDBNBNSb7PWFmdkY635ofzPQZLcTGFVimDxt7RP9vkffTL4F0W8xRs3vpiNoKQdoTPJq9F97iA_uhsG1AyvOENK1AUTWlmKBi9P2KH6vEye19gP6D9shvic2epNfNObhJtGPrigSI/w343-h400/framed%20collage%20ideas%202%2002%2024b.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I bought the chalks on the right sometime around 2003. Ahem. Not realizing they are very similar, I bought the Jane Davenport aquapasteles a coupla years ago. They both work like watercolor pencils, which I also have. Ahem. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The NBUS flower and die are from "Bonny Blooms" from The Ton. The pink flowers were watercolored using My Favorite Things no-line watercolor paper. It has a smooth finish, but doesn't pill. At least it didn't for me, but I was economical when using my waterbrush. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The blue flowers were painted using Art Philosophy cold press watercolor paper. Although his little legs were a bit rusty and although you can't see it, Hammy was in his glory winking everything on both cards! After die-cutting the flower spray, I popped them up using dimensional tape and added the simple sediments.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I enjoyed using these products, but between these two and my two sets of watercolor pencils, it feels like excess, so I have started a new donation box. </span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3oUmxurLj5yAQkstd42d_EFWgun8TIzOnADo0xXHLkaIa4-KoDQKtSJnMuCLL3YzfAlHELi_T-8NN8ax_WUIpvEm-Q6xBL9bAWRJpIElE1gimlmw_KkYzVOfUiUqhf9YSnEcQBIgkr8KztLfH2JIFeEV6cwdcopmBIrYsW5BxUtjqD_cpvravs_okOE/s474/backpat%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="461" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3oUmxurLj5yAQkstd42d_EFWgun8TIzOnADo0xXHLkaIa4-KoDQKtSJnMuCLL3YzfAlHELi_T-8NN8ax_WUIpvEm-Q6xBL9bAWRJpIElE1gimlmw_KkYzVOfUiUqhf9YSnEcQBIgkr8KztLfH2JIFeEV6cwdcopmBIrYsW5BxUtjqD_cpvravs_okOE/w98-h101/backpat%20(1).jpg" width="98" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Phew! I followed through! Go me! Allow me to pat myself on the back! And if you join in, pat yourself on the back, too! I have created a Pinterest Board, so if you let me know in the comments that you are joining me, I can come see what you made and add your card(s) to the Board. Go you!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">See you next Monday where I will feature dies/die cuts. 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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-57392883911379890512024-01-28T10:00:00.000-08:002024-01-28T10:02:57.365-08:00Inky Gilding Flakes and New Year I.D.E.A.S.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I hope you are well wherever you are! Things are perking along here and I'm slowly getting used to my new Playhouse fluxation. It's like teaching an old dog new tricks, but I'm getting the hang of it. I've been thinking of ideas for getting myself into a routine, but more on that further down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">First, it's the 28th and that means it's time to show you what the ladies of the <a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2024/01/alcohol-inks-with-gilding-flakes.html" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> played with this month. We got out the alcohol again ~ inks that is! After making designs on Yupo or glossy paper, we stopped breathing, corralled our gilding flakes, and put them over the sticky bits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This is my example:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7P2p7qG7yP6v2is1IN2bmnzAUkwKwNFV9K8LTJ48r54dankKKsZYc8jHKVr0_ytghHpa-JLrAH-4u5LImjztHgGE9mR3UVq8tSPM-SNDpBiEzJVyLDZzzDDBwFTRMQVfeO0FVVFbCZnE8x7nEF3Zn8bIpf2hBBqiboFTNwUKwFtQGGFS3Fs4CzG70FTQ/s2971/w%20ai%20flakes%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="2971" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7P2p7qG7yP6v2is1IN2bmnzAUkwKwNFV9K8LTJ48r54dankKKsZYc8jHKVr0_ytghHpa-JLrAH-4u5LImjztHgGE9mR3UVq8tSPM-SNDpBiEzJVyLDZzzDDBwFTRMQVfeO0FVVFbCZnE8x7nEF3Zn8bIpf2hBBqiboFTNwUKwFtQGGFS3Fs4CzG70FTQ/w640-h534/w%20ai%20flakes%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">I should have warned you to put on your sunglasses, sorry. Even as bright as it is, it's hard to capture the full shine of the gilding flakes. </div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">You know that technique where you brayer or otherwise press foil over the sticky bits on your finished AI panel? (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-1qvGdiPuws" target="_blank">quick video</a>) The technique above is similar, except you use gilding flakes instead of foil. If, like mine, your sticky bits aren't very sticky (say what now?), then you apply a thin line of glue where you want your shiny flakes. I was surprised how thick my flake lines were after I brushed off the excess, but I ended up liking how they stood up to all the different bright colors. (If you want a thinner line of flakes, don't press them down flat.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaqQCDESwuo4qee9t6gfwbwu31njMIg0XH9FZbtKUMSWsh5CtepCVb5mLPG9SzY14p_L8cI0cS1I_WBL6D4RdcqIP_gjDKh0De9ArUrOzj5SXx54nZyf0UA3-7JBiyW_krfTdXVLj6Xlv-kPYeX_yiM4z3xY5fQNgPWICg66cQFmeG6d7TI_eSdDUfmA/s320/go7.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="320" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBaqQCDESwuo4qee9t6gfwbwu31njMIg0XH9FZbtKUMSWsh5CtepCVb5mLPG9SzY14p_L8cI0cS1I_WBL6D4RdcqIP_gjDKh0De9ArUrOzj5SXx54nZyf0UA3-7JBiyW_krfTdXVLj6Xlv-kPYeX_yiM4z3xY5fQNgPWICg66cQFmeG6d7TI_eSdDUfmA/w205-h94/go7.jpg" width="205" /></a></div></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">To find how-to video links and see lots of wonderful and inspiring examples of this technique, please click over to the <a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2024/01/alcohol-inks-with-gilding-flakes.html" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a>. And if you try it, please add your design to the linky there!</div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">The greeting on my card is NBUS, so I will link to the <a href="https://mynbus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">NBUS</a> challenge; a few other challenges this month are using NBUS for their briefs, so I will link to <a href="https://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2024/01/happy-new-year-from-die-cut-divas.html" target="_blank">Die Cut Divas</a> and <a href="https://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-740-nbus-never-been-used.html" target="_blank">Little Red Wagon</a>. And because it's a birthday card, I am linking to Anything Goes at <a href="https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2024/01/seize-birthday-276-kraft-and-another.html" target="_blank">Seize the Birthday</a>.</div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;">~~~</div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><span style="color: #cc0000;">Looking Forward, cont.</span></u><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #666666; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtC6WWu6WKFtzJ9k6Mx5Q2j-QWGechrJ4ZMO5WCqTsQulPbEqA0hvsCtQ-cm-AYUZaGmwMWJI49ZQPGWI-Vds5U504Wm5XgIQT4zcWFbQhnJqkkSzly8CGr1pN6Vw-MffnDVPPx24QjG2UArXoyxyzN-J3U_A635EqhRNlBDwvbacLQJ7k7n6XfwrrWYw/s296/eyelens.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="296" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtC6WWu6WKFtzJ9k6Mx5Q2j-QWGechrJ4ZMO5WCqTsQulPbEqA0hvsCtQ-cm-AYUZaGmwMWJI49ZQPGWI-Vds5U504Wm5XgIQT4zcWFbQhnJqkkSzly8CGr1pN6Vw-MffnDVPPx24QjG2UArXoyxyzN-J3U_A635EqhRNlBDwvbacLQJ7k7n6XfwrrWYw/w163-h105/eyelens.png" width="163" /></a></div>Following my last post, Hammy and I mulled both our thoughts and some wine and came up with a plan of action to hopefully fix my broken routine. I'm sharing the plan with you because it is my fond hope that by doing so, I will be held accountable to follow through!🤞<br /><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">In a nutshell, my plan of action is a schedule. Now some people might think a schedule sounds too much like work, but I have tried everything else the last couple of years and relying on self-discipline clearly hasn't worked! This might not work either, but i</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">t can't hurt to try, and I'm excited about the fun I am going to have actually <i>using all</i> my schtuffs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">You can't have a schedule without bullet points and, you know me, you can't have bullet points without an aaaackronym!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqJI26MwJF0qi0SdOJ2bP6WpsI5Eu5VhDM-KAVpA9Vmc8XOhiVepjfaSCLVnkoBDYrtVFP_W-lZf3VYlikCKxJ6NA_OTDcaEd_gNU7qeC99YO5YXuUzAC7cJ_4BqdwlOd_A3b5TI2nbbm182tm4WOu31om5Pkyo82mFw4ZtL41Bvq4DQiaDpEff86D9o/s1299/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(9)%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1299" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqJI26MwJF0qi0SdOJ2bP6WpsI5Eu5VhDM-KAVpA9Vmc8XOhiVepjfaSCLVnkoBDYrtVFP_W-lZf3VYlikCKxJ6NA_OTDcaEd_gNU7qeC99YO5YXuUzAC7cJ_4BqdwlOd_A3b5TI2nbbm182tm4WOu31om5Pkyo82mFw4ZtL41Bvq4DQiaDpEff86D9o/w320-h241/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(9)%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I'm sure you can imagine with amusement all the various letters Hammy and I came up with, some of which were inappropriate for a family blog.😉 In the end, "I.D.E.A.S." seemed to hit the nail on the head.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">P for paper of any sort and another S for stamps are not bulleted, purr say, because they are generally used, although I do hope I will be better at using my patterned, colored, and specialty papers. Of course, as often as possible, I will focus on NBUS and I'm hoping to add a silent V and C to this schedule, so I'll be better at visiting and commenting, which I always enjoyed as much as any other aspect of this hobby!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><u><span style="color: #990000;">How it will work</span></u><span style="color: #666666;">: Barring the usual life caveats of illness or company or travels, I am going to post a card or twofer every Monday. (Right there will be more than I've been doing lately!) Each week will feature a letter in the acronym. Because January is almost over, I will start on the first Monday in February and my calendar will look like this:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxozlXsyptTWlYrU3d-mvQFEErDNXyPm1bG17KFCIeSjBp6zAAlWRGlZ0DV0zIn6PiVRnIyXSIxG_ZhxScR8gMzalZ8Ozr2rq8W-qO2ifLAqaelCB0MiVScY-ctQX8M8x4U7d1IXK1FJ68zTI9Nwp7K4pSPanNfVVQ7hJU8kJaLMY25pdqM83QGvmOA4/s1450/2%20of%2024%20calendar%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1450" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxozlXsyptTWlYrU3d-mvQFEErDNXyPm1bG17KFCIeSjBp6zAAlWRGlZ0DV0zIn6PiVRnIyXSIxG_ZhxScR8gMzalZ8Ozr2rq8W-qO2ifLAqaelCB0MiVScY-ctQX8M8x4U7d1IXK1FJ68zTI9Nwp7K4pSPanNfVVQ7hJU8kJaLMY25pdqM83QGvmOA4/s320/2%20of%2024%20calendar%20(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">For the months that have a fifth Monday, I will feature S = stencil. </span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Wish me luck! Feel free to use my I.D.E.A.S graphic and join me on this productive journey!</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">🙋 </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Just let me know if you do, so we can cheerlead each other along the way! </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start;">Enjoy your day! </span><i style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start;">No, seriously, enjoy!</i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start;"> </span><i style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: start;">LITS!*</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.6px;"><div><br /></div><span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse and special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower!</div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Mwah!</div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 17.6px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCy14gcnrzF4RRKf4Y6u0HVkHUFqkbUXxYY8HbjuHFRwjn63jPkpuVovlhWpDhyvFZ_IioNrG4eOUQ70PbFg3lRkWytuRefYr7pYM9GelPeNsJaIYz_n7xD8OOwWEWnhHuj2GpOb4GkbA/s1600/dolly+signature+3.png" style="clear: left; color: #028e85; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" height="67" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCy14gcnrzF4RRKf4Y6u0HVkHUFqkbUXxYY8HbjuHFRwjn63jPkpuVovlhWpDhyvFZ_IioNrG4eOUQ70PbFg3lRkWytuRefYr7pYM9GelPeNsJaIYz_n7xD8OOwWEWnhHuj2GpOb4GkbA/s200/dolly+signature+3.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: transparent 0px 0px 0px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">*Life is too short!</span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-62228481147756597382024-01-17T08:06:00.000-08:002024-01-17T08:10:55.219-08:00Anniversaries and Playhouse Makeover!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Tis I, twizzlers, didja miss me? Happy New Year! I missed you and I hope you are all well and you've enjoyed the holidays! And </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">if you are in the middle of the wintry deep freeze across the nation, </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I hope you are tucked up warm and cozy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I don't have a card for you because all my products were packed up until recently, but I thought I'd stop in and let you how it's going.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Anniversaries</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Yesterday was our 53rd wedding anniversary, she says, looking content, happy, and nonplussed! The Mister agrees. "Life is a whizzer," he says, "No doubt about it!" That's why each speeding day is a blessing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">💕</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">🍸💕</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Today is also the 12th anniversary of my blog. Well, I actually started it a bit earlier than that, but to make things simpler to remember, I celebrate my blog anniversary at the same time as my wedding anniversary for post porpoises.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Playhouse Makeover</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And that brings me to the Playhouse makeover. For the last couple of years, I have been feeling a bit, I don't know, adrift. I imagine it's not uncommon to feel a bit of</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> burn out or boredom after</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> you've been at a hobby for ten years or more. Plus, many of my friends moved on and/or stopped blogging and when Feedburner left, it ended my subscriptions to hundreds of blogs. Those things made me feel less connected with the craft, the comments, and the camaraderie that I once enjoyed. What to do? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Well, to start, I thought maybe it was time to do a deep clean of the Playhouse. A lot of paper-cutting dust had to have accumulated behind the cabinets after 13 years, which can't be great for breathing. And a lot of my schtuff needed to find new homes before I could rationalize buying new schtuff to freshen my perspective.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I didn't take as many photos as I should have, but you know how it is when you get going on something. I do have a few 'in a nutshell' photos to give you the low-down. The whole process has taken several weeks because I went slowly in order to be thoughtful about it and avoid hurting myself. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Here are some "before" photos:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0kWaH6r6jAhvl9vkLJV-mnELVyffIMSZftGU6iUohhjwljkr7M3UUbSrjMskq21KiXupevZO2Spb3ojgnnPnsw_cllmAxTRye3wARxnyepqm1kA8DjuiDniW3ytPdo1xGt2C4AEB_cyUhYbJXHzdxJveM4gvEtnMLNYVsEwE250zER_o9qsQltWQ6QI/s2046/Before%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW0kWaH6r6jAhvl9vkLJV-mnELVyffIMSZftGU6iUohhjwljkr7M3UUbSrjMskq21KiXupevZO2Spb3ojgnnPnsw_cllmAxTRye3wARxnyepqm1kA8DjuiDniW3ytPdo1xGt2C4AEB_cyUhYbJXHzdxJveM4gvEtnMLNYVsEwE250zER_o9qsQltWQ6QI/w640-h640/Before%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I packed up every single thing, purging as I went. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Here are a few "during" photos:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-kteEiL9EKOrlROtumIfLlWkgMggmWJXOXDjeAHUt2lotfTam7weeWEaklWsCzDQj1UvtT9jPhE4f-C8cSdQ2UkIiScAkusa-ZHEQ0pp_tywa1E_TbtcHwl34TCjiMUNt2hpr3TlcL-fOx2YcOc6j1F-ecjw7PuUth_LPQOsZVQB_gUhX_FPMtbfhBk/s4060/20231227_143711%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4060" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-kteEiL9EKOrlROtumIfLlWkgMggmWJXOXDjeAHUt2lotfTam7weeWEaklWsCzDQj1UvtT9jPhE4f-C8cSdQ2UkIiScAkusa-ZHEQ0pp_tywa1E_TbtcHwl34TCjiMUNt2hpr3TlcL-fOx2YcOc6j1F-ecjw7PuUth_LPQOsZVQB_gUhX_FPMtbfhBk/w191-h144/20231227_143711%20(1).jpg" width="191" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9WeVxLhpBAjig-OF-Q7AqsU079p1Tktd6vPhbypj1X3JAKRiO-V8sCr4mt4P2Q1a1e1HMlk4ljK9fDAWGEWOTuBJPMAmKzO2g246B1uX0UFU7YCqhHb-tWc1N2RuLufnH7D2gQXDoZdfw-1V7U7Um-zC9SLLs-evq9PHPWI15dm3qfqCwWMm4uEZXbA/s3055/20240104_075526.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="3055" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9WeVxLhpBAjig-OF-Q7AqsU079p1Tktd6vPhbypj1X3JAKRiO-V8sCr4mt4P2Q1a1e1HMlk4ljK9fDAWGEWOTuBJPMAmKzO2g246B1uX0UFU7YCqhHb-tWc1N2RuLufnH7D2gQXDoZdfw-1V7U7Um-zC9SLLs-evq9PHPWI15dm3qfqCwWMm4uEZXbA/w169-h144/20240104_075526.png" width="169" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgZCcjiSjQbfU8ZLbvAF4WGB_pvBWcUldZ_KcbUkLGA6uc8lr_P8uRaGkBjmXDeNL01QcdJjjibxY02xNahimd6gL4HLIcvnKI2Vu7TpVSbDaYnlFuPzbty2eWtDVjomX0GUoc_29xfTohv8OO5Qj_xDC65iWVBLgJyFhamNzaa_Jqh64opHHm8JxThQ/s3940/20240103_130904.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="3940" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgZCcjiSjQbfU8ZLbvAF4WGB_pvBWcUldZ_KcbUkLGA6uc8lr_P8uRaGkBjmXDeNL01QcdJjjibxY02xNahimd6gL4HLIcvnKI2Vu7TpVSbDaYnlFuPzbty2eWtDVjomX0GUoc_29xfTohv8OO5Qj_xDC65iWVBLgJyFhamNzaa_Jqh64opHHm8JxThQ/w193-h146/20240103_130904.png" width="193" /></a></div></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The middle photo is everything stacked in the garage. Behind what you see are more cabinets and many boxes which were filled with the things I kept. We were able to move everything out except for my glass corner desk. Once the Playhouse was empty, cleaned, and prepped, I gave the walls a fresh coat of pale creamy paint.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The "after" photos:</div></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2cFM4KIaNnWkgIhrIlxmY37Ge56cP646OOn1-4TzuddWPcvNlKJcwVmId25o9JYBeqgCgDY5gosDDhieo_r4M2ceoceGnnx6MGNyI8lu5EPZzjKr8NnM44vAP9PAfqvQMCKOXbNoFlruH0mcxa4f-XiBHamoLEYPCCLl2nYPFXnwnqpZBDrYtw_VOTQ/s4048/20240115_151141%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3057" data-original-width="4048" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2cFM4KIaNnWkgIhrIlxmY37Ge56cP646OOn1-4TzuddWPcvNlKJcwVmId25o9JYBeqgCgDY5gosDDhieo_r4M2ceoceGnnx6MGNyI8lu5EPZzjKr8NnM44vAP9PAfqvQMCKOXbNoFlruH0mcxa4f-XiBHamoLEYPCCLl2nYPFXnwnqpZBDrYtw_VOTQ/w640-h484/20240115_151141%20(1).png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Not much has changed in terms of layout, except the large cupboard and the map cabinet on top of it are now gone. They served me well for many years, holding hundreds of wooden stamps, but I no longer need that massive furniture. It's great to be able to reach the bottom shelves of the overhead cupboards without standing on a stool and to have more "breathing" room. And Nellie loves her little tucked-in space!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I managed to cut my schtuff in half! I'm especially pleased that I got rid of half my patterned and colored paper! You can see in the photo above (bottom right corner) that tall </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">dresser with handles to the left of the window has eight deep drawers. That's where I stored all that type of paper. After purging, the paper I kept fits entirely in only four of the drawers! (I have a friend who's an elementary teacher and she was delighted to get all that paper, so we were both happy!)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I am missing the pretty colors that I had painted the drawers of my old map cabinet, so I might do that again with the two cabinets on the long wall. I'll decide after I hang some colored art on the walls. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">So that's the update! I know a lot of you were also planning to do some cleaning, or purging, or reorganizing of your craft spaces and I hope it's going well for you!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Looking Forward</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I haven't made any progress on other projects in the house and garden, but doing the Playhouse was a big accomplishment! As for card-making and blogging, I'm feeling refreshed and hoping to put a plan of action together soon that will get me back into some sort of an enjoyable routine again. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">Enjoy your day! </span><i style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">No, seriously, enjoy!</i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;"> </span><i style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: start;">LITS!*</i></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse </span><span style="text-align: justify;">and special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;">I leave you with greetings from Hammy, who was adept at both keeping me company and keeping out of my way! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Mwah!</span></div></span></span></div>
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</div>Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-17050101196568983552023-11-28T10:00:00.000-08:002023-11-28T10:00:00.129-08:00Smooching With Cling Wrap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I hope you are all doing well and that my American friends had a warm and delicious Thanksgiving holiday weekend! </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">We had a great time and enjoyed seeing the grandtwins again! (</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">It's certainly time to be thankful for stretchy fabrics!) And now we only have 27 days until Christmas! You're welcome. Do you need some help getting up? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This month our <a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/11/smooshing-with-cling-wrap.html" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a> enjoyed smooching with cling wrap and alcoholic inks. It's been a few years since I've done this technique and it was inky and fun. You can find instructions, video links, and lots of excellent examples over on the website. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Here are my results:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xJk0-q3e4rKyqvWLxirpg8b1PMRL7aUAm98TjP8TgS4f4sReGZ2r1c3o7EBw6hq1NywcjJRSJkuYBD40cCt0ERXWCIx9LVIlZ5SRRPxmSYd-VDDFIATvSo_jIAM2c_16a048ukoSZmTeVJZWER_F7uzjtQExPRBfpZulVDVvuocJAcaHdOfuVarkj38/s3984/w%20peace%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3984" data-original-width="3143" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8xJk0-q3e4rKyqvWLxirpg8b1PMRL7aUAm98TjP8TgS4f4sReGZ2r1c3o7EBw6hq1NywcjJRSJkuYBD40cCt0ERXWCIx9LVIlZ5SRRPxmSYd-VDDFIATvSo_jIAM2c_16a048ukoSZmTeVJZWER_F7uzjtQExPRBfpZulVDVvuocJAcaHdOfuVarkj38/w141-h200/w%20peace%201.jpg" width="141" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoXkfVjoOHuTZGvDNBxcrbvt4ABPYFv94o3PghJQ2Lw-Y2j0g4AB4tnCibVgZOSdsruIhle-BCg9D4hXN3YSbxfrkdJnNLvrNfbRw1xTt9SUUFTD5nTNQ84Kzy8CDs8gWZnevqhG0F1IJZ8m1hZkYpzAJ2hMbqXk_g8wNV_jZe28ohpYICRgXM9Aatvc/s4103/w%20holly%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4103" data-original-width="3143" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoXkfVjoOHuTZGvDNBxcrbvt4ABPYFv94o3PghJQ2Lw-Y2j0g4AB4tnCibVgZOSdsruIhle-BCg9D4hXN3YSbxfrkdJnNLvrNfbRw1xTt9SUUFTD5nTNQ84Kzy8CDs8gWZnevqhG0F1IJZ8m1hZkYpzAJ2hMbqXk_g8wNV_jZe28ohpYICRgXM9Aatvc/w153-h200/w%20holly%201.jpg" width="153" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkbIHU3gsokapz8x9E4SdXUC2wz1khq_2x3Dc6-pLzI9HIyiO9iHBvcJkegyd-XSQM1DH6qviMUltIV1fA8ukLmCA_hOrqr0fe5Ypng4jpp-LzvnSD6IMNyES4F1KNCirpFF_DUpMMwk9F8LMka41KafEZDi4c6AhCwYRNFiIb4j5g7-Uqgktw0xyzP8/s3686/w%20joy%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="2759" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkbIHU3gsokapz8x9E4SdXUC2wz1khq_2x3Dc6-pLzI9HIyiO9iHBvcJkegyd-XSQM1DH6qviMUltIV1fA8ukLmCA_hOrqr0fe5Ypng4jpp-LzvnSD6IMNyES4F1KNCirpFF_DUpMMwk9F8LMka41KafEZDi4c6AhCwYRNFiIb4j5g7-Uqgktw0xyzP8/w150-h200/w%20joy%202.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt7HXb_hdOsxUuo2PBcM4nUILa6zaFQ3bEtl8jaJhhT1hyphenhyphent8OA34_XKukN6NhHCFhys9E0rSUMflY0AHZq58dQDvz_G1c4FmnKlwrSZRjO_sqDl9JkcoRfEof4ymyjxZZFg7lNzIvzLfJg4cGt-4yIDMypRSggtHnkfWLxBwriy101b0kvIJWM4HbEDU/s4192/w%20joy%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4192" data-original-width="3361" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt7HXb_hdOsxUuo2PBcM4nUILa6zaFQ3bEtl8jaJhhT1hyphenhyphent8OA34_XKukN6NhHCFhys9E0rSUMflY0AHZq58dQDvz_G1c4FmnKlwrSZRjO_sqDl9JkcoRfEof4ymyjxZZFg7lNzIvzLfJg4cGt-4yIDMypRSggtHnkfWLxBwriy101b0kvIJWM4HbEDU/w161-h200/w%20joy%201.jpg" width="161" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4hajtmS3Dl629qBKv_MEh5E-CgMCCDiC8vclOrO7ZJaCG7RA_unDJA58jrrxEogOQ-v8BSdKajrP1oKqCTrXFJsSsdcSLPcEVQ7fCQ_yIPXkrZcqx3ic0gvXNR3q93g-urZqTWFMUa4jZlZ91yDBSS2EeQInr1RSjc_qQYdRLG2ZPPcc9wX9nGg_kq8/s3226/w%20sg%202%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3192" data-original-width="3226" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4hajtmS3Dl629qBKv_MEh5E-CgMCCDiC8vclOrO7ZJaCG7RA_unDJA58jrrxEogOQ-v8BSdKajrP1oKqCTrXFJsSsdcSLPcEVQ7fCQ_yIPXkrZcqx3ic0gvXNR3q93g-urZqTWFMUa4jZlZ91yDBSS2EeQInr1RSjc_qQYdRLG2ZPPcc9wX9nGg_kq8/w200-h198/w%20sg%202%20(1).jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I decided to use some gloss acrylic sprays that I've had for a long time and never used before. One set is called Splash and the other set is by Dina Wakley. I used glossy paper, so it was doubly-glossy! Then i</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">t was fun figuring out how to make them into much-need Christmas cards in unexpected colors.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">When you get a chance to try or re-try this technique, there is a link over on the <a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/11/smooshing-with-cling-wrap.html" target="_blank">Group of Seven</a> site for you to share your results. We always love it when you show how we have inspired you!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> And speaking of Christmas cards, here are my completed cards, so far. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE59SLAeoYZjIr63ta7tOERXCujmcuCCfMxQiWeNTf_zhDRfjRaTUnGiU33chDdScCU8DJ_UNfbbj6402RY1B9mFEdM2MBwbsaTopuQ-qaxTMNAGI0_KPl_kOJKFIsUX2KRJ_oFAC_1JKE4-6T7MBPsUAL82avbVdmII4Fhj0sIFt2s97fmFfv_G8g_I/s3194/20231125_101528%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3194" data-original-width="2461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyE59SLAeoYZjIr63ta7tOERXCujmcuCCfMxQiWeNTf_zhDRfjRaTUnGiU33chDdScCU8DJ_UNfbbj6402RY1B9mFEdM2MBwbsaTopuQ-qaxTMNAGI0_KPl_kOJKFIsUX2KRJ_oFAC_1JKE4-6T7MBPsUAL82avbVdmII4Fhj0sIFt2s97fmFfv_G8g_I/s320/20231125_101528%20(1).jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">They are mostly one or two layers to make it easier and more economical to mail. I only have another inch to go and I can start the not-as-fun part of finishing the insides and envelopes. (Didn't we decide that it would be okay to just send the front panels, like post cards? Hmmm, no, I guess they would be pretty messed up going through the mail machinery, huh? Never mind.) It feels good to have most of them done and to have made a huge dent this year in my stash of Christmas die-cuts and patterned paper! </span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Taking a Break</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ni84h1v2qLA5h-elvry2dN0WVVBYxTOjx_iuHbzLpdjI8coqg7LGBU2xaGfbKTOa3pRoFgoRyc_8TgLp2MmTpREn2tFeCSkeClBxaLOlfNk9TB_gqROzBbeQJ3wrht2EXBVLggW2AjgWvJJaiX55jysLLPI9Q2h1DpARXd15mt7Kl7F-PNAtk3WHWLI/s543/head%20on%20desk%20(1).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="458" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ni84h1v2qLA5h-elvry2dN0WVVBYxTOjx_iuHbzLpdjI8coqg7LGBU2xaGfbKTOa3pRoFgoRyc_8TgLp2MmTpREn2tFeCSkeClBxaLOlfNk9TB_gqROzBbeQJ3wrht2EXBVLggW2AjgWvJJaiX55jysLLPI9Q2h1DpARXd15mt7Kl7F-PNAtk3WHWLI/w125-h148/head%20on%20desk%20(1).jpg" width="125" /></a></div>It feels silly to let you know I will be taking a break when I haven't been blogging that much as it is! We've had a lot going on this year with traveling, visitors, and not feeling great, so things around here have gotten neglected. As energy allows, we are going to take care of some home and garden projects. Plus, Hammy always makes the rounds visiting his family over the holidays, so it's a good time to clean, paint, and purge the Playhouse.<br /><br />I plan to keep <a href="https://mynbus.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">NBUS</a> active, however. I love that it keeps me connected and your fantastic gallery entries tell me how much you love being prompted to use your unused schtuff! I also love seeing what you snagged at holiday sales and/or got for Christmas!<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0rXZWy-3m8FrmGhGfGIfNzlmGlozT9R9Ati5xfG-Tx4iHtkhYacu5q_5WS4t119jZ2OHdA4d4VfSHZy_TED33H-LgIMQGaxrnu8QbKBxo1Ba3Wnf-u3dTou8th6uKy5RYbjCslFB-DpwPFtoEU-XTxREvO_VzDTylU_50px5uEtvleBFcdeC0__m46w/s1734/20231125_101631%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="1270" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK0rXZWy-3m8FrmGhGfGIfNzlmGlozT9R9Ati5xfG-Tx4iHtkhYacu5q_5WS4t119jZ2OHdA4d4VfSHZy_TED33H-LgIMQGaxrnu8QbKBxo1Ba3Wnf-u3dTou8th6uKy5RYbjCslFB-DpwPFtoEU-XTxREvO_VzDTylU_50px5uEtvleBFcdeC0__m46w/w468-h640/20231125_101631%20(2).jpg" width="468" /></a></div></div>
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-72102605851649998642023-11-06T18:33:00.002-08:002023-11-09T07:38:14.110-08:00Fall Into Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I'm looking through welcome raindrops and hoping you are doing well. These raindrops would not be happy drops for those of you in the UK, Italy, and France where everyone is sick of the incessant rain and wind. My sympathy to all those who have experienced flooding and damage.❤</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I'm straddling the holiday tables in the Playhouse these days. Usually I like to finish one holiday before I start another and if I'm honest, I think I need to go back to that way of designing. Or maybe I'll start a trend and next year everyone will be putting fall leaves on their Christmas trees! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Fall</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaqboqSSGN9VkHqCNdVn0cCL72qjEyNfjTL-UMYB7qtLHqhjvQgu2p6_QWFAjJPPL6e2Mz5uFPPoZtrUdx4rXQbiZmmcx2eVYReD5Kpbp9_N_1E90PVj8vMJggyMkHVgZkgBzBp8BBuLEV9UafAGRwK4clROIH2zPO5GU0riDEqaOBcw91IytU7tGkJo/s3906/w%20autumn%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3074" data-original-width="3906" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidaqboqSSGN9VkHqCNdVn0cCL72qjEyNfjTL-UMYB7qtLHqhjvQgu2p6_QWFAjJPPL6e2Mz5uFPPoZtrUdx4rXQbiZmmcx2eVYReD5Kpbp9_N_1E90PVj8vMJggyMkHVgZkgBzBp8BBuLEV9UafAGRwK4clROIH2zPO5GU0riDEqaOBcw91IytU7tGkJo/w640-h504/w%20autumn%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. This photo should be in the dictionary under QACAS (quick and clean and simple). I used some beautiful rub-on leaves from Taperlogy and a sediment from PTI stamped in copper ink onto hammered card. This is my first time using these rub-ons and the color and detail of their images is amazing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XXbEmvViTCbhuOpuXcVs-TtVsEUyAo9UJWS-SIMfA3ZtT4IeekxygdKM4LdFTl5kPsJVKQWcAq3AHQ7Sl1q5anoYupndG-YIJ5LqZk_OcUjVM91NnluvgWt9D-iM_fVzw7hV66T7IqVK8VYHCQQft_SbGWu3kH5xDqNg0BvDV0-u9VR4MbxhQQzkMIA/s3679/w%20autumn%20splatter%201%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3335" data-original-width="3679" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XXbEmvViTCbhuOpuXcVs-TtVsEUyAo9UJWS-SIMfA3ZtT4IeekxygdKM4LdFTl5kPsJVKQWcAq3AHQ7Sl1q5anoYupndG-YIJ5LqZk_OcUjVM91NnluvgWt9D-iM_fVzw7hV66T7IqVK8VYHCQQft_SbGWu3kH5xDqNg0BvDV0-u9VR4MbxhQQzkMIA/w640-h580/w%20autumn%20splatter%201%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">2. For this card, I used a fall leaf e/f and Hammy picked out a piece of schplattered pp for the background. The autumn sediment is from Technique Tuesday stamped with fall-colored inks. The leaves were cut from pp or from snippets from old smooching or alcohol inking in my stash. You know how alcohol always leads to smooching ... that's all I gonna say about that because you know what I mean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8rbe3x3KqNCUIJHkTDsCdnYrkrqsW-Jh2Md_Qh0RZxF3hdC6m-Ct-S6WD1cSV_7xCTu_e0Qm3YETC1ZklPfG7eU152CSoUML6c1NL2_-IJXKrHrlyT_7cfBUA8RAbCQzjSzLaGisR9H7eH8EKrIrnJuXWXBacYbooJQA2EyV3RwNxvLaS5VfMgM3RrY/s3794/w%20ty%201%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3330" data-original-width="3794" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8rbe3x3KqNCUIJHkTDsCdnYrkrqsW-Jh2Md_Qh0RZxF3hdC6m-Ct-S6WD1cSV_7xCTu_e0Qm3YETC1ZklPfG7eU152CSoUML6c1NL2_-IJXKrHrlyT_7cfBUA8RAbCQzjSzLaGisR9H7eH8EKrIrnJuXWXBacYbooJQA2EyV3RwNxvLaS5VfMgM3RrY/w640-h562/w%20ty%201%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">3. This card is also uber QACAS, using the same pp and a found sediment strip from my stash. The leaves were die-cut using a friend's dies and pp from <i>her</i> stash!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li><a href="https://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2023/11/211-thank-you-thankful-or-thanksgiving.html" target="_blank">Cardz 4 Galz</a>: #3 Thank you, Thankful, or Thanksgiving.<br /></li><li><a href="https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/fall-season-november-2023-challenge.html" target="_blank">Four Seasons</a>: #1 Fall.<br /></li><li><a href="https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/november-challenge-59-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">Paper Funday</a>: #2 A/G optional: Grateful, Thankful, Thank you. </li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPf6oZDtT4xz8WT3C5NtlrIlJfjKhydw7FVmbVvjYGoy5cZLEFqyk9gVxViQGmagZRtkmBwySPmkszEufMw93l4GPKqIlDs69IjzcviIZQlWVBtk5jdpg8kt0KpFVl1SGkPly8sNFQP7Jr5IuULZGfvNImkm_SwGaeKF1G7x0w4wtOcV7GRHVbpQ_V8rk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="250" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPf6oZDtT4xz8WT3C5NtlrIlJfjKhydw7FVmbVvjYGoy5cZLEFqyk9gVxViQGmagZRtkmBwySPmkszEufMw93l4GPKqIlDs69IjzcviIZQlWVBtk5jdpg8kt0KpFVl1SGkPly8sNFQP7Jr5IuULZGfvNImkm_SwGaeKF1G7x0w4wtOcV7GRHVbpQ_V8rk=w149-h81" width="149" /> <img alt="" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="179" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhniBfmq2JCI3ynYJ2OmdyHTlmAc_vG-4-1R7lqF_SoTwB-UNE2WiBOBaQSjxZwP2srnOxVcXu4-aRo0y9HNZ0w14ff_gxPJfpGfQwv9yv1JU8nkJPy27X5_sEP0IQatLaLjvNflZzMDSgKMcO_ha-t1mxOqfyVTE-kfZ7IheRf3cnIvPcH3D0wYMxgocQ=w90-h126" width="90" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSbmbqUjRbsexar4rU6XgltsWdCnybZ33APqTqG4-QYWtoPEzJ75pxSDmfpPTz_SQr42SkSbWOJuBcgzn3S4Y8bKAwWlmngKmwalR4vrEBlRVsqdNln4TfGBcnnXmJsmfLr4EPF8C1vxL0NhRFMT2WQPEQm_XG3m-v-V12qLM0FSj-QZyoCOWdEzw8Q3g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="512" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSbmbqUjRbsexar4rU6XgltsWdCnybZ33APqTqG4-QYWtoPEzJ75pxSDmfpPTz_SQr42SkSbWOJuBcgzn3S4Y8bKAwWlmngKmwalR4vrEBlRVsqdNln4TfGBcnnXmJsmfLr4EPF8C1vxL0NhRFMT2WQPEQm_XG3m-v-V12qLM0FSj-QZyoCOWdEzw8Q3g=w147-h71" width="147" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPf6oZDtT4xz8WT3C5NtlrIlJfjKhydw7FVmbVvjYGoy5cZLEFqyk9gVxViQGmagZRtkmBwySPmkszEufMw93l4GPKqIlDs69IjzcviIZQlWVBtk5jdpg8kt0KpFVl1SGkPly8sNFQP7Jr5IuULZGfvNImkm_SwGaeKF1G7x0w4wtOcV7GRHVbpQ_V8rk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><u style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666;">Christmas</span></u></a></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTBoBAj4fIqENvixh7THsL4KRoZdp1eBCx0RUjhEMBH8cpDD-MojRij-B8-C7QYiG_y_KJMMla5nsaXwblO5S_J3BnHepxJ6Y-bWoXkjsPopw4feHnwL457pnVh7Pase51CRIi_YnjEUwYyU77uAJt1bnrFzwHGWZM8DQDftq3rk-U-I6oK4WJmNjRC4/s4257/w%20joy%20purple%202%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4257" data-original-width="3178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTBoBAj4fIqENvixh7THsL4KRoZdp1eBCx0RUjhEMBH8cpDD-MojRij-B8-C7QYiG_y_KJMMla5nsaXwblO5S_J3BnHepxJ6Y-bWoXkjsPopw4feHnwL457pnVh7Pase51CRIi_YnjEUwYyU77uAJt1bnrFzwHGWZM8DQDftq3rk-U-I6oK4WJmNjRC4/w478-h640/w%20joy%20purple%202%20(1).jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another simple design, except for the hours it took for the layers of Glossy Accents to dry on the sediment! I think the snowflake circle die is from Hero Arts, but I can't find it at the mo. The joy die is definitely from Hero Arts and it's definitely cut from the same dark purple paper as the card base, even though the photo makes it look black. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Challenges</u></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/11/color-hues-75-light-blue-and-purple.html" target="_blank">Color Hues</a>: Light blue and purple.<br /></li><li><a href="https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/11/hls-november-christmas-challenge.html" target="_blank">HLS Christmas</a>: A/G with option of bah humbug.<br /></li><li><a href="https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/11/peace-on-earth-challenge-51.html" target="_blank">Peace on Earth</a>: A/G Christmas with option of mood board.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQIvPSfS8wUpTScta-gVK9bXr30o9YgiCtTqycpjSK8APOyKMhOlt-2yohIYhbYrL_Khj9yueSUk7IIiy-Nrwdk8fT_Z6M9n9RL-ooPSP8JQvUwEOMLkGWq7N1fGQ1mr1z7HCxMd86gM65g5aVCgo4Z2vPcKaTB9vikKy5FV4OnLQRrTEAye0H8Ssm7GY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="326" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQIvPSfS8wUpTScta-gVK9bXr30o9YgiCtTqycpjSK8APOyKMhOlt-2yohIYhbYrL_Khj9yueSUk7IIiy-Nrwdk8fT_Z6M9n9RL-ooPSP8JQvUwEOMLkGWq7N1fGQ1mr1z7HCxMd86gM65g5aVCgo4Z2vPcKaTB9vikKy5FV4OnLQRrTEAye0H8Ssm7GY=w109-h134" width="109" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8PQxUZb-EC_MDNDV5YwiMzgu3vihONbHjRYuwVMJyy6NMCy_-2yBioCFM5b_g7BY4_EVkUjyNLbFqnT-iSvDVW_vXtqrP8MAHVS8n23QAQKrYmXV0yB7iVvMKzJzzu4-iy6h20nNGmGKNUZRf-XbtWGWy9VPPOTNZdHJz9LL5R-YV6ALiLmhmFEZy1vU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8PQxUZb-EC_MDNDV5YwiMzgu3vihONbHjRYuwVMJyy6NMCy_-2yBioCFM5b_g7BY4_EVkUjyNLbFqnT-iSvDVW_vXtqrP8MAHVS8n23QAQKrYmXV0yB7iVvMKzJzzu4-iy6h20nNGmGKNUZRf-XbtWGWy9VPPOTNZdHJz9LL5R-YV6ALiLmhmFEZy1vU=w144-h144" width="144" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH4XBEDQE8MA_43YOnDTX0lyvwyyt0trb7sg9JceADu0YGzgBQaE0e8DHT1ffxHMT3dfV5_V5TM3YXVQ4B68dcxDP86i5MrnTDRHqeJBI4VEcFsBTqlNqwfOvZWvN8ugvN5e6tBt-t26E87uaPtj_NlqqyEMxWdY17owNMaCD-4FEpN1Al7I0fWCOu6iY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="207" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjH4XBEDQE8MA_43YOnDTX0lyvwyyt0trb7sg9JceADu0YGzgBQaE0e8DHT1ffxHMT3dfV5_V5TM3YXVQ4B68dcxDP86i5MrnTDRHqeJBI4VEcFsBTqlNqwfOvZWvN8ugvN5e6tBt-t26E87uaPtj_NlqqyEMxWdY17owNMaCD-4FEpN1Al7I0fWCOu6iY=w99-h145" width="99" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLjNV2hP_7devC4Jr5yI9t3WFHROL8YEIOHrEbs69byULbRCl0RV4OhwHhmJcbqc6ZzFBRmf-tqSsbnV9Mo3YqoHKjWPXdxTt9XMl6dQR03W4ZcPpGyxUlNFIfWeUxx7ujNYRdRu2JwB5wMnzPSH5atn6i5EGeaXI6T3_2N0lhyphenhyphenOef9sdzfKhW3sGVHk/s1006/fall%20Hammy.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="564" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLjNV2hP_7devC4Jr5yI9t3WFHROL8YEIOHrEbs69byULbRCl0RV4OhwHhmJcbqc6ZzFBRmf-tqSsbnV9Mo3YqoHKjWPXdxTt9XMl6dQR03W4ZcPpGyxUlNFIfWeUxx7ujNYRdRu2JwB5wMnzPSH5atn6i5EGeaXI6T3_2N0lhyphenhyphenOef9sdzfKhW3sGVHk/w82-h141/fall%20Hammy.jpg" width="82" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And to my American friends, "Hello, Spooklings, and Happy Halloween!" In this country we cardmakers are in the Manic Months. (Possibly maniacal!) Whose idea was it to cram Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas in the space of only 56 days when there are 365 days in the year?! No wonder we see Christmas decorations in October! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I'm starting today with a bunny in a bed of pumpkins. 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The Alexandra Renke adorable bunny diecut came from a friend and he looks perfectly at home on an old, but well-loved, basket and pumpkins from Technique Tuesday. I painted them with my Ziggies, made a mask, and let Hammy skate around the background on his blending skates. He also winked the pumpkins and basket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2023/10/pumpkins.html" target="_blank">Double D</a>: Pumpkins.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/kcc-687-all-occasions.html" target="_blank">Krafty Chicks</a>: All occasions.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-111/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday</a>: Anything goes.</li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC8Wx-WPfYVc3P4VXzuY2uZUjvWsvDuO5uzoc10StJb16JF9yfnyfHQwiGy1cahPWnhni6Yhv0o71NOBzxtI_BUpG7bwuPPyvRmtZVCRolwxvlFKnZxmWyVaAKouSrb1y_4W58Wgho6UmEgZF99Go_Lzx6yVIbEUEk5YPkq07f4xpdXnk9ZCRSzNkG2Ac" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="302" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC8Wx-WPfYVc3P4VXzuY2uZUjvWsvDuO5uzoc10StJb16JF9yfnyfHQwiGy1cahPWnhni6Yhv0o71NOBzxtI_BUpG7bwuPPyvRmtZVCRolwxvlFKnZxmWyVaAKouSrb1y_4W58Wgho6UmEgZF99Go_Lzx6yVIbEUEk5YPkq07f4xpdXnk9ZCRSzNkG2Ac=w119-h157" width="119" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlJKL5SMB8TdBQHPaKL21cUiSmRZnHur1-CNMCbRLMcz-hCl4oYRmsnZ2HqyoL3jcDFRAg-vHBKrtGZS1laPoMZEferjN7-DTD0-nNcwPy38AKnouIr-pyvQjQnMpT-OG80cqKJr6GwSwAoYMJaooJdf-hY8Qkh8R3OeHRkWuugx19sAxovw8zWpP-ycE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="960" height="57" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlJKL5SMB8TdBQHPaKL21cUiSmRZnHur1-CNMCbRLMcz-hCl4oYRmsnZ2HqyoL3jcDFRAg-vHBKrtGZS1laPoMZEferjN7-DTD0-nNcwPy38AKnouIr-pyvQjQnMpT-OG80cqKJr6GwSwAoYMJaooJdf-hY8Qkh8R3OeHRkWuugx19sAxovw8zWpP-ycE=w152-h57" width="152" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSOCn7ii2oVIHSsxqgBngEhWhALUrSUvUChcR2AruoZ-s5fBk2BwyTqwrOGU8EFBbT-B5H_Qnw3mSP4ABuuULmQnhMx3HShugHfl9JsTPAbaed06_CUcc9QG5HPbfoNBoDq2JY0gVXIzQCeFyjpIO1JCEb62rheuzDS59R6OlNsqoNzpkOY2iNjp17D8E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSOCn7ii2oVIHSsxqgBngEhWhALUrSUvUChcR2AruoZ-s5fBk2BwyTqwrOGU8EFBbT-B5H_Qnw3mSP4ABuuULmQnhMx3HShugHfl9JsTPAbaed06_CUcc9QG5HPbfoNBoDq2JY0gVXIzQCeFyjpIO1JCEb62rheuzDS59R6OlNsqoNzpkOY2iNjp17D8E=w153-h153" width="153" /></a></div></div><u>Twofer</u><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwVH62tipvWWvjiB9wM2vwlkH_BZqAnrq7veHnbXaQx9lu1-99pD48r14iNl-jykAv9LgD54WLJM3hdSMluJ7VvzM2DgzUdvq0j6lS7XPW1OjiHPTc4E0YznIJKaNDgOUUf0lqiJ-wFhRxhOl6RI2QpsU3ilS5Z6s44f5v7LeJE1s8tMOSwejoFsEC6w/s4166/w%20best%20wreath.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4166" data-original-width="3307" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwVH62tipvWWvjiB9wM2vwlkH_BZqAnrq7veHnbXaQx9lu1-99pD48r14iNl-jykAv9LgD54WLJM3hdSMluJ7VvzM2DgzUdvq0j6lS7XPW1OjiHPTc4E0YznIJKaNDgOUUf0lqiJ-wFhRxhOl6RI2QpsU3ilS5Z6s44f5v7LeJE1s8tMOSwejoFsEC6w/w508-h640/w%20best%20wreath.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This card features another diecut which was a gift from a different friend. Aren't I the lucky lady? </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The poinsettia washi tape wreath is from Pink Fresh Studio. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I used the SU Subtle e/f to add a, well, subtle texture to the background of this QACAS design. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The triple-stacked peace sediment is a die from Winnie & Walter. The last layer was cut from a pretty aqua glitter paper:</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNo8Jn0x614C6tnB-fEp6xGuvW-YFparOJNwRO_UF23x-QnKw8gGaM5IYqLHP_Lsio8BJ2YTPWKX5liA4xEWaO2WSzEuJPP4CiPYmothmINCS4U3z3tKmSGTVxGu9yzJKpoZ90s4s4Psl2F_wB509tYx-0Hi9FQSgcXjvW0KwGvffbJLtfT4KjJgcbmk4/s1733/wreath%20closeup.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="1389" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNo8Jn0x614C6tnB-fEp6xGuvW-YFparOJNwRO_UF23x-QnKw8gGaM5IYqLHP_Lsio8BJ2YTPWKX5liA4xEWaO2WSzEuJPP4CiPYmothmINCS4U3z3tKmSGTVxGu9yzJKpoZ90s4s4Psl2F_wB509tYx-0Hi9FQSgcXjvW0KwGvffbJLtfT4KjJgcbmk4/w320-h400/wreath%20closeup.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><u>Challenges</u> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/just-us-girls-703-cas-week.html" target="_blank">Just Us Girls</a>: CAS week. Use just the center of your card.<br /></li><li><a href="https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/10/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-50.html" target="_blank">Peace on Earth</a>: Christmas challenge.<br /></li><li><a href="https://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-rudolph-days.html" target="_blank">Rudolph Days</a>: Anything Christmas goes.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmG9iJCm13dPBN9O1iOq_PRf_4VBhDcgt9D6HvPa0vFa_MxEWDBIftpGPO-h0FRJX4nN5N62io-7b1jbEwLbyM2XRwEvUCKf-chrFsKrL0HL54ZP8wBna10IbepEP_NxCXN3zpSY3duX6kc6_tx2IumqzKLZxyYJ1Iy_bYp3JUTK5mlX5TJ1I1d0Spok4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="400" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmG9iJCm13dPBN9O1iOq_PRf_4VBhDcgt9D6HvPa0vFa_MxEWDBIftpGPO-h0FRJX4nN5N62io-7b1jbEwLbyM2XRwEvUCKf-chrFsKrL0HL54ZP8wBna10IbepEP_NxCXN3zpSY3duX6kc6_tx2IumqzKLZxyYJ1Iy_bYp3JUTK5mlX5TJ1I1d0Spok4=w144-h135" width="144" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjB_LcAq3qmZ_JaDf1Y50eagiR2hr4iS3nxoakre_0EQlb4zISrW21bZ_6ctZFbILYwkOUuz6mXAKm9Z9e_X_8JyV-UmeH6VgI0W3MhWzgw9JC3MOqpAkfdpDpwXMU8tyuz2gCZjvS96oeRjRshd2pC0xt4AjjC2gf2Uzgm9wskxalB0OG7lCtGqavBPWM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="207" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjB_LcAq3qmZ_JaDf1Y50eagiR2hr4iS3nxoakre_0EQlb4zISrW21bZ_6ctZFbILYwkOUuz6mXAKm9Z9e_X_8JyV-UmeH6VgI0W3MhWzgw9JC3MOqpAkfdpDpwXMU8tyuz2gCZjvS96oeRjRshd2pC0xt4AjjC2gf2Uzgm9wskxalB0OG7lCtGqavBPWM=w110-h162" width="110" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">~~~</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBstsXmRX_wzNB6PQLIEU4b5sQj94Rh8ZwHL0cLv7AjIeeFn-7XRq4Atahtf7GIoCG91obvOb2YdCiNiEuhoROyY8CfVcvwj4gA7hrfRwteQ9OS7MCOTpo7VkLM9_VB6Ac5dPkHwTEwEnIGQ9QaoUdlGj0HLzWnFxqc17YMTLVEzltP9YzqC80lsm3j0/s1965/framed%20img003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBstsXmRX_wzNB6PQLIEU4b5sQj94Rh8ZwHL0cLv7AjIeeFn-7XRq4Atahtf7GIoCG91obvOb2YdCiNiEuhoROyY8CfVcvwj4gA7hrfRwteQ9OS7MCOTpo7VkLM9_VB6Ac5dPkHwTEwEnIGQ9QaoUdlGj0HLzWnFxqc17YMTLVEzltP9YzqC80lsm3j0/w394-h400/framed%20img003.jpg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The New Yorker 10/2023. 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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-42728036241569075872023-10-21T09:01:00.001-07:002023-10-21T09:01:52.408-07:00Joy and Janis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">How have you been? No matter which side of the world you are in, it's always exciting to welcome spring and fall! It's so great to be back in </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">the Playhouse and needless to say, Hammy was happy to be out of the suitcase!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-4EK6cRE43FBVhL3Qz-53AqWcBxuningxa-IW45OoE8n6fVFxGce-je2aypWiX6mbqfw-CqJ6R9rCvIym7U7djJYyaWgw_OpXRzt1Ni8fpODQdf1Qp5UcSG8J1KN3bEIq8OKq_KuXndAq-Oq9xKSGituS-rz-CGvo6CzxUuSM13eTy7jqnOaaAJEeSs/s4124/w%20Joy%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3263" data-original-width="4124" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-4EK6cRE43FBVhL3Qz-53AqWcBxuningxa-IW45OoE8n6fVFxGce-je2aypWiX6mbqfw-CqJ6R9rCvIym7U7djJYyaWgw_OpXRzt1Ni8fpODQdf1Qp5UcSG8J1KN3bEIq8OKq_KuXndAq-Oq9xKSGituS-rz-CGvo6CzxUuSM13eTy7jqnOaaAJEeSs/w640-h506/w%20Joy%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">A dear friend let me borrow the very large and very cool Joy and Noel word dies from Penny Black. They make such pretty QACAS cards. I cut the Joy from patterned paper and then Hammy suggested adding a snowflake from Simon Says, changing out the center star to draw the eyes in. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I have to say, I may get these word dies for myself ... there are lots of fun options that come to mind for filling the large O in the die-cut words.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/10/falling-for-holidays-2023-byshc-linky.html" target="_blank">BYSH Cardmakers</a>: Falling for the Holidays linky party!<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/pbsc-october-anything-goesoptional.html" target="_blank">Penny Black Saturday</a>: A/G with option of Halloween Bingo.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://scscards.blogspot.com/2023/10/simply-clean-simple-october-challenge.html" target="_blank">Simply Clean & Simple</a>: A/G with option of Autumn.</li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRi976ShQGt5-uj1nkWOvz7RSbQous6nqNgAw64PrMECY4ArCNZdyUhLLGo_qp5bt64KCPWExgssS-q_NfiQT6htVg7KcgtvLADzZ4Lpv8Hp_3SIxrZEPYpg_jVQYJkeLbSRS6EHqpcWUVbSXIn7VnCQFotIyfJRM546i-kfMHFY5nYs8ibRy0Tuq54A0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRi976ShQGt5-uj1nkWOvz7RSbQous6nqNgAw64PrMECY4ArCNZdyUhLLGo_qp5bt64KCPWExgssS-q_NfiQT6htVg7KcgtvLADzZ4Lpv8Hp_3SIxrZEPYpg_jVQYJkeLbSRS6EHqpcWUVbSXIn7VnCQFotIyfJRM546i-kfMHFY5nYs8ibRy0Tuq54A0=w145-h145" width="145" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigu-0h6fwmBlzxst9Jwx6x5fzc31FUWjiLJnNttn7hJ2iVzrYE1iGUaBput5jc3fvRGg4tzZ7hEgbIIykV7o4DxZXDOCUrl5gdtGWRnNJeZbdEYX8GVDZZid9bPETdIs8Qqc8yxi5Vd-9AEUpYXinOugfv37pm5uaq99oYLLVK-2ZWPxr8oEl_7cbPX7o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="256" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigu-0h6fwmBlzxst9Jwx6x5fzc31FUWjiLJnNttn7hJ2iVzrYE1iGUaBput5jc3fvRGg4tzZ7hEgbIIykV7o4DxZXDOCUrl5gdtGWRnNJeZbdEYX8GVDZZid9bPETdIs8Qqc8yxi5Vd-9AEUpYXinOugfv37pm5uaq99oYLLVK-2ZWPxr8oEl_7cbPX7o=w148-h164" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwtLjBV5O4Pi7kZo1sZWx-KqP2pLx_8KkV6KXOqTzQChGNb3raAhruhwKaCibyZsredyYvcUAB2Et_e4O9OYBQe8x3gpkMFyEiI2u4lrXLMpzHs2czelI9HeagZ2U9NbVaqUcgG42buhMSDNwV65eaOSllBFT835QvkTU5hJfoZC1Zw9YmHnyqdYgeu_I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="112" data-original-width="200" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwtLjBV5O4Pi7kZo1sZWx-KqP2pLx_8KkV6KXOqTzQChGNb3raAhruhwKaCibyZsredyYvcUAB2Et_e4O9OYBQe8x3gpkMFyEiI2u4lrXLMpzHs2czelI9HeagZ2U9NbVaqUcgG42buhMSDNwV65eaOSllBFT835QvkTU5hJfoZC1Zw9YmHnyqdYgeu_I=w161-h90" width="161" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Twofer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaDJ1Uo8j6F5nvcHEp6XF1N4E0HNHYY16sobLNbQbbbMriEp0E7TnKfXeeEPUKaFbVSBKHq7BdLy5wuc5uPr7bcrsLFJd9HzhmHf8mCYFhCyukFjQNtIqf40zPEp88i90W_QBi1HEeIJA5UNg7Dyc0dll7e0P6PuHZ3v30ZypY2iy9uCZxPrlmqYwaDg/s4528/w%20cat%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4528" data-original-width="3586" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaDJ1Uo8j6F5nvcHEp6XF1N4E0HNHYY16sobLNbQbbbMriEp0E7TnKfXeeEPUKaFbVSBKHq7BdLy5wuc5uPr7bcrsLFJd9HzhmHf8mCYFhCyukFjQNtIqf40zPEp88i90W_QBi1HEeIJA5UNg7Dyc0dll7e0P6PuHZ3v30ZypY2iy9uCZxPrlmqYwaDg/w506-h640/w%20cat%204.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Except for the Santa hat, all the ingredients in this recipe were made using dies and snippets I borrowed from friends. Well, the snippets weren't borrowed. My friends were happy to be rid of those! </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">To make him look Christmassy, I added the tiny Santa hat from Memory Box to kitty's head. We couldn't find the little ball die for the top of the hat in the die envelope, but Hammy saved the day by finding a tiny flower die that worked even better!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">(I am sorry that the cat from Simply Graphic looks like it is being electrocuted. His eyes did that because I used the flash.📸)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Before I left on my travels, Jo from <a href="https://christmaskickstartchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/day-1-christmas-kickstart-challenge-79.html" target="_blank">The Christmas Kickstart Challenge</a> called in to let me know she was doing a special tribute to our mutual friend Janis Woolwright, who sadly passed away in January this year. Every October, Janis ran her </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: red;">Cat Lovers Blog Hop</span><span style="color: #666666;">, so Jo is holding this month's Kickstart challenge to remember Janis. Thank you for doing this, Jo! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #666666;">I'm happy to be joining the tribute and it would be lovely if you could play along, too! And, p.s., there are sponsors and prizes, so check it out!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0SP0RfVfrRazwqN9G1CDQ_WgBANRhg4W_U4wVyJ-UhYvNw7hQMhhvrVArL2aZr5F0kFP2Ng_NyN6O-tJPRw9bHg0N2Zk0lMfE2o3FLogIb9zMOHjCcK1YMK8REP_UE0BnzEKDQ6HHmPYLL527XJfkFZfpFs-byLultGD3bbWBTPWxbWtAgDlsoEoSPkA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="299" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0SP0RfVfrRazwqN9G1CDQ_WgBANRhg4W_U4wVyJ-UhYvNw7hQMhhvrVArL2aZr5F0kFP2Ng_NyN6O-tJPRw9bHg0N2Zk0lMfE2o3FLogIb9zMOHjCcK1YMK8REP_UE0BnzEKDQ6HHmPYLL527XJfkFZfpFs-byLultGD3bbWBTPWxbWtAgDlsoEoSPkA" width="257" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Other Challenges</u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2023/10/not-creature-was-stirring.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles</a>: Not a creature was stirring.<br /></li><li><a href="https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/10/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-50.html" target="_blank">Peace on Earth</a>: Christmas.<br /></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2023/10/challenge-465.html" target="_blank">Snippets Playground</a>: A/G using snippets. I used snippets for my kitty cat, Santa hat, and Merry Christmas sediment.</li></ul></div></span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgervt67LCVjorTdkawZ-yqj21qzy664_Xa-r8QNt0u5Y6SHnyTIThfsL68ca1JCOQZllSWJ3n12qCv8MX8dUn9ijIs9eTRIRCLi9ovVsx_vrjim_qRvCPpCe_wUSYD1uMpGl8sDBYkeKx7ig_ZVJ-ayX3RipKvDMafFjyTPCdfgiSL0-woLztmaMnBZe4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="179" data-original-width="240" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgervt67LCVjorTdkawZ-yqj21qzy664_Xa-r8QNt0u5Y6SHnyTIThfsL68ca1JCOQZllSWJ3n12qCv8MX8dUn9ijIs9eTRIRCLi9ovVsx_vrjim_qRvCPpCe_wUSYD1uMpGl8sDBYkeKx7ig_ZVJ-ayX3RipKvDMafFjyTPCdfgiSL0-woLztmaMnBZe4=w146-h109" width="146" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4bFqUpjWurudLGQ6anFHmcGkZpSAGjI1Pn3q8Q7nXrlpqFfdY5Ae6qnkM5zwGo7_TioC8Qib2T2i4ZBiu57xrKcqphy6mRuu7mTyhtxfnL_keS4Tee9pe8kQIWIyTKwDn2ORRSEDkyy-z15h5p9H1uE5naXEPxp9B4YL7_7N9ms5geug_-CZcOsud5O0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="207" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4bFqUpjWurudLGQ6anFHmcGkZpSAGjI1Pn3q8Q7nXrlpqFfdY5Ae6qnkM5zwGo7_TioC8Qib2T2i4ZBiu57xrKcqphy6mRuu7mTyhtxfnL_keS4Tee9pe8kQIWIyTKwDn2ORRSEDkyy-z15h5p9H1uE5naXEPxp9B4YL7_7N9ms5geug_-CZcOsud5O0=w128-h188" width="128" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD2yvWI0_OgHJ0xq8rxnrj6f_wYzc9SvKpy47X0dg_D0_T1DL20wwF6ttbos2b084bPmRiKxfbKt2fzW3d1hSZSouYUoH6riA6BXZvwLetAQxkI4Wnt7C9q_XZdtRUnnyvpFWqF4VAAAojRhz_W7F8k3qstbXO5-fATCT4P6ClldcZaMptJegYbDB50pA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="252" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD2yvWI0_OgHJ0xq8rxnrj6f_wYzc9SvKpy47X0dg_D0_T1DL20wwF6ttbos2b084bPmRiKxfbKt2fzW3d1hSZSouYUoH6riA6BXZvwLetAQxkI4Wnt7C9q_XZdtRUnnyvpFWqF4VAAAojRhz_W7F8k3qstbXO5-fATCT4P6ClldcZaMptJegYbDB50pA=w139-h112" width="139" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Uh Oh</u>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbt2ad3HU2s82Zdjl9m3-LRdF9Fb6tyjMLZANoJv_Tz4GVm3MjUq_zc_Pf1qXx7GrLR4R845F-mT6UdeZB_BdSBK1MOqW1OY5WjJ7vVLDgqKmShlG5v_om58-96CxqyrJ-VhzeENtApbFAN5b-t7BpQaEFKRj4KjzvFIi4wL6tko2TzWDxvEFvAf0NVw/s583/qtip.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="583" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbt2ad3HU2s82Zdjl9m3-LRdF9Fb6tyjMLZANoJv_Tz4GVm3MjUq_zc_Pf1qXx7GrLR4R845F-mT6UdeZB_BdSBK1MOqW1OY5WjJ7vVLDgqKmShlG5v_om58-96CxqyrJ-VhzeENtApbFAN5b-t7BpQaEFKRj4KjzvFIi4wL6tko2TzWDxvEFvAf0NVw/w200-h127/qtip.png" width="200" /></a></div>And in other news, I flew home and came down with a cold two days later. Just to be sure it was only a cold, The Mister put on his scientist hat and did a Covid test. It was positive.😧We happened to have additional tests from a different company, so we ran the test again ... and again it was positive.😵💫</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">It has taken me a coupla days to write this post and last night the Mister had a sore throat and early cold symptoms. Sure enough, he took a test and he, too, has Covid. We aren't really surprised. Now we can commiserate together through what will hopefully be a short complication-free convalescence.🙏 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-14073014197041753852023-10-10T00:05:00.021-07:002023-10-10T00:05:00.147-07:00You Are Loved!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">How's October treating you? I love this time of year with the crisp evenings and cool mornings. I've been enjoying the company of a dear friend for the last week and the weather has been delightful! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">As we enjoyed lots of crafty time in the Playhouse, I noticed a challenge milestone happening in Blogland, so I made this card:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGesjcfLJcctMsd1pyCX-hKZARrcGU1VTroByE694ExFINphXvsvrsouqA1sBicNzMaWQzmNfDvJtzG5kOT-dJ23YxY47PfGSQCNItWecl7v0FIVdHWEqWBeJnyBRc6QTWW_7Mx0uj2qtK5M1B12adxyDth7zq1CRCaHcYjMDDY6Lx-mudssVKpN0Dq0/s4423/2%20w%20Jugs%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4423" data-original-width="3438" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGesjcfLJcctMsd1pyCX-hKZARrcGU1VTroByE694ExFINphXvsvrsouqA1sBicNzMaWQzmNfDvJtzG5kOT-dJ23YxY47PfGSQCNItWecl7v0FIVdHWEqWBeJnyBRc6QTWW_7Mx0uj2qtK5M1B12adxyDth7zq1CRCaHcYjMDDY6Lx-mudssVKpN0Dq0/w498-h640/2%20w%20Jugs%201.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The toadstools are NBUS from The Greetery called, "BotaniCuts Toadstool Garden" stamp and die set. When I first saw this set, I <i>had</i> to have them and I spent many happy hours die-cutting and coloring dozens of the toadstools. And then, as one does, I hit a wall and, in spite of all the wonderful designs to be found online, I could not come up with a design that spoke to me. That changed last month when my talented friend <a href="http://craftingclare.blogspot.com/2023/09/autumnal-mushrooms.html" target="_blank">Vicky Hayes</a> made a fantastic card using the toadstools which inspired my design today! Thank you, Vicky!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The milestone challenge I'm talking about is happening at <a href="http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Just Us Girls (JUGS)</a>, where they are celebrating their <b>700th challenge</b>! Congratulations JUGS! Challenges that have lasted that long amaze me! I appreciate the hard work and dedication of all the Design Team members over the years! Their 700th challenge falls during Color Week:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mjPNUv5nnje_QfDzcPVOsX3kqf7zl7NAFZ0bw4oN9DXN_MqOZ5qmcMfEE2Bjc_58IYeXRhGRbDv4m8Oz_K1WDIH6-qo_Z-kU1yhn4ImQgRJBlPYWJ9EillAcl3et1rZcbHQPW7IInyjRwJhSTorcOojrPMLIaPrzm5LEfBc8VIixM9aO-U0KAxnUox0/s400/image%20(11).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="400" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mjPNUv5nnje_QfDzcPVOsX3kqf7zl7NAFZ0bw4oN9DXN_MqOZ5qmcMfEE2Bjc_58IYeXRhGRbDv4m8Oz_K1WDIH6-qo_Z-kU1yhn4ImQgRJBlPYWJ9EillAcl3et1rZcbHQPW7IInyjRwJhSTorcOojrPMLIaPrzm5LEfBc8VIixM9aO-U0KAxnUox0/w200-h189/image%20(11).png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Other Challenges</span></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/10/n-is-for-nature.html" target="_blank">Alphabet Challenge</a>: N is for Nature.<br /></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://dayofthemonthcardclub.blogspot.com/2023/10/56-national-mushroom-day.html" target="_blank">Day of the Month Card Club</a>: National Mushroom Day.<br /></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-2023-anything-goes-fall.html" target="_blank">Four Seasons</a>: Anything Goes.</span></li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVKLTYKMVz0xMRATrTSiCb-gr0NRpW0t2bMARc3431XjP69tOd7Y0KQfPtSVvdnR5MrgB08vkKUR4AcRvj7mEuKHO1lQ6dDdcu-8XjuKu6gJLe2lf68yKgi_CSoAegX9lelQiduuGnXfKgrt82TuvekFHu0mXrJaLWPluC-JqDbIezZVtdL9fjLzBS4VQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We used the <span>NBUS die called "</span><span>Poinsettia Edger" </span><span>from Creative Expressions. Some of you are familiar with my friend ... none other than the marvelous Anita in France! 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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-62110384012213631462023-09-28T10:00:00.184-07:002023-09-28T10:00:00.149-07:00Reinker Watercoloring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And squeeeeeee, the roller coaster called September is braking to a finish! Grab your knickers and prepare to disbark! </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">As you get a hold of yourself, I'll show you the cards I made for the September </span><a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/09/dry-embossing-with-re-inker.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer</u> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3frQinXn3Egu_LPNV6HZaxrLOuLPfIgiOYnoKBnuvatNZOK7GiHe_VPMm-dpyOUB8zIDy6xOoIUfax-LOVEXMyLkqIxR_MwHAKOGFzaSqeTXKs1FQCSFIj_GoLZSheTVKeL9C6PixlP9bTmPI3yICXeVAjmqDChYECTanYAJHCVe2Bgwq1BAPqIYDsE4/s4375/w%20choice%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4375" data-original-width="3456" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3frQinXn3Egu_LPNV6HZaxrLOuLPfIgiOYnoKBnuvatNZOK7GiHe_VPMm-dpyOUB8zIDy6xOoIUfax-LOVEXMyLkqIxR_MwHAKOGFzaSqeTXKs1FQCSFIj_GoLZSheTVKeL9C6PixlP9bTmPI3yICXeVAjmqDChYECTanYAJHCVe2Bgwq1BAPqIYDsE4/w506-h640/w%20choice%201.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This month we used reinkers to paint random colors onto watercolor paper. Once dry, the panel is embossed with either a regular or 3D embossing folder. That's cool enough at that point, but to make the embossed image really pop, black ink is swiped liberally over the debossed side of the e/f and the panel is re-inserted into the folder and run through. When you open the folder, the black ink is transferred to the panel. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The 3D folder I used is from SSS called, "Floral Harmony." I thought a border was needed so Hammy smooshed a die-cut frame into the same reinker colors. I didn't apply a die-cut sediment because, ahem, I just plumb forgot! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/anything-goes-flowers-with-optional.html" target="_blank">Beautiful Blossoms</a>: A/G with optional mood board.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/09/anything-goes-embossing-with-twist-of.html" target="_blank">Can You Handle the Pressure?</a>: A/G with optional twist of bees/beehive.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-110/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday</a>: A/G.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZXr2_MtwwMTCLTR9XQSmeln65IxzVVcVMRR7C6cjtBl5wH8NqNgugyV5-CNRj1ip5l706JlXJCbZOn016kHVGZzWBLjQ_4VPWoelopPqMFQd1iETSlVxn4wOsUehRlAyGKAk2AALIfYLliiQx7WDMncETG2Y6HY3X0wnkzZAzsWfEeYH7hNr143kTEvg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="252" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZXr2_MtwwMTCLTR9XQSmeln65IxzVVcVMRR7C6cjtBl5wH8NqNgugyV5-CNRj1ip5l706JlXJCbZOn016kHVGZzWBLjQ_4VPWoelopPqMFQd1iETSlVxn4wOsUehRlAyGKAk2AALIfYLliiQx7WDMncETG2Y6HY3X0wnkzZAzsWfEeYH7hNr143kTEvg=w87-h140" width="87" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge5MgAdb5_ix1LYklJSpSei9cLZVmme8xMPLVdDAN62hRiUCMfi1vTtxztQjy-pQHbYIQ7tA-owLSIqJaduZQNBNADN6nezpDFzWfRAyOInWeuSLLpIMf741IAiAOo4O6V0SdUjCJx9iMKESV4bJNjz_SPTbyDNEi6JayHT34-ZuXmFzr-_sFQitXA5Js" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="103" data-original-width="200" height="84" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEge5MgAdb5_ix1LYklJSpSei9cLZVmme8xMPLVdDAN62hRiUCMfi1vTtxztQjy-pQHbYIQ7tA-owLSIqJaduZQNBNADN6nezpDFzWfRAyOInWeuSLLpIMf741IAiAOo4O6V0SdUjCJx9iMKESV4bJNjz_SPTbyDNEi6JayHT34-ZuXmFzr-_sFQitXA5Js=w163-h84" width="163" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgk-GetlHx7DGH3p9vQ1WB6ImNGYjC_FHrUzq4DQx1K-cf-__AjvMi5gRRHXSYcTGYnsKKdKO2nbzbuYD0SoJPMQlrorP6pQ3DFB68Vi229D0o9TiEUuhpNQXA-zNV1riWlwCL3BR-vU3xFcn3F63xRk4DMNwjeVoJQV-KNwV0a8I8LmUYrqTfVmQSnA/s800/SSS_Wednesday-Challenge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgk-GetlHx7DGH3p9vQ1WB6ImNGYjC_FHrUzq4DQx1K-cf-__AjvMi5gRRHXSYcTGYnsKKdKO2nbzbuYD0SoJPMQlrorP6pQ3DFB68Vi229D0o9TiEUuhpNQXA-zNV1riWlwCL3BR-vU3xFcn3F63xRk4DMNwjeVoJQV-KNwV0a8I8LmUYrqTfVmQSnA/w125-h125/SSS_Wednesday-Challenge.jpg" width="125" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Twofer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRw2VQ6eeiHdassDSWvE59CPDXIRhJz5TZxxP-9k6tPlRVbUJ_McppiXI4zAAO-i-ejQFYbBSVXCRsiV_FbnoJ6HJBKsN_dIkrl_32J9C7jfZK0r_OF2O9_JUgEOrNbk__CapKslwNrrvsZlyqe1oKmb8uDgzOgb6TVeV9iqAAOuEVZhfjSRzQcj26_8/s3744/w%20xmas%20go7%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3744" data-original-width="2962" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHRw2VQ6eeiHdassDSWvE59CPDXIRhJz5TZxxP-9k6tPlRVbUJ_McppiXI4zAAO-i-ejQFYbBSVXCRsiV_FbnoJ6HJBKsN_dIkrl_32J9C7jfZK0r_OF2O9_JUgEOrNbk__CapKslwNrrvsZlyqe1oKmb8uDgzOgb6TVeV9iqAAOuEVZhfjSRzQcj26_8/w506-h640/w%20xmas%20go7%20(1).jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I used a Park Lane (Joanne's) regular embossing folder for this card and the finished panel is adhered to a red card base. The sediment is from a poppystamps die called, "Festive Noel."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Challenges</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/challenge-455-die-cuts-andor-stencils.html" target="_blank">Addicted to Stamps and More!</a>: Die-cuts and/or stencils.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.com/2023/09/september-rudolph-days-challenge.html" target="_blank">Rudolph Days</a>: Anything Christmas goes.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=32848" target="_blank">SSS Monday</a>: Christmas.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzoTbSx8DXonAv-oTd3wziq4PpRvTpRFtnQq2i1MvbsvB7ikTJKRBWySW49a5mdA4Yo3Ua-02xvBK5PLemQh_8GTwmRqljqb2E6J83ck6u8NBLigF9c3KEMSFGHap7Y0bziIBdmhJ4kX1UdIwoDU6ifKuaKdk-9sxEhPPArKyBw-dftl5uzzTsNRzzsJU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="400" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzoTbSx8DXonAv-oTd3wziq4PpRvTpRFtnQq2i1MvbsvB7ikTJKRBWySW49a5mdA4Yo3Ua-02xvBK5PLemQh_8GTwmRqljqb2E6J83ck6u8NBLigF9c3KEMSFGHap7Y0bziIBdmhJ4kX1UdIwoDU6ifKuaKdk-9sxEhPPArKyBw-dftl5uzzTsNRzzsJU=w168-h60" width="168" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVX121Yau9Tc9KBv-90sKUlm9DzOL1S-zYpDFezQ80qntS886gxxpz1Plc2iwzEk89t4GmVSoKDTXu4YnINtlYB9Tlek0Ery9T4NSfmkWLcEqiLh2rPoxI5_LEH0_Md7g-9P8Na7N2-x2OZBA-9vCjdWTE8ojot2l_bs-SdqsLhY9sbOXg3zmLKw5Bvgk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1250" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVX121Yau9Tc9KBv-90sKUlm9DzOL1S-zYpDFezQ80qntS886gxxpz1Plc2iwzEk89t4GmVSoKDTXu4YnINtlYB9Tlek0Ery9T4NSfmkWLcEqiLh2rPoxI5_LEH0_Md7g-9P8Na7N2-x2OZBA-9vCjdWTE8ojot2l_bs-SdqsLhY9sbOXg3zmLKw5Bvgk=w126-h126" width="126" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">~~~</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">You can find more details on this technique with video information and wonderful examples from the entire </span><a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/09/dry-embossing-with-re-inker.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a> by clicking on the link. 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We love seeing what you make!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKY4VmX1zI8RlWgGNqsbwYTObk-5sQy-lqc3UtYxLO33GhrEMaBrhoQceqCDcJ4xG2Vy3jC3Mrnb3undN-DwIGvQPi8kiT1POHOU4WFq7M_KoefFloDXv9CaWoOf6ac0wwfeK0gUBSdOKclbTRcxrC_sonMS2beP34oH9X0nlr2LUUsZKd4lb50-wFx1A/s320/go7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="320" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKY4VmX1zI8RlWgGNqsbwYTObk-5sQy-lqc3UtYxLO33GhrEMaBrhoQceqCDcJ4xG2Vy3jC3Mrnb3undN-DwIGvQPi8kiT1POHOU4WFq7M_KoefFloDXv9CaWoOf6ac0wwfeK0gUBSdOKclbTRcxrC_sonMS2beP34oH9X0nlr2LUUsZKd4lb50-wFx1A/s1600/go7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And now we will have our "Submit Your Caption" contest! (This photo is from my sister Diana who attributes it to someone name Lisa.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioipZv8vXYpXXfI3L4Y7LAwdYaS9X8-nTgFjVPimLkaWXkUFjiyEC5cbqOCYQGuWJ9uyl9lqZW3EN1yCVpakPIg6LKcQdgCmwsWC0d3ZfjerHWAAePDefxa5Vs8YfneokDe3sNq4WFfkR_0s7vXFejsMdKtHZ9j4ymb3ka3OiIVeai945EBFdHi4EAz6Y/s732/image2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="732" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioipZv8vXYpXXfI3L4Y7LAwdYaS9X8-nTgFjVPimLkaWXkUFjiyEC5cbqOCYQGuWJ9uyl9lqZW3EN1yCVpakPIg6LKcQdgCmwsWC0d3ZfjerHWAAePDefxa5Vs8YfneokDe3sNq4WFfkR_0s7vXFejsMdKtHZ9j4ymb3ka3OiIVeai945EBFdHi4EAz6Y/w400-h361/image2.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">My submission: "Ew! 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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-83196297870465807892023-09-19T16:19:00.001-07:002023-09-20T15:59:02.051-07:00Autumn, Birthday, and Christmas AI and Tin Foil<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">How are you? I hope you are doing well and enjoying yourself wherever you are! I have a Threefer to show you what I've been playing with this past week, so get your comfy shoes on. I don't know what that has to do with it, but okay, comfy shoes are good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I was watching a You Tube video (don't ask me which one) and you know how one ends and another one starts automatically, especially if your attention drifts and you start looking out the window? The new video turned out to be a Marion Emberson <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6bEkAFUjRo&ab_channel=marionemberson" target="_blank">video</a> using the technique of alcoholic ink on kitchen aluminum foil. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">That led me on a search of other videos and I found blogs where this has been done ten years ago! Maybe there are even older ones? </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">So perhaps you played with this technique long ago, but I must have been in the Principal's office that day. (No surprise that.) That's one of many cool things about the Interworlds: you can always find new and new-to-you crafty things to try!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4EvVHW-Ykd6Kv-gP94i3cTIHe9ZRvYDIvDzBfvrBlH7zI7MPcNDwwe6nSDubBv1OBziM3YuxdLuH3ezYu-kauAtDKaQ-kP-SLGAmBmlwFxoLuSYqPq-QV3JgWPUwWx-vZ9_pk9Ynrshem65t8YXaQeFNgKjsR-esNFSTWvZH_yL37f8-BXJz5ZD-Vdg/s4386/w%20leaves%202%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4386" data-original-width="3366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4EvVHW-Ykd6Kv-gP94i3cTIHe9ZRvYDIvDzBfvrBlH7zI7MPcNDwwe6nSDubBv1OBziM3YuxdLuH3ezYu-kauAtDKaQ-kP-SLGAmBmlwFxoLuSYqPq-QV3JgWPUwWx-vZ9_pk9Ynrshem65t8YXaQeFNgKjsR-esNFSTWvZH_yL37f8-BXJz5ZD-Vdg/w492-h640/w%20leaves%202%20(1).jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">To make a large foil panel in fall AI colors (below), I glued a piece of aluminum foil to cardstock and folded over the sides. Once I was satisfied with the colors, I die-cut the leaves using a Simon Says Stamp die called, "Etched Laurel Leaves." The brick e/f background was in my BOB. Hammy decorated it using his feet daubers and metallic inks. I gold heat-embossed the sediment, ran a copper ink pad around the border of it and the two panels and ... shazambam, it was done!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Here is the panel of tin foil after inking:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMkaQ9bRUTCvBuff5XMcVML6qR4CSkiesTGldAdUvedm3IjCkkyTrvBY9Zk7XQOVvGEDOm6QMlVshgJmK0FdiN0VIk8iHwvfopmzWQSBHVjccmjTuRFsG5gb_Xe9C-jbhcwEwp0b-savQVQmIhR3tx_5zZa06JFxckI4g-Jj-aGKzjIBVYibyNUeUrbo/s3594/20230915_081012.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="3594" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMkaQ9bRUTCvBuff5XMcVML6qR4CSkiesTGldAdUvedm3IjCkkyTrvBY9Zk7XQOVvGEDOm6QMlVshgJmK0FdiN0VIk8iHwvfopmzWQSBHVjccmjTuRFsG5gb_Xe9C-jbhcwEwp0b-savQVQmIhR3tx_5zZa06JFxckI4g-Jj-aGKzjIBVYibyNUeUrbo/w400-h276/20230915_081012.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And here are a few leaves I die-cut to make into more cards:</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjhbVFRvJWgeFAhpPvkK2BBQmRJABdrDXh9g9GdGSaYjwvhLZsrjkzExcPgtJGrxDd0kV5YXseJ8I9XyaYfh7MLbtkepJkZo_WEunql277KSd91TE4rAMcXBVB6t7nGSyxOCuSaL1NgUijk34rDjpCSJu8IpaIGZD9fLz12rXuLVwqnvGbuWDpinxnqM/s3012/20230917_210239%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="3012" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjhbVFRvJWgeFAhpPvkK2BBQmRJABdrDXh9g9GdGSaYjwvhLZsrjkzExcPgtJGrxDd0kV5YXseJ8I9XyaYfh7MLbtkepJkZo_WEunql277KSd91TE4rAMcXBVB6t7nGSyxOCuSaL1NgUijk34rDjpCSJu8IpaIGZD9fLz12rXuLVwqnvGbuWDpinxnqM/w400-h299/20230917_210239%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Challenges</u>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVXc0tC0gWVkpKatn7D1ouMWxctmvL7yLdmvOr321QqrQTiEoT7bLymmfLV6pWLIccBRGhximQDp2iopp58KJRU35mCKUfx0Tb9tlpEPDgkQqaxVjLIW7qaV0BHdMWEmDtCo7Q-KSfqFBczBUOuY1NEcFdjxnrkLk4x4q3sQRQ2Z5TqRuUhTE7J0RjZXE" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVXc0tC0gWVkpKatn7D1ouMWxctmvL7yLdmvOr321QqrQTiEoT7bLymmfLV6pWLIccBRGhximQDp2iopp58KJRU35mCKUfx0Tb9tlpEPDgkQqaxVjLIW7qaV0BHdMWEmDtCo7Q-KSfqFBczBUOuY1NEcFdjxnrkLk4x4q3sQRQ2Z5TqRuUhTE7J0RjZXE=w105-h105" width="105" /></a><li><a href="http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/2023/09/207-leaves.html" target="_blank">Cardz 4 Galz</a>: Leaves.<br /></li><li><a href="http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/just-us-girls-challenge-697-mood-board.html" target="_blank">Just Us Girls</a>: Fall mood board. I was inspired by the leaf image.<br /></li><li><a href="https://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/09/pinspirational-challenge-305-september.html" target="_blank">{PIN}spiration</a>: Birthday and leaves.<br /></li><li><a href="http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2023/09/seize-birthday-269-use-fall-colors.html" target="_blank">Seize the Birthday</a>: Use fall colors.</li><li><a href="http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/09/challenge-247-photo-inspiration.html" target="_blank">TIME OUT</a>: Photo inspiration.<br /></li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXZWZ5jae8zBSAhCtJbCvFwe8B__ZsC5EyrNr92rXW01-v5Et0UXcAX2Edjeq3szckmcc8F93GbnfGsWbLRNxUEwUECWKchmW-uQ1TE4eotxQ9VHPN_PaoY87ckiIDmbCI22KDIfAPw1fm52EskV2cBnpQV0cvT1DuYT8dofOD_50HArwha-6XhVEpl3k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="250" height="74" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXZWZ5jae8zBSAhCtJbCvFwe8B__ZsC5EyrNr92rXW01-v5Et0UXcAX2Edjeq3szckmcc8F93GbnfGsWbLRNxUEwUECWKchmW-uQ1TE4eotxQ9VHPN_PaoY87ckiIDmbCI22KDIfAPw1fm52EskV2cBnpQV0cvT1DuYT8dofOD_50HArwha-6XhVEpl3k=w137-h74" width="137" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR9VKm0_aCzF9hjtX_vnxerkAajRjsvz7opa4UjbCMFAe7CfgrF3expE8hymaRjwV8RQpinh2hZqgYtWWT3v6uuMeKC7ttJZZ_SDdJYELMOxtWbzfPkgb7z4q2jMeQvbgtus5GkSg9BLnZPPd7oT1AssKl3MB5Dqq0ATmLNZ5vzXyl59JQBrvQ7eSKlRg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="400" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR9VKm0_aCzF9hjtX_vnxerkAajRjsvz7opa4UjbCMFAe7CfgrF3expE8hymaRjwV8RQpinh2hZqgYtWWT3v6uuMeKC7ttJZZ_SDdJYELMOxtWbzfPkgb7z4q2jMeQvbgtus5GkSg9BLnZPPd7oT1AssKl3MB5Dqq0ATmLNZ5vzXyl59JQBrvQ7eSKlRg=w109-h104" width="109" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLo5aIL8dYcBuKlNQrvIs8Dre2jGyLukRxX1zFzcpb21akuRigj6mkARmbpWLg5OrGz8MJxryoBbU3AbjYhjaGkF0XxDvxg0d8alpwBbQsbiASVF2M-wtGiaJFa-hTMbN0NOpE-SkYxQZwuXuDq4xS_D8tTqNgnKLwe0Ui9pOtwQg9D-HPxqBAfYxkNY/s320/TOsept23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLo5aIL8dYcBuKlNQrvIs8Dre2jGyLukRxX1zFzcpb21akuRigj6mkARmbpWLg5OrGz8MJxryoBbU3AbjYhjaGkF0XxDvxg0d8alpwBbQsbiASVF2M-wtGiaJFa-hTMbN0NOpE-SkYxQZwuXuDq4xS_D8tTqNgnKLwe0Ui9pOtwQg9D-HPxqBAfYxkNY/w101-h101/TOsept23.jpg" width="101" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioZFxcWf68lhBF0vl_H_37w5nIlMiI3o9sBe1YuWaLiXsdYpQI_FL1FmjnZCbiNZiTK1F8OEoAdcSB_ouBHOPM-JYilW0CYqPMKT8YtUWVE9patc0hvgn7pHmwwpSGqesjNwzXGhMGv0bjVPSc7xhXe1dsfZNWBjfdVD58Vew4PSAoVR7jTbxkDr0EllY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="59" data-original-width="183" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioZFxcWf68lhBF0vl_H_37w5nIlMiI3o9sBe1YuWaLiXsdYpQI_FL1FmjnZCbiNZiTK1F8OEoAdcSB_ouBHOPM-JYilW0CYqPMKT8YtUWVE9patc0hvgn7pHmwwpSGqesjNwzXGhMGv0bjVPSc7xhXe1dsfZNWBjfdVD58Vew4PSAoVR7jTbxkDr0EllY=w158-h51" width="158" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Twofer</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8NsbziM-5ZePXTMoOQX3jhmW0s9BtkuJNpojiNhTNGESebkqKrdXJl0AmFWBqUHykwGZSaPcsIpwVQXxz3zuXzc6ncEiW2SlW1BXzCq730EbeG3SjcXQsz3h1U7b5vYUZRzy8BK7oZ5ll3T404q67Fs_gIvso9799ZIuBUsHieadriQx_FAMK-NMinI/s3412/w%20bday%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3412" data-original-width="2682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8NsbziM-5ZePXTMoOQX3jhmW0s9BtkuJNpojiNhTNGESebkqKrdXJl0AmFWBqUHykwGZSaPcsIpwVQXxz3zuXzc6ncEiW2SlW1BXzCq730EbeG3SjcXQsz3h1U7b5vYUZRzy8BK7oZ5ll3T404q67Fs_gIvso9799ZIuBUsHieadriQx_FAMK-NMinI/w504-h640/w%20bday%201.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">How about these for bright alcohol colors?? Sorry, I should have warned you to put on your sunglasses! The above is actually my first result using AI on aluminum foil. I didn't get the subtle results that Marion did and that's an understatement! But I have to say, the bold jewel tones are beautiful in real life. I used a Sizzix e/f for added texture ala Marion. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/09/anything-goes-with-twist-of-trees.html" target="_blank">Can You Handle the Pressure?</a>: A/G with option of trees.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/09/hls-september-anything-goes-with-dies.html" target="_blank">HLS Anything Goes With Dies</a>.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/09/hls-september-birthday-challenge.html?m=0" target="_blank">HLS Birthday</a>: A/G.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgp6_jo5_Iq9kH8NSHcnkdZeDs5QoQ9WbWvEUZSVwgmWk425zTtZfEWiyJZe92IQoGwF-CT1Ie8Q8xuXG4TlxbXiJXAuhqGPoBAN_xT9hla3RLWff1CvJ47K02HMTDNUxYIIXmGwAeZtaIWhgPe6feOcMsAswHs9I_k_vay--g2wa97WZ-4gON5aTyUkI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="103" data-original-width="200" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgp6_jo5_Iq9kH8NSHcnkdZeDs5QoQ9WbWvEUZSVwgmWk425zTtZfEWiyJZe92IQoGwF-CT1Ie8Q8xuXG4TlxbXiJXAuhqGPoBAN_xT9hla3RLWff1CvJ47K02HMTDNUxYIIXmGwAeZtaIWhgPe6feOcMsAswHs9I_k_vay--g2wa97WZ-4gON5aTyUkI=w174-h90" width="174" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimnbGuH1O7-7YJGxmszyDnKJxKwlY5OepJoOMwbgWLbpG_Y1Y31vxMz5wfZ-7UdiiJ-K2JaJXECLVG29dzAOVMPdZwHMaXU5UPk1WHmehpJDYAqqjt5O572D65h81XHoNg9YbtfEOUR3_PMjwA1XVXrFG9pfx1XJh1NkmjLFcQug5bKQjs_lECtnsXtEI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimnbGuH1O7-7YJGxmszyDnKJxKwlY5OepJoOMwbgWLbpG_Y1Y31vxMz5wfZ-7UdiiJ-K2JaJXECLVG29dzAOVMPdZwHMaXU5UPk1WHmehpJDYAqqjt5O572D65h81XHoNg9YbtfEOUR3_PMjwA1XVXrFG9pfx1XJh1NkmjLFcQug5bKQjs_lECtnsXtEI=w166-h166" width="166" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQST9dKKaneYb2RVkOhbc3bMiLo4oVz-4jVl4z56Y4-THLt_E0eepItuUu905hInfKcrxoQCGtb5hQVyDzwTpavExA5UpR7Xfag42xkLpkTI5IShivjYLDnCR2OebgRHG_roBsyl84aSWjC_tbAJl475oWoCARUD8tir9yA9-_8wq4bXMF_BTxtcYZ90E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQST9dKKaneYb2RVkOhbc3bMiLo4oVz-4jVl4z56Y4-THLt_E0eepItuUu905hInfKcrxoQCGtb5hQVyDzwTpavExA5UpR7Xfag42xkLpkTI5IShivjYLDnCR2OebgRHG_roBsyl84aSWjC_tbAJl475oWoCARUD8tir9yA9-_8wq4bXMF_BTxtcYZ90E=w169-h169" width="169" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Threefer</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">There were quite a few spots of ink that remained sticky on the brightly colored panel I made, so I stuck on gold foil in those spots before dry embossing. Even after that, however, it wasn't completely sticky-free. I was concerned about ink getting on my embossing folder, so I laid a sheet of opaque vellum over the colored foil before I closed the lid and embossed it. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">When I lifted the embossing folder and removed the vellum, sure enough there was quite a bit of ink on the vellum. All that ink would have been on my embossing folder and now, WOW, I ended up with this stunning sheet of vellum, which natch, I made into a card. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGmp2X7mzXXIlXhbOSk6x6cOjP-pNW3L-BIlg0M0OkyjBrhrb4HoOIH1WTXpKJ-s2wU9l6_mIEcuR1aUvDYnxeTkfaEXEYSUhikF0QvxucETzKdt69X6jkhXUU0gJOf1pNtCEq3rtg1UaTUhWaAZG2mMtmyBrIR6220f-MsAfHqNKXVXBo5CGDb7oTBs/s3743/w%20noel%201%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3249" data-original-width="3743" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGmp2X7mzXXIlXhbOSk6x6cOjP-pNW3L-BIlg0M0OkyjBrhrb4HoOIH1WTXpKJ-s2wU9l6_mIEcuR1aUvDYnxeTkfaEXEYSUhikF0QvxucETzKdt69X6jkhXUU0gJOf1pNtCEq3rtg1UaTUhWaAZG2mMtmyBrIR6220f-MsAfHqNKXVXBo5CGDb7oTBs/w640-h556/w%20noel%201%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Here's a closeup:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvN5bJ-t0HSnwIjpOH6zDJU9RGozBt2z4sGcM8E8usSgwBZfTTRg7XhjJERgFOd9B-yghh-QQoWdnccUIV3EN6rgKch1F-qZ4QxO9ogk8Z_SO2xQwhg3w8pGyqgYPAoHjeND8Kr4-KnWL5tFu7okkvkwWxHtsb8Ud1L-TlVtUDqui8sJ1DF4gSbGryjM/s1537/closeup%20noel%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1537" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvN5bJ-t0HSnwIjpOH6zDJU9RGozBt2z4sGcM8E8usSgwBZfTTRg7XhjJERgFOd9B-yghh-QQoWdnccUIV3EN6rgKch1F-qZ4QxO9ogk8Z_SO2xQwhg3w8pGyqgYPAoHjeND8Kr4-KnWL5tFu7okkvkwWxHtsb8Ud1L-TlVtUDqui8sJ1DF4gSbGryjM/s320/closeup%20noel%202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The photos don't do the vellum panel justice. I will be doing this technique again, both for the foil results and for the vellum mop-ups!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas%20Challenge" target="_blank">HLS Christmas</a>: A/G.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/krafty-chicks-challenge-681-week-2.html" target="_blank">Krafty Chicks</a>: Christmas.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/challenge-148-anything-christmas-goes.html" target="_blank">The Holly and Ivy Christmas</a>: Anything Christmas goes.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSm_5-oKANTFaUvQ2PNo_D4UEPI0-UO0-2Icdh6H0ekfg9TGoyLRaX5Wg5uYCeWmkLambJQQjGqvILemA-rK-0OdUnsvMBOZpAnSpVArjYRgIu79oZwyY47dJjdSifpJcV5Ptlq6XtyHOAtcxYXQOjw22NswrWWTVjiSzkAP3eZzimHv0Q75b26PNtL9o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSm_5-oKANTFaUvQ2PNo_D4UEPI0-UO0-2Icdh6H0ekfg9TGoyLRaX5Wg5uYCeWmkLambJQQjGqvILemA-rK-0OdUnsvMBOZpAnSpVArjYRgIu79oZwyY47dJjdSifpJcV5Ptlq6XtyHOAtcxYXQOjw22NswrWWTVjiSzkAP3eZzimHv0Q75b26PNtL9o=w148-h148" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyvvFv7ADuVuvqTvAqapmNIGefW5qnHx78UN2fNiJ2xmhKIRqexjTlenpPfxerS7B2WayDsnHjrTbpddvGQYl6AnywjC66nuSk4RyhfWKyu6uva4pnIEGzClNtW4RRe8kq7fjtSqFVMDf2jvJPibbi6cAjT3xP05Bql0db65rdJ79X2tKMsLvcR6S-QTs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="960" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyvvFv7ADuVuvqTvAqapmNIGefW5qnHx78UN2fNiJ2xmhKIRqexjTlenpPfxerS7B2WayDsnHjrTbpddvGQYl6AnywjC66nuSk4RyhfWKyu6uva4pnIEGzClNtW4RRe8kq7fjtSqFVMDf2jvJPibbi6cAjT3xP05Bql0db65rdJ79X2tKMsLvcR6S-QTs=w157-h59" width="157" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOY-pM7DMO7QgsMmi8S3U7nO5Xqs_i-Mt0Am1Yh_kHnfW8bw3zzQWBa24-ATVBXam1rNYLnIrkKNNZhMbelt9Dfh8AaMpxZafUvbNfPLiRb3vmea-xr5pgYlB2aC7WECRNN0UvAViJnqchdZjkrz6HeOpJWMewE8MpuxMoyaUU5F1XXzmavHTUOC_LEEc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="780" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOY-pM7DMO7QgsMmi8S3U7nO5Xqs_i-Mt0Am1Yh_kHnfW8bw3zzQWBa24-ATVBXam1rNYLnIrkKNNZhMbelt9Dfh8AaMpxZafUvbNfPLiRb3vmea-xr5pgYlB2aC7WECRNN0UvAViJnqchdZjkrz6HeOpJWMewE8MpuxMoyaUU5F1XXzmavHTUOC_LEEc=w197-h148" width="197" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">If I saw the date right, I just noticed there is a new Gina K. video about using AI on glitter foil so maybe this technique is making a comeback. 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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-35922685688452061442023-09-08T14:01:00.000-07:002023-09-08T14:01:02.541-07:00Mum's the Word!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Hello Stamplings!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Good grief and garbonzos. I had these cards done a week ago, edited the photos, started my draft post, and then totally forgot about it and moved on! I wonder, is there an age limit on this blogging gig? 👵</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Oh, well, no matter. Here they are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFj2IL4EOP9swdoR0Y8LWYwn_0CMUMVXZPSshabO2mtfbNMmpOTUJhUUA8oMurTKpWd7HB0lIyxb9JyqQaOk2dy0d7ZhjutVP30i1WEWC3NNmMaAcVxq_vsISkwznD9ACm0E6Ydbob_AmdO9o3B8L49ZtBWBm5b3l6-G50YWiyvKUHjg0TCxRDSrXGNUs/s3090/w%20mum%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="3090" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFj2IL4EOP9swdoR0Y8LWYwn_0CMUMVXZPSshabO2mtfbNMmpOTUJhUUA8oMurTKpWd7HB0lIyxb9JyqQaOk2dy0d7ZhjutVP30i1WEWC3NNmMaAcVxq_vsISkwznD9ACm0E6Ydbob_AmdO9o3B8L49ZtBWBm5b3l6-G50YWiyvKUHjg0TCxRDSrXGNUs/w640-h564/w%20mum%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I often put an item on my wish list after seeing one of your beautiful cards. Sometimes I follow through and make a purchase, sometimes I don't. Mostly I don't these days, simply because of all the excavation I still need to do on Mt. NBUS.🚧 However, recently my friend <a href="https://bon2stamp.blogspot.com/2023/08/jumbo-spider-mum-in-yellow.html" target="_blank">Bonnie</a> made a drop-dead gorgeous card using The Ton's Jumbo Spider Mum and I went straight to their website and ordered it immediately. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I don't know where I was when it was first released, but it was new to me and it wasn't NBUS for long. It's splendid fun to watercolor with Ziggies! I used fall colors for this first outing, but I'm hoping to paint more using all my flowery Ziggie colors. Of course, Hammy loves this set, too, because of all the space that needs winking! This might show the schparkle better if you click to enlarge:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx7cFpOewJqCdCrSdVgu1h2SMV3OPYxZUk7EN1VKvw6VfMm-7zqc9so_Lz3jnVxEVfOTR_MqJydMMBRbYgiB8oxZPUQ4fymUk5VxeMbmc4xg63y9vAEIqPgZTGvpXpW_B190RkIkuj9DipTQ9ZI92BLKfrS-HXZ5Xsoroaplftu4pSBAFPUzW6_8Ek9o/s3202/20230831_203737%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="3202" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSx7cFpOewJqCdCrSdVgu1h2SMV3OPYxZUk7EN1VKvw6VfMm-7zqc9so_Lz3jnVxEVfOTR_MqJydMMBRbYgiB8oxZPUQ4fymUk5VxeMbmc4xg63y9vAEIqPgZTGvpXpW_B190RkIkuj9DipTQ9ZI92BLKfrS-HXZ5Xsoroaplftu4pSBAFPUzW6_8Ek9o/w320-h218/20230831_203737%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><u>Challenges</u><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://theflowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/the-flower-challenge-84-use-die.html" target="_blank">The Flower Challenge</a>: Use a die.<br /></li><li><a href="https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/fall-season-september-2023-challenge.html" target="_blank">Four Seasons</a>: Fall.<br /></li><li><a href="https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2023/09/nbus-challenge-54.html" target="_blank">NBUS</a>: Never-before-used schtuff.<br /></li><li><a href="https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2023/09/september-challenge.html" target="_blank">Triple B</a>: Fall.<br /></li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3LisKg6IaHMN6G2EypRQJo8jLIGBU744KpqvBtbFhlnvaypVJ6S3XmKgN4hrttdPk9eYeBBXsXiChZCPEZtF4MU413xKltQIP8HuuDwlwEDSdiVEOWLr1UrvRwxmJ6-bw8SeftI7ggM2u8bcEWBc99aVAUibNeh7vgpXs8aCsycy8PEyM4Jym2FsJ4MA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3LisKg6IaHMN6G2EypRQJo8jLIGBU744KpqvBtbFhlnvaypVJ6S3XmKgN4hrttdPk9eYeBBXsXiChZCPEZtF4MU413xKltQIP8HuuDwlwEDSdiVEOWLr1UrvRwxmJ6-bw8SeftI7ggM2u8bcEWBc99aVAUibNeh7vgpXs8aCsycy8PEyM4Jym2FsJ4MA=w171-h128" width="171" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyeFdBArLmUP4sbeKk5jDpidJSmI4bJcE9HNBkOoulbW-eJNTXayZMMbbJOTTYelZEUDGJOJ8z1aBHh7aWWNS66enXRVrrUn7O1TTUMiNnMzzhJfeNektBzHn5erWNs3xKb-Yzx_FITBRjRBXVgIoIUHbNbTwwg-ITupT0nT2gTDoMzKaZVI4nNrLMuYY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="425" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyeFdBArLmUP4sbeKk5jDpidJSmI4bJcE9HNBkOoulbW-eJNTXayZMMbbJOTTYelZEUDGJOJ8z1aBHh7aWWNS66enXRVrrUn7O1TTUMiNnMzzhJfeNektBzHn5erWNs3xKb-Yzx_FITBRjRBXVgIoIUHbNbTwwg-ITupT0nT2gTDoMzKaZVI4nNrLMuYY=w104-h156" width="104" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzAZI7YXD84TEt1Y7OZRJu5VLXIsSlsyc0n6FQ8UaROT_m0YF5cmdCz1pasU6DWYNfrSjFDKkQeAh4gOQdZer0ok27-39WItnJffOxpJJwsBZfAr1O6S3ZLX4f7eIN15A4yFVXYHuyjlrWlmor46HAKlVkZLzLjwbY7edKDTt9rA1esA4KIqmJ9ByPWx4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="479" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzAZI7YXD84TEt1Y7OZRJu5VLXIsSlsyc0n6FQ8UaROT_m0YF5cmdCz1pasU6DWYNfrSjFDKkQeAh4gOQdZer0ok27-39WItnJffOxpJJwsBZfAr1O6S3ZLX4f7eIN15A4yFVXYHuyjlrWlmor46HAKlVkZLzLjwbY7edKDTt9rA1esA4KIqmJ9ByPWx4=w173-h103" width="173" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: left;">Twofer</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMsMb9IA7QBl8Aq1QVgZkC2cUFQi6AE7uRxUsnIxAgJIHzcE5ALbwbqR0TchR_ArhzpLG1Wfu0uNHb71z6dodl3vBKuUvxk0q-rbq2xsevZfpMrmNs_OnuE9kiBcyzQTBuAd9BM23BJt8BjqaBwM4tvFaR8MoIgF-lb7-G0NqPuxMpBK-HMBsNdDD55U/s3808/w%20silver%20mum%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3209" data-original-width="3808" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCMsMb9IA7QBl8Aq1QVgZkC2cUFQi6AE7uRxUsnIxAgJIHzcE5ALbwbqR0TchR_ArhzpLG1Wfu0uNHb71z6dodl3vBKuUvxk0q-rbq2xsevZfpMrmNs_OnuE9kiBcyzQTBuAd9BM23BJt8BjqaBwM4tvFaR8MoIgF-lb7-G0NqPuxMpBK-HMBsNdDD55U/w640-h540/w%20silver%20mum%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm not sure how this will look on your monitor. Blah or Mwah? As I was looking at my finished fall card, I wondered, "Could a white mum be used on a Christmas card?" Hammy nodded yes. Then I remembered that I have quite a few sheets of ancient ivory cardstock that I've been hoarding. For what? The pearlescent shimmer is beautiful. It's the sort of shine that makes you go "oooh" when it catches the light. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For this card, I embossed the flower with silver e/p. I found a Christmas sediment that fit in the corner, so I stamped and silver-embossed it on the card panel. This is an uber QACAS design which is a bonus for Christmas makes. I'm sure I'm not alone in having dozens of jars of e/p, most of which I rarely, if ever use, so it will be fun to emboss this mum in all the colors!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can see the shine better in this closeup:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNIGfws5y9Lww7fJx5Z80XrPJfJWgLV_oSV8z4sEw-QbpFAe-8DF-HQXkT5P3Ix5PrrYLsASqC467G-NerLj0NlK7GkDcCxs3ZiWQrzcTA410U2QmMJtRL4cHgjVroDg__bJeSAzclQ6ZpO1FPcnCwJDk81lP_i_YPuWG_j6ERARgs0a0PQ-QKycyFRA/s1759/silver%20mum%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="1231" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNIGfws5y9Lww7fJx5Z80XrPJfJWgLV_oSV8z4sEw-QbpFAe-8DF-HQXkT5P3Ix5PrrYLsASqC467G-NerLj0NlK7GkDcCxs3ZiWQrzcTA410U2QmMJtRL4cHgjVroDg__bJeSAzclQ6ZpO1FPcnCwJDk81lP_i_YPuWG_j6ERARgs0a0PQ-QKycyFRA/w280-h400/silver%20mum%202.JPG" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">For some reason this makes me think of a Christmas sugar cookie! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><u>Challenges</u></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2023/08/august-challenge-reminder-clean-and.html" target="_blank">Christmas Craft Creations</a>: Clean and simple (CAS).<br /></li><li><a href="https://scscards.blogspot.com/2023/09/simply-clean-simple-september-challenge.html" target="_blank">Simply Clean & Simple</a>: CAS ~ optional: stencil.<br /></li><li><a href="http://thehollyandivychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/09/challenge-147-anything-christmas-goes.html" target="_blank">The Holly and Ivy Christmas</a>: A/G.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxcg3u5-QQoq1tK2cZh7NMiH_A1VQd0n_cNFMYRIHVdNFAX2Vkbe2ozCwiHZMJrVzHmpSZlcX0u9ECpw5fdDQjdZxQdfZpn60LkQs5fNahmj1r_cuLmW2KVnN6DE267xDGohKpra6EIvRzfamVWPA0EHwI2M74Az2WeCgCclLq31U7IDFLYrjB063nrFA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="399" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxcg3u5-QQoq1tK2cZh7NMiH_A1VQd0n_cNFMYRIHVdNFAX2Vkbe2ozCwiHZMJrVzHmpSZlcX0u9ECpw5fdDQjdZxQdfZpn60LkQs5fNahmj1r_cuLmW2KVnN6DE267xDGohKpra6EIvRzfamVWPA0EHwI2M74Az2WeCgCclLq31U7IDFLYrjB063nrFA=w143-h102" width="143" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8z9rY5wvcldW2_1m5UpcS8uOvScAOICSWi8v9l5MAiifh47wTpUESoJ2fpatMggimhAQnFKer3grcCvhZfMHy95Ch1DuxZpiJ6HGFBHhfoMMc--qY4k4V1Ioowkh-ORjWmiU7xmQbdiyJZLVdP1JAwUlHq3Zrwu4_VkU_K4iP0MUR0Xp_oJEWgvTmHmk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="112" data-original-width="200" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8z9rY5wvcldW2_1m5UpcS8uOvScAOICSWi8v9l5MAiifh47wTpUESoJ2fpatMggimhAQnFKer3grcCvhZfMHy95Ch1DuxZpiJ6HGFBHhfoMMc--qY4k4V1Ioowkh-ORjWmiU7xmQbdiyJZLVdP1JAwUlHq3Zrwu4_VkU_K4iP0MUR0Xp_oJEWgvTmHmk=w174-h97" width="174" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPkbQhErKvI-bC6xuVJA0qMPG8h-pcROFOu1YM45fBw6-fUpX7oWjBCpuCcZlz3TAhqCG1Dw7seNfOtOMs8YY81EBzBWis9biuMuXe12ZSbwNXGWu2n0HJO9U8AVDV3VqT11DHs-57Voh94IyhBscYQ99GBAdYVk1mFuUQw-WwQHCDBTVHRBWEQj8J0IU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="780" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPkbQhErKvI-bC6xuVJA0qMPG8h-pcROFOu1YM45fBw6-fUpX7oWjBCpuCcZlz3TAhqCG1Dw7seNfOtOMs8YY81EBzBWis9biuMuXe12ZSbwNXGWu2n0HJO9U8AVDV3VqT11DHs-57Voh94IyhBscYQ99GBAdYVk1mFuUQw-WwQHCDBTVHRBWEQj8J0IU=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u style="text-align: justify;">Bloglovin'</u><span style="text-align: justify;">?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Real quick, just curious, can anyone shed light on why Bloglovin' has suddenly reappeared in my inbox? 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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I hope you are doing well and I hope your garden is producing wonderful treats. Gardens love the heat, I think; people, not so much. But before we know it, we will be enjoying the cooler temperatures and beautiful colors of fall. Hang in there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This month our </span><a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/08/ink-blending-2-with-water-lifting.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">played with a second way to do ink blending and you can find instructions and video links on the website. We then took that one step further by adding another technique to our cards with water lifting. Using a water brush or watercolor paintbrush and water, we lifted the ink from our open images by applying the water in small areas and then blotting up the water with a paper towel. This technique is also known as faux bleaching.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I enjoyed playing with this technique and made two cards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxTVD8uTpqGznTPBVnZlGylMwnBpxVDFwGWRBZBBiX-xowTPnvlWzrruCeU3VigPzhHuGqw6ZTk-PfUiqulaKzki2J8fV4eN336WJt1b9fG5ZwBAYah0kcbETD71C7hlfmqjwL1MUIqiPny1kahOzoD8WybOPsRuZpETa0-yMxFVBFBvJeGKg45FC_as/s3708/w%20balloons%202%20(1).jpg" style="font-family: Tinos; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3255" data-original-width="3708" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxTVD8uTpqGznTPBVnZlGylMwnBpxVDFwGWRBZBBiX-xowTPnvlWzrruCeU3VigPzhHuGqw6ZTk-PfUiqulaKzki2J8fV4eN336WJt1b9fG5ZwBAYah0kcbETD71C7hlfmqjwL1MUIqiPny1kahOzoD8WybOPsRuZpETa0-yMxFVBFBvJeGKg45FC_as/w640-h562/w%20balloons%202%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I used a NBUS Birthday Balloons stamp from Studio Katia. The date on it is 2018, which is basically considered brand-new to me!😂 There are two stamps in the set and they are so cute. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I heat-embossed the image in gold and then blended two oxide inks over the panel. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Using my waterbrush and a paper towel, I removed the ink from the balloons. To finish the card, I added the sediment and two lines of gold Washi tape.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/08/hls-august-birthday-challenge.html?m=0" target="_blank">HLS Birthday</a>: Anything goes.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/sas4kids-birthday-cards-4-kids.html" target="_blank">Send a Smile 4 Kids</a>: Birthday cards for kids.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-bright-and-cheerful-2/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday</a>: Bright and cheerful.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIuYrTH2mQka49otxEolJhKk2D_TWMKX15Hv_e5I0LwyJCTPyt2A8RFFuxNGnGJI7EY51hfquGBGzN-3y1KPrtIvbpy3dQMwaLdxml3LIGxqda6hH_ljNuiRtLkGq16Iyvg3su8VrQpLsIQ26NIsTZnagHIl5EF-7I4TLjn2Oj3YclYse0IPib9D79SW4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIuYrTH2mQka49otxEolJhKk2D_TWMKX15Hv_e5I0LwyJCTPyt2A8RFFuxNGnGJI7EY51hfquGBGzN-3y1KPrtIvbpy3dQMwaLdxml3LIGxqda6hH_ljNuiRtLkGq16Iyvg3su8VrQpLsIQ26NIsTZnagHIl5EF-7I4TLjn2Oj3YclYse0IPib9D79SW4=w156-h156" width="156" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_yZU4YwUSO8gJHUIs5hdh6Cfr526NE5tdk_cWMS5TSVLeNnRD8dQ_ISF7J--F6v3WWJTaQKsUYVcGdLl0YgB3JZOAtFdQrv6ToLF6tGkDj2Va3u7l8bvhCVapoiZ0qaWleMpXscLF8WvcDM5Qg4vLcAcxaf3sfIxZJeOo_iyjDVTF4TB06dIU13yZWg0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_yZU4YwUSO8gJHUIs5hdh6Cfr526NE5tdk_cWMS5TSVLeNnRD8dQ_ISF7J--F6v3WWJTaQKsUYVcGdLl0YgB3JZOAtFdQrv6ToLF6tGkDj2Va3u7l8bvhCVapoiZ0qaWleMpXscLF8WvcDM5Qg4vLcAcxaf3sfIxZJeOo_iyjDVTF4TB06dIU13yZWg0=w171-h171" width="171" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinzGw2PdAm4SwaJvAHWKFdWQ8ywBVa8MJYS6G8KYRmfqyyvk60gCykegln86yKkJWuukDo8zuR-ijF4A3Mh0f0JGMAbTmy6W4GMDJPS1K6Hg6ctWlGNdKdx2NSiCklbfU5Ar8v0MJxUN-SCSNb4H-nwiUry4BC9XfZz7-2qfDOBzgSEIItf-8EUi1Da-I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinzGw2PdAm4SwaJvAHWKFdWQ8ywBVa8MJYS6G8KYRmfqyyvk60gCykegln86yKkJWuukDo8zuR-ijF4A3Mh0f0JGMAbTmy6W4GMDJPS1K6Hg6ctWlGNdKdx2NSiCklbfU5Ar8v0MJxUN-SCSNb4H-nwiUry4BC9XfZz7-2qfDOBzgSEIItf-8EUi1Da-I=w177-h177" width="177" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Twofer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PZ-dMpXmwsVS1FnEDNbZiKAJOuaDPZnV-OsoHAcRu6V1pC6rGqHjkO6AaM5yAcljwSE5Lr_UW8IFz0zO4eikJh87Mrl9T5Z1wgWFNru6HFMogmX5Xv8x_J1VSI4ZJGKEbswDX0l2q3EqIPEjjY2xTga4fb8HF5NgiQy3fGkZvL9fhhakgFVx8jH_JxU/s3323/w%202%20snowman%202%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3323" data-original-width="2713" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PZ-dMpXmwsVS1FnEDNbZiKAJOuaDPZnV-OsoHAcRu6V1pC6rGqHjkO6AaM5yAcljwSE5Lr_UW8IFz0zO4eikJh87Mrl9T5Z1wgWFNru6HFMogmX5Xv8x_J1VSI4ZJGKEbswDX0l2q3EqIPEjjY2xTga4fb8HF5NgiQy3fGkZvL9fhhakgFVx8jH_JxU/w522-h640/w%202%20snowman%202%20(1).jpg" width="522" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Next I had fun making a Christmas card using the same technique. After I was happy with the "bleached" snowman (from Gerda Steiner Designs), I turned it over to Hammy who gleefully schplattered the scene with water so it looked like it was snowing. I matted the panel with crinkly gold mulberry paper. I don't remember using mulberry paper without fraying the edges, but I like it unfrayed. Now I will start using more of my stash of it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/krafty-chicks-challenge-678-all.html" target="_blank">Krafty Chicks</a>: All occasions.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/08/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-46.html" target="_blank">Peace on Earth</a>: Anything Christmas goes.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.com/2023/08/august-rudolph-days-challenge.html" target="_blank">Rudolph Days</a>: Anything Christmas goes.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoBimOpMT3GBSZbKI0PGPk6IFjF-Ehs6Pjjq_6sKL2vfq9__a40WPgjFvk6p5TfP8rEv_hjQ_Nn7zLl_JvvipzW-mAq7u2iDcjgHkGmF9DRnF4ZmV-hBj8brF4hpWLHo2goHQx9jV-hVgUc4ff9jlfXCKXQwtzHqhNvU8PFnZwK3uN15a7cH5wH-S-EHI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="960" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoBimOpMT3GBSZbKI0PGPk6IFjF-Ehs6Pjjq_6sKL2vfq9__a40WPgjFvk6p5TfP8rEv_hjQ_Nn7zLl_JvvipzW-mAq7u2iDcjgHkGmF9DRnF4ZmV-hBj8brF4hpWLHo2goHQx9jV-hVgUc4ff9jlfXCKXQwtzHqhNvU8PFnZwK3uN15a7cH5wH-S-EHI=w203-h76" width="203" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUu0vKWSoCX2v9cyw8wZiFShD5bWboLHkcDrVBEGObrZgvqdh7pLXse3J4cwvcqg9kYuzOzw7DE_EeXlY7pCvLPyvwY0cexi61ZqnGoNMZi1xXG0NTaQ6zogTJVMOnVGgqLRNmlI6pGrxbswxkDqMviI8BxeOUFZeuaIrbzTluvzx_V8iHDlvwhoDkc98" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="207" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUu0vKWSoCX2v9cyw8wZiFShD5bWboLHkcDrVBEGObrZgvqdh7pLXse3J4cwvcqg9kYuzOzw7DE_EeXlY7pCvLPyvwY0cexi61ZqnGoNMZi1xXG0NTaQ6zogTJVMOnVGgqLRNmlI6pGrxbswxkDqMviI8BxeOUFZeuaIrbzTluvzx_V8iHDlvwhoDkc98=w136-h200" width="136" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">~~~</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I hope you will pop over to the</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/08/ink-blending-2-with-water-lifting.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">website to see the other cool designs from the other ladies! There will be a link for you to share your own fabulous creations using this technique. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Many thanks go to our talented friends </span><a href="https://linscraftcorner-linda.blogspot.com/2019/05/eat-sleep-craft-repeat-2019.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Linda Snodgrass</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> and </span><a href="https://onesmileliftsaspirit.blogspot.com/2018/02/water-reactive-coloring-with-kimberly.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Colleen Foelker</a> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">for introducing these techniques to some of us at a craft retreat years ago. 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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Good day or good evening wherever you are! I hope you had/will have a sunny day! If not, I'm bringing the sunshine to you with my card. (Sorry if you are about to turn in and my card keeps you awake!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Onefer</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGsAhnWEJvlRswgVLDPfqg5l3fi9EEFss-NPjWt2rqlehkuewEVGTvu60uGky1sTooAncBW-NPYcg4Gnn3-VZmTYODRoGLFRbFkYS4mui_TPQvPwjqia_mROVWQgrS7P_J8eeX5hb8Lbb0bo8ii8tt2b0JgTbCr1WLC4lQIvyCssyUTfYfs5xgSZHXno/s3843/w%20sunflower%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3843" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwGsAhnWEJvlRswgVLDPfqg5l3fi9EEFss-NPjWt2rqlehkuewEVGTvu60uGky1sTooAncBW-NPYcg4Gnn3-VZmTYODRoGLFRbFkYS4mui_TPQvPwjqia_mROVWQgrS7P_J8eeX5hb8Lbb0bo8ii8tt2b0JgTbCr1WLC4lQIvyCssyUTfYfs5xgSZHXno/w640-h520/w%20sunflower%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This sunny sunflower and sweet bees image is NBUS from Whimsy Stamps, called "Sunflower Buggies." I had great fun coloring it with my Ziggies and, of course, Hammy followed behind with his winker. </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">It was a head-scratcher trying to figure out how to add a sediment and do something to the sides which were begging for some kind of something. The next time I stamp it, I will stamp it off to the side. I stamped it in the middle because I was planning on stamping two more, one on each side. Then I decided against that idea and after a bit of scratching and cocking my head, the sunny striped Washi Tape saved the day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/anything-goes-flowers-with-optional.html" target="_blank">Beautiful Blooms</a>: A/G with mood board.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://colorfuloptions.blogspot.com/2023/08/august-2023.html" target="_blank">Colorful Options</a>: Yellow and green.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2023/08/sunflowers.html" target="_blank">Double D</a>: Sunflowers.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://theflowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/the-flower-challenge-83-add-spots-or.html" target="_blank">The Flower Challenge</a>: Add spots or stripes.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-198-ag-polka-dots-andor.html" target="_blank">Let's Craft and Create</a>: A/G + polka dots and/or stripes.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2023/08/august-challenge.html" target="_blank">Triple B</a>: Sunflowers (and bees!).</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I used regular embossing folders (not 3D). I know the trick of lightly spritzing the paper on both sides before embossing a 3D e/f, so I thought I would do the same with a regular e/f and I was surprised and pleased with the resulting dementia. The e/fs are from Sizzix and the sediment is from Winnie & Walter.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li><a href="https://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/abc-christmas-challenges-p-q-r-are-for.html" target="_blank">ABC Christmas</a>: P-Q-R. Mine is Q is for Quick for the white-on-white card on the left.<br /></li><li><a href="https://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/2023/08/august-challenge-casclean-and-simple.html" target="_blank">Christmas Craft Creations</a>: Clean and simple (CAS).<br /></li><li><a href="http://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2023/08/oh-christmas-tree.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles</a>: Oh Christmas Tree (or pine branches).</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGcoDmyJB4DaG68CC0XG3wWqLvk1JoKzJ4f0NIKtIOdDu6vGG7EERuu9isbLuYbWcw7kufNp2yCmRTlFlJvHSOUROzigFP_Vb3aKu8__1fHJEXl3N4KYjsAAqLxzAVFTQsjValnAOBzHw_rVvkM2sb4GAzhlqdZ9YXHr7k3jGjjTOlzzYTpDo9BJE6rk/s320/ABC%20Christmas.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="320" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbGcoDmyJB4DaG68CC0XG3wWqLvk1JoKzJ4f0NIKtIOdDu6vGG7EERuu9isbLuYbWcw7kufNp2yCmRTlFlJvHSOUROzigFP_Vb3aKu8__1fHJEXl3N4KYjsAAqLxzAVFTQsjValnAOBzHw_rVvkM2sb4GAzhlqdZ9YXHr7k3jGjjTOlzzYTpDo9BJE6rk/w153-h87/ABC%20Christmas.png" width="153" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXGp2oO67hUDZYMsoq-KS3wRHSdpYPpovJdPHwR5tksEx2eOwHCyWV2gQ9bZ3B3bwpK4RqAPnU4Iz5nHzs7W3-rskDzhPvFmBlUJqno-ZHCXo_nv_HRDlRyxD0_qErGLnZN7LxDgfUhBa-U643avt_7XRrqzA9cSlmGcqdhArLJCTGtN6jXy_UNc3SaM/s399/Xmas%20Craft.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="399" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXGp2oO67hUDZYMsoq-KS3wRHSdpYPpovJdPHwR5tksEx2eOwHCyWV2gQ9bZ3B3bwpK4RqAPnU4Iz5nHzs7W3-rskDzhPvFmBlUJqno-ZHCXo_nv_HRDlRyxD0_qErGLnZN7LxDgfUhBa-U643avt_7XRrqzA9cSlmGcqdhArLJCTGtN6jXy_UNc3SaM/w143-h102/Xmas%20Craft.png" width="143" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HW020_ofLBYZ0SV0dhbKvCrGC4GnhPvfEtaflAIaGgpsPAircaxbb465TYc6GP5qKsidHwCn-uLAngq0FkYeHdAJh65mEFI9PRj824odjHHZIyZkq03kXOlK01PR1YhRlGO3H4fxIGb8rcZ4S5SCnPtbx_pomjvxRpts_wgoPjjtMcPDD49mEeiwoHA/s200/Jingle%20Belles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="174" data-original-width="200" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HW020_ofLBYZ0SV0dhbKvCrGC4GnhPvfEtaflAIaGgpsPAircaxbb465TYc6GP5qKsidHwCn-uLAngq0FkYeHdAJh65mEFI9PRj824odjHHZIyZkq03kXOlK01PR1YhRlGO3H4fxIGb8rcZ4S5SCnPtbx_pomjvxRpts_wgoPjjtMcPDD49mEeiwoHA/w149-h129/Jingle%20Belles.jpg" width="149" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The Mister stopped at the Farmer's Market and brought home fresh peaches and blueberries. He handed them to me with a knowing smile and a question in his eyes. He's irresistible.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimW-vnXv85f_XZO1lQXGp5JXr_07_Ceet2_FP9noO5cG8cXOkzQ79keA5JJb7sCvJa6z6WGY75Hg03mYZ0CBOTbIU2B4d4LfceK1ebWf-SUFGew_mEa4TL6uj-qsrJLeAP0L9RLEtcU4qQUZxxtPXYYkeP0pAUYh3iqk-7aCwNhcOUmwMzjFlclrWpSZg/s4068/20230821_143216%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3068" data-original-width="4068" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimW-vnXv85f_XZO1lQXGp5JXr_07_Ceet2_FP9noO5cG8cXOkzQ79keA5JJb7sCvJa6z6WGY75Hg03mYZ0CBOTbIU2B4d4LfceK1ebWf-SUFGew_mEa4TL6uj-qsrJLeAP0L9RLEtcU4qQUZxxtPXYYkeP0pAUYh3iqk-7aCwNhcOUmwMzjFlclrWpSZg/s320/20230821_143216%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ina Garten's Peach and Blueberry Crisp</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">It is delicious with vanilla ice cream. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And it was fun to use "knowing smile" in a sentence.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-41373876950335473432023-08-16T08:51:00.003-07:002023-08-17T07:55:54.621-07:00Thinking of Maui<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I hope this finds you doing well! I have had a quiet week, creatively. Which, if you are in the middle of one of those rare times when your chores are caught up and you are free to play, is flustruating. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">So I looked at YouTube videos one day, Pinterest the next, and Instagram the day after. I got so many great ideas! Unfortunately, then I slept in between and forgot everything. Then I turned to my folders of ideas that I've saved over the years. We've talked about this before. You know those folders of techniques you want to try and those cards you want to CASE? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Here's how that went. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I opened the technique folder on my computer and was smacked in the face by spider webs. It looked like there was a nest of rats under a pile of die-cuts and pastes over in the corner. I quickly closed the door. I moved down the list to my to-CASE folder and the dust and spiderwebs there weren't too bad, since I'd just been in there recently. I thumbed through a few hundred cards, but mojo was missing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">So on the sixth day I poured a wodka for me and a thimble of carrot juice for my wee helper and we decided to try going through everything in the Playhouse. Did I start by excavating something from Mt. NBUS? Of course not. I was drinking. I started in the farthest cupboard and we were both embarrassed by how much the door squeaked when I opened it. Fortunately, as I snooped around in there, I could feel my ol' mojo juices slooooowly start flowing. Squeeeeee!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">When I got to the Fruit section, I stopped. I haven't done a card with a fruit image for ages and with summer fully upon us, fruits around here are sumptuous and plentiful. Our favorites right now are peaches and blueberries, but when I came upon an old pineapple stamp, I thought about the tragedy in Maui and a card was born:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1V1MBYFYzUZF9lrKrRbG1JDyumbhnZvabtw93NUktkyglYcq-Mz439XzP5CRijkdCsVHTOIxdlYc_bh5eZZW3S6KlEijxm0bIy4iZOtnxOMmSV9Fxt-2nioCN2jwg3MkbpajQ9V35PnS-0KAcGMMjLShX9p-TL0CPEhtk11MXAK9p9LsJUms8H-_BM3M/s4189/2%20w%20e%20IMG_7309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4189" data-original-width="3373" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1V1MBYFYzUZF9lrKrRbG1JDyumbhnZvabtw93NUktkyglYcq-Mz439XzP5CRijkdCsVHTOIxdlYc_bh5eZZW3S6KlEijxm0bIy4iZOtnxOMmSV9Fxt-2nioCN2jwg3MkbpajQ9V35PnS-0KAcGMMjLShX9p-TL0CPEhtk11MXAK9p9LsJUms8H-_BM3M/w516-h640/2%20w%20e%20IMG_7309.jpg" width="516" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I did my favorite direct-to-paper technique where you color your stamp, spritz it lightly with water, and then stamp it onto paper. After wards, I filled in bits using my colored pencils. And after adding the sediment, I ran the panel through my Gemini using the Subtle e/f from SU. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxJK5HviVgfZGAY6q17sIbAqRtvXUqgiXORjHs9fBXIN6xX0mYdFbnUjIQvor_K3iPFYIz2KorVL5RtkN_gYlQl0svqeswf0ly-d36T8y_D1BVlQduRen7xINhc2iO-yvu9gkZkbGCxX-vuag7cYY1xNPdqB0L6Bo1L4RgUpMnXKF4O-Xftxn1wJ_FjE/s3018/20230816_081300%20(1)%20(1).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="2877" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxJK5HviVgfZGAY6q17sIbAqRtvXUqgiXORjHs9fBXIN6xX0mYdFbnUjIQvor_K3iPFYIz2KorVL5RtkN_gYlQl0svqeswf0ly-d36T8y_D1BVlQduRen7xINhc2iO-yvu9gkZkbGCxX-vuag7cYY1xNPdqB0L6Bo1L4RgUpMnXKF4O-Xftxn1wJ_FjE/w138-h145/20230816_081300%20(1)%20(1).jpg" width="138" /></a></div>At first, I made several panels using traditional yellow, green, and beige markers to color the pineapple and I will finish them and make them into cards soon, but this off-beat pineapple is the one I wanted to share today. It came about after Hammy passed me a few purple, teal, and blue markers. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I cocked my head. Hmmm? He queried, "Who says pineapples can't be whatever color you want them to be?" So I gave it a go and love the result! The vibrant unexpected colors are perfect for representing how colorful and beautiful Hawaii is. The devastation from the fire on Maui is unimaginable. The whole world is thinking of them as they recover and rebuild.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Challenges</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/08/august-2023-anything-goes-woptional.html" target="_blank">A Place to Start</a>: A/G.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://cyhtp.blogspot.com/2023/08/anything-goes-with-twist-of-stripes.html" target="_blank">Can You Handle the Pressure</a>: A/G.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://thefourseasonschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/august-2023-anything-goes-summer.html" target="_blank">Four Seasons</a>: A/G Summer.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=32611" target="_blank">Simon Says Monday</a>: Use your favorite technique.<br /></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It worked great and I love that it uses my frame and word dies, as well as snippets of Christmas pp, white cardstock, and metallic foil paper! QACAS! I am sharing this with my friends at the <a href="https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-460.html" target="_blank">Snippets Playground</a>.</div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I'll leave you with this true-to-life saying that my friend Bobby found on FB:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I had a thought.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Then I had another thought.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Unfortunately, they ricocheted off each other</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">and now I can't find either of them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">😄😄😄</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Happy August! I'm just gonna leave it at that. Let's just enjoy every moment!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And make cards!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">My Onefer today is a CASE (copy and share everything) of a card I've been meaning to make since, geez, quite a while ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5q-ZIClW_s_q-lDkfMAq1344XcMp2mn05hNHCHiLAAuXbtrBAOwnuM6pLS3ckxuWo2qLe9iu_lS9qDMmp0srx4mSGBqItaei3_pSt14YTQtWiQfItysSaKgzsZd4BM7ziXcsqfx9S-gbupoiw0n-mcoDan_pFg6newBhtX4nUroNNlOhMwaqaUOjPLQ/s4278/w%20rose%20hope%201.jpg" style="font-family: Tinos; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3366" data-original-width="4278" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5q-ZIClW_s_q-lDkfMAq1344XcMp2mn05hNHCHiLAAuXbtrBAOwnuM6pLS3ckxuWo2qLe9iu_lS9qDMmp0srx4mSGBqItaei3_pSt14YTQtWiQfItysSaKgzsZd4BM7ziXcsqfx9S-gbupoiw0n-mcoDan_pFg6newBhtX4nUroNNlOhMwaqaUOjPLQ/w640-h504/w%20rose%20hope%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The original was made by my friend Trina and you can find it here on her blog, <a href="https://phamtasticdesign.blogspot.com/2021/06/simple-thanks.html" target="_blank">Phamtastic Design</a>. (By clicking over, you will become acquainted with Trina, if you are not already familiar with this talented card artist!) It took me a while to figure out how to do her card justice and still put my own spin on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The flower is NBUS from the Hero Arts die set called, "D1856 Bouquet." The die-cut sediment is from WPlus9 and the stitchery dies are from MFT. Hammy did a great job of winking, so he wanted a closeup:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICj5prAbhVWS6HZexWKPjfLLb0NJzXrflwP2Sx4Ls59ljHIfHOmumXhbFGg1EzyRJTahq7IakTLkPNL0t0hcqhfrK7u76wKB3Vo4sdmRoMSwgjHIuzO4J-e30EZvh0RUGtk9UVTm1OaCSfdQ_vrvFvzrnp-9NCy0-fG7gljZSs8dmkgw59P-iq7ctmnw/s477/rose%20closeup.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="477" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhICj5prAbhVWS6HZexWKPjfLLb0NJzXrflwP2Sx4Ls59ljHIfHOmumXhbFGg1EzyRJTahq7IakTLkPNL0t0hcqhfrK7u76wKB3Vo4sdmRoMSwgjHIuzO4J-e30EZvh0RUGtk9UVTm1OaCSfdQ_vrvFvzrnp-9NCy0-fG7gljZSs8dmkgw59P-iq7ctmnw/w252-h209/rose%20closeup.JPG" width="252" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u>:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://scscards.blogspot.com/2023/08/simply-clean-simple-august-challenge.html" target="_blank">Simply Clean and Simple</a>: Anything goes.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://pixiessnippetsplayground.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-460.html" target="_blank">Snippets Playground</a>: Anything snippets goes. I used snippets of white and gold for my die cuts.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://mynbus.blogspot.com/2023/08/nbus-challenge-53.html" target="_blank">NBUS</a>: A/G, never-before-used-schtuff.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjncJuO95kkaw4Sd9ABnyPDzYIdbeLxmDA6wFeyXzvlNJ1iB6N6-UjMj4tBopngdKpBTgPhU1Ly4EYPSlnrYbRGDoB-eglfr0Ab7RK9KTsXjlaPxLXyXbRoXs84up8O-IYc827qKyvxJ6AlzD56bqDId15BGHQUgpJOe6K4b29zc2XLvmSTvJQInZaImVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="112" data-original-width="200" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjncJuO95kkaw4Sd9ABnyPDzYIdbeLxmDA6wFeyXzvlNJ1iB6N6-UjMj4tBopngdKpBTgPhU1Ly4EYPSlnrYbRGDoB-eglfr0Ab7RK9KTsXjlaPxLXyXbRoXs84up8O-IYc827qKyvxJ6AlzD56bqDId15BGHQUgpJOe6K4b29zc2XLvmSTvJQInZaImVw=w200-h112" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh0Mi81ZCyB-2GvbRLsAX8hqcPxwYFm1664f2wgSWJeUxNElg9OCcAVTDSnxUSKuJRAEw16jOnlNqp_31SEd8Kp3j7IF9SsVJt9kQlU-5yK2qe4EOHfLUvIItPI1hURdoSzBf55WUe5cRaQ_SSnKBqjfE53T1USqdvdasLGli46SQS0EyY20FSArWbang" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="252" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh0Mi81ZCyB-2GvbRLsAX8hqcPxwYFm1664f2wgSWJeUxNElg9OCcAVTDSnxUSKuJRAEw16jOnlNqp_31SEd8Kp3j7IF9SsVJt9kQlU-5yK2qe4EOHfLUvIItPI1hURdoSzBf55WUe5cRaQ_SSnKBqjfE53T1USqdvdasLGli46SQS0EyY20FSArWbang=w174-h140" width="174" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRg59kov0-f9TowhCb4fKxBLL5g5xYibANq2pclOh4wpPR7oQtrHi-ACA9t-dy24gIxV7dGqRG-SCJ143K3jeAlNLD12kOYtF79iBf4Cqn-gx5AMRHW8VOpC6zZ8QXZmnEzoJXeQYinU2qSbBO7H65IZLmWs0cMTwJkhB3TOt2iqP-eKblMnp_WeeFLKY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="230" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRg59kov0-f9TowhCb4fKxBLL5g5xYibANq2pclOh4wpPR7oQtrHi-ACA9t-dy24gIxV7dGqRG-SCJ143K3jeAlNLD12kOYtF79iBf4Cqn-gx5AMRHW8VOpC6zZ8QXZmnEzoJXeQYinU2qSbBO7H65IZLmWs0cMTwJkhB3TOt2iqP-eKblMnp_WeeFLKY=w176-h130" width="176" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><u style="text-align: justify;">Twofer</u></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I was planning to make and post my usual Twofer Christmas card, especially now that we are in August. (Oh, sorry, I wasn't going to remind you of that.) But then I saw the new challenge at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-489-one-layer.html" target="_blank">Less is More</a> is "One Layer" with an autumn theme, so </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I distracted myself and made this quickie:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfaeEKzmQnTvpQDfwQbYYalqGJuRqEGveCurypckmnsWqVqDPFB-pQfRD_K8Lt2cqaBF4272EwP7KNb1qYg-maOYYikuBv5nWxgawJQg1YXSTRueISRIDGGI0KyOWVqYwP5NxfU7vJl6tC7NhSsccWIf82-ULNSdkuEkARzHKTQGy6LxhbQVJrJSc-5c/s3926/w%20autumn%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3926" data-original-width="3145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfaeEKzmQnTvpQDfwQbYYalqGJuRqEGveCurypckmnsWqVqDPFB-pQfRD_K8Lt2cqaBF4272EwP7KNb1qYg-maOYYikuBv5nWxgawJQg1YXSTRueISRIDGGI0KyOWVqYwP5NxfU7vJl6tC7NhSsccWIf82-ULNSdkuEkARzHKTQGy6LxhbQVJrJSc-5c/w513-h640/w%20autumn%20(1).jpg" width="513" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This stamp set is from PTI's "Autumn Hills." I heat-embossed it in gold on a burnt orange card base. Using colored card for the base gave this QACAS design all the oomph it needed. "Wait. What?" asked the pipsqueak, "How about if you give that house a coat of white paint to add a little more oomph to your oomph?" </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Well, slap my pancake, what a great idea! So that's what I did, using my white Gelly Roll pen and what a difference it made!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/08/krafty-chicks-challenge-675-stamp-act.html" target="_blank">Krafty Chicks</a>: Stamp Act.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2023/08/challenge-489-one-layer.html" target="_blank">Less is More</a>: OLC.</li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2023/08/august-challenge.html" target="_blank">Stamping Sensations</a>: A/G.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2023/08/august-challenge.html" target="_blank">We Love Stamping</a>: Masculine.<br /></li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We have been friends for over 45 years. We recently got together for dinner with our Misters and we couldn't believe how alike we had dressed ... down to the same exact pair and color of Tom's shoes! Longtime girlfriend/ships can make you twinsies!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">While fashions have changed for women of our age,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7B87SILpodFC1kZYch_NVLYwRRpM72YW5fBRwDw6WImCwq9HzS7uggdomqL45YD2cJPo424SQYuxVP5QXtn0hln3KEGUCra7X0uTmiSU6pthruPaWv516MBZNyIMnwjSnTFWZVBBwvZBTIWELMjHnh09FBAUyrgNmO3X35bQ4W0FsjREACD4EAM4F7GE/s400/old%20photo%20of%20old%20friends.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7B87SILpodFC1kZYch_NVLYwRRpM72YW5fBRwDw6WImCwq9HzS7uggdomqL45YD2cJPo424SQYuxVP5QXtn0hln3KEGUCra7X0uTmiSU6pthruPaWv516MBZNyIMnwjSnTFWZVBBwvZBTIWELMjHnh09FBAUyrgNmO3X35bQ4W0FsjREACD4EAM4F7GE/s320/old%20photo%20of%20old%20friends.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;">thank goodness, friendships have not!</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">How are you? I've got a cooler full of frozen neck scarves, so let me know if you need one while you're reading this. I really feel for all of you who have been under the heat dome for days and weeks now and my prayers are with the people of Greece, Canada, and Europe where there are both raging fires and heat.🙏</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Group of Seven Cardmakers</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This month the <a href="http://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a> turned to 3D embossing folders for fun and Bonnie provided videos and examples for us to try, including sponging, watercoloring, and inkpad swiping. Several beautiful examples and the links to the videos are on the Go7 blog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I wasn't feeling well earlier this month, so I only made one card, using watercoloring:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BX5-aXUSp4mFkBDxMELb2MEBaFM7i914RSbhWdnhdm4Q--IPdT4_UZgzJdd_9rnIV1F8ub1J0g_3QE7S9DRTMuuSmdyhCrS1ULWUGT3rueCBvEkVzmIPQIPoEB4S87WK5Rkn9ru2nvyP1mTqtOLizjIhjMDrqgEU4XOksZPJEbflbbrvLUgbiO1SK6Y/s4061/w%20edit%20bday%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4061" data-original-width="3236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BX5-aXUSp4mFkBDxMELb2MEBaFM7i914RSbhWdnhdm4Q--IPdT4_UZgzJdd_9rnIV1F8ub1J0g_3QE7S9DRTMuuSmdyhCrS1ULWUGT3rueCBvEkVzmIPQIPoEB4S87WK5Rkn9ru2nvyP1mTqtOLizjIhjMDrqgEU4XOksZPJEbflbbrvLUgbiO1SK6Y/w510-h640/w%20edit%20bday%201.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">If I'm honest, I struggle with adding any sort of color, paint, or ink to my embossing folders or embossed panels. It's just one of those things. Fortunately, I love the look of embossing folders without color! Nevertheless, I'm not a quitter, so I tried watercoloring an e/f again. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I used a 3D folder from Simon Says and colored the bits with my Ziggies. As in the past, I thought it turned out meh. It sat there for a few days. Thankfully, Hammy came back from his bowling league championship bus tour so I could ask his advice. I'm going to take a pee break here while you get over laughing hysterically as you visualize eggplant-shaped hamsters bowling with those little tiny arms and legs.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">After he ran around his wheel for five minutes, looking at the panel from every angle, Hammy saved the day as usual and we ended up deeming the card sendable ~ and that's what counts! I fussy-cut the panel and then outlined the bits with my fine-line pen. To add more interest, I popped it on another embossed panel, but I placed it too far to the right, so I added a strip of Washi tape for balance.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Please check out the <i>amazing</i> cards the other ladies have created using their embossing folders and all the various coloring methods! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDtfwha1FFQqc5y_h7KT3WfrK5_oicD4-uUa9dA_0imkC-vkF-ctk7WjgkuCnDfL6iG8OTuLCnopDFm-NYqny8iXqsww90OZ-O0GC37h444WmE0fjbV2zn_pvpCVvPU6JZvJqQIWIZyjeRc_5qT7U7UVzmX6qWCR1oOf43qgvpToY1Vu2zaPPp9LSZCs/s320/go7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="320" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDtfwha1FFQqc5y_h7KT3WfrK5_oicD4-uUa9dA_0imkC-vkF-ctk7WjgkuCnDfL6iG8OTuLCnopDFm-NYqny8iXqsww90OZ-O0GC37h444WmE0fjbV2zn_pvpCVvPU6JZvJqQIWIZyjeRc_5qT7U7UVzmX6qWCR1oOf43qgvpToY1Vu2zaPPp9LSZCs/s1600/go7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/07/hls-july-birthday-challenge.html?m=0" target="_blank">HLS Birthday</a>: A/G.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2023/07/seize-birthday-265-circle-or-circles.html" target="_blank">Seize the Birthday</a>: A/G.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-108/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday</a>: A/G.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_f6WiszE54nS4xISyAMzw2Lp76YRBEjzavcrQ2EGCCdQLQYF_dKur5h3Mn5w9TMDFHWcjd-amc6ykGjKUb5pTU-Fr81ydx6Z-IPy4aIHjEQ5skTzXM_LgezO4isZ1i-6R8ybCM70C7nAD6pfoYVSdrrVsFKEOZvnOg1xqS2b3PcJfqRbExoIFg0tP4o/s320/HLS%20Birthday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeW_5K0hlgtR_nFkGDyaPRz1dvTpZXwFjm57gufJ-B0CzkLojaev1ggovkvCbpOiuzqIPEyP8dXlFzw8KAUBcmVludAPd-4nyZHxs6A1ik5ZgkkokMyhqcNnVuzgCAF56IDXtj-JEoTUxx0u5rDdbJiHEA8dWdIVTUDepUhJ66uHBgyCzOpX9_qGcSfRk/w165-h165/SSS_Wednesday-Challenge.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Twofer</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNaitBJfBXMSl5N6e20dE0mblXjh8SaKFqKEkSZkLMCfwtXr-LrOk2qPoUfe9GbCvL31KoglXA0X5UB0Z_2OPHPmUNQMc6Ob5tI1U_pLd-w2TPUivb5Wjyqc1Kn4LG7N_oNDx5upmH04Jg1Ue6Mk5TsbTrn8t7rIshB92FA9saRK5DqgyGZfnRn06fyY/s4012/2%20w%20e%20pine%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4012" data-original-width="3077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNaitBJfBXMSl5N6e20dE0mblXjh8SaKFqKEkSZkLMCfwtXr-LrOk2qPoUfe9GbCvL31KoglXA0X5UB0Z_2OPHPmUNQMc6Ob5tI1U_pLd-w2TPUivb5Wjyqc1Kn4LG7N_oNDx5upmH04Jg1Ue6Mk5TsbTrn8t7rIshB92FA9saRK5DqgyGZfnRn06fyY/w490-h640/2%20w%20e%20pine%20(1).jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I made this simple design for the July <a href="https://scrapsoflifebyscrappymo.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-rudolph-days-challenge.html" target="_blank">Rudolph Days Challenge</a>. I missed last month and need to catch up on making Christmas cards. I plan to use this design for batch-making, changing out the stamp. I'm also going to unearth my cache of Christmas pp, which should also work as backgrounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I don't have the packaging for this evergreen stamp and die, but it's a favorite. I stamped it twice on the card base and then once separately, so I could die-cut it and use it as a brooch in the upper corner. They're coming back, you know, brooches. The Picture Frame dies are from Waffle Flower.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnjsxwHnNSP9NQyXhr9grkuAa36oabkeCIQ8l7ff6fWUOyU-wEhCR_GT2SxZ5tUybCsWkx5w7xc1VAerd7U2e0rAzT1Rt9jnmoVxLOvh4Fa37jka9MDrNcprMHgtnAaJPPt-xvPFHzdPJwkTpSj3RJCRN24BOUCqMgZzif90Z1_e-hZs2xa7EjOYEmbA/s820/Build%20Your%20Stash%20Holiday%20Cardmakers%20blog%20graphic.png" style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Tinos; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="207" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyUsPYo7MOGkRHxgR2wzcSvRowmBXL8se56-wqvhfqrLONemKwWr-ar6tUoWsXkC6AueZvXyPMb5yrdL3UMYhBYov7hBskJtTCUm-HLGrH27t5tCo6pD8mVoSZUk4VpxNGW-QLvLGPFRItTSkfqhRWr1Fe-G9mAyUDzgAxK7hzPKZ8p6LmOMa-fc0kHU/w92-h135/Peace.jpg" width="92" /><img border="0" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="820" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnjsxwHnNSP9NQyXhr9grkuAa36oabkeCIQ8l7ff6fWUOyU-wEhCR_GT2SxZ5tUybCsWkx5w7xc1VAerd7U2e0rAzT1Rt9jnmoVxLOvh4Fa37jka9MDrNcprMHgtnAaJPPt-xvPFHzdPJwkTpSj3RJCRN24BOUCqMgZzif90Z1_e-hZs2xa7EjOYEmbA/w168-h64/Build%20Your%20Stash%20Holiday%20Cardmakers%20blog%20graphic.png" width="168" /> </a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://byshcardmakers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers</a>.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://peaceonearthchristmas.blogspot.com/2023/07/peace-on-earth-christmas-challenge-44.html" target="_blank">Peace on Earth</a>.</li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This appeals to my dark sense of humor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Gq7ysWkx8xp5qGHVRHQElUY_URlxxmv9oAb4_wDjeAAYWDS77NoX1m4FvV0sKLyc_SMelwYqFsh0N2gygTAj-zftP-78GRN2f-3KuSDWuAuzPci97rdAYmlLMkoFX4qrTcCl1Ec0IJd8lgBMnRCScZtRhVnE561VtoL1TwnVg5-GnT5HGKP9Xdyn7bQ/s1267/image%20(8).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Gq7ysWkx8xp5qGHVRHQElUY_URlxxmv9oAb4_wDjeAAYWDS77NoX1m4FvV0sKLyc_SMelwYqFsh0N2gygTAj-zftP-78GRN2f-3KuSDWuAuzPci97rdAYmlLMkoFX4qrTcCl1Ec0IJd8lgBMnRCScZtRhVnE561VtoL1TwnVg5-GnT5HGKP9Xdyn7bQ/w426-h640/image%20(8).png" width="426" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-77165797493514468702023-07-18T21:52:00.001-07:002023-07-18T21:52:31.241-07:00You're a Great Friend!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">How's everyone doing out there? I didn't expect to be away so long with this nasty virus, but this nasty life-sucking virus had other plans. We are sick and tired of being sick and tired and now we're just trying to get things done during short spurts of energy, which are few and far between.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">In one such spurt, I made a card for the first time in weeks! I went easy on myself and did a simple smooching/painting with acetate to create this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsk9A2jvZtOxKq-ZZ4gCNZdkZU5B0ktdD-lPWcylsnTRn2SS6LscPBYN1fljYNgdszlqf53yE5MEstv5shsbRMInGcvLwKfO9FbwI5mcLANe8UMbfuQq1s6kx_F718pXQi03wU2qbXU1-y7bRflUWeokO9J9CpuBwjZeVcT4VqsISkn0AjIjYsC1NhWc/s3915/w%20smooch%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3915" data-original-width="3086" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsk9A2jvZtOxKq-ZZ4gCNZdkZU5B0ktdD-lPWcylsnTRn2SS6LscPBYN1fljYNgdszlqf53yE5MEstv5shsbRMInGcvLwKfO9FbwI5mcLANe8UMbfuQq1s6kx_F718pXQi03wU2qbXU1-y7bRflUWeokO9J9CpuBwjZeVcT4VqsISkn0AjIjYsC1NhWc/w504-h640/w%20smooch%201.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I can't remember the last time I did smooching with acetate, if ever. There are many videos out there showing this technique. (I used this video from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V18_WgimRNI&ab_channel=DahlhouseDesigns-LisaArana" target="_blank">Lisa Arana</a>.) I fluffed my painting out a bit with my Ziggies to give more form to the flowers and leaves. I need a lot more practice with the acetate to target the areas I want painted. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">To start, the image (Framed Anemones from Honey Bee) was heat-embossed in gold. You can see that I was too weak to press down on the whole image. Now you may ask yourself why didn't I just start over and do it again? Well, I'm glad you asked yourself because if you'd asked me, I wouldn't have an answer. Maybe brain fog? Anyway, I shrugged it off and after I smooched the inks on it using the acetate, the whole exploding anemone design started to grow on me. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hammy (who has nearly died of boredom while I've been laid up) sprayed pearl mist over the whole panel, trambolined gold schplatters over that, and topped it off with gold bits of bling. The sediment looks popped up, but it is simply two-layers glued on the card. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/07/anything-goes-flowers-with-optional.html" target="_blank">Beautiful Blossoms</a>: AG with optional Mood Board.<br /></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://dd-tripleb.blogspot.com/2023/07/july-challenge.html" target="_blank">Triple B</a>: Blooms-Birds-Butterflies.<br /></span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2023/07/july-challenge.html" target="_blank">We Love Stamping</a>: Fabulous Florals, with an AG option.</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn9WpFjZZ0VnsXFlJzFQ7oVczd-btYscPzm54AADTHslAU5ogKsD_AvIpSSMNQU96FUEnI9QMvySiWG29lHnXN0XjC4yCO0hTvoGQ_1mqpc4QAlHxeast_ME2PKYMtZ8Wp_btyc18KTJnlHF9NGzYslrij_U_vRyzvwy3-NqYAPr2HOvvcwRuHonnTKs/s200/bb%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="87" data-original-width="200" height="87" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn9WpFjZZ0VnsXFlJzFQ7oVczd-btYscPzm54AADTHslAU5ogKsD_AvIpSSMNQU96FUEnI9QMvySiWG29lHnXN0XjC4yCO0hTvoGQ_1mqpc4QAlHxeast_ME2PKYMtZ8Wp_btyc18KTJnlHF9NGzYslrij_U_vRyzvwy3-NqYAPr2HOvvcwRuHonnTKs/w200-h87/bb%20logo.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpneLauLqijyBeO5HBwyVo1Cwdj-pWXcgc7zzywzns4eY-UyjeQnXsQE3RFkSocz5FxpSHrHwDly09C3sxCmo9zwaQ06E6eA1XghQ4dB3dlzWkseQIBtdtXWVgM2oejkdetQVzKHDbu9ZCHYL-2kN7SnF5vzhTy0iQ9-TDsF76OgRkRYYvguKLZJkyWW0/s488/july1-side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="488" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpneLauLqijyBeO5HBwyVo1Cwdj-pWXcgc7zzywzns4eY-UyjeQnXsQE3RFkSocz5FxpSHrHwDly09C3sxCmo9zwaQ06E6eA1XghQ4dB3dlzWkseQIBtdtXWVgM2oejkdetQVzKHDbu9ZCHYL-2kN7SnF5vzhTy0iQ9-TDsF76OgRkRYYvguKLZJkyWW0/w179-h98/july1-side.jpg" width="179" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi-Pov-cjydjepFyN0o4v4IHbtVIi8im5vNUyvttCuZLEZ_UpWYK9aoWIRtaGQRsn9l_IvtTLMjC5S9c_LL7gYy5qcnZOFiWclONgGB2Pr2mgUl52P0fwTOfwHJT5N1Sa21OD8BVQvMxkVcwFHULIobCH9gc3_iC6Gf8jlDKdlUvGYCH53ug7MDOZ9Gs/s241/We%20Love%20Stamping%20(11).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="241" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi-Pov-cjydjepFyN0o4v4IHbtVIi8im5vNUyvttCuZLEZ_UpWYK9aoWIRtaGQRsn9l_IvtTLMjC5S9c_LL7gYy5qcnZOFiWclONgGB2Pr2mgUl52P0fwTOfwHJT5N1Sa21OD8BVQvMxkVcwFHULIobCH9gc3_iC6Gf8jlDKdlUvGYCH53ug7MDOZ9Gs/w160-h113/We%20Love%20Stamping%20(11).png" width="160" /></a></div></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~ </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I didn't make a Christmas card Twofer and I haven't gotten all the way through our vacation photos yet, but here's a fun couple of photos of a baby sunflower that started growing in a flower pot a few weeks ago. One of our neighbors grows a small patch every year so I suspect a squirrel did his little squirrelly thing and this is the result.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LHF_3lpHK6MZw1wYpHYO2B5l3hnnUnix8dnhI0SBBaxuNKoU0u7uQdiCNP7OUz4sc7uFVYbZQjdzFTj_WCDX-VqwfwStF6cPO7jON-XSMkHf5c7FOgBTJu6XmpzcIrBzbCpleA_Q5iXVlUAoQbL5YCjTUpP5igA2nvxTtXn8jLw8Q7KEo4dq8z_b55Y/s3415/20230714_141714%20(1)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3415" data-original-width="3040" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LHF_3lpHK6MZw1wYpHYO2B5l3hnnUnix8dnhI0SBBaxuNKoU0u7uQdiCNP7OUz4sc7uFVYbZQjdzFTj_WCDX-VqwfwStF6cPO7jON-XSMkHf5c7FOgBTJu6XmpzcIrBzbCpleA_Q5iXVlUAoQbL5YCjTUpP5igA2nvxTtXn8jLw8Q7KEo4dq8z_b55Y/w356-h400/20230714_141714%20(1)%20(1).jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">And here's our Lantana in bloom. I just love how yellow flowers are allowed inside the pink flower balls and vice versa. Flowers are inclusive and magical.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKO7uOYV55TqHH5DjlOaL6o7o1F4pJ-5v4yVfqpRdCzTUydWXnRurnOlewJLCMLva_R65SHk60yKsPL5ctBocRS1kb--Ie8WxjolonURxZCJKIJzchjv-NzEcEkZyweSz7P79L9SyftmOYXJt3rvzJhzMZtyzey3TnvZRy8kaXlvdOhwpG5P8uFkwfsA/s3455/20230714_141714%20(1)%20(2)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3455" data-original-width="3080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKO7uOYV55TqHH5DjlOaL6o7o1F4pJ-5v4yVfqpRdCzTUydWXnRurnOlewJLCMLva_R65SHk60yKsPL5ctBocRS1kb--Ie8WxjolonURxZCJKIJzchjv-NzEcEkZyweSz7P79L9SyftmOYXJt3rvzJhzMZtyzey3TnvZRy8kaXlvdOhwpG5P8uFkwfsA/w356-h400/20230714_141714%20(1)%20(2)%20(1).jpg" width="356" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;">~~~</div></span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Also, do you have a hard time thinking of what to say on the inside of your card? You might have seen the following idea on Facebook. It really made me giggle, so I wanted to share:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9PmLjRtyW8ly92LjTXND4MZ46Q-Q0K-yteB_RIuWbpyYYRPpQ76j1MtMmSDNWzh531HOVmjVR32DSn7NJ6AOkGgcCQ0iFIVAAF71e-oqgs6yR0R2EzWN92mfzgFAj2U_i41kaDrcdz9ctNznW-KwYUC5GChv-1Srj2YMeD8bRuPVO0HwynUl5MulggY/s389/insidenote%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="389" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9PmLjRtyW8ly92LjTXND4MZ46Q-Q0K-yteB_RIuWbpyYYRPpQ76j1MtMmSDNWzh531HOVmjVR32DSn7NJ6AOkGgcCQ0iFIVAAF71e-oqgs6yR0R2EzWN92mfzgFAj2U_i41kaDrcdz9ctNznW-KwYUC5GChv-1Srj2YMeD8bRuPVO0HwynUl5MulggY/w400-h288/insidenote%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>As always, thank you for coming by to visit the Playhouse, especially when I've been terrible about visiting you.</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div></span></span></div>
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Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10723876053535575880noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-709379730385988881.post-88863147287712682092023-06-30T13:03:00.002-07:002023-06-30T20:34:09.763-07:00Off The Edge!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Hello Stamplings!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">How are you? I know a lot of you are enjoying being outdoors in the garden or on vacations and traveling again and that's part of the reason for my long absence.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">More below, but first, my card, which I made before our travels</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7lKV1B1No50Eq4PHFp1funlqOAkhMoNN-fnWUdB5mYMCjgqINzKwOVIW-SKnav_S7Mr6S8c2AsYL6ttmpKPY3FjtoluYrs7a2wg3vSBikBOo9QQMJd5ZnDWW73BCKX9602u4ZPq1ilADyx8-4zVOSo1XOL0NuFeM_ejffvKSPFmk9MlfDN48U7YtS4Q/s4055/2%20w%20after%20painting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4055" data-original-width="3221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7lKV1B1No50Eq4PHFp1funlqOAkhMoNN-fnWUdB5mYMCjgqINzKwOVIW-SKnav_S7Mr6S8c2AsYL6ttmpKPY3FjtoluYrs7a2wg3vSBikBOo9QQMJd5ZnDWW73BCKX9602u4ZPq1ilADyx8-4zVOSo1XOL0NuFeM_ejffvKSPFmk9MlfDN48U7YtS4Q/w508-h640/2%20w%20after%20painting.jpg" width="508" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This month our </span><a href="https://groupofsevencardmakers.blogspot.com/2023/06/off-edge.html" style="font-family: verdana;" target="_blank">Group of Seven Cardmakers</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"> weren't able to Zoom, so Lolly picked an old tried-and-true technique of "Off the Edge" for us to play with and share on the Group blog on the 28th. (I'm a bit late.) It didn't matter what image, style, or design we used ~ it only mattered that part of the main image was off-the-edge. You can see other examples by clicking on the link to the Group blog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I love the off-the-edge look and usually achieve it by stamping my image off the edge of the main panel so it falls off into space. But this time, I stamped the image off the edge of a masked and blended background shape using a homemade stencil. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I used markers to color directly onto the Penny Black stamp before misting and stamping. It was pretty that way, but I decided to use my waterbrush to move the ink around on the tulips, which really brightened them. Hammy waffled about adding schplatters, but decided to stop at winking to let the tulips be the star.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Challenges</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-449-any-occasion.html" target="_blank">Addicted to Stamps and More</a>: Any Occasion.<br /></li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-486-anything-goes.html" target="_blank">Less is More</a>: Anything Goes.(Keep it CAS).</li><li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-107/" target="_blank">SSS Wednesday</a>: Anything Goes.</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUL7VQcJUvXlTeQC8Tgef4HwcH_jhUOtY0SiedwUWjLi8DXeHWVCB-SD5C2JCDtwIcUMIm17AGnNQG8Iof7Aj_sjsI42awGRp4iucqFyAudU3RkI8HmEYrXBCgz8X4TNQyg9Uaw7a6l9nNeKS3ZyaEsTHIAEsxk334GE6k6hYM5vrCEboJ5ZWgf_k5cA/s400/image%20(7).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="400" height="62" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUL7VQcJUvXlTeQC8Tgef4HwcH_jhUOtY0SiedwUWjLi8DXeHWVCB-SD5C2JCDtwIcUMIm17AGnNQG8Iof7Aj_sjsI42awGRp4iucqFyAudU3RkI8HmEYrXBCgz8X4TNQyg9Uaw7a6l9nNeKS3ZyaEsTHIAEsxk334GE6k6hYM5vrCEboJ5ZWgf_k5cA/w173-h62/image%20(7).png" width="173" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKQLjEqwrt8SbiL67Hp9XriU-5UYu4YxETLAl4IE-OIiBxyBjj1nxITt1-Zrq0l_b6TN8-PV8_1Sp-RH52t88rp9Svt9ZBappgftR8-BOfSxQXERAkTupmHV-N86cIqmdz3fWZuedty9KpBZmOTcvlsrqR3zPljjAs6VEQPKSZ4QeR9hsNSeuV541WxQ/s400/image%20(6).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="400" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKQLjEqwrt8SbiL67Hp9XriU-5UYu4YxETLAl4IE-OIiBxyBjj1nxITt1-Zrq0l_b6TN8-PV8_1Sp-RH52t88rp9Svt9ZBappgftR8-BOfSxQXERAkTupmHV-N86cIqmdz3fWZuedty9KpBZmOTcvlsrqR3zPljjAs6VEQPKSZ4QeR9hsNSeuV541WxQ/w162-h93/image%20(6).png" width="162" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwbf_ZbqfZgFzqTd6n5lIPD_WxB3B9zLeFiUESYq4LWMWPU5LPfVJcu4B-IRZWW2IzF6PyXCKNikFCPKLx59ddt7msBxwB9rEln6nBiJBPiovLtZMEpD92639T99AUbEW3EEZpvdTR0ACceRTPt6xJiihen1C59zRO1GKhCnmjslm6VvSmAjuDaSEPJY/s800/SSS_Wednesday-Challenge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwbf_ZbqfZgFzqTd6n5lIPD_WxB3B9zLeFiUESYq4LWMWPU5LPfVJcu4B-IRZWW2IzF6PyXCKNikFCPKLx59ddt7msBxwB9rEln6nBiJBPiovLtZMEpD92639T99AUbEW3EEZpvdTR0ACceRTPt6xJiihen1C59zRO1GKhCnmjslm6VvSmAjuDaSEPJY/w171-h171/SSS_Wednesday-Challenge.jpg" width="171" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">~~~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><u>Travels and Tribulations</u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmBUUlouZv550o-84KbSjgnduK3srkJQ4HA0osXLyqQpnw4UyaRoL5N2TpajfXU7MXGlWtZoXMVuoP9XptKwqeIbIxs6FtCQWYN3grDg6nAyVMQIJE-ThGgMCKPdM6yKFcGSTPf5wmHoF25l7no6D0tSCkCvDB-OK48RaUvx8NOLjwaNK3ReU24kJ-0o/s3447/20230624_102856%20(1).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="3447" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmBUUlouZv550o-84KbSjgnduK3srkJQ4HA0osXLyqQpnw4UyaRoL5N2TpajfXU7MXGlWtZoXMVuoP9XptKwqeIbIxs6FtCQWYN3grDg6nAyVMQIJE-ThGgMCKPdM6yKFcGSTPf5wmHoF25l7no6D0tSCkCvDB-OK48RaUvx8NOLjwaNK3ReU24kJ-0o/w419-h356/20230624_102856%20(1).jpg" width="419" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Thank you to those who have checked in with me. I intended to post here the second week of June, but I got too busy preparing everything for going on vacation and just didn't have time. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Then we went on a much-anticipated, long-planned vacation to Europe to do a driving tour of the Alps. We landed in Germany and drove a loop with stops in Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and back to Munich to fly home. And for their high school graduation gift, we had the pleasure of our grandtwins' company on the trip! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">The Mister (otherwise known as Papa) planned everything and he did an excellent job. He has taken a similar loop twice now with a group of motorcycle friends, so he is familiar with the area. Everything was spectacular, even the weather, and now the twins will have loads of memories of their old geezer grandparents to reflect on years from now.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">Sadly, on the third day of the adventure, I came down with the worst head cold of my life. One so bad that even now that we are home, I'm still suffering. The Mister came down with it on the flight home, which is also sad, but we feel so blessed that he didn't catch it sooner. He did hours of driving and showing us the sights. Without him as driver and tour director ... well, it doesn't bear thinking about. Fortunately, so far, the boys haven't caught this evil bug.🙏</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6M_C8Ii8SnntV_bSS-W_FdYT_6VeDEwqbowHMwL01mOJic5RqXhZIqqhRrF01VIHKt7gMs1S29in7G-bXXNsa5uRqUBSpF7406bBKmIX5Vnu7c9V3ZULR-YyT2G6vbuGIF9AXP4BVXmQaXZoCFpOjPYnTj8_1YSyNG3scdlGfwNX92ody3GAHn9JYiQ/s555/body%20sick%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="555" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU6M_C8Ii8SnntV_bSS-W_FdYT_6VeDEwqbowHMwL01mOJic5RqXhZIqqhRrF01VIHKt7gMs1S29in7G-bXXNsa5uRqUBSpF7406bBKmIX5Vnu7c9V3ZULR-YyT2G6vbuGIF9AXP4BVXmQaXZoCFpOjPYnTj8_1YSyNG3scdlGfwNX92ody3GAHn9JYiQ/w290-h222/body%20sick%20(1).jpg" width="290" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">This cold is the whack-a-mole of all colds whereby it flits around from each of the orifices in your head; one day worse here, the next day worse here. You think you're better, but no. <br /><br />Besides feeling like a zombie, the most bizarre symptom for either of us has been intense conjunctivitis in both eyes! Apparently you can get that if you have a cold. Who knew that was a thing?!😝 </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">No fever, though, and it's not Covid, so we also feel blessed about that. Could always be worse!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">I'll share more photos when my energy returns. This has taken me days to type. Thank you to everyone who has sent me a birthday card! I have a lovely full basket of cards waiting for Sunday, but I may take several days to open them. My focus button is also on the fritz and I want to give each of your beautiful handmade cards the full focus and attention it deserves! Mwah! 💕</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana;">~~~</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>
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