tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33905133697633654782024-03-18T05:00:33.917-04:00A Cardsmith. . . show-and-tell, assorted musings, and occasional mayhem from my rubber stamping world.Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.comBlogger1271125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-90736752379943031452024-03-18T05:00:00.009-04:002024-03-18T05:00:00.140-04:00To This<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When my former priest Father Gregory had
a massive heart attack early in the year, it was gratifying to see the results
of prayer at work.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">His recovery began
the very next day and has steadily continued, to the great relief of all who
love him.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So my card’s layout was very
specific . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBhEzuZOPyjHvp4B_5GW4-7rtRlnfDIQp7Rh5jY4hnW1xUTcBZiASGQZa3TPQXLBgu4bPbgkCfB8Ps9C5hDRpR7PybQaXMaKrbGd2n0epsGuEEFTpZcSIibQyfgHGIZUDYtmObaxd1kLy5lTvq1bflebJ6CXVW4Eel7ITnyylC1oR5GeHlFGMUm73v-c/s3264/IMG_4834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBhEzuZOPyjHvp4B_5GW4-7rtRlnfDIQp7Rh5jY4hnW1xUTcBZiASGQZa3TPQXLBgu4bPbgkCfB8Ps9C5hDRpR7PybQaXMaKrbGd2n0epsGuEEFTpZcSIibQyfgHGIZUDYtmObaxd1kLy5lTvq1bflebJ6CXVW4Eel7ITnyylC1oR5GeHlFGMUm73v-c/w480-h640/IMG_4834.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I figured a battered heart followed by a
perky, healthy one would tell the story of his wonderful recovery.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There were many miraculous incidents that
took place throughout this serious event and we are deeply grateful to God for
all of them.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Neenah <i>Desert
Storm, </i>Little Black Dress <i>patterned paper,</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Scraps <i>Red,
Orange, Green</i><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Darice <i>Nesting
Hearts, </i>Simon Says <i>Sketch Heart, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lil Inker
<i>Stitched Mats Squares, </i>DieVersions <i>A Hint of <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Lime
font, </i>Carl punches </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>Leaf,
Flower</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wink of Stella <i>Clear</i><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-25286987467246541502024-03-14T05:00:00.011-04:002024-03-14T05:00:00.171-04:00St Patrick<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I love the stitched, multiple window dies that are very
popular right now and decided to use one of them for my St Patrick’s Day card .
. .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFORuiPnyW77XG-zVZmjhAhcANdWLQq47-RZ4Q8I8HgrXyfF4kdvJeF9ULKLT19mKk-3fKNr3d65J4FiDdU-vde5r3aiO2BNFc9SyiV25Bdj5EzlqvtKvzZKfP9oQnCqGflAdPfjTd68svu_8bVTjN8FEFMJNIoYg1TSHIXlv96nZ-bpsgkAvjzVM8gnM/s3264/IMG_4800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFORuiPnyW77XG-zVZmjhAhcANdWLQq47-RZ4Q8I8HgrXyfF4kdvJeF9ULKLT19mKk-3fKNr3d65J4FiDdU-vde5r3aiO2BNFc9SyiV25Bdj5EzlqvtKvzZKfP9oQnCqGflAdPfjTd68svu_8bVTjN8FEFMJNIoYg1TSHIXlv96nZ-bpsgkAvjzVM8gnM/w372-h496/IMG_4800.JPG" width="372" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If it weren’t for the MISTI, I would never have attempted
the placement of all of the individual text stamps.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I ran a sample cut of the die, put it into my
MISTI and used it to place the text in the windows.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I inked up a practice run or two on scrap
paper to make sure the words were properly centered and then was off to the
races with cardstock.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">LOVE THAT MISTI!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It
has opened up scores of creative possibilities I never would have dreamed trying
before . . .</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 20.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 19.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">HAPPY
ST PATRICK’S DAY!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Green, </i>Strathmore
<i>Ultimate White</i><b> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Studio G <i>Series 29<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Superior <i>India Ink
Black</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">InLoveArts <i>Splicing
Rectangular Background,</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Poppy
Crafts <i>Bunch of Four Leaf Clovers</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">American Ribbon <i>Shamrock
Tie, </i>Sparkle & Sprinkle <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">glitter <i>Gold,
</i>Marvy <i>Liquid Gold Paint Marker: Gold</i><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-47023610641531409652024-03-11T05:00:00.006-04:002024-03-11T05:00:00.140-04:00Soar<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This is the last of my current run with Lydia Fiedler’s wonderful assemblage
of tinfoil, Gesso, alcohol inks, and 3D embossing folders.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There will be hundreds more of this method in
future posts as this technique tops the list of favorites for me . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL46NT0wDDctF5E9CKG7yZEULI7P8pmVG7c0qCTPRQxYPR7wc8QFJjjpp-5rHiMT6xl8BPxCmINnG-W2bljeq3TCrDeSYk00u4l7fN4KLmtP3dj6BSiwy7wR7NBRD4Y1hWQEehTmcQ1mCQdrkgpw06j8_oLLTj2hQvbg6bSv_LagLxSXg6xgBuaBeHIU/s3264/IMG_4831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL46NT0wDDctF5E9CKG7yZEULI7P8pmVG7c0qCTPRQxYPR7wc8QFJjjpp-5rHiMT6xl8BPxCmINnG-W2bljeq3TCrDeSYk00u4l7fN4KLmtP3dj6BSiwy7wR7NBRD4Y1hWQEehTmcQ1mCQdrkgpw06j8_oLLTj2hQvbg6bSv_LagLxSXg6xgBuaBeHIU/w480-h640/IMG_4831.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I plan to do up one of these for submission to our annual NJ Fair in
August.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Meanwhile, there are scores of
colors, designs, multiple media highlights, and layouts that this technique can
use and I plan to try them all!</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Typhoon</i><b> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Judith <i>Dots<b><o:p></o:p></b></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Adirondack Alcohol
Ink<i> Latte, Slate, Pitch Black<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deco Art Acrylic
Paint <i>Pot ‘O Gold<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Pwdr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ranger <i>Gold<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">DieNamics <i>Stitched
Mini Scallop Rectangle,<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Love Nicole <i>Dragonfly, </i>Tim Holtz <i>Alphanumeric
<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tiny
Type Upper</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Fldr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tim Holtz 3D <i>Entangled</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Liquitex <i>White
Gesso, </i>Bob Ross <i>Black Gesso</i><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-58043113798114294782024-03-07T05:00:00.006-05:002024-03-07T05:00:00.143-05:00Dream<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We’ve now arrived at the third sample of the alcohol ink and Gesso
technique recently demo’d by Lydia Fiedler on Splitcoast Stampers.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This one just might be my favorite of the
four . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarXp6qFopI2R9ceMFZ79fg75DGEBZ0cZQezXl701GYeu0CoTd6RLzSMC8zUQ5yqLYHBD7qt83lWk5ENYC0GYhzKV5mHzCIV6sOhCAw3J8hqLXsDRhh1aRVPoyAsCfCjP5pyDjqRYWTvNlLuiObp3aFWGEgsUH0sQFK4J0XbsYnZ6Xu4rZmVCZnzzFpjs/s3264/IMG_4830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarXp6qFopI2R9ceMFZ79fg75DGEBZ0cZQezXl701GYeu0CoTd6RLzSMC8zUQ5yqLYHBD7qt83lWk5ENYC0GYhzKV5mHzCIV6sOhCAw3J8hqLXsDRhh1aRVPoyAsCfCjP5pyDjqRYWTvNlLuiObp3aFWGEgsUH0sQFK4J0XbsYnZ6Xu4rZmVCZnzzFpjs/w480-h640/IMG_4830.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">After applying paint with a brayer to the raised parts of the design,
I decided to scatter on some silver embossing powder and then heated it.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The result turned out to be a little heavy
handed but I like the idea and will play with it again.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I think I’ll try using a hard brayer instead
of a soft one – that should keep the ink’s contact to a more desirable minimum
. . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Jade, </i>Ranger
<i>Alcohol Ink Cardstock Brushed</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Silver</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Adirondack Alcohol
Ink <i>Meadow, Bottle, Denim, </i>Marabu <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Alcohol
Ink <i>Deep White<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">DecoArts Acrylic
Paint <i>Shimmering Silver<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Pwdr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamp A Mania <i>Silver
Dollar<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">TEMU <i>Lovely Tree
Leaves, </i>Reverse Confetti <i>Wild Words <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Set:
Dream</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Fldr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sizzix 3D <i>Leaves<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">DMC Coton Perle <i>#5
Dark Green</i><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-58052976406868427062024-03-04T05:00:00.006-05:002024-03-04T05:00:00.160-05:00Blessings<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We’re moving right along to the second
example of Lydia Fiedler’s technique I first posted last Thursday.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Scroll down for the details on that day.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Lydia has fancifully titled this method, “Drunken
Embossed Foil” and while alcohol is indeed involved, it’s not the kind you
drink.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Rather, you make ART with it!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYSZJ9cpeHdu0qX3NK-mtWDxYgHg79m3k_eQmaXT1DOfpbKvFbfFzr_REJEmovzkAt4zdApXdl6iqKT9HhS_he0z_9CV0jz2YZf3GGkzj42EOLYpkRYUmbmeZXTGfSsXLMA3hmse8-veXIeWC1W1zVjMNazqlJWtlQEXyWd3QRFW8bvqBDxTMYocQED0/s3264/IMG_4816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYSZJ9cpeHdu0qX3NK-mtWDxYgHg79m3k_eQmaXT1DOfpbKvFbfFzr_REJEmovzkAt4zdApXdl6iqKT9HhS_he0z_9CV0jz2YZf3GGkzj42EOLYpkRYUmbmeZXTGfSsXLMA3hmse8-veXIeWC1W1zVjMNazqlJWtlQEXyWd3QRFW8bvqBDxTMYocQED0/w480-h640/IMG_4816.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Gesso, 3D embossing folders, liquid
alcohol inks, and kitchen foil are the four main ingredients that open the door
to a lot of fun, and not long thereafter, some beautifully dramatic results.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This one is at the top of my list for
multiple repeats!</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Crimson</i><b> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Adirondack Alcohol
Ink <i>Terra Cotta, Butterscotch, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gold
Mixatives<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deco Art Acrylic
Paint <i>Pot ‘O Gold<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Impression Obsession <i>Bare
Branch, </i>Memory Box <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Butterflies
<i>Pippi, Isabella, </i>Spellbinders <i>Blessings <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Vine
Frame Set: “Blessings” </span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Fldr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Open Studio 3D <i>Chrysanthemum
Field</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-27349677710581535602024-02-29T05:00:00.010-05:002024-02-29T05:00:00.136-05:00Cheers<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Lydia Fiedler of Splitcoast Stampers published another one of her
marvelous techniques recently and I was hot to give it a try.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Here is the first of four results . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquCC6odFEoAEEmHXyQFEde7Y5DUphxwrGiFcDVxY7caZC__Lnlv7131eeV57abJDcL6z3HNUTRG9lfWJUIr_fb4kBsDe7aT3CwXmZF3LjvlNNjzNFxLkLJH-19buvKBWloqXPdpWZGyEUbBjVxNHrKo0D4ELhxupor1YpGBBJJ0G52AGMEVb7kdeQXsw/s3264/IMG_4815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquCC6odFEoAEEmHXyQFEde7Y5DUphxwrGiFcDVxY7caZC__Lnlv7131eeV57abJDcL6z3HNUTRG9lfWJUIr_fb4kBsDe7aT3CwXmZF3LjvlNNjzNFxLkLJH-19buvKBWloqXPdpWZGyEUbBjVxNHrKo0D4ELhxupor1YpGBBJJ0G52AGMEVb7kdeQXsw/w480-h640/IMG_4815.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">While time for drying has to be allowed, the actual doing is quick and
easy.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I like to do the first three
quick-and-easy steps the night before and then I’m ready to proceed the next
morning.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Here’s the process:</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1. Attach a piece of aluminum foil to a piece of cardstock with
double-sided sticky tape.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">2. Insert into a 3D embossing folder and run through your die cutting
machine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3. Cover the whole design with a thin layer of Gesso and let dry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vary the direction of your brushstrokes as
these will show when dry and provide interesting texture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tiny glints of the foil will show through
when the Gesso is dry – this adds to the fun for sure!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">4. Wearing gloves (unless you’d like to have inky pinkies for a week),
drizzle on your choice of alcohol ink colors, tilting the paper to let them
spread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spritz with alcohol if desired
to move and blend the colors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let dry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">5. Brayer with a contrasting color of paint to bring out the highlights
of the design.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">5. Trim to size and finish your card.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Liquid alcohol inks are ordinarily translucent – but as Lydia states,
the layer of white Gesso makes them opaque!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This gives you rich color you wouldn’t get otherwise.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I’ve three more samples on the way – prepare yourselves . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Typhoon, </i>Strathmore <i>#100
Bristol Smooth,</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ranger <i>Alcohol
Ink Cardstock Silver Sparkle</i><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Adirondack Alcohol
Ink <i>Eggplant, Denim<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deco Art <i>Titanium
(Snow) White<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Simon Says <i>Butterfly
Tendrils, Cheers</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Fldr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tim Holtz 3D <i>Kaleidoscope</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Perfect Pearls mist <i>Silver</i><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-18120037535357400742024-02-26T05:00:00.007-05:002024-02-26T05:00:00.242-05:00Celebrate<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">My explorations with OLO alcohol markers continues . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnGT1gt98FcCSaFXHaSNeJJAPa1uXtzTLgeg-w_WDM4W969xtFILAGJ6i_cMJRPhoehKRixouQtZZJS9qW2as3qNLha_EtUWxFRLiv-P9FTu8X15euMG2-0nXJDXXJoJAzZGvXt4-hIr6QwnkJa7geEbp6NHIojcYGS4UU2xZjAJKxEQuIi7VDedFRuA/s3264/IMG_4814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnGT1gt98FcCSaFXHaSNeJJAPa1uXtzTLgeg-w_WDM4W969xtFILAGJ6i_cMJRPhoehKRixouQtZZJS9qW2as3qNLha_EtUWxFRLiv-P9FTu8X15euMG2-0nXJDXXJoJAzZGvXt4-hIr6QwnkJa7geEbp6NHIojcYGS4UU2xZjAJKxEQuIi7VDedFRuA/w480-h640/IMG_4814.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It’s true that the choice of cardstocks does make a </span><i style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">lot </i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">of difference, especially when it
comes to blending.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I used </span><i style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">X-Press</i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> for this card and will be trying
Taylored Expressions’ </span><i style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sugar Cube</i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> as
soon as it arrives.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Meanwhile, more
practice is certainly on the menu, but I’m happy to note that my results with
OLO’s are far better (and easier to obtain) than they ever were with Copics.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Dark
Denim, </i>X-Press-It<b> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamp La Jolla <i>Satin
Flower Square<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks: <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gina K <i>Amalgam </i>Black<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">OLO Alcohol Inks <i>Royal
Purple, Hyacinth, Blueberry, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Violet,
Butterscotch<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Spellbinders <i>Hem
Stitch Squares,</i><b> </b>Impression Obsession <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Congrats
Word Set</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Glass Glitter <i>Lemon
Yellow<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-21876708712680693552024-02-22T05:00:00.005-05:002024-02-22T05:00:00.136-05:00With Sympathy<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Given the somber subject, I usually like to keep colors on the soft
side . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa7MWRtGcTm6yAWE0GsyIBXumsBqxAYvlT4-0p2ZKE7_VxZzGZFP8YfIDiMXy7hG4K_6smxZPYZGlL8QWZjIP9brcsP9FRgWWcBhslbsKhGyhTi3-tcviJp2YjJG1AdVDdB-AC-R4pBDjrZAaag4Z7frOuvVnDgZzvXn1Ugx6t7JB1g-U4OU9rwankBk/s3264/IMG_4813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOa7MWRtGcTm6yAWE0GsyIBXumsBqxAYvlT4-0p2ZKE7_VxZzGZFP8YfIDiMXy7hG4K_6smxZPYZGlL8QWZjIP9brcsP9FRgWWcBhslbsKhGyhTi3-tcviJp2YjJG1AdVDdB-AC-R4pBDjrZAaag4Z7frOuvVnDgZzvXn1Ugx6t7JB1g-U4OU9rwankBk/w480-h640/IMG_4813.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. . . so I chose textured Kraft
paired with a few gently colored flowers.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I used Prisma colored pencils with Gamsol to delete the wax and help
with blending.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A bit of shimmer to add
interest and I think we’re done.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marcos <i>Jute</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mama Elephant <i>Stems
and Sprigs<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gina K Amalgam <i>Black,
</i>Gelly Roll <i>Clear Star<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Prisma <i>True Blue, Muted
Turquoise, Parma Violet, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Walnut
Hollow <i>Blue Violet, </i>Schwan Aquarellable <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">8043
Dark Green<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mama Elephant <i>Stems
and Sprigs, </i>Impression <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Obsession
<i>Mid-size Frame, </i>Elizabeth Craft <i>With <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sympathy</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Fldr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Taylored Expressions <i>Weathered<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gamsol, Judikins <i>Microglaze</i><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-5806092080649685432024-02-19T05:00:00.009-05:002024-02-19T05:00:00.140-05:00Thinking of You<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Had a little experimental fun with this one .
. . this card was my maiden voyage with OLO markers.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">They cost about the same as Copics but you
get twice the ink!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The ink delivery
system is uniquely efficient and instead of only about 65% use of what’s in the
barrel, you get as much as 92% use!</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The
ink flow is noticeably smoother and it’s so much easier to cover an area
without unwanted overlaps that deepen the color.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I’m definitely sold!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sCUVvK1AROhuvE3g4yHSrGJmUiQKUonMje9IApfSrNkpGkUZ8yXUWggG2iH4NqNhp9grzl8w9gDCmZ9B88DLekt_E1GVYZYzaBMy0rl14nPVXHe5dDLrgvR_deTJeNg2mbpWSlMSAfS7kVF4CFeLRiRwXcCrNpt60z1kY6rO1LDGQagJ6Kk3k4IWcyQ/s3264/IMG_4811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sCUVvK1AROhuvE3g4yHSrGJmUiQKUonMje9IApfSrNkpGkUZ8yXUWggG2iH4NqNhp9grzl8w9gDCmZ9B88DLekt_E1GVYZYzaBMy0rl14nPVXHe5dDLrgvR_deTJeNg2mbpWSlMSAfS7kVF4CFeLRiRwXcCrNpt60z1kY6rO1LDGQagJ6Kk3k4IWcyQ/w480-h640/IMG_4811.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></b></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Another idea I tried was to cover the flower
centers with clear plastic raindrops.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I
wanted to attach them with my ThermoWeb glue dots as they are very strong.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I knew that my smallest size of glue dot was
still bigger than the raindrops so I decided to add some glitter to cover the sticky
overage.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">For a change, the camera
actually managed to pick up some of that sparkle so I hope you enjoy the
effect.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The background is spattered with both black
and white gesso which has added a really neat texture.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I don’t think it’s visible, however.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Sob . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="font-family: arial;">Cardstock: </b><span style="font-family: arial;">Bazzill <i>Pear, </i>Strathmore<i>
#140 Watercolor</i><b> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Yvonne Albritton <i>Wild
Roses, </i>Crafter’s Companion<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Get
Well Soon<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ColorBox <i>Black<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">OLO Alcohol
Markers <i>Evergreen, Forest Mist, Red <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Grapefruit,
Vermilion, </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Copic <i>Toner Gray No. 1, <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Colorless Blender<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Pwdr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Judikins <i>Black<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wonky Stitch
Rectangle Stax<b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Kat Scappiness <i>Sparkling
Clear Droplets, </i>Sparkle <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">&
Sprinkle Glitter <i>Fantasy Gold</i></span><b><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-22261432646037852982024-02-15T05:00:00.012-05:002024-02-15T05:00:00.135-05:00Celebrate<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This one was a three day struggle – and I still don’t like it . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVcWucvBxAr57abwv0PlyyJ928CmzUzQK1zn5HNK1yAFDikKdGxe0m0oYrdn3rmUK11rg9v04buMFwgxLyS6rTOj1aEcvlBjebhfEGr39P2vfgayFiV0AKXNTGfjfAACEah4VomEWrIX3NzzWG9FdFZ1AfR1UGRyyJNL7u8iepSdwxLf60V-hQQ9iHHc/s3264/IMG_4810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVcWucvBxAr57abwv0PlyyJ928CmzUzQK1zn5HNK1yAFDikKdGxe0m0oYrdn3rmUK11rg9v04buMFwgxLyS6rTOj1aEcvlBjebhfEGr39P2vfgayFiV0AKXNTGfjfAACEah4VomEWrIX3NzzWG9FdFZ1AfR1UGRyyJNL7u8iepSdwxLf60V-hQQ9iHHc/w480-h640/IMG_4810.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I know it has something to do with the colors (which I changed
numerous times) but I never seemed to get to that sweet spot where I was reasonably
content with the results.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I’m sending it
out anyway – phooey!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I did try something new, however:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">on the black solid butterfly, I wanted to add glitter but only under the
openings in the gold butterfly overlay.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Here’s how I did it:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">1. Die cut the solid black butterfly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">2. Die cut the intricate overlay out of masking paper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">3. Add the masking paper overlay to the black butterfly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">4. Spray with adhesive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">5. Peel off the overlay and dust with glitter, pressing down firmly to
adhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It worked perfectly which does give me </span><i style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">some </i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">satisfaction about this card . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Strathmore<i> #140
Watercolor, </i>Bazzill <i>Green, </i>Hanko</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Momi
Washi Gold</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tattered Angels <i>Gold
Glimmer Mist<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Pwdr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ranger <i>Gold<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">AlteNew <i>Striped
Leaf, </i>Spellbinders <i>Leaf, </i>Impression <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Obsession
<i>Congrats Word Set: Celebrate, </i>InLoveArts <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3D
Butterfly (body only)</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Black glitter<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-49106798760048880212024-02-12T05:00:00.018-05:002024-02-12T05:00:00.153-05:00Wild About You<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">I thought Valentine’s Day would be the perfect time to dig into my
printed pink and red papers and make up a slew of Bay Window cards.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">All
eight of the cards are different – scroll down to view two of them . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIMoZREGPiPvzejTi-KxNQ_Bnu6Y9AUTktr02RFcEPfU2ac4BzoSbNgCZ7AaLgTwzikJLR5FJM0gJmUbCJUflxghbpuxJyMbuGehix7hHSpmWTm-SazcgtfraSD7EPpEMARzJyxjx9YOIvXIQfqVZ_d7jbQrmsMRb1ElphpxGwJaxvRjy0QUFe96q0dw/s3264/IMG_4790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIMoZREGPiPvzejTi-KxNQ_Bnu6Y9AUTktr02RFcEPfU2ac4BzoSbNgCZ7AaLgTwzikJLR5FJM0gJmUbCJUflxghbpuxJyMbuGehix7hHSpmWTm-SazcgtfraSD7EPpEMARzJyxjx9YOIvXIQfqVZ_d7jbQrmsMRb1ElphpxGwJaxvRjy0QUFe96q0dw/w400-h300/IMG_4790.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwh0G8p2DutYN7uw4Qq9uYThDvi1apgUjwSnudUI2I04HbNPKA6ggoNIiteByrdRZFTEWwE7c8yw5azQungUvspPm_93y6UE_yl1vf7vfbe2CEPjTfblOQcCXzXRBB7bhark3LdiVvhGAYE2yKoM1L_VVOaQgtNHgsA7pN7SnCwVnzy-9VO3KDpaKLYQ/s3264/IMG_4791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwh0G8p2DutYN7uw4Qq9uYThDvi1apgUjwSnudUI2I04HbNPKA6ggoNIiteByrdRZFTEWwE7c8yw5azQungUvspPm_93y6UE_yl1vf7vfbe2CEPjTfblOQcCXzXRBB7bhark3LdiVvhGAYE2yKoM1L_VVOaQgtNHgsA7pN7SnCwVnzy-9VO3KDpaKLYQ/w400-h300/IMG_4791.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 22pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Countryhouse; font-size: 18pt;">Happy
Valentine’s Day!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 22pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bazzill <i>White,
Pear, Pomegranate, Light Rosy, Salmon, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Scraps <i>Assorted</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inky Antics <i>“Wild
About You”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ColorBox <i>Black<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Pwdr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Judikins <i>Detail
Black<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Papertrey Ink <i>Doily
Details</i><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stampendous stickers <i>Circle
Silver</i><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><br /><p></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-84316607428663748762024-02-08T05:00:00.006-05:002024-02-08T05:00:00.139-05:00Cheers<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As with Monday’s post, I’ve used the
spraying technique on another intricate die cut to provide a different look . .
.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7GdXmImLeIpEiaGblOK2dqrvs5FTIADkyA3hjLUGt67aTVVU0dXgqJNjMOwmUC_ljnUFr0OWM3zqXdulk3ja7Z64ullOTNF6VVEiE651oo2Oi2QyuMms0oRAOVyUGS5ajdIDIW4Ci9tUXyyxXM73M7Hvore4cLhe-_KdoLHRJbb_Z31x-RZ4WTFUJXU/s3264/IMG_4809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7GdXmImLeIpEiaGblOK2dqrvs5FTIADkyA3hjLUGt67aTVVU0dXgqJNjMOwmUC_ljnUFr0OWM3zqXdulk3ja7Z64ullOTNF6VVEiE651oo2Oi2QyuMms0oRAOVyUGS5ajdIDIW4Ci9tUXyyxXM73M7Hvore4cLhe-_KdoLHRJbb_Z31x-RZ4WTFUJXU/w480-h640/IMG_4809.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The butterfly was originally quite
glittery and I felt it needed to be toned down for this layout.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So I experimented with sponging on some dark
green dye ink.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As dye inks aren’t
permanent on metallic surfaces, a spray of fixative took care of that little
problem.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I did decide that a little gold
glitter on some of the flower centers would add just the right amount of
sparkle . . . I’m sure that as usual, the camera will remain indifferent to it
all, but in real life, I got just the effect I was after!</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Strathmore<i> #140
Watercolor, </i>Bazzill <i>Spring Breeze,</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">American
Crafts <i>POW Glitter Paper: Gold</i><b>
</b><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Adirondack <i>Color
Wash: Sailboat Blue, Sunset Orange, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Meadow,
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Distress
<i>Forest Moss<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hero <i>Flower
Garden, </i>Spellbinders <i>Wonderful Wings, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Impression
Obsession <i>Flags, </i>Cheery Lynn <i>Cheer</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Viva Paper Pen <i>Gold</i><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-68097061218806149112024-02-05T05:00:00.006-05:002024-02-05T05:00:00.250-05:00Cheers<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Today’s card shows another look at some
recent fun I had with color sprays.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
used two colors, added a spritz of metallic silver, and then die cut the result
with an intricate background . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5M7ou6AOv9Rr1ZuQgZ_A8U0IvWQmPBxVTTIAJ0cgpxc-Q0adAl9ZBhN87mcWVocK6Bi9IawM500Z6xZDNxEeV8De5kM087XIAYRMBrtwtq78yTDI0hTBx2v3nA49TaEzrdNZs4Ua2gnD7qhRFeuObrYkMRFVlvbfbn1M5ZnFbGeo-v9MlTPC0FmguquI/s3264/IMG_4808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5M7ou6AOv9Rr1ZuQgZ_A8U0IvWQmPBxVTTIAJ0cgpxc-Q0adAl9ZBhN87mcWVocK6Bi9IawM500Z6xZDNxEeV8De5kM087XIAYRMBrtwtq78yTDI0hTBx2v3nA49TaEzrdNZs4Ua2gnD7qhRFeuObrYkMRFVlvbfbn1M5ZnFbGeo-v9MlTPC0FmguquI/w480-h640/IMG_4808.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">After adding spray adhesive to the back,
I added the layer to the card front.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Spray adhesive clings not only to the flat surface but also to the cut
out edges of the design.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When dusting
the front with glitter, a little of it sticks to those sticky cut edges</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A soft
brush takes off all of the excess glitter but the bits that cling to the edges
add just enough gleam to make things interesting.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Strathmore<i> #140
Watercolor</i><b> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamp Zia <i>Color
Sprays:</i> <i>Sapphire, Moss, </i>Perfect <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pearls
mist <i>Silver<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">EShocking <i>Fan
Background, </i>Butterfly Iron <i>Tulip Flower, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Memory
Box <i>Stitched Rectangle Trimmings, </i>TK Online <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Celebration
Set: Cheers</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Viva Pearl Pen <i>Silver
Chrome</i><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-70442363041728496962024-02-01T05:00:00.005-05:002024-02-01T05:00:00.165-05:00Thank You<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Thankfully,
I was born into a wonderfully warm and loving family.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When my Favorite Nephew (I have only one
nephew) blessed me with a surprise gift this Christmas, a Thank You card was
certainly in order . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKcEXs9FfhpipYeZuT6FvTxsD52AAUUsF8TmlYmruSFHMIwyvq86xstaDEedEqcidKX4hZC3dqWQosWKyVMfJvvQEpVeeAMASiHK4f8pZxwzAL6-fPHsPCATzzs5prK4deZrYu_4tF_pcuz1y5xWOSlAMs-riVy1QrnvPBJ3TTTltm8R1IkZ8XGdYq8A/s3264/IMG_4807.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKcEXs9FfhpipYeZuT6FvTxsD52AAUUsF8TmlYmruSFHMIwyvq86xstaDEedEqcidKX4hZC3dqWQosWKyVMfJvvQEpVeeAMASiHK4f8pZxwzAL6-fPHsPCATzzs5prK4deZrYu_4tF_pcuz1y5xWOSlAMs-riVy1QrnvPBJ3TTTltm8R1IkZ8XGdYq8A/w480-h640/IMG_4807.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. . . the fun thing about this
layout is that the adorable terrarium image was a Christmas gift to me from his
sister, my Favorite Niece – of which I also have only one.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Between the two of them, I had a marvelous
Christmas indeed!</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bazzill <i>White,
Rain Forest, </i><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Savvy <i>Floral
Terrarium, </i>Purple Daisy <i>Sand<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ColorBox <i>Black, </i>Superior
<i>India Ink Black<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Waterclrs:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zig Clean Color <i>Geranium
Red, Olive Green<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Pwdr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Judikins <i>Detail
Black<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Frantic Stamper <i>Striped
Frame & Insert, </i>Marianne <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Butterflies,
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">TK
Online <i>Celebration Set: Thank you</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-54028029885490282972024-01-29T05:00:00.027-05:002024-01-29T05:00:00.137-05:00Thank You<p><b><span face=""Arial","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There were two couples who attended the wedding I wrote
about in the previous post. This second couple also brought lovely food for the
celebration feast so I wanted to send them a Thank You note as well . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksCsQS3gRSom_Uq8b6uKNQm5ibTEksY0HJhb0rE3zZaz5ZvPLLZGNUyoUrVIQrh86HBN0Cx-TeGGQy6weS8yUgxqno5Jhson8hdVFvm_GkfTGTYe8OAEZi4NUClZBHXlldW4sAtziXT2w6UHmf5gwv6tCTZLdCcdqOPE0jnfMkI6iPWVZFlMyPRQjPiI/s3264/IMG_4803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksCsQS3gRSom_Uq8b6uKNQm5ibTEksY0HJhb0rE3zZaz5ZvPLLZGNUyoUrVIQrh86HBN0Cx-TeGGQy6weS8yUgxqno5Jhson8hdVFvm_GkfTGTYe8OAEZi4NUClZBHXlldW4sAtziXT2w6UHmf5gwv6tCTZLdCcdqOPE0jnfMkI6iPWVZFlMyPRQjPiI/w480-h640/IMG_4803.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Kathy initiated a conversation about art at the luncheon
table so my intent was to provide a card that was artsy in feeling.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The background seemed a little heavy to me so
I added some framed vellum to lighten things up a bit.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It’s amazing what vellum can do to quietly
subdue an overly ambitious color scheme . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Vanilla, </i>Canson<i>
Aquarelle #90, </i>Scrap <i>Blue,</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">collaged
layer from my Scrap Box</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deco Art Acrylic
Paint <i>Colonial Blue, Pinecone Brown<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Memory Box <i>Stitched
Rectangle Trimmings, </i>Savvy <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Thank
You”</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Fldr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tim Holtz <i>Intertwine<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Nuvo glitter <i>Ivory
Sands</i><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><br /></div>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-33926103042963229132024-01-25T05:00:00.006-05:002024-01-25T05:00:00.133-05:00Thank You<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When my neighbors recently got married, the wedding was held in the
beautiful living </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">room of a lovely old
home owned by the couple’s friends.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
host’s father was a German craftsman who was highly skilled in woodworking and
masonry.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Hence the elements I used on this
layout . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiZ09QIhRPT5DxUEQcYZoEhu554fjaVqLg23Ro3EnzkH5lbJprPTreVF9oTEQiIO9s48xxXBvwJH7058HsZzbSXVIMELN5hy2d5Ovm1HNRhfmejtqnWR99cagR2PUd_yzxzVD6BNvyrtVgQwX7Ydn5rhZYeHM8WmB-laAbPrI3qvs2Rgrf7ZEOrPYlJQ/s3264/IMG_4802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiZ09QIhRPT5DxUEQcYZoEhu554fjaVqLg23Ro3EnzkH5lbJprPTreVF9oTEQiIO9s48xxXBvwJH7058HsZzbSXVIMELN5hy2d5Ovm1HNRhfmejtqnWR99cagR2PUd_yzxzVD6BNvyrtVgQwX7Ydn5rhZYeHM8WmB-laAbPrI3qvs2Rgrf7ZEOrPYlJQ/w480-h640/IMG_4802.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The house sits on a wooded property and the phenomenal brickwork was
both exterior and interior.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So I
included both elements here.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
champagne lunch was a delight and so was the entire afternoon of this very
happy event . . .</span><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 31.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Countryhouse; font-size: 19.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Congratulations Bob and Trish!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Neenah <i>Desert Storm,
</i>Bazzill <i>Rain Forest, </i>Scrap <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Deep
Orange</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Distress <i>Vintage
Photo<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Derwent Inktense <i>Sienna
Gold, Sicilian Yellow, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Iris
Blue, Red Violet<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Waterclrs:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Zig Clean Color <i>Orange,
Yellow, Light Blue, Lilac<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tim Holtz <i>Woodlands,
</i>Scastoe <i>Door/Window set, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cheery
Lynn <i>Tiny Flower Kit, </i>Spellbinders <i>Four Petal <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thank
You Floral Set, </span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Simon
Says <i>Thank You Ticket</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Fldr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tim Holtz <i>Brickwork,
</i>Taylored Expressions <i>Weathered<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-64264508593478937112024-01-22T05:00:00.009-05:002024-01-22T05:00:00.133-05:00Thank You<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Having received two unexpected gifts at
Christmas, I needed to make a couple more Thank You cards than I’d originally
planned on.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Happily, a new arrival of dies provided the perfect leafy background I wanted to use for this one . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSzYQ-zMAX0G-iyYdXWoooHvty3QHVoZhkoveuU1dy3Hc7zjDTqyaFA9qWV7gLiGQYQfPplp9xReQVSgWMs4bmM84DfNosVCOiQpUq3lwtewA9lJCI6R4Ad8lBhjd516OudnWDQ9dVTB3b_BGkqfErfFuFUgxaig_uoQDn4Qz3YecZbDQ0QR9GJp2sts/s3264/IMG_4805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSzYQ-zMAX0G-iyYdXWoooHvty3QHVoZhkoveuU1dy3Hc7zjDTqyaFA9qWV7gLiGQYQfPplp9xReQVSgWMs4bmM84DfNosVCOiQpUq3lwtewA9lJCI6R4Ad8lBhjd516OudnWDQ9dVTB3b_BGkqfErfFuFUgxaig_uoQDn4Qz3YecZbDQ0QR9GJp2sts/w480-h640/IMG_4805.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Unfortunately, the “Thank You” banner is
hard to read in the photo but in real life, it’s a lot more obvious.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I probably should have backed it with a
contrasting color.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sigh . . .</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As Irina is a gardener extraordinaire, plant-ly
layouts are just right for her.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Happily,
I’m a gardener myself (although nowhere near her skill set), so I’ve got lots
of plant life in my die collection.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
should be able to keep Irina and all of my gardening friends happy for years to
come!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Rain
Forest, </i>Brillanca <i>Pearl-Effects:</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Champagne
Floral Pattern</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">TEMU <i>Leaf Cut, </i>Creative
Expressions <i>Chantilly Lace <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Edger,
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Memory
Box Butterflies: <i>Kaleidoscope, Moonlight, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Savvy <i>Thank
You Banner, </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Scrapbook <i>Bow
Toppers</i></span><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sparkle &
Sprinkle Glitter <i>Fantasy Gold, </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Class
Appeals <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ribbons
& Bows Gold</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-65581322687199623912024-01-18T05:00:00.008-05:002024-01-18T05:00:00.137-05:00To Have and to Hold<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When my friends Bob & Trish announced their engagement, I saw a
perfect opportunity to use my newly-discovered silver mesh fiber on their card
. . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7ExUEWREOTf823wo1tSAjUcldfqV8n-MirvG7ekz8CL_c3emj-tLFeblNNWendPrha-lxC6cC4HatdGeBm3ARfA4zaVOjmFut_CzAjcA6ldC8P5NAS8Hw-S4MwF100h1GJt44JtpOAzQUhyphenhyphen8lSiMbJoEzqDHZ9vlSi1WFq4Rl84AAYu7SE2lR67EBG8/s3264/IMG_4798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7ExUEWREOTf823wo1tSAjUcldfqV8n-MirvG7ekz8CL_c3emj-tLFeblNNWendPrha-lxC6cC4HatdGeBm3ARfA4zaVOjmFut_CzAjcA6ldC8P5NAS8Hw-S4MwF100h1GJt44JtpOAzQUhyphenhyphen8lSiMbJoEzqDHZ9vlSi1WFq4Rl84AAYu7SE2lR67EBG8/w480-h640/IMG_4798.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Not much of it shows, but its gleam and glisten really make the whole
layout sparkle. As promised, I’ll be using this and its gold counterpart
numerous times in future!</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Smoky, </i>Concord
& 9<sup>th</sup> <i>Neutrals Glitter Pack:</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Silver,
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Scrap
<i>Red</i><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stampendous <i>Wedding
Vow<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ColorBox <i>Silver<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Pwdr: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">All Night Media <i>Silver
Glitter<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Studio Katia <i>Darling
Ribbon & Dotted Frames, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Lil Inker
<i>Dual Stitched Rectangles, </i>TEMU <i>Heart <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Shaped Cut</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></b>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-1737674649592417592024-01-15T05:00:00.006-05:002024-01-15T05:00:00.139-05:00Beloved Tres<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tres is the Spanish name of the third cat in the litter. His loss
is a particularly hard one for the family as he was a very special cat . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4fy4tMzNx6QdDK1WPk2r1PMFrudtgjxm5gUYcYkvYHBj60QjzkB66zaSorCo6RPHJuOc8-m0w2b4eZ8J69Xy-jq2meKzu22xKrnIwIHLznSWrAxNeGaeIu_8lwuRlvR9IIAlwBOD-I6u6s8kprsXBYNCiz439SdK67wF2Q5clnNL55lT3SbYPM98IIQ/s3264/IMG_4797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4fy4tMzNx6QdDK1WPk2r1PMFrudtgjxm5gUYcYkvYHBj60QjzkB66zaSorCo6RPHJuOc8-m0w2b4eZ8J69Xy-jq2meKzu22xKrnIwIHLznSWrAxNeGaeIu_8lwuRlvR9IIAlwBOD-I6u6s8kprsXBYNCiz439SdK67wF2Q5clnNL55lT3SbYPM98IIQ/w480-h640/IMG_4797.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">With black ink, I brayered the raised part of the paw print embossing
folder before inserting the card. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">That
put the ink into the concave paw prints to make them stand out more.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Technically, the paws are upside down, but
they look like hearts and that’s the love I’m hoping to pass along . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Marcos <i>Jute, </i>Neenah
<i>Desert Storm, </i>Scrap <i>Olive Green</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Wink of Stella <i>Gold<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Frantic Stamper <i>Ten
Fun Felines, </i>Impression Obsession <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Twig
Wreath, </span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">DieNamics
<i>Spring Wreath, </i>Studio Katia <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Darling
Ribbon & Dotted Frames </span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Fldr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Love Nicole <i>Paw
Prints<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-85699753204303224752024-01-11T05:00:00.008-05:002024-01-11T05:00:00.137-05:00Happy Anniversary<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Recently, I went through a shelf of little or </span><i style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">never</i><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> used supplies with an eye to tossing some dead weight and
getting some breathing room.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">My
excavations unearthed the gorgeous diamond-shaped mesh I’ve used on the
background here . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR18qvYIwSExW-PT612iPuG_ainGPwx8tmjbS5Kj6QTG7qdPopbAdQiyMZyXsM45VF2hYR8pDE8HrG6DeW3Sspkw8kqvWEd41Yoxiew_7e2SflpvPEYoB0G7zs0aP6oV8zFboX5ieCzf0XAiTnjW4bLtYqQHu5SgXtusC41odMhEnLRLkJj6enFbOcX3g/s3264/IMG_4796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR18qvYIwSExW-PT612iPuG_ainGPwx8tmjbS5Kj6QTG7qdPopbAdQiyMZyXsM45VF2hYR8pDE8HrG6DeW3Sspkw8kqvWEd41Yoxiew_7e2SflpvPEYoB0G7zs0aP6oV8zFboX5ieCzf0XAiTnjW4bLtYqQHu5SgXtusC41odMhEnLRLkJj6enFbOcX3g/w480-h640/IMG_4796.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I die cut two copies of the stitched frame and sandwiched the mesh in
between.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I used liner tape for added stay-put
security which I felt the wispy mesh needed.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Amazingly, I unearthed the same mesh in sparkling silver and am keeping
both of these for plenty of future cards.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I highly recommend going through a drawer or shelf every once in
awhile.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">You never know what treasures
you’ll unearth that you’d forgotten you had!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dorset <i>Black
Diamond, </i>Bazzill <i>White</i><b> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Impression Obsession <i>Wide
Frame, </i>Karen Burniston <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Border
Blends-Party, </span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Memory
Box butterflies <i>Isabella, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pippi,
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Temu
<i>Words Set: “Happy Anniversary”</i><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gold mesh<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-68581619945501631652024-01-08T05:00:00.006-05:002024-01-08T05:00:00.144-05:00Mama Lita<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When my friend’s well-loved cat Mama Lita died in November, it was
especially sad because Lita was the Mother of several of their other cats . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOFryioosSrSjqN3RS8IpDJwI2-hqRuzo4sqcN36FysmVGMVRv886sEArJVlqvkTHeepugd77FyiedbNNveacTnlNAffUbSLoLsHaMylVii2fXc9DHHhCwLCkIP_dNF-JXaNrDux2DZAbNhdPwoKbk2VCYay24QiNdpYANYdYR8AF3tYbjyHK7y2xdcc/s3264/IMG_4793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOFryioosSrSjqN3RS8IpDJwI2-hqRuzo4sqcN36FysmVGMVRv886sEArJVlqvkTHeepugd77FyiedbNNveacTnlNAffUbSLoLsHaMylVii2fXc9DHHhCwLCkIP_dNF-JXaNrDux2DZAbNhdPwoKbk2VCYay24QiNdpYANYdYR8AF3tYbjyHK7y2xdcc/w480-h640/IMG_4793.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">. . . a month shy of fifteen
years, she was a true sweetie, and will long be missed.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Blossom,
Raven, </i>Fabriano <i>#140 Artistico </i><b> </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hero <i>Large Canvas
Stripes<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Distress <i>Worn
Lipstick<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Memory Box <i>Pinpoint
Leaf Plate, Alphabet Soup, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cottage
Cutz <i>Nested Stitched Scallop Square, </i>Frantic <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamper <i>Ten
Fun Felines, </i>Recollections <i>Word Fetti: <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Sweet”,
</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">DieVersions
font (numbers): <i>Hint of Lime</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-5888219845316036062024-01-04T05:00:00.006-05:002024-01-04T05:00:00.131-05:00Journey<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Time to play with some gorgeous shimmering watercolors which, of
course, the camera couldn’t trouble itself to pick up . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWfqhMnfns6a0XVTKM8sBTCYL90jyoKNqiUEu-gSW2tMG6BMGAJmP4og3YsuVsNZZHNKqF3uIldePn-pCsmKnzDbDsan8fK0zkzEuRuvJtvfOqBZQRYEzhcE-nWBqw0xK62aiXBL_pPJ_hetcNThkn4pXFB1Cf-ivu22bFrWe9Xjy9YVbcjBGDBg3cOg/s3264/IMG_4794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWfqhMnfns6a0XVTKM8sBTCYL90jyoKNqiUEu-gSW2tMG6BMGAJmP4og3YsuVsNZZHNKqF3uIldePn-pCsmKnzDbDsan8fK0zkzEuRuvJtvfOqBZQRYEzhcE-nWBqw0xK62aiXBL_pPJ_hetcNThkn4pXFB1Cf-ivu22bFrWe9Xjy9YVbcjBGDBg3cOg/w480-h640/IMG_4794.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Trust me – in real life they are </span><i style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">beautiful
. . .</i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bazzill <i>Raven, </i>Stonehenge
<i>Aqua Coldpress #140 Black,</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Strathmore
<i>Ultimate White</i><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamps:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Judikins <i>Stitched
Leaves Background, </i>Stampers <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Anonymous
<i>“Journey”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">ColorBox <i>Frost
White, Black<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Waterclrs:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Iuile Watercolors <i>Orchid,
Lilac, Cobalt, Blue, Forest, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">New
Leaf<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emb Pwdr:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hero <i>White<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pretty Pink Posh <i>Stitched
Film Strip</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-31721680101423437522024-01-01T05:00:00.027-05:002024-01-01T05:00:00.130-05:00Thank You<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">When my wonderful college roommate surprised me with a handmade
quilted potholder at Christmas, I had fun making another Thank You card . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU5mx4d_HJGd7UVFA_BPEDoSBkbCwes5bla1SqQBAHxEzC6k-utZV1HnfRWf13RNP-eyFY2y0tcPZN8jyp40ZG17jmL6jx8adyFgeXKnA6h56FJgSCrlqZbnXIe_bytxflYkoXTy-3fDYxy3oizi_sQl4rG-TuxPG8p8b5wFVWkWH9XQbIss9qjrvUVI/s3264/IMG_4806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU5mx4d_HJGd7UVFA_BPEDoSBkbCwes5bla1SqQBAHxEzC6k-utZV1HnfRWf13RNP-eyFY2y0tcPZN8jyp40ZG17jmL6jx8adyFgeXKnA6h56FJgSCrlqZbnXIe_bytxflYkoXTy-3fDYxy3oizi_sQl4rG-TuxPG8p8b5wFVWkWH9XQbIss9qjrvUVI/w400-h300/IMG_4806.JPG" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I tried an idea I’d seen on another blog:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">spray a piece of watercolor cardstock with
three different colors, heat dry, and then die cut with an intricate
background.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I chose a framed leafy
design for this layout.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To get the best
results, do the same thing you do when smooshing with several colors:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">heat dry between each layer.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This provides the best opportunity for artsy
droplets and other textural effects. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I’m imagining all sorts of color combinations for this quick and easy technique
and as I’ve got an overload of color sprays in my stash, I think I’ll move the entire
collection to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">my work table and get </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">to </span><s style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">work</s><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> play!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bazzill <i>Ivy, </i>Strathmore<i>
#140 Watercolor<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Colorants: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Stamp Zia <i>Color
Wash: Blue Topaz, Emerald, Obsidian, <o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Adirondack
<i>Color Wash: Lettuce, </i>Winsor & Newton <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gouache <i>Zinc
White<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">TEMU <i>Leafy Frame, </i>Memory
Box Butterflies <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Kaleidoscope,
Moonlight, </span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tattered
Lace Everyday <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sentiments
<i>Thank, </i>TK Online Celebration Set: <i>You</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">USArtQuest <i>Crystal
Effects: Opal Essence, </i>Viva Pearl <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Pen <i>Ice White, </i>Gelly Roll <i>Clear Star</i><b> </b></span>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-65639709696354297982023-12-28T05:00:00.010-05:002023-12-28T05:00:00.172-05:00Thank You<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I like to make the cards that house my Christmas Thank You
notes ahead of time.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">That way, I’m
encouraged to not dawdle in writing them and sending them out!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Genius, huh? This year’s die design comes
from Poppy Stamps new Nordic line . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84Tv4-JYHoujVEYpomqiE1g_wJqFCt6XM8ni2ezmNNID7tWDBxEwJkWQhjQ6F37pvIPOdJMhddZ12QwYRwNfNmKsn4390UYFF5b_85js36Ezd6wenzLFudogWQa7156vwMjK40DGT4z3B52qOGOxrOw7WlWoi5C6wYkjX1hldnrQBcwO1u47DH1HwIcQ/s3264/IMG_4792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84Tv4-JYHoujVEYpomqiE1g_wJqFCt6XM8ni2ezmNNID7tWDBxEwJkWQhjQ6F37pvIPOdJMhddZ12QwYRwNfNmKsn4390UYFF5b_85js36Ezd6wenzLFudogWQa7156vwMjK40DGT4z3B52qOGOxrOw7WlWoi5C6wYkjX1hldnrQBcwO1u47DH1HwIcQ/w480-h640/IMG_4792.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As usual, the camera didn't not pick up much of the frosty glitter I added to the floral background.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I flipped when I saw what blogger Pam Sparks had done with
this die, so I gifted myself with an early Christmas present of both the deer and the
background.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The deer set comes with a
solid background and has right and left-facing deer for layout variety.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The deer bodies are ingeniously designed in
two pieces which provides wonderful dimension.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Included are two styles of antlers, lovely “clothing” for the deer, and
some greenery.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Poppy Stamps thought of
everything and I’ll be using every occasion I can think of to play with this
set!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Marcos <i>Jute, </i>Neenah
<i>Desert Storm. </i>Bazzill <i>Splash,</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Bazzill
Blue. Dark Denim, Admiral</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hero
Shadow <i>Soft Brown </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Poppy
<i>Nordic Deer, </i>Savvy <i>“Thank You”</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doo Dads: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Enchanted Creations
glitter <i>Moon Dust</i><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390513369763365478.post-55547366092208531592023-12-25T05:00:00.005-05:002023-12-25T05:00:00.131-05:00It's Birthday Time<p><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As my Christmas card has already been posted, I think that Christmas
Day is a great one to post a card for my friend who has the perfect holiday
name of ‘Noela’. She was indeed a holiday-born baby so a posting in this month is
certainly the right place for her.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">She
has newly moved to Beacon, NY and by all accounts, it’s very much like the card
front’s design . . .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMtyuFSgaQDQgfJ9yPK8Dkkl8kOEG5j8Vr8yGn78mDKLATnMwevevwPJ-eL84pCbvlhsQuBr-t2iUO5i3yidOUP60fKbMfKae-rVsiS8pPJcKGmELpsseQkuXz2jHnKar5qozAcbNY-EdFKvIGqsdqHWU2Exaar4Tz4smplleXjnW_No9RhIWfpEDePc/s3264/IMG_4789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMtyuFSgaQDQgfJ9yPK8Dkkl8kOEG5j8Vr8yGn78mDKLATnMwevevwPJ-eL84pCbvlhsQuBr-t2iUO5i3yidOUP60fKbMfKae-rVsiS8pPJcKGmELpsseQkuXz2jHnKar5qozAcbNY-EdFKvIGqsdqHWU2Exaar4Tz4smplleXjnW_No9RhIWfpEDePc/w480-h640/IMG_4789.JPG" width="480" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The entire card front is one die which is such a charmer, I had to get
it the minute I saw it.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Equally charming
was the fact that it was on sale at half price!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">There’s enough action going on that a simple text strip was all I wanted
to add to it.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I confess to copying the
color scheme shown on the packaging as I thought it was perfect as is.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">But next time, I’ll go for something quite
different just to put my own spin on it . . .</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 14.0pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Cardstock:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Paper Cut <i>Brown
Umber, </i>Strathmore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: .5in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#140 Watercolor, </span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Scraps <i>Various</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sentiment:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Typed in <i>Countryhouse
</i>font<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Inks:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Distress <i>Ground
Espresso, </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Superior <i>India Ink
Black,<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Gelly Roll pen <i>Clear Star<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Dies:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tim Holtz <i>Countryside,
</i>Simon Says <i>Sketchy Banners</i><b>
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>Sue Speckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11440772457766632004noreply@blogger.com0