Your Aperture Challenge Cards

 

Good Sunday Morning Ladies,

We had a mixed day of sunshine and showers yesterday, luckily the showers were short and light. We had a lovely time at the Black Country Living Museum,  we learnt about brick making, mostly Ladies work, it was one of the few jobs that they were allowed to continue doing after they got married,  they were allowed to bring their daughters to work as small children too, as the bosses saw it as teaching the next generation for free!   Aluminium smelting too, the girl was so informative and they love when you ask questions. We then went to see how they made chain, i mean BIG chain, apparently the chain and anchor for the titanic were made around here!  We finished the afternoon by going on a canal boat trip, we went into the old mines, into a singing cave where they played music and had a light show.  I will say though that I had a bit of a panic at the start  (not that anyone would have known) luckily it was super dark, it was because we were so far underground in this tiny tunnel, it never used to bother me so much, its been since I had that MRI of my head a few months ago, having that cage over my face and locked down, oh it gives me shivers just thinking about it, i was literally sick afterwards,  I was getting dressed while balling my eyes out I was bloody terrified.  Now I have a load of extra nightmare scenarios, getting stuck inside duvet cover being one of them!!! 🤣😂

We got back to a hotel full to bursting at the bar which is at entrance, you couldn't have got in the bar of you wanted to, they had the football on on 5 huge screens, so it was clearly the place to be, we hightailed it up to our room for some peace!  Hoping it quietens down before we go down for dinner! 

Your Challenge cards 

Maria 

Maria's Description:  

Two cards for Sunday coming here but not sure if you class  as an aperture because I put the snow flakes back in......

Two lovely aperture cards Maria,  one with Snowflakes creating little apertures, with glitter behind them, it looks so effective Maria, a lovely Christmas card,  with a lovely sentiment 😊 

The second card is a 'faux' Aperture card, I love the colour and that beautiful stamp you have used in the faux aperture.

Thank you so much for taking part my lovely XXX 

Lilian 

Lilian's Description:

Hi, here is my card for this week, used Sue Wilson lattice die, it’s an old one that I’ve never used before.

The ephemera are from another cut out book.

Such a lovely card Lilian, it makes a change to see the 'background dies at the front of the card for a change  your little cut outs embellish the card perfectly, the background colour works so well with the embellishments too.

Thank you so much for taking part XXX 

Karen 

Karen's Description:

Well I tried to do an aperture card using a Sue W die Twinkle Star Background and stupidly tried to back the front with a piece of acetate to give the front strength and somehow managed to get glue or something on it and trying to rub it away has made it worse Definitely for the bin!

The card itself is amazing, the idea is incredible,  I know your frustration though as I have done exactly the same, I think most of us have!  Trouble is there is nothing you can do, that doesn’t make it worse!  

Thank you so much for sharing it anyway  its as important for everyone to know that it doesn't go right all the time.  I really hope that you have another go as this would be a gorgeous card 😍 XXX

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I hope that you all have a lovely Sunday

Love and hugs to all of you,

Sandra

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