tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89567600138910514502024-03-19T07:33:33.539+00:00Cotswold CrafterA daily blog featuring cards and papercrafting projects, there is a fun weekly challenge which helps boost your craft 'mojo' and push you to try new techniques. I have a lovely group of regular craft friends who are ready to welcome you, so come on over and join us for lots of fun and crafting. You could not wish for a more fun,inspirational, friendly and supportive blog. xxSandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.comBlogger3433125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-71234586494170720442024-03-19T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-19T06:00:00.133+00:00Fractured Card Landscape <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2_YffwCKW2A1UDekEoHN6aXohyphenhyphenSC-LJBWA3cKeCErLInHx3gnsVvrcwe68AxLqDJEA0dL5TSM2t1ceisbu92TaqfJePG-BcKyOWfmUT6c8rUPAnFSpfL5kKaI08Osn_afwBJ-vvLmTSYJMEBrU8rEgweV1Y8ecJsRv5TmrXyqrYXR36m0obdLVbbIOQ/s1425/20240315_135521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1425" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2_YffwCKW2A1UDekEoHN6aXohyphenhyphenSC-LJBWA3cKeCErLInHx3gnsVvrcwe68AxLqDJEA0dL5TSM2t1ceisbu92TaqfJePG-BcKyOWfmUT6c8rUPAnFSpfL5kKaI08Osn_afwBJ-vvLmTSYJMEBrU8rEgweV1Y8ecJsRv5TmrXyqrYXR36m0obdLVbbIOQ/w400-h313/20240315_135521.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Morning Ladies, </p><p>Well we are one busy day down, we dropped Becca & Adam off at Heathrow, they were flying to Muscat and then from Muscat to Sri Lanka, I think it was 11 hours in total, I am crossing everything that Becca's knees and elbow don't swell like they did last time 🤞 this is another busy holiday like it was when they went ti Bali last year, this time they aren't taking taxis, they have hired TukTuk's for the whole holiday, they are travelling 4 hours some days!!! I am worried sick. 😔</p><p>I made another 'Fractured' card, this time I changed the layout to landscape rather than portrait.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTXYyQEOmjDIosTwiOKMQEE16I43QBaVgslOLnv-_uBcvsmoyQh8jALjRAA3O62u_F_N7wety310vRzo_Spqy1U5FJhmP1rbnEvmdSWLw5CDeksLn_GwCH4Z3K1TzVM3BGD7jNYg60NqiEJNakhk1MOdxummBGUmieGCT2V0vkTeB50KhXOQhiivCI_U/s2711/20240315_130113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="2711" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTXYyQEOmjDIosTwiOKMQEE16I43QBaVgslOLnv-_uBcvsmoyQh8jALjRAA3O62u_F_N7wety310vRzo_Spqy1U5FJhmP1rbnEvmdSWLw5CDeksLn_GwCH4Z3K1TzVM3BGD7jNYg60NqiEJNakhk1MOdxummBGUmieGCT2V0vkTeB50KhXOQhiivCI_U/w400-h291/20240315_130113.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got my bits together, card base a piece of patterned paper matted onto a black mat, 4 x 1/4 strips that I added a tiny edge of black to, so that it ties on with black mat. My focal piece and a white square 2 x 2 inch <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNlZrgNRG8Bv4ACici3SpHyZ_GrD1HHCQmlWF54113yHZMiVRE9enFzFj-6Va5VMdIV9aPgZ3Xmesb6Aly2fb9lwGfhZjaiKkYArdiUMZQoUge2ibdxqfaq2oW7H7AWSHM2xkRbHKlsRTNWCTCAsUof_BfRneouUS5VCDhzbZW4bsA5g4TYmZFGd_6O8/s1967/20240315_130224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1967" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNlZrgNRG8Bv4ACici3SpHyZ_GrD1HHCQmlWF54113yHZMiVRE9enFzFj-6Va5VMdIV9aPgZ3Xmesb6Aly2fb9lwGfhZjaiKkYArdiUMZQoUge2ibdxqfaq2oW7H7AWSHM2xkRbHKlsRTNWCTCAsUof_BfRneouUS5VCDhzbZW4bsA5g4TYmZFGd_6O8/w400-h318/20240315_130224.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I added my patterned paper & black mat to my card base.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qy1CTkZlGGrtSWHU4D2hHj6e0XNfufETb7I1axAv8QHWLS4hZVBMuGEcZoysWtiJ0Fc0C5XMM_7zVmk7MK2dflwttKQXLosp57pCXQqTQL6wCE4che0_k5etpYL6Gyrs8QGF4V8_9kQk1I_ZYefWhqf2IFuVymmjSAooajFPY9k9ShXAhVFyPDekUIU/s1855/20240315_130248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1855" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qy1CTkZlGGrtSWHU4D2hHj6e0XNfufETb7I1axAv8QHWLS4hZVBMuGEcZoysWtiJ0Fc0C5XMM_7zVmk7MK2dflwttKQXLosp57pCXQqTQL6wCE4che0_k5etpYL6Gyrs8QGF4V8_9kQk1I_ZYefWhqf2IFuVymmjSAooajFPY9k9ShXAhVFyPDekUIU/w400-h304/20240315_130248.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Then I decided where my focal point was going to be and adhered my white square.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aiF_GMm_ZA3rx1tBac58s4x1Si91HmMzJsBKOKGHIeMwc5xwGYWR69BhRrtIrkPlPGRBqEKwEgp6CCgOgVdmGuRHOB9v0o0Sj6a1f9EZmDu9HMi2CYV3UPlnB9Zw36dPE0Nf-1tjFVmUGLsNhXtFxMM27TVKg4ropv9ZZhIADe8r5a7AkwCBJLYIpP0/s2529/20240315_132811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1841" data-original-width="2529" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8aiF_GMm_ZA3rx1tBac58s4x1Si91HmMzJsBKOKGHIeMwc5xwGYWR69BhRrtIrkPlPGRBqEKwEgp6CCgOgVdmGuRHOB9v0o0Sj6a1f9EZmDu9HMi2CYV3UPlnB9Zw36dPE0Nf-1tjFVmUGLsNhXtFxMM27TVKg4ropv9ZZhIADe8r5a7AkwCBJLYIpP0/w400-h291/20240315_132811.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>I added my first strip, making sure it lined up with the corner of the white square </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUul-IwiU1LcNamFNEhux3PdytOk4RZVbY2NS2oNqR5F3pJPcd7g5lwQeRRMATdiVvEnMkJIhgqoFOeaLouLU6Q96MQCLuq8Rje0tN1HnMKxZkwGGnm2pdBqLmJgR-oeGidzaqgLDuYkk9JiyRQV8Iy_HeReWDuMg9bkYplFmq3IobAvOrhzlsLNkhW64/s2575/20240315_133006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2253" data-original-width="2575" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUul-IwiU1LcNamFNEhux3PdytOk4RZVbY2NS2oNqR5F3pJPcd7g5lwQeRRMATdiVvEnMkJIhgqoFOeaLouLU6Q96MQCLuq8Rje0tN1HnMKxZkwGGnm2pdBqLmJgR-oeGidzaqgLDuYkk9JiyRQV8Iy_HeReWDuMg9bkYplFmq3IobAvOrhzlsLNkhW64/w400-h350/20240315_133006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I took the next strip and did the same, butting right up to corner and the last strip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qJ3guqCiY1WLHVohGncG8GT-4dsmFeCJIXp6kQxSmqbm8LR-ERmziNQMOYBBaZj_akZI87s8agH3mDEJpWtH7ZqFRkYbSUYca0vQfKyWysvJobx-ru88caS7DPWGGv7huTHOJT2qmoPnxjc5zo42YPZKK-kwXwM6ogu36emjsNn2CmEMMJJV4d5zOV4/s2297/20240315_133311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="2297" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qJ3guqCiY1WLHVohGncG8GT-4dsmFeCJIXp6kQxSmqbm8LR-ERmziNQMOYBBaZj_akZI87s8agH3mDEJpWtH7ZqFRkYbSUYca0vQfKyWysvJobx-ru88caS7DPWGGv7huTHOJT2qmoPnxjc5zo42YPZKK-kwXwM6ogu36emjsNn2CmEMMJJV4d5zOV4/w400-h351/20240315_133311.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are all of them adhered into place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglQD2wvtRHl5kyPDJeAmur-5wHGzCY85bevk_CUFmUr1KSUehueICFs5ziQSIukfLVPOpMNHr5kTUvGqe9Xi9eY_q5VUp6bhTAXJlDatIwv2X7FQMYxv66QIdh65a7q3LhTTA1l_EFED9znsrmHF7Yz6g1ms51TiaLtiAvvMG6mqb4zREz8eCAGu03M4/s2185/20240315_133439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="2185" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglQD2wvtRHl5kyPDJeAmur-5wHGzCY85bevk_CUFmUr1KSUehueICFs5ziQSIukfLVPOpMNHr5kTUvGqe9Xi9eY_q5VUp6bhTAXJlDatIwv2X7FQMYxv66QIdh65a7q3LhTTA1l_EFED9znsrmHF7Yz6g1ms51TiaLtiAvvMG6mqb4zREz8eCAGu03M4/w400-h330/20240315_133439.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Turn card over and trim from the back. You are now ready to add your focal piece, this time I popped the butterfly onto foam squares.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ELij-A7IbjNfJyH8LsXqjhWz5VyfrYBP0dzK1In_rarGNMqPHw7zSIn1A70NYzYpo2ITnSusAvccxCHbEdOc-ZDJmjyPEB7YWoZCE8aNh4zm1oW1dfwqTjC80aJrOw47Y2gy0_iZEsBNwZ2wpMH1gvRzj12nvhqkKveoh_5rsj7KvXpd4ByxQfROHl8/s1425/20240315_135521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1425" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ELij-A7IbjNfJyH8LsXqjhWz5VyfrYBP0dzK1In_rarGNMqPHw7zSIn1A70NYzYpo2ITnSusAvccxCHbEdOc-ZDJmjyPEB7YWoZCE8aNh4zm1oW1dfwqTjC80aJrOw47Y2gy0_iZEsBNwZ2wpMH1gvRzj12nvhqkKveoh_5rsj7KvXpd4ByxQfROHl8/w400-h313/20240315_135521.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is the finished card with focal point piece and sentiment. </p><p>I can't wait to see if you all have a go?!</p><p>I am hoping to see a lovely friend today, nothing better than crafting with a friend </p><p>Love and hugs to all,</p><p>Sandra xxxxxx </p><p><br /></p></div>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-24828079245842128282024-03-18T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-18T06:00:00.145+00:00Sonia's last TicTacToe card<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8BAK_2xiJv1NfjkbF3w55QYew3oxRdnlmcWTTaMsvqRpJKCNUUt6YFZBVtnbsrogcoKSxGuKG3rlIRDXMvRnclSuuUN7IvnT_KsdKZE3sVA_pvUjhIYU79O3lFCFJkuA0xyCe7CizvDijfltnSvWOgrWJgp4QsaKi0eqTAjBYAa34H5G5OIkBiAeEb8/s1600/received_387338870899177.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1600" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8BAK_2xiJv1NfjkbF3w55QYew3oxRdnlmcWTTaMsvqRpJKCNUUt6YFZBVtnbsrogcoKSxGuKG3rlIRDXMvRnclSuuUN7IvnT_KsdKZE3sVA_pvUjhIYU79O3lFCFJkuA0xyCe7CizvDijfltnSvWOgrWJgp4QsaKi0eqTAjBYAa34H5G5OIkBiAeEb8/w400-h208/received_387338870899177.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Good Monday Morning Ladies,</p><p>Here we are at the start of another week, we have a busy week this week so I imagine it will whizz by. Paul is going into the office today, he doesn't usually go in on a monday but he has something urgent ti resolve 🙄. I am keeping fingers crossed he isn't held up though as we are taking Becca & Adam to Heathrow early afternoon as they are off to Sri Lanka for 3 weeks, its a special trip they are meeting up with Adam's twin and his girlfriend who are mid way through a 3 year backpacking trip, they haven't seen each other since their Bali trip last year, It’s Adam & Ross's 30th Birthday so a holiday full of celebrations. </p><p>Today's card is Sonia's last TicTacToe card, after an extremely long day on Saturday Sonia didn't get it sent in time, for me it's a bonus as it means it gets a whole blog post to itself.</p><p>Sonia's Description:</p><p>Stencil/flowers/die cut </p><p>I used a Memory Box stencil for the background, inked with Picked Raspberry distress oxide. The ‘Happy Birthday’ die is from Spellbinders and flowers from Gummiapan also inked in Picked Raspberry. The sentiment is from The Stamp Market.</p><p>Sonia your card is gorgeous, I love the monochromatic look, simple Picked Raspberry and white...stunning ! Those Gummipian flowers are so lovely as is that Spellbinders sentiment 😍 Thank you so much for supporting the challenge my lovely XXX </p><p>I hope that you all have a great start to your week,</p><p>Love and hugs to all of you,</p><p>Sandra xxxxx</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-24175963885818253522024-03-17T06:00:00.003+00:002024-03-17T06:00:00.306+00:00Your TicTacToe Cards<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmZnTGOu5OEpCwaFo04FOiMIb2TZaez1WfS4rXMXxktMeuOA1wADhxCMoeRwz9v3y7-MbMGf4-kRIjwseHK5gdie3VDWOSf-fgqxrwSDpchkwU_mi9tzRoF1Y1wFfp0QLn1GvZfZkk0uXedv6b0ClKs3IGhKtzi0ORGeFt4mkZhGdViQ0VhPn-R3ns28/s1325/20240313_154551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1043" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmZnTGOu5OEpCwaFo04FOiMIb2TZaez1WfS4rXMXxktMeuOA1wADhxCMoeRwz9v3y7-MbMGf4-kRIjwseHK5gdie3VDWOSf-fgqxrwSDpchkwU_mi9tzRoF1Y1wFfp0QLn1GvZfZkk0uXedv6b0ClKs3IGhKtzi0ORGeFt4mkZhGdViQ0VhPn-R3ns28/w315-h400/20240313_154551.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_MxH181ZuKAuddJAKN-f3vdmZm4L4HWORJ_PGOtDI7xztSN-sRj1A9H-eFbHH8B80Zb6TuFUx699BFnNRrKPRWK37SbU0_s1vIEmZXE2emXIjlKdXfj7LLC4ak9o4Kz0wy_k_niWf8rrMY1UKRvEOOh-0np5hYmSp1g9CT3LiXKfdYYpTHjbtfR6gQU/s2632/20240312_154700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="2632" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_MxH181ZuKAuddJAKN-f3vdmZm4L4HWORJ_PGOtDI7xztSN-sRj1A9H-eFbHH8B80Zb6TuFUx699BFnNRrKPRWK37SbU0_s1vIEmZXE2emXIjlKdXfj7LLC4ak9o4Kz0wy_k_niWf8rrMY1UKRvEOOh-0np5hYmSp1g9CT3LiXKfdYYpTHjbtfR6gQU/w400-h296/20240312_154700.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_Aa4-X8mcIg8gHKL-tDK5r7G4ZQL4Br6wMC9t3L-HdSeNPfWkA62opjlAWBd4mFIgW7I-usE-9XZSDL18Bxhp54FKytv4J1wdfFc8VtxBSeL54BgstmYWATa8JEBML01n3_DEB5gwhROyxZJIyeWqADKbsU6TqpE6fxaHj4hLafYcvxzJsSidRbMdDE/s2024/20240311_155418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_Aa4-X8mcIg8gHKL-tDK5r7G4ZQL4Br6wMC9t3L-HdSeNPfWkA62opjlAWBd4mFIgW7I-usE-9XZSDL18Bxhp54FKytv4J1wdfFc8VtxBSeL54BgstmYWATa8JEBML01n3_DEB5gwhROyxZJIyeWqADKbsU6TqpE6fxaHj4hLafYcvxzJsSidRbMdDE/w340-h400/20240311_155418.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXa6NtGA7GSmWbRnlfSEdBsI9yDRa_9Gcjjj1umMt265eGll5N4kWlBCuObal3zg42lqQwhLP2P2q44HESRwymBvIHUrJxahpCuEvEKSQ_vrofRtC72UhDucPjuu3wKM7AQGi-qYyc9aaWzyQ_GT_ZGV4hl2tVmKKXnprHW-U53zl5AdTGCRtENIakHFI/s1074/20240308_162058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="839" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXa6NtGA7GSmWbRnlfSEdBsI9yDRa_9Gcjjj1umMt265eGll5N4kWlBCuObal3zg42lqQwhLP2P2q44HESRwymBvIHUrJxahpCuEvEKSQ_vrofRtC72UhDucPjuu3wKM7AQGi-qYyc9aaWzyQ_GT_ZGV4hl2tVmKKXnprHW-U53zl5AdTGCRtENIakHFI/w313-h400/20240308_162058.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Sunday Morning Ladies, </p><p>We had a very cloudy day yesterday but we were determined to get a start on the pallet collars that we are using for out raised beds for our vegetable plot. We made good progress, however we were aware that the heavens could have opened at any moment, if you wait for the perfect day though it might not come in time, we need to get these painted and filled as soon as possible so that we can get planting. Lots of our seeds have sprouted too so there is lots of potting on to be done too. I bought some really pretty Dahlias from a grower called 'Farmer Gracy' they are all peaches and cream colours, they need potting up too!! I think we need a gardener!!! 🤣😂</p><p>Let's have a look at what you have been making: </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Your TicTacToe Cards</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Maria </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLCtycdt6oWyUNf3IZODO-o06LK5FHOxGBzw_GI7tuxNtqp_t2uldF6LyOqJbZxDUY2XqqkiJ1z4ugSTFlMJ-Tv1lzy4N7j1VwxvXeEVRhSawZjqMf24TS1N72kgmdpyRj4mwDZYbN5MSAgFH0DtKOY_uwrJLzd75AKfodaNA8-itE9lpEIH4ifEpzsc/s1464/received_1084249725962401.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1464" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLCtycdt6oWyUNf3IZODO-o06LK5FHOxGBzw_GI7tuxNtqp_t2uldF6LyOqJbZxDUY2XqqkiJ1z4ugSTFlMJ-Tv1lzy4N7j1VwxvXeEVRhSawZjqMf24TS1N72kgmdpyRj4mwDZYbN5MSAgFH0DtKOY_uwrJLzd75AKfodaNA8-itE9lpEIH4ifEpzsc/w400-h290/received_1084249725962401.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Maria's Description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div>Hello 🤗</div><div><div>I have made a card for Sunday, yippee yay me 🤣. I just sat here and played with doing some colours and embossing and this is what I ended up with. Hope it's alright. </div><div><br /></div><div>I used TH inks ( Dusty Concord, Shaded Lilac and Kitsch Flamingo 🦩). Heat embossed some flowers. Coloured some in and finished off with some raindrops. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>Hope it's alright?? Maria it is BEAUTIFUL, your blended background is so pretty, I never think to use Kitsch Flamingo but it is such a pretty pink. Your embossed flowers are so delicate and work perfectly with the background. I think this is one of your prettiest cards, thank you so much for inspiring me with your colour choices and for taking part.</div><div>Having your new craft studio is obviously boosting your creativity XXX</div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Lilian </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTF8GasmDn94R6ZZGm-Yj1VcR3FTsR7Z9-bhyphenhyphenOGcAXmSY19XgDgY-ODERpIZp3nmJkGo2_-jdtGK4ky9wPTM_H2Lc7KbMx5cdi1BkqLoHd5GeJNEkau3jVIm2rlqTtFs-wTeY1RJkgvXGEmeQ2Bw89nsSpZI6IZF_FM6V0vIT24XUhnNfBkoW2mxZSuI/s1366/received_915527193411373.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="1005" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTF8GasmDn94R6ZZGm-Yj1VcR3FTsR7Z9-bhyphenhyphenOGcAXmSY19XgDgY-ODERpIZp3nmJkGo2_-jdtGK4ky9wPTM_H2Lc7KbMx5cdi1BkqLoHd5GeJNEkau3jVIm2rlqTtFs-wTeY1RJkgvXGEmeQ2Bw89nsSpZI6IZF_FM6V0vIT24XUhnNfBkoW2mxZSuI/w294-h400/received_915527193411373.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Lilian's Description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is my card for this week.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Punch/ Stamping/ Card.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I used Tim Holtz stamp,( one of my favourites as you probably have noticed.)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Coloured with my zig pens on Bristol paper.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Background dots is a small Lavinia £1 stamp.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Lilian thank you for another beautiful TicTacToe card, your blending with your Zig pens is seamless, its such a lovely stamp to colour, which shows off colouring skills perfectly. I find it incredible that you use a different colouring medium each week too. The dotty background highlights the stamped piece so well and that tiny border of blue really makes the colour pop.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you so much for a beautiful challenge card my lovely XXX </div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Karen</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDYjGQLwJ7-eEUyzhryfahQcsqTjqgs9p2ccFQvjvpv0cbL5Ma5mfKOUYgoZUSitpVvhKFpuSuh2FIrvO7hwAcrwuQ7NJ9zznai5rc7luD8nQC9QscHejfWo7r6p74KE97hXjb-4URoXXTltZCxD5-XnPL5nAZvM6gyMOBJlpdSumxqfgmezjkfqVx2M/s2812/received_1849592892136981.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="2786" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDYjGQLwJ7-eEUyzhryfahQcsqTjqgs9p2ccFQvjvpv0cbL5Ma5mfKOUYgoZUSitpVvhKFpuSuh2FIrvO7hwAcrwuQ7NJ9zznai5rc7luD8nQC9QscHejfWo7r6p74KE97hXjb-4URoXXTltZCxD5-XnPL5nAZvM6gyMOBJlpdSumxqfgmezjkfqVx2M/s320/received_1849592892136981.jpeg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Karen's Description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here’s my first go at doing a shape within machine and doing an offset line</div><div style="text-align: left;">Had to make the outside edge inward and the shapes outward</div><div style="text-align: left;">TicTacToe- patterned paper - stamping (sentiment) - embossing (sentiment)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Karen 'Wow' you must be so pleased with how this card turned out, I know I'd be buzzing!! It sounds so complicated but my goodness it was worth the time it took to work it out. Lucy was really impressed when I showed her, I think she might have a play. The paper you have used works so well with the design too. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you so much for taking part and inspiring Lucy XXX</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>*******************</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">Some pretty florals in today's display, as always it's surprising to see how each of you interpret the TicTacToe grid. Thank you all for participating ❤️ </p><p style="text-align: left;">More garden chores for us today, I will be doing the lighter tasks as always, lots of potting up and potting on today.</p><p style="text-align: left;">What are you all up to today?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Love and hugs to all of you,</p><p style="text-align: left;">Sandra xxxxxx </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-29085656526989179592024-03-16T06:00:00.127+00:002024-03-16T06:00:00.135+00:00Mixed Up Saturday/Fractured Card Technique <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzanLttbqaFQKcm0eDsBrqKuX8YK6nNLu8ZEpH0L9CrO9qbI2qofXG6EHFejZv8SQnRE9adGFGxbb-pBk2H44P4ScjweHVVAyxAJ3XAtkAagwxYdQnZ5Xq3xe99c-_I8WZft2_uf-KCMzhUDEIB-UvYUlqYGjsRORxQo0IMEOWEhaGPdmMwrwBT7h2PNA/s1080/Screenshot_20240310_203422_Facebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1080" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzanLttbqaFQKcm0eDsBrqKuX8YK6nNLu8ZEpH0L9CrO9qbI2qofXG6EHFejZv8SQnRE9adGFGxbb-pBk2H44P4ScjweHVVAyxAJ3XAtkAagwxYdQnZ5Xq3xe99c-_I8WZft2_uf-KCMzhUDEIB-UvYUlqYGjsRORxQo0IMEOWEhaGPdmMwrwBT7h2PNA/w400-h395/Screenshot_20240310_203422_Facebook.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>The moment you realise your craft supply </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Collection could qualify you to open a shop!!! </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bQpWe6eKiK4y6oqhdwvg1uYt3PwYln584-z0Wpxzem-ihwGiF_gu-nD6cSNVS1_EiG36kTbdgIj5T6dFmRQNQEZM0NnzSEoteT4YsDgDvEQVfLzkxIInCcmqwfr0r1S26K5GPnhJ75mZaKbX5Br2M8ny3A6J2fl1hH8caJTLtJ9DdOUOCEQCURS4LQk/s1754/Messenger_creation_67822e8b-ac04-4cee-a0ac-874f76e8a8b4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1754" data-original-width="1240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bQpWe6eKiK4y6oqhdwvg1uYt3PwYln584-z0Wpxzem-ihwGiF_gu-nD6cSNVS1_EiG36kTbdgIj5T6dFmRQNQEZM0NnzSEoteT4YsDgDvEQVfLzkxIInCcmqwfr0r1S26K5GPnhJ75mZaKbX5Br2M8ny3A6J2fl1hH8caJTLtJ9DdOUOCEQCURS4LQk/w283-h400/Messenger_creation_67822e8b-ac04-4cee-a0ac-874f76e8a8b4.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My Mother's Day card from Sophie</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">Good Saturday Morning Ladies, </p><p style="text-align: left;">I hope that the sun is shining where you are and that you are all having a relaxing weekend. Our main job is treating the wood for our raised beds. Then working out where they will all go, I think that will a job for Paul though, I could put a hat on and a high viz vest and go out with my clipboard pretending to be overseeing things! 🤣😂 However if it's raining I will be inside!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Above you can see the hilarious but brilliant digital Mother's Day card that Sophie designed for me, she also made a copy into a card, the colours are brighter on this copy though, I love how she has included everyone in the family, even Milo & Bella. Your cards always make me smile Soph, thank you so much xxx</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Fractured Card Technique </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_yoVK-oyWre3lypmM04vOoTaXxXTtqua_zhDq3cIwB63HF7c5HZMHV2drWiOZdsyXP581YNGqoUdiagleEvGc9g7nvZQbUHEIWo9hT1V59UNKjCkMUal_iS2WC3mCXc34gBZjCpgkfHav9YCo8NTUjPHPEcCIdVGww4rJuIR58qMqLvRhGbgRAj0KtA/s1325/20240313_154551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1043" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_yoVK-oyWre3lypmM04vOoTaXxXTtqua_zhDq3cIwB63HF7c5HZMHV2drWiOZdsyXP581YNGqoUdiagleEvGc9g7nvZQbUHEIWo9hT1V59UNKjCkMUal_iS2WC3mCXc34gBZjCpgkfHav9YCo8NTUjPHPEcCIdVGww4rJuIR58qMqLvRhGbgRAj0KtA/w315-h400/20240313_154551.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I love the design of these cards, they look like you have to sit and measure all the little pieces of patterned paper so that they sit with equal amounts of border between each one, far too tedious to be fun!! But it's much simpler than that....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ9PFmJOheTI_inlciuSFKaGhxlwU2uXoUbuFP733fscwcwAFFVp5DU-lXRfnHSq9zA39H9VS4JnQS9e1HJbitqLA_OjGpB2mhRkZFQe82DVZBwz59dY81KBzbYuxMcf2FL29YwkjTDkBpVFzEuTldfOR-Bzob2-llfbS2A6uHKJzsSws4Xh5Z8vTfkQ/s2333/20240313_140229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2333" data-original-width="1911" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMJ9PFmJOheTI_inlciuSFKaGhxlwU2uXoUbuFP733fscwcwAFFVp5DU-lXRfnHSq9zA39H9VS4JnQS9e1HJbitqLA_OjGpB2mhRkZFQe82DVZBwz59dY81KBzbYuxMcf2FL29YwkjTDkBpVFzEuTldfOR-Bzob2-llfbS2A6uHKJzsSws4Xh5Z8vTfkQ/w328-h400/20240313_140229.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">I started with my usual card base: 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 inch, I added a piece of 'Flight & Harry" patterned paper 1/4 inch smaller than the card base. To prepare for 'fractured ' part I added a 2 inch square of white card to my card base, I made sure it was in the centre and stuck it down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKv8L0_NZdOTtEEySiT_ktrWmUhdujOUTw3ojdon0cPGqwxZUCVK7NAKB6I0UUqvq3iBw-OJVA9PieP__Btr9O_qgoLwK5br87dN7gFsnpMEwjeFdiLl496ib1ZEghw_0u-BXi1vP9yr5JrfhADDsSeebq5619r38Fbi7jQezsKMPNZOojQ20YQwAoJA/s1865/20240313_140701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="1177" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKv8L0_NZdOTtEEySiT_ktrWmUhdujOUTw3ojdon0cPGqwxZUCVK7NAKB6I0UUqvq3iBw-OJVA9PieP__Btr9O_qgoLwK5br87dN7gFsnpMEwjeFdiLl496ib1ZEghw_0u-BXi1vP9yr5JrfhADDsSeebq5619r38Fbi7jQezsKMPNZOojQ20YQwAoJA/w253-h400/20240313_140701.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Cut 4 strips of card around 5 inches long & 1/4 inch wide (I cut mine slightly less than that as I thought the looked too thick). Try it and see what you think. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-v1P9GCehoSZUxGeuDHavWsKiCxlzuwGUH9o3SLxN_DRWf49uqDS9EHXqo8nT5f9Tros6SThIUJb2zMbbUgTvaeLzSljvgKGQGZVVCcrec-gDQt7XQwoac4cJuTp2Y-LaB1skX7oRBPasWbWVK1vsLFf1vXVS2bi2_XmLgdrykKbwrVzMwus4D-Fp2w/s2219/20240313_140426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="1850" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-v1P9GCehoSZUxGeuDHavWsKiCxlzuwGUH9o3SLxN_DRWf49uqDS9EHXqo8nT5f9Tros6SThIUJb2zMbbUgTvaeLzSljvgKGQGZVVCcrec-gDQt7XQwoac4cJuTp2Y-LaB1skX7oRBPasWbWVK1vsLFf1vXVS2bi2_XmLgdrykKbwrVzMwus4D-Fp2w/w334-h400/20240313_140426.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Now the magic starts 😉, take one of the strips and line it up with the corner of one side of the square, then take the next piece and repeat on the second side.....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH66tyssZh43H3npjPQRzNU0ggTV60wW-EMpn0dy6OJlQhndcbdey65yKWHKb-GZNC4gk53Q1oJLD0m8JFZWJUUcN7jtVsPzTs0fQBh8QOE4OVBOaORAK82Nx-NmeBupmi9xI61S5bFraD8LiW86klBBFwFRkw81NNblF8TMDPhyUwmUZdNdzUxm4a7M/s2602/20240313_140611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2602" data-original-width="2264" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkH66tyssZh43H3npjPQRzNU0ggTV60wW-EMpn0dy6OJlQhndcbdey65yKWHKb-GZNC4gk53Q1oJLD0m8JFZWJUUcN7jtVsPzTs0fQBh8QOE4OVBOaORAK82Nx-NmeBupmi9xI61S5bFraD8LiW86klBBFwFRkw81NNblF8TMDPhyUwmUZdNdzUxm4a7M/w348-h400/20240313_140611.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Work your way around the square, making sure you glue the strips enough that there adhere to the edge of the card.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzyu7f1MOJ7PZSTcHPUdWk1T-2pQ6iUME00kvQH2e7MDymZB1BTMYFiG2fqQ2KoBZ4m5-RIGEs_iyeTFPkItYauxaA5Feje-O9Dq0YoHVeOjSI8GRZLBYU-LczBJuej0oIhlWRwExNPCsqgnTKjaQ5srvyvA_tIdFFrTXCJloEsfYlSYCu0HNORCNp-s/s2077/20240313_140912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2077" data-original-width="1555" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzyu7f1MOJ7PZSTcHPUdWk1T-2pQ6iUME00kvQH2e7MDymZB1BTMYFiG2fqQ2KoBZ4m5-RIGEs_iyeTFPkItYauxaA5Feje-O9Dq0YoHVeOjSI8GRZLBYU-LczBJuej0oIhlWRwExNPCsqgnTKjaQ5srvyvA_tIdFFrTXCJloEsfYlSYCu0HNORCNp-s/w300-h400/20240313_140912.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Take your scissors and trim the over hanging strips and there you have your basic Fractured card, all that is needed is the focal point and sentiment...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3AmLR_OeYys-dL1FboRbiozx2EzWNudCFnDOVWYHmZfkt18kx4ee6d7oau_s4MBnwZWf_yTTM5A63tKa_cUOgwzP88fh0CjZykgtzBEoQEHc1vnBUP6-8SXpirIbBwXeCZ7wM-tGoo9Uxu9py5nrrH2cjC5AXEV6uDoHdUn3cytophsudEz92uqOVus/s1325/20240313_154551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1043" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3AmLR_OeYys-dL1FboRbiozx2EzWNudCFnDOVWYHmZfkt18kx4ee6d7oau_s4MBnwZWf_yTTM5A63tKa_cUOgwzP88fh0CjZykgtzBEoQEHc1vnBUP6-8SXpirIbBwXeCZ7wM-tGoo9Uxu9py5nrrH2cjC5AXEV6uDoHdUn3cytophsudEz92uqOVus/w315-h400/20240313_154551.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There you go, see I told you it was much easier than you imagined!<div><br /></div><div>You can use this method and have your card landscape instead of portrait. You can even use other shapes for the focal point, a hexagon would need 6 strips, the basics are exactly the same though. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also the style of this card works with this weeks challenge too !! </div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">***********************</div><div style="text-align: left;">Please let me know if you need any further information, my greatest joy comes from helping you. 😊 xxx</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Maria's Craft Room</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3pK8pcsJYdozeIYhhYfRA_7BmpG-Wu-PVFcsgpRzzz5SJJ_6DW7gL_Q_qjfQbLv4QrD34YHUNRGNm1BSCnv7VvDWDbKiXx1q5fHNFIoReiFK85zmBMFZNFeVjBXizCtu2JP2OnCwWBMEoySUSVmsVjpSuTOh-zjCLKBwDQxKZMme2GHRnzGGswlgCEQ/s2040/received_604240978572112.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3pK8pcsJYdozeIYhhYfRA_7BmpG-Wu-PVFcsgpRzzz5SJJ_6DW7gL_Q_qjfQbLv4QrD34YHUNRGNm1BSCnv7VvDWDbKiXx1q5fHNFIoReiFK85zmBMFZNFeVjBXizCtu2JP2OnCwWBMEoySUSVmsVjpSuTOh-zjCLKBwDQxKZMme2GHRnzGGswlgCEQ/w301-h400/received_604240978572112.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfyTiiqwJKAo5NpOnWkClufnw1_OXORaS-oaTAAA59Rm-7DrEtzEKn4BL7ZLX40i7jk-whoNFGvdxHhcW6J6Pr9dvOt_W8ko24q0V-yc3b9HOKVyXaLbSBotzRZOAv3dw6QsaSl2rU5zUN6I2sDKrtGdVgzlGYTKprKzA5H0LILC7yCJQL8ObCWARCCU/s2040/received_1246760062710616.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfyTiiqwJKAo5NpOnWkClufnw1_OXORaS-oaTAAA59Rm-7DrEtzEKn4BL7ZLX40i7jk-whoNFGvdxHhcW6J6Pr9dvOt_W8ko24q0V-yc3b9HOKVyXaLbSBotzRZOAv3dw6QsaSl2rU5zUN6I2sDKrtGdVgzlGYTKprKzA5H0LILC7yCJQL8ObCWARCCU/w301-h400/received_1246760062710616.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote><div><p style="text-align: left;">Oh Maria WOW !! Your craft room looks incredible, your desk is lovely, it has so much storage and is perfectly placed to benefit from the natural light. Your Billy bookcases look amazing too, I bet you were surprised to discover you had enough stash to fill all of those shelves!! It looks lovely, if you are anything like me it will take you a while to remember where you put everything 😉 You waited a long time for your on craft space, I'm sure Christian loves the transformation of his own room, especially knowing how much happiness it brings you. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Thank you so much for sharing your craft room with us XXX </p><p style="text-align: left;">I hope you ladies all have a lovely weekend, </p><p style="text-align: left;">Love and hugs to all of you </p><p style="text-align: left;">Sandra xxxxxx </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-365565757396742272024-03-15T06:00:00.078+00:002024-03-15T06:00:00.137+00:00Our Next Challenge<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjRrovRkans_bHfJ2o02bpnLClElsCiYgDSDwhuhyyYqRzuQoYJoU3J7rmU7ulUuqh6yX1pvIZH5FSbuphqAkSwqXp13-uKuVdNq8MHX1ER7iQLp0RHmivclRsW39sqJ26M6aCn90DchUkn1zUoQWsNJ6NhIS37S2RnRYLlEjr78sYr3LkJ1LD_ISqxw/s423/mojo389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="423" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUjRrovRkans_bHfJ2o02bpnLClElsCiYgDSDwhuhyyYqRzuQoYJoU3J7rmU7ulUuqh6yX1pvIZH5FSbuphqAkSwqXp13-uKuVdNq8MHX1ER7iQLp0RHmivclRsW39sqJ26M6aCn90DchUkn1zUoQWsNJ6NhIS37S2RnRYLlEjr78sYr3LkJ1LD_ISqxw/w400-h345/mojo389.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Bd4WlbnL1pCPuuyZl6rz0z7zCARgqHpvePmkw9Yhls8BxxjtfAyh1hylUzjMa4bUSi8Jzw3JyyrPo6pZWpR5dn-PUhyYOlbSm426wuL8fEpQOJ2SDtE_htsfSdcML9EUw2qw0DzS4-f3RXkptVQnwXWXiRnAQk3LyMf65okm1BdoUewpPU2wDLG-K6A/s1325/fractured%20card%20technique.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1043" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Bd4WlbnL1pCPuuyZl6rz0z7zCARgqHpvePmkw9Yhls8BxxjtfAyh1hylUzjMa4bUSi8Jzw3JyyrPo6pZWpR5dn-PUhyYOlbSm426wuL8fEpQOJ2SDtE_htsfSdcML9EUw2qw0DzS4-f3RXkptVQnwXWXiRnAQk3LyMf65okm1BdoUewpPU2wDLG-K6A/w315-h400/fractured%20card%20technique.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Friday Morning Ladies,</p><p>I hope today finds you all as well as can be expected, special hugs to those of you in pain, especially our Brenda and Janet Maria and Lilian, Sue I hope you have recovered from your migraine. xx</p><p>Yesterday was the one of 'those' days, I was ok when I got up but felt a little low as the day went on, I struggled to keep my eyes open in the afternoon, I couldn't kick my head into gear, I think it's partially to do with the fact that I am really struggling to sleep again, I was taking magnesium every night but I ran out and kept forgetting for re-order, so I was a couple of weeks without them, I got some more last week and hopefully they will help, I can be literally nodding off on the sofa and when I first get into bed, trying to read to wind down and I keep dropping my book as I keep falling asleep, I will maybe sleep for about 45 minutes to an hour and then I wake up suddenly, my heart will be racing and it takes a good hour or more to calm down as I try different breathing techniques. As soon as Paul's alarm goes off at 5am I am back awake and will stay awake for a couple of hours or so while my meds take hold so that I can get out of bed. Fingers crossed these new magnesium tablets will make a difference.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Our Next Challenge</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">I asked in our Blog Chat group for ideas for this weeks challenge as I just couldn't get my mind in gear yesterday afternoon, Karen suggested a Card Sketch which is something we haven't done for a while so here we are. Now I chose this design because it will work well with the card technique I am going to share with you on tomorrow's blog, that way if you want to have a go at that technique it will work well for the technique. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcS3-Hj8whjPJEVvDM2o-S4woQ42Fr1TnOkL_P9ZwztJU3x95iEcgNtXg-iscrjQdQsR6WlQOmcpj-e5bkx2gjmZViiDJt_25tlg25GTrbxT5WqEkXl9jnZjEazJzQiF3RXyDAt4DNvHFrWqD_9SW0qHLrpzf18Mu7MJEVRV6iknfudICYIWWMDW4_C8/s752/mm389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcS3-Hj8whjPJEVvDM2o-S4woQ42Fr1TnOkL_P9ZwztJU3x95iEcgNtXg-iscrjQdQsR6WlQOmcpj-e5bkx2gjmZViiDJt_25tlg25GTrbxT5WqEkXl9jnZjEazJzQiF3RXyDAt4DNvHFrWqD_9SW0qHLrpzf18Mu7MJEVRV6iknfudICYIWWMDW4_C8/s320/mm389.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="474" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDGiUkthKb79VwRxSsBiBpMOQ8ofpLls5rlmaQ63m2O9e1fb3O9gL-LNvDug4H0Ak6XsVWzZUemT1IFwr15jBgCV1zxu7jbRVa3JNvgti_TEhds7SInTQqFTNkhPmoKJ6mZsWhwE15DHZLgYmFChy9VUPWyikjBbJ9VhVvvqHt1Hzcq-tvK9VvjGhV50/s320/mm389b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVAmyjEVHqor9Rfslz6z71RMoilbjkvy6-59LRYPZdLT_0fAnM-yHRU8lr6djqxhkPj1ixSVzwykcewnGxP_U0BPm5QbfVn4m3ml-8xtrWIjKHLm9A-MsIcMi9dbE8WDfQrlE33CRSXgw44foSjC16NAX27P7fKGYKspK1l8W3MpWlFJ6t_fN_yAvKJk/s564/mm389c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="564" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVAmyjEVHqor9Rfslz6z71RMoilbjkvy6-59LRYPZdLT_0fAnM-yHRU8lr6djqxhkPj1ixSVzwykcewnGxP_U0BPm5QbfVn4m3ml-8xtrWIjKHLm9A-MsIcMi9dbE8WDfQrlE33CRSXgw44foSjC16NAX27P7fKGYKspK1l8W3MpWlFJ6t_fN_yAvKJk/s320/mm389c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">These are some cards that were made for this particular challenge, I wanted to show you that you don't have to use the sketch exactly as it is, you can turn it round, move the elements about, its basically your interpretation of the sketch. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I look forward to seeing what you all create. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I hope that you all have a lovely Friday,</p><p style="text-align: left;">Love and hugs to all of you,</p><p style="text-align: left;">Sandra xxxxxx</p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-12410804975352717402024-03-14T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-14T06:00:00.199+00:00A fun new technique Card<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsMgnNJThlGmGn3bOznxlttx4TIbVCfxuNJYZ3fOSVO3CEKOOf00xT350L2nam3fNEFvGjmA6ZFGUEwixi6BubVY8pL15Pqaoms-jynKbh92yP9w_0qHBQngQoDK68T-7lSB-MDgUhuyFO6CGaQVaqSR5gGOfDexTdbV7wpCzpf6bKUMJKUAuqLPw7O0/s1325/20240313_154551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1043" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsMgnNJThlGmGn3bOznxlttx4TIbVCfxuNJYZ3fOSVO3CEKOOf00xT350L2nam3fNEFvGjmA6ZFGUEwixi6BubVY8pL15Pqaoms-jynKbh92yP9w_0qHBQngQoDK68T-7lSB-MDgUhuyFO6CGaQVaqSR5gGOfDexTdbV7wpCzpf6bKUMJKUAuqLPw7O0/w315-h400/20240313_154551.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Morning Ladies, </p><p>We enjoyed another mostly dry day yesterday, Paul managed to get the washing out on the line, which made him happy as it meant no tumble drying! 💰! The girls invited me to go out for the day with them but I just didn't have the energy, the thing I want to do is make their fun time frustrating (their days off together are a rare occurence), I know they wouldn't complain but I would have felt awful. Paul was workinf from home so I got to spend the day with him 😍</p><p>I discovered a new technique yesterday, it has different names, 'fractured card' 'shutter card' or Exploding card! Either way, whatever its called its a great technique and much easier than it looks. </p><p>I have photographed it step by step for Saturday's blog post. </p><p>The paper is called Flight & Airy, the base card colour is Misty Moonlight. </p><p>I hope that you all have a good day,</p><p>Love & hugs,</p><p>Sandra xxx </p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-50320580432461958852024-03-13T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-13T06:00:00.129+00:00Another Journal Page<p><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4qCJFu_kC9EMrtEQXojQqKqZbm6UP2_Ghq__eb1TTVpIYMLmn3VMrry0HMn6u_WlSDyzeFUv6ho6YJXXjjeu_YDDaeT0I00QTLhqP2shYykNPhBW0OdYpaoiKjq4Ct_BknqKLlVhNwqkfcuJdSDXKk7JZuVifUW-veneYTb_BgUfZ_b7yrOxYo-3jwY/s2647/20240312_154703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="2647" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4qCJFu_kC9EMrtEQXojQqKqZbm6UP2_Ghq__eb1TTVpIYMLmn3VMrry0HMn6u_WlSDyzeFUv6ho6YJXXjjeu_YDDaeT0I00QTLhqP2shYykNPhBW0OdYpaoiKjq4Ct_BknqKLlVhNwqkfcuJdSDXKk7JZuVifUW-veneYTb_BgUfZ_b7yrOxYo-3jwY/w400-h308/20240312_154703.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EpXl5rexKqmLTHEbkM71DiDFiS4HHCbe7gNAyhYjoGXIRM4kIuHffqLEEXBDOV-BrcUVd-zaMSXMcXjD3Bl6uDcu-ZTUeenZ0Aa8CXlEFW7d4-wnISCp4xOAxTYrfha9-1K6qma6m6a5ORXbU4gD1U_WeCDxAtda8oXV7WSG7o-vDA0Q3CwaprLjHig/s2632/20240312_154700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="2632" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EpXl5rexKqmLTHEbkM71DiDFiS4HHCbe7gNAyhYjoGXIRM4kIuHffqLEEXBDOV-BrcUVd-zaMSXMcXjD3Bl6uDcu-ZTUeenZ0Aa8CXlEFW7d4-wnISCp4xOAxTYrfha9-1K6qma6m6a5ORXbU4gD1U_WeCDxAtda8oXV7WSG7o-vDA0Q3CwaprLjHig/w400-h296/20240312_154700.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Wednesday Morning Ladies, </p><p>Another wet and miserable day here, our neighbours have a campsite towards the bottom of their land and he was saying yesterday that if there is anymore rain he will have to cancel his Easter bookings because the ground is so water logged, big campers and motor homes would just sink in the grass. I guess it must affect a lot of similar businesses like that, I know the Wildlife park limits numbers in wet weather as they have a small tarmac car park but the bigger car parks are all on grass and so parking is a no no! I hope one benefit we can get from all of this rain is no hosepipe bans in the summer! </p><p>Today I am sharing my second double page journal spread with a Spring theme. I don’t love the background as much on this one but I tried to make up for that with the lovely purple flowers etc. The background is an Alcohol ink on Gel press background, using Purple Twilight and Limeade alcohol ink, I think I will use a different shade of green next time, the backgrounds were part of a Tracy Evans workshop. I did like Tracy's idea of using the lid of a jar dipped in white acrylic paint to create a circular focal point without adding layers of dimension, so that the journal closes ok. I stamped and coloured the flowers with Distress Oxide inks, Wilted Violet, shaded lilac and a mix of greens for foliage. I quite like the result, although I will say that the 'grungy ' messy look ' takes some getting used to for me, I do prefer a more uniform neat & tidy look, I am getting used to the journal look though. This one will grow on me, the previous one is still my favourite, I just adored that background 🥰😍</p><p>I hope that you all stay dry and warm today my lovelies, </p><p>Love & gentle hugs to all,</p><p>Sandra xxx</p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-46400496202375457092024-03-12T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-12T06:00:00.132+00:00A beautiful Mother's Day card<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwj0BbKFtTTeFOAY8tos4_HWM0wGZailj9xIPdXpTQJq9kd9xB6KcmXvMMKSUgVh7chrXCtJoPtnp4k0Ek6hS6FX9PgKrurRq3ElFrIFMvhHWjO5hMrPkJDvfkSbP7S567ooohHSSZYs3vn2Ph60l6mEKkWjHwXuuqm5mAbKMTUkFysk5FLS0QAmbVlc/s2024/20240311_155418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2024" data-original-width="1718" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwj0BbKFtTTeFOAY8tos4_HWM0wGZailj9xIPdXpTQJq9kd9xB6KcmXvMMKSUgVh7chrXCtJoPtnp4k0Ek6hS6FX9PgKrurRq3ElFrIFMvhHWjO5hMrPkJDvfkSbP7S567ooohHSSZYs3vn2Ph60l6mEKkWjHwXuuqm5mAbKMTUkFysk5FLS0QAmbVlc/w340-h400/20240311_155418.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Morning Ladies, </p><p>We had a much brighter day yesterday, not as sunny as it has been or as warm either but it was nice to have a glimpse of the sun. I was waiting on a delivery of some 7 5cm pots for seeds as we have used all of ours, we are going to have another attempt at growing sweetcorn, we didn't have much success growing it at manor lodge, the soil wasn't great though, so fingers crossed with our raised beds we will have more success!! I can't wait to share our growing journey with you! </p><p>Today I am sharing the lovely Mother's day card that Lucy made for me. It's her first Cricut card (we bought her her own Cricut for Christmas and she has loved creating with it, she has customised Mugs, T shirts, Trainers & wall art as well as today's card. </p><p>I love how she has used the negative die cut pieces as well as the positive to create the design. How neat are those letters too, lining those up must have taken ages. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUCgEeEKTvF61Gb-OTeG5qy-qbw2854hR79nyHO6_CmDBsudOCaT6_yrVTEIR9AeX_wNcbAReLxqFbxPYRP2nKM5g45q-GLnnc61njSgBQbm5tkJXYJ3BhRCBffuYTGY4Qp3WNAFrnrzvo_AIEoZhD7XL66tt6K5vYG7za_9BOBB2iotq66fnt-qQnB8/s2837/20240311_155523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="2284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUCgEeEKTvF61Gb-OTeG5qy-qbw2854hR79nyHO6_CmDBsudOCaT6_yrVTEIR9AeX_wNcbAReLxqFbxPYRP2nKM5g45q-GLnnc61njSgBQbm5tkJXYJ3BhRCBffuYTGY4Qp3WNAFrnrzvo_AIEoZhD7XL66tt6K5vYG7za_9BOBB2iotq66fnt-qQnB8/w323-h400/20240311_155523.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilfisPjdrvDmgFl8zgWOYwzOxUeq_DAz4hCY1rkBJk04El1ss8Mz-mTGpe99cdOZEXwxlEUnpirHtnEoEHyTgmy4ybmRV3MCFejTo45hn0pizNU0n8Z0fMp67EDeBo9AWQ8XvpyfzINz_OM5U-KIu6tBlPnlO8Nq3tz05objKDMNKtvqErOEspq_V2iA/s2854/20240311_155500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1989" data-original-width="2854" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilfisPjdrvDmgFl8zgWOYwzOxUeq_DAz4hCY1rkBJk04El1ss8Mz-mTGpe99cdOZEXwxlEUnpirHtnEoEHyTgmy4ybmRV3MCFejTo45hn0pizNU0n8Z0fMp67EDeBo9AWQ8XvpyfzINz_OM5U-KIu6tBlPnlO8Nq3tz05objKDMNKtvqErOEspq_V2iA/w400-h279/20240311_155500.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Not only did she design the card, she made a fun envelope, gift wrap too, she chose a lovely decorative paper and found card that matched perfectly, she did a fancy fold that used velcro as a closure. </p><p>Being a crafter it feels extra special as you know how much work goes into creating every element, she learnt how valuable a teflon/bone folder can be to reinforce and sharpen folds and creases and what a bonus a fine tip glue bottle can be. It feels so lovely being able to pass those tips on. </p><p>Thank you so much Lucy, I absolutely love my card and envelope 😍🤩</p><p>I hope that you all have a lovely day,</p><p>Love & hugs,</p><p>Sandra xxx</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-69328144052839344302024-03-11T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-11T06:00:00.132+00:00Daffodil Card<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSVQYrPfA6R76rlsfo8YU0clr4j8GoqyfpKE6Va3p3Z_sDB8X2gpUejj-2qvejqn-FmlfHmoL2cdnKaDjgcf-wslsS55U-zQWfOoNQ7fGE8llbrkM5_ugMzYWPQe2Ge_iQXYsZnJkanjxDNkKYWL0R3HATZFPhgeECzB4-ml6PrEXCvV8GPH341CJizo/s1268/20240307_160528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1005" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSVQYrPfA6R76rlsfo8YU0clr4j8GoqyfpKE6Va3p3Z_sDB8X2gpUejj-2qvejqn-FmlfHmoL2cdnKaDjgcf-wslsS55U-zQWfOoNQ7fGE8llbrkM5_ugMzYWPQe2Ge_iQXYsZnJkanjxDNkKYWL0R3HATZFPhgeECzB4-ml6PrEXCvV8GPH341CJizo/w318-h400/20240307_160528.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Good Monday Morning Ladies, <p></p><p>I hope that you all had a lovely weekend, it was very wet and chilly here, it rained pretty much all day, we didn't do very much, we popped to our nearest garden centre which is Burford Garden Company, I think they basically add atleast 30% on the price that things would be at any other garden centre, we only needed compost so weren't too worried the couple extra pounds we paid we would have spent more in fuel going to another garden centre, I tell you that that place was heaving with people, I think the whole of the cotswolds took their mum to the garden centre for lunch 🤣</p><p>Today's card is one I made on Thursday, I used some SU patterned paper with Daffodils on it, added it to a dark green card base with a matt of daffodil delight card, I stamped and embossed the sentiment and used a tag to punch it out and add a matching scalloped layer, I added a ribbon border and placed the sentiment over it. The paper is a little bit on the dark side but the yellow brightens it up a bit.</p><p>Fingers crossed for a brighter day today,</p><p>Lots of love and hugs </p><p>Sandra xxx</p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-35055585971052217962024-03-10T06:00:00.164+00:002024-03-10T06:00:00.137+00:00Your TicTacToe Projects <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXjchp97RJLdEgqjRBAd-0ifcegU_9ezpSGa8Rvx4g8gRLO08ZAHDGIjSho8-6_qIpQH9TUWkEiS8eL5LW_gDoyKxAyThUYDgxWEQtdmHllUbCRNjBHiCDlGdY40AC5mxXV0M1wjeUbYkG61ipZCTNxA-ZT8FXl5Rdm-XkPRg8Z55QLgRe2GzGOsyd2Y/s2104/20240308_161804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="1619" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXjchp97RJLdEgqjRBAd-0ifcegU_9ezpSGa8Rvx4g8gRLO08ZAHDGIjSho8-6_qIpQH9TUWkEiS8eL5LW_gDoyKxAyThUYDgxWEQtdmHllUbCRNjBHiCDlGdY40AC5mxXV0M1wjeUbYkG61ipZCTNxA-ZT8FXl5Rdm-XkPRg8Z55QLgRe2GzGOsyd2Y/w308-h400/20240308_161804.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN86JVcJ37Jw0h_ZXmOMeHFSL6ezH69qeGe7R-Z7oKDRCvjJPOzAzCMFHkvATw4ByDLW4anNaftUOcnIpPK3Bvton7mAdwbdV41-Ick2EZAteXK6OiePKJdky35p_yjZVMCwKnH-exIWnDvajwwU2RQB4qaUCLbEQ6l5hbY2LYLVFFMitO3SFemyuGyvk/s2988/20240304_174619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="2988" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN86JVcJ37Jw0h_ZXmOMeHFSL6ezH69qeGe7R-Z7oKDRCvjJPOzAzCMFHkvATw4ByDLW4anNaftUOcnIpPK3Bvton7mAdwbdV41-Ick2EZAteXK6OiePKJdky35p_yjZVMCwKnH-exIWnDvajwwU2RQB4qaUCLbEQ6l5hbY2LYLVFFMitO3SFemyuGyvk/w400-h325/20240304_174619.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_q3oAKgh7DvlQAaYCmGfXUvpiUuNfxZl55Ha9486BD4BdWQTYScWtO4WrMj7v7ZNji_MkN2xqGN0tClbYqW3a6a7xb3vGzfNlhoPC42ecWmj1ubdLMH_p_TNygFNdOGXvA4IiHelkPwwSDS5_ne9hH5_Lp0kyho2IVtwGNC25dQtZRQSxrECxW7s_E9c/s1420/20240304_131643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1122" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_q3oAKgh7DvlQAaYCmGfXUvpiUuNfxZl55Ha9486BD4BdWQTYScWtO4WrMj7v7ZNji_MkN2xqGN0tClbYqW3a6a7xb3vGzfNlhoPC42ecWmj1ubdLMH_p_TNygFNdOGXvA4IiHelkPwwSDS5_ne9hH5_Lp0kyho2IVtwGNC25dQtZRQSxrECxW7s_E9c/w316-h400/20240304_131643.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclGCy5A-b4CmYxguCHrqUg6jJpwtgOsbDWVqPlhzJxg_UYO4q_mfl_7J8dJbw2ojbZ6kgenSMjRLWxFEvTXQerj3F9WLKxYUoq-MTWczl_pKu_IHiE3MM87stdOKUeIoXEby7tHnjO7bH03cwh2KkDHIn0Dyf6hDYMhvzusj8cI1nLXhdkUvWvUzW910/s1268/20240307_173756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1017" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjclGCy5A-b4CmYxguCHrqUg6jJpwtgOsbDWVqPlhzJxg_UYO4q_mfl_7J8dJbw2ojbZ6kgenSMjRLWxFEvTXQerj3F9WLKxYUoq-MTWczl_pKu_IHiE3MM87stdOKUeIoXEby7tHnjO7bH03cwh2KkDHIn0Dyf6hDYMhvzusj8cI1nLXhdkUvWvUzW910/w321-h400/20240307_173756.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTemH7abR46IPDJwVHJdobG-J0IuEwBbMEz6SoB743YHqV7Kujhhg9qDh2gDk6mK3ZrMANo48C2u0MBpCeb2G-IVfe1AI72YD3OOti4QpepnX890uizn8bCDW95DZ_GUgILCqewtaSOnRE77zh9DoWa7epMkkegfiYUfEtd5n7DiHrNpLZTUAj3Kz4DM/s249/images%20(6).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="249" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTemH7abR46IPDJwVHJdobG-J0IuEwBbMEz6SoB743YHqV7Kujhhg9qDh2gDk6mK3ZrMANo48C2u0MBpCeb2G-IVfe1AI72YD3OOti4QpepnX890uizn8bCDW95DZ_GUgILCqewtaSOnRE77zh9DoWa7epMkkegfiYUfEtd5n7DiHrNpLZTUAj3Kz4DM/w400-h324/images%20(6).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Mother's Day Ladies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div>Good Sunday Morning Ladies, </div><div><br /></div><div>I would like to wish all of my lovely Blog family a very Happy Mother's Day, you Ladies are just the most perfect Mum's, you may not be 'My Mother' by blood, but you are in every other way. Your constant love and support make the struggles that life throws my way a lot easier to get through. I hope that you all have a relaxing day 🥰😍😄❤</div><div><br /></div><div>We managed a few garden jobs yesterday, the weather made it a bit of a challenge but it was still lovely being outside.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's see what you have all been creating:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Your TicTacToe Projects </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sonia</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1U0kNUaI4I4UvZx43LBRsfkzogGullwgRXpi4_AuAqHtZPxqRHdO86GhFn4owragzZk7-fkgDfmaCns13DpMBeD15xALNa6r92vTLxEUP04uOyx_AwxCLFgkKAxyO2DJX52d37UXq-ZZD_FtYDSujc19NjTIiWXJwL6NwLC9xqUUYFpMXbHKdECGkd4/s1600/received_778720877050629.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="831" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1U0kNUaI4I4UvZx43LBRsfkzogGullwgRXpi4_AuAqHtZPxqRHdO86GhFn4owragzZk7-fkgDfmaCns13DpMBeD15xALNa6r92vTLxEUP04uOyx_AwxCLFgkKAxyO2DJX52d37UXq-ZZD_FtYDSujc19NjTIiWXJwL6NwLC9xqUUYFpMXbHKdECGkd4/w208-h400/received_778720877050629.jpeg" width="208" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sonia's Description:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Die cut/Stamping/Flowers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I actually started making a background for the last challenge, but never got round to finishing it! I used parts of an AALL and Create stencil over a smooshed ink background in Lost Shadow distress oxide (doesn’t show up well on the photo) I used a Tracey Hey text stamp, hearts and sentiment stamps. The photo slide die is from JoyCrafts I think, and the flowers are Sue Wilson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wow Sonia that background is gorgeous, those simple pink flowers haven't aged over time at all, they look like they are a new design, they seem to work no matter what background you create. I do love that text stamp and those little hearts are just the perfect finishing touch. Thank you so much for taking part in this weeks challenge XXX </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Janet</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrqAUameODgk5bfdHKoAwiMOA4h2L4auaz5BfqbBhzNpD7JDuL51Xz7pLRswYTrJuifuNm0q7fBFhUBmKJ_Ihhvpf4VoW2GLmeb6uiX_WrC4ihq2ZYiL5MC_q8l0wmQfvW0nP0bl7tgd9L7KPLGC9EIbTX1ZLPj3bwWMkpKadOLrnbPCEWRQoXmiVn48/s1141/IMG_20240307_101319_2_burst_01.heic.heif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1141" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrqAUameODgk5bfdHKoAwiMOA4h2L4auaz5BfqbBhzNpD7JDuL51Xz7pLRswYTrJuifuNm0q7fBFhUBmKJ_Ihhvpf4VoW2GLmeb6uiX_WrC4ihq2ZYiL5MC_q8l0wmQfvW0nP0bl7tgd9L7KPLGC9EIbTX1ZLPj3bwWMkpKadOLrnbPCEWRQoXmiVn48/w400-h396/IMG_20240307_101319_2_burst_01.heic.heif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Janet's Description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif">This card is 8x8. I used the PRECIOUS set from STAMPERIA. The die cuts are in the same pack. The flowers and hat pins are from my stash.</span><br style="font-family: sans-serif;" /><span face="sans-serif">I used Patterned paper/die cuts/flowers/card from the tic tac tie grid</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif">Oh Janet those papers are so beautiful, such a pretty, feminine design. Your card design is beautiful too, the silk flowers are the perfect compliment to the ones from the papers, the hat pins add a touch of luxury. Thank you so very much for such an inspirational design. I am sorry that you didn't get to go to Knit & natter, however you made this stunning card instead so their loss is our gain. I do hope that you are OK to go the next one though, thanks again my lovely XXX </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Karen</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNmV0xnCZjOrmN2U0qgbLUj0z0tpohxYLepV032HXcNluxoFw1W5eSsHaF2Id5J_Lpm6mWi-7J_sV2hulKqywBbQB4Ktvj60pTE13A8upNwvrskK4n9unXN-J7ZnqYusEqKCpifDO3JRMrd50AHGSixT6fWZ9D2jJxyD9_mP29zrRvllyyXTeomK_oeg/s2804/received_908068087725005.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="2715" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNmV0xnCZjOrmN2U0qgbLUj0z0tpohxYLepV032HXcNluxoFw1W5eSsHaF2Id5J_Lpm6mWi-7J_sV2hulKqywBbQB4Ktvj60pTE13A8upNwvrskK4n9unXN-J7ZnqYusEqKCpifDO3JRMrd50AHGSixT6fWZ9D2jJxyD9_mP29zrRvllyyXTeomK_oeg/w388-h400/received_908068087725005.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Karen's Description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Here’s a TicTacToe </div><div>Patterned paper - butterflies - embossing powder (or die cut)</div><div>It’s a Serif background with tiny butterflies, a SueW Happy Birthday die cut that’s been triple embossed and I used a font on ScanNCut for Megan.</div><div><br /></div><div>A fantastic Eclipse card Karen, the background looks like you have stamped it yourself, a lovely design, would work for any gender too, the Die cut sentiment works so we with the design too. Thank you so much for taking part in this weeks challenge XXX </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lilian</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dy_b9OKLiRoruqNgOEaukeufQJCnbHSJ0xd_5fNnDBaP6EZQXFWbZUyy-IttM82mk88n90tLbnRlmcyOJT0VAi4mgPyljayfaL0qQLfRXnWS6s8tdyL6-vkfFc-C3TXStELPSk0ZOpSt_aQ0n4eWBGL50Vk5iAy-BQY6Sz0d1bo7Dgd-zQKPowOLsbQ/s1557/received_380989634736543.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="1182" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dy_b9OKLiRoruqNgOEaukeufQJCnbHSJ0xd_5fNnDBaP6EZQXFWbZUyy-IttM82mk88n90tLbnRlmcyOJT0VAi4mgPyljayfaL0qQLfRXnWS6s8tdyL6-vkfFc-C3TXStELPSk0ZOpSt_aQ0n4eWBGL50Vk5iAy-BQY6Sz0d1bo7Dgd-zQKPowOLsbQ/w304-h400/received_380989634736543.jpeg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Lilian's Description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>The background is made using my koi pens on acrylic block, spritz with water then press onto card, very easy technique. </div><div>Next stencilled with a green oxide, not sure which one , then while still wet go over with pearl pan pastel.</div><div>The rest is just stickers.</div><div>It’s been raining most of the day here, hope it’s better where you are.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh WOW Lilian that background has so much texture, I thought you had used a Gel press, such a simple technique adding your colour pens to stamping block and adding water and stamping but my goodness is it effective!! I might try with some of my pens, I have a couple of different makes, it may make the Ecolines a little less intense using your method. </div><div>Categories: Stencil /Card/Butterflies </div><div>Thank you so much my lovely, I know you have really struggled with pain this week so I really do appreciate that you have taken part in this challenge XXX </div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Maria</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpapbR4Qk563Lt-1mnT7NuT3jPigPS2lXWcavGPnn8riS3RHt1aGcdUMXqNnloYK7srZWnRYmG3MSI_j-sG6RXbPikhjii3CBVBwvalKftYWU3YV4-qcadYwa7l6SwcxYjug9tgvilodm4D8FewZBBqyI98frwkCktSCx0orfptviLGvqfhikhxAMu-o/s2728/received_2472023316332926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="2728" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpapbR4Qk563Lt-1mnT7NuT3jPigPS2lXWcavGPnn8riS3RHt1aGcdUMXqNnloYK7srZWnRYmG3MSI_j-sG6RXbPikhjii3CBVBwvalKftYWU3YV4-qcadYwa7l6SwcxYjug9tgvilodm4D8FewZBBqyI98frwkCktSCx0orfptviLGvqfhikhxAMu-o/w400-h396/received_2472023316332926.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Maria's Description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is a card for Sunday.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Followed the line, Pattern paper, Stamp and Ribbon.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mother's Day is first in May so might keep it for that. 😊</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Such a beautiful Mother's day card Maria, your Mum will love it, the images of the birds and flowers are so lovely and you have coloured them beautifully. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I have kept your other cards for another blog post. Thank you so much for taking part in this weeks challenge. I hope you have a lovely trip to Sweden to see your family XXX</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sue</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z58sEwQGfULoUFtdYKSHd-sXJU1_8LvfPk6J83C_nJhGuwz1vskETTFBX7oOQUOkrR5AuSCKjBep45VbW57ow_ONPA9V2pSEpFCVZTdsRVVWkOsD30b9LHVqSO5Ou4oh5_Gz-LfPLRpnb8iDMA2lyVjhff9-gyw2TwAUp2236xn4Q9Dq3Uv464feEvI/s1024/Messenger_creation_d4f44c06-156e-47f4-b1ae-82eac6a9ce63.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z58sEwQGfULoUFtdYKSHd-sXJU1_8LvfPk6J83C_nJhGuwz1vskETTFBX7oOQUOkrR5AuSCKjBep45VbW57ow_ONPA9V2pSEpFCVZTdsRVVWkOsD30b9LHVqSO5Ou4oh5_Gz-LfPLRpnb8iDMA2lyVjhff9-gyw2TwAUp2236xn4Q9Dq3Uv464feEvI/w300-h400/Messenger_creation_d4f44c06-156e-47f4-b1ae-82eac6a9ce63.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sue was inspired by a card she saw online, the design is 5 Squares of complimentary colours each has a letter making up the 'Happy', Sue used my ribbon die to cut the ribbon strips (the original used ribbon), the ribbon die cut is a better idea though as they colours match perfectly. Then Sue mounted the front onto matching card base and added the die cut 'Birthday' at the bottom. A lovely design Sue, perfect for any gender </div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you so much for taking part XXX </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">***************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What a lovely collection of creativity, you projects are all amazing, it's always a surprise to see how varied the designs are when the options are the same for everyone. I am already looking forward to next week's projects. Thank you once again ❤</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope that you all have a lovely Sunday, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love & Hugs to all of you, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sandra</div><div style="text-align: left;">xxxxxx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-23390114778966578852024-03-09T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-09T06:00:00.255+00:00Mixed Up Saturday <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOul5_JyTpBlrl2ASZwSdmJrl4L8MmSzKWm1lhdUzpa-C14oaAtQPYLGgUZy7Nud-bbSuqKKt_ZwgHHIKF0mWPhP8Ooi4qhJ_X5W2esSvtdYiVQMaP2IpQZdhNk4i139hc21goMu5d-WE2p6CGR6wvA79_YhK_fdIUvAJHbqCQj6FeYoFFd-IoVNdl3_I/s509/Screenshot_20240308_164105_Pinterest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOul5_JyTpBlrl2ASZwSdmJrl4L8MmSzKWm1lhdUzpa-C14oaAtQPYLGgUZy7Nud-bbSuqKKt_ZwgHHIKF0mWPhP8Ooi4qhJ_X5W2esSvtdYiVQMaP2IpQZdhNk4i139hc21goMu5d-WE2p6CGR6wvA79_YhK_fdIUvAJHbqCQj6FeYoFFd-IoVNdl3_I/w355-h400/Screenshot_20240308_164105_Pinterest.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Saturday Morning Ladies, </p><p>I hope that your weekend is off to a good start, we are forecast a bit of a mixed bag of weather, today is the better of the two days, so we will make the most of it, get any outside jobs done today. </p><p>I thought I would share a simple Fun Fold card with you all today, it works for this weeks challenge too. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmkGEf4rBwWh8uNeNtrjsMjlJTzM_dtAwd-G-tX8UhOGniH_-X7tZ6dq3YoUQnnK8w07Iyq8Zjp0eAzVlW7fyAUfXX3n57ji6vaQKCi8T0dwQg1iw0cVmqaWNp0RmyQgqSG-UkUgYYlmKrCqhAiUdC1sopN_-o8SXk9qtPQ7j4i9C2Ipqw1-skiKnrEM/s1074/20240308_162058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1074" data-original-width="839" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmkGEf4rBwWh8uNeNtrjsMjlJTzM_dtAwd-G-tX8UhOGniH_-X7tZ6dq3YoUQnnK8w07Iyq8Zjp0eAzVlW7fyAUfXX3n57ji6vaQKCi8T0dwQg1iw0cVmqaWNp0RmyQgqSG-UkUgYYlmKrCqhAiUdC1sopN_-o8SXk9qtPQ7j4i9C2Ipqw1-skiKnrEM/w313-h400/20240308_162058.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQGeB2sFXaT8w999RyFfsMCxtI7WoOhdX6JM9vmquYnQgxI0lIVZdf0YgMmgpp2_g1StSUMWsOKAi0fA-Rns5q0b20PyDB11C6DM21LS1nSH-7Gii5IJ2qL0KfViEUqfiGKesihxN60uclSqzX7yWWsgQGfW1gcr_3kc2ocqOA5aAet8CjzLu3O0_zTs/s2013/20240308_162157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="2013" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQGeB2sFXaT8w999RyFfsMCxtI7WoOhdX6JM9vmquYnQgxI0lIVZdf0YgMmgpp2_g1StSUMWsOKAi0fA-Rns5q0b20PyDB11C6DM21LS1nSH-7Gii5IJ2qL0KfViEUqfiGKesihxN60uclSqzX7yWWsgQGfW1gcr_3kc2ocqOA5aAet8CjzLu3O0_zTs/w400-h365/20240308_162157.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxCL200W_CAyywwA26A2dXHutRk5Puwxdv2xDREuxhgVTwgDSHSS-tRENMJwBPlw3PQJSGhyAs3S6shSOfAKYlQDx121k3fG5Ey7Ph5tykp2Xn3lYlHx28n80iFCsGL2Emok511LtRePZ0V0pgc9ZaXeXgDSJgB76tKPYAxkq1Ats_ukXzXN8TW-N2X8/s2552/20240308_162245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="2552" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxCL200W_CAyywwA26A2dXHutRk5Puwxdv2xDREuxhgVTwgDSHSS-tRENMJwBPlw3PQJSGhyAs3S6shSOfAKYlQDx121k3fG5Ey7Ph5tykp2Xn3lYlHx28n80iFCsGL2Emok511LtRePZ0V0pgc9ZaXeXgDSJgB76tKPYAxkq1Ats_ukXzXN8TW-N2X8/w400-h278/20240308_162245.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>You start by taking your base card 8 1/4 inch X 5 1/2 inch, you score down the centre at 4 1/8th. Next cut a piece of patterned paper and cut 1/4 inch smaller and adhere to the front of your card. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAMqsp-DBDBPzJxbbtVWoIMk8tC36s7NXibqspKDcG7ZDK4NkWdaxdIW3HKgKSA8BfTaVpOW3DSFuNd_xf5lhyphenhypheneiJPQUCN0rzLJxvFq1O1eTUQ7W9ZlmV9q4f0FKfsEYAczLZYHqKHxp_ps4KyFsECtAxT55CelcAOGouUU_Q8H5E_-nW2ds5CVNM0lk/s2191/20240308_142133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2191" data-original-width="1643" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAMqsp-DBDBPzJxbbtVWoIMk8tC36s7NXibqspKDcG7ZDK4NkWdaxdIW3HKgKSA8BfTaVpOW3DSFuNd_xf5lhyphenhypheneiJPQUCN0rzLJxvFq1O1eTUQ7W9ZlmV9q4f0FKfsEYAczLZYHqKHxp_ps4KyFsECtAxT55CelcAOGouUU_Q8H5E_-nW2ds5CVNM0lk/w300-h400/20240308_142133.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next step is to take a circle die, the one I used is about 2 1/4 inch, place it in the centre of the card and die cut </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEC3Pc8SDo5AkDHMC-b72sdLaVpyoHmo_sZXQmw2N_sRn9IvT4lXtmZo2KyODKfAG3ZBVrduXhclgOh9YxYCkwVLzgEtIJeQC0L8P9Nfn_RpDXS3EDsXSsMOqpPWQ3M5IObT15eM-_785E0VE7q834RvjXnIMwLQWbBLBRa0_5_UWX00fs48r1zswz_I/s1771/20240308_144042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="1771" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgEC3Pc8SDo5AkDHMC-b72sdLaVpyoHmo_sZXQmw2N_sRn9IvT4lXtmZo2KyODKfAG3ZBVrduXhclgOh9YxYCkwVLzgEtIJeQC0L8P9Nfn_RpDXS3EDsXSsMOqpPWQ3M5IObT15eM-_785E0VE7q834RvjXnIMwLQWbBLBRa0_5_UWX00fs48r1zswz_I/w400-h344/20240308_144042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you have one take a scalloped (or plain) circle to edge the aperture, you will need to put the same size die you used for the aperture inside the scalloped die to cut the aperture. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTORhLyozXW2Fujz0S00PxU7KLj8h4Yfvs0gu-MUku2jbZldVpSACgeQrU7-EzAISkiK4fSDhakfcn_xw-8ZrNCoWv_wMJj8f3DwmMuroeUDy_Q_50mHEyhKgoMvKRBBs-I9QG5PszrRXnwvbV8oUlUo7CkUhqca0SRhRg_tWFe9yucA0cN3WRiyC3m0/s1997/20240308_144058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1869" data-original-width="1997" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTORhLyozXW2Fujz0S00PxU7KLj8h4Yfvs0gu-MUku2jbZldVpSACgeQrU7-EzAISkiK4fSDhakfcn_xw-8ZrNCoWv_wMJj8f3DwmMuroeUDy_Q_50mHEyhKgoMvKRBBs-I9QG5PszrRXnwvbV8oUlUo7CkUhqca0SRhRg_tWFe9yucA0cN3WRiyC3m0/s320/20240308_144058.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Add glue to the edge with the scallops so that you don't get excess glue going through the aperture. Then add the scalloped circle frame over your aperture.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG234yRxqovWP6Rwu3OfzmXWeDLfeQVdJYzE4-E2p7cm4YZ8XSvwEUtHmHmiEIqjIi43RnH1iKQLIUvkbCHlW6fbTcsUuxyh-RXD0ooxnSW-z9slcvazM8ORa4LnSOEy8AYI_JQMJ_Y7wzrmkl2yzx8bW8pttJ27OrJdaGd0agHHbYrp6sOpv3L0j5GR8/s2362/20240308_145403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2362" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG234yRxqovWP6Rwu3OfzmXWeDLfeQVdJYzE4-E2p7cm4YZ8XSvwEUtHmHmiEIqjIi43RnH1iKQLIUvkbCHlW6fbTcsUuxyh-RXD0ooxnSW-z9slcvazM8ORa4LnSOEy8AYI_JQMJ_Y7wzrmkl2yzx8bW8pttJ27OrJdaGd0agHHbYrp6sOpv3L0j5GR8/w400-h313/20240308_145403.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next step the insert: <div><br /></div><div>Take a piece of card 5 1/4 x 8 inch and score at 4 inch then 6 inch and burnish the creases, giving you a 'z' fold. This is the main part of the ' fun fold' </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrui8eQH0zeenzvIxXOJwEwvjfNYh9llkIJFAPmNXnMRiOLPu1tU0lBIfmGH4aVCI6baR9Pr2A6iDOjhVy2yOqrHwwUc5IXs57S9CFeVI4Z3JrbfaDfV0A4mzErMA_afudl6LcmNc90zmkZfJGjaB2CBnE5kkh3tejZuRYy6nv2vetcBhXKaT3KNtUSY/s2355/20240308_145727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="2355" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrui8eQH0zeenzvIxXOJwEwvjfNYh9llkIJFAPmNXnMRiOLPu1tU0lBIfmGH4aVCI6baR9Pr2A6iDOjhVy2yOqrHwwUc5IXs57S9CFeVI4Z3JrbfaDfV0A4mzErMA_afudl6LcmNc90zmkZfJGjaB2CBnE5kkh3tejZuRYy6nv2vetcBhXKaT3KNtUSY/w400-h249/20240308_145727.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkfckDS2U3uhJ4GtpKX1wSPlunWy9pV1zCCSMCB38kWDN9pSE4Zl9wLnJRGqQ7lY4U3i-AOcd8DeB4LZdas6a5VorOzFGeKJNf_sohUy-TSCREluAeV4OPp4fXem9OUTZ73Y52wmNR8ZA27YssA-S7wCTA-Yc-LAEnl72VEiY98ciKYWjGSm6hdNd-YQ/s1906/20240308_145737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="1906" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkfckDS2U3uhJ4GtpKX1wSPlunWy9pV1zCCSMCB38kWDN9pSE4Zl9wLnJRGqQ7lY4U3i-AOcd8DeB4LZdas6a5VorOzFGeKJNf_sohUy-TSCREluAeV4OPp4fXem9OUTZ73Y52wmNR8ZA27YssA-S7wCTA-Yc-LAEnl72VEiY98ciKYWjGSm6hdNd-YQ/w400-h376/20240308_145737.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now we want to stamp a sentiment, keep it close to centre crease so that it doesn't stick out past where the topper will sit, for neatness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have also added a strip of the same paper that's on the front of the card down the indide fold of the insert. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvERUJiRv7f0N_SNqMywqIEX6FFhoeum1ZRJUsvhoxZc7F-7TTQhXyzirsa5xOJHmY88-VBNlODzeAVE8TDTCbtY-ZPvRgZPvFIPvK3RYGU487i93EiVxVLnp0kY4bUbTr-FlfuVdF7Ukp26Ey-58KfxATQia3xmKCvJlt3x2h-i5HI3KKGf0OooGbUU/s2679/20240308_151152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="2679" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvERUJiRv7f0N_SNqMywqIEX6FFhoeum1ZRJUsvhoxZc7F-7TTQhXyzirsa5xOJHmY88-VBNlODzeAVE8TDTCbtY-ZPvRgZPvFIPvK3RYGU487i93EiVxVLnp0kY4bUbTr-FlfuVdF7Ukp26Ey-58KfxATQia3xmKCvJlt3x2h-i5HI3KKGf0OooGbUU/w400-h244/20240308_151152.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All that is left is to cut a circle of the same colour as your base card, then stamp something pretty on a slightly smaller circle, I chose the bird from the 'Friendly Hello' stamp set as it matches the paper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDG2Cczna2P4XLIxnH8a3Eli_T2QfswZJzZBxkyjOqQLFh2r-Q_hbRcfQDX52dsyh4e9VPpgRQcqQ3u6kRiAxAxcc5bEAhguNVPuAp8DumGIk60IJ9CK7gKob-1s_123MjQEsw8wS59MPsylpbF6oYSkXKn9Tiisboz6f-w_qldnmALWZ8ezp1zfbRXDE/s2538/20240308_161703.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Once you have created your topper the easiest way to position it is to position the focal point inside the aperture and hold in place and carefully add glue, remember to only glue the edge that sits on the folded insert. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmEXxqrdfeZ67FJJdgM4SK330uNUvWruUa8rpYs8Q_3-r8cJ3qpxgsnTJy2TKRtizGl4aalV4TOLBP0zOZxUUWhiv2JimnKPQGavr0mmcJBNbmFiIOBp2IKuJEiwPRlSFdj7Vevf0DJxzDAGT_ey-oKleUT7fwca1FU9Axaf11Q7BwYu_SNTXOZlKQp4/s2552/20240308_162245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1773" data-original-width="2552" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmEXxqrdfeZ67FJJdgM4SK330uNUvWruUa8rpYs8Q_3-r8cJ3qpxgsnTJy2TKRtizGl4aalV4TOLBP0zOZxUUWhiv2JimnKPQGavr0mmcJBNbmFiIOBp2IKuJEiwPRlSFdj7Vevf0DJxzDAGT_ey-oKleUT7fwca1FU9Axaf11Q7BwYu_SNTXOZlKQp4/w400-h278/20240308_162245.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">**************</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you all have a lovely weekend, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love & hugs to all of you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sandra </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xxxxxx</div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-51014066583095604092024-03-08T06:00:00.039+00:002024-03-08T06:00:00.138+00:00Another TicTacToe Card<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMClVjtmiSAic5Nrc_VdTtgJtg-nLU_xLJiU3Vi3PNZw26nyFYROmXJP2tnobQ0124sFvlL2LICWlR0V7agKzQv4n2Mtu7uatI46LV_TJpzKpYud6TRQCKeznrb85UdnLLb91RHlHg4t5Gh1oQuoJPo243Fmoc-gqDMv-xx5_BCRO_3V4YPmzCX_qjLvc/s1268/20240307_173756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1017" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMClVjtmiSAic5Nrc_VdTtgJtg-nLU_xLJiU3Vi3PNZw26nyFYROmXJP2tnobQ0124sFvlL2LICWlR0V7agKzQv4n2Mtu7uatI46LV_TJpzKpYud6TRQCKeznrb85UdnLLb91RHlHg4t5Gh1oQuoJPo243Fmoc-gqDMv-xx5_BCRO_3V4YPmzCX_qjLvc/w321-h400/20240307_173756.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Friday Morning Ladies, </p><p>I hope that you have all had a good week and that you are looking forward to the weekend, I hope that you are all getting to spend time with your family. We have no plans as yet, but I expect something will get organised, the trouble is all of my lot are working. I really don't mind what we do to be honest.</p><p>Sue came over for the afternoon yesterday, we both spent the afternoon making cards, I have to keep reminding myself to talk as I get that involved in what I'm doing.</p><p>I made a Boho Blue Card base and added a piece of the SU 'Flight & Airy' Dsp, I then die cut a mat of Boho Blue and Whisper white card and layered them together, stamping the 'Hello There' on the top of the white mat, to embellish the card I fussy cut the birds on a branch from a piece of the same dsp collection and added that across the white mat, a few little blue pearls finish the card.</p><p>I hope that you all have a lovely Friday,</p><p>Love and hugs to all of you,</p><p>Sandra xxxxxx</p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-13260684867908289272024-03-07T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-07T06:00:00.141+00:00Throwback Thursday 2018<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjC5m2V3EPFtbod4iX7831Z-_sZ73id4QcGVFrpAgeW9eGg8tPJQXBBhzbTCXxdDN0yicrj78ceHQyecX8KgE1PT2RHvpe6suBaTbj8a4Ha9-StK2HndorRj1lj_hHjU6FlCAERilPwxpBcpTE8HctLNs05ICcstRasVyUHpUHUbJiXErFebHFGvBoz8/s400/IMG_20180329_215028_775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="400" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjC5m2V3EPFtbod4iX7831Z-_sZ73id4QcGVFrpAgeW9eGg8tPJQXBBhzbTCXxdDN0yicrj78ceHQyecX8KgE1PT2RHvpe6suBaTbj8a4Ha9-StK2HndorRj1lj_hHjU6FlCAERilPwxpBcpTE8HctLNs05ICcstRasVyUHpUHUbJiXErFebHFGvBoz8/w400-h328/IMG_20180329_215028_775.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Good Morning Ladies, </p><p>Well, what a day yesterday turned out to be! We had hair appointments for colour, lets just say things didn't go as planned, I spent the rest of the day with purple shampoo on my hair trying to get rid of hideous orange/yellow hair that 'frames my face'! Anyway the knock on effect meant I didn't get to eat until 5.30 let alone sit at my desk.</p><p>Today I am sharing a card from March 2018....</p><p>Here is Description:</p><p>I used Stamp set called 'Amazing You' </p><div style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda";">I stamped the flower three times in the top corner and once in the bottom, I also stamped them onto a sheet of Whisper White card and coloured them with the fantastic Stampin Blends, (alcohol pens), I used Dafodill Delight, Calypso Coral and Pumpkin Pie, I then fussy cut these coloured flowers out, I coloured the ones I stamped on my card too, I then decoupaged the coloured ones onto the matching ones on my card, I then die cut the "Amazing and You" in both black card and calypso coral and mounted one on top of each other and placed on the card base adding the "are simply" which was stamped onto some Daffodil Delight card and cut with the Banner Punch, in the centre. I added a few Irredescent Sequins to give some sparkle and swiped over everything with Wink of Stella sparkle pen. </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda";">I hope you like the card, oh I almost forgot, I stamped the insert to match the front of the card.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda";"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda";">I hope that you all have a lovely Thursday, </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda";"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda";">Love & hugs</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda";"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda";">Sandra</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #5c5c5c; font-family: "Cherry Cream Soda";">xxxxxxx</div>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-75427254445133567192024-03-06T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-06T06:00:00.170+00:00Spring theme Double Journal Page<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TEpZSwSEfmpFDd5HePEVnEBFx6Hr3mzkrJeERYTCnwjZVRpuwj9CiUeC7AHn2NNSWgNFfrxSTtcojthSIviU4BGJzn8e7w0UKoLoIcAc_WtnOZ2VRvS9yOHF1T5pAnI6RXfnfCV9b8VjL-aC1BPHI_OYVuOF1E29jCTXcDETTlZjee6kAKU9Gnceqn0/s2988/20240304_174619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2432" data-original-width="2988" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TEpZSwSEfmpFDd5HePEVnEBFx6Hr3mzkrJeERYTCnwjZVRpuwj9CiUeC7AHn2NNSWgNFfrxSTtcojthSIviU4BGJzn8e7w0UKoLoIcAc_WtnOZ2VRvS9yOHF1T5pAnI6RXfnfCV9b8VjL-aC1BPHI_OYVuOF1E29jCTXcDETTlZjee6kAKU9Gnceqn0/w400-h325/20240304_174619.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyK0OOlEY8AehPfJEyhrkOobEIQxwcZr3Dkqd22i8rOChQh1kTW7cuiXSSXOaP6xiJr9BK-FEtM3-HvYwBtXXlikjKbSuA3Umv33Vv8aLtB9Vc44OY9UvYV12CC3Yhl8x1p1Vs1Wu1ZAIYi-100tS6R1wQ8kIZmwOhIJGB07afx1MXF3ErtGbLhyFh1A/s2496/20240305_163905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="1685" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyK0OOlEY8AehPfJEyhrkOobEIQxwcZr3Dkqd22i8rOChQh1kTW7cuiXSSXOaP6xiJr9BK-FEtM3-HvYwBtXXlikjKbSuA3Umv33Vv8aLtB9Vc44OY9UvYV12CC3Yhl8x1p1Vs1Wu1ZAIYi-100tS6R1wQ8kIZmwOhIJGB07afx1MXF3ErtGbLhyFh1A/s320/20240305_163905.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrFilUr9zwCbWbrT18xrJEJJyk7LPhrK3oZ15plm4RxulAYFwpAF8HNkOz05NOUDldpcoMiGUNc-6AueFihdINXncNGuMx3Hd2KAJS9R9HdMUaC9_AiNEYob1vaXcWuEclmxYTS65fXUciWCNVUgrJAG-DPMwJ1qiyfee8pf_5T-Iftn_Y1Jpvln44f0/s2460/20240305_163908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="1699" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrFilUr9zwCbWbrT18xrJEJJyk7LPhrK3oZ15plm4RxulAYFwpAF8HNkOz05NOUDldpcoMiGUNc-6AueFihdINXncNGuMx3Hd2KAJS9R9HdMUaC9_AiNEYob1vaXcWuEclmxYTS65fXUciWCNVUgrJAG-DPMwJ1qiyfee8pf_5T-Iftn_Y1Jpvln44f0/s320/20240305_163908.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><br /><p>Good Morning Ladies, </p><p>Another beautiful sunny day yesterday, Lucy and I popped into Swindon, she was going to get Brake fluid for Sophie's car as Soph's brake warning light was worrying her, luckily Halfords is next to The Range, so we got to do some fun shopping too, not that I bought much, I got some pansies and primulas to go in some wall mounted troughes at the front of the house, the really brighten the front up, so was worth the effort, didn't get much else, I don't even bother with their craft department these days, since they moved it to the 2nd floor after Iceland became part of the store the craft department went really downhill. The sun was still so warm when we got back that I planted the flowers out straight away. Then I sat down and was in no hurry to get up again. Thankfully the planters are all waist high or slightly above so no bending. </p><p>I really enjoyed making the double page journal spread that I am sharing with you today. </p><p>The background started with an Alcohol ink on Gelli plate background....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIiXQ3Q73hLH81rZvTZktDlI_Ivea9zT86Lkg4prZI-lNFvX-X09Q4s6hbDTZoNFt2weMLQHgMLUwyqS9QAaZL7w6jJAtkzridNjj-nnt__GKnaBNZx1s9RTDCbKi78inGs3xi5AR0RS7PjzqbUF7wv7YFa0wJuwz-wosr1JQBZXd9h5Z6qTIehJZdLY/s2439/20240304_170330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2439" data-original-width="1748" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIiXQ3Q73hLH81rZvTZktDlI_Ivea9zT86Lkg4prZI-lNFvX-X09Q4s6hbDTZoNFt2weMLQHgMLUwyqS9QAaZL7w6jJAtkzridNjj-nnt__GKnaBNZx1s9RTDCbKi78inGs3xi5AR0RS7PjzqbUF7wv7YFa0wJuwz-wosr1JQBZXd9h5Z6qTIehJZdLY/w286-h400/20240304_170330.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><p>This is exactly the same background, alcohol inks through a heart stencil, the heart detail was created with the Tracy Evans Falling Blossom stamp. I am absolutely obsessed with how lovely and vibrant the background turned out, I can't wait to experiment with different colours. The theme of the background is Spring, hence the daffodils and tulips, it works perfectly for this weeks TICTACTOE too, using Categories: stencil / Stamping/ Birds or flowers! (That's a straight line too).</p><p>I hope that you all have a great Wednesday, </p><p>Love and hugs,</p><p>Sandra xxx</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-41326245411759326442024-03-05T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-05T06:00:00.361+00:00Mother's Day card<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHypPpDKwvDeOxZLEog8ctvxVtfvec9MYUw0nPVRmJ687upcoGd2kbP7PX_hQqtiUqdxRULwMbs6nJ7Vzct6VwseGpORWP81cxLJp-foPqWkVq5rJ2hb-qMEOmpPPi3ZBsjs7N9V6zfpk0K6BRaYGakmgAtFCAjmT2jR0W2phWY6wOHSxOy9luyDvkTA/s1420/20240304_131643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1122" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOHypPpDKwvDeOxZLEog8ctvxVtfvec9MYUw0nPVRmJ687upcoGd2kbP7PX_hQqtiUqdxRULwMbs6nJ7Vzct6VwseGpORWP81cxLJp-foPqWkVq5rJ2hb-qMEOmpPPi3ZBsjs7N9V6zfpk0K6BRaYGakmgAtFCAjmT2jR0W2phWY6wOHSxOy9luyDvkTA/w316-h400/20240304_131643.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Morning Ladies, </p><p>I hope today finds you all as well as you can be.</p><p>We were blessed with another glorious day of sunshine again yesterday, I had my banana & keffir out on the deck, absorbing as much of that vitamin D as possible, its the best way to start the day. I will add that it was more mid morning by this point as I wasn't prepared for the amount of pain I'd be in after spending Sunday sowing seeds! I took me a good hour with help from Paul to get up and dressed. 😔 I did get to my desk though so that was a win in my book !! After all Crafting really is my therapy, just having something to occupy your mind so that you aren't constantly focused on pain.</p><p>Today I am sharing the card that I made yesterday for Paul's Mum for Mother's Day. The flowers and foliage were die cut from watercolour card, I then used Highland Heather and Soft Sea Foam ink pads smooshed onto my glass matt, I used a waterbrush to pick up the ink and transfer it to the flowers. I arranged the flowers into a bouquet and added a Coordinating ribbon. I then attached the bouquet to the card and added the sentiment. I do hope Paul's mum likes it. </p><p>Whatever you are up to I hope you have a lovely day,</p><p>Love & hugs to all, </p><p>Sandra xxx</p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-76357435936792938502024-03-04T06:00:00.018+00:002024-03-04T06:00:00.357+00:00The last of my recent Snippets <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KGn-KgzkdEpmqc4XEB8Faq2k9XrUt4j3S2jzbghvCpAqWru9KOXCwEfuY3KeEXm9aMEMaSiBP0lQFeadqVYuX5gFBoAkXVuqiQqIdmdla9hXmIaB-FXMFOtVXtmCk_Mw7IVueGQGkJ0LjzJGbxgaUSwIK1sA3u9KgTPa_Kr2lpUbFvCkkKmAQasJIfg/s3024/20240301_123602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="3024" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KGn-KgzkdEpmqc4XEB8Faq2k9XrUt4j3S2jzbghvCpAqWru9KOXCwEfuY3KeEXm9aMEMaSiBP0lQFeadqVYuX5gFBoAkXVuqiQqIdmdla9hXmIaB-FXMFOtVXtmCk_Mw7IVueGQGkJ0LjzJGbxgaUSwIK1sA3u9KgTPa_Kr2lpUbFvCkkKmAQasJIfg/w400-h301/20240301_123602.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8QdxImF7pfs3x1fosouHjIzLYZqa3yYP1fT-OxymfbBx0P0LY6WRTj5S23BuadcBySKq0FyxxIMDj4FBvHAwQKQu_SYorizjK4VLWEl2rEjxL6uDdbM4f2rvaGlicmYVmvN2OHR18Bb4XCfbuvUFH4cKptZ17wSKEU43whIsAOpTh4LIdOIeT4jhnfc/s1756/20240228_142453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="1211" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8QdxImF7pfs3x1fosouHjIzLYZqa3yYP1fT-OxymfbBx0P0LY6WRTj5S23BuadcBySKq0FyxxIMDj4FBvHAwQKQu_SYorizjK4VLWEl2rEjxL6uDdbM4f2rvaGlicmYVmvN2OHR18Bb4XCfbuvUFH4cKptZ17wSKEU43whIsAOpTh4LIdOIeT4jhnfc/w276-h400/20240228_142453.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Monday Morning Ladies, </p><p>Well we were blessed with absolutely gorgeous weather yesterday, the sun was shining brightly all day, we are fast discovering what a lovely sun trap the decking is, it was such a pleasure being out in the sun for a few hours. I managed to sow Zinnia, 2 different colour Aubretia to cover the vast amount of rocks that run down from the raised deck. Sunflowers, Cat Grass, tenderstem brocoli, 3 x sweet peas in different colours, all scented. I also potted on a load of Lavender cuttings that Paul took early last year and some Rosemary too. So we felt like we really got a good start on the sowing. A lot of vegetables start in April especially peas and beans, no doubt that will be here before we know it. </p><p>Today I am sharing the last of my current run of Snippets, this is the matching one to the Wellington boot one that I did last week, it has the se colour theme with the Vintage Photo Distress Oxide and Red flowers, coloured with Ecolines. It would work for the TICTACTOE: Stamping, Birds, Journal page.</p><p>I hope that you all have a great start to the week,</p><p>Love and hugs to all of you,</p><p>Sandra xxx</p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-45427926205910683552024-03-03T06:00:00.143+00:002024-03-03T06:00:00.347+00:00Your Challenge Projects <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNncETZDO9FsPL84ppqET3WX7D3kjGua2ViCs-E39kpUkAkCKo1G89pa7hMsOeWWg1bqt8FFeSR3J-HVCNtzgWayxYxuGIXEznCfcVbLzHOxHw1am_ycSXYbFGhoQUj_7Kd0ovyDdl1EWRvIaDmknrY0cnabFZH9tn1hxJrH2N-IP6VWLvP-TK7dH7do/s1346/20240228_170902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1059" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNncETZDO9FsPL84ppqET3WX7D3kjGua2ViCs-E39kpUkAkCKo1G89pa7hMsOeWWg1bqt8FFeSR3J-HVCNtzgWayxYxuGIXEznCfcVbLzHOxHw1am_ycSXYbFGhoQUj_7Kd0ovyDdl1EWRvIaDmknrY0cnabFZH9tn1hxJrH2N-IP6VWLvP-TK7dH7do/w315-h400/20240228_170902.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_d3DwoOSWwUGnu1w6AlEKEocI-8iz3KC-0gfGNjN1gtu6hPm9R2MIHK_2tLgkMkTgK3eY_GkGwC9kyb0_N0DWgEulcAE7Ec0LVdCdsJV_P_c5rcyhpBeHodqTtJM43D5WXbgcPlciga_BoLCm7gPqLsmw47UeFQSs6-rJyWtUlsUlcWWhakAFUQitYHs/s2151/20240227_173148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2151" data-original-width="1505" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_d3DwoOSWwUGnu1w6AlEKEocI-8iz3KC-0gfGNjN1gtu6hPm9R2MIHK_2tLgkMkTgK3eY_GkGwC9kyb0_N0DWgEulcAE7Ec0LVdCdsJV_P_c5rcyhpBeHodqTtJM43D5WXbgcPlciga_BoLCm7gPqLsmw47UeFQSs6-rJyWtUlsUlcWWhakAFUQitYHs/w280-h400/20240227_173148.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoJY3YZhyphenhyphenjaccZquXN_3uK5EJKnzopItAskxzZJ3dXBMj1mFhycUK1VRoPZqibF06Vy1fMrOK8ZmK7R75xsotnNmmFzgfoAPcAhrZDjdVCiLmeAoWGLGGC62RjAN-54fcVWpKweXojEGMYTe8eOMt8C8pYjQ42SfZj_Q57zSvniqfPh5Renk1bxu5U0E/s1388/20240226_172224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="991" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoJY3YZhyphenhyphenjaccZquXN_3uK5EJKnzopItAskxzZJ3dXBMj1mFhycUK1VRoPZqibF06Vy1fMrOK8ZmK7R75xsotnNmmFzgfoAPcAhrZDjdVCiLmeAoWGLGGC62RjAN-54fcVWpKweXojEGMYTe8eOMt8C8pYjQ42SfZj_Q57zSvniqfPh5Renk1bxu5U0E/w285-h400/20240226_172224.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHO4Jbo035jH3eXNVkZxBD6I1YUmr6oJHpO0vWKVN-Q9fAXwAdSl9RQLrRUUQsm8BHr_YEQxAhkorC-I9g7RvI0pjVSUMI795dfJit0gB9xZgO29YbkYMcTScxeBxiVc1f0t6o1sFHCHpB46bbw57UUAlNgc0oUmnNrfElqaSf5Gq1vAxfRaFmiGgQcU/s2302/20240223_115405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="1810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHO4Jbo035jH3eXNVkZxBD6I1YUmr6oJHpO0vWKVN-Q9fAXwAdSl9RQLrRUUQsm8BHr_YEQxAhkorC-I9g7RvI0pjVSUMI795dfJit0gB9xZgO29YbkYMcTScxeBxiVc1f0t6o1sFHCHpB46bbw57UUAlNgc0oUmnNrfElqaSf5Gq1vAxfRaFmiGgQcU/w315-h400/20240223_115405.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Sunday Morning Ladies,</p><p>We are supposed to have a dry day today (fingers crossed), hopefully we can get outside. </p><p>Now we were discussing Sowing/growing/pruning times yesterday, I naively thought that March was Spring, June was summer etc, well I am now educated, I didn't realise there were specific dates, which when you think about Summer & Winter Solstice etc makes sense, so we did some research:</p><p>Spring 20th March to 20th June 2024</p><p>Summer 22th June to 20th September 2024</p><p>Autumn 22nd September to 20th December </p><p>Winter 20th December to 22nd March 2025. </p><p>I also learnt a few weeks ago that Moon phases determine holidays such as Easter, we were chatting to someone in a supermarket about how early Easter is this year. We then got on to talking about people planting to the Lunar calendar years ago. It's something that fascinates me. </p><p>Now let's look at what you have been creating this week...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Your Challenge Projects </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Karen </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVuKOe4UP2lrsLyC-yOKospfrDzGTDGKGZJUlHqhdRcLMcHTFl6KeyXGXCiXJGML75k0E9md8IEqgoxz1zpdcDZ1yO2gOiNPbaNmmrCFVitGTZQu07Eg4sxalbD_Qj5ueduZtDx2TniymGrIU1hMW-wg4BetN6mKlO_a1wt_sLhyl5e6y3Fm8yvsHG7w/s2762/received_253318857861260.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2733" data-original-width="2762" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVuKOe4UP2lrsLyC-yOKospfrDzGTDGKGZJUlHqhdRcLMcHTFl6KeyXGXCiXJGML75k0E9md8IEqgoxz1zpdcDZ1yO2gOiNPbaNmmrCFVitGTZQu07Eg4sxalbD_Qj5ueduZtDx2TniymGrIU1hMW-wg4BetN6mKlO_a1wt_sLhyl5e6y3Fm8yvsHG7w/w400-h396/received_253318857861260.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4f6xVbHRlwblAE4eWs0HiTk7QqKLKSpHFl8qKPL8gxC07nM5K0yX1NJH7suJ31Oij5v30m9UVx6CJfLyEGRrcT5T9tekqNkaedtUCh4x5za7WHQ0vAN8T06lgPbfkvdnYmB3Y6Fq69yu_1T8aqpIP_3M5QAcY8rEVyeaIkQGwwl81tha80c8-XQBTy2Q/s3808/received_279872911807109.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3808" data-original-width="2623" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4f6xVbHRlwblAE4eWs0HiTk7QqKLKSpHFl8qKPL8gxC07nM5K0yX1NJH7suJ31Oij5v30m9UVx6CJfLyEGRrcT5T9tekqNkaedtUCh4x5za7WHQ0vAN8T06lgPbfkvdnYmB3Y6Fq69yu_1T8aqpIP_3M5QAcY8rEVyeaIkQGwwl81tha80c8-XQBTy2Q/w275-h400/received_279872911807109.jpeg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Karen's Description: </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are two cards for the challenge </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1) An old technique that Sue W showed - pave using Nuvo drops and a Daisy B sentiment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Card 2) I found this “woven” background that I made donkeys years ago I used her weaving strips die in antique gold I have matted it onto a piece of Clarity Rainbow Waters paper and a Julie Hickey flower </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can’t decide on a sentiment and which colour to use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 cards with lovely backgrounds, those Nuvo drips must have taken ages to do, they look really effective though. I love the antique gold lattice work, it goes perfectly with the background paper, the lovely flower finishes it beautifully. Thank you so much for taking part XXX </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Lilian </b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrRewW8rtMHBO8PTFeLpPYgZWoAwiMTHZhCSRwIsA7Ndp1dxwoSDZbyANK0LA8IqcKm-tjgfRznYoZ9W6p8VPz9lZdECe6Mz8wIwunv916Xg4bD7kd29axBIUfyQuGSwnfbljlXcuqITDP9an1f-uDUMXKEAMobA-uzKdoaMUFVzhPyKDLhsr5fjfYVY/s1492/received_997631158389602.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrRewW8rtMHBO8PTFeLpPYgZWoAwiMTHZhCSRwIsA7Ndp1dxwoSDZbyANK0LA8IqcKm-tjgfRznYoZ9W6p8VPz9lZdECe6Mz8wIwunv916Xg4bD7kd29axBIUfyQuGSwnfbljlXcuqITDP9an1f-uDUMXKEAMobA-uzKdoaMUFVzhPyKDLhsr5fjfYVY/w294-h400/received_997631158389602.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lilian's Description: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hi, here is my card for this week, I tried the gesso but think I had it too weak.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a Lavinia stamps stencil, and used oxide inks to colour </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The stamp is an old penny black that I came across when I was sorting out my room, don’t think I ever used it, coloured with ecoline pens, although I do find them rather bright.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh I love the colours in your background Lilian, the gesso thing is hard to judge as it literally says to make it into a wash, no guide to amount. What a bonus find that stamp was, its beautiful and I love the colour you have used. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you so much for taking part XXX </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Sonia</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0_qMGG-JeisLHQyuydMbshvSkSFO13kkHIQR-e9ypXcDf4s6YEkU-OQUO-JAajYGKyuYphvQh0aMB_d0R3UPvD_fXMQzDL56yVvgnLcgiExqcHQUCFhkeHgFayNyS5aO2YFNM7SHG6sFjM8leSaFw-Ze93YkBVofcriftIxU3mZ-VYuhJSSNN3Z4fW4/s1577/received_1698630640660790.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1577" data-original-width="1158" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0_qMGG-JeisLHQyuydMbshvSkSFO13kkHIQR-e9ypXcDf4s6YEkU-OQUO-JAajYGKyuYphvQh0aMB_d0R3UPvD_fXMQzDL56yVvgnLcgiExqcHQUCFhkeHgFayNyS5aO2YFNM7SHG6sFjM8leSaFw-Ze93YkBVofcriftIxU3mZ-VYuhJSSNN3Z4fW4/w294-h400/received_1698630640660790.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sonia's Description:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here’s my card for Sunday…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Background created using Cosmic Shimmer Powders through an AALL stencil. Dragonfly from Gummiapan ☺️ Will add a sentiment later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pixie Powders: Aqua Lagoon and Bronze Blush</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sonia I adore the colours in that background, they work so well together, I also love the way they have spread organically but you can still see the detail of the stencil. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you for the Inspiration my lovely XXX </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Maria</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXZEnXKCmf_vvJJITlaUeEErC4xUCLi0CLp5NGjgrPr4qxKYbO0UsbQNPZkcJ9U2CwaOBHPgTdPvPh0iwTj5aSS9x_nDSjIMzeW3DAI_93lgi7jRCuhJKCFoa35PAQGOiXlOj84bEHV7eWiMqYPaAZwvAJqxy5AGXaYoNNAv1TCuIxb5XlZDSd3xR33s/s3337/received_1063168368247673.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3337" data-original-width="2684" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXZEnXKCmf_vvJJITlaUeEErC4xUCLi0CLp5NGjgrPr4qxKYbO0UsbQNPZkcJ9U2CwaOBHPgTdPvPh0iwTj5aSS9x_nDSjIMzeW3DAI_93lgi7jRCuhJKCFoa35PAQGOiXlOj84bEHV7eWiMqYPaAZwvAJqxy5AGXaYoNNAv1TCuIxb5XlZDSd3xR33s/w321-h400/received_1063168368247673.jpeg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN3nmEP7zUnLex4xiMTRbc13rK1Rn7CROoU8SKE1nuic5g0cLQH7LsbzrfE6wW9Zg6s-BD4WAb8GUp96AhheNThJdCl-A2v3kZS_bVniEeFYyjOEWVfPbyLA82tz6VdVydFaaBepfOTr7JjOfohSJeYrdUayCoo7hfxrjG_Q32R3iKhy0qkXGoWiHlSs/s3216/received_1444687459466477.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3216" data-original-width="2451" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN3nmEP7zUnLex4xiMTRbc13rK1Rn7CROoU8SKE1nuic5g0cLQH7LsbzrfE6wW9Zg6s-BD4WAb8GUp96AhheNThJdCl-A2v3kZS_bVniEeFYyjOEWVfPbyLA82tz6VdVydFaaBepfOTr7JjOfohSJeYrdUayCoo7hfxrjG_Q32R3iKhy0qkXGoWiHlSs/w305-h400/received_1444687459466477.jpeg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYtv9Z1GzhZmOIeQ0oweFl_qkdEMjPVwNQD94n3179x0uKxpG4UHMG3Sz5IJ_r5olGa3g51N4S5D2U12v2NoMxuJJByVjTZJI2zBpnN38v-t8sokdpaKvG-F_-mQR3lRtUb_CebFagBiH8aSNZ5n8hVgq4N77LpzK5QXwLgRLe6RpAaGsvhgxAvILGTk/s2858/received_291862700567763.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2858" data-original-width="2731" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYtv9Z1GzhZmOIeQ0oweFl_qkdEMjPVwNQD94n3179x0uKxpG4UHMG3Sz5IJ_r5olGa3g51N4S5D2U12v2NoMxuJJByVjTZJI2zBpnN38v-t8sokdpaKvG-F_-mQR3lRtUb_CebFagBiH8aSNZ5n8hVgq4N77LpzK5QXwLgRLe6RpAaGsvhgxAvILGTk/w306-h320/received_291862700567763.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three lovely cards from our Maria, the first two are made using Pixie powders to create those lovely backgrounds. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The third card isca Crystal Art card that Maria has made for her Dad's 80th Birthday later this month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks so much my lovely for 3 lovely cards. XXX </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">******************</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Such a varied selection of cards this week ladies, thank you all so very much ❤️ </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you all have a lovely Sunday, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love & hugs to all of you, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sandra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xxxxxx</div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-78412431757958695842024-03-02T06:00:00.001+00:002024-03-02T06:00:00.137+00:00Mixed up Saturday <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCy7BOD4BwBcO4vIxLvhZ7DxdSu8Xky5HnydhfOlBVLAtzbBGVI5qmAYOGJN4hH9MZO1ByQtil5Cg7CBXAzSnAgOBAhyzudJ6L84Fx7moGdEy_UaO0hNd8qauBAJneJPq3hGUSiTlAiP4-JVONHNj3_LhNcStrZLiFxXunMwphkuXVGCea4adDtQW_2M/s901/Screenshot_20240301_194451_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="749" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCy7BOD4BwBcO4vIxLvhZ7DxdSu8Xky5HnydhfOlBVLAtzbBGVI5qmAYOGJN4hH9MZO1ByQtil5Cg7CBXAzSnAgOBAhyzudJ6L84Fx7moGdEy_UaO0hNd8qauBAJneJPq3hGUSiTlAiP4-JVONHNj3_LhNcStrZLiFxXunMwphkuXVGCea4adDtQW_2M/w333-h400/Screenshot_20240301_194451_Chrome.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> Good Saturday Morning Ladies,<p></p><p>From a wet and cold Gloucestershire 🙄, doesn't the weather realise that March is a busy month for gardeners??? We have a totally free weekend, a list of garden jobs from cutting back Buddleia bushes x 3 to sowing more seeds, we also took delivery of 30 pallet collars, which we are using to make raised beds for growing vegetables, they need treating with wood preserver before we use them but we need a dry day to treat them!! Thats just the tip of the iceberg!! </p><p>Speaking of the garden, Mother nature clearly knew it was March 1st yesterday as I have been going out into the garden every day to check to see if my Daffodils have opened........</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw84XU1fK5AcTk9KpWJI6i-MeHdvbEAqJDw7PFkaB2nwR7GbMrGJgLUC5lbgt7zqDJYDMgeph7A0ewum0cQFUE3rHrnkG99P6vcxMjC9bMlcJVNTxJ4rUJXp6IaEdRi4K4djCc71SxITcVNryY-S973kHOXSb_IfAkceZHCKndpOm5L-KCFFv86yWYjQ/s3024/20240301_123931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHw84XU1fK5AcTk9KpWJI6i-MeHdvbEAqJDw7PFkaB2nwR7GbMrGJgLUC5lbgt7zqDJYDMgeph7A0ewum0cQFUE3rHrnkG99P6vcxMjC9bMlcJVNTxJ4rUJXp6IaEdRi4K4djCc71SxITcVNryY-S973kHOXSb_IfAkceZHCKndpOm5L-KCFFv86yWYjQ/w400-h400/20240301_123931.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1m4YuRjGzMrIa3GwxD9b_nspwKm1aR8DaqKg84s7hwWXfzJs6omxhdy_kvFZOeEMilq7g9tATBtnZuvd3xlv8UR_Ctxt4BA1HNpMxPr64gHy8H2IjCxuuoD30jqWy6jyD1daKyAzj7U0ys8RMXtV4EvH9PYTrfBjXy4TYQ784WW-yLP87FRuv9HLgmO0/s3024/20240301_124011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1m4YuRjGzMrIa3GwxD9b_nspwKm1aR8DaqKg84s7hwWXfzJs6omxhdy_kvFZOeEMilq7g9tATBtnZuvd3xlv8UR_Ctxt4BA1HNpMxPr64gHy8H2IjCxuuoD30jqWy6jyD1daKyAzj7U0ys8RMXtV4EvH9PYTrfBjXy4TYQ784WW-yLP87FRuv9HLgmO0/w400-h400/20240301_124011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8Ib4fus6Ofp78dFK4pO8uQC7aamaHf6aKMWgcuhNJqRUN24e55Z0_oCjbIJuPcmrhKHabqi-3i6AJxRikJXXbXQOG_8F7QBtSWhCMKzG2HO2EAvNYFhBbO1TVxyEc41oqs7wmn9lJlpa9RYzoEvCxtxp-b518pOB0XMetd6pDGH9-3Sr3saeNrpmU9M/s3024/20240301_124143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8Ib4fus6Ofp78dFK4pO8uQC7aamaHf6aKMWgcuhNJqRUN24e55Z0_oCjbIJuPcmrhKHabqi-3i6AJxRikJXXbXQOG_8F7QBtSWhCMKzG2HO2EAvNYFhBbO1TVxyEc41oqs7wmn9lJlpa9RYzoEvCxtxp-b518pOB0XMetd6pDGH9-3Sr3saeNrpmU9M/w400-h400/20240301_124143.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6m3pqVHGC-sK_FUZLV-REJKIodESa-E6Sz5dQ3f_xg-XDGS-FXM_Kt6wn_CFUqazt-3opIqvO1QfFdudjVZGb3AjINXSLMoL-U7uHtvdOdOeSrTXF18haRypq3RVplbMD3BDGo-97d7y9MeplSiwfe28Ubrp2m8sKzFnk7QVq5x6Ol0F_pGk8QknwZQ/s2647/20240301_124205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="2647" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6m3pqVHGC-sK_FUZLV-REJKIodESa-E6Sz5dQ3f_xg-XDGS-FXM_Kt6wn_CFUqazt-3opIqvO1QfFdudjVZGb3AjINXSLMoL-U7uHtvdOdOeSrTXF18haRypq3RVplbMD3BDGo-97d7y9MeplSiwfe28Ubrp2m8sKzFnk7QVq5x6Ol0F_pGk8QknwZQ/w400-h340/20240301_124205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidtylWvy60T3T-2HVEAt7w18uVyywS_78-LTkzGL3CCWKG7b2peyMK-6Of9LgMFjGkXPb1cmyuED0lxrhTjaSpB5Yk5fBkKWn730-C_b6rXIL51xKKmvMHa9-0GrMPPby9K_IK9AwWII1KpfprylI6y3yAsgKo2ZU4srYHvmQoyPD7cXIBnRbPENOxa8/s2870/20240301_124235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2870" data-original-width="2574" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidtylWvy60T3T-2HVEAt7w18uVyywS_78-LTkzGL3CCWKG7b2peyMK-6Of9LgMFjGkXPb1cmyuED0lxrhTjaSpB5Yk5fBkKWn730-C_b6rXIL51xKKmvMHa9-0GrMPPby9K_IK9AwWII1KpfprylI6y3yAsgKo2ZU4srYHvmQoyPD7cXIBnRbPENOxa8/w359-h400/20240301_124235.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><p>On Thursday they were just about to burst open, I was delighted when I went out yesterday morning after a night of wild stormy winds and heavy rain so many of them had opened. Ours are a good week or so behind others Ive seen around us, not sure whether its because our garden is a lot lower down than most around us. I am so excited to see the garden starting to wake up 😁</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Water Based Glue Review</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Part One</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">I have quite the collection of Water Based Glues, so I thought I would try them out in different ways to compare them. I think we all have our favourite glue that we reach for daily, I have tried different ones over the years and find myself returning to the same one. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I tend to use Aleene's Tacky Glue as my go to, I did recently buy the popular 'Bearly Arts Glue that has a really fine tip for adhering sentiments together and anything that requires a fine line of glue. </p><p style="text-align: left;">These are the 6 I tested:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKFTuJL0hZ5sJrd4GmF9630o89__SPq8O4RgyUU8znAg9B48knmHkqIOz576k0QVnqjs169XFVvd-8Ijt2VQB6XxcmIAKssICalejz00FRew1sV12Dov7JpUrhOVrg_jyuEH33_4w8WGWv4M4WYAd9UFNf_BQA7V55wcGp75abYregMjYVcmIX3zGTyc/s1040/Screenshot_20240301_204721_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1028" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKFTuJL0hZ5sJrd4GmF9630o89__SPq8O4RgyUU8znAg9B48knmHkqIOz576k0QVnqjs169XFVvd-8Ijt2VQB6XxcmIAKssICalejz00FRew1sV12Dov7JpUrhOVrg_jyuEH33_4w8WGWv4M4WYAd9UFNf_BQA7V55wcGp75abYregMjYVcmIX3zGTyc/s320/Screenshot_20240301_204721_Chrome.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bearly Art Glue</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0L-61ld_YOMJkMuqejWM2JlMMGj7rJVthnUcNoiVH8SChywHtF5RNUtiAuQY9qbKss2VogzAprjFXUcvqNp8nrkITswyX7CdL4iz4ZHdYhX6ygMn9IjAozEvMxjVGAi6msqMqPRil2CVAFbK63ByIgE5QL5v8xUD9HRmnhKc6eIWBQMT_YjVCfarT3w/s1071/Screenshot_20240301_204825_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0L-61ld_YOMJkMuqejWM2JlMMGj7rJVthnUcNoiVH8SChywHtF5RNUtiAuQY9qbKss2VogzAprjFXUcvqNp8nrkITswyX7CdL4iz4ZHdYhX6ygMn9IjAozEvMxjVGAi6msqMqPRil2CVAFbK63ByIgE5QL5v8xUD9HRmnhKc6eIWBQMT_YjVCfarT3w/s320/Screenshot_20240301_204825_Chrome.jpg" width="179" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">IndigoBlu Grab & Go</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1MpPZ0QXmHyzEJivA4ggQ2rwSCoDnA626VMLT7aeMOClAfOy2qFHWShCwHZYYYkbC21Zz_ZBfo7_hh9wBsyicg1YnpzQY1AaFZqmVHl70AqL4Ulu6oP3NEMfALTHvtgdWqLof9Su_Pxj0kPprVKxEKhemVkfRlfW5AflBd3eObHFBLIJXT0IQ0k5AHM/s1109/Screenshot_20240301_204902_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="936" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1MpPZ0QXmHyzEJivA4ggQ2rwSCoDnA626VMLT7aeMOClAfOy2qFHWShCwHZYYYkbC21Zz_ZBfo7_hh9wBsyicg1YnpzQY1AaFZqmVHl70AqL4Ulu6oP3NEMfALTHvtgdWqLof9Su_Pxj0kPprVKxEKhemVkfRlfW5AflBd3eObHFBLIJXT0IQ0k5AHM/s320/Screenshot_20240301_204902_Chrome.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aleene's Tacky Glue</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-ymIQ78GlLItUO6coF6bnC6kPwQEcTunVJGKLNGq7D4mhBPpH89NrKLA-nIW6iEqK0NdcFz2kgHRVLhZg2vH8-TzF3MiQMjiLWo7G-cBfU8sFo0noW8_UIKunaORQwNHuDP-y1PIOkSVPA-lDls3JMNBjEAuwhfF8_dz0E2P48LW0F0TYXpQRkBs17I/s980/Screenshot_20240301_205004_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="758" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-ymIQ78GlLItUO6coF6bnC6kPwQEcTunVJGKLNGq7D4mhBPpH89NrKLA-nIW6iEqK0NdcFz2kgHRVLhZg2vH8-TzF3MiQMjiLWo7G-cBfU8sFo0noW8_UIKunaORQwNHuDP-y1PIOkSVPA-lDls3JMNBjEAuwhfF8_dz0E2P48LW0F0TYXpQRkBs17I/s320/Screenshot_20240301_205004_Chrome.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink Frog Glue</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVwzeR6bGctGJyCg5uiQFx_KVrFmlcv-UGXED6G5qEkIjMGrIQR_mCARAGkKVfTRnTHxroHa26Y4YLg4M625jfmCKs87pos6hcfZRoRfkZXhhxM4QbJLTsx6pRHQEH0B83bc1kVzFD7b-nZJGBtvNtmGvaXVu7VWBwP0_gn3OseDmaHxPI7jbvGsPwQA/s1244/Screenshot_20240301_205059_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVwzeR6bGctGJyCg5uiQFx_KVrFmlcv-UGXED6G5qEkIjMGrIQR_mCARAGkKVfTRnTHxroHa26Y4YLg4M625jfmCKs87pos6hcfZRoRfkZXhhxM4QbJLTsx6pRHQEH0B83bc1kVzFD7b-nZJGBtvNtmGvaXVu7VWBwP0_gn3OseDmaHxPI7jbvGsPwQA/s320/Screenshot_20240301_205059_Chrome.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cosmic Shimmer </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtrmbRg2b3SaLaqnDeX6-rpP_KOMNmv1e1DhyphenhyphenpZazkyJFr8Abkoe8mqaTvlKJdgcUM_YyLpD1v1UQSZ2lLHEUz5MkrWzycPA3aP8oW7A1PAYptu_Q9YYnAxxvFswnKEn8zjDrW4XVaIEAGjykqnUEX9pt70ZilQpn9v7WsS97sGAK5mQkJU4SB2yOnwA/s1268/Screenshot_20240301_205153_Chrome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtrmbRg2b3SaLaqnDeX6-rpP_KOMNmv1e1DhyphenhyphenpZazkyJFr8Abkoe8mqaTvlKJdgcUM_YyLpD1v1UQSZ2lLHEUz5MkrWzycPA3aP8oW7A1PAYptu_Q9YYnAxxvFswnKEn8zjDrW4XVaIEAGjykqnUEX9pt70ZilQpn9v7WsS97sGAK5mQkJU4SB2yOnwA/s320/Screenshot_20240301_205153_Chrome.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art Glitter Glue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are all Water based glues. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I first tested how fine a line I could get:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSGyE4H_N-RzKVpRHAE-EppuzbxeYfJBRKnLh5MunQB-_Bn9xt4jHFyY1E9kKiPbfJri1At-xQDZPaErB6zNPXrR6m3MYyOs4Dy5KDFP2wrhDdXk7MHQ5GWQ___b_vUZCnWw_aHdM7mVEVMBBnV0Ai0UUFLt5Z-Amln5XPpzBib0XSdm2hDvqY9r4zl8/s2550/20240301_153529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="969" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSGyE4H_N-RzKVpRHAE-EppuzbxeYfJBRKnLh5MunQB-_Bn9xt4jHFyY1E9kKiPbfJri1At-xQDZPaErB6zNPXrR6m3MYyOs4Dy5KDFP2wrhDdXk7MHQ5GWQ___b_vUZCnWw_aHdM7mVEVMBBnV0Ai0UUFLt5Z-Amln5XPpzBib0XSdm2hDvqY9r4zl8/s320/20240301_153529.jpg" width="122" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink Frog</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJb7-xxnenCZGxkbUg7CXCenjh2z6durc7Iw0SaeaN5FC7BooUHcISmIerC-sl24QSWsEjykbfopG1O8ug0HKXG2tHlSB4babqaFZtqg28M-bVoOVEtkEgQHRaVSEYZhNjlzWp5kU7V5HKFmEtpA18vkUysrDrEMxfAZ7kGZHhbfxztdgd85VWVGeJ7E/s2587/20240301_153506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="1124" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJb7-xxnenCZGxkbUg7CXCenjh2z6durc7Iw0SaeaN5FC7BooUHcISmIerC-sl24QSWsEjykbfopG1O8ug0HKXG2tHlSB4babqaFZtqg28M-bVoOVEtkEgQHRaVSEYZhNjlzWp5kU7V5HKFmEtpA18vkUysrDrEMxfAZ7kGZHhbfxztdgd85VWVGeJ7E/s320/20240301_153506.jpg" width="139" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cosmic Shimmer </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw09cAo5OkWffhUuzTHcGdF4xZTAvlhVFbCM5X0iFDDgWrXv-hptO-2F04U-7MAGj6ytrZRz8nFVwnT8FYgc_UMH_O7Gp8EBBwIVmLYEeH53vvccV4P3sTj4iGW9EDVm9SGjYZ6zZK6Z5hvrowfgPVLJxypDvGNhStIE3Iqw4EylALHOCGVIw1dij17Wk/s2572/20240301_154942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="1013" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw09cAo5OkWffhUuzTHcGdF4xZTAvlhVFbCM5X0iFDDgWrXv-hptO-2F04U-7MAGj6ytrZRz8nFVwnT8FYgc_UMH_O7Gp8EBBwIVmLYEeH53vvccV4P3sTj4iGW9EDVm9SGjYZ6zZK6Z5hvrowfgPVLJxypDvGNhStIE3Iqw4EylALHOCGVIw1dij17Wk/s320/20240301_154942.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art Glitter</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They were all similar, with the exception of IndigoBlu, it doesn't have a fine tip and it is a much wetter glue. The Pink Frog seems wetter too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will say that the Art Glitter glue is a nightmare for keeping the nozzle flowing freely. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next I wanted to adhere two pieces of card together to see if the card buckles or you could see where the glue was under the card. It was hard to capture the difference:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLWBViq_tvvGEQIddXjz609qfjst-CUlU9P7JVEqgM_EPnI2XO2xn5lc69KHAL5rinkD5gN2JCZmg5P_XmdoJ2i2MrvuGsIYRcYskUiu6IEWfsbny-LIuyRs3hUIef35vle2q7FaRZqdgtf3WMvFLQS87dSBI_cwOkt-cywvWYTHOiPIKHe6LYnYT6Cs/s2665/20240301_173312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2665" data-original-width="1772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLWBViq_tvvGEQIddXjz609qfjst-CUlU9P7JVEqgM_EPnI2XO2xn5lc69KHAL5rinkD5gN2JCZmg5P_XmdoJ2i2MrvuGsIYRcYskUiu6IEWfsbny-LIuyRs3hUIef35vle2q7FaRZqdgtf3WMvFLQS87dSBI_cwOkt-cywvWYTHOiPIKHe6LYnYT6Cs/s320/20240301_173312.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can see where I put the glue under the white layer with the Bearly Art glue, so this wouldn't work for Clean & Simple type cards in my opinion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJxFlzvV_14sXKfs1aROrVUbGHcAgnN-3_dtLio9jSGPLVqZMo048F-M3fOlm1zMWQZ4WLGYoUaZMFNfl2UNkG6XwPipDf5BmHpL7BxMa_GUhruiqiUBBblpsU-wUO5l5UpY0rEsoR5goPFJNRIWIMUlBPuqtJE8cZL5ERuejLUUbn1HkrPRerhAYLBI/s2548/20240301_173235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="1749" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJxFlzvV_14sXKfs1aROrVUbGHcAgnN-3_dtLio9jSGPLVqZMo048F-M3fOlm1zMWQZ4WLGYoUaZMFNfl2UNkG6XwPipDf5BmHpL7BxMa_GUhruiqiUBBblpsU-wUO5l5UpY0rEsoR5goPFJNRIWIMUlBPuqtJE8cZL5ERuejLUUbn1HkrPRerhAYLBI/s320/20240301_173235.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">IndigoBlu </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now you can see clearly that the card buckled slightly with the IndigoBlu glue, I could see it on the black card at the back too. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eHRIiym7eKqrt39nuoPXkVsI4qw8wIb107kOG0oJPlgHdRUD6DZyXW1kW9AkbglOrhDvvOEcTFzvS6Yqe82rA8ZNNOkKn9EorJgcQr64VbqkIgOF6VcWs-bbEyTWHN9joe0lYrUl8DSzzLXDKJaigwgfJyPwAOL4W8tNyyAD3CiLtHXm4WR4xIpPQiU/s2741/20240301_173241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="1570" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eHRIiym7eKqrt39nuoPXkVsI4qw8wIb107kOG0oJPlgHdRUD6DZyXW1kW9AkbglOrhDvvOEcTFzvS6Yqe82rA8ZNNOkKn9EorJgcQr64VbqkIgOF6VcWs-bbEyTWHN9joe0lYrUl8DSzzLXDKJaigwgfJyPwAOL4W8tNyyAD3CiLtHXm4WR4xIpPQiU/s320/20240301_173241.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aleene's Tacky </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aleene's was much better but I could see a slight line in a couple of places. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqbW6U0VxRkDc82T3wn5HdKbOxm7saUTqrl9FVeFgCfOEj4j6zU-GYFIDeEasxlsfUoj7IM1pXrALJsM_BKfyI8vzy-5o3dWGCjel-PBCnQSm1h8LzPoJrGq9HJR-iijbYJGpAnJC4j1FSMV8KIbkEVgLF3yxWyHs2BJkxZjt6HGdBXy-DB3paEtM1QI/s2881/20240301_173301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="1594" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqbW6U0VxRkDc82T3wn5HdKbOxm7saUTqrl9FVeFgCfOEj4j6zU-GYFIDeEasxlsfUoj7IM1pXrALJsM_BKfyI8vzy-5o3dWGCjel-PBCnQSm1h8LzPoJrGq9HJR-iijbYJGpAnJC4j1FSMV8KIbkEVgLF3yxWyHs2BJkxZjt6HGdBXy-DB3paEtM1QI/s320/20240301_173301.jpg" width="177" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pink Frog did really well, which surprised me as it was a wetter glue. I can't really see any lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg47UWq2ow_GJaRdhljqqpdcMoSHlMdXjc0JkeHvjzK0sOC52kXs_6HKvBHsHLd0xCns6KTspN636Do5zGtw3YQKw-mJFVff3qInSDmWC7n27Zom79docYEWooZuaYhgGllZ-4989HqEdw68fKXZWQ5VqQf69lLuH4wPMoy8ZObY5s32aMlGKgyHP2CI/s2009/20240301_212038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="1153" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhg47UWq2ow_GJaRdhljqqpdcMoSHlMdXjc0JkeHvjzK0sOC52kXs_6HKvBHsHLd0xCns6KTspN636Do5zGtw3YQKw-mJFVff3qInSDmWC7n27Zom79docYEWooZuaYhgGllZ-4989HqEdw68fKXZWQ5VqQf69lLuH4wPMoy8ZObY5s32aMlGKgyHP2CI/w184-h320/20240301_212038.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cosmic Shimmer, Now I stopped using CS glue asxI found that it seemed to have a higher water content at some point, but as you can see here you can't see it between two pieces of card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjpKXaCOsBVSleD_Dg_JPyAKhEhOun_wWVgBfvF4E1C479WbaCrrqdhTtdOKtW08LmJY18RD-iBok2MuUCdPTBKLIXz_jy0IVvpKC85gQwO8rGdHvAB4GZz7XS-okEDqS6f_qm19KzrMs29PEoPP_g_kUvAGwoOnv39WoQ3EKt1819SfEvzoHxTI8zbY/s2691/20240301_173253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2691" data-original-width="1579" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjpKXaCOsBVSleD_Dg_JPyAKhEhOun_wWVgBfvF4E1C479WbaCrrqdhTtdOKtW08LmJY18RD-iBok2MuUCdPTBKLIXz_jy0IVvpKC85gQwO8rGdHvAB4GZz7XS-okEDqS6f_qm19KzrMs29PEoPP_g_kUvAGwoOnv39WoQ3EKt1819SfEvzoHxTI8zbY/s320/20240301_173253.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Art Glitter Glue, a wetter consistency glue, you can see where I put it on the white card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did my best to use the same amount of glue on each example for fairness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last category of Part 1 of the Glue review is the 'Dries Clear' quality </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsIUO-_P2W4368iJ7AXcjypUQxXVk3r2MNisq39RB6TNJhUSuTEt83eJB1GEVohdqFlS2NzFCkZjfqGyn_oQmiju-iB1SZLEVTcu75KP9-T2OPs7gNQHc_ukAZXfb5KacQ6A50VkFldDjif0MDT7jQjETpg4uIkDmNktt-E9bF17JP1iMMeXdy9oxfrI/s2276/20240301_173036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Results are mixed, I think that we will all still use our favourite glues, I may use different glues for different things more. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will try these glues in a few more ways and continue with a part 2 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let me know if there is any other ways you would like me to test them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*******************</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you all have a Super Saturday, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you all stay warm & dry,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love & hugs to you all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sandra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xxxxxx </div>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-38010751721848788772024-03-01T06:00:00.069+00:002024-03-01T06:00:00.139+00:00Our Next Challenge <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iXPY5U9p_AGP4CWQPktge0Z8SuZumSdPjpAlCXOM6gr8CRdh-Bs2xEj8vzht0V1nnrwK4iSnxwl76fsHGEMHpgG0bNyT0CnxS4MCDQ3TsN0IYVhpDrKKZaW0NWFO3-TB6d_FYp3sbRnlsECB9CkFiSo0R9dlINt-lmZsqeqIFnMIqmnp1RVlwrGdsC4/s934/Screenshot_20240229_185129_OneDrive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="934" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iXPY5U9p_AGP4CWQPktge0Z8SuZumSdPjpAlCXOM6gr8CRdh-Bs2xEj8vzht0V1nnrwK4iSnxwl76fsHGEMHpgG0bNyT0CnxS4MCDQ3TsN0IYVhpDrKKZaW0NWFO3-TB6d_FYp3sbRnlsECB9CkFiSo0R9dlINt-lmZsqeqIFnMIqmnp1RVlwrGdsC4/w400-h374/Screenshot_20240229_185129_OneDrive.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOZN53dSHFkjNQYzkgxU_GLm4wlM5E9m3AAqGius3_MpP5Ob3SLh-7oUmQJMMFlGDHbxrvNtnei6vJcApAMUWwOSwwqws2BpVu9V0l0xhSjCJxoALrliAEEdy4NoC64XUWPRLHJnK_wSw_Pc26kis07ZYG-TwltnFL-pKuKMrkK1A3ulooXhGV_McHPM/s225/download%20(3).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOZN53dSHFkjNQYzkgxU_GLm4wlM5E9m3AAqGius3_MpP5Ob3SLh-7oUmQJMMFlGDHbxrvNtnei6vJcApAMUWwOSwwqws2BpVu9V0l0xhSjCJxoALrliAEEdy4NoC64XUWPRLHJnK_wSw_Pc26kis07ZYG-TwltnFL-pKuKMrkK1A3ulooXhGV_McHPM/w320-h320/download%20(3).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Good Friday Morning Ladies,<p></p><p>Welcome March, I am excited for the beautiful flowers that have been waiting for your Spring like weather to help them burst into life. An exciting month for gardeners, its when the whole growing year begins. 🌻🌷⚘️🌿🌺</p><p>I had a fun afternoon yesterday creating backgrounds in my journal, I was following a Tracy Evans workshop, it involved using Alcohol inks on my Gelli plate, it was messy but fun </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Our Next Challenge </b></p><p style="text-align: left;">I could have happily carried on with the Backgrounds Challenge but there is a point at which it no longer becomes a challenge. So it's time for a new challenge.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We haven't done a TICTACTOE for ages so I created one yesterday, I have added options that give a good range of choice for techniques and cards and journal pages that will work for Spring months. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I look forward to seeing what you create with these categories.</p><p style="text-align: center;">**********************</p><p style="text-align: left;">I hope that you all have a great Friday, </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Love & Hugs to all of you,</p><p style="text-align: left;">Sandra xxxxxx </p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-48124937649302641002024-02-29T06:00:00.090+00:002024-02-29T06:00:00.135+00:00 Distress Oxide Background <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyHpvOjow-H0Snp_v0X8k8pn5DqnnF_jkXv-dfNVpe8RMBlu7tZ4kxwEnGHySHePX3GMNUyr0DoTWqYNU5p6KTeLXnLHQHR26nmvfiwwy4a0EKCd06i5_BtoI0OYlBkK9c7sqEzfwtFGQMDjPxMbd1yD2ug4vihyphenhyphen3HwwuAfi3HCmAJuavU9jx3k2Zjj0/s1346/20240228_170902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1059" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyHpvOjow-H0Snp_v0X8k8pn5DqnnF_jkXv-dfNVpe8RMBlu7tZ4kxwEnGHySHePX3GMNUyr0DoTWqYNU5p6KTeLXnLHQHR26nmvfiwwy4a0EKCd06i5_BtoI0OYlBkK9c7sqEzfwtFGQMDjPxMbd1yD2ug4vihyphenhyphen3HwwuAfi3HCmAJuavU9jx3k2Zjj0/w315-h400/20240228_170902.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Morning Ladies, </p><p>I hope that today finds you all as well as can be expected, the weather here seems to be getting colder, it was really damp and drizzly all day, it's always wet and miserable when you have outside things to do! It should have been an exciting day as we were having 30 Palette Collars delivered, we are using them to make raised beds to grow vegetables in, we are very lucky that our lovely landlord has lots of top soil that we can use to fill them with so we won't have to pay for any, which will save us a lot of money. The man turned up with the collars on a trailer just as the heavens opened, luckily he bought someone to help unload them, so between them and Paul they had them unloaded pretty quickly. I can't wait to get them in place and start growing vegetables.</p><p>Today's card was really fun to create, I used a non stick sheet (as smooshing works better in those), I took Spiced Marmalade & Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide, smooshing into each colour separately and drying between layers, I then used Fired Brick to add a slightly darker smoosh layer, after I had dried that I made another wash this time using Gesso watered down I smooshed the card into it a couple of times, it really softened the colours and gave a different texture. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S4yvBGR5DeVxcWAhkDklLka22C2yLfmzY6VGywIU_uD7lUZMjIAUOBSewvXW70vnTW7mKFtF1F-KpzuJdQ7rYITG7ZrWYTymumwtt9dSsvu6IL2xu6gpGcnqL_Bny3nbx0Nw_6G-DUmrZjlvZsBRBD9F9NBhTwGH1NaFxlVR5bpOowMWzbpvNr_y6ZA/s2944/20240228_153723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="2944" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8S4yvBGR5DeVxcWAhkDklLka22C2yLfmzY6VGywIU_uD7lUZMjIAUOBSewvXW70vnTW7mKFtF1F-KpzuJdQ7rYITG7ZrWYTymumwtt9dSsvu6IL2xu6gpGcnqL_Bny3nbx0Nw_6G-DUmrZjlvZsBRBD9F9NBhTwGH1NaFxlVR5bpOowMWzbpvNr_y6ZA/w400-h274/20240228_153723.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the finished background before I stamped it.....</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5D6ic9uDUEvEztTj3N5vyAABmzFRpryR0dGmqzGx69p2WjVFw7zEMrIulDVah1ydURUHEJUIZumv_xcIA8jkmMkpJGUaleZ0SldpQqwg78zJ4eYgH0l7_rnCNamHuhxgI_viTgscp6fVWB91TwBq1z6K_uCSo3_2xwbDNK7k9FdMQ64s07soYUZh3OQ/s2058/20240228_163909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="1768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5D6ic9uDUEvEztTj3N5vyAABmzFRpryR0dGmqzGx69p2WjVFw7zEMrIulDVah1ydURUHEJUIZumv_xcIA8jkmMkpJGUaleZ0SldpQqwg78zJ4eYgH0l7_rnCNamHuhxgI_viTgscp6fVWB91TwBq1z6K_uCSo3_2xwbDNK7k9FdMQ64s07soYUZh3OQ/w344-h400/20240228_163909.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>If you zoom in you can see the texture that the gesso layer gives<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrsGxLNCSVF-7asplzs20j9_G2fCTZG_Q6Uc4_gw_DPfro-FvkjjVGChGEOVv-Byf_sfVk4-JrYsQC4Vw3uyGvKwFTksNNamH5YQIoT6JQI9klX4OnJsqCdjoAQXCjBziiNAmP2uk0RuJQdVmvp0CbU2ah4kbnoMK1Pz0mvoAJ08qwUqX0uRvs5_8Uro/s2008/20240228_164020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="1556" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrsGxLNCSVF-7asplzs20j9_G2fCTZG_Q6Uc4_gw_DPfro-FvkjjVGChGEOVv-Byf_sfVk4-JrYsQC4Vw3uyGvKwFTksNNamH5YQIoT6JQI9klX4OnJsqCdjoAQXCjBziiNAmP2uk0RuJQdVmvp0CbU2ah4kbnoMK1Pz0mvoAJ08qwUqX0uRvs5_8Uro/w310-h400/20240228_164020.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I stamped one of the Tim Holtz wildflower stamps, I did watercolour stamping, I inked stamp with Worn Lipstick DO then spritzed with water and stamped a couple of times, I did the same with another stamp and the Spiced Marmalade ink. I dried the background off and added a die cut of the same Wildflower that I stamped with, I added a white drop shadow to make it stand out more. I stamped a sentiment from Tim Holtz Tiny Text stamps, edges around it and the inked background with Fired Brick Distress ink and mounted whole piece on a white card base. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you like this background, something different for you to try, if you don't have Gesso you could try white paint. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have a lovely Thursday,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love and hugs to all of you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sandra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xxxxxx</div><br /><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-18296533342580575102024-02-28T06:00:00.078+00:002024-02-28T06:00:00.134+00:00A stamped Background Snippet<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9k_zT0yoqKPz9EzEszImS_RgW1OTLhbNgZpuVTSqv5G2RkdlS1M2MecqaQep5J2EmCnsOkOUvPXA7xcCi8QE_la6ccejWPcFyUX65KgCMA5vE_KGK7WqTyPSGPfgAi-zvp63wcIcyekH_tIQgWErfM1VxT9RNIL2MywQsLXqpX8XIkwJ2t7ccjeri2DY/s2151/20240227_173148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2151" data-original-width="1505" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9k_zT0yoqKPz9EzEszImS_RgW1OTLhbNgZpuVTSqv5G2RkdlS1M2MecqaQep5J2EmCnsOkOUvPXA7xcCi8QE_la6ccejWPcFyUX65KgCMA5vE_KGK7WqTyPSGPfgAi-zvp63wcIcyekH_tIQgWErfM1VxT9RNIL2MywQsLXqpX8XIkwJ2t7ccjeri2DY/w280-h400/20240227_173148.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-G5bzNOLpUVmi82MTL2DwMKuQ7AIRYzWYF5BdPHIQ6drDWMT41rbwC1V1MYvXpoDc1O4plaqtHqD5x2L74dXfF1UtHTP2ZA23Ty61b6pGfpPvkRV03geF8kXO7ZiL110l4N1zkkIzSVbKn4yV5_RMaYHMSAfxtfBGsnd_ou38QO2XnXi7EpdvD39A_A/s262/images%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="262" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR-G5bzNOLpUVmi82MTL2DwMKuQ7AIRYzWYF5BdPHIQ6drDWMT41rbwC1V1MYvXpoDc1O4plaqtHqD5x2L74dXfF1UtHTP2ZA23Ty61b6pGfpPvkRV03geF8kXO7ZiL110l4N1zkkIzSVbKn4yV5_RMaYHMSAfxtfBGsnd_ou38QO2XnXi7EpdvD39A_A/w320-h236/images%20(3).jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good Wednesday Morning Ladies, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please join me in wishing Our Lovely friend Janet the very Happiest of Birthdays 🎂 🥳❤🎉</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you manage to have a lovely day despite having the vampires visiting you, sending you love & gentle hugs xxx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A bit of a dull and dreary day here yesterday, quite chilly too, we have had the log burner on the past couple of nights, no rain though which is a bonus. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today's Snippet has more 'muted ' tones, Vintage Photo Distress Oxide is the only colour, the flowers and Wellies were coloured with Ecoline pens, the pop of red really lifts this Snippet. The background was created in 2 parts, I masked off a section and stamped a border, before removing the tape I added some vintage photo, distress oxide along the very edge of the stamped border with a blending brush. I used the same stamp 'Bulb Gazette' Aall&Create for the background stamping, I removed the stamp from the block and inked it with Vintage Photo DO and picked it up and used parts of it to add detail, having it without block means you can bend and flex the stamp to pick out little bits to create interest. I used glue gel to give some dimension to the Wellies, so that I could pop the flowers in behind them. I added a few more elements and then gave the final touch of white paint pen splatters! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you all manage to stay warm & Dry, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love and huge hugs,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sandra xxxxxx <br /><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-45821712819424184052024-02-27T06:00:00.001+00:002024-02-27T06:00:00.134+00:00Snippet with Fun Background <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTwWN9wxVH0ec7uakkoKL74Y8WdZbXF9_nyXNQ7or_hwUEMTXWeoyxpDaBUiSQhPEgE0RpT3jtT0fNq7iiB8T0UynAqe_tSGd5oQXcIFgrv56Tgv9YI8SBnwG4q32xFA0j0e9y0F5ic4dsrl3dl4qB8m_rpqGUNLRBZM2wX25VmClhyDXfSpZ46mO3c0/s1388/20240226_172224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="991" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTwWN9wxVH0ec7uakkoKL74Y8WdZbXF9_nyXNQ7or_hwUEMTXWeoyxpDaBUiSQhPEgE0RpT3jtT0fNq7iiB8T0UynAqe_tSGd5oQXcIFgrv56Tgv9YI8SBnwG4q32xFA0j0e9y0F5ic4dsrl3dl4qB8m_rpqGUNLRBZM2wX25VmClhyDXfSpZ46mO3c0/w285-h400/20240226_172224.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good Morning Ladies, </p><p>It was fine enough to dry the washing yesterday, we cannot ask for anything more, the washing line is just outside of my craft room window so I get to watch the laundry blowing in the wind! We saw the birds starting to use the many Nesting boxes on the side of next doors house yesterday, the have many different types of nest box and most of them were being prepared by the birds yesterday morning, we are looking forward to following the progress, we have three in the garden, hopefully they will have new residents soon too. 🤞</p><p>I had great fun making today's Snippet yesterday, the background was fun and simple to create, I took Old Paper, Cracked Pistachio & Salvaged Patina Distress oxides and just pressed the ink pads onto the background, making sure that they overlapped, turning the pads in different directions to create a more random look. How simple? Very effective though, I spritzed the background with water after inking to get the inks to mix together a little more. I stamped a background stamp with Grey ink . I stamped the Wellington boots onto some smooth watercolour paper and coloured them with Ecoline pens, I added them to the background using Pinflair glue gel, this gave a little dimension, I then stamped and coloured the roses and popped those inside the boots, adding Pinflair to the heads of roses, this gave me some wiggle time. I added the bird, the added some shading and some white splats to finish, my journal arrived today, so I can get them all added into it. 😁</p><p>Janet it was so lovely to see you in yesterday, I am sorry that you are struggling with your swollen legs and feet, it must be so miserable, sending you lots of love and hugs xxx</p><p>Sending my love & hugs to all of you,</p><p>Sandra xxxxxx </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-31706633854871802202024-02-26T06:00:00.117+00:002024-02-26T06:00:00.209+00:00A pretty Emboss Resist Background card<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3hTXgVoYX0UO9BmirZA2XWAZLGFVm3H5R-N3inD1ggmJ2Npel3lXUjHNYF1fCnDCtD7EIVzGGsE_gbwgQBDIq4CqALLbcMQ192HM9sLiP34maDsuF1FwzYRnOg1KFwM3OQz623xNZqoqgEPaXVg73GWyt_E77pgbPb1NnoXM1zyjAx3EHlC28iFB9No/s2302/20240223_115405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="1810" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3hTXgVoYX0UO9BmirZA2XWAZLGFVm3H5R-N3inD1ggmJ2Npel3lXUjHNYF1fCnDCtD7EIVzGGsE_gbwgQBDIq4CqALLbcMQ192HM9sLiP34maDsuF1FwzYRnOg1KFwM3OQz623xNZqoqgEPaXVg73GWyt_E77pgbPb1NnoXM1zyjAx3EHlC28iFB9No/w315-h400/20240223_115405.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good Monday Morning Ladies,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you are all relaxed and ready to start another week, apart from our Janet having her birthday this week do any of you have any fun plans?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yesterday flew by, Paul was up and out with Harley really early, we had a nice relaxed breakfast and we were getting ready to have a day in the garden, Paul had filled a load of seed trays ready for me to sit and sow seeds in to. We didn't have the sunshine that we had yesterday, it was overcast and gloomy all day, with light rain on and off, so being outside wasn't as much of a pleasure as I hoped, Harley enjoyed it though, he explored every inch of that garden.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I am sharing a card that started as a 'happy accident' on Thursday afternoon, I was playing with a technique that had you create an emboss resist on shiny or coated card (like photo paper) you then added alcohol inks and then you put a piece of paper over the background and ironed over it, this lifted the embossing, (the alcohol inks cover the white embossing) as you lift the embossing with the iron it would reveal the clear white underneath the embossing) it is quite effective but I didn't love the results. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway I had another piece of embossed glossy card left so I decided to add some Distress Oxide over it, I had forgotten that they would not set on the glossy background, I added Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed & Ripe Persimmon (all strong colours) and blended them together, I could tell it was sitting on the surface of the glossy card so I decided to just wipe over it with a piece of kitchen towel, OMG I was totally surprised at how pretty the card turned out, those bold colours had left the most delicate, pastel shades on the card and of course the emboss resist wiped clean, so I had the lovely white french script on that lovely pastel background. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBphGh3kkk6B9iIyhjTVx19SniJBmJF5PWjSerw-LjCfmJuXx9ypIMpLgUJzifD8mfnM_xrnkR6ME5wbp14uMqX0reGZmYV9p80v9aSo-z319ps4N3cBmgnuIveKpNX2OJSP47OGWPhmpWe2cCu3MgS3kYTXkrCZUWKE1MyzQqaKS4C6AuZidbuU3vOU/s1640/20240223_105235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1199" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdBphGh3kkk6B9iIyhjTVx19SniJBmJF5PWjSerw-LjCfmJuXx9ypIMpLgUJzifD8mfnM_xrnkR6ME5wbp14uMqX0reGZmYV9p80v9aSo-z319ps4N3cBmgnuIveKpNX2OJSP47OGWPhmpWe2cCu3MgS3kYTXkrCZUWKE1MyzQqaKS4C6AuZidbuU3vOU/w293-h400/20240223_105235.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see where I had added the inks initially as they left a stain in the card, I did blend out to a point though, it looked ok, you also have the added extra of that lovely glossy shine in the background. I wanted to show as much of that lovely background as possible so I looked on Pinterest for simple designs with script background, so I simply added a die cut vellum butterfly and then placed a sentiment over the butterfly and popped a few sequins that coordinated with colours around the card. So it does pay to just have a play and see what you get! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that you all have a great start to the week,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sending my love and hugs to all of you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sandra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xxxxxx </div><br /><p></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-33896764660221266722024-02-25T06:00:00.001+00:002024-02-25T06:00:00.151+00:00Your Background challenge cards<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiqMcR9r4Tyxpu_PXC9ZMqJ3BBBLdxT_v6dq8Rh17ORNZFJ01n8osqDRquWyubsrfVJ8lpJB6XlIOYNHxCvmIEUz1D17ytph_2UVBvY7_O8GivdpoeeULbww_7GmpqxuBRcEwK1F43o5O6UNtLFuQ8AgLzuaDmojpu9Ycm2CFcsb6pmmjJTJYQTjTayA/s1451/20240222_171951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Hoping for some sunshine today, Paul filled loads of seed trays for me yesterday so I want to get some seeds started today, fingers crossed. </p><p>Looking at my cards, it would appear that I had a very 'blue and green' week !! 🤣😂</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Your Challenge cards </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Karen </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVhJu_fP7YjYpRlDdRQXDB2RNYsT4EiBMestQO_9s7fQhPJCEl1a-4Gg2hxg528FBdq9pE9GER6rFQkc_76CkaYelRXSfjxgIZyp7h0l9skWwHpDhv4yN9TtixRhm1wgAFWREiCMtz3jDU8Pnx5nmpy_5EiNc3HYokz97lT4mQi8Ntdg1txhEHZa_5sI/s1060/received_1394482514495012.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="965" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVhJu_fP7YjYpRlDdRQXDB2RNYsT4EiBMestQO_9s7fQhPJCEl1a-4Gg2hxg528FBdq9pE9GER6rFQkc_76CkaYelRXSfjxgIZyp7h0l9skWwHpDhv4yN9TtixRhm1wgAFWREiCMtz3jDU8Pnx5nmpy_5EiNc3HYokz97lT4mQi8Ntdg1txhEHZa_5sI/w364-h400/received_1394482514495012.jpeg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJC9KAbWSpmKjAn-WaKFG08ikc85sjtRIaLUT_Er4yRNvfrsTAV_kjcYcXdKGgZeoTO4idBReECE2QNaryQq_72A4rMbxOzRxCNagncrRpY03GDie9nUz8qmT7iHxJJuf3oNqI6_HVlnwMqMUQ4GfSk20hOXDJyqOck1DsXzb926mgNYNELN4zud6Z3k/s3024/received_948700466617682.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="3024" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJC9KAbWSpmKjAn-WaKFG08ikc85sjtRIaLUT_Er4yRNvfrsTAV_kjcYcXdKGgZeoTO4idBReECE2QNaryQq_72A4rMbxOzRxCNagncrRpY03GDie9nUz8qmT7iHxJJuf3oNqI6_HVlnwMqMUQ4GfSk20hOXDJyqOck1DsXzb926mgNYNELN4zud6Z3k/w400-h354/received_948700466617682.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Karen used an Engraving Art board for the background of this card, she ran it throw an embossing folder and then rub over slightly with a Sanding block to reveal the silver embossing. To finish the card Karen used a Creative Expressions Stamp & Die set to cut ,'Happy', then stamped the birthday on a tag. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Such a fantastic Man card Karen, I love how that background turned out. Thank you so much for taking part in this weeks challenge XXX </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lilian </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20DIxDgyub0GpDNQAcBpbFHqOEU_1ncS29Vt4znH0yMfmPTg9kdMVTMQvSY1dngOZKnzruwotnSneovucTa7SZexbDRmdhZebc6MGncER_Wpssi2xiXKiPqKcmwYSCdu7NMYtaUoPTFgTj7R7-grqe8YEEbDGT7ens5qdiJRgxFty220PvDo4v_ItcBY/s1808/received_768904438078067.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1808" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20DIxDgyub0GpDNQAcBpbFHqOEU_1ncS29Vt4znH0yMfmPTg9kdMVTMQvSY1dngOZKnzruwotnSneovucTa7SZexbDRmdhZebc6MGncER_Wpssi2xiXKiPqKcmwYSCdu7NMYtaUoPTFgTj7R7-grqe8YEEbDGT7ens5qdiJRgxFty220PvDo4v_ItcBY/w400-h303/received_768904438078067.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Lilian's Description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hello, here is my card for this week’s challenge.</div><div style="text-align: left;">A very simple card, but I’ve not been feeling too good this week.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I used double sided sheet, used gold and silver flakes, then added indigo blue luscious powders, then blended it all together. Simple sentiment .</div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you are all ok, Lilian</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh Wow, Lilian, this is the best that I have seen the Brusho look, maybe not diluting them is the key, they make a stunning background with the gilding flakes, you have created a silky smooth blend, a totally amazing background. Thank you so very much for supporting the challenge my lovely XXX </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sonia</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHxu8yHtMD6RPKH2hqTEf1SYEH7S1GuKIUiSq1TVOxTVk1BxcMdfbngKMOwdOA68Hh7KiUe8Ta5tM-kBSIiuo-ff93_GLzZyj_hyphenhyphenpWADqZpZffyRNhmzztfTR3NeSpVx8gS-IFnDsgkEKI4ADTEXZlgYIN-c28UGjR7t3T_GXlEhNLVDnUwyyMfOZnUU/s1600/received_3376242129334314.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1195" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHxu8yHtMD6RPKH2hqTEf1SYEH7S1GuKIUiSq1TVOxTVk1BxcMdfbngKMOwdOA68Hh7KiUe8Ta5tM-kBSIiuo-ff93_GLzZyj_hyphenhyphenpWADqZpZffyRNhmzztfTR3NeSpVx8gS-IFnDsgkEKI4ADTEXZlgYIN-c28UGjR7t3T_GXlEhNLVDnUwyyMfOZnUU/w299-h400/received_3376242129334314.jpeg" width="299" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWFAWzzPOdmP8aVKbTkmugIkZcqIGLjehoAQFI4W9kDMgi9hyphenhyphenOyc-ZZbgxAmXCdHOEmNDlRS6Qrh5IhdfylI85cDGoQRz_mOzuBmq5nCsjf4db4l_mgfWa2wVjKkZdcE0Q5143BMe2k9X52RLhEtBo3ScVgCzg10cdso-7JMXr4a9VcI0m_iHJz5UjQY/s1600/received_1081266309593607.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1256" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicWFAWzzPOdmP8aVKbTkmugIkZcqIGLjehoAQFI4W9kDMgi9hyphenhyphenOyc-ZZbgxAmXCdHOEmNDlRS6Qrh5IhdfylI85cDGoQRz_mOzuBmq5nCsjf4db4l_mgfWa2wVjKkZdcE0Q5143BMe2k9X52RLhEtBo3ScVgCzg10cdso-7JMXr4a9VcI0m_iHJz5UjQY/w314-h400/received_1081266309593607.jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sonia's Description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here’s my cards lovely…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Card 1: I used one of the backgrounds from last week. I added the Inkylicious text stamp. Finished off simply with a Tim Holtz Butterfly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Card 2: Another ink smooshed background using the little plastic bag technique. I’ve used Salviged Patina and Saltwater Taffy distress oxides. The Thanks die is Stampin Up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Two awesome cards Sonia, your colour combinations are so lovely, I love how you picked out the blue hues with the die cut butterfly, it makes the background blues pop, those little touches of stamping make such an interesting detail to the background.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Your second card is a much softer colour blend, that blue coloured sentiment is the perfect embellishment. I love both cards, thank you so much for taking part in the Challenge my lovely XXX </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sue</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCfQ-652o1uwKjWZ7NSWZ7WSu27Z4dTL-G9XGZQHpuOKDfpkMtppijcsPuZPowBuR9KQufnScaJ1qsEygtlGp-RTbPBG5TAJ4tk7JckQYCI3mwyOeqrTgrR-QemsMFFUS7K2rJOP-us4Gf92WPoQxH7_1FtsT1bm0puDGgSMoahav0k7Dm4jHM-J4Aas/s890/received_1334712373859538.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="721" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCfQ-652o1uwKjWZ7NSWZ7WSu27Z4dTL-G9XGZQHpuOKDfpkMtppijcsPuZPowBuR9KQufnScaJ1qsEygtlGp-RTbPBG5TAJ4tk7JckQYCI3mwyOeqrTgrR-QemsMFFUS7K2rJOP-us4Gf92WPoQxH7_1FtsT1bm0puDGgSMoahav0k7Dm4jHM-J4Aas/w324-h400/received_1334712373859538.jpeg" width="324" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sue started this card while she was at mine on Thursday, the Mandala stamp is a Uniko stamp, stamped onto Night of Navy and embossed with white embossing powder. Sue has then added pretty pink dots around the stamped Mandala and then used the same colour to die cut the sentiment, having that vellum background to the sentiment makes it pop even more. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks Sue for a lovely Challenge card, the pink adds a lovely pop of colour to the navy and white background. Thank you so much for taking part. XXX</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*********************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A lovely display of cards again this week ladies, you are all so amazingly talented crafters, look how different all of the cards are!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope that you all have a lovely Sunday,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love and hugs to all of you,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sandra</div><div style="text-align: left;">xxxxxx</div><p></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956760013891051450.post-92166169347608334742024-02-24T06:00:00.224+00:002024-02-24T06:00:00.352+00:00Mixed Up Saturday <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CJ5p65cvZOzDyRhAVfNVicA_nZEvu_4rjtRIz0cBZ1J769M4mRrChptWKVmwtIsDWa6GanP2EpnNu7-ztE53hnluxjfCUJA3JznpqBRrvztMxQylhIvGZu18_N9j-gNedDqXVPwpfVq8Csq_8P_BxHp4g3yHvv55eiiqB3Wljtbn6HtqoVSq5Lj7IbE/s770/Screenshot_20240223_173656_Gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="732" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CJ5p65cvZOzDyRhAVfNVicA_nZEvu_4rjtRIz0cBZ1J769M4mRrChptWKVmwtIsDWa6GanP2EpnNu7-ztE53hnluxjfCUJA3JznpqBRrvztMxQylhIvGZu18_N9j-gNedDqXVPwpfVq8Csq_8P_BxHp4g3yHvv55eiiqB3Wljtbn6HtqoVSq5Lj7IbE/w380-h400/Screenshot_20240223_173656_Gallery.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Good Saturday Morning Ladies,</p><p>I hope that you are all having a nice relaxed weekend, I think ours will be more adventurous than relaxing with Harley dog in the house! He's already tested us to the limit, I just don't get it because he doesn't scavange because he is hungry, it wouldn't matter if you had just fed him. Yesterday for example we always give the cats a bit of chopped up ham at lunchtime (a habit that started by paul giving milo a little treat while making his lunch, now they sit and wait from about 1pm Onwards) anyway we took the cats their ham upstairs ( they are banished upstairs for their safety as they do not get along with Harley, they were our only pets until Harley arrived and chased the life out of them, they must have long memories as the hate is as strong as ever today). So we gVe harley some ham too, so that he didn't feel excluded, so we were sat eating our lunch and Paul heard a rustling noise, he came into the office and he had had my bin out from under my desk, I had put an empty packet of salted pretzels in the bin on Wednesday and he must have been able to smell it because he emptied the whole bin out, die cut bits, inky low tack tape bits of damp kitchen roll from mopping up my watercolour mess and baby wipes were all across the floor, he was sat licking the inside if the pretzel bag! It took ages picking all the bits up, that wasn't the worst incident but I will spare you those details!! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Pigment Powder Comparison</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SqfrR1lYJev7PWCbIjBMtheEzL4CNbKbESuoICq5-MakmtPaIafk-uF6H8LyEkeaPzua07OLYYiPpSmGwfass3PpzG81UE0nS8RBw-eov_u-w0a_3e_9ALa6GMp4Uoutu0ZjKn3Km2O3TjvIvJR2mEMTKtykbPaZtySVrxH9Vo2IhBk9je-CWyPaqWw/s2529/20240223_182240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="2529" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SqfrR1lYJev7PWCbIjBMtheEzL4CNbKbESuoICq5-MakmtPaIafk-uF6H8LyEkeaPzua07OLYYiPpSmGwfass3PpzG81UE0nS8RBw-eov_u-w0a_3e_9ALa6GMp4Uoutu0ZjKn3Km2O3TjvIvJR2mEMTKtykbPaZtySVrxH9Vo2IhBk9je-CWyPaqWw/w400-h225/20240223_182240.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not entirely sure how I ended up with 4 different sets of Pigment Powders ( actually I have 3 other sorts but only a couple of colours in each). The four types I have a good selection of are <b>Brusho, Luscious (IndigoBlu), Honey Doo Pigment Powders and Pixie Powders. </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will say that one big difference is that that Brusho don't have Mica in, they are pure pigment, the others say that they are highly pigmented too but we will let the comparison show us. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I used the Powders in 2 different ways: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Sprinkling Powders onto watercolour card that has been spritzed with water. (I used the same card and same number of 'spritzes' on each piece for fairness) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">2. I mixed each if the powders with water to use as paint to colour flowers and a leaf. Again all 4 were stamped on same paper and embossed the same. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlV8Y5vprX8_d8PZ0NboWzLHrGxU8i45Ig0G5phS_uu1w7c0R0nqX9YvtYCBewsyOTwy870GMEi5AikOj8VGntq6onnCySdOHk8e1eId1mSbFCV-XVqORodsmg1WI-D7lfnhuX2MezQ4GGbgOST87WCRAFc30TSPO6e6P4bp5LKcJ633RxKWsvoDQYNY/s3049/20240223_153534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="3049" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlV8Y5vprX8_d8PZ0NboWzLHrGxU8i45Ig0G5phS_uu1w7c0R0nqX9YvtYCBewsyOTwy870GMEi5AikOj8VGntq6onnCySdOHk8e1eId1mSbFCV-XVqORodsmg1WI-D7lfnhuX2MezQ4GGbgOST87WCRAFc30TSPO6e6P4bp5LKcJ633RxKWsvoDQYNY/w400-h198/20240223_153534.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is the powders sprinkled onto watercolour card that I had spritzed with water.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brusho</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="1271" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Dj492qgTXKkMtsEPfiAwu7lhzHBzyI2NRQDx2UCy1SLCsHnlhruFPYFAdrvxPc-6-LqCyNyRbjuX3AnnZGh6mBt-736urYIJuNv-LKQ4Kh_-ZJ5VSu5_B-I1huQeQSjQ3kZm62IjhzE5VRflVcAk_RzTh8Nvm-eWcdmh843LU5-dqZZup1Txyzy5BRw/w210-h400/20240223_153552.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>HoneyDoo </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuZEzHhZmNWiWw7yNXWico90PcyFJBiSrx02xmB-rheOAXxFH2M_Ex3eUNTTTvZ-C3xj35aDYEUuArQ6K8yh7e0Af2wrP893mpxDCyji3x_msLsRBsrMcNI8P28c9Ib58CMqydcJfriMloIkCyCdbqmjo9vcBpwNAHU7ClktQJ7rpv0L6SCLJZJHIVsM/s2278/20240223_153559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="1233" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuZEzHhZmNWiWw7yNXWico90PcyFJBiSrx02xmB-rheOAXxFH2M_Ex3eUNTTTvZ-C3xj35aDYEUuArQ6K8yh7e0Af2wrP893mpxDCyji3x_msLsRBsrMcNI8P28c9Ib58CMqydcJfriMloIkCyCdbqmjo9vcBpwNAHU7ClktQJ7rpv0L6SCLJZJHIVsM/w216-h400/20240223_153559.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pixie</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfsafWj1zuoPW70c2RQ_09ZMs9WX8xTexX6-H4pM5Fzi_3oYZEX8YAJ7e-nZbxhZ2OKYy-FSglFHqYuToSyuMzlYh2Tz4myQOmR7dnDuNa5A6sRu7Pj6jfPf6puYbLmxJ0QdPWQ2gMZmmIZF1xa7rkdxUHIVnCjBhPuI1Z4Ssc9-iKwJUkK1tKNXpIIc/s1372/20240223_153540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="830" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfsafWj1zuoPW70c2RQ_09ZMs9WX8xTexX6-H4pM5Fzi_3oYZEX8YAJ7e-nZbxhZ2OKYy-FSglFHqYuToSyuMzlYh2Tz4myQOmR7dnDuNa5A6sRu7Pj6jfPf6puYbLmxJ0QdPWQ2gMZmmIZF1xa7rkdxUHIVnCjBhPuI1Z4Ssc9-iKwJUkK1tKNXpIIc/w242-h400/20240223_153540.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I tried to get the same amount of powders on each piece, I will say that Brusho & Pixie powders aren't as easy to control when it comes to sprinkling them.</div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="1541" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyGmggWf7SmEVKnyjeigYWGfTKvA-3JVekKmZ8qXoE0n11bemimRHkFA5D1BjwL-063XyLxjworbGVia9rXoFMh-UJVEDyBIu6RhPa3wo2gbrGXvgrKf5z7B5LbLiMNWancYndQSK30iVTZfj-v3Ten_5y8x-dzswAhZeDgjGhva3zUt7qJIUiiliCKE/w235-h400/20240223_153728.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><b>HoneyDoo </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGdF9QREqDKmKdy5TM_fAVvg0PZkHk8NGTPs1s9KGJE0pa3KpdHLWcbDbuNS3QMK4z3yiIYKZbrfn6PDHh7uWybh1Os_m1-_DiJDQpx5_fe8thMx4j925psT5-SQ0uya1BZle3Jxh15Wj3hSgm0jSbm3cfNfyI6b0MRj7Mksn9fh0EdgGmG75VDzAk_k/s1859/20240223_153653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="1195" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGdF9QREqDKmKdy5TM_fAVvg0PZkHk8NGTPs1s9KGJE0pa3KpdHLWcbDbuNS3QMK4z3yiIYKZbrfn6PDHh7uWybh1Os_m1-_DiJDQpx5_fe8thMx4j925psT5-SQ0uya1BZle3Jxh15Wj3hSgm0jSbm3cfNfyI6b0MRj7Mksn9fh0EdgGmG75VDzAk_k/w258-h400/20240223_153653.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pixie </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJb7iusUnVBb1IAFvvtniSJ-GL7Ven_MK_DuGNZLBym6j6RdlSlGQyAqYLUWJgeE34ObmChOM0KVNdPyw2gaNCv0ILhowFNbfJ0e8u_cKRi6Kkj-Qe61GGwPShrniJ9X8pZwiqK-xw8a_6Rm-yjVGAXQK1h0dBFyzGSLJx-QVM7-87Ik2xSrlWyj8etg/s2303/20240223_153731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="1065" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJb7iusUnVBb1IAFvvtniSJ-GL7Ven_MK_DuGNZLBym6j6RdlSlGQyAqYLUWJgeE34ObmChOM0KVNdPyw2gaNCv0ILhowFNbfJ0e8u_cKRi6Kkj-Qe61GGwPShrniJ9X8pZwiqK-xw8a_6Rm-yjVGAXQK1h0dBFyzGSLJx-QVM7-87Ik2xSrlWyj8etg/w185-h400/20240223_153731.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">These are all well spritzed and ready to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Dry Results </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zxpPjYZoKtY0vJ8VAFNM8EfJNlUHqzeDNV6eb697jGbyX_JztGCkpM7UpdvVVPXXx8KXnGbZWRwBkjRulMLj1Iy3KTYxn7QfgpC7axlhLp66d004dinrfTr56wHOSt7PZAUk4YvXKo5tfYJWafxSt4-gMM1QG7DnJmWvQN_qMxW1jOYeTPD8I7NIrn8/s2912/20240223_172357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1209" data-original-width="2912" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zxpPjYZoKtY0vJ8VAFNM8EfJNlUHqzeDNV6eb697jGbyX_JztGCkpM7UpdvVVPXXx8KXnGbZWRwBkjRulMLj1Iy3KTYxn7QfgpC7axlhLp66d004dinrfTr56wHOSt7PZAUk4YvXKo5tfYJWafxSt4-gMM1QG7DnJmWvQN_qMxW1jOYeTPD8I7NIrn8/w400-h166/20240223_172357.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Brusho </b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVYJQGUBd1hs8J9OawN04ZC32b6jPNAkFQA_Nv0vL9uPD3FM8O7WRXciOqCjAVv9qBcaLoIGg_3L-0Y9mX5cSiMoS-Y-IIj8nSSPdcCeec3vk-90265ZiBQ8AFzav89Xi0glNBlE9vQjww5HWXJsMC8O0qJciooe_YfBotngLSpI6EDJp9bMXKPQQN-g/s2342/20240223_172327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2342" data-original-width="1470" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVYJQGUBd1hs8J9OawN04ZC32b6jPNAkFQA_Nv0vL9uPD3FM8O7WRXciOqCjAVv9qBcaLoIGg_3L-0Y9mX5cSiMoS-Y-IIj8nSSPdcCeec3vk-90265ZiBQ8AFzav89Xi0glNBlE9vQjww5HWXJsMC8O0qJciooe_YfBotngLSpI6EDJp9bMXKPQQN-g/w251-h400/20240223_172327.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Luscious </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tPrY3F8NpQa0Jn3U0sp8XGKodWWAWyD6-Ro2zTMrYgm4Gyjsjb6DnZBm5ONRexiURJs6pUI9HpQKsOPAa4p_IBfTia1RTPPBbozNwYSMYYo6VfLLoNFbQz5-u599TMQvtiZqW5JNVyGOeYfrSlWvYkrDbpFSL6dbgkorv1Qn6lSXVCbf_Zypk-j6tRM/s2012/20240223_172337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="1249" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tPrY3F8NpQa0Jn3U0sp8XGKodWWAWyD6-Ro2zTMrYgm4Gyjsjb6DnZBm5ONRexiURJs6pUI9HpQKsOPAa4p_IBfTia1RTPPBbozNwYSMYYo6VfLLoNFbQz5-u599TMQvtiZqW5JNVyGOeYfrSlWvYkrDbpFSL6dbgkorv1Qn6lSXVCbf_Zypk-j6tRM/w249-h400/20240223_172337.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>HoneyDoo </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpY7ONx3v3Uyc6q4PSO60w9JGc4L2j-bJsYxBqRCkLp5R_Qr4gJ69Nc_nKg-V3yF4HG1v2hGn4tinjXQ2ftsQz2pwGrp3Y9LhM1TuUDJYWeQCtjxejmiWg0xIdPQRvxCw1Vxr1LUh7BFbi4TYJhgryXo5Uc-lbLWm1uGiACS4SlG49K3l67olrG3ghgM/s1858/20240223_172351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="1222" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpY7ONx3v3Uyc6q4PSO60w9JGc4L2j-bJsYxBqRCkLp5R_Qr4gJ69Nc_nKg-V3yF4HG1v2hGn4tinjXQ2ftsQz2pwGrp3Y9LhM1TuUDJYWeQCtjxejmiWg0xIdPQRvxCw1Vxr1LUh7BFbi4TYJhgryXo5Uc-lbLWm1uGiACS4SlG49K3l67olrG3ghgM/w263-h400/20240223_172351.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pixie<br /></b><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhEDS7Ogm9gR9kkE1P7PiSrcrI6IYaZH2f1iVJ5o5IZLRXRtYOjk5diZk0zjfkJlf6BYCp6bemWnolXQlfyKolrGfoetwul7XfZOvlPQ_J-fQ37AaB4vV6xSyj3pYdrgf-7fs-Xr0r2tC917a1nyAOkqHncsmwvVNBCiWxZHTRye6qzJncz7xAtmZcU0/s1893/20240223_172349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="1267" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhEDS7Ogm9gR9kkE1P7PiSrcrI6IYaZH2f1iVJ5o5IZLRXRtYOjk5diZk0zjfkJlf6BYCp6bemWnolXQlfyKolrGfoetwul7XfZOvlPQ_J-fQ37AaB4vV6xSyj3pYdrgf-7fs-Xr0r2tC917a1nyAOkqHncsmwvVNBCiWxZHTRye6qzJncz7xAtmZcU0/w268-h400/20240223_172349.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The results show quite a difference, the Brusho & Pixie Powders have much stronger pigment, the Luscious hardly look any different to the dry powder, you get a little shimmer from them but the colour is very muted. The Brusho is the most intense and I do love how the colours in Brusho move. HoneyDoo was stronger than Luscious but the Pixie powders beat them having both the strong pigment and shimmer. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Using the Powders to Paint</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhRs0mOA1VBbSGSHF2v_1fXrs_c8KU2ygFEjCQ2RDbdfg63diC8T9zZACYeyMxliZACXKLxlhk2UFReWUxcRbhd9HTVWmHC44Jxbcp1viR410WS9-lqfGA_puNl2pr67xaO8fEoyGQOOzEdA2cNN8USnWkeHLHqTJcV_hjH3a7t6TodU4elEehWjYAhc/s3024/20240223_172042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="3024" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhRs0mOA1VBbSGSHF2v_1fXrs_c8KU2ygFEjCQ2RDbdfg63diC8T9zZACYeyMxliZACXKLxlhk2UFReWUxcRbhd9HTVWmHC44Jxbcp1viR410WS9-lqfGA_puNl2pr67xaO8fEoyGQOOzEdA2cNN8USnWkeHLHqTJcV_hjH3a7t6TodU4elEehWjYAhc/w400-h198/20240223_172042.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Brusho</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25xWTLZI76vRJwnZR6Qzz0HY6BzTHI-YR4zSzGv2okk-_LafWfB8s0gqaKGifxacfMPbNGnmG-enrk-YhxHW8nbVCM4tspiRl8A8CFxR9qqZnewyCXs04BE6lYkboOBjDQkW5riL3Hal4IP6BO9FtIrhWnMJJkY8N2veugIpFafWlL2umpWmf4L-gpEs/s2613/20240223_172057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2613" data-original-width="1254" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25xWTLZI76vRJwnZR6Qzz0HY6BzTHI-YR4zSzGv2okk-_LafWfB8s0gqaKGifxacfMPbNGnmG-enrk-YhxHW8nbVCM4tspiRl8A8CFxR9qqZnewyCXs04BE6lYkboOBjDQkW5riL3Hal4IP6BO9FtIrhWnMJJkY8N2veugIpFafWlL2umpWmf4L-gpEs/w193-h400/20240223_172057.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Luscious </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmOsoBWWIKqLprPgRJBsGf7J7wtNzHItdAP5gu9_Zo_nrWIMVEdovxHJgyAu9llxVy8JhiSiYQZH_PsR3xXOMLCVGvhkvGalwuttIJTr66I5BlK49pWuJGWlAbM44mKe3dIhtLrphNlymwlhWKoQ9k9_AIpf_EphM7NwnE2lcKsN2gdhqvIWz5hj1XDQ/s2194/20240223_172113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2194" data-original-width="1045" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmOsoBWWIKqLprPgRJBsGf7J7wtNzHItdAP5gu9_Zo_nrWIMVEdovxHJgyAu9llxVy8JhiSiYQZH_PsR3xXOMLCVGvhkvGalwuttIJTr66I5BlK49pWuJGWlAbM44mKe3dIhtLrphNlymwlhWKoQ9k9_AIpf_EphM7NwnE2lcKsN2gdhqvIWz5hj1XDQ/w190-h400/20240223_172113.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>HoneyDoo </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvJ1PgxAhVj8uWD7tgVkWJGHAMj3dQmKVkYgLAEZgcijd5WFHK6I3PHzoazBERTWZU4MvtB1g36T94oggfcvOsVYAqeEwck1OttNdNs8cbbtEw-njXSXyON6Xc2mBwYC4Tb2JTXnV4sXHosxGXi5chdJ37sz4AufgYbU179C2tE0Hi_zUlkttiwmqGtM/s2053/20240223_172122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2053" data-original-width="1052" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvJ1PgxAhVj8uWD7tgVkWJGHAMj3dQmKVkYgLAEZgcijd5WFHK6I3PHzoazBERTWZU4MvtB1g36T94oggfcvOsVYAqeEwck1OttNdNs8cbbtEw-njXSXyON6Xc2mBwYC4Tb2JTXnV4sXHosxGXi5chdJ37sz4AufgYbU179C2tE0Hi_zUlkttiwmqGtM/w205-h400/20240223_172122.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pixie powders </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcBrpxWbhwNHvQRwk7hcJt3WLl7q3UFcU5bcFKQthGbYjWy1c2YAI-Rr_4upUtlvbmaeDNH-MiZX0syBSdEgFyXW9cB0MOwpqmPwx-uYjMsxKmlqPOHGiMjLPSjFCnCIBrIVIhbV64rPkUlCtQatU-BHsW4jvyeSrk1mmtZ1XttqfwvBuwHFL3GsGGww/s2520/20240223_172128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2520" data-original-width="1198" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcBrpxWbhwNHvQRwk7hcJt3WLl7q3UFcU5bcFKQthGbYjWy1c2YAI-Rr_4upUtlvbmaeDNH-MiZX0syBSdEgFyXW9cB0MOwpqmPwx-uYjMsxKmlqPOHGiMjLPSjFCnCIBrIVIhbV64rPkUlCtQatU-BHsW4jvyeSrk1mmtZ1XttqfwvBuwHFL3GsGGww/w190-h400/20240223_172128.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I found similar results with using them as paint to be honest. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Brusho's were lovely to paint with, the colour was intense, I did find that once you had laid the colour down it wasn't 'easy' to move it on watercolour card. I was pleased with the result though.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Luscious powders were stronger when used as paint, I liked the interference colours too, as you can see on one of the petals once the paint has dried it was hard to shift it with water.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The HoneyDoo pigment powders were nice to paint with, the strength of colour was good and the shimmer was lovely. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Pixie powders were lovely to paint with, the colours were super strong, that orange colour was lovely. The shimmer was incredible too. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I tried to use colours that were similar or as close as I could get it with what I had. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, what do you think? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I think my favourite was Brusho, followed by Pixie Powders then HoneyDoo and lastly Luscious, I may need to research more into the Luscious techniques, I wanted to use them all in exactly the same way. I would use these more to create backgrounds than I would to use to colour anything, which is why I chose in the order that I did. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope that you find the comparison helpful, especially if you are thinking of buying some, remember you could also add shimmer to the Brushos if that was the finish you were looking for. So I find them more versatile, I believe you can buy other things to add to Brusho to make it more versatile too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">******************</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope that you all have a lovely weekend, </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Love & hugs to all of you,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sandra</div><div style="text-align: left;">xxxxxx</div></div></div><p></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04200010622107370353noreply@blogger.com5