Mixed Up Saturday

 

Good Saturday Morning Ladies,

What do you all have planned this weekend?  How true is that saying??!! 

I will that it doesn't apply to craft stash though!! 

While looking at different Thrinchies on Aall&Create pages I began to go down the "I will need to get that stamp for that Thrinchie, maybe buy the Penguins stamps for another one!  So I gave myself a stern talking to and decided to 'make the best of everything I have'!!   

So instead of making every Thrinchie with Aall&Create products I am going to make sets of Thrinchies from different companies products,  so maybe 6 Aall&Create,  6 StampinUp,  6 Card-io, 6 Magazine free stamps etc.  

We could make them into challenges too, let me know your thoughts. 

Creative Stamping Magazine 

Issue 119 Review

This month's issue has free stamps and 'Chalkboard Sentiment cards' designed by the lovely Christina Griffiths of Card Making Magic,  the stamps are nice, maybe a little bit 'Twee', they also feel a little bit soft jelly texture, so I wonder what they will stamp like.   The chalkboard cards are ok, they are quite glossy/shiny, a bit like Magazine papers used to be,  if you can ink them etc they may not look as bad. 

The first feature is based on using the free stamps with Watercolouring, or Watercolour in a 'loose and abstract' style!!  Some are a little too 'abstract' for my style but each to their own! 

This feature shows you how to get the best results using the Chalkboard Sentiments, using Alcohol pens, distress oxides, dir cutting etc,  admittedly they do look better coloured. 

Acetate Overlay stamping is the focus of this feature, sone of these sample cards look great, a couple make your eyes go funny , I'm guessing you have to accurately line the stamped acetate perfectly with the stamped base card beneath.  I have done similar with vellum which gives a softer look, the acetate with a simple sentiment on is a great way to show off a lovely background though!

Some lovely cards here using the free stamps to make cards ideal for Mothers Day, they would work perfectly for other occasions too.

Makes for men in this feature,  the free stamps are great for cards for men, I know the gardening theme would work for my 'Man' 🤣

These cards are apparently 'Clean & Simple' in style, I'm not so sure about that but they are lovely cards. 

There was a great tip on the first card, it has splatters of ink in the background,  I am a bit weary of splatters after my disaster earlier this week, the tip is....

To use a Toothbrush to do the splatters, so I will try that and report back. 

This is a glossary of Stamping Techniques I thought you might be interested in reading (zoom in). We all know most of them to be honest. 

These cards are made by combining the free stamps and pretty papers in your stash. 

A catch up with Christina Griffiths and some of her own designs using her stamps. Her cards are lovely. 

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Jigsaw puzzle 

We finished our latest jigsaw puzzle on Wednesday,  it's been lovely as Lucy has been joining us on an evening to take part, I will say she is very methodical and will spend hours looking for a specific piece.  The contrast between the serene family fun fair on the box picture and death defying rides at the 'Mega Epic Killer Thriller World' that is the jigsaw picture !  We had fun looking at all the little details.  So a couple nights off then on to the next one ! 

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend, 

Love and hugs to all of you,

Sandra

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