Mixed Up Saturday

 

Good Saturday Morning Ladies,

Bit of a windy Friday,  it started out beautifully, we went down to the beach for 10am and it was calm as a mill pond, so Paul and Soph rushed back to get the paddle board,  they were excited to be able to actually get out on it,  annoyingly as soon as they got out the flipping wind picked up, I was panicking as they went so far out so fast but Paul was in the sea and said they were fine, they made their way back in, they both said that they were amazed how fast they went out, the wind really picked up then and we ended up heading to the pool, where we stayed until 6pm.  

Now you remember me saying about the 'ugly' umbrella that the girls hated???  Well when we were travelling back from an evening out at a local town on Thursday evening Sophie was looking at the campsite brochure,  (see above) she then said "oh that looks like the 'ugly' Umbrella! "  she then used her phone light to look closer and she was laughing,  she said "we are on the front of the campsite brochure "  I said don't be daft, but when we got back we had a closer look and she is right, it was probably about 2016/17, we used to have to take the wheelchair on the beach as there was nowhere to leave it, thankfully we are able to leave it safely by the gate now.  

Here is a close up, I am sat nearest, Sophie on her beloved beach chair 'Gertha' then Lucy and the Ugly umbrella, my old wheelchair is behind, we have no idea where Paul was! 

I don't know why they are using old photos for their brand new 'rebranded' brochure!  It is hilarious though. !! 

Simply cards & papercraft issue 248

This month’s magazine comes with two sets of Christmas stamps and a water brush. You get an A4 set of florals and foliage Mix and a set of Colorado craft company Christmas sentiments. 

Nicky Guilburt has designed several water coloured cards using the freebie stamp sets. I love the round wreath style card in particular. All of the stamps are easy to colour as there are no small details. For the first two cards you will need to cut out individual pieces but a handy tip to make that easier is to follow the outline on the stamps packaging rather than trying to cut into every detail. 

The Tried & Tested is the Gemini ll. This machine does NOT come with the tablet that is shown on the main photo, it is there to demonstrate the foldaway media stand. There is another foldaway platform to support the plates as they go through the machine and a built in shelf and a small storage section can hold your tools. This version is 10% quieter and 21% faster than the original Gemini. There are gliding legs that make it easier to move around and you can buy a 360 degree turn table that attaches to the bottom of the machine if that would be helpful to you. I haven’t used this version of the Gemini and I’m not sure if these additions are worth the extra £100 or so that you would pay at the moment but I guess others would. 

Jessica Rouke shares an inlaid die cutting effect that is quicker than the traditional way. You die cut your chosen colour as usual but then you don’t need to keep the pieces. Next  you use the die to dry emboss on the card base. You colour these embossed sections in whatever way you want, glue the outline die cut over the top and you are finished. No having to cut lots of colours or making sure you have stuck them in the right place! This is one to remember. 

There are some nice stamps and cards this month but I’m still not sure of the loose watercolour effect. I will try it though. If you want any more information please just ask. 

Take care. Love Sue xx

Thank you so much Sue for another great magazine review,  I love the sentiment stamps and Colorado craft company are generally really good quality. They way you edited made it so easy for me to copy and paste too.  I am so grateful thank you my lovely XXX

I hope that you all have a lovely weekend, 

Love and hugs to all of you, 

Sandra 

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