tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56052910405987012332024-03-15T12:00:28.578+00:00Laura Rumble - CrafterLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.comBlogger1540125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-32744290561766926002024-03-05T13:00:00.052+00:002024-03-05T13:00:00.147+00:00Card Making | CAS Colours and Sketches 532<p></p><p>I'm back again with my favourite type of challenge - a three colour swatch.</p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG4NrQJyBWf239bwdgS5ukDqYLPxYKJRNgUk7M2Iipq3m_6O111Gmvk7QNmqMkUvtaGyI2Nx3062wtCuIE_s5Lh4d-sbzw9g-a-epLvcEt7uId4U0emDyZ6-Q6XQwX3ntyh_O1pGRLn8gqymX4zkyGiJSn6VFXsTIYDUZ65BafFoI86Uets9uoL0EYGU/s400/CC&S%20color532%20march.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="400" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG4NrQJyBWf239bwdgS5ukDqYLPxYKJRNgUk7M2Iipq3m_6O111Gmvk7QNmqMkUvtaGyI2Nx3062wtCuIE_s5Lh4d-sbzw9g-a-epLvcEt7uId4U0emDyZ6-Q6XQwX3ntyh_O1pGRLn8gqymX4zkyGiJSn6VFXsTIYDUZ65BafFoI86Uets9uoL0EYGU/w400-h160/CC&S%20color532%20march.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This was an absolute pleasure to play with. I made a 7x5 card featuring paper pieced shapes.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3TvKXJfg7dnahkeWYcOnn8TPGH4nR9Eky2CVrWjHNRhCMh1H6bTmnNrnIqZg4XkfKtAOAvIpbN4QRZcfKjIPU7AJB16D7J7S9n9k6MRPbpTL2FTqC3ViqE4cNXRdIo3ff1R8ggckoVIyHiFAoIMUJf320BILSPggsGHUKXsUziUqYx-9uzbWDqH6aSo/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098119140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3TvKXJfg7dnahkeWYcOnn8TPGH4nR9Eky2CVrWjHNRhCMh1H6bTmnNrnIqZg4XkfKtAOAvIpbN4QRZcfKjIPU7AJB16D7J7S9n9k6MRPbpTL2FTqC3ViqE4cNXRdIo3ff1R8ggckoVIyHiFAoIMUJf320BILSPggsGHUKXsUziUqYx-9uzbWDqH6aSo/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098119140.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm not sure what to call this shape... it is a die from an old Pinkfresh Studio set of snowflakes... clearly not your average snowflake! I cut it from each of my selected patterned papers and mixed them up piecing back into white outlines so each of the three shapes had all of the colours.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhi0Ln45VnozEVzSaCnXE_RrIOqvH1TYA5SGfu0XTMHbH-4ufLpfL5cgnHzyJsFx7QgUO-py-jEVdcVKjGiDMlIf78uAkRXLbSDtKlErz7wYtxcqnryDZ_R7-Xowom2tDAAzHWxr1d5tLa7QAxdgl94ePo_QjXAoCAIV1Z9td3znP9E5wFWAFkJOBRMc4/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098100999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhi0Ln45VnozEVzSaCnXE_RrIOqvH1TYA5SGfu0XTMHbH-4ufLpfL5cgnHzyJsFx7QgUO-py-jEVdcVKjGiDMlIf78uAkRXLbSDtKlErz7wYtxcqnryDZ_R7-Xowom2tDAAzHWxr1d5tLa7QAxdgl94ePo_QjXAoCAIV1Z9td3znP9E5wFWAFkJOBRMc4/s320/PhotoGrid_1706098100999.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I added them to a panel with a touch of subtle inking around the edge and placed them on my card base. I die cut the sentiment from matching patterned paper and added that below.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SS-dyxZtRnrKAv0-TLPe_MSviQLBOJzUtp_yYXs0EyFgUNB2nmPpNK-LHCMZn7K0xTSTu85r9_lZCkjnJ0yvol3NUQ5IrMtusqh0AcbKBkJbmQg2I-Xr5bpYaQ-DFw8pRle81oN95MbqQo7dsSZp-E7KNJvKRxo6Ze2jPzVRXIc_uFNgsZZ5_NQyklQ/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098090386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SS-dyxZtRnrKAv0-TLPe_MSviQLBOJzUtp_yYXs0EyFgUNB2nmPpNK-LHCMZn7K0xTSTu85r9_lZCkjnJ0yvol3NUQ5IrMtusqh0AcbKBkJbmQg2I-Xr5bpYaQ-DFw8pRle81oN95MbqQo7dsSZp-E7KNJvKRxo6Ze2jPzVRXIc_uFNgsZZ5_NQyklQ/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098090386.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>A quick note on the 'patterned paper' - the bright blue piece is actually a piece I stamped and ink blended using a Concord and 9th Turnabout stamp. I was following a Jennifer McGuire video tutorial on the iron off embossing technique. The piece has sat in my stash unused for a few years now. I may have used less than an inch and a half square but I feel good that I've used at least some of it!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFSGSVHfvNp8E8tIqRb1syvBnGLpaAoqJLhofnsMaCfkgvck2axDI1eRqctLY-FUU3c_WfOB85Y7v6fir4wqoddNbVGC7xY1YG0akX3iVgIVanmIZKB9gXiR4cFVhIVQMmcnaDGwc18Bj-WR-gEkyZSj-AavpAo4bEetVa8F62KE8UrzquSIZLHra3rw/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098078385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFSGSVHfvNp8E8tIqRb1syvBnGLpaAoqJLhofnsMaCfkgvck2axDI1eRqctLY-FUU3c_WfOB85Y7v6fir4wqoddNbVGC7xY1YG0akX3iVgIVanmIZKB9gXiR4cFVhIVQMmcnaDGwc18Bj-WR-gEkyZSj-AavpAo4bEetVa8F62KE8UrzquSIZLHra3rw/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098078385.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2024/03/challenge-532-colours.html" target="_blank">We'd love to have you join us at CC&S for this colour challenge</a></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-52917336339098073142024-02-20T13:00:00.034+00:002024-02-20T17:23:03.830+00:00Card Making | CAS Colours and Sketches 531<p>It's the third Tuesday of the month which of course means there's a sketch up at <a href="https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-531-sketch.html" target="_blank">CAS Colours and Sketches</a>. Take a look...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowq0oUmeBmasy8_mt1rYxYYcCHdNk40y_exXJI6yKzIFJ7lMRdBAc3dJJeg0xSTqPJ31XDWqJClH2T4DnDfAdadOBdkljbPkZ_lVg85DrFoeULUg63HESrK3Y_qy28fM_c7AwHY9EfzvAGnNnS7rUbM7bvRSXx_fcbsRrqsw1EBuxIbY_vvXYnw2Nqzc/s553/sketch%20531.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="553" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowq0oUmeBmasy8_mt1rYxYYcCHdNk40y_exXJI6yKzIFJ7lMRdBAc3dJJeg0xSTqPJ31XDWqJClH2T4DnDfAdadOBdkljbPkZ_lVg85DrFoeULUg63HESrK3Y_qy28fM_c7AwHY9EfzvAGnNnS7rUbM7bvRSXx_fcbsRrqsw1EBuxIbY_vvXYnw2Nqzc/s320/sketch%20531.PNG" width="320" /></a></div>I've gone for three shades (ombre-ish) of Concord and 9th cardstock to create my stripes. They are layered up so there is a small amount of dimension too.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjanhlHH5q3veVhsa1k4IpKXuVyoUf3QLed7WR-mOYwQvigi1MJ3MzClSBknbzatuoc2JghnV78xB1fzLY2BRKLBvZgm9PbkzfWd1D9-8zuEsT7ijPZigfC1frbhxuZR0GMeEy9Y9HfwChQvMRAz8P0D5aBu7BuJLtnlnvoTNM9teBbYsaPdd8GmVIFE/s2048/PhotoGrid_1707831302404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjanhlHH5q3veVhsa1k4IpKXuVyoUf3QLed7WR-mOYwQvigi1MJ3MzClSBknbzatuoc2JghnV78xB1fzLY2BRKLBvZgm9PbkzfWd1D9-8zuEsT7ijPZigfC1frbhxuZR0GMeEy9Y9HfwChQvMRAz8P0D5aBu7BuJLtnlnvoTNM9teBbYsaPdd8GmVIFE/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1707831302404.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The 'happy' is from Concord and 9th and the birthday is from Create A Smile. I've layered them up too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T8yHDDQR-WAPU8LDewWe5Ib6QOlUP703ADbp7LGQC-Z23fstGLV0sNYYu9JcnwbQ7Bw8OmzLAl6XkbDnSWciASp7Duz-asdJdtEmRqEAUsCtE2tE2BG58ogPL3vQzKsL5S2jpdxAsafD4kd00sjqs1uQibWPQ2iLCSl7cp7ZsbTdzvCAotaFmm6hTI8/s2048/PhotoGrid_1707831289534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4T8yHDDQR-WAPU8LDewWe5Ib6QOlUP703ADbp7LGQC-Z23fstGLV0sNYYu9JcnwbQ7Bw8OmzLAl6XkbDnSWciASp7Duz-asdJdtEmRqEAUsCtE2tE2BG58ogPL3vQzKsL5S2jpdxAsafD4kd00sjqs1uQibWPQ2iLCSl7cp7ZsbTdzvCAotaFmm6hTI8/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1707831289534.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Such a simple design but I kinda want to make it over and over in different colourways.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0QcZer9vk1T0dKpwcon2vE7MBYwC_8DXlsclpYCrN-G3qKtofdZ5JMmdNtbfekosaC0qHHC1_nfkE78I2OXOr-xqusJRuPUGUbhMl_73OpI2JOXPyH90084GVoD0HxdwLoFcUdJbhPe2I9lDoNiST_l6KwIqVfqhJBVDJkgqsNczT6TEjU96EQYwi6U/s2048/PhotoGrid_1707831280406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0QcZer9vk1T0dKpwcon2vE7MBYwC_8DXlsclpYCrN-G3qKtofdZ5JMmdNtbfekosaC0qHHC1_nfkE78I2OXOr-xqusJRuPUGUbhMl_73OpI2JOXPyH90084GVoD0HxdwLoFcUdJbhPe2I9lDoNiST_l6KwIqVfqhJBVDJkgqsNczT6TEjU96EQYwi6U/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1707831280406.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is for the CC&S challenge which runs until the 4th of March - <a href="https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-531-sketch.html" target="_blank">we'd love you to join us!</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZemF0Mc-CKdid7klGl3Wy3ubmkGP2m0IkNhrcPERjoSNu2v8tN-bg6rq9AlzlJSlCzhGhZ4s49JzBX_qJ52Cshx1Wzu78_W2UAS1fojRMlDveJsFNIHsXM-ybSacUywjXg-OddNz9q9YeDszcHET2GsxrhftLxF_STgJJTrIOTltMnfqkZHjd3yRdvsQ/s2048/PhotoGrid_1707831275077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZemF0Mc-CKdid7klGl3Wy3ubmkGP2m0IkNhrcPERjoSNu2v8tN-bg6rq9AlzlJSlCzhGhZ4s49JzBX_qJ52Cshx1Wzu78_W2UAS1fojRMlDveJsFNIHsXM-ybSacUywjXg-OddNz9q9YeDszcHET2GsxrhftLxF_STgJJTrIOTltMnfqkZHjd3yRdvsQ/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1707831275077.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-12194752896654844822024-02-14T10:00:00.001+00:002024-02-14T10:00:00.138+00:00The Story of a Die | Hello<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All of The
Hellos!</span>
</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The die is
an old favourite from Concord and 9<sup>th</sup>, and I’m quite fond of using
hello on my projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m also a fan of
zero waste and that is where this all got a tad out of hand!</span></p>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Card number
one is a cut Honey Bee patterned paper with three hellos cut out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The original plan was to bump the stripey
hellos up on 3 layers of white cardstock and pop them back in place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe this is called the eclipse technique.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did this, cutting 9 white hellos along the
way, and really was not blown away with the look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It needed gold glitter, as so many things
do!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I cut three gold hellos – these
then needed another nine white hellos…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBbfDQtbPwzeZpWwXI9ZrqUMUzWhcx1J046duyRmrNgPe5tBw6mWS_nQUxFzLQ6bSvfoaKh7N3ygW2th-MrTXX-a13qw-hdwcnzBs8M6UXBxq3SPTECTNM5OAmH0tudC9rb3V3OjqcNjwBbvZFY_B7DSQefIPy1yf7rSWmTSiDYD8AGr9z5APRRoD/s2048/PhotoGrid_1680088913922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBbfDQtbPwzeZpWwXI9ZrqUMUzWhcx1J046duyRmrNgPe5tBw6mWS_nQUxFzLQ6bSvfoaKh7N3ygW2th-MrTXX-a13qw-hdwcnzBs8M6UXBxq3SPTECTNM5OAmH0tudC9rb3V3OjqcNjwBbvZFY_B7DSQefIPy1yf7rSWmTSiDYD8AGr9z5APRRoD/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1680088913922.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I was happy
with card number one.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I now had
spare stripey hellos, gold glitter negative hellos and a whole bunch of white
negative hellos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These can’t go to
waste!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Card two
was simple enough. The gold negative was simply stunning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I die cut a panel, added the counters and
chads back in place, popped some sprigs and a birthday girl greeting to one
side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Done.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFIj4Y4RXT0bWy_1XGr7qrBx_RPYfZcmb3cWkzdOpgfR6Q5tdA7Tt_xOI9mCnFDTt8euDj9UNixs4shh4iwFx85AOSVtitPQxzS2lP_4IYWq6CGRNcnnziTVlw3LcHcU_2Ffa_uzPgKpLtrYBolgSuHV9svgNA291YCfqy9F9lKtYgtRgalLWIPWX/s2048/PhotoGrid_1680089019618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFIj4Y4RXT0bWy_1XGr7qrBx_RPYfZcmb3cWkzdOpgfR6Q5tdA7Tt_xOI9mCnFDTt8euDj9UNixs4shh4iwFx85AOSVtitPQxzS2lP_4IYWq6CGRNcnnziTVlw3LcHcU_2Ffa_uzPgKpLtrYBolgSuHV9svgNA291YCfqy9F9lKtYgtRgalLWIPWX/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1680089019618.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What about
those white negatives though… a layout?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Yes, a rainbow layout!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I added
ink blending done one side of my background and laid the negative over the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carefully added back the chads and counters
so the hellos read correctly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Stix2
pick up pencil came in handy here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
know there are loads of pick-up type tools on the craft market, and a lot from
the nail art market too, but this one is my favourite. It’s a wood pencil with
a sticky lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not super sticky –
it picks up small bits of paper, gems, sequins etc. and leaves no residue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it’s not lead either… it’s white,
slightly waxy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it loses its
tackiness, you just sharpen it with a pencil sharpener, which I’ve only had to
do once in a couple of years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Biggest
bonus?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No plastic.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZauKAUqiHvEEuremh9QXSnaU7X5qkT6mFxhTXL8ZnXil5Rc3ttOTSkhP9UkYDIk6Rruyjz4NDmo1u_yUYdjLVQVlg80GcqVLES7pMXb1-V1jWPlrOxeXkkRjbQWEUrnSReNvDT0StBwZgmMWmA3WGxsNH7vZtkghvTR_-OyO176TdXLjWwa-bHlr/s1440/IMG_20230409_144345_353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZauKAUqiHvEEuremh9QXSnaU7X5qkT6mFxhTXL8ZnXil5Rc3ttOTSkhP9UkYDIk6Rruyjz4NDmo1u_yUYdjLVQVlg80GcqVLES7pMXb1-V1jWPlrOxeXkkRjbQWEUrnSReNvDT0StBwZgmMWmA3WGxsNH7vZtkghvTR_-OyO176TdXLjWwa-bHlr/w400-h400/IMG_20230409_144345_353.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">There were
still more white negatives left so I made another card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went for purples this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Same deal as the layout – ink blending with
the negative adhered over the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cut
another hello – I’ve lost count at this point – added it to a couple of left
over white hellos and adhered it over some leafy springs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This spawned a further negative hello, in
purple this time, which is sat in the Box Of Doom waiting to be used.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuemaJ5IUwe7AR5q9zKsCzs7zFZiePHWejcbqSsQxVU-53eQDs4951WR4zZgBVDXvINWtMsoJsjZXroZJzsQlAwoRHU3x_BX-9ZW487WJJN_jjTJSODjUrF8f1s8IrDH3xkLPnfu-Prv51ERx-rZoxTAL1iJVcYxJFcjJIJeAVMEiqeNvnK7h5wt4/s1440/IMG_20230428_133130_076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuemaJ5IUwe7AR5q9zKsCzs7zFZiePHWejcbqSsQxVU-53eQDs4951WR4zZgBVDXvINWtMsoJsjZXroZJzsQlAwoRHU3x_BX-9ZW487WJJN_jjTJSODjUrF8f1s8IrDH3xkLPnfu-Prv51ERx-rZoxTAL1iJVcYxJFcjJIJeAVMEiqeNvnK7h5wt4/w400-h400/IMG_20230428_133130_076.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Still
hanging around are the original stripey hellos stacked on their white hellos
for dimension. That turned into this...<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tMfz9DNAYUVJsWOqqE1gxXpbxLsnMRKHfi3ene1IWnSp3TaaJW3OYjUHIfffJf2kTQVe6-6a1H7ynT3wloKY3PmJNZjJc8T5XgPpQ2OPaIDKFrui56DshlFUG_GxU-ysSgcJS9PbB37pnmYGL99JuKVO3KbXrxylwRF7x4lz29QWKRK2ni9ssQMfOkI/s1440/IMG_20240121_200337_401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tMfz9DNAYUVJsWOqqE1gxXpbxLsnMRKHfi3ene1IWnSp3TaaJW3OYjUHIfffJf2kTQVe6-6a1H7ynT3wloKY3PmJNZjJc8T5XgPpQ2OPaIDKFrui56DshlFUG_GxU-ysSgcJS9PbB37pnmYGL99JuKVO3KbXrxylwRF7x4lz29QWKRK2ni9ssQMfOkI/w400-h400/IMG_20240121_200337_401.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">What
started as ONE stripey hello card some how ended up as all of this!</span></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-7687568265078597332024-02-09T10:39:00.002+00:002024-02-09T10:39:00.251+00:00Scrapbooking | Chocolate Wrappers?!<p>Sometimes packaging is just too good to throw out in the recycling!</p><p>At least it is for me as a crafter...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBavBhZ87wQuDgEQj9JfMTiJgAiv2PHae_jT2vWpj-C3MT0AOSOacm32k1-k37EoOJWId19mxE5G4Lm_Fkyju0u4qaYITpsy3BCe_C3IJg9ooQ7ybVUyY5cJgkX4ak2q35-KrfB57Z8FvWg38_MANvbJyKaiwQr6VQMLD49RnL2f482XhPPgnLmLvYok/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098053932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBavBhZ87wQuDgEQj9JfMTiJgAiv2PHae_jT2vWpj-C3MT0AOSOacm32k1-k37EoOJWId19mxE5G4Lm_Fkyju0u4qaYITpsy3BCe_C3IJg9ooQ7ybVUyY5cJgkX4ak2q35-KrfB57Z8FvWg38_MANvbJyKaiwQr6VQMLD49RnL2f482XhPPgnLmLvYok/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098053932.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The colours on this chocolate bar wrapper from Dormouse Chocolates was just the perfect ombre of palest yellow to rich sunset orange with a whole lot of perfect peachiness in between, and a really good weight of cardstock, too. It demanded to be reused on a layout!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZPZcFgFwK11eudti2fPpH5WQmYFHWr20brWrmWpTMagvs_USu8TKCO_q1yD1BiT_OyPz7BjCzSWVBS_hVP-AbyRjJnKmdoOndRP7F37MJjFsMUDg8nw7CSAfVWf4GCsQ9wbRhzBQajG4laVSedmoS_FO6dfAhZQv6bckeivpv_aszBFSF8wEWdJhtfY/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098033796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZPZcFgFwK11eudti2fPpH5WQmYFHWr20brWrmWpTMagvs_USu8TKCO_q1yD1BiT_OyPz7BjCzSWVBS_hVP-AbyRjJnKmdoOndRP7F37MJjFsMUDg8nw7CSAfVWf4GCsQ9wbRhzBQajG4laVSedmoS_FO6dfAhZQv6bckeivpv_aszBFSF8wEWdJhtfY/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098033796.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I paired it with Simon Says Stamp's Garden Greetings stamp set and some stencilling with oxide inks in the background. I love the softness of the colours, stencilling and vellum against the starkness of the bold black stamping.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8-uadsX6UvNEroAYrRkO-HTi_Z1E3eiaCImlrYowN6_xkvSMbHJX4ARsSIgd9HN9lVgM97zAJ3l8n6PsjSNWX-In4gfxtnWvwzd1jKODQ6DpepgdNPGISB-N-U4X-i1uw4DOGbZsJZ8lP6RYJcP8Yd4bV54UOS5Ez982GUEdMMl3e8ebZy2m14OdvVI/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098023118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8-uadsX6UvNEroAYrRkO-HTi_Z1E3eiaCImlrYowN6_xkvSMbHJX4ARsSIgd9HN9lVgM97zAJ3l8n6PsjSNWX-In4gfxtnWvwzd1jKODQ6DpepgdNPGISB-N-U4X-i1uw4DOGbZsJZ8lP6RYJcP8Yd4bV54UOS5Ez982GUEdMMl3e8ebZy2m14OdvVI/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098023118.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I used the text on the chocolate wrapper to make a found poem about my boy Theo. It kind of has a double meaning as Theo is short for Theobroma; Theobroma Cacao is the name of the cocoa plant that chocolate is made from. Yep, budgie boy is named after chocolate! Two of my most treasured things are birds and chocolate!!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUrlXcnnoCVn6ydb_W8ynC-n631uQtOiCQ9kqfq_TYlsfLRxgOsXhwt-Bkngr7Akh8sdM42uRZ1UwvDPQzt9eXfFozfOQ1kT0nhuS0a0m63oCBM_ED0Ol6U6Bs_5hCjJ-QzscY7V9pc_A7oUYn6clmh0KVON6w1puIHgNgVocnBw-4VOKb7D6ecLuTXA/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098013773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUrlXcnnoCVn6ydb_W8ynC-n631uQtOiCQ9kqfq_TYlsfLRxgOsXhwt-Bkngr7Akh8sdM42uRZ1UwvDPQzt9eXfFozfOQ1kT0nhuS0a0m63oCBM_ED0Ol6U6Bs_5hCjJ-QzscY7V9pc_A7oUYn6clmh0KVON6w1puIHgNgVocnBw-4VOKb7D6ecLuTXA/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098013773.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I always say I'm rubbish with words. The colour, inkiness, design and paper-stuff comes naturally but words are always hard for me. Perhaps found poetry from a limited source is the way forward for me! I'm really pleased with how it turned out.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjW0sqPZIL382kYOrjJ2YDv1yLBn6qe-wvCCNU0pjxcF1qQWA2-IrPXsJqeFK8KhZd06LFNQJ1UR2-beKB3x8GeuCfgorGphRInPN4UId0LC6qGNqKofEb3e8kt5mRY_mDf0UwhRvbFj9wlCmSe4pXdq33gSk0NDzSaEOiDqC-o5-G5Tdx-8o_8BWMpw/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706097998650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjW0sqPZIL382kYOrjJ2YDv1yLBn6qe-wvCCNU0pjxcF1qQWA2-IrPXsJqeFK8KhZd06LFNQJ1UR2-beKB3x8GeuCfgorGphRInPN4UId0LC6qGNqKofEb3e8kt5mRY_mDf0UwhRvbFj9wlCmSe4pXdq33gSk0NDzSaEOiDqC-o5-G5Tdx-8o_8BWMpw/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706097998650.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeKcwiliVuk1rXws3SDJr2mzgjE3-T-xbVQEscdgv92K2FZhlypRXt-z5QdKopt3iGwq7e2mUfs2w94xnpyOT7BY5bGWyzPxxCu3GGbqJnJBqwfNAxD8-ZlpCPQ-en7w3rLbU9hmQQxnTee_jG6iko2yZ4mwhrISZyucAfJWA1__Lyh2IjOXsPmkULyk/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706097985849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVeKcwiliVuk1rXws3SDJr2mzgjE3-T-xbVQEscdgv92K2FZhlypRXt-z5QdKopt3iGwq7e2mUfs2w94xnpyOT7BY5bGWyzPxxCu3GGbqJnJBqwfNAxD8-ZlpCPQ-en7w3rLbU9hmQQxnTee_jG6iko2yZ4mwhrISZyucAfJWA1__Lyh2IjOXsPmkULyk/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706097985849.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And here's the finished layout with the remains of the wrapping. I have had a look through my chocolate stash and see a few other wrappers that might need to be used in my crafting too. Perhaps it will become a series...<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaZho41DXjMc0l-jMClkSFRnweO_ol5N06vuzDi3xSMo_zpJ14pDc3hrVWNhcXpl7uVIP1naGS_NAt37Ir5zLZVfIMwotRN8E6GDypqBEHp2ntINNVnOB9aSVhJchCtW_YtmIZz3w3f1rG81OSHrkULtIv-X8jBBh8Rhlcs4DQ-PHwLy-kS9hjwZbdIw/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706097976673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaZho41DXjMc0l-jMClkSFRnweO_ol5N06vuzDi3xSMo_zpJ14pDc3hrVWNhcXpl7uVIP1naGS_NAt37Ir5zLZVfIMwotRN8E6GDypqBEHp2ntINNVnOB9aSVhJchCtW_YtmIZz3w3f1rG81OSHrkULtIv-X8jBBh8Rhlcs4DQ-PHwLy-kS9hjwZbdIw/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706097976673.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-27044562079812700472024-02-06T13:00:00.058+00:002024-02-06T13:00:00.359+00:00Card Making | CAS Colours and Sketches 530<p> It's time for another colour challenge at <a href="https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-530-colours.html" target="_blank">CAS Colours and Sketches</a>...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWMYYiEOnwXFLSXpHfMi44afouznUIgA5DQVOoSN7_PWHjLe5xWR2OFFUIb5KghEydDxw0xODZy2K-aXKTR-hoi6f-L8ky8-acTcgXfwLZ_ZEeil3gmS3WgJxd00T_enGROMjNArJhQ-PUk8MvArwW6u8afSxSjUtXQyX2M0LQ5u7pWgpFBCRY_SvyDc/s750/CC&S%20color530-001.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="750" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWMYYiEOnwXFLSXpHfMi44afouznUIgA5DQVOoSN7_PWHjLe5xWR2OFFUIb5KghEydDxw0xODZy2K-aXKTR-hoi6f-L8ky8-acTcgXfwLZ_ZEeil3gmS3WgJxd00T_enGROMjNArJhQ-PUk8MvArwW6u8afSxSjUtXQyX2M0LQ5u7pWgpFBCRY_SvyDc/s320/CC&S%20color530-001.png" width="320" /></a></div>We've got these three bright beauties to play with. Just match to the swatch as close as you can!<p></p><p><br /></p><p>I've gone for stripes of the three colours, building a panel that I then die cut out of.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2xmKHERXBg889rmJwRvcFewcfEHCB5nNM5pov212a0p-X5mOngbDPmRUea-PHs1sKYWxMEmAMf6MNTGyG4PIEdpX3Cr0QILNcWGFA-iaBomR-wKAkZS3LpOmsp52v60eG4KYh1qIOFAMCsPp7Qh4nBqn0psY8409iwcTdAAlkt7Tro1HoJ9rFvUhu9c/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098186008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2xmKHERXBg889rmJwRvcFewcfEHCB5nNM5pov212a0p-X5mOngbDPmRUea-PHs1sKYWxMEmAMf6MNTGyG4PIEdpX3Cr0QILNcWGFA-iaBomR-wKAkZS3LpOmsp52v60eG4KYh1qIOFAMCsPp7Qh4nBqn0psY8409iwcTdAAlkt7Tro1HoJ9rFvUhu9c/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098186008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I die cut a skinny frame, some stars, a 'birthday' and then filled the rest of the space with other dies to get as much as I could from the panel. The other pieces will show up on cards and layouts soon!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEIIyNEqBzXHR_6AgZwvT48_7IWOKYyQPf9AzAfQeLFZgwHBIcarbXG0zI-oSsNElyMn0triejcsGClhlhu-vq6eQ0vZQ64P22pMPwNMFDwV2lWIu8wDgRwEmEsZ95pagKNxEH2-7Ol5qko_68186b1r1GR21nsWONlZRzsBCgFQruifL9TTLku1z04M/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098152968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEIIyNEqBzXHR_6AgZwvT48_7IWOKYyQPf9AzAfQeLFZgwHBIcarbXG0zI-oSsNElyMn0triejcsGClhlhu-vq6eQ0vZQ64P22pMPwNMFDwV2lWIu8wDgRwEmEsZ95pagKNxEH2-7Ol5qko_68186b1r1GR21nsWONlZRzsBCgFQruifL9TTLku1z04M/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098152968.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I stacked up my frame and word on a few layers of black cardstock to add some dimension and a little flash of contrast from the white card base.<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJj0ZOaf0tNHLdK6mIGne2cOmNzxKTg5kuh7VUax2PWasIVGygvnZ7xUVnhHVxMQ4TsYfD_lSxmMdJ1mhmE0XbyXqXV1zL-dCv3W0vPtYxV0vrizlVt1-Hjxv3auR407CKsCvWah7HxDOFD-wettyDnir0H83adJn43_mCMt4UyqagF6L7HRxSkvVqh0/s2048/PhotoGrid_1706098163139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJj0ZOaf0tNHLdK6mIGne2cOmNzxKTg5kuh7VUax2PWasIVGygvnZ7xUVnhHVxMQ4TsYfD_lSxmMdJ1mhmE0XbyXqXV1zL-dCv3W0vPtYxV0vrizlVt1-Hjxv3auR407CKsCvWah7HxDOFD-wettyDnir0H83adJn43_mCMt4UyqagF6L7HRxSkvVqh0/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1706098163139.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I stamped a happy in coordinating ink to complete the sentiment. This is where ink swatches come into their own - it was easy to flip through and colour match to my patterned paper.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><u>Dies and Papers</u></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>frame die, red and yellow papers from Heffy Doodle</li><li>birthday die from Create A Smile</li><li>blue paper from Bella Blvd</li><li>star dies from Honey Bee Stamps</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><div>Hope to see you joining us over at <a href="https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2024/02/challenge-530-colours.html" target="_blank">CC&S</a>!</div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-4294581349350210512024-01-23T13:00:00.007+00:002024-01-23T13:00:00.129+00:00Card Making | CAS Colours & Sketches #529<p> I am loving the *really* clean and simple look right now...<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk5ytTkq_tYg_eBlqs3-6hPnXMv0gTLM4RcJ2Trj2rRD16uE4fewYSpTy4ydVogxmYk43sUIhEy5cV56LE56Ldex0mZyahzayeYG9T8m5bkSk9d4o4wnxaL-t2xLROAgaECSPRzeopI0ceuONcoP985vML3xo49FjcDgi2myZqgKQkJs-EjarUEBvtbs/s1440/IMG_20240103_135022_637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk5ytTkq_tYg_eBlqs3-6hPnXMv0gTLM4RcJ2Trj2rRD16uE4fewYSpTy4ydVogxmYk43sUIhEy5cV56LE56Ldex0mZyahzayeYG9T8m5bkSk9d4o4wnxaL-t2xLROAgaECSPRzeopI0ceuONcoP985vML3xo49FjcDgi2myZqgKQkJs-EjarUEBvtbs/w400-h400/IMG_20240103_135022_637.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is made for the new challenge at <a href="https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-529-sketch.html" target="_blank">CAS Colours and Sketches which you can find out more about here.</a> It's based on this sketch...<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1G7-XN_hy9wQqQDnw-RslQc4PLxbFDCAMl-Uv50MX6l-HSqEzFftBg27ro1wIiT5oES5A6Rys8sFTn-hbstdjtvsmhFsutzLOdHmEe5rTpGxlh5aZhI-IBjKtu-8j5QzH9A4pYsNbGdKKyXZiFxdXHLIy3nz-YnrKf5jgDN0jyTWeHX7Lh-szGCoVTec/s650/sketch%20529.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="429" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1G7-XN_hy9wQqQDnw-RslQc4PLxbFDCAMl-Uv50MX6l-HSqEzFftBg27ro1wIiT5oES5A6Rys8sFTn-hbstdjtvsmhFsutzLOdHmEe5rTpGxlh5aZhI-IBjKtu-8j5QzH9A4pYsNbGdKKyXZiFxdXHLIy3nz-YnrKf5jgDN0jyTWeHX7Lh-szGCoVTec/s320/sketch%20529.PNG" width="211" /></a></div><p></p><p>Obviously I switched the heart out for the greeting which is die cut (Create A Smile), stamped and die cut (Heffy Doodle), stacked, popped up and glittered. CAS is all about those tiny details!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngsXgS9eZfeDvhiinslE6lNFwcmN_PCMveSm1eAS977vVx4-J7dbflaqLMU6rG1wgMkSPh3wcT4FsRPSvGgKt3E3rnmUVoCBpf0iu2lqhSuY7hPCqJbkJzcvrcnGXWHM_VfP6YDTiyyR061bezbTP6pD6q7JwJmMZQxEg_Ng8NCtDz-xkzST8pHZWxRA/s1440/IMG_20240103_135022_686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngsXgS9eZfeDvhiinslE6lNFwcmN_PCMveSm1eAS977vVx4-J7dbflaqLMU6rG1wgMkSPh3wcT4FsRPSvGgKt3E3rnmUVoCBpf0iu2lqhSuY7hPCqJbkJzcvrcnGXWHM_VfP6YDTiyyR061bezbTP6pD6q7JwJmMZQxEg_Ng8NCtDz-xkzST8pHZWxRA/w400-h400/IMG_20240103_135022_686.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><strike>Father Christmas</strike> Mum got me a fancy set of glittery threads for Christmas and I used three colours to mimic the triangular split of the card base indicated on the sketch.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPG67b10FkpH1bAuvTDCNNnwU-c-liktOf0vfnoUAA3h9hgVhgGvuApuoWsz_T8k98gwKwJDHDVShVR2lJ4CCE9m7R6QpHurtDciYHBJznjkAfOcfLqhTUb5WrYRozOkgMLKUzCZC_SFeco4oCj4wJvXvU80p3hDgG8BdIjwWh6wQoNWSb8JUqhabWiAs/s1440/IMG_20240103_135022_672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPG67b10FkpH1bAuvTDCNNnwU-c-liktOf0vfnoUAA3h9hgVhgGvuApuoWsz_T8k98gwKwJDHDVShVR2lJ4CCE9m7R6QpHurtDciYHBJznjkAfOcfLqhTUb5WrYRozOkgMLKUzCZC_SFeco4oCj4wJvXvU80p3hDgG8BdIjwWh6wQoNWSb8JUqhabWiAs/w400-h400/IMG_20240103_135022_672.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I dotted in a few iridescent circle confetti pieces. They are tiny but very shiny. They flash pink, blue and aqua in different light and are almost invisible from some angles.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SIsz54diSSLlGw306Rc4annK0hRgzcZgQ4iS_ZTb3RDhl6TxAwQCI7-xajkifZF_q3sdzBlOeAgFe3b77QBYu-8wiyLrWiRabskMM-_CnTZ8hAPRUKOzZnyJEOu2jEHOde6-wENUnPzvkYWdYLXdVRR76xzi0mSFZ9Ei8Qh2cBQO2eZxdEuCLBnmqAQ/s1440/IMG_20240103_135022_655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SIsz54diSSLlGw306Rc4annK0hRgzcZgQ4iS_ZTb3RDhl6TxAwQCI7-xajkifZF_q3sdzBlOeAgFe3b77QBYu-8wiyLrWiRabskMM-_CnTZ8hAPRUKOzZnyJEOu2jEHOde6-wENUnPzvkYWdYLXdVRR76xzi0mSFZ9Ei8Qh2cBQO2eZxdEuCLBnmqAQ/w400-h400/IMG_20240103_135022_655.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I hope you are inspired to play along with us at <a href="https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-529-sketch.html" target="_blank">CAS C&S</a>!<p></p><p><br /><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-87264699326611816472024-01-09T13:00:00.000+00:002024-01-09T13:00:00.157+00:00Card Making | CAS Colours and Sketches 528<div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">I'm excited to have joined the team at <a href="http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CAS Colours and Sketches</a>. This is my first make for them and it is a colour challenge.</p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></p><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhLea7mQNEn9K_Ru7UYRhyphenhyphenJeNCf1Siu6C0yzgE7a6Y2Iyk3hweR5PjoifJmq-9uxW_tmOHp16tkjvGjdVYqHNhyphenhyphenhchuU41fhFrxjYsDFDnhAB0jMa6MQcidXMYbGEP0C_sDMhaUnQ65wVrho8lN6G7SarEAtKc6_McyC0d2eHroZcA1XposUpiEHSZB0/s750/CC&S%20color528-001.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="750" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhLea7mQNEn9K_Ru7UYRhyphenhyphenJeNCf1Siu6C0yzgE7a6Y2Iyk3hweR5PjoifJmq-9uxW_tmOHp16tkjvGjdVYqHNhyphenhyphenhchuU41fhFrxjYsDFDnhAB0jMa6MQcidXMYbGEP0C_sDMhaUnQ65wVrho8lN6G7SarEAtKc6_McyC0d2eHroZcA1XposUpiEHSZB0/s320/CC&S%20color528-001.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p></div><div class="separator"><p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">I struggled to find an exact match for the berry burst shade but Pinkfresh's Regal Kiss was a good enough match. I also went with Hydrangea, Spruce Tips and Lush Forest, all from Pinkfresh's ink line. If green is in a colour swatch I immediately go to leaves and I fancied pulling out my Alex Syberia florals so that was an easy decision. <br /></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEgO2MgwRl5U5TI6eOBDjSN8vbFF6R1VmFlNutzOtl6uYiiaIjYFoLdc6UpTOtU_CSE_2U2ro-RZvyq-e5cHecbSMp41L3yTCdSqERIYarhuYzRG83boCnYd6OZxJrOrcrXBEBPKzaRk-Ohy7gcLrZlUDE2Cw1tvvPz3ODKuV5OnE6chp5odG9VmttEeeSo/s1440/IMG_20231228_145018_161.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2MgwRl5U5TI6eOBDjSN8vbFF6R1VmFlNutzOtl6uYiiaIjYFoLdc6UpTOtU_CSE_2U2ro-RZvyq-e5cHecbSMp41L3yTCdSqERIYarhuYzRG83boCnYd6OZxJrOrcrXBEBPKzaRk-Ohy7gcLrZlUDE2Cw1tvvPz3ODKuV5OnE6chp5odG9VmttEeeSo/w400-h400/IMG_20231228_145018_161.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Keeping it CAS I stamped off the edge of the card base and embossed in white for a subtle look. I then used the coordinating stencils to ink blend. As I was blending rather than stamping my colours are a touch on the softer side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CI6JSuI0MSXP1J0W0sFaoi0JkJCTcOMDAhR4J3L0j0JRCs-Ca9Lx_WrM8FNiZ8N8WLGBYC3p0c4uqyZQucjk7P7dfCj9ohQtPvZu6-hnMfxBc25C0Yp36a90_kfO7ReJ3DgCVgMnXZWFCfCDJbzF0udjogp3Ga-B9R4rr4MsivdTMF0Ha0WsmxkCfw8/s1440/IMG_20231228_145018_109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CI6JSuI0MSXP1J0W0sFaoi0JkJCTcOMDAhR4J3L0j0JRCs-Ca9Lx_WrM8FNiZ8N8WLGBYC3p0c4uqyZQucjk7P7dfCj9ohQtPvZu6-hnMfxBc25C0Yp36a90_kfO7ReJ3DgCVgMnXZWFCfCDJbzF0udjogp3Ga-B9R4rr4MsivdTMF0Ha0WsmxkCfw8/w400-h400/IMG_20231228_145018_109.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </div>Then I decided my greeting would go smack bang across the middle of my image. Perhaps controversial? Why place it over the prettiness? I don't know really, I just like the closeness of everything design-wise.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eAOY_JBqJ2yDsM5-HdWz2yKHXbbwAfwR4NdT_Zq9ooUGiQMX4WJym-l0utoGapLfNS_Wi3-okUUiibvPTwZ1vHixD6r_Er0eYIObogcIZx5BE1ePspiaga0zgfEubUo1Sk2mpURJFgsoEvxevviMnhyphenhyphengl-LhyphenhyphenhI4ePKHWHgsWzQqT_k_gwrF7n3EBBM/s1440/IMG_20231228_145018_161.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eAOY_JBqJ2yDsM5-HdWz2yKHXbbwAfwR4NdT_Zq9ooUGiQMX4WJym-l0utoGapLfNS_Wi3-okUUiibvPTwZ1vHixD6r_Er0eYIObogcIZx5BE1ePspiaga0zgfEubUo1Sk2mpURJFgsoEvxevviMnhyphenhyphengl-LhyphenhyphenhI4ePKHWHgsWzQqT_k_gwrF7n3EBBM/s1440/IMG_20231228_145018_161.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgJ-BIxnsqWRgq71JGQ4GRL3VS-Bj0JUb_tuCl0Kpsc51X3WKvQgONDH3ogtXYMDs5vKhtkOk-3CIuY_bJd1FAH-5At71HM6n0SMJAJc_aQlz1O-IbPOHSPHh3mUxvLlfZvyuDDZxjtJo7BgBqrkNqTOZ1N33l272miF9OV-8PM7mqXti_04IdDXa1pI/s1440/IMG_20231228_145018_133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgJ-BIxnsqWRgq71JGQ4GRL3VS-Bj0JUb_tuCl0Kpsc51X3WKvQgONDH3ogtXYMDs5vKhtkOk-3CIuY_bJd1FAH-5At71HM6n0SMJAJc_aQlz1O-IbPOHSPHh3mUxvLlfZvyuDDZxjtJo7BgBqrkNqTOZ1N33l272miF9OV-8PM7mqXti_04IdDXa1pI/s320/IMG_20231228_145018_133.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><p>Come over and join us at <a href="https://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2024/01/challenge-528-colours.html" target="_blank">CAS Colours and Sketches</a>!</p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-6851851500995655032024-01-06T18:00:00.002+00:002024-01-06T18:00:00.171+00:00Chicken | How Many?!<p> Lots of chickens! What could be better?! <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-ONKQFlyDJkl1IoiC6rhW1D2l7u1CxNy0MgVyRVeaQ8fEV_wh94HYEuZRzZcBzOGSGPwoXH3dN_H4sto2euLN_SDUaBkLy9Q6Zug-hFLwTrbnoIiGYVxJlIrWFsrHerxygSUxmYsIPrjZ0d-pYDopcQCtCWZmQxj5T-f4sYHd36ezk2CM03cIUS5/s2048/PhotoGrid_1685365062425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-ONKQFlyDJkl1IoiC6rhW1D2l7u1CxNy0MgVyRVeaQ8fEV_wh94HYEuZRzZcBzOGSGPwoXH3dN_H4sto2euLN_SDUaBkLy9Q6Zug-hFLwTrbnoIiGYVxJlIrWFsrHerxygSUxmYsIPrjZ0d-pYDopcQCtCWZmQxj5T-f4sYHd36ezk2CM03cIUS5/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1685365062425.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>These are from a set by Time For Tea Designs called Ewe are Moovelous. I'm yet to use the sheep or the cow but I just adore the chicken. (And the chick, and the little daisy!)<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5Ue9xhEx6AmymyPCu4GTDhsLZgleIGZW4sLZeij0G1FcnhFJR3wvbb0w0CRLNbbvxPMlh_5JI7NBe0pZslUYCVPYfQZBRHkP6kE-gc9kIW5s9wQacPqR50RnOG3ubzVRNr2NuWmw4Zy2OnYenhW5_DRWHCVkwcvYrwxJK6wRgiYsNSGPamq0AGhl/s2048/PhotoGrid_1685364973880.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5Ue9xhEx6AmymyPCu4GTDhsLZgleIGZW4sLZeij0G1FcnhFJR3wvbb0w0CRLNbbvxPMlh_5JI7NBe0pZslUYCVPYfQZBRHkP6kE-gc9kIW5s9wQacPqR50RnOG3ubzVRNr2NuWmw4Zy2OnYenhW5_DRWHCVkwcvYrwxJK6wRgiYsNSGPamq0AGhl/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1685364973880.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I cut the chicken shape out of a panel of teal card in as even a grid as I could manage. I then used that as a template to stamp the chickens on to a white panel. When the teal panel is popped up over the white panel it gives a really fun sunken chicken look.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTxAtkFYVoUz8Aggmz3Z3k7X4soqU4uKT-wN4bGEMfqHJdHOKehOl5rNUGemAp5G-yQJdZ4lqHm6LbBtrmNbaWey69LGGZ2EZb152okwSLmof2uoI418GUNLdrHvG5ibDu3p2sK_arS_IpHhms3rtm-MjNtV4wudw5_LifpETaKQ_Vj4xq7mHJ3J9/s2048/PhotoGrid_1685364998068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTxAtkFYVoUz8Aggmz3Z3k7X4soqU4uKT-wN4bGEMfqHJdHOKehOl5rNUGemAp5G-yQJdZ4lqHm6LbBtrmNbaWey69LGGZ2EZb152okwSLmof2uoI418GUNLdrHvG5ibDu3p2sK_arS_IpHhms3rtm-MjNtV4wudw5_LifpETaKQ_Vj4xq7mHJ3J9/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1685364998068.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I reversed this on a second card for popped up chickens. This time I stamped the chickens in different shades of blue, aqua and green ink.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKynHtLM6DFbSHUM40kj6-mIm6hMrHAdvpynSSCftZNwvLeFVQlVv563uhMs4Kg9EkOw3LuN9iIr1x4nGF8C93Ybdgoxf1AqFfX8bhdHMsoBwFSlPJUsuWV62ngJlHYJQw01H-xqFfCflbemfnmzeJG0iKdpWf0xcdHK3mMktDRwdBFT7zfW0MGgBN/s2048/PhotoGrid_1685365014843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKynHtLM6DFbSHUM40kj6-mIm6hMrHAdvpynSSCftZNwvLeFVQlVv563uhMs4Kg9EkOw3LuN9iIr1x4nGF8C93Ybdgoxf1AqFfX8bhdHMsoBwFSlPJUsuWV62ngJlHYJQw01H-xqFfCflbemfnmzeJG0iKdpWf0xcdHK3mMktDRwdBFT7zfW0MGgBN/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1685365014843.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The background is a heart die cut layered (Time For Tea Designs) on a stitched panel (Heffy Doodle) and<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oPRrj2NGEo7z4xR3dbYxjFdZM0ChJkL1XV6xoOfdJCL-9qJf3YvAhPlC0CQSHNdnjPshKdqzNcNAog4Rug4c-B-4WRLWGBqTxondDyKueeOSud7X2Y2ijJRxXVIM7pTV8mgIZcN8cK1m041asjBR5ffqroYIeX2qTY5OYc0MrRRTdjqlKkcqGeWT/s2048/PhotoGrid_1685365036164.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oPRrj2NGEo7z4xR3dbYxjFdZM0ChJkL1XV6xoOfdJCL-9qJf3YvAhPlC0CQSHNdnjPshKdqzNcNAog4Rug4c-B-4WRLWGBqTxondDyKueeOSud7X2Y2ijJRxXVIM7pTV8mgIZcN8cK1m041asjBR5ffqroYIeX2qTY5OYc0MrRRTdjqlKkcqGeWT/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1685365036164.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>the greeting is a die cut birthday (Create A Smile) and stamped happy.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZn0l3D9Zr1TCuCiwOUhWoc9q0BQ7bwM6mkR2J99lsmP6F0Wcx4Q_o56ajIsTESB26Iusw8DLENG0X1v9HbC3iHMnLaVXBa7MJrdp_M9Bp_nkYhyIofHWVrRYXSQL8Fg3F8uLsswYs9rgLr-7t0VTlT2Lc_O6gfBlXcbTYnaTWmnTtPai3ks8eGJ3/s2048/PhotoGrid_1685365048483.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZn0l3D9Zr1TCuCiwOUhWoc9q0BQ7bwM6mkR2J99lsmP6F0Wcx4Q_o56ajIsTESB26Iusw8DLENG0X1v9HbC3iHMnLaVXBa7MJrdp_M9Bp_nkYhyIofHWVrRYXSQL8Fg3F8uLsswYs9rgLr-7t0VTlT2Lc_O6gfBlXcbTYnaTWmnTtPai3ks8eGJ3/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1685365048483.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Which do you prefer - Sunken Chicken or Popped Chicken?!<br /></p><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-51190106431324134542024-01-01T11:06:00.006+00:002024-01-01T11:06:00.130+00:00Card Making | Stick It Down<p> Here's my first card of 2024, based on the January sketch from Stick It Down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZrzW_vpJGkYbSQOLp74vNzTEci4r0JNfATgjCEfHzePRnZFXIdgF3LgKw0qCp1Oho8LniqVJxgw-wK2h6ofi2TYSHkv0bxXFH1oN2duAbxuwf2GTlQ1PwccYRSIyAnJ4zYtz-A3t7FVk_r0RuT_okfDLwWGfaoXGE4xdBS4x1vn2lcv2qWVRhW_nvlc/s1440/IMG_20231228_145017_996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZrzW_vpJGkYbSQOLp74vNzTEci4r0JNfATgjCEfHzePRnZFXIdgF3LgKw0qCp1Oho8LniqVJxgw-wK2h6ofi2TYSHkv0bxXFH1oN2duAbxuwf2GTlQ1PwccYRSIyAnJ4zYtz-A3t7FVk_r0RuT_okfDLwWGfaoXGE4xdBS4x1vn2lcv2qWVRhW_nvlc/w400-h400/IMG_20231228_145017_996.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I feel I've stuck pretty faithfully to the sketch for this one.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Rqg5huLjIYZlWFMRSvQT3Sx1bHWLnXlq9Mxc73-G9fYiTQwuSCRCgNPvrHMJSlHCUGlUr-XxT7FjtkCM3EJ2rmqqmZwk0kQbEMaGp6Ndyp1UZo7nHl8H6Bv_XZbucwNaquT1wTA7w7rB3UhSiaFz6icxtl9zdA8XUR6T7jzwGAnnLeZmLQZoGX3j8eo/s1080/january%20card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Rqg5huLjIYZlWFMRSvQT3Sx1bHWLnXlq9Mxc73-G9fYiTQwuSCRCgNPvrHMJSlHCUGlUr-XxT7FjtkCM3EJ2rmqqmZwk0kQbEMaGp6Ndyp1UZo7nHl8H6Bv_XZbucwNaquT1wTA7w7rB3UhSiaFz6icxtl9zdA8XUR6T7jzwGAnnLeZmLQZoGX3j8eo/w400-h400/january%20card.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The die set is an oldy from Pinkfresh Studio and the sentiment stamps are from Alex Syberia. All the patterned papers are old scraps from the box of doom.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzn-pAhgcW0DFdvGDYWVlFFGlXYbwjD0lP-pw8FAj6Hzl84-9l1EASSPcQ7I7nZeCN7QCIEu0CPEcp_nco8tfZt5LtKY0rmfUBTdNjQkGzdt80eM1Un962zKrVZCeCLSpgXC_kphJ8GjADJ4wxRdzppbVAzuJqQ7Lf-aRecvBAhujBRaUG8WI1fdBQOA/s1440/IMG_20231228_145018_025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzn-pAhgcW0DFdvGDYWVlFFGlXYbwjD0lP-pw8FAj6Hzl84-9l1EASSPcQ7I7nZeCN7QCIEu0CPEcp_nco8tfZt5LtKY0rmfUBTdNjQkGzdt80eM1Un962zKrVZCeCLSpgXC_kphJ8GjADJ4wxRdzppbVAzuJqQ7Lf-aRecvBAhujBRaUG8WI1fdBQOA/w400-h400/IMG_20231228_145018_025.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I started out thinking just three or five confetti sequins but I got well and truly carried away! They add a subtle iridescent shine. In the photos they lean towards pink but in the flesh they mostly flash green and blue matching the leaves and stamping perfectly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcG_CnXI7983OBlOJlyGl6xumyqnw0u38B4IGKcuzsvffN4ix9LqMLhOXQcLH193iTgI9ek9xWQNHZJHq3dqLohBV5EtvSRrRXiavJ7vuaA90B4y8EzRygfldYQQJbUnmPPhZwxhqOZ1RNElJj-96ia2NvW4TsyTc87PrupiOAXLSD7clJFIc6oFkp2zI/s1440/IMG_20231228_145018_055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcG_CnXI7983OBlOJlyGl6xumyqnw0u38B4IGKcuzsvffN4ix9LqMLhOXQcLH193iTgI9ek9xWQNHZJHq3dqLohBV5EtvSRrRXiavJ7vuaA90B4y8EzRygfldYQQJbUnmPPhZwxhqOZ1RNElJj-96ia2NvW4TsyTc87PrupiOAXLSD7clJFIc6oFkp2zI/w400-h400/IMG_20231228_145018_055.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/100587636419899/" target="_blank">Stick It Down runs as a Facebook group now.</a> Do pop over and join if you'd like to be kept in the loop.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGdlNrTMprj5feCc6kDDeDZ4NA2o4s6XuT_m8FkU7fH_yw8ddgfYQY88ywhTMZPPCKHbrwUHqnsGnQLg0T5tUTXqrgmAepTiMNBM5DS5LqCihn-iIyvEI6iHIQSjpKhaX_PRITYei0rAcQv99x30c-d8erTjrS5toxT2tbEsZkhVH8B5DIw7oWHtNdac/s1440/IMG_20231228_145018_087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGdlNrTMprj5feCc6kDDeDZ4NA2o4s6XuT_m8FkU7fH_yw8ddgfYQY88ywhTMZPPCKHbrwUHqnsGnQLg0T5tUTXqrgmAepTiMNBM5DS5LqCihn-iIyvEI6iHIQSjpKhaX_PRITYei0rAcQv99x30c-d8erTjrS5toxT2tbEsZkhVH8B5DIw7oWHtNdac/w400-h400/IMG_20231228_145018_087.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br />Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-50184752385415879812023-12-31T10:51:00.001+00:002023-12-31T10:51:00.127+00:00What about 2024?<p>So it's about that time of year when I think I should be making plans... new series, new creations, start this again, keep up with that again. Last year I started my shape series. I got as far as three when I had planned to go to 12. Not really a success but I had the ideas; that wasn't the problem. My note books, scraps of paper and apps prove that coming up with the ideas isn't an issue. My issue, same as it has been since february 2000 is I just don't have the energy and thus physical ability to follow those ideas through to creation. It is what it is. But I'm trying and I'm doing my best and I hope I will always come up with ideas even if I can't complete them.</p><p>What I do have 'planned' for 2024? I'm attempting to keep up with Stick It Down's card sketches. I'm attempting to do the same with CAS Colours and Sketches. I want to try and scrap regularly again. They don't need to be heirlooms and masterpieces. They don't even need to be kept. I just need the process of creating in my life.</p><p>I want to send some cards to Cards For Bravery again. And perhaps make Christmas cards throughout the year that can be donated too.</p><p>If we're dreaming... I would love to be tidy, a tidy desk, everything away when it is not being used. And I'd like to work on a de-stash to get my room to a more managable level. Ha! So much for not making plans, hey?!</p><p>Perhaps most importantly I plan to be kind to myself.<br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-53742273172731375282023-12-03T14:30:00.001+00:002023-12-03T14:30:00.134+00:00StickerKitten | Christmas Tree Decorations<p>Here's a throwback to 2020 and some super cute Christmas tree decorations that hold a mini bar of chocolate.<br /></p><p>Check out my blog post over on <a href="https://stickerkitten.co.uk/stickerkitten-christmas-decorations/" target="_blank">StickerKitten</a> sharing these cuties... (The link to the template no longer works but I just drew up a box to fit the bars of chocolate I was using.)<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_un_AWfaI9-C-qWEX0R6_1DiAgfcF9nTQBhXPG_PsCZEbqebTwa-DZRjBi3XcLZa7-CONKCzoYWWk1YGr7MjOjidar-mvFrsjVtxR6hLQdilyq0DCn6Xb1jWHBKW97QHGh0lmdWuhGc/s2376/20201208_103357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="2376" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_un_AWfaI9-C-qWEX0R6_1DiAgfcF9nTQBhXPG_PsCZEbqebTwa-DZRjBi3XcLZa7-CONKCzoYWWk1YGr7MjOjidar-mvFrsjVtxR6hLQdilyq0DCn6Xb1jWHBKW97QHGh0lmdWuhGc/w640-h640/20201208_103357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfKJnMPlCs2OT2g_7CMLIND-7VA5GsuIst6gx5iIz_-muD-tTdeIxrz6G3WcuxNXRjx5oJObQfiJcbXxBsYK3f_Z7nVsBEk5U6VkHiS0dfdfrrRMcFq_rWqYkBHcJR2yw2EVthDQAqHo/s3024/20201208_103457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfKJnMPlCs2OT2g_7CMLIND-7VA5GsuIst6gx5iIz_-muD-tTdeIxrz6G3WcuxNXRjx5oJObQfiJcbXxBsYK3f_Z7nVsBEk5U6VkHiS0dfdfrrRMcFq_rWqYkBHcJR2yw2EVthDQAqHo/w640-h640/20201208_103457.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_3JM3DFTZ3UINsDNhyphenhyphenBQbK_vwaeaWbcugVWyqjP_XFJDN4HAp8ktRkSSsJjPUNNpjyR6x-H4PX_bVtxW-xvIi8IzmxIe8y5OLkD6c3eXnt1Cqylx5jqI9vNO18zqGAjoQYlJXQtOic0/s3024/20201208_103602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_3JM3DFTZ3UINsDNhyphenhyphenBQbK_vwaeaWbcugVWyqjP_XFJDN4HAp8ktRkSSsJjPUNNpjyR6x-H4PX_bVtxW-xvIi8IzmxIe8y5OLkD6c3eXnt1Cqylx5jqI9vNO18zqGAjoQYlJXQtOic0/w640-h640/20201208_103602.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-23621294356615263752023-11-22T11:00:00.001+00:002023-11-22T11:00:00.206+00:00StickerKitten | Waterfall Birthday Card<p>I've found this fun card I made a few years back but never shared on my blog.<br /></p><div class="gut__leading gut__leading--none" id="">
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<p>The main ingredients are the <a href="https://stickerkitten.wpengine.com/product/farmyard-ephemera/">Farmyard Ephemera</a> and <a href="https://stickerkitten.wpengine.com/product/pretty-stitches-paper-pack/">Pretty Stitches Patterned Papers</a> from StickerKitten.<br /></p>
<p>I started off with the packet of ephemera, one waterfall mechanism, 3
squares of patterned paper, 3 squares of white card (about 12mm smaller
than the patterned paper squares) and a card blank. I added in a piece
of patterned paper the size of the card front and a slightly smaller
panel of white card later on as I felt it added a much-needed splash of
colour to the design.</p>
<p>I added a touch of ink bending to my white squares before adhering
ephemera and sentiments in little scenes. The first scene – the one
that will be positioned on the front can use dimensional adhesive but
the second and third scenes are best kept as flat as possible. I had a
rummage through my stamp collection to find an alpha stamp set to add
“it’s your birthday” to the second scene. <br /></p></div></div></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_Pn4BO3-ZbFZGXD04byCDNDfJb9HUgpdDalZNPQDEicAISuehn48w5f8hNpzjo4xzywhtbQf93qy_0sDjDUJO235AZsjP0mV8PqRP-i_DkpSRXPczfjV9xjSqTmb1XQUWgeCc28aVho/s2048/PhotoGrid_1605016795562.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_Pn4BO3-ZbFZGXD04byCDNDfJb9HUgpdDalZNPQDEicAISuehn48w5f8hNpzjo4xzywhtbQf93qy_0sDjDUJO235AZsjP0mV8PqRP-i_DkpSRXPczfjV9xjSqTmb1XQUWgeCc28aVho/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1605016795562.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br />
</p><p>Then it was just a matter of assembly… mounting the scenes on to the
patterned paper squares and then on to the mechanism; adding the
patterned paper panel to the card blank, then the white card panel
followed by the mechanism </p>
<p>I decided to add a little decoration inside the card too. I adhered a
cornstalk along with the cheeky ‘sorry for the corny card!’ Of course,
I wasn’t at all sorry – I was very proud to have so many puns on one
card!! I also pulled out the Happy Birthday stamp from the <a href="https://stickerkitten.wpengine.com/product/celestial-photopolymer-stamps/">Celestial Stamp Set</a> to finish it all of nicely.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVizjUkv3DpDJyzOa6DtATY8DCUhpds2oTQD5RWZBaosgRRT-U38HNCzF842qO1Vbk5Yn4qYMv5uxoUhH1FEMo78ngBNS8mkO6IX3HkNYMNC_ROARP_xzoiKAgQAqOTMrd_mE69sZ9yDU/s3024/20201110_134949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVizjUkv3DpDJyzOa6DtATY8DCUhpds2oTQD5RWZBaosgRRT-U38HNCzF842qO1Vbk5Yn4qYMv5uxoUhH1FEMo78ngBNS8mkO6IX3HkNYMNC_ROARP_xzoiKAgQAqOTMrd_mE69sZ9yDU/w640-h640/20201110_134949.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p> </p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-55859295883945206832023-11-18T14:00:00.001+00:002023-11-18T14:00:00.138+00:00Repitition<p>A design aspect I am really enjoying using this year is reptition. As I've looked back through my creations so far this year it seems to be a recurring theme - perhaps my go to design.</p><p>This layout has multiple watering can die cuts. Rainbow colour is, and always will be, another of my go to design elements. Rainbow anything is cheerful and that's what I need when I'm crafting. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38JRKhCYB09RcO9zgNRYn8LuWOFHFvKaVcwUlUa_rVXjI9c_VB-1ItCDuEn1JnXq7jlj7vi6y_H4Wi1_bN_g-nuHHXJJzr-NuA_bQXX0AdXCfJLN3DmOepLm8xvOpFaDHdpBNjNg0JhJW1t24Euz50uKroIfAFUFe2r9eb6SbQB8-h-jFRxa2gh4X/s2048/PhotoGrid_1677506416891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg38JRKhCYB09RcO9zgNRYn8LuWOFHFvKaVcwUlUa_rVXjI9c_VB-1ItCDuEn1JnXq7jlj7vi6y_H4Wi1_bN_g-nuHHXJJzr-NuA_bQXX0AdXCfJLN3DmOepLm8xvOpFaDHdpBNjNg0JhJW1t24Euz50uKroIfAFUFe2r9eb6SbQB8-h-jFRxa2gh4X/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1677506416891.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This next layout features a wooden crate slat that I used oyt of context. Without the rest of the die set it doesn't make itself known as part of a crate, it's just a rectangle with holes at eother end. I've threaded them on cotton and made a feature of them.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_S9wtUc54Xrb2-cltyVpvgCu1DYnEjSnx9M3sV0mOHfZUP3gZLMeSdavE_exZWUU1v3tURbt3o2L9aBtcus5KNXlO_LIyjPij9bZB1XDFq9K8vC2Ql-Ely7eOr_llChDAwz8iq6X6leXRLu0kpGHt2cRbD3HCkPAgQ8PnbGetbf5aggUt3zdIhHd/s2048/PhotoGrid_1682768438418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_S9wtUc54Xrb2-cltyVpvgCu1DYnEjSnx9M3sV0mOHfZUP3gZLMeSdavE_exZWUU1v3tURbt3o2L9aBtcus5KNXlO_LIyjPij9bZB1XDFq9K8vC2Ql-Ely7eOr_llChDAwz8iq6X6leXRLu0kpGHt2cRbD3HCkPAgQ8PnbGetbf5aggUt3zdIhHd/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1682768438418.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>In this next photo you can see them as intended on the right hand side.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhwYXpFsp2Tr4K6zjNP_lcvz_M6M02dd1QL9U7CVTjfg0qgxnjysmYDdGrzCh0ghvGF_0-qEgCPFM6RmcQlh9DmSmZHm3W1h0y8OrwlP1XSHuXR6jBQPf4sQbT7qnlWaiQcsAdwG7dDoE_LUQnjGHJ4Q17OXB9FmtOliKrNCOgsxsf6grP5JgJ_VB/s2048/PhotoGrid_1682768420032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhwYXpFsp2Tr4K6zjNP_lcvz_M6M02dd1QL9U7CVTjfg0qgxnjysmYDdGrzCh0ghvGF_0-qEgCPFM6RmcQlh9DmSmZHm3W1h0y8OrwlP1XSHuXR6jBQPf4sQbT7qnlWaiQcsAdwG7dDoE_LUQnjGHJ4Q17OXB9FmtOliKrNCOgsxsf6grP5JgJ_VB/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1682768420032.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And then back to rainbow, but this time tag shaped rainbows...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAe5zCTKf3p7vac3eu7vt2UD6sQdPRwsaStczDqJUtXQgVrLupp9OzDoDKO-mU4mP46FfIYqjaKW2t0huq2CqzL_fVo9cmxMhJ_YHWBeOfbFI1FTUNX8u8MAQ2pHgoWyvjU_FvCza0EjRZgkpnX-w0HMMaFfP9hEzpratOHZtPkPEsG2k4MQjwfze/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683730425674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNAe5zCTKf3p7vac3eu7vt2UD6sQdPRwsaStczDqJUtXQgVrLupp9OzDoDKO-mU4mP46FfIYqjaKW2t0huq2CqzL_fVo9cmxMhJ_YHWBeOfbFI1FTUNX8u8MAQ2pHgoWyvjU_FvCza0EjRZgkpnX-w0HMMaFfP9hEzpratOHZtPkPEsG2k4MQjwfze/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1683730425674.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I love how this one turned out and it reminds me to sew on more of my projects. Even white thread on white card adds so much texture and subtle interest.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSyjHEGflrQHyQv_-pMt6q53DJGgCvYHXcNMbrG1SIs6gtSnqZz1fyHn1cmiwPb8Uiw0PsgLnFy66zMknlCxEe-BX3CmXYcqDv1y4LiSAKfA22HX-hpZRa1pjzt-GchDFTWmJdBTyn5vGMfNLmoTsLK6vB5gSZL7uZfSov9liW1rj-bVAsXy-DmW3/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683730451108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSyjHEGflrQHyQv_-pMt6q53DJGgCvYHXcNMbrG1SIs6gtSnqZz1fyHn1cmiwPb8Uiw0PsgLnFy66zMknlCxEe-BX3CmXYcqDv1y4LiSAKfA22HX-hpZRa1pjzt-GchDFTWmJdBTyn5vGMfNLmoTsLK6vB5gSZL7uZfSov9liW1rj-bVAsXy-DmW3/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1683730451108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-4427719756205784212023-11-15T11:00:00.001+00:002023-11-15T11:00:00.139+00:00Guest Designing | Heffy Doodle<p>I have the absolute honour of guest desiging for Heffy Doodle this month. 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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I have two projects to share with you today
featuring the <a href="https://heffydoodle.com/shop/standalone-dies/scripty-merry-christmas-shadow-dies" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Scripty Merry Christmas dies</span></a>.
First up is a scrapbook layout.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHDfrKlgQNXK_fQvOdcS8P9-5ph9C2d2LCqNK3vojtS5AV62uJ6HmmUUCIjEXx_bYMZxVSLy4BnXMXeRdH7ajZZYH3Dym0g3oupNXRKiwLw0XydSHYMF_P3tEFz3xAnSqdT05CZBByfujUEb3ps_BFavaKK7qJ98ELiBU1bdLxoXhjw51ejQO1QQFgHk/s1000/layout1tocrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1000" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHDfrKlgQNXK_fQvOdcS8P9-5ph9C2d2LCqNK3vojtS5AV62uJ6HmmUUCIjEXx_bYMZxVSLy4BnXMXeRdH7ajZZYH3Dym0g3oupNXRKiwLw0XydSHYMF_P3tEFz3xAnSqdT05CZBByfujUEb3ps_BFavaKK7qJ98ELiBU1bdLxoXhjw51ejQO1QQFgHk/w400-h345/layout1tocrop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I scrap in A4 these days as buying 12×12
albums was getting a little too expensive for me. My style tends towards
clean and simple and I’m a big fan of a white background. This time I’ve
gone for a really pared back colour palette taken from the 6×4 colour
photo. I knew I wanted to make a feature of the <a href="https://heffydoodle.com/shop/scripty-merry-christmas-shadow-dies" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Scripty Merry Christmas dies</span></a>
so set about cutting <i>a lot</i>. I’m not sure what the final count was
but I cut plenty of the words and the shadows in both white and red cardstock
and adhered them together mix and match style. The red and white words
were giving a slight candy cane vibe so I ran with that and adhered them to a
panel of silver cardstock on an angle enhancing that red and white stripe feel.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl20RMAiQSGnRuW9WcHBx6v3dT9kYzwn4v5WHOss1_Kt9KP2HAQUxd47waSiSlAXufH8YOj-RuCZC-lu1HG61YzNU_F8Mkv_yPD4cPpdU2krj1MWWIYhygClXG3tGUjV1x_afyjm3Ojz2dx8K5gsbuRX_oDIJRizZGbkRN-Rk_UWcnsuMkcwymOzHz4NE/s1000/layout3tocrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl20RMAiQSGnRuW9WcHBx6v3dT9kYzwn4v5WHOss1_Kt9KP2HAQUxd47waSiSlAXufH8YOj-RuCZC-lu1HG61YzNU_F8Mkv_yPD4cPpdU2krj1MWWIYhygClXG3tGUjV1x_afyjm3Ojz2dx8K5gsbuRX_oDIJRizZGbkRN-Rk_UWcnsuMkcwymOzHz4NE/w400-h380/layout3tocrop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Now I had this panel and the photo I played
around with the layout and decided a grid with bold black borders was the
direction I wanted to take. I layered a smaller black and white photo on
to black card and worked out what room I had left to fill.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20YF-pe1w_-Nr_NWr4rSEEQndKCFNE70xQyi3Cwe7QlWVNgEfmogEDmbmzNl6x0tvoqWhnKeFM7gRnvwRTHhgRpg1dgxqe4atcTLKzdpj4t_wkiRqu8BnDx5nnh9k9qhO-jYle-qBoFdFj0SUsdcr8gdc463eMmGSWdle9cXYGoAoqqC03SaZV2nIlsM/s1000/layout4tocrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1000" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20YF-pe1w_-Nr_NWr4rSEEQndKCFNE70xQyi3Cwe7QlWVNgEfmogEDmbmzNl6x0tvoqWhnKeFM7gRnvwRTHhgRpg1dgxqe4atcTLKzdpj4t_wkiRqu8BnDx5nnh9k9qhO-jYle-qBoFdFj0SUsdcr8gdc463eMmGSWdle9cXYGoAoqqC03SaZV2nIlsM/w400-h385/layout4tocrop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I made a block using the smallest snow-topped
tree dies from the <a href="https://heffydoodle.com/shop/alpine-valley-dies" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Alpine Valley die set</span></a>.
The stitching detail on these dies adds that extra special touch.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk41-ryoCgoWYeSH08qMLtvUNQx5sZpvWAbPQ2PfEe7UbYcBvUV_9b-YR96cO2iXOcGOraQke9r542UVfOmsg5f2SFe7LwBftv_eRgffdQMmPWTID1gA-yf7KVE0nMGPoG76_LUzYjkRKyMaBRdgATjig-1wRBLVzH7B1SNKxn5KJL2eNDHWzYokVEiA/s1000/layout2tocrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1000" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdk41-ryoCgoWYeSH08qMLtvUNQx5sZpvWAbPQ2PfEe7UbYcBvUV_9b-YR96cO2iXOcGOraQke9r542UVfOmsg5f2SFe7LwBftv_eRgffdQMmPWTID1gA-yf7KVE0nMGPoG76_LUzYjkRKyMaBRdgATjig-1wRBLVzH7B1SNKxn5KJL2eNDHWzYokVEiA/w400-h385/layout2tocrop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">To fill in the gap left in my grid I used a
row of the smallest white enamel dots from the <a href="https://heffydoodle.com/shop/heffy-doodle-essentials-range/enamel-dots-tinsel-town"><span style="color: blue;">Tinsel Town set</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7HRt7622TqMD1CMTvWoCgHrQ8yG9J4N-Mz4m874Xx9N0AXS4kLAs2Km0TuHyYDXxWuQG3n3MKXnvZYOb_dHFg5LWqymHXkYUbgBdxYi4meBwcTcmXFCSXGds7ewrDSRDPHxO8VVYDvOq0W7cvqT1PDDSNMHm4eQgLqZvpTwNpII6tPx5j_YDDlEmDWY/s1000/christmascard4tocrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1000" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7HRt7622TqMD1CMTvWoCgHrQ8yG9J4N-Mz4m874Xx9N0AXS4kLAs2Km0TuHyYDXxWuQG3n3MKXnvZYOb_dHFg5LWqymHXkYUbgBdxYi4meBwcTcmXFCSXGds7ewrDSRDPHxO8VVYDvOq0W7cvqT1PDDSNMHm4eQgLqZvpTwNpII6tPx5j_YDDlEmDWY/w400-h383/christmascard4tocrop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I had quite a few scripty Merry Christmas dies
left over so I decided to make a card too. I die cut a panel of green
cardstock with a die from the <a href="https://heffydoodle.com/shop/standalone-dies/showtime-frame-dies" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Showtime Frames set</span></a> and
added a little ink blending around the edges. I used darker ink towards
the bottom of the panel and lighter ink to the top. This die cut also has
the signature <a href="https://heffydoodle.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Heffy Doodle</span></a> stitching and ink blending over them
makes them stand out even more. I heavily splattered the panel with all
kinds of white inks and shimmer sprays. I was aiming for a snowstorm effect on
the green cardstock.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFEBof56lbjN2YmV-_rsuTLBhkb5yG_x0iDelyZ3lUihaQIg17tajF7KTpwCltf4rYO5eUlaxmWzN5gYXWLCCktFJ8LW5XWc6UXPD35fniN_JWSBl3SQx1aUTZG1BmoA00Kp0Zb2qFqBsNpGx2T8Qfg_KiVKbeCR0AbwOvBtZYmKDzlBbLbuW4IeDa50/s1000/christmascards3tocrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1000" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFEBof56lbjN2YmV-_rsuTLBhkb5yG_x0iDelyZ3lUihaQIg17tajF7KTpwCltf4rYO5eUlaxmWzN5gYXWLCCktFJ8LW5XWc6UXPD35fniN_JWSBl3SQx1aUTZG1BmoA00Kp0Zb2qFqBsNpGx2T8Qfg_KiVKbeCR0AbwOvBtZYmKDzlBbLbuW4IeDa50/w400-h348/christmascards3tocrop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">I then lined up some Scripty Merry Christmas
dies across the panel. This time rather than mixing them up I stuck to
just the red words on white shadows. I popped this panel up on <a href="https://heffydoodle.com/shop/3mm-foam-tape.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">foam tape</span></a> and added it onto a white card
base. As a finishing touch, I added a border of red stitching to the card
and tied a little bow in the top corner.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">When I make imperial A2 cards my go to is <a href="https://heffydoodle.com/shop/cardstock/a2-envelopes.html"><span style="color: blue;">Heffy Doodle envelopes</span></a>. Here I grabbed my
green blending brush and the <a href="https://heffydoodle.com/shop/stencils/aint-so-plaid-stencil" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Aint So Plaid stencil</span></a> and
added a little detail to the envelope flap. As I had a few white word die
cuts left over I adhered one of them to the envelope flap too.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN4aP1pa1dLMe-clkDXhV3ik7JKSlmG5GGkokVFtlTyIAUg7SZhGJrt0PgFISpIb0hbDBOzyYEBp_Z_ean9p6Rg0dsesBgpSHuuL8Lv7UX6drxu-spFSNZzkvwI34iMI-EsRg8GDCpqYTKv_G9HjuCnDFWrFAwJoFNnlSIOnW6Y8_RKfI1feMZsrPsKw/s1000/christmascard1tocrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1000" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN4aP1pa1dLMe-clkDXhV3ik7JKSlmG5GGkokVFtlTyIAUg7SZhGJrt0PgFISpIb0hbDBOzyYEBp_Z_ean9p6Rg0dsesBgpSHuuL8Lv7UX6drxu-spFSNZzkvwI34iMI-EsRg8GDCpqYTKv_G9HjuCnDFWrFAwJoFNnlSIOnW6Y8_RKfI1feMZsrPsKw/w400-h295/christmascard1tocrop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">That’s all from me today but I’ll be back in a
couple of weeks with another post.</span></p>
Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-40060946344238399752023-08-31T10:00:00.001+01:002023-08-31T10:00:00.139+01:00Dinosaurs | The Best Stamp Sets Ever?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqtRAXVqFOmjyrKFrTII99pVxW0hdtCJDAjw825H9ozV3K-0mQr1cCgJ3cO5KVZoNj957J5Y-0-4DSRMI3D4UJY1fZ3ZN7e4xzi3rgXBJFCJ7Yv820ebMPnuOqiJEJqHTdvm1ponhuUV1_aQ1PnPErmhr7WzkAGkDyLSVjo-u4nWx0X8OICygm2E8/s2048/PhotoGrid_1684862978806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqtRAXVqFOmjyrKFrTII99pVxW0hdtCJDAjw825H9ozV3K-0mQr1cCgJ3cO5KVZoNj957J5Y-0-4DSRMI3D4UJY1fZ3ZN7e4xzi3rgXBJFCJ7Yv820ebMPnuOqiJEJqHTdvm1ponhuUV1_aQ1PnPErmhr7WzkAGkDyLSVjo-u4nWx0X8OICygm2E8/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1684862978806.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Every once in a while a stamp set comes along that just steals your heart. For me, Pretty Pink Posh's <a href="https://myperfectstamp.com/products/dinosaur-friends-clear-stamps-pretty-pink-posh?_pos=3&_sid=c96edbc48&_ss=r" target="_blank">Dinosaur Friends</a> and <a href="https://myperfectstamp.com/products/dinosaur-additions-clear-stamps-pretty-pink-posh?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=b4ddd5628&pr_rec_pid=7935028035815&pr_ref_pid=7935004115175&pr_seq=uniform" target="_blank">Dinosaur Additions</a> have done just that.<br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEx5LQHCO0Mw2RbQWWf6YalgwS2PMhROE0D6o8_VnRPWRC4A1Kb_VEYu7axAb3OrWgYCqLKOVhOtPbCXuUs-Hn2YFG_lPe1l9kLJW-PwulyBa5buDeJtEdbRBM1laO3QULGoRRwf5J5mZgHIb0QhY7UR6HkQQkLWCoW2tvfr6UuE4STxhRUUX9m32/s2048/PhotoGrid_1685721024810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEx5LQHCO0Mw2RbQWWf6YalgwS2PMhROE0D6o8_VnRPWRC4A1Kb_VEYu7axAb3OrWgYCqLKOVhOtPbCXuUs-Hn2YFG_lPe1l9kLJW-PwulyBa5buDeJtEdbRBM1laO3QULGoRRwf5J5mZgHIb0QhY7UR6HkQQkLWCoW2tvfr6UuE4STxhRUUX9m32/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1685721024810.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>They are sets I have used for design team work for My Perfect Stamp over and over again. I have the matching dies too which has opened up the possibility of even more ways to use them.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJ1iMzcdcQ97zIS6E0KOlovm9SV7OHCB-wgsSSr0CgPblN_lE024PAeAXWcm4EweWU36A33-45odNEOL0LaLv62nXLGw84n3hTLWNKUaAZCqPcmgvz_apWg_JmqsMtX0H_dae9U5GuCsHU5RjvzSgPa-8XJA0jF_1oBFPYGh0yvG0TXbWgJ4qWhsm/s2048/PhotoGrid_1684862955058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJ1iMzcdcQ97zIS6E0KOlovm9SV7OHCB-wgsSSr0CgPblN_lE024PAeAXWcm4EweWU36A33-45odNEOL0LaLv62nXLGw84n3hTLWNKUaAZCqPcmgvz_apWg_JmqsMtX0H_dae9U5GuCsHU5RjvzSgPa-8XJA0jF_1oBFPYGh0yvG0TXbWgJ4qWhsm/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1684862955058.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I have heat embossed...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HLoG4qEjgsLthvp4AyjI1szz3ly3_Apl7ze7B1CsjMksJK6nPXcEI6xuanpNCv7MjNHKNhkCm3uaLlgEAByxVh3Ol7cMCIPgNhk4-9cAjYdwjrFayEuYdir6MLEO3jEH8xCL9wPZ-yP8cms9wNFwEnKbbW_Sp2Qv4TF4A4Iq5EZ6tGF1k6VoxZfp/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1684862908177.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Stamped and coloured with copic markers...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPPFab_KmT-Hf3eIA7BrycoRp3FFZbN7QO_Krhgsrgc4K7nn2ZFXFpBuYItXFmwfLOubrW6SC2f9axnDodh9XihUjOhXczuSfTHMpxCSO0zRYISgMvvsHVAc6QArDC9sKtSmNFFJIkKBdNsWNMrKrLUWPAK9_Hfign8KNcVjjh5YFHt329TBszW5U/s2048/PhotoGrid_1668365801040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPPFab_KmT-Hf3eIA7BrycoRp3FFZbN7QO_Krhgsrgc4K7nn2ZFXFpBuYItXFmwfLOubrW6SC2f9axnDodh9XihUjOhXczuSfTHMpxCSO0zRYISgMvvsHVAc6QArDC9sKtSmNFFJIkKBdNsWNMrKrLUWPAK9_Hfign8KNcVjjh5YFHt329TBszW5U/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1668365801040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>scrapped...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfNgJgwW_Ng-l5A_VwCfVhE7oO7XqOgtwNSZIjgYirBwv_pdO0qvimtBBwgsTeD8MMvNSQW_7dRC3Uiqa_m3Fvs8UBgnOMV_MmiYkM9P6LxOaz4skJQ3iEgOzI4BcsInjRo6OzNpGkM2a7VfY0cu13s2UfrfrM7HEjixVyF3K_P2jHXHtxkdW_WrV/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1668365734740.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>and even made a wreath which has proudly hung on my door for months now...<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIV0a7nY1AIdAEMAGyh5FICLymGz1bDz_Vh34Ey2WCFps3vIPrMy2aheSMAkAKpJqDbY0dqvd5eA_-zwNzDSZXBfXnM83s592PYJnOL06dOdjrsWQ9j6oBsjGaFo4kl_QBt6ORIywF9HsG-fcORpBAOlRbRbuzd7jNAuVTP6hHT5m6hPdQuwm3xSJ/s2048/PhotoGrid_1661711362078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIV0a7nY1AIdAEMAGyh5FICLymGz1bDz_Vh34Ey2WCFps3vIPrMy2aheSMAkAKpJqDbY0dqvd5eA_-zwNzDSZXBfXnM83s592PYJnOL06dOdjrsWQ9j6oBsjGaFo4kl_QBt6ORIywF9HsG-fcORpBAOlRbRbuzd7jNAuVTP6hHT5m6hPdQuwm3xSJ/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1661711362078.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>And the thing that gets me is every time I pull it out I am flooded with ideas - still now, months after its release and at least 15+ projects in<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsywBjgFhwHq0azKZFf-55kKPF-QdSstoNMfHkjaD9DDSM4qmfCKOw0LCVJJfeEoRzD0EvISUpghrex8rYN2ieiyvtTvFCTJBmjsTx0r6pqwSRtiVFoH3G5Xfz7YgEWSnNmZdvCjssw31g6msy2_YY1bbK1f7gVJnczPrCfGMHqKIrUUu41ttCDkuk/s2048/PhotoGrid_1661711350828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsywBjgFhwHq0azKZFf-55kKPF-QdSstoNMfHkjaD9DDSM4qmfCKOw0LCVJJfeEoRzD0EvISUpghrex8rYN2ieiyvtTvFCTJBmjsTx0r6pqwSRtiVFoH3G5Xfz7YgEWSnNmZdvCjssw31g6msy2_YY1bbK1f7gVJnczPrCfGMHqKIrUUu41ttCDkuk/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1661711350828.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-55235909477352889732023-08-28T14:10:00.001+01:002023-08-28T14:10:51.453+01:00Cards | Colour Throwdown 757<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLGdg9GsCZnrA_Flv3RmzVcK4gPum2emSFqRvLPmZh6YYbO_eRpW2y8jOHLDKgonzrUgD0xBIf4ZB5U2RNiHrsV7owfzyvUTTHGoDpkXtUaAg4k7bnp1ckNiTpV8SJe2wix4RHVZOVaSgAzoKni3kD2ZcDF4QQ5sTXi0bdHB-NjvTsZXNbcZepe1ty3Y/s2048/PhotoGrid_1693226818787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLGdg9GsCZnrA_Flv3RmzVcK4gPum2emSFqRvLPmZh6YYbO_eRpW2y8jOHLDKgonzrUgD0xBIf4ZB5U2RNiHrsV7owfzyvUTTHGoDpkXtUaAg4k7bnp1ckNiTpV8SJe2wix4RHVZOVaSgAzoKni3kD2ZcDF4QQ5sTXi0bdHB-NjvTsZXNbcZepe1ty3Y/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1693226818787.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>A trio of 'congratulations on passing your driving test' cards. Why a trio? Hmm, I do only need one but I figure if I'm playing with <i>this many</i> stamps I may as well stamp multiples!<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAZhLHdDXvONEG8kEpw_o7Z6t3ITVpA6qEuZSTxPv8LdAeEpMXal2by1rx4y-U7Lp4qIs3SM7X5OacdNuU0If_OIKa8fXGaU0TAkm9bh9i1jGTXXpeXp6Y0kCrA2IXYGWxZXfPqvzAQBmZBZl2DD34I76B6Qjovnv9oYdhW_ozjawZBL-JB7_kqOM0VY/s2048/PhotoGrid_1693226946309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAZhLHdDXvONEG8kEpw_o7Z6t3ITVpA6qEuZSTxPv8LdAeEpMXal2by1rx4y-U7Lp4qIs3SM7X5OacdNuU0If_OIKa8fXGaU0TAkm9bh9i1jGTXXpeXp6Y0kCrA2IXYGWxZXfPqvzAQBmZBZl2DD34I76B6Qjovnv9oYdhW_ozjawZBL-JB7_kqOM0VY/s320/PhotoGrid_1693226946309.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>I would not want to do this type of project without a MISTI. Mind you, I don't really enjoy any form of stamping without a MISTI these days. It's such a good tool and a must have in my craft room.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2c1dhVPnpvjHGc94ChELmTlbnXYzllLvep72tQA1Pu2Jz3ACfLoXglsxpRMzKpI6ANd545fSXQg_bmUS1KdyXPXa8eayuUz3LxJkwCC3R3yoOrQnLRo9vSSRC9XCVxO9xVFw2u4GU68hTvBD8_ZoTafN9RVQwifDya3_d_AoIxlmBJE0HA9oqvnuxEI/s2048/PhotoGrid_1693226932365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2c1dhVPnpvjHGc94ChELmTlbnXYzllLvep72tQA1Pu2Jz3ACfLoXglsxpRMzKpI6ANd545fSXQg_bmUS1KdyXPXa8eayuUz3LxJkwCC3R3yoOrQnLRo9vSSRC9XCVxO9xVFw2u4GU68hTvBD8_ZoTafN9RVQwifDya3_d_AoIxlmBJE0HA9oqvnuxEI/s320/PhotoGrid_1693226932365.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I started off going through my stamp sets and pulling out anything positive and congratulatory. I also threw in a Vrooom! and a Beep! for good measure!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9o_bUghiRvmevmXfQxToNN-eTKGgHaNLZgpmmL1wwXUbksPKipZdzAf7OvK0JsPAKHbW9DlkBcCXgk48CuJUfMcgqxmwHd9-aY9rKPTbDlBL7QB5Y7If3xUnBbJ6cDQw7_cFPOJoFAjgv4KUidsQHa3MDx6zfE0QRj5pNHNTRq5O7YAta3ycziaGGKYY/s2048/PhotoGrid_1693226919694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9o_bUghiRvmevmXfQxToNN-eTKGgHaNLZgpmmL1wwXUbksPKipZdzAf7OvK0JsPAKHbW9DlkBcCXgk48CuJUfMcgqxmwHd9-aY9rKPTbDlBL7QB5Y7If3xUnBbJ6cDQw7_cFPOJoFAjgv4KUidsQHa3MDx6zfE0QRj5pNHNTRq5O7YAta3ycziaGGKYY/s320/PhotoGrid_1693226919694.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I arranged them in my MISTI, snuggling them together in a pleasing way with as few gaps as possible. Gaps don't matter all that much as it's easy to go back and fill the in with a second phase of stamping.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-HjELHmdOTXwMG8XQfkj_GPpTDmC-IzoT8utc9SpQJ0mG79wjEpiP5ZH3LDUiiHM1QT5a6bPNSZs9rfUQr-giDtSgBJ346zgKJ-G0BG6p5CbPdCqhWptbMsQY5U0JWuYM7gzyEAYhlDkzXsQTzJjSTro6NNiiusisOwTrn_wERme75ILs8RwdLxw6eI/s2048/PhotoGrid_1693226907500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-HjELHmdOTXwMG8XQfkj_GPpTDmC-IzoT8utc9SpQJ0mG79wjEpiP5ZH3LDUiiHM1QT5a6bPNSZs9rfUQr-giDtSgBJ346zgKJ-G0BG6p5CbPdCqhWptbMsQY5U0JWuYM7gzyEAYhlDkzXsQTzJjSTro6NNiiusisOwTrn_wERme75ILs8RwdLxw6eI/s320/PhotoGrid_1693226907500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I picked my inks based on this week's <a href="https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2023/08/color-throwdown-countdown-757.html" target="_blank">Colour Throwdown</a> challenge. To mix things up I did one background with ombre stamping.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8cj6yMTyZhEHTmzUTdI3m1VwqliEXnMnIjtKSbsg67lQhznUtnPMirDcIqfDGTFV27AAFOFD_iBpp3_QzzFkmN3Sr7bLU7QVi27lx03CNECiUIMw6HJy8Q7kxrh2xL05ZRnfTXQQ7Zgmtocte_xKp-zLG3F37YFhc4fJSZv36LsPifoikVI7JXAEiMM/s2048/PhotoGrid_1693226886919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8cj6yMTyZhEHTmzUTdI3m1VwqliEXnMnIjtKSbsg67lQhznUtnPMirDcIqfDGTFV27AAFOFD_iBpp3_QzzFkmN3Sr7bLU7QVi27lx03CNECiUIMw6HJy8Q7kxrh2xL05ZRnfTXQQ7Zgmtocte_xKp-zLG3F37YFhc4fJSZv36LsPifoikVI7JXAEiMM/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1693226886919.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I pulled out a few dies from my stash... I wanted to pop up a section or panel of the background to highlight the focal image. I opted for three different ideas, as often happens when making decisions is hard! Haha!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fOHmbyu25p7k3R2ZBfSmOkkpDBwrs0qVAc7-F6GaY-C229981niK8HaM5gshkj7RoPWNyH_DjWaAv62hCRzzJ_RmbV3tkO-QdNZ8AxPVfWUAjYzsv0SCCuR4FYOuEpA3A2oQFBe8xEeRKe0wS9Ixc7tpyfIfZKjVTsifYfffiX4Dbn9OVFILvLvQLdM/s2048/PhotoGrid_1693226873960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fOHmbyu25p7k3R2ZBfSmOkkpDBwrs0qVAc7-F6GaY-C229981niK8HaM5gshkj7RoPWNyH_DjWaAv62hCRzzJ_RmbV3tkO-QdNZ8AxPVfWUAjYzsv0SCCuR4FYOuEpA3A2oQFBe8xEeRKe0wS9Ixc7tpyfIfZKjVTsifYfffiX4Dbn9OVFILvLvQLdM/s320/PhotoGrid_1693226873960.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I ended up with a tag, a scalloped frame (Heffy Doodle nesting dies) and a swoopy-bracket-type shape (again from Heffy Doodle). I die cut extras in coloured cardstock and stacked them behind for dimension. The coloured edges don't show brilliantly in the photos but they are there in real life adding a subtle detail.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsYAdOOO13WSwaIxTaIAREPd_qJmrNLZat463DZwXgyRyCeZQWYyNJFrHw8rPwi1hxEPZYm3xYSXmzo324-P3HP7yKHTcbmAKLp0y6QlKMUGcOrObGL3p3V6CqXeZ3Hxb_ljuqTt7IyVY4wXxU4rAapxuD94EFCPTMHFFri3wP-pGWqBoi0ohRwotoTU/s2048/PhotoGrid_1693226850482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsYAdOOO13WSwaIxTaIAREPd_qJmrNLZat463DZwXgyRyCeZQWYyNJFrHw8rPwi1hxEPZYm3xYSXmzo324-P3HP7yKHTcbmAKLp0y6QlKMUGcOrObGL3p3V6CqXeZ3Hxb_ljuqTt7IyVY4wXxU4rAapxuD94EFCPTMHFFri3wP-pGWqBoi0ohRwotoTU/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1693226850482.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>I then placed my cars which are from Pretty Pink Posh's Across The Miles stamp set. I finished off with a few coordinating enamel dots as that is always a great way to finish off!<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdiEsbi7CvjndUgmobKPmc6PALzubZpF-myMD9UL9LPjMCpRJJjJrZIZdQ1IOTKRcPgdyA5Fx1onl2SCUFV7dShpcpE2iVuMPcJPiGCq8wKwkH71628ZqpIyrepCbK4OJZK9bsOuLA67Dmwx5qYaTocX5IPRKQOpNvu1lQwu5AQA29abSJey9Rimh7SU/s2048/PhotoGrid_1693226833600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdiEsbi7CvjndUgmobKPmc6PALzubZpF-myMD9UL9LPjMCpRJJjJrZIZdQ1IOTKRcPgdyA5Fx1onl2SCUFV7dShpcpE2iVuMPcJPiGCq8wKwkH71628ZqpIyrepCbK4OJZK9bsOuLA67Dmwx5qYaTocX5IPRKQOpNvu1lQwu5AQA29abSJey9Rimh7SU/s320/PhotoGrid_1693226833600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-911344115903975082023-06-05T12:32:00.001+01:002023-06-05T12:32:00.140+01:00Fox | You'll Only Use It Once<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BkxpabAgNN5MDJHPCDMPClVbejF6nP4yJU8nwQ3IS-_4-ryBi8HxqicVL8Ac0JZ3aLazKO4aESpRknVdNOe-iUZeS7xJrAffr6a7jKsHshRvrfayhQjQQtDXLJhDus-yqVw8nI93ISOCT7DuDrKNz_MIK1DnlQvoHUwoF1JD5AdX0uPqe0sSEaYK/s2048/PhotoGrid_1684317592556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BkxpabAgNN5MDJHPCDMPClVbejF6nP4yJU8nwQ3IS-_4-ryBi8HxqicVL8Ac0JZ3aLazKO4aESpRknVdNOe-iUZeS7xJrAffr6a7jKsHshRvrfayhQjQQtDXLJhDus-yqVw8nI93ISOCT7DuDrKNz_MIK1DnlQvoHUwoF1JD5AdX0uPqe0sSEaYK/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1684317592556.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>As each of my nephs have arrived I have made them a 'name frame shaker box'. I'm clearly not very good at naming things but those four words cover exactly what I'm trying to get across! This little pickle has foxes on his buggy and so I went with the theme of foxes. I bought a fox die on clearance from Seven Hills Crafts. It's not new by any means, it's from W Plus 9's February 2016 release! As I said, it was on clearance (and I was feeling the pressure to make this the best project ever) so I thought even if I only use it for this, and maybe a card for his first birthday, that'll be enough.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyPZfHPKr-xjHcCGkQ7cZ7RfJXKMW7FUcUYsKFRjfj8Zrp0UFudx2a43rqFl7mFJMK3KVl_sEM9AZ4YCy3Iae4rklveMVCMsH5Un-ivxdxlqrFVcKaoEoTvFF_cPZDFV9-sOpxIC16-YVOQfcP0oU9CCrUHb8SDuxeGZ1-6qLzZ0wOsVxq_mImGz7/s2048/PhotoGrid_1684317614506.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyPZfHPKr-xjHcCGkQ7cZ7RfJXKMW7FUcUYsKFRjfj8Zrp0UFudx2a43rqFl7mFJMK3KVl_sEM9AZ4YCy3Iae4rklveMVCMsH5Un-ivxdxlqrFVcKaoEoTvFF_cPZDFV9-sOpxIC16-YVOQfcP0oU9CCrUHb8SDuxeGZ1-6qLzZ0wOsVxq_mImGz7/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1684317614506.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>I mixed up a shaker sequin mix to match my foxy colour scheme. Some of the stars are glow in the dark which will add a bit of a fun touch after the lights have been turned out.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4L-gWJ7u4xFKJQ30enPDMe0ADj-lib2rr_IT5T8KvOLGFaYW7zKTBRRMIellQl3eEVURJSVILCkdQ2IlOZbwbtytCjIZ9VlUlxJASdf0XT3VUym8-o8HSSK1yEfm173MmGwN9-C1XrN-tF-U60Eg43RFodgejs9BH1Rn59puocqAaHUAgzQtTuhS-/s2048/PhotoGrid_1684317648901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4L-gWJ7u4xFKJQ30enPDMe0ADj-lib2rr_IT5T8KvOLGFaYW7zKTBRRMIellQl3eEVURJSVILCkdQ2IlOZbwbtytCjIZ9VlUlxJASdf0XT3VUym8-o8HSSK1yEfm173MmGwN9-C1XrN-tF-U60Eg43RFodgejs9BH1Rn59puocqAaHUAgzQtTuhS-/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1684317648901.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>I think it went down quite well. And just as I was going to stash the dies away for next year the perfect opportunity to use them again popped up. We needed a thank you card for a neighbour, who has foxes frequent his garden. Bingo! I added some foliage dies from various companies all cut on some watercoloured paper. The thank you stamp is also from an old W Plus 9 set.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTW-vCmvbV0pWiFZs5g8e6Fj6HEGD1K4PBPj7vl3BjuPoKKFIigOGgRH49k7uEn8_VXLwW9zbC76oa8gbbzuKHoicfiPyI9ykCFxAPhejUJ5pGEMv0cO_xjGaBzwO0NG07DUn8uUTg6wfcQQTrSrBlfcLSDDQmV0zgnqAmUaAL0aC548_YH4gcmJk/s2048/PhotoGrid_1685364919530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTW-vCmvbV0pWiFZs5g8e6Fj6HEGD1K4PBPj7vl3BjuPoKKFIigOGgRH49k7uEn8_VXLwW9zbC76oa8gbbzuKHoicfiPyI9ykCFxAPhejUJ5pGEMv0cO_xjGaBzwO0NG07DUn8uUTg6wfcQQTrSrBlfcLSDDQmV0zgnqAmUaAL0aC548_YH4gcmJk/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1685364919530.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>So there we go. From years of never needing fox craft supplies to needing them twice in the space of a week. I'm intrigued to see how many more uses it gets. It can't see it being many but I don't trust myself any more!</p><p><br /></p><p></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-16514810816928177862023-06-01T12:03:00.001+01:002023-06-01T12:03:47.991+01:00Shape Series | Triangle Makes II<p> </p><p>Here's a round up of everything triangle-y from the last few weeks. Everything from a small bit of patterns paper that features a triangle design to projects created with triangles at the heart of the design.</p><p>This layout was for a Scrap Squad lift and features a piece of green triangle patterned paper amongst other scraps from my yellow, blue and green paper boxes.</p><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqCAg9SZX_dGLuTBAvlCuTg2_Abbe6XGVeH30o0KBSUWdK7TwMw0Qr4IWJr1qLAWbj-JGbIpdbddQWpxHXigSRb9QVVfdSq7iz9AMrd6CXRJG_6gT14gEVFI1VlNy2zaqALe4czMlm4Z2ny0tXDRzwVJeJ7R2Mm42alwRBe-qJIYIt4UeS33tANxh/s2048/PhotoGrid_1684862700009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqCAg9SZX_dGLuTBAvlCuTg2_Abbe6XGVeH30o0KBSUWdK7TwMw0Qr4IWJr1qLAWbj-JGbIpdbddQWpxHXigSRb9QVVfdSq7iz9AMrd6CXRJG_6gT14gEVFI1VlNy2zaqALe4czMlm4Z2ny0tXDRzwVJeJ7R2Mm42alwRBe-qJIYIt4UeS33tANxh/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1684862700009.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>This cut file was designed specifically for my shape series. I've also added triangle stencilling in the background and used some triangle patterned paper to back parts of the cut file.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhVAPkYt5lUz9XdYu2nOlYWZGJP8JlSgV8qpEUIuP0FSZUR8gtp-44m-wFrxEhzoJwNqSqWfiK-popHmII1bRQWvaZClU_fZ7TyXcuxG5r_7zoAHH3yz4yO8Z-OVDbOBO-ywTV_813HWsDlm0C1SPXlnoTRd4Dl2euUXD2uqEQC7kgZ5wBUDKPUNC/s2048/PhotoGrid_1684862822957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhVAPkYt5lUz9XdYu2nOlYWZGJP8JlSgV8qpEUIuP0FSZUR8gtp-44m-wFrxEhzoJwNqSqWfiK-popHmII1bRQWvaZClU_fZ7TyXcuxG5r_7zoAHH3yz4yO8Z-OVDbOBO-ywTV_813HWsDlm0C1SPXlnoTRd4Dl2euUXD2uqEQC7kgZ5wBUDKPUNC/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1684862822957.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p>This layout has some stencilling that uses a hexagonal design that is made up of triangles... tenuous link to triangles but *shrugs*<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g8T-P5yS6OjiMoVyTeadNA7r-m49gGhi_nsJiLo749ylJkw4h7-Qp38UuT-VUSSWLOlscD0wN95t3wy7ZISr2vPqChchlePPn9mCRtOuVO62FQi6EDqGrXzfU6AqUO54lR89p-Seq18bCZVMYTomMTGMhsu9DFXi_UVeZGPxpRh7SIJWrtKpjFec/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683982810292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4g8T-P5yS6OjiMoVyTeadNA7r-m49gGhi_nsJiLo749ylJkw4h7-Qp38UuT-VUSSWLOlscD0wN95t3wy7ZISr2vPqChchlePPn9mCRtOuVO62FQi6EDqGrXzfU6AqUO54lR89p-Seq18bCZVMYTomMTGMhsu9DFXi_UVeZGPxpRh7SIJWrtKpjFec/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1683982810292.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>This layout is all about that 6x6 patterned paper... it is marvellous! It's from a Honeybee pad and I love everything about it!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX9PUdAUsCirUUMcZtgqkW0LB6qnYGTeRFb_Lx2B_bUbdxUcOxZRsI7vgbzb-LymiPprXxzl_IOt-C2kAjXIQ1Zv9aJ6oQOxb49_0ehpNL69S9SKdr7v7jPIN7X1Vpq3u2kAoW4SOpQlLi3vjQxGICnQYrc-CeU_OUqMLpF6b1Cs5DA1G-hQ29I_L/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683982790684.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX9PUdAUsCirUUMcZtgqkW0LB6qnYGTeRFb_Lx2B_bUbdxUcOxZRsI7vgbzb-LymiPprXxzl_IOt-C2kAjXIQ1Zv9aJ6oQOxb49_0ehpNL69S9SKdr7v7jPIN7X1Vpq3u2kAoW4SOpQlLi3vjQxGICnQYrc-CeU_OUqMLpF6b1Cs5DA1G-hQ29I_L/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1683982790684.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>There is a textured triangle stitch design on the background of this card. Also had a little play with coloured embossing powder which is something I'm keen to use more of soon.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeSUZK0pPCCj--9BP66dhyUe5fnisjw-LVW7veGnMH9C0Rb1lx_3o22vycEAwYTT_m7M9njQhXe5qD92pnnets2kiqGhp5px3jSEPQze2CEhJZak5hYi06GYt5YY-aufgjPpkzY3sLD1ZTbab50XQh8fKv1OLzMyvj0rLPF7ld9L1Y_skCKmRQV1q/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683732619596.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeSUZK0pPCCj--9BP66dhyUe5fnisjw-LVW7veGnMH9C0Rb1lx_3o22vycEAwYTT_m7M9njQhXe5qD92pnnets2kiqGhp5px3jSEPQze2CEhJZak5hYi06GYt5YY-aufgjPpkzY3sLD1ZTbab50XQh8fKv1OLzMyvj0rLPF7ld9L1Y_skCKmRQV1q/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1683732619596.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>This layout uses probably my all time favourite sketch...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU0vnAGaXsbaz3PkwOb4u8IcJrCg9exUP-50kbeDY3a7ZtgSLQeswV-6CqHoh_kcGfj4mXjYBHP7eBm85TTnxf8z7TPYbIW1VyCPQx8ONvBQXENMNlsOiSrjN5_sLEQ4MJCgMUGIs6JjDlPKdBY5pQDtOcusY8GvXlu3hc-rq_2ygbhGSj4jEU4Ce/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683300469234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtU0vnAGaXsbaz3PkwOb4u8IcJrCg9exUP-50kbeDY3a7ZtgSLQeswV-6CqHoh_kcGfj4mXjYBHP7eBm85TTnxf8z7TPYbIW1VyCPQx8ONvBQXENMNlsOiSrjN5_sLEQ4MJCgMUGIs6JjDlPKdBY5pQDtOcusY8GvXlu3hc-rq_2ygbhGSj4jEU4Ce/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1683300469234.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's the first time I've adapted the sketch to A4 and I'm pleased to know it works just as well in this format.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLb-oHrNVrd8fLB-ykBe-vVuuaklFAeoqRz3-S_NDq73GMf6eXjSVleDW4UWlAwLZyAgFke0CzLlELRnaRp-VIyqTRrB0UzdkcHLM7UM2_LFh5_Ma91ypK2d8yKmECF_au6q-6v-LkM_6t9SQDbpGCA4OxKNXP6a2VqR_DamNSEnatBFvqjPRAc-sg/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683300440117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLb-oHrNVrd8fLB-ykBe-vVuuaklFAeoqRz3-S_NDq73GMf6eXjSVleDW4UWlAwLZyAgFke0CzLlELRnaRp-VIyqTRrB0UzdkcHLM7UM2_LFh5_Ma91ypK2d8yKmECF_au6q-6v-LkM_6t9SQDbpGCA4OxKNXP6a2VqR_DamNSEnatBFvqjPRAc-sg/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1683300440117.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Another tenuous link to the triangle theme - see that small piece of confetti?!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58uCnyo_21nl7U65mV3vHOOTupU97hj_xsRDU8upbNXTagkMYHStb-2jadsUrnOdMG48AJmM1RN52xOFEwVafmPY69vqbUpcO8sOl41C41HxkHzIXV0JtA6UCC2KprQi4p5jUA771N8ZO6kymTnnBlu85lrJ1XFGpPNkg_rq1iKgX6W6PH574g18W/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683300396521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58uCnyo_21nl7U65mV3vHOOTupU97hj_xsRDU8upbNXTagkMYHStb-2jadsUrnOdMG48AJmM1RN52xOFEwVafmPY69vqbUpcO8sOl41C41HxkHzIXV0JtA6UCC2KprQi4p5jUA771N8ZO6kymTnnBlu85lrJ1XFGpPNkg_rq1iKgX6W6PH574g18W/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1683300396521.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>This was made over the National Scrapbook Day weekend - yes, I know... but we really don't celebrate for just a day. If we're honest, it goes on for a week at least!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaDurXcgfeQqKKhbNLR0qCVcDaJmSlo4vHV52rUib9hHqIgNaQ59DN_QjI76AwNjsugp4u01IBG8rhsgI6jTUZI0k6tUYgQcl6CQaUNe33cw_nCAuQeDYt6kWmSjZLvNpKOIgJMk8uN01elp0zDFdl9sR7502vVa8a6Va9ygxX9extxM2NmgdJ-nw/s819/20230512_185404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="819" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaDurXcgfeQqKKhbNLR0qCVcDaJmSlo4vHV52rUib9hHqIgNaQ59DN_QjI76AwNjsugp4u01IBG8rhsgI6jTUZI0k6tUYgQcl6CQaUNe33cw_nCAuQeDYt6kWmSjZLvNpKOIgJMk8uN01elp0zDFdl9sR7502vVa8a6Va9ygxX9extxM2NmgdJ-nw/w400-h400/20230512_185404.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not so happy with this design but you can se what I was aiming for with the triangle theme...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlWnd0lNni2Ew4BnWiPcZFCpkWhnFyBDcKwu2zuUi06FLZ0hnQjqYj0SiJi_iOPDE7b9kdct8225WvjUNGd8aD_6zv93QrIfHX_aikhmeXNz8BAse8de7JYB5gAMYSsgMKMA5g0Cs2SuMXhHfG90yJr-3kKAMCZyg9SHdw0w5eoCZBl0LDherqwrC/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683300255240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlWnd0lNni2Ew4BnWiPcZFCpkWhnFyBDcKwu2zuUi06FLZ0hnQjqYj0SiJi_iOPDE7b9kdct8225WvjUNGd8aD_6zv93QrIfHX_aikhmeXNz8BAse8de7JYB5gAMYSsgMKMA5g0Cs2SuMXhHfG90yJr-3kKAMCZyg9SHdw0w5eoCZBl0LDherqwrC/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1683300255240.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p>Not every layout is a keeper though!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCYen2ef-mUMxzYxVZbvh9YeVWp6M11ol09VbjZ75RLJTEbvVQUOqIFnA5rNpizFD7BQ3w1h9KlraW6jE2bs95Um-RfeXHM9q3kHkqbeys7exp0GnQxZ5IlYTYrsjM9MidgsIjZY8TdE_YN2D3fYIDt4KAoyH_DrbR46EXgF7mOCMCRZskaK0SXe6/s2048/PhotoGrid_1683300243151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCYen2ef-mUMxzYxVZbvh9YeVWp6M11ol09VbjZ75RLJTEbvVQUOqIFnA5rNpizFD7BQ3w1h9KlraW6jE2bs95Um-RfeXHM9q3kHkqbeys7exp0GnQxZ5IlYTYrsjM9MidgsIjZY8TdE_YN2D3fYIDt4KAoyH_DrbR46EXgF7mOCMCRZskaK0SXe6/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1683300243151.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Summing up, I still haven't touched the triangle enamel 'dots' that I was aiming to use up. I do feel I'm ready to move on to squares now though, and maybe rethink the remaining triangle ideas at a later stage.</p><p><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-34963222230900552052023-04-28T14:14:00.001+01:002023-04-28T14:14:53.236+01:00Shape Series | Triangle Makes<p> OK, so it's been a slow few weeks thanks to my health, but I have a few triangle creations to share with you.</p><p> </p><p>Triangle stencilling with an old design from Skull and Cross Buns. Gulls from Heffy Doodle. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQr4yhTNgKOyVBCeceWks-fYeiFbhJ7M0p7jHAaYiUPfl85bllV5ihGGYwEcJZ7w2bKhe5YlIH8hsf82gaQcHdQC8uD-9Sj082w8_Ah6y76ZfMOkTHbVyedQHHEB4d7aqGatsRm7f-X60pNGYjlH1oxc1L-iEGpCtIZyBeTsv6wodsIWbwjY7TOv_/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467322805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQr4yhTNgKOyVBCeceWks-fYeiFbhJ7M0p7jHAaYiUPfl85bllV5ihGGYwEcJZ7w2bKhe5YlIH8hsf82gaQcHdQC8uD-9Sj082w8_Ah6y76ZfMOkTHbVyedQHHEB4d7aqGatsRm7f-X60pNGYjlH1oxc1L-iEGpCtIZyBeTsv6wodsIWbwjY7TOv_/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1678467322805.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>A kind-of sort-of take on the sketch in my last post... but I went off piste of course. This is very much a bits and bobs layout; papers from all sorts, random stickers and embellishments, perhaps the most used brand is Pretty Little Studio, but mainly a total mish-mash.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRilOhrfRKtD1RH2sbbtkBF2S5xbTsWGtYXBTfk-j99TH3XONQnkjROIZAg_wIYv1Fa8WXXLBAWHy4zuVUwFlsBKQabaChZZ5ajyJ0QPiVZL1ee1-5ItTaBmZYjSK6oD0q7TCIP_sFQE3zhnSSKvG_GT0S5wxv_crJmFEVPHqfKaZx6ggCUfi77f8D/s2049/PhotoGrid_1680696248070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2049" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRilOhrfRKtD1RH2sbbtkBF2S5xbTsWGtYXBTfk-j99TH3XONQnkjROIZAg_wIYv1Fa8WXXLBAWHy4zuVUwFlsBKQabaChZZ5ajyJ0QPiVZL1ee1-5ItTaBmZYjSK6oD0q7TCIP_sFQE3zhnSSKvG_GT0S5wxv_crJmFEVPHqfKaZx6ggCUfi77f8D/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1680696248070.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>Where are the triangles, I hear you ask. All the patterned paper in this layout has some form of triangular pattern on it. Also, got a few of those triangle 'dots' used!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBetj2ZHFaAo2ryFfuQP72anS38vr1PKjq2lfMXf47KrH1u4lY6N7STBiCKUCIi8u_-IcFxkiijnLtq_9Z28xDkI__AND5EyCzRirKAW_Q0Y6M7yUwkVOCqYrXeGVsM7FTDWHs0tt37PgOwQK4V1hYnjsR3MK2xksJ1rkBjK0JRyfDd7nbU3FUjpK/s1440/IMG_20230409_144345_353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBetj2ZHFaAo2ryFfuQP72anS38vr1PKjq2lfMXf47KrH1u4lY6N7STBiCKUCIi8u_-IcFxkiijnLtq_9Z28xDkI__AND5EyCzRirKAW_Q0Y6M7yUwkVOCqYrXeGVsM7FTDWHs0tt37PgOwQK4V1hYnjsR3MK2xksJ1rkBjK0JRyfDd7nbU3FUjpK/w400-h400/IMG_20230409_144345_353.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I am very pleased with this card... a triangular corner shaker pocket on a card. There's a bunch of Bitty Bontanicals die cuts from Trinity and a simple embossed greeting using a Heffy Doodle stamp.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRJwGka4yuZqBbBd-yiH7sw51Y0cScJ10ju5y2EWqKunpzqHndlRWhdN4I3ZTSf-TUBAseweFfLQIpxjUCpTMYFOX8u2VaJGSqvuFLd7rGloGIpUGdwcBBkdJziquokIR2l3uE2zsazpl8tm-OeVgDvnlSTX-xu2dgZY_rlUMaIimPNaHAgvBQIIQ/s2048/PhotoGrid_1681312575925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRJwGka4yuZqBbBd-yiH7sw51Y0cScJ10ju5y2EWqKunpzqHndlRWhdN4I3ZTSf-TUBAseweFfLQIpxjUCpTMYFOX8u2VaJGSqvuFLd7rGloGIpUGdwcBBkdJziquokIR2l3uE2zsazpl8tm-OeVgDvnlSTX-xu2dgZY_rlUMaIimPNaHAgvBQIIQ/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1681312575925.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>This was an experiment where my measurements went a little awry. The striped segments and glitter segments were all intended to be triangles. Three out of four ain't bad! This is another mish-mash of papers, brands and patterns.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7nbcWteCBmG0hcJ0fOKe8GSYonqnhKUAVOm9clJePHxhO2ceZDGSlkzmyr5KbPZ7z0r78xr52hUVpi7RaOyx8fzHennONjXixR-ariy9aVJiyXFKuZUrAEJvgZO5dG8gBILZ6ABYs2Uh-pii51eoZnnWp4K_BEvaZlLAx-h8-S0fOMvezfjSue4-/s2048/PhotoGrid_1682539199696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7nbcWteCBmG0hcJ0fOKe8GSYonqnhKUAVOm9clJePHxhO2ceZDGSlkzmyr5KbPZ7z0r78xr52hUVpi7RaOyx8fzHennONjXixR-ariy9aVJiyXFKuZUrAEJvgZO5dG8gBILZ6ABYs2Uh-pii51eoZnnWp4K_BEvaZlLAx-h8-S0fOMvezfjSue4-/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1682539199696.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I want to keep working with the triangle for a little longer. I've been sidelined by my body and there are still things I have pulled out ready to make but still untouched. So I'll be back when my body allows... and then I move on to squares!</p><p><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-33722310409283709282023-03-29T14:00:00.001+01:002023-03-29T14:00:00.186+01:00Shape Series | Triangles<p>So this "month" I'm focusing on triangles. I'm so glad I didn't commit to doing this by the calendar month, I much
prefer my free and easy months aka a few weeks and a bit extra or less...
whichever. We've gone up from a one sided shape - circle, to two sided shapes - hearts, to three sided shapes. I'm not focussing on any particular triangle, I want to play with them all!<br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUfSEkehjG0PIvxRiBE21-Cmz5zxEOdv0cF2NZbrxoOnCvi_oTa7Llm5jF6WC5raoEnnQUZT63IftlBqtMvKE32Bw4q3k3vu-TBfAAo2IeNDW2cUQrGo9upfT1KqTOc571Cwe72z09b79IE-AYBePB7kyHzlm5zQjPnB-cUfqXeq8FPqQIyrCuqIV/s1800/triangles%20shape%20series.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUfSEkehjG0PIvxRiBE21-Cmz5zxEOdv0cF2NZbrxoOnCvi_oTa7Llm5jF6WC5raoEnnQUZT63IftlBqtMvKE32Bw4q3k3vu-TBfAAo2IeNDW2cUQrGo9upfT1KqTOc571Cwe72z09b79IE-AYBePB7kyHzlm5zQjPnB-cUfqXeq8FPqQIyrCuqIV/s320/triangles%20shape%20series.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>My initail stash search showed up a fair few dies, a handful of 'proper' rubber stamps from Skull and Cross Buns and a few patterned papers. I still need to look through my stencils as I'm sure I've got some triangle themed stencils too. My main focus is going to be using up my triangular shaped enamel stickers. I've got a few from various mixed shape packs and I've used them all except for the triangles. I'm not sure why the triangles never make it to the finished projects but this is the month that changes!</p><p>As far as sketches and cut files go I have a few to choose from with this one being my favourite...</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BmIhX7ejq3a/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="543" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYFxUvae26LCOsipTWQBTka_1ke7PwXVOGf-MaBvH5fSq9QthSvhQdpzOp29oqxNG2YlL9jGczmRWFBL0BImea-ZyGqaVE03CcTaPFEytbO9XKo3NdNiNr_vhAjQfXhOYNarYV_bQAyA_Yzw20p0x4Xzue5mFUUqJjMYF_-l-0_2F-6TTktecW5Tk/w638-h640/triangles.png" width="638" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p> I also fancy a play with this card sketch...</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlcRYprAi8fugX3gxIfNy1oycgJgKGMzaBCaqHyWHXet3HB_b14i-6y8340SB_O18gY15OUIfUrgnAq24Z4_NMeL3h5vNqJIcb0rvLx1NK3qkavBNgyvb0PvEFzx-pSWzGVk-YNs8OjXJLjNU2bB0bVypLShfzenrq2-qcHtBIcwkqrgvx8DOqovM/s889/longbuntingsketch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="889" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlcRYprAi8fugX3gxIfNy1oycgJgKGMzaBCaqHyWHXet3HB_b14i-6y8340SB_O18gY15OUIfUrgnAq24Z4_NMeL3h5vNqJIcb0rvLx1NK3qkavBNgyvb0PvEFzx-pSWzGVk-YNs8OjXJLjNU2bB0bVypLShfzenrq2-qcHtBIcwkqrgvx8DOqovM/w640-h328/longbuntingsketch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>And this cut file...</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfleicHI2eh2kTC7UtfH_mc4JjWNyxnjzkolR2Z3BsogQD4yewBa-2Ee-7nsUKWYHEgyPsJGFSIKiSRpeP6EaiyzH4Jy_HKtwdVfxp_XQGZCHT9QsxsbmL44sQjfTQ_tV3TuJnbYgw9XsbsoJ-7_cbMSDe8RRLAdqLBxDx8f671aG7I_P4iTvs51Ss/s3600/triangles.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfleicHI2eh2kTC7UtfH_mc4JjWNyxnjzkolR2Z3BsogQD4yewBa-2Ee-7nsUKWYHEgyPsJGFSIKiSRpeP6EaiyzH4Jy_HKtwdVfxp_XQGZCHT9QsxsbmL44sQjfTQ_tV3TuJnbYgw9XsbsoJ-7_cbMSDe8RRLAdqLBxDx8f671aG7I_P4iTvs51Ss/w640-h640/triangles.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Let's see what happens...<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-4251413631297810322023-03-27T10:00:00.001+01:002023-03-27T10:00:00.190+01:00Scrapbooking | Twofer!<p>I had a vision for a layout. I had a tinker around and designed a cutfile in Studio. In my mind's eye it was cut on patterned paper so I had a long search for 'the one' and eventually picked a Pinkfresh paper I had considered much earlier in my stash dive. I think it is Shimelle who says when you find something that works stop looking. I did not listen. *shakes head*</p><p>As I cut it it dawned on me that it was a perfect two for one cut. The positive and the negative were equally as striking.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfTArBTRd2M11lovxmgEI26syW7S030Zc14e2rz5eW4kJc6Aox6MiDCvsmS2qL9kPZh9FsspFMZA2oKtJxrDh3A_VbSBmsHoDg_9vY3D3_6xUxG6uBzuCff1AS_HopG2WWfxEHxPjTVWCNNxLTKKLKxN3ayB8f8qB842VnyyIdMhXB1abzq5KgyjV/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467163833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimfTArBTRd2M11lovxmgEI26syW7S030Zc14e2rz5eW4kJc6Aox6MiDCvsmS2qL9kPZh9FsspFMZA2oKtJxrDh3A_VbSBmsHoDg_9vY3D3_6xUxG6uBzuCff1AS_HopG2WWfxEHxPjTVWCNNxLTKKLKxN3ayB8f8qB842VnyyIdMhXB1abzq5KgyjV/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467163833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcl_MKg9kM0Aey-Z8gWKpxQLZK6q_rtbJzXs_Oua9COtLedAdeWkbNl22WwHzRJllpIIHOg5U2Df0YmQ0cktPzAnYyO234oOAmcTf-q_e6ggliYk0x76jwzFN8SswnAyqJqgdhMllg4Qvaykeqzim-1WHwU55BouzUo2PIScQPqNB_vOiuSnyhTsi/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467558913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcl_MKg9kM0Aey-Z8gWKpxQLZK6q_rtbJzXs_Oua9COtLedAdeWkbNl22WwHzRJllpIIHOg5U2Df0YmQ0cktPzAnYyO234oOAmcTf-q_e6ggliYk0x76jwzFN8SswnAyqJqgdhMllg4Qvaykeqzim-1WHwU55BouzUo2PIScQPqNB_vOiuSnyhTsi/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678467558913.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>So I set about turning them into layouts with the intention of them being very different, although obviously featuring the same cut file design.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPphdJmPm76uMeMz80obU-Alk4MlFHuLBNveZ4CnwajbA2i2PU8dQapIiLhso4zuER29oxc4Jr5Ze_zVY82JucYvJK30xVEeTrq6rGC-xedHqLyoPqaTJ1dgW2RMLIw8lNWFaTPjWf831pXepg326s_mrrnpBzx98czneS0J4ldNI3vlzG1FgWHaNn/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467150118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPphdJmPm76uMeMz80obU-Alk4MlFHuLBNveZ4CnwajbA2i2PU8dQapIiLhso4zuER29oxc4Jr5Ze_zVY82JucYvJK30xVEeTrq6rGC-xedHqLyoPqaTJ1dgW2RMLIw8lNWFaTPjWf831pXepg326s_mrrnpBzx98czneS0J4ldNI3vlzG1FgWHaNn/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678467150118.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />I kept one simple with ephemera with words plus a few puffy stickers, and went all out floral on the second.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPoSG7FiSVoA6YV2yKtf_no6X2ci0bxOWqFEgEI7fMWcWpjaq-glgal_1YmNV8WVpOwazKj2GEcj63DdccnPzL2CzehfiQxmHTtqh5AbaPIDLXGWdPYM8jz5mSbT86XZu-JZxJGUIG4Tenhh1x4IyAJ1rLKkL9YccBodWzLtcDirv17ozZbpt_sJ2/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467163833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPoSG7FiSVoA6YV2yKtf_no6X2ci0bxOWqFEgEI7fMWcWpjaq-glgal_1YmNV8WVpOwazKj2GEcj63DdccnPzL2CzehfiQxmHTtqh5AbaPIDLXGWdPYM8jz5mSbT86XZu-JZxJGUIG4Tenhh1x4IyAJ1rLKkL9YccBodWzLtcDirv17ozZbpt_sJ2/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678467163833.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I don't often make floral laden layouts as they don't tend to match my photos. This run of baby Theo photos could take the florals though, especially as the colours of the flowers enhanced the blues and yellows in the photos.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQjqfEW98BVzdFXZQcsdKEZikyBqru182oyTHkwgZwvstH7G2nzB-Q1jHNiDKoM-jR69M44HhK-_fP6cWQOykbXK1u0umBD-3asOyYqsDTvlJ2yADQSAfX3u2_HoQGS4mZSQ9sl7o4DzG02miC1Nbdr7dR47-9F86ju_qBlnbWc1xZEeq0U7X1H_7/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467492774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQjqfEW98BVzdFXZQcsdKEZikyBqru182oyTHkwgZwvstH7G2nzB-Q1jHNiDKoM-jR69M44HhK-_fP6cWQOykbXK1u0umBD-3asOyYqsDTvlJ2yADQSAfX3u2_HoQGS4mZSQ9sl7o4DzG02miC1Nbdr7dR47-9F86ju_qBlnbWc1xZEeq0U7X1H_7/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678467492774.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>These florals are from Cocoa Vanilla Studio.</p><p>I popped the cut file up on both layouts for the dimension and shadows that I love.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX_TFspE9B_CQ_32G5KxuGSi2VRJTUVovRhztmdweaIwh8e9gvVJtjfKfayfcR0SqLnjaAmMp2twCbyeGXztLfYrOXckgvwXQ5itLOUnWR1vBher_3YQN_t_vJi6KQ7GS6qDwjjyy-vyq-vOREmxWyFD98k9IGqKgmdxXUA58Pam232lGGLotzeEL/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467400791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX_TFspE9B_CQ_32G5KxuGSi2VRJTUVovRhztmdweaIwh8e9gvVJtjfKfayfcR0SqLnjaAmMp2twCbyeGXztLfYrOXckgvwXQ5itLOUnWR1vBher_3YQN_t_vJi6KQ7GS6qDwjjyy-vyq-vOREmxWyFD98k9IGqKgmdxXUA58Pam232lGGLotzeEL/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678467400791.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I was quite chuffed with how they both turned out. Now I want to look through my photos and design some more two for one title cut files!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXSGgAhi1CO4bBFhSkAuWoby-jdhKlFxS1Qa02HWf3P6BxhRj1Jtg8n0NFDnYRZvKJla4p0QFp0_vevxagbFWbgMU9ZUDIg4MbbDi9Ffqs-nbpzhHMpovlq--ENMoT4nXY2fGWKlkPZnrPGRyPUeWbQuWHfzU86cM8-jrh86a6bQqsv9_870ayAyc/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467451439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXSGgAhi1CO4bBFhSkAuWoby-jdhKlFxS1Qa02HWf3P6BxhRj1Jtg8n0NFDnYRZvKJla4p0QFp0_vevxagbFWbgMU9ZUDIg4MbbDi9Ffqs-nbpzhHMpovlq--ENMoT4nXY2fGWKlkPZnrPGRyPUeWbQuWHfzU86cM8-jrh86a6bQqsv9_870ayAyc/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678467451439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-19044527735323609122023-03-25T11:08:00.001+00:002023-03-25T11:08:26.567+00:002023 Goals | Update<div><p>I think we are twelve weeks in to the year now and that seems like a good time to do a little review of my goals for the year. You can find the post <a href="https://beadsbuttonsandbirds.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-goals.html" target="_blank">here</a> - my messy ramblings straight from my messy head! The main part I'm interested in this time is:<br /></p></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span>"So what AM I going to do?<br /></span></i></span></span></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span>Make with what I have.</span></i></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span>Enter challenges.</span></i></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span>Find an outlet for my cards so they don't build up.</span></i></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span>File my layouts every five pages.</span></i></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span>Rediscover what I love and do that more.</span></i></span></span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span>If something new really strikes me (and I use a set I already have randomly picked from the jar, wait two weeks and still want it, and make the space for it by one in one out) I can purchase it - but it does need to pass The Questions.</span></i></span></span></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span>Do I have anything SIMILAR already in my stash?</span></i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span>Can I get CREATIVE with something I already own and make it work? </span></i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span>Do I really LOVE the product or do I love what other people are doing with it? </span></i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span>Do I NEED it"</span></i></span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>So points 1 and 2 get a big old tick; 3 and 4 do not; 5 is a work in progress and I'm being mindful of it.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5tXyBJ6Vl11Hgv24Xntga_Icb7UBSn82oNsuiEL2igYYkYGtgiNjHcptGU-r4nFvH0mIHsnkoVDQr7XmMc7GCEDgg68lnsNh4zxTCCcahu_dP-g0QFDN4x5I5ckmWaMSqTcvqTMIaRoMy2VIrm0ylEAaC9DVUAJVcTs_itH9Jlq1Uc5nbrGPSJB7/s3024/20230309_151551.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/AVvXsEjX5tXyBJ6Vl11Hgv24Xntga_Icb7UBSn82oNsuiEL2igYYkYGtgiNjHcptGU-r4nFvH0mIHsnkoVDQr7XmMc7GCEDgg68lnsNh4zxTCCcahu_dP-g0QFDN4x5I5ckmWaMSqTcvqTMIaRoMy2VIrm0ylEAaC9DVUAJVcTs_itH9Jlq1Uc5nbrGPSJB7/w400-h400/20230309_151551.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>And then I confess I have had three shopping sprees. One was a pre-order of the new Cocoa Vanilla collection from Hey Little Magpie. Zoe is someone I have supported since the very beginning and I hope to support for a long time to come. I would have just bought it <u>all</u> but I know that that doesn't work for me in the long run. I used The Questions and was sensible with my small order. I also used Magpie points which covered most of the cost! I call that a win. It will be arriving some time in April and I will enjoy using it.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The second was the latest Heffy Doodle release. Heffy Doodle is another company I have supported from their beginnings. I could have bought all of the stamp sets and coordinating dies. I did not. I use The Questions and was sensible about things. Would I have loved using every image from every stamp set? No. Could I cobble together something vaguely similar fom my existing stash? Well, probably. Ideally what I'd have done is hand picked a couple of images each from four or five different sets, but alas we can't do that.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>What I did purchase was dies and patterned papers. I have an alpha and number die set. I didn't have any lower case alpha dies nor any number dies. I do use the upper case alpha dies I have frequently and have often reached for numbers and had to resort to stickers or using my Silhouette to cut them. Therefore I think these were a good purchase.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>I got some uniquely shaped dies that create various sized panels for cardmaking or scrapbooking. The shapes are not replicated in my stash and not something I would cut on the Silhouette. I believe I will use them a lot. We'll see.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>The papers are 6x6 pads and I have enjoyed using 6x6 papers in my "Die cut the same shape from every colour paper" layouts. I don't have any pastels in my 6x6 paper collection. So I think that is a justified buy.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>Third, I won a voucher from Time For Tea. I didn't factor in vouchers and gifts... I'm calling it a treat and if winning starts to be a problem I guess I'll address it then. I can't see me winning anything else so we'll just stick with it being a treat for now. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>I don't think that's bad considering how I was comfort shopping and getting caught up in the hype of new release buying. Two restrained shops and a voucher since November feels OK to me. Of course, the key is that I now use the stuff. I've test die cut most of the Heffy Doodle dies so I have some blanks to play with which will hopefully start the ideas forming.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> </span></span><i style="font-family: georgia;"><span></span></i></span></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-39312786527159358222023-03-12T18:24:00.003+00:002023-03-12T18:24:53.164+00:00Shape Series | Heart Makes<p>Here's a round up of some heart themed makes from the last few weeks.</p><p>First up is a heart embossed background for a CAS(ish) card. Coverplate from Time For Teas Designs, bird stamp from MFT, sequins and sentiment from Pretty Pink Posh.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD_S5GhT3aXx2R7MIpGfm3M6fI7RA2Vetu5ZqDs9-1H_rulY1VEAajOjDwJr85NTalrHL6tUq8VZe-ocCzaqtC3IcIufND3u4PPa0EXkraF4x7bpo_BXuB3Agdu4mpEU-KmvAh-Dzqp_PT6hAjG8CaBBokCJ-wTFPk2C7xY-Kjv1DDBheLpyqmAZ9/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467208774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD_S5GhT3aXx2R7MIpGfm3M6fI7RA2Vetu5ZqDs9-1H_rulY1VEAajOjDwJr85NTalrHL6tUq8VZe-ocCzaqtC3IcIufND3u4PPa0EXkraF4x7bpo_BXuB3Agdu4mpEU-KmvAh-Dzqp_PT6hAjG8CaBBokCJ-wTFPk2C7xY-Kjv1DDBheLpyqmAZ9/w400-h400/PhotoGrid_1678467208774.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> I love the quilt-y puffiness of embossing with a coverplate but I'm never completely sure the best way to capture it in a photo.<br /></p><p>Now a run of layouts, some more 'hearty' than others. I really wanted to use up as many of my puffy heart stickers as possible. It became clear that just a scattering per layout wasn't going to do the job...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Jekh5ljRj4zFwJbXseDXXSaXXVaoYUU4STvPy-LjaocWf8XN2a0PKEO0JQuPGvxBSjk-WEiFv32inVL0_waWvXnN-HfdCx2v8ZyRSzZNZXMOm-Z19HJj5s6x_3tzVe6FjI7mzBScf_eKifpIDYl9x-js8po1MSB_4ocFfJn1hzOndU4X89RuIKIl/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467150118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Jekh5ljRj4zFwJbXseDXXSaXXVaoYUU4STvPy-LjaocWf8XN2a0PKEO0JQuPGvxBSjk-WEiFv32inVL0_waWvXnN-HfdCx2v8ZyRSzZNZXMOm-Z19HJj5s6x_3tzVe6FjI7mzBScf_eKifpIDYl9x-js8po1MSB_4ocFfJn1hzOndU4X89RuIKIl/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678467150118.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>My cut file, patterned paper from Pinkfresh Studio, bits and bobs from the depths of my stash. (This type of cut file is great as you get two usable pieces, one the opposite of the other. Picture where this is blue being white and where this is white being blue. I'll share the other layout soon...)<br /></p><p></p><p>I changed tack and went all out with the stickers...</p><p>This is based on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BmHGlULjH2k/" target="_blank">an old sketch of mine</a>. <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDKy1znMJE6MrgWsBIrRrhOAvB6re_3AEAIApoxzHqt7cPuOWTklQmObjQYK3i53Q_hd9APfxM6DofCX0e1AxCJ0DQE2gF8-crwmiUU94ZuS7T7ai3xAb8NOtxNsE3QImgKvwB8ci7DSBooZ9iId6n2pZxd5LSo9sxqqNjGmnmqV7aKU38ju0a4w1/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467114050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDKy1znMJE6MrgWsBIrRrhOAvB6re_3AEAIApoxzHqt7cPuOWTklQmObjQYK3i53Q_hd9APfxM6DofCX0e1AxCJ0DQE2gF8-crwmiUU94ZuS7T7ai3xAb8NOtxNsE3QImgKvwB8ci7DSBooZ9iId6n2pZxd5LSo9sxqqNjGmnmqV7aKU38ju0a4w1/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678467114050.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>A good chunk of stickers (and clay heart confetti) used up but I think the sticker sets are repopulating over night. There are still loads left.</p><p>I joke I'm a one trick pony when it comes to scrapping. My formula is die cut one thing from every colour of paper and put it in rainbow order. It works for me every time! This one is embellished with hearts from Peartree Cutfiles.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a3kUYvBVID8KiY-UZuuy9I62KcEmcqICS7MbrhPOziJ_Afe7wUAXS7xtIgylZokdEx5wRLsT-Na7hJcnmbc7k6eR8X5jwOZZzX61-7h1NamIJTVRCMJrBsauZ23Vvyp-caSxcDbG2cis5vjh2FS-iyBXiOsp3ueYynkLeMTe0puzM4iWLU9OGfnK/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678467180119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7a3kUYvBVID8KiY-UZuuy9I62KcEmcqICS7MbrhPOziJ_Afe7wUAXS7xtIgylZokdEx5wRLsT-Na7hJcnmbc7k6eR8X5jwOZZzX61-7h1NamIJTVRCMJrBsauZ23Vvyp-caSxcDbG2cis5vjh2FS-iyBXiOsp3ueYynkLeMTe0puzM4iWLU9OGfnK/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678467180119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The rainbow of papers are from Heffy Doodle, as are the dies. <br /></p><p>As I said, it works evey time...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6JnVDW4G_883d0IfwCfc5j7XMCReB2KtAnjiwyNhdzL7c5h7NOj6vaTJKnEP01u_4j6COfiuCZ6IU2XpBY-FtVFJ-pEGZ9zMGEcd_948ZU7uaUGHyw-NTkTVO2quSafi8Kuka1V1dLDoszn7yzNc5TekayClDpk3CJb3ZNHspF_3oI1PyYIcMWZv/s2048/PhotoGrid_1675770796946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6JnVDW4G_883d0IfwCfc5j7XMCReB2KtAnjiwyNhdzL7c5h7NOj6vaTJKnEP01u_4j6COfiuCZ6IU2XpBY-FtVFJ-pEGZ9zMGEcd_948ZU7uaUGHyw-NTkTVO2quSafi8Kuka1V1dLDoszn7yzNc5TekayClDpk3CJb3ZNHspF_3oI1PyYIcMWZv/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1675770796946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Here the hearts are tittles on the i's and a few enamel shapes to the right.</p><p>Now a duo of cards using the same supplies: <br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvPYRsSCEpQeZrObzDRj2Q7u1amoSv6epPYR3nqwKVSIcqXA1kiIo6PslzJ2a61Kv45O-wksZVWzqkql9jFs8-3K1qjSDeb_vFNmrbtqSHIfp6r0cCAyJ1ZjQ7TU2tbcD8GR5nIyZxRBvkzFCwBGimOp7vMQ7wbfTcIiMl6Fe9YnD7NGCZ5vxZo6W/s2048/PhotoGrid_1675335568644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvPYRsSCEpQeZrObzDRj2Q7u1amoSv6epPYR3nqwKVSIcqXA1kiIo6PslzJ2a61Kv45O-wksZVWzqkql9jFs8-3K1qjSDeb_vFNmrbtqSHIfp6r0cCAyJ1ZjQ7TU2tbcD8GR5nIyZxRBvkzFCwBGimOp7vMQ7wbfTcIiMl6Fe9YnD7NGCZ5vxZo6W/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1675335568644.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>Coverplate from Time For Tea Designs and papers from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. You may notice tiny white hearts sprinkled over my projects for the next few months. They are all from this coverplate. It is such a pretty plate and is UK/metric sizing so fits the card blanks I use. Most of the coverplates (that I come across anyway) are made in American sizing and are not a good fit for the A series paper sizing that we use here in the UK and Europe.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcrVSrMV_DW0xfZazqvqVhhsqvv2_qFTyzfF1FIHB4M313hX--YouOKfFnG_GMkYgo4GJ7Q-FdMQuEiL6tA50SlYGeFU0nWiAoMZgiGdi7pWEVdEbhoiE2lCsa_Yk6STNySwoXqYtmjTXgXR_FzphsHULfa6Z0xM-8x2rvTYdGU5qjrtDl5X3VVi1/s2048/PhotoGrid_1674645030847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcrVSrMV_DW0xfZazqvqVhhsqvv2_qFTyzfF1FIHB4M313hX--YouOKfFnG_GMkYgo4GJ7Q-FdMQuEiL6tA50SlYGeFU0nWiAoMZgiGdi7pWEVdEbhoiE2lCsa_Yk6STNySwoXqYtmjTXgXR_FzphsHULfa6Z0xM-8x2rvTYdGU5qjrtDl5X3VVi1/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1674645030847.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>And finally a duo of layouts using the same <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Coe1f0Qofju/" target="_blank">sketch</a>, cut file and basic design. Well, the sketch and the basic design IS the cut file! I have used double sided patterned paper backgrounds and folded the hearts revealing the reverse pattern. I still think this type of folding cut file has huge potential and really want to create some more designs.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lMvpnLzWUaFS_iCoy6SWbyQJWVE5LGnxUJQKO5XDEbUMAozkWqB5oUS9g2BfSSqsHbtr5IFvbTR6RH4eDW50uCwGAaW5mY2lJSileONojCfOAxGdeKQLfsRbEphu64y3jOkzSMWpCKnzMyZdeZgeY4Va97ABIFIYGKOP0Q8EEd2GiQ_Jyc9iNclc/s2048/PhotoGrid_1674318112512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lMvpnLzWUaFS_iCoy6SWbyQJWVE5LGnxUJQKO5XDEbUMAozkWqB5oUS9g2BfSSqsHbtr5IFvbTR6RH4eDW50uCwGAaW5mY2lJSileONojCfOAxGdeKQLfsRbEphu64y3jOkzSMWpCKnzMyZdeZgeY4Va97ABIFIYGKOP0Q8EEd2GiQ_Jyc9iNclc/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1674318112512.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>One in more subtle colours and then one in screaming sunshine yellow!!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwWlSSuqoeVm689f2Rg_XR1l-1ZIUsz19thmnn7epNnnP9ljsGOhdjr92SYDkJ19Xcqw-CBJRB8k-_6uA-1dWjt1qXGQXaGuHi5kaNNlBF0Fc45-Il-Y5Q9WsNmw7McCP-eP4qyyTSuO4m8wdQyK_3NhtazLG1wqYZkCfHbvrnnuKZizRwfRK-gn7/s2048/PhotoGrid_1674318023876.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwWlSSuqoeVm689f2Rg_XR1l-1ZIUsz19thmnn7epNnnP9ljsGOhdjr92SYDkJ19Xcqw-CBJRB8k-_6uA-1dWjt1qXGQXaGuHi5kaNNlBF0Fc45-Il-Y5Q9WsNmw7McCP-eP4qyyTSuO4m8wdQyK_3NhtazLG1wqYZkCfHbvrnnuKZizRwfRK-gn7/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1674318023876.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p>I think that's a pretty good heart haul. I haven't finished those stickers but I feel I've made <b>good use of my stash</b>. I'm making a real effort to use patterned paper which shows looking over this post. The other thing that strikes me looking through this post is my favourite layout is the one <i>without </i>patterned paper. Not really sure where this puts me. Perhaps first and foremost I need to remember that next time I'm tempted to buy patterned paper!!</p><p>Which brings me on to the next post I need to write... <i>I've been shopping</i>.<br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-11460766153018424332023-03-07T16:27:00.002+00:002023-03-07T16:33:58.168+00:00Cardmaking | Challenges!<p>The batch of challenges that came out at the beginning of the month all struck a chord with me. I've made a couple of cards to enter it to a few challenges...</p><p>First up we have a mini slimline based on a sketch from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresastampforthat/permalink/1285481558980301" target="_blank">There's A Stamp For That</a> and the <a href="https://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2023/03/color-throwdown-732-featured-stamper.html" target="_blank">Colour Throwdown palette. </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhQqGs9EyXk038UifCexy_ONyD9fjoEufP1wydLzPfxBMSjV2Trgb9yjYZAObny23LsDAuCO2z_KftGhqaao3cYrHHTYMZ5fwVEVyBeA98GmclawW0ZmPHVbhdXFTvMbHzFvFODcSpEDkvQ7q0HvWmBPsScaVofbQ2cDre_kElM1T2BFpkkxUuXor/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678202381945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhQqGs9EyXk038UifCexy_ONyD9fjoEufP1wydLzPfxBMSjV2Trgb9yjYZAObny23LsDAuCO2z_KftGhqaao3cYrHHTYMZ5fwVEVyBeA98GmclawW0ZmPHVbhdXFTvMbHzFvFODcSpEDkvQ7q0HvWmBPsScaVofbQ2cDre_kElM1T2BFpkkxUuXor/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678202381945.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The ephemera is from Cocoa Vanilla Studio. The hearts and the heart strip are scraps fom die cutting experiments. The stamping is from a couple of Alex Syberia stamp sets. The background stamping is meant to be subtle and just to add some texture rather than be super readable.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SBUXUfBVdNguUD7A29mn5YlzVs1Rc-u6lq2-EnIS09rocBkl_cv64zGLOM6waEyOlil-8hPlTTixLKGHulTodo6AOAoVaEZCyFBQ1t7v9Co0NTQxMUGrKpQz9mFhCFXQegevGW6pN0Td7Qc44ay4nsTIpIA7aEI7yaFV_Qulco1tB0-oKP67XT4t/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678202393532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SBUXUfBVdNguUD7A29mn5YlzVs1Rc-u6lq2-EnIS09rocBkl_cv64zGLOM6waEyOlil-8hPlTTixLKGHulTodo6AOAoVaEZCyFBQ1t7v9Co0NTQxMUGrKpQz9mFhCFXQegevGW6pN0Td7Qc44ay4nsTIpIA7aEI7yaFV_Qulco1tB0-oKP67XT4t/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678202393532.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWB7WAoapZfhwiENTSJmSXk3149RmEU3t9iAg9QECm2CBNWjiS-1rgP1Ts6m9mWCbnNbKR0phYorxdC22v3IgMR6R0GANSxs2Iuz5eyI9wLpvUsiFV546eivLqoH1iQRfNr2F9L2EpPTu0yYlRebDzuev_KvWmJeWH-JiHwSx2E53Aei307_2QYGjf/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678202404911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWB7WAoapZfhwiENTSJmSXk3149RmEU3t9iAg9QECm2CBNWjiS-1rgP1Ts6m9mWCbnNbKR0phYorxdC22v3IgMR6R0GANSxs2Iuz5eyI9wLpvUsiFV546eivLqoH1iQRfNr2F9L2EpPTu0yYlRebDzuev_KvWmJeWH-JiHwSx2E53Aei307_2QYGjf/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678202404911.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here's the sketch and swatch:</p><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/AVvXsEhiSWv0b5DobD_FQt97gQ-kmTI5keLs5OHUE3fhvuu0lHCswrDWe2AdJTsATZvMFKfJovuIl-8g5hXBra0KDEcSFdGwvqw4f5ESx6dTc7aOrlZW9fuNMlh5sW5bRsuxFNFzw4I5SfJrNINkvsge_1czdXdfrV2Z1IYNdmMxbA344HQMlLV4I0Yoh2Fj/s2048/334147675_893951355142924_8039450650399727160_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSWv0b5DobD_FQt97gQ-kmTI5keLs5OHUE3fhvuu0lHCswrDWe2AdJTsATZvMFKfJovuIl-8g5hXBra0KDEcSFdGwvqw4f5ESx6dTc7aOrlZW9fuNMlh5sW5bRsuxFNFzw4I5SfJrNINkvsge_1czdXdfrV2Z1IYNdmMxbA344HQMlLV4I0Yoh2Fj/w320-h320/334147675_893951355142924_8039450650399727160_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusmIztDdb2PT0jAA6hH5kwrDxouexZ4GnSOREeCYJV9IPXd7e8KRL0NPorgN9T_zbDf3rTUyoVMeI12leQouNBLvsEKtdQojuzGsUj-kUvMmPf3OmIzI-lyOmdL90TPjq91OmPIAc73egXnVwa8d3sJLa2oekHs6Jxl7bZDMgC2gP1ImdvUjkuXPG/s492/732%20coral,%20yellow,%20blue,%20navy%200301.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="492" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusmIztDdb2PT0jAA6hH5kwrDxouexZ4GnSOREeCYJV9IPXd7e8KRL0NPorgN9T_zbDf3rTUyoVMeI12leQouNBLvsEKtdQojuzGsUj-kUvMmPf3OmIzI-lyOmdL90TPjq91OmPIAc73egXnVwa8d3sJLa2oekHs6Jxl7bZDMgC2gP1ImdvUjkuXPG/w320-h237/732%20coral,%20yellow,%20blue,%20navy%200301.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, I've missed the link up for CTD, doh! I have very little physical energy available at the moment but a lot of thinking and creative energy. It's a really frustrating pairing! (But much better than having nothing of anything!) Also fits <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-slimline-cards-2/" target="_blank">Simon's slimline challenge</a> which I may sneak into on time.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then I have this green and gold birthday card...</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteE7qs13uO4ZxmcewkilRb99r6xom7AZVnp7OFmvAsJKmeWhDYf8xKWSkog6WoNl9juVoq9SgtsLRyqw52ldIMp6u2qGpDXahcZwPNIc7Lnmy90YOvCBTZ51cBW1xy4q8dO4NQYA_Eq1Hw-WUvCz_WT03DdKdq3h98gUizi5MmmRX4PIWLuKs9erc/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678202355832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteE7qs13uO4ZxmcewkilRb99r6xom7AZVnp7OFmvAsJKmeWhDYf8xKWSkog6WoNl9juVoq9SgtsLRyqw52ldIMp6u2qGpDXahcZwPNIc7Lnmy90YOvCBTZ51cBW1xy4q8dO4NQYA_Eq1Hw-WUvCz_WT03DdKdq3h98gUizi5MmmRX4PIWLuKs9erc/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678202355832.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This one is for <a href="http://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/color-hues-59-green-and-gold.html" target="_blank">Colour Hues</a>, <a href="http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/02/cut-it-up-challenge-272-cas-clean-and.html" target="_blank">Cut It Up</a> and <a href="https://colorfuloptions.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-2023.html" target="_blank">Colourful Options</a>. Green and gold, clean and simple, uses a die.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapKrgHRizN66mZJcgORUC_AuSoAN6lLjeUtKYOOmdbQl_6S-415PovrviZxEYaeL2asfeDxj0CXNAfjv6Nk7GebMaA_iBhs0TFziYZoPRAeql0B0FyYtrgwMLuN-KtXN-k5XGg2yhW2PanyEONdO8wmw9ZtsDE-Fwg0B3MTFjmwoae2oU9FFgSsnj/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678202346216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapKrgHRizN66mZJcgORUC_AuSoAN6lLjeUtKYOOmdbQl_6S-415PovrviZxEYaeL2asfeDxj0CXNAfjv6Nk7GebMaA_iBhs0TFziYZoPRAeql0B0FyYtrgwMLuN-KtXN-k5XGg2yhW2PanyEONdO8wmw9ZtsDE-Fwg0B3MTFjmwoae2oU9FFgSsnj/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678202346216.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The heart die is a Hefy Doodle double stitched die - which means it has added stitching to both the heart and the outside frame - and I think that is what makes this card special. That continuous stitch line is making my heart happy!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimJCUVxrqm85wDKct4wglt3RAPXW_9V2xpiNODEVaUswdZTEl_NRAb9E-8ybEpvCyPX-ewUEal2CTtjX9olCqh_E_bn6frPUv6YUJE5CDxdJeCsaFoRZwUmGCRD5qWVleeyYaFILr9AOzK_2IBo-fsAfisu_Ul1impO9m7tCzTGuo6T-w-QEFXyCE/s2048/PhotoGrid_1678202336768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimJCUVxrqm85wDKct4wglt3RAPXW_9V2xpiNODEVaUswdZTEl_NRAb9E-8ybEpvCyPX-ewUEal2CTtjX9olCqh_E_bn6frPUv6YUJE5CDxdJeCsaFoRZwUmGCRD5qWVleeyYaFILr9AOzK_2IBo-fsAfisu_Ul1impO9m7tCzTGuo6T-w-QEFXyCE/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1678202336768.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I finished off with an embossed sentiment from Alex Syberia. (Which makes this card fit the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-slimline-cards-2/" target="_blank">Simon Says Monday challenge</a> too.)</p><p>Another challenge I saw was spots and stripes which I duly noted down. That's what decided my patterned paper choices for this one. What I didn't write down was who set the challenge - another doh!</p><p><br /></p><p>I do find it funny how I go in phases with challenges. I'm sure soon enough I'll be back to not wanting any boundaries but I intend to enjoy this phase while it lasts.</p><p>I'll be back with a heart round up soon. I have to photograph about six layouts and two cards. Quite frankly I'd rather be playing with paper than a camera. Maybe tomorrow!<br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605291040598701233.post-56620920035602376612023-03-01T11:54:00.000+00:002023-03-01T11:54:29.370+00:00Scrapbooking | Hey Little Magpie Cyber Crop<p>Some times I want to just scrap whatever I fancy, whatever flows out of my fingers with no rules or parametres; other times I love to get stuck in to a challenge. Recently I've been all about the challenges. Hey Little Magpie ran a cyber crop over the weekend and I have managed four layouts so far. I have a few more planned out in my head too, but we'll see if they get made before the deadline...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyHeMObJPgI5OXApf76pY-jgU20nowwDmMYYP-LGVQ0uk2HFDQZf6-M2llvtopTUuit4SwzIQ0m2AzIzAGlckmxz1AY-bzU0BvyjcQQw0DUoOjxECIQq2AXnqPF7vmpBPS1AfZKvMlgPnhIQMstqb55Ih-csRj5_sw83vNp4Oh5oImochq-0nn4Lh/s2048/PhotoGrid_1677506416891.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyHeMObJPgI5OXApf76pY-jgU20nowwDmMYYP-LGVQ0uk2HFDQZf6-M2llvtopTUuit4SwzIQ0m2AzIzAGlckmxz1AY-bzU0BvyjcQQw0DUoOjxECIQq2AXnqPF7vmpBPS1AfZKvMlgPnhIQMstqb55Ih-csRj5_sw83vNp4Oh5oImochq-0nn4Lh/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1677506416891.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Concord and 9th watering can die paired with Heffy Doodle patterned papers, rainbow photo corners, old stickers and a little bit of subtle embossing with a scoreboard and bone folder. Percy, my last budgie was nicknamed Sweet Pea and these were 'her' flowers that bloomed after she passed away. I feel very sentimental and soppy about them, and her, hence the journalling on the front. I also added journalling on the back.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwuf6SoJ9Pmy0NXgL9_rirQoKvR0OjogrmaFSdQ7FUL9sA4_QeLibYe0VjqtAoehIIEXt44Ldq-vjxf3DxBjrQyut5_heIvgiVgpCIg4PkTqLcGi9747bUEp-qwwDVChaG6vTjqs_yrc20RfLC0nSxrulnCUydRYWZxMaf_2xxalAnrkkBtp9JGyc/s2048/PhotoGrid_1677506504084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwuf6SoJ9Pmy0NXgL9_rirQoKvR0OjogrmaFSdQ7FUL9sA4_QeLibYe0VjqtAoehIIEXt44Ldq-vjxf3DxBjrQyut5_heIvgiVgpCIg4PkTqLcGi9747bUEp-qwwDVChaG6vTjqs_yrc20RfLC0nSxrulnCUydRYWZxMaf_2xxalAnrkkBtp9JGyc/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1677506504084.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This is the song the big boys sing to their little brother. It's the lyrics to Party All Night by Sean Kingston altered to fit newborn baby life! These Amy Tangerine alphas have been in my stash for YEARS! I went to my account section at HLM to see if I could work out a year but the order history doesn't go back that far! That feels like a good chunk of them used up and there are still loads of consonants left, and <i>some</i> vowels left, so the possibility of more titles to come. Ideally I'll finish the entire alpha book up over the next few months!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEAkCv9z1PP0tYrA6M7duvLkHWRhevGWziUZ2F2w3XlZTaNo8hD82bRRnBZ5CkyWviFolgQc23eKu17OcoJjryoDY3U691VwRVpCapugS0pYJFPRL1U7U0Nap7AEV8bhtPo2tXAqO-QSDVSO_PKhQ-Uk_yXYTGqpUUjtUlpTdU-CTAigCT1edgRff/s2048/PhotoGrid_1677506519252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEAkCv9z1PP0tYrA6M7duvLkHWRhevGWziUZ2F2w3XlZTaNo8hD82bRRnBZ5CkyWviFolgQc23eKu17OcoJjryoDY3U691VwRVpCapugS0pYJFPRL1U7U0Nap7AEV8bhtPo2tXAqO-QSDVSO_PKhQ-Uk_yXYTGqpUUjtUlpTdU-CTAigCT1edgRff/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1677506519252.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This green creation is based on a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNPZR8oaPV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">sketch</a> by Jackie Ashton. I sorted through my enamel dots and I have an embarrassing amount. I frequently reach for the small ones and ignore the large ones. I was pleased to get a few big ones on to this layout. These circle negatives were left over from January's shape focus - because apparently I <b>never </b>throw <i>anything </i>away!<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbshukzcZJpU3Vex8OiWQcOkY6fSJgAcehT6FyfNwsILsqc0zEF8AGNJWf6Mza4aeO0CZX833BDRhyCFMRHs49lgF6xgecj9dPftkvzU4ElNtsDIaEk5trcjo2LQ0MlK0_Jo4-1tnISmUtFLg-v16vfoGsd4pXfx9G0H6_J0cIpS0QyV1LFxiVMlU/s2048/PhotoGrid_1677506591764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbshukzcZJpU3Vex8OiWQcOkY6fSJgAcehT6FyfNwsILsqc0zEF8AGNJWf6Mza4aeO0CZX833BDRhyCFMRHs49lgF6xgecj9dPftkvzU4ElNtsDIaEk5trcjo2LQ0MlK0_Jo4-1tnISmUtFLg-v16vfoGsd4pXfx9G0H6_J0cIpS0QyV1LFxiVMlU/w640-h640/PhotoGrid_1677506591764.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The challenge for this layout was to use a black and white photo. All of the paper and cardstock was already out on my <strike>monstrosity of a</strike> desk and it was simple a matter of arranging it and adding labels and dots. As it is a fairly simple layout I added interest by adding a tone on tone patterned background. This is an old cut file I designed for SpiegleMom Scraps which you can grab for free <a href="https://spiegelmom-scraps.myshopify.com/collections/free-cut-files/products/octavia" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have some heart makes to photograph this week so there should be a blog post soon sharing them. I made the mistake of about thinking about triangles (which will be my next focus) and now I'm itching to move on when I haven't really fully exploited the heart stash yet.<br /></p>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432767678608136029noreply@blogger.com0