WOYWW + Tattered Lace Charisma Poppy Die CD Set

hi there one and all,
Firstly to my desk, as it is WOYWW or What is on your Workdesk Wednesday (pop over to Julia's and please join in, do!).

This is my desk this morning as left last night (except for the magazine which  added because was going to share about it). In middle you can see dies and pricking tool on top of a possible DT stamped image hence hiding it. The ink duster brushes and ink pads were used on it. Finetec Metallic paints were used on tomorrow's DT piece. The (*new to me) magazine was part of my Christmas present (to myself :D) It is my first Tattered Lace Die, with a CD set for Charisma Poppy, you also get free papers which are really lovely. Found an eBay UK seller who sold them in Canadian $ for more than $10 cheaper than you can get them here.

These dies cut very well with room to breathe around the die cuts. I found it hard to find much on how to assemble these flowers, once you die cut them. So I just guessed to be honest. I used silicone glue and layered two layers. First added the base die cut to a white base hand cut smaller then the poppy to give it extra support as there are numerous cuts in the piece. Then added a second layer with some of outside of image cut away and the centre shaped up (although you can't really see it on my card it is there in real life).
There are two sets of each colour of digi papers and the poppy images and about eight colour variations.

So here is my card made up. I used Spellbinder Royal circles (*new) that I bought from Bec, and Our Daily Bread Beautiful Borders die set.
The papers are print outs from the CD, except for base card, it has the Regency Swirls Die'Sire Emobssaliscious Embossing folder.

Gold embossed the Bible verse (from Stampendous 1994), a good one for the beginning of the year - Give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good.

 Now to our photos from Downunder. This was taken up north of here just after Christmas day. As you can see yours truly was sitting under the beach umbrella! Have two views for you to see.

Here is our pineapple baby. As you can see by the image below it is even more like a bromeliad now, as the post linked says it is the only edible bromeliad! It has still a few more months of growth to come. The humid and showery weather we are having will help it immensely.

May God bless each of you this day in all that you do - and thanks for popping over and saying hi - you bless my heart, 

Shaz in Oz.x 

"That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man;"
Ephesians 3:16

Joining up to:

1.Word Art Wednesday - anything goes     http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au   

2. http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-34/

3. NEW items marked * http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/week-396-something-new_31.html

4. Any thing Goes at :  http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com.au/ 

5.  Challenge - Anything Goes using Die cuts at Dies Rus. http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com.au/  
6. Monday challenge Something fresh / newhttp://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=7933