Testing New Blogger, Brushos on Photopaper, Snippets, NBUS + WOYWW

{Apologies for long post, just skip review if you like, just thought might help.. or confuse!??}

Hi there - here for WOYWW or What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday over at our lovely Queen of Desks, Julia, + trialling new blogger, share at end.

Desk sees me about to assemble a card for my nephew, a July birthday but long way to Norway + mail is bad. Darkroom Door image, Photo collage called Explore, used with brushos on photo paper. Full technique see here! The background big sheet in same brusho shades is extremely Snippety (yay! off to playground!)

Who would guess what card was originally? 

Regulars would know it likely isn’t watercolour paper, & you're right! 

It’s the nice bright white inside piece of Mortein Cockroach Bait box! I grinned 😁😆 when pulled it out of my clear folder with packets from Frozen meals, yoghurt packets, biscuit, cereal, etc. all shades from this bright white to deep Kraft shade. 

 New NBUS item is under the photo collage image, a Spellbinder 3D EF called Celtic Weave. Can use either way, did both. Smaller black piece is dry embossed, brusho piece is v. large, extended TH Dot Matrix EF to almost double length.

Re first card I made... I’ve no idea what this AMAZING embossing powder is, it’s chunky as you can see and it’s only labels on it, are Eucalypt + $6.95, sort of vertigris with colour interference, like perfect pearls! Paid half price, store an hour north sadly shutting down a few months ago. Close-up also of embossing on Spellbinder Celtic Weave EF Black cardstock.

Completed cards..

This one is hopefully half way to Brisbane, depending on vagaries of mail, praying! Stamped embossed "Happy Birthay" is CCS. Hard to say which like best, kept design simple, added twine - bought in Manchester in 2012, finally opened! Another NBUS. EP on this are both NBUS, plus EF + kraft cardstock on base on both card also new, so both cards off to NBUS Challenge - Here (Never Before Used Schtuff)!

Next card has lots of green, yet brusho colours were Cobalt blue, Yellow, Sandstone! Great fun, colour and texture.

*** Wet it lots + kept layering up colour till enough on background sheet.

*** This is important on recycling of cardstock ... more colour needed than good watercolour card. 

****So don’t give up toooooo sooooon! 

Too many do!
 Now some amazing Aussie shots. I’m blown away by God’s handiwork!

Firstly a rose called "My Choice", this bloom is an old style Hybrid Tea Rose bush, struck by my father in 1974! I’ve struck another too, a few years back. It has huge blooms, with the most amazing fragrance!

 One late afternoon  ... a lone, pure white crane in creek.

Then creek mouth at ocean entrance, seagulls having a paddle, seascape - such shades!

And to close, lone crane again! in such subtle shades of soft aqua to pink! I’m going to try replicating those colours!?

It is really how it was.

Not photoshop, so wonderful!

 May God bless and keep you and those you love safe in His care,

Prayer hugs, Shaz in Oz.x

Thought for today:
Perfect peace and at such a time. 
(I made this on Phonto, a free app).

I weep in my heart when I read of such loss, such conflict across this poor sin-sick world. 

In nations that should know better, and ones like Brazil that suffer due to selfishness of despots. 
It drives me to prayer, to pray for leaders like latter to be removed, for God-fearing ones to be raised up & guided aright. 
Perfect peace, and at such a time.
With God there is peace, even when there is conflict all around.
 I’ve had it in my life, and know it to be true.

Ezra who penned those words knew them to be true, too - in midst of suffering and conflict.

Know God - Know Peace.
And I believe, no God, no peace.
******

Testing New Blogger:

Well, put it simply. I don't like it. However that's hardly fair. 

# Hate change. 

# Only a week of use.

# Use mobile devices NOT  computer. Maybe totally okay on computer.

However it certainly is very clunky on Ipad. I usually write all post on Ipad Chrome. 

Then edit and add photos in Chrome on Android mobile.

Some drop downs tabs freeze on iPad, plus top tab with dropdowns disappears altogether, esp. if down the page a bit and want to vary a script etc. have to scroll back up and hope your hightlight selection for change isn't lost... which happens. 

Links, page align, etc, mostly ok, except the open in new page seems unresponsive when you select it half the time. Sighhh!

Its on far right dropdown under three: vertical dots on left hand side. 

Bold, italic, etc with size on left tabs, some freeze on Ipad. 

To load a new post there is on lower right on post list an orange + in circle (this is non existent on ipad).

Side dashboard list is another pop up on left hand side, actual left hand list is unchanged!

My phone is Google, & Android as made by them, so easier, little conflict, but smaller screen.

***Summary need to iron out all glitches esp with Apple.

*** have noticed few explanations in items not there before, a plus for newbies.

*** please PLEASE  leave feedback of your glitches on tab under question mark ? On right side of page

If we don't let them know, then they won't know!

My photos are on phone, resized in free app called "PhotoResize" to x 800 photos. Easy load on page and in free blogger range. 

Also I've two authors named on my blog, both are me: but hopefully never will be signed out by a glitch that way.
One a Hotmail Blogger sign in, other a Gmail blogger sign in. 

So I'm using new blogger interface on Gmail (Chrome), and legacy (or old) blogger interface on hotmail (Firefox).
So when get frustrated I just change from gmail to hotmail.. 

Authorship name is reversed, ie
Shaz in Oz CalligraphyCards OR
Calligraphy Cards Shaz in Oz
Cos I've two sign in I've also joined a lot of blogs twice. 😉  It is a security measure but really because had issues when first joined blogger and it solved it.
Anyway this may help someone.. hope so! 🤔❤

Linking up with the following challenges:

**Word Art Wednesday - anything goes. Both cards.     http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au/

** https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=20231 make your own background.. I made the backgrounds on both cards, one dry + wet embossing, one brushos + dry embossing card.

*** snippets second card.    http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/2020/05/pixies-snippets-playground-challenge-379.html?m=1

***  NBUS - BOTH cards. Link above. 

*** Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Masculine https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/