"He is not here, for He is Risen, as He said". (+ Snippets, NBUS, Allsorts Challenge)

First of all, though, thanks to all who care enough to pop over  and say Hi. Things are very topsy turvy health wise this past month and look like being that way for a while. Sorry I wont perhaps be as active at returning comments,.

  

Dear Ones, well today is a day of great rejoicing as my title shares.

Can you imagine the great sorrow of the women and disciples upon the first day of the week? 

They thought all was lost - Jesus was dead upon the cross of Cavalry, and buried in stone tomb!

 "Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 

² And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
³ And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
⁴ And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
⁵ And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
⁶ He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
⁷ Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
⁸ And they remembered his words," Luke 24:1-8 (emphases mine)

I think this image of an empty tomb encapsulates the work of the cross the death, burial and resurrection of the LORD Jesus Christ, the Son of God our sin-bearer on the cruel tree at Calvary - there the LORD Jesus died for you and me!
How rich we are in Jesus if we truly know Him as our own Saviour from sin and love and serve Him.. 
A hymn came to mind as I think upon today, Resurrection Sunday, and as verse 2 says the day of Hus appearing will come at last - one glorious day He’s coming back again! for He promised (John 14: 1-6)! I so look forward to His coming AGAIN!

 It is I serve a Risen Saviour... may it bless your heart as it did mine.
I serve a Risen Saviour by A J Ackley 
I serve a risen Saviour, He's in the world today;
I know that He is living, whatever men may say.
I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer,
And just the time I need Him, He's always near.

Refrain:
He lives, He lives! Christ Jesus lives today!
He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way.
He lives, He lives, salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know He lives?
He lives within my heart!

2 In all the world around me I see His loving care;
And tho' my heart grows weary, I never will despair.
I know that He is leading thro' all the stormy blast;
The day of His appearing will come at last. [Refrain]
 

3 Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian, lift up your voice and sing
Eternal hallelujahs to Jesus Christ, the King!
The Hope of all who seek Him, the Help of all who find,
None other is so loving, so good and kind. [Refrain]

To Him alone be all the glory, honour and praise, with much thanksgiving for Resurrection day!

Shaz in Oz.x

Hymn sung below by Mennonite Youth choir link HERE if not showing 

 

Now to some cards, as most of my cards are snippety, its always hard to pick a snippets card. The first one is  the most snippety! 

Green piece was a watercolour piece done ages ago, added versamark ink on EF & accidentally debossed with poppy stamps folder, so could not use it as intended. 

Recently saw it in "use it!" box desk. Thought, Mm, brayer the beautiful gold acrylic paint over the top, see what happened!? This is it! 

The frame was already cut to right size! that's God's goodness! from a natural coloured cereal box, painted it with same gold acrylic paint. Verse was stamped & gold embossed ages ago, a wooden Stampendous stamp, a favourite verse of mine - "WITH God, ALL things are possible." Mtt 10:26 Frame is a Kaisercraft die. MB butterfly Pippi disc.

Links below to challenge.

Next card - is with vellum, I was given some Prima metallic accents paints for Feb birthday, I've really enjoyed making a lot of cards with them. Have many in wings which hope to share in months to come as health permits.

The frame, punch butterflies (Kaisercraft large, small unknown) and back of embossed vellum were painted with these paints, the frame and one above are Scrapdragon brand, an Aust online company. CB embossing folder disc long ago. Again my favourite bible verse stamp. Used NBUS Prima Iridescent watercolour paints!

Two more cards, I made a number of these, with this NBUS flower stamp die set.

This is an encouragement one with Hero Arts hugs and prayers.

The floral stamp set is disc., though a NBUS! as is mixed Oligagarch (sp?) greetings stamp die set, that was bought recently on Amazon!

 No longer available! I think the EF on background is Altenew 3D folder from memory. Added light spatter in colours used to paint them, with a bit of the gold as well.

These are all NBUS so will pop over to Darnell's challenge. 

Linking up to the following:

1. Snippets playground with green card here

2. NBUS Challenge  here 

3. Allsorts Challenge over here CAS or Anything Goes encouragement card is a favourite and it's CAS

 4. I'd also like to link these cards over to this wonderful challenge- Word Art Wednesday- Anything goes http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2024/03/anything-goes-weeks-641-642.html?m=1

 

WOYWW - Brayer Iridescent Medium + Brusho cards

WOW! yes another week gone .. and didn't excel in past week, missed a family birthday yesterday (oops!) so posted a belated one today.. better late than never! :D

And its Wednesday sooooooo time for WOYWW or What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday ... Pop over to Julia’s Stamping Ground! Check out desks all over the world! To my desk!

So on right is an engagement card on the make... all elements there but not assembled. The lily of valley flowers are Spellbinder, I bought die cuts on eBay in white and coloured them, had ten lily of valley, and ten blue bells cheaper than buying dies! but card wasn't grand to colour, a bit poor quality really. I'm a paper or cardstock snob, I think... to left of that is another card been sitting there almost done for ages now finished as birthday card for nephew 3, it will be late I think as is nephews 2, but not showing it. On very left are card inserts already printed out.

This was brayered and stamped (probably Archival Black) years ago.. a true snippet, as are the corners (a square die cut up), I used iridescent medium on the brayer gloss card base with Kaleidocolor pad in blues... or maybe Big & Juicy pad looking at edged in greens.. snippet used for greeting die cut.
IO greeting set, top edgers.

 

 Now these are three more of the ten cards made as "thank you cards set" .. a requested wedding present .. she likes blues and greens, I've been told - so used blue green brushos, on two of them - watercolour resist technique + die cuts on third (used a CCD, comes in two pieces, can be used as one or alter to size). EF is Embossalicious Swirl. CCD for first TY die, and for "thanks" is a CB Olivia alphabet set.

Now to my Aussie shot.. we sat watching the waves this afternoon on our icecream drive :D Am busy next two days, hope to catch up on commenting on Sat. all being well!
Oh, excitement - just discovered have a new encourager of this blog .. a big welcome to Laurie! of In My dream, I see! pop over and leave some love.. she's only a fairly new blogger from Ontario, Canada!

 Thanks so much for popping over for a peek, especially if you stay for a chat!

May God bless your day wherever you maybe!

Shaz in Oz.x

Thus saith the Lord God... ".. yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands".... Isaiah 49: 15b, 16a

Joining up with following challenges:

http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/2018/02/pixies-snippets-playground-challenge-319.html 

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

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ Anything goes! 

Stamping snesations - Anything with flowers! loads of flowers here! http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2018/02/february-anything-with-flowers.html 

WOYWW + Brayer Brusho Window Screen Card

Hi everyone, as the days are rushing past in May.... 'tis Wednesday, again!

Here's my desky share for WOYWW or What is on your Workdesk Wednesday (pop over to Julia's and please join in, too!).

This is current desk, taken last night, some piles at front and left, etc. left over from cardmaking. The brusho die cut in centre is from cards below, as is the MB Chloe die, to left is clear bag with some atcs, etc. from previous WOYWW swaps, so am hoping from inspiration from them :D figured better start thinking atcs!!

Desk about ten days ago.. just been reorganising .. see that lovely set owl shaped of drawers (at rear left, on top of narrow drawer set)? Had picked it up very reasonably, so shortened width of home made shelf, which was all across the back previously (its made of cardboard covered with paper, easy to adapt).

Back on WOYWW desk here I was working on this card.. it is using a Tattered Lace die, a freebie on one of their magazines. I find their dies very expensive here, so only have two freebies from magazines. Base card was made with Brick pattern Tim Holtz EF, inked before embossing with DI Antique linen. the die cuts are cut out of brayered brusho sheet (technique here). It has glimmer from Iridescent medium, which I used when brayering. You can just see some of glimmer sheen on image below...

The finished card .. now safely arrived in France!
Assembled two window frames, attached under the brick card.
Put DP under the window screen to suit it, inked it up with some suitable inks. HB die cut is my favourite " Happy Birthday " Die by Elizabeth Crafts
Added some flowers with MS Hydrangea punch + leaves from Sizzix die cut. Coloured the flowers with inks and glimmer mist for shine ..added some bling. Very fine lacey scalloped edge is a Nellie Snellen Ribbon die set.

Now to the Aussie pickies .. here is my friend, a cheery Willie wagtail.. when i walk to creek he's there near water's edge most days, he's such a funny fellow, and chatters away as you walk by.. and I chatter back.. sometimes ;) was also a blue kingfisher, and they used to be together always, but dont see it anymore or the blue wrens, their habitat was partly destroyed by high seas some time back. I still hear the wrens so they haven't gone far just into denser scrub.
Below is one of the many lovely sunsets we are enjoying in the late Autumn evenings.

Happy WOYWW, everyone! 

If you pop back in twenty four hours I am posting a brand new technique to me of double embossed vellum, as this month's Guest artist for "Inspired by Stamping". ..

May God bless your day .. where every you maybe, and thanks so much for popping over for a peek and chat, you really do cheer my heart!
Shaz in Oz.x

"..we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations." Psalm 79:13

Linking card over to:

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

2. Simon Says Monday challenge "Its a Frame Up" - http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=8961 

3.http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2017/05/challenge-72-flowers.html

Brushos meet Brayer + NBUS Challenge Tattered Lace

{Warning - Picture heavy post)

Hi one and all,

Time for another NBUS challenge over here at Darnell's and also a Short Challenge on Christian Card Makers on Facebook, (make a card using red and blue, and mail to someone in group, as led of LORD).  So out came Brushos + curiously the Brayer! and hunted for my Iridescent medium.

These items are not NBUS (Darnell's term for "Not Used Before Schtuff"), but the technique is....

Brushos were Crimson, Rose Red (two reds) + Cobalt blue, to meet the CCM challenge. Been for a walk you see, was musing, praying about this challenge. Wanted to do a new technique. Yes, this is a very new technique, to me!
 Someone else has probably done it, but I've never seen it. Was thinking, I wonder if you can Brayer the brusho colours? I couldn't see why not! I've brayered all sorts of things, some which they tell you not to use, like pigment coloured ink☺
 Method: 1.select colours and watercolour sheets (were from another card I had cut some pieces left over) sprinkled liberally.. very liberally for brushos, with the three colours.

2. Then light single spritz with water. Using pipette I dropped some drops of the Windsor
& Newton Iridescent medium for a gorgeous sheen, but not really photographing well..
NOTE for future: Use eye dropper instead of pipette + put on lots more Iridescent medium.

Then brayered over the sheet spreading and blending the colour. There was an abundance. Cleaned ink off brayer onto second of 3 sheets, on third sheet smooched it onto first one, and brayered the excess ink on both spare sheets. (Showing my hand because Jules asked me how messy they get? well with brayer, hardly at all! ☺)

Allowed to dry overnight.

My other NBUS apart from technique is Tattered Lace Delicate Gate Die by Stephanie Weightman, free in Magazine Issue 31, bought very reasonably on eBay. Also had sheets of free DP in it.

This is a beautiful Die ! used the end of paper for the MB Pippi butterfly, so both cut from original sheet of water colour card. EF is from cheap shop, no name but Provocraft brand.
Stamped on snippet of linen card the OBD tiny tag greeting stamp set (discontinued )in Majestic Blue versafine ink and embossed with clear EP. Used Sending hugs and prayers. Must confess that's the one I've used the most.

Here you can see the crimson and cobalt blue on close up. Will have great fun using the rest of these sheets. I think this is a good way and very different way to use brushos.

Posting few photos of Oz, from art exhibition of aboriginal art locally, very good quality, plus an update on our pineapple.

Elwyn Toby - Sacred Ceremonies of Barralbarayl 2016

This one is just after Christmas, as you can see it is a brommeliad. Photo below is today's.

 

 I've been a really bad blogger and behind in commenting, for which i am very sorry, trying to do catch up.
Summer is really here and we're on our summer hols til end of January. Visitors all of this week and then more coming end of next week so things are full on! Do love it, though. 💖
Special prayers for all victims and families affected by the Bourke St Mall, Melbourne rampage, four dead twenty injured at the hands of one crazy man drove through pedestrians. Sad and foolish actions of one man, so sad indeed.

Thanks so much everyone for popping over and saying hi!
And may God bless your day wherever you may be!

 Shaz in Oz.x

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." Jeremiah 29:11

Joining up with: 

1. Darnell's'  NBUS Challenge
2.. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au  

3.#234 Any thing Goes at :  http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.com.au/ 

4. Artistic Inspirations #170 Anything goes

Bizzy Bec's "Darkoom Door Gumtrees" Tutorial Male card

Hi everyone - another mid month post with a tutorial another mid month post with a tutoriall for Bizzy Bec's store blog, with a monthly challenge with a die or stamp prize over here!  
It is anything goes and is posted worldwide - so do join in please do!

Here is a step by step guide on making a male card - for my dad's birthday recently.
Key to brayer work is a light and gentle hand, ie dont attack the paper but caress it.

Always build up a light base layer for any good blending of any inks, in any medium - then add the depth of colour, once the first layer has dried.
The base colour helps smooth out all other layers. I always brayer on smooth junk mail - the soft smooth surface helps in blending. 

Here I am starting off with good glossy cardstock, a brayer, and dye inks: Memento Bahama Blue, Grape seed + Adirondack Peach Bellini, dont have that colour in Memento. I have post + video with Brayer basics, so if you are new to it this is very good place to start.
Tab at top of my blog, also see this link here.

Here have torn a rough edge with scrap of paper and sponging it with

Ranger Mini blending tool, and Ranger Archival Black ink.

On a long snippet of cream (cut to size) added Distress inks as shown (Bec's DI here) with ink blending tool Salty Ocean, Antique Linen and Dusty Concord
(any idea why on earth a purple is called this?)

Embossed a cream piece of card with Sizzix Dot Matrix EF, added Salty ocean + Antique linen mixed randomly rubbing over the embossing.

 (Stamps used on top narrow piece are an old single leaf stamp, embossed in black ink, Hero Arts Background Envelope pattern S5507 + in DI Rusty Hinge SU French script background.)
Assembled the pieces together and added bit of twine to overlap them.
Used Xcut rectangle scallop dies for the border, as dont have a plan scallop border die. I just do half then move it along matching it up. As you do when you extend a die see "how to enlarge/ extend post" here.

SB Marvellous Squares die cut in black snippet.
Cut into four, then trimmed down as shown to make corners.

Darkroom Door – Gum Trees set, mounted on back then added corners underneath.
 Image is stamped in Versafine Onyx Black, and clear embossing powder then heat set.

Greeting is digi, with hand cut banner.

 I really loved this card, the Darkroom door stamps were so great to stamp with, as were the two new inks I used, Memento Bahama Blue and Grape seed.
The "Peaceful" word stamp is part of the Darkroom Door – Gum Trees set.

Thanks so much everyone for popping over and saying hi!
And may God bless your day wherever you may be!

...and dont forget to pop over and join in Bec's Anything Goes April challenge .. you might win the prize :D

Shaz in Oz.x 

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 14:27

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

2. Inky Impressions Challenge - all about the boys http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/iic-april-challenge-all-about-boys.html
3. Everybody art Challenge - Theme Birthday! http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/364.html