WOYWW Embossing tip + Flowering Mother-in-law Tongue

Hullo there everyone - YES! 'Tis Wednesday and desk showing/ sharing and all that  time again!! Pop over to Julia's to see what I am raving on about - we all join together to share and learn on a world wide desk hop. Here is my messy desk!!

As you can see I am making a card or two actually! One on right is the upcycled card with Tree verse and also poinsettias made with Britannia die. 

Also card on the left I am making a baby card for my sister but has come to a halt as she does not know middle name and want to put details on that scrappy piece (at the moment, which change it) on left of the card.

Here is my favourite tip this year .. to cut a fine edge around a die cut, simply emboss the piece you want to cut then use the very outside edge for your cut line.. and then sits nice and neatly on it too. Easy peasy! as you have embossing mat etc already from doing original dies cut it is quicker and more accurate than tracing around it.

Now quick show of cards made.. 

These were made same as the ones on last post - see below! Also on it is a poem if you want one to put inside your Christmas card free to use it.

 This one was made with same dies up above from Britannia - really love them! and thee snowy cottage image was a photo on a card of my friend's home in Nettleham (Lincolnshire). I made her this card with a image from photo, on fancy labels 8 spellbinder. The "Joy' was a Srapmatt's piece discontinued sadly as tried to buy some more. Snowflake EF is also Disc. was cuttlebug one.

Now for the Australian photo of the day the Mother-in-law's tongue is flowering again... has been from months tactfully this one was beauty though!!

Many thanks every one of you for popping over for a peek and chat and may God bless your day wherever you may be! Shaz in Oz.x 
EDIT: Am sorry, commenting will be hindered a little as had a bit of fall this afternoon and laid up - am fine, but cant sit much on desktop. Will do best on mobile :D but it is an ancient model. (like me! *grin*)

I would like to enter these into:
Our Dis Snippets Challenge - Snippets Rule! (W) 
Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes (W).

Stamping Sensations free and easy (monthly)

ATC's for WOYWW4 ~ 29th May 2013

Well here is a quick post showing you the card/ and six ATC's for the swap over at great fourth anniversary of WOYWW - see what this was over here at the Stamping Ground. 

 This post shows how I did the inky background, and some of the embossed background.

  All the images are from Artneko Oriental images (listed down below). They are really fab for atc's - detail for small stamps is amazing. Card below has centre been embossed only (with rubber mat) with a Spellbinder Large labels.

Crane  Pine stamp $1 at Artneko, plus embossed only card with Large labels Spellbinders.

ATC frame from Artneko, plus one of Panda from set, and Weeping willow stamp

 

  (Sizzix leaves - Embossing Folder) with inked card using same inks. Used pigment gold ink to highlight it. Side piece is from a Spellbinder label set..

ATC images from Artneko hibiscus here - can buy separately.

 

(Sizzix leaves - Embossing Folder) with black card. Used Versamark and clear embossing powder, had to double emboss to cover surface area with the lovely molten gloss. Inked up with pigment gold ink pad for highlights

Peace Kanji, plus Small Panda set

Did actually make seven but forgot to photograph the last one - and cant remember what did on it :D

May God bless your day everyone, thanks so very much for popping over for a peek and chat!
Shaz in Oz.x 

PS. Linking these Atc's etc over to Miss Di of Crafty Snippets Challenge at Pixie's playground (sorry forgot to link earlier, Miss).

These are all snippets originally of some sort, whether left over gloss or black or other cardstock... cant beat raiding the snippets drawers.. 

I forget whose desk I saw where they had theirs categorized into colours, etc.

 I have done mine into:

 1. Black

 2. White

 3. Assorted Colours drawers.

The latter has cellophane bags in colours  ~ this works a treat for me.