Brushos with Quietfire Design Birthday Die + WOYWW

Well, yes, back again, 😁 and Wednesday, so it’s time to pop over to deskland for WOYWW or What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday at Julia’s Stamping Ground!

Now to my first desk, today's as I left it! Couple of images to colour, perhaps, for a friend’s coming birthday, done all February so starting on March, which happen to be all in first week! Thus will be back in time Rudolph day so hopefully can catch up on some Christmas cards. Really lovely weather, may get some beach swims in, too! 
We had two & half feet of rain last week, drying out is good.

Second desk am about to colour some thread for my fourth male card for the year. I’m using Distress inks and Perfect pearls, been using latter a lot lately ... they go so well on male cards, and 2020 is "use up neglected stash" year I’ve decided!

Finished card, I’ve used one of pieces done with Brushos on photo paper (see here), and stamped with Darkroom door phot sea stamp, still have few more male cards coming ahead so this image will make a reappearance. Same but different designs! The background under the stamped image is SB stitched rectangle die which has been coloured with four diff colours of perfect pearls, has amazing sheen, not showing really.

Next are two cards made from one brusho piece on watercolour card using the Elizabeth Crafts Quietfire Design Happy Birthday Die.

Used positive and negative for two cards, both are dry embossed with Embossalicious Regency swirl EF, and the dies for top frame is two of rectangle A6 size from Scrapdragon craft site in Oz, love their dies, very reasonable if from Oz. Bottom is scalloped rectangle by Xcut, extended. 

Last card is the inky one from last week’s desk. Hero Arts Dandelion background, ink resist with Distress inks, “Get Well Soon” by Dienamics (?).

Now Aussie shots, the rain has done the garden wonders! This week our Callistemon Mr Foster (common name bottle brush), is flowering well, it’s newish plant.

It was a food feast for Rainbow Lorikeets, they are clowns, with great antics.

Last photo is beach, where I am today... pretty, pretty isn’t it?

Thanks for popping over particularly if you’ve time for a chat, it’s deeply appreciated. 
May God bless your day wherever you maybe.
Prayer hugs,
Shaz in Oz.x 
Thought for Today:

This is such a comfort  this verse!

Truly we are rich in a Father Who’s understanding of our situation is all wise and perfectly in tune with our needs.This verse also speaks of the magnificent stars.

In the Southern Hemisphere skies at night are amazingly beautiful with the twinkling of the vast array of stars in the Milky Way. Yet this same Creator God sees our innermost ache of our heart and binds up our wounds, if we but seek Him. So thankful!

Linking up to the following:

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

2. Simon Says Monday Challenge  Frame it. Male card framed on SB Rectangle, and Ladies brusho happy birthday,  positive die cut.https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/
3. Allsorts Challenge- dies or punches. Get Well card and male birthday and female too. Dies used on all,  http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/02/week-559-dies-andor-punches.html?m=1
4. 

Bizzy Becs DT - Wet + Dry Embossing Background Dies

 Hullo there everyone! Another DT post for Bizzy Bec's, few cards with a newish technique used back here! A big peek..

 

Using from Bizzy Becs:
Frantic Stamper Sanharan Screen Background Die

Sue Wilson Scandinavian Background Die.

Elizabeth Craft (by Quietfire Designs) Happy Birthday die.

STEP BY STEP:

Cut piece of card coloured or white card of good weight, to fit die for background piece. As you'll see I used two different background dies here.

 Use anti static pad on card first, ink it up lightly with Versamark ink pad

TIP: Put versamark on cutting surface *only, so just dust *gently across the top of the die.
**avoid as much as possible pressing into the crevices of the die pattern.
If you do, you'll need to remove lots of excess powder from wrong place. 

(Wonder why I know)

After inking, work out embossing sandwich for your machine, I used a very thin shim on my machine, instead of thicker usual shim.

Place cardstock on rubber mat, gently lower die, cutting side down on cardstock and run through once. I found once with thinner shim sufficient on my machine.

Dust well with EP of choice, remove unwanted areas with fine paint brush (much less on my third attempt) and heat set.

 If not quite enough embossing, you can carefully repeat, I did on one of mine, and it worked well. Just line up carefully.

The other background die used. First time used, I put in centre pieces of Sue Wilson die. But left it plainer on third card, thought it looked better, less is more.
Use a fine brush to remove excess powder.

  Choose simple overlay of design on top, these Elizabeth Craft Design Quietfire dies are simply perfect.

 Die cut the greeting three times with backing double sided paper on the back.

 Leave greeting in base card and layer the intricate top layers into placed whilst still not separated (see photos). Makes it much easier!

 Loved both these variations, it would look great on deep burgundy cardstock too or green for a Christmas card background.

 Sue Wilson die with and without centre.

 

 Thanks for patience in reading this long post.

Now dont forget to pop over  HERE at Bizzy Bec's and please do join in ANYTHING GOES November CHALLENGE - to win that monthly prize (posted overseas too!).
Pop by Bec's store, too, for her great bargain prices.  

Please pop over to Bizzy Bec's blog and leave a comment there, if you are able, too?

    

Thanks so much every one for popping over for a peek and chat!

May God bless your day wherever you may be. 
  Will do my very best in commenting, and truly appreciate your visits!

Shaz in Oz.x 

"And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment." Mark 12:30

  Linking up to:

 1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes, both cards   http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au   
2. Di's Snippety challenge - Used snippets, die cuts.  http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/
3. http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-snow-white/ could add snow to your project or use a lot of white on your creation.
 

WOYWW + Cards + Serviette with Cling Wrap Ironing Method

Hi there one and all - how quickly a week flies by .. mm, so yes this year is not different to others. It is Wednesday here already!

Do pop  over at Julia's for WOYWW or What is On Your workdesk Wednesday! 

Am sharing for my WOYWW post an old method, well known I thought - but have found lots dont know about it, so thought would share it with you, step by step..

... so picture heavy post but not many words :D. To my my desk yesterday ..

1. separate layers of serviette/ napkin to very top pretty layer of a three ply serviette .. the paper napkin variety. Have at the ready from the kitchen some cling wrap, or plastic wrap.

Heated up my cheap $10 Semco craft iron on high (you may need to check your iron. I tried a lower temperature first but did not take). As on heat proof craft mat, didn't need to worry about heat.
 2.Lay first the serviette/ napkin face down, with pretty side on the non stick heat mat. i.e. away from you.
3. Lay on top of back of serviette a sheet of plastic wrap, smoothing it out.
4. Place on top of plastic a sheet of plain white card or heavy duty paper.
Iron and iron really well repeating coverage over it all.
You may need to go over several times, especially on edges as they are slowest to take.
If using a good iron, then put piece of printer paper to protect your good iron.
This one has good Teflon surface so didn't worry.

Untrimmed complete sheet, double check complete adhesion especially around the edges before trimming it..

Found some snippets in my folder of gold card of die cut pieces with SB Curved border die, so using it with these two pieces.

Have huge list (for me) of birthdays for Feb., so here is one down and six more to go.The Happy Birthday die is Quietfire design by Elizabeth craft designs and double cut in blue under to complement colours in serviette.

Surfs Up Downudner - we have had huge seas with the swell form a tropical low .. rain has been welcome, if impinging on my swimming a tad. These three were taken by my BiL a few days back, on their home surf break thirty mins north of here.

May God bless your day everyone

... and thanks so much for all your wonderfully, encouraging comments, too.

Shaz in Oz.x 

"The things which are impossible with men, are possible with God. " Luke 18:27

Am Linking up to: 
1. Di's Snippety challenge - Used  a number of snippets.
2. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au