Snippets + Spellbinder Borderabilities Heart Wedding card + WOYWW

Well, everyone, it’s desky share time over at Julia’s Stamping Ground. My desk shows two cards in the making!

On the right is bird stamped in Memento Sand ink, from an image by Joanna Sheen, I'm trying out a technique by Beccy of "Beccy's place", which will share more fully next week, God willing.

On the left side is a wedding card, an order for a friend, also have started mine for the same couple. I will share it next week too, hopefully!

This Wedding card is finished - the greeting is printed on the computer in French script and cos this sheen soft pink card embosses well, I also heat embossed it while ink was wet.

The top layer of lovely embossed paper, is from years back in Syd store now closed. Used Spellbinder borderabilities on the bottom, and die in centre is one by Impression Obsession called layered hearts, have it because was sent by mistake so sent me right one, allowed to keep two dies.

This card was made first in May 2015. The lower two linked hearts are from very old c.2010, CB set called Hearts, die and EF set.

Next card is similar to last week's aunty Elsie's card. I gave my sister a choice of two bases, as she wasn't sure what she wanted. I made up this simpler one too. Die used is ODB lacey Squares extended to be rectangle. 

(Thanks Marilyn😊 a gift a while back). Image a disc digi.

Aussie shots - When coming home on Sat thought of the icecream drives with dad, so called down to the jetty homemade icecream man for usual passionfruit icecream! love it!

Anyway here are two photos of the marina and jetty...

Lots of action at weekend if weather is good!

Well, that is it for today... pray you're all well!
Praying for each who visit here and their families too to be well.

So let's keep calm, carry on and wash our hands!

Prayer Hugs, 
Shaz in Oz.x 

PS apoligies for being a bad blogger re comments,  trying to do better. Very sorry.

Thought for the day:

This verse is one that over the years has come to mean a lot to me!
And it certainly applies to today.

In the world we will have tribulation, ie trials trouble,cworries...

BUT 

Be of good cheer is what the LORD Jesus says! 

or CHEER UP! 

I have overcome the world.

This cartoon agrees!

Linking up to the following:

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

2. Snippets Playground. Snippets used on both cards, all die cuts are snippets, best thing as can use snippets for them! http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com/2020/03/pixies-snippets-playground-challenge-373.html?m=1

Watercolour Penny Black Floral Bouquet + WOYWW

Yes, somehow  it’s Wednesday again.. and time for WOYWW or What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday.
Pop over to Julia’s Stamping Ground to check out all the best crafty desks!

 To my desk this morning.

Monkeys hopped down to say hi, have a card in centre - thought I’d finished last night! Then decided stamped verse cream card oval was too pale, so brought down my gold paints by Finetec to colour it up, as used it on original floral piece. In hindsight, wish I’d masked the oval off, sprayed it with golden mist Tattered Angels spray, it would’ve been a nicer finish. However ‘tis done. The piece of watercolour paper with floral has been looking at me for weeks, it is the PB Floral Bouquet Stamp I multiple stamped to get a background sheet. See other uses back here and here, for previous two cards made with one sheet of water coloured PB embossed stamping. The Embossing makes it easy to watercolour and used a mixture of pencils, DI and shimmer watercolours. Often mix like that. 

Here’s the finished card. Used the Spellbinder border die this time and the CB 5 x7 embossing folder “Rosa”. The embossed verse stamp is an unmounted stamp bought ages ago on eBay, maybe Victorine, a US company?

Used SB Petite Scalloped circles for central verse. The corners are CB Vintage corners, a long disc. set sadly.

Well, Aussie photos are two pretty sunsets.

We are really spoilt with some lovely panoramas sometimes! Loved the silhouetted fishermen in this one! 

Still not walking, but that’s due to cold, partly gone, as well as left calf. Right shin is all better, took 2 mths. Patience, waiting is better than not healing tho’! 😊
 I must apologise for not commenting much in past week. Lots of WOYWWers, and other bloggers, have embedded comment boxes. My iPad Safari argues with Blogger. Even though I’m signed in comments are lost on embedded boxes so have to go over to another web browser. It’s extra steps when not well. Pop up comment boxes work just fine. Embedded are very unstable. 

(See this post here, if you want to fix it). So failed miserably last week, will try do better.

Lord bless you all wherever you maybe,

Prayer hugs, Shaz in Oz.x 

Thought for the day.

Today’s verse comes from completed card, the promises of showers of blessing, which the hymn comes from, averse often overlooked but it is full of the promise of God!

Linking card up to:

Word Art Wednesday.

 http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2019/07/pbsc-july-anything-goesoptional-food.html
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/2019/07/july-summer-colours_7.html
. http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2019/07/hls-july-anything-goes-with-dies.html?m=1

. http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/2019/07/238-here-comes-summer.html

Penny Black + Watercolour Background + WOYWW

(NOTE: Dear kind visitors to my blog,
If you would like a return comment  - would you please fix your embedded comments at bottom of your blog posts? if you have them. 
About 80% I struggle to comment on. 
These “embedded comment boxes” are very unstable for all users. 
On these you can lose comments on too. I have to do those on mobile, & so not easy .. 
SOOO IF you don’t have a pop up comment box on your blog but an embedded one at bottom of post... 
Would you please kindly go into your Blogger Dashboard:
Select *Settings, then *Comments, select *“pop up window".
And please “SAVE” it.
Thanks so very much 😊 ..especially if you’re one of few with POP UP WINDOW already.)
Edit: if you reply to a comment on your blog in an embedded comment box, the person you reply to will only receive that reply IF they've subscribed to comments on that post. 
Most do not subscribe so never receive it,  tested this many times).
*********
Hi there all! 

 Lobbing in quickly! Yes, somehow  it’s Wednesday again.. and time for WOYWW or What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday.
Pop over to Julia’s Stamping Ground to check out all the best crafty desks .. you learn soo much!

My desk this morning:

Well, it’s sort of cut off on left as hiding something I’m making, here I’ve started a new card, there’s a piece of watercolour paper with gold embossed flowers on it, partly water coloured with Distress inks, left over piece here.

Really enjoy them for water colour, they do-operate, don’t take much work.

Second desk is earlier when making card below.

First of all covered the water colour paper stamping “Penny Black Floral Cascade slapstick stamp”. Love this stamp, has been on desk last two weeks uninked. Did a wash with Finetec gold watercolour (at top) over background. 

Decided to try two technique for colour. First used watercolour pencils, Aquarelle, by Caran d’Ache. Swiss brand, bought set of eighty on eBay years ago from a seller in Spain. Had my nephew check him out as know no Spanish. 😁 

they’re beautiful to use, as watercolour can mix with water. However also wanted to try the DI which I will finish other piece left over and make two cards with leftovers stamped out.

Here’s the finished card saw it over on this blog here. I don’t have same products but used what I have.

 Used a rose embossing folder, debossed on the top part.

The sentiment stamp is my favourite at moment from Sweet n Sassy from the Wait on Lord set.
Here are the Aussie shots in May last year, there is a sailing group that sails on a Thursday.

Am hopefully back walking soon as stitches on shin out today (YAY!) and left knee getting better too. 😊
Very grateful though that we have medical help here, when we need it. 
Some do not in other countries.
Happy WOYWW everyone and God bless your day and keep you safe and well too. 
Prayer hugs,
Shaz in Oz.x
Thought for the day.

WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS

“I have chosen you” (John 15:16). 

"Keep that note of greatness in your creed. 

It is not that you have got God, but that He has got you."  

(From My Utmost for His Highest, October 25, 837 R)

Joining up with:
1. Word Art Wednesday.  Anything goes .http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/?m=1 

2. http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-in-english-country-garden.html  English country garden theme. Penny black floral Cascade  slapstick stamp gold embossed, watercoloured. Gold stamp embossed with Sweet n Sassy “Wait on LORD” stamp set.

3. Penny Black Saturday Challenge- make your own background. Stamped floral background with PB Floral bouquet slapstick stamp.

4 http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/2019/05/may-all-things-feminine-with-anything.html

5. https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-for-a-special-lady/

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

Ink Resist + Stampscapes Brayer card

Hullo there everyone! Well, our winter is lovely, fairly warm and sunny where we live but very cold, snowy down south and up on the northern tablelands, about an hour or so inland from here.. 

Also really enjoying watching Le Tour de France .. with all it's thrills and spills .. my brother is over there again riding each day part of the course as Aussie bike tour guide .. they usually do about 2/3 of the route each day then watch the race from a vantage point. :D

I am sharing again a couple of cards from the dozen I made for a very dear family who lost their dad.

See others shown here, here and here - two each link. .. or just scroll down below the posts.

This is an ink resist: 1.stamp the background stamp on white card with clear embossing powder
2. Using Distress Inks, ink up background with sponge daubers - Peacock Feathers, Dusty Concord, Weathered Wood.
3. Use same inks to color white mounted card, for background. "With Love" is wooden Print Blocks Stamp from 1990's, embossed in silver, inked in Peacock feathers.

Stampscapes and brayered background (see here) on glossy card image, with masked moon. Stampscapes stamps - Lakeside cabin stamp, rock platform, reeds,and small tree branch at top, inked with black around edge. I like this last stamp 'cos they look like gumleaves.
Used curved Spellbinders borderabilities on background, with two CB embossing folders, distressed a little - bubbles (mauve) and reed (grey). "I'm praying for you" stamp is Stampabilities.

 Thanks so much every one for popping over for a peek as chat, and may God bless your day wherever you may be! 

Shaz in Oz.x 

"But the Wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, .. easy to be intreated, full of mercy ... without partiality, and without hypocrisy." James 3:17

Linking the two cards up to: 
1. Di's Snippety challenge - Used  a number of snippets on both cards. http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/

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

3. Aussie Blog Challenge "Anything Goes" @ Bizzy Bec's a great Aussie craft site .. very reasonable! http://bizzybecsstore.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/july-challenge.html

Frog cards, Spellbinders and WOYWW

{WARNING - Picture heavy post.}

Hullo there everyone - YES! 'Tis Wednesday and desk showing/ sharing again!! Pop over to Julia's - we all join together to share and learn on a world wide desk hop. 

Here are my messy desks x 2 = double trouble :D

Desk late Monday as was making my nephew's birthday card - used some snippet of photo paper which had been inked using the crumpled wet cling wrap method see here. Am measuring pieces for tile effect on card with snippet of back to mount.

Completed card with computer print out for greeting, Stamp is from My Stamps 44F of Australia, circa 1995.

Today's desk shows the card begun last fortnight's desk, and here layering the Cheery Lynn "Mini Fanciful Flourish die"with three layers so it sits well on card. Rest of recipe see this post here - where made wedding card - this card was test run for it. Inked up on the die cuts to match the DP.

The finished card - 70th for my dear friend's birthday. Do love Spellbinders -recipe here

A close up so you can see the details, greeting is on computer again. The green is there on the DP, it just does not show up much in photos.

This card was also on last fortnight's desk, and finally finished it as thank you for wonderful biscuits (Swiss baked each Christmas by a dear 80 y.o. father of a friend). Biscuits photographed and printed out, "Thanks" and "Marco" are from CB Olivia Alphabet set.

This is why I was absent last week was up at family's place on the beach, view from their balcony, and we did go swimming in the lovely warm waves. We have had another glorious day today but had lots of rain in between. This photo has not been enhanced, that is how brilliant and bright it was.

I really wanted to share this with you... See that lovely clear foam?? When you are swimming in the surf, which we were, it is like being in a salty foamy bubble bath, I really love that part and not sure if it is common where there are not waves of any decent size and regularity. It is is not like this at the jetty where the waves are small but only in open surf... A wonderful gift of God's creation!! That's why I chose the Bible verse below .. it reminds me of the sea's power and God's almighty power, grace and love for each of us - He cares, yes! He cares.

Ending with a little of housekeeping I am delighted to welcome a new encourager of this blog ~ Therese,  from Australia, who does great videos - her blog is Lost in Paper, do pop over. https://lostinpaper.wordpress.com 

Well, thanks so much everyone for popping over for peek and chat.. and may God bless your day wherever you may be..  Shaz in Oz.x

 

"He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven." Psalm 107:29, 30

Am linking over to these challenges:

1. Di's Snippety challenge - Used  a lot of snippets on first two cards. http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/ 
2..Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au.

3. http://theenchantingrose.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/roses-of-inspiration-linkup-2.html

Wedding Card Snippets ++++ with NBUS Challenge

Hullo there everyone! Well two cards to share ~ one made entirely on snippets only new items were the tape used and pearls !!! Think this is a record for a snippets card for me!

Oh, and some NBUS on both cards.

First card - snippets used - except base card. The Crafts Too blossom embossing folder + butterfly Vivienne MB are both new unused items. Inks (Distress) were shown on desk last post below. Card for someone in need.

A wedding card for a friend. The NBUS is the Gold labels 4 in the centre with greeting, I was able to emboss the printed digi after printing because of glossy sheen on card. All card used was from invites to wedding, except the base card which was a order of service from another wedding. So all printing on invites are on the back. The slightly tinted pink on bottom of petals of  Britannia Poinsettia dies is another piece on invite as it is the bubbly centre piece. SB Borderability Scalloped also used and popped up on each layer. Swirl is leaf swirl by memory Box. Initials are from Cuttlebug Olivia dies

 

Can see layering better here. The Embossing folder is Couture creations Tied Together. What was such an answer to prayer was found the font used on invite and matched perfectly (on Dafont - AdineKirnberg Script).

Also recycled the envelope by turning it inside out re-gluing it, and putting black and white music print washi on sticky edge of lick down part of envelope, now on outside. Wrote names by hand on the back.

Well thanks for peeking everyone, happy WOYWW and may God bless your day wherever you may be, Shaz in Oz. x

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105.

Also linking over:

Darnell's she has another NBUS challenge which stands for Not Used Before Schtuff

Di's Snippety challenge - Used  a number of snippets on cards. http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au.
Stephanie's Enchanting Rose link up party