CAS Washi & Peel Off Cards + WOYWW

Hullo, hullo! It’s Wednesday... again! 😉😃 Those in the know, also know Wednesday is time for desks of the world at WOYWW - What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday So head over to Julia’s - peek, learn and share - do!

I’ve some simple cards today, I saw some discussion last WOYWW on someone’s desks re peel offs not being used.. curiously peel offs silver borders, front right, washi cards, in make, etc. was what was on my desk last week, not been touched again til this morning. 

When I need a card in a hurry, this is an idea I sometimes chose! Here I’m making the most useful JUST FOR YOU (Die by Ultimate Craft)  or THANKS (CB die) on cards for my stash. It’s quite simple, using two neglected stash items.. namely washi or peel off stickers. And if you don’t have a wide washi, you just put two from a set together like I’ve done of these cards, here. Layered up the greeting with a washi die cut too, which is adhered to white snippet of card and DST on the back, to make layering easier. 

Step 1: lay the wide or two layers of washi roughly an inch or 3cm from top of folded card.

2. turn it over tape ends die my score a pair of lines top and bottom and to finish off hedge of washi.

Then add the silver/ gold border of of peel off, top and bottom (peel offs front - silver sheet).

3. Then round the bottom corners. 

4. add layered chosen greeting. Full step by step given on this post HERE.  

So here's two cards made this way.

Another Kazelkraft Brusho penguin cards (Technique, includes polished metal embossing folder technique- see here), which is flying to Norway, DV. One more male card then I’m done, for a while. Now to Aussie photos some seascapes mostly.

First off a potplant  from our courtyard has been magnificent for months. An Anthirium - in cooler climates they grow indoors, but here they grow outdoors.

Seascape on one of main beaches where there’s a walkway along the break wall…

I saw this curiousity - do you know what it is? I didn’t know till I looked up closer!

Mm, I thought Rolls Royce doggie shower, obviously a dog lover on the council. I wonder how obediently said doggie is rinsed off?

Seascape of one of northern beaches - such beautiful contrasts.

That’s it for today, I may miss next week I’ve a very busy week, and blogging is difficult then. I did try visiting everyone who saw me + extras last week, but sorry for those I missed. 

BTW in post above this one, here, I share I’m going to use Follow.it instead of feedburner for email subscriptions. It has a free option (as well as paid options with more perks), of course I’m doing the free one. 

Or that’s the plan.

Every blessing in your day and God’s keeping upon you, and those you love, Shaz in Oz.x 

Thought for the day.

This is what we all need to do every moment of every day… 

And it’s not a suggestion!

It’s a command. 

“Seek ye my face”! 

When we truly know someone - we know what their face looks like. 

Seeing God, truly, makes us want to follow him.

Seeing, knowing, believing, trusting, loving God, and His Son, Jesus, our Saviour means we want to follow Him.

 

If there is something between that relationship between us and God, some sin , then we won’t want to seek God.

As Adam and Eve hid from God in the garden after sinning, so will we. 

“When Thou saidst, SEEK YE My face 

My heart said unto Thee,

Thy face LORD, will I seek.” Psalm 27:8

Linking up also with the following:

1. Word art Wednesday Anything goes!  http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/

2. Chocolate Baroque- hand coloured image - Brusho penguin.. all in watercolour Brusho. https://www.welovechocolatebaroque.uk/2021/06/june-hand-coloured-or-paper-pieced-image.html

3. https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-animal-antics-5/ penguin Brusho card. 

Brushos with Stencil + Heat Embossed Stamping + WOYWW

Hi there everyone, yes .. tis  Wednesday! Popping over to deskland at Julia’s Stamping Ground! Check out worldwide creativity in What is on Your Workdesk Wednesday! My desk:

Not interesting, yesterday was cleaning day. Unsure what I’m doing here, green card mid-make was a happy accident. Tried to deep white emboss this cardstock. As spritzed it with water for a deeper emboss, a little bit of brushos appeared with droplets on white sheet of card from last use. 😜
Thought: “Mm, wonder? Mm, add more brushos, I think! ”.  Being CB Asian bamboo EF, chose two greens with touch of yellow! Love it, few ideas floating around. 

Now to cards created on far right of desk. First two were on last week’s desk.
Probably won’t blog next Wed unless really organised as off to big smoke for annual Drs check, have tests done and one more to do, mostly ok but all in God’s hands.

Card 1: started as brusho background, thought to do reverse resist. Used unmounted PB Winter Ledge stamp given to my by Anne in France (thanks! ❤️), with clear EP on image. Tried to colour lift, found it didn’t work like video, as I’d not used watercolour paper or that quality card.. but back of food box. 
Lift as much as possible then added white chalk ink, plus Diamond Dust glimmer mist, then Sapphire DI in spots to highlight. Yes!!! 😁 now happy with it!  Used new Stamp set greeting from Simon Says shown few weeks back, corners are a diecut SB Magnificent Squares, cut in 4. Used outer edge as corner die.

Isn’t this verse beautiful?
"Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted." 
One of the Beautitudes, I love it, for a very dear couple who just lost their brother & brother-in-law.

Next is also brushos from last week. Whinged re the TH Mosaic Tag Stencil being crazy narrow. Extended it width wise by matching up pattern, imperfections but hidden with dies as an eye distraction. Love die MB poppy, and  HB die is CCD. Triple mounted die cuts, different but really love it, for special niece who doesn’t look at blog.

Last one started on this desk here. I need another sympathy card but think this washi paper, with Ultimate Crafts Dragonfly and Simon say hugs prayer set is bit too arty for her. She’s very traditional. May try another, can see it, just have to make it. 😉

I love how washi cuts with word dies, do need to back with cardstock, but can use scraps.
Now to Aussie shots - from here, been on several creek walks, did a video but not sure if folks would like it so didn’t upload it. It’s really amazing the bird calls we have.

There are mangroves the scrubby low growing bushes, they grow in salt water, use the low tide breathing tubes to help cope with salt and exude the salt in lumps in their leaves.

There was a lovely white heron in the water feeding .. a fair way off though.

This is a brush turkey (the ones that dig up my garden, I chase them out of our yard!).
This is a tidal creek, these are near town centre.

This image is five mins from my place, left are mangroves. If you scroll in on the green water area there’s lots and lots of fish. Swimming about happily till you throw in a line, very clear water!

Here is a hanger-on! on my garden shirt yesterday when pruning, they are hibiscus beetles, and yes, also called  stink beetles, 'cos they can!

Last image one below I found last night via FB. Have you ever heard of a Purple-crowned Fairy Wren?

I saw a photo of one on FB, thought someone has photo edited, but no! God’s creation is absolutely amazing!

How anyone can think that something as stunning as this can evolve from a blob of goo over millions or billions of years is beyond my understanding.
I think that takes more faith to believe that.. than to believe God did it! 
Video well worth watch, it’s up in North Oz as they’re only found in Nth Territory or Nth WA, in pandanus habitat. Photo screen shot from video.

https://youtu.be/RxAvXyMQHws
That's it for today, some rain in drought parts. "...mercy drops round us are falling, but for the showers we plead", as the Hymn says.. so praying on! 

May God bless you and all you love,  

Prayer hugs, Shaz in Oz.x
Thought for day:

Oh boy, do I ever do this the wrong way around!

Our default nature is to worry.. then pray then worry some more.
Something wrong with system there. We are to cast our burden upon the Lord as Psalms says, BUT LEAVE IT there, not pull it back with fishing line method!
Not God's way. Pray, plead, trust rest, fret not... as said in Ps. 37.

Linking up to:

1. Word Art Wednesday

2. http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2019/10/pbsc-october-anything-goesoptional_19.html?m=1

3. Crafty cardmakers - Sparkle challenge Sympathy card has sheen from Glimmer mist Diamond Dust. Not captured well. Also hugs prayers washi which has shiny sparkly sliver in washi and in dragonfly and words.
4. Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Hugs Prayers card Fall or autumn colours (found in washi)
5. http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/10/week-542-add-something-gold-andor-silver.html?m=1 add silver/ gold.. a little or lot. Hug Prayers card.

Washi Card with Scored lines + Die cuts + WOYWW

Hi one and all, yes it IS WEDNESDAY! Curious isn’t it how it comes.. in a blink. Of course it’s also time to do WOYWW! What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday... over at Desks of the World first - over at dear Julia’s desk at the Stamping Ground. To my desks..

 I’m working with washi tape! Do love washi...here I’ve three wide rolls of washi bought on eBay from Asian sellers, it’s certainly not readily available here! I’ve also a strawberry clear container full of regular washi. There is corner rounder punch on far top left. Front one of my non stick scissors, have four pair, two different sizes and love them all. 

I’ve made three cards with washi of differing widths.. 

Two with wide and one with regular - to show you don’t need wide. If you want to check out more look here (standard width, and using die cut words), here, here and here, all have examples mostly with regular width Washi.

Washi tape one or two layers, if desired, on card base, depending on width, that’s what I’ve done here.. Score couple of lines either side with score board. 

TIP: If you score top line first, allowing room for one or two or three lines on top then you put the washi tape on straight.

I forgot to use washi diecuts for these cards, but if you remember die cuts in the washi are best. Think I’m might go back and do this. 
Links above have the washi diecuts done. Then for any die cuts you put the washi on scrap of white card to size needed. Then layer  up die cuts while still in base one, to hold it in shape.

To the cards, I’ve used I.O. and CCD sentiment dies, added various peel offs some of which came from crop 2018, love border peel offs and there were some there. Love all of them, will be using sentiment with washi so will update if I do..

Adding this one has washi diecuts. It’s with regular washi width, two different sort from a set.

Now to the Aussie shots, as I’ve not been able to go walking (left knee and wrist injured in fall still recover) these are from last June when I wasn’t blogging. I love both of them.

Well, that’s me this week. Done zero cardmaking until these three cards since last week’s Mario Kart pop up slider card. The fall has knocked me more than realised but am improving.

Happy WOYWW everyone and May our dear Loving Father God bless your day wherever you may be, hugs Shaz in Oz.x 

Edit: (14.7.19) adding images with the three cards and their top layer of washi. I put it on scraps of card, add DST and die cut. First image shows the three layers of die cut. Layerthe up in bottom layer to hold it in place. 

 Add the tape after you've added the first lot of scoring, you'll have it straight and know where to put bottom layer.

Thought for the day:

This has to be one of my many favourites... lead me to the Rock ... as the hymn says, that Rock is Jesus, the Only One!

What a blessing to have One upon Whom we can cast our EVERY care.

Linking up with:

Word Art Wednesday   http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2019/04/anything-goes-382-383.html?m=1

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Animal Antics   https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-animal-antics-3/

Simon Says Monday Challenge Down on The Farm. https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=16344

WOYWW Snippets + Butterfly Challenge + Windows 10 Go away!

Hullo one and all .. well it is one of those days when you quietly want to go in the corner and scream!! loudly, but just to yourself. And yes, it is a computer that has caused this utter frustration.

First of all Windows 10 keeps installing and I don't want it .. tried Googling thus far to no avail, tried this one here... but is in too hard basket at mo...
It is blocking all other updates because if one tries to download those updates, then Windows10 automatically downloads. (When, God willing, I find a solution will add it.. anyone any ideas?)

{15.8.15} EDIT: UPDATE - I think I may have beaten it at last, praise God -- pray so anyway most earnestly! some days later.
First of all I did a system restore back to before release date on 29th July, which on my machine was 27th July. Then did instructions on this link here (Warning: he uses some words I would rather not there, but he said he was controlled as he was really mad about Microsoft and wanted to help others,  it so glad he was restrained)
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/windows-7-to-10-gwx-how-to-remove.html
All other sites were not for those who had the download being forced on them, and did their steps and nothing happened.
So thought only way could solve it was with restore point back to before 29th July. System Restore said that restore point did not work but it stopped the download! then could get rid of the GWX files (for Win10).. and they are everywhere!

Had to remove all the files - WARNING - it does involve going into the Registry.
Am not crowing yet, as it is not showing I have not reserved my Windows 10 in Windows Update, and it should. So they may try to sneak it in the back door, so double checking all downloads from Update as that's how they smuggle them in.}

However I am going to ignore all this for the moment... and plod on (with prayer).
To WOYWW or What is On Your workdesk Wednesday.. pop over to our chief's desk for the link up, at Julia's Stamping Ground! 

To my desk:

It could be summarised today's post as: 2 desks + 2 cards + 3 Aussie shots!
Have two cards here, one finished, one on the make. Have added DI to the paper for die-cut, to match the stamped framed image made. Last week on Thursday I met up with RosA in Sydney, and the bounty on the desk below is from her (thanks dear friend! very generous). We also did some shopping, and this stamp panel was one I was deliberating over. Ros challenged me saying she would buy it too and see who could blog a card with it first. It was all of $3.99, by Kaisercraft.

All these die cuts are from RosA, they are amazing aren't they? She die cuts them on scrap card then they stay intact. The "With Love' die is one of mine I am trying out to see it work.

Here is the card with Kaisercraft Bloom Panel in Versafine Black Onyx, and embossed in clear. DI - Peacock feathers, Dusty Concord, Firebrick Red, on Strathmore. The die "with love" is by Waffle flower. Snippets of Black, and Strathmore.

Over at Mrs A's Butterfly challenge .. it is Butterflies and W is for Washi... so it is all washi on here with DP and cardboard snippets thrown in. Die Butterfly is SB, "Thanks" is CB Olivia die set

Aussie shots 1: First rose for this year is the Delores... always seems to be first.. very dry this year so slow to grow, we badly need some rain.

2. Dendrobian orchid from my neighbour, on loan :D It is has flowered its heart out for almost three months now. More flowers than leaves .. how good is that?

3. Another winter flowering, red dwarf poinsettia... it yells "happy", doesn't it??

And a big welcome to another new wonderful encourager of this humble blog .. Jan Keen, but cant find your blog, Jan .. so please let me know so I am able link over to you + also join your blog. :D
 Also a big Welcome to Lenoria of Lenoria's Lid'l  Bits another new blogger. Pop over and give her a big welcome to blogland!
 

I will comment as able ~ may take 'til next week but will get there :D

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

I am sharing a part of psalm today.. I so need it :D pray it might bless you also.

Psalm 121:1-3

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber"

Also 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.