Darkroom Door Photo Stamp - Surfboards - Male Birthday

 (For WOYWW post click here or just scroll down.. thank you!)

Well, time already for the mid-month DT post for Bizzy Bec's, quite scary how quickly this comes around!

Another lovely red-etched rubber stamp by Darkroom Door - a photo collage - surfboards, today!

To the method ... step by step of course :D

Stamp the lovely stamp in black Versafine ink and emboss with clear EP

I had bought some lovely cheesecloth from Bec and wanted to use it with this, so sprayed the Dylusions teal spray + also perfect pearls spray. Has lovely sheen on this, just cant see it.

Here is the dyed cheesecloth (also used it as a stamp while it wet and juicy on some other card to right). It was too dark when done so I wrapped it up like a sausage and put a Rubber band down length of it, like we did for tie dyeing in the '70's. Then wet it all over again with water and took some of the colour out randomly with kitchen paper to get the mixed colour. Let it dry naturally.

Added some real sand from our beach, with some texture paste and masking tape.

Assembled card - coloured the sky with DI ink and hand made cloud masks. Added the colour to sea with Versamark and Perfect Pearls, and also the surfboards. Turquoise card on left was coloured from cheesecloth stamps above and added some more colour after embossing piece, I added some more inks to highlight. Only needed a third of cheesecloth which i dyed as it was folded over three times. Happy Birthday (LOTV) stamp was stamped in Versafine on cork and clear embossed. Background paper is some old stash of hand made paper from 1990's, shells and starfish also from stash.

 

loads of shimmer on this card....

Products used:

*Pre order Darkroom door photo stamp - Surfboards

*Pre order Black Versafine ink pad

*Pre order Embossing folder set of two by Sizzix gridlock and dot matrix

*Pre order Dylusions Calypso Teal spray.

Pre-order Texture paste (clear)

*Ranger Perfect Pearls PPP21803 Aged Patina

(available for order, as are Ranger products - see Bec.)

*Cheesecloth (out of stock, but also available through Bec.)

Thanks so VERY much for popping over for peek and chat... 

Shaz in Oz.x 

And please dont forget to go over to Bizzy Bec's Anything Goes Challenge for the month of June, 

**over here too - you may win that prize! :D

Just found out, top five prize for this card .. see here! thank YOU!

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Linking up to:

1.Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au. 
2. Card or creation for a Guy - Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
3. Di's Snippety challenge - Used snippets, loads :D.  http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/
4. Crafty Cardmakers - Special male card   
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/166-for-special-man.html

WOYWW + Distress Ink Smooch background

Another WOYWW or What is on Your Workdesk Wednesday, 
hosted again by dear Lunch Lady Jan  (Thanks, dear LLJ!)
I am praying on for dear Julia, we do miss you Julia. Also please say a special prayer for Jan, she lost her darling dad at the weekend.

My desk yesterday arvo. 'Tis late Wed here as running tad late, out all day busy with family who are not well. However my good news is on my desk from WOYWW7 PiF a few weeks back now. Was going to share the Iris card on right today but changed my mind, its on its way to UK...

To my second desk shot: I saw this online and wanted to try it. You randomly ink up with Distress Ink on a mat (or in my case a white piece of laminated cardstock) and then spritz it with water and stamp on it.

Inking it up background stamp - SU French Script... I let it sit for while.. then lifted it- spritzed some more on card but think should have skipped that. Had loads of ink leftover and couldn't waste that so grabbed another snippet of card and smooched up the left over. It became the central panel of card below

This card was half done on last weeks desk. Cut the smooched inky centre piece with Pinpoint Circles by Memory Box, doubled layer of them. Used a variety of flowers from stash. Border is Nellie Snellen Border die. Stamp with a favourite of mine by Stampendous:
"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will shelter in the shadow of the Almighty.."
This is a very good thing to remember in times when every is not all happy and smooth sailing. God knows, and He cares, nothing catches God out.

WOOHOO!! Look-ee, see what arrived in yesterday's post my PiF - from UK, the card, wonderful envelope and superb ATC by ...
.... (EDIT - had wrong person DER!!!! it is from Andrea of Arty Andrea Link here ignore what I printed on it, what a utter duffer, I am!) thank you dear friend, I love it! its actually quite glimmery.

 

This is the ATC and card, I sent to Shaz Silverwolf, my PiF.

ATC made with snippet of brayered card + iridescent medium added to it, + cling wrapped, then dried. The lovely black trees is part of a die cut given by RosA. (will look up name, as have it somewhere). The card was another brayered piece with Ryn's bubble stamp on it + die cut alphabet too.

To the Aussie shots today- two from the garden...

This is a NZ Christmas bush in flower and the Rainbow Lorikeets (noisy things :D) and other honey eating birds love it !!

Please say hi - to let me know you've been by! 
May God bless your day wherever you maybe!

Shaz in Oz.x

"I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you". John 14:18

Linking up to:

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

WOYWW Goodies + Stormy East Coast Low

For Shaker card for Bizzy Bec's, please scroll down or  click here.

Mm, running a tad late for WOYWW or What is on your workdesk Wednesday over here, at the moment hosted again by our Lunch Lady Jan (Thanks, dear LLJ!). 

Latest news from Jan's post,  for non WOYWW-ers, who asked to be updated for prayer for Julia:

 "Julia came out of hospital last Saturday - her post op brain scan was clear so it's a case of slowly recovering. I saw her yesterday.. was surprised to find her downstairs rather than in bed. Julia's face has dropped on her right side because of palsy caused by the op. Has exercises to help the nerves and muscles work again. Her stay in hospital was good, excellent treatment + care. A case of slowly slowly now, may take up to a year for nerves to grow back. We had a good laugh - she says hello to you all." (EDIT: I tried to enlarge this but not able to, sorry)

To my desk this morning - front and centre Happy Mail arrived today! from Shaz Silverwolf and Nikki C - THANK YOU, both of you!!! I know there is one more on its way, too. I'm working on an inky card, hence two stamps there at the back, and it is still not done!

More happy Mail ...isn't this one amazing card sent to me a a thank you from the amazing Darnell of NBUS fame and I think Hammy must have had a hand in this one .. but not sure he went up in those balloons though.. isn't the detail amazing!?? thank YOU, dear friends, all of you!

All up and down the east coast of Australia, from Gold Coast, Queensland to Tasmania there has been tremendous storm damage from a huge east east coast low. it wasn't just one system but two that joined up and also it coincided rather unhappily with the June King tides..

SURFS UP... wave anyone?

Foaming breakers on rock wall, you could not go down the rock wall as normal, as it was breaking over it well and truly as later images show.

The waves breaking over distant rock wall into the marina, this is at almost low tide. Five hours later at 8:30pm, when another king tide hit, the high thundering waves destroyed some marina walkways, office building and sunk two yachts.

People had to be rescued from their yachts/ boats 'cos they couldn't get along marina walkways. They've had to leave boats now as the walkways in some places are destroyed.

Impact of waves pounding this office also collapsed the marina Office building, it fell in on itself.

Creek and beach area near home, storm surge came up onto grassed area and beyond to trees..

A lot of the beach was washed away, and has been deposited in creek mouth clogging it up more.

Peaceful now, after the storm...

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

May God bless your day wherever you may be. 

Shaz in Oz.x

...this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation." Isaiah 25:9b

Bizzy Becs Challenge - Lawn Fawn "Hippo Birdie to You!" - Shaker Cards

Hullo everyone .. another post for Bizzy Bec Online Store -  it's anything goes at the Monthly Challenge for June! (Yes, June! six months into 2016!)
For the  "Anything Goes Monthly Challenge"  the winner worldwide receives either a die or stamps prize from Bizzy Bec's..
Some stamping and masking here today, a learning curve for me .. some shaker cards, using Pre-order Lawn Fawn Stamps hippo- Hippo Birdee To You! (cute, plus suitable for any sort of birthday card really).

Inked up some post-it notes with some images, cut around them for masking.
Stamped two lots of images, making up two cards .. just in case..!

Made a hill mask to add sky and grassy background. Masked some clouds as well for the sky.

Finished backgrounds.

Here are the first two Hippo Birdee shakers. Made major booboo in making these. *Do not use tacky glue for attaching layers new the aperture.. tacky glue makes the shaker elements stick and stay stuck!  
*Also use anti static pad on acetate etc to remove static with shaker elements.
*Another point I need to remember is to make the aperture on card base the size of inside of the frame. I sent them off, irrespective of booboos, as still liked them. One went to France and one went to Canada. Being flat cards they are ideal to post overseas.

So made another one, with no tacky glue. Static does make things stick, even though used anti static pad around it before attaching base. Sadly don't have anymore of the textured card I used on first ones (found out its discontinued - boohoo) so used an embossing folder for this one. Masked sponging bit different as no hills on this.

Pre-order Lawn Fawn Stamps hippo.

Pinpoint Circles by Memory Box

Versafine Black Onyx Ink pad

Ranger Mini Blending tools

Distress inks

Embossing Folder - S.U Decorative Dots

Foam mounting tape.

 Don't usually add Aussie shots to DT posts, but we're experiencing an east coast low. Put on waterproofs and went for a walk yesterday (Saturday) morning. The rain and wind gusts were up to 35 knots or 69 km :D it was nearly blowing me over as I  took these on my phone.
{EDIT: it has passed now thankfully, rain gone - was a total of 9 inches or 225mm. In my last post, I said how we needed rain. I guess we had it :DPassed mostly unscathed except damage to few shrubs. Up north the flooding was worse, some areas here were evacuated, more photos later on.}

 

Thanks so much every one for popping over for a peek as chat - it means a lot to me!  

Shaz in Oz.x

The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power ..: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Nahum 1:3

Linking up to: (this is scheduled, will link as as soon as able)

1.Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au. 
2. Mask it - Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
3. Di's Snippety challenge - Used snippets, on die cuts.  http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/

4.  Cuttlebug Mania - use embossing with CB. 

5. Stamping Sensations - June challenge is Feature a creature.

WOYWW + Snippety Cards!

Warning - photo heavy post...

Another WOYWW or What is on Your Workdesk Wednesday, hosted again by dear Lunch Lady Jan (Thanks, dear LLJ!).  Our wonderful Julia had surgery yesterday. For "non-deskers", (who asked me to update them, 'cos they were praying) - news from Lunch Lady Jan's blog, this morning UK time. Keep praying folks too, thanks!

"Julia is in the High Dependency Unit, recovering from the very long operation yesterday to remove the acoustic neuroma that has made her life so difficult over the past 9 months. Mr Dunnit texted me last night saying that the surgeon was pleased with how everything went."

My desk this morning.. on far left its hidden cos its a birthday card, on right are two finished snippet cards so off to the playground .. yay! Just near monkeys is my PiF from my first WOYWW in 2011 from Jozarty. Its nearly always there somewhere near monkeys. You will be surprised to read what those two cards are made with - see below.. Sorry no atc's, 'cos I'm in Oz, takes a while to get downunder and not sure if Shaz Silverwolf has hers yet with my PiF.

...the once front view, but now back view of an envelope from Ginny of Maxam Made.....

The new front view - I loved the lining on this envelope, and thought it would make great DP! so went through my snippets of verses and pinks and greens

There was a sketch on "ChristianCardMakers" (CCM) on FB, wanted to use that sketch as an idea... sort of I always change things. EF from is from SU Decorative dots, bought it on their recent half price sale on discontinued items. On my wish list so very thankful!

Here I am making Sarn's gems... Sarn is from the Snippets playground, but is poorly so pray she picks up soon too. Use a normal small round punch (from school days, mine is decades old) Use a mat + embossing too, emboss them into a softly rounded shape! Dots to size and shade.. perfecto! (Tip: moisten the card with little spritz of water, as found that helped shaping, plus good glob of glue to size, so it holds it's shape).
The verses are digis, printed but not used, are free over at Word Art Wednesday.

To the Aussie shots today - two from the garden yesterday and one from my walk yesterday, it was sooo pretty .. have more but will share later. I do love this time of year.. our autumn is very dry though .. only two days with rain last month of 3rd and 5th May a total of 12mm, we need more as was drought before that here.

A Grevillea called Peaches and Cream it opens yellowy then changes to peach hues. It is next to an African daisy which comes in all hues and we use pine bark mulch here so we dont have to water native and drought lovers so often.

Looking down the park, five minutes from here - see across the creek + ocean beyond that.

Please say hi - to let me know you've been by! 
May God bless your day wherever you maybe!

Shaz in Oz.x

"For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit .." Isaiah 57:15

Linking up to: 

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

2. Di's Snippety challenge - Used snippets on all of the cards.   http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/
3. Cuttlebug Mania - use embossing with CB.