Bizzy Becs August Challenge DT post + Annie's Smiles

Hi there everyone .. well, this is take three on my card today!
Talk about making a mess .. getting nowhere fast!! yes, that's me!
So for DT piece this month it ended up being a Christmas card, not quite planned, but ... not that bad really, as I really love these new dies used, + also my easy-peasy background - huge rescue when others failed. 

To the card.

Items used:

Darkroom Door Splatter texture background

Lawn Fawn stitched snowflake die set

Spellbinders Pierced rectangles  

Distress Inks

Our Daily Bread Christmas "Joy to world" Stamp set

(maybe available upon request to Bec.)

Also used SB Petite Ovals and scalloped ovals 

Versamark and silver EP

 How it was done?? Look see ...on my desk was this scrunched up inky tissue I'd used to wipe up distress inks on my ink mat at some stage. 

I know used Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire + little Firebrick Red. Glued it to a piece of card and squashed it down, wait till dried. 

 Then rubbed it over with Embossing buddy, my home made one, stamped it with splatter texture stamp from Darkroom door in Versamark + Silver EP, heat set. Its really shimmery but none of photos show it up! :(

Then did some die cutting, background in largest pierced SB Rectangle, then silver snowflakes with Lawn Fawn stitched snowflake die
..Ooooh, I love this set I bought from Bec!
Stamped greeting ODB  "Joy to the world" and cut it out with SB Petite ovals.

 Close up... this looks like  salt, doesn't it? but in reality shiny silver!

Mm, not bad after all, I've decided! have enough to make another card for background from the tissue!

Those not from Australia probably wont know what this is!! its a Cycad! a giant cone!! really big, has seeds in it the vibrancy of the red in the seed is to be seen to be believed, no photo does it justice... we went to Botanic gardens today and saw quite a few things which will share in time.

 

Well, that is it for me today because it is really Friday still parts of in the Northern hemisphere I will link this up with *Annie's Friday Smiles too, as some might like to see the Cycad ...
Oh, and think I need one of these signs for my craft room! like one too?!

 Now don't forget to pop over  HERE at Bizzy Bec's and check out the other DT gorgeous creations, and please do join in the ANYTHING GOES August CHALLENGE - to win that prize.
Pop by Bec's store, too, for her great bargain prices.   

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 . 

"I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before Him." Ecclesiastes 3:14

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

2. http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-splatter/  
3. Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Anything Christmas goes / optional use gingerbread!

4. Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra where it's always 'anything Christmas goes"

Belated WOYWW, Snippety Scrappy Mo's + Friday's Smiles!

Hullo there one and all.. YEP! I am officially running two days late for WOYWW (What is on Your Workdesk Wednesday), hosted again by dear Julia (pop over to Julia's and please join in, do!).  Desk photo was taken on the right day - just full on days here. As it's Friday downunder pop over to *Annie's Friday Smiles, AND *Christmas Challenge - Rudolph Day at Scrappy Mo's

Okay desk pretty tidy all things considered! Just had mammoth card making session of ten cards or maybe eleven, kind of lost track, half dozen were birthday present for friend .. plus her birthday card. Another birthday card made not photos, plus Christmas card for Mo's challenge, a spare or two.  Smiled that one monkey was lying down on job on lamp base.. hidden by a piece of dumfing lying sideways!! sounds like me working sideways crablike - trying to get everything done!

In hurry to get Rudolph day done again.. I love the verse on this card ..
Fear not ..
How fearful it must have been when those singing angels suddenly appeared to the shepherds so the angel said ..
"Fear not! for I bring you Good Tidings of Great Joy (lots of smiles there), Which shall be to all people."
Image is left over from when brayering ages ago, been siting in stash patiently awaiting, Stamp is SU Lovely as tree set. Added stars because someone smudges as gluing .. sigh! Double lauered them, added ribbon, rounded corners + CB Holly Ribbons 5 x 7" EF .

Above and below: Two of six cards made for my friend, she loves mauve/ purple. Background watercolour tissue technique one crumpled, the other just glued the stamped with SU French script background.Hero arts prayer set on top one with MB Prim Poppy.
Below is SB Petite scallops on digi from WAW, MB Pippi Butterfly + MB Elegant Scrollwork.

 

The two Aussie shots are taken by my sister (I think?) of Mt Warning. Locals on North coast know that discernible shape, formerly a volcano, years ago. We lived nearby for four years in my primary years and we climbed it twice in that time. Quite a view, big smiles when I see this!

May God bless your day wherever you may be .. and please say hi, so I know you've been by! I am sorry for those I owe mail and comments to.. will get there .. in time!
Shaz in Oz.x

"The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.” 

2 Samuel 22:47

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. Scrappy Mo's Christmas card challenge - aka Rudolph day. 

4. Simon Says Wednesday Challenges - anything goes 
5. Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge (Anything Christmas goes / optional use embossing folder which I did!)

6. Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra where it's always 'anything Christmas goes"

Gilded Watercolour Tissue technique + Annie's Smiles

Hullo there everyone .. another Friday here in Oz is drawing rapidly to close, so better do my Friday post to link up with Annie's Friday Smiles..
Okay, some of these are borrowed - again!!!

First of all a card to share ... 

 This card is another gilded tissue watercolour method, technique on posts here and here .. linking this one up to CAS watercolour challenge!
Dies (Memory Box Pippi + Swirl) + Stamping (SU) + Tissue .

 Now to my Fridays Smiles. Firstly some Aussie shots .. the first one is from a friend in SA - she posted it on FB today and said it's ok to share. 
It is at Pewsey Vale, SA.

THIS brings a smile - my first flower on the Phaelenopsis dear nephew gave me at Christmas, with many more buds on the way! God's creation is amazing. Lovely winter sunshine today on my walk to our beach.. lifesaver's sign at flags said water temp was 19c, not bad eh?? Gulls and Terns enjoying it too.

 Sunset a few weeks ago down at the jetty ...

Now to some borrowed funnies.. from FB too.

 

WARNING: 

A BAD VIRUS is going around called Housework. 

If you feel the need to start housework, stop immediately. This virus wipes out your social life and "me time". 

If you should come in contact with housework go straight to the nearest shop & buy the only known antidote which is called CHOCOLATE. 

Please forward this warning to your friends immediately. They may be infected already!!!

  

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 more than words can say.
Shaz in Oz.x 

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.  Ecclesiates 3:11 

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

2. CAS July Watercolour Tissue Challenge

3. http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/challenge-46-anything-goes.html

4 .Mix It up Challenge "Anything Goes + optional twist of Distressing" Distressed with Gold EP  

WOYWW + More Gilded Watercolour Distress Ink

Well sorry everyone .. been bit AWOL from WOYWW .. caught winter lurgy which mostly am over now, thankfully, so thanks to those who were praying, awful lot of it going around downunder!
For those not in the know .. WOYWW is What is on your Workdesk Wednesday!  Queen of WOYWW in Deskland is Julia, click on link and say hi to her .. she actually visited my desk today as you will see! To my desks - there's Julia Dunnit, present and correct! Mm, present in every sense. This was dining table yesterday, was I puzzled!

 

 Open the parcel from Julia Dunnit and there is a real piece of snail mail.. she tells a good tale y'know! Of her trip to the US of A, to see some folks. Primarily her sister dear, and also Kathy F., who regularly looks in on WOYWW, but doesn't blog.
Kathy makes these wonderful faux leather books, which she gifted with other things to Julia. They then spoke of folks on WOYWW, my name and blog came up, which Kathy also visits, Julia said she was concerned over my health... wow!
So what does kind Julia do? but share her bounty with "moi" with a wonderful book shown below.. how very blessed plus, am I?!
Thank you Kathy and Julia , I will be in touch Kathy, THANK YOU to BOTH dear ladies - so very, very kind!

 I think what blew me away most is that not one of us truly know just how far the influence we have in others' lives reaches. 
I muddle on my way as best can, unaware of just who is watching on, how it's influencing others.
I pray (in my case) it is for good. That's my aim as a Christian, to be a blessing to others. So it kind of shocks me when I am blessed in return.
Isn't WOYWW grand??! Look at the amazing attention to detail in Kathy's work, truly exquisite and beautiful!

 Inside Kathy's carefully hand-tooled book.

So my actual desk, this morning,  staged with the exquisitely detailed book from Kathy, Julia's long and oh, so very welcome missive on right. It cheered my heart so to receive it!!
Centre two cards made with gilded tissue watercolour method, and more samples on left not made up yet.. saving them for Rudolph day on 25th, for Christmas cards! To see this technique step by step scroll down to post below or click here.. its a new fun background method!
  Saw this tissue watercolour method over at Loll's blog (see here). Now crumpled and glued backgrounds ready for EP gilding watercolour samples below, the tissue paper dries beautifully.

 

I also used the negative from the previous card made with the "Just for you" die on this post to sue up Mirri outline with some glitter .. re-cut oval below as you see with SB Petite Scalloped oval to make another card totally out of scraps love that!
To the Aussie shots below .. we are really in winter downunder and this was taken out at my sisters, they see the migrating humpback whales heading north for warmer temps in outr winter down here .. all along headlands on coast they come in quite close.

This was the last bunch picked from our roses before they were given their winter prune. The Oklahoma at the front right was huge my very favourite rose, so fragrant, Mr Lincoln behind it was also very fragrant, Queen Elizabeth Pink is on left.

  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 more than words can say.
Shaz in Oz.x

"Great and marvellous are Thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of saints." Revelation 15:3

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

2. http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/challenge-46-anything-goes.html
3. http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/challenge-77-die-cut-sentiment-as-focus.html
4 .Mix It up Challenge "Anything Goes + optional twist of Distressing" Distressed with Gold EP

Bizzy Bec's DT Gilded Watercolour Distress Ink

Hi there friends! Another learning curve today, with my DT post for Bizzy Bec's Online craft store. I saw this tissue watercolour method over at Loll's blog (see here) with crumpled and embossed highlights. Wow, is it fun!!

Here's a wee peek.

First of all, use some ordinary tissue paper, mine was bit imperfect, second hand, from a present received who knows when. 😉

1. Select inks ( you can use most sort, but water-based blend best), I took some Distress Inks - varying sheets made as you can see.
  (Current card used Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber, Fired Brick.) 

2. Smoosh inks randomly on blending mat (mine is a lid from takeaway). As used mini DI, didn't have blocked colours. (if using large ink pads, Loll suggests mixing colours for better blending with a spatula).

3. Then spritz inks with water, layer gently the tissue paper over the inks. Once coloured lift **carefully (it IS fragile at this stage) put on paper towel, or in my case, on junk mail!! I use it a lot in crafting, the tissue dries well on it and lifts up easily.

 This method is really effective economical watercolour, especially if learning the technique. The card I made used the next step, also.

4.  For this, scrunch up the dried tissue paper then with wet glue, I used tacky, glue it to some card, as attaching press to emphasize the raised areas of scrunching. Allow to dry.

 

5. Use on finished sheet the embossing anti static pad - used my home made one here. Cover well, then smooth (lightly and evenly) over Versamark ink pad to catch crinkle highlights. Sprinkle Stampendous Gold detail EP. Remove any Embossing powder where you dont want it with fine brush, before heat setting. 

Attach to card base.

 6. Next comes Die cutting.
Used Sue Wilson Thank You Die and  Spellbinders Dies - used is Heirloom Legacy 5" x 7" die ( I bought it from Bec so maybe ordered from Bec, upon request).

To layer Die cuts and to see how to do this easily, see this post here.

Here is completed card, assembled.. I edged the bottom deckle edge of the card with some gold embossing powder too. 

Love this technique will be revisiting it!! Hope you enjoy it too.

 Now don't forget to pop over  HERE at Bizzy Bec's and check out the other DT gorgeous creations, and please do join in the ANYTHING GOES July CHALLENGE - to win that prize.
Pop by Bec's store, too, for her great bargain prices.   

Thanks so much every one for popping over for a peek and chat! 
May God bless your day wherever you may be. 
Also wish to apologise for tardiness in commenting, caught a winter lurgy floating around downunder :D
Shaz in Oz.x

O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: because His mercy endureth for ever.
Psalm 118:1

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

2. http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/pixies-snippets-playground-week-289-and.html  Used lots of snippets

3. Simon Says Monday Challenge Distress It... used highlighting on scrunched tissue, creating distressed gold.

4. CAS July Watercolour Tissue Challenge (mm - der! just realised this card is NOT CAS... sigh, ah well!)

Bizzy Becs DT post - Inky Impression Obession Dies

 Hi there everyone! Well, 'tis time again for ANYTHING GOES July Challenge over HERE at Bizzy Bec's! ...please do pop in! You might win that monthly prize, which Bec so kindly gives!!!

First of all a peek...

( I will list all items used down below)
First of all took some scraps of gloss card and inked them up with distress inks very generously, use pads or reinkers. Then spritz them to spread colours around, add on top a scrunched up piece of cling plastic wrap - already spritzed and crumpled then added to gloss card.
Move colours around under the cling wrap till it is how you like it. Leave to dry, about 20 to 30 mins approx., varies according to temperature.

 To layer die cut words, leave them in the card stock and add layers, easier to get shape right. use double sided sticky paper on back of die. These IO die cut superbly. The holograph silver cardstock looks really great!

Items Used:

*Impression Obsession Small Manger Die set

*Impression Obsession Peace Die

Spellbinder Pierced Rectangles Set 

Taylored expressions Snowfall Embossing Folder
Distress Inks  

 *30% off Impression Obsession. Other dies - 25% + 20% off!

 Now to our Aussie shots, Tuesday afternoon on another icecream drive, just "followed our noses" as we drove, came to a new beach I've been to before but 'not others ... great spot!
God's creation is truly breathtaking and amazing!

  Now don't forget to pop over  HERE at Bizzy Bec's and check out the other DT gorgeous creations, and please do join in the ANYTHING GOES CHALLENGE - to win that prize.
Pop by Bec's store, too, for her great bargain prices.   

I'm really delighted to welcome a new Wonderful Encourager to this blog. Almost a newbie to blogland, Claire of the Snippets Playground - AND https://stringbows.blogspot.com.au/

She makes some clever, imaginative creations.
Please share a little of love from blogland and pop over and say hi..

May God bless your day wherever you may be .. and please say hi, so I know you've been by!
Shaz in Oz.x 
For the LORD Jesus, the Prince of Peace said: "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you: not as the world gives, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
 John 14:27

Linking up to:
1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au/ 
2. Anything goes - http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/challenge-61-winners-from-challenge-60.html

3.http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-40/

4.http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=9713 Red, white and blue, use one, two or all three colours, used blue and white.

5. http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com.au/2017/07/ccc-16.html