Word Art Wednesday ~ "Praying of you" ~ Mr & Mrs D.

Hullo there everyone! a lovely weekend of weather here in our part of Oz, it was 6 - 20c today, bit warmer tomorrow, we are  very blessed .. colder winter weather down south.

A CAS card sent to Chris and hubby of Chris' cards and bits to cheer them on their way, as Mr D recovered from his major op.

this is done with Spellbinder Fleur de Label 8 folders repeated, with digital Bible verse which are available each week on Word Art Wednesday, so linking it over to that this week. I saw this layout on a blog ~ please let me know if it is yours, as remember the idea but not the post very sorry.

Also as made mostly with all snippets - including card base had for ages, linking over to the Snippet blog hop too at Di of Pixie's Playground.

Such a wonderful verse  (click here to see post on Word Art Wed. which had the verse)  for saving right click on it and select" Save as.." save to file in computer file, then print off): 

I love the promise of this verse... that nothing that happens is out of God's control,or is it a surprise to the LORD. No matter how hard, smooth or rough it is (or my body is in this day)- He with us in the thick and thin of the way we are travelling.

I pray for each and every person who takes the time to read this.

May He indeed be the Strength of your heart, and your Portion forever ... for He knows and cares for you in whatever path you are going.. He cares for the sparrows of the air, the lilies of the field, they are so beautifully clothed. 

As God says in Matt. 6 "How much more does He care for you and me?" we are so precious to Him, that He sent His Son, the LORD Jesus Christ to be our Saviour from sin, our Guide through life, our Friend in both the hard and smooth ways.

Jesus is God's gift to us, but this wondrous Gift is not our own till we take it for our own.

 Jesus is the fulfillment of this promise, He longs to be our Strength and Portion of our heart for ever. 

(Amen, how thrilling that is.. still thrills my soul

..let's yell it from the rooftops! or laptop :D)

May God bless your day wherever you may be and thanks so much for popping over for peek and chat, you are such a blessing to me.

Shaz in Oz.x
PS In answer to Di's queries in the comments below - yes, did see the heart connection, after the LORD pointed it out to me - it was chosen first then the pieces fell into place... as they often do when creating. As I pray like about lots of things.. God cares about little thing (like number of hairs on our head - Matt. 6), so figure it is not beyond His ken.

3D Christmas Card + Teabag folding

{WOYWW post below this or click here}
Hullo there every one! I wanted to join with Hazelnuts Christmas challenge this week and have another entry for Di's Snippets challenge too, so here we are.

I have made a 3D card which was on my desk and showed you how to cut the die outside the image step by step see below post or look here.

The card was really a 3D image from ages ago and decided to finally make it up. Had this new corner die (from win with 1-2-3 Stitch- Anja Marianne corner die) and had cut this sheet as test from scraps and wanted to use it up. I added a silver frame cut with Spellbinder Petite ovals, and Scallop Petite Ovals with a scrap of silver mirri card, and glued it around the oval cut outside the image.

Here is another snippet used - the tea bags were printed out over twelve months ago and found them on my dining table  thought will use them up too.

This is the the bag used copied out nine times, then cut out and folded. You could right click on it, "save as.." and save it and copy it eight more times, print it up on high resolution and you would be able to make it as well. The medallion die is from Spellbinder and the folder is 5 x 7 Cuttlebug called Kassie's Brocade. I distressed it a bit, added greeting etc.

 

 This magnificent card is not mine, it is an OSA swap Orange/Black, with clever use of wallpaper and paper piecing stamp from Barbara I. of Oriental Stamp Art group, on Yahoo groups. For my entry to this swap see link here where show new background technique - stamping an ink block.

Thanks so much everyone for popping over for peek and chat. May God bless your day wherever you may be,
Shaz in Oz.x
I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
1. Hazelnut's Christmas challenge - All wrapped up .The sweet robin is all wrapped up I think, feathered so beautifully by God's hand. (first card)
2. Hazelnuts July Challenge - Anything goes (first card)
3. Dis Snippets Challenge - (first and second card - both are snippet-y)
4. Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes (first and second card)
5. Simon Says stamps - Anything goes  (both cards)

Re. Followers disappearing - no need to join Bloglovin'

Have been reading around the posts that folk think you need to join Bloglovin' to keep your followers, this is not so ..

It is Google reader that died on 1st of July and not blog followers .. Google reader is way of reading blogs all in one place, and now it is gone .. that is all.. if you had folk following you on Google reader they would need to follow you by email or such.

 Bloglovin' is a similar reader and there are others ...to see a succinct well written post on this, please link up to this one here..

If you use your Dashboard to check blogs you are following you will see by now it is the same.

So no need to change it...I read the article in April and thought no more about it. I did not realise folks were confused by it.

I wish had realised this earlier so could let folk know.. but better late than never :D Shaz.x

How to Cut A Die Outside the Image ~ WOYWW

Hullo there, everyone ~ another week is on its way and here is is Wednesday, so we are linking over to Julia's blog for "What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday" or WOYWW.

Look - here is WOYWW4 anniversary ATC from our wonderful leader of WOYWW ~ Julia of the Stampin Ground ~ howzat?? fab huh? 
I think WOYWW does put a smile all over our faces doesn't it"? thanks so much, Julia!

 What is more will show the making of a card today, although possibly most of you know how to do this. It is "Die cut outside the image - I saw it first on Tickled pink stamps several years ago but they have removed the page so have done steps by steps for today (see first post on my blog here and one here as well).  

Card I was making was a 3D card for Hazelnut's Christmas challenge this week. While watching le Tour de France at night, can do such  hand cutting etc. 

Looking at the base of this one, I wanted to cut in an oval, not the square ~ it fitted my design better. So decided as it was going to be ultra fiddly to work out where to cut around image, I needed a light imprint to start with. Here am working it out. I mounted it on card too before this stage, to make it stronger than thin paper they make these on.
1. I ran the test sheet through the die, as if embossing, with rubber mat. Removed both thin shims normally used when embossing with rubber mat and two B plates on Cuttlebug. Okay! so..
2. I put proper piece through after lining up carefully - with oval at correct angle. (these two steps were not on original post I saw).

 3.Then cut out the pieces that are going to show outside the image edge, making sure you do fraction more in so you can lift it up and over the die.
4. Cut the die out - voilà - it worked - big smile! :D

 

 So here is my desk with the card sort of going somewhere at the bottom right - nearly finished it, will post it later. Also another card which am working on right as well. Here is close up of the image in 3D.
To close here tis the Aussie beach scene for the day, down at the mouth of the creek.

We dont have any clouds today as our winter sunshine is turned up full, a lovely 20c approx. So nice to see sun, as we have had run of wet days this past week. It is school hols, so very pleased for the children too.

Happy WOYWW everyone and thanks for popping over for a peek and chat. May God bless your day wherever you may be!
Shaz in Oz.x

 
PS for those who might be looking at my brother's Tour de France blog - he has not been able to update it yet due to problems with wi-fi where he has been. Sometimes happens when they are on the move. But will update tomorrow or next day.

Oh, and have picked pineapple, but not cut etc - will do an update next week, God willing, weight 1.38 kg with top on, not bad, huh?

PPS Here is the finished card, to see better see post above this one, or link over here.

Chris Dark, the Sketching Stamper + 80th birthday

 Hullo there everyone!! Years ago now I bought some digi images from Chris Dark, the Sketching Stamper - she does not seem to sell them now, which is a great shame ~ her blog is here. Here is one of the images ~ Bluebell digi I bought. 

She does have clear stamps of this image from "There You Go Stamps". I bought the set, and they are so VERY disappointingly small, so tend to use digi image anyway! Be good for atc's.

  I had this image printed for ages now, so made quick card up on white deckle card, single mount style:  Forever Friends Petal embossing folders, ribbon with pearls. Coloured with Tombow watercolour markers, mixture of PanPastels and ink on die cuts.

My rule for just trying things with PanPastels is still going just fine ~ have yet to find something with which you can't mix with them when colouring! :D 

 Second card was an order for an 80th birthday, husband and wife, a day apart, so not too masculine, or to too feminine. Stamped disc. Bible verse stamp as requested and had this one done on vellum and card. 
I love this verse in Isaiah, a wonderful book in OT which am reading through now.
.."the LORD is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation." 12:22
What a great birthday verse ~ to have the promise of God singing in our heart, to carry us through  when feeling down. His promise to those who are His, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee".
Coloured the back of vellum, adhered to frame of Spellbinder labels 4, layered on scrap of DP Kaisercraft, cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Cutting Dies Scalloped Labels 1. Embossing folder is in CB Oriental set - basket weave. CB Olivia die for 80, and EK Success Arrow Border Punch, with ribbon. SU punches for stamped greeting.

Thanks so much for popping over for peek and chat, may God bless your day wherever you may be.

Shaz in oz.x 

I would like to enter these in the following challenges:

1. Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes - second card
2. Snippets playground - first and second card  - as both are all snippets, including verses.
3. Stamping for the Weekend - Anything Goes - second card
4. Card  Crafter's circle - Happy Birthday - second card (fortnightly)
5.Stamping Sensations June Challenge - Summer Blooms - first card
6. June Challenges 4 everybody - Anything goes - first card (end July 5th)

Make your Own Texture Paste + WOYWW!

{Warning - picture heavy post}

Hullo everyone.  

Another WOYWW! (What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday) over at Julia's Stamping Ground - there we learn lots, have fun, cheer one another up when need be .. so do join us, do! 
Today? another how to make..

Measure ingredients ~ see below recipe.

For as some of you know might know by now, I dont like wasting my craft pennies, if can make something with what I have already. So decided to research if you can make texture paste (after seeing it at Spotlight for $14.95).

 Here a You tube video I found (music with video is not my type, so muted it). Unable to add it directly~ so a click-able link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEDIUrI3o0E

I have put the video recipe below and some step by steps for you too.

Recipe:

Ingredients:  White paint, talc + liquid PVA type glue

Method: 1.Mix together equal parts of white paint + talc.
             2. Add half part of liquid glue. *(did 50g of paint + talc, glue = 25g)

             3. Stir! mix! stir! till mixed really well. I added a bit of water to mine as both glue and paint were thicker than You tube sample was, really stiff paste.

4. Tape down mask/ stencil, and spread on with chipboard spreader or plastic card as I used, onto stencils, etc., use craft mat for good removal of excess.

 You can colour it with paint, perhaps even re-inkers or food colour. Or even make it up with metallic paints in first place. The sky is the limit, especially if you have metallic paint, etc. (can buy here $2 at the Dollar store). It certainly seems* to dry well and flexibly (*only did for today's post so yet to test durability). 
This lot cost me about $2 (instead of Spotlights $14.99) to make with things I already had. Used the talc to make half dozen more embossing buddies, or anti-static embossing pads (for recipe for that see here).
It really was unbelievably easy to make, which really surprised me. Mixing looked harder on video than was the way I did it.

Do clean up afterwards well! Oh, dont get it on your clothes, like someone I know did.. rescued in time, phew!

And for today's Aussie shot, the skies have had coast-hugging cumulus all week, amazing billowing spirals sometimes. In winter, such skies are quite common along this part of the coast, plus high tides like this one - king tides around shortest day on 21.6.13.

Thanks so much for popping over for peek and chat and may God bless your day wherever you may be,
Shaz in Oz.x
P.S. Picture of the week is over HERE on Chris' post ~ the second photo ..take a wonderful peek of new creations.  ..plus update on Chris' husband return home again.
P.P.S. For those in the know :D
Le Tour de France starts this weekend. My brother is over there again, as a Bikestyle Tour Guide, he is paid to go to France and surrounds for three weeks and more. They ride two thirds of the course in morning, and then rest and watch it from vantage point in afternoon during race itself. Here in Oz, it finishes at 2am, so I am up for late nights ... he has a blog again this year, it is on my sidebar or click here.
He was there as guide for whole Tour to see Cadel win in 2011, but went to to World Master's Cycling Track Championships last year in Manchester, instead of Le Tour. He is a World Champion in Masters Track Sprint think it was but only silver there in 2012. {And no! I cant ride a bike for quids!}
 
Here's an excerpt from his first post for 2013, sounds really tough??:
"This year the race kicks off with three stages in Corsica and I'll be fortunate enough to be there to see it all get under way. The group I'll be guiding will arrive in Nice this coming Monday 24th June and we'll settle in with some great riding on the Cote d'Azur, before heading over to Corsica ."

Christmas Card Challenge with Cuttlebug Folders

Hullo there everyone!

...Well, wanted to do a challenge for Sarn's Rudolph day, or Christmas Challenge .. and also want to welcome some new Wonderful Encouragers on my blog. So special thank you to Monique vmb, (who has a Google + profile, so no details so Monique if you see this please let me know, so can encourage you by joining your blog, too ). Thank you VERY much also to Annie and Nan.G of WOYWW!

Well, my card is bit of a "cheater's" in way as used a topper, which I made with a "Pass-it-On" card mounted.
Saw them last year at Christmas time and thought they would make great card toppers, although not meant for that purpose - a pack of 25 was $1.25 .. howzat? 

This first one is for Hazelnut's Christmas challenge(and all for her June extra Challenge) - as this week's challenge is green with holly, etc. This was vellum, coloured on back with green dye ink, embossed with Cuttlebug Snowflake (Disc.) EF, then rubbed over with gold pigment ink for highlight. Corner holly is Martha Stewart pine leaf punch, with bling.
 


However this and the rest can go in Sarn's challenge have have basically just varied the folders which will give as go along.

 I have some of the card toppers left, and if you would like some, please put "YES, please" at end and will choose someone out out hat! they wont be gold mounted or have the bling on them, as I added that.

I have made ten cards with this in all, eight are shown as two are similar but they are all different. as they are made with lots of Snippets will hop over to Di's Snippets challenge too and also with the Word Art Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.
Many thanks every one of you for popping over for a peek and chat and may God bless your day wherever you may be!

Shaz in Oz.x
In order of EF folders of plain white are:
Mostly from CB Winter Wonderland set  except for  first white one (Marianne Frame Designables Folder 908), one with Gold pigment ink pad rubbed over is CB Holly and Ribbons EF.
Three cards have two of Sizzix borders EF  from Sizzix Embossing Folders - Christmas Set #6