tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55889572933366012322024-03-14T20:10:03.541+11:00Shelley's Stamping GroundShelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-47900049906778200442012-08-08T13:44:00.000+10:002012-08-08T13:44:31.906+10:00OLW99<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">This week's </span><a href="http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/a-happy-announcement-and-one-layer.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">One Layer Wednesday</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> challenge is to be inspired by a picture on Susan's </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/susanraihala/pure-inspiration/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Pure Inspiration Board </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">on Pinterest. I was inspired by many things, and this is what happened...</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made this card for a friend who had a birthday on Monday! Eastern Blooms happens to be a stamp set she really likes, so it was a good choice :) And it didn't involve any candles like the <a href="http://shelleys-stamping-ground.blogspot.com.au/2011/08/challenge-birthday.html">card I made her last year</a> for her big '0' birthday!</span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-43817224639513626532012-07-14T19:39:00.000+10:002012-07-14T19:39:27.715+10:00Three of something<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was such a surprise today to find the card from my last post showcased at Less is More. Thanks Mandi and Chrissie, it is such an honour! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The challenge at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/week-76-one-layer-challenge.html">Less is More</a> this week is to make a one layer card with three of something. I have chosen three techniques in applying ink, stamping, sponging, and colouring!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This card is for my Mum. She has taken my kids home to her house , to give them a holiday, and to give me some time to get work done for uni. I miss them terribly, but I'm so grateful for the time — I wouldn't have been able to do what I have this week if they were here. They are all having a wonderful time.</span>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-63269106591652546482012-06-30T21:20:00.001+10:002012-06-30T21:20:57.795+10:00Less is More 74<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't remember the name of the stamp set the sentiment belongs to, sorry! It is floating around out of it's original package, but it is definitely SU. I think it may have been in a mini catalogue, but I can't find it. There was another one in the set with a bee (bee happy), and one with an owl — does anyone remember?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been working hard on an assignment for uni today, in between doing washing and other such things, looking after my kiddywinkles and baking scones for brekky! So I felt that a little creative therapy would be good tonight... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and it was! :D</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just popping in to share a card I made for a friend's 40th birthday. A group of us gathered at the Hyatt on Sunday to celebrate — we had a lovely morning sipping coffee & eating (far too much) delicious food. It was really nice to take time out of the busyness of life and spend it together. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a great week.</span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-23458661478634483652012-06-21T21:31:00.000+10:002012-06-21T21:31:05.112+10:00Something more to say & Something shiny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To start with I just want to add to what I said in my last post. In fear of saying too much about my separation, I didn't say all I wanted to, and I don't feel I spoke with my true voice. I just wrote it as "matter of fact" without much about the journey of it. So I would like to share a little more with you. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">It is difficult to say much about what happened because it is something you don't usually share with the world, but what I do want to say is that the decision was not made lightly. It was years of dealing with some very deep hurt and trying to hold it together (my marriage that is), and months of wrestling with the idea of separation and the ramifications for the children and myself. It truly has been a journey, one that has been difficult, but one that has grown me as a person, and for that I am grateful! The same can be said for my experience with</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"> cancer last year. It was hard to face, but I have come out of it a stronger person, with a greater appreciation of life, family and friends, and with a greater desire to live with passion! So there you have it... something more, now said!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now for something shiny :) It has been some time since I entered a challenge! This one is for the <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/week-72-theme.html">Less is More "something shiny"</a> challenge. What shines is the glitter I have added to the leaves — hopefully that counts as something shiny...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do learn in class too!! Just so you know :)</span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-30338810572329884792012-06-16T17:03:00.000+10:002012-06-21T12:31:32.167+10:00A Journey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Life is a journey that sometimes goes where you would never have expected or planned. That has been the case for me, and is partly the reason I haven't blogged for so long. In September last year my husband and I separated. It has been a long and difficult road, both in the months leading up to that point, and since. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">I am doing okay though, trying to take one day at a time, and am blessed to have a wonderful network of family and friends who are loving and supportive.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At the end of last year I also made a decision to go back to Uni. It is busy, but I am loving what I'm doing (Bachelor of Midwifery at the University of Canberra). It seems to be working in with my circumstances fairly well and I feel it is the right thing for me at this point.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And now for some cards...</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought it appropriate to share these few as the first blog entry since last year. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-style: normal;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Open Sea (Summer Mini Catalogue), Life Definitions, French Foliage</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next card I made for this <a href="http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/one-layer-wednesday-90-dudes-rule.html">One-Layer-Wednesday</a> challenge, "Dudes Rule", but I didn't get it uplaoded in time to enter it. Oh well, the whole point is to inspire creativity, which it did.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have made many more cards over the months, and hope to share some of them with you before another ten months pass by!!! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so good to be back :)</span>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-8765026103972901622011-08-07T09:36:00.005+10:002011-08-07T10:22:14.783+10:00A Challenge & a Birthday!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This week's </span><a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/08/week-27-colour.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Less is More challenge</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is to make a card using the colours of your nation's flag. I love the combination of red, white and blue, so this was fun, and I just loooooove red so I have used it as the main colour…</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVIKbadlN4WA6VA3YwNhRnstgHB1eb0Gg-OaNWkILjwXe8j6WHFNQ6Qswgh1FccR6THvteO6QZk2mnLCTkb4ezxq6HhrBDwB5gfHo3L-0kQ6rscVvK8xhR5ElSyFtGy-ReBTM6DQdVq4/s1600/IMG_7216.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVIKbadlN4WA6VA3YwNhRnstgHB1eb0Gg-OaNWkILjwXe8j6WHFNQ6Qswgh1FccR6THvteO6QZk2mnLCTkb4ezxq6HhrBDwB5gfHo3L-0kQ6rscVvK8xhR5ElSyFtGy-ReBTM6DQdVq4/s400/IMG_7216.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637891144374896546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just believe</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Whisper White, Night of Navy, Riding Hood Red (textured)</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ink:</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Riding Hood Red, Versa Mark</span></i></span></span></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Other:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> White Embossing Powder</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The next card is not for the LIM challenge, but I wanted to share with you what else I've been creating this weekend. It was my precious friend Toni's birthday yesterday and she celebrated last night with a small group of friends — one of those relaxed evenings chatting, eating chocolatey desserts, drinking coffee… LOVELY!</span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It was a big "0" birthday, so I decided it would be fun to put that many candles on the card. </span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It took forever to stick all the bits together and those candles were soooooooo tedious — I had to use tweezers to stick the flames on! </span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But it was definitely well worth the effort ;)</span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBRMYNQRifBDMDgQn7pj1avyM4e0uuTwJ21VqFovrmUHVn1O_OLNZFR-4EN02LFM6JEBte5sqBon0D_BrCtsnPCFnpbAjM2rhuBHYe7NtbsdNtiH87pTYJ-alZ-c5MnR0JnO-RWSvSqo/s400/IMG_7214.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637897164982107826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Solid Stripes, Bring on the Cake</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Whisper White, Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue, </span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Crumb Cake, Peach Parfait</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Ink:</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Crumb Cake, Night of Navy</span></i></span></span></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Other:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Night of Navy 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, </span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, </span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Cupcake Builder and Scallop Trim Border Punches</span></span></span></span></i></div></span></span></span></span></div></span></span>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-81182967075431626072011-07-31T10:50:00.007+10:002011-07-31T12:12:58.705+10:00Something Fruity<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hi there bloggers! Just popping in quick to enter a couple of challenges. </span></span><a href="http://inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/inkspirations-colour-challenge-80.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Inkspirations</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> have a colour challenge and over at </span></span><a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-26-lucky-dip.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Less is More</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> they are "Feeling Fruity"! I thought the colours would suit the fruit theme. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Once again I was in a dilemma over whether or not to add ribbon — I felt that the sentiment was floating a bit and needed to be more grounded. Now that they're on the screen in front of me here, I think I prefer it without…</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6KOevqg1_3S1tPFxpxE9fVTQ07Js2JBrXGCRt8Pjkj8-t_SS7h2ihtv0lDj7dNsoC1RsOr3Mis0ifCmuTwQfTIXIAoQaKnZF19an1Od6_VTlBPOoZJur0zUcA0Nia49H16Spx07rA8s/s1600/IMG_7211.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6KOevqg1_3S1tPFxpxE9fVTQ07Js2JBrXGCRt8Pjkj8-t_SS7h2ihtv0lDj7dNsoC1RsOr3Mis0ifCmuTwQfTIXIAoQaKnZF19an1Od6_VTlBPOoZJur0zUcA0Nia49H16Spx07rA8s/s400/IMG_7211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635324592580159602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEEd1OZgRrdB2mqGCfiPXAsfpHSghX1u6vgCMKDQimWmpdaKunSlCN8_KCeylljPCH6DASGnXc2TL9m8iz-OC0glKpbU5_7SKK4KijtSRpwjgh5DfcnO6DBdTINbPrGOuYH5juVhWcRM/s1600/IMG_7210.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEEd1OZgRrdB2mqGCfiPXAsfpHSghX1u6vgCMKDQimWmpdaKunSlCN8_KCeylljPCH6DASGnXc2TL9m8iz-OC0glKpbU5_7SKK4KijtSRpwjgh5DfcnO6DBdTINbPrGOuYH5juVhWcRM/s400/IMG_7210.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635324590436466658" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Tart & Tangy</span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span>Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Whisper White, Concord Crush</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Ink:<i> Concord Crush, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz</i></span></span></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Other:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "> 1 1/4"Square Punch, </span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">A Perfect Day </span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Rub-Ons</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-size: 13px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Concord Crush 1/2" Stitched-poly Ribbon (Card 2)</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></i></div></span></span></span></div></span></div></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-4565501687376966862011-07-28T12:35:00.002+10:002011-07-28T12:39:17.398+10:00More or Less…<div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">The other day I was discussing design with my graphic designer hubby. We commented on how some card makers feel the need to use everything they own on the one card, possibly because it's there — they have purchased it and want to use it. Sometimes I'm guilty of the same thing. Often, if I show my hubby a card I've made he says something like "if you get rid of the ribbon it would be great". Too many design elements can overcrowd each other and look messy, which has lead me to believe that limiting the number of elements helps keep a card clean and simple. Although hubby agrees with me, he also believes that you </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">can</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> have a design with lots of elements that also looks good. So… he challenged me to create a good design using lots of stuff!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">When I saw that this week's <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-25-recipe.html">Less is More challenge</a> involves buttons and ribbon, I thought it a great opportunity to enter the challenge and also take on hubby's :)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAzUi1keTC_m16vBBZBwqqoEFyh5UIWkJVrryzL3JoiygpUKOIPGlK5AKBdkLQ9BOXXdJHgeKGxLyXHTHnSUw5VzF4_jgjpIAaC3U0IKU1YcVt03hBTEUvNsAZEtMAB0ZB5OI6uhQY6Q/s1600/IMG_7195.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAzUi1keTC_m16vBBZBwqqoEFyh5UIWkJVrryzL3JoiygpUKOIPGlK5AKBdkLQ9BOXXdJHgeKGxLyXHTHnSUw5VzF4_jgjpIAaC3U0IKU1YcVt03hBTEUvNsAZEtMAB0ZB5OI6uhQY6Q/s400/IMG_7195.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633496129829722610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 376px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Love & Care, Heard From the Heart</span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span>Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Ink:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "> Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede</span></span></span></i></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Other:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "> Light Pink Gingham Ribbon, Designer Button, </span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; ">Scallop Trim Border Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter</span></span></span></i></div></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></span>In this card I have managed to include ribbon, a button, a punched border edge, glitter and a sentiment that uses two different fonts! I wonder if I could have squeezed in a couple of different patterned papers somewhere</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; "> as well!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">Anyway, I am pleased with the result… a good amount of "white space" to balance the other stuff definitely helps. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">Okay… so I have shown hubby the card and he likes the design, but feels I misinterpreted the brief. What? What does he mean then? Well… I will try again to create something that uses LOTS of stuff. Can I do it? We will see ;) </span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-71382985959259392572011-07-20T14:03:00.002+10:002011-07-20T14:08:26.978+10:00LIM — Circles<div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">This week's <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-24-theme.html">Less is More Challenge</a> is circles. After making a card and being disappointed with the outcome, I went to the web for some inspiration. I searched for "circles in design" in google images, and was very inspired — there were so many great ideas including a spiral bookshelf! Anyway, I came across </span></span><a href="http://plainwhitebusinesscards.com/wordpress/595/funky-circles-business-card-design/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">this image</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"> of a business card and it just cried out to me.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Orange and lime green are not usually colours I would put together (too "seventies" for my liking), but they are colours that a friend of mine loves. She is a real fan of orange and has a collection of funky orange things in her home. And when she and another friend visited me in hospital, they brought some gorgeous orange tulips!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">So… I decided to use the design of the business card (with some small alterations) to make a card for my friend Dylan ;)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">After a little stamping and a lot of fiddling with circle punches, the card finally came together — and I am really pleased with the end result…</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpTOz70ZgS-INssIECvCLSjY3L9cdqUhXY0xeZRhPXtwze5IWuZuJtfXKhJu93Wm8AFYWdCAr5Q0hOf1NqMCZsK4pgBSFXIWpYezJyR2NxNipVGhtcFwg9JoXWcWPBrziqZMSU58dCxY/s400/IMG_7190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630929785489062194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Stamps: <i>Seeing Spots</i></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Whisper White, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Ink:</span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"> Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Other:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">The full range of SU's Circle Punches</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div></span></span></span></span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-54916441770426588142011-07-19T14:07:00.003+10:002011-07-19T14:46:01.857+10:00jac-inks Challenge 13<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hi there again! I am back with the latest </span></span><a href="http://jac-inks.blogspot.com/2011/07/jac-inks-challenge-13-monotone.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">jac-inks challenge</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> — Monotone! I really enjoyed this challenge and have made a couple of cards for it…</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynSCBkUXz3W0TpzHZ6RCrw5whXkbm16Y7f4eFA7BG2yX3DVyvSyjwNm6LIkzw0nPoBYd1FJbuNZFEkf2YVlMv0ccCL8J6ReGseawzyCWSQco0AjomG0JmFqXhpfJEMNWtiLb02BX-8Uc/s1600/IMG_7185.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynSCBkUXz3W0TpzHZ6RCrw5whXkbm16Y7f4eFA7BG2yX3DVyvSyjwNm6LIkzw0nPoBYd1FJbuNZFEkf2YVlMv0ccCL8J6ReGseawzyCWSQco0AjomG0JmFqXhpfJEMNWtiLb02BX-8Uc/s400/IMG_7185.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630912164327363746" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Easter Blossoms, Sincere Salutations, </span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">En </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Français</span></span></span></i></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Whisper White, Riding Hood Red</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Ink:</span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Cherry Cobbler, Riding Hood Red, Ruby Red</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Other:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> </span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">3/8" Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySzknTcVSma8gw6IhhV0d75vHN1er2a6GcjY-c8ptA-T18rDRu4On_LHCmiHsnRf2V7AbCFs6VhMnkjFiFVjqu7XvO28uYQwmDaedmZ_33uMnFNqns0r1rGs8gNu4l4gad5MHLRFIN0Q/s1600/IMG_7188.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySzknTcVSma8gw6IhhV0d75vHN1er2a6GcjY-c8ptA-T18rDRu4On_LHCmiHsnRf2V7AbCFs6VhMnkjFiFVjqu7XvO28uYQwmDaedmZ_33uMnFNqns0r1rGs8gNu4l4gad5MHLRFIN0Q/s400/IMG_7188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630912156445099634" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Stamps: <i>Pocket Silhouettes</i></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Whisper White, Old Olive</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Ink:</span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Old Olive</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; ">I was really happy with the way the first card turned out — red does happen to be my favourite colour, and I just love that blossom stamp! I thought that the sentiment might get lost in the background, but it was dark enough to be noticed. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; ">The second card is similar to some I've done before. I penciled in the border and stamped the sentiment along it, then using an Old Olive marker I ruled over the penciled line from one side of the sentiment to the other. </span></span></span></div></span></span>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-69928161544350012422011-07-17T15:34:00.006+10:002011-07-17T16:18:42.061+10:00Inkspirations Colour Challenge #78<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I really love the colours for the current <a href="http://inkspirations-challenges.blogspot.com/2011/07/inkspirations-colour-challenge-78.html">Inkspiration challenge</a>. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">They are soooooo pretty and I just had to create something using them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzWn4MqoAdlkDvCOJyoFMbFD0T1IHFgbXZZdZodk36nPp27zozcBMLUIvzLy2jaBqjDQIYRTAYUe6jZFta-0r7EPip2AVuOtKaDqrZuGvkW1D-VhpoKg3oBP1Et9K649FvZjV7qPOnpU/s1600/Makeesha+Colour+Challenge+78.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzWn4MqoAdlkDvCOJyoFMbFD0T1IHFgbXZZdZodk36nPp27zozcBMLUIvzLy2jaBqjDQIYRTAYUe6jZFta-0r7EPip2AVuOtKaDqrZuGvkW1D-VhpoKg3oBP1Et9K649FvZjV7qPOnpU/s320/Makeesha+Colour+Challenge+78.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630196838425796642" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I decided to experiment with watercolour paper and the "Awash with Flowers" stamp set — an appropriately named set for this card don't you think? I wet the paper before stamping the solid images and also sprayed them some more with a shimmer spray, which allowed the colour to bleed into the paper. Once dry, I stamped the outline images over the top using Crumb Cake ink. I don't mind the "washy" look of the flowers, I think the softness suits the pretty colours…</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyJnoQTAE3bpUHZjijyFxzcsHEu8c5zUMQ2bCK8pVhyphenhyphenwHyXdB9XMXG1pjhcT_iViDlUAIhfK6jTNtJFmtXjkcXW1v2aVfqp9fezAJH4jl7zRj35yQ-Ehqy4_K4dQe4cX7DBYl4Apu0iU/s1600/IMG_7175.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyJnoQTAE3bpUHZjijyFxzcsHEu8c5zUMQ2bCK8pVhyphenhyphenwHyXdB9XMXG1pjhcT_iViDlUAIhfK6jTNtJFmtXjkcXW1v2aVfqp9fezAJH4jl7zRj35yQ-Ehqy4_K4dQe4cX7DBYl4Apu0iU/s400/IMG_7175.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630190938129284114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Awash with Flowers, Bring on the Cake</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Very Vanilla, Kraft, Rose Red</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ink:</span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Rose Red, Perfect Plum, </span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Crumb Cake</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Other:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Water Colour Paper, </span></span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3/8" Kraft Taffeta Ribbon</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div></span></span>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-51898017263058315112011-07-15T14:06:00.012+10:002011-07-15T16:18:41.669+10:00Ladybug Love<div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This post is all about my daughter Zali's love of ladybugs! And it all ties in nicely with this week's </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/2011/07/one-layer-wednesday-62-make-it-personal.html">One-Layer Wednesday challenge — make it personal</a> — and is also another one layer with legs for the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/<iframe%20width=%22425%22%20height=%22349%22%20src=%22http://www.youtube.com/embed/dlp1w-6XPHU%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allowfullscreen></iframe>">less is more challenge</a>!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The ladybug theme has come up a few times in the last week or so (more than the usual amount it does with Zali), f</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">irstly, when we were reminiscing over Sesame Street's "ladybug picnic" song from way back in my childhood, and then during the week while grocery shopping, I found some adorable ladybug muffin cases and had to get them for Zali.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So… it seemed appropriate </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">for this challenge </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">to make a ladybug card for her — just to tell her I love her and that she's cute as a bug ;)</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTPK5QjTx5rRySR0mq7kyH9rwZU1VvAbz1NM1taTDU7TViDllzfJC921CF6jLovr8D4IDfNe3Pq_74rk7sX8Kt71VWiWZZTscSoxdenpSc0Vc7ktxpOjwaRFsHZPdeUg5lucXDRXocUM/s1600/IMG_7162.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTPK5QjTx5rRySR0mq7kyH9rwZU1VvAbz1NM1taTDU7TViDllzfJC921CF6jLovr8D4IDfNe3Pq_74rk7sX8Kt71VWiWZZTscSoxdenpSc0Vc7ktxpOjwaRFsHZPdeUg5lucXDRXocUM/s400/IMG_7162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629447002005553554" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQucjRhO4m0IjCAfcQmYwlVmAqoD0el4j1_CcTgotoKn2NEjGVKpyxttFTHqM6_x8oMyNeFh2V2QJl15ehIiULv_gsMg0aaMZ1v13QJ7R6-JiC1s8DMmeQh8nim4TueAhU-BXy4d1udw/s1600/IMG_7165.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQucjRhO4m0IjCAfcQmYwlVmAqoD0el4j1_CcTgotoKn2NEjGVKpyxttFTHqM6_x8oMyNeFh2V2QJl15ehIiULv_gsMg0aaMZ1v13QJ7R6-JiC1s8DMmeQh8nim4TueAhU-BXy4d1udw/s400/IMG_7165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629446996805926386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Just Believe, Bugs & Kisses</span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span>Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Whisper White</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Ink:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"> Basic Black, Real Red, Pear Pizzazz</span></span></span></i></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">Other:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;">1/8" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon (card 2)</span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></span>The card in the second picture is the one that Zali actually received. I decided to add some ribbon because I thought the scored lines on the original were not quite enough. I thought I liked the ribbon better, but now I'm not sure. Anyway, Zali was thrilled with the card and that's all that matters! She was also thrilled with the muffin cases!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJbUM_K0KtcGNpf7AtWKzdo9cAxzeNfnZGh0ViKI1shykIqJZ6QitE3x-jzDHa1v9EeGbbtXtioikwKwuOoA5OBWl7Qi2YvJJ44JlIgkpq_qijjVI0qNI6julwRZKbiO1hQuQdu-LUtE/s1600/IMG_7167.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJbUM_K0KtcGNpf7AtWKzdo9cAxzeNfnZGh0ViKI1shykIqJZ6QitE3x-jzDHa1v9EeGbbtXtioikwKwuOoA5OBWl7Qi2YvJJ44JlIgkpq_qijjVI0qNI6julwRZKbiO1hQuQdu-LUtE/s400/IMG_7167.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629446991981779170" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Earlier in the year I made cupcakes for her birthday party and the muffin cases might have been good then. Anyway, I did find some gorgeous ladybug candles at the time, which each cupcake featured. They were so cute, and Zali was very happy! </span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJqRw_fNJvYK1SHikTP_poBOWgMUYJaAvW4TsdVxqnjbI_2PjOvv92B8D6hkYJytQS1gD5_OKgnyCyv7EKvrVvtEwmRUTRKdaEPSzFTZLpD-WMyEYspmI8yPFkbCAVzqvdk-7aIHszmo/s1600/IMG_6926.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJqRw_fNJvYK1SHikTP_poBOWgMUYJaAvW4TsdVxqnjbI_2PjOvv92B8D6hkYJytQS1gD5_OKgnyCyv7EKvrVvtEwmRUTRKdaEPSzFTZLpD-WMyEYspmI8yPFkbCAVzqvdk-7aIHszmo/s400/IMG_6926.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629426380193454114" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And just in case you haven't seen "Ladybug Picnic", or you want to reminisce with me, here it is for you…</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dlp1w-6XPHU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">We are still singing the song…</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Love</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shell</span></span></div></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-75744717164610624172011-07-11T10:31:00.006+10:002011-07-12T18:23:14.854+10:00Let the cute begin...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">My brother and his wife are expecting their first baby in January and have recently shared the news with us. I am so pleased for them, it is very exciting! We are all soooooo ready for another bub in the family — my mum is beside herself with joy! </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I made this card to congratulate them on their wonderful news, and sent it off today along with a couple of little baby gifts</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">.</span></span><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDvhqgk1fHzBCfUAwRy_ENfjsahvlSOEXnnQl0AqobVV3ySwx1HhZDN3R1R3tzSPZMnr0KYOlJ2DgjyUTlM3Ot1KORjEP78kWH937Ya6yxMw62O-4PTtLUvTOJ6f86CS7dwYpJz0PesI/s1600/IMG_7139.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDvhqgk1fHzBCfUAwRy_ENfjsahvlSOEXnnQl0AqobVV3ySwx1HhZDN3R1R3tzSPZMnr0KYOlJ2DgjyUTlM3Ot1KORjEP78kWH937Ya6yxMw62O-4PTtLUvTOJ6f86CS7dwYpJz0PesI/s400/IMG_7139.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627886576842363778" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Big on Spring</span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; "><div style="text-align: center; "></div></span>Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Whisper White, Night of Navy</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Paper: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Certainly Celery DSP</span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Ink:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> Night of Navy</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Other:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, 1/8" White Taffeta Ribbon</span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></i></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I wasn't a huge fan of the polka dot look to begin with, but I've since seen the potential. I think pale blue or pink baby cards look so adorable with polka dots! </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We also received the news last night that a friend has just given birth to a baby girl! I thought it would give me the opportunity to make a polka dot card in pink, but my daughter has claimed the card making privilege, since she is more closely connected with the family. I might make one anyway, to stash for another occasion ;)</span></span></span></span></div></div></span></div></div></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-61005285756799420492011-07-10T09:08:00.003+10:002011-07-10T09:45:25.172+10:00Less is More — One Layer & Legs!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This week over at </span></span><a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-23-one-layer.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Less is More</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, the challenge is to create a one layer card that involves something with legs! It took me so long to decide what to do and a few attempts before I came up with something I was happy with — too many "legs" to choose from! The legs in this card are only tiny, but there...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2M7CkkHRrARQmiNHYCmNl-xNnaZVkwfdKs54oO9IhJy1RlM_bEucluohcYPyeqoIquHjzjzbcnEHB1q-vfbimCks2eSn1Wv5Cu-4kqEfMtgc0t3wipeLARK8Xivw-0sTR6QBAInV53rk/s400/IMG_7152.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627499081002604770" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Easter Blossoms, So Happy For You, Asian Artistry</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><i></i>Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Whisper White</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><i></i>Ink: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose</span></span></span></i></div></span></span></span></span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-48313170883048641392011-07-09T16:32:00.002+10:002011-07-09T16:59:50.514+10:00OLW — Clouds<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jennifer Styles is hosting this week's </span></span><a href="http://stylesink.ca/2011/07/05/olw-clouds/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">One-Layer Wednesday</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> challenge and has chosen "clouds" as the theme. I just did clouds the other day <a href="http://shelleys-stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2011/07/lim-shades-of-blue.html">(this post)</a>, but it was definitely not a one-layer card, and it was also not really "clean" enough for the Less is more challenge which I made it for — not enough white space! This card would have been more suitable for that challenge — I think Mandi and Chrissie over at <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/">LIM</a> would agree!! </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So here is my One-Layer cloud card...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWDffumaDKu9EH_S6WnK2y1rJy51okz5jgb7fLzFy5bg1prCCxeJ1TSgCp126bLBNk4fIgf_0rZkgBg1Il69zP1x66WVIeDWk73MQZ3mxngtJv_7GBqoJq4xVr5v7DFd-ZpNbJGdrrMw/s1600/IMG_7150.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWDffumaDKu9EH_S6WnK2y1rJy51okz5jgb7fLzFy5bg1prCCxeJ1TSgCp126bLBNk4fIgf_0rZkgBg1Il69zP1x66WVIeDWk73MQZ3mxngtJv_7GBqoJq4xVr5v7DFd-ZpNbJGdrrMw/s400/IMG_7150.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627237231097682386" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Lovely as a Tree</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Whisper White</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Ink:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I created a mask by punching three squares into some grid paper, which enabled me to get even spacing etc. then placed the card underneath, sponged the clouds and stamped the trees. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">I decided that it was best left without any sentiment.</span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-9701666069819689022011-07-08T11:58:00.001+10:002011-07-08T12:00:31.571+10:00Under the Sea...<div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;">The other day I mentioned that I had a pile of unused "experiments", and that every so often I make them into something new. Before I posted that comment, I had just been going through that pile, searching for something else, and stumbled across some fish images that I had made years ago. So I have made them into some birthday cards!</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;">I have added a little tutorial at the end of this post if you want to know how to get the under water look...</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ctF45dvAkqJT4w8wp_VG1GgsK9kpKRroDt2FzAEUlENsmyTksF7NDEck5-36fxfVXvdcxckAgJovP6dpxL8dNr6f6Cr9U6IVRvnIJNorTBU8tcFAauvvmwKNU7WcQY7ScIV9NyJLzeQ/s1600/IMG_7119.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ctF45dvAkqJT4w8wp_VG1GgsK9kpKRroDt2FzAEUlENsmyTksF7NDEck5-36fxfVXvdcxckAgJovP6dpxL8dNr6f6Cr9U6IVRvnIJNorTBU8tcFAauvvmwKNU7WcQY7ScIV9NyJLzeQ/s400/IMG_7119.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626534575059159634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fishy Friends, Party This Way</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Whisper White Gloss & Smooth, Peach Parfait</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Paper: Bali Breeze </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DSP</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ink:</span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Black Stazon,Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Other:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Peach Parfait 1/2" Stiched-poly ribbon, Linnen Thread</span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></i></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3MAf3X0IZmN-WbUj9udr-Wh_aGzFlIaMLTqcXQiEmIUooJ4IQ00KkDBTLTU1X_nDhNtClS_5bPh0SgMfFDRSzqyEGTEk99wBxQi1B9OCwJbmNBGRdPkiV2Usa3ZQp8k6OWZwxU3ZCAg/s1600/IMG_7115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3MAf3X0IZmN-WbUj9udr-Wh_aGzFlIaMLTqcXQiEmIUooJ4IQ00KkDBTLTU1X_nDhNtClS_5bPh0SgMfFDRSzqyEGTEk99wBxQi1B9OCwJbmNBGRdPkiV2Usa3ZQp8k6OWZwxU3ZCAg/s400/IMG_7115.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626534569626943842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fishy Friends, Birthday Wish</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Whisper White Gloss & Smooth, Pacific Point</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Paper: Bali Breeze </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DSP</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ink:</span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Taken with Teal, Sumer Sun, Brilliant Blue, Pacific Point</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Other:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Linnen Thread</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjju5dsjxIEEJmb7D3eIFwuNufh9cJqHh_t1_we5ExorrI4l_v79JDDca_z7QnZpZaT-1Xaruk-R5qXrRwSiMhTasy2AhRRS2J3TeFbx9ckb3acxFpvFZ0LKcohvbfVrLEZaJpGKB2geGc/s1600/IMG_7114.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjju5dsjxIEEJmb7D3eIFwuNufh9cJqHh_t1_we5ExorrI4l_v79JDDca_z7QnZpZaT-1Xaruk-R5qXrRwSiMhTasy2AhRRS2J3TeFbx9ckb3acxFpvFZ0LKcohvbfVrLEZaJpGKB2geGc/s400/IMG_7114.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626534558680103154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fishy Friends, Party This Way</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Whisper White Gloss & Smooth, Rich Razzleberry</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Paper: Bali Breeze </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DSP</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ink:</span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Taken with Teal, Purely Pomegranate, Rich Razzleberry</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Other:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Linnen Thread</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMoq6Ax-2-ZTb2XKNOANYEUfW05Ctlg3PB_DzZlJbG9tBZlwf3au3tffXclr_H3fcRgV0WbeVsJrjlh-x1sqJHP8UWH1L6CsU2ahcaMMhjB4a3aGImxm1ffX3ajx57cOzaM6AnfRT0DM/s1600/IMG_7117.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMoq6Ax-2-ZTb2XKNOANYEUfW05Ctlg3PB_DzZlJbG9tBZlwf3au3tffXclr_H3fcRgV0WbeVsJrjlh-x1sqJHP8UWH1L6CsU2ahcaMMhjB4a3aGImxm1ffX3ajx57cOzaM6AnfRT0DM/s400/IMG_7117.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626534546850344338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fishy Friends, Party This Way</span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Whisper White Gloss & Smooth, Certainly Celery</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: normal; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Paper: Bali Breeze </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">DSP</span></span></span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ink:</span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Taken with Teal, Certainly Celery</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Other:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Linnen Thread, Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">How to achieve the under water look!</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;">You will need the following things:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Brayer and elastic band</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Gloss white card</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Black Stazon ink</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Suitable stamp for under the sea theme</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>White Crayon</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Your choice of ink colours</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Blender pen (for colouring your sea creature)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size:small;">Stamp the image in Black Stazon ink on the gloss card.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPInQ1vJEUaz5aQcj7-xD6FglsqvrE76UP_FFbNUQd5Xy4kolDbIvRbng6wFm-Yuhj0XqlMM8BVjOGusLLeb4zIyde08ttFZwO9lKJe45pFSIBfG7azH9h9q2-WTH7_7PDQtiCSpeZgCk/s400/IMG_7127.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626778846932643954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Colour the image with the white crayon. The crayon resists the ink, so it is like masking your image.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6N7RmQlD75aahbg-QaJNbxTI38V1-UfW1WcXNYR_PhmjCrdE55e9wgHWjFIMJqEt1ndAW3JH_TJlkwu_61JW7TN1Z3xsTQwQr-2OErBoSjrarKEABB8__zkQEIdgojLrqdXeMimA7S3w/s400/IMG_7130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626778855926883970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wrap the elastic band a couple of times around the brayer wheel and ink up with the colour you wish your water to be.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOq09bSMG1qESpEvcfl9dyKcZz0a_qHSJ0yODYYsjRDRJSrkYVRqtEgWgOwI8Dv_mIDp9qx0chuQCw9UxBBEGHwdVxgxO5nuywBfxXhgHrJCI-7DBIYw76N7ZpTogBOWBvsMgMfHqurk8/s400/IMG_7132.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626778861712465938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Roll the brayer up and down the card, over the image.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFXOcaRThnxK1SPzqC9sGxRGb6IO43n_JyyXrB39JdafTdoMwTVFN8sVlw7AE0y2QI_xais3nkhet6ykp-TG_DFP7iat8GXsGOXUwamVBY6zeiKJkMjeMalBpbTVeU3WkLjFppqp_C4Q/s400/IMG_7134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626778863911637954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;font-size:small;">Once the ink has had enough time to absorb into the card and dry, rub the crayon off with a tissue. (I didn't allow enough time so you can see that I have rubbed some of the blue off too!)</span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;font-size:small;"></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUulpYZnZ7DRG2t0kdUMwDKtDeNCQNfco6qu4_NQj2M63eNH3sGCt8CPzGduddRqWvqaIXw1YdElHdroZX01q8O5EY4DKzA0AOvsFElJH05-_pEUQYjuWUC3HVotJCmSWvsX48CcmoNo/s400/IMG_7135.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626778878442162354" style="text-align: left; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To colour the image, imagine a light source. Apply the colour with a blender pen, leaving some white space closest to your light source and making the colour darkest on the opposite side. Because the gloss card takes longer to absorb the ink, you may need to keep applying it until you achieve the desired intensity of colour.</span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFG4sprh-FXyHuki83sL6THACEav4-6BMJP_DgIUF1lPbR9vySvf5XTRFbqNtQkbH3Gnn1uKXjW9qM79N4f4WR2MK5c3YKJp__HMFnxJWdEeqDBPwfJGeOHBJsIncTCU7e0SXLALs2kA/s400/IMG_7137.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626779110947238434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:arial;font-size:small;">So that is how I made those original sea pictures. I hope you feel inspired to create your own "under the sea" creations!</span></span></span></span></span></i></div></span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-75746317513639994122011-07-07T11:24:00.003+10:002011-07-07T12:17:08.986+10:00Jac-Inks Challenge 12<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Back again! This time with the latest </span></span><a href="http://jac-inks.blogspot.com/2011/07/jac-inks-challenge-12-die-cuts-plus.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">jac-inks challenge</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> — Die Cuts plus Texture. I have two examples to show you for this challenge!</span></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Eei3KQtDJiXFQN8VcILizz0oCKXwcxHU8I5hoU9aw3tNtHy4ZUKmjYPJF81MC5ZBo-aCzmVkSFBoyjgWTv90-ATs2M2412vOthrxnJGYRDgDnG3rTu_kTP9sgc2cVVwbpKb0_KvZaQw/s1600/IMG_7098.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Eei3KQtDJiXFQN8VcILizz0oCKXwcxHU8I5hoU9aw3tNtHy4ZUKmjYPJF81MC5ZBo-aCzmVkSFBoyjgWTv90-ATs2M2412vOthrxnJGYRDgDnG3rTu_kTP9sgc2cVVwbpKb0_KvZaQw/s400/IMG_7098.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626417336474079922" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Just Believe, Sincere Salutations</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler (smooth & textured)</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Ink:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">Other:</span> Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "> </span></span></span></span></i></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGwI6vsK68VO6fXHkinqg4yg2lSyf6mBrHVlf5WV9xZ8cv2I8IT3gfL1PKu0X08M_g0RLMlfbJ7biaZQpM2URKaLblYr-XzEZg0DHUUW0Y3ZuMYkz4wZYs5JG2kZpacJdjlS_um8fKoE/s1600/IMG_7093.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGwI6vsK68VO6fXHkinqg4yg2lSyf6mBrHVlf5WV9xZ8cv2I8IT3gfL1PKu0X08M_g0RLMlfbJ7biaZQpM2URKaLblYr-XzEZg0DHUUW0Y3ZuMYkz4wZYs5JG2kZpacJdjlS_um8fKoE/s400/IMG_7093.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626417331160711762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Whisper White, Orchid Opulence, Old Olive</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Paper:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Cottage Wall DSP</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">Other:</span> Little Leaves & Many Thanks Sizzlits Dies, Old Olive </span></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">1/8" Taffeta Ribbon</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></span></span></i></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I hope that you have been inspired to get out those dies and get creating. There will be some blog candy this challenge — </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: 18px; ">a selection of Stampin' Up!® products to the value of $30.00. So </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">head on over to <a href="http://jac-inks.blogspot.com/2011/07/jac-inks-challenge-12-die-cuts-plus.html">jac-inks</a> for the details of the challenge, we'd love you to play along and look forward to seeing your creations!</span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-53949100679841306902011-07-06T10:07:00.004+10:002011-07-06T11:33:24.128+10:00More Shades of Blue<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So here it is, the second card inspired by the</span><a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-22-colour.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Less is More Challenge</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Sponging again — I can't resist!</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cNUkvwKlKl37YMn-GJVQQV4lur4RLlxXmociHX3hwufcy49JebX5EBf9FyZZUmGZSEKPDePWzz_M6r4XRVS9g3L8-2QblA3sUc34AKAT7iC47-j7v3T4ViCWfMSuZ_St1nThKpWkt-A/s1600/IMG_7108.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cNUkvwKlKl37YMn-GJVQQV4lur4RLlxXmociHX3hwufcy49JebX5EBf9FyZZUmGZSEKPDePWzz_M6r4XRVS9g3L8-2QblA3sUc34AKAT7iC47-j7v3T4ViCWfMSuZ_St1nThKpWkt-A/s400/IMG_7108.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626024949555020418" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Lovely as a Tree, Well Scripted</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Whisper White, Night of Navy</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Ink:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Bashful Blue, Night of Navy</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">Other:</span> White Gel Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter</span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; ">I have used the white gel pen to add some highlights to the trees, and a touch of glitter to some areas of the ground, especially directly under the moon. Unfortunately the glitter is not very visible in this picture — but it is there!</span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></span></span></span></span></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; ">I noticed that I have had a bit of a "love" theme in the sentiments of the last two posts, but it is "thank you" again this time as I still have people I need to thank!</span></span></span></span></i></div></span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-68390484296365433652011-07-06T09:34:00.004+10:002011-07-06T10:06:28.086+10:00LIM - Shades of Blue<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The current </span></span><a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-22-colour.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Less is More Challenge</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is to use shades of blue. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So did I sponge or mask? Definitely this time ;) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To create the cloudy background I have sponged different shades of blue over a torn piece of card, leaving some touches of white.</span></span></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjem6mfRNr9QXJvlvBtCZviWU2kGz5cPeTNogciozIjwOWd1TDhiAoeBpmmt7o3uyVRD1w2I2PmA-UbOqmXIAoMJXLDH85rBmz1O-ppeRTMXn1PBYKydARWRifslBzDDFDPVyG5xCnLA/s400/IMG_7103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626018901370608738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Lovely as a Tree, Well Scripted</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Whisper White, Night of Navy</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Ink:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"> Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">Other:</span> White 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I loved this challenge and will be back later with another card in shades of blue! </span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-46509197258391648242011-07-05T13:02:00.004+10:002011-07-05T14:40:30.539+10:00OLW60<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This week's </span><a href="http://simplicitybylateblossom.blogspot.com/2011/06/one-layer-wednesday-60-quick-layers-of.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One-Layer Wenesday</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> challenge is to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">make a card that layers ink, using only stamped images and sentiments.</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">No masking or sponging is allowed! When I think of layers of ink, I think sponging and masking. So this certainly was a challenge for me, I just couldn't seem to get anything to work. Composition not right. Colours not working. Sentiment crooked. Ahhhhhh!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So... </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">after many attempts, I finally came up with something I was "kind of" happy with ;)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-uHJkOiFs3apFY-LJfUfYn9Zfq4lO1MbrxXBsiUbAXeU3O8QzE8MO0PXY8ajaJqTmFFLCKWAu_zOnAWO33Z7Kirq7jaUPBnQTEGsDouIIKY4486R1lKLyQE9QH5ZUUERo6hYWPP-O2U/s400/IMG_7104.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625711828292616450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(34, 34, 34); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stamps: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Love & Care</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Card: </span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Whisper White</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ink:</span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Rose Red, Regal Rose</span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">And here is one of the "attempts" which includes Pretty in Pink and Pink Pirouette inks. I like the idea of the images stretching from edge to edge, but this just looked too messy for my liking. I much prefer the "cleanness" of the other card. Also, the sentiment is a bit lost in the flower, and I was hoping to achieve a more even gradation between the colours. Perhaps if the sentiment was positioned differently (maybe over the to the right somewhere) it might have been okay. </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZJb1V1UW2IDbMpqN691-N0XZ2iTMSkC36lbq0clMA1qHeTM2Ya5dJLRRN3DEniP3V7H6cJbABzIi2uIkrOlcjhdcOMOeQ6x9M_JrCoGfJnn_Tf296wVykNwhuLFPhrksqYzvaG6jA10/s400/IMG_7105.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625711829468136770" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px; " /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So what will happen to this card? It will get added to the pile of "experiments" that one day might get made into something else. And yes that does happen — you may just see a part of it somewhere else!</span></span></i></span></span></div></span></span></span></i></span></div></span></span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-529191155160782662011-06-02T12:17:00.004+10:002011-06-02T14:16:28.385+10:00Thanks<div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It has been over a month since my last post, but much has happened in that time!! Some of you may know that I have had some health issues and have been unwell, and that earlier this year I was diagnosed with "medullary thyroid cancer". On 16 May I went into hospital to have a thyroidectomy and neck dissection. It was pretty scary, but all went well and I am now out of hospital and recovering well. Here is a picture of the damage two weeks after surgery, it zig zags down the side of my neck and then runs right across the front to my collar bone on the other side. It is healing really well.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT8MwRBq8MGqIHzi7An2Z6bml9TPgV9tAyG4NAMsPGx9LRFyrykLtSvk9pT6oEBFSQtJ-G6YHWT5J0mmmzedLY_cKTLahyfM5WPKoWrkvP_FjqkwfdF-7vtaoLM6jq2wie4KeoFl5iEk/s1600/IMG_7081.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT8MwRBq8MGqIHzi7An2Z6bml9TPgV9tAyG4NAMsPGx9LRFyrykLtSvk9pT6oEBFSQtJ-G6YHWT5J0mmmzedLY_cKTLahyfM5WPKoWrkvP_FjqkwfdF-7vtaoLM6jq2wie4KeoFl5iEk/s400/IMG_7081.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613463651154020594" /></a><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There are so many people I want to thank, for their help and </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">thoughts and prayers and cards and flowers and visits...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I will be making thank you cards for months! Here are two thank you cards that I decided to enter in the <a href="http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/05/week-17-recipe-pick-square.html">"Less is More" challenge</a> this week. The same design but reversed!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlz9rONwYOAcJZm3y3nWwVEu7DKrsmV6vO84ha15TP95kSG8l0t9kTZT2VVhShTooPueyFA0P8DaP6dk0zXoGC3d-WDizvfpulChjhVZnin6tfBIANO_MACOVbU4W1wQ7q091EdfJTKY/s1600/IMG_7045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlz9rONwYOAcJZm3y3nWwVEu7DKrsmV6vO84ha15TP95kSG8l0t9kTZT2VVhShTooPueyFA0P8DaP6dk0zXoGC3d-WDizvfpulChjhVZnin6tfBIANO_MACOVbU4W1wQ7q091EdfJTKY/s400/IMG_7045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613441836090290194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiropDW1V3PBs6Uh_qLqTvZjxFV4lwbj9iLiyCwW1niEJQKvpAuMlsNIqTNY1Bff6btmwAqNr_WOQ7PIIMJzkJkaM8vFbVwHaS0Z9vDv6aerMBhmrRT0uhcj6Y2ogHSapCWeG179VOSRB0/s1600/IMG_7061.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiropDW1V3PBs6Uh_qLqTvZjxFV4lwbj9iLiyCwW1niEJQKvpAuMlsNIqTNY1Bff6btmwAqNr_WOQ7PIIMJzkJkaM8vFbVwHaS0Z9vDv6aerMBhmrRT0uhcj6Y2ogHSapCWeG179VOSRB0/s400/IMG_7061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613463653420665586" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; "><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Eastern Blooms</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Whisper White, Riding Hood Red (top card), Cherry Cobbler (bottom card)</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Ink:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Riding Hood Red, Cherry Cobbler</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Other:</span> White Embossing Powder, Many Thanks Sizzlits Die</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: small;">A simple design, but arranging those letters in just the right place was somewhat tedious! I am happy with the results though — it was worth it. (I just won't be making large quantities of them!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: small;">Thanks for stopping by — it is great to be back in blogland again :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: small;">Love Shell</span></span></div></span>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-56871338495046482132011-04-16T13:07:00.005+10:002011-04-16T13:36:52.573+10:00OLW #49<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This week's <a href="http://stylesink.ca/2011/04/12/olw-49-green-pink-and-never-seen-ink/">One-Layer Wednesday</a> challenge is to use a stamp that has never seen ink and include the colours green and pink. I decided to use Awash with Flowers as it has only just arrived in my collection and I thought the colours would suit...</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEify7NwcWQtsEmab3V3dI0oUyD5aTkIT_YSzxcDTfeLFMhZRcdWMZTvKLvnz1tm88YBCgT_0eUtYBZCfv5y5YOtiqyzzCy2TmwFdaQx9hRFLgKSDZoSU7rMyKh7enqBqCT2knqBP-FJh3M/s1600/IMG_7036.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEify7NwcWQtsEmab3V3dI0oUyD5aTkIT_YSzxcDTfeLFMhZRcdWMZTvKLvnz1tm88YBCgT_0eUtYBZCfv5y5YOtiqyzzCy2TmwFdaQx9hRFLgKSDZoSU7rMyKh7enqBqCT2knqBP-FJh3M/s400/IMG_7036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596015704656333282" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stamps: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Awash with Flowers,</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Card: </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Textured White</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ink:</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></i></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I masked the flowers to stamp the leaves and stems. My plan was just to have the flowers and leaves roughly in the centre by themselves, but it just wasn't right, so I hand drew a border around them and it helped with the composition — which is still not perfect! The sentiment should have been left out all together because it looks tacked on, but I wasn't going through the whole process of masking etc. again to make another one without it!!!</span></span>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-34984849231062256002011-04-14T12:34:00.003+10:002011-04-14T13:01:03.739+10:00Leafy Spring<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The whole spring theme has inspired me, and then I saw <a href="http://cardz.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/card-makeover-1/">this card by Heather</a> and loved it — loved the colours and design. So I decided to try out my own versions based on the ideas in Heather's card. I also wanted to create something else for the <a href="http://www.soshelli.com/contest/2011/4/1/april-showers-bring-creative-challenge.html">SoShelli creative challenge</a> this month because I'm loving the spring theme, so here a three cards with a leafy green spring feel... </span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErGkj4UbJ017P3NLNvx-j2OCmBkdWbbChezeJTr5_gwWVvPalHLUGUR7RYEuXvJhErmGhyphenhyphenyXW1rvPBhnm-hKb7U2gRtHynMIhusJP3-XNPLbYDNK_eF7NCx2uEY3w_APTRZaaTbpt03M/s1600/IMG_7025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErGkj4UbJ017P3NLNvx-j2OCmBkdWbbChezeJTr5_gwWVvPalHLUGUR7RYEuXvJhErmGhyphenhyphenyXW1rvPBhnm-hKb7U2gRtHynMIhusJP3-XNPLbYDNK_eF7NCx2uEY3w_APTRZaaTbpt03M/s400/IMG_7025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595262558367811010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeKm0VSv_fW5u2DXZMOxjs6bjhgAdL_weOj5ORcEM0VzmhoZJKsb2D6ihyphenhyphenoEhm83WVKcXF08I-avA81iBda1yswvpGH6_dZbL6v36ybKJ384rc9yYPLGu6csuQLqYfoyFHRRcM8zaKrE/s1600/IMG_7024.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMeKm0VSv_fW5u2DXZMOxjs6bjhgAdL_weOj5ORcEM0VzmhoZJKsb2D6ihyphenhyphenoEhm83WVKcXF08I-avA81iBda1yswvpGH6_dZbL6v36ybKJ384rc9yYPLGu6csuQLqYfoyFHRRcM8zaKrE/s400/IMG_7024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595262547328943522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx69fAyWy5mGzFzdkqkNIa_KvvAbfx-HDcmc4jHSNban5yg57P304jMbPDvKZI5hbiFwCGqoUJNl1yVElhMcSWF9D9MXiyOKW9PwPeLnDVrVC7Ot78scOQqwxtnC51yi41jiPnToNPHMw/s1600/IMG_7023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx69fAyWy5mGzFzdkqkNIa_KvvAbfx-HDcmc4jHSNban5yg57P304jMbPDvKZI5hbiFwCGqoUJNl1yVElhMcSWF9D9MXiyOKW9PwPeLnDVrVC7Ot78scOQqwxtnC51yi41jiPnToNPHMw/s400/IMG_7023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595262543073991938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Stamps: <i>French Foliage, Easter Blossoms</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Card: <i>Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Ink:<i> Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi</i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Other:<i> White Embossing Powder</i></span></span></span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5588957293336601232.post-58084068438356768812011-04-13T09:52:00.004+10:002011-04-13T10:24:45.415+10:00Jac-inks Challenge #6<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is time for another <a href="http://jac-inks.blogspot.com/2011/04/jac-inks-challenge-6-sketch-challenge.html#comments">jac-inks challenge</a>. This time a sketch. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I loved this gorgeous DSP, but it sat for so long doing nothing because I was too afraid of cutting it up and spoiling it. This is often an issue I have with a beautiful piece of DSP. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;font-size:small;">So now it has well and truly been sliced and diced for this card!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK6TWJ_waPkJSW9un9rUsW_M-VojK_IkbKpPkyGDP0hxVt9OzzQkEoAqRvZQW3XAvM6ACsUeAAHvG3Ypo9AWFSYDv_qRM_xuLOQXla4rdDdhvSBS8T2MzWYxKqgVqJjfWYX4m3Coonds/s1600/IMG_6839.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK6TWJ_waPkJSW9un9rUsW_M-VojK_IkbKpPkyGDP0hxVt9OzzQkEoAqRvZQW3XAvM6ACsUeAAHvG3Ypo9AWFSYDv_qRM_xuLOQXla4rdDdhvSBS8T2MzWYxKqgVqJjfWYX4m3Coonds/s400/IMG_6839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594849660240571858" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Paper: <i>Kaleidoscope DSP </i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(from the 2009/2010 Summer Mini Catalogue)</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Card: <i>Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Other: <i>Regal Rose 1.6 cm Grosgrain Ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brads</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Flower Fusion Too (felt flowers),</i></span></i></span></span></div>Shelley Starkishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438030073678301379noreply@blogger.com0