tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26391241462122209252024-03-05T00:55:20.014-05:00Glitter in my Kitchena Friday only blog...the rest of the time I'm busy cleaning up glitter in my kitchen,
from my hair & off the floor!Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.comBlogger1036125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-6252814892850845532021-09-24T14:23:00.004-04:002021-09-24T14:23:42.009-04:00National Punctuation Day!&;!<p>As a huge reader and part-time writer and English major from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!), I gotta tell you, the fact that there is a punctuation day makes me happy. When the book <a href="https://www.lynnetruss.com/books/eats-shoots-leaves/" target="_blank"><i>Eats, Shoots & Leaves</i> by Lynne Truss</a> came out, I had to pick it up. There's a kid version too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5F1mJ5SaQYzFG_H1zptVIOjuAOOjYsfXY6EpFIKGDd4DPwCHc4S3GXXP1MW2drso6l7scK7JEay0D8hCNVRLgY4zHTpQFgrq28VzcxQZv3sOVUdEzfdSiN6bQbrUaZxIW7AFKD-u-9aU7/s350/51yp88EaTML._SL350_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="233" data-original-width="350" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5F1mJ5SaQYzFG_H1zptVIOjuAOOjYsfXY6EpFIKGDd4DPwCHc4S3GXXP1MW2drso6l7scK7JEay0D8hCNVRLgY4zHTpQFgrq28VzcxQZv3sOVUdEzfdSiN6bQbrUaZxIW7AFKD-u-9aU7/w365-h243/51yp88EaTML._SL350_.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are some great memes too...here's an oldie but a goodie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT45acU9pidn1W3xegtudVXav0rs0UIDZPdO3a7dLxWHgTrzFLgOstkyZR8_xrSEuWMQh3C0-pVxTj6pLxpVE35JZMbPWi75foeoQMthxoAqixC_IpVi_7D9hJcccut3_Dao2ZAuFzexGD/s420/1336666500326_1446879.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="420" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT45acU9pidn1W3xegtudVXav0rs0UIDZPdO3a7dLxWHgTrzFLgOstkyZR8_xrSEuWMQh3C0-pVxTj6pLxpVE35JZMbPWi75foeoQMthxoAqixC_IpVi_7D9hJcccut3_Dao2ZAuFzexGD/w420-h294/1336666500326_1446879.png" width="420" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With all that said, there are some things that drive me crazy, though I'm not like my brother-in-law, Tracy, who will circle all your mistakes in your letters. Nor am I like my husband, Matt, who gets ol' red out to circle mistakes in work or business mail. My biggest problems come from apostrophes. Like you're and its...the mistakes with those words drive me crazy! It's always means it is and that never changes, so if the dog is wagging its tail, you cannot make the word mean it is, so leave out the apostrophe. And yes, I understand English grammar is weird and confusing, but you can't help your pet peeves. <div><br /></div><div>If you're looking for card ideas for the grammar police in your family, you could do worse than this one <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/greeting-card/Funny-Poor-Grammar-Joke-Humor-T-shirt-by-zcecmza/31011615.5MT14" target="_blank">from Red Bubble.</a> So many mistakes!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuur93gFARCcKkeHj9OdgRYIpn1pEnnsU4cuJuFzsniwbcAFitXEoRMylyFG1GPU3cNdRHB2WuswSyLeLvoo2E12n3Rdjp9eAFlqb6qLrMSAgNVSrCU_-cO1ZfmJ-zz9spRapZ1-fxDCB/s1000/papergc%252C500x%252Cw%252Cf8f8f8-pad%252C750x1000%252Cf8f8f8.u3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuur93gFARCcKkeHj9OdgRYIpn1pEnnsU4cuJuFzsniwbcAFitXEoRMylyFG1GPU3cNdRHB2WuswSyLeLvoo2E12n3Rdjp9eAFlqb6qLrMSAgNVSrCU_-cO1ZfmJ-zz9spRapZ1-fxDCB/w286-h381/papergc%252C500x%252Cw%252Cf8f8f8-pad%252C750x1000%252Cf8f8f8.u3.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You could also get <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/572508572/bad-grammar-birthday-card-annoy-you-on" target="_blank">this card from Etsy</a>...or if you're a cardmaker, try something similar and type it in the computer to print out your very own mistake-filled greeting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJgWqFww0fP2BKRSfOJGReAGtN4ZZBn1rBrccbRRDJIEW0pqbTePW6UzrGUtowGgVFvmib1fPEojst8K54ISPjDD6WtHss__RqVwtlHSWR5HW0DUV1gKa_zxg37m263okLv6bgoQX1BiV/s2000/il_fullxfull.2351624389_ggj4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJgWqFww0fP2BKRSfOJGReAGtN4ZZBn1rBrccbRRDJIEW0pqbTePW6UzrGUtowGgVFvmib1fPEojst8K54ISPjDD6WtHss__RqVwtlHSWR5HW0DUV1gKa_zxg37m263okLv6bgoQX1BiV/w359-h359/il_fullxfull.2351624389_ggj4.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>One site that still makes me laugh is <a href="https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/9/15/perfectly-punctual" target="_blank">Cake Wrecks </a>and these cakes with punctuation mistakes are just a sample of their grammar wrecks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVQGYQmTLbYpTCXa1aLKQ101QF34UyfKLfY22uMBykQ3YXzLIAMxAfC_au2-QJJbuR9Y8Cni7MPwbsVpNrREOKTxBeqx_I5KFIlntJ-eGubZMkx86s4vdXjQFe3IAVguymVNzanL7HG1G/s450/10710906-25469922-thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="450" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVQGYQmTLbYpTCXa1aLKQ101QF34UyfKLfY22uMBykQ3YXzLIAMxAfC_au2-QJJbuR9Y8Cni7MPwbsVpNrREOKTxBeqx_I5KFIlntJ-eGubZMkx86s4vdXjQFe3IAVguymVNzanL7HG1G/w350-h263/10710906-25469922-thumbnail.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGy_Y-nKK4wo2hs-aTXOuMKRyjAPfgwz_bsicDzVMHE7dVnNGSWzwsLA-MYrq26pGk18o4I5eRVHK8j7BhpBqnBzoh68VccrhsYjtQ_GoefjgewJEce18XzkRDE3YfcdmBRZJFP8JxBTz/s450/10710906-25469848-thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="450" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGy_Y-nKK4wo2hs-aTXOuMKRyjAPfgwz_bsicDzVMHE7dVnNGSWzwsLA-MYrq26pGk18o4I5eRVHK8j7BhpBqnBzoh68VccrhsYjtQ_GoefjgewJEce18XzkRDE3YfcdmBRZJFP8JxBTz/w359-h314/10710906-25469848-thumbnail.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxRhL3JAU_HqPFH9A8oZVCxJwF0QhRw_PPC5nMjAPJO3NLodYHgmYwhYnQ53Wvetc5ISss2BBCSkYSgodyvMBSzLKPTt7VTWKj41yihngq33EVWW4W2n5styDvrFlHmnvIYfrCEy-Q2CG/s750/miriamalb.ow.goingawayspacingmisspellandpunctuation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="750" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxRhL3JAU_HqPFH9A8oZVCxJwF0QhRw_PPC5nMjAPJO3NLodYHgmYwhYnQ53Wvetc5ISss2BBCSkYSgodyvMBSzLKPTt7VTWKj41yihngq33EVWW4W2n5styDvrFlHmnvIYfrCEy-Q2CG/w371-h242/miriamalb.ow.goingawayspacingmisspellandpunctuation.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Too many problems here, but that extra L on Adventure super confuses me. What are your grammar pet peeves?<div><br /></div><div>Happy Punctuation Day:'"? and</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Friday!</div><div><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAl83eMVFRSTSYc2BrtPn_I0tab7cH_dZkEwWfo_s91KAl08NdmiX_LhqL8OHrhQOCilyQetJPcw_FGuTdE-Gh_r4I1KV296ydPsR92omldm9A1iAn2Y90Ih024XgJlXcNKk-EQJjqZ8J/s398/love+stamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYAl83eMVFRSTSYc2BrtPn_I0tab7cH_dZkEwWfo_s91KAl08NdmiX_LhqL8OHrhQOCilyQetJPcw_FGuTdE-Gh_r4I1KV296ydPsR92omldm9A1iAn2Y90Ih024XgJlXcNKk-EQJjqZ8J/w165-h165/love+stamp.png" width="165" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-59242450004945894892021-09-10T14:46:00.004-04:002021-09-10T14:48:25.879-04:00Journaling Cards Aren't Just for Scrapbooking<p>I'm not sure why, but I love the packets of journaling cards that companies put out. They're meant for pocket scrapbooking—you just slide the artwork (sized for the pockets) into the slots and then add some photos to the other pockets. However, I'm not a huge pocket scrapbooker, though I have done a few pages. I mostly just buy the journaling cards! So, in order to justify the purchase and to use some of the cute cards, I've trimmed them to fit a standard card base and made greeting cards with some of mine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYqUZ8WUNGmZa668rwjnwN6ecoSC1SFuAnE7JzjTQs3BRCF-nHE9nqXwHir8kRhyuuxeyd9Pka2URdPS1Uj1k7WOUVjEQmCuMP2QLZnqgMXHj4CqtJTexm5xzN_9f-ISKSSIiO9oiPk80/s1000/a12.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEYqUZ8WUNGmZa668rwjnwN6ecoSC1SFuAnE7JzjTQs3BRCF-nHE9nqXwHir8kRhyuuxeyd9Pka2URdPS1Uj1k7WOUVjEQmCuMP2QLZnqgMXHj4CqtJTexm5xzN_9f-ISKSSIiO9oiPk80/s320/a12.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I bought these at Scrapbook.com and they're super on sale right now,</span><a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/sbc-pocket-3.html" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"> so here's a link</a><span style="text-align: left;"> (not affiliate) in case you want them. </span><span style="text-align: left;">This first card uses the cutest cupcake card and I cut apart the word birthday and then outline the edges. The happy die is from <a href="https://stamplorations.com/word-dies/p/happy-word-die" target="_blank">Stamplorations.</a> I also added Nuvo blue drops and used another card for the background.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdf1ds_dJwy22EhJph3rtDU1KFKBF711bhZvSnWnx4uNbl-ob073FRyy3SscCMckV2zRFACiDoY6Q2LpJvO6DZFN59dEON3iRdPVo9aj5AiFhreq_oA629vi-UqnIpiC7C_3NhqEpv9CK/s640/a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="565" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdf1ds_dJwy22EhJph3rtDU1KFKBF711bhZvSnWnx4uNbl-ob073FRyy3SscCMckV2zRFACiDoY6Q2LpJvO6DZFN59dEON3iRdPVo9aj5AiFhreq_oA629vi-UqnIpiC7C_3NhqEpv9CK/w301-h340/a1.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one just uses a few different cards and a sentiment strip I had from a pack. I think this one might need more bling. What's fun about using a pack is that they all match, so you can mix and match.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfEnHxfHs9s_8S4HmT1eBGAVmsTErltXcWUCpNdD_5IgOPhFBm-pe2KOei8qaaIdQanUHrPRKMALgmq6_Q07DKdC_Jhe1Xu_zpUpYrlRZoQw7hdsrolf4Z6b2mnwOD_0dro-2Vo7uVKbz/s640/a11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="603" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfEnHxfHs9s_8S4HmT1eBGAVmsTErltXcWUCpNdD_5IgOPhFBm-pe2KOei8qaaIdQanUHrPRKMALgmq6_Q07DKdC_Jhe1Xu_zpUpYrlRZoQw7hdsrolf4Z6b2mnwOD_0dro-2Vo7uVKbz/w339-h360/a11.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think this one is my favorite. I used just one card, but I added glitter stenciling and the same happy die, along with mini letters from a sticker pack, and circle holographic stickers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ-1vZCHczl9V3vXmR4860ms7slcr1gFaR20CMAtxzFf9fB0H7SiBP4Dect9kWBe7olvxdKiFbX97ssxsqadlcc4k5RfzKlLSzqfnlCC-JNnXdcyNWiL6__-gDP9-nJXb4N1g7IfhECjX/s640/a111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="582" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ-1vZCHczl9V3vXmR4860ms7slcr1gFaR20CMAtxzFf9fB0H7SiBP4Dect9kWBe7olvxdKiFbX97ssxsqadlcc4k5RfzKlLSzqfnlCC-JNnXdcyNWiL6__-gDP9-nJXb4N1g7IfhECjX/w331-h364/a111.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I used three cards on this one, but again, I feel I need some more bling. I do love the different-colored rainbows, though.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPuMJi0ODGLyFnFzFrVK16XHc0FTybRi8LhbIEQM13d7Tg7xz42_FDaSZwkBjM1lUkOgU6OpKHASsABTDNkhcqR7JKH1HArcw9kzA2IxtgSVekDM4gYhZQC6kpD1xwz10oVM8AJZHRvnr/s640/a1111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="625" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPuMJi0ODGLyFnFzFrVK16XHc0FTybRi8LhbIEQM13d7Tg7xz42_FDaSZwkBjM1lUkOgU6OpKHASsABTDNkhcqR7JKH1HArcw9kzA2IxtgSVekDM4gYhZQC6kpD1xwz10oVM8AJZHRvnr/w377-h385/a1111.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What item do you buy even though you technically can't use it all? Tell me I'm not alone!😆</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Happy Friday!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQqbhlaYPOjUr01pStu9oPpoTmcODnHVD2rE9HUBXTVr6H_V4Su_Y6ail2xkMgXVDkfafX1BLqhKhxfqKY653egiTE4PrYkYjfmlNG-0MD5wq63xTa7Pnt-nM-DgTDDp6Z7pyNSf5sm_R/s398/love+stamp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBQqbhlaYPOjUr01pStu9oPpoTmcODnHVD2rE9HUBXTVr6H_V4Su_Y6ail2xkMgXVDkfafX1BLqhKhxfqKY653egiTE4PrYkYjfmlNG-0MD5wq63xTa7Pnt-nM-DgTDDp6Z7pyNSf5sm_R/w153-h153/love+stamp.png" width="153" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-62559709879609982422021-08-06T20:20:00.004-04:002021-08-06T20:20:58.562-04:00Tag! You're It!<p>I have two full cover shaker tags to share today. I admit, I'm the worst at shaker cards. I don't know why...I've watched tons of videos and even made one in a class but I think there are just too many steps where I can mess up. Lolol. But full-cover shakers are easier because you eliminate making a shaker window with die cutting and eliminate the need for foam tape and acetate placement. So these went well!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFKEdquq5_FInSdpmtaXcaRZJilyMSYkVw8UmQfTAno_JqGIROWCmIL2C8btTH4aJU7Y3xKZYKmhyniPvm44fojDVLnv3c2M6d_Q7MHFZr3Aa9AetMOTS8mGLOPlakgxft9PGJGKqJlLU/s640/thumbnail_5DA762E0-C534-4D3B-8AB9-0C53A55061F2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="514" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFKEdquq5_FInSdpmtaXcaRZJilyMSYkVw8UmQfTAno_JqGIROWCmIL2C8btTH4aJU7Y3xKZYKmhyniPvm44fojDVLnv3c2M6d_Q7MHFZr3Aa9AetMOTS8mGLOPlakgxft9PGJGKqJlLU/w290-h361/thumbnail_5DA762E0-C534-4D3B-8AB9-0C53A55061F2.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For this one, I just made a tag with birthday paper from a 6x6 pad from <a href="http://yournextstamp.com/shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=17_90&product_id=1733" target="_blank">Your Next Stamp</a> that I got in a generous giveaway from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ink.therapy.designs/?hl=en" target="_blank">Tiffany on IG</a>. Then I trimmed some acetate from a stamp bag to size and secured it to the back of the tag on three sides. I filled the pocket with clay bits and sequins and then folded the fourth side and secured it with tape runner to the back. Then I added the die cut sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps and added a bow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xPY0HLs8NlFv0rxBTgcSbmag4aqoeuf0HbqmZKUXFkg6D6oVqNIBFVuzAKxooDY1CFahhNLz5Qu26izy2FR6z0dKgLM3aP2VPqD2u1BxUYEVXqyxkuuKwNohOb9fdAYF4rUWp_obOC_4/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xPY0HLs8NlFv0rxBTgcSbmag4aqoeuf0HbqmZKUXFkg6D6oVqNIBFVuzAKxooDY1CFahhNLz5Qu26izy2FR6z0dKgLM3aP2VPqD2u1BxUYEVXqyxkuuKwNohOb9fdAYF4rUWp_obOC_4/w306-h406/thumbnail_IMG_1462.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Using the same paper pack, I cut another tag, and repeated the steps with the acetate. I added the bow and letter stickers (from the same giveaway). I may never try a normal shaker again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL-dCLF573lxibl92bOUTm9Sk6jptxXR3OmolQiGSIiCx-Xhci_k3uH9I_XrMdMAHDSK26Dnz-QWudqB6E4K4OWSQGvRdutNWCdycbB_bg3n0FBoZof6L0wHs0NOXELW3j32ejdVsDr4E/s352/thumbnail_IMG_1462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="223" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL-dCLF573lxibl92bOUTm9Sk6jptxXR3OmolQiGSIiCx-Xhci_k3uH9I_XrMdMAHDSK26Dnz-QWudqB6E4K4OWSQGvRdutNWCdycbB_bg3n0FBoZof6L0wHs0NOXELW3j32ejdVsDr4E/w215-h339/thumbnail_IMG_1462.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5g94ekVVBW2wzFO2cgrQB88Mhpa5WVZVMBtGcRDzCOTaFmzd1DedzcTZUl7mdc13k8GGDqSNAVauu2an08mK4VMZmsolyhxwfITuMkC9NAW0U_Xt4fVx9rSVXKA8uT8XkOyzGuBaZ740_/s398/love+stamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5g94ekVVBW2wzFO2cgrQB88Mhpa5WVZVMBtGcRDzCOTaFmzd1DedzcTZUl7mdc13k8GGDqSNAVauu2an08mK4VMZmsolyhxwfITuMkC9NAW0U_Xt4fVx9rSVXKA8uT8XkOyzGuBaZ740_/w167-h167/love+stamp.png" width="167" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-49400723168724756212021-07-30T17:28:00.006-04:002021-09-13T13:52:13.784-04:00Light As A Feather...Journaling with Julie 13<p>Time again for another installment of Journaling with Julie, in which my sister in Jersey and I in Ohio recreate the art journal projects from the Tamara LaPorte book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Life-Book-Mixed-Media/dp/1631593536" target="_blank"><i>Create Your Life Book</i></a>. This lesson includes thinking of something you've done that you're not thrilled with and then letting it go and forgiving yourself. You write some things on the page, collage and paint and then draw a feather.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbupAmXPmWNHkFOpU7ZDchNeIydqCtL7Zwj8E7JqZ14MiZoQyt0neRFcMMFMxfP3mGMKppvtJpStvIC6y-odFR7pBKIb7dt0E4hRNFrEP0lSqMdCP3rZULF19UtPLd7kcTstLGXXM2B_Yz/s640/thumbnail_60514150749__CBFFDC44-BDAF-4C6B-955A-8A2E6AB91CA4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbupAmXPmWNHkFOpU7ZDchNeIydqCtL7Zwj8E7JqZ14MiZoQyt0neRFcMMFMxfP3mGMKppvtJpStvIC6y-odFR7pBKIb7dt0E4hRNFrEP0lSqMdCP3rZULF19UtPLd7kcTstLGXXM2B_Yz/w291-h386/thumbnail_60514150749__CBFFDC44-BDAF-4C6B-955A-8A2E6AB91CA4.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll share Julie's first, since she finished first. 😅</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkT19BW3ynUG0eYC_7_bqYpdcEK3xJk7h9TBA2206rkfoizDjh3dEZhgXAteswCqsKCELCplRBAkbxP8HLqmSYjEinDKut-MY9WS0osDlunsgdHCpQibCe_8Nmxb4qPvgKEIGGBRyR9sh/s819/thumbnail_IMG_0863.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="621" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkT19BW3ynUG0eYC_7_bqYpdcEK3xJk7h9TBA2206rkfoizDjh3dEZhgXAteswCqsKCELCplRBAkbxP8HLqmSYjEinDKut-MY9WS0osDlunsgdHCpQibCe_8Nmxb4qPvgKEIGGBRyR9sh/w311-h409/thumbnail_IMG_0863.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Julie used homemade ink (rubbing alcohol/food coloring) for the background, collaged some napkins and a teabag for texture. She drew the feather with a Micron pen and used <a href="https://www.michaels.com/tombow-bright-dual-brush-pens/10514323.html" target="_blank">Tombow markers</a> for depth and color to the feather. Then she used a white Posca pen to add dots and details to the feather and added arrow washi tape. Finally, she wrote in some positive phrases such as I am strong, I can do this, and there is a reason and purpose for everything.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmF5SGWE6otXapuzkMJDg-y2wjrQQanHBdtUGGWE0DdPS0Cu-BVxauryx2oyi1gvrT-kbvapaBrOfdv1vqQsGJ35bSQZ-WeX8wEjubZOKPloIkzZ5Lsse1Dfgt429iSue7UkUQu7Gp2Wa/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1469.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="451" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmF5SGWE6otXapuzkMJDg-y2wjrQQanHBdtUGGWE0DdPS0Cu-BVxauryx2oyi1gvrT-kbvapaBrOfdv1vqQsGJ35bSQZ-WeX8wEjubZOKPloIkzZ5Lsse1Dfgt429iSue7UkUQu7Gp2Wa/w308-h436/thumbnail_IMG_1469.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my piece, I used<a href="https://www.michaels.com/search?q=distress%20oxide%20sprays" target="_blank"> Distress Oxide spray inks</a> in blue and pink, added white acrylic paint marker (cuz I didn't want to drag out the acrylic paints). I used flower and leaf stickers and some butterfly and woodgrain scrapbook papers. I used my white marker for details on the feather and wrote in some words like trust, breathe and love. My washi tapes are some great patterned ones from <a href="https://rangerink.com/collections/dylusions-washi-tape" target="_blank">Dylusions.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Again, I recommend this book if you're looking for some fun projects that also make you think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZts3YnMmQ6CU7Wo288_EzCUWH43Rb-MfT1pQaAdWQFCgtyEHU9wd4meNORNHwucT03_kHYca2QJUiKhoAXjWIuBmmSEp36FOcTzyo7V1CQ1fQONs-VzPLlvOIt2xGrl1ehoFz_mjmKgU/s398/love+stamp.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZts3YnMmQ6CU7Wo288_EzCUWH43Rb-MfT1pQaAdWQFCgtyEHU9wd4meNORNHwucT03_kHYca2QJUiKhoAXjWIuBmmSEp36FOcTzyo7V1CQ1fQONs-VzPLlvOIt2xGrl1ehoFz_mjmKgU/w154-h154/love+stamp.png" width="154" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-31552015035913797642021-07-16T11:25:00.000-04:002021-07-16T11:25:02.166-04:00It's A Bird, It's a Plane!<p>I found the cutest superhero and comic stamps at <a href="https://whimsystamps.com/collections/comic" target="_blank">Whimsy Stamps</a> and had to buy them. Our family is kind of big on comics. And we are definitely team Marvel and not DC, though Wonder Woman is a total badass and I love her. I knew I'd get a lot of use from these stamps since my husband has three brothers who love Marvel comics, and my sister and I used to read Archie and horror comics. Plus, our kids enjoyed comics too. At any rate, these stamps are going to be used. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAmGQXamrvmTy9BxkJusWTE0vXNvYg6Bh2MYGZ2GgPvW1MYrckIZeh56SSzHUzWasrK6Ji0JRD7UZE_ijErJMqgdkyFIyNj7kfe5iu4DdEieVpO0eR8-6O1pMb4-E7gGGYAVlLj7Sf8Ad/s600/comicbookcover_600x600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmAmGQXamrvmTy9BxkJusWTE0vXNvYg6Bh2MYGZ2GgPvW1MYrckIZeh56SSzHUzWasrK6Ji0JRD7UZE_ijErJMqgdkyFIyNj7kfe5iu4DdEieVpO0eR8-6O1pMb4-E7gGGYAVlLj7Sf8Ad/s320/comicbookcover_600x600.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5XMUWEpU9Y21FJgFf_HTassbZE70hVF-TdyogmsrDQ1fZ6Vi4noLvacYgiOKcAiQ_qniFt1VwqbcPbSJO2IyFbNHuA8C4w4f2MOOVT2qccL-qrHuRNchepc7TBRIjdtgNcpxN2QY4pkq/s480/BAMYou_reOlddisplay_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5XMUWEpU9Y21FJgFf_HTassbZE70hVF-TdyogmsrDQ1fZ6Vi4noLvacYgiOKcAiQ_qniFt1VwqbcPbSJO2IyFbNHuA8C4w4f2MOOVT2qccL-qrHuRNchepc7TBRIjdtgNcpxN2QY4pkq/s320/BAMYou_reOlddisplay_large.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">For my very first superhero card, I made a birthday card for my hubby. The hero is from a free online clipart site and the comic cover is Whimsy. I used my alcohol markers from Parkoo and I love how it turned out. Inside I used the other stamp set called Bam! You're Old and it reads, "and just like that Bam! You're 53 my MARVELous friend."</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ayuO2wXwZIayzoaL6gFBcT2LH1lvUE3uxGmXnLZHiMu3IKAnoG3FZ-HoGyY2WRPHwlTGL0z2MgR6SNq489Le3KJI1aDsV0WE_xVB5puJ_j1KkUl42tFN6EDjgeeuamXr-jRN98G8-1lV/s816/thumbnail_IMG_1245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="640" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ayuO2wXwZIayzoaL6gFBcT2LH1lvUE3uxGmXnLZHiMu3IKAnoG3FZ-HoGyY2WRPHwlTGL0z2MgR6SNq489Le3KJI1aDsV0WE_xVB5puJ_j1KkUl42tFN6EDjgeeuamXr-jRN98G8-1lV/w327-h417/thumbnail_IMG_1245.jpg" width="327" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next one is for my brother-in-law, who's a Silver Surfer fan. It's another clipart I trimmed to fit. The cityscape is from the stamp set and I did a little masking to stamp it inside the green area. Again, I used alcohol markers. I tried for a kind of "exploding" look to the green area and didn't go for a smooth coloring finish. I don't know if I like it as much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJBVp9vJibfQeP6ofPgei2cvfkZRHi6olok2sNVYAhpGZltx98nVbiiaM-VRUgd3OFTPk-97caiAhgX8E04_sRvUmB5IDJqHsU641xecEmGtD-5xVQyvoeRP2phzw52vNEkppq7epL5-u/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="535" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJBVp9vJibfQeP6ofPgei2cvfkZRHi6olok2sNVYAhpGZltx98nVbiiaM-VRUgd3OFTPk-97caiAhgX8E04_sRvUmB5IDJqHsU641xecEmGtD-5xVQyvoeRP2phzw52vNEkppq7epL5-u/w313-h373/thumbnail_IMG_1160.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This Archie one was for my sister. I can't think of comic books without thinking of her. We used to get a pile and read during lunch. I remember it being rainy and eating chicken noodle soup, but that can't be how it was every time...lolol.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOOhlk9DsNSIy978cH-CV-TvMEVQ0etZ3rfXwsJt2eSoPKha39cCmUdpHbaS0E5S4p0jwmBGMmcG1fvoNs3wTZtoWzemGgtjZiFUQTWV0Ii6Pr4Q-EeQeWRwG7F5keBtvxe5fbRjFygU-/s779/thumbnail_IMG_1244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="640" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOOhlk9DsNSIy978cH-CV-TvMEVQ0etZ3rfXwsJt2eSoPKha39cCmUdpHbaS0E5S4p0jwmBGMmcG1fvoNs3wTZtoWzemGgtjZiFUQTWV0Ii6Pr4Q-EeQeWRwG7F5keBtvxe5fbRjFygU-/w294-h358/thumbnail_IMG_1244.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My most recent card is this one. I used a dotted stencil I had to mimic a comic book and then trimmed three small panels and mounted them on black cardstock. This one is for my 30-year-old nephew! and it reads of course, "You're Old, my MARVELous Friend" inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcR2f5ZUTtM4RkRFu1oTumSmteEahcQExMEZc_xlUv-WwXPRPMhCYe5cDRBzvArFNvRxemjiVsAvR3iOFNS_ERY7Jy6T85sfZGHs-5zybDa7nJp5SvPBr8feg3207qajz9433EUnSNusmL/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="425" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcR2f5ZUTtM4RkRFu1oTumSmteEahcQExMEZc_xlUv-WwXPRPMhCYe5cDRBzvArFNvRxemjiVsAvR3iOFNS_ERY7Jy6T85sfZGHs-5zybDa7nJp5SvPBr8feg3207qajz9433EUnSNusmL/w278-h420/thumbnail_IMG_1265.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's it for today, but I have to admit, I'm glad I got these stamps and I'm not finished yet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday, my MARVELous friend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLWukQ1_zh-aFeVd380d90NrnQCAO_xBD0fP1dRhpuRGMVQ7DyEO-mGBbR2NbozhGmUQvdpaSYP2QF2oJXmTKLf58JtI8AnEjFmtl9hiwFkgGsSn1kcYgjK46CngtR7VLBh3KXBI54W79/s398/love+stamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLWukQ1_zh-aFeVd380d90NrnQCAO_xBD0fP1dRhpuRGMVQ7DyEO-mGBbR2NbozhGmUQvdpaSYP2QF2oJXmTKLf58JtI8AnEjFmtl9hiwFkgGsSn1kcYgjK46CngtR7VLBh3KXBI54W79/w132-h132/love+stamp.png" width="132" /></a></p><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-28894144046543875462021-06-25T19:43:00.002-04:002021-06-25T19:43:10.859-04:00Trying a Card Kit and Loving It<p>I've never been a huge fan of card kits, in fact, I've only purchased paper with matching stickers or die cuts, not an entire huge kit, and it's mostly because I don't always like every item in a kit. But I did purchase a <a href="https://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/card-kits/" target="_blank">Spellbinders card kit</a> recently because it was crazy on sale and I liked a lot of the items. It was half off the $55 price and had stamps, dies, a patterned paper 6x6 pad, die cuts, stickers, cards and envelopes and even sequins. </p><p>When it arrived, it was a ton of fun to open up and see all the goodies. And I sat right down to make some cards with it. For this one, I used patterned paper and some of the die cuts and stickers. Easy peasy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozm3zWokDZY4HmJcAamEX4GtZ1f46jTcugvTbMnXwZld6X_rBHmGmVmypLCT3rqhfcBFfMy2wNYxPPCfJM8YLPYy8bfKvbrZR3yortoku5VQBzOYFEx4X8sDTvuxbSzt_sHyW8uhprNYK/s640/thumbnail_E83ABAC3-FD63-4A3B-B22B-FC3CB172A590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozm3zWokDZY4HmJcAamEX4GtZ1f46jTcugvTbMnXwZld6X_rBHmGmVmypLCT3rqhfcBFfMy2wNYxPPCfJM8YLPYy8bfKvbrZR3yortoku5VQBzOYFEx4X8sDTvuxbSzt_sHyW8uhprNYK/w279-h348/thumbnail_E83ABAC3-FD63-4A3B-B22B-FC3CB172A590.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the glittered and gilded butterfly dimensional stickers included in the kit and used three on this card. You can see the gold on the paper in the close up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NFS1pqd5gpbp5SGsekNTXNgcvNJ4Kxoi0Fe4D8vO5hT940Mcs_JVepXdKNb0J_ao9p0Y-Y5KBrjm0rwPqsg8yTxfiXbKfizZSwLTGEhNi08U5P0WdWrsJ86jpwGuudAROtMngNhupGfK/s640/thumbnail_CFC7EA9D-C5CE-40BF-9701-C28ABAC86585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NFS1pqd5gpbp5SGsekNTXNgcvNJ4Kxoi0Fe4D8vO5hT940Mcs_JVepXdKNb0J_ao9p0Y-Y5KBrjm0rwPqsg8yTxfiXbKfizZSwLTGEhNi08U5P0WdWrsJ86jpwGuudAROtMngNhupGfK/w282-h352/thumbnail_CFC7EA9D-C5CE-40BF-9701-C28ABAC86585.jpg" width="282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsfkmebraNcqKvTcTke2bEgnKyn27-KIH9EZnLcbE6ctsqkEmI8IDzckHccE-yMiW8vFbzFgy4pHDDv2XDp6yuMXHGY9HLdgRyWXy4tCLJQ2ojYVWixRPux_D_NeTH_eF130fcb3Jrl7u/s640/thumbnail_IMG_0506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsfkmebraNcqKvTcTke2bEgnKyn27-KIH9EZnLcbE6ctsqkEmI8IDzckHccE-yMiW8vFbzFgy4pHDDv2XDp6yuMXHGY9HLdgRyWXy4tCLJQ2ojYVWixRPux_D_NeTH_eF130fcb3Jrl7u/w264-h352/thumbnail_IMG_0506.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I used all die cuts and patterned paper for this adorable cat card, and popped some elements up with foam tape.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uSo85hSByQTKQgmgWr3qXPOZynPQM8n7dvKZwFoDkdpL7Kq5pLoDNbEFUTy1TZJwuuwIh84A1RZyNoFyuo755LNtlY4-_NUwukTpIVHGsg4ZVNiunD8fcU9LgbC5hM0_QS43oelNCOvf/s640/thumbnail_AB8E4A18-DC00-428E-A495-6368DFA634B3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="524" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uSo85hSByQTKQgmgWr3qXPOZynPQM8n7dvKZwFoDkdpL7Kq5pLoDNbEFUTy1TZJwuuwIh84A1RZyNoFyuo755LNtlY4-_NUwukTpIVHGsg4ZVNiunD8fcU9LgbC5hM0_QS43oelNCOvf/w298-h364/thumbnail_AB8E4A18-DC00-428E-A495-6368DFA634B3.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think this last one is my favorite, because I love typewriter elements. The text paper is mine and the sentiment stickers are Tim Holtz, But it's another fast card using die cuts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAe0YnJ6bynahsLawcadpIpSLL6rkxmUpnGV0YkQKq6-ax7UoPpvu_CLrKp_RZenhU4gm0p6HXUAfcMRQy0RpMgLAAWUG65efvI1A1u1IMmmLMiv0YRxsfMRvEHhe-6LsN4pAj7ZAEWWMB/s640/thumbnail_05182765-D17B-4C34-AC43-1EE68D4E5DFD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="524" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAe0YnJ6bynahsLawcadpIpSLL6rkxmUpnGV0YkQKq6-ax7UoPpvu_CLrKp_RZenhU4gm0p6HXUAfcMRQy0RpMgLAAWUG65efvI1A1u1IMmmLMiv0YRxsfMRvEHhe-6LsN4pAj7ZAEWWMB/w293-h358/thumbnail_05182765-D17B-4C34-AC43-1EE68D4E5DFD.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I haven't even dipped into the 8.5x11 papers or the dies yet, but it won't be long til I try them out. Have you ever bought a kit? As long as it's on sale and has mostly good things, I'll consider it again in the future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qEmbbGPlaZapptFSF_71FJCum8hNV4QnGgviDx6MfiRMgYJWd1LTDKyFkLyzhplqv2X4E0t2LEmB8QE6azOBPvynfdFroT_sPk5iEJ-_sThyphenhyphenZjpLS2PCIJf-VHNDkANwCdAgp4WRq7Pt/s398/love+stamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qEmbbGPlaZapptFSF_71FJCum8hNV4QnGgviDx6MfiRMgYJWd1LTDKyFkLyzhplqv2X4E0t2LEmB8QE6azOBPvynfdFroT_sPk5iEJ-_sThyphenhyphenZjpLS2PCIJf-VHNDkANwCdAgp4WRq7Pt/w162-h162/love+stamp.png" width="162" /></a></div><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-84526839077957803612021-06-18T17:25:00.006-04:002021-06-18T17:29:59.506-04:00It's a Pinkfresh Challenge I've been enamored with Pinkfresh Studios papers lately and I just got a new 6x6 paper pack from the <a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/pfs-pfrc100220.html" target="_blank">My Favorite Story collection</a> and a pack of ephemera from the<a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/pfs-102121.html" target="_blank"> Some Days collection.</a> The first thing I do when I buy a pack of die cuts is spread them all out to look at. This pack has lemons and florals and beautiful colors. After admiring them, I had to start using them. That meant I spent an evening playing around with the design and layers.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIU5K3e_GVKKO3a9Oh_sSv9jD9Dek4nPyvitD4o-Rr7fAJwJe8VMcH98d_nYtjDbAR53ihrMSCPFhbjcDaHiGw1ZxrUwmWgXZZgV_HSyyBEp5HOTUXwNXQeu2O5jTBIBaTBi8BUVJO3HG5/s500/SBC_pfs-102121_222847_0+%25281%2529.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIU5K3e_GVKKO3a9Oh_sSv9jD9Dek4nPyvitD4o-Rr7fAJwJe8VMcH98d_nYtjDbAR53ihrMSCPFhbjcDaHiGw1ZxrUwmWgXZZgV_HSyyBEp5HOTUXwNXQeu2O5jTBIBaTBi8BUVJO3HG5/w366-h366/SBC_pfs-102121_222847_0+%25281%2529.webp" width="366" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>In this card, I used<a href="https://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/slimline-frames-portholes-die-set/" target="_blank"> Newton's Nook dies</a> for slimline cards and added the die cuts to each circle. I added pearls and called it a day.</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zD0onJD2WlnvekzrLrCiZlPGmaWRIkJ9UtfDEIs3hwXIW_V_o49gEJRRBlPhyphenhyphenfeRJhDpGSMa92Csku9jnGsgYPGa_-7oHXX6zRta5O6TDmKiBMaoxMAgZyBoRtsOQmKQmHt2kZ2NtUvf/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="640" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zD0onJD2WlnvekzrLrCiZlPGmaWRIkJ9UtfDEIs3hwXIW_V_o49gEJRRBlPhyphenhyphenfeRJhDpGSMa92Csku9jnGsgYPGa_-7oHXX6zRta5O6TDmKiBMaoxMAgZyBoRtsOQmKQmHt2kZ2NtUvf/w500-h362/thumbnail_IMG_1011.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This next one features a lot of the flower die cuts, matte enamel dot centers and silver corner stickers. The sentiment is also Pinkfresh and the paper is from the 6x6 pad.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpF2KNb2T5XeGFJ573SkGYegG2-HIki0mVMmJF4hxWr7-dp4N0M0rhIHyhjTlmt6trICDwKfjHXOekoRfFNore0u6lKiRvXbkN0LVmNng6Dpqa6FwDZ5sLKgq2AoH0qlrqoS0QR6qzkMu/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="640" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpF2KNb2T5XeGFJ573SkGYegG2-HIki0mVMmJF4hxWr7-dp4N0M0rhIHyhjTlmt6trICDwKfjHXOekoRfFNore0u6lKiRvXbkN0LVmNng6Dpqa6FwDZ5sLKgq2AoH0qlrqoS0QR6qzkMu/w402-h365/thumbnail_IMG_1018.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The last one also uses a sheet of the 6x6 pad and I glued the wreath flat and adhered the die cut flowers on top with foam tape. I added the letter stickers and strip of stripes and silver line stickers. </span></div></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBVg8HF2550j6eid0oelOno5VB1Fhwn4SsMF2MXJVS0LSU9Cn5nEb9WkTUSJzco0nL39ULG6yk51za3HmgVdd3DbXI5g_3kIeViXhWsbsdZNDusGO1-lAWzM7-EKFb2cKcaG7ME0A7auJ/s640/thumbnail_IMG_1008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="536" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBVg8HF2550j6eid0oelOno5VB1Fhwn4SsMF2MXJVS0LSU9Cn5nEb9WkTUSJzco0nL39ULG6yk51za3HmgVdd3DbXI5g_3kIeViXhWsbsdZNDusGO1-lAWzM7-EKFb2cKcaG7ME0A7auJ/w398-h475/thumbnail_IMG_1008.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I still have ideas to use these die cuts for, and luckily you get a ton in the pack. I love 6x6 paper for the smaller patterns and the less expensive price point. I've got a million of them. What do you buy even though you have enough?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><i>Chark</i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKoSMLUipQ_YfNHZclG18ivA5u1VABrelk5vcWAgMA3V-x02W2xvUmRpazj47I9Fnd634-WFMJUMZMFZgvz4r8tQqjvVGMrpX2XoDbseYYCphovV79B32K9u8UxkwKEhmpKAP1M3UEJz4/s398/love+stamp.png" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKoSMLUipQ_YfNHZclG18ivA5u1VABrelk5vcWAgMA3V-x02W2xvUmRpazj47I9Fnd634-WFMJUMZMFZgvz4r8tQqjvVGMrpX2XoDbseYYCphovV79B32K9u8UxkwKEhmpKAP1M3UEJz4/w162-h162/love+stamp.png" width="162" /></a></div></div><br /></div></div>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-14940002488821011292021-06-04T16:45:00.003-04:002021-06-04T16:45:56.218-04:00Slimline Cards For The Win<p>Have you tried making the slimline card or mini slimline card size? I like the slimline size for a change and also I think they're a great way to disguise a birthday card that has money or a gift card in it, because you can put them in a regular business envelope. The size I use is 3.5"x8.5".</p><p>That way, if there's a bad guy looking to steal a birthday card, they'll flip past it. Now, I know you're thinking, "How often does that really happen, Char?" and I gotta tell you, I'm certain it happened to me and since I was stupid and used cash, $50 as a thank you to someone was gone. Now, I'm back to writing checks. So give it a shot to disguise your cards, plus, slimline design is fun to try!</p><p>This card uses die cuts and stickers from a card kit I got from Spellbinders on sale. They will sometimes put their card kits on clearance and I feel like I got a steal when I pay under $30 for stickers, papers, dies, die cuts and stamps that all go together. For the May 2020 kit I bought, I also got sequins and tiny puffy stickers. <a href="https://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/card-kits/" target="_blank">Head here</a> if you want to see what's available right now. Not an affiliate, just sharing info!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnaRWQ7yyvj8i3EWTafyNRoW6cCUF2tOGMcH-rvj-1KySCaoDSgVn4Zw3cR8POE8pZx2rtThJpMWV_7GYTCGsRUmwgFTwRW1L_o0Q8AlmX7yY6DNYke2ZLL2NxcUdwmEoo93n_EtrEhbr/s640/thumbnail_IMG_0524+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnaRWQ7yyvj8i3EWTafyNRoW6cCUF2tOGMcH-rvj-1KySCaoDSgVn4Zw3cR8POE8pZx2rtThJpMWV_7GYTCGsRUmwgFTwRW1L_o0Q8AlmX7yY6DNYke2ZLL2NxcUdwmEoo93n_EtrEhbr/w288-h384/thumbnail_IMG_0524+%25281%2529.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">There's a lot of gold and glitter in this kit. You can see more in the close up. I made my own cloud stencil because I'm lazy and I didn't want to look for my real cloud stencil for one card. Sad but true 😅</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUKocWbMXcJAKO1zEFnYJzp5Z3Had1PowURXmdxXzeHBcIC4q-nXL1hSZ5JYm6j0x_IioJtPOmISgWGv-WU-Rr9Azae8wwxjBF3ztQezFYaWjK5J5RHX3zJBFacgvv0u9b-5XCKRi1RGG/s640/thumbnail_IMG_0508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUKocWbMXcJAKO1zEFnYJzp5Z3Had1PowURXmdxXzeHBcIC4q-nXL1hSZ5JYm6j0x_IioJtPOmISgWGv-WU-Rr9Azae8wwxjBF3ztQezFYaWjK5J5RHX3zJBFacgvv0u9b-5XCKRi1RGG/s320/thumbnail_IMG_0508.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This card uses the new Poppystamps<a href="https://www.poppystamps.com/2437-Happy-Birthday-Poe-Script-craft-die_p_1715.html" target="_blank"> HB Poe Script die, </a>which I loooovvee. It's small but not dainty, so you're not tearing the die cut as you take it out of the die and it's a fun font. I just ripped some rainbow paper and layered it. I couldn't decide if I should fill up all the space with hearts, and in the end, I just went with three.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJcS2FhyoiPk6eS6IZrDJcfoB42JlKxYpjMzXHzwK94A7Ox8ljTioUmGIMk0ctk2QXXE2HdOMDNb5AusgNE3J9jyqm4jGjg85vfcabt_u9xP08jg1F-_cUh8BNrSs8oN2JpC8Rqcvg_vG/s640/thumbnail_38890701-826E-4BB5-8297-3463AB6A02D5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJcS2FhyoiPk6eS6IZrDJcfoB42JlKxYpjMzXHzwK94A7Ox8ljTioUmGIMk0ctk2QXXE2HdOMDNb5AusgNE3J9jyqm4jGjg85vfcabt_u9xP08jg1F-_cUh8BNrSs8oN2JpC8Rqcvg_vG/w295-h369/thumbnail_38890701-826E-4BB5-8297-3463AB6A02D5.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thought I'd also share the photo that shows a tiny bit of the crafting tornado I always create. There's stencils, dies, paper, my trimmer, and a ton of stuff encroaching on my glass mat. I remember Jennifer McGuire saying since the mat was lifted off the table a bit, it kept her from getting her work surface messy. Turns out, I am capable of making my work area just as messy as if I were working on a flat surface. I just shoved it off to take a pic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf6S5_bCfC3hgQnkXciDmOUb-4oPVIJISJ-M-SRzfrDTihruHpTOL3WnJ4EKQMPzK3ryg9sATcVBdXEIsgozCQxq7YXfTkk3TMeRlAXsJWEIRh8_DUsoqAbJ2XqN2jOhssqYg0Ky6F5bY/s640/thumbnail_IMG_0822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf6S5_bCfC3hgQnkXciDmOUb-4oPVIJISJ-M-SRzfrDTihruHpTOL3WnJ4EKQMPzK3ryg9sATcVBdXEIsgozCQxq7YXfTkk3TMeRlAXsJWEIRh8_DUsoqAbJ2XqN2jOhssqYg0Ky6F5bY/w296-h394/thumbnail_IMG_0822.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><br /><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-17990020194997826652021-05-28T14:00:00.007-04:002021-05-28T14:25:10.392-04:00Take Time To Smell The Roses<p>If it's nearly June in Ohio, it's time for my climbing roses to bloom. They're called The Seven Sisters and I bought two little shrubs on sale at the end of the summer one year for just $5 each. This was when I was a mom to one (22or 23 years ago) and my mom and I would take my daughter and visit the area garden centers. We usually went at the beginning of the growing season to get flowers for each other for Mother's Day and then at the end of the season to get deals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXg7LviWx0OA5MqfkzJ_exwORvn1JCNwNwK3h4LNtD1w1aNVQ9theJH01D9cVPqUX6I7YdyDmSOkFSm908DOhMa7pn_fes6w9n1wCgQZ0cgWh1tbmPTpHsGC-LuzWCkcNms85aU8sP0Htn/s400/thumbnail_IMG_0701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXg7LviWx0OA5MqfkzJ_exwORvn1JCNwNwK3h4LNtD1w1aNVQ9theJH01D9cVPqUX6I7YdyDmSOkFSm908DOhMa7pn_fes6w9n1wCgQZ0cgWh1tbmPTpHsGC-LuzWCkcNms85aU8sP0Htn/s320/thumbnail_IMG_0701.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">My husband and I must've chosen the perfect area because these little roses seem to love this spot and grow vigorously each year. Some years are better for blooms than others, but this year is a good one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCYV7ljS954eeC9fO6QaHjXcoJdKqA2K1oyKty0CCzNgRrOixZhgUxxmdAJC-ut80zFSGTAH7F77HRrOfFmF8UFxNGamMUdVGmhX1n9ITsrvFnkyhw-klL0cZ546pLYwwVBj4aiTX8nRz/s640/thumbnail_IMG_0698.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCYV7ljS954eeC9fO6QaHjXcoJdKqA2K1oyKty0CCzNgRrOixZhgUxxmdAJC-ut80zFSGTAH7F77HRrOfFmF8UFxNGamMUdVGmhX1n9ITsrvFnkyhw-klL0cZ546pLYwwVBj4aiTX8nRz/w307-h409/thumbnail_IMG_0698.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><p>I based my coloring of the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/872948891/beautiful-roses-slimline-card-panel-digi?ref=shop_home_active_32" target="_blank">Beautiful Roses Slimline digi </a>from Alex Syberia on the color of my roses. I picked pinks and added a little coral and a little red for them and chose grays for the leaves.</p><p>I like to color one rose at a time, so here's a little peek into how I layered the color on the last two roses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmwqAnEZkAR-Xn9u6F5evIkCIPtY4ghpfBr1Us9Jv2HOfpeVx5CgUHMxeaHgeMdT5YXZ9IslTmOM5M4gu5ky0UbBqJ_M55qk2K_Uot6caK9FKi4mNCuWWkyOkCRBPET_3XoLgR4byaJiN/s340/thumbnail_IMG_0485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="244" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmwqAnEZkAR-Xn9u6F5evIkCIPtY4ghpfBr1Us9Jv2HOfpeVx5CgUHMxeaHgeMdT5YXZ9IslTmOM5M4gu5ky0UbBqJ_M55qk2K_Uot6caK9FKi4mNCuWWkyOkCRBPET_3XoLgR4byaJiN/s320/thumbnail_IMG_0485.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfKZwJIaUeebq585_P0wS6z-Mf729XbgtS8WyMRC02Ux1CsMgRqLaoBh4PB91cGZmZAvEhX25BKS6Xa7_LSukVKCV2Pes5r-GOxFVXROQX8y2OUIoWEJC-Yp8g7d_Eu_qiT8rntaWad1L/s353/thumbnail_IMG_0488.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="275" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfKZwJIaUeebq585_P0wS6z-Mf729XbgtS8WyMRC02Ux1CsMgRqLaoBh4PB91cGZmZAvEhX25BKS6Xa7_LSukVKCV2Pes5r-GOxFVXROQX8y2OUIoWEJC-Yp8g7d_Eu_qiT8rntaWad1L/s320/thumbnail_IMG_0488.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXM96kgt8Jr-B67r8vNX76H_eShMwLLgv_H2I4KBxb052oLdknjCzJKe9CvLW2wqoj4P-MElQ7zl761N4F_L9iUBOqJsOAXwahp5_4aPFTAKcP4XrbhDttbywR31R4LPkeSFBjmJYXbIO/s212/thumbnail_IMG_0489.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="146" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXM96kgt8Jr-B67r8vNX76H_eShMwLLgv_H2I4KBxb052oLdknjCzJKe9CvLW2wqoj4P-MElQ7zl761N4F_L9iUBOqJsOAXwahp5_4aPFTAKcP4XrbhDttbywR31R4LPkeSFBjmJYXbIO/w196-h285/thumbnail_IMG_0489.jpg" width="196" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcgvJj2vtDQkGAg631qGUSvVU8DZbRUzG-BTyFnsCjX-2wRlZrtgeWiC84MLb1H91YIKU59Cqrj62AZaQtUa0TC5JBMJvECQyVxVnG3_z-AUgci84hEQYbb7QSJFtmNl2Fvsp42G6yHUH/s565/thumbnail_IMG_0603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="327" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcgvJj2vtDQkGAg631qGUSvVU8DZbRUzG-BTyFnsCjX-2wRlZrtgeWiC84MLb1H91YIKU59Cqrj62AZaQtUa0TC5JBMJvECQyVxVnG3_z-AUgci84hEQYbb7QSJFtmNl2Fvsp42G6yHUH/w233-h403/thumbnail_IMG_0603.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At the end of the process, I add in black shadows and white highlights if needed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9M8kK55Z5gb0feNOESpMW60b2ycIUyZ7sZFfdj2o7dzx86LERwlqXeowPXrdby1_ylM1TyQY8sBXkfbA6W87p0g8m2D1ScLtki2DPOiiPZJRuJMp_igWX5v8xJdKIs02wJKhBc8zS20K/s580/thumbnail_IMG_0612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="327" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz9M8kK55Z5gb0feNOESpMW60b2ycIUyZ7sZFfdj2o7dzx86LERwlqXeowPXrdby1_ylM1TyQY8sBXkfbA6W87p0g8m2D1ScLtki2DPOiiPZJRuJMp_igWX5v8xJdKIs02wJKhBc8zS20K/w237-h421/thumbnail_IMG_0612.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the final card, I fussy cut the flowers and leaves and added it to cream/black patterned paper on a slimline card (3.5"x8"). I think graphic shapes really set off florals, so I gave it a shot with this one. The sentiment strip is a stamp/die set from<a href="https://www.tayloredexpressions.com/simple-strips-die/" target="_blank"> Taylored Expressions. </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwigif8qjs0ji4fUB0ufv0jvD1RjdY7nUAhxNDN1a4uVGB4jMBN5-c9NopKu8eeEcZdn94z7OSoxeqSOmpGODhIu9Ce-3lyAXb4lh2vePKprigwOKZzYMJobDrG4foViqPSYDaSzbZ3pVG/s633/thumbnail_IMG_0672.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="347" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwigif8qjs0ji4fUB0ufv0jvD1RjdY7nUAhxNDN1a4uVGB4jMBN5-c9NopKu8eeEcZdn94z7OSoxeqSOmpGODhIu9Ce-3lyAXb4lh2vePKprigwOKZzYMJobDrG4foViqPSYDaSzbZ3pVG/w259-h473/thumbnail_IMG_0672.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, go out there and smell those roses—or maybe just color some!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunA1Jh8sDuGfbkS4Ph5YVIJi2T6hzPGKdsO0Jwz9_eB-Y6DTMt8h4rPZVOTrxJQqbNimiwWcYBigjuvs-sXocLkMdWkUFTu0ccC5A_AP9iW3rKdQl27nUw551fOcaAwzGwU9l1k5HGaIQ/s398/love+stamp.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunA1Jh8sDuGfbkS4Ph5YVIJi2T6hzPGKdsO0Jwz9_eB-Y6DTMt8h4rPZVOTrxJQqbNimiwWcYBigjuvs-sXocLkMdWkUFTu0ccC5A_AP9iW3rKdQl27nUw551fOcaAwzGwU9l1k5HGaIQ/w144-h144/love+stamp.png" width="144" /></a></div><br />Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-81462393570044526492021-05-21T17:52:00.003-04:002021-05-21T17:56:20.955-04:00This Blog Post, Yoda Likes<p>Today is <a href="https://nationaltoday.com/national-talk-like-yoda-day/" target="_blank">Talk Like Yoda Day </a>and if that's not a fun and also annoying way to spend the day, I don't know what is. Or should I say...Fun and annoying it is!</p><p>Today I'm sharing a Yoda/<i>Star Wars</i> card I made for my adult nephew awhile back. He loved <i>SW</i> back in the day and then my son, who is 9 years younger, also jumped on the <i>SW</i> bandwagon. This card uses <i>Star Wars</i> scrapbook paper and a little hand drawn Yoda I added. The letters are silver reflective and I watercolored Yoda.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvTOt2BJXmlRk_r24Wfet2ZlxfbdR2c2PhvOFIxM5ubsYSpu0mqVTJEiDmqser7SQRtgssKPNzzLF34ynAPwVwpI7H7W3u24kNacfqz-tFAnSMDDVqCrREtMtlNh_7syA-Q56jXsYfriV/s640/thumbnail_IMG_0571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="640" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvTOt2BJXmlRk_r24Wfet2ZlxfbdR2c2PhvOFIxM5ubsYSpu0mqVTJEiDmqser7SQRtgssKPNzzLF34ynAPwVwpI7H7W3u24kNacfqz-tFAnSMDDVqCrREtMtlNh_7syA-Q56jXsYfriV/w400-h338/thumbnail_IMG_0571.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">My son, Ben, grew out of his obsession somewhat, but in the meantime, I learned sooo much <i>Star Wars.</i> We watched the movies, the cartoons, read the books and character guides, bought the toys and had light saber duels. We also had to listen to John Williams CDs, buy all the Legos and then assemble them and make things from<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Cook-Book-Galactic/dp/0811821846" target="_blank"> the cookbooks. </a>Our fave<a href="https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/wookie-cookies-101653" target="_blank"> recipe is the one for Wookiee Cookies</a> and we still make them. It's a little different from chocolate chip cookies, but so tasty! </span><span style="text-align: left;">Turns out <i>Star Wars</i> is everywhere.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG6giC8AgYvqvUl6jylMClzxW4waSUP1i0OGNGUFNI4S7liHwEjQh_8X-18N8pGZ92XEj7EeGTRPOrxdEQMzne4Mx8Ba7MFGYPk24432_jsjwXGc9mRvxDpi2DsDhRlwIQDUCW8g5kTCW/s652/7741055953136.jpe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="652" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaG6giC8AgYvqvUl6jylMClzxW4waSUP1i0OGNGUFNI4S7liHwEjQh_8X-18N8pGZ92XEj7EeGTRPOrxdEQMzne4Mx8Ba7MFGYPk24432_jsjwXGc9mRvxDpi2DsDhRlwIQDUCW8g5kTCW/w358-h358/7741055953136.jpe" width="358" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">Ben was a toddler when <i>Episode II, Attack of the Clones</i>, came out and his love of <i>Star Wars</i> started with Yoda fruit snacks. First place he ever saw any SW stuff and I have to commend their marketing. There was Yoda cereal too. And it all started an obsession. Oh, did I mention that at about age 9 Ben wanted to make a little<i> Star Wars</i> film and I had to act in it with him, while his dad filmed it? Yep!</span></div><p>When <i>The</i> <i>Mandalorian</i> came out, Ben misspoke and said The Mandarin, at which point, his sister made fun of him and I requested a meme of it from him. This is what I got. It was perfect.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWAkBSCAy7P_AsDIsl4W0RhQ_SdTbqjgm6NfiX6RQo7QoWkTCk0YabQ-OgJxwJ8bmzIhkDFNUH20c4VXk4nAi6gCKZU12oZfLvE5ub2fpz8TL3tmWyAJhj8rEunxqFT_wI17UcueKHTYY/s675/thumbnail_IMG_0572.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="640" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWAkBSCAy7P_AsDIsl4W0RhQ_SdTbqjgm6NfiX6RQo7QoWkTCk0YabQ-OgJxwJ8bmzIhkDFNUH20c4VXk4nAi6gCKZU12oZfLvE5ub2fpz8TL3tmWyAJhj8rEunxqFT_wI17UcueKHTYY/w336-h355/thumbnail_IMG_0572.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I haven't seen any of this show, but I do already love The Child...aka Baby Yoda. How can you not? If you need a t-shirt to celebrate Talk Like Yoda Day, you can <a href="https://www.teeturtle.com/catalog/search?q=star+wars" target="_blank">head here for these cuties.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2GKIYAhfUkJ3aun6CdRKzFrH-W5IAWxuiDbgRNxxwZwd0-yre-Apng9eWZkgOMSj8lsOupKTFAsJksPkuidwbkQyg6SXHev0HpvF3A_qPL8bpWRD7PAvsH2Gs2zAFQhHxfXqfbEhm2sY/s500/The-Child-in-Your-Pcoket_800x800_SEPS-500x500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2GKIYAhfUkJ3aun6CdRKzFrH-W5IAWxuiDbgRNxxwZwd0-yre-Apng9eWZkgOMSj8lsOupKTFAsJksPkuidwbkQyg6SXHev0HpvF3A_qPL8bpWRD7PAvsH2Gs2zAFQhHxfXqfbEhm2sY/w272-h272/The-Child-in-Your-Pcoket_800x800_SEPS-500x500.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfLO4YLM8Aw7S480dqkCr_6O0L_Y-6TB0LEKIoqAYR8EyqRgFIxCbHI3jnFJqiLFHCeesKdSzVWlcJbIIsnwzYLHLYjwzTj6gNORGsRTSuEGcTW3RUZf4W7w5PGBIcP02DQ5rMWPMS0YH/s500/The-Child-Indigo_800x800_SEPS-500x500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIfLO4YLM8Aw7S480dqkCr_6O0L_Y-6TB0LEKIoqAYR8EyqRgFIxCbHI3jnFJqiLFHCeesKdSzVWlcJbIIsnwzYLHLYjwzTj6gNORGsRTSuEGcTW3RUZf4W7w5PGBIcP02DQ5rMWPMS0YH/w269-h269/The-Child-Indigo_800x800_SEPS-500x500.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT0mVouhgAfHLdNu7nqJtME9icsiHz_8OUQx8uqHMd6Q_cCjb9NI0QQ_5UduXFeC6r82cStgZkBAUQJW0Z3BSJt56G_Mej0xMEYMvzSavTVm_2Sdoky_GBmIfwnjl4-qu5p7XuzgJNgpE/s500/Mando-and-the-Child_800x800_SEPS-500x500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOT0mVouhgAfHLdNu7nqJtME9icsiHz_8OUQx8uqHMd6Q_cCjb9NI0QQ_5UduXFeC6r82cStgZkBAUQJW0Z3BSJt56G_Mej0xMEYMvzSavTVm_2Sdoky_GBmIfwnjl4-qu5p7XuzgJNgpE/w282-h282/Mando-and-the-Child_800x800_SEPS-500x500.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And if you need some scrapbook paper to make a <i>Star Wars</i> card or page, <a href="https://www.scrapyourtrip.com/star-wars-scrapbooking.html" target="_blank">head here, you must.</a> (I can do this all day.) Give Talk Like Yoda Day a try and see just how fun and annoying you can be too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GT60LHX2UWXUNep_iicrX1AzGpCZbYuD9bJSUqFclzCC7ghb2PiMH07B6rZPEhKkT8a5MU0SUdKEkhemT7GI85BYJcVMmD-TfbMWYJqD9VC7uu2YV4XRyydR8BAt850y4RkVHMuWs9Fn/s250/star-wars-jedi-knight-12-x-12-paper-70.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GT60LHX2UWXUNep_iicrX1AzGpCZbYuD9bJSUqFclzCC7ghb2PiMH07B6rZPEhKkT8a5MU0SUdKEkhemT7GI85BYJcVMmD-TfbMWYJqD9VC7uu2YV4XRyydR8BAt850y4RkVHMuWs9Fn/w215-h215/star-wars-jedi-knight-12-x-12-paper-70.jpg" width="215" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOjfKe6ei_Pgoidt3pYdMp9GGVjB3A3I7t1Yc4zZKjdj5dXvy451jXUPMS3qw8YC6gtLb5bgaHWC1uxmWsC0vBEO13dcL5IDSofI0YvUjEU0XLoz53kiql7tz_v_K5EjcQD9dIaexuXxE/s250/star-wars-yoda-3-piece-laser-die-cut-kit-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOjfKe6ei_Pgoidt3pYdMp9GGVjB3A3I7t1Yc4zZKjdj5dXvy451jXUPMS3qw8YC6gtLb5bgaHWC1uxmWsC0vBEO13dcL5IDSofI0YvUjEU0XLoz53kiql7tz_v_K5EjcQD9dIaexuXxE/s0/star-wars-yoda-3-piece-laser-die-cut-kit-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A Happy Friday, you must have!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVkSp8A7cs6nFuk3idrUPt1GNL8y8Jl1Wv4f_2xwfAmcP2_q7H8zF_V03I8zOMA1wzwSSPvHxfdWCy9IpLhufRcJ-4KLA11FntcrswPGeCVgRxw46l43WPPGqTYzS6IJy4sqya_wlydBM/s398/love+stamp.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVkSp8A7cs6nFuk3idrUPt1GNL8y8Jl1Wv4f_2xwfAmcP2_q7H8zF_V03I8zOMA1wzwSSPvHxfdWCy9IpLhufRcJ-4KLA11FntcrswPGeCVgRxw46l43WPPGqTYzS6IJy4sqya_wlydBM/w135-h135/love+stamp.png" width="135" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-74260076960014333912021-05-07T16:18:00.006-04:002021-09-13T13:50:35.221-04:00Free Your Mind...Journaling with Julie 12<p>Today I'm posting the next lesson that my sister, in New Jersey, and I, in Ohio, each worked on from the <i>Create Your Life Book</i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Create-Your-Life-Book-Mixed-Media/dp/1631593536" target="_blank"> art journaling book by Tamara LaPorte.</a> While life took some twisty turns, we took a break from art journaling together/apart, but we're back, baby!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwK91UdzjZLEfteioFjMzpaheRj-EKsgzOVwwcH_cYz3-IYy4PmJAKmIj_dzf9Wr-DrpFebLcIZkGdOgvkFF_i3Lv3kexRsa7HKCq1z6nx_4z0OPnhZczny8Hb7JfUU43jlDV09fnjD-Nu/s640/thumbnail_60514150749__CBFFDC44-BDAF-4C6B-955A-8A2E6AB91CA4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwK91UdzjZLEfteioFjMzpaheRj-EKsgzOVwwcH_cYz3-IYy4PmJAKmIj_dzf9Wr-DrpFebLcIZkGdOgvkFF_i3Lv3kexRsa7HKCq1z6nx_4z0OPnhZczny8Hb7JfUU43jlDV09fnjD-Nu/s320/thumbnail_60514150749__CBFFDC44-BDAF-4C6B-955A-8A2E6AB91CA4.jpg" /></a></div><p>For this lesson, you were to write something in pencil that was bothering you about your art and then you bury it on the hill and move on. Julie chose the belief that her art wasn't good enough and then buried that thought under decoupage, paint and stamping. She used watercolor on her angel/girl face and a micron pen for the outlining. The collage pieces were acrylic, watercolored and alcohol ink painted papers. After that, Julie added scrapbook papers and a little waxed paper for texture.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i4x-032lhWREyuOnOpnhib-Ew-zcN5g7Skn3xcq1jwn8LBu-61TDyk1O_7M0QMv11a1Lcbsw11_Vi8N-lK2PkVvok0NEu-7-HTvjY-O2f9nz176Vbvb4o7oVDH6yPAM36gt-v3fmPaxR/s2048/IMG_0401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="2048" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5i4x-032lhWREyuOnOpnhib-Ew-zcN5g7Skn3xcq1jwn8LBu-61TDyk1O_7M0QMv11a1Lcbsw11_Vi8N-lK2PkVvok0NEu-7-HTvjY-O2f9nz176Vbvb4o7oVDH6yPAM36gt-v3fmPaxR/w390-h291/IMG_0401.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After adding <a href="https://www.tombowusa.com/markers/dual-brush-pens.html" target="_blank">Tombow markers</a> for the dress and tights, Julie added the Wonder stamp on the dress. Additionally, Julie added more stamping, stenciled the air swirls for movement and used dabs of acrylic paint with her fingers and a cotton swap. She added white acrylic paint to tie it all together and Micron pen doodles finished it up. I think the stamping and the swirls are the perfect touches. And I like the dark paint on the bottom, it really grounds that part and makes the air look lighter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVsWJuCaQd1tK0VGI1Zd2b-bc2lU8ZeddKRD97WiuNtZ5iPUd97lwWDeVSuptguPDdlVjYusad1u3XEFU-TVARYv5axTaBbRklch4nK1UfpQstfRtBLR1n4KecnuXeTNkz_FkU_QG8oDb/s2048/IMG_0401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVsWJuCaQd1tK0VGI1Zd2b-bc2lU8ZeddKRD97WiuNtZ5iPUd97lwWDeVSuptguPDdlVjYusad1u3XEFU-TVARYv5axTaBbRklch4nK1UfpQstfRtBLR1n4KecnuXeTNkz_FkU_QG8oDb/w415-h246/IMG_0401.jpg" width="415" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My girl took a bit of time too, though I did no stamping or stenciling. I wrote my belief to bury—that creating is essential to my well-being but feels more like selfishness—and collaged and painted the heck out of it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsRA-K0Jsl_ZiPDu5ZzgcTTNLDqggHehyqMcUyAhHrS1y8ae-2ViXgIQ_-OWp1OKZz7xtwxQMcQS-aGSG3uWshH6TeC8ZYArD7nu7m2kJmrVHIzzDCo6_y_0fCMHQiOq2mSHrwWGTjTlU/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="640" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsRA-K0Jsl_ZiPDu5ZzgcTTNLDqggHehyqMcUyAhHrS1y8ae-2ViXgIQ_-OWp1OKZz7xtwxQMcQS-aGSG3uWshH6TeC8ZYArD7nu7m2kJmrVHIzzDCo6_y_0fCMHQiOq2mSHrwWGTjTlU/w364-h321/thumbnail_IMG_8359.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used pre-printed papers, music sheets and some text paper for mine and then added some gelato crayons over the papers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vm6Fv6-hKbbQe0GsGbIXoaM959VbyjE2CYHb8bVY9X350EJI2euLXoy9oQ_fJWxtH3NbWRzyoufDSXDApFuWeINPAagMe2AHQyaLx0L8PRY1Te5idxQAy63UVKHisi1RJMnAGqRusNt7/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="640" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vm6Fv6-hKbbQe0GsGbIXoaM959VbyjE2CYHb8bVY9X350EJI2euLXoy9oQ_fJWxtH3NbWRzyoufDSXDApFuWeINPAagMe2AHQyaLx0L8PRY1Te5idxQAy63UVKHisi1RJMnAGqRusNt7/w361-h271/thumbnail_IMG_8361.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used white thinned down acrylic paint over all the colors and papers to unify and then used a <a href="https://www.fabercastell.com/search?q=pitt+brush++markers" target="_blank">Pitt Artist Pen big brush marker</a> in yellow for her dress.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hiJ5_wfZe6tTNVyKv2ZdHWakbP4l7CX17VXqPoKdwerr_KVArIlb_5tTDuHBZlYaeENU6Z9V3tX0KpOFt8EBCyzdFUVcXH9sqOA2uZwMK3EWHawA-PqvfRwiSebG_GxPJCLnZOzxbIuG/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8366.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="640" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hiJ5_wfZe6tTNVyKv2ZdHWakbP4l7CX17VXqPoKdwerr_KVArIlb_5tTDuHBZlYaeENU6Z9V3tX0KpOFt8EBCyzdFUVcXH9sqOA2uZwMK3EWHawA-PqvfRwiSebG_GxPJCLnZOzxbIuG/w347-h249/thumbnail_IMG_8366.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a ton of doodling with white and black pens, I also added the words I Matter to her dress. At first, I outlined the flowers on the hill but then decided it took too much attention from the angel girl, so I repainted them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsBgT0dLR2R2_qqUGtWCi3m-BE5b-IXNXLGbURBNNcnuf7gHt9V-NF_VPxeRssXaKRoePob8s48ueDAIwqDeJvFxSHL7RIgb7lGsyVv6aM3N-2yI2jHYiBZHrxuv6MJq5DakXnjL1RFqx/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8375.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="640" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsBgT0dLR2R2_qqUGtWCi3m-BE5b-IXNXLGbURBNNcnuf7gHt9V-NF_VPxeRssXaKRoePob8s48ueDAIwqDeJvFxSHL7RIgb7lGsyVv6aM3N-2yI2jHYiBZHrxuv6MJq5DakXnjL1RFqx/w363-h268/thumbnail_IMG_8375.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I can't decide which is better. But once I put a project away, I don't revisit it, so this is how it stays!</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIouwVSaU1sA38AxeRVZ4ruKkTCV4Xt1m07y6Et_MgZNEwUG5WfY7kgKdyvnEDD83DwkiBs_kmjsJ4YxEt_Y3FCh9tO9EeM3xLS9Khimr49b-rpbqDYGgxY-v6RUaoCPxqvgKPOnaWr7u/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8380.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="640" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIouwVSaU1sA38AxeRVZ4ruKkTCV4Xt1m07y6Et_MgZNEwUG5WfY7kgKdyvnEDD83DwkiBs_kmjsJ4YxEt_Y3FCh9tO9EeM3xLS9Khimr49b-rpbqDYGgxY-v6RUaoCPxqvgKPOnaWr7u/w377-h264/thumbnail_IMG_8380.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you can bury the negative thoughts that get in the way of you making art...'cuz art is important!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0c49sNU8RcYHCLTBAG6FkrWtGaojIK7pY9E4vYdlbQuN52c07aEWGgIv69chkvi5JoNqXQa2yF9jMDWVTdDZzLxZ7vH7xCQoG0cD2VxEgBbSK8jc5Ywi8Nd7ApXgCkYte5d4kAN6z1AF/s398/love+stamp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0c49sNU8RcYHCLTBAG6FkrWtGaojIK7pY9E4vYdlbQuN52c07aEWGgIv69chkvi5JoNqXQa2yF9jMDWVTdDZzLxZ7vH7xCQoG0cD2VxEgBbSK8jc5Ywi8Nd7ApXgCkYte5d4kAN6z1AF/w156-h156/love+stamp.png" width="156" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-3284650758848323612021-04-23T15:04:00.002-04:002021-04-23T15:06:14.500-04:00But, Lo, It Is The Day Of Our Man, Shakespeare<p>Today is celebrated as Shakespeare Day in many countries. Why April 23? Because it's the recorded day of his baptism and his death, some 52 years later in 1616. Shakespeare is one of those writers you either get or you don't. I happen to like his plays and since I skim when I read a lot of the time, I find Shakespeare is easier to comprehend this way. If you read each word, you'll get bogged down, so I highly suggest just trying to read most of it and skip some of it when it doesn't make sense.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOkWEdKuS24tcCaIjx8kQwOsboVT4fYvphgCvfM-L11aaWGHX4k0jkfKc_fQlqAVduSDMmWol8DXldVlN282HpIaErZlNI4ME1i3SAcnqOZSytem97vW4Iw-4b67M3Vz2d99K5oYqyyQ4/s1000/st%252Csmall%252C845x845-pad%252C1000x1000%252Cf8f8f8.u5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOkWEdKuS24tcCaIjx8kQwOsboVT4fYvphgCvfM-L11aaWGHX4k0jkfKc_fQlqAVduSDMmWol8DXldVlN282HpIaErZlNI4ME1i3SAcnqOZSytem97vW4Iw-4b67M3Vz2d99K5oYqyyQ4/s320/st%252Csmall%252C845x845-pad%252C1000x1000%252Cf8f8f8.u5.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">get this cute <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/i/poster/Cute-Historical-Characters-William-Shakespeare-by-MariOyama/37988476.LVTDI" target="_blank">poster here</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p>As an English major in college, I read me some Shakespeare. And I even performed a scene from <i>As You Like It </i>in class with a partner. This was in the 80s when we didn't exactly have instant access to everything. We didn't even have all that many VCRs. I had never seen Shakespeare performed, so I had to go to the listening library, get some honking headphones and listen to an audio tape of the scene I was performing to get the cadence down. It went pretty well and I got an A...just in case you were wondering. 😀</p><p>Shakespeare is credited with coining many words and phrases that we still use today, including bandit, unaware, critic and swagger—along with green-eyed monster and in a pickle. If you <a href="https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/words-invented-by-shakespeare?page=1" target="_blank">look here,</a> you can find a lot of great ways Shakespeare had his characters insult each other. From <i>As You Like It, </i>you'll find, "I desire that we be better strangers." Almost doesn't sound like an insult, does it?</p><p>If you like the Bard, you can pick up these fun<a href="https://bonafidebookworm.com/best-shakespeare-gifts/" target="_blank"> products and more here.</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKhUa8R_DabP9gUB6Fb_MoLDiD_akBmPcEIvaIHvqiS6Y34P4C65eyv0j-K7bXXS8ArovtGknS4WcZ47ric-7g_r0hC2oSem1zCch4DOH3_6OuVuh7-Lao4bMk23o8Kydnjt2XZ0YlMXv/s1024/shakespeare-cookie-cutter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKhUa8R_DabP9gUB6Fb_MoLDiD_akBmPcEIvaIHvqiS6Y34P4C65eyv0j-K7bXXS8ArovtGknS4WcZ47ric-7g_r0hC2oSem1zCch4DOH3_6OuVuh7-Lao4bMk23o8Kydnjt2XZ0YlMXv/s320/shakespeare-cookie-cutter.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz8LiPuawm651tNysKXaZU6eniqSWiYML7gONcR1Ueo65lKxlM37zcZiEU106PhjwJJHEmo3bkv6RILLjsI2IN-8UcYMDy52Ov4u_BDHEd_53an4k3vC3OlfPb0mc9x-1dSe9MmlLhVaW/s1024/shakespeare-fold-over-bookmark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz8LiPuawm651tNysKXaZU6eniqSWiYML7gONcR1Ueo65lKxlM37zcZiEU106PhjwJJHEmo3bkv6RILLjsI2IN-8UcYMDy52Ov4u_BDHEd_53an4k3vC3OlfPb0mc9x-1dSe9MmlLhVaW/s320/shakespeare-fold-over-bookmark.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HM0RTYthXIf9bwuTQOdig2bcn0rdt6ewOLepMINqJzPEME1zOO7LmTViRQWkxk2Q58MHYoEI8gkodz6sbpEGyiRoI6QFTKE_uX_1M8CmMmgHzKDW9MDPjOmwAxw_ir7_GiQ9qptntgYz/s1024/shakespeare-stone-coasters.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HM0RTYthXIf9bwuTQOdig2bcn0rdt6ewOLepMINqJzPEME1zOO7LmTViRQWkxk2Q58MHYoEI8gkodz6sbpEGyiRoI6QFTKE_uX_1M8CmMmgHzKDW9MDPjOmwAxw_ir7_GiQ9qptntgYz/s320/shakespeare-stone-coasters.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've a fairy card to share today, in honor of <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i> and the fairy realm. I used Bristol paper and Distress Oxide Inks to create the background and the oval die cut is the Floral Border from<a href="https://heroarts.com/" target="_blank"> Hero Arts.</a> The mini fairies are dies from<a href="https://www.poppystamps.com/Faeries_c_112.html" target="_blank"> Poppy Stamps. </a>The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions. I added Stickles to the wings, but the photo doesn't show it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryrkrQcjV3JfMx1B6-Uz-lmHYerZtkLE0AHxVdSbR2pEIoY5xp2Notk6v81L9OC_KFtvc-YukZaNvvzezXffK83g11g_jBdiAs8hO9AVHimyGtfYNuy60wkvzLibkSOYSjPTS-fTUDRXT/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="574" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjryrkrQcjV3JfMx1B6-Uz-lmHYerZtkLE0AHxVdSbR2pEIoY5xp2Notk6v81L9OC_KFtvc-YukZaNvvzezXffK83g11g_jBdiAs8hO9AVHimyGtfYNuy60wkvzLibkSOYSjPTS-fTUDRXT/w342-h381/thumbnail_IMG_9939.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll leave you with a few of my favorite Shakespeare quotes. "Though she be but little, she is fierce." "Something wicked this way comes." "If music be the food of love, play on." And from<i> A Midsummer Night's Dream</i>, "Lord, what fools these mortals be."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday to thee!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chark</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEAEkst7J35su6qFXbSIsz9IlI63jTSw1nqGDAvebf5QBtjqSxPzuFITxmBQZIgzbmAdvnswKdODxTPvfJl9qztkBAhzXLb8jOGCLjaYXsIhr5yXVhEsH5ONA1tIKLE8r8N5-fMCt6CuN/s398/love+stamp.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEAEkst7J35su6qFXbSIsz9IlI63jTSw1nqGDAvebf5QBtjqSxPzuFITxmBQZIgzbmAdvnswKdODxTPvfJl9qztkBAhzXLb8jOGCLjaYXsIhr5yXVhEsH5ONA1tIKLE8r8N5-fMCt6CuN/w138-h138/love+stamp.png" width="138" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-78987107689782031452021-04-16T10:00:00.002-04:002021-04-16T10:00:00.248-04:00You Know I Like The GlitterI recently went to a virtual Stampin' Up party and found the best glitter paper. It's rainbow ombre and it's actually a dull kind of glitter, as if it's encased in glue instead of on top of the paper. If you've tried the Distress Stickles, it's the same look. I had to make a bunch of cards with it and I also used it to photograph another card. I only have two 12x12 sheets, so you know I'll hoard even the scraps :)<div><br /></div><div>On this card, I smooshed Distress Oxide on a panel and stamped a little bunny from Waffle Flower (Hoppy). I only used a strip of the glitter paper I had left over from trimming it down for another card. But wait, it gets better.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5nLmexZn-Wo67JWSGO-qKHISihLh1uoCncQf-FN6HKFmQDvsgukt3WTsci2iV0xKYypb_HlaFQnRA91PgAKxe7LVQ-yGF83d-8QaC5TsNM9RkyUMaVJ6zom4tuYrFuE51q4923dzU_OU/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5nLmexZn-Wo67JWSGO-qKHISihLh1uoCncQf-FN6HKFmQDvsgukt3WTsci2iV0xKYypb_HlaFQnRA91PgAKxe7LVQ-yGF83d-8QaC5TsNM9RkyUMaVJ6zom4tuYrFuE51q4923dzU_OU/w258-h344/thumbnail_IMG_9924.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>For this card, after I stamped and colored the flower stamp from Waffle Flower <a href="https://waffleflower.com/search?type=product&options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=hoppy+stamps" target="_blank">(Hoppy)</a>, I used the glitter paper for the background of the photo. Getting prettier, right?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVg4H51qTizOcVb7u_KFzXrdpznUeR4Zs9rXyLb7f42C8DgD8Zg3XEzzhZyNR3tNovBSD-WSHjoyVFppspEvRxMkYMeNHX1VBjv8H3gFWS94IWtdAtbCQE1oPX-E660CosEYFpqOYxrfj/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="477" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVg4H51qTizOcVb7u_KFzXrdpznUeR4Zs9rXyLb7f42C8DgD8Zg3XEzzhZyNR3tNovBSD-WSHjoyVFppspEvRxMkYMeNHX1VBjv8H3gFWS94IWtdAtbCQE1oPX-E660CosEYFpqOYxrfj/w271-h364/thumbnail_IMG_9929.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This card uses the purple/blue/green portion and I only added the sentiment and a strip of black cardstock on the side. The <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/rainbow-birthday-die" target="_blank">sentiment is also Waffle Flower.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeQk908xbtg__CditOT9HLwz2gZDLRHC6ujp18CG709_NCpQA_sAZ3AZ6KG36sZiyaAVlvwWJxXlHbVG7e7Cc3Jpvke7sP0kXgSupA5Dy9NDAV5x-y7cUMPPsnBEjiKdN1NdaMazXKU-V/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeQk908xbtg__CditOT9HLwz2gZDLRHC6ujp18CG709_NCpQA_sAZ3AZ6KG36sZiyaAVlvwWJxXlHbVG7e7Cc3Jpvke7sP0kXgSupA5Dy9NDAV5x-y7cUMPPsnBEjiKdN1NdaMazXKU-V/w276-h368/thumbnail_IMG_9958.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one has to be my favorite, though of course, it's as simple as can be. The paper is the star here and I didn't even round the corners. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjr2W1MPuJlFGOzUNMjx37JH3EjlaOoVzJNQxFJEOXZGTT7CwrOU3vmArVB-3Ag7nGDy4gxElXi6ndsSM9QXfkpWsQGQszmmvy2XUNg206mG-EDdLOS8l6l9UqxMTRsEjYb0qOtMt92rZQ/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9960.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjr2W1MPuJlFGOzUNMjx37JH3EjlaOoVzJNQxFJEOXZGTT7CwrOU3vmArVB-3Ag7nGDy4gxElXi6ndsSM9QXfkpWsQGQszmmvy2XUNg206mG-EDdLOS8l6l9UqxMTRsEjYb0qOtMt92rZQ/w280-h373/thumbnail_IMG_9960.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">See how stunning it is in the close up? I just love it.</span></div><div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYSLoIUVmGWiD2fstzTp2wPHC8GV3uInOeN-pl_GBghHEN8rH4-r523EfrXcl9u4qB40ElzXSNVsCyqxYbBXIZHZzMQ5AWd7caKENWCXxF2gaiTfY5N0UgDuhr1e-YSWrmQfKOV1axc1D/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9962.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYSLoIUVmGWiD2fstzTp2wPHC8GV3uInOeN-pl_GBghHEN8rH4-r523EfrXcl9u4qB40ElzXSNVsCyqxYbBXIZHZzMQ5AWd7caKENWCXxF2gaiTfY5N0UgDuhr1e-YSWrmQfKOV1axc1D/w272-h362/thumbnail_IMG_9962.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>If you're ever invited to a Stampin' Up party, I highly suggest this purchase. The glitter doesn't fall off and it's such a lovely ombre with the subtle glitter, I think you could use it on any card. Off to get my second vaccine—wish me luck!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Friday!</div><div><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1TrKY9e4gkNlFY0OzHN5Ul_jfh-BaFb8urvgafsvLLvB7Vr20xsq_G2ldQ0f05ROrqt3AZmzLiND6lbi_Y1HX2l-cyjwX29ZRKlYru0yr_7J_5j1fAUNRo-oHP9up2RIA1_eGOWQZcIt/s398/love+stamp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1TrKY9e4gkNlFY0OzHN5Ul_jfh-BaFb8urvgafsvLLvB7Vr20xsq_G2ldQ0f05ROrqt3AZmzLiND6lbi_Y1HX2l-cyjwX29ZRKlYru0yr_7J_5j1fAUNRo-oHP9up2RIA1_eGOWQZcIt/w128-h128/love+stamp.png" width="128" /></a></div></div>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-76695223220385172942021-04-09T18:01:00.005-04:002021-04-09T18:06:50.885-04:00Watch Out for Unicorn SightingsIt's<a href="https://nationaltoday.com/national-unicorn-day/" target="_blank"> National Unicorn Day</a>, so I'm assuming it's the day when all the unicorns gather and frolic to celebrate. Well, it ought to be! Instead I thought I'd share some valuable unicorn information.<div>In Medieval times, Narwhal horns were sold as unicorn horns. Unicorns were symbols of grace and purity and I became obsessed with them in 5th grade. I was invited to join a young writer's conference and one of the speakers liked unicorns so I jumped on board. When I was 16, my boyfriend gave me a pearl and gold unicorn necklace and a unicorn music box. I kept them because, well, he turned into my husband and they were sweet gifts. Although I'm not obsessed anymore, I still enjoy adding them to crafty projects. I need to get this little<a href="https://www.poppystamps.com/2370-Whittle-Unicorn-craft-die_p_1635.html" target="_blank"> Poppy Stamps die asap.</a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4RQrZy_BtAnbMB1Jsm2dpQNLadU7QUSeccWpCIhkNIHESDKRD2yxP4IuLYkgJ8S04buYFIhHJDGlyabtMWlmQogIldMTQsOpnAZh4r25ct3dklV_HGMIeloFloOkOIrKK01MLkvEvB0T/s225/download.jpe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4RQrZy_BtAnbMB1Jsm2dpQNLadU7QUSeccWpCIhkNIHESDKRD2yxP4IuLYkgJ8S04buYFIhHJDGlyabtMWlmQogIldMTQsOpnAZh4r25ct3dklV_HGMIeloFloOkOIrKK01MLkvEvB0T/s0/download.jpe" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I love Mama Elephant stamps and<a href="https://mamaelephant.com/products/unicorns-and-rainbows" target="_blank"> this set </a>is no exception. They have the cutest stamps at ME.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwXMoATfWc1xT6MhrDx6tBGeJrcjoosswF-W_inUGNqZy1qlVuLqzMCYTkQRlp0Z8fKkU8PGny5h0N2oWAEeusaVYaMPRFJx6t_DtEs8YPs5BNbB-x8Viq1alqBbSGC0BdFpIn176Z-0y/s225/download+%25281%2529.jpe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwXMoATfWc1xT6MhrDx6tBGeJrcjoosswF-W_inUGNqZy1qlVuLqzMCYTkQRlp0Z8fKkU8PGny5h0N2oWAEeusaVYaMPRFJx6t_DtEs8YPs5BNbB-x8Viq1alqBbSGC0BdFpIn176Z-0y/w247-h247/download+%25281%2529.jpe" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you want a free unicorn digital stamp, you can head to<a href="https://uselesstrinkets.wordpress.com/freebies/" target="_blank"> Useless Trinkets </a>and pick up this one (that I used on a package awhile ago) and a lot more stamps for FREE! If you like your unicorns naughty, they even have zombie unicorns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FXEBJ1Mm5RESMQSxS3ppwEuMY48UjWPl2cRraqrHIxMRNVIMajwGQ6oypKctcVW3374oVhc1oiYBpUNCD78Z4t9wrt85JGH9lXd-m-MQlUWwneLKvuiM27JYd5PFiXQ0rWHgIjvy377E/s302/IMG_6768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="239" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FXEBJ1Mm5RESMQSxS3ppwEuMY48UjWPl2cRraqrHIxMRNVIMajwGQ6oypKctcVW3374oVhc1oiYBpUNCD78Z4t9wrt85JGH9lXd-m-MQlUWwneLKvuiM27JYd5PFiXQ0rWHgIjvy377E/w283-h358/IMG_6768.JPG" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you're really feeling unicorn day, why not make these little <a href="https://www.wilton.com/marshmallow-unicorn-cupcakes/WLPROJ-9312.html?utm_source=PINTEREST&utm_medium=SOCIAL&utm_campaign=180907%7CHY%3AWI%7CPROG-BB_Project-Feature_MarshmallowUnicornCupcakes" target="_blank">unicorn marshmallows from Wilton</a>, with or without the cupcakes? I mean, the cupcake makes it better, but maybe you don't have the time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7F0_mCu7lLeEI6bZ0wwJkR_N1bmUYTZ58KKI5z-MVi1IGJz3MMzHu152nsd64_PCZecBPaVwDIaWbwhy-h3cQtoPUTIzQPZ_UWtAcV5je8F5k0sYkL-ChGFlwOYhql4ARLtMq-wXYWa23/s800/MaUnPoHa_49359-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7F0_mCu7lLeEI6bZ0wwJkR_N1bmUYTZ58KKI5z-MVi1IGJz3MMzHu152nsd64_PCZecBPaVwDIaWbwhy-h3cQtoPUTIzQPZ_UWtAcV5je8F5k0sYkL-ChGFlwOYhql4ARLtMq-wXYWa23/s320/MaUnPoHa_49359-04.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You could head to Michael's or the grocery and pick up the ready made unicorn candies for your cupcakes too...way faster and just as cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JbshmUHEKRf0qGz-OZoXIDiRjjJmzrnee03IrYnlZwDJn9sFNPkB6cru1_0LvIYBngFlZKgnPp7UxWhM_dDy672d7GSftKRtddpC9_LyfKYWFqZkoND9SBaxUyRS7e6kGWU3c3AdHVHB/s1024/10625755_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JbshmUHEKRf0qGz-OZoXIDiRjjJmzrnee03IrYnlZwDJn9sFNPkB6cru1_0LvIYBngFlZKgnPp7UxWhM_dDy672d7GSftKRtddpC9_LyfKYWFqZkoND9SBaxUyRS7e6kGWU3c3AdHVHB/s320/10625755_1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can join Alyce over at<a href="https://www.kitandclowder.com/markers101" target="_blank"> Kit and Clowder for a free unicorn </a>coloring class (and more free classes) here. You get the unicorn stamp for free as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaR8JSZnE2OEdf4uwi3p2xiu15WOhFu_DbXVxqnh_kXhqHqg4MVfjheTt5l4hkMYRSfwzjMPoWbSxuV3q8fn6Syx_R51oo9l2Hbc0kdWG1qkgAun8usXE8dfAlF4Q8r1sm4OfyfQQJtMd/s411/free+unicorn+class+WM.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaR8JSZnE2OEdf4uwi3p2xiu15WOhFu_DbXVxqnh_kXhqHqg4MVfjheTt5l4hkMYRSfwzjMPoWbSxuV3q8fn6Syx_R51oo9l2Hbc0kdWG1qkgAun8usXE8dfAlF4Q8r1sm4OfyfQQJtMd/s320/free+unicorn+class+WM.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And if you're looking to wear your unicorns, you can get <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/865130256/bouncy-rubber-unicorn-dangle-earrings?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=unicorn+earrings&ref=sr_gallery-1-3&from_market_listing_grid_organic=1&cns=1" target="_blank">these earrings on Etsy</a> for just $5! Enjoy National Unicorn Day in your own way and let me know if you catch them frolicking. 😆</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KMz3_baDD8o_BMktg9vzZlvt-ymK5FN6QO2C_HVoFRjSr2ulqCVOtF1QcqxAQuCCjpMThB5v8327RPWqwVpMbf2xddFvn1Bhhd2s2Hn4X6L-ljON6P_9YWNJGEKaY99VxhqJXVmAa9Xd/s1133/il_794xN.2607052777_pa25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1133" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KMz3_baDD8o_BMktg9vzZlvt-ymK5FN6QO2C_HVoFRjSr2ulqCVOtF1QcqxAQuCCjpMThB5v8327RPWqwVpMbf2xddFvn1Bhhd2s2Hn4X6L-ljON6P_9YWNJGEKaY99VxhqJXVmAa9Xd/s320/il_794xN.2607052777_pa25.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i6RXi-fw-uuocbQVjy9xYdlWZXzsM70Chyphenhyphena-fylGZTXIQ_KoUJoq4lEtRHpdioy5olVZgKKnySFph7T1Byh7N1c04ky91e6d9spDeWgvNkrElBJ6wwpIhHYklLw-t2XaNCcf97_IJ7Rq/s398/love+stamp.png" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i6RXi-fw-uuocbQVjy9xYdlWZXzsM70Chyphenhyphena-fylGZTXIQ_KoUJoq4lEtRHpdioy5olVZgKKnySFph7T1Byh7N1c04ky91e6d9spDeWgvNkrElBJ6wwpIhHYklLw-t2XaNCcf97_IJ7Rq/w140-h140/love+stamp.png" width="140" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-24229027161798342052021-04-02T15:31:00.007-04:002021-04-02T17:31:45.285-04:00Children's Picture Book DaySince I love kids' books, I was happy to see today is <a href="https://nationaltoday.com/national-childrens-picture-book-day/" target="_blank">National Children's Picture Book Day</a>. If my kids were still little, we'd probably celebrate with a reading tent under the table and tons of books. I'd probably have snacks to match too. In<i><a href="https://www.target.com/p/lilly-s-purple-plastic-purse-by-kevin-henkes-hardcover/-/A-11819188?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012510700&CPNG=PLA_Entertainment%2BShopping%7CEntertainment_Ecomm_Hardlines&adgroup=SC_Entertainment&LID=700000001170770pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=g&device=c&location=9051709&targetid=pla-839186529589&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1248099&gclid=CjwKCAjwgZuDBhBTEiwAXNofRK3h9BqYnv65MDKMJ9r57zJGpA_rwfNfS2Hyr3PS87Swxd9HQfxZnhoC2wIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank"> Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse</a></i>, she brings cheesy snacks to her teacher, so we could have had those. Lilly and Kevin Henkes are some of my favorites. This book came out when my daughter was little (1996) and it's how I discovered the author. Colleen loved Lilly and actually had a purple plastic purse with a flower on it, so that made it even better.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNTMEYAisV4_F8OH-tUvPEhraJzTSNyveaEiGJqSYd7ele0yCphXfLz30D4BDuUJlEpPBZoXM4068-Q-I2iq9udVr1WcOSmjQFXSOdH2hqgQFAw362_8WNrSvfh-iHxuSzyhCVFCSqT-B/s1500/a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNTMEYAisV4_F8OH-tUvPEhraJzTSNyveaEiGJqSYd7ele0yCphXfLz30D4BDuUJlEpPBZoXM4068-Q-I2iq9udVr1WcOSmjQFXSOdH2hqgQFAw362_8WNrSvfh-iHxuSzyhCVFCSqT-B/s320/a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you've never read <i>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom</i> aloud, you're missing out. It has the best rhythm and I found it when the kids were little too. It was published much earlier (1989) but I hadn't heard of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl03NQLv24FE0NqgnR4rRl9b81-bU9USbFVommW1yX6M5aQOFlIU7DWW9g-hBIrm6UA0m6BzDJMTGEf9m9rV0cEwxtGnasVVVwFO1m8XLzcyelzrB7cxrqLJBjh3e6KAzSiI5Cbfh8fof/s1000/a1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl03NQLv24FE0NqgnR4rRl9b81-bU9USbFVommW1yX6M5aQOFlIU7DWW9g-hBIrm6UA0m6BzDJMTGEf9m9rV0cEwxtGnasVVVwFO1m8XLzcyelzrB7cxrqLJBjh3e6KAzSiI5Cbfh8fof/s320/a1.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my son's favorite picture books was <i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i>, another classic for a good reason. Great illustrations and the board book has sturdy holes in the food that kids can poke. Ben loved that part. This book is almost my age, as it was published in 1969!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvmOWIEm0ccNotxpmcYf6a3Xr7wGBNrF2SPRmA87QtpZCbXMUuvr9aNljECStukYwnzSvp3Ifu2_C1CdYJm_a_76Q8IL7G39ksqzVYHVX7uHU59bxpf6IVhzHQgKMmE2XOzVd3N243bdX/s499/a2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvmOWIEm0ccNotxpmcYf6a3Xr7wGBNrF2SPRmA87QtpZCbXMUuvr9aNljECStukYwnzSvp3Ifu2_C1CdYJm_a_76Q8IL7G39ksqzVYHVX7uHU59bxpf6IVhzHQgKMmE2XOzVd3N243bdX/s320/a2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lanesmithbooks.com/LaneSmithBooks/Lane_Smith_Books.html" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.lanesmithbooks.com/LaneSmithBooks/Lane_Smith_Books.html" target="_blank">Lane Smith </a>has a ton of books but one of our faves is <i>The Happy Hocky Family</i> (1993). It's cute and has clever little asides for the adults and older kids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2FSVgkL5wyUKOWMDeh6ipaeNyCuVp-uRaUaApksCbaT83hFFBgyS1_6qxEtCLA41VRCKXxM9nlIWMqDJxsEOhXEegIEWWNfqW0jodXYPn620tcPsDGfE3I6BEreMvZK_I_CIGUDbubNj/s500/51v9Sapq5SL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="373" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2FSVgkL5wyUKOWMDeh6ipaeNyCuVp-uRaUaApksCbaT83hFFBgyS1_6qxEtCLA41VRCKXxM9nlIWMqDJxsEOhXEegIEWWNfqW0jodXYPn620tcPsDGfE3I6BEreMvZK_I_CIGUDbubNj/s320/51v9Sapq5SL.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found <a href="http://www.mowillems.com/" target="_blank">Mo Willems</a> through my kids too. His Pigeon books are adorable,<i> Knuffle Bunny</i> has great illustrations and his Elephant and Piggie books are favorites of my daughter's students. Yep, Colleen became a school librarian and she is fabulous at it—she's even dressed up as Elephant for her kids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRXPsjCIbKTwHcAQYKRWa4dcIu8_qNGOW-1n6ZXtl9GnuIohdjs5z3VpIheVzw-ACalUy-mB7yoGxZAarIGu0hB9l-SK5G5XfY1a2cQTaNWwoTXTYqdqg6XqBR2vH-NfGrDwcrxgyvDQM/s3264/mo+willems+collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="3264" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRXPsjCIbKTwHcAQYKRWa4dcIu8_qNGOW-1n6ZXtl9GnuIohdjs5z3VpIheVzw-ACalUy-mB7yoGxZAarIGu0hB9l-SK5G5XfY1a2cQTaNWwoTXTYqdqg6XqBR2vH-NfGrDwcrxgyvDQM/w597-h149/mo+willems+collage.jpg" width="597" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you're looking for some children's books written by women, <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/womens-history-month-childrens-books_n_5aabf58ae4b0c33361b027e9" target="_blank">here's an article that highlights </a>some. I have several of these on my library list to read, including this one, with the cutest illustrations.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-yhKLCxdbhE4XZp_mJt2JivNWeDCKtjObD5QXN1L7ZFg9S-Mm9gO2s8sObX7Yc-Lnm5oNV6UIDlvB2xDwDIWV6iwnaGggroO4LVVlDN9Oi3Nx_622mVDMNXg4qHE9PzJxry8JU8Ko5BV/s543/5aabef562000003800eb2268.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="450" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-yhKLCxdbhE4XZp_mJt2JivNWeDCKtjObD5QXN1L7ZFg9S-Mm9gO2s8sObX7Yc-Lnm5oNV6UIDlvB2xDwDIWV6iwnaGggroO4LVVlDN9Oi3Nx_622mVDMNXg4qHE9PzJxry8JU8Ko5BV/w292-h353/5aabef562000003800eb2268.jpeg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, since I was a Go-Gos fan back in the 80s, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention this <a href="https://www.google.com/shopping/product/15900144472272882717?q=picture+books+by+women&prds=epd:1803471253237730742,prmr:3,eto:1803471253237730742_1,rto:1,tpim:CMWe0Zqq38PMwQEQhqjE54Ta9NqsARig6tIGIgNVU0Qo4LTtgwYw3OvEQw&utm_medium=tu_prop&utm_content=eid-lsjeuxoeqt&utm_campaign=141637084" target="_blank">new picture book</a> featuring the lyrics of <i>We Got The Beat.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXbYgipp7TjpL1li0I7g380sM4UQEq5RWUOc-zLbjOA5hLvGZKLcM5tmXahT3TdPBrOlAQcVUytEaii2HQrYXrPfXLMm-X5Y09HeoAH-XILKscv_FzifOq2dg4Af820SaCBB0NxNSZwHk/s225/download.jpe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXbYgipp7TjpL1li0I7g380sM4UQEq5RWUOc-zLbjOA5hLvGZKLcM5tmXahT3TdPBrOlAQcVUytEaii2HQrYXrPfXLMm-X5Y09HeoAH-XILKscv_FzifOq2dg4Af820SaCBB0NxNSZwHk/w275-h275/download.jpe" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To wrap it all up, I'll share this card I made recently featuring <i>Where The Wild Things Are</i> stickers from <a href="https://paperhouseproductions.com/products/where-the-wild-things-are%E2%84%A2-wild-rumpus-double-sided-paper" target="_blank">The Paper House. </a>I added nuvo drops accents and clouds and drew in a ground and added a sentiment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVhBUwy2rU4udp6wtp1ag9HElFgV5P6Kg6-gj4xfvQUlASkBOenXjZERb7yQcnHj1gnpyHROxfmwZJhEMLjLXapjFwBo_1T0XL6oh7k4d0VInE0sprfA-HCr5zPcfRkBM0Mk-Y7KuwNL0/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="640" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVhBUwy2rU4udp6wtp1ag9HElFgV5P6Kg6-gj4xfvQUlASkBOenXjZERb7yQcnHj1gnpyHROxfmwZJhEMLjLXapjFwBo_1T0XL6oh7k4d0VInE0sprfA-HCr5zPcfRkBM0Mk-Y7KuwNL0/w392-h219/thumbnail_IMG_9764.jpg" width="392" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think I need to revisit some old friends from the book shelf today to celebrate!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfHytQSncYk9VgkLEp1SfNSJX2VsssG5fJntAkRynoiacwlV-1oaQwAFC4x4iGVYdo6c3YYUiopTzUpjTuHB_UG05zc2-NK89PXAf9jpCKuYREdl07_a797KaEzN3exJgrB69LECAoLCV/s398/love+stamp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNfHytQSncYk9VgkLEp1SfNSJX2VsssG5fJntAkRynoiacwlV-1oaQwAFC4x4iGVYdo6c3YYUiopTzUpjTuHB_UG05zc2-NK89PXAf9jpCKuYREdl07_a797KaEzN3exJgrB69LECAoLCV/w180-h180/love+stamp.png" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-58157093793744709862021-03-12T15:23:00.003-05:002021-03-12T15:35:39.464-05:00Bearly Art's Cards For Cubs<p>One thing I love about crafting is being able to put some of my cards to good use. In the past, I've joined in card drives for soldiers and nursing homes. </p><p>This month, I'm joining in<a href="https://bearly.art/pages/cfc-about" target="_blank"> Bearly Art's Cards for Cubs March drive </a>to give birthday, holiday and encouragement cards to foster kids. I can imagine how scary it is to be thrust into someone's home and family when you've lost your family at least temporarily and maybe permanently. And a card won't make it all better, but it might make one day a little better if you know someone is thinking of you on your birthday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzxZvBQ8JvTnbEUBi98RAjI2MakdCiahlIVUBMcbUNAHkE5qTHVlbTc6JorEGW3FQfQN8tVOZ4HCbR9cW6E46xpwjVbldUltYIRbgvdjuPgTVGleobXqQ-b5WAx0j0wE-PyCClHPTQMZA/s1600/CardsForCubs-Slider-Kids-2_1600x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1600" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzxZvBQ8JvTnbEUBi98RAjI2MakdCiahlIVUBMcbUNAHkE5qTHVlbTc6JorEGW3FQfQN8tVOZ4HCbR9cW6E46xpwjVbldUltYIRbgvdjuPgTVGleobXqQ-b5WAx0j0wE-PyCClHPTQMZA/w526-h210/CardsForCubs-Slider-Kids-2_1600x.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><p></p><p>For this one, I used an angel stamp from<a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/serenity-angel/" target="_blank"> Unity and Suzi Blu</a> and a sentiment strip from<a href="https://www.tayloredexpressions.com/simple-strips-die/" target="_blank"> Taylored Expressions</a>. I used patterned paper for the background and an old book for the wings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qTTf0QQ79P0u8AVoAFLZtbulKNOWQREcPd5FjTlIvNMnHDU6Ol1vhRFTyDKFMNd9CGT7AAqdwI6LgxDmRX4kBd9977pJ6xOk6C496PDsJ0XgT7gzfcH-onoJ-R0tz7yWyfyt4y1jsWLL/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4qTTf0QQ79P0u8AVoAFLZtbulKNOWQREcPd5FjTlIvNMnHDU6Ol1vhRFTyDKFMNd9CGT7AAqdwI6LgxDmRX4kBd9977pJ6xOk6C496PDsJ0XgT7gzfcH-onoJ-R0tz7yWyfyt4y1jsWLL/s320/thumbnail_IMG_9400.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a paintable panel from<a href="https://adornit.com/t/coloring/paintables"> Adornit </a>for this card. It takes watercolor beautifully.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcr_W4DjZ6HcMY3QJa-CZ-SfaF7AGuoJWusYLjWJDB0egVscJWIfTDZVEmDBTv5mswaf5eT67M3bTpRhG6B2eshAmJMOk3ilAhr24KSI0vwtYMaf6KtrVvK-ldyAVcJZRRr2nbrs5f9-0-/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="525" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcr_W4DjZ6HcMY3QJa-CZ-SfaF7AGuoJWusYLjWJDB0egVscJWIfTDZVEmDBTv5mswaf5eT67M3bTpRhG6B2eshAmJMOk3ilAhr24KSI0vwtYMaf6KtrVvK-ldyAVcJZRRr2nbrs5f9-0-/s320/thumbnail_IMG_9402.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And for this last one, I used a bookmark of The Pigeon and a sentiment die from <a href="https://waffleflower.com/products/rainbow-birthday-die" target="_blank">Waffle Flower</a>, along with patterned paper from <a href="https://sunnystudiostamps.com/collections/patterned-paper" target="_blank">Sunny Studio</a>. Easy Peasy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdgct98BxoMfstBIkpFLa-NwQ9VzUHdIgeJ4h30piMVNMc-Qr5PciQu1ZvvAnTEClS2tDxAIwPVR1gwlSkMG-1pAg4_kbkh49OY9H5V0EdK04gvz9fxfDywSgT-VaJdS4gDO-lWNl2tkg/s589/thumbnail_IMG_9375.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="589" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGdgct98BxoMfstBIkpFLa-NwQ9VzUHdIgeJ4h30piMVNMc-Qr5PciQu1ZvvAnTEClS2tDxAIwPVR1gwlSkMG-1pAg4_kbkh49OY9H5V0EdK04gvz9fxfDywSgT-VaJdS4gDO-lWNl2tkg/s320/thumbnail_IMG_9375.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also included a sentiment page I made to go with rainbow cards, fairies and unicorns, monsters, bears and others that I didn't have to match my stamps. Right click to save/download it if you're interested. And then print and trim to fit your project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLLcZTDCC31u_q6vf2dwBXwkVa0t_vgbQ6FRrDrEFIVNMBC7LMRRQ59BFw9vCoxEyX0LaOH5B7Ji7b2APoOSKNl3Qp3gHzrDUkZwyVcqQv8iSVwGGYf5pQpTudbw2WdG_0E5IgydHzbxk/s2048/card+sentiments1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1987" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLLcZTDCC31u_q6vf2dwBXwkVa0t_vgbQ6FRrDrEFIVNMBC7LMRRQ59BFw9vCoxEyX0LaOH5B7Ji7b2APoOSKNl3Qp3gHzrDUkZwyVcqQv8iSVwGGYf5pQpTudbw2WdG_0E5IgydHzbxk/s320/card+sentiments1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I've signed up to send 15 cards during the month of March, although I already have more to send. You can join in by heading to <a href="https://bearly.art/pages/cfc-about" target="_blank">Bearly Art </a>and checking out the info. If I was good at shaker cards or interactive cards, I'd send those but I'm really not, so I'll send cute and encouraging cards to maybe make a kid smile. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Happy Friday!<div><b><i>Chark</i></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DIp8cQn2_RPns7pY42WvYKcXprUcA5MDrQBYaR0AkPsACELgi2cBFiyS9teDmj_hyDFTfWi7JbBOfXmeyQWSaUdvXUFPeSFIq2K5Fl1oc-5f46DXtqzfcqH5KUErshBv-V4hJpRExys3/s398/love+stamp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DIp8cQn2_RPns7pY42WvYKcXprUcA5MDrQBYaR0AkPsACELgi2cBFiyS9teDmj_hyDFTfWi7JbBOfXmeyQWSaUdvXUFPeSFIq2K5Fl1oc-5f46DXtqzfcqH5KUErshBv-V4hJpRExys3/w153-h153/love+stamp.png" width="153" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-32014951349659924852021-02-26T14:01:00.004-05:002021-02-26T14:01:46.994-05:00Crafting With My Favorite Bear<p>I've loved Pooh Bear since I first saw him on TV when I was a kid. I loved his little round self, his penchant for honey, his slow way of talking and his little giggle. When my kids were little, they had the collection of Pooh stories and we read them over and over. I even have video of my daughter doing a play she wrote for the characters and her Pooh impersonation. So, when I saw a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MakeCardsToday/" target="_blank">Make Cards Today</a> Pooh Bear magazine that was available overseas, I bought it in a hot minute so I could have the stamps and printed pieces of the friends from The Hundred Acre Wood. It took a long time to get here, but I'm so happy I ordered it!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkyBBP1Dax4DIPqhMsQ5e2T13tR92miT-pquYgNZ1LXZJ2tItxh020cWAmNzNT0QJUeokRyIDTYB6R3w7QChD03K8F7t0TbQeeTNIzs9SeJB5JGjqsuPPbFc9ZHJPf03XuYC9vmxCtIT9/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="578" height="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkyBBP1Dax4DIPqhMsQ5e2T13tR92miT-pquYgNZ1LXZJ2tItxh020cWAmNzNT0QJUeokRyIDTYB6R3w7QChD03K8F7t0TbQeeTNIzs9SeJB5JGjqsuPPbFc9ZHJPf03XuYC9vmxCtIT9/w447-h495/thumbnail_IMG_9505.jpg" width="447" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p>It sat for two days before I could create with it and now, of course, I can't stop. For this card, I used a watercolored background (using <a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/cat-brand/pens+pencils+and+markers-tombow.html?gclid=CjwKCAiA1eKBBhBZEiwAX3gql1Ov8wWdperzEFXWuVPqen8AN3t2NNH_F7CpwcyA4CsUuVau7zvg6xoCp_cQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Tombow markers</a>) I had already stamped and made a fun cut on the front panel that I saw on FB.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJdUabvpodq2vg0cW-tcIevXpwchFOc3SOZLYrGfYjhUO7b7vpoMNUz0V20HYdIyJf9D4XqcGRVlAPVPKzzeCbvbaf2p1mowsRnt2RxnP-wwbTkY-u75PDzg9ZwsyOJbWY2eITsWFRW8s/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJdUabvpodq2vg0cW-tcIevXpwchFOc3SOZLYrGfYjhUO7b7vpoMNUz0V20HYdIyJf9D4XqcGRVlAPVPKzzeCbvbaf2p1mowsRnt2RxnP-wwbTkY-u75PDzg9ZwsyOJbWY2eITsWFRW8s/s320/thumbnail_IMG_9503.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvPbcG-1t0RD9-6Tc84HecT7sCXN8Yb5cR43sWD-7EHrOb6SPeIHFISoCx2HQaMJnL9Go0l3F4xx5qSQ5m6aUbiHv8u7Zf1xFJN43UjF0VFl_7roRGjdU5cMvWbQP6vYwD3WAQecavfBE/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvPbcG-1t0RD9-6Tc84HecT7sCXN8Yb5cR43sWD-7EHrOb6SPeIHFISoCx2HQaMJnL9Go0l3F4xx5qSQ5m6aUbiHv8u7Zf1xFJN43UjF0VFl_7roRGjdU5cMvWbQP6vYwD3WAQecavfBE/s320/thumbnail_IMG_9512.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For this card, I used the same background stamp, but went with a rainbow background. The Pooh Bear was just an outline but on this scalloped die, I just used some alcohol markers to make him the right color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknkhUuN2RCTfg4oV8rNw-QlNfGnJF3SexSeEo5TW8pltnmD9todeXHSg35YsMSOkMpoutCfF9p9ur5EXnKFGZ9wfgXyHFRUIZdz9U3N31vk-5fOIYYbiMvkIkYejCUIVxFq7bjQJbZuV6/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="640" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknkhUuN2RCTfg4oV8rNw-QlNfGnJF3SexSeEo5TW8pltnmD9todeXHSg35YsMSOkMpoutCfF9p9ur5EXnKFGZ9wfgXyHFRUIZdz9U3N31vk-5fOIYYbiMvkIkYejCUIVxFq7bjQJbZuV6/w337-h305/thumbnail_IMG_9506.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This card is pretty small...I had made it with leftover piece of balloon paper and was just waiting for a focal point. The tag included with the magazine was just right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZlZuFeay_wabvBwZQhOh2YNN8exoIC6oC1vNYzHpI5DEiZfzfViezv_WwSWHP93aG2vHYGCihD9gXm9762UHpdhribscr7FrxM4fdvzCW-kG7hWPWEmmy9fjvO5QrHfYistCyIc_HLXb/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZlZuFeay_wabvBwZQhOh2YNN8exoIC6oC1vNYzHpI5DEiZfzfViezv_WwSWHP93aG2vHYGCihD9gXm9762UHpdhribscr7FrxM4fdvzCW-kG7hWPWEmmy9fjvO5QrHfYistCyIc_HLXb/w267-h356/thumbnail_IMG_9508.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made one more card, but sent it off before I took a photo, for my Pooh-loving friend's birthday. I think his calm demeanor, along with his cuteness and determined search for honey are what make me smile. When I realized how wise Pooh is, along with being funny, I liked him even more. Here's one of my favorite quotes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fOYik-0kGRwxR9JIcwzthzg80JkWChcJfY-aX3n15j6aBmZIqNtaMs_1gxSgg-cw6GguNzh3u4TagovLB9rK9WJ5SAWOWF1_bqnhvygWN0wtKgMFsdNElwwM89g5owuXueXo0D8jpUh_/s964/gallery-1445596424-piglet-pooh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="768" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fOYik-0kGRwxR9JIcwzthzg80JkWChcJfY-aX3n15j6aBmZIqNtaMs_1gxSgg-cw6GguNzh3u4TagovLB9rK9WJ5SAWOWF1_bqnhvygWN0wtKgMFsdNElwwM89g5owuXueXo0D8jpUh_/w273-h342/gallery-1445596424-piglet-pooh.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkaD1qBre3FPD9FHozMMhtPhK3itSwIYRQ6H_ZbaiZ5tSI3jtb_lvjR2YHxw70ZVU0_Au4uqXgc5GZ6XT4uI6dz_mJDP4b5o3bEvUNNObFG9Z_UAyBKhq_DNgjsUeDYu0Nbmj5pmgCnZC/s398/love+stamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkaD1qBre3FPD9FHozMMhtPhK3itSwIYRQ6H_ZbaiZ5tSI3jtb_lvjR2YHxw70ZVU0_Au4uqXgc5GZ6XT4uI6dz_mJDP4b5o3bEvUNNObFG9Z_UAyBKhq_DNgjsUeDYu0Nbmj5pmgCnZC/w181-h181/love+stamp.png" width="181" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-73844645189130702002021-02-19T14:42:00.008-05:002021-02-19T14:49:57.927-05:00Die Cutting For The Win<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Lately I've been all about the dies. I've always liked them for sentiments and panels, but now I'm eyeing the floral layered dies. Altenew has them, Sizzix has a few and more companies seem to be coming out with them. I haven't yet decided which I can't live without, so today I'll just show you the fabulous sentiment die I've put on a variety of cards.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvrG3T6shNO3r77C3vkTZp13FSwG4hHD4kY6cbQdwk34o_mAYzesYs3VLhwOq-kiPR1t3loamEqdKMZGisc8ILmYPa9TcAIMCDOQinxSKyYRPPfOiH-wc59oGsI2z663RnybEVzN_OiHx/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9392.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="640" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvrG3T6shNO3r77C3vkTZp13FSwG4hHD4kY6cbQdwk34o_mAYzesYs3VLhwOq-kiPR1t3loamEqdKMZGisc8ILmYPa9TcAIMCDOQinxSKyYRPPfOiH-wc59oGsI2z663RnybEVzN_OiHx/w382-h279/thumbnail_IMG_9392.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For this card, I chose a background I made awhile back with alcohol inks. I die cut it with a scallop die and then added the sentiment die cut from <a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/wfc-310310.html" target="_blank">Waffle Flower</a>. I only used the sentiment in white and then one of the many outlines in a metallic blue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eri1mcIKhiUTqX7PUGXAOa7ulHui9U1ESTMsmH_DLaKkz_st_ylwY89DtfsQm3VZ2sJBinD2Yq0OOUJJK3vcbNIfvwMuwrGi0VAtZtLVti2jDkbAhY7lnF1esXJ9meIxEIj38X1LwDTl/s898/thumbnail_IMG_9391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="898" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eri1mcIKhiUTqX7PUGXAOa7ulHui9U1ESTMsmH_DLaKkz_st_ylwY89DtfsQm3VZ2sJBinD2Yq0OOUJJK3vcbNIfvwMuwrGi0VAtZtLVti2jDkbAhY7lnF1esXJ9meIxEIj38X1LwDTl/w361-h295/thumbnail_IMG_9391.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the close-up, you can see some of the metallic rainbow foil I rubbed onto the still-sticky ink.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJLOMBgZszhpDJfz-cbpc3TwgOHaTR7I0n24FMMFpOpQC_ZLcK3nr6kIMr-K9Iti4TdPGVVLmcmJUUidi65TRrHPvGlCfdm21GWTJwRtHLXEV9YudOLEcZwNYXGsVfHSfqHnRUrJaVfJ2/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJLOMBgZszhpDJfz-cbpc3TwgOHaTR7I0n24FMMFpOpQC_ZLcK3nr6kIMr-K9Iti4TdPGVVLmcmJUUidi65TRrHPvGlCfdm21GWTJwRtHLXEV9YudOLEcZwNYXGsVfHSfqHnRUrJaVfJ2/w399-h299/thumbnail_IMG_9410.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one uses the outline in white and the letters from a watercolored version I made. I added the watercolor after die cutting the whole die set. The unicorn is stamped on watercolor paper and it's a <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/The-Greeting-Farm-BE-A-UNICORN-Clear-Stamps-TGF276-NTGF276?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4L2BBhCvARIsAO0SBdZuksGGyX7HWKj2j7qKsL8-wLH3I81QoHGe1lAelnNPu0O7qxSmiKsaArYkEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Greeting Farm stamp.</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO5TcFu17shY41I5frorXkT8i6fPUkVLwIJgwHG7z84mlCj6PmQrY-647s8o1dPt3upaxnTzUg9OR0fkMKvLJDV9T3WKqgSf2kDkW_oay1BeHTpZyfMKwobtrAKL2CKJUerOCaqqX-NrQ/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="640" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfO5TcFu17shY41I5frorXkT8i6fPUkVLwIJgwHG7z84mlCj6PmQrY-647s8o1dPt3upaxnTzUg9OR0fkMKvLJDV9T3WKqgSf2kDkW_oay1BeHTpZyfMKwobtrAKL2CKJUerOCaqqX-NrQ/w378-h307/thumbnail_IMG_9409.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was really happy with this last card. I used the <a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/pfs-pfcr0720.html" target="_blank">Pinkfresh Studio Lush Vines Stamp</a> and heat embossed in black on kraft paper. Then I added some of the sentiment layers, in white and black and red metallic paper. I think this might be a good card for one of my adult nephews.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmXTjzds_ncXmGWKWHNWk-H27oQVBfpDiXGhCnwtI0CLcDZfpRwgPF9dALBkEiVqLEI0r6K_mTNOII-cKZgDCMvBhaTVte-dNla_V_IO2LMJreMt0i5cPyLtgEz6msokX9VyE7IdSdMey/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9376.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="640" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmXTjzds_ncXmGWKWHNWk-H27oQVBfpDiXGhCnwtI0CLcDZfpRwgPF9dALBkEiVqLEI0r6K_mTNOII-cKZgDCMvBhaTVte-dNla_V_IO2LMJreMt0i5cPyLtgEz6msokX9VyE7IdSdMey/w388-h308/thumbnail_IMG_9376.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This last card shows you all the layers of the die and lives up to its name of Rainbow Birthday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stay tuned for more cards featuring this <a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/wfc-310310.html" target="_blank">sentiment die set,</a> because I cut a ton of them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvhTD8JaG6ghZ3SYytn7X53XF_v1mT7WKs5VZX-5Syc_YKj7fONuj76FS0Mw7ToH5-j_i14pZGQw9DH0O4JpaB8sEQ78qGhl1K1rgV8ZeUcEfvBCCzEUVxvG5XaPpqTk2LScoPHOpS7lr/s398/love+stamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvhTD8JaG6ghZ3SYytn7X53XF_v1mT7WKs5VZX-5Syc_YKj7fONuj76FS0Mw7ToH5-j_i14pZGQw9DH0O4JpaB8sEQ78qGhl1K1rgV8ZeUcEfvBCCzEUVxvG5XaPpqTk2LScoPHOpS7lr/w142-h142/love+stamp.png" width="142" /></a></div>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-28427040835619805862021-02-05T17:05:00.004-05:002021-02-05T17:07:00.811-05:00Never Give Me a Marker and a Blank Surface<p>All of my notes from high school and college, as well as book margins, folders, notes to the teacher, etc. all got doodled on. Anytime I had a blank surface and a pen and some time to kill meant there'd be drawings and words and notes and swirls and eyes and whatever else I had on my mind. Sooo, when I got my brand-new <a href="https://artistro.com/" target="_blank">Artistro Acrylic Markers</a> about the same time I got a new, plain black glasses case, well...I got busy.</p><p>True, I did plan this one a little more than I usually do if I'm drawing on scrap paper, but aside from the quote, it all came together rather haphazardly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB9hKiNtCBRVxoy_uuxTPA8tVpCC-PamQWK1kTmQDu_fojURkNlULBR-9UnoA2pIj2O5baWwAk8DvMlU2FDn_iGNxo6_K-kBx59fQOFj0f5hNVRMUFzOEZzLIrbmEf0rGP2RDoqkOAGXf/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB9hKiNtCBRVxoy_uuxTPA8tVpCC-PamQWK1kTmQDu_fojURkNlULBR-9UnoA2pIj2O5baWwAk8DvMlU2FDn_iGNxo6_K-kBx59fQOFj0f5hNVRMUFzOEZzLIrbmEf0rGP2RDoqkOAGXf/w376-h282/thumbnail_IMG_9285.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I used the light green marker at first for the drawing and lettering, but switched Elphaba's outline to dark green. I had to use the black marker to cover up my mistakes, since I didn't plan ahead. And I added the poppies after a million tries to get some kind of wing or monkey in the corner. I added the sparks to "don't" just because I left too much space around the word. But after all that, I'm happy with how it turned out. I used the same markers on my phone case.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvUmSMGy-pMWQE_vKaGBv7sXGsm7B7XX80hCUB62cjrln-GxF13V7P2WR88oRAtoWvPlETsTtZdT76_hv5JTfsf_SDq6T2omaV5ofLDMRwm8fv3vJbqZOCSeA47bQk47_8fllFyX0T_sS/s476/thumbnail_IMG_9288.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="251" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvUmSMGy-pMWQE_vKaGBv7sXGsm7B7XX80hCUB62cjrln-GxF13V7P2WR88oRAtoWvPlETsTtZdT76_hv5JTfsf_SDq6T2omaV5ofLDMRwm8fv3vJbqZOCSeA47bQk47_8fllFyX0T_sS/w221-h418/thumbnail_IMG_9288.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The color isn't great because I had my hubby take the pic and text it and then I screen shot it and emailed it to myself. It was a whole thing. Could've just taken my phone out of the case and then taken my own picture, but that's a hassle—lolol. At any rate, to create this, I dripped some alcohol ink on the cover, then colored my doodle with the markers. I added way too many dots, but that's okay. The quote is one of my favorite <i>Doctor Who</i> lines but it works here too. And cupcakes are definitely another fave of mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lb35owhcVjA" width="320" youtube-src-id="lb35owhcVjA"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm adding <a href="https://www.michaels.com/mod-podge-dishwasher-safe-gloss/10548770.html?r=g&cm_mmc=PLASearch-_-google-_-MICH_Shopping_US_N_Papercraft_N_Smart_BOPIS_N-_-&Kenshoo_ida=&kpid=go_cmp-9972406487_adg-102401876362_ad-433378147614_pla-1008666942238_dev-c_ext-_prd-10548770&gclid=CjwKCAiA9vOABhBfEiwATCi7GEXcZJEzHL1PMZyTaGZfsnd7X9KGu_jPa8RCznzsdy5KgyYU_EkY6xoCjz8QAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Mod Podge waterproof</a> to both projects because I handle them so much, but if it were on a storage container for craft bling or something, I probably wouldn't bother with it. The paint is pretty sturdy on textured surfaces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for my doodling while on the phone or watching tv, trust me when I say it's out of control and if it's something you want to keep, do not put your paper near me when I'm holding a marker. Just ask my kids or hubby!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><i>Chark</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz91jvdbGrF191lh_LWriE0FjEdFvrzF4ZGjQZt-jdr-X4jKcI-Z4TkcmFo_Vu3ZUFmhqP8j04wIx7X_HdyJFT5revjRrY7JvrbpC9qY4eI4gt5pccb8tXWMY5deDtlJh45Q19s01SFzSU/s398/love+stamp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz91jvdbGrF191lh_LWriE0FjEdFvrzF4ZGjQZt-jdr-X4jKcI-Z4TkcmFo_Vu3ZUFmhqP8j04wIx7X_HdyJFT5revjRrY7JvrbpC9qY4eI4gt5pccb8tXWMY5deDtlJh45Q19s01SFzSU/w124-h124/love+stamp.png" width="124" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-46572778355833284162021-01-29T11:00:00.005-05:002021-01-29T11:00:03.356-05:00The Magic of Oz<p>Today I'm sharing a box project I made by covering a sturdy box from My Favorite Things with <a href="https://g45papers.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=oz" target="_blank">Graphic 45 The Magic of Oz </a>papers. I've been employing the box to hold my planner and paperwork on the kitchen table. I knew I wanted to dress up the box since it's sitting out all the time and I chose my favorite G45 Oz papers to do so. It was so quick and easy, I already have plans to cover more boxes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2A92ESBtI-80olUoo8-cO7hmT6cPy91JY5rD7k8qefD5Sc9jCxYLxs9MPn52hH1Zxud0QVtPGvIQkTrx69e8lU74Rc7xixqprVQelVAoZ9802BFEB69dmYdSk49CfGRJAilAfZJjgDfl/s600/The-Magic-of-Oz-DCE-cvr-600x600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2A92ESBtI-80olUoo8-cO7hmT6cPy91JY5rD7k8qefD5Sc9jCxYLxs9MPn52hH1Zxud0QVtPGvIQkTrx69e8lU74Rc7xixqprVQelVAoZ9802BFEB69dmYdSk49CfGRJAilAfZJjgDfl/w357-h357/The-Magic-of-Oz-DCE-cvr-600x600.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I added some of the chipboard pieces included in the package and cut the main image from the paper pack cover. It's slightly shiny, while the rest isn't, but I liked that it was large, so I fussy cut it and adhered it first. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTm8gqga_fCbOdwzHhYSrCapurJ4Vth7lPqtf3ddNC_UDuk1szddeTn82U26LLJ2kcxre-fi7-2pPfFbRg-xfJ62FZEM0F-GEj2ndtc4WNC2C8NWxaxR0yZ67XnnenvyF4YqF2Qt2ONla4/s640/thumbnail_8C86A50B-7F4F-4361-B202-A97ECCDE8B7C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTm8gqga_fCbOdwzHhYSrCapurJ4Vth7lPqtf3ddNC_UDuk1szddeTn82U26LLJ2kcxre-fi7-2pPfFbRg-xfJ62FZEM0F-GEj2ndtc4WNC2C8NWxaxR0yZ67XnnenvyF4YqF2Qt2ONla4/w391-h294/thumbnail_8C86A50B-7F4F-4361-B202-A97ECCDE8B7C.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I drew in the hot air balloon, because the sticker only has the basket and the professor in it. I added red Stickles to Dorothy's shoes, although in this re-release of this collection, they used the original illustrated silver shoes. I prefer the ruby slippers from the MGM musical. They switched to ruby to take advantage of the brilliant Technicolor process they were using.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSHYvGry0Sdr9dnTSwpM0ZiOY1EyOdoePRsc_JYgwHe6BFhEH0KCmGS-kaoqA3_68wnPXf1iVyHp5RyBMsx80x1afV1BUNastl65kyMvBNhBKpqOUfpBnuQIVaPs2Jhyphenhyphenq7T30dw3AuUvV/s1280/thumbnail_A41ACCE4-635B-4761-9D51-75BEA8FD6C14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSHYvGry0Sdr9dnTSwpM0ZiOY1EyOdoePRsc_JYgwHe6BFhEH0KCmGS-kaoqA3_68wnPXf1iVyHp5RyBMsx80x1afV1BUNastl65kyMvBNhBKpqOUfpBnuQIVaPs2Jhyphenhyphenq7T30dw3AuUvV/s320/thumbnail_A41ACCE4-635B-4761-9D51-75BEA8FD6C14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I added different patterned papers to the sides and doodled the black and white stripes on the sides.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61wLDBP1o3rQQlXdkFZoWx9QxSusC_h-fAL5diyW0xib4zLKqH_3giV_SmcarXv620Z0nHaEbefpX4mJClNyIVYoTWxxlfcCJXl3taVw_bfkA4UDL7RrmslphfumKu5xldmMK9EiHxSUz/s640/thumbnail_B4395F1F-E134-4823-8668-B202FFC8F137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61wLDBP1o3rQQlXdkFZoWx9QxSusC_h-fAL5diyW0xib4zLKqH_3giV_SmcarXv620Z0nHaEbefpX4mJClNyIVYoTWxxlfcCJXl3taVw_bfkA4UDL7RrmslphfumKu5xldmMK9EiHxSUz/w403-h303/thumbnail_B4395F1F-E134-4823-8668-B202FFC8F137.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I colored the witch's purple legs white to match the movie too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipYiw3JUa7vtfJr3sYn1C7-qhyJ2od1NbPVsR6rQQbLOT2GG9wGMhkd0HkGP8O1d-RcVDDLrbkLYa0oPHUip-VksyuMqBWj0Uw0lVC3DQKxn3x3Bkx9-kdgPG2TD2rO99K-kX7NGdezLQ/s640/thumbnail_CE85C274-4BE2-4FDD-8404-8B7427CD94A6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipYiw3JUa7vtfJr3sYn1C7-qhyJ2od1NbPVsR6rQQbLOT2GG9wGMhkd0HkGP8O1d-RcVDDLrbkLYa0oPHUip-VksyuMqBWj0Uw0lVC3DQKxn3x3Bkx9-kdgPG2TD2rO99K-kX7NGdezLQ/s320/thumbnail_CE85C274-4BE2-4FDD-8404-8B7427CD94A6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I lettered the quote, which is one of my favorites...Are you a good witch or a bad witch? If only we could ask everyone that question right up front when we meet someone...lolol. I used<a href="https://artistro.com/products/paint-pens-for-rock-painting-stone-ceramic-glass-wood-set-of-12-acrylic-paint-markers-extra-fine-tip" target="_blank"> Artistro black and white acrylic markers</a> to doodle and letter, along with the<a href="https://www.michaels.com/stylo-metallic-gel-impact-d%27uni-ball/M10030377.html" target="_blank"> gold Uniball pen</a> on the balloon and letters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBWIieffNQesY-GrJ5Lkm3aN0zDSF8vMqmZejwPqb3qJTMdpA8RfkkVukFRQZQRph3QWnUraVwzZoudOGZ__2rhw6GQcg53Puy65XusL8Gg8ucMXGajYxdDCECXn_eh_85fRda9-cjsAj/s400/thumbnail_8C86A50B-7F4F-4361-B202-A97ECCDE8B7C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="400" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBWIieffNQesY-GrJ5Lkm3aN0zDSF8vMqmZejwPqb3qJTMdpA8RfkkVukFRQZQRph3QWnUraVwzZoudOGZ__2rhw6GQcg53Puy65XusL8Gg8ucMXGajYxdDCECXn_eh_85fRda9-cjsAj/w402-h264/thumbnail_8C86A50B-7F4F-4361-B202-A97ECCDE8B7C.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I spent an enjoyable evening making this box and I enjoy using it every day. Nothing quite like making a useful craft!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you like <i>The Wizard of Oz,</i> here's an article from <a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g2715/wizard-of-oz-surprising-trivia/" target="_blank">Good Housekeeping </a>that you might find interesting—<a href="https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g2715/wizard-of-oz-surprising-trivia/" target="_blank">34 Wonderfully Weird Facts About<i> The Wizard of Oz.</i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL62UVsaUTHbw-M-FDxr7jrL6KkMSmAuDpKpXY9gdqX7jNV30KE_vVdLAGXdChKdBKznJJWu6U9zV3iQj6XJKbw-EndoEWoApo5CSnQPRAgLw9x1gHEm8Typqwcg2FvPYzXFilbWkr2IEY/s398/love+stamp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL62UVsaUTHbw-M-FDxr7jrL6KkMSmAuDpKpXY9gdqX7jNV30KE_vVdLAGXdChKdBKznJJWu6U9zV3iQj6XJKbw-EndoEWoApo5CSnQPRAgLw9x1gHEm8Typqwcg2FvPYzXFilbWkr2IEY/w145-h145/love+stamp.png" width="145" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-60507677746953518302021-01-22T14:26:00.003-05:002021-01-22T14:27:37.777-05:00Girls Rule<p>I absolutely never say "girls rule," as I have a son and a husband and I feel like the rest of that little sentiment (boys drool) is just mean...however! Just two days ago, Vice-President Kamala Harris was sworn in and for the very first time, a woman is in the White House, 2nd-in-command of the country and shattering glass ceilings forever. GIRLS RULE, BABY!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YVs_vZcj5DjmFD6EVhsGvjxT8wf-uQ9Yh2PPc3ZKYmEaov3oxG8myQIZcCDdzY7KNKHOT5pamLbwvJGmg_elkhDrCsX8g-QeyyWT9lPwekHxJZMY_Z7Ht2hxrP9VzUaAZq4V5GX8KUUq/s1200/600860d67ba80.image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YVs_vZcj5DjmFD6EVhsGvjxT8wf-uQ9Yh2PPc3ZKYmEaov3oxG8myQIZcCDdzY7KNKHOT5pamLbwvJGmg_elkhDrCsX8g-QeyyWT9lPwekHxJZMY_Z7Ht2hxrP9VzUaAZq4V5GX8KUUq/w364-h242/600860d67ba80.image.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Okay, I think I got that out of my system for now. I am just so proud of this moment in our history that I could burst. But, instead, I'll share some girl art I've done in my Whimsical Girl Art Journal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4ENI1ABTdrV_ApGI-y0WtzBMR4e3PnS_L31tkV2QcPHf3ml55dtjhw0aSfUuh0UPRSHD03aI7sr8FMxtIUVXGZjDNgAyMBkgfgVgOjZcgOH_9ffC9bmSc1xLZBo2vVH9cRSVipfA5KdT/s406/aaaa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="336" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4ENI1ABTdrV_ApGI-y0WtzBMR4e3PnS_L31tkV2QcPHf3ml55dtjhw0aSfUuh0UPRSHD03aI7sr8FMxtIUVXGZjDNgAyMBkgfgVgOjZcgOH_9ffC9bmSc1xLZBo2vVH9cRSVipfA5KdT/s320/aaaa.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On this page, I used Tombow Markers on the flowers and added small amounts of water. The green is all colored pencils, as is the woman. I haven't doodled nearly enough on this page but I expect some quote that I like will end up here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQusNte6BBWBMmcMdtWSjTMhV7gZ18ytP7Kxh77DIpGYKan63v-bd5_MVjl378N3XWQ8HBhSs276AuCXZKSQ6qf7ALT59BVAd5RmWd_O8NtbIdIzJViB_cAUWISHek1dBu8TUPhf__1P-Q/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQusNte6BBWBMmcMdtWSjTMhV7gZ18ytP7Kxh77DIpGYKan63v-bd5_MVjl378N3XWQ8HBhSs276AuCXZKSQ6qf7ALT59BVAd5RmWd_O8NtbIdIzJViB_cAUWISHek1dBu8TUPhf__1P-Q/w343-h458/thumbnail_IMG_9123.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And for this page, I used Tombow Markers and white Uniball gel pen to doodle the heck out of these ladies. I used light water on these images too, which turns the marker into watercolor paint.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwmnD_nVsxS-XIHivAefKt6PvMa2ZxtRGGblla9g9sgOUoN9X01-l5RpLWS3TNji5T4mzxonXlMgmwSOl1Mwyq4KrB6Sc1igoZCel45zt9eMqn9sLrY-c4_p7aHMUg8KbM6UhTyyjJGhz/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwmnD_nVsxS-XIHivAefKt6PvMa2ZxtRGGblla9g9sgOUoN9X01-l5RpLWS3TNji5T4mzxonXlMgmwSOl1Mwyq4KrB6Sc1igoZCel45zt9eMqn9sLrY-c4_p7aHMUg8KbM6UhTyyjJGhz/w359-h480/thumbnail_IMG_9117.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love this image and even though I didn't have any earth colors or good skin color markers, I have some now, so I can make even more varied skin tones or hair tones. I might go back in and see how it works to layer some of these new colors on here. Very often I forget you can do that with watercolor paints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you're feeling as hopeful as I am with the new leadership in the White House!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9plw-pUq1kZs2G6rYX800WzrpTO-_c8HYAfxY6RTb1KV_MHoV3P3w-w7vfAHA_iGOl8lCPzzt0NKDbGTSSiKFwNHjDGoYE_Q6LxqNr4GBs8qZjWRZaMOeigql33H_XEYMR3M8U68oZe7V/s398/love+stamp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9plw-pUq1kZs2G6rYX800WzrpTO-_c8HYAfxY6RTb1KV_MHoV3P3w-w7vfAHA_iGOl8lCPzzt0NKDbGTSSiKFwNHjDGoYE_Q6LxqNr4GBs8qZjWRZaMOeigql33H_XEYMR3M8U68oZe7V/w119-h119/love+stamp.png" width="119" /></a></div><br />Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-68585129366957914242021-01-15T17:13:00.003-05:002021-01-15T17:13:39.215-05:00Dragonflies Are Cool<p>I've always loved watching dragonflies buzz around, flitting about and darting here and there. The first time I saw one I was in middle school and outside looking for bugs for a science project with my buddy, Rodney (who is still my good buddy). We were outside his neighborhood where presumably there was some water and bang! there it was right in front of me. I still enjoy seeing them and right after my mom passed away, a pair of them visited my front yard and window every day for a week. That seemed like a good sign, if you're the kind of person that looks for signs.</p><p>Today I'm sharing one of my <a href="https://www.scrapbook.com/store/hro-di454.html?cmp=googleproducts&kw=hro-di454&gclid=CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF69Jc8GmN2UvmMQW5LYB3KsHveKjJI_HMCEye95CAOmcCRMGIzFo9BoC2eAQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">favorite dragonfly dies, </a>from Hero Arts. </p><p>On this card, I used <a href="https://heroarts.com/collections/watercolor" target="_blank">Hero Arts liquid watercolors</a> on a panel of textured watercolor paper for the background. For the dragonfly wings, I used alcohol inks dripped onto glossy paper. The word dies are from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Pinkfresh-Studio-PHRASE-BUILDER-SENDING-Die-Set-pfsa0420-pfsa0420?gclid=CjwKCAiAl4WABhAJEiwATUnEF_Jns5RK2u4lL23dDfb_nooDZX8L03CC0BRC1-7MENJQhIW0JpjuzxoCFMUQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Pinkfresh</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIeT2kk87eAvvn5iJcyRXHCCfPCwwMuELtnuA7ZCcwfVr5TMoaodbWrXUR6SQ85uSHzJAJ6RjBbjJTHxmDyswBHMc91KmDudnbxlj0Kh2_TQjWI98TItzX3lWc1KPrOh083i3YaFF5oOe/s427/thumbnail_IMG_9057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="427" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIeT2kk87eAvvn5iJcyRXHCCfPCwwMuELtnuA7ZCcwfVr5TMoaodbWrXUR6SQ85uSHzJAJ6RjBbjJTHxmDyswBHMc91KmDudnbxlj0Kh2_TQjWI98TItzX3lWc1KPrOh083i3YaFF5oOe/w400-h382/thumbnail_IMG_9057.jpg" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a close-up of the alcohol ink wings.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZNw9pY_wlfxLrzFnHbRx4mOZ56k5TIYoQaNplmR8RqgGETXqYBmRmg91-a61O4dUmGjerw6Yp6Rdb4dAn63hH3QcWczGeGh6szvhZ22iNEmW4Ei2RongYABxPUTuHR0l_-seRmzGnOno/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9060.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZNw9pY_wlfxLrzFnHbRx4mOZ56k5TIYoQaNplmR8RqgGETXqYBmRmg91-a61O4dUmGjerw6Yp6Rdb4dAn63hH3QcWczGeGh6szvhZ22iNEmW4Ei2RongYABxPUTuHR0l_-seRmzGnOno/w295-h393/thumbnail_IMG_9060.jpg.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For this background, I used the same textured watercolor paper, Distress Inks in blues and greens and the black. I added drips in acrylic paint and some Nuvo Drops too. I feel like a sentiment might be too busy, but if I used a large black die cut sentiment, it might be ok. I just don't know when to stop sometimes. I err on stopping too early usually.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPzHQdaADCU4p6_0-ClHuLGfPPTdIaauAogNbpbOiFE4a2EY7PTRLZKTbj8VJ0QNI2tWzijvM0bHkWKHES82OyJuXxA6qP-Dt08eoUDMRqd3cTZIO-fmzXrbGbRl4_tv8RGzG8SMKFXAz/s575/thumbnail_IMG_9065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="430" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPzHQdaADCU4p6_0-ClHuLGfPPTdIaauAogNbpbOiFE4a2EY7PTRLZKTbj8VJ0QNI2tWzijvM0bHkWKHES82OyJuXxA6qP-Dt08eoUDMRqd3cTZIO-fmzXrbGbRl4_tv8RGzG8SMKFXAz/w321-h430/thumbnail_IMG_9065.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The dragonfly is cut from double-sided adhesive with green and gold glitter applied and the attached wings are vellum.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDodzht0P62OBFGhOThiF7ma96kgJDm8Plqhz4RZOe6hoH_rygkX7vZprdi44L6Y5IXTUiPeHHeNkc9INXqWcvgUYdkRfYE8SaGGDPzUoTpP5WsXf_ffeuE6sBv_poIHMMmjDbIQ_ysdt/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDodzht0P62OBFGhOThiF7ma96kgJDm8Plqhz4RZOe6hoH_rygkX7vZprdi44L6Y5IXTUiPeHHeNkc9INXqWcvgUYdkRfYE8SaGGDPzUoTpP5WsXf_ffeuE6sBv_poIHMMmjDbIQ_ysdt/w284-h379/thumbnail_IMG_9066.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love that depending on the paper you use, the dragonfly die can give you a ton of different looks. If you search my blog for dragonfly, I'm sure different varieties will show up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's definitely not dragonfly weather here in southern Ohio right now, as it is currently snowing, but I love spring, so I'll just look forward to that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkq-DujiAPpVtqcKm2xEOw2S_5K1za6ujGXQAOxpUd1k8apbybyMbP2nWQPE6mWb5bqe_84GJ-NNaCAbrvbnnetBd6sV_0il-Dr1hlMJtc5za8MXVaJybWP-_MZ1OZj0t51b6wRYCk5db/s398/love+stamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxkq-DujiAPpVtqcKm2xEOw2S_5K1za6ujGXQAOxpUd1k8apbybyMbP2nWQPE6mWb5bqe_84GJ-NNaCAbrvbnnetBd6sV_0il-Dr1hlMJtc5za8MXVaJybWP-_MZ1OZj0t51b6wRYCk5db/w147-h147/love+stamp.png" width="147" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-41243996156985983892021-01-08T18:38:00.002-05:002021-01-08T18:41:15.381-05:00Paint the Town Red...or Pink<p>I got the chance to try out the brand-new <a href="https://artistro.com/" target="_blank">Artistro Acrylic Paint</a> 24 set and I thought I'd let you know how it went. I have to start by saying I use acrylics only occasionally, in my art journal. And I took some <a href="https://www.willowing.org/product/life-book-2020/" target="_blank">Life Book classes</a> and learned to use them a little more there. I am in no way an expert but I love all the art media, so I gave these a try.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4PnwslXpNORlQSCMrXOVb75DtMwMSyvvQRWR28UEaE2nMfoDjIHOGm4Wc-TvzA13FdjSAQIdzXYJtzgxbJFN-tgqJ9qhlaAXmmEOetKtJSlhBZEl4WrLGAUUf7VlCq4ZIVJc4FKvaaXK/s570/thumbnail_IMG_8929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4PnwslXpNORlQSCMrXOVb75DtMwMSyvvQRWR28UEaE2nMfoDjIHOGm4Wc-TvzA13FdjSAQIdzXYJtzgxbJFN-tgqJ9qhlaAXmmEOetKtJSlhBZEl4WrLGAUUf7VlCq4ZIVJc4FKvaaXK/s320/thumbnail_IMG_8929.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqZ-QBrXUenGcacef2VYeJra2-vQP_yZOIgMCRLgmZCXvPnfsxUQTM0Zcuur9K0rcFyJjcncOhMZZZQSqMjvvbKWrTJOPpuhz7w9pcO-UYTI81YE321JkiifZj1wi1m142GfEBmkOTUPf/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqZ-QBrXUenGcacef2VYeJra2-vQP_yZOIgMCRLgmZCXvPnfsxUQTM0Zcuur9K0rcFyJjcncOhMZZZQSqMjvvbKWrTJOPpuhz7w9pcO-UYTI81YE321JkiifZj1wi1m142GfEBmkOTUPf/s320/thumbnail_IMG_8930.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The colors in this set are vibrant and rich, with a range of colors including gold and silver and large tubes of both black and white. The set also comes with three brushes and a palette. The paint has a nice smooth body, not too thin. I used water to thin some out and the color stayed bright, though it became more transparent. </p><p>I drew some simple flowers with a sharpie on 80 lb. paper and used just a pink, yellow, blue-green and white to paint both doodles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UKGiuvy9_oR5Qs3ADi7XMvgVb9ChFV4qNws68fBn7z4q4OhxFGRHNbYn50iuXqGf9u5Ocu7YKUf5XYdvzeUbibxGSFR00UB7WJuvxzWZnjHzMlXhPh5ntlrlBe3UBPpgMyKvd0jwvVf1/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="524" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UKGiuvy9_oR5Qs3ADi7XMvgVb9ChFV4qNws68fBn7z4q4OhxFGRHNbYn50iuXqGf9u5Ocu7YKUf5XYdvzeUbibxGSFR00UB7WJuvxzWZnjHzMlXhPh5ntlrlBe3UBPpgMyKvd0jwvVf1/s320/thumbnail_IMG_8986.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhLzL7CnCuh9okWignFKPQkZSrYOxz8ob6u4cWUHEOqY3t7i3zRCaoDFUY0_9lhEx6i8mmj6IROZ-fk-PR8rVagkSLzx121mXkBDzGhSZRipGJiECJV5sdzIAs5TFVZ3NiOt5SM7Zzkf_/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8988.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhLzL7CnCuh9okWignFKPQkZSrYOxz8ob6u4cWUHEOqY3t7i3zRCaoDFUY0_9lhEx6i8mmj6IROZ-fk-PR8rVagkSLzx121mXkBDzGhSZRipGJiECJV5sdzIAs5TFVZ3NiOt5SM7Zzkf_/s320/thumbnail_IMG_8988.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-WHqIAaVkAQMXKg6-CgJO0dzUpWNkyur42XcUsROprLRW3Dz-657r4kaA7v7yn3rwTxDvF3-NjoATpLEI40NrnAvAtC2lZ9p3A6zm3H1jHvTvUmD0fqOgXC4Jp9kynkQ_lieWOTjCScT/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-WHqIAaVkAQMXKg6-CgJO0dzUpWNkyur42XcUsROprLRW3Dz-657r4kaA7v7yn3rwTxDvF3-NjoATpLEI40NrnAvAtC2lZ9p3A6zm3H1jHvTvUmD0fqOgXC4Jp9kynkQ_lieWOTjCScT/s320/thumbnail_IMG_8990.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see that the paint does cover the black lines some and if I'd wanted to, I could've gone back in with the sharpie to darken them back up, but I was okay with how it turned out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzP5pXPui-SraNVNf8EynZFQ4Wap6CJbUK3v5iYFg0568Q0jEqs4PipurxZ7GAyx0kppLGMaCBdHWhmbdGkAVrgJpTa6O-8ErQq96qyJsjeC6iAGfmJf0-e_gFf-8UWlSfB6vdg-vF9CW/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzP5pXPui-SraNVNf8EynZFQ4Wap6CJbUK3v5iYFg0568Q0jEqs4PipurxZ7GAyx0kppLGMaCBdHWhmbdGkAVrgJpTa6O-8ErQq96qyJsjeC6iAGfmJf0-e_gFf-8UWlSfB6vdg-vF9CW/s320/thumbnail_IMG_8992.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDzYDdj4wEG4AG_HvMVrzeS3AJnrNvypZ-6jyDWAAi9KQb3PkOpUiWzX-DsidYeUJNx5-TQpIzYwU5SoAlstqKdNOchySbhOZZq-U1FiPJ1tGsI63Rl7uVPltyV3DwsMZoBOb80CSEI29/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="481" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDzYDdj4wEG4AG_HvMVrzeS3AJnrNvypZ-6jyDWAAi9KQb3PkOpUiWzX-DsidYeUJNx5-TQpIzYwU5SoAlstqKdNOchySbhOZZq-U1FiPJ1tGsI63Rl7uVPltyV3DwsMZoBOb80CSEI29/s320/thumbnail_IMG_8995.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In this doodle, I watered down the orange I made, the pink and the green. The lines show up better when the paint is thinned out like this. But the paint still has enough body to show the paint strokes. I think if I had been working on gesso, the brush strokes wouldn't have been as pronounced.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyz-o6RJaDgArNgEpFcbdcfFzyG3wdnQQAlNd5c7tzVBRgRBcHXayDJ8cLa9bYPnm-3Zq86tv4Y8mCSosyMFUHZev3aLsR4HP4OPp_IiTDGNkF5KaMTcon-mEXFJrcGqdpbYIx4U7T37N/s640/thumbnail_IMG_9002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyz-o6RJaDgArNgEpFcbdcfFzyG3wdnQQAlNd5c7tzVBRgRBcHXayDJ8cLa9bYPnm-3Zq86tv4Y8mCSosyMFUHZev3aLsR4HP4OPp_IiTDGNkF5KaMTcon-mEXFJrcGqdpbYIx4U7T37N/w398-h531/thumbnail_IMG_9002.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The price point for these 24 paints, the three brushes and the palette run <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Artistro-Acrylic-Painting-Ceramic-Painters/dp/B08D3TVHDY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1MXG0JB2QLV6L&dchild=1&keywords=artistro+acrylic+paint+set+24+colors&qid=1610148946&sprefix=artistro+24+acrylic+%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-5" target="_blank">$32.99 on Amazon. </a>It's a good price for the amount of paint, the vibrancy of color and the quality of the brushes (no stray bristles in my work). I'd purchase these for myself or a crafter. I love that you get larger tubes of white and black as well. I know I'll be using these paints more in the future. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you have time to play around with a new medium this weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-42220869111337218102020-12-25T09:00:00.001-05:002020-12-25T09:00:13.126-05:00God Bless Us, Every One<p>I think this quote from Tiny Tim in <i>A Christmas Carol </i>is perhaps fitting more than ever as we near the end of 2020, a most disturbing and frankly, frightening time. Natural disasters, Covid19, racial strife, a president who is doing his best to ruin this country and a couple of personal trying times have all meant we have been stressed and stretched to our limits. It has Been A Year.</p><p>But at Christmas, it's important to try to catch a little magic and share it. So, if you need a reminder that good things have actually happened this year and to see things that make me smile, you can click on these links.</p><p><a href="https://mashable.com/article/good-news-2020/" target="_blank">Good News from Mashable</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2020/12/23/good-news-2020-positive-stories-amid-coronavirus-election-celebrity-deaths/3921159001/" target="_blank">Good News from USA Today</a> (you'll need to disable your ad blocker for this one)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/RwpHSKHyEWQ" target="_blank">My Favorite Seth Meyers</a> segment of all time</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QSx-Cp2fUVg" width="320" youtube-src-id="QSx-Cp2fUVg"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Gilda Radner as Judy Miller</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ezWNh64s38o" width="320" youtube-src-id="ezWNh64s38o"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This adorable child explaining himself to Linda, honey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cafjq4mot-o" width="320" youtube-src-id="cafjq4mot-o"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/funny-parenting-tweets-2020_l_5fcefdc5c5b626e08a2c838c" target="_blank">This Huff Post article</a> is a collection of parent tweets...and they are awesome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are<a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-mom-texts/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic" target="_blank"> some parent texts from Bored Panda</a> and at least some of these should have you lol-ing irl.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Remember the good things and celebrate the little things around you right now and know that I wish you a very Happy Holiday and Happy New Year. And may God bless us, every one, across the world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9NzrclIf2r9UKgWFaLh_5KVTeU8mBwTdD-RRa0T0srsRubtbkTRCySTZVwHslGgy-4yrCl3MfLY5lRAh-ulFsYFH3g2jq60puaCTOcc37IesFL2QvAZ0P8-QN2sU0pNEZlOW2SFUd__R/s398/love+stamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9NzrclIf2r9UKgWFaLh_5KVTeU8mBwTdD-RRa0T0srsRubtbkTRCySTZVwHslGgy-4yrCl3MfLY5lRAh-ulFsYFH3g2jq60puaCTOcc37IesFL2QvAZ0P8-QN2sU0pNEZlOW2SFUd__R/w171-h171/love+stamp.png" width="171" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639124146212220925.post-23039064779384277442020-12-18T16:59:00.003-05:002020-12-18T16:59:33.751-05:00Please, Sir, May I Have Some More Chocolate?<p>I had just purchased four large Hershey bars to give at Christmas to my nieces and nephews and on the same day, my Scrapbook.com package arrived with the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/834625418/simple-vintage-north-pole-paper-pad?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_b-craft_supplies_and_tools-canvas_and_surfaces-paper-card_stock&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQiAw_H-BRD-ARIsALQE_2N-MGcZ9Gya0LqfH_K52G6ywWk8wTkFq4Z2ehhScfIMjwWN6VxMKAgaAo8FEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_11502762686_119128294464_476138544363_aud-459688892115:pla-319892421099_c__834625418_138326073&utm_custom2=11502762686&gclid=Cj0KCQiAw_H-BRD-ARIsALQE_2N-MGcZ9Gya0LqfH_K52G6ywWk8wTkFq4Z2ehhScfIMjwWN6VxMKAgaAo8FEALw_wcB" target="_blank"> Simple Stories 6x8 paper pad</a> from the Simple Vintage North Pole collection. Since I wanted to play with the paper, I wrapped up the candy bars and in a few minutes, had some festive small gifts to go with gift cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YWVSL4OKaMu0qog1-1nDNxKbrU4NmpThDdjgOKjcWDuesNOcPkdsRmVpIq4L8nJxUyuaNNb_0SnNHrpJ4SFI0t3LQFfh-8NVJhd0vLFiPFYJE9SjKIwRWl-OXWs7R6IbZaJ0N4k8e2K_/s1059/il_794xN.2493677823_k75f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="794" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YWVSL4OKaMu0qog1-1nDNxKbrU4NmpThDdjgOKjcWDuesNOcPkdsRmVpIq4L8nJxUyuaNNb_0SnNHrpJ4SFI0t3LQFfh-8NVJhd0vLFiPFYJE9SjKIwRWl-OXWs7R6IbZaJ0N4k8e2K_/s320/il_794xN.2493677823_k75f.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are the large bars that cost about $2.50 each. They are the ones you really shouldn't eat at one sitting or you'll be sick the rest of the night. All you have to do is pick a 12" background paper, cut to fit, wrap and glue. Then add your focal point and any bits you want, like flower stickers or washi like I did. Super fast and easy, especially if your supplies are handy. I keep all my Christmas papers, stickers, ephemera and other things together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhpz-0HNRlo-bfK3CLiw8sM0PB0WpIv7xJQGhU0PAggEaqsW23NLNCt94uUISzGL17KZItewZvapqsfVfIE8VCAz0MNhdq7orH9F6fJ_9JCugxvSpl4puktz4cHUUqgHgGROzAik66Usr/s606/thumbnail_IMG_8725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="605" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhpz-0HNRlo-bfK3CLiw8sM0PB0WpIv7xJQGhU0PAggEaqsW23NLNCt94uUISzGL17KZItewZvapqsfVfIE8VCAz0MNhdq7orH9F6fJ_9JCugxvSpl4puktz4cHUUqgHgGROzAik66Usr/w383-h384/thumbnail_IMG_8725.jpg" width="383" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I think my favorite is this one, with the classic-looking Santa. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJEF_CupAT2CzrIuEXcMpO562tpeY4V6AG42Y8K8HnJ6iEz6uiqFYVkpbt-YbdGwRNzcwdjwjKlUixF5UDFT5k1BheGIgcoqYp5DPjzqKeHd0xWC8lJN9Ty-xzXCwZdn5td6wf9r1NVQM/s500/thumbnail_IMG_8739.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="284" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJEF_CupAT2CzrIuEXcMpO562tpeY4V6AG42Y8K8HnJ6iEz6uiqFYVkpbt-YbdGwRNzcwdjwjKlUixF5UDFT5k1BheGIgcoqYp5DPjzqKeHd0xWC8lJN9Ty-xzXCwZdn5td6wf9r1NVQM/w191-h336/thumbnail_IMG_8739.jpg.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And speaking of chocolate, I won a chocolate bar on Instagram from <a href="https://www.johnnystreasurequest.com/" target="_blank">Johnny's Treasure Quest</a>. Now, I didn't know at the time, but these aren't ordinary chocolate bars. The man who owns the candy bar company has made a Treasure Hunt in his home state of Michigan. Hidden inside some of the bars are silver tickets for a chance to go treasure hunting in parts of the state. This is from his website.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #ed6666; font-family: Americana, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">I have buried not only my entire jewelry store but thousands upon thousands of dollars of gold, silver, diamonds & antiques in various locations in Michigan from the bottom to the upper peninsula. Everything I have buried has a history and many memories attached to them that I have let go and placed in the ground for you to discover</span><span style="background-color: black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #ed6666; font-family: Americana, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">❤️</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I received my free candy bar today and opened it immediately to see if I'd won. If you've ever seen <i>Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory</i> (either version) or read <i>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</i>, you can understand I was excited to take part in this treasure quest and crack open my chocolate bar. Alas, there was no silver ticket in my bar. However, as I'm an old fuddy-duddy, it was okay with me that my chocolate bar was just a delicious piece of candy. 😃</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl2MBI_0A_ugky3X4DhA7v-_hc8rmo8q9LFhat_agTRsoXUT92_-xq1htAF9k8OjaUgUiUbNMC_GULUZ6RbUxs8Ev7-3wIWssWaO10ZvCs4Tml_fJGFfmAsZWIwfPUR_n6PyfCY23Mcun/s640/thumbnail_IMG_8751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnl2MBI_0A_ugky3X4DhA7v-_hc8rmo8q9LFhat_agTRsoXUT92_-xq1htAF9k8OjaUgUiUbNMC_GULUZ6RbUxs8Ev7-3wIWssWaO10ZvCs4Tml_fJGFfmAsZWIwfPUR_n6PyfCY23Mcun/s320/thumbnail_IMG_8751.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At any rate, if you want to take part in this fun quest, you can<a href="https://www.johnnystreasurequest.com/" target="_blank"> head here to their website</a> to see what all the fuss is about. I'll just sit here and eat my chocolate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i>Chark</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ttaE-Rr4vhOiaqwPS7BijxskU-i2zuqA9ISogZ3Zsht7Phdx9JPKqVgNgNlzi9BkysRo4dBT_90eVhtNwaWJuufy-aNdxm0uNES5oJ_Z-ROya_5ivLqA5HIerKs_bC7wFbPL8di7lbZI/s398/love+stamp.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ttaE-Rr4vhOiaqwPS7BijxskU-i2zuqA9ISogZ3Zsht7Phdx9JPKqVgNgNlzi9BkysRo4dBT_90eVhtNwaWJuufy-aNdxm0uNES5oJ_Z-ROya_5ivLqA5HIerKs_bC7wFbPL8di7lbZI/w150-h150/love+stamp.png" width="150" /></a></div><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Charkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18143417100244630251noreply@blogger.com1