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Wednesday 5 January 2011

Sleeping patterns

My sleeping pattern is really not very good at the moment. I'm awake half the night and then when I do get to sleep I can't get up in the morning. But today I made myself get up about 8.00 am and despite being really really tired, I managed to get though the day without sleeping partly prompted by the fact that I wanted to try and make a card similar to one they demonstrated on Create and Craft yesterday. It was really simple but very effective, although it did use a technique I had not used before.


But before I could do this, I decided I had to tidy the living room, or at least make a big indent into it. I have bought a few storage boxes with the intention of storing my craft stuff tidily. And I don't just have card stuff, I have knitting stuff, sewing stuff, quilting stuff, photography stuff, and about a squillion books relating to all of the above. But I've made a start, which is just as well because I somehow managed to order a Xyron Design Runner - it's like a little portable printer gadget that will print onto all sorts of materials - including ribbon.



Anyway here's the living room from 2 angles - the tidy end, and the not quite so tidy end.





And here's the card I then allowed myself to make. The new technique (for me) is using a mask - if you've not done this it's quite straightforward, you stamp your image onto the cardstock, then stamp it again on a post-it note or similar. Then, you cut out the image (in this case the houses) on the post-it, and place it over the image on the card. For this card, this was necessary so that I could flood the card with colour without it affecting the main image.

I am rather pleased with the result, and, in fact, my eldest son couldn't believe I'd done it. He thought I'd printed it out, and I said no, I stamped it and coloured it. "What with?" he said - "The promarkers you bought me for Christmas, that's why I wanted them" He thought, when he bought them they were a lame gift, now I think he's rather impressed with his old mum.

See you soon xxxxx

7 comments:

  1. Ooh I like that! Is that the Kanban stamps set? I'm about to use that for a New Home card for someone.

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  2. You have inspired me to start making some cards!!!! and try to tidy up as well!!!! Well done you!!! xxx

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  3. Well done on staying awake today - I've ended up crawling to bed for an hour cos I was so shattered. My sleep patterns are appalling too!

    Fab card, love the stamp you've used. x

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  4. Lovely card, I've never tried that technique. I'm another who never knows when to go to bed then can't function the next morning! Well Done on staying awake.

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  5. Thank you for your comments - yes, FF - it is a Kanban stamp from the handbag set from QVC. I have used it before on a card that's posted earlier in the blog.

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  6. Great card, I love the image and the colouring

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Very new at this blogging lark, so forgive me if I get a bit befuddled. User name is derived from my maiden name of George and the fact that by the time the Olympics are held in the UK in 2012, I will look as if I could compete. And not as a sumo wrestler.

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