WOYWW-691-Birthday Wishes And Many more!

WOYWW? 

Dear Deskers!

Over the past 13 years many of you have become BFFs that I will never meet.

Along with visiting each week, we have gone though 

life changes , death, craft disasters, art emergencies,

and had a lot of fun.

The past year my focus has shifted to care and love for my grandchildren.

I forgot how much energy it takes to be in love!

Today is my birthday, and gifts and cake abound!

I have three wishes for y'all!

1. Cake! lots of Cake!

                                                  2. Friends to celebrate you no matter where you  are!

                                                                3. Self care and good health that we will live to see our grands       blogging on WOYWW!

Huge shout out to BFF Chris for the Eggnog cake! and PA friends for the fun gifts and always feeling held and remembered.

I'm going ot need a lot of TY ATC's!

Use it or lose it- I gave a way a die cut machine- I really dont need more than one, and I still have two,

and decided if I dont use the dies they will go with it, so you can see some die cutting in evidence.

Its been awhile since I worked for Spellbinders, and I can say, their early dies were lovely!

More gifts to open!

More friendship to cherish and enjoy!

More drool to wipe up.

and Happy birthday everyone!

Everyday we are Born, everyday we are free!

Comments and Questions Warmly welcomed!

15 Minute Wonders-Butterflies, Bamboo and Birthdays!

These cards take longer to blog than to make!

This is a Quietfire digital cut file Butterfly Gatefold Card in the Silhouette Store.

We always include instructions if needed right with the file so you can read it before you purchase .

Here it is on the mat

The card is cut from black box store card stock and the wing backs out of orange.

I folded two pieces of joss paper and used a three hole pamphlet stitch to attach them to the card.

One minute left!

The Happy Birthday Plain and Simple was on the block!  

Stamped in VersaFine Onyx- go easy on the ink on this paper it is very absorbent.

DING!!!

Cut and go!

On the Mat

The file is Bamboo Card.

The backing is glitter mulberry paper and I ran a gold ink pad around the edges!

The Happy Birthday is from the same new set.

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To see what you can do with more time hop over to Yogi's blog.

More views of the Butterfly card.

Without a glue dot to hold it closed.

The pages- plenty of room to journal and add photos or a gift card!

What are you waiting for?

Comment and Questions always welcomed!

Drying Time Not Included-15 Minute Wonders- Come sit by me- Happy Birthday

I signed up for an online watercolor class, and have been enjoying sympathetic joy watching  others post the beautiful cards they are making inspired by the class.

Shout out to Yogi who reminded me that the way to have time is to make it!

Postcards are great for 15 minute wonders as you can't be tempted to pile anything on them.

Set your timers...

The bicycle is embossed with a Spellbinders die on a watercolor postcard.

Color with watercolors using a fine brush on the bike and a wide brush for your background wash.

Flick some wet paint that is left on your pallet for the splatters.

The new Happy Birthday Set by Quietfire is stamped in  Brilliance for just a bit of glimmer

( it's a guy card).

Dash on a boarder with a Stardust pen.

I did stop the timer when I had to wait for some places to dry.

***Tip of the Day***

Work on two cards at once when watercoloring so you can keep working while you wait for the paint to dry.

The typewriter is another embossed Spellbinders die. It cut a little bit at the top and I trust that will make it through the mail. 

I might put a bit of washi tape on it.

Suzanne suggested we use this quote from the new Garden Bench Collection with a  bench (duh).

It was not what I intended to use here and it called to me.

It's stamped in VersaFine Onyx and thermal embossed.

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All new Quietfire Design Stamps are currently 20% off 

and you now have the option to 

Cling or not to Cling

Please make time to create and share what you make with us! We'd love to see it!

Comments and Questions always welcomed.