WOYWW #558- The Organising Edition.

 Anyone see where January went? Crazy that we are almost half way through Feb already. Which means almost Valentines day, so that card will be my next project. Yes, I know I need to get a move on, but I have a plan. Not that that always helps! It's also youngest sons birthday that day, so that card goes in the post tomorrow. He moans like mad about his birthday being that day, but I just point out that that's his own fault, had he arrived on time, and not 13 weeks early, it would have been different. I also occasionally point out it could have been much, much worse. His one Gran kept saying we should name him Valentine! Over my dead body, lol. Anyway, Wednesday it is, so desks are being bared around the world as always, you can visit them over at Julias place, The Stamping Ground. Do pop in, we'd love to meet you.
 Organising, then.

 Been making use of Beloved Hubbys labelling gadget, as I'd bought another of the Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink storage tins. They hold all sorts of reinkers too- Archival for instance, but not the DI ones, as they have a dropper top.
 They also hold Stickles, and Liquid pearls, and as I picked up a few of those at the NEC last year, I needed another tin.

The one on it's side holds the newer AI Pearls, as they're supposed to be stored on their side, as they have a little mixing ball in them.

Also sorted and labelled my WOW embossing powders- please don't laugh!

  Bottom shelf next to them is the Distress Oxide sprays, also on their side.


And so, I'm all done. No enabling this week!


Which brings us round to ......And Finally.......

Floral Honey Doo Birthday Cards

Wow, two posts in two days! Well, the makings of these were on my desk this week.


The black and white card is on an 8" square base, the Blue & white on a 7".
 The same stamp was used in both cards, Floral Corner Flourish by Honey Doo.

On a recommendation, I recently bought some Sheena Douglas Stamping Card from Crafters Companion, and I have to say it does stamp beautifully.
 I'd cut one square for each card, and I've said this before, but when using square pre-made card bases, the dimensions given are  the envelope size, not the card base!


Meaning, one called 7" is actually going to be closer to 6¾", so you need to cut your matt layer & stamping layer accordingly.
 I stamped the image using my Tim Holtz Stamping Platform, and that makes the positioning easy, as there's no need to move the stamp, just rotate the cardstock 180 degrees. They were both stamped in Versafine Clair ink, Nocturne (black), and Paradise (blue).
 On the black card I sprinkled WOW! Black Twinkle embossing powder, and on the blue, a Stampendous powder called Stardust.
  I also stamped them onto white pearl paper multiple times, heat embossing them too. Then fussy cut them out.

Lots of extra flowers here, as I've also stamped some other images ready to make more cards. The tray they are sat in is intended for party snacks. I found a pack of them unused in a cupboard, and thought they'd be really handy in my craft room!
 Those scissors you can see are great for when you have a lot to cut out. They have a small pair of blades with a fine pointed tip, and a shear action, so you don't end up with aching fingers.

These were by X-Cut, but there are a few other brands out there as well.

I sorted out 4 large flowers,and 4 smaller ones. Shaped them around the pokey tool, and then just pressed down in the centre with the ball stylus.

Two flowers on each of the larger ones, added with a drop of Glossy Accents.

Then a single flower on each of the smaller ones, and finished off with one of the resin Dotted Rhinestones. The ones that sort of look like glass?
 I'd matted the panel onto the base before adding the flowers. It's layered onto Black Glitter card.
 The sentiment is another Honey Doo set, called Happy Times, and also includes a Happy Anniversary stamp.

Again, stamped in Clair Nocturne, and embossed with Black Twinkle. It was matted onto more black glitter card, and the labels were cut with Spellbinders Labels 4, large & small. You can just use one of the two set sizes, but by combining the two sets, you get a smaller border.
 I stamped first, then placed the die where I wanted it and die cut the shape.

The blue version was done in exactly the same way, just using  Clair Paradise, and Stardust Embossing Powder. I also used slightly smaller dies to cut the shape for the sentiment, as there was less room for it. I have no idea where the sentiment is from, sorry. Just added a couple of sequins to it, as there seemed to be too much white space.

A Second You Tube Video- Some Inkpads & Heat embossing.

Well, I finally got round to a second video, this time about the New Oxides I got today, and a bit about heat embossing in general. That took three attempts.lol.
 Still trying to get a Triple Stamping one I'm happy with, but we fixed the camera shake & odd blurry shot problem, so that should help a lot.
 This one covers using Oxides on Black card, which is my main reason for buying them.

The Oxides that arrived today, I'm not buying them all, just the colours that really grab me.

How a different mix of inks and embossing powders can change the look of heat embossing,

and how to use a clear embossing pad, such as Versamark, and a dye based inkpad, to allow you to heat emboss with a dye ink colour.

I  said at the end that I'll try to do a video using some of the inkpads that don't often crop up in videos, such as the Brilliance Pearlescent.

As you can see, I have a huge number of inkpads, and a number of different brands. Some retired, some still available, and quite a number of these I've had for ten years or more.






So, here is the video, I hope you enjoy, and if there is anything you'd like me to do, then please leave me a message either here or in the comments below the video.