Some New Toys

Today i took delivery of a load of new toys. The tins of stamps are amazing. They are all wooden backed and you get a lovely ink pad in with the stamps. In each tin there are between 11 and 16 stamps. The birds are so beautiful, and the images print out so fine and detailed. The Paris collection is just so Ohh La la! The stamps again are fine and detailed and i have so many uses for them.

The unmounted stamps are really ornate in the bird theme. I love them, and the images of ladies and children are lush. My stazon ink pad is running out of ink so its not printing off as well as it should be, but Karen at Scrapz has a re inker on order for me. Im blowed if im buying another ink pad. Nothing annoys me more than having to buy a new ink pad when you can use the re-inkers on them. So for now i have to make do as i hate any other black ink pad. I wont use them no matter what. Stazon is the best in my eyes. Right now my poor ink pad is in the fridge upside down to get the last of the ink out of it,lol. I will have to use my Black Soot Tim Holtz distressing ink pad. Lovely, but not as good as the Stazon.

Speaking of ink pads, just took delivery of three new ones. I have the grand total of 77 ink pads and im not jesting either. Some of the pads are between 0 and 7 years old. The older ones are working just as well as they did when i first bought them.

Hopefully the postie will deliver the rest of my goodies tomorrow. I know i wont get the things from america till next week, but im being good by not worry gutsing over them,lol.

Tina

Ted Has Arrived!

Poor Ted arrived yesterday in a very sorry state. He was gelded in the morning ( Casterated for those who dont know), and arrived here very sore. So instead of putting him in with Duke my foal i decided to put him in my 3rd paddock where he would get plenty of good grass and peace and quiet. He is very thin but had a long shaggy fur coat that makes him look fat.

He is being fed 4 small meals a day along with this pain killers and anti bioties which he is on for a week. I have to feed little and often as he isnt used to hard feed and could get colic.

This morning he was really grumpy. A lot of that is due to his pain killers wearing off. He is now in the sun and happy talking to my two others over the hedge.

Maybe tomorrow if he is happy he will go in with Duke.

Here are some photos of him. He looks poor but that is because he is a seizure from the police on certain grounds.

Had a play with my camera

Today after doing the horses i decided to have a play with my camera and the ATCs. Im not at all happy with the scans i do of them. So, as i used to be a freelance photographer i decided i could do better.

Ive made a lovely ATC using stamps from Karen at Scrapz, and the background really is detailed and textured. Using macro on my camera and opening the appature i think ive managed to capture what i want everyone to see.

Have a look and see if you agree? Can you see the embossing and the way i controlled the embossing effects? I never leave anything to chance. If i want a perfect finish then i get a perfect finish. Embossing is something i control, not something that controls me. But saying that i have been embossing for 8 years now. I should know what im doing.

Next week is my anniversery of card making. Oh how i have learnt so much from those years. More about that next week though :)

I guess i wouldnt be a design team member if i didnt have the miles behind me :). Maybe ask Karen at Scrapz and she will tell you why im a designer for her, and the wonderful items she sells.

Hugs

Tina

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Here are my two new ATCs i made today. I did make 3 but one of them wont stick, so ive just had to re-do the sticking. As soon as the ATC is glued hard and fast i will load it up. Tomorrow i have a very busy day as i have a new horse arriving. His name is Ted and he is victim of a cruelty case. Cant say too much as the courts have only just released him to me, but this young man needs so much TLC. Here he will live with Duke my foal and together they will learn and love, trust & respect.

Tim Holtz Wings Rubber Stamps

Last week i treated myself to tonz of new rubber from Karen at scrapz. Oh boy, was i impressed with it all. I love my new stuff. But the ones that caught my attention were the Tim Holtz Wings rubber stamps. I got the very large tickets stamp that has 12 tickets on it, the Word "Dream", the little boy and the man. As the man was a little big i had to cut off the wings and reposition them.

Then i coloured both ATCs isn chalks and built up the colour as i went along. I love my chalk sets. The decorating chalks are the best money can buy as the colours are so vibrant and rich, plus they dont come off. You dont have to fix them with spray. So far i have the large set and 3 of the add on colour sets. In the past ive wasted my money on other brands of chalks but they are not up to the job. In fact i think they let your work down.

Ive had my large set of chalks for 8 years now and they are still going strong. Remember, if you want a qulaity chalk set them get these ones.

Anyway, back to my rubber. I got loads of Lost Coast design rubber stamps as well. How i love this company. they make some of the nicest images ever.

This morning i treated myself to some new stamps with birds on them. A set of 4 floral birds. Plus they had some very artsy images and got them as well. Soon as they arrive i will be playing with them as i have loads of ideas.

Enjoy the new ATCs and i hope you like the colours i have picked this time.

Tina

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Paris

Had a little play this morning and came up with this Paris ATC. The stamp of the lady is a Paper Artsy. The paris stamps are by Limited Edition which i bought from the usa ages ago. The dragonfly was a brass charm that i painted using the marvey metallic markers i bought from Scrapz.

The image isnt blured. In fact its very crisp and neat. Its just that the scanner and the cropping made it look that way.

Im in a purple, lilac and lavender mood still. Im gonna have a go at pinks next followed by blues.

Have a lovely sunday?

Tina

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This ATC has now been swapped.

KAREN

This weekend has been given to me. I dont have to do a hands turn. Eldest DD left home yesterday and its left me numb and shocked. Ive had a few days to get used to the idea, but still, im shocked. Karen has been there every step of the way. Offering me a shoulder to cry on, and good advice. Ive bend her ear something shocking, but never has she told me to go and pull myself together.

So yesterday i shut myself away and made her these ATCs. Its ajust a little bit of me to say Thank you hun for being there and never once pushing me away. means a lot to me.

Ive used crows or ravens or whatever these birds are meant to be,lol. And the backgrounds are my scrap paper i use to ink over. The papers are too good to chuck out. I love them as they look so pretty.

Anyway, Thank you Karen. These will be in the post tomorrow for you.

Hugs

Tina

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