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Working on some of my dies, snipping sets apart, writing what they are on the backs with a Sharpie labelling the bags. In between I'm looking for my favorite inkpad which has gone walkies. I thought I saw it fall off the desktop when I was cleaning up after a crafting blitz. It seems to have hit the black hole.

I found a link to the post the stamping device video is on that has a little more information than the video by itself. I used it during my crafting blitz and it made life a lot easier. 

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A much tighter crop than usual as I'm working on a Guest Artist project and apparently not very skilled at seeing bits and pieces that shouldn't be seen until after the picture is taken. So I found a video on making a stamping tool out of clear DVD cases. There is a commercial project that is larger, but much more expensive than things I have on hand (DVD case, Fun Foam, possibly part of an old Cricut Mat to keep the paper in place...).  And since I'm no longer using them to store stamps, I can set up several of them. Very handy for making multiples. I'm testing it out with Papertrey Ink's Brushed Blooms which has multiple layers for images.

Here's the video. BTW The woman who made the video is using Altenew's Vintage Roses which is a fabulous set.  And if you love multiple layer stamps, check out Kitchen Sink Stamps, they are aMAZing. No affiliation with any of these companies, just a very happy customer.

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Just before I started tidying up. It's the scissors convention, just outside the shot is my most used pair. The bag in the back is full of sea glass. The stamp in the front is one I cut apart (and put back together).

I stamped it twice, because my friend and I are getting to that age lol.

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What's Kracken?

 The whale is from Basic Gray's Set Sail stamp set. the birthday hat is hand cut fro a piece of scrap. The vial is from Tim Holtz' newer set wrapped with a bit of jute tied to make a loop to use as a charm. There is a very tiny piece of sea-glass from one of my favorite beaches inside.

The card is from Cricut's Simple Pop-Up cartridge cut in a light cardstock (DCWV?). The assembly instructions are relatively unclear and it took a bit of practice to figure out exactly how to bend the cuts or which tentacle went where and likewise the waves. Future cards will be easy peasy to put together. The sizing is also a bit awkward. It might be easier to only cut the blue and the green tentacles.

SAF 2015: Accessories Challenge

I found this cut (Pretty Pennants cartridge by Cricut) cut from Stamper's Select White cardstock. I was struck how it worked really well as a larger "cuff", and would be an inexpensive means of having a large statement accessory.

But as it was a gift, I cut it down and it still looks lovely, although definitely more subtle. Check out the Accessories Challenge for the particulars about shaping the popsicles. The challenge has ended, but the information is still there : ).

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 Does any one know if all these titles apply to just one person?

You might have read my post a couple of weeks ago about buying an iPad (mostly for crafting purposes). But it has also allowed me to achieve a dream I've had for over 30 years, immediate, 24 hour access to Philip Miller's Gardener's Dictionary (8th edition, 1768). I used to drive over an hour to pour over an original from opening to closing. The real-life edition is a 3 volume set, each volume is about 4 inches thick, 13 inches tall and about 10 inches wide.

I spent more than a day trying to figure it out (it is a BIG ASS file) how to store it on my iPad rather than having to download it from the Adobe Reader every time. It even baffled the folks at the genius bar for a while lol. Crafty time has been a bit minimal for actual activity due to a variety of factors including joining a gym.

When I was at physical therapy for 2.5 months this summer for tendinitis I was told that building up muscles will help the tendons. All the incentive I needed. Just behind the first picture you can see the leftovers from Stamp-a-faire back in the end of August. So I can watch my crafting videos whilst getting cardio lol.

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I'm still tidying up from the aftermath of Papertrey Ink's Stamp-a-faire even though I got distracted and only posted a couple of the challenges, I still made quite the mess.

The blue and green pieces are part of a card cut with Cricut Explore and the Simple Pop-Ups cartridge (a birthday card with a sea monster and "Let's Get Kracken" written on it for a friend celebrating her 50+ bithday). I'll be using my Explore a lot more now that I have an iPad mini. Also handy for playing crafting videos and no chance of getting glitter and bits of paper in the keyboard. Happy Birthday/Christmas/Mother's Day to me for years to come lol. (It's also my reading device). I'm a bit of a Luddite and don't want a smart phone (I don't like paying the monthly fees lol) so this is perfect for me.

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