Friday Fun # 15

Hello everyone!

Lepo pozdravljeni! 

I have another birthday card for you today and it is a play on pattern paper and die cuts coloured in with glitter. I glued three die cut outlines and glued them on a piece of pattern paper. Instead of colouring all those die cut pieces and gluing them back in the right place I took my beloved Stickles and coloured the roses in. 
Danes imam za vas ponovno rojstnodnevno voščilnico, kjer sem se igrala z vzorčastim papirjem in izrezki, ki sem jih pobarvala z bleščicami. Izrezke sem prilepila na ozadje iz vzorčastega papirja, ker pa se nisem želela ubadati z vsemi izrezki, da bi jih pobarvala in ponovno prilepila na pravo mesto, sem vzela nekaj barv Stickles bleščic in notranjost izrezkov "pobarvala" z različnimi barvami. 
It's a different look but I like it. Thank you for coming over and have a wonderful weekend. 

Malce drugačen pristop k barvanju, ampak ne zgleda slabo. Hvala za obisk in želim vam čudovit vikend. 

Mateja

I'm entering this card into:

- Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge
- majsko galerijo Najlepšega para

Try It Out Thursday # 2

Hello everyone!

Lepo pozdravljeni!

There was no Try It Out Thursday for some time, but I'm back with another experiment. I bought Ranger Sticky embossing powder to try and use it instead of Flitter glue by IndigoBlu for the Metallic Flakes. I used Flitter glue before and it's a bit messy and my stamps were sticky even after I cleaned them like you are supposed to. Sticky embossing powder sounds much easier so I tried it.

Že nekaj časa ni bili takšne objave v četrtek, ampak danes sem nazaj z manjšim eksperimentom. Kupila sem Ranger Sticky embosirni prah da bi ga uporabila namesto Flitter lepila, ki ga je IndigoBlu predvideval za uporabo z metalnimi lističi. Delo s tem lepilom se mi je zdelo malce preveč "lepljivo", saj so bile štampiljke lepljive še nekaj časa, čeprav sem jih očistila tako, kot je rečeno v navodilih. Lepljiv embosirni prah se mi je zdel malce manj zapleten, tako da sem želela poskusiti. 
 
I used Versamark and Sticky embossing powder like any other but when I heated it up it got sticky. I pressed the flakes on top of that and the rub it away with the sponge. The flakes are still a bit messy, but they stuck on top of the image. 

Prah sem uporabila tako kot vsak drug embosirni prah z Versamark blazinico. Ko sem ga segrela se je spremenil v lepljiv odtis na katerega sem pritisnila metalne lističe. Vse skupaj sem dobro zdrgnila z gobico, ki je namenjena temu. Lisiči so še vedno precej nadležni, saj je na koncu njihov prah povsod, ampak končni rezultat je vseeno zelo lep, tako da se splača. 

My thoughts? Sticky is convenient as far as cleaning your stamp goes and al the stickiness left behind, but I think that Flitter glue captures more detail and the surface is a bit uneven. Flakes still sparkle beautifully so I think it's a good alternative. I can't wait to try this with glitter.

Moje mnenje? Sticky prah je zelo priročen kar se tiče čiščenja štampiljk in ukvarjanja z lepljivimi pripomočki, je pa res, da Flitter lepilo ohrani več podrobnosti odtisa, površina odtisa pa je precej bolj gladka kot pri uporabi prahu. Lističi se še vedno zelo lepo bleščijo, tako da mislim, da je Sticky embosirni prah vseeno super alternativa lepilu. Preizkusiti ga bo potrebno še z bleščicami. 

Thank you for coming over and have a great day.

Hvala za obisk in želim vam čudovit dan. 

Mateja

I'm entering this card into Simon says stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge.



Work Time Wednesday # 15

Hello everyone!

Lepo pozdravljeni!

Today is the last card made with my new orchids dies as a WTW series and I made a birthday card using some pattern paper, Hero Arts inks and sponge daubers. 
Danes je zadnji dan, ko uporabljam orhideje Najlepšega para v okviru WTW. Naredila sem rojstnodnevno voščilnico z nekaj vzorčastega papirja in senčenjem s Hero Arts blazinicami. 
Thank you for coming over and have a great day!

Hvala za obisk in želim vam čudovit dan! 

Mateja

I'm entering this card into:
- Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Wednesday Challenge
- majska galerija Najlepšega para

Monday Madness # 17

Hello everyone!

Lepo pozdravljeni! 

I'm happy to report that my desk reorganization is working for me. I'm still reaching for my things in the wrong direction, but slowly I'm getting it. How do I know it's working? I can keep the desk quite tidy without any extra work. I put things back without thinking about it. I made quite a few cards since my reorganization and it's still clear. Well you can see my latest purchase... I ran out of white heavy weight cardstock and I'm trying this new one from Fabriano in 300 and 240 g/sq m weight. 
Z veseljem poročam, da je moja reorganizacija mize zelo uspešna. Sicer se še vedno zgodi, da sežem na napačen konec mize po stvari, ki sem jih premaknila, vendar se počasi navajam. In kako vem, da sem bila uspešna? Miza ostaja precej lepo pospravljena brez posebnega dodatnega truda, ker stvari dan nazaj na svoje mesto. V zadnjem tednu sem naredila kar nekaj voščilnic, pa je miza še vedno v zelo lepem stanju. Razen kupa kartona, ki ga lahko vidite na fotografiji. Zmanjkalo mi je kartona za osnove voščilnic, zato sem kupila Fabriano 300 in 240 gramski karton. 

Thank you for coming over and I hope your week started on a good note :)


Hvala za obisk in upam, da se je vaš teden začel odlično :)

Mateja

Friday Fun # 14

Hello everyone!

Lepo pozdravljeni! 

I wanted to play a little today and I made this card using masking, Altenew stamps and Hero Arts inks. Masking is one of my favourite techniques because there is nothing better than removing that mask and finding out how it looks. 
Danes sem se želela malce poigrati in sem zato uporabila masko, Altenew set štampiljk in Hero Arts blazinice. Maskiranje je ena izmed mojih najljubših tehnik, ker je res super občutek, ko odstraniš masko in prvič vidiš kaj ti je uspelo ustvariti. 

Thank you for coming over today and have a great end of the week :)

Hvala za obisk in želim vam čudovit konec tedna, čeprav bo malce deževno :)

Mateja 

I'm entering this card into Simon Says Wednesday Stencil it! Challenge.