I've made it! Another week at sharing our crafty maddness! Pop over to the Stamping Gound and join in!
I've been messing about on my crafty workbench but, there's not much to see. Mainly because, I've been crafting in the kitchen and, on the ironingboard in the living room. I've never worked out why they're called ironingboards. I'm making a Double Z New Home card. I'll post it later.
I still haven't worked out where the background to my blog has gone. (Maybe the powers that be think it's about time I learnt to do my own backgrounds??) This is what's it's meant to look like. (Above picture) So? Who has swiped it, I asked myself. No. Self doesn't know.
This is the practise go with a flimsy bit of card, the other sleighes in the back ground are layered up three or four times, so are lot stronger. Just working out what size to do the inside body bit. I'm hoping to fix it as the centre piece of an exploding box. Personly I think it's way over my head, but I'll give it a go!
Still colouring the gnomes and the pengiuns and have managed to do reverse stamping with the penguins, (I usually do it in Word) so I'm quite pleased with that. I also have the dies for these pengiuns and I know how to die-cut the one facing the wrong way, so with any luck I should have something to show soon! (Hey, note to brain, just a thought, if I draw around the sleight die...??? and...? I'll try it!)
Don't forget there's a freebie Pussy Cat Santa Paws below this post. Have a great week....and as we keep telling our slightly mad cousin, Lady Pam, who we love to the moon and back...'Stay in Doors....and wear your draws!' (Weelll, she keeps nipping out in her underwear! Or just her nightie!) See you later over on WOYWW?! Stay Safe!!
Lol at Pam! I think we’ve all become used to being dressed down a bit but that’s taking it to the next level! The colouring is great on those penguins, they’re cheeky little chaps aren’t they?
ReplyDeleteJust so you know, the link on Stamping Ground takes you to last week’s post, so you may not get as many visitors. I came the long way round to visit!
Hugs LLJ 7 xxx
Well, she is needly 90 now! She has carers but for the first lock down we weren't allowed to go see her. All the family have been sending her videos of our lock down adventures. This time its so much harder to make them interesting!
DeleteIt's all trial and error. In my case lots of error! Elaine
ReplyDeleteYES! Me too! This morning I wanted to get a photo of my dad on face book as it would've been his birthday. Agh! My old scanner would've done it in a jiffy, sorted. I took ages. At last I thought I'd saved it...but then couldn't find it. GGGRRR Hubby then said. 'Why don't you just take a photo of the picture?" ummm? Dah..That worked! My brain is so small!
DeleteBackground gone? mysteries of digital life. I think this is my first visit here. I have a sleigh die I have no idea what to do with!
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Hi Spyder,colouring looks great. It's always a bit of a head do-er trying to figure out reversing things, I agree, so well done on getting it figured out. Stay safe, have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #6 X
ReplyDeleteThank you for popping in, have thought of another way...haven't tried it yet!
DeleteNice Christmas projects - I like that coloured image of the stacked gnomes. It's strange how your blog background just disappeared - I'm sure it's still there somewhere but perhaps a Google update blocked it from loading? Happy #597! zsuzsa #21
ReplyDeleteWell I know the header from the same set it saved on my computer...but I don't think I ever saved the background...so I'm thinking where I downloaded it from has now gone taking with her all her freebie blog papers. Its set to take a black page, so if I make my own (haha) It's have to be pretty much all black...I'm not sure!
DeleteHope you find your blog background! Check the Theme tab and maybe reclaim it? Anyway, great sleigh! I'm working on one, too! Fun coloring! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteCarol N #28
Oooo, will look out for yours and compare!! (If i do it I'll probably have to hide it with snow and flowers!!)
DeleteStrange about your blog background,, I don’t know why these things happen, but they do! Good luck with the sleigh Happy WOYWW Angela #29
ReplyDeleteI remember it did it years ago, remebering that I had to go and get it again and that time I did save the header to my computer, which I think, is why that's still there. I have a feeling that I may have saved the code, but if the site's now closed that had it in the first place, I don't know if the code will work...just gotta find it! and that's as clear as mud, isn't it!? It'll keep my mind off of Telly news!!
DeleteWell, at least Pam is wearing something!! Bless her! The die cut thing..try squashing it flat by running through the BiG Shot (or whatever) just flat between two plates. Might work! a love the look of your prototype, it’s going to be great!
ReplyDeleteweird that you've lost your blog background... hope you work out why! have a good week. Helen #4
ReplyDeletemostly likely the web page where I downloaded it from has dicontinued, I remember it had a link to it, so maybe somehow thats why my backgrounds gone too!
DeleteHi there. I am so sorry I didn't return your visit last week. I was so pleased to see you back!!
ReplyDeleteYour sleigh reminds me of a class I did few years ago. All ladies made a sleigh it was fiddly but they were impressed lol. The penguins are so cute. Take care and stay safe. Anne x 12
I found you before the correct link thingy hee hee.. Your not the only one who's been known to use the ironing board for #otherthings.. My sewing machine fits very nice on mine!! Yes my outer edge background went missing when blogger retired some templates, lucky for me mine was black so it just makes my page look wider in full view. Nice little sleigh building up on your desk, hope you can get it to do what you want it too you'll be so pleased with you when you do. Happy WoywW Tracey #8
ReplyDeleteToo funny! I love your posts. So glad Lady Pam is still around. Love what you are doing with the dies. The peinguin and gnomes are so adorable. Edwina Brown
ReplyDeleteShe's nearly ninety now and just as mad, only now some of the things she gets up to can be a bit dangerous!! During lockload we aren't allowed to see her but she has carers that call in to cook and clean and make sure she's ok. and we send her videos of our lockdown adventures!
DeleteHi, where can the background be! I'm sure you will find it. Blogger keep messing with stuff and give us no idea how they've changed it and we're left trying to work it out. My posts all went to code the other week and it was only with the Blogger help center that I managed to sort it and it was actually really simple once I knew what to do and I'm sure this problem will be the same. Wishing you a lovely creative week and a happy woyww, Angela x15x
ReplyDeleteI quite like the old code, cos you could assess it quite easily and just change things. making sure yu had the codes right! The font sizes were my best hate. I like them big, not small. You don't appear to get anything other than very small or large now!
DeleteMeant to say, thanks for joining my followers. I've joined your's too xXx
ReplyDeleteHope the blog background reappears for you soon. Great 3D sleighs your experimenting seems to be paying off well. Cute images too. Stay safe and happy WOYWW. Sarah #1
ReplyDeleteI have ideas for the blog background, so watch this space!
DeleteHello! It is so nice to see your posts again! You were missed!
ReplyDeleteI can't even see the top of my craft room table; it is covered up!
Your sleighs look wonderful! So colorful and Christmassy! Your coloring on the images look awesome! Look forward to seeing your future projects and cards! They always looked terrific!
Will hopefully will be posting a few cards I did manage to make this year...sometime!
DeleteI love your little sleigh - I have that die and have always had to glue several pieces of card together to get it stand up, but it's worth the fiddly effort! Great little penguins too.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great week,
Diana x #22
I usually use Collall, I used to used their photograph glue as you can remove it easily. Then I tried their all purpose glue and it actually helps make card stronger! On the practise slieghs with very thin card I used Cosmic Shimmer flake and glitter glue, and it really stuck, to the mat, to my hands and fingers and anything else near by!!
DeleteI THOUGHT something was different.... Your little sleigh is very sweet. I think glue issues have plagued crafter for all time. I recently stared using Tombow mono extra strong and I have to say the dispenser is fab and it works a treat!Look forward to seeing the final product!
ReplyDeleteHappy WOYWW! Sorry for the late visit - got sidetracked.
Mary Anne (2)
and sorry for my wrong links! I have heard of Tombow but I usually use Collall on everything, but used a cosmic one on that sliegh, and that stuck to everything!!
DeleteHi Spyder, sorry for the late visit. LOVE those cute little sleighs - they look like they take a lot of patience but worth it and will will fabulous as a centrepiece for an exploding box. How weird about your backgroudn I've never heard of that happening before. Have a great week. Annie C
ReplyDeleteWorking on sis in laws birthday card now, and then the exploding box!
Deletewow lovely xmas projects! Stay safe!!
ReplyDeletehappy woyww
Ellie #27
Loving the sleighs! So much fun but so fiddly to do. Happy Belated WOYWW. Take care and stay safe. With love & God Bless, Caro xxx (#14)
ReplyDeleteHi Spyder! I guess I commented on last weeks post! Your sleigh looks like a lot of work, but it seems to be coming along! I look forward to seeing the exploding box! Have a good week and stay safe! Lindart #31
ReplyDeleteHappy belated WOYWW but think this will not go through. Hate the way blogger doesn’t publish
ReplyDeleteLovely sleigh die cuts, and I am sure you will do splendidly with the explosion box. Sorry you've lost your blog background! This new blogger seems to have a mind of its own and presenting people with endless problems. I'm really glad I've gone onto Wordpress even if it does keep spammifying my visitors!!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated WOYWW,
Shoshi #23
Well, Lyn your webpage topper is on the site on my iPad and is iist as photo but cant comment on embedded comment boxrs on ipad which you have so am on my mobile and lo! no screen topper so that is weird.
ReplyDeleteMaybe need to go into settings and click on mobile site option for it to show..
Anyhoo could try that.
Cute sleighs.. but kinda oit of place in an Oz summery Christmas. Im in sun dress today as its warm.
Summer on the way!
Am soooo slow to comment. Days are simply tooo short!
Thanks for sharing, and may God bless and keep you and all whom you love safe and well.
Prayer hugs, Shaz in Oz. X
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PS unless we subscribe to comments by ticking the weeny notify box we dpnt get your replies sadly.. unless come back to read.
ReplyDeleteOooh - I love the dinky little sleighs :-D Gorgeous colouring on the images too. In Lockdown again here in Greece :-(
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kitty.
Stay safe xx