tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-363597172024-03-13T22:00:44.872+02:00 ...tiktakro... ...tiktakro's place......tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-42302370704545749312015-06-01T22:34:00.000+03:002015-06-04T13:34:26.623+03:00Something borrowed, something blue....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As much as I love making little gift boxes, from time to time I make a card ... lately I choose a - sort of - mixed media style... just because I feel myself free... I can play as my soul want and my mind order. I love the <i>disaster</i> ( mess ) of supplies that appear from drawers up on my table, the fact that my fingers are tinted and painted and glued and so on ...LOL. It is so hard to pass from that to the mathematical state of mind making mini-boxes. But each of it has its own attraction and pleasure....<br />
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This is how this 2 year wedding anniversary card was born.<br />
<i>Something borrowed, something blue....</i><br />
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Start by playing on a piece of off-white paper, gessoed, distressed, stamped, collaged and so on . A keen eye will see everything there. </div>
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Yes, the same beloved paper flower appear ... The real feather was found in my garden. .. I love gathering feathers, twigs, little pinecones, seeds and so much more that nature offers ... I'm a<i> this and that</i> hoarder, I know. Two full boxes with ''things'' and so little time to play ... </div>
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As the card has to have an elegant appearance, I used a piece of satin silver cardstock. Dry-embossed it with Brenda Walton - Florish Border and stopped. I think that a clean look worth much more . ( I had in mind some gelatos and patinas but I'm glad that I've stopped before that thought became too powerful . ) </div>
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I think that the ''parade'' of elements is in right proportion... nothing too fancy nor too simple. </div>
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Blue and silver....may I say that I really love this combination ? </div>
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...tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-69055074742237999992015-05-13T12:18:00.000+03:002015-05-15T15:42:49.666+03:00Guess what ? another card . <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Guess what ? another card. Yep.<br />
I'm in love since ever with this <i>pink-chocolate brown</i> color combination... also in clothing....and in sweets ;). So, here it is transposed in a card.<br />
A garden filled with memories and flowers ...<br />
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''Memories are the most precious thoughts of a person''</div>
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I've started from a lousy printed pale pink polka-dot paper, making it<i> better </i>with a layer of gesso on the down right corner, applying some modeling paste trough a stencil, then playing with a stamp ( the word ''Memories'' from <i>Afternoon tea</i> set of ScrapBerry's ) in the opposite corner. Stains and sprays, edge color and teared distressed, die-cuts and...oh yes, about die-cut. . I tried for the first time a <i>crackled clear embossing powder tehnique</i> on the die-cut piece ( Decorative accent and label - Sizzix - 658955 ) and this is , shortly, what I've done : embossed the piece for 3 or 4 times with Ranger Clear Embossing powder until a thick layer is build up, then I put the piece in the freezer. I forgot it there until I've finished some dishes to wash (LOL ) then take it out and - frozen as it is ! - bent it all the ways carefully. And quickly. Nice, big crackles appear all over it.You can play as long as you like it making crackles. </div>
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...I add a few embellishement here and there ... a mini-frame, some recycled plastic net ( from vegetables ) , a strip of organza, cords and of course lots of flowers and some leaves. The central paper flower is made with a SU punch - Flower Blossom ( you can find a tutorial on my blog , <a href="http://tiktakro.blogspot.ro/2014/07/purple-crumpled-flower-tutorial_18.html" target="_blank">here</a> ) . Pearls and some hidden diamonds, gypsum elements and... oh my. I think I stopped at the right moment . LOL . </div>
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As always , the interior has to meet the front. In colour at least. Here I double - distressed the edges as I've done on the front. </div>
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At this time the card is on the way to my swap partner . Hopefully she'll love it as much as I do . ;) </div>
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I enter this card into the following challenges : </div>
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- Mixed Media World -<a href="http://mixedmediaworld.blogspot.ro/2015/05/mmw3-vintage.html" target="_blank"> Vintage</a> ,</div>
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- Paper take weekly : <a href="http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.ro/2015/05/in-garden.html" target="_blank">In the garden </a> ,<br />
- Creative Inspiration - <a href="http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/challenge-313-shabby-chic.html" target="_blank">Shabby chic</a> ,<br />
- Mixed Media Monthly Challenge - <a href="http://mixedmediamc.blogspot.ro/2015/05/mixed-media-monthly-challenge-12-may.html" target="_blank">#12 May Flowers </a> . </div>
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...tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-6765169798872321482015-04-08T23:31:00.001+03:002015-04-26T11:36:24.416+03:00Purple , again <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: center;">Unconsciously the soul breathes out .... in every thing, in every thought, in every moment. Pale or bold but purple....</span></div>
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I was very curious about the color combination between kraft and purple. For me it seems ok. I finished this way a card for a friend that also loves purple. </div>
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Starting as usually with a white cardstock , stenciled with moulding paste, sprayed, glued further on <i>this and that</i> , then working on the embellishments. </div>
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White heat embossed butterfly that rise up on a heart from an empty left nest... where memories remain written in a stone along with a few real feathers .</div>
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All around is a delicate spring... flowers, colours, almost a distinguishable perfume....</div>
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Did I say that I do love purple ? any kind of purple, right ? I just wanna be sure you get it ;)</div>
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I enter this card into the followings challenges : </div>
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- <a href="http://themixedmediacardchallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/04/mmcc-10-flowers.html" target="_blank">The Mixed media - # 10 {Flowers}</a></div>
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<a href="http://lawnscaping.blogspot.ro/2015/04/lawnscaping-challenge-dimension_6.html" target="_blank">Lawnscaping challenge - Dimension</a> with inspirational photo : </div>
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...tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-26508163876990245332015-02-15T14:12:00.001+02:002015-04-10T09:36:00.492+03:00Take some time....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It is quite some time since I felt in love with scrapbooking, cardmaking... the heaviest thing was to gather all the items needed : die-cut machine, dies, stamps, colors , embellishments... slowly, oh so slowly. </div>
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As any beginner I was enthralled by all the freebies that I found : digipapers, layouts, digistamps, tutorials for diy embellishments and all others....</div>
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Time passes and I began to sort all those freebies... some that I cherished, some that I deleted. As my preferences diversified, my style did too... From CAS ( clean and simple ) I slipped slowly but confidently to mixed-media techniques. Other items needed, of course ;) . Gesso, embossing paste, stencils, inks and so on ... </div>
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With each and every one piece ( card or page layout ) I made I feel that I'm at home... nothing can stop my imagination, I'm happy playing with all those mediums .</div>
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The sentiment is a free digital one ( ADS_Cherished_WordArt1 from digichick ) .<br />
I like to get regular news from <a href="http://www.freedigitalscrapbookingminikit.com/" target="_blank">Free Digital Minikit</a> or from <a href="http://www.grannyenchanted.com/" target="_blank">Granny Enchanted</a> or from <a href="http://www.pixelscrapper.com/" target="_blank">Pixel Scrapper</a> ... and there are much much more with online free goodies ....<br />
For the beginning , the base was painted in one layer of gesso , for taking out that absorbance of paper , then stenciled with modelling paste . Afterwards, the play starts. I choose to match the warm yellow with a deep leaves green . I think they make a wonderful match. Supporting each other and letting out the beauty of each. Real friends. As in life ;).<br />
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Elements were added one by one along the story : flowers, die-cuts, a frame, air-dried embellishing elements, pearls, beads . The brush loaded with gesso starts again allover here and there, and some inks splattered on .<br />
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The added sentiment is fully appreciated these days... by me. Should I say by you, too ? ;)<br />
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- <a href="http://vintagecafecard.blogspot.ro/2015/02/2.html" target="_blank">Vintage Cafe Card - Color marathon : Yellow. </a><br />
-<a href="http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Challenge 300 - Creative Inspiration </a><br />
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...tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-49051937682699596292015-02-01T16:52:00.000+02:002015-04-10T09:36:49.080+03:00Pure than snow...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Having in mind the theme ''scrapbook page layout card'' asked for the January challenge in <a href="http://veryscrap.exprimetoi.net/" target="_blank">Veryscrap.exprimetoi.net</a> forum, I let my mind flow... </div>
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First I prepared the background with silk paper technique for getting some fake gypsum lines, followed with a gesso layer. Then one layer of crystal -white acrylic , matt. </div>
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Found between my scraps this small piece of paper with such romantic lines, of E.E. Cummings :</div>
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<i>You are like snow only </i></div>
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<i>only more sweet, more fragile you. </i></div>
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Then I construct all the card around this text . </div>
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Start by sponging through a homemade stencil (a piece of fence wire net ) on corners some soft blue color stamp-pad, then stamping with black Staz-on a handwrited lines Stamperia stamp( I choose deep black just for getting a powerful contrast ) .</div>
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A cropped vintage picture framed, some paper and silk roses and other kind of flowers, a strip of painted and one of white gauze along a strip of non-woven fabric, a piece of heat-gunned organza and a little play with some white pearl liner on top of them here and there ... Delicate brush splashes with blue diluted acrylic color over all . </div>
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Everyone loves his childhood, right ? well... not everyone, or not entirely. I love parts of mine. Just parts....Memories, colours, scents, lights, years ....<br />
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There were times when I loved wearing silky bows in my hair, when I loved smiling without worrying about the lips line... there were times.... turquoise and peach .... cats and butterflies... leaves, I always loved leaves....</div>
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I used for this page a new light molding paste "Crystal effect" with a new <a href="http://www.crealies.nl/" target="_blank">Crealies</a> stencil , and a new <a href="http://pentacolor.hu/components/com_virtuemart/show_image_in_imgtag.php?filename=4c7b851261eb37bc8ff208b2e1b655fa.jpg&newxsize=200&newysize=290&fileout=" target="_blank">3D white gel </a>from <a href="http://pentacolor.hu/" target="_blank">Pentart</a>. </div>
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...tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-27939413805847904742015-01-27T23:47:00.000+02:002015-05-19T00:03:21.883+03:00Farewell, my blondie ....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
First day without you.... after 10 years together, it was hard...really hard.<br />
I see your footprints here and there, I found your hair around , I can smell you ....<br />
My dear blondie-girl with long lashes, you'll remain forever in my soul ....<br />
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Rest in peace, <b>Goldie Merci Celine</b>.<br />
I ask for your forgiveness....<br />
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...tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-44275881599664361892014-12-04T23:28:00.000+02:002014-12-11T10:58:04.019+02:00Time flies so fast...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yes, time flies so fast.... from summer to autumn. From autumn to winter....<br />
Even that I'm not quite complete restablished ( from my incredible, awful one week lower back pain ) today I took my camera and get out. It was sunny but quite cold...<br />
With the corner of my eye ( right one ) I see something scarry ...<br />
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Yes, these ! Lots of fresh mole-heaps. Lots ! again !! pfff......</div>
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And from the new spot, with my right eye - this time - I see something cheerful coloured. A feast for my eyes ... and birds LOL. </div>
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Red, frozen apples... ice-cream for birds. ;)<br />
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She is always following me ... a few steps behind, faithfully.... Goldie, I mean. A little upset, a little tired. Age-fatigue.....</div>
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Naked of leaves, the trees seems whiter and taller... another beautiful aspect of birches.<br />
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She's coming slowly .. head down, smelling here and there , tail wagging slowly ... my crooked shadow because of my crooked back .</div>
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The reason of today walk was finding this. Seabuckthorn .<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16.1200008392334px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hippophae rhamnoides . A lot of goodies in my garden... </span></span></div>
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But it is all frozen..... it's smashing between the fingers.... pity ! next year will know to harvest at the right time. And with right methods. ;) Thank you , <a href="http://shorichitz.blogspot.ro/" target="_blank">Catrinel</a> .<br />
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I love to cut and clean all those dried stalks... and store them with this and that ideeas in my mind. Lots of pretty ideas. Someday ... you know. ;) </div>
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Last views over the empty, naked, chilled garden....</div>
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And in the last moment I found something good to take back in to house : some green onions, a little between growth phases but so sweet and good. Frost passes over and make it sweet , otherwise I always get hot , spicy onion from my garden . Perhaps due to the soil....</div>
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A thought from this moment : if frost makes onion sweet, does illness make bad people good ? </div>
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...tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-84494746471266981472014-08-30T11:14:00.000+03:002014-12-11T10:57:44.842+02:00Recycled, buttoned-up box <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I DO love recycling... and I DO love playing with cardboard and papers ( but this you already are aware of ;) )<br />
As you all know, after using day by day adhesive tapes, you got a lot of empty rolls. Lots of rolls. <u>Cardboard</u> empty rolls ;). Wider or thinner, I just kept saving them, one by one...The stash is seriously growing . So , I had to make something, right ? :D<br />
Here is the material gathered : empty rolls, cardboard, buttons, paper tape adhesive and glue. Some others are added on the way, like acrylic paints, cords, sea shells and other sea beauties found on the beaches....<br />
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First I transformed the rolls into a base and a lid . This two together are forming <i>a round box.</i> </div>
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Now it's time for play ! with all those buttons scattered on the table , it was such a fun. Creative fun ! ;)</div>
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Thinking, auditioning, starting over again... a few times. Combining, painting, gluing again....until THIS happened :</div>
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I finished the inside with white felt . This gives a smooth feel to the box so it can holds some jewelries, or some sweet memories or ( why not ? ) some more buttons . LOL. </div>
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I admit I love making cards, but I<b> adore</b> making small paper-boxes... boxes and purses and bags and you name it . Paper all, this is all about . Is this something known as <i>addictive</i> and nobody told me before :D ?<br />
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So, a show of some boxes... in ascending order of dimension :<br />
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this model cand hold a large variety of sweets from <a href="http://www.giftsandgifts.ro/" target="_blank">Gifts & Gifts</a> . Some examples : </div>
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First model of flower ( you have the tutorial<a href="http://tiktakro.blogspot.ro/2014/07/purple-crumpled-flower-tutorial_18.html" target="_blank"> here</a> ) </div>
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this box model can hold also the same variety of sweets as the previous one... here showing some very fine chocolate candies from <a href="http://www.giftsandgifts.ro/" target="_blank">Gifts & Gifts</a> :<br />
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it's a big one, 8 cm x 8 cm x 3,5 cm height, and you can put a lot inside. Not just sweets, but jewelries, clothing accessories ( like silk scarfs, handkerchiefs, cashmere socks, necktie, other delicate things ;) etc ) and so on ...</div>
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Do you remember my awfully blue fingers from yesterday photos ? well, I will reveal now the cause .<br />
Next a tutorial for making a crumpled paper flower punched with Stampin'Up flower blossom punch . Something different than just layering the petals one on top the other. This is how I make this flower :<br />
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punch some petals with the SU punch from white paper ( something<i> fleshy</i> than 80 gr/mp ) :<br />
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then spray them with a water-coloured mist of your choice ( mine is diy , kind of home-made LOL ) .</div>
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Use for spraying a box that will help you catch all the drops and save your worktable . Put a white paper ( or recycled one ) on the back and bottom. Later you'll can use this paper in some mixed media project or anything else that requires some crazyness in it ;) . Don't worry about the curling effect, they will become flat quickly . You have to turn the petals to spray them on both sides. </div>
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With them still damp, start folding, once, twice , three times. You'll get it quite quickly how to fold, holding the paper in you hands. Now you'll understand why I get blue fingers. LOL. </div>
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When you get to have just one petal by folding, start crumpling it between your fingers. Like so :<br />
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Then dare more : twist it ! Carefully to not break the paper, it is still wet. </div>
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Let them dry completely as they are , twisted. </div>
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Once they are completely dry and crispy, start unfolding them with great care. Try not to flatten too much the pieces, you want to achieve a crumpled/wrinkled look. </div>
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With the help of a scoring tool and some tweezers start layering them as you pleased. The opened one on the base layer, the others up. Put some strong wet glue between the layers to keep them all secure . </div>
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You can add in the middle a smaller shape worked in the same manner . The fuller, the beautiful . Like this : </div>
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A small pearl in the center makes it finished. Or you can add something else : a button, some paper-flakes, small beads glued together, anything you fancy. I prefer simple with one pearl. </div>
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Cut and work from the beginning many punched shapes so you'll have in the end several flowers. Of course, you can make small flowers in the same manner with a smaller punch. The smaller, the painstaking. LOL. </div>
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So, perhaps many of you knows how to make a flower from a recycled coffee filter. This post is to show you my way and also to demonstrate the others that a handmade flower ( recycled or not ) means A LOT OF WORK and TIME. Just to understand....</div>
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If YOU will make ,or already made, such a RECYCLED flower, you have all my appreciation . Because recycling is a good manner to demonstrate that you care about your life. For now and for the future.</div>
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This piece is the support for distressing the petal edges. Each petal you will set up on the cardstock and with a sponge dauber ( also a diy one from a bottle cap and some old dishwashing sponges ) distress the edges ( I choose vintage gold this time ) </div>
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Now you have to gather all the petals with something : a brad or .... a bead on some wire. I choose here to show you how I put the bead. </div>
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Start folding/ crumpling each petal around the bead in a completely free way. Crumple and squeeze, crumple and squeeze....until the last one petal, included. </div>
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You'll get a ...bud. Now it's time to undo all that you have done previously. Yes, I know. LOL . </div>
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Start to spread out petal by petal until you are pleased with the form obtained. A fluffy flower. </div>
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If you un-fluff it more, you'll see the glimpse of the bead in the center, otherwise it is quite well hidden. ;) </div>
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Now let's take care about those long wire legs from the back of the flower. Cut them according to your flower bottom. With a jewelry plier/snipper ( don't use your scissors for this, ok ? !! :) ) </div>
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To hide them properly and also to make a base for gluing the flower onto anything else, you''ll cut a circle from the scraps of the left filter . Remember ? I told you not to throw it away ...</div>
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Now run and wash your hands because you have to make a card to put the flower on show. Right ? </div>
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Today we've made a short lunch-visit to country-side. Quite pleasant .</div>
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I'm taking home a new baby . Rosemary. He will not be alone, be sure.</div>
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I love rosemary over grilled new potatoes. Along with some whole garlic and olive oil . And some sprinkles of hot-peppers, of course. ;) Meat ? well, if it's necessary... LOL</div>
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I'd like to train him as a ball topiary ....hopefully he'll be understanding and willing to grow like this. Otherwise he'll become best friend , repeatedly, with the dehydrator . </div>
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Again summer... again grass, cutting grass. I must tell you that I'm over my head full of it. Beside the beauty of having a fresh cut lawn, it's a deeply hard job. I get out like a zombie after 4 hours of<i> driving and hoping and checking and smelling </i> ....you know. I presume.<br />
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and the work-partner -old by faithful - </div>
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this is the view that I left behind me once finished the 4 hours of <i>driving and hoping and smelling</i> fresh-cut grass :</div>
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Now please look at my blog-header, it is the same picture like the above one but taken 5 years ago . Well ? I must change my header with the <i>new view</i> one ;)</div>
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and of course , Goldie-oldie spoiled by walking in a fresh cut lawn :</div>
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In the evening, after a rewarding nap ( read : sleep :D ) I felt the need to take a walk. </div>
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Where ? in the garden , of course, checking the <i>missed spots </i> :D . </div>
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you can see the clouds are gathering on the horizon , announcing a new thunderstorm for tonight ...as accuweather indicates will follow two days of rain and thunderstorms. It's summer, by the way . </div>
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The shadows are growing day by day... longer and longer....</div>
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Goldie in all her 10 years-old glory : slow and almost lazy ( to be delicate with her :P ) </div>
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in my so-called ''garden'' are appearing the first signs : like the one that the raised-beds are falling apart very soon LOL </div>
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and the first yellow-tomatoes... small and tasty. And will be quite a lot on this plant. </div>
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in the same colour ;) but not edible :</div>
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back to home... the walk was enough after such a day.</div>
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Well, in the other side nothing new to show... so I'll let you here my last cards , for those who doesn't follow me on Facebook . </div>
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...tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-61181753648488190652014-02-14T19:47:00.000+02:002014-12-11T10:58:31.833+02:003 B - blue, beige , butterfly <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lately I'm very fond of coffee...as for blue I love it since I know myself ;) . </div>
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Each day starts for me with this cup filled . Each sip brings me closer and closer to blue, to beige and to....coffee. LOL. </div>
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Having it in front of my eyes , it was impossible to not use the colors in a card. A love card. </div>
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Love can be tender, love can be sweet, love mustn't be draw only in red, right ? ;)</div>
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Two recycled cardboard hearts, gessoed and distressed, a bunch of silk flowers, paper flowers , another tiny heart of plaster and a few butterflies.... such a play !</div>
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The sentiment is made out of two lines of a song ... hand-writed. Just to go along with the musical paper-sheet ;). </div>
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<a href="http://acreativeromance.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/lets-get-sentimental.html" target="_blank">Let's get sentimental - A creative romance</a></div>
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Love can be shy, love can be bold... love can be hidden or can be write out ''loud''. </div>
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well, that's my try in chalkboard technique for saying out loud my love :</div>
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I was quite impressed about how nice and beautiful is working with this technique. </div>
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I've also clear embossed some borders and the central frame...then I use a white Schneider paint marker to highlight some spots here and there...</div>
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And guess what : I didn't use any chalk, only white stamp pad sponging ;). You must try this , too !</div>
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Challenge : <a href="http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/week-245-colours-beginning-with-b.html" target="_blank">All sorts challenge blog </a></div>
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....tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-49155507412395924802014-02-05T01:07:00.001+02:002014-12-11T10:59:53.421+02:00''dots and hearts'' challenge entry<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm entering this card with ''dots and hearts'' into the <a href="http://lawnscaping.blogspot.ro/2014/02/lawnscaping-challenge-75-dots-and.html" target="_blank">Lawnscaping challenge 75 dots and hearts</a> .<br />
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Have you ever eat some potatoes slices grilled on the wood stove ? I'm crazy about them ... here is one of my favorite between-meals <i>snack plate</i> : hot slices splashed with EVO oil and some salt. Healthy and sooo cheap. Healthy is the major word now. ;)</div>
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And another tiny card. A real love card. Precious love ... </div>
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Due to the height resulted, this time I made a volume envelope for the card ( or you can call it ''envelobox'' ) </div>
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Now this card has something new : inside I create a pocket for something small ( you can put inside a delicate pair of earrings, or a necklace, or some money ;) ) and a tag along . This is the inside : </div>
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Yesterday evening, our guests spoiled me with a delicate seven tulips bouquet.... I just can't let them fade away without a picture ;) </div>
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What a Sunday.... an almost 3 hours electricity black-out that shows us how much we are connected to it. No power, no internet, no movies.... lucky to have the fireplace hot.<br />
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...tiktakro...http://www.blogger.com/profile/10962344929747256581noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36359717.post-29970972951564002552014-01-31T19:06:00.000+02:002015-03-21T13:09:45.709+02:00interviu Veryscrap<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">''INTR-O LUME ATAT DE CAPTIVANTA, MI SE PARE IMPOSIBIL SA NU TE BUCURI IN FIECARE CLIPA DE FRUMOS''</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Vin Ian 31, 2014 7:02 pm </span></div>
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O ultima secventa a concursului proaspat incheiat este interviul cu artist principal Tiktakro. o sa-l cititi pe nerasuflate, va asigur<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: Buna Teodora si multumesc ca ai acceptat sa raspunzi la cateva intrebari pentru comunitatea veryscrap, primul forum romanesc dedicat exclusiv scrapbookingului. </strong><br />
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Teodora: Buna, Vicky. Multumesc pentru invitatie.<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: Ne-am cunoscut pe forumul veryscrap unde numele cu care te-ai inscris este tiktakro si sunt tare curioasa sa te-ntreb de unde aceast nick care suna putin comic urechii mele . Spune-ne, te rugam si cateva cuvinte despre tine, cine este Teodora in afara handemade-ului? </strong><br />
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Teodora este.... ha ha, ce ciudat mi se pare sa vorbesc despre mine ca despre o alta persoana. Deci sa schimbam putin : EU, Teodora - aka tiktakro - sunt....hmmm, oare cum sunt ? sa va povestesc cum ma vad eu pe mine sau cum cred ca ma vad ceilalti pe mine ? :))) eu ma vad - in oglinda - tare diferita de ceea ce ''simt'' acolo in interior...un trup putin imbatranit fata de sprinteneala din interior... cred ca asta se intampla multora pe la 45 de ani, nu numai mie, nu ? ;) visatoare de mica, romantica dar bine ancorata in prezent totodata . In afara handmade-ului sunt o femeie care isi traieste felia ei de fericire, cu dorinte, vise ( refuz total forma : visuri <img alt="Razz" class="" src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_razz.gif" longdesc="http://veryscrap.exprimetoi.net/2" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />) deci pot adauga si indaratnica printre celelalte "calitati" <img alt="Razz" class="" src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_razz.gif" longdesc="http://veryscrap.exprimetoi.net/2" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />. Cum ma vad ceilalti ? mica, poate putin grasuta, negricioasa si prea exigent-pretentioasa. Mda, majoritatea vede doar ceea ce vad si eu in oglinda in fiecare zi. Restul stiu ca sunt o fire vesela, binedispusa, loiala si un prieten de incredere.<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: Trebuie sa-ti marturisesc: cand ne-ai dat ‘’buna seara’’ pentru prima oara si te-ai prezentat frumos pe forum, am simtit salutul tau ca pe o boare de primavara : ne-ai declarat : sunt incepatoare, nu stiu nimic despre scrapbooking, dar vreau sa invat: intotdeauna esti asa de directa, franca? Crezi ca vei face scrapbooking toata viata? </strong><br />
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Teodora: Franchetea mea vine din interior, nu sunt omul vorbelor multe si unse cu miere. Disper cand sunt obligata sa ascult un monolog pompos si fac tot posibilul sa nu am parte de asta. Sufar de migrene bruste. <br />
Scrapbooking - recunosc ca nu va disparea niciodata din viata mea... M-a lovit fulgerator, miseleste as putea spune si m-a inrobit . Am incercat sa imi inabus dragostea, sa ascund tot ce tine de scrap prin sertare dar nu a mers... in toata linistea ramasa atunci s-a nascut o lacrima mare, rotunda. L-am adus inapoi pe masa de lucru .... are prea multa banda dublu-adeziva ;)<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: Discutam la un moment pe veryscrap dat despre stiluri personale si daca ne-am gasit unul. Crezi ca intre timp ai reusit asta? Personal iti admir lucrarile atat pe forumul nostru cat si pe facebook si cred ca, fara sa stau pe ganduri, stilul care te caracterizeaza este ‘’clean and simple’’. Ce ne poti spune despre aceasta ‘’filozofie’’ proprie de lucru? Ai studiat-o si te-ai identificat cu ea sau ai descoperit-o undeva in tine?</strong><br />
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Teodora: Nu pot nicidecum spune ca am un stil... sunt de-abia la inceput... unele stiluri, tehnici, imi plac, altele nu . Da, imi place Clean and simple pentru ca mi se potriveste mie ca persoana, dar totodata imi place nespus un card cat mai bogat, cu multe straturi si multe elemente de infrumusetare .. intr-un joc de culori de bun gust, desigur. Vesnica nehotarare feminina, nu? <br />
Categoric inca nu am o "filozofie de lucru"...<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: Cand ai inceput sa fii preocupata de handmade si care este cea mai comica amintire legata pasiunea ta pentru lucrul de mana? </strong><br />
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Teodora: Prima amintire se situeaza undeva in copilarie cind am facut, dintr-un colt din fusta mamei, haina la papusa....credeam ca nu o sa vada lipsa unei bucatele atat de mici <img alt="Very Happy" class="" src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png" longdesc="http://veryscrap.exprimetoi.net/1" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: Adorabila fotografie: dupa licarirea si satisfactia din ochii tai - cred ca a fost facuta imediat dupa confectionarea hainutei pentru papusa :). Imi aduce aminte de trandafirii taiati de mine dintr-o cuvertura superba, pusi apoi intr-o vaza cu apa sa nu se ofileasca :p , eram cam pe la aceeasi varsta cu tine, cred.</strong><br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Am vazut ca ai studiat foarte multe tehnici si ai realizat foarte mult handmade: mixed-media, patchwork, decoupage, tatting si multe altele. De care te simti mai aproape? Si cum de lucrezi cu atat de multe tehnici? Am impresia ca esti mereu in cautarea unor tehnici noi –este adevarat? </strong><br />
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Teodora: M-am nascut intr-o era cand lucrul de mana era la el acasa precum era gatitul de fiecare zi. De mica mama m-a invatat intai sa tricotez, apoi sa crosetez, la scoala am cusut cruciulite si brodat ca orice elev din vremea mea, apoi in adolescenta am cusut multe haine. Visam sa fac "fashion" <img alt="Very Happy" class="" src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png" longdesc="http://veryscrap.exprimetoi.net/1" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />. Viata a avut alte planuri pentru mine...<br />
Imi place sa invat, sa invat ceva NOU in mod repetat. Sa fac lucruri noi, sa experimentez tehnici noi ... Altfel simt ca m-as plafona... as imbatrini urat. Nu voi putea niciodata sa renunt la handmade. Cand am sa il urc cu o treapta mai sus, voi putea spune ca mi-am atins telul . ;)<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: Rasfoind blogul tau am descoperit ca un hibiscus galben iti insenineaza privirea astazi la fel de frumos ca in noiembrie 2006 ; Felicitari ! Cum ai reusit sa pastrezi acest loc de suflet atitia ani si ce reprezinta blogul tau pentru tine ? Te adresezi astazi virtual numai vorbitorilor de limba engleza ? </strong><br />
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Teodora: Oh, daca stiam atunci in noiembrie 2006 unde ma va duce blogul meu ... poate l-as fi actualizat mai des :). Comparativ cu restul blogurilor din blogosfera internationala - bloguri transformate in adevarat business - eu imi categorisesc blogul ca fiind foarte simplu si general ... pur si simplu un jurnal de viata on-line, atunci cand am timp pt el. Cat despre hibiscusul portocaliu , am avut o pasiune fantastica pentru plante in trecut ... acest hibiscus - am 4 in total - plus inca cateva plante ma insotesc in viata din primii ani petrecuti in casuta aceasta. Care s-au adunat a fi 18 ani per total ;) . V-am spus ca sunt loiala , nu ? <img alt="Very Happy" class="" src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png" longdesc="http://veryscrap.exprimetoi.net/1" style="border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br />
Cine imi rasfoieste blogul observa ca la inceput am scris doar in limba romana, apoi am tradus ro-eng-fr , apoi am trecut doar la engleza. Consider ca e limba in care aproximativ oricine stie sa citeasca in ziua de azi . Cine nu stapaneste aceasta limba, blogul are un translator pentru oricare alta limba ;) .<br />
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Teodora: In aceasta ordine : scrapbooking, patchwork, gradinarit . Pai da, ca si acesta e un hobby. O pasiune.<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: Ai crescut intr-un mediu artistic? Cum iti apreciaza familia pasiunea ta pentru handmade in general? Dar pentru scrapbooking? Ne-ai aratat la un moment dat un album foarte reusit de scrapbooking: a meritat sa lucrezi atat de mult la el? </strong><br />
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Teodora: Nu, nu am crescut intr-un mediu artistic. Am crescut intr-o familie obisnuita unde mama tricota, croseta , cosea la masina ca orice femeie din zilele acelea, iar tata sculpta sau crea cutii decorative din lemn, ca orice barbat iesit la pensie care isi omora cumva plictiseala in zilele epocii de aur.<br />
Actuala mea familie imi apreciaza pe deplin pasiunile, sunt sustinuta in orice directie vreau sa ma indrept. Fiecare contribuie in felul lui la linistea mea psihica si la bunastarea mea materiala cand e vorba de hobby :). Cel care merita toata admiratia este , desigur, barbatul meu ...caruia nu ii voi putea multumi niciodata pe deplin pentru suport si intelegerea oferita. Este constant alaturi de mine, asa cum bine se spune : "si la bine , si la rau ".<br />
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Albumul scrapbooking realizat pentru fiica mea vitrega a fost examenul meu in scrap. Mi-am demonstrat ca pot. Iar lacrimile si fericirea de pe chipul ei au fost mai mult decat mi-as fi dorit sa primesc . Deci , da , "a meritat" sa lucrez acel album . As face-o din nou, oricand.<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscap : Te felicit pentru norocul de a fi sustinuta de familia ta. <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Stiu ca ai un alt proiect de suflet: un forum ; cum a început totul? Cand ti-a venit ideea aceasta si cat timp ti-a luat materializarea acestui proiect? Cum functioneaza dinamica grupului tau - cum sunt oamenii cu care iti place sa iti petreci timpul? V-ati cunoscut si in viata reala? </strong><br />
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Teodora: Acum trei-patru ani frecventam un alt forum de handmade , unde am depus toata bucuria si energia mea de la vremea aceea . Viata apoi mi-a aratat concret ca am gresit recipientul . Am cunoscut creatori adevarati, oameni muncitori si extrem de valorosi. Oameni care se pierdeau intr-o lume mare, amestecata, care nu intotdeauna avea de-a face cu handmade-ul . Oameni care treceau aproape neobservat .... Handmade-ul ADEVARAT, muncit , transpirat, conceput si adus la viata cu dragoste merita un loc aparte, o lume in care aprecierea unei noi lucrari sa vina, prin prisma cunoasterii si a experientei , de la un artizan catre un alt artizan. Asa s-a nascut Tomnarella-handmade, un forum mic, cu un regulament strict . Un forum unde poate intra ORICINE care dovedeste prin cateva lucrari mai vechi talentul sau. O lume in care raman doar cei ce muncesc cu adevarat. Mi se umple sufletul de o bucurie IMENSA cand vad ca lumea creata de mine straluceste ,pulseaza, ca aduce la viata in fiecare zi noi creatii, din ce in ce mai complexe, cu adevarat handmade. Sper din tot sufletul ca viata sa ma ajute sa le ofer Tomnarellelor maximum posibil in viitor.<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: Te-ai alaturat acestei comunitati mici, dar inimoase de putina vreme, insa tare ar fi interesant de stiut ce inseamna pentru tine veryscrap.exprimetoi.net? Cateva cuvinte pentru veryscrap </strong><br />
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Teodora: Am intrat in comunitatea Veryscrap cu dorinta maxima de A INVATA . Dorinta nu s-a stins, asa ca aveti de lucru , fetelor.... nu glumesc. ;)<br />
Mi-as dori ca membrele veryscrap sa fie mai active....atat. Intr-o lume atat de captivanta, mi se pare imposibil sa nu te bucuri in fiecare clipa de frumos, de nou.<br />
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Veryscrap: multumim tare mult pentru incredere: sper ca nu te vom dezamagi la acest capitol . Scrapbookingul exista de cand lumea, dintotdeauna cred ca fiecare a dorit sa-si pastreze lucrurile dragi aproape de suflet. Nu toata lumea stie insa sa defineasca acest termen, sa lucreze cu materiale si tehnici specifice si tocmai de aceea comunitatea noastra e relativ mica; ne facem noi mari! :) <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />Un mare multumesc pentru ca ni te-ai ‘’dezvaluit ‘’ si la cat mai multe lucrari scrapbooking!</strong></div>
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I'm gonna play, baby ! Last week I attempt to my VISA card and make some shopping :P. </div>
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well, don't dream... there ain't no clothes, no bags, no shoes , nothing like this. </div>
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well , for better understanding here you have some embossing powders - clear, green and red, and a black Stazon inkpad with refill. I just can't wait to play with those powders.... it will be a mess ! :D oh, such a mess !<br />
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And now, let me show you some Valentine cards... I have so many ideeas, so less paper and not a trimmer at least. I still work with my patchwork cutter on the cutting mat. But ...I like it even so .<br />
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If the previous post was entitled "first days of January" it seems to me quite appropriate to name this post "<i>last days of January</i>" LOL ... just because I find so less time to blog and is almost the end of January.<br />
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Then a little time for<i> this and that </i> - in this case mending a ripped binding on a shabby-chic bath mat ( more shabby than chic :P ) ( I love doing this kind of stuff. You might laugh, but I remember all my childhood mending various clothes of mine or of my familiy... then was born my love for needle and thread ;) ) </div>
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A little scrapbooking time each day , just for the peace of soul and the smile on my face ...should I recognise publicly that is more than ''little time'' ? :D</div>
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The day passes by with a blossom born in the middle of winter </div>
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and a little shopping which means transforming a Christmas coupon gift in some great products ( thank you, <b>Arabella</b> ! ) . Yay ! stamps again :D</div>
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and then a special dinner with meat. Red meat . <i>Special </i>because we seldom eat meat . </div>
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The fire is lit....winter holiday decorations on the mantel ...listening Schubert.... the start of a beautiful year :)<br />
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Who would believe that time runs so fast ? well, it's already a fact not a supposition .<br />
Autumn has slipped away so softly that all I can remember are some faded sun rays and a dried leaf....<br />
After that Christmas passed quickly , and beautifully, too. Almost in the same manner as always...<br />
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But who knows what next year brings us ? beside the gorgeous<i> radiant orchid</i> color of the year :<br />
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For sure this is one of my favorite colors, so I hope it will make me be more creative , more high-spirited and content with my results in the new year.<br />
Last night I was thinking of creating quite a severe resolution list for the upcoming days, but today I let myself go in the sweet idleness of holidays... maybe tomorrow ? LOL<br />
Who want to think about work plans when sipping slowly a coffee with some last, dried, pieces of cake ?<br />
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As you seen in the previous post I've worked hard for some surprises... all that work become this :<br />
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In 14 september 2013, the forum <a href="http://www.tomnarella-handmade.com/" target="_blank">Tomnarella-handmade</a> made 1 year of life. Quite a baby, isn't it ? :D<br />
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well, as a surprise gift, all the members received cards with the forum sign , an autum maple leaf ... and some lines. A proud <i>thank you</i> for all those who were there, near me , day by day ....<br />
I've made quite a lot :D<br />
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Here is autumn, a long and beautiful autumn ....I let you for remembering a basket full of quinces :<br />
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It seems that I just can not keep in line my blogging... it's summer and despite of it I have so much to do ... still no gardening , the drought is awful this year... all of my raised beds are quite like small deserts... the network water is too expensive, we have no rain this means nothing in the garden... still some raspberries dare to produce day after day to my DH delight... apples and hazelnuts... big , red, crunchy hazelnuts... and that's all from the garden ... this year we'll have to buy the plums for the <i>magiun</i> ( plum-jam without sugar ) ...maybe next week-end we'll find some nice ripe plums for sale ...<br />
Inside.... I love to work at night... it cooler, it's silent ( the traffic is almost reduced ) and by the opened window I hear the crickets and some distant sounds.... it's better at night... working hard, as you can see ;) ...a small surprise for dear friends ....<br />
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We manage to set up a new pasta recipe ... a friend bring us some <i>Chorizo dulce</i> ( a sweet spanish sausage ) so this is a gorgeous and so yummy dish : fresh cherry tomatoes, chorizo, garlic, basil and parmesan cheese. Too pity that there are only 2 sausages in the pack, lately you can't find here almost anything good.... </div>
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Now, scrapbooking.... you know , this love will never fade.... no matter how tired I am , I will scrap a little for my pleasure or for others pleasure. This is entitled : "Following a free spirit ".<br />
I love trying new techniques, I'm quite excited every time I find out about a new one and I put it on practice.<br />
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And for my pleasure : a coloured pencils digistamp card with lots of embellishments...an amazing digistamp from <a href="http://www.weestamps.com/" target="_blank">http://www.weestamps.com/</a>.<br />
I'm looking forward to make a blue one and a pink one and who knows what follows.... dreams, dreams... <br />
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And now a little fabric "something " ... a hair accessory : </div>
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Quickly explanations : the flowers are from quilling technique, very simple rolls and circles with fringes , but the leaves are a little more.. I outlined them on fabric, </div>
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painted with fabric paints</div>
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added the veins with puff paint and add some more deep with other green-ish colors</div>
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dry them thoroughly until puff paint "explodes" </div>
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a little montage on a hair comb with ribbon as base , a little hand sewing </div>
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and ta-daaa : a big hair accessory with faceted crystal beads and all .</div>
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here's on the dummy head : </div>
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And the last thing before closing today's long post, is my newly hairpin crocheted <i>jacket</i> and yet without buttons (can't find anywhere some cream pearl small round romantic buttons.I ask for too much , do I ? :D ) </div>
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So I repeat the title : late... summer....too much to do .... right ? ;) ( and ...psst! this is not all ;) ;) ) </div>
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Until next time, don't forget : love is everything ! </div>
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