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I received cards from Pam P and Debi D yesterday! My desk at work is looking festive again.
Pam Cook #48
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Cards here from Pam and Debi! My piano is looking seasonal.
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I did get my cards in the mail on Wednesday...last day of dreary January.
Pat from NW OHIO
Midwest, USA
Midwest, USA
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4 more cards today
Debi, Farley, and both Pams
Debi, Farley, and both Pams
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Cards from both Pam gals, and Debi D. arrived today. Thank you ladies, they are super.
Pat from NW OHIO
Midwest, USA
Midwest, USA
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January got away from me and I sometimes forget to scroll all the way down in this list. Hopefully, I will find the next swap, I love card swapping.
Glad everyone is enjoying the creations. Can you post pictures so I can see what I missed??
Glad everyone is enjoying the creations. Can you post pictures so I can see what I missed??
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I had a great mail day yesterday. Wonderful cards arrived from Pam P., Pam C. and Debi. Thank you all so much.
Sue in NC (formerly known as Sue in Colorado)
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Same here...Thank you Pam, Pam and Debi. Awesome cards and my book case is again displaying wonderful PAO art.
Barbara, we will post cards once everyone has received theirs. We don’t want to spoil the surprises for anyone. I look forward to you joining us for the next swap. It really is special.
Barbara, we will post cards once everyone has received theirs. We don’t want to spoil the surprises for anyone. I look forward to you joining us for the next swap. It really is special.
FARLEY in Sacramento
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Okay Miss Monica, you need to tell us how you made your lovely card.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Pat from NW OHIO
Midwest, USA
Midwest, USA
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ETA: It was brown Archival I used, not black. Black was the original but too harsh. And if you're really curious, it was the Ground Espresso Archival that's one of the Timmy versions, that I bought a reinker and a custom blend ink pad for and made my own large version.pat-czap wrote:Okay Miss Monica, you need to tell us how you made your lovely card.
Thanks in advance.
Magic? Something like 15-20 years ago, glossy paper was THE THING when it came to stamping and embossing. I bought a ream of it, which I still have like half of. When I was trying to figure out what to do for this swap I dug out my favorite Stampendous lace heart stamp, which is also at least 15 years old, and decide to do a background to stamp it on. Which led me to wondering how Distress Oxides would look on glossy paper, because my brain was thinking of the old techniques I did with that stamp. So I grabbed a few pieces of glossy, cut them down to 5 1/2 by 4 1/4, picked out the red and pink Oxides along with a complementary brown, and smooshed them on my craft mat. A bit of misting, dragging the glossy through it and drying between applications, and I had a background that was soft and almost chalky, but with a smidge of that glossy paper hinting here and there. The stamp platform and brown Archival ink were used with the stamp, and then I decided to highlight the roses and leaves using the darkest red Oxide and a green that went well. Just used an applicator for that. The finishing touch was chocolate liquid pearls. I was originally going to use the Nuvo one I bought, but I couldn't get it to dome nicely, so I'll be playing some more with that on another project. That's it. Trimmed a bit to fit on the card base and there you have it. Easy peasy!
No. 28 in the Order of PAO
Chief Bearer of the Torch and Admin
Chief Bearer of the Torch and Admin
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I received one from Monica today
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I have Monica's and Farley's cards. Between the two of you, I'm going to break my no shopping vow and order some Oxides.
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Thanks for the great explanation Monica. I have glossy paper and oxide inks...I think I'll give this a whirl!
Pat from NW OHIO
Midwest, USA
Midwest, USA
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Happy Mail Today!
Received from both Pams, Debi amd Monica
Monica, I just read your creative process for
your card, Chocolate Liquid Pearls WOW
I thought they were stick on jewels and I was impressed
with your steady hand because of how even they went on,
NOW I'm even more impressed because all of those teeny tiny
dots all looked the same to me!
Received from both Pams, Debi amd Monica
Monica, I just read your creative process for
your card, Chocolate Liquid Pearls WOW
I thought they were stick on jewels and I was impressed
with your steady hand because of how even they went on,
NOW I'm even more impressed because all of those teeny tiny
dots all looked the same to me!
Be Yourself, Everyone else is taken
Elizabeth in Brooklyn
Elizabeth in Brooklyn