thimblerig:

to cheat by trickery

or

 to swindle by a trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location

 

pronunciation

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Adding another camera themed card for the Moxie Fab - Camera Craze...I mean, how much fun is one allowed? I hope endless amounts! This will be the 12th card in my 30 Mother's Day cards in 30 days challenge issued by the Art MoB.

I love that a very old Cricut cartridge had something that would work for the ever trendy camera craze, which is a Polaroid frame. I can still smell the chemicals from my dad's Polaroid and watching with fascination as the picture emerged right in front of our eyes...just like magic!

 

I added a small dollop of LSD under the butterfly wings, just to give it a slight dimension.

 

Echo Park - pattern paper

Cricut - Country Life, p. 73 ( flowers )

Don Juan cartridge , p. 70 ( Polaroid frame )

Paisley cartridge - p. 40 ( butterfly )

Helmar - Liquid Scrapdots

Faber Castell - PITT pen

Dymo Label Maker ( perfect retro labeling for the Polaroid frame! )

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Aud Sentiments Challenge - Easter

 

I don't really need to explain the sentiment....do I girls? lol

The rabbit looks too scared to answer!

 

I think I cut the carrot from Create a Critter cartridge, it was a while back when Cricut gave us a free cut in the Cricut Craft Room. It's a really cute cartridge...and Jamie, if your reading this....it would make a fabulous Christmas present for me next year..hint hint...lol

 

Ranger - stickles

Maya Roads - tan felt flower

Hawaiian Aloha BTN - font

EK Success - Gem sticker

everything else - from my Easter stash bag

 

So, the question begs to be asked.....Does size matter?



Danny Kaye:

 18 January 1913 – 3 March 1987) was a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. His best known performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomines, and rapid-fire nononsense songs.

Jamie and I watched him during our Christmas marathon of movies in the 1954 production of White Christmas...it was so much fun decorating the tree, drinking egg nog and watching this movie!
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Here's another 6 x12" wall hanging that I created using a lot of Faber Castell products. The background was made with the Metallic Gelatos. I scribbled some on the board and then spritzed with water using my finger to blend. Then I rubbed a little bit of the Gelato on a wax sheet, added water to it and then dabbed my paintbrush in and splattered it around.

I used the Art Grip Aquarelle pencils to color in the brushes. I also embellished the brushes with rhinestones, beads and pearls. I used my Pitt Pens to doodle on them and the Pitt artist pen Big Brush to color the stamps and give each brush it's unique inspiration.

I took images from magazines to create the brush tips.

The writing is straight, promise it is, but this picture makes it look a little warped. I like the eclectic look of my Dymo Label Maker along with the chipboard letters. The texture on the jar was created by using a crumpled piece of kitchen wax paper and then glued on.

The edge of the board was made using my charcoal pencils, smudging it with my finger and then I used my American Craft Galaxy Marker to create the white dots. Strung with twie and beads ( some recycled from an old pair of sandals! )

entering this in:

 

Pin And Tack: #3 Anything Goes

 

Dame: noun

Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household.

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Hi everyone, this post will be a little picture heavy but well worth it: if you like humor, and adorable cuteness anyway! ::wink:: I have had the honor and the extreme pleasure of trying out Kim Hughes new mini album kit called "Oh, what a Dame", featuring the Glitz Designs Cashmere Dame embellishments and papers! I haven't had this much fun in awhile, it's a fantastic kit. She does provide you with step by step instructions or you can just make it anyway you want! It makes for a fun girlfriend album, or an All about Me album, or like the one I made, a mini album filled with sassy quotes....I call it..

"Quote this"

I just love the retro images in this kit! Kim gives you ribbons, gems, tulle...all sorts of goodies to have fun with! I added quotes, and drew figures, but Kim leaves you lots of room to do whatever you want! A great kit leaves the imagination free to roam!

I enjoy altering embellishments like the typed paper that came with the chipboard typewriter. I printed out my own saying, cut it size and then cut a slit into the typewriter and slipped what I wrote into it. The top of the paper has a pop dot strip under it which gives lift and dimension.

I used one of my favorite techniques, printing out sentiments on the computer and tracing over it with my Faber Castell Pitt Pens using my up light box. It gives it a handwritten apperarance, but so perfect and even!



 I also like to print out a saying, hold it over the up light box and then tape a shape or a scrap piece of paper over what I printed and then run it back through the printer. Perfect placement every time! The sentiment in the heart was created that way, and then I hand stitched around the edges before adhereing to the page.

The 2 pages side by side.

 I love using my Dymo Label Maker, which in it's own right has a very retro look to it.

The folders are not only cute but gives the mini album and interactive element.

I fussy cut the bathing beauty out of one of the cards that came with kit, and Kim gives you detailed directions on how to make the Gorgeous Dame banner hanging on the hanger.

I love fun quotes that make me laugh, not everything has to be serious all the time, and Pinterest sure has supplied me with a ton of humor!

 

I love changing an embellishment, you don't have to accept it for what is is. Case in point, the wording on this tag isn't what I needed so I covered their words up using my Dymo Label Maker, therefore making it my own.



I fussy cut the flowers from scraps and added them to the inside and the outside portions of the folder. Nothing should go to waste in this beautiful kit! 

Even the Cricut got involved, I cut the wine glass from the French Manor Cartridge, colored in the wine with the Faber Castell Art Grip Aquarelle pencil and then used my water brush to smooth out the look, adding a small touch of Ranger's Antique Linen Distress stickles for a few sparkles. 

The friendship quote is the perfect way to end this mini album, all ready to be dedicated to that special friend. The inside of the letters were filled in with my Ranger Distress Marker, Broken China.

I would love for you to pop over to Kim's blog ( Lazy Cowgirl )and tell her what a wonderful job she did putting this together. She has really been busy putting this together, as soon as she gives me a price for it, I will post it, plus the link where you can order one for yourself!
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UPDATE:

You can purchase Kim's "Oh, What a Dame!" mini album from her Etsy store for ONLY $20.00!! Wow!! What a great deal folks, I hope you rush over there and get one!
 

Dancing in the rain : slang

not letting the bad stuff get you down

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This is a 6" x 12" wall hanging created on chipboard.

 

The background was made entirely of Faded Jeans Distress Stain. Once applied the board was spritzed with water. Then heat set.

The dancer and the umbrella are 2 digital images that I merged and printed out. Then I cut it out and painted it black with acrylic paint and adhered it to the board.

 

 I used Sail Boat Blue alcohol ink and Diamond stickles to create the rain. First I tilted my board and dropped the alcohol inks letting them run down the board, once they were dry I came back with my Diamond Stickles and lightly streaked the drops. At the top of the board I slathered on the same Diamond Stickles and using my finger I spread them out and downward to give the illusion of a rain cloud. This is one of my favorite techniques.

 The bottom of the board was created using the Faded Jeans Distress stain and the Sail Boat Blue alcohol ink, but used in the opposite direction as the water dropplets. I was hoping to achieve a puddle splashing effect with my ballerina dancing in the rain. The entire board is edged with my charcoal pencil and smudged.

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Hemp Cord

Dymo Label Maker

Ranger - Diamond Stickles, Faded Jeans Distress Stain, and Sail Boat Blue Alcohol Ink

support: transitive verb

to promote the interests or cause of

Did you know that $100.00 helps provide a mammogram for a woman in need?

You can:
Get involved with friends or family to start or join a fundraiser
Partner with a nationally recognized charity
Volunteer to help educate women about breast cancer
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Really Reasonable Ribbon - Challenge #57, Pretty in Pink & Ribbon Theme
Link Up For Pink

 

ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon

pattern paper - from a calender
gem - My Minds Eye
Dymo Label Maker
stitching by hand
faux stitching - Pitt Pen
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The winner of my "Grateful" contest is:

WWillowW of Just Cuttin' Up

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