orotund: adjective

marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous
 

 pompous, bombastic

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Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #40 Fantasies and Fairies

Technique Time Tuesday - Faux Chalkboard challenge

I wanted to use the word "chalk" in my sentiment because I was afraid that the customers who buy my cards might not understand that it's suppose to look a little smudgy and chalkboard-ish. For the first time in a long time, I dragged out those teeny tiny letter stamps and just let them be random upper and lower case and wonky, kinda like my handwriting on a chalk board, lol I also reinforced the white lettering with a marker to make sure it showed up well.

I have to admit that I have mixed emotions about this technique. I guess I feel ambivalent about it. Maybe I just need time to get use to it, it took me awhile to come around to other trends too.

Close To My Heart - white embossing powder

Ranger - Distress marker, stickles

VersaMark

Ink it Up! - white

Stampin' Up! - embossing buddy

border stamp - misc

papers from stash

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On my blog, Journal of a Lazy Dieter, I am discussing kitchen exercises. I mean what better place to exercise where you are planing on shoving some food into your mouth? Makes you think twice before doing it! Oh, and you don't have to leave a comment but a click on "like" means you are supporting me through my diet. Thanks!

Down: noun

A rolling grassy upland
or
a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England

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PageMaps - Make your own stamp challenge + sketch

OMG you say, another lay out?

 I am getting all caught up, are you happy for me or just stunned?

:)

AND another Gelli print sheet used ( very proud of myself to be using these prints! ) The butterfly is also from one of my prints, that was used as a mask.

I made a banner stamp out of foam sheet, used my VersaMark pad and embossing powder to give them some texture and shine

I only added some doodling around the letters of the chipboard as the natural grey matched so perfectly with the color of the Grotesques.

VersaMark - ink
Ranger - embossing powder
Sakura - Glaze pens
Really Reasonable Ribbon - twine
Helmar - LSD
Maya Road - journal block, overlay, chipboard letters