tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48240736932771163292024-03-14T07:15:02.874-04:00Dorcas DesignsDorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.comBlogger569125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-12269292045738666462012-12-31T15:28:00.002-05:002012-12-31T15:28:42.760-05:00Its been a while...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know its been a loooong time since Ive posted. Truth is I havent made a card in a couple of months. Just having a bit of a break for the winter. So thank all of you who decided to hang with me even while Ive been away from Blogland.</div>
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THis week's challenge at <a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mo's</a> is to post your favorite Mo card of 2012. I couldn't miss that opportunity even though Im cutting it very close in getting this in.</div>
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THis was probably my fave card, the coloring came out just how I wanted and it was one of those rare cards youre pretty much 100% happy with when its done. A rare occurance!!</div>
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OK, so its not crafty but in case youve been wondering what Ive been doing lately, Ive been doing some "house projects", nothing exciting per se but just things that have been a bit neglected lately.<br />
Let me show you what I mean:<br />
Here's my sideboard which has been scratched up for quite some time. Ive been meaning to refinish it but just havent got around to it:<br />
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Well, I <i>still</i> havent refinished it but I decided to try out some "Old English" scratch remover to see if it would temporarily 'improve' it. Here's the result:<br />
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You gotta admit thats pretty awesome! Here's a close up:</div>
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So I decided the refinishing could wait, thats pretty close to perfect!</div>
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So theeeen I got to thinking, hey my kitchen floor is pretty awful why not try it on that? So I bought some Old English Scratch Remover in LIGHT and I'll show you how that went.</div>
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First, here is the before:</div>
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You can see that the original finish is almost completely worn away. The floor really needs to be stripped but I cant do it in the winter so this is to "hold it over" til warm weather comes and I can do without my kitchen for a week or so. (not sure when <b>that</b> will be!).</div>
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And below is the after picture:<br />
Yes, still a little rough but the color is more uniform so at first glance it looks not too bad. <br />
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OK, are you ready for a "Pinstrocity??" Me too!<br />
Have any of you read about the super duper way to boil eggs in the oven? The claim is that the eggs come out tastier, are easier to peel etc etc etc. Well! What they neglected to mention was this: that the eggs also scorch in the muffin tin and end up with brown spots all over them!<br />
Here's the Pinterest picture that inspired me:<br />
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And here's my reality:<br />
Anyone for some ugly eggs?<br />
And by the way, they do NOT peel easier and they do NOT taste tastier either.<br />
So there. <br />
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Well thats what's been happening here, thanks for visiting!!<br />
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Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-84080642483078789282012-09-20T05:00:00.006-04:002012-10-03T16:15:17.359-04:00#154 Mo's Challenge "Dies and Punches"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpenPz2Zj6-htKL2UIQ0fJ2v81lbO8cFsBqL5n77jASxxVcV9afcAlObtfrnK5Yb0STJiPnnADzTsMvopENyhyphenhyphenK0e3xml0t0pf0C0sLGoEANjEvn5ATobot57GqBE-PcnANF_yafnzr70H/s1600/7932124018_df5910fd0e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpenPz2Zj6-htKL2UIQ0fJ2v81lbO8cFsBqL5n77jASxxVcV9afcAlObtfrnK5Yb0STJiPnnADzTsMvopENyhyphenhyphenK0e3xml0t0pf0C0sLGoEANjEvn5ATobot57GqBE-PcnANF_yafnzr70H/s400/7932124018_df5910fd0e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi GUys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope your week is going well. I'm still trying to get my "mojo" back but its not coming too readily.I just need to give it time. This has happened before and I know it will return eventually but there's no telling when...I'm not holding my breath, you know what I mean?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Anyway! This week's challenge at <a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mo's</a> is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Dies and/or Punches </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I decided to use Mo's image<a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/kite/" target="_blank"> "Kite"</a>. Its been out for a few months now but this is my first time coloring it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the papers are mostly MME and the dies are spellbinders. The sentiment is by Precious Rememberance.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thats it form me, I hope you have a great weekend!</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-16929957400997684182012-09-06T05:00:00.002-04:002012-10-03T16:15:28.002-04:00#151 Anything Goes ~ Mo's Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUpT_T94PHK9UBUaI8jfJjm_aUGfcKG1bCDEPA1-n6NNtHWG2UerdiSGxlOLBqtM1faFL6x5Uta3TWkkFL0lj3WiUq6GrarZ63FMMjdmgMh5CoHdTX8T1CNRzBpXTy_1X1yUxy-cI66Ai/s1600/7931913514_107f1b8bd6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUpT_T94PHK9UBUaI8jfJjm_aUGfcKG1bCDEPA1-n6NNtHWG2UerdiSGxlOLBqtM1faFL6x5Uta3TWkkFL0lj3WiUq6GrarZ63FMMjdmgMh5CoHdTX8T1CNRzBpXTy_1X1yUxy-cI66Ai/s400/7931913514_107f1b8bd6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Guys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So its Thursday again! And you all know what that means, right? A new challenge at <a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mo's</a>! Its the start of a new month and that means its "Anything Goes with a Mo's".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just love this towering cake image called (appropriately) "<a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/tall-cake/" target="_blank">Tall Cake</a>", available <a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/tall-cake/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ive colored my image with prismacolor and Lyra pencils on kraft. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paper: MME</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ticket Stamp: Whimsy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image: Mo's "Tall Cake"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Card Candy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Twine and Ribbon: Lilly Belles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buttons: from stash</div><br />
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</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-59388782599890185282012-08-30T06:00:00.000-04:002012-08-30T06:00:07.658-04:00So Happy For You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMpv_5P1Y3mdGjvF0q3d7yRX6BpYopwTEyURJ4kZEqmCN_GCWwU_HExUMvPI9vNIzFj0B2eWP1xa0ITYxJZX9xHU0m20soc2hXoG4kVCFFAaUIjQA9DfH2oEWmFGPb-2nCfEVzD_6Iv7T/s1600/7765554836_8dea110ed1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMpv_5P1Y3mdGjvF0q3d7yRX6BpYopwTEyURJ4kZEqmCN_GCWwU_HExUMvPI9vNIzFj0B2eWP1xa0ITYxJZX9xHU0m20soc2hXoG4kVCFFAaUIjQA9DfH2oEWmFGPb-2nCfEVzD_6Iv7T/s400/7765554836_8dea110ed1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here I am practicing my ethnic skin on kraft again. I needed a celebration card for a black GF of mine and Ive always loved this image. I wasn't sure how she would work with dark skin but it actually turned out just fine so I am pleased.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK! Down to business!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week's challenge at <a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mo's DP2</a> is "Layers". Now at first glance you're gonna think this is a pretty CAS card but if you actually count the layers there are 8 of them. So see, I did get the memo afterall. :)</div><br />
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</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-26656843801193924322012-08-23T06:00:00.000-04:002012-08-23T06:00:03.271-04:00Together<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaEvMiaH5bqFZWCCDh0yfB1LC4bYBLhVgCGvrjsNjZLY14PcC8M2_-WZ2CAdMiuvl9lUdSjkhyphenhyphenY_buD_Xwzu94BI1tSqkr4pDRViUqhChMJbqmPX2N_4G4ahJ3ECzkkOK8bgZSb2GF9YU/s1600/7765615534_b47eb4a927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaEvMiaH5bqFZWCCDh0yfB1LC4bYBLhVgCGvrjsNjZLY14PcC8M2_-WZ2CAdMiuvl9lUdSjkhyphenhyphenY_buD_Xwzu94BI1tSqkr4pDRViUqhChMJbqmPX2N_4G4ahJ3ECzkkOK8bgZSb2GF9YU/s400/7765615534_b47eb4a927.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope everyone's week has been going well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today's card is an anniversary card for someone (Stacey, don't look!) who likes purple and such. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week's challenge at <a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">MO's</a> is "Distressing" and as this is for an anniversary I didn't want to make the card look like it had been through the wringer, ya know? So I just distressed using distress inks instead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can find the image "Date" <a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/date/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-50148390811980575652012-08-16T06:00:00.000-04:002012-08-16T06:00:09.441-04:00Keeping In Touch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkklipLGsUEdP9ej4tZbkNQWnVLCAplxB-8YgVqKcMabxqgKJEOJa_MT71qNpJns6Z8qwDF27UDAgICw1KhyUhhxoAZR35RBRak2KFF46jVcfnSotsmCK65GdL_uiYp1wGpAKXU97SE_kg/s1600/7765510376_41e015df38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkklipLGsUEdP9ej4tZbkNQWnVLCAplxB-8YgVqKcMabxqgKJEOJa_MT71qNpJns6Z8qwDF27UDAgICw1KhyUhhxoAZR35RBRak2KFF46jVcfnSotsmCK65GdL_uiYp1wGpAKXU97SE_kg/s400/7765510376_41e015df38.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Guys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I'm back. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a bit of a struggle making myself sit down to make a few cards but once I got the paper together they came together surprisingly easy and I enjoyed it. So here we have "<a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/danielle-with-laptop/" target="_blank">Danielle With Laptop</a>" by Mo Manning. Love this image, especially the cat on the top of the chair. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week's challenge at <a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge</a> is and easy one <b>'Friends</b>".</div><br />
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</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-64372010670735122902012-07-30T06:00:00.001-04:002012-07-30T06:00:11.096-04:00Things Can Only Go Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvlaDdr-fqGG9NsxIKsEXpkCR-WYyR4B_QiD9zwIaAeDZIekMvreZycCRhOEzcxvYTvA2ekcv3FfAfuqpvfmFiu8GbIW4pBQQRRiO9-cq7pKNQs6afgY-yHeaSo0fbJnyr7UeBz5wUtir/s1600/7646507096_19d136817d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvlaDdr-fqGG9NsxIKsEXpkCR-WYyR4B_QiD9zwIaAeDZIekMvreZycCRhOEzcxvYTvA2ekcv3FfAfuqpvfmFiu8GbIW4pBQQRRiO9-cq7pKNQs6afgY-yHeaSo0fbJnyr7UeBz5wUtir/s400/7646507096_19d136817d.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my last post for <a href="http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Kraft Journal</a>. It has been an awesome 5 months working with them. I would have been with them another month there if it weren't for a bad case of "Blogging Burnout". Ever catch it? Its scary. You wonder if you'll ever be in the groove again. *sigh*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the past month or so I have come off some really wonderful teams and I hope that someday they'll have me back. For now I need a break to get my swing again. I have no intention of stopping blogging I just need to lighten the load a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So back to this week's challenge:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Use Any Sketch</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's mine:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa4ZJzaJxbiGW1xweEjdN1uRA_eTTWz5vAH2mS9N9_m8LhlrpHsz6sHlDgtzGSF4ipUYvkXVSSyWQhj5t0LnM2AFjo9gt0Mu1Ico2Q-kuw6-B5YbEZV50MjTzuGUTzjLghMvK0Pf2PG9v/s1600/CPS275_July22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa4ZJzaJxbiGW1xweEjdN1uRA_eTTWz5vAH2mS9N9_m8LhlrpHsz6sHlDgtzGSF4ipUYvkXVSSyWQhj5t0LnM2AFjo9gt0Mu1Ico2Q-kuw6-B5YbEZV50MjTzuGUTzjLghMvK0Pf2PG9v/s1600/CPS275_July22.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-38790683546931425762012-07-26T06:00:00.001-04:002012-07-26T06:00:00.268-04:00A Boy's Best Friend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvwp7yzP8AhRWppBTf2RDi8B5pHBAOLIGYutO_lxwPyLcYpXlXyxAclif4z6OBXS3-kCAnaxXKITSWijc7s4NSfMeJsqZRETheNMl8_onLa6x-UpotiLUpO9EDqh8wDfH4Pii2CvX8WJe/s1600/7450567276_992a11dcc4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvwp7yzP8AhRWppBTf2RDi8B5pHBAOLIGYutO_lxwPyLcYpXlXyxAclif4z6OBXS3-kCAnaxXKITSWijc7s4NSfMeJsqZRETheNMl8_onLa6x-UpotiLUpO9EDqh8wDfH4Pii2CvX8WJe/s400/7450567276_992a11dcc4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week our challenge at<a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Mo'</a>s is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>In The Dog House</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(interpret that how you will. In this country we have the expression someone is "in the doghouse" if they're in trouble and being punished. You could use an image like that. Or you can go the doggie route. Either way!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
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</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-68724143744472899472012-07-23T06:00:00.001-04:002012-07-23T06:00:01.472-04:00Some Things Just Stink<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWOpSkG9I72bFW4wv0qQxo6OMuyZaVy6za6us-UejeATBfN5-XMRGL0FBQCMv2RGZI3NH25B4WGj9G9tdF6XsoymRoAXBDgD8UyxSjGALzjVod9HK3eZMyyoRyW1u0wkbmvQh7sNe4K1S/s1600/7450597168_0bbbfcd099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWOpSkG9I72bFW4wv0qQxo6OMuyZaVy6za6us-UejeATBfN5-XMRGL0FBQCMv2RGZI3NH25B4WGj9G9tdF6XsoymRoAXBDgD8UyxSjGALzjVod9HK3eZMyyoRyW1u0wkbmvQh7sNe4K1S/s400/7450597168_0bbbfcd099.jpg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Guys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This week at <a href="http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Kraft Journal</a> we want to see cards that <b>make us smile</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll admit that this isn't your typical "happy" card but rather a commiseration card. The sentiment fits and hopefully that will grab a smile from the recipient. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> If not, my efforts have gone down the toilet. ;)</div><br />
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</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-38010564892642965042012-07-19T06:00:00.005-04:002012-07-19T06:00:09.050-04:00Bedtime Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIReNCCzxhJVGhSXKQ1mGgXM-cvhEN8l1UYi8aX6jNECN7qFDYExblFmkUoRI2HCjbklNDe_ChQ0LnTU-w9RUO3-W1sm3lizcPNGF4QLRQMh2m1hIXv_A7zSxX7dyNyheYVdlGvcI4GGrh/s1600/7586112136_f2051bcdec.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIReNCCzxhJVGhSXKQ1mGgXM-cvhEN8l1UYi8aX6jNECN7qFDYExblFmkUoRI2HCjbklNDe_ChQ0LnTU-w9RUO3-W1sm3lizcPNGF4QLRQMh2m1hIXv_A7zSxX7dyNyheYVdlGvcI4GGrh/s400/7586112136_f2051bcdec.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi Everyone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well we are on week two of our GD call at <a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mo's Digital Pencil</a>! For all you hopefuls out there you have til the end of the month to enter in our challenges and <b>put GD after your name </b>to be considered.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Exciting times!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this week's challenge is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Hugs and Kisses</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to use Mo's "<a href="http://digitalpenciltoo.com/index.php/Bedtime-Story.html" target="_blank">Bedtime Story</a>" for my card. Its an older image and is not listed in the new shop yet but if you put a flea in Mo's ear she will definitely add it, no problem.</div><br />
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I thought you might enjoy playing around with achieving a "metal effect" on kraft cardstcock,so to get started find an image with a chunk of metal you can work on and get some <a href="http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=202" target="_blank">kraft </a>paper to print it out .</div>
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I am here using prismacolor pencils in this demonstration but you could use other brands just keep in mind that the names on the pencils will be different. And just a FYI : for metal we would generally use <b>cool grays </b>as opposed to warm (or brownish) grays.</div>
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When you go onto step 2, blend the 70% onto the 90% .You will go over the first layer somewhat and outwards. Just try not to "drown out" the first, darkest layer.
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I just love how the colors start merging now. Its really starting to look like shiny stainless steel.
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Ah! I love this! Can you see it coming together? I can almost hear the clang!
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OK, so now we're going to grab some of our previously used pencils to blend it out a bit. We don't want any "color transition" streaking.
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</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-46658153610885726082012-07-12T06:00:00.001-04:002012-07-12T06:00:05.527-04:00Cutting The Rug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn-AlcZpZYRtO0J-6hhyphenhyphenuY-cv_DrbSe3ICNCtTKXxpqv_ahZ2ZLX02TZkjyUi0aiXFqbel9HgWFkXbvgs4W3cEQqz3a6cCXPpjZ9ADTkJ2g1hIFFOTp7FPlwNqjj71t114bzhzhrlzmGn/s1600/7450530328_88d0237a17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn-AlcZpZYRtO0J-6hhyphenhyphenuY-cv_DrbSe3ICNCtTKXxpqv_ahZ2ZLX02TZkjyUi0aiXFqbel9HgWFkXbvgs4W3cEQqz3a6cCXPpjZ9ADTkJ2g1hIFFOTp7FPlwNqjj71t114bzhzhrlzmGn/s400/7450530328_88d0237a17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here's a happy card for you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> What's not to love about this image! Isn't it great? I tried something a little different here. I used my trusty pencils, as usual, but I colored on pastel paper (as in for pastel pencils, not pastel colored paper). It has more tooth to it which can be good and bad. You can get a lot of pigment down but it does still leave a texture as pencils don't fill in the tooth as much as powdery pastels would do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway! It's good to experiment!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this week's challenge at <a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mo's</a> is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Singing/ Dancing</b></div><br />
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<b>ps) For the rest of July we will be having a Guest Designer Call at Mo's so be sure to play along with the challenges and put <span style="color: red;">GD</span> after your name to be considered!! The GD position will last <span style="color: red;">3 months</span>. So its kind of a big deal ;)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the best!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-8652104561295852472012-07-09T06:00:00.000-04:002012-07-09T06:00:08.993-04:00Rock A Bye Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi Guys!</div>
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So its "Rock-A-Bye Baby" at <a href="http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">the Kraft Journal</a> this week!</div>
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Time to get out your wee wittle buttons and soft happy colors and get caught up on baby cards. :)</div>
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I chose to make a clean and simple card. At least, its as clean and simple as <i>I</i> get. I liked the simplicity and serenity of the image and just didn't want to "disturb the peace" with too many embellies.</div>
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OK Guys so look at this.</div>
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OK, there's<i> one mat</i> but its black. Is this a first for me? I thinkie so.</div>
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I even got out the white craft paint and went smudgy with it. How fun is that!</div>
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Kraft paper pack, button, ticket stub and burlap: <a href="http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/Default.asp" target="_blank">The Kraft OUtlet</a></div>
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So as promised, I worked up a step by step for you in coloring ethnic skin tones on kraft. </div>
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I was a little more ' in my element ' doing this one and I hope you like it.</div>
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The colors are very similar to what you would use on white paper (see tutorial for white<a href="http://dorcasdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/06/coloring-ethnic-skin-with-prismacolors.html" target="_blank"> here</a>) with this one difference: Because we are looking for a darker shade of skin there is no need to start off with whites and creams. In fact, this is where kraft is in its element because we're halfway there before we start. ;)</div>
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<b>Step 1</b> we're going to work the shadows with <b>light umber</b>. Just nice easy circular strokes.</div>
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Follow the umber with (<b>step 2)</b> <b>burnt ochre</b>. So you're covering the light umber with the burnt ochre and coming in toward the center just a bit further.</div>
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<b>Step 3</b>) All over with <b>goldenrod</b>. (below)</div>
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He's looking a little jaundiced at this point but don't panic.</div>
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<b>Step 4)</b> working the shadows with <b>sienna brown.</b></div>
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<b>Step 5)</b> begin blending with <b>pink </b>(very lightly) and add a wee bit of <b>process red</b> in the deepest shadows for "punch".</div>
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<b>The yellow ochre, jasmine and peach is a layering combo that works wonderfully to blend the tones together</b>. If your image is too pinky peachy, add more yellow, if its too yellow, add more peach etc. You get the idea.</div>
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<b>The dark brown is added in the shadows to re-depthen them</b>. (They may have lost some depth with the blending).</div>
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It really starts coming alive now.</div>
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<b>Step 8) </b>This is just so exciting! <b>Burnt Ochre</b> and <b>Dark Brown</b> is used now for further contouring and depth.</div>
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This is where you get an inkling of what Geppetto felt when Pinocchio came to life.You know what I mean? It's like the image starts to breathe when your back is turned! lol</div>
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<b>Step 9)</b> The final magic touch:<b> Black</b>. Black grounds everything . It adds realism and the shadows darkest depths.</div>
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ps) I added the hair colors on the side in case you were wondering what I did.;)</div>
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And here he is all finished!</div>
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Really you could go in and tweak and tweak til the cows come home but at some point you've got to say "enough ".</div>
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But I think he's pretty cute as he is. :)</div>
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I hope you all had a great weekend. :)</div>
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Today's challenge at the <a href="http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kraft Journal </a>was a little tricky for me cos I never put these colors together.</div>
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I decided to use this theme to make a going away card for an older friend who is moving away to be cared for by her daughter. The tag pulls out and says, "Wherever you go you take our heart with you".</div>
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She's one of those people who can be at deaths door, gasping for a breath and when you ask her how she is she'll whisper, "Oh <i>I'm</i> all right baby how are <i>you</i>?"</div>
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She's such a sweetheart.</div>
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Colors: Prismacolors and Lyras</div>
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Its been a while since I've done a coloring tutorial on white cardstock so bear with me as I was kind of eeeeek! But I think I worked it out so I hope the color combination helps you out as well.</div>
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Coloring Ethnic skin tones can be quite a challenge for us pasty whites. You kind of need to retrain your eyes to see <i>all the colors that make up dark skin </i>as opposed to just seeing "<i>brown</i>". The danger of just seeing brown is that your ethnic coloring will look a bit like, well, chocolate pudding , and that's not flattering at all.</div>
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I have a lot of black friends and their skin tones vary tremendously. Some are really dark, others really light, some red toned, some yellow toned, it really varies just as much as light skin. </div>
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So here I am going to show you just <b>one way of coloring dark skin</b>.</div>
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(and by the way, I know black people don't "blush"~ at least we don't <i>see </i>them blush, but you know what?So be it. Ive given this child a rosy brown complexion. Its called artistic licence.</div>
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I'm using a digi by <a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/" target="_blank">Mo Manning</a> called "Dante's Drum" and prismacolor Pencils.</div>
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The first 6 steps are done with a light touch, all over color. Try to color as evenly as possible and avoid pencil streaks</div>
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So this is kinda cool. Ive been wanting to color up this image of Mo's for ages, I love the ways the cats kind of fit together like puzzle pieces and it makes a refreshing change from all my men's cards this month, doesn't it? (Well, one cat's a boy but we won't bring that up, besides, he's dead and cant complain but still I don't want to talk about it, )</div>
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It's <b>Straight From The Heart, </b></div>
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so here's your chance to create a nice soppy sentimental card for us to sniff and wipe our eyes over. :)</div>
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Image: "<a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/cat-love/" target="_blank">Cat Love</a>" by Mo Manning</div>
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Colors: Lyras and Prismacolors</div>
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How is everyone today? Today's card is a cheerful little project using one of Cheryl Agler's digis. Its been a long time since I had a chance to play with Chery'ls images so it was a treat for me. In fact, she's sponsoring us this week at Catered Crop so you might want to check it out!</div>
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This week's challenge at<a href="http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> The Kraft Journal </a>is an easy one: <b>Anything Goes</b></div>
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IMage: Sassy Cheryl "<a href="http://www.sassycherylsdigis.com/plain-ole-sally-bella/" target="_blank">plain ol Sally and Bella</a>"</div>
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Paper: Echo park and My Minds Eye</div>
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Cardstock: <a href="http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=81" target="_blank">Brown kraft cover weight cardstcock</a>, <a href="http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=202" target="_blank">lunch bag kraft</a></div>
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Pencils: Prismacolors and Lyras</div>
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Boy, have I made a lot of men cards this month or what? Whats up with that anyway?</div>
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Well this card was made for a friend who died in April and it fits right in with the challenge this week at<a href="http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Mo's Digital Challenge</a> which is "<b>Masculine</b>" so I saved it for the challenge and didn't post it earlier.</div>
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He was a simple "down home" kind of guy so I kept embellishments to a minimum so the image would be the focus. He loved his garden and had things growing in every space he could find.</div>
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Paper: Lily Bee Designs "Harvest Market" and Crate Paper "Farmhouse"</div>
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Happy Crafting!</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824073693277116329.post-11962183708012310222012-06-20T06:00:00.000-04:002012-06-20T06:00:12.604-04:00Coloring Brown Hair on Kraft<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a new coloring tutorial for you today. Previously I showed you red hair on kraft .You can <a href="http://dorcasdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/05/coloring-red-hair-on-kraft.html" target="_blank">find it here</a>. Today I am showing you how I color<b> medium brown hair </b>on kraft. I am using prismacolors on the kraft and a digi by Mo Manning.</div>
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I just wanted to quickly show you a gift my daughter made me for our anniversary.</div>
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They're wrist pincushions made of felt and I think she did an amazing job of them!</div>
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So if any of you are interested in my sewing muddles feel free to check out my other blog "<a href="http://ithinktheresathreadloose.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Snippets" here</a>.</div>
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You can also see more pictures of these <a href="http://ithinktheresathreadloose.blogspot.com/2012/06/wrist-pincushions.html" target="_blank">awesome pincushions</a> on that page. :)</div>
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A new challenge starts up today at <a href="http://thekraftjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Kraft Journal</a>. Its time to think SUMMER!</div>
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I just love Mo's new <a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/sailor-boys-set/" target="_blank">sailor boys</a>, isn't this one just adorable?</div>
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I'm using a combination of prismacolors and Lyras on <a href="http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=202" target="_blank">kraft</a> and the papers are MME, the "Carolina" pack.</div>
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<a href="http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=1004" target="_blank">Hemp </a>and <a href="http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/WsDefault.asp?Cat=bakerstwine" target="_blank">twine</a> is from the <a href="http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/Default.asp" target="_blank">Kraft Outlet</a>, as is the <a href="http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/WsDefault.asp?One=653" target="_blank">buff Ivory Cardstock</a>.</div>
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Hi Everyone!</div>
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I hope you're enjoying the summery weather :) Its a good day to go to the park so guess what? That's what we'll be doing this week at Mo's Digital Pencil. :) We want to see your cards featuring things you'd do or see <b>At the Park</b>.</div>
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When I made this card I thought about a park nearby (as in, an hour away) that features a miniature railroad. So that became the inspiration for this creation.</div>
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Image: "<a href="http://www.mosdigitalpencil.com/products/The-Engineer.html" target="_blank">The Engineer</a>" by Mo Manning</div>
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Colors: Prismacolors and Lyras</div>
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Paper: MME "Dilly Dally"</div>
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Whimsy Ticket labels</div>
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Jute Mesh: Bunny Zoe's</div>
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Can't wait to see all your projects! Have a great weekend!</div>Dorcashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00384391424354580227noreply@blogger.com15