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It was the Victoriana bit I couldn't incorporate. And the fantasy. And actually i can't see the point. still i tried Lol!!!!

Hello everyone..

I like it Ann, more to the point did you enjoy experimenting! I love your garden...from your photo blog!! I too love pretty and also bright...I also like grunge but way out of my league though I have tried it...a complete disaster lolol.

Funnily enough Ann I had seen the article and the photos of pages and wasn't at all keen on the fantasy side...it reminded me of Monty Python lol. However I did like the page LO of the 2 photos of a boy...page 21 at the top so much so I have the Gears die on order. The die would be good for grandsons' pages I thought and as Ginnie has posted for masculine pages and also cards. I know that the Tim Holtz Alterations dies work with chipboard on the Cuttlebug as I have 2 die sets already....Elegant Flourishes and Hanging Sign.

Just thinking if anyone would like chipboard cutouts from these dies I am only to happy to pass on.

Linda x

Linda, I would love cut outs please - ordinary card will be fine if you can. One thing I lacked was the cogs so I had to improvise. Yes in a masochistic way I did enjoy doing it. Mainly because I had been lax in doing any pages lately and it made me really have to think. Yes I liked that page of the boys too. It taught me a couple of things. You don't always have to use expensive embellishments on pages you can improvise, and you don't have to have lots of photos for it to be interesting. I do feel I should have had some journalling on the page though so I may re-visit it. Just to explain what the photo is and where taken etc.

Thanks for the remark re our garden, it is not very big but we love it.

As soon as the die arrives Ann I will let you know : ))

Going off the same lay out in the magazine it says about using shrink plastic. I thought that's a good idea for making small embelishments to add to pages. I had a pack of shrink plastic which I bought ages ago on a whim and today I thought I would give it a go using a stamp....bearing in mind I have never used this stuff before!! The end result was a little disastrous...the bottom half was flat and looked good however the top half was just one hard buckled mess lol. Oh well practice makes perfect as my dear OH commented : )))))

Linda x

Somebody )Linda?) asked the best card to use with pro markers. In Quick cards made easy this month: When choosing your card make sure it's ultra smooth and non porous. This will prevent the colours from bleeding. One favourite is Neenah Classic Crest £3.99 from www.crafterscompanion.co.uk available in 20 A4 sheets. You can also print straight onto this card.

Will have to try that one.

Jill's mini books added to the blog

Many thanks Ann...most useful : ))

Jill...your mini books are lovely.

Linda x

They are cute aren't they?

Ann..have you seen the new copy of Scrapbook Magazine issue 55. There is an article on "how to make your own hardware". I especially like the idea of the small photo frame on page 34. I don't have that particular embossing folder however I do have a couple that I think would be ok.

Linda x

No, not seen that one yet, although I am down in the wilds of Dorset so maybe it hasn't reached here yet.

Just added photo's to Ann's photo blog:o))

jude x

Ooh better go and look at the blog then, didn't realise anyone had added.

I have tried shrink plastic and the results were not very good when I was using the heat gun to shrink it but I tried laying it on a baking tray in the oven and it was a good result and made some quite pretty embellishments.

Must go and check the blog out.

Ginnie

Back from Holiday now so will soon add photos to photo blog.

Just added photo's to your photo blog:o)

jude

Great photos Jude, thank you, I have left you a comment.

Just to say I have added over 100 (phew) photos to the photo blog today if anyone is interested.

Did everyone see this?

Oh yes, some beautiful photo's Ann:o)

jude

Thank you Jude, didn't put all I took on there, must have nbeen well over 200 altogether, so many things to take. :D :D :D :D