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Yo ho yo ho

Week off this week so plenty of time to craft but not much inspiration. Still, I have managed a few things. First of all, here is the progress on the cross stitch.


I've also made a couple of cards this week. The first is a star shaped card with Wallace and gromit freebies from a magazine.

The second was a sailor theme. I used lumber embossing folder on white card with blue ink for the base. I then used oxide ink to colour paper (love the fact you can layer them up) to cut out a port hole from steampunk parts die, as well as a ship. The sails were cut from white card, and the waves blue. The background was stormy sky oxide with my home made cloud die. I then added a silver embossed anchor, some rope and some embossed bottles.
Finally, I've been tryingout casting clear resin as a change to my old type. This sets in ten minutes! So easy to use and I'll definitely be ordering more. One of the things I cast was a honeycomb piece, which I turned into a necklace. 
I was actually quite pleased with my painting of the news. They look quite lifelike! 
Not sure what I will be making next. I have been looking at my stash and been overwhelmed.
Until next time,
Ems 

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