Monday, July 31, 2017

You're Lucky I'm Snarky (And Blind)

I'm a little behind on playing with some really fun shopping sprees I did a while back.

I love Concord & 9th's "buy it all" button when they have a release. I think they thought I was crazy when I suggested that, but apparently there are a lot of people who are exactly my kind of crazy.

And when I got done making, photographing and uploading the two cards for today, I realized I'm not just crazy, but I'm blind. See if you can see why I say that.

Now being blind is not new to me by any stretch. I've worn glasses since middle school.

But getting older is very complicated for a near sighted person, because you become both near-sighted AND far sighted and so you end up with ten pairs of glasses stacked up on your face, and cervical vertebrae screaming as you try to get your head at just the right angle to see something. You have glasses on your head, on your face, on a chain around your neck, all over your desk. And yet - you never seem to have any at a restaurant. Funny how that works.

But it's also funny how you can see things in a photograph that you miss in real life. I often take pictures of my watercolor in progress with my phone and notice things in the photo that need to be fixed in the painting.

When we sold our first house and were staging it, I took pictures of our kitchen, which was frightfully neat, but only in the photo did I realize the shelf on our island looked messy and needed some stuff removed.

Weird how that works. So take pictures of stuff and spot the mistakes. Or just spot them here on my cards. You know what I say -

perfection is for serial killers

This first card is for Nancy Littrell's Dare to Get Dirty challenge, and I cracked myself up making it. This stamp and die combo has so much potential for sincere cards, but also snarky ones like this.
Concord & 9th Lucky Bundle by Understand Blue


Hilarious, right? The background is made with reactive tissue paper, in Magenta, Lemon, and Turquoise. I just wet the watercolor paper, put the tissue paper down, and then went over it with a paintbrush and more water. It has an ink in it that transfers, and just makes another fun way to watercolor. (I refuse to call this product by it's trade name because it sounds like something from the operating room. I wonder how people don't see those names are gross when they are marketing them. But that's a blog post for another day.)

I liked playing with this so much, I had to make several, this second time with a more sincere message, and also including a mistake. Although the last one had two, so I guess I was improving.

For this background, I used Dr. Ph Martin's Radiant Liquid Watercolor, and just did a wash with a few drops of yellow. Those are such concentrated and vivid watercolors - I just love them. Plus the bottles are beautiful. If you've seen Kristina Werner's videos she has shelves around her room with the bottles of liquid watercolor and they are gorgeous.
Concord & 9th Lucky Bundle by Understand Blue


That card is for Marg's challenge, which is today. I cannot believe July is over!! EEK!

But I am feeling lucky that you are here today - so thanks for stopping by! I know it's Monday and whatnot, but I hope it's a great week.

Loveyameanitbye.

16 comments:

  1. Good MONDAY Morn' .. I love Mondays ... the perfect start to a great week.. no mistakes (yet) all fresh and clean and a new start to getting "IT" right. so now that is out of the way. I love the nottobenamed tissue papers. I was stunned and amazed when you showed it to us at the last retreat. Cool cards ms Lydia. me thinks the snarky one would be great for peeps like me. xoxo Gail

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  2. I love these cards - bold and fun! I also love "buy it all" buttons - oh, joy!

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  3. So bright! I sure didn't see any mistakes. As for the "Buy it All" button, I must exercise restraint! LOL

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  4. I wish I could afford the "buy all" button. My big splurge was on my ink collection (huge smile) I bought through you. Love both cards and I don't think I could find the mistakes even if I tried.

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  5. Love them both! No mistakes that I see...and now I wonder what the name is of the unnamed product! You didn't even put a link for it so I could look it up!!! Will we be doing this at the next retreat???

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    1. LOL - you must be blind too! It's there under the photo. Sometimes it takes a second for the links to load. And no - we did a different technique with the same product at the last retreat so I can't do it again :)

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    2. There is a link for the awesome tissue paper under the first card! 😁

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  6. Fab as always!! Uneven cardstock layering? i'm a little 'serial' 'bout that.. hahaha

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  7. Beautiful cards Lydia. I had not heard of this tissue before today but it does make for beautiful backgrounds.

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  8. Well, poop! It is THERE!!! And double poop on the we did it last time nonsense! I was NOT there, so it needs to be done again!!!! (Stomps foot and pouts...) perhaps you will offer up a video tutorial for those unfortunate souls who could not be there?? Hugs!!!

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  9. I guess there's no worry about me ever being a serial killer - because I don't see any mistakes on either of your cards, Lydia! (or does that mean I will be a serial killer, because I think they're perfect??) Are you going to share what you think are mistakes, or will you just leave us all to think we're blind and batty? ;)

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  10. I am half blind, too! I didn't see the very bottom line of your sentiment. I thought it said you are lucky because I made you. My son's birthday is coming up in a couple weeks. I may just use that snarky sentiment for his card!

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  11. I am blind in one eye and can't see with the other one so I guess that is why I can't find the mistakes! Snarky is good! TFS!

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  12. I totally get the screaming cervical vertebrae - I took this to an extreme a few years ago and herniated one of those discs. I am now super careful to try to keep my neck in neutral. I actually splurged on a pair of prescription computer glasses so I'm not hyperextending my neck. And - even with those fancy glasses - I can't see the mistakes. Love your cards, as always

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  13. Lydia, love the backgrounds and the messages on these cards! I usually can spot mistakes right away, but thus has me stumped! What are your mistakes? Please tell me!,,,

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  14. I understand about the issue of eyesight. Sometimes when I have to get something from bottom shelf at the grocery store, I want to know the price. I can't see it when standing up. I can't see it by bending over really far {luckily I can still do that!}. But, I can't crouch down on the floor like a frog because my knees are shot! And, I insist on comparing prices before I buy anything!!! AND, NO, I CAN'T SEE YOUR MISTAKES!!! I do love an occasional snarky card.

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