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The sixth ranked Wildcats head to the arena formerly known as Cox tonight. They'll give just one point in taking the court against a team, SDSU, who has beaten them in two of their previous three encounters. Does Fish have Sean's number? I'm not sure but I'm trying to get to the bottom of all things SDSU – a school with which I shared a city whilst a collegian. I've attended a game @SDSU and it was hilariously fun. I don't usually preview games but when I do, I want it from the horse's mouth and so I've grabbed co-worker, friend, and SDSU alum, Steve McDevitt, about his alma mater. After all, today is his birthday.
Now it's worth noting that Steve recently became Poppa McD (otherwise known as "dad") to the handsome and jet setting, Logan. He tells you about their adventures, misadventures, and beer on his blog, Pampers N Pints. And now he he answers my inquiries about SDSU hoops:
On a scale of one-to-there's-a-statue-of-him-outside-of-Pauley-Pavilion, how much does Steve Fisher look like John Wooden?
If Wooden, Fisher, and Lou Holtz were all starring in a the same soft core porn, no way you could tell any of them apart. Hey, c'mon, everyone has fetish, right? I did, however, meet Fish a couple of times (porn unrelated). He used to come in to the cell phone shop I worked at and he's a super nice guy. He turned the program around and probably had much better offers but stuck with the Aztecs. But hey, if you're getting porn offers and living in San Diego, would you leave?
Were you ever a part of The Show and are you proud of The Show?
The only show unfortunately on in my house these days involves catty, orange debutantes donning seven pounds of makeup and more extensions than the Geico claims department. I'm going to have to phone a friend here, Regis, and bring Aztec aficionado and starting power forward of my wedding party, Tony Busalacchi.
This is the part where we introduce you to Tony with an anecdote from him on his fandom:
Best story I have is I went to the Spurs vs Kings game when Jimmer and Kawhi faced off for the first time in the NBA, Malcolm Thomas and Kawhi were on the Spurs. I yelled at Malcolm across the court and yelled Aztec4life and pointed at my SDSU shirt. Malcolm pointed my way and gave me a nod. There really is a special bond between the players, students, & Aztec die hards that have witnessed a team that only won 3 games in Fisher's first year to consistently being one of the top teams out West.
Moving on to actual round ball, Jamaal Franklin sure was good, so good in-fact I read he was the only D-1 player to lead his team in points, rebounds, assists, and steals. How are the Aztecs going to replace that production, along with that of Chase Tapley and DeShawn Stephens? This is otherwise known as the what is SDSU good at question.
S: Tony…
I read somewhere that Josh Davis is basically Kawhi Leonard. Is Josh Davis an NBA runner-up?
S: I think I went to middle school with a guy named Josh Davis. Really great four-square player.
T: Josh Davis does play like Kawhi & actually looks like him also. He is a tenacious rebounder, freakishly athletic, & has a nose for the ball. Josh will create his own legacy before the year is over
How awesome was The Beachcomber's Thursday night, $1 You-call-its in college?
S: I don't remember so… yeah… it was pretty awesome.
Is Arizona-SDSU a rivalry?
S: Back in 2004 or so, Arizona visited SDSU and we discovered that we could buy $3 student tickets and sell them to Arizona fans for $125 a pop. Rivalry? Not so much as we were gladly taking 800% better than our Jamba Juice salary. Although a battle between an Aztec warrior and a Wildcat might be a good match in the wild, so yes, I'd say it is a rivalry after all.
T: I think AZ vs SDSU is going to become one of the best rivalries on the West Coast. These are going to be THE two premier teams out West for years to come. Shepard will be a breakout player for us this year.
Well that's going to do it. Thank you Steve and thanks for jumping in Tony. Vegas says it's going to be a ball game. I think we've got two teams that match wildly similarly: defensively oriented with a knack for rebounds. The x-factor could boil down to guard play where Arizona has an advantage with McConnell and Johnson above senior and WSU transfer, Xavier Thames. But here's one additional thought: As both teams tout their strengths in the front court, this game could boil down to a power of wills. Strength vs. strength. Such match-ups often turn into epic games (see: 68-67, Arizona in Maui last year, also see below). As Tony mentioned, 6'8″ Winston Shepard is poised for a big year. The Aztecs are going to out-size many opponents and that will bode well for them in the MWC. This is the Pac-12 and Arizona has an NBA-esque front court that will gladly bang with the Aztecs (KALEB WANT CONTACT).
Worth noting: there's a rostered SDSU player who's last name is U'u and I think The Show is trolling at its best/worst/core.


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INDIANAPOLIS – Coach Nick Saban walked off Alabama's team plane Friday night to a cold, harsh reality.
When he returns to the airport for the final time this season, the Crimson Tide will either be celebrating another national championship or heading home disappointed.
Saban's top-ranked team received a warm welcome in frigid Indianapolis, arriving shortly after dusk Friday with streaks of orange and red and a bright crescent moon coloring the sky. Players scurried from the plane to buses with temperatures in the teens as drummers played tunes for Alabama before doing the same when Georgia arrived about 90 minutes later.
Even for a playoff regular like Alabama, this was a different routine.
"It's been pretty cold in Tuscaloosa the last day or two but not this cold," Saban said. "I told them to be ready for the cold. Our guys are not used to it. Fortunately, we won't be playing in it, so I told them to get used to it from the plane to the bus."
Monday night marks the first time the College Football Playoff championship game will be played in a northern city and though the Lucas Oil Stadium dome will be closed, this was not the greeting organizers hoped for.
Thursday night's wind chills dipped into negative digits and were still hovering there Friday morning. The highs Saturday and Sunday are expected to be near 40 degrees before lows are forecast to hit single digits again Monday night.
The good news is Indy's maze of indoor walkways mean players and fans won't need to be outside much if at all — just like the teams that competed in last spring's NCAA men's basketball tournament.
And in a region best-known for embracing basketball, racing and the Big Ten, the buzz heating up around town is all about the Alabama-Georgia rematch. One electronic billboard even renamed the city as Indianapoli-SEC.
"We're really pleased to have the opportunity to be in the CFP and it's a great place have it, a great venue," Saban said, noting some of his players hope to return to Indy in late February for the NFL's annual scouting combine.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart was not scheduled to speak with reporters after the Bulldogs arrived Friday. School officials cited concerns over the latest surge in COVID-19 cases. He did briefly, anyway.
"We've had great health, no issues with flu or COVID," he said in announcing everyone made the trip. "The guys have practiced well."
So far, though, there's no indication the virus will force revisions to Monday's plan.
A crowd of roughly 68,000 is expected to attend the game in the same venue where the NFL's Indianapolis Colts have been playing in front of full or near-capacity crowds since August. Organizers are not requiring fans to wear masks though they do strongly encourage using them.
It's not a new phenomenon for Indy, either. An estimated 135,000 fans attended last May's Indianapolis 500 and Lucas Oil Stadium hosted a sellout crowd for December's Big Ten title game between Michigan and Iowa.
No changes have been announced to the indoor or outdoor events open to fans, either.
"I think we're going to provide a different level of fun and football than they may see in other cities," said Susan Baughman, president of the local organizing committee. "They'll feel like they're taking over the city."
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Dryad is pleased to welcome BMJ Open as a new partner journal, reflecting the recently expanded scope of repository to be inclusive of all of basic and applied biosciences, including medicine. BMJ Open is a new online-only, open access journal from the esteemed London-based BMJ Group. It is dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas, utilizing fully open peer review and immediate online publication.
BMJ Open authors are now being strongly encouraged to deposit the data underlying their articles in Dryad or a more specialized repository, as appropriate. Authors submitting articles to the journal will benefit from Dryad's journal submission integration, the process by which data deposit is streamlined for authors through behind-the-scenes communication between the journal and the repository.
An extremely important issue with archiving medical data is, of course, the need to protect patient privacy. To assist its authors, BMJ Open is providing special guidance on data sharing. Authors must be able to release data to the public domain as with all data in Dryad, and the repository will err on the side of caution by turning back any data that may compromise patient privacy.
To quote from the BMJ Group press release:
Data sharing aims to help scientists and doctors validate and scrutinise researchers' findings in a bid to prevent fraud and eradicate the kind of selective reporting that has enabled some treatments to acquire regulatory approval, based on incomplete and biased data. In some cases this lack of transparency has prompted the subsequent restriction or withdrawal of certain treatments because of patient safety or effectiveness concerns, which were already evident in the unpublished data. Data repositories also allow researchers to develop new methods of analysis and use the data to answer questions that the original researchers have not thought of. They also facilitate the acquisition of data for meta analysis (more in-depth comparative reviews).
Commenting on the move, Dr Trish Groves, editor in chief of BMJ Open, said: "Since launch, BMJ Open has championed transparency in medical research through open peer review, open access, and full reporting of studies' methods and results, all exemplified by last week's paper on the safety (or not) of medical devices (doi:10.5061/dryad.585t4)…"
This data package in Dryad, which illustrates the tremendous value of medical data for informing medical policy and practice without compromising patient privacy, is available at:
- Heneghan C, Thompson M, Billingsley M, Cohen D (2011) Data from: Medical-device recalls in the UK and the device-regulation process: retrospective review of safety notices and alerts. Dryad Digital Repository. doi:10.5061/dryad.585t4
Groves goes on to say
We strongly encourage authors to share their datasets, and now we're delighted to be making that easier to do, with the help of DryadUK.
Kudos to the Dryad UK project team, based at the British Library, for facilitating this pioneering partnership.


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The dream U.S. Open run of Agnes Szavay ended with her loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarters.
Above's another look at her outfit designed by Hungarian designer Marta Makany. (See Agnes' other outfits and Makany's other designs.)
Even Tennis World's Peter Bodo was impressed that she hasn't chosen to wear off-the-rack Nike or adidas.
We love the braids, the halter, and the pleats!
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Chinese Astrology for Royal Baby Prince George Alexander Louis
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge was born on July 22, 2013. at 16:24 p.m. in London. He is the third in line to the British throne. The analysis of the Prince George's Chinese Horoscope Natal Chart is at the Birth Chart of Prince of Cambridge page, which includes his Lucky Element, Personality, Family, Love, People relationship, Money and Career. This Chinese Horoscope article will analyze on Prince George's 10-Year Major Cycles. This reading will help us to understand his Life Rise and Fall Chart, based on Chinese Yin Yang Five Element Balance theory.
The following is the Prince George's Chinese Astrology Birth Chart. You can find your own chart at Find The Secret of Your Life page. You also can get your own free simple and concise Chinese astrology reading at www.mastertsai.com.
Chinese Astrology Birth Chart
Prince George's Chinese Astrology Birth Chart
Chinese Astrology is a theory of Five Elements, which are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth. All symbols and animal signs can converted into Five Elements. So we can know the Five Element scores in the birth chart. The foundation of Chinese Astrology is from Yin Yang balance theory. Usually, the element with lower score will bring people luck. For example, the score of Wood in the Prince George's birth chart is low. Wood is the Lucky Element to him.
The Five Element Scores
In order to predict what events will happen in the future or who will involve inside the events, we need to use 10-God information showing on the birth chart. The following 10-God Birth Charts are from Fortune Angel Chinese Astrology software.
Birth Chart in Graphic Symbols
Birth Chart in Chinese Characters
Birth Chart Lucky Element
Prince George was born on the Female Earth Cow day in the Water Snake Year. The upper row of the Day Column is called Day Master and represents the person. Therefore, Female Earth represents the Prince.
There are five Earth elements in the birth chart supporting Day Master. George birth month is July, late summer. The temperature is still hot. Fire (heat) is the Mother element of Earth. Fire makes Day Master Earth even stronger. Therefore, George's Day Master Earth is strong.
If Day Master Earth is strong, then we can choose lowest-score Wood as the Lucky Element. If Wood is not available, then another option is to choose Metal as the Lucky Element. Certainly, Earth and Fire are the unlucky elements. The detail explanation of Lucky Element is at Birth Chart of Prince of Cambridge page.
Life Rise and Fall Chart
The Life Rise and Fall Chart is a Five Element Balance Chart based on the Five Elements in the 10-Year Major Cycles. If Five Elements are in good balance shape, then the red bar will be taller, which indicates the person is in good luck.
Prince George's Life Rise and Fall Chart
The following is the Prince George's 10-Year Major Cycles chart created from Fortune Angel Chinese Astrology software. This chart will help us to know why the red bar of the first 10-Year Cycle is so low.
10-Year Major Cycles
Prince George's Chinese Astrology 10-Year Major Cycles
The basic information to predict the fortune is the Five Stars theory. The Prince George's 10-God Relationship is at Birth Chart of Prince of Cambridge.
Water represents Money to George. Wood represents his Career. Metal stands for his Fame. Fire represents his parents or supporters. Earth represents his friends or competitors.
Prince George's Day Master Earth is strong. Then Water can bring him wealth. Wood gives him power. Metal brings him reputation. But Fire will bring him bad reputation or bad health and Earth is a sign of money loss.
|Major Cycle
|Astrology Sign
Male Earth Horse
|Horse is Fire. Earth and Fire are unlucky elements. Strong
Day Master Earth doesn't need more Earth and doesn't need more Fire to
support it.
Male Earth and Female Water of Year Column have attraction relationship into the Fire. That implies the lucky Female Water will turn into Fire. When Horse meets Snake of Year and Sheep of Month, they form another very strong attraction relationship into Fire. This takes away Lucky Element Female Wood inside the Sheep. This relationship also takes away another Useful Element Male Metal in the Snake. There is no Lucky Element in the Month and Year Columns any more. That's why the red bar of this Major Cycle is so slow.
Fire is related to parents, supports, education, protection, medicine to George. Too many Fire in this cycle means George will be over-protected. Too many Fire makes Day Master Earth dry. George's personality will become irritable. George will be taking lots of education, but he cannot digest.
Wood is related to discipline, restriction and rules of behavior and attitudes. There is no Wood element in this cycle. The outside world (Major Cycle) gives the prince too much love. Prince George might be spoiled, if parents give him too much freedom. Female Water is connected to father. Too much Earth and Fire will bring a big pressure on the father.
Since Five Elements are extremely out of balance, parents needs to pay attention on George's health. Wood is connected to the Nervous system. Earth is connected to the Digestive system. Green food or sour food are related to Wood. He had better to eat more salad and vegetables rather than sweet food.
Female Fire Snake
|Snake is in the Fire group. Fire don't bring good luck to
the prince, because Fire is related to over-protection. However, Female
Water and Male Water of Hour Column have
attraction relationship
into the Wood. That means the education will give George an excellent
discipline in the school. Snake and the Monkey of Hour Column have
attraction relationship
into Water. Water represents money, woman, luxury life or relaxing life to
Prince George. Water takes George away from books (Education is Fire). He
will be busy on his love relationship.
In this cycle, Prince George has the same trouble as the first Major Cycle in the beginning. But he will find a better way to quest his future. His people relationship will be pretty good in this cycle. He should have a good inspiration and training in the school. Wood is connected to the power. He will have good leadership training during this period.
Male Fire Dragon
Male Fire is the Sun. George keeps receiving the supports from people.
Dragon is Earth. Earth brings more social activities with his friends,
relatives and coworkers. But Dragon also contains Water and Wood. Therefore,
some career, money, love relationship is secretly developing.
2041 is Female Metal Chicken Year. Female Metal and Male Fire of Major Cycle have attraction relationship into Water, which is connected to a woman. Chicken and Dragon of Major Cycle also have attraction relationship into Metal. That's a very good sign for love relationship. Chicken is in the Metal group. Chicken, Snake of Year column and Cow of Day column together have strong Metal attraction relationship. Cow of Day Column is related to the Palace of Spouse. Therefore, 2014 might be the year of the marriage.
Female Wood Rabbit
|Rabbit is Wood. This is a very strong Wood cycle. Wood is
related to career and power. Prince George will hold a high-ranking and
powerful position in his organization. He has full control on his partners,
coworkers, friends or relatives, who don't arbitrarily spend money during
this cycle.
Rabbit and Sheep of Month Column have attraction relationship into more powerful Wood. In Chinese astrology, Sheep is a storage room of Wood. Sheep provides lots of supplies for the Rabbit. That means his family is fully support his career. He will completely love and focus on his job. And he will be very proud of himself about his achievement.
Male Wood Tiger
Tiger is Wood. It looks that another 10-year Wood cycle. Prince George is
supposed to continue to develop on his career as previous 10 years.
However, Male Wood and Female Earth of Month Column have attraction relationship into Earth. Wood is career. That means jobs automatically come toward George. He will enjoy to handle that and spend less than with his family members. Unfortunately, the business opportunity might be ruined by George's partner, friend or relative. This is because the result of attraction relationship is Earth, which is a sign of money loss. The customers come in easily, but they went away later. Since Male Wood and Day Master Female Earth have the same attraction relationship, it is possible that the problem is the George's leadership.
When Tiger meets the Snake of Year column and Monkey of Hour column, they form a Mutual Hurting Relationship, which is a very poor sign of people relationship. Something should impact the image of the organization during this period. The working environment is totally different from the last 10-Year Major Cycle. The family or relative relationships will be bruised too.
Female Water Cow
|Cow contains Earth, Metal and Water. There is no Wood in
the cycle. Prince George doesn't interested in the pursuit of the power. But
the money luck is pretty good.
Female Water is the Windfall Star to George. Cow contains Female Earth, Female Metal and Female Water. Female Earth represents his friends or relatives. Female Metal stands for his thought, idea or talent. This gives us the hint that he and his partners have good idea to easily increase the wealth.
In Chinese astrology, women are equivalent to money for a man. That's why many rich men are surrounding with women. Therefore, Prince George's female relationship should be great in this Major Cycle.
Male Water Rat
|Rat is Female Water. This is a very strong Water year.
Water is related to money. Male Water is Property Star. Female Water is
Windfall Star. Money arrives in the front of the door and falls from
the sky. It sounds good. However, it has a chance to mess up, if money is
not handled properly.
Rat and Cow of Day column have have attraction relationship into Earth. This implies some Water will become dirty. Rat and Monkey have some attraction relationship into Water. Monkey mainly contains Male Metal, which is connected to strong wind. Water with strong wind will challenge the Day Master Female Earth, which is wet soil. If Male Metal year appears in the astrological yearly cycle, then Female Earth will become mud. Then the mudflows or landslides will happen.
George had better to hire people who have Male Earth in the birth chart to help his financial management. so he can build more his wealth in the period.
Female Metal Pig
|Pig is Water. Money activities continue to arrive Prince
George's life. Female Metal is related to George's reputation and
popularity. George will enjoy his life during these 10 years.
Pig is not friendly animal to Snake in the Year column. That implies little problem in the people relationship. Pig and Monkey of Hour column together implies George needs to work on the relationship with his children. Metal (stone), Water and Earth still might mess up together. George needs to spend extra energy to take care his wealth.
The overall fortune of Prince George is pretty good, except the first Major Cycle from 2018 to 2027. The Wood element is weak in this birth chart. The pursuit of the power is not his interest. But he has the opportunity to experience the leadership. He will involve more in financial area. When he was born, the money already put on his right-handed and left-handed sides (Year and Hour columns). If he wasn't born in the royal family, then he will be a successful business man.
When will he accede to the throne as the king of the United Kingdom? It's difficult to tell the exact year by studying only the Major Cycles. But we know it will be a long wait for Prince George. 65-year-old Grandpa Charles is still a "Prince". If lucky, Charles, Prince of Wales, can inherit the throne for 20 years. George's Father, Prince William, should be able to succeed the throne at least four decades. Prince George should inherit the throne around age 60 or late, which is the Water Major Cycle. If you are over 40 now, then you probably cannot witness George's coronation as the king of the United Kingdom.
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Christmas week is here and life is busy. So much to do, places to go, people to see, food to cook. A person can get lost in all of that and be tempted to grab a box of something or stop for fast food that you're not totally sure is gluten free. DON'T DO IT!
This is the time of year you need to take extra special care of yourself. Make sure you are getting enough sleep and that you are drinking lots of filtered water. That will go a long, long, long way to keeping your energy up and protecting you from getting sick.
For your quick meals grab something you've already cooked and put into the freezer. All you need to do is heat and eat. Another option is to search on my Minute Meals Category. There you will find meals that take less than 30 minutes to make. Here are a few of my favorite:
Have on Hand Gluten Free and Dairy Free Soup
Chicken Chow Mein with Gluten Free Soy Sauce
Chilean Sea Bass with Spinach and Mushrooms
What is your favorite fast food to make?
These take a few minutes to prepare, put them in the crockpot during the day and dinner will be ready when you are at night.
Roasted Balsamic Chicken with Figs and Onions Via Crockpot
Beef and Cabbage Stew- Better Than I Thought
Gift Giving!
Are you still looking for that last minute gift. Here are some of my favorite gluten free cookbooks for the gluten free cooks in your life. shhhh….. If that's you, Santa could always buy you the book. I won't tell.
You can visit my Store for a quick purchase (thank you, Amazon gives me a small tip when you purchase) or visit the authors blogs.
Gluten Free Almond Flour Cookbook – Elana Amsterdam
Make if Fast, Cook it Slow – Stephanie O'Dea
Whole Life Nutrition Cookbook – Ali Segersten
Gluten Free Girl: How I found the Food That Loves Me Back – Shauna Ahern
Gluten Free Every Day Cookbook – Robert Landolphi
Gluten Free Sugar Free Cooking and Gluten Free Vegan- Susan O'Brien
Other cookbooks I'm enjoying that are not gluten free but you can make the adjustments:
The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl – Ree Drummond
The Steamy Kitchen – Jaden Hair
I'd like to wish you and your family peace and joy during this holiday season. I hope you get to take a little break along with me. I will be taking some time off to visit with family, relax and do a little planning for 2010. I have some exciting things in the works that I can't wait to share with you. Those who receive my newsletter will read about it first!
If you're celebrating this week, Merry Christmas.


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This large furoshiki shows a theme-park where 'noodles' are the main theme, all taking place on an Octopus Planet. This manga illustration shows the inhabitants of Octopus Planet riding down a thrilling water slide while enjoying delicious fine white noodles, the so-called 'fine white noodle slide'. This work is endorsed by the reviewing committee of the manga division for the 12 edition of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' media and art festival.
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Upon unfolding the large furoshiki, you'll burst out laughing! They are traditional Japanese furoshiki, but with bizarre manga drawn on them. You can use them like tapestry, to decorate any space in a cheerful style. They're manufactured and printed by the well-established Matsuo Nassen company, founded in 1926 in Osaka wharf. It's a genuine MADE IN OSAKA article.
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Spooky point-and-click adventure series Blackwell out now on iPhone and iPad
Blackwell is a classic point-and-click adventure series from Wadjet Eye, the first three parts of which have just materialised on the App Store. Rosa Blackwell has a relatively normal life. That is, until her aunt dies and she inherits Joey Mallone, a spirit guide that has been in her family for generations. Joey is a classic '40s film noir private eye, who just so happens to grant Rosa the power to communicate with the dead. You take control of both Rosa and Joey. Traveling through New York City, it is up to you solve supernatural mysteries by talking to the ghosts and spirits that fill the world. Point-and-click controls guide the duo around the game's 2D environments, which pro…
Epic RPG The Banner Saga coming to iOS this summer
The Banner Saga has made quite the name for itself on PC since it was released earlier this year. Now, developer Stoic Studios has confirmed that the acclaimed RPG is now destined for the App Store. Thrown into in a medieval viking world, you must journey through stunning 2D nordic environments on a mission to save civilization. With over 25 playable characters, there are plenty of ways for this grave story to play out. With every choice you make impacting the story and fate of your characters, each decision must be carefully weighed. Stoic Studio team is made up of ex-Mass Effect developers, so The Banner Saga's pedigree is not in question. That said, we look forward to seei…
Powerpuff Girls: Defenders of Townsville is on the App Store now
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Major Magnet: Arcade is coming to the App Store next week
Pagoda West Games has announced that its new game Major Magnet: Arcade will be coming to the App Store next week. When the original Major Magnet was released last year we found ourselves attracted to its orbiting 2D gameplay. It involves swinging and flinging the titular Major around the screen using the power of magnetism. What made the it even more special was the its vivid 16-bit visuals and chirpy chiptune music, both of which reminded us of some of Sonic the Hedgehog's best levels. The Major's return looks to be more of an evolution than a revolution, however. As the trailer shows, the magnetic mechanics have returned. These let you sling the hero through each stag…
Sega's super Sonic summer sale
Sega has dropped the price of three Sonic The Hedgehog titles on the App Store. Sonic The Hedgehog starts off this sale. Sega's original super-speed platformer has the pointy hero rescuing his friends from the evil Dr Robotnik. Reimagined for iOS with touchcontrols and new playable characters, we thought this was a good interpretation of the Mega Drive / Genesis classic when we tried in back in 2009. Next up is Sonic The Hedgehog 2. This sequel does little to change the highspeed formula, with Sonic once again doing battle with Dr Robotnik. Originally, however, Sonic 2 did introduce the wonderfully named Miles Prower (a.k.a. Tails) to the world - for which we are forever grate…
Tiny Prehistoric Adventure Review
Tiny Prehistoric Adventure is an elegant mix of point-and-click adventure and puzzle game. Sending you back to the jurassic period, you play the part of a miniature time traveller who is stranded after his era hopping machine breaks. Before beginning each area you are treated to a vivid comic panel showing the dangers you are about to face. These are in perfect keeping with the game's bright 2D art, and do a good job setting the tone. Streamlined point-and-click controls have y…Watch The Video Review
VVVVVV Review
Originally released back in 2010, Terry Cavanagh's VVVVVV has been a long time coming to iOS. A lot of this time has been spent making sure the touch controls live up to original's button-based system. It's a huge consideration for this precision platformer as any issues would ruin the experience. So, it is with some excitement that we can say that Cavanagh has pulled it off. The story begins with your character Capt. Viridian telling his crew to abandon ship as the vessel is sucked i…Watch The Video Review
BIOSIS Review
Apparently, Biosis is a suffix that means "mode of life." Fittingly, it's a great way to describe the main theme of this squishy, creature-manipulating 2D physics puzzler. You must guide a tiny organism through a hostile world towards a goal. Your little blob is a bit useless, however, so you must rely on other creatures in the world to push and pull it towards its destination. Every one of the lifeforms you use to guide your organism to the exit has two states. Tapping on a cr…Watch The Video Review
Kiwanuka Review
Kiwanuka's title screen, with its beautiful geometric visual design and psychedelic soundtrack, sets the tone for the levels to follow. What isn't immediately apparent is that this charming puzzler is built on a single, elegant gameplay mechanic that perhaps doesn't offer enough depth to support the weight of an entire game. Cast in the role of a tiny wizard, you must use your magic to escort a host of followers across a series of 2D levels. Touching anywhere on the screen produ…Watch The Video Review
Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past Review
While clearly released to serve as a tie-in to the impending movie, Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past is styled after the original comic series. As per the books, the assassination of a senator sets into motion events that bring about a dystopian future ruled over by massive robot Sentinels. You take control of Wolverine first. , who must schnickt his way through thug, goons, mutants, and mechanoids alike. As with classic 2D side-scrollers like Shinobi, you'll be leaping between…Watch The Video Review
Cave Story developer unleashes amphibian platformer Keroblaster onto the App Store
Daisuke Amaya, developer of the acclaimed PC and Nintendo DS game Cave Story, has just released his new platformer on the App Store. Keroblaster is a classically-styled 2D platformer. Taking clear inspiration from the 8-bit era in both graphics and gameplay terms, the game has you jumping between lo-fi platforms blasting anything in your path. The whole thing looks like it could be based on a long forgotten 80's Saturday morning cartoon about a suave, jetpack-wearing lizard out to save the world. However, unlike licenced games of the period, Keroblaster may actually be quite good, as Amaya's previous work demonstrates he's a dab hand at creating tight platformers. If you fa…
Last Inua - An Arctic Adventure Review
Set in a frozen tundra, Last Inua is a chilly tale of isolation and desperation. An evil demon called Tonrar is trying to destroy the world. Only one person is able to stop him: a boy named Hiko who is blessed with a supernatural power. Unfortunately, these powers are too much for his adolescent body to handle, so his loving father, the powerful Ataataq, must help him on his quest. Their journey plays out in the form of a 2D puzzle platformer in which you switch back and forth be…Watch The Video Review
METAL SLUG DEFENSE Review
When we think Metal Slug, our minds turn to classic arcade side-scroller action. What we don't think of is the tower defense genre. However, that is precisely the catagory which SNK Playmore's new free-to-play title Metal Slug Defense falls into. That's not to say that there isn't some crossover between the classic games and this new enterprise. Creating a 2D side-scrolling tower defense title has allowed the developer to lift art straight from previous Metal Slug games. Th…Watch The Video Review
Tower defence game Castlestorm - Free to Siege is out now on the App Store
The iOS port of PC and console tower defence game Castlestorm, has just smashed its way on to the App Store in the form of Castlestorm - Free to Siege. This free-to-play translation of the original Castlestorm has been in beta since February on Android devices. Now, with the kinks in its business model hammered out, Zen Studios has brought it to iPhone and iPad. The medieval styled tower defense title marries 2D tower defense combat with physics-based construction and destruction. As you build your tower, the integrity of your base is dependent both on the materials you use and your architectural skills. Place too much weight on the wrong support, and you could quickly find the…
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Hi blog friends! A quickie card here which is always nice if you need an all occasion type card. This one is workable in any colour combinations to so you can use up left over papers like I have done here. I used one of the edgeabilibity dies to create a border between my two decorative papers. I used a small piece of the striped paper behind the butterfly. I used the outside edge of the die to cut a faux nestie shape for this so you would see the stripes through the lacy look of the butterfly. On a whim, I decided to use a pair of decorative pins for the butterfly antennae. It's a large butterfly die so size wise it kind of works okay (it was a bit of fun!). I stamped the sentiment directly on the background papers and added some swirls of rhinestones for fill in accents. All for now, Sue x
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Monday, 30 January 2012
Beauty In The World
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Sunday, 29 January 2012
Ethel And Friends!
Good morning blog friends! Be prepared for a good giggle at today's post. I have loaded four cards for you to see today, mostly because they are all very similar and a bit of fun. The sentiments are the best! I shouldn't laugh at them as they are hitting really close to home these days! My 55th is looming only a few months away now and I will officially get my senior citizens discount here in Florida, (maybe even in the UK, I'll have to check on that!) but if you can't laugh at yourself.... then everyone else will do it for you, huh! LOL These characters are part of our Murray and Ethel line of rubber stamps. This first card is Ethel herself! Don't you just love that mug (and those hairy legs, really Ethel!) I feel her pain where that sentiment is concerned, though! The ladies in the last three cards haven't been officially named yet. Maybe you could help me out there and give me some ideas. What do they look like?
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Saturday, 28 January 2012
I Had This Idea
Hi guys, I should have titled yesterday's post "the love/hate card" as I thoroughly enjoyed reading all the different reactions to it! It really polarised the comments you left, but that is what makes crafting fun for me. I don't even like every card I make so I certainly don't expect you to either. As long as you kind (remember thin skin here), please be honest and let me know what you think as I love to read every ones opinions! Today's post was truly an exercise in patience! Whenever I say "I have this idea", I should listen to myself and think about this card! I had this idea and I just had to do it, but about half way through, I thought "what am I doing!" I was too far committed at that point not to finish. It is probably difficult to see this in the picture but with some explanation, I think you will follow. I stamped the leaves on white card so that all of them were just barely touching each other in some way. I embossed them with clear powder (black archival ink was used) and I inked them using mustard seed, fired brick and rusty hinge distress inks. Then, and this is where the fun started (not!), using an exacto craft knife, I cut away all the background white area. The leaves have this kind of wood block look to them so I thought cutting around them and leaving it a bit jagged would add to this look and give a very rustic look to the left over piece. After about an hour of cutting because there were way more tiny spaces than I realised, I finished. What a task! I mounted that piece using double foam pieces so it really looks like it is floating above the background piece of white card. I cut a double black frame for it and pierced the top piece. I matted all of it on a final piece of black card and stamped a sentiment in white on a die from the Samantha Walker Twisted metal tag set. I cut another tag in white and cut it in half to use as a reverse shadow for the black tag. After I got the whole card assembled and taped together, I thought it might have looked nice to stamp the leaves again in the background in a pale colour just to add interest (but I wasn't taking that puppy apart after all that!) LOL So, it is what it is! Another different looking card for me!
I have been very bad lately in keeping up with the comment game, but I am getting it caught up now!
Jan17th post: randomly selected number 5 which is Inkypinkycraft!!!
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All for now, Sue x
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Friday, 27 January 2012
Naughty or Nice?
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Lace It Up
Hi to all this morning! This card should have been added to the post from January 1st which listed my favourite cards from 2011, however, I hadn't posted it in 2011 so technically I didn't feel it should be included then. It is one of my favs though as I love the way it came out. Anytime I can lace ribbon on a card, I take it as I think it is just so stunning to see. This is one of my favourite papers (Graphic 45) to use too and even though the vintage ribbon doesn't match it exactly, I like the way it adds some extra colour to the card without making it feel too busy. I cut both sides of the paper with the edgeability die insert and scalloped cutting edge. The insert has nice wide open holes to lace your ribbon through. I found it easier to do if I attached my card with foam mounting pieces to my black back layer and then lace the ribbon through the holes. I started on one side and tucked the ends around the back of the card and secured them and then laced one colour through every other hole til I reached the other side. The other colour went through the remaining open holes and I tied the loose ends into a bow at the end. I added a black organza rose and two decorative stick pins to it. I stamped my sentiment on some teal card and lightly inked it with forest moss distress ink. I cut a frame from labels eleven for it and mounted the sentiment in the corner with mounting foam. I added a black rhinestone swirl around it for drama and interest. A few black glints in the top corner and some paper piercing around the edges completed the card. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it! All for now, Sue x
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Rusty Ironworks
Hi guys, I hope everyone is doing well. I am enjoying my time here with my Mom and thank you for all your lovely warm wishes. I have really been enjoying all the comments you have been leaving on the blog too! Before I forget, on yesterday's ribbon tutorial, I noticed that I had incorrectly listed the size of the redline tape as 1/4". I edited it later in the day to read 1/2" size, but in case you read the blog in the morning, I thought I should let you know I corrected my error!
Today's card is a tad bit grungey and a tad bit frilly too. Almost masculine, but not quite. I'm not sure about it, but it did the job of showing the dies and the grand impressibilities, swirls, inks and glues that were on the show at the time I made it. I am always limited to a list of products that I can use for any given set of samples that I am making. Sometimes that is a blessing because it helps make decisions, but sometimes I feel like I am crafting with one hand tied behind my back. The latter was the case with this one! One of my goals this year with the blog was to try to post all different types of samples even if they weren't necessarily my favourites. In fact, in the next week or two I have probably the widest variety of cards planned that I have ever put on my blog!Enough waffling, on to a rundown of this card for you! The background (below) was done using the Butterfly Garden Impressibility and rust coordinations card. I embossed it in the Grand Calibur then sanded it to highlight the impressibility design. The focal element is simply two of the Ironworks Motifs cut and offset to give a medallion effect. I stamped my sentiment on cream card and cut it out with one of the ironworks accent pieces. The border is three of the Ironwork pieces cut and interlocked and matted on to rust and black card. I added a black rhinestone swirl and some black PVA glue dots to frame the entire piece. Easy peasy card, would look really nice in my much beloved teal I think too!
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
My Ribbon Flower Tutorial
Good morning crafty friends! Finally, I found some extra time to put together my promised ribbon flower tutorial! There were a few issues with it such as getting the first picture to load the right direction. I finally gave up on that one so you will have to turn your head to the right to view it! LOL Also, apologies for having to look at my much loved and well used craft mat. I did have every intention on getting a new one for the tutorial. I have never done one of these on my blog, but I will try to walk you through each picture and explain what I am doing. If you have any questions, feel free to email me for further clarification. 1. Begin with a length of ribbon that is about 18" long and no wider than 1/2". You may use wider ribbons for this, but cut them down the centre and attach the tape to the cut edge. I am using basque red vintage ribbon for the tutorial. Lay it out on your craft sheet and attach 1/2" wide redline tape to the lower edge. The tape needs to be just catching the bottom edge of your ribbon firmly (probably 1/16" of the ribbon)
4. Once you have the centre of the rose, peel up the entire piece of ribbon and tape off your craft mat. You will start to give your flower more fullness now. This is accomplished by rolling the ribbon but gathering the tape slightly as you go. This will cause the ribbon to become wider at the top slightly.
6. Continue pinching the tape in at the bottom as you roll. I am right handed so I use my thumb nail on my right hand to tuck a bit of the tape inward and then hold it from behind with my left hand as I pull my thumbnail away from the sticky tape.
7. Here is a view from the top of your flower as it progresses. You will be able to see the small pleats as you look down into the flower. I like a bit of unevenness to the pleats as it gives the flower a shabby chic sort of look.
8. As you reach the end of your ribbon, fold the end down onto the tape as you did in the beginning. This will give your flower a nice finish without an unfinished edge showing or fraying. Wrap this piece to the bottom of the flower and firmly press the end into the tape at the bottom.
9. Sometimes, there is an excess of tape on the underside of your flower. This can be easily cut away with a sharp pair of scissors. This will also give your flower a flat spot to sit nicely on your card or project. I always attach my flowers using large glue dots. The bottom of the flower will already be somewhat sticky from the redline tape, but you will find it isn't enough to attach the flower firmly since you have been handling the tape as you roll your flower. Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue also works well to attach these flowers to your projects.
10. A close up of your finished flower! You can make them more or less full depending on how much pleating and gathering you do with the tape. Also, if you get the the end of your tape and decide you want a larger flower, just cut another piece and continue adding it on in the same manner until you get the desired size for your flower. You can use virtually any type or size of ribbon to make these too. They look lovely in organza, cotton hemp, American seam binding , lace or metallic crocheted ribbon. You will be able to see all kinds of ribbons used on my cards made into this type of flower using the same method as in my tutorial. I hope you have enjoyed it! All for now, Sue x
Monday, 23 January 2012
Tied Together Again
Hi guys! I had forgotten that I had this card as it was made for some shows last August that I did. It was going to be one of the demos then we had to pull the embossing folder from the show at the last minute as the shipment did not show up in time! This is still one of my favourite embossing folders to use. It is called Tied Together. It is quite lovely to use with the Cosmic Shimmer PVA glues as I have done here. A little drop of it at each of the junctions really sets off the background, don't you think? This is a really quick card to put together if you make some of these backgrounds up ahead of time so the glue is good and dry. I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with one of the fancy tag die templates. I cut a second one out of a slightly darker card, then cut it in half and used it as a shadow for my sentiment tag. I added a big bow out of the frilly edged ribbon, matted and layered and added some black PVA glue dots to the last mat layer. Just to add a final bit of interest to the background, I added some black rhinestone swirls. I included a close up for you since they are difficult to see.
I see that we have hit our goal for the big blog candy drawing. Yeah!! It will have to be put on hold until I return to England, but anyone that joins as a follower until then will be included in the drawing so not to worry! I have changed it to read 2300 followers on the blog, but if we hit that goal too before I return, we will just draw for both of the candy prizes then! All for now, Sue
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Sunday, 22 January 2012
Believe, Imagine, Achieve
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Just Because
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Friday, 20 January 2012
A Friend For All Seasons
Good morning all! Another card from past POTW shows in either November or December, a while ago anyways. How quickly it passes, huh? I was playing with some different colour combinations when I thought how lovely the purple and brown were together. I don't recall using those two together for quite some time so I thought, why not?!I used the Lattice Rectangle die templates as a background for the Samantha Walker Twisted metal tag dies. I found that if you play around with those, they interlock into each other and form a very pretty frame for your sentiments. We had some beautiful colours of the vintage ribbons on those shows so I took that opportunity to make several of my rolled roses for the corner. I will put up a tutorial on those very soon, I promise. The foliage die set is what I used to frame the corners of my sentiment and give my flowers some pretty coloured leaves. I inked them while still in the die to bring depth to them. I added a crisscross of vintage ribbon behind everything and then my usual paper piercing around the card for an elegant finish. There are a couple of close up pics of the flowers and the sentiment below for your inspection. Hope you like it! All for now, Sue x
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Dreams Take Flight
Good morning everyone! Today's post is of a card that I did last summer, but it is a nice bright cheery card and if the weather in the UK is anything like it was today in Florida, this will be a welcome surprise! It rained all day yesterday so the good news is that I got a bunch of cards made! There is nothing like sequestering myself in the crafty area I have set up at my Mom's house and being creative! The bad news is that it is still several weeks before I can post any of them and I really want to show them to you! I hope this one will do for today though! I started with a large circle cut out of copy paper to use as a stencil for my sun. I inked through it with a combination of mustard seed and rusty hinge around the edges. I heat set it with my heat tool so I could do a bit of stamping around it. Then I used my anti-static bag over the entire piece to make sure it wasn't going to pick up my embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment with a black archival ink pad just off the corner of the sun and clear embossed it. Then I stamped two sets of swirls above and below my sun, one to the lower left and one set to the upper right side and clear embossed those also. I cut three sizes of the nested butterfly dies out of some decorative paper (Stella Rose, I believe) and mounted them on my sun. Using a fine tipped black pen, I drew a line forming a corner opposite my swirls. Three black glints were added to each area too. I pierced around the edge of the next mat and layered it all with black to complete the card. I hope it helps you feel cheery and bright today. All for now, Sue x
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Black And White Wedding
http://creativeexpressionsdesigns.wordpress.com/sue-wilsons-ribbon-workshop/ You can see a close up of it below.
I just added a few of the white organza roses that Creative Expressions carries to the top and bottom of the ribbon accent ( I don't make these type of flowers as they are quite fiddly and so much easier to use when you purchase the premade ones and very inexpensive too). For the main of the card, I used the CE Lattice embossing folder. I cut three consecutive sized ovals out of silver, black and white. On the white one, I had stamped the wedding cake in black archival ink and clear embossed it. I had a few left over Fancy Pants swirls in my craft stash so I painted them black with the Eco Green paint and added them to the top and bottom of the ovals. I added a few pearls and some small ribbon roses too. I stamped my sentiment and cut thee small sizes of the ovals for these and added them to the bottom corner with a few pearls to complete my card. I hope you enjoy the change to a wedding card for today! All for now, Sue x
I just added a few of the white organza roses that Creative Expressions carries to the top and bottom of the ribbon accent ( I don't make these type of flowers as they are quite fiddly and so much easier to use when you purchase the premade ones and very inexpensive too). For the main of the card, I used the CE Lattice embossing folder. I cut three consecutive sized ovals out of silver, black and white. On the white one, I had stamped the wedding cake in black archival ink and clear embossed it. I had a few left over Fancy Pants swirls in my craft stash so I painted them black with the Eco Green paint and added them to the top and bottom of the ovals. I added a few pearls and some small ribbon roses too. I stamped my sentiment and cut thee small sizes of the ovals for these and added them to the bottom corner with a few pearls to complete my card. I hope you enjoy the change to a wedding card for today! All for now, Sue x
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
A True Friend
Hi guys! I just love working with Kraft card and out it came again for this card. I like mixing different textures and putting things together that don't always look like they should go together. The most fun about cardmaking for me is there really aren't any rules. If you like it, if it works for you, if it makes you do the happy dance, then go for it! Here I have mixed felt flowers with ribbon flowers and paper flowers. I mixed different patterns in cardstock and used both ribbon and jute twine. All the things I love to play with in fact. I liked the result (I even did the happy dance) and didn't break any rules either (cuz there aren't any to break, remember!) For the focal element, I used the Picot edge circles, labels fourteen and the beaded oval die templates. I inked the top two dies using tea dye distress ink while still in the die. The paper and the felt flowers were created using the Spiral flower die template, while the ribbon flower was rolled using the cotton hemp ribbon. I used a small border that was cut with an edgeability insert. The entire piece was framed with black Pva glue dots. I was really happy with it when I finished it and I hope you'll like it too. You will have to let me know!
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All for now, Sue x
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Monday, 16 January 2012
Beautiful Wishes
Hello everyone! Like the sentiment says, I wish you all beautiful wishes for a beautiful day! Such a nice sentiment to send a friend anytime! This card uses the Grand Labels Twenty three die templates as a base for the card. I have used the largest three sizes here. I pierced the middle one for interest. I used the Intrinsic embossing folder on the smallest Grand die. I love the swirly background it gives you. I inked it with Tattered Rose Distress ink and then used the pad to hit the embossed area for some deeper colour. I cut a cream coloured frame using Labels eleven. I stamped my sentiment in black and inked it with Tattered Rose, leaving the centre a softer, lighter shade to bring your focus to the sentiment. I made a flower using the Rose Creation dies. I cut all the pieces for the flower out of cream card and inked them while still in the die with Tattered Rose distress ink. I shaped the flower die cuts and stacked and glued them. I added a pearl to cover the centre hole. I backed it with a bow of pearls and some tulle cut ragged at the ends. The close up pic below shows the flower in better detail. I hope you like it. All for now, Sue x
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Mint And Grey Valentine
Hi guys, What do you think of a mint green and grey Valentines Day card? I know it isn't very traditional but I think that Valentines Day should be more about fun and less about tradition, don't you think? This is another card that I made for Christine Emberson's POTD shows coming up on the 18th (Don't forget to tune in!). I had this background paper from Kaisercraft that had this beautiful soft mint tone to it and I just wanted to use it. Of course you probably have to take my word on the colour since the pic doesn't pick it up incredibly well. I used the largest size of the Heart square die templates with the next size down inside to cut an aperture frame. I then cut several more of the medium heart square, two in silver and one more in the grey. I mounted the two silver heart squares diagonally, top and bottom of the large heart frame using the two grey dies as a shadow, just peeking out from underneath the silver squares. I stamped my sentiment and embossed it in silver to match. Using bundled sage and tumbled glass distress inks, I inked the background to the sentiment so it picked up the colour in the background paper. This is where my photo really fails (and I did try several times) to catch the subtle shade matching. In real life, it is very pretty. I added some clear rhinestone swirls for interest and I pulled out a corner punch I hadn't used in ages for the corners. There is some paper piercing and a tiny, itty, bitty bow (I contained myself, yes I did!) What can I say, it's different! All for now, Sue x
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Saturday, 14 January 2012
For You
What I really like about today's post is that it is a a card for any occasion, any person, and can be done in any colour combo you like. This is a card that you can put together quickly if you need something on the spur of the moment too. We like those kinds of cards with our busy schedules, don't we? Working from the focal point, I cut the largest size of the Heart Squares in black card. Next, I used the Spellbinders Heart Circle die templates and I cut the largest heart circle with the next size down inside of it to cut an aperture out of it. I mounted the large circle upwards with mounting foam, while securing the smaller heart circle directly in the centre where it was cut from, but without any mounting foam behind it. You can see the dimension levels to the card in the close up photo below. The background for the card was created using half of the Lotus border die (If you have read the blog earlier, please note that I have corrected the name of the border. I am forever getting those two mixed up. It is not the In Spades border!) on each side of the square. This border is unique in that it cuts half completely through and the other side of it cuts out sections of the die but leaves the entire piece attached to the card. It allows you to do things that other dies cannot do and because of that it is very versatile. I just wanted a little bit of an edge to frame my focal point so using half the die cut was perfect, just enough to draw the eye in I felt. If you don't own that die, try just embossing the background with an embossing folder as that will add nice interest also. The card was completed with my favourite paper piercing edge and a few mats and layers of cream and black. The really nice thing about this sort of card design is that it uses all the sizes of the heart circle dies so you really are getting value for your money. No sense in not using them if you have them, right?
I have decided to post the comment game winners weekly while I am away. I will site the post date and then the random number and corresponding comment that has won and list them all together. I hope you don't mind, it is just easier for me to keep track of that way.
All for now, Sue x
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Friday, 13 January 2012
At Play With Vellum
. Hi there crafty friends! Today's card was a bit of an experiment and the judgement is still out on this one for me. In my minds eye, I thought it would be a really pretty combination of the pastel pink and burgundy with the vellum overlay on the sentiment and the butterfly. It wasn't one of my favourite cards but I didn't think it deserved orphan status either. It has grown on me a bit though. I used the Washed Away embossing folder to create both pale pink background pieces. Both were matted with ivory card then burgundy. I added a bow from the burgundy frilly edged ribbon with a decorative pin for an accent. I stamped my sentiment on ivory card and cut it out with the lacy oval dies. I cut one more in burgundy and one in vellum also. The burgundy die was mounted slightly offset to look like a shadow and the vellum was mounted over the sentiment to give it a softer look. I hid the adhesive with tiny pearls around the edge. I cut the large butterfly out of burgundy card and also vellum and mounted them together with some pale pink pearls for the body. Maybe it just needs some piercing! What do you think? All for now, Sue x
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Thursday, 12 January 2012
Anemone Dies
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Hearts And Swirls
A very good morning to everyone! I am hoping that Blogger plays nice today and allows my post to show up as scheduled. As this post is scheduled to go up, I will be on my way to the airport, heading back to the States to spend some time with my Mom first, then on to California for CHA and some time with my daughter after that! I'll be back home in about four weeks time, but I promise not to let you down on the blog. On occasion, there may be a slight blip like I had earlier this month (the post went up but minus the picture!) Not sure how that happened, but I will make sure that I have posts scheduled for every day. Today's post is a card I did using some of the dies that Christine Emberson will have on her POTD shows coming up later this month on the 18th and 19th. Be sure to check her blog http://hope-chances.blogspot.com/ for the exact times. The focal element was created using the Heart Squares and Labels 13 to cut an aperture. I cut a Fleur de lis rectangle in brown card as a backdrop and added a few of the heart pieces that were cut out of the edge of the heart squares for tint. I added a bit of Cosmic Shimmer Aurora sparkle glitter to it for some bling. The swirl added a bit of dramatic flair to the card (plus it allowed me to show off the background paper that I really liked). I pierced around the edges (again) and then tied a big bow using some pink organza ribbon (again, from my craft stash) and added a fun antique looking button and some pins to complete the card. I was rather pleased with how it turned out even if it was a bit (okay, who am I kidding, a lot!) OTT. I was in the mood for a ribbon/bow frenzy. Remember, you were warned! A winner in the comment game from yesterday's post is number 72 which corresponds to the comment left by Lockedinmycraftroom!!!! Don't forget to email me to claim your prize! All for now, Sue x
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Negative Ironworks
Good morning blog friends! For my money, I think that the Ironwork dies by Spellbinders have one of the prettiest negative pieces left from cutting the die. I just marvel at the look of this die every time I cut it out. So it goes without saying that I have used it on more than one occasion in this way. However, if you need a quick card that is guaranteed to wow the recipient, I think this is the die to use. I am hoping that the card looks cream to you (but if it doesn't, just imagine it in cream, okay?) Once I cut the Ironwork Motif out of the centre of my cream card, I left it in place and lightly inked around it with Antique Linen distress ink to highlight the negative piece. I cut two of the ironwork corners and actually used them in the corners, adding a black rhinestone to cover the hole in the centre. I stamped my sentiment in black on one of the smaller Ironwork accent pieces and added some foam mounting to the back to raise it in the centre of the card. Next, I wrapped a length of the black crocheted ribbon around the back and secured the ends, then tied a nice big bow with another piece of it and added it to the front. Just a little cheater tip, if you do this as two separate pieces then add them together with a glue dot, it is so much easier than getting your bow to stay the way you want it when you have wrapped it around the card then tied the bow with the ends. I hope that makes sense? I added a cream button with some Bakers Twine (you can't have naked bows or naked buttons, now can you? LOL) I mounted a piece of black glitter card behind my cut out ironwork area, which of course you will have to imagine also since my photography skills are, well, let's just say, nonexistent to be polite. The entire piece was matted on to another piece of cream card that I pierced the edge with my Tim Holtz design piercing ruler. What a great tool! The card was finally matted on to black card and a couple of decorative pearl pins were added to complete the card. Sooooo easy and it looks great in any colour background you like.
And now for the winner of yesterday's comment game, I have randomly picked number 32 and that was the comment left by Toni!!!! Don't forget you must email me to claim your prize at firstname.lastname@example.com All for now, Sue x
Monday, 9 January 2012
Thanks Bernadette!
Yet another winner in the comment game from yesterday's post! Random number of 38 was drawn this time and that corresponds to the comment left by Carole Z!!! Give me an email to claim your prize at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Sunday, 8 January 2012
Carte Postale
Hi crafty friends! I am trying to mix it up a bit this month for you. This card was done using Sam Poole's Carte Postale stamp set. I just love this set as they let you get really messy and have a bit of fun with them. If you like them, Sam has them in her online shop too. The background was stamped on Kraft card with a black archival pad using the various stamps in the set. Then I crumpled the card and brought out the lines by taking the Tea Dye Distress ink pad (direct to paper method) lightly over the top of the card. I used my scissors to distress the edge of the card even more then added some ink to those edges. The smaller background piece was achieved by using the heated pearl technique. If you have never tried this, it is quite fun and a bit messy. There is a section on it on my DVD, but to give you a quick rundown, you need to apply a layer of dries clear glue to black (I use glossy) card. Next step is to cover the glue with a layer of mica pearl powder all over it. Use an old brush to tamp the mica in to the glue a bit, then heat it until it bubbles. It is best to do that from underneath so as not to blow away your mica. It always comes out different each time but it is a great background for a multitude of things (especially guy cards!). I stamped the postcard on ivory card and cut it out, distressed the edges with my scissors and inked it lightly with Antique Linen to age it even more. I used a Tim Holtz memo pin to hold one of his tickets and added a few of his sprockets and gears for another bit of interest. I mounted the entire piece askew on to dark brown card, distressed the edges a bit more, added a few more worker stamps to the edges (those little stamps on the sets that aren't really large enough for a focal element, but are great for this sort of thing) and voila, finis! I love doing this kind of card as well as "my usual" and if you like it, I will show you some more scattered through this month's posts.
Another winner today! From yesterday's post (Jan. 7th), I have randomly selected number 10 which was the comment left by Crafty Mop!!! Congratulations!! Email me to claim your prize firstname.lastname@example.com All for now, Sue x
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Saturday, 7 January 2012
Bird Flourishes
Hi crafty friends, I hope everyone is doing well this morning. This is probably not what you expected to see, I bet. I'm trying to mix it up a bit this month for you. I still have a bit of a backlog of cards from last year and this was a card that I made last summer for the POTW shows then. It uses the bird flourish die set. I found these to be quite fun to play with as they were very different from the usual type of dies that I use. This card was quite fun as I used the butterfly circle die and cut it out of copy paper. I then used that as a template to stencil through to make the background. I used Dusty Concord distress ink the ink the butterflies that are cut out of the circle. Once I was happy with them, I used the negative piece of copy paper and lined it up so the butterflies were centred and inked the circle with Broken China distress ink. I then cut my bird flourish using black glitter card and I did not emboss it (that is important here ) I then cut another bird flourish, but this time I put the black glitter card over the die facing the opposite direction. This gave me two bird flourishes both cut out of black glitter card, but facing each other. By not embossing it, you get the same look to both of them. I added a few swirls that were stamped in clear perfect medium and embossed with Cosmic Shimmer aurora sparkle embossing powder. This just added a bit of bling to the top and bottom to help draw the eye in a bit. I stamped the sentiment in black archival ink and paper pierced around the edge to finish the card. Pretty fun, huh?
You are keeping me on my toes with the comment game as we have yet another winner. I have randomly selected number 89 which corresponds to Craftylicious!!!! Don't forget to email me at firstname.lastname@example.com to claim your prize. All for now, Sue x
Friday, 6 January 2012
Life's Moments
For today's post, how about this for a really quick, simple card when you don't have too much time to fuss about. I have let the decorative papers do all the work really. I added a piece of my favourite lace from my craft stash and a flower cut from the spiral blossoms two die to frilly it up a bit since the paper was so dark. I also found this ribbon in my stash and thought it matched quite well. Notice, there isn't actually a bow, just a know below the flower. You say, what no bow! Well that is because I didn't think it needed it and that was all the ribbon I had! Sometimes we just have to make do, don't we? LOL I love the sentiment though and just thought the postage stamp dies worked well with these papers. I didn't pierce the edge but I did double mat it to give it a bit of character. Finally, I added three black glints to the corner for interest. These, by the way, are recycled glass pieces from Eco-Green Products and they are really nice for use in those areas that just need a little something, you know what I mean! I hope this one appeals to some of you out there in blog land! All for now, Sue x
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Paris vs. New York
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What a sweet little dog in that blue french window! So charmante.ReplyDelete
This put a big smile on my face - thank you Carol!!! :DReplyDelete
Adorb comparisons..though Paris wins hands down IMHOReplyDelete
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more Paris in NYCReplyDelete
Eric Kayser is coming!
You might know this but fyi---
in NY Post real estate column Lois Weiss "Between the Bricks"
Eric Kayser has leased 3, 300 square feet on the ground and 1,500 of the lower level at 1294 3rd Ave on the Upper East Side, The in-line store at the base of the co-op at 175 East 74 Street has 50 foot of prominent frontage.
Eric Kayser is looking for three locations in NYC.
You have the perfect blog for you:) It's such a fit...a perfect one..ReplyDelete
I learn a lot here and I love les images..always.
Don't be too hard on Mr. Muratyan....with long lead times to press, he can't possibly be as au courant as you!ReplyDelete
The Cupcake invasion of Paris has been going on far too long IMHO.
I would love to see a hasty retreat and soon!
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NY doggie is lacking in je n'ai sait quoi
I MUST get that book. Since I've lived in both NY & Paris, it's always a toss up as to which I love the most...like trying to decide which is my favorite child...I love them both!!!ReplyDelete
... the most wonderful dog in the world is in the Wine Shop I frequent ... LuLu .. I know the days that she is "in shop" and go ONLY then .. she's a rescue dog and looks like a red fox ... and so sweet.ReplyDelete
I have to agree.. The Paris doggy is most adorable. :) Looks like an interesting book...Paris versus NY..ReplyDelete
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In a study published in Nature, Monica Driscoll, distinguished professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, School of Arts and Sciences, and her team, found that while healthy neurons should be able to sort out and rid brain cells of toxic proteins and damaged cell structures without causing problems, laboratory findings indicate that it does not always occur.
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Working with the transparent roundworm, known as the C. elegans, which are similar in molecular form, function and genetics to those of humans, Driscoll and her team discovered that the worms — which have a lifespan of about three weeks — had an external garbage removal mechanism and were disposing these toxic proteins outside the cell as well.
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Minutes after snowpocalyptic flurries descended on the nation's capital this week, clogging traffic and leading to hellish commutes, someone summoned Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker via Twitter:
"@CoryBooker how do we draft you to be Mayor of DC?" tweeted ABC Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper. "How about just during snowstorms? Can you call Mayor Gray and offer some tips?"
The joke was inspired by Booker's epic performance during the East Coast blizzard of 2010, when he responded to snowed-in Newarkers who called out to him via Twitter. The 41-year-old mayor's around-the-clock tweets chronicling his rescue of unplowed streets and stranded residents produced a rash of national headlines and led Time magazine to crown him "The Mayor of Twitter and Blizzard Superhero."
This is what makes it a tough job to be Brick City documentary filmmakers Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin. This Sunday, the second season of their Peabody Award-winning documentary about the transformation of Newark begins airing on the Sundance Channel. Much like last season, the documentary continues to be a gripping look at the struggles of a midsize, postindustrial city trying to chart a future after suffering a generation of neglect, crime and Conan O'Brien jokes.
But because Booker's government moves at Twitter speed, watching a documentary today that was filmed in 2009 feels a bit like watching Headline News two years later. So while we are supposed to be riveted by the political roller coaster of Booker campaigning along with President Obama for Democratic New Jersey Gov. John Corzine's re-election, or the suspense of whether Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy will get canned, current events have long moved on (at least for those of us watching it unfold on Twitter in "real time"). And even more historically significant events — such as the $100 million gift to Newark schools from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, announced live on Oprah — have already robbed the documentary of much of its narrative tension.
That's where the other recurring characters — including the 20-something nonprofit founder and mother of two Jayda, aka Jessica Jacques, a gangbanging Juliet to her Romeo boyfriend Creep, aka Darel Evans — come in. They do an even better job of revealing Newark's flesh-and-bones humanity.
"I have to be careful of everyone who is in my circumference," Jayda tells her mentees in her nonprofit Nine Strong Women, trying to explain how she wound up facing more criminal charges. But "it's difficult because I help people who are sick. I help strippers. I help drug dealers."
Without these characters (and also the chain-smoking defense attorney Brooke Barnes), Newarkers themselves would be abstractions, mere numbers in a police body-count ticker.
But there is no doubt that the camera still loves Booker best. Even facing the mundane day-to-day drudgery of budget cuts and funerals, and renovating his first home, the slightly awkward and impossibly earnest Booker is a high-wattage star in what is fast becoming politics' Reality Age.
All of this oversharing might once have been political suicide. But we are talking about a time when Sean Duffy, an alumnus of MTV's Real World who is married to another Real World alum, is now sitting in Congress. Not to mention, this is also the era of She Who Shall Not Be Named, who failed at being governor and yet succeeded as a reality-TV star and continues to have credible presidential aspirations.
Booker's light has shone beyond the Newark city limits ever since his first electoral defeat was documented in the 2005 Oscar-nominated film Street Fight. In one scene in Brick City's latest season, filmed in 2009, Booker tells his staff that they need to capitalize on his then-17,000 Twitter followers. He casually notes that 2,000 of those followers actually live in Newark.
Today, as the number of Booker followers has ballooned past 1 million (three times the population of Newark), you have to wonder who the intended audience is for his Mayor Snowplow routine. "Cory Booker gotta stop twittering," taunts his nemesis Ras Baraka, the high school principal and son of the poet Amiri, his fingers flittering in the air.
Indeed. Jake Tapper's Booker tweet was hilarious — if you are in on the joke. But if you are among the 92 percent of Americans who have Internet access but don't use Twitter, your democracy moves a lot slower.
Natalie Hopkinson is a contributing editor to The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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