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What could that be, sitting there, exuding Mystery, on my Beauty~Full newOld guillotine?
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Here are clues:
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Yes! It's my very own not-vintage Rotadex Thing! In a not-vintage cool-shaped Black Box!
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Yesterday the cards started Happening:
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and today another one:
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and then, of course, ensued some scanning, and snapping. Which, of course, means playing on my glorious new-and-definitely-not-vintage laptop...
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and a little light wrestling with the portrayal of the pinks, and the golds...
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and while none of these pics quite manages all the vibrant glowing of the original, you get the idea.
The cards are wee - just A7 size. They suit my flibbertygibbet creative nature very nicely; to work for very short spells and still to arrive at 'Done'. So satisfying.
The box was a happy accident of fitting. I ordered it for a simple cards-in-box project, which began as an offshoot of making 'the thing' book. I'd enjoyed making a card for that and wanted more...
Then I saw this lovely work, by patty van dorin, and off I went...following the trail of 'yes'.
I looked briefly at the vintage card-holders, but they are few and far between here in the UK, and crazy costly from the U.S. Finally I figured that the base isn't visible anyways, once the cards get cooking, so I plumped for a newfangled version.
Then came the fab surprise, when the deck fitted snugly into the box - they arrived on the same day, and asked sweetly to sit together in their new home... I like how it all feels, now, too. It has a treasure-chest quality... and a bendyness of juxtapositioning possibilities...and an inviting-creativity air, altogether.
Another Good Thing to have come from participating in Ticket To Venice.
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Another-Another Good Thing that I want to flap around here now is my new pinterest gallery - artistry of pages.
I've gathered all manner of inspirations there, fired up as I make 'the thing', and follow trails of creativities.
Have a wander there, if you will. Here's a peep:
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I imagine there may be further reports of papery makings here, before long, too...
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