Oh my. I do love a fun card. And these Girlfriends cards by Art Impressions literally take the cake!
I've seen a few versions of other people's interpretation of this stamp set, appropriately called Giant Cake, and I might have to, ahem, borrow, some of their ideas.
Here's my version:
These cards are absolutely perfect for my age group, and are just so much fun, albeit a little fiddly to color!
I've lashed out, and have ordered two more sets from the Girlfriends range, which should arrive in the next couple of weeks. (They are extremely difficult to buy in Australia, so I have no choice but to buy them from the US.) I absolutely adore these stamps, and I'm having an absolute ball with them.
It's wonderful to see what other cardmakers have done with these cards, and I spend quite a bit of time - way more than I'd like - on Pinterest seeking them out.
Since my last post, I've made another card with the Party Girls set. I added some blue hair this time, as it reminded me of the older ladies I knew in my youth. Blue hair was very popular back them, for ladies 'of distinction'.
Thanks for stopping by. Til next time,
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Sunday, August 10, 2014
Get the Fire Extinguisher! - by Cheryl Wright
Multi-published author, Cheryl Wright, former secretary, debt collector, account manager, writing instructor, and shopping tour hostess, loves reading. She writes romantic suspense, contemporary romance, and the occasional comedy.
She lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is married with two adult children and has six grandchildren. When she’s not writing, she can be found in her craft room making greeting cards.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Using a Pen Name - by Tia Dani
As promised we are giving our friends and readers a
chance to get to know us a little better. The second question that pops up after
why write as a team is "Why write under a pen name?"
Using a Pen/ Pseudonym is a personal
decision. There are many reasons to use one. For us the decision was made
because at the time we still had plans to publish stories on our own and when
we did we would use our real names. Plus the first story we published was
erotic and we were a bit self-conscious about how our families might react when
they found out.
After our second book was contracted and became
successful, we made the decision to put all our future work fully under Tia
Dani. We registered the trade name and formed a partnership. From that time on we looked at our writing as
a business and Tia Dani was our business name.
How we came up with the name Tia Dani is interesting
as well. We thought long and hard on a name to use and first, Bev came up with the
suggestion to put our 'middle' names together. That didn't work because Christine doesn't
have a middle name. However Christine really liked the name KrisTia. She used
it for a while but eventually shortened it to Tia.
Bev's middle name is Ann. Tia Ann didn't quite have the ring we wanted.
So we decided to go to the mall, walk around, and brainstorm. While running through a few names to go with
Tia (not to mention trying on so many pairs of shoes our feet hurt, spraying
ourselves with various types of perfume making us smell like a bordello, and…of
course…sampling assorted chocolates and caramel corn) the name Dani was thrown
in the mix. We both loved it. Bev likes being called Dani. It fits her. So Tia
Dani was created. It was later we realized that Tia Dani in Spanish means Aunt
Dani. But we don't care, it's a pretty name and seems to be well liked. So far,
no one has asked whose aunt we are.
As most of you know writers are generally a shy
group. This is why a pen name has worked well for us. Not that we are shy in
front of others but using our pen name makes it easier and a little more fun.
It's kinda like acting. When we give a workshop as Tia Dani, we like to role
play. It takes away the Christine and Bev thinks, to Tia Dani says…
Anyway, that's our pen name story and we're sticking
with it.
A second thing we thought about is several of our
friends use a pen name to keep their writing identity secret from employers of
their day jobs. It might work but it's not that easy to remain anonymous. Publishers
are required to report to the IRS (via Form 1099) of payments made to writers,
which means they need your real name along with your social security number.
Well…that was fun reliving our beginnings, but now
we need to get back to work. We are wrapping up our next story, a paranormal
set in the northern part of AZ. We have shape-shifters, ancient legends, apache
warriors, magic, and reincarnation. And always a little romance. We hope reading
Call down the Darkness will bring you
as much joy as we have had in writing it.
See you next month,
Tia Dani
Authors of, Time's Enduring Love.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
The Action Heroes of My Past by Jamie Hill
Last month I talked about how Channing Tatum would make a good hero in my cop novel, Family Secrets. The post had me remembering who I was fond of in the past. Yes, you will see a Teen Beat Magazine image below. No, it is not from my personal Teen Beat collection. (I got rid of that a couple years ago. heh heh heh)
Sylvester Stallone in the first Rocky movie sent me to the theater for more than one showing. I had certainly never seen abs like that before.
In the photo below, he looks like he'd make a good cop. I have a thing for writing about cops, in case you aren't familiar with my work.
Sam Elliott in Lifeguard sent me to the theater even more than Sly. That was an amazing movie, which I'm sure has not withstood the test of time. LOL
Sam Elliott in Mask is also a sight to behold. That movie has stood up to time. I loved Cher's performance and will still watch that show every now and then.
Beau Bridges was a hottie back in the day, I can't name you one movie he was in except The Other Side of the Mountain (he died, I cried).
And if we're talking TV shows, Paul Michael Glaser, er, I mean, Starsky and Hutch was one of my all time favorites. I even wrote an episode script for them in high school, and another for S.W.A.T., co-starring Mark Shera.
Gosh, I guess my love for hot cops started early!
Don't even get me started on musicians. Bobby Sherman had me wishing my name was Julie for about a year. And then there was Mickey Dolenz, and the Bay City Rollers, and....I'm suddenly off topic here and can't even remember what the topic was.
I hope my memories have brought a smile to your face. I'll leave you with an old scratchy photo of me back in the day with my aunt's dog Tuffy, my vacation playmate since I had no cousins my own age. You can tell by the long-suffering expression on his face that I enjoyed our play dates more than he did. And by the way, my grandma was a great card player though I always teased her that she cheated.
You can find my collection of hot cops and other stories here: http://bookswelove.net/jamiehill.php
Until next month, keep cool! ~ Jamie Hill
http://www.jamiehill.biz/
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