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prepared pieces ready to begin.

Well this almost turned into a disaster, but I coped and still had 3 seconds left on the clock when done. Why, you ask – its the ‘dreaded’ speed challenge at As You See It Challenge #349 – Rapid Water and of course when in a hurry, whatever can go wrong usually does. In this case my die didn’t cut properly and I had to repeat the process on another piece of CS. That will teach me to make sure my cutting plates are in good shape LOL. After I stamped the image I quickly coloured using Inktense pencils and a water pen and then fussy cut as best as possible. I also stamped the sentiment and fussy cut around that. Stamp set is an unbranded one and the quality is definitely not there so the sentiments don’t stamp really clear on the word edges. With the more expensive brand sets this is never an issue. Anyway once I had these pieces ready it was mainly an assembly of the parts. After a quick glance at the clock and a deep breath, I cut down the blue layer to fit over the top fold square card base and adhered it. Then I added the water layer and even used two of the fallouts to create a wider splash zone. In adding the yoga frog and the sentiment the glue point jammed so I didn’t get enough glue to stick them properly. Doesn’t show here and is an easy fix now I’m no longer in a hurry. The die used is from Memory Box and I’ve had it for a long time.

After I’ve improved it one of my yoga group will receive this sometime this year. I shall also give my glass mat a good clean in a minute. Actually my entire desk needs a good clean. I need a craft fairy to magically inventory my new supplies and put them away and then to clean my entire space.

Had a fun Friday evening and full day Saturday with the Spellbinder’s Weekend Retreat. The items in the kit are going to be fun to use. I could have crafted along with the designers, but chose not to as it was more relaxing to just view. Had I tried to craft along I think I would have gotten quite frustrated. As it was, I became exhausted and fell asleep in my chair. I only woke up when I almost fell out of the chair. At least it was done in my time zone. Some attendees were watching and crafting at ridiculous times of the day and night. Took me all of yesterday to stop being so tired. The entire event is available to watch at anytime so I can always watch again if I need to.

Thanks for spending time with me today. We have sunshine with a cold wind here but it is supposed to get quite warm this week. Wildfires are burning in other provinces and our hope is that they don’t start here. It is so sad for those affected.

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  2. I love this frog splashing into the puddle! You got so much done in the time as well – great fussy cutting and impressive to have time to redo the die cut! Thanks for joining the adrenaline challenge at As You See It!

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  4. Love your splashing puddles die and that frog. So much fun and awesome card for the speed challenge. I need to put on my thinking cap and play along too.

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  5. It’s always a pleasure to read your escapades around the speed challenge. I feel like I’m on the adrenalin rush with you! This is a super card: the water pool is so deep and inviting while the frog is such a star. Spot on with your comments about stamp quality issues too. Thanks for joining in with us again at The Paper Players.

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  6. This card is funny and I love it! So creative to make the slashing puddles the path that the frog is making. I too need a fairy to clean and organize my craft room. When you are finised with your fairy, sent them here please.

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  7. Glad you enjoyed the retreat and hopefully you’ve caught up on your sleep. This card is fantastic! It looks like that fun frog is acrobatically walking on water. Congrats on getting it done in the time, especially with the issue you had.

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  8. Johanna I get an adrenalin rush just reading your post – I love that you embrace speed challenges with such gusto! The water die was a great choice and that yoga-loving frog is balanced perfectly. I know what you mean about the dubious stamping of cheaper stamps – a frustration for sure. All in all though, a great card and in under the wire too. Thanks for sharing with us over at As You See It this week!

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  9. You would never know that this card was full of mishaps—it’s ADORABLE! What a fun set of dies and image for our water theme, it’s just as cute as can be! And using the extra pieces from your water die was a very clever idea, it worked perfectly! So happy you played with us at As You See It this week!

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      2. The trick is to have it decided and set up then just go for it. No thinking and no trying to get everything right. Even if it isn’t something useable in your eyes it is often okay for the challenge. I redeem the ones I’m not totally happy with after I’ve posted to my blog and challenge.

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  11. You remind me of myself when I do speed challenges, Johanna! If anything can go wrong, it will, but we persist in spite of it all, and, in your case, a very cute card is the result! I love that little Yoga Frog and the splashy puddles! Very animated and action-filled! Thanks for playing our speed challenges at As You See It!

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