This is my second card for the CAS296 to make a halloween card, and the TLC505 to use the spirelli technique. Since I am making these for my sons, and I have 2 boys, I need 2 cards. Now some of you might have visions of littles cuties all excited about their halloween costumes...well, my little cuties are 17 and 19 and both of them are over 6 feet. I am the first one down stairs in the morning, so on Oct. 31 I will add a little green food coloring to their milk and give them their cards. They are great about putting up with their silly mom and I will get 2 big hugs and kisses.....well worth the time it takes to make the cards. A big thanks to Sabrina for the terrific sperilli tutorial. So fun and easy...my 2 favorite words when it comes to techniques. Does anyone remember a toy from the 1960's where you drew designs like this with the help of some sort of tool? It was called something like a "spirograph". I think there have been plastic remakes, but mine was made from metal.
TFL, Francie
Date: Monday, October 27, 2014 GMT Views: 1321
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Tue, Oct 28, 2014 @ 12:13 AM
Gosh, I do remember Spirograph but ours was certainly plastic - a red frame, and the wheels were different colours in sort of transparent plastics, yellow and orange and green and purple. They sound a bit like Halloween colours, don't they. Did you have Etch-a-Sketch too? How lovely that you're still getting big hugs and kisses from your sons. I'm sure they know how much your cards for them are an expression of your love.
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Tue, Oct 28, 2014 @ 6:13 PM
So fun for your big boys! Don't you just love that stamp set? I used it, too. Oh, and I totally remember that toy you described - my sister gad one, metal as well. I have to try that technique.
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