tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post5763660444735908150..comments2024-03-28T12:15:05.971-04:00Comments on Simplicity by Lateblossom: True ArtistsSusan Raihalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-50201768202648563492011-06-27T06:59:10.665-04:002011-06-27T06:59:10.665-04:00I must be somewhere in between. I do have some bla...I must be somewhere in between. I do have some black STAZON lines on my fav lined block, and the next time I have the STAZON cleaner out, I might remember to swab at it. Now, where the heck is my brayer. . . !Aunt Minnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-25640524627078928312011-06-25T12:28:44.022-04:002011-06-25T12:28:44.022-04:00Well then, two of us are loony, because I noticed ...Well then, two of us are loony, because I noticed those splotchy blocks when I looked at Betsy's blog before you pointed them out. Betsy is right, though, that less time cleaning = more time stamping. I just need an angel to come along behind me to clean up and put away so I'm ready to go again next time.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365520324833868438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-19505802021857757322011-06-25T10:03:25.864-04:002011-06-25T10:03:25.864-04:00Yes, Betsy's tutorial is awesome..she is geniu...Yes, Betsy's tutorial is awesome..she is genius with her ideas. Like you the inky blocks would drive me crazy. I noticed a long time ago, as you stated, that real artists don't worry about the mess...they are almost oblivious to it, intent on their art. An artist I am not, can't abide mess, it stifles what little creative spark I've got. So I work my art in a methodical neat manner. It is the only way I can function. I can't live without creating and I can't live with mess around me so a compromise is necessary. I'm a combination of Poirot and Monk...I practice order and method as I create--that's the Poirot part...and I go a little bit nutzo as the mess accumulates--that's the Monk part. Balance keeps me sane.Dinahsoarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03877872564454797447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-43900340756166923652011-06-25T06:13:50.375-04:002011-06-25T06:13:50.375-04:00What I am wondering is how Betsy manages not to me...What I am wondering is how Betsy manages not to mess up a card with the stains when wet (I mean at one point it is wet). Often times I wipe the ink off the block before I stamp anything to avoid any accidental "extras" on my cardstock. But as Susan said Betsy is an artist so I don't think these things happen to Betsy as it does to me. :)June K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-68726933369279507512011-06-25T01:46:51.798-04:002011-06-25T01:46:51.798-04:00Love this post AND Betsy's tutorial! I am not ...Love this post AND Betsy's tutorial! I am not super organized, but I can't work with blocks with colors on them :)Virginia L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14527234347045645973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-26544131438430045862011-06-24T22:17:50.359-04:002011-06-24T22:17:50.359-04:00I have to keep my blocks clean because otherwise m...I have to keep my blocks clean because otherwise my cards would be smeared and messy. That being said, I didn't notice the messy blocks because I was concentrating on the cards. I do admit to being a bit anal sometimes. I sort and eat jelly bellys by color; I eat the smallest Raisinettes first ... I could go on ... Glad to know there are others like me :)Sheila Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453580010456904917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-4361087665244860082011-06-24T20:49:08.040-04:002011-06-24T20:49:08.040-04:00ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.ha!!!!
you are too stinkin' ...ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.ha!!!!<br />you are too stinkin' funny.<br />i actually didn't notice the stains until you pointed them out. i, too, was blown away by the composition of those texts. she makes them look effortless. wow!<br />marty ferraroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-47157736779095980362011-06-24T20:37:42.631-04:002011-06-24T20:37:42.631-04:00Or ink on one's hands! Because what if it tran...Or ink on one's hands! Because what if it transfers!? :P I have one block with a little bit of black ink that won't come off. Very annoying. :DLindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688865610078938129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-70494057385310619852011-06-24T19:16:25.386-04:002011-06-24T19:16:25.386-04:00I truly hate to admit it, but my blocks are someti...I truly hate to admit it, but my blocks are sometimes WAY worse than this. I just have a really hard time stopping my creative flow to clean...not a habit I'm proud of, but I like to think of it as an artistic tendency!CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14562667218470442723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-71115884777664028222011-06-24T17:48:10.080-04:002011-06-24T17:48:10.080-04:00It's true, I really am. Ug ug ug.
Being loon...It's true, I really am. Ug ug ug. <br /><br />Being loony isn't so bad. I prefer the word 'authentic'. ;)Nicole P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17274337562772658082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-7201550537663250892011-06-24T16:57:28.315-04:002011-06-24T16:57:28.315-04:00I'd happily leave the ink stains on the blocks...I'd happily leave the ink stains on the blocks and get stamping, but somehow I always manage to transfer marks from the block onto my card. The blocks therefore must be cleaned ;-)Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121298226816617594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-31688809440910668622011-06-24T16:46:04.073-04:002011-06-24T16:46:04.073-04:00I'm with you, I hate my blocks being dirty, bu...I'm with you, I hate my blocks being dirty, but then I would have to agree with Betsy's earlier comment. Still it would bother me and therefore no creativity would happen.Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692056925159395126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-67876876603722158302011-06-24T14:19:51.649-04:002011-06-24T14:19:51.649-04:00I don't like a messy block, although I confess...I don't like a messy block, although I confess that I didn't even notice when I first looked at Betsy's blog post. I was too blown away by the sheer awesomeness of it to even look at the block.Franciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548903306772165074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-618987702795765982011-06-24T12:31:27.682-04:002011-06-24T12:31:27.682-04:00I didn't notice it when I read Betsy's pos...I didn't notice it when I read Betsy's post. And wouldn't have noticed in a million years had you not pointed it out. But then, my entire work area is a hot mess, blocks included.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293495793918300205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-16206050202147293712011-06-24T12:21:45.793-04:002011-06-24T12:21:45.793-04:00lol, I didn't even think they were dirty!! I&#...lol, I didn't even think they were dirty!! I'm not showing you mine then. sometimes they are so dirty that the stamps won't even stick!joanne wardlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549461837056320736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-65590892638763789492011-06-24T12:00:46.681-04:002011-06-24T12:00:46.681-04:00LOL!LOL!Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-18390437425797573302011-06-24T11:33:05.940-04:002011-06-24T11:33:05.940-04:00Less time cleaning = more time stamping. Just say...Less time cleaning = more time stamping. Just sayin'. :-DBetsy Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01251529860081007886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-71654890025677196912011-06-24T10:32:11.592-04:002011-06-24T10:32:11.592-04:00You are such a wonderful artist - clean blocks and...You are such a wonderful artist - clean blocks and all. My block, on the other hand, get cleaned every now and then. I'm just a mess person when I stamp.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175485808533410938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-35187963576588237942011-06-24T10:31:04.216-04:002011-06-24T10:31:04.216-04:00I couldn't concentrate on the lesson, I kept l...I couldn't concentrate on the lesson, I kept looking at those bright red ink splotches! Euww!<br />I have to clean mine every time I stamp, even 2 words on the same card! (maybe that's why I run out of card-making time before I have all the cards I need!)iriseyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767620480516380664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-25357225179815602011-06-24T09:29:30.967-04:002011-06-24T09:29:30.967-04:00Oddly reassuring to know there are others out ther...Oddly reassuring to know there are others out there. I wanted to reach through my screen to clean that block too! And scary enough, I get the M&M situation from Cheryl...and don't even think about making me fix a sandwich in a different order!Terri (blindstamper)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13770127009340296062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-15414530704906571402011-06-24T09:24:48.968-04:002011-06-24T09:24:48.968-04:00you're a true artist too, my dear <3 my blo...you're a true artist too, my dear <3 my blocks are always clean too, can't dealMary Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704149969363821322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-61553523172751800252011-06-24T09:17:28.053-04:002011-06-24T09:17:28.053-04:00Susan...I'm with you on the ink stains! I alwa...Susan...I'm with you on the ink stains! I always clean my stamps, blocks, work surface, etc. I also sort M&M's by color and if there's an odd number of one color, I eat that one first so there's even numbers and then I eat them in two's. What that has to do with clean blocks, I have no idea except maybe another indication of my slight OCD?cheryl l.noreply@blogger.com