When working with sublimation, it is paramount to make sure the area is well ventilated, and you use reasonable caution when working with materials.
When sublimating the coasters, be sure to apply the paper to the shiny side of the coaster and place it paper side down in the skillet. I weight mine down with a couple of other coasters. Let it stay in the skillet for 2 minutes. Carefully remove it and put it aside to cool.
For the bookmark, tape down the paper to the white sublimation blank, and place the paper side down and weight the piece down. It will need to stay in the closed skillet for 1 minute 30 seconds.
For the Car coaster, the instructions are the same. Place the sublimation printed paper on the white side of the blank, tape it into place and put it inside the skillet. Weight it down. Place it inside of the skillet and allow it to sit for 2 minutes.
These times may vary by the type of skillet you use, I recommend some experimentation. This is super easy to use, doesn’t require any additional “fancy” equipment and the results are stunning!
Please email questions to me at: Info@LorettaRodger.com or leave them as a comment. Please note due to some recent attempts at hacking my website, I am now moderating all comments. Please let me know if you try this for yourself and how it turns out. Feel free to send me a video, or blog link. If I approve it, I will feature it!
Life is always surprising me with the twists and turns it makes.
I’ve made these 4 simple yet elegant cards for three ladies whom are precious to me.
I am reminded that when men (or women) aim to deceive, mislead or otherwise be intentionally mean, that God will turn it around for his good and glory.
I made three sets of 4 cards each along with some small journals and packaged them with coordinating paper.
I am hoping that these three precious ladies will realize that they are enough, precious, and most of all loved and appreciated.
Coas, yes that is a great description of my craft room.
Wait a minute, Loretta, isn’t it true that this seems to be a constant struggle? Honestly, the answer is yes.
I can give you many excuses. However, the voice of my own husband echos in my head “The maximum range of an excuse is zero meters”.
I can be honest, there is a hindrance to “progress”. I had an open Gastroscopy with Rue N Y reconstruction, para-esophageal hernia and diaphragmatic hernia repairs. Four surgeons and nearly 6 hours in the OR. Not to mention the 6 day inpatient stay. If that wasn’t enough I developed a fistula (opening at the surgical sight) that landed me in the Critical care unit at #Vanderbilt for an additional 8 days.
I am still in recovery mode and have a home-health nurse who monitors my progress weekly.
I’m unable to lift anything heavy. Meaning I spend a lot of time on my butt on the floor sorting crap, putting away items and taking out the trash.
I am trying to be mindful of where the craft items will live. To purposely assign like items a home while striving to have a space that I’d be proud to “show off”. I did a major purge of scrapbook paper, donating approximately 120 pounds.
One of my biggest changes in the last year or so is the overhead camera sled built for me by my husband with 3/4″ black iron pipes and fittings. Easy enough to assemble. I re-used a light fixture that is meant for kitchen track lighting and also use a ring light for overhead video production.
Here are some before, during and after pictures of the space. One day I’ll actually learn to put these in a more cohesive order.
Today’s project is adorable. I purchased these mitten dies from The Stamps of Life.
To make this project, I simply cut copy paper with the smallest layering die, then the covers from the largest. I also decided to give htis a binding with some “o” wires.
Decorated one side more than another using some faux fur, ribbon, and jingle bells. What would the holidays be without jingle bells?
Be sure to keep things lined up if you decide to make this with the binding wires. I made a template with some lightweight cardstock. Then I marked my Bind-it-all machine so that each time I cut, it would be lined up each and every time.
If you do not want to cut all the paper, alternatively you may choose to use the outside pieces as shown here and attach a simple sticky note pad inside. Since the sticky notes come in different sizes, colors and shapes. I will package these along with a small ink pen to give as small gifts or random acts of kindness.
It is my hope that as you read this you will find some true inspiration and the road to faith in Christ as Lord and Savior.
“In the fullness of time, God sent forth his Son” (Gal. 4:4).”
I quickly checked email in the early evening hours of Tuesday, the 29th of August. I had received an email from a drill sergeant in my son’s AIT unit. I read the information on his upcoming AIT Graduation in Fort Eisenhower (Formerly Ft. Gordon) Georgia. Here’s some of the back story.
Talk about full circle. I grew up there. My parents are buried across the street from one of the back gates of the Augusta National Golf Course in Westover memorial Gardens. My sister is also buried there along with many dear friends.
When I met my husband he was a staff Sargent at Ft Gordon. We actually met at a Christian Singles dance on July 29, 2000. We were married about 5 months later.
We were married in the Bicentennial Chapel on 20 January 2001.
The graduation ceremony will be at that same facility. When I shared this news with my husband of nearly 23 years he had happy tears. What are the chances?! It is incredible how things come full circle. Often to remind us of humble beginnings, sometimes treacherous circumstances and how in the wisdom and fullness of time God himself reaches out to our very humanity to remind us there is a plan and purpose for our lives. (Jeremiah 29:11-14)
Not only will he be graduating from AIT he will be reporting to Fort Meade The first of October. He grew up at Fort Meade, went to Elementary, Middle and High School there.
To live life without the believe in God is nothing more than to have life and its benefits without any responsibilities or consequences. However, the innate problem with that belief is that is is simply not true. Do you doubt the existence of a higher power? God?
Just look around you. Everything did not come from nothing. If you’re a “big bang” theory. I have my thoughts on that, pretty simple too. When God created the earth .
Let’s start at the beginning, because its always a good place to start!
The Beginning Genesis 1:1-3 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
When God “spoke” his voice is powerful and yet quite. I think the “big bang” was nothing less than the voice of God speaking everything into existence.
Through out my life from the very beginning my life has been securely in the hand of God. My faith as a child grew up. As I entered into my mid thirties, I came to understand and embrace true Lordship. I also learned that there is no such thing as a good person. We are all sinners. We all fall short.
When I think about the work of the Cross, the blood shed for me to have not just life, but life for eternity. The following scripture comes to mind:
“The Father sent “his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to deal with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh” (Rom 8:3). The cross actualized the Father’s condemnation of our sinful flesh, for sin itself, “when it is fully grown, gives birth to death” (James 1:15). “The wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23)”
Though I have not always practiced what I preach, I do now strive more each day to be who it is Christ wants me to be.
In the upcoming days and weeks, I hope you will take a few minutes to reflect on Christ, his sacrifice for us and how from personal experience I can tell you that a life with Christ is not easy. It is worth it. His hand in your life will literally change you. Please contact me at Info@LorettaRodger.com for more information or any questions you may have. It is my prayer you will become his child.
From my heart to yours! Stamp happy and be a blessing!
