Saved by Wax Paper !

I firmly believe that we learn by doing. I just wish my "doing and learning" didn't involve so many disasters! One of the things that I have learned is that wax paper is wonderful stuff. You can keep your fancy Silhouettes and Cricuts, they can't swing to my rescue like a roll of wax paper!
I was excited to have time today to finally use Unity's Tulips and Daisies stamp set to make the card idea that's been percolating in my head for a week. Instead of using some form of watercolours again, this time I thought I'd try Prismacolor pencils. I was never good with coloured pencils and my Prismacolors have barely seen the light of day in years, but I felt like trying something different.
I made two cards using the colours in the Unity Be Inspired Challenge.

So, I got my pieces coloured to the best of my (very limited) ability, and I die cut the SSS "hello" so that it stayed attached to the strip. ( Credit for this goes to Jennifer McGuire ). I also die cut an additional "hello" for each piece to glue to the back for extra strength because the whole bottom piece is raised on foam tape.
I added the twine and thought I was done, only to realize that there was NOTHING SHINY on my cards. HORRORS!! How did that happen, and how was I going to repair the problem?
Ahh! Diamond Glaze, that would add shine and even more strength to the diecut words.
Now, here's where my learning by doing comes in. I have learned (don't ask how) that my bottle of Diamond Glaze is completely unpredictable. Occasionally it behaves nicely, but it usually either doesn't work at all or it comes out like Niagara Falls. Often it does all three things on one piece. So I ripped off some wax paper and taped it over my cards behind the sentiment, and sure enough, the glaze was clogged. I cleared the clog with a large needle and it worked nicely on the "H", and then it came pouring out like a river and made a big mess! Ha! The mess was only on the wax paper!
The moral of the story is : Keep a roll of wax paper close by when crafting, especially if you are prone to disasters! It is also great as a paint palette, and stuff doesn't stick to it so it protects your work surface.
If I had wrapped it on my arm, I wouldn't be here picking little bits of blue paper off my skin. ~Sigh~

I'm also entering these in Unity's Friday Friends with Flair.