{"id":13772,"date":"2013-06-07T11:18:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T10:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/?p=13772"},"modified":"2013-06-07T11:32:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T10:32:30","slug":"tooooooot-and-a-lot-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/tooooooot-and-a-lot-more\/","title":{"rendered":"TOOOOOOOT!!! &#8211; and a lot more ;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>OH MAN&#8230; the path to FEATURING issue #4 was not a smooth one!<br \/>\nWe faced illness, technical and personal difficulties and set-backs \u2013<br \/>\nbut the team helped each other out and we have achieved to finish<br \/>\nthe fourth issue with success. So now&#8230; drumroll please&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h2>I am happy to announce that issue #4<\/h2>\n<h2>of FEATURING is COMING SOON!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cover-issue-4.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13748\" alt=\"cover issue 4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cover-issue-4.jpg\" width=\"353\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cover-issue-4.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cover-issue-4-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this issue is indeed as\u00a0 inspirational, versatile and artsy as the former ones, if not more.<\/p>\n<p>But hey, I am the editor-in-chief and the magazine is my baby so why should you believe me?<br \/>\nYou better go and see for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Read the<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.featuringmagazine.com\/archives\/product\/featuring-magazine-issue-4\" target=\"_blank\">brief summary of the content<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Flip through some of the pages in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.featuringmagazine.com\/a_glimpse\/issue_4\/Default.html\" target=\"_blank\">preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will take a while for the actual paper magazine to get back from the printing office, but you may want to pre-order the magazine because when you do that, you have the chance to win a Mixed Media Paper Craft Kit from Gauche Alchemy!!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you heard it right: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.featuringmagazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FEATURING<\/a> cooperated with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gauchealchemy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GAUCHE ALCHEMY<\/a> for\u00a0<strong>A GIVE AWAY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mixed-Media-Paper-Craft-Kit.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13750\" alt=\"Mixed Media Paper Craft Kit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mixed-Media-Paper-Craft-Kit.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mixed-Media-Paper-Craft-Kit.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mixed-Media-Paper-Craft-Kit-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We will give away 5 ACME Mixed Media Paper Craft kits to readers who pre-order issue #4 before June 23. The fourth issue of the magazine will be released soon after.<\/p>\n<p>Now that is an extra reason to want to order the magazine, isn\u2019t it? Why not go ahead then. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.featuringmagazine.com\/featuring-store\" target=\"_blank\">PRE ORDER\/BUY<\/a><\/strong> your copy now to have your name in the hat for our give away and to make sure the fourth issue of FEATURING will come your way as soon as it is released.<\/p>\n<p>Done? YAY! Thanks!<br \/>\nOn to the haiku and the rest of the post then.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/27-haikuboeken.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13777\" alt=\"27-haikuboeken\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/27-haikuboeken.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/27-haikuboeken.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/27-haikuboeken-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"250\">Het jaar van de kreeft<\/p>\n<p>Ontwaken uit dagdromen<\/p>\n<p>Een jaar in scherven<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"15\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"250\">The Year of the Cancer*<\/p>\n<p>Awaken from a daydream<\/p>\n<p>A Year in Shards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<pre>*This has nothing to do with me - just saying, in case you start to worry.<\/pre>\n<p>As always, I submit my haiku to <a href=\"http:\/\/corazon.typepad.com\/recuerda_mi_corazon\/2013\/06\/haiku-my-heart-falling.html\" target=\"_blank\">Haiku my Heart Friday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Summer, I am participating in Tammy Garcia&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/daisyyellowart.com\/icad\/icad-faq.html\" target=\"_blank\">Index-Card-A-Day<\/a> 2013<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/daisyyellowart.com\/icad\/icad-faq.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13735\" alt=\"icad-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/icad-logo.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/icad-logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/icad-logo-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tammy asked me to co-operate and I contributed a tutorial &#8211; which you can find <a href=\"http:\/\/daisyyellowart.com\/icad\/index-card-a-day-2013-marit.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> &#8211; and translated all the prompts and <a href=\"http:\/\/daisyyellowart.com\/icad\/icad-themes-weeks-1-2-3.html\" target=\"_blank\">themes<\/a> for her. Artists from different countries helped with translating, so besides the English texts, you can find the ICAD prompts in Dutch, French, Italian and Swedish now! Here are the prompts for <a href=\"http:\/\/daisyyellowart.com\/icad\/icad-2013-prompts-week-of-june-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">week #1<\/a> and here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/daisyyellowart.com\/icad\/icad-2013-prompts-week-of-june-8.html\" target=\"_blank\">week #2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The themes and prompts Tammy gives are all optional but I decided to try and work with the given challenges&#8230;\u00a0 the overall theme for week #1 was &#8216;Color&#8217; or &#8216;Rainbow colors&#8217;.<br \/>\nSo far, I made (only) three index cards but I hope to catch up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ICAD prompt #1 &#8211; Zebra<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/01-ICAD-2013.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13789\" alt=\"01-ICAD-2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/01-ICAD-2013.jpg\" width=\"713\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/01-ICAD-2013.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/01-ICAD-2013-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ICAD prompt #2 &#8211; Candyland<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/02-ICAD-2013.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13790\" alt=\"02-ICAD-2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/02-ICAD-2013.jpg\" width=\"713\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/02-ICAD-2013.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/02-ICAD-2013-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ICAD prompt #3 &#8211; &#8220;Faux Stitches&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/03-ICAD-2013.jpg\"><img wpfc-lazyload-disable=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13791\" alt=\"03-ICAD-2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/03-ICAD-2013.jpg\" width=\"713\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/03-ICAD-2013.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.maritspaperworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/03-ICAD-2013-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Working on these cards is a good practice for me to &#8216;loosen up and let go&#8217; &#8211; something I always tell my students in the workshops to do but have to be reminded of myself from time to time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This was quite a long blogpost&#8230; did you read all the way and are you still with me?<br \/>\nWOW, then you&#8217;re the best!<\/p>\n<p>The sun is shining overhere (finally Summer arrived this week!) and I am going to grab me a stack of index cards, some colored pens, a cool drink and a chair&#8230;. and spend the afternoon in the garden. I hope to visit the haiku circle later.<\/p>\n<p>I wish you all sunshine and joy this weekend.<br \/>\nGo grab an index card and color a rainbow!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; OH MAN&#8230; the path to FEATURING issue #4 was not a smooth one! We faced illness, technical and personal difficulties and set-backs \u2013 but the team helped each other out and we have achieved to finish the fourth issue with success. So now&#8230; drumroll please&#8230;. 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