{"id":22987,"date":"2016-04-11T22:36:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T02:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=22987"},"modified":"2016-04-19T18:13:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T22:13:35","slug":"rainy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=22987","title":{"rendered":"Rainy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-cu-08931.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22990\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-cu-08931.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22990\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22990\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p= 22987\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-cu-08931.jpg\" alt=\"Rainy Day cu 08931\" width=\"522\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-cu-08931.jpg 828w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-cu-08931-175x133.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-cu-08931-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-cu-08931-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-cu-08931-600x455.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/general-stamping-talk-f17\/favorites-week-ending-april-17-2016-a-t609044.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9523\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Weekly-Favorite.gif\" alt=\"Weekly-Favorite\" width=\"200\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-cu-08931.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22990\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This is my second week as a Guest Designer for the Splitcoast Color Challenge &amp; for this challenge (CC578), the colors are olive, eggplant &amp; Bermuda Bay (a blue\/green). I admit, I was a little leery of using the eggplant w\/ the other two, but I think it worked out ok in the end.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-08932.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22988\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22988\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p= 22987\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-08932.jpg\" alt=\"Rainy Day 08932\" width=\"522\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-08932.jpg 721w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-08932-120x175.jpg 120w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-08932-274x400.jpg 274w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-08932-411x600.jpg 411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTo make my rainy card, I first made 2 water color backgrounds..the narrow blue\/green one and a larger one w\/ all 3 of the colors to use for the umbrellas. After brushing water over the narrow panel, I mixed\u00a0blue &amp; green Brusho powders on an old CD with a wet paintbrush then drug the paintbrush across the top edge of the panel &amp; held it upright to let the color run down. I let it dry a bit, then added a few darker drips &amp; some splatters. For the other panel, I mixed the colors of Brushos on the CD &amp; painted them in separate areas on the panel. When both panels were dry, I splattered then w\/ water then quickly dipped them in UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) &amp; heat embossed. I had do this in small areas at a time in order for the UTEE to stick &amp; the water puddles not to soak in.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-xcu-08937.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22991\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p= 22987\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-xcu-08937.jpg\" alt=\"Rainy Day xcu 08937\" width=\"522\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-xcu-08937.jpg 828w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-xcu-08937-175x133.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-xcu-08937-400x303.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-xcu-08937-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-xcu-08937-600x455.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfter die cutting the umbrellas &amp; narrow panel (I used a rectangular piercing die &amp; did one side at a time), I stamped the half sun where I knew the panel would end then realized that the yellow I was going to color it wasn&#8217;t in the challenge so I stamped it again on a leftover piece of the w\/c bg &amp; paper pieced it. I attached the narrow panel, put it in my Misti &amp; stamped the greeting on both &amp; added the umbrellas. The 3rd umbrella I trimmed off the handle &amp; just let the Y be its handle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Here&#8217;s a look at the inside.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-inside-08936.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22989\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-inside-08936.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22989\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22989\" title=\"Julie Warner - https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p= 22987\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-inside-08936.jpg\" alt=\"Rainy Day inside 08936\" width=\"400\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-inside-08936.jpg 508w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-inside-08936-153x175.jpg 153w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Rainy-Day-inside-08936-350x400.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Thanks so much for stopping by!<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Julie2-sig.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12715\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12715\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Julie2-sig.png\" alt=\"Julie2 sig\" width=\"134\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Supplies:<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody id=\"collapseobj_photoinfo\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Stamps:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">Serendipity Stamps \u2013<a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1395E.html\" target=\"_blank\"> You Made My Day<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/248D.html\" target=\"_blank\">Half Sun\u00a0<\/a> (inside-<a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/1343E.html\" target=\"_blank\">You Make Me Happy<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\">)<\/span><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/backgrounds\/1186-splatter-background.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:<\/b>\u00a0Staples white, water color<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>Versafine onyx\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0Spellbinders Pierced Rectangle dies,\u00a0Misti,\u00a0Brushos water color crystals, UTEE (Spellbinders circles &amp; pierced circles dies -inside)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- BEGIN thumbnail code by justwritedesigns.com--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" You Made My Day 1395E \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1395YouMade%20MyDay_274x274.gif \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1395YouMade%20MyDay_274x274.gif \" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" title=\" You Made My Day 1395E\" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/new-stamps\/1395E.html \" target=\"_blank\"> You Made My Day 1395E<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" Half Sun 248D \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/248halfsun.gif \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/248halfsun.gif \" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><span style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\"><a style=\"color: #9fc5e8;\" title=\" Half Sun 248D \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/product\/248D.html \" target=\"_blank\"> Half Sun 248D <\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" You Make Me Happy 1343E \" href=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1343Youmakemehappy_274x274.gif \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.serendipitystamps.com\/mm5\/pics\/stamps\/1343Youmakemehappy_274x274.gif \" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; 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width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\" Spellbinders Pierced Rectangles Dies \" href=\" https:\/\/www.ucutathome.com\/store\/product\/Spellbinders-Celebrations-Celebrations-Pierced-Rectangles\/id\/16698\" target=\"_blank\"> Spellbinders Pierced Rectangles Dies <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" Spellbinders Umbrella IN-035 \" href=\" https:\/\/www.ucutathome.com\/store\/products\/Spellbinders-InSpire-Umbrella-Trio-cut-at-home-986636-16161-0.jpg \" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/www.ucutathome.com\/store\/products\/Spellbinders-InSpire-Umbrella-Trio-cut-at-home-986636-16161-0.jpg \" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; 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line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\" Spellbinders Lg Circles S4-114 \" href=\" http:\/\/www.ucutathome.com\/store\/product\/Spellbinders-Nestabilities-Dies-Classic-Dies-Standard-Circles-Large-Dies\/id\/1601\" target=\"_blank\"> Spellbinders Lg Circles S4-114 <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" Spellbinders Pierced Circles dies\" href=\" https:\/\/www.ucutathome.com\/store\/products\/Spellbinders-Celebrations-Pierced-Circles-cut-at-home-2192245-16695-0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" https:\/\/www.ucutathome.com\/store\/products\/Spellbinders-Celebrations-Pierced-Circles-cut-at-home-2192245-16695-0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\u201c75px&quot;\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; 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text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\"VersaFine Small Inkpads\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stampeaz.com\/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&amp;search_in_description=1&amp;keyword=VersaFine+Small\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/www.stampeaz.com\/images\/vf_sml_082_onyx_black.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\"VersaFine Small Inkpads\" href=\" http:\/\/www.stampeaz.com\/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&amp;search_in_description=1&amp;keyword=VersaFine+Small \" target=\"_blank\"> VersaFine Small Inkpads <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" Water Color Paper\" href=\"http:\/\/images.michaels.com\/cms\/michaelssa\/www\/Sites-MichaelsUS-Site\/medium\/Node:IOGLO000030000900001000040000H0001M0001L0000E000020000J0001Y0000200RSY.ViewAsset\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/images.michaels.com\/cms\/michaelssa\/www\/Sites-MichaelsUS-Site\/medium\/Node:IOGLO000030000900001000040000H0001M0001L0000E000020000J0001Y0000200RSY.ViewAsset\" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\" Water Color Paper\" href=\" http:\/\/www.michaels.com\/artists-loft-watercolor-pad\/10189610.html#start=31\" target=\"_blank\"> Water Color Paper<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\"MISTI \" href=\" https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/564x\/29\/5f\/61\/295f61f29700a48344a3db8653dabbd5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/564x\/29\/5f\/61\/295f61f29700a48344a3db8653dabbd5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\"MISTI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mysweetpetunia.com\" target=\"_blank\">MISTI <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; text-align: center; float: left;\">\n<div style=\"display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; width: 82px; height: 79px; border: none;\"><a title=\" UTEE \" href=\" http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61BbqdiUCZL._SL1200_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\" http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61BbqdiUCZL._SL1200_.jpg \" alt=\"\" width=\"70px\" height=\"75px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; width: 82px; line-height: 1.1; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;\"><a title=\" UTEE \" href=\" http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ranger-Ultra-Embossing-Enamel-6-Ounce\/dp\/B0013JROB0\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1460413555&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=clear+utee\" target=\"_blank\"> UTEE <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END thumbnail code by justwritedesigns--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is my second week as a Guest Designer for the Splitcoast Color Challenge &amp; for this challenge (CC578), the colors are olive, eggplant &amp; Bermuda Bay (a blue\/green). I admit, I was a little leery of using the eggplant w\/ the other two, but I think it worked out ok in the end. To make my rainy card, I first made 2 water color backgrounds..the narrow blue\/green one and a larger one w\/ all 3 of the colors to use for the umbrellas. After brushing water over the narrow panel, I mixed\u00a0blue &amp; green Brusho powders on an old CD with a wet paintbrush then drug the paintbrush across the top edge of the panel &amp; held it upright to let the color run down. I let it dry a bit, then added a few darker drips &amp; some splatters. For the other panel, I mixed the colors of Brushos on the CD &amp; painted them in separate areas on the panel. When both panels were dry, I splattered then w\/ water then quickly dipped them in UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) &amp; heat embossed. I had do [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,88,514,34,14,446,12],"tags":[576,502,517,114,115,448,499,142],"class_list":["post-22987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-embossing","category-paper-piecing","category-serendipity-stamps","category-nestabilities","category-scs-challenges","category-scs-weekly-favorite","category-watercolor","tag-embossing","tag-rain","tag-serendipity-stamps","tag-spellbinders","tag-scs","tag-splitcoast-weekly-favorite","tag-umbrella","tag-water-color"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22987\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}