WOYWW 159

Morning lovely crafters and dear WOYWW friends. Another sunny morning here in Yorkshire. We have been so lucky this week although I think today is the last day, more rain tomorrow!!!! Oh well, mustn't be greedy.

Here is my desk today, a bit of a bomb site really. Our DD is on her school residential this week in Northumberland so we are having a really quiet time but my desk has the remnants of the packing on it as well as the things I need to make some more ATC's in return for all the lovely ones I've received.
Here they are in all their glory.

Going round clockwise from the top thank you to
Jozarty
Sandra
LLJ for her living ATC which has already been scattered in the garden
and Sam.

I've been really touched by your kindness even though I was absent from the birthday bash and I know there are others on their way, hence the need to make some more.

Before I go I thought I'd just share my finished Triptych from last week. I've faffed and fiddled but I think it's done now.

I've tried to be brief, Julia, very difficult for someone who talks too much. If you want to join in this wonderful world of WOYWW, pop over to see our Desk Headmistress, HERE.

I'm gadding out to the local garden nursery with my Mum in a few minutes so I'll be back to nosy around your desks later.

Thanks so much for stopping by and for your lovely comments and very kind wishes. I do appreciate you all so much.

A Few Sheena Silhouette Samples

Evening all. I hope you have managed to enjoy this beautiful sunshine we have been blessed with today. It's been glorious here. I've cut the grass and tried to tame our somewhat neglected garden. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a bit more done tomorrow.

As promised, here are some of the samples I did recently for the last Create and Craft shows that Sheena did. These sets of stamps were so popular they sold out in record time and I'm not surprised, they are lovely to work with.

This first one was done on a clinged filmed H20 background. These two colours are among my favourites for this technique, they just go together so well. I embossed the images with Blueberry WOW powder.

The next two are both done on distress ink backgrounds that are then sprayed with mica powder. Can you tell this is my favourite technique at the minute??

The stamps are all individual so you can create any scene you want. I just added some hand drawn birds to the last one.

Well, I think it's time for another cuppa and maybe a little potter in my greenhouse before it gets too late.

Thanks for stopping by.

Time Or Travel at The Stampman

Hello everyone. Can you believe it's the middle of June. I am wearing a jumper and the heating has been on. Still on the bright side the sun is trying to get out, thankfully we had all the rain during the night so "mustn't grumble".

If it's Friday it must be time for another challenge over at The Stampman. I've unfortunately missed quite a few but it was nice to be challenged again and this time Frankie is asking us to think of Time or Travel.

While I was waiting for my mopped floors to dry yesterday I took refuge in my craft room and just started to play with some Distress inks and this is what I came up with for my DT project.  

I like both themes so have incorporated them into a cover to make a minibook for my holidays making a collage from various Tim Holtz stamps over the distressed background, that was sprayed with some Moonglow Glitz Spritz I bought from Jill many moons ago and it has sat very much unloved on my shelf ever since. Like most messy crafters I have numerous mica sprays from different companies but I have to say this one has given one of the best touches of glimmer I've seen.

 Jill is offering a £10 Voucher to spend at The Stampman website so why not have a go while the weather is so dismal. The rest of the DT have created some gorgeous ideas to give you further inspiration so don't forget to have a peek.

I know I promised you a look at some of the samples I did for Sheena's shows but time has just run away from me this week so I'll be back with those over the weekend.

Thanks for stopping by and for all the lovely get well comments you have left me. They mean so much.

Have a great weekend whatever you are up too.

WOYWW 158

Morning lovely Crafters and dear WOYWW friends.

How lovely it is to be back amongst you after an enforced absence which was much longer than I'd hoped. I had to have a Hernia operation on 15th May which I thought would only keep me away from my computer for a day or so but for almost a forntnight all I could was sit in a chair with a book. Thankfully we had Summer during that time and the sunshine was a wonderful healer. I am now back to normal and raring to catch up with with you all. I know I've missed lots of lovely creations. I also need to catch up with some crafting, I only picked up some stash for the first time last week.

I was so disappointed to have missed the WOYWW  ATC swap but must say a huge thank you for some lovely ATC's I received through the post, they were such a surprise and I now have some ready to go out in return. A very belated Happy 3rd WOYWW Birthday to everyone.

So, here is my desk today.

I had some DT work to do for Sheena last week which I'll share with you tomorrow but now I am just enjoying doing some crafting "just for me".  Such a rarity nowadays. My lovely Hubby made me the piece I am working on out of wood the day after I came out of hospital but I have only just got round to playing with it. As always I started without a plan and am just seeing where I end up.

Here is the front so far, but the inside is still a work in progress.

Right, I'm off to get a fresh cuppa in readiness for a mammoth desk hopping session. If you have read all this and wondered what on earth I'm talking about then you need to pop over to see our Desk Headmistress, Julia, HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I thought you might all have forgotten me!!!

Some Lovely New Stamps From Sheena Douglass

Afternoon lovely Crafters. Hasn't it been lovely to see the sunshine this weekend. I do hope it lasts.

I have been busy playing with some gorgeous new stamps from Sheena Douglass which she will be launching on Create and Craft on the 19th May and thought you might like a peek. I'm showing you a few today as I won't be around much in Blogland this week. 

I hope that's wetted you appetite. They really are beautiful stamps to play with and very versatile as you can see. There are a lot of separate images that build up into any scenes your imagination can create. I've just coloured some with promarkers and of course the messy distress inks had an outing too.

If I get chance, I'll share some more with you later in the week.

Thanks for stopping by and welcome to my recent new Followers. You are all very welcome.

WOYWW 153

Morning lovely Crafters and dear WOYWW friends from a very sunny Yorkshire. It'll be raining by lunchtime I know but for now it's beautiful and I'm off out to play in my garden when I've finished on here.

Here's my desk this morning. Back to the dining table. Having been full of cold for the last week I haven't done much crafting but felt like scrapping and I need lots of space to spread out.

I've been inspired by a beautiful LO in the latest issue of Scrap 365 by Felicity Wilson. I just loved the soft colours she used and thought my new Seasonal Distress inks would be perfect to create a back ground. It's very much in the planning stage and I've still got to add a title and some journalling but will do that when it rains this afternoon!!!

If you haven't shared your desk yet, then it's time you did, so pop over to see our Desk Headmistress, Julia, HERE and join in all the fun.

Right, I off into the garden, but I'll be back to check out all your lovely desks later, or as many as I can manage. I'll be away from Blogland for a few days next week so will be absent from the next roll call but I hope you won't forget me. I will need your positive vibes!!!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting.

Your Favourite Technique At The Stampman

Afternoon lovely Crafters. Another week gone and another month. I can't believe it's May already. What happened to April?????

I'm sitting here with the dreaded lurgy, trying desperately to get rid of it. We've got lots happening in the next couple of weeks and I CAN'T be ill, so cold begone!!!!


It's time for a new challenge over at The Stampman and this time Angela has asked us for our favourite technique. This was a hard one for me as I have so many and I'm afraid my DT project ended up being a bit of mish mash that I'm not entirely happy with but time ran out to do anything different.

I love this Paris stamp and was desperate to use it again and wanted to use some sprayed papers and then make my own background, which was on my desk in my WOYWW post. I've also just bought some Stampendous mica flakes and wanted to throw them in too so made the embossed panel at the side.  

I like all the separate bits but I'm not sure I should've thrown them all at the same card. Trouble was my mind was so thick with cold I'd lost the will so here it is in all it's glory.

The DT have made some glorious things so don't forget to pop over to the Challenge Blog for a peek and if you fancy playing along with us Jill is offering a £10 Voucher for the winner to spend on The Stampman website.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend, whatever you are up too.

Shabby Blogs Problems

Just a quickie this morning.

I received an e-mail from a blogging buddy this morning saying she couldn't access my blog because I had a background from shabby blogs. It was throwing up a virus warning.

I have since changed my background but noticed that I am having similar problems with lots of the blogs I've tried to visit this morning so if you have a Shabby Blogs background it might be worth changing it.

I'll be back later with my DT project for the new Stampman challenge so see you then.

WOYWW 152

Morning lovely Crafters and dear WOYWW friends. Wednesday again. I know we all say it every week, but these WOYWW days seem to come round faster and faster. It's probably because there are so many desks to get round these days, it takes the whole week to see at least half of them, which I am very proud to say I nearly did, the first time ever. I really don't know how people visit everyone. Do you ever sleep????
If you haven't yet discovered this phenomenon and want to join in, then pop over to see the desk Headmistress, Julia, HERE.

Before we start, help yourself to a sweet. I see I'm not alone in my sours addiction.

Here is the bomb site that I laughingly call my desk this week.

I'm in the middle of making a background, which involves stamping lots of things, ripping them up and then gluing them back together. Sound technical enough for you???  This gluey mess is drying before it gets a coat of gesso. It will be beautiful in the end I promise.

As so many of you asked, here's one of the finished Flower Fairy cards from last week.

My big key also caught your attention. It came from the Italian Dolomites last year. Some people bring back postcards but I just loved this and it will always remind me of a wonderful day in the mountains. It says Passo Pordoi on it which is one of the highest passes we went over.

 And lastly, I am trying to be brief, honest. Julia spotted my hidden stash of posh chocs.

These were from another holiday. This time in Austria in 2010. If any of you have been you'll know they have yummy Mozart chocolates which have marzipan inside. We always bring back several packs and this is the last one which I'm saving. Not sure what for yet though.

Right, I'm off to get a fresh cuppa and start some desk hopping. If I start now I might at least get part way through by next Wednesday.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting.

Shabby/Chic ATC

Afternoon lovely Crafters. Do you think we will ever have some nice Spring weather or will it rain forever!!!!!! I was hoping that the beautiful sunshine of yesterday would last but May has started with grey skies and more rain.

It's good for crafting though and with the new month brings a new theme for the ATC swap over at The Stampman. This time Janet is asking for yet more Shabby Chic. If you are interested all the details can be found HERE.

I still struggle with ATC's . I'm too used to having lots of space to play doing 12x12 scrapbook layouts but did manage to come up with something I was remotely happy with for my DT project.

I need to get more practise in ready for the ATC  swap on WOYWW!!!! Speaking of which, I will see you all tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by.