WOYWW 826

 Happy April - and WOYWW.  Head to Sarah's for the link up and nose-round!   

we'll start with new goodies!  

and a card I  made with some of the Alison Bomber stamps from last week

the card base is actually cream but the phone doesn't pick it up well. 

and a journal page with some of the Paperartsy tissue (the stuff they used as packing filler before deciding they could sell the stuff!)  

I coloured the pieces with Neocolour II crayons.  

how long is it since I used them... ahem!!  

it's a WIP of course!  they need work to make them seamless and blended.

Had a lovely walk at Kew on Saturday in warm sunshine...

it was packed, as it was 10k fun run day 

cherry blossom

pasque flowers

sunlit magnolias.

Thanks for dropping by 

I'll be round when I can!  

WOYWW 825

 Hello deskers, another Wednesday has rolled round... Head to Sarah's for the link to WOYWW and share your crafty spaces.. 

the new goodies I was expecting last week, duly arrived at work on Wednesday 

I opened the pack of tissue so you could see some of the design, it's Alison Bomber's tissue along with one of her new stamp sets and 2 of her stencils, and the smaller one is a Stencil Girl stencil by Seth Apter.

I probably shouldn't have caved in, because Paperartsy have new releases again this week and yesterday (at the time of writing) I splurged ..... badly... again!   Hopefully they'll be here for next week!

I used Seth's stencil in a square journal and then a couple  of his stamps that came a few months ago. round the edges. 

I also stamped the lavender on watercolour paper and used a purple Mattint to colour them,  along with the leaves. 

I've since fussy cut them out ready for use somewhere! 

Kew wasn't exactly bright and sunny on Saturday, but it was mild... and the blossom was much more present.

all very pink! but beautiful 

Can't promise lots more crafting next week, but probably new goodies!!  

Happy WOYWW 

WOYWW 824

 Who can believe it's time for WOYWW again already?  Work is crazy-busy and the days fly by... and it's Wednesday again! 

Sarah is head- desker and you can join in with us here  

Well, you all know me so well.. I caved in at the weekend and ordered some of the new Paperartsy bits...I was watching the football and Liverpool losing the cup final so needed cheering up...   sadly the mail hasn't arrived yet so you'll have to wait to see what I bought for next week!

I did make a birthday card though for Kirsty at work, it's her birthday at the end of the month (go me, really early!)

I'd watched an Alison Bomber you-tube video on Sunday morning which inspired me - she did a tag, but I knew I could adapt it to a card.

took a piece of patterned paper and added some stamping and a Tim Holtz paper doll and a piece of cheesecloth.

I am determined to use up stuff so this was a good start!

Had intended to do some more work to the "birdy" journal page but that didn't happen. 

my Kew buddy Kim and I had sunshine at Kew last weekend, though it was cold...

the sunny week had been kind to the magnolias

and so was some of the blossom.

Looking forward to seeing what's changed by this weekend (except it might be wet...)

that's it for me, happy WOYWW and see you soon. 

WOYWW 823

 Another week has flown by and it is time again for WOYWW to share our crafty spaces...Sarah has the link 

I put this page on FB  at the weekend, it was a bit of a failure in various stages....

but the image (Lonely Girl by Dina Wakley, one of my favourite of her stamps) in 2 shades of red Versafine Clair and then a pink one on collage tissue.

words by Seth Apter for Paperartsy -I sort of like it now.

it started like this, with patches of paint (Paperartsy frescos) which I really didn't like

so knocked it back with gesso, then stencils and stamps, by which time I really didn't like it... 

then more gesso and stamped the images (in the top picture)



so after that I took to the new Dina ledger journal and started another page

circles are scribbled with  a neon scribble stick and the birds are from a newish release of collage tissue. 

Kew on Saturday was glorious - warm, sunny and SPRING.... shame it's getting colder again 

but the blossom is back,  and the magnolias won't be long (they are late this year)

the crocus were loving the sun

thanks for visiting, I will be round when I can - happy desk sharing!  

WOYWW 822

 Welcome again fellow deskers - another WOYWW has rolled around.. Sarah has the link details 

I've even less to share this week,  I managed to NOT buy any of the new Paperartsy stamp sets that were released last week... I know, right?!  

but so that I have something to show for my week, I made a card... 

I did mean to stamp some words and put them on it, but kind of .... stopped!  

Some of you saw the photo I put on FB as I was on my way to Kew last Saturday...

it was really cold too..

but (and for once the forecast was right) it got better...

and we found blossom - Spring is coming!

huge shadows and blue skies, yay! 

and my favourites!  

thanks for looking, see you soon, and happy WOYWW  

WOYWW 821

 Happy WOYWW all - can't believe it's the end of February already! Head to Sarah's for the link up. 

I finished off the journal page I started last week

lots of layers of stamps and stencils and collage tissue.

Kim had shaken off her cold and made the trip to Kew on Saturday, and we even saw some sunshine!

although there had been rain overnight!

I'll be late visiting today, apart from the early birds, as we have a work "team day" from lunchtime onwards, so it will be evening before I get to visit.  

Happy WOYWW 

WOYWW 820

 Welcome back deskers, it's Wednesday again, can only mean one thing.  WOYWW time!  

I am getting so bad at remembering birthdays - it was my SIL's on Monday and my niece's the day before.. well Lynne (SIL) card went in the post on Monday ahem.  I don't have my niece's address so it was a FB message only...

having made the speediest card ever on Sunday...

the background is the new Paperartsy stencil (well had to play didn't I)

the main image is a Stampotique image and the greeting one of Dina's

I also had another play in the new ledger journal,

started but not yet finished..

there's a Dina-style "oops oh well" moment on the left hand page with the reverse bird...

I had used up some leftover gesso on the following page and forgot it wasn't dry when I was stamping the birds..

had to prize the pages apart but in doing so the ink from the birds wasn't dry either so left a mirror image on the left hand page...

Kew on Saturday was a solo visit as Kim skipped it with a heavy cold..

I visited the orchids again..

these are indoors (in the Temperate House) it's still a bit early for the outside ones to be blooming.

there were signs of Spring though, along Cherry Walk near the Temperate House, where the tulips that mass under the cherry trees are just starting to emerge through the grass... yay!! 

It's mad busy at work so it may be evening before I get round to see you - happy WOYWW!