WOYWW 839

 this will be short and sweet, it's sweltering here.. writing on Tuesday as I had to take the day off as there's some work going on with gas mains and they needed to change some pipes inside... luckily they didn't have to get in the loft like they thought.... that would have been dreadful in the heat. (they said the maisonette  they did yesterday was dreadful in the loft)

So it's time for another WOYWW with Sarah  

part of the weekend wasn't quite so hot so I had a play in the ledger journal 

using the new stamp set from last week 

and added some stamps from older sets. 

I had intended to do more today but it's just too hot.

plus, my fan broke last week and I haven't been able to replace it yet..... 

Saturday at Kew was hot, but thankfully overcast so without blazing sun didn't feel too bad... mostly.

flowering cactus in the Princess of Wales conservatory 

beautiful dahlia 

thanks for looking,  catch you soon.

I am hoping by the time you read this, the worst of the heat is over (if the forecast is right) and I might not be quite so drippy!!  

WOYWW 838

 Happy WOYWW once more lovely deskers. Head to Sarah's for the link and all the details - come share your crafty spaces! 

This week seems me hit qualifying for state pension... not sure how the hell that happened!  Unlike Sarah however I haven't decided to stop working (although it's tempting sometimes!) but tomorrow, 66 it is. 

So, of course, I had to treat myself - luckily Dina brought out some new goodies last week! 

they turned up on Tuesday (well, would have been Saturday but the office is closed so RM couldn't deliver, and the parcel turned up at work Monday shortly after I left for home...)  

New colours of Scribble Sticks, new stamps and new clear gloss spray... can be used as gloss in the normal way, or a resist (have seen some great YT videos already) 

Can't wait to play!  

there wasn't a lot of crafting at the weekend, it was a bit hot (and my electric fan broke, the casing fell to pieces (I really shouldn't have stored it on a window sill in full sun - or the cold come to that!) 

but, layers of colour in the ledger journal.

the white stencilling is paint - turns out my Dina white paint (original bottle) had set solid and it was like spreading chocolate spread... I had been having trouble squeezing it out of the bottle, and thinking it was nearly empty, cut the bottle open, to find a lump of paint! I found a little container to transfer it to as I don't intend to throw it away! 

oops!  

I had a very hot and short visit to Kew on Saturday -  gave up about 11.30, it was too hot to walk around any more.  

 

Thanks for looking,  I'll pop round soon to check out your creativity!  

WOYWW 837

 Hello again lovely deskers. Welcome back for another WOYWW . Come join in at   Sarah's  

I hope you all had a great week... 

I made a couple of birthday cards 

the background was made months ago, I have no idea what the sprays are - probably Tim Holtz distress

this was another piece, already had the texture paste stencilled on... just added some of the solid Dina stamps

then I started another journal page...

stencils are all Seth Apter for Stencil Girl... 

Saturday was of course, Kew   the wildflower bed is beautiful 

I think the Saturday coming will be trying to avoid the heat..

Thanks for dropping by, I'll be round to see what you've been up to. 

WOYWW 836

 Happy Wednesday - workdesk sharing again  - come join in at Sarah's 

I promised you crafting 

and did do some -  

even if it was only finishing off a journal page from a couple of weeks ago!

I added some more layers of stencilling and stamping and coloured the collage tissue faces.

I' m still tired (never sleep well) and work is mad- busy but hey ho.  Thanks for your concern, it's nothing to worry about!

It was a solo visit to Kew on Saturday as my Kew buddy Kim decided the awful forecast was enough to deter her until Sunday. In the end, it didn't rain on Saturday 

these purple poppies are stunning

and who doesn't love an ox eye daisy

I might be a bit late visiting this week, what with work being so busy  and it's the annual golf day Monica has started organising (I'm not playing obviously, but those of us left in the office might be busier than usual! )

Thanks for dropping by, happy WOYWW and see you soon!  

WOYWW 835

 Morning deskers.  happy June!    It's time for another WOYWW meet up at Sarah's 

I don't have any crafting to share this week - of my own -   Sunday is normally the day I do any crafting but I was too tired 

I do have more anniversary atcs though,  the one I forgot to photograph last week from Julia and my PIF partner, Cindy

thanks ladies.

Saturday turned out quite warm at Kew and the colours were fabulous

on the poppies, 

and on Goldie, the golden pheasant who we saw for the first time in a while 

although, truth be told he was looking a little less vibrant than normal - it's probably a seasonal thing!

the weekend coming is forecast wet so will be different again!

till next time, Happy WOYWW  and hopefully there'll be crafting to show!

WOYWW 834

 I can't believe it is Wednesday again already or that I am back at work after my few days off - they go so fast! But, Wednesday it is and time for WOYWW with Sarah.  

I had an anniversary atc from Julia (thank you! which I have forgotten to photograph...)  

I've been busy playing in the ledger journal 

this was based on a Dina supporter FB live 

the background for once, is Tim Holtz sprays, everything else is Dina's, tags, collage tissue, transparencies and paints 

this was trying to rescue the layer underneath which I didn't like... not totally sure about the current state this is in, other than the white gesso'd swirl over the green (Dina's gloss in Malachite and brushed out)  I do like how the white has picked up the colour.  

and this one a bit of fun - not finished yet 

blobs of various gloss colours, and the two pages squished together (butterfly prints as kids, anyone remember?!)  

I had several trips to Kew last week as some of you saw on FB, (I've linked the first one of the extra trips) 

poppies at Kew

and the ceramic poppies at  the Tower of London 

I even got to see a titan arum almost opened at Kew !  

thanks for looking - I can't quite believe it is nearly June... I mean, come on, where has the year gone? 

Happy WOYWW!  

WOYWW 833

 Hello lovely deskers, welcome to another week's WOYWW .  It was good to celebrate our 16th anniversary last week. The link is over at Sarah's

I am sharing the atc from Mary Anne and the card from Jan that I received. 

I am sorry I couldn't join the zoom get together-(although the code didn't come through)  as  I was quite late back from Kew) I hope you all had a good natter

I took a shot standing up of my workspace this time

before a close up of the journal spread I worked on at the weekend  




Last week's trip to Kew was colourful 

tulip tree flower 

and the ox eye daisies are back in the rock garden 

I have a few days off now so depending on Wednesday's weather I may be out when you visit.