What there should have been on my desk is some new toys but at the time of writing this they haven't arrived! You'll have to wait and see.... suffice it to say, Tim Holtz and dies....
Instead, are a couple of cards I've made - one for a challenge (see Tuesday's post) and one for one of my nephew's birthday although I was about to have got the date wrong and sent it days too early.... oops!
Oh, well, it's ready for next week. (Should have made my Mother's Day card tonight instead then...)
The birdcage and it's support are both dies from Tim - the support is the post for the hanging sign die, and I pinched this idea from someone I saw do the same thing - sorry, I can't give you credit as I don't remember where I saw this now! I used liberal amounts of perfect pearl sprays and distress inks.
Several people ask what I do with all my tags - well, apart from a few that made it to the corkboard in my hallway, the rest sit in this shoebox!! It's reached a dangerous state at the moment, every now and then the top ones slide off! Phone update - all sorted - refund of the call cost set against my account ready for the next statement (which in theory means the two sides will cancel one another out - I hope!) Phone working ok!!
Eye update - you may remember that back in November I experienced a loss of vision which resulted in scans, poking and prodding and such like. Well, last Friday was the long awaited referral to the neuro consultant chappy at the eye hospital - and it's good news (some of you have already seen that post last week) - the vision is improving (the diagnosis I had at the time, was not correct - that was a condition that doesn't improve and now I am told normally affects people a lot older with other health issues!!) but at least things are improved!!
At the weekend, I - and several other bloggers - had some problems with blogger not uploadng photos although they seemed to be there - I started a help forum and the blogger people have sorted it - you do NOT have to change browser. If any of you are affected, here is the link to tell you what to do to the affected posts.
Now, off to check out the other desks - I visited lots of you last week, but I am sorry, I didn't always manage to leave a comment, naughty I know, but..... I was there!
Great cards you are making - good new on the vision - I also had problems with photo and put a fix for it on my blog - while waiting for blogger to fix the problem - Have a great week x
ReplyDeleteLove your card creations hunni.So pleased you had good news .I went back to eye specialist last monday and has now told me hes referred me to neuro,but unfortunately my sighjt in rt eye is just a blurr.
ReplyDeleteso im really pleased for you !
Have happy creative wednesday
hugs judex6
Great cards and hope your goodies turn up soon... Have a great week
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Hi ya Helen! I am so glad to hear you are having a better week all around. I like the bird cage I spy on one of your beautiful cards! Happy WOYWW #26
ReplyDeleteThanks for the peek and sharing. Have a great WOYWW
ReplyDeleteHugs Marjo #22
Well, Helen, here we are with another WOYWW! – quite bit of really interesting and pretty things going on here again thanks so much for sharing..
ReplyDeleteShaz in oz. x #35
Lovely cards on your desk Helen, what a great idea with the hanging thingie and the birdcage.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear your eyesight is improving - let's hope it goes on and on.
Also good news that you got somewhere with the telephone problem - thanks for updating and sharing. #47
What an amazing amount of tags you've got there. You should display them somehow.
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Glad you've had a more positive outcome with regards to your eye. The tags look fabulous - hope your having a great WOYWW!
ReplyDeleteSuper cards, love the bird hung by the sign idea, and oh my thats some tag pile, why not thread them all up and hang them like bunting to inspire you :D
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hUgS MiNxY #48
You've made a lot off tags. Sadley they are in a shoebox. Your cards look great.
ReplyDeleteBye Franka
Nice desk , thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards!
Happy Wednesday;-)
Oh that's me, flying in but not able to comment all the time. I don't have a box full of tags like yours, but I have resorted to 'doctoring' a few and using them on cards when erm, time challenged. Like my mother's day card for this weekend. Shhh.
ReplyDeleteHi ya
ReplyDeletefabulous cards, so pleased to hear the eye is improving, gosh all them tags,thanks for the snoop, have great day, happy WOYWW, sue,x(13)x
beautiful cards Helen- thanks for popping by my blog and leaving a comment!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY WOYWW!
xxx fairy leonie
Your cards are lovely! I have a lot of tags too, we really should think of something to do with them but what?
ReplyDeleteGlad your eyes are getting sorted!
Sorry Helen made the wrong link at first and you ended up on over a week ago page here is this weeks WOYWW post -
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Sorry!
Thanks heaps.
Shaz in Oz.x
Love TH dies...I now have 2 and 4 inks, but they ar growing toooo slowly!! Happy WOYWW!!
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Thats great news about the improvement on your vision :) Lovely cards you have made and what a lot of gorgeous tags!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great WOYWW,
Karen #79
LOL! I think we need a sort of offshoot WOYWW - let's call it Maybe I'll Finish it One Day Monday (MIFIODM - how's that for an acronym?) as in my tidying I am def. unearthing projects that are way too old and need finishing. I had planned on photo ing them to try to shame myself into finishing them - I wonder how many of us are in the same state!?
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Great interesting post with lots of lovely things to snoop on and better still good news about your eyes! So good!
ReplyDeleteThanks for popping by mine and for your caring comments,
Love joZarty x
lovely cards. I do love that birdcage die. I have the hanging sign too, so I now know of another use for it, thanks
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear your getting things sorted re. your vision. Love the cards your making and omg - how many tags have you got there.
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Rebecca (41)
Hi Helen!
ReplyDeleteGlad all your health issues are improving - also good you sorted out that telephone business! Love your cards and wow what a pile of tags!!!!
I have nothing like that to show off!
Will be back to see your new goodies when they arrive! I have ordered some stuff almost 3 weeks ago and still haven't recieved it - I am starting to worry I never will! :-(
Lots of hugs,
Cardarian
That birdcage has to be the most popular TH item ever.
ReplyDeleteThat is good news about your eyes, Helen. You must be so relieved. My eyes are affected by MS and it isn't much fun.
ReplyDeleteThose tags so need a new home - how about - if you can bear the expense - one of those postcard or first day cover albums from WHSmith's? You can also buy just refills so you could customise the whole thing to suit a crafter's needs/look.
thanks for letting me see your desk!
Shirl #98 this week (I'm slippin')
Super projects and the hanging sign idea is cool :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words the other day I really appreciate them....did i say that already? Can't remember!!! Doh
xoxo Sioux
Thanks Helen for your early visit to me and your kind comments. Thank you also for trying to sort out the picture problems with blogger. Like many others, it has sent me demented over this last weekend, and even yesterday, I had trouble uploading, trying to do it both through Picasa and direct. I have tried Firefox and IE. I often cannot see pictures from others, so change browsers to view the pictures. Glad to hear that your eye problems are improving somwehat.
ReplyDeleteHi Helen - lovely man cards (I mean lovely cards, but I'm sure the chaps are great too - LOL!). Thanks for saying the bird/cage were from Tim. I've seen them elsewhere and would love to get hold of them. You look like one very busy, creative lady! Thanks for popping by & I'm glad your eyes are better.
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Beautiful cards love this style! Soi many tags, I made one recently and I think it's one for my keepsake box as I love it so much. Thanks for sharing. Carolxx
ReplyDeleteI think tags can be just as pretty as cards and are more novel in a way than sending a card. Love the bird cage. I thought it was a Tim Holtz die cut. Have seen it on other blogs one today in fact and wondered if it was. Now know where to get it from. Thanks for providing the info. Hugs Mrs A. #16
ReplyDeletehave added info for marbling to my blog!
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Love your cards - the hanging birdcage is great. Good news about your eye condition - such a relief for you. Have a good day. Elizabeth x #96
ReplyDeleteWow Helen look at all those tags, you could make a journal with those to have them as a keepsake of techniques. Great news about your vision. Enjoy your day. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear the vision is getting better! As crafters, what would we do if we couldn't see? The thought often scares me.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the caged bird die, and I love what you did with it!
Happy woyww, Sandy #120.
Wow i love the card your working on and what a fab idea for the sign and the birdcage. Good news about the eye at least its improving, it must have been awful at the time worrying and having all those tests. I had the blogger problem but did find the forum you started so it helped knowing that others were having the same problem. Loving all those tags, you could do with starting a tag swap (instead of a atc swap!!!) Im sure lots would join in but doh that means you would get more back lol. You could make bunting out of them all and hang them around your craft room. Xx
ReplyDeleteLove the bird cage but not as much as all your good news with the phone and your vision. Happy WOYWW!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are lovely - that birdcage always is fabulous - and I'd love to go through all of your tags and look at them.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. That cage and bird are my fav. die, I really must get it out to play with some more.
ReplyDeleteSo glad your eye prob is improving. I think those tags need to be out where we can have a really good snoop.
ReplyDeleteVery nice cards! Love the TH dies and papers. Glad to hear you are doing better with your vision. Thanks for sharing. Vickie #83
ReplyDeleteGood news about your eyes. Need to have a good rummage in your box of tags HugsPam x
ReplyDeleteSo glad you have good news about your eyes! I can't imagine how awful it would have felt not knowing if you be able to make your beautiful creations. And that bird cage is 'def' beautiful. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, especially the birdcage, and what a great collection of tags! I have lots of tags, but they are all bare. :( Hope your eye issues are resolved successfully very soon. Thanks for the peek and thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards! Fingers crossed your Tim Holtz Goodies show up soon. So glad to hear your vision is improving. TFS!
ReplyDeleteI like the card with all the Gents on it! (the bird one too...but the Gents are speaking to me this morning!)
ReplyDeleteHope your goodies arrive in time for a play day this weekend!
And glad to hear the eyes are starting to do better. Star 117
Delighted to hear you've had some good news on the eye front.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are brill :-)
Glad your eyes are getting better - mostly for all of us so you can carry on making art for us all to enjoy! Great cards, especially the birdcage.
ReplyDeletecheers, rachel #70
glad to hear your good news! great cards on your desk. that birdcage and support are really great dies. and wow! what a lot of tags!
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