so, last week I was waiting for my Easter sale shopping...which duly arrived:
Not used them yet - not even logged the stamps in my index binder.
there is another layer on top not yet photographed which (yet again!) I don't like so will have to be tweaked!
first up a 70th card - no numbers, that would be cruel!
I have used the masterboard sheet I didn't want to cut into!
and the second one, a slightly smaller card
I did find some words for one of last week's journal pages, but haven't photographed that yet either!
My train is booked for the crop so I am committed now and I am really looking forward to seeing old and new friends alike!
Till next week, happy desk hopping! oh, nearly forgot... of course I went to Kew again last week - more Chihuly and tulips here... and will be again this week, at silly o'clock for the members early opening starts again - to get there for 8am I have to get up at 5.... on a Saturday... worth it though!
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Yay, so glad I will finally get to meet in person Helen. I will be driving across, but it's only about an hour away so not such an early start! I like the birthday cards, especially the one with the large flower. Happy WOYWW and thanks for visiting already. Sarah #?
Well done on the train booking - looking forward to seeing you! Lovely artwork, as usual. xx Jo
I SO envy you going to the 10th anniversary crop. I'll be there in spirit, even if I'm not there in person, and even if I don't play WOYWW as much as I used to.
LOVE those stamps.
Happy WOYWW. That Tim Holtz set looks really useful. I love the birthday card with the flower. Hubby should be driving me to the Crop - not sure whether we are coming in the big car (more comfy!) and taking it for service in Swindon the day before, or whether we come in the campervan (and then our dog can come too - and Rich can more easily bring a bike to go cycling on whilst I chat to everyone on Saturday). Ali x #12
Oh matey, am so thrilled you’ll be at Crop, only sorry that I can’t offer help with the journey...I think I’ve said that I’m going days earlier via a couple of friends.
Loving the journal page, I think even if you don’t like it, we should be allowed to see it...so often you say that and I cannot for the life of me see why you don’t. I guess it’s a lot to do with what your mind’s eye was trying to get you to do..it is with me, and I don’t do layering and stencilling and difficult stuff like you!
Woohoo to meeting up at the Crop - yay!! It's going to be such a lovely day, I'm really looking forward to it. The new stash is interesting, bet you're going to have some fun with that!
Hugs LLJ 7 xxxx
Fabulous art work as always, Helen! As for the one which you say needs tweaking, you know what they say - in mixed media there are no mistakes, only more layers lol! Keep layering!
Happy WOYWW,
Shoshi #13
Happy WOYWW #517 xx Jan (20)
I do like your shopping and your journal page but the thing I most like of all is the 70th birthday card. I just love it - that central image is gorgeous.
Enjoy your early morning trip to Kew, hoe the weather stays nice for you.
Hugs, Neet 1 (off to your other blog now, I have been neglecting you but been otherwise occupied)
Really pretty cards Helen and you're not the only one excited about the crop [you may have noticed :-)]
Hugs,
Annie x #11
Love those cards, especially the 70th - great image.
Love the pages in the journal, lots of lovely layers.
have a good week and enjoy Kew at that early (is there an eight o'clock on Saturday?!?!?) time in the morning.
Christine #22
What a lot of lovely cards you have been creating. Thank you for sharing them with us. xxx Maggie (Silvercrafter) #5
Hi Helen, great cards, love how they turned out.Amazing selection of stamps too. Great you have your train booked, we'll see you there. :) Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #4 X
Hi Helen. I'm so jealous just wish I could manage the WOYWW crop. However, loving your journal pages and the cards too. Interesting new stamps and look forward to seeing how you use them. Happy woyww, Angela x14x
Beautiful artwork! Love all the color!
Glenda #9
Hi Helen, interesting stamp sets - you'll have fun with them, once you've logged them of course. I don't have the patience or the discipline which is why I have to trawl through drawers and boxes of stamps to find the one I just knew I had somewhere! Lovely cards and kind of you not to put the numbers on the first. A septuagenerian - even the word makes me shudder - myself I did not appreciate seeing the number writ large on every card received. Glad you've booked your rail ticket - I'm looking forward to meeting you at the crop. Elizabeth x #26
Hi Helen, those look like very useful new stamps :) and the thing that caught me by surprise was that you had booked a train, and then I thought well, I guess that makes sense. for some unknown reason I pictured people walking up to a ticket booth to buy one when ever. ( you can tell I drive everywhere just about right?) :) I would guess you could buy the tickets online like flights. but, it sounds more romantic to picture people in some fabulous station in my head. ( something with exposed beams in the ceiling and lots of daylight streaming in through sky lights) lol
YAY for you, I hope you have a fabulous time. ~Stacy #31
Hello lovely - so nice to pop in and see you again after such a long break on my part. Love your makes as always and those new stamps are fabulous. I must see whne and where the crop is. I'm so out of touch with it all! Take care Zo xx 25
Gorgeous cards and lovely new stamps to play with. I am driving across to the crop so am looking forward to meeting in person. Happy WOYWW. Have a great week. Love & God Bless, Caro x (#18)
You all will have such a great time at the Crop! So looking forward to everyone sharing pics! Love your journal page and cards! Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
Carol N #29
Hi Helen. Thanks for popping in. I am looking forward to meeting you and others I didn't meet before. I don't live very far away from venue this time.Love the cards - especially the flower. Anne x 24
Great artwork. I like the colors you used.
Thanks for your return visit, Helen, and I'm glad you like my slippers. I did a bit more on them this evening. It's turning into a really fun project. More photos will follow!
Shoshi #13
Fabulous CB stamps! I'm just as guilty about the Easter Sale buy's. I brought way too much this Easter. Love the 70th card and the ickle one too. I have 3 BIG Family birthday's coming up this year. I must get my thinking cap on & be prepared. Happy WoywW how late was I this week hee hee!!
Hugs Tracey xx
Hi Helen, Nice new stash.
Your cards are lovely and the journal is fab.
Off to look at your Kew photos.
Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Happy WOYWW
Sue #10
Hi Helen, nice to see that some things don't change, I remember that each week you have new stuff to show :-) Vicky#23
Hi Helen, sorry for the late visit. Nice purchases, have fun crafting. I liked your masterboard - it looks great on the cards! Yay, I get to meet you at the Crop! Will be so much fun. Have a lovely bank holiday weekend, Heather x #15
Would love to join you at the crop Helen but grateful to have been at the last one. Love the new stamps and the cards are looking great,hard to cut into favourites isn’t Iit, felt that way about my alcohol sheets, but hey they make wonderful cards, well done.
Happy belated WOYWW, Sha in Oz.x #16
{Wonderful Words of Life - Shaz in Oz}
{Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}
THose cards are really lovely! I wish I could be there on the 10th anniversary... if only I would live near(er)! Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day, hope you have a nice Friday and a great day tomorrow (that IS early to rise at 5 am on a Saturday... I'll probably/hopefully be asleep still at that time!) Hug from Holland. Marit #19
Gorgeous cards, and I love the stencilled layers on your pages! xx
Good morning, Helen. Great cards and journal pages. You are an artist. May I say how envious I am of y'all who will be attending the crop. Like a big family reunion but much more fun! LOL Creative Blessings! Kelly #27
ooh I particularly like the bottom left stamps with the animals on, some nice new stash.
kyla
Ooh, lucky you with those France P stamps to play with - I love the book illustration ones. Fabulous cards too ... I'm sure the recipients loved them.
Alison x
Oooh! I love that layered page! The cards are beautiful! Hugs, Chrisx
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