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Morning peeps.. May, by heck!    Once again, desk sharing time again with Julia  and the 10th anniversary is rapidly approaching!  It's time to start thinking about atcs for the swap... (details on Julia's blog here- if you want to, no pressure!)

so, last week I was waiting for my Easter sale shopping...which duly arrived:

three sets of stamps produced by Chocolate Baroque for Andy Skinner and France Papillon, and a Tim Holtz die. (that was a real bargain)

 Not used them yet - not even logged the stamps in my index binder.

I've done a stencilled background on another journal page... colour is distress oxide sprays. and some toning archival inks.  everything else is stencils.

there is another layer on top not yet photographed which (yet again!) I don't like so will have to be tweaked!

 I've also done a couple of birthday cards and am hoping that the recipients won't read this blog (I think I am fairly safe there despite them both being crafters; they are not deskers so I think I am safe)


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!