Wednesday 30 June 2021

WOYWW 630

 Welcome back happy desk peeps  - it's another Wednesday desk peek time... WOYWW week 630

Thanks for all your kind birthday wishes - my birthday was of course spent at Kew - it was Saturday, right!!  you can see the pics here 

I had some birthday goodies - some from a friend, and some from me to me!! 

the paints were to add to my Dina collection.


the denim purse was from Jan for my "caption competition" win from her post the week before last which came with a lovely card 



these were from me to me


one or two more Dina stencils
that fell into my basket whilst
ordering the pre-order newest releases
from Dina!   3 new gloss spray paint colours - brand new colours
which will also be in paint form too, once Ranger can get the supplies sorted

and a couple of chipboard shape packs and some heavy duty watercolour paper











then I had some flowers (and a Marks & Spencer gift voucher) from work for my birthday..  It's a good job the buses are still quite empty, there was plenty of room on a seat for them and for me!  

which I had to spread between 2 vases!

I didn't arrange them very well,  I must go back and do that!  







I did do  a bit of crafting - well some I stamped out some images ready to grab for a journal page 
when the mood takes me

not sure if it shows (it certainly doesn't as I am typing this in the evening gloom) but some of the multi-faces are in different colour ink - the only one I can tell for sure that isn't black, is the pink set of faces!  






and then last week's Dina Wakley supporter group session saw her doing some abstract art in her journal... so I had a go at that too(it's not very abstract, it's too regimented I think)  


which is how you find my floorspace/desk today... the new goodies not yet put away!  







sorry this has been quite a photo-heavy post...  




just one more  for you,  to tempt you to the Kew post linked above..

it was poppy heaven at Kew last week!
see you soon - but probably not till this evening after work


29 comments:

Sylvia/LittleTreasures said...

Loving all you photos ! Lots of great birthday gifts for you to enjoy. Your flowers are gorgeous also. And I love Poppies. Have a good week and Happy WOYWW

Sarah Brennan said...

Glad you had a good birthday Helen. I like your abstract page - especially the use of white space. The flowers are lovely and the craft goodies are fab! Stay safe and happy WOYWW. Sarah #9

Julia Dunnit said...

Lovely flowers from work, it must have been lovely to have to carry home such loveliness on the bus, very cheering for others too! Your Dina collection is really impressive! I can see blue in the multi faces, but the rest look black. Not that that matters, as soon as you use them on a page, we’ll see the colour intent! Interesting that you ‘pre-stamp’ stuff. I don’t, can’t guarantee I’ll ever find it again!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I meant to get to your Kew post and haven't. I can't seem to catch up and as my vacation nears, I fear I will be even further behind. I love, love, love the stencils. They are awesome. Sometimes we have to treat ourselves to what we want.

And I also love the flowers they gave you from work. I was wondering if you and the gang were going to Wimbledon this year. Happy WOYWW from # 12.

Ali Wade Designs said...

Happy WOYWW. I love poppies (we have some red ones in our garden and a friend is sending me seeds for orange flowers), so thank you for sharing that photo. So much new stash. I get so overwhelmed if I have too much in my craft room, so my enjoyment of a clearer space continues. I now have the space to have 4 crafters join me, so hoping that it will be safe to invite them into our home soon. Ali x #15

Annie said...

So thrilled to see you had a lovely birthday and the flowers from work are stunning. Enjoy all your new stash.
Hugs,
Annie x #16

Lunch Lady Jan said...

What a fab birthday you had, those flowers are gorgeous and of course you had to treat yourself to some more stash!! Glad the purse and card got there ok, I still laugh at your caption!
Hugs LLJ 14 xxx

Mary Anne said...

Happy Belated Birthday to you and such a lovely haul. You are one lucky girl, with all the Dina-goodness. Treating yourself, or getting treated to new stash is just the BEST. Not got the new colours myself but I fell off the AJ wagon for a bit and need to ease back in to it before I start amassing more stuff. :D

Happy WOYWW!
Mary Anne (2)

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

Happy belated Birthday Helen, good to see you were treated and treated yourself to some fab stash too. I do love Dina's faces there's a couple there on my wish list too. There's Poppies everywhere at the moment, we have a random one appear in my garden. I LOVE Poppies.. wish they lasted longer.
Hope you get lots of playtime this weekend, your abstract looks good to me. Happy WoywW Tracey xx

Diana Taylor said...

Hi Helen, you certainly have some fabulous stash there, I love the stencils.
I'm so glad you had a lovely birthday, the flowers are beautiful and your photos of Kew are just stunning.
Hope you have a good week
Diana xx #28

Crafting With Jack said...

Glad you had a good birthday, that poppy photograph is lovely. Such a wonderful sight in summer! Happy WOYWW Angela #7

Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith said...

What a lovely bouquet or two! You must work with some nice people to keep track of your birthday! I thought I recognised that pouch as Jan's handy work and you're absolutely allowed to spoil yourself on your birthday - in fact, it's obligatory! Happy belated, hope you have a good week! xx zsuzsa #31

Neet said...

Love poppies, so tempting to visit!
Lovely gifts r, they are all crafting things which make them all the better. Except the flowers but then who does not like flowers and what a bouquet that was.
Hugs, Neet 10 xx

My name is Cindy said...

Happy Belated birthday!! (I think I was late last year as well) You are on my list but I have no concept of time at the mo, you'll just have to forgive me. Gorgeous flowers, beautiful bright colours. Of course you were at Kew for your birthday I would expect nothing less. My poppies have all finished for this year, apart from the little yellow and orange ones, they were really beautiful and so many! I think they are my favourite after the tulips. Happy WOYWW, stay safe, stay well, love n hugs Cindy #18

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I finally made it to Kew. It took four days, but better late than never.

Robyn said...

Love those poppies. I always feel special when someone gives me flowers. Paint is ok too! Robyn 5

Caro said...

Loving all your new goodies - you will have fun playing with them. The flowers are beautiful as well. Happy WOYWW. Take care and stay safe, with love & God bless, Caro xxx (#29)

Shoshi said...

Happy belated birthday, Helen, and I love your presents, especially the ones from you to you! Goegeous flowers, and I'm glad your work colleagues were so generous. Also poppies - I adore them too. For me, there is nothing more beautiful than a field full of them. I took a load of photos when we were on holiday in Norfolk once. We've got a couple of very pretty pink ones coming out in the garden at the moment - I'll probably post those photos next week.

Thank you for your visit and for your good wishes for my operation on 9th. They have been brilliant and haven't kept me waiting at all. I am glad you liked my "Thinking of you" card.

Happy WOYWW,
Shoshi x #26

Stacy Sheldon said...

Hi Helen, I would say at first glance on my screen the face to the left of the pink one has purple undertones but, the others all look black to me. :) YAY the birthday fairy was good to you this year ;)
~Stacy #33

Lindart said...

Happy belated birthday Helen! I'm glad you spent it in your happy place! You sure were good to yourself, lovely stencils, and the cutouts look intriguing! Lots of fun ahead for you! Have a great week, Lindart #34 (PS - I love poppies too!)

StampinCarol said...

A belated happy birthday! With a trip to Kew I know you had a great celebration! And what wonderful "gifts" no matter who gsve them!
Love the flowers!
Thanks for popping by and have a wonderful week!
Carol N #4

Felix the Crafty Cat said...

Lots of new goodies here again Lol! but then I have no room to speak. But if you can't treat yourself on your birthday then when can you. Wishing you a very happy and creative woyww, Angela x23x

Words and Pictures said...

Belated birthday greetings - so happy to hear you had a lovely Kew time (will pop over to see those pictures shortly)... and with lovely flowers and new stash to play with too! I'm happy to be back in Craftyblogland, and will do my best to be a better blogger over the next month at least!!
Alison xx

BJ said...

Happy Belated Birthday Helen, great that you got to celebrate in Kew your favourite place (other than on the floor creating LOL) loving all the stencils which fell into your basket and what luck winning the caption competition too. Super flowers, love the strong colours. Thanks for the visit BJ#25

Celtic house said...

Oh lots of lovely crafting goodies to celebrate your birthday, loving the flowers, how stunning were they!

Have a great weekend and week ahead.

Hugs

Marit said...

Happy belated birthday Helen, you surely got spoiled with all these items. I love the pattern stencils and I can see/tell the different colors you stamped the images with (cataract surgery worked well, yay!!!) Enjoy your weekend lovely one, hug from the Netherlands! Marit #13

Susan Renshaw said...

What a lot of lovely goodies! Belated Birthday Greetings!
Happy WOYWW!
Stay safe and keep well!
Susan #24
Calling All Crafters! – My Blog!

Kelly said...

Hi Helen!
Thanks for the visit and Belated Happy Birthday wishes! Lovely flowers. Yes, I could see the different colors in the stamped images. Look forward to seeing what you do with them. Creative Blessings! Kelly #32

Empire of the Cat said...

Happy birthday! What fab presents you got, love all your Dina stuff, that will all come in very handy! Love the poppies too. Happy belated WOYWW! Elle #35, EOTC