WOYWW 855

 Hello again deskers,  time for another WOYWW with Sarah and the gang.. 

first off the new goodies... the new Dina journal - smaller size; (about 6 x 9 inch) with watercolour paper.  Not had time to play yet  some more collage tisssue - photographed the back of the pack this time so you might (if you enlarge it) be able to see all the designs!  

I spent a fair part of Sunday cutting down images and assembling Christmas  cards

22 in total!

it took almost as long to find the right colour card blanks for the images I'd prepped!  

before that of course, it was Kew on Saturday

there was no blue in the sky, but the trees were gorgeous..

and a gull kept a close eye on me on the bench by the lake!  

and we sat under red leaves for our refreshments!

I'll be round soon to see what you've been up to

Happy WOYWW 

WOYWW 854

 Happy Wednesday, lovely peeps.  Time already for another WOYWW with Sarah 

I had hoped to have new goodies today but they are still in transit from Harrogate.. yes, that means Art From the Heart which means Dina!!  ah well, something to look forward to for next week's desk (email says due to arrive Weds pm...) 

I did stamp out the new JoFY minis at the weekend  

and I even put together a single Christmas card...

one down,  many more to go! 

and cut up some card to serve as backing for some of the previously stamped images.

didn't get too far with that, and not sure I'll do more this way - will try and find some suitably sized card blanks (I don't have many white small cards left amazingly)  and my pre-scored coloured cards are not the right colours for what i stamped out (typically!)  

Was back to Kew on a regular Saturday last week, although engineering works meant I had to go by bus there and back, which is a pain (I use the bus in the summer as they get me there for 8 and the trains don't run early enough for the first part of my journey at that time of day and then get the train home)  Still there are trains this week and next, I've already checked! 

lots of gorgeous leaf colour again 

and a new exhibition in the gallery, featuring Indian twins the Singh Twins.  For some reason, both Kim and I had assumed they'd be brothers but no, twin sisters!   Can't explain why, and very presumptuous of us  

the post on "photosbyh" has a link to the Kew website feature about them.  

the artwork was stunning, and brightly coloured.  

It's on for several months so I will have time to have a good look at it. 

Thanks for dropping by, enjoy your week, and happy WOYWW 

WOYWW 853 OMG she's started C..mas

Welcome to another WOYWW - hope you're all well.  Head to Sarah's for the link... 

 I was at a loose end on Saturday because my Kew buddy Kim and I (wrongly as it turned out) assumed Storm Amy would force Kew to stay closed...  so once it sunk in properly that it was October I decided I'd better start getting some Christmas cards sorted... well, started, anyway

I got stuck into some masterboards - the big (A3) sheets are quite thin sheets from a cheap paper pad I bought from The Works lots of years ago, the A4 sheet is much thicker weight card.

I used my favourite Magenta wooden stamps I tend to go to for Christmas  

and I stamped out 9 A4 sheets of designs (mostly Paperartsy JoFY mini stamps 

I tried to get them all in one photo... but you can't really see them 

I have plans for the grid squares and the little hearts and stars..

so here's a couple closer

these are actually designs by Sara Naumann, for Paperartsy from several years ago, I've used these lots 

lots of different colour ways 

must have photographed them in bad light on Saturday!

Now all I have to do is cut them down to individual images and find enough matching or contrasting card blanks to mount them on. 

Just before I stamped that lot out, I also gave in and ordered 

some of the new JoFY minis launched a couple of weeks ago (I was SO not going to buy any more Christmas stamps, but I happened to see a blog post from a Paperartsy contributor that gave me so many ideas..

they arrived whilst I was writing this post during Bake Off, (just as I was checking my emails and thinking, oh they haven't been delivered... postman was late today obviously; unless they went through the wrong door... )

whilst I was giving in to temptation I added the leafy stencil (one of Alison Bomber's that was out of stock when i wanted it before) just because it was there!

we did go to Kew on Sunday - you didn't think I'd miss a weekend completely, did you?!  the weather was stunning  but I really don't like to go on Sundays because I feel I don't have a weekend; Sunday is my chill day.  

The colours were glorious, rich reds and oranges in the trees

taken through the gate whilst waiting for opening 

love the colour of these 

my favourite autumn spot 

Thanks for looking, happy WOYWW; 

WOYWW 852

 Happy WOYWW deskers.  October... really??  I know we say it all the time, but...  head to Sarah's for the link up. 

So last  week saw heartbreak for Julia's husband Bart losing his business premises to fire. our hearts go out to both of you Julia.  There is nothing we can say that will make things better but we love you lots and are here for you.  

I didn't use the 4 inch tags I shared on last week's post, I decided they hid too much of the background so did the same thing on some 2 inch tags 

I used some transparency figures on each of the tags 

the scripty text is a Paperartsy mini stamp from about 100 years ago... ish!  I used an ink pad as close as I could get to the painty background  

I had intended to offset the tags at an angle but couldn't decide whether to have the figures standing as they should or angled, so in the end I put the tags on straight!  

the words are from one of the very early packs of Dina's collage tissue with white on black words for a change. 

the last 8am entry at Kew (till next May)  was fabulous, the weather was perfect and the light amazing.  

Thanks for visiting, hope to see you soon. 

WOYWW 851

 Here we are again - WOYWW once more... The link can be found at Sarah's  

it was a very unproductive weekend's crafting -  I had smooshed some gloss on two tags and then wasn't sure what to do next...

I smooshed some paint using a round brush and a swirly motion on the journal page and then added some white gloss using the end of the spray tube 

I like the way the page looks, I might do something else with it....

in an attempt to find something for the page I added paint through this new stencil with a flat brush almost managing not to get the paint under the stencil!!  

I really like these pastel paint colours and might have to get the newly released glosses to go with them (I resisted when I bought the stencils recently.  

Last week saw the penultimate early entry at Kew, so this week is the final one of the summer (boo, boo,)  and sadly at the moment meant to be wet (still going though)  

the recent rain and cooler temperatures meant there were lots of mushrooms all over the place

but we did also find some remnants of summer colour!

Thanks for looking, happy WOYWW and see you soon.  

WOYWW 850

 Happy Wednesday, deskers - time to report for action with Sarah at Sarah's CraftShed for another WOYWW .  My week off flew by as they tend to, and I managed a further Kew visit after last week's desk share.  

I also gave myself back ache with some crafting - too long on the floor!  

a journal page started in the Kraft journal - not finished 

I used the cut out coaster shape stencil on a different journal page and added some stamped raven images  

this one's finished! 

a third journal page - this one's actually finished too 

and a birthday card for my boss Monica using some of the previously stored stamped and coloured flowers

I'm running out of pink poppies now so will have to stamp some more! 

I'll link Kew from Saturday but the post before the linked one was also from last week 

there'd been some rain but it made some fabulous  reflections on the lake crossing 

and then later the sun really came out 

there's a new exhibition opening for Saturday called Material World which will be interesting to see - watch this space ! 

WOYWW 849

 Happy Wednesday, ladies! Time for WOYWW again. 

So the goodies I was waiting for arrived last Wednesday (of course)  

I bought some of the new Dina August release, and stacked up on another Ledger journal as they were out of stock so long, I grabbed one when it was available again!  

I started a page with the coaster stencil 

and the petals stenncil 

I wasn't sure what to do with the first page so cut a page out of the ledger journal having drawn round the coaster stencil and then cut it out with a craft knife.

it will feature on the page somewhere !  

I am off work this week (you may have come across two blogs of my days out so far, one was Kew again and Tuesday was London - despite the tube strike. 

I won't link all the posts, it would be too much, I am sure you know where to find them if you want to! 

here's a taster though 

nothing if not varied! 

Thanks for dropping by - I'll be visiting at some time today (the weather looks as if it's not a out taking photographs day but it could change)  

Happy WOYWW  

WOYWW 848

 Happy WOYWW one and all.  Another week has flown by and Sarah has the link as usual 

I had hoped to have new goodies this week to show but they're not here yet... due to be delivered to work today . 

I did start another page in the ledger journal though 

layers of paint, and stencils 

then added some stamped images and some tissue birds 

We're running out of early entries at Kew (they go so fast) so it was good to see some sunshine last weekend 

I did a lot of wide angle shooting which enhances the blue sky beautifully!

and the centrepiece in the Carbon Garden

This is  me trying to get up again after photographing on the floor!  

I will probably be late round most people's desks this week as we have a team meeting in the afternoon and we're staying on for drinks and possibly something to eat afterwards (we go to the local Holiday Inn so there are no phones )

so I'll see you when I can!  Happy WOYWW 

WOYWW 847

 Another Wednesday - and the final one in August.. I swear it was only just June, never mind July... Anyhow, Sarah has the link for your crafty spaces.

I finished last week's journal page - the scribbly pieces are Dina transparencies, the little faces are collage tissue and the other little images in the bubbles are stamps... 

the image is the original stamp called Lonely Girl (she's since re-appeared in a multi stamp set and I've always loved her... 

added some pops of neon pink straight from the bottle 

Kew on Saturday was great, of course,  and I did debate going again on BH Monday but didn't in the end.    Silly really, with so few early entries left before the end of the season

we got some great shots of one of the resident herons right by the side of the lake, normally he sits on a tree branch and we can't get so close.  

thanks for looking and your comments last week.

Happy WOYWW 

WOYWW 846

 We find ourselves at Wednesday again and time to meet and share our desks once more.  Sarah has the linky tool...

I got my white pen (and a black one for good measure) out and doodled some outlines on the journal page from last time as promised 

I've made the photo a bit bigger this time so hopefully Neet you can read the sentiments. 

if not "let art get you through"

"no great thing is created suddenly" and

 "make it happen" 

Dina's stamps, natch. along with the rest of the page

and the next page is under way... another page in the ledger journal which creates a readymade background with the script.

scribble sticks softened with water for the colour and then white gesso stencilled on top (Donna Downey stencil called bubbles0

as always it's a WIP so maybe next week it'll be done!

Had my regular morning at Kew on Saturday,  it wasn't as hot (hurrah) 

I am pleased and humbled that you like the photos so much..

Kim got some great action shots this time!

they kept this table from a many years ago Alice (Mad Hatters Tea Party) themed event  and it's warping in the sun... 

it's a very long table!!  

and some favourite rudbeckias again 

thanks for looking, see you soon...