WOYWW 845

 Hello deskers,  time for another WOYWW  - our lovely Sarah holds the link here  

It's turned hot again so it's going to be a quick post before the Great British Sewing Bee (writing this on Tuesday evening as always) and I can get back in front of the fan... 

I spent a couple of hours on Sunday morning fussy cutting all those flowers out, but haven't used any of them yet

I did play in the ledger journal again though. stamps, stencils 

needs a bit of white pen work to bring it to life 

Had another lovely morning at Kew on Saturday before it warmed up 

the rudbeckia in the Evolution garden were looking particularly good 

and so were the lotus flowers in the Temperate House.

Thanks for dropping by, See you soon.

WOYWW 844

 I hope you are all well and ready for another desk sharing day...Head to Sarah's for the details and link...

This week seems me still on a coneflower colouring and cutting kick...

I started with 3 pages full 

and then did some extra blue ones to go in a started journal page (needs some text still to call it finished)  

(I got bored with yellow and red...)

and Julia, this is where I am keeping the cut out flowers - I store the stamp sets in the bags they come in, (a trick I learnt from Leandra at Paperartsy) so the stamps don't get lost when they fall off if they lose their cling... so they are ideally placed with the stamps.  

got a fair bit more fussy cutting to do still!

Kew was of course great on Saturday, 

and Kim and I are really enjoying the new Carbon Garden... 

it seems a very calm peaceful area. 

WOYWW 843

 Hello and happy WOYWW deskers.  Sarah has the link to join in and share your craft spaces.. 

I was in card making mode at the weekend as I have some birthdays and a wedding anniversary to make for.

I am obsessed withe the coneflower stamps by Alison Bomber... I think I even prefer them to her poppies!

despite the fact that I don't like fussy cutting, I made lots of extras to keep me going for a while!  

i had some leftover background that I repurposed from a few weeks ago.

I was about to spoil the surprise with the final birthday card... that'll have to wait!

Kew on Saturday was dry after the previous soaking, luckily! 

Goldie came out to play

a new area - the Carbon Garden - has opened.

we loved this mushroom in the centre. 

Thanks for looking,and  happy WOYWW  

WOYWW 842

 We say it all the time, but wow, that week went fast... another Wednesday has rocked up and it's time for What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday again.. head to Sarah's for the link.

There's nothing currently on my desk (floor) but I did play in my smaller A5 size journal at the weekend 

I tore off a strip of the Paperartsy script tissue and stuck pieces on the page  - having first used a couple of Fresco paints, in Haze (a pale greyish colour, (never opened the bottle before)  and the yellow is I think Kiwi Gold.. 

was looking for a delicate leafy stencil (need one of Alison Bomber's new ones that I resisted..... )  this is part of a Stencil Girl stencil.  

I then added some of the poppies on the background and painted them with the red Mattint glaze,  and forgot to take a stage photo...

fussy cut the poppies and layered them over the page.

(yes, Cindy, more fussy cutting!)  

Saturday at Kew was WET   but Kim and I still went!   Not going to let a little (lot of) rain stop me...

there were no white trousers this week! 

got some good raindrop shots though!  

Hoping for dry weather this weekend, it is meant to be... 

I hope Sarah enjoys her first WOYWW not at school, I am rather jealous...

Happy WOYWW, see you soon!  

WOYWW 841

 Happy WOYWW lovelies.  Hope you are all well. Another Wednesday so head to Sarah's for the desky-share link 

I decided to use the Dina Wakley kraft journal for an Alison Bomber themed page.

Starting with a layer of gesso leaving a bit of a border, then various green archival inks and of of Alison's new stencils

I stamped and fussy cut out several of the coneflowers from her new stamp set

coloured them with Prismacolour pencils 

arranged them and added the text stamps from the same set

wow, a finished journal page!!

my Kew buddy Kim and I survived a hot morning at Kew on Saturday by finding as much shade as possible

the giant kardoons are - giant... 

the lotus flowers in the Temperate House are a favourite at the moment

it wasn't a day for lying down for low level photography, in white trousers!  

Thanks for dropping by, I will be round to check your desks soon 

WOYWW 840

 Welcome fellow deskers another Wednesday has rocked up - time to meet at Sarah's for WOYWW 

I was watching the Paperartsy new releases launch on Facebook last week and ... of course - went shopping (I was restrained though, and only got Alison Bomber's new stamps and not the Christmas themed sets... was severely tempted so there is still time!)  

there was also a new script bases set of printed tissue which I did go for! 

I stamped out the new designs, loving the poppies and the coneflowers,  

and did some colouring

the poppies were with the Dina scribble sticks (Jan, they are pigment sticks, so although they look crayon-like they are very blendable )

the coneflowers I used Prismacolour pencils 

the thinnish card I used to stamp them on, doesn't take water very well so only blended the poppies, not the others. 

Didn't have time or energy for anything else, I did managed to get out and replace my fan - I think I will be needing it in the days to come!  

Kew was forecast to be wet but luckily, kindly, the rain held off till Kim and I left around mid-day! 

these shaggy looking flowers are some of my Broad Walk favourites in the summer. 

there were SO many bees last weekend

hopefully the weather will allow a decent visit before it gets too hot, and also me to do some crafting on Sunday!  

Happy WOYWW and see you soon!

WOYWW 839

 this will be short and sweet, it's sweltering here.. writing on Tuesday as I had to take the day off as there's some work going on with gas mains and they needed to change some pipes inside... luckily they didn't have to get in the loft like they thought.... that would have been dreadful in the heat. (they said the maisonette  they did yesterday was dreadful in the loft)

So it's time for another WOYWW with Sarah  

part of the weekend wasn't quite so hot so I had a play in the ledger journal 

using the new stamp set from last week 

and added some stamps from older sets. 

I had intended to do more today but it's just too hot.

plus, my fan broke last week and I haven't been able to replace it yet..... 

Saturday at Kew was hot, but thankfully overcast so without blazing sun didn't feel too bad... mostly.

flowering cactus in the Princess of Wales conservatory 

beautiful dahlia 

thanks for looking,  catch you soon.

I am hoping by the time you read this, the worst of the heat is over (if the forecast is right) and I might not be quite so drippy!!  

WOYWW 838

 Happy WOYWW once more lovely deskers. Head to Sarah's for the link and all the details - come share your crafty spaces! 

This week seems me hit qualifying for state pension... not sure how the hell that happened!  Unlike Sarah however I haven't decided to stop working (although it's tempting sometimes!) but tomorrow, 66 it is. 

So, of course, I had to treat myself - luckily Dina brought out some new goodies last week! 

they turned up on Tuesday (well, would have been Saturday but the office is closed so RM couldn't deliver, and the parcel turned up at work Monday shortly after I left for home...)  

New colours of Scribble Sticks, new stamps and new clear gloss spray... can be used as gloss in the normal way, or a resist (have seen some great YT videos already) 

Can't wait to play!  

there wasn't a lot of crafting at the weekend, it was a bit hot (and my electric fan broke, the casing fell to pieces (I really shouldn't have stored it on a window sill in full sun - or the cold come to that!) 

but, layers of colour in the ledger journal.

the white stencilling is paint - turns out my Dina white paint (original bottle) had set solid and it was like spreading chocolate spread... I had been having trouble squeezing it out of the bottle, and thinking it was nearly empty, cut the bottle open, to find a lump of paint! I found a little container to transfer it to as I don't intend to throw it away! 

oops!  

I had a very hot and short visit to Kew on Saturday -  gave up about 11.30, it was too hot to walk around any more.  

 

Thanks for looking,  I'll pop round soon to check out your creativity!  

WOYWW 837

 Hello again lovely deskers. Welcome back for another WOYWW . Come join in at   Sarah's  

I hope you all had a great week... 

I made a couple of birthday cards 

the background was made months ago, I have no idea what the sprays are - probably Tim Holtz distress

this was another piece, already had the texture paste stencilled on... just added some of the solid Dina stamps

then I started another journal page...

stencils are all Seth Apter for Stencil Girl... 

Saturday was of course, Kew   the wildflower bed is beautiful 

I think the Saturday coming will be trying to avoid the heat..

Thanks for dropping by, I'll be round to see what you've been up to. 

WOYWW 836

 Happy Wednesday - workdesk sharing again  - come join in at Sarah's 

I promised you crafting 

and did do some -  

even if it was only finishing off a journal page from a couple of weeks ago!

I added some more layers of stencilling and stamping and coloured the collage tissue faces.

I' m still tired (never sleep well) and work is mad- busy but hey ho.  Thanks for your concern, it's nothing to worry about!

It was a solo visit to Kew on Saturday as my Kew buddy Kim decided the awful forecast was enough to deter her until Sunday. In the end, it didn't rain on Saturday 

these purple poppies are stunning

and who doesn't love an ox eye daisy

I might be a bit late visiting this week, what with work being so busy  and it's the annual golf day Monica has started organising (I'm not playing obviously, but those of us left in the office might be busier than usual! )

Thanks for dropping by, happy WOYWW and see you soon!  

WOYWW 835

 Morning deskers.  happy June!    It's time for another WOYWW meet up at Sarah's 

I don't have any crafting to share this week - of my own -   Sunday is normally the day I do any crafting but I was too tired 

I do have more anniversary atcs though,  the one I forgot to photograph last week from Julia and my PIF partner, Cindy

thanks ladies.

Saturday turned out quite warm at Kew and the colours were fabulous

on the poppies, 

and on Goldie, the golden pheasant who we saw for the first time in a while 

although, truth be told he was looking a little less vibrant than normal - it's probably a seasonal thing!

the weekend coming is forecast wet so will be different again!

till next time, Happy WOYWW  and hopefully there'll be crafting to show!

WOYWW 834

 I can't believe it is Wednesday again already or that I am back at work after my few days off - they go so fast! But, Wednesday it is and time for WOYWW with Sarah.  

I had an anniversary atc from Julia (thank you! which I have forgotten to photograph...)  

I've been busy playing in the ledger journal 

this was based on a Dina supporter FB live 

the background for once, is Tim Holtz sprays, everything else is Dina's, tags, collage tissue, transparencies and paints 

this was trying to rescue the layer underneath which I didn't like... not totally sure about the current state this is in, other than the white gesso'd swirl over the green (Dina's gloss in Malachite and brushed out)  I do like how the white has picked up the colour.  

and this one a bit of fun - not finished yet 

blobs of various gloss colours, and the two pages squished together (butterfly prints as kids, anyone remember?!)  

I had several trips to Kew last week as some of you saw on FB, (I've linked the first one of the extra trips) 

poppies at Kew

and the ceramic poppies at  the Tower of London 

I even got to see a titan arum almost opened at Kew !  

thanks for looking - I can't quite believe it is nearly June... I mean, come on, where has the year gone? 

Happy WOYWW!