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 Happy WOYWW  all.  Sarah is hosting  I can't quite believe it's so close to Christmas... my cards went in the post on Monday so will hopefully be winging their way to their destinations. 

 

I made a journal page in my Dina Wakley ledger journal 

using stamps by Tim Holtz that I forgot I had intended to use on Christmas cards until they were all made... 

next year, maybe! 

I took Monday off work and went to do my Christmas shopping,just one or two bits left to get.

I also need to buy food for Christmas dinner as I will be at home this year, rather than going to my brother's . I have started the list but will leave the buying till the weekend or early next week. 

I am working up to mid-day Christmas Eve and then we're off until 2 January so it will be a nice break - if we can get through the next week at work!  

Kew was glorious on Saturday (day after our office party and the sun shone like summer)

there was a mist rising off the ground as we entered, it was quite magical 

and the sun was bright on the dogwoods 

the alpine house behind the grass garden was especially stunning

thanks for dropping by, I'll be round when I can.

I edited this post as I thought it was this week we were posting a group card - so it will be here next week instead 

WOYWW 862

 Happy WOYWW all  - I had intended to have had the cards written and in the post but they're still sat next to me whilst I write this...a job for this weekend I think!

Anyhow; it's time for our weekly gathering at Sarah's to catch up with what we're all doing.  

my weekend crafting was another spread in the Dina Wakley watercolour journal - the base layer was distress oxide spray, spread with a big brush then added some stencilled grasses (Alison Bomber stencils)

then I started stamping some of Alison's umbells stamps but due to the texture of the watercolour paper they didn't work too well, so i added some stamped on tissue and stuck on. 

added some sentiments from Alison's stamps 

bosh, done!  

close up. 

You'll probably be surprised (Kim and I were!) to hear we had some sun at Kew last Saturday... made such a difference!

it was so good to see the dogwoods up close from the temporary crossing over the pond 

we also came across a muntjac deer new Queen Charlotte's cottage.  

thanks for popping by, I'll see you soon!  Happy WOYWW 

WOYWW 861

 Hello once again, tis Wednesday and time for WOYWW  You can find the link at Sarah's.  

I had a soggy day at Kew on Saturday - should have done what my Kew buddy Kim did and go Sunday when it was glorious!

but instead on Sunday I had a play with the journal page I started last week

Not sure yet if it's finished, I think it needs a bit more bottom right, but for now it's done 

I meant to tell you last week that the fabric Christmas tree I bought, is built on a metal frame, which has been covered with the fabric scraps. 

It's now in place on my window sill ready to celebrate Christmas, along with the amaryllis bulb which I've planted up and am waiting for it to grow.

So, Saturday, Kew, soggy - but at least not the heavy rain that was forecast, and we were lucky not to have flooding  like some

I did find some colour though

mostly in the form of dogwoods 

I was very jealous of Kim's photos she What's App'd with blue blue skies and lots of sun... ah well!!  

Thanks for looking, hope to see you soon at a desk near you.