WOYWW 906

 It was somewhat comforting to see so much love for Sarah on last week's desks and since then reading the comments on the post made on Facebook by her family.  I am glad they know how much we all loved her.   We are back at Julia's for WOYWW now as she has agreed to take it on again permanently - welcome back! 

In an attempt to get back to "normal"  I started a couple of journal pages at the weekend.  I was having a good day wrist-wise on Sunday and didn't need any support on it whilst crafting (mainly so I didn't get paint all over the tubi-grip support which is all I have needed for most of the time now. (I do still use a splint when i am travelling but really only to stop it getting knocked on transport.)

I made a right mess of the colours on the background, really didn't like where they were going but placing the cut out images on top hid a multitude of mess!

I had the stamped images from months ago when I was testing all my versaclair inks 

the background on this one wasn't much better but wanted something vaguely face coloured (ha ha) to put behind the tissue images (also stamped from months ago) 

I didn't link Kew last week because we were posting for Sarah but did go that last week and the most recent Saturday too so linking that one today. 

the early entries have sadly ended till May so we have to queue up with the "general public" horror of horrors lol.  

it was the most glorious autumn day so I hope you enjoy the colours. 

Happy WOYWW all.  

WOYWW 891

Welcome to Wednesday - WOYWW time again. I am so glad the awful heat of last week has gone (temporarily it seems)  even if it did mean a couple of days when we left work early to avoid the heat. Head to Sarah's for the link

Anyhow I hope you are all well.   

I treated myself to some new stamps last week - a kind of birthday present to myself - thank you for the FB wishes and the cards

It's  not a good photo sorry.  

the journal page I forgot to include last week is - I think - now finished 

 and here are some step by step shots of the progress of it. 

sprays (distress oxides) and some marks made with the end of the nozzles

tissue (the faces) and transparencies (the letters) and stencilling 

I just kept adding.  marks made with paint pens 

close up 

 

I also had a go with the grasses stamp set

background is Paperartsy Infusions powder spritzed with water (I need a new water spritzer, my Tim Holtz one has stopped working - again, it is the second one that has done that.  No idea why. It's not locked in it's travel position ) 

I managed a very short visit to Kew on Saturday before the humidity got too much. 

was delighted to see the gorgeous deep magenta dahlias I loved so much last year, are back in the same bed again

one of the many resident foxes from Kew

thanks for looking - happy WOYWW   July already!!!  

WOYWW 877

 And whizz.. it's Wednesday again,  WOYWW day. Head to Sarah's for the link and share your crafty space.  

I added some more faces (transparencies) to this journal page and used a sheet from what I think is the very first collage tissue pack from Dina,  and cut out the words individually - mainly because I didn't want to keep it in one big piece and hide all the faces!

I used some more transparency faces on the facing page,  but haven't added anything more to this page yet. 

then I took to my smaller watercolour journal and some distress oxide inks, and the edge of a credit card to make some marks,

then added some Seth mini stamps 

Yet to decide on a focal point (possibly too much background stamping in the darker ink) so may add some more colour to knock them back before adding a focal point)

the bloody boiler conked out again overnight Friday so I had to arrange for B Gas to come back and re-light the pilot light on Monday.

for now it's stayed lit (I still think it was the workers in the street who must have turned the gas off again to me when they fixed downstairs...but can't prove it)  

I have bitten the bullet and booked a call for a quote for a new boiler...

I did manage to enjoy Kew on Saturday - the weather was gorgeous

sunny daffodils 

silky Pasqueflowers

cherry (or plum) blossom 

Can't quite believe this is the last Wednesday in March - next week is April... 

thanks for dropping by, I will be round soon. Happy WOYWW  

WOYWW 876

 Hi deskers,  Wednesday rolled round fast again and it's time for WOYWW  at Sarah's 

I had to take Tuesday off work as the gas mains in the street are being replaced and they needed to get inside to move the gas meter and join up the new pipes... then they couldn't get the boiler re-lit so I've had to call British Gas to do it (and booked the service )  so I'm hanging around this morning too... I may already be gone by the time you visit (hopefully!)  

I added some more to last week's journal page (again, something Dina did in her supporter live )

then I played about with paint on another page.  the circles are a gorgeous sort of jade green called malachite, not as blue as the picture makes them look 

this was one I did at the weekend, brayered paint on the background and Alison Bomber stamps.

Kew was sunshine-filled blossom gorgeousness on Saturday 

the forecast this weekend is currently also looking good! 

Thanks for visiting, see you soon!  

Wishing Neet continued recovery .   

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 Welcome back to another WOYWW  at Sarah's CraftShed  - and February is just about over.  

At least round here there've been a couple of dry days - hoping for another one on Saturday. 

I have just opened some new goodies - a couple of stamp sets from Paperartsy by Alison Bomber. So far, i have still resisted last month's Seth's new stamps..

it was the berries wot did it for me!  that and Alison's amazing samples on the FB live launch. 

a couple of journal pages from weekend, this is in the Dina watercolour journal but is just with stamps 

and this is the finished page from last week, added some more collage (the third face at the top) and stamped a load of tulips over another layer of that lovely new stencil I used last week. 

If you read my Kew post from Saturday you'll know it was a nightmare journey thanks to signal problems on the trains, ending up being a 3 hour journey door to door... 

but there were lots of signs of Spring when i did get there... the daffodils are gorgeous

and loads of hellebores too. 

If i don't get to pop by before work, it may be a bit later for my visit, as there is a meeting at work in the afternoon and it may end up an evening out (although I am planning to come home after the meeting)  

Thanks for popping by and happy WOYWW  

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 Welcome back for an other week's WOYWW meeting at Sarah's Craft Shed. We're already at the end of the month, unbelievably.  I hope you've all stayed dry and free of floods and storms. 

I've been quite busy this weekend with my crafting.

I made a birthday card for a friend, with a tag I'd already stencilled the base pattern on, and mounted it on a card and added the layers. 

I added some layers to a journal page that had used the same stencil as the card,  with some collage tissue and more stencilling (the words are from Seth Apter designs for Stencil Girl) 

and the mop up in the Dina watercolour journal (neon paints used on the transparency figures in the card, with some added pink)

and then some new Dina goodies arrived. (I haven't bought any of the new Paperartsy goodies ....yet) 

the top 2 packs are coloured transparencies 

Saturday's trip to Kew saw a beautiful sunny winter's day... 

there are in the Alpine House, but I hope you can tell the amount of sun shining through the windows illuminating them.

I'll leave it there,  Happy WOYWW see you soon.

Neet, I heard you are home from hospital and I hope you are recovering and that we see you on the desks again soon.  much love.  

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 ! 

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 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 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!