WOYWW 612

 Welcome deskers, it's Wednesday again so time for WOYWW once more.  As always, sign up at Julia's Stamping-Ground 

Not a lot to show this week,  have been very unproductive - one of those weekends when I couldn't get started on anything. 

It was so heartwarming to read all of your comments and stories of Shaz and how much everyone loved her. I took on board the suggestion from Morti to use the quote Julia ended her tribute to Shaz, and did finish the page I showed you last week

I decorated the border with hearts (a Dina stamp) and wrote the quote on a scrap of white card in a silver paint pen (apt, I thought, for Shaz Silverwolf)  

I added some dots of glitter to the middle points of the hearts, and a tear drop... 

I tried to finish some of the other journal pages too, but as I said, my heart wasn't really in it.

I got this far with one though

It needs a big quote or some more stamping or stencilling or something.

maybe by next week's desk day I'll have succeeded

Take care, stay safe and happy WOYWW  

- there is it seems, an end in sight to lockdown, albeit a slow one (very sensible!)  and I may even get a hair cut before summer!!  

WOYWW 611 - Farewell, chief enabler!

 It is with heavy heart that we report for WOYWW duty this week, as our lovely, kind, enabling, friend, Shaz, lost her fight at the weekend and joined the crafty desks in the sky.... it goes without saying that we will all miss her immensely.   

There have been many heartwarming tributes on Doug's Facebook pages from which I hope he will take comfort in time to come, and both Julia and Jan have written beautifully. Everyone who met her, or knew her through WOYWW loved her., and her lovely Hublet, Doug, who cared for her so valiantly, as well.  

I tried to create something to honour Shaz's memory at the weekend but it wasn't happening. So I have bits and pieces...

I was trying to capture Shaz's fabulously coloured hair with this stencil..... 

and couldn't work out what to do next.

still thinking, 4 days later.  

then I started playing with new toys!  

which arrived at the end of last week!  

 

maybe this is how I can honour Shaz best, after all!!  my fellow Enabler.  

I'm just showing off now, how many journals on the go?!!!  

so, Shaz, farewell, rest in peace.  

I hope, when we can meet again at a crop some time in the not too distant future, we can celebrate your life as it should be celebrated.  Till then,  "happy" WOYWW.  

WOYWW 610

 Welcome to another Wednesday, another WOYWW .  We are a close knit group and some of you  have seen Doug's latest update on Facebook about poor Shaz's deterioration.  Our hearts go out to them and I know we all wish them the very best and for Shaz to pull through.  The worst thing to read is that Doug can't be with her in hospital due to this blasted Covid.....  (edit.  They've let Doug in to see her.  I should think so too....)  

But, it's Wednesday, so it is time to share our desks.  

the goodies I was waiting for last week duly arrived,  mostly Paperartsy stuff this time!

but at the weekend I had to play in the new (tome) Dina

journal

Kraft page - drips of gloss spray paint - white, and marine - they mix to make the most beautiful teal colour..

and the new funny peeps stamps...

(those were stamped using scribble sticks, you wet the stamp and then scribble the colour on)  gorgeous water colour effect...

then I finished (possibly) off a page I'd started with some mop up,  on the heavy cotton  paper in the blue journal 

and another denim page in the blue journal, paints stencilled and the tag is gloss spray overstamped in archival ink

I put in another order from Art From the Heart too...... 

look out next week for that I hope. 

I don't really feel like writing more today,  so I'll leave you and come visit when I can .  

WOYWW 609

 Back to what I do best for WOYWW today... (What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday) especially as Shaz is not here (we wish you well Shaz and hope you are back with us soon)  - ENABLING.  

I gave in and bought the original Dina Wakley journal,  which has kraft pages,  burlap (heavy duty stuff this, thicker than in the blue journal)  cotton rag watercolour paper and canvas. 

I have tried to artfully present the journal so you can see several of the surfaces!!

I have been waiting for the stamp set to be back in stock (it's called Funny Peeps)   it's really grown on me seeing it in you tube videos!  

the paint is a pretty shade called Heather.

I had some play time at the weekend too and finished off some of the part done journal pages in the blue journal 

this is on one of the denim pages (yes, Jan, real denim fabric)

Julia, the fabric will soak up paint/ink  but I will probably use a layer of gesso first when I get to use the thinner fabrics in the new journal!  

this is on the lightweight burlap in the blue journal 

and this is covering over something I didn't like on the heavyweight cotton paper

There is another parcel on the way - well, ordered,  I am waiting to hear about despatch -  was kind of hoping it might arrive in time for this week's desk but I only ordered it on Saturday night or maybe Sunday, so not surprising.  

Happy desk sharing day.  I'll be round to see you soon!  

WOYWW 608

 Another Wednesday.... time for another meeting of the WOYWW gang at Julia's...  I can't quite believe it is Wednesday already! 

For once I have no new goodies to tempt you with... but I have been playing with the ones I got recently!   

I used the back of one of the denim pages in my Dina Wakley journal.... 

stencilled the words, and layered some of the spray play from last time 

and finished the painty journal page too

(this was Dina's heavy body paint rather than the gloss paint sprays; I didn't make it clear last week, sorry) 

I also added some more stamping and collaged images to this previous page - needs some journalling on it now.

This was a good way to spend what turned out to be a much more snowy Sunday that was originally forecast for round here,  but I did venture outside briefly

there wasn't very much, but this was after the first hour and I didn't bother going back outside again!  

At one time the street was full of kids playing in the snow!

it rained today (Tuesday, when I prep this post)  so it has all been washed away (thank goodness, as it was very icy yesterday and this morning!)

Thanks for looking and happy WOYWW !  

WOYWW 607

 Hello deskers, welcome - it's Wednesday again (you knew that, right?!)  time for another desk-share - WOYWW with Julia. 

As several of you wanted to know a bit more about the gloss sprays, this is just for you... 

I am not really used to them yet... I watch a lot of You Tube videos though.. (Dina Wakley's own channel, and Niamh Baily are good for gloss spray inspiration...) 

Anyhow,  they are gloss paint sprays 

they come in these colours, and some more, pastels that I don't have yet - they match the Dina Wakley heavy body paints (which I love!) so you can mix and match with them 

So at the weekend, well Sunday (Saturday disappeared in You Tube..)....

I had a bit of a play.

this was about ten minutes' worth.

taking instruction from one of Dina's videos, spray and flip...

(spray through the stencil, then flip the stencil onto another surface...and spray again)

on the left, a sheet of mixed media paper (Cass Art)  on the right a piece of plain white card stock

in my big A4 Seawhites journal, pages also gesso'd

I like these pages!

You can't really see the gloss in the photos, but they are glossy!  

white cardstock

the white tag is one of Dina's white tags (Ranger)

this was on one of the heavy watercolour pages in the new Dina journal - gesso'd first as recommended

The flourish would have worked better if I'd held it down on the page as I sprayed. Hindsight, wonderful eh?! 

It is best to clean your stencils immediately you've finished with the gloss sprays as being acrylic paint they stick and dry fast to the stencils... but I've never been one for excess cleaning!  

this was using paint, and again stems from a Dina video - using big brushes, although this was only a 1 inch brush (I don't have her bigger one)   you put 3 drips of paint on your worksheet and dip the tip of a very watery brush in the paint and make patterns.

first go, so not entirely satisfactory but I have plans for the page

I might have a go on one of the other surfaces in the book next week (got it wrong,the linen type pages are in one of her other journals! this one has the watercolour paper, denim and white burlap.and yes, there will be bleed through on the fabric pages)  

I hope this helps you - messy, (very messy) but fun!  

I have more goodies on the way (oops)  hopefully will be here for net week.  Till then, happy desking and stay safe everyone.  Don't forget your mask!  

WOYWW 606

 Happy Wednesday again... time for WOYWW already again. 

I have no crafting to share this week, but I do have enabling... 

I gave in and ordered the "blue" Dina Wakley journal (and some other bits) from Art from the Heart whilst they were closed for Christmas/New Year and they came on Monday - would have been Saturday but I had them sent to work so delivery Monday!

they have the best Dina range!   

 I had to stop myself getting more....  

it's called the blue edition because it is blue (!) and  it has denim pages in as well as linen and very thick watercolour paper and burlap (hessian) too.

I can't wait to play, especially with the gloss sprays in it.

last week Julia asked if the box in view on my "desk" was a new box of goodies she would need to be inspired by --  it's the one with the gloss sprays in that I just moved!  

So that is me for today.... stay safe everyone.