WOYWW 634

 Another week has flown by and it is once more time to hang out at Julia's for WOYWW  

Once more I have a very unproductive floor space to share... I've been working on a birthday card that I can't share yet 

but here's a teeny sneak peak!  

and a look at a journal page worked from last week's Dina Wakley supporter video session starting on the horizontal line... 

to create a horizon line.  which she developed into a loose landscape 

I've more or less copied the basics of what she did, just to get my eye in as it were. 

to finish with, the "desk" shot - taken from the sofa!  

the foreground is filled with some of the journals I'm currently working in! 

As always I'll finish with the link for Kew from Saturday 

Just before I go I'd like to wish Jan a hugely happy birthday for Sunday - hope you have a fabulous day and are spoiled rotten.  

to the rest of you - happy WOYWW!  

WOYWW 633

 Welcome to another Wednesday Workdesk... even less going on than last week!  Head to Julia's for the link up and tour the world's work spaces.  

all I've done this week is play on some collage tissue from a Dina Wakley supporters video session -  but not yet got round to doing anything with them

so instead there's a sideways look at some of my stamp storage... the 4 boxes with the pile of stamps on top are my Paperartsy stamps,  the wooden boxes behind contain my wooden stamps (there are lots and lots - and that's not all of them)  

It's been far too hot to do anything creative (and my weekend was taken up watching golf and the F1 after I got home from Kew on Saturday)

We had a heavy rain storm on Tuesday evening with thunder but it's still as muggy as anything.

I'll be a bit late visiting - none at lunchtime this week as we are having to go to a "photo shoot" at work to have updated photos taken for the company website - we've had lots of new staff join since the last ones were done.  Not looking forward to it at all!!

Leaving you as ever, with the Kew link - thanks for looking and I'll see you soon.

picture from the Temperate House

(Fern Tree - Jacaranda Mimosifolia - it's not a fern!)

WOYWW 632

 Are you here again, already?! Welcome, then for another WOYWW  - desk sharing day.  Julia has all the details . 

didn't remember till after dark to take any photos so had to use the flash.

as you can see, piles of stuff surround my working space on the floor....

Most of the weekend was taken up with either Kew or sport so there wasn't a lot of time for crafting!

this page is turning into a mess and not at all sure it won't get painted over entirely!  

I wish you could have smelled the roses on Saturday - even in drizzle 

pics from last week's trip here  

the forecast for the coming weekend is much warmer and sunnier 

happy WOYWW !  

WOYWW 631

 Can't believe it is Wednesday again already and time for WOYWW   the day we all share and bare our crafty spaces..

Not a lot has been going on here, craft wise..  I dabbled a bit in two of my Dina journals 

the one on the right isn't finished, words required and the background will have something else added to it eventually

just playing with the new spray colours

again, will add some words

some abstract patterns (based on a recent Dina supporter video on facebook)

There was a wet (partly) trip to Kew on Saturday last week - pics here as ever!  

(centre of a passionflower in macro)

The COVID numbers keep going up but restrictions will be eased in a couple of weeks.  well that makes sense huh!  We've had scares and one likely positive at work (though not in the office I work out of ) but we continue to take precautions and soldier on!  

Good luck to England tonight in the Euros semi-final (international football-  or soccer if you must - tournament which along with the tennis has kept me occupied for a couple of weeks!  ) 

Happy WOYWW  to you and I'll be along to visit when I can.  

WOYWW 630

 Welcome back happy desk peeps  - it's another Wednesday desk peek time... WOYWW week 630

Thanks for all your kind birthday wishes - my birthday was of course spent at Kew - it was Saturday, right!!  you can see the pics here 

I had some birthday goodies - some from a friend, and some from me to me!! 

the paints were to add to my Dina collection.

the denim purse was from Jan for my "caption competition" win from her post the week before last which came with a lovely card 

these were from me to me

one or two more Dina stencils

that fell into my basket whilst

ordering the pre-order newest releases

from Dina!   3 new gloss spray paint colours - brand new colours

which will also be in paint form too, once Ranger can get the supplies sorted

and a couple of chipboard shape packs and some heavy duty watercolour paper

then I had some flowers (and a Marks & Spencer gift voucher) from work for my birthday..  It's a good job the buses are still quite empty, there was plenty of room on a seat for them and for me!  

which I had to spread between 2 vases!

I didn't arrange them very well,  I must go back and do that!  

I did do  a bit of crafting - well some I stamped out some images ready to grab for a journal page 

when the mood takes me

not sure if it shows (it certainly doesn't as I am typing this in the evening gloom) but some of the multi-faces are in different colour ink - the only one I can tell for sure that isn't black, is the pink set of faces!  

and then last week's Dina Wakley supporter group session saw her doing some abstract art in her journal... so I had a go at that too(it's not very abstract, it's too regimented I think)  

which is how you find my floorspace/desk today... the new goodies not yet put away!  

sorry this has been quite a photo-heavy post...  

just one more  for you,  to tempt you to the Kew post linked above..

it was poppy heaven at Kew last week!

see you soon - but probably not till this evening after work

WOYWW 629

 Morning deskers, it's Wednesday again...   Time to meet with Julia again for WOYWW  

my gorgeous Shaz tribute from Debbie arrived 

Thank you so much Debbie, it is truly beautiful.  

Now to find somewhere fitting to display it!  

I made some more journal pages

I may have inadvertently misled you last week

the $5 monthly cost for the Dina Wakley group isn't classes as such but a facebook supporters group - you pay your sub and get free facebook "live" sessions/demonstrations

which you are then free to have your own go - 

whichever way, it seems a bargain to me.

I also made a birthday card for one of my cousins, her birthday is Friday, the day before mine (she's a year older!)

I am running low on this size card blank in white (6x6 inch)  so used cream

She won't see this here so am safe to post it 

 which brings us to Kew last weekend - all pics here 

but a couple to tempt you

love these daisy types

and you know I love alliums!

I will be there again on Saturday of course, can't not have a trip to Kew for my birthday- hoping for sunshine but currently the forecast is drizzle and not exactly warm.... hey ho!!  

Thanks for looking .see you soon - work is mega busy, with the mortgage stamp duty holiday coming to an end on the 30th so we are flat out trying to make sure everyone completes their purchases in time where possible.. so I may not get time at lunchtime to do my usual desk visiting  .  

WOYWW 628

 Happy desk day WOYWWers - again!  It's Wednesday again which can only mean one thing.  Dare to share your craft space with Julia and the gang.  

the pic of my floor is a bit dark, despite at the time I took this, it was still quite light outside!   It's all the piles of craft supplies between the window and my workspace that is to blame! 

I was playing in my kraft journal at the weekend and doing  some mark making in that and my original sized journal.

Not at all sure where the black page with the pink scribbles will go - maybe it will stay like that!

these were the pages I did as a result of a FB session Dina Wakley did for her supporters - I just signed up for this, at a massive $5 pm (works out at £3.49 sterling... can't go wrong with that!)

from that I got carried away with the scribbling circle marks (not part of the session just where my head took me)

That's about it for me this week - other than to link the Kew pics from Saturday - twas a lovely day!

this has become my 'lock screen' pic on my phone, (which does change regularly)  I adore this pic

I'll be round to visit you soon.