WOYWW 795

Well, my week off is over and it's back to work.  Time for WOYWW once more - the last one of August. Sarah will have the link as usual now. 

I should have had new goodies to share today, but they didn't arrive at work on Tuesday (hoping they'll come today)  I would have had them on Saturday, but when I ordered them didn't think they'd arrive at home before I went back to work. so had them delivered to work and blow me, the order was processed super fast.  I had decided to give Kew a miss till Sunday due to the rain that was due on Saturday and so would have been at home.... typical!  

this  was the sum total of my crafting during my week off - though I did get a couple of piles of old craft magazines turned out

it's a page in the 6x6 Kraft journal 

my photosbyh blog has several posts from last week with various days out, including some new places - I won't link them all, but hope you can take a look at some of them. 

I will link Kew from Sunday though! 

this was from one of the new places I visited (Palace of Westminster) 

Happy WOYWW - have a good one.  

WOYWW 794

 Happy Wednesday, deskers, once more time to share some crafty workspaces with Sarah   I'm off work this week so hoping for some decent weather and some days out (by the time you read this I may well be at Kew as my Saturday trip had to be cut short) 

I've had a play in a journal... 

I started by scribbling Neocolour IIs on the page and blending them with a damp paintbrush

I added some stencilled texture paste (it may show up better in the photo below)

the images are Dina's on cardstock and cut out and coloured with Neocolours again. 

tore some collage tissue and stamped a sentiment 

I'm not sure if the texture paste has been contaminated by something on the stencil as it looks a bit dirty - it should be clear!

Kew as I said on Saturday had to be cut short so I could get back for British Gas to come and fix a drippy pipe/overflow from the boiler (thankfully they did)  so fewer pics than normal here 

Kim was back so I had company for the time I WAS there, - she was playing with her panorama setting on her phone on the lake crossing

Monday I had a day (part day) in London at a tour of the Palace of Westminster which was really interesting 

so if the plan for Wednesday comes off, I will be late visiting - see you at some time!  

the weather for the end of the week isn't great but I hope to be out and about at least once more this week and then of course Kew on (what is forecast to be very wet) Saturday.   Happy WOYWW  

WOYWW 793

 Wednesday again, time for WOYWW  at Sarah's.  

another part done journal page.. it was too hot on Sunday to do much in the way of crafting  and certainly nothing that needed a heat gun.

I used some of the newest Dina paint colours 

as they are nice blues and a lovely pinky purple 

I had to glue the transparency circle on as my Tim Holtz tiny attacher (stapler) has stopped working  but that's ok. 

I may get this one finished for next week.. possibly! 

Had a nice time at Kew again - no Kim still but she says thanks for your good wishes! 

it was more fun time at the Temperate House with one of the sculptures 

Thanks for looking, happy WOYWW 

WOYWW 792

 Hello deskers, happy Wednesday- time for another WOYWW at Sarah's  

Once more it's been a week of Olympic-watching rather than crafting .

I had some new goodies arrive, I'd been watching Alison Bomber on You-tube with the Tim Holtz moon mask, which had passed me by when launched 

and Dina used an old set of stamps that I managed to track down too...

I was fighting with my embossing powder and I think the moon mask needs practice... but I re-discovered an old set of stamps that included some wildflowers and grasses....(by Inkadinkadoo which will show you how old they are) 

I also got out  my box of distress inks (not the oxides which i use a fair bit)  

and the (wheat?)  I liked so much I had to fill a page with it...

the ink is Uncharted Mariner - don't think I realised what a beautiful colour it was when I first got it. 

 

and so to Kew... a solo visit last week as Kew buddy Kim was recovering from having her gall bladder removed earlier in the week. 

there was colour

and a little  a bit of rain...

and then a bit of sun.

but a lot of fun with the reflections again in the Marc Quinn sculptures.

thanks for looking, put the kettle on I'll be round to see what you've been up to soon!  

WOYWW 791

 Hello deskers, we find ourselves at Wednesday again, and desk sharing day/ 

Head over to Sarah's for the link up 

I don't have much to show this week - the Olympics have taken over here!

another journal page based on a you tube video by Alison Bomber and her most recent stamps for Paperartsy

Saturday saw nice weather at Kew and some bright sunshine (before it turned too hot the last couple of days  - never happy are we)

playing with some angles 

sunlit flowers in the Temperate House

and some gorgeous sunflowers

I can't believe tomorrow is August -  the year is running along at a fair old pace - but Happy Birthday tomorrow to our lovely Jan  - hope you have a great day! 

WOYWW 790

 Well,another week has flown by and we find ourselves at Wednesday and heading to Sarah's Craft Shed for WOYWW for a nose at crafty spaces. 

I made a couple of cards at the weekend, one of which I can't share here yet

but this is my brother and sister in law's anniversary card for once made in plenty of time!  

I was talking to my Kew buddy Kim about not being able to find a happy anniversary stamp i used in the card and she said I should buy some of those multi-drawer boxes to organise them... so I showed her I have one or two..... you all have seen these many times but I am sharing them again!

(in fact I knew exactly where the stamp was, it was just I thought it would be too big for the card)

No fox cubs or swans surrounding Kim last week at Kew, but we did see....

a small deer - we've seen deer once or twice before but not normally in summer

some of my favourites along the Broad Walk

and the hydrangeas - thought this one looked as if someone had thrown paint over it!

I enjoyed the golf at the weekend - and now looking forward to the Olympics starting this Friday

thanks for looking, I'll get round to your desks soon. Happy WOYWW  

WOYWW 789

 Hello, deskers, Happy WOYWW time for another trip round the desks of the world. You can join in at Sarah's Craft Shed. 

 

I don't have a lot to share this week -  a page in my square Dina kraft journal.

The weekend was a bit sport heavy after Kew on Saturday (and this weekend will be golf filled!) 

it was a shame England couldn't manage to win the Euros but Spain deserved to win.  

Kew was good though, after Kim and I dodged some unexpected early rain! 

the swans by the lake thought we had come to feed them!  they're quite friendly though.  the cygnets are growing fast!  

Hoping for a sunny trip this weekend - so far, the forecast is looking decent!  

Happy WOYWW and I'll be round to see your desk soon.