WOYWW '76'

Hi Guys,

This is my desk as I left it last night at 9:00pm last night.......... had to go and watch 'I'm a Celebrity'!!!

Very neat and tidy, with a fab new set of stamps from PaperArtsy waiting patiently for the weekend to come so I can have a play. and to the left is a some of the Christmas cards I have made ( still loads to go !!)

I had a really busy weekend last week - Saturday getting everything ready for the car boot sale( and the Sky man coming) and Sunday doing the car boot sale.

Now here's a question for you..........How mad am I ???????

I normally leave for work around 6:15am  Mon - Fri (stupid o'clock)......... To go to the car boot sale on Sunday me and my daughter left the house at 5:00am (really stupid o'clock)...........100% mad I think!!

We did have a good laugh though and made a few pennies for our trip to Disneyland Paris  - only 29 days to go......Woo hoo!!

Catch up with you soon, happy snooping.........A.xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

WOYWW '75'

Another quick post from me as I should have done this last night. I've had a different job for the past 6mths and it means leaving at stupid o'clock in the morning.......never mind only 23 more days to go!!!
Not much on my work desk this week as I've been busy 'spring cleaning'. I'm either 6 months to late or 6 months too early :) There is a reason behind the 'domestic goddess' tendencies - The Sky man is coming to fit a new box and multi room. All Corners and skirting boards are sparkling so he can fit new cables without having to battle with the cobwebs!!!!
Anyway here's my desk........a really quick Christmas card on the stand, made out of the gorgeous Paper Arsty Christmas papers.

and you know the 'push back' technique that a lot of you use out there (you know who you are!!!) Well I haven't really got much room in front of me to master it so I gone for the 'side way' technique and the 'pile high' technique this week and I think I've definitely mastered it!! What do you think?? Good job Mr Sky man isn't going in my messy room!!

Thanks for all the fab comments last week, see you all soon,

Happy Snooping.........A.xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

WOYWW '74'

Neat and tidy for me this week........sorry!

I was busy on Monday making my challenge entry for Simon Says Stamp and Show and Compendium of Curiosities (better pic in the previous post) and my 10yr old Son was playing along too and there's not really enough room for two in my craft room. There was so much stash everywhere I had to tidy up and this is as I left it on Monday night.........

Here is a pic of Dylan's  - Twinchie, he was following the Compendium of curiosities challenge too! (sorry about the rubbish pics, It's so dark at 6.00am)

Off to work now, see you later.........A.xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog. 

Challenges

Here is my entry for two challenges this week. Simon Says Stamp and Show and Studio L3 Compendium of Curiosities.

The background is a  canvas painted with white acrylic paint and then touched up with Hazelnut paint dabber, The pink flower is paper stuck to Claudine Hellmuth's sticky back canvas and die cut using Tim's tattered florals and the blue one is paper stuck to grunge paper and then die cut. The Wendy Vecchi butterflies are stamped on the same pink and blue paper . As for the Key, you'll have to hop over to Studio L3 to find out how I did it!!!

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.........A.xx

Spooky Book!!

I love joining in with the challenge blogs but a few weeks ago someone came along and pinched my spare time (not that I had much of it to start with!!) and the weeks seemed to have passed by. This week I've had a weeks holiday from work so I've no excuse. This is my little 'Spookay' Book that  i am going to enter in 'Simon Says Stamp and Show' and as there is 'Extreme Masking' on it I thought I would enter it in Linda's Compendium of Curiosities challenge No 19 (I've missed the other 18 weeks!!)

Here's the front.........

 The inside...........

and the back cover...................

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

 

A.xx

WOYWW '73'

Hi Guys.......missed you all last week as I was feeling a little under the weather or more like under the duvet with a cold!!! but I'm back fighting fit this week so here goes......
This is my desk this morning. WIP is a book, to put all our Halloween pics in and I'm going to enter it in a few challenges, so need to get it finished today!!

Thought I'd share this with you.........

This was taken on Monday afternoon in Aberavon, Port Talbot and I live about 10mins away.......how lucky am I??

See you all later......A.xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

WOYWW '71'

I had a fab time this weekend at LB Crafts, Lin is a brilliant teacher and believe you me it is well worth the drive because this is what I made...............

and now for my desk, I went for the long shot this week so you can see all the mess!!

My WIP Christmas arch has finally got some metal on and with any luck it will be finished by next week!!
Short and sweet from me this week as I have to leave for work in 10mins and I've still got my PJ's on!

See you later..........A.xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.  

WOYWW '70'

I missed you all last week, I couldn't commit to visiting as I was a bit busy so I thought it best to give it a miss.
I have struggled to get in my craft room this week and when I have tried I've had to stand up as little Meg had pinched my chair and she looks so cute I couldn't move her.

 and her sister Gem (they hate each other with a passion!!) is curled up on a couple of cards that I had just made!!

 This is what I've been working on this week. I went to ArtsyCrafts weekend in march and made a Gothic Arch  (you can see it here you need to scroll down a bit) and really wanted to do a Christmas one. Hopefully the frame will be covered in metal by Christmas.

Off to LBCrafts on Saturday for one of Lin's wonderful classes....Melt Art.  I'll be back next week with pics!

See you later......A.xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

WOYWW '68'

Hi WOYWWers......
It's 6.05am  it looks like the middle of the night outside and I'm about to leave for work :(  I normally schedule my post as I never have enough time in the morning but I was too busy last night, so here's a very quick post.

Here's my desk this week.......

.....lots of Christmassy things going on because I have just booked to go to Disneyland Paris the weekend before Christmas (I must be mad!) and thought I'd better get very organised!!!

It was my Daughter's 25th Birthday on Monday, so I thought I'd show you the card I made her.......

and this is the card my 10yr old Son Dylan made (with very little help) for his sister....

 Dylan is off to an Activity camp in Llangranog (hands up who can pronounce that!!) with the school for the weekend, DH is working all weekend, so I'm planning to do all the chores on Thursday so I can stay in my Craft room  all weekend with out interruption ..........woo hoo!!

Hope you all have a great day, see you soon.

A.xx



P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog. 

WOYWW '67'

I know somebody says it every week but this week it's my turn " Where has the Week gone?"

Firstly............. I need to apologise to Elizabeth and Bluebeard for my spelling mistake last week (I wrote Bluebird).......sorry!!

Secondly.........I was lucky enough to get a place on the ArtsyCrafts event with the master himself................. Tim Holtz..........Woo hoo!!!

Thirdly.......Here's my desk......

Thought I'd go for the overhead view as this seems to be the fashion at the moment. This is how I left it last night at 11.30pm so on the messy scale of 1-10, I think I can qualify for a 10!!

For all of you who stopped by last week here's an update on my little cabinet...........

Not sure if its finished yet, any suggestion are more than welcome.


I'm off to work now at 'stupid o'clock', there should be a law against it.......... See you later (I managed every desk last week before Sunday.........hooray! Can I make it 2 weeks in a row - fingers crossed)

A.xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog. 

Stamp-tember hop

Over on Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog and the Simon Says Stamp and Show blog they are having a joint blog hop and there's lots of scrummy candy to be won. The theme for both challenge blogs this week will be HOLIDAY FUN. Your entry can be Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas themed. You can make anything you like ... a card, an ATC, a Scrapbook layout ... the possibilities are endless!

So here's my entry......... 

Thanks for stopping by..........A.xx
 

WOYWW '66'

First of all I would like to say a big THANK YOU to Bluebird and Elizabeth. who stopped by my blog yesterday to tell me that they are choosing me to be their 'Blog of the Day' for today. I am truly greatfull and please stop by there to say Hi.
As a result of desk hopping last week, I decided to sign up to the Learn Something New Every day. Well by now I should be starting project 7 but I've only just finished number 3 and have only blogged number 1. Lesson learned...............far too busy to take on a daily class!!!

Any way on Sunday in the pouring down rain, I went to a car boot sale (which was ironically named 'Stormy Down Market'!!) and found this..............

It had 12 glass bottles with stoppers in and was originally a 'Spice Cabinet'.  I knew instantly i NEEDED it, so I picked it up off the floor and the back of the drawers fell off........I turned quickly to my DH and without me saying a word he said "its OK I can fix that" and at the same time he was putting his hand in his pocket and getting out the £3:00 to pay for it........ I suppose my face said it all!!! 

Here it is now standing proud on my desk...............

.............still needs a lot more TLC before I can store my Distress Re Inkers in it, as suggested by my DS -  Dylan. (what a smart child I have ......sometimes!!) I've just got to collect all the re inkers now!!

 That's it from me, I've got a day off today to take Dad to the hospital for check up (he's doing OK thank goodness) and then to B&Q to see if I can find a glaze or varnish for my new addition!

See you later, Happy WOYWW..........xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog. 

Learn Something New Everyday

Yesterday was the start of 'Learn Something New Everyday' class over on Shimelle.com and only yesterday I decided to give it a go.....(this is the point where my Sister picks up the phone and says "you never told me you were doing that"!)
I haven't done my front cover yet, that will have to wait until the weekend, but here's my first page/tag........

I love Hydrangeas and I remember a long time ago reading somewhere that you could dry them. So I went on the internet to find out what I had to do and then went and cut a few from my garden and followed the instructions..........So that's what I learned yesterday!!!!
You are generally a day behind and today so far I've learned that if I want to complete this class I need to be ultra organised.......so that's going to be my Tag for tomorrow!

Its not to late to join in, so go and have a look on Shimelle's blog to find out what its all about.

Thanks for stopping by.......xx

WOYWW '65'

Hi WOYWW'ers

I was out on the town last Wednesday, well.....in the Harvester with a few girls from work!! so I was late visiting,  but I did manage everyone by Monday....... phew!!! Every desk I visited was fab, neat and tidy or messy oops! creative and the projects on show were all stunning.
Anyway I've had a few days off this week and when I haven't been rushing around for last minute School Uniform, I've been finishing off my WIP  'Christmas Screen' from last week..........

This was inspired by the lovely Linda Elbourne and I've used Paper Artsy papers and Paper Artsy stamps and a few bits of metal and here's my desk inspired by all you NEAT and TIDY woyww'ers.........

Happy WOYWW........xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

WOYWW '64'

Thank you for all your lovely birthday wishes last week. I had a fab day on Friday ( It's hard being 21 again!!!)and then I had a fantastic day at LB Crafts on Saturday....It was the perfect birthday gift and here's what I made..........

...........Lin is an amazing teacher and yes it is a long way for some of us but it sure is worth it!!
And here's my desk...............

............WIP is a Christmas screen using Paper Artsy papers and the gorgeous card on the window is off my favourite sister!!!

Off to work now so I'll catch up with you all as soon as I can. ( I managed to get round 146 desks last week...woo hoo!!)

Happy WOYWW........xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

WOYWW '63'

Firstly apologies to all you fab WOYWWers....I didn't manage to get round to you all last week because we all invaded my sisters in Cirencester and did lots of day trips. Cadbury World was yummy and Legoland in the POURING rain was an experience!!! I think my sister breathed a sigh of relief when we left on Thursday afternoon!!
I did manage to get some crafting done over the weekend and if you want a look they are on previous posts. I must admit I did come home from work last night and had a massive tidy up and here's what it looks like now(piccie taken last night @11.00pm- sorry it's a bit dark, the bulb has gone in my main light!!!)

It's my Birthday on Friday and I'm off back up my sisters for the weekend and on Saturday we're off to LB Crafts for a "Shabby Shack" workshop with the amazingly talented Lin Brown.......What a fab birthday pressie! I'll show you what I made next week.
Thanks for all the fab comments last week and I'll stop by for a snoop over the next couple of days.....

Happy snooping.xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

Sunday Stampers Challenge

This weeks theme is "Whiskey in the Jar" and here's my entry...............

Hop over to Hels blog and join in with the fun. Her link is on the side of my blog.

Thanks for looking...........xx

Simon says stamp and show

Its week 2 over on Simon says stamp and show blog and the theme is...The Wendy Vecchi; Studio 490 Style! If you are not sure what I'm talking about hop over and take a look and join in the fun....There's lovely stash up for grabs!
Here's my entry.........

I used Wendy Vecchi  "Art from the Heart" stamps and Brushed Corduroy, Stormy Sky, Peeled Paint and Aged Mahogany DI's.

Hope you like it..........xx

P.S - Linda E - Can you believe how early I am this week!

Simon says stamp and show

Simon Says Stamp has a new challenge blog run by the amazing Linda Elbourne which has a new theme every Monday and the first week's theme is 'Things with Wings'. Last day for entry is today, so I've just about made it. This is my attempt.................

........and this is the inside............

The inspiration for this book came from the lovely Linda E herself after attending one of her classes in LB Crafts recently.

Thanks for looking...xx

WOYWW '62'

Two desks for the price of one.............

We're visiting my sister's in Cirencester this week and so far we have been  to Cadbury World  (they give you chocolate as you go around......scrummy!!!)and LegoLand. Not sure what we are up to today yet.
So I thought I'd show you my desk as I left it on Sunday afternoon........in a right mess!!!

and I took a picture of  my sisters desk this morning..........

My sister hasn't got a blog yet, I need to convince her she needs one so she can join in!!

Thanks for all the fab comments last week and I'll stop by for a snoop over the next couple of days.....

Happy snooping.xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

Something Old, Something New........

This is the theme over on Hels blog this week (and I'm just in time...phew!!) also its the theme  for the new Artistic Stamper Creative Team Blog take a look as there is scrummy candy to be won and lots of lovely inspiration....
Here's what I made........NEW Ikea mirror and New mini canvas and  the rest is OLD stash!!

Thanks for stopping by.......xx

WOYWW 'week 61'

Not much and the Bermuda Triangle..........

Camera  batteries have decided to give up the ghost on me this morning so no desk sorry........so I thought I'd show you a book I made for my friends birthday last week - she has real trouble remembering birthdays so I thought this would be a good idea........

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and here's the inside....

and now for the "Bermuda Triangle" - For those of you with a neat and tidy disposition look away now!!! I live in a bungalow and about 2yrs ago we converted one room into two so I could have a craft room and because of the hall way I ended up with a triangle space in my room and this is what it looks like......

.........a mess!!! The drawers have my coloured card and paper and  the rest  needs to be sorted. I must get DH to put some shelves in there.
Thank you for all the lovely comments last week, off to work now so I'll see you later or over the next few days!
Have a great Wednesday and happy snooping!

xx


P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

WOYWW 'week 60'

Hi Guys...
Not much to show on my desk this week except for a new craft sheet which I really don't want to use because it looks lovely and clean......... and my fab new stamps from Banana Frog that I won in their Blog hop.

The Flowery thing is made out of metal using the Martha Stewart punch, but not sure what I'm going to do with it yet!!

My attempt at 'Shabby Chic' didn't happen for me last week so kept going and you can see the finished result in my previous post.

Dashing off to work and I'll catch up with you all later. Have a great Wednesday.

xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

Sunday Stampers Challenge

The Sunday Stampers Challenge this week is Love &/or Life. My project started off  as shabby chic but didn't really go very well, so I kept adding lots of paint (Hels you will be pleased to know it was Trad Tan!!) and lots of crackle and lots of Tim's idea-ology. There is a little stamping but not a lot  and a lot of glimmer mist mixed in with the paint.Hope you like the result..........

 

Take a look on Hels blog to see her amazing art work....link on the side of my blog.

 Happy Crafting

xx

WOYWW 'week 59'

I was lucky enough to go to LB crafts on Saturday for a workshop with the one and only.......Linda Elbourne! She is as lovely in real life as she is on her blog (and I'm not just saying that because she'll probably be reading  this today ....I'ts the truth!) and me and my sister had a fab and very inspirational time.
This is what i made.....

 there were 5 postcard pages for the inside and here is one of them...

   
This is a page Linda made to show us different techniques and as I was cheeky enough to ask if I could have it, I am now the proud owner of one of Linda's works of art. (the photo really doesn't do the colours justice)

...........and now for my desk - "Shabby Chic- ish WIP" and struggling a bit but I'll keep going and hopefully I can show you the end result next week!

See you later and tomorrow and Friday probably......have a great Wednesday!

xx

P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

WOYWW

You'll be pleased to see a really messy desk this week.(picture taken last night @ 10.45pm) This is my 4th post since Saturday and I have entered 4 blog challenges.....I need a lie down now!!
In the middle of the chaos is my Sunday Stampers Challenge entry and there is a better piccie in the previous post if you want to have a look.

I'm off to LB Crafts on Saturday to attend a workshop taught by the amazingly talented Linda Elbourne.....Only 3 more sleeps yipee!! I'll show you what I made next week.

Off to work now so see you all later and some of you tomorrow (fingers crossed Blogger is a bit happier this week!)

Have a great Wednesday, happy snooping!!
xx


P.S. If you've arrived here on the off chance and are wondering what's going on hop over to Julia "Queen of the WOWWers" blog to find out what it's all about. Link is on the side of my blog.

Sunday Stampers Challenge

Hooray...I've made it this week!!  The theme this week on Hels blog is "Blue" and my entry is a take on Linda Elbourne's "Bind It All" masterclass in June's Craft Stamper magazine.

Think I should have coloured the inside!!

Happy crafting!!

xx