WOYWW #226

I know...I've been absent lately, mostly because I still have iPad issues for blogging...good news: I really have spent quite a bit of time in the craft room.

But first, for those that don't know, Julia at the Stamping Ground has proclaimed Wednesday as WOYWW...to see all about it, hop over to her space.

And my space...well, as I have made all the birthday, general and thanksgiving cards for the craft fair in Nov., here are some of my Christmas papers and stamps, out and ready for when I get back from vacation.

Here are some of my general cards, before they got packed away...I have to say, that yellow one is really grabbing my attention this morning...hmmm, might need to do a few more of those as well...

So, I'm off for a few weeks, wondering around Wales this time...where I'll finally meet Hettie in person! Real quick...any stamp shops between Heathrow and Liverpool? And LLJ, I still have your email if my timing works out (traveling w/hubby puts cramp in stamping/visiting agenda LOL!)






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WOYWW #222

It is so nice getting in the craft room again after, IMO, the worst summer ever! So now it is Wednesday, the day Julia at The Stamping Ground has decreed as world wide peek in on others desks day...well she calls it WOYWW , so check the deets out there, and here is my space...

Actually sort of tidy, even after a bit of a flurry making birthday and misc. occasion cards. I think I can blame it on my Fingerlakes wine tour find from a few weeks ago..makes getting and replacing the inks so much easier! Now don't get all stressed out, I'm sure this affliction won't last!

So all that is left once I put the finished cards away, were the framelits oval dies, my IO cover a card stamp I seem to be using a lot lately, and, toward the back, the pieces-parts of the quilted card that has been hanging around for a few months now...they will get put together this weekend...promise!



And some of those cards...boat and net by Our Daily Bread, and the design for the others from Craft Stamper, maybe..or an online blog, it was a while ago..but I liked the look and remembered it...
Ok, now back from blog press to blogger..sorry this is such a mess, can't seem to move photos around on an IPad...what a pain! Arghhhh!








So, there it is..I'll try to stop by a few desks later, but work beckons now...have a great week everyone.

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WOYWW #221

It's Wednesday, which means its the day Julia from the Stamping Ground has designated as our weekly peek into others places day!

I've finally put some time in, first because I have cards that had to be made, then more so because I realize I only have a few weeks to stock up for a holiday craft show, and I sold almost everything last year. Now, that means you'll be seeing some Christmas cards in the very near future...I did get the stamp box out, and the papers, and yes, even ordered the holiday train stamp from Stampendous that matches the snowy scene postcard from last year.

But on the desk now, the card blanks that have been run through various texture folders for the patchwork patterned pieces I did weeks ago, which you can sorta see to the right. Towards the back, my die mask foe the butterfly branch die and stamp set from Our Daily Bread...starting to be my new fave company. A few ink pads that didn't make their way home, and in the front left is the cover a stamp roller, with the mattress ticking stamp from Impression Obsession. I really need to use that more often!



So there it is...now go hit Julia's to visit some other great desks! Have a great week and Labor Day everyone.

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WOYWW #219

Wow! Now that the weather has finally gotten nice (well for me, I love these nippy mornings)

summer is just flying by, as are the weeks. it's Wednesday again...so that means its "what's on your work desk Wednesday" as envisioned by our hostess Julia at the StampingGround.

As I'm still trying to adapt to an iPad only world, this will be short.


Here I have some pieces-parts of some cards I'm making for my Brothers anniversary , as well as a few extras for the craft show in November. After selling out last year, then having to make a ton more Christmas cards for my own use, I'm being proactive! The main image is a branch of butterflies, which thankfully has a coordinating die, from Our Daily Bread, a great company I discovered at the Heirloom Rubber Stamp show.
I've done the coloring with a waterbrush and distress markers. My ovals ate all cut out, waiting for their turn.

Here is the first card, my template, if you will before I went Into "production". Not sure why its so blue...the base is actually a silver/gray, the butterflies are milled lavender, dusty concord and lilac.



So, there it is...if I can get the link thing to work, go hop over to Julia's to catch the rest of the WOYWW excitement, Have a good week everyone.
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WOYWW #217

So..it has happened. Work has shut down all non-work related Internet use. While I honestly don't disagree in theory, it throws me out of..everything everyone else takes for granted. All because the local broadband company won't run a cable up our hill. And this includes blogging.so I'm attempting this wifi less, to see if I can post when I get to a wifi spot. and as blogger by itself won't take the photos from here, I'm trying blog press to see what happens. I have no idea how to link to Julia's Stamping Ground ( http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2013/07/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-217.html) who has all the info on the WOYWW experience. And the photo of my desk? Well I've got it in the iPad list. So here goes.

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I had to reorganize because of...This wonderful addition.





We found this box in an antique store in Watkins Glen, in the Fingerlakes Wine Country of New York. Perfect for my distress inks. I thought it would also hold the stains, but unfortunately not. I would like to say i'll be altering it, but lets be honest. Oh, and the stuff on the desk...clearance items ( gotta love pre- CHA clearance) TH dies and stamp set, and more paper pads!

This is the side desk, also spiffed up.

wow, this is an effort...So keeping fingers crossed this works on Wed. And with luck, I'll figure how to link to other blogs...forgive any typos, etc.

Creative Chemistry FB July Challenge

Well, I missed a few months, but as July's challenge was "Patriotic-anything goes", I couldn't not enter. You see, and this is a tad embarrassing, but for the first 13 or so years of my life, I thought all the July 4th festivities were for my Birthday.  My actual Birthday is July 7, and as my parents worked and it was a holiday all the Aunts and Uncles had off, it became the party/cook-out day...and the fireworks were bonus!  So, as my Brother and Sister in Law had a Birthday BBQ on the 4th, it was only natural that the patriotic theme came up for a thank you card.

I started with a cool paper-weaving piece that I picked up from another Online Card Class..."Pattern Play" Yes, one of the few techniques I liked. And I've used it a lot.(I even have started my Christmas blocks with it).  TH's mini star was colored with Distress Marker Barn Door Red., the binding was stamped with a line of music, like in his July Tag, and colored with Festive Berry and Denim Distress Stains, used one of his number tokens, and because I wanted a Firework-ey filler...I stamped a Rubbernecker Swirl with Judikins White Diamond EP.

OK, back in the swing of things...see you for the August Challenge!

WOYWW #213...for real...

Not only is today Wednesday, (and the Wednesday before July 4^th-Holiday!!) but it is also our day for peeking in on craft desks around the world, thanks to Julia at the Stamping Ground.

And on my desk; the same lily images I colored last week, just moved over out of the way.  On the pad are the paper weavings I’ve done to go with them.  I will say, even if that has been the only technique I embraced from the Online Card Class “Pattern Play”, it has definitely paid for itself! Well, maybe not, as those are new paper packs to the left, that I had to get to, you know, make sure I had palettes I could use to, erm, weave…

All the toppled bottles are the Judikins Mica Gloss, and yes, this seems to be working, as the mica pigments seem to be easier to mix up, and as they are in my face, I have managed to shake every one up every time I’m in the room.  Not to self; if I ever buy more Adirondack dabbers  or distress crackles, I’m going to do the same thing. Of course I’ll need more room to keep bottles lying about, but we’ll deal with that later.

The purple papers are from said Mica Gloss; eggplant and silver. Still playing around to try to get the rich effect that is displayed all around the Judikins show booth, and I will get there! 

And here is a card I made for my Mother’s dear friend who dislocated her hip in a fall.  I embossed the gloss paper, then used a Tim Holtz die to cut out the opening, creating a mat. 

So happy WOYWW! And Happy 4^th . Have a great weekend everyone!