WOYWW #356

Welcome to WOYWW…the “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”  blog hop created by Julia at the StampingGround, so hop over there to join the fun.

Had another great weekend with some serious play time— and not shockingly, the desk is left a mess.  I received my Our Daily Bread Designs order; a Christmas stamp, some dies, and a pack of their paper...which actually might end up a gift…or, to be totally honest, is supposed to be a gift; but might end up staying….I am soooo bad! LOL!

So I played around with the layered die and the Daffy stamp; one card is on the desk; below is the three I came up with; I was going for a pastel spring look for Mother In Law’s birthday; but like the darker one better…so I think she’ll get that one.

Tonight I better clean up; having a play date on Saturday…a true motivator!  So now go visit Julia’s and visit with all the other Desker’s.  Have a great week everyone. 

WOYWW #354

Welcome to WOYWW…the “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”  blog hop created by Julia at the StampingGround   so hop over there to join the fun.

Had some honest play time this weekend—the type with no set project in mind; no specific card to make—you know that rare time which usually ends up with you staring at a blank sheet of paper? Pinterest to the rescue! Or not….depending on how you look at it; you can get lost in Pinterest!  But in this case, a good thing.  So I got inspired to first recreate a card sample using the Stampin Up Set “Too Kind”.  Then I just had a ball playing around with other color combos so I have quite a few ready to get placed on cards when needed.   Then I stamped out a ton more Crazy Birds, Cats and Accessories to take to work to color on my lunch breaks…

Oh, I also (and finally) got around to punching little circles out of blank labels, unwrapping all 60 of my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and marking then sticking the tiny labels on the cap. I’ve had the markers since July; and they were all neat and tidy and properly coordinated in their box; and while I have absolutely no anal or OCD tendencies; I just couldn’t start using them till this was done.  As now I’ll probably get a 2^nd Tim Holtz Marker tin and throw them in there all willy-nilly.  But, since there is little to tell the colors apart, except by that tiny label, it would have driven me crazy; or crazier that peeling and sticking (did I mention 60) of those tiny (like…really small) labels to the tops of the pens…

So now go visit Julia’s and visit with all the other Desker’s.  Have a great week everyone. 

WOYWW #353

Welcome to WOYWW…the “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”  blog hop created by Julia at the StampingGround,  so hop over there to join the fun.

Got some serious play time in this weekend…thank heavens!  But then when I was done, I still had some time before starting dinner, so I tidied, so the desk is pretty uninspiring. 

The new Dylusion's paints need to join their sisters; unfortunately there’s no room in that basket, so they’ll hang out there until I remedy that solution.  The front poppies, with their clear stamps being very up front, are from My Sentiments Exactly…and have matching dies, which made it back to their Artbin case.  The pile mid-left are some pieces/parts and a wayward stencil, that don’t have a place to go to. 

Don’t know why I couldn’t put the scissors, tape roll and sponge applicators away…it would have been another 2 seconds.  And I re-arranged my markers, as I prefer the Distress ones in the new tin so I can easily bring to work to color. The white holder I took out of the desk organizer thingy so I can use that as a shelf, and put all my misc. other pens there.  The Green tin is holding misc. die cut parts.

Oh, and here is a canvas panel I made that the Library will display with whatever our next project will be to promote the stamp club.  Used Distress Paints, Molding paste, stencil of unknown origin…

So now go visit Julia’s and visit with all the other Desker’s.  Have a great week everyone.

WOYWW #352

Welcome to WOYWW…the “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”  blog hop created by Julia at the StampingGround,  so hop over there to join the fun.

This should be a really happy desk! It has all the stash I ordered in January following the CHA previews…(well, the stash that was to be released in February…If only I could build my financial IRA to the extent of my CRS [crafty retirement stash]-I could retire now!)

But I took this photo Friday afternoon when I smuggl…err, brought it all into my craft room, to share with my stamping buddy and plan our next play date, and there it sits….still. Weekend aspirations shot…And the paints are calling me in my sleep! And those crazy cat stamps and dies…and I sit at work writing policies…when I should be home playing!  Just can’t stand it! Arrrgghhh!  (deep breath)

Best you go visit Julia’s and visit with less frustrated Desker’s…ignore the huddled muse in the corner.  Nothing to see here…move along….  

WOYWW #351

Welcome to WOYWW…the “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”  blog hop created by Julia at the StampingGround,  so hop over there to join the fun.

OK, desk looks a mess; but it really isn’t; just some of the stuff I will have to pack up tonight for tomorrow’s stamp club meeting.  And really; how could I ever have justified getting all the distress inks in those cute little tins if I didn’t have to cart them to a meeting at least once a month?

This past weekend I got to play with my new Gelato’s, and while waiting for them to dry, my new Color Burst pigments…like Brusho’s;  so the 2 feathers and the strips are what you see from that bit of messy fun.  I think they will go into a journal page…the strips my get cut up in a TH Framelit die to use the cut out parts…In the back are my watercolor practice pieces; not sure what to do with them yet…so there they sit.  And then a few other ink pads, DI paints, stamps and dies that need to get put away.

Here is the Journal pages with the Gelatos…while I’ve had no luck smooshing them into a stencil, did you know you could shave a bit off and blend it with molding paste??  And even though it looked really med. Gray on the sheet, it dried very black!  I just used that on the right corners; as I just didn’t make enough, but maybe once I do the journaling part, I may add some more.

So there is my desk area for the week.  Now go visit Julia’s and see what the rest of the Desker’s are up to!  Have a great week everyone!

WOYWW #350

Welcome to WOYWW…the “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”  blog hop created by Julia at the StampingGround,  so hop over there to join the fun.

Despite having a wonderful three-day weekend, and grandiose plans on spending blissful hours in the craft room---nope; didn’t happen.  I did spend some time, but we in upstate NY had temperatures at -19 degrees—Fahrenheit with wind chills to -50… and my room gets the brunt of the wind; it was cold up there!!! So I did, wrapped in my Snuggie blanket (and if you know me; I’m never cold!) manage to get a few cards out ready, as I have 3 birthdays, a get well, and was behind on a thank you card. 

Overall the desk looks quite tidy for all that, as I wasn’t hanging around to neaten.  You see my pile of watercolor practicing’s, some embossing powder jars that I have to remember to take to the club meeting; and possibly replace soon…though the white one is a PSX brand; so it’s taken over 10 years to use…some stamps that need to get put away, and my foam applicators, at least in their little drawer. And one image ready to use; despite my resolution to make at least 2 of everything, this was not the weekend!

And here are 2 of the cards that I made….the get well and the thank you; the rest I’ll show later.   

So there is my desk area for the week.  Now go visit Julia’s and see what the rest of the Desker’s are up to!  Have a great week everyone!

The Scary Watercolor Lesson!

I had to do it before the Online Watercolor Class "Watercolor for Cardmakers: Intermediate Techniques" officially ended, in case I had final questions for the instructors.

Swarup Murthy did an advanced wet on wet lesson; watching her painting emerge from the paper was just amazing.  So, here is my final piece of the night...

Again, compared to the first day of lessons, a whole heap of improvement; so don't worry; my brushes will not be neglected even though tomorrow is the last day the class is "live".  That's what I love with these classes; I can keep watching them for ever!


Oh, and for disclosure...here is the first sample I tried. It looked ok; I went to bring the dog in, and BAM!  color runnage everywhere!  The one above is 4 attempts later...so even in a night there can be improvement.

Thanks for stopping by and supporting my watercolor endeavors.  Your comments and encouragements have been most appreciated! Have a great weekend everyone..

oh...And GO PANTHERS!!