WOYWW #369

Welcome to WOYWW…the “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”  blog hop created by Julia at the Stamping Ground.  Julia is recouping from her surgery, so Lovely LLJ is keeping us together,  so hop over there to join the fun.

So, I have to do it.  It has become official. The card table has been set up and covered now for 4 months so I can’t deny it any longer. It is now my official 3^rd work desk: devoted to Journaling and Mixed Media.  My dexterity and agility are vastly improving as I negotiate around my room.  (I still can’t bring myself to show an overall picture of it…it is not for the faint of heart!)

So this is my current view. First there was a HUGE tidy-up, because I couldn’t even fit the small Dylusion’s Journal in the front corner.  The white drawer is holding my latest obsession...Gelato's!!  And because I'm me; I'm on the hunt to get every color! LOL!  There is a pile of stencils in the far back left, the box holds my incense, and the was paper I put between the ages of the journals cause I hate smudging all the edges.  Then, since I had so much fun (well, after the stress! But it made my boss cry…so success!) of making the Dragonfly Canvas, I’m making one similar for me. Waiting for the paint to dry…

Ok, now go visit LLJ to see where to portal next.  Have a great week everyone.

WOYWW #368

Welcome to WOYWW…the “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”  blog hop created by Julia at the Stamping Ground.  Julia is recouping from her surgery, so Lovely LLJ is keeping us together,  so hop over there to join the fun.

A quick post this week, as work, and the day have gotten away from me.  So what’s new? We had an enjoyable weekend catching up with old friends in Mass., and across from the tavern we had lunch was a book store…and for reasons I can’t explain…really…not a clue….these journals found their way into my hands!  So you all need to hold me accountable to start art journaling!!! This makes 8 journals...see, need to start using them!

And, thanks to everyone for their kind words on my work in progress for my retiring boss; I did get that finished over the weekend as well; definitely stressed a bit over it…but I like how it turned out. (Ok, tickled pink! My first true mixed media canvas that wasn't tied to an online class!)  She’ll get it tomorrow…fingers crossed! So here are some of the finished photos.

Ok, now go visit LLJ to see where to portal next.  Have a great week everyone.

WOYWW #367

Welcome to another What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday...founded by Julia at the Stamping Ground, and currently being nurtured by LLJ while Julia is recouping steadily.  So you can hop there to see the deets! 

My desk, as it will look for the next 2.5 hours:I'm prepping for a canvas to give my boss as a retirement gift; she loves dragonfly's, and in my minds eye, it will be stunning.  Stay tuned....
Have to run out to meet my sister and mother for lunch, then when I come back I'll be ready to roll!

 

These  are four more ATC's I received from Scrapbook Lynn, Claire, Shaz Silverwolf and Sharon K.  And I love all the cards that they came with!

 And finally, my stamp show stash unpacked from the backpack I posted last week; in total: 1 Mini MISTI, Gelato Bright Set and Whipped Spackle, Assorted PITT Pens, 14 Die sets, 5 Stencils, 32 Rubber stamps, 1 bottle stamp cleaner, the green bag on the left is filled with all sorts of bling/embellishments, not shown; 1 pack of metallic stardust black layering papers, 2 packs of Papercut's Overlay kits, 1 pack of assorted layering papers in really cool (but not the Christmas theme I wanted) colors, and 2 packs envelopes.  Whew!! And that doesn't include my stint as a Personal Shopper!   It was a good year...and I actually spent less than years past.  It's a Crafty Miracle!! Now don't you dare ask how much of it is put away; there seems to a problem with my bag of holding (reference for any of you gamer folks) at the moment...not really sure where I'm going to be putting the stamps now! LOL!

Now go visit Jan to portal around the world, and have a fantastic week everyone!

WOYWW #366

Welcome to WOYWW…the “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”  blog hop created by Julia at the Stamping Ground.  Julia is now home, recouping from her surgery, but still not up to taking back the reins, so Lovely LLJ is keeping us together,  so hop over there to join the fun.

There is truly nothing new on my desk this week; not even a scrap piece of paper has moved; but what is new in the vicinity is not meant to tease…my full backpack of new stash.  I just had to rifle through the pockets to grab the receipts so I can account and cover for all my Heirloom Rubber Stamp Show spending.  The Springfield MA. show does get a few booths smaller each year, but that seems to just let us spend more time (and money) in the booths that are there.  I also received a few more ATC’s. but haven’t photo’ed them yet.  Next week I’ll have them, as well as some of the really great finds of the show. (but you can sorta see my Birthday present to me...the mini MISTI....heard great things...can't wait to give it a try.)

Oh, one thing I did finish, which used up the big stencil you saw last week (so that walked over to the, ahem, third auxiliary desk…), was a quick journal page. The background was made with some new Gelato’s, and the stencil is Donna Downey, with Dylusion’s paints.

Ok, now go visit LLJ to see where to portal next.  Have a great week everyone.

WOYWW #365

Happy WOYWW Everyone! That's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, inspired by our hostess Julia at The Stamping Ground.  Julia is recouperating, so our weekly hop is being wonderfully lead by LLJ over at Jan's Fabric Frenzy.

My desk is pretty uninspired...I had great plans to spend many hours in the craft room over our holiday weekend; but the 90+ temps and humidity nixed that.  I hid in the basement where it was cool.  So what you see; some of the last items I was trying not to order...but failed...as I'm trying to save money for the Heirloom Stamp Show this coming weekend. Ah well; the sale was just too great...evil Blitsy!  So some new stencils, two TH dies, and quite a few more Distress Spray Stains to add to the collection.

And as promised; here is the ATC I made for the swap (or a variation of...) I have one left if anyone would like to swap!

 And so far I have received ATC's from Julia, LLJ and my PIF swappie, Morti, who very nicely reciprocated. This is so fun!! Here's to many more wonderful WOYWW's!
Now go visit Jan to find the portals to many other creative spaces! Have a great weekend everyone.

WOYWW #364 Happy 7th Anniversary!

Here we are! The 7^th Anniversary of “What’s on Your Workdesk Wednesday”—the fun blog hop started by Julia at The StampingGround.  Hop over there to see all the deets; but for now, co-hosted by Lunch Lady Jan…so follow the 2^nd link to get over to her fun desk. 

Thank you Julia for sustaining such a fun way to break up the work week!  I have met many wonderful friends both in person and on line over the years, and hope to meet many more.   I also hope your surgery went well, and you have a speedy, successful recovery!!

My desk; still clean-ish; first because I didn’t want to give away my ATC’s for the celebration; and second, because I needed room to get acquainted with my new trimmer, from Stampin’ Up. Yes, it has the sliding blades that normally I hate, but they seem to work pretty well; but I did buy the additional rotary blade attachment, so we’ll get along fine!  (an yes, after learning from my Fiskar’s fiasco…I have enough replacement blades and cutting bars to last quite a few years….just in case!)

And here is a card I made, which would have been a nightmare on my old trimmer as I had to cut 2 windows out to overlay…my brain hurt from the math (and I work at a Credit Union! LOL!) but the cuts went exactly as they should. The card is a retirement card for our Association Exec. Director.  Kinda hard to tell; but I used translucent Yupo alcohol paper (weird/cool stuff) for the dragonfly, with a white insert that is only attached in the fold, so light can sorta show through.

Lastly, I have just a few spare ATC’s available (every year I try to make more.../sigh), if anyone would like to do an additional swap…just let me know!

Thanks, and have a great, creative week everyone.

WOYWW #363

Welcome to What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday! Thanks to our hostess Julia at The Stamping Ground, we have an opportunity to peek into creative spaces all over the world.

This is my desk as of 2 hours ago...

I've started a card for my Executive Director's retirement; she has a thing for dragonflies; and while I have a million images of birds and butterflies; shockingly only a few of dragonflies; and this one seems the most interesting; But it needs a cool background; enter all the alcohol inks on the right, which made the background on the left; my first time playing with Yupo Alcohol Ink Paper by Ranger. Stuff is weird and pretty cool at the same time; but it does play well with the inks.  So now it sits until I can fully formulate an idea; plus I had to stop to make dinner.

The stack upper left is a pile of misc. cast-offs, pieces parts, etc. just from the last month.  I need to get control of these, as I have 2 drawers, a plastic case, a stack on the other desk and a bin of almost 20 years of these pieces.  At what point does one decide that they are just mistakes, or non-salvageable scraps of paper, and weed them out?  because I am really needing the space...just sayin/ 

Oh, and just so you can see my real intent for the day (off of work for vet appointment and vacuum service call) I finished up the ATC's, got everything sorted, then had a good clean, with only the intention of looking for the dragonfly stamp; this was how I intended to end the day; which was only a half hour before the above.  Doesn't take much to make a mess!

So that is mine; now go visit Julia to hop over to more creative spaces.  Have a great week everyone.