WOYWW

I had a lovely morning catching up with a friend over coffee and this afternoon I've been pottering about trying to decide what to do..... hence photos of 2 desks, or one desk and one breakfast bar!

I thought it was about time I started making up some jewellery projects that I have bought the stuff for but not got round to making up so seeing as my usual workdesk was cluttered up with a card in mid-construction I decided to use the breakfast bar. As you can see I've spread myself out a bit but have managed to make 2 necklaces and started on another - I will post photos later.


Left to right - essentials, telly mag to see what rubbish is on tonight and my mobile...


Middle shot - where its all happening - or not!


And the final shot, more craft stash, another wheelie trolley! and a spot of music to work to....


Cutting area in my craft room, I try to keep this area clear for cutting but it doesn't usually stay that way for long once I'm out there!


Main work area, not at its best nor its worst, hopefully I will get round to finishing this card later!


Why not join in the fun at WOYWW, post some photos of your workdesk and take a sneaky peek at other people's workdesks.

Catch up soon.

A missed challenge!

First day of the Easter hols today and I had to go into work for a finance meeting :( I'm going in tomorrow to tie up end of financial year and prepare for next term, hopefully that should be it until after Easter. Its very quiet without the teachers and children but I sure get through a lot more work!!

This is a card I made recently following a sketch from a challenge, can't remember what challenge, all I do know is that I missed the deadline - thought I would share with you anyway....



This cute Tilda image was sent to me a while ago, coloured with copics, with a sprinkling of glamour dust on the wings and the rose - I just love this purple. Backing papers are from a ProvoCraft scrap pad I discovered during my recent craft room tidy up... sure it won't take me long to untidy it again! The layers are pearlescent purple card, picture doesn't do it justice. Thought I should get a bit more use of of this MS punch I think I bought back last summer from QVC but not used much yet.

Hope to catch up on some challenges tomorrow, especially as it is forecast that it will be colder.

A card I've managed to post....

At last, a card I've managed to post! I have been busy with my cardmaking lately but just not got round to posting on my blog, so look out for a few posts over the next few days with some pictures, especially as I'm on my Easter holidays now - yippee a whole 2 weeks off....

I've been asked to make a retirement card for a friend to give, the first image that sprung to mind was the 'Lazy Afternoon' stamp from Lili of the Valley, as the recipient of this card is sure to have time to do just what is shown in the picture!



Image is stamped in Cocoa Brown Memento ink, my favourite colour as its not so harsh as black. Papers are from a Basic Grey Archaic paper stack, ideal for men's cards. The sentiment is from 'Congrats' a Stampin' Up! set that has fab sentiments for all occasions. Ribbon, brads and buttons from stash.
I used the sketch from the challenge this week at Sketch Saturday.
Am off to enjoy the sun now, catch up soon.

2 cards for you today.....

Another week has flown by without any postings but here are 2 cards I made last night. I needed to unwind last night so went and did some colouring with my copics, browsed through the current challenges and this is what I came up with....



I love this image from Funky Kits, a great one for male cards, added glossy accents to the glasses and guitar. The paper is from a K & Co pad I've had for ages. The musical stamp is a magazine freebie, cut out with an SU! punch as is the star that has been trimmed down from the flower punch. Sentiment from Craftwork Cards edged off with a bit of stickles, still not managed to add these evenly - practice practice practice I guess!!
The layout is from this week's challenge at Dutch Dare, the theme from Cute Card Thursday which is Music and/or Dance - reckon he's dancing here, what do you think? and hoping it qualified for Charisma Cardz challenge of using die cuts - the sentiment is die cut and hoping the punched out shapes count also?

The other card is for a lovely lady who works with my husband, I only found out last night it was her birthday today so it was a very quick make.... Happy Birthday Roni x



Paper from a Kay & Co paper stack, organza ribbon from stash. Sentiment from an SU! set which is often in use.

Day off today so off to catch up with some chores, hoping to fit a bit of cardmaking in later although with the sun out I may be in the garden!!

2 posts in 2 days!

On a roll now, really enjoyed making the card yesterday so rather than waste time on the laptop browsing craft stash, thought I should use up some of what I already have. After a quick squizz round challlenges I came up with this...



Love this Butterfly Tilda image which was already stamped up - yep, got a little box of UFOs that I intend to use up soon, as its clogging up my workspace! Some more lovely papers from First Edition Papers, this one is called Desert Blooms, some of my favourite colours in this stack. Coloured with copics, am I the only craft who has a problem when colouring with reds, they bleed something rotten? Anyhow managed to cover it up, I hope, with a little glamour dust!
The layout is from Create 4 Fun challenge, I am also entering this into the Magnolia Stamp Lovers which is 'to use die cuts' - the swirly bits although they are punched - hope this counts and finally the Magnolia Down Under challenge this is 'Two of anything' - I have gone for 2 patterned papers, 2 squares, 2 flowers and 2 layouts as I have repeated the LO on the inside of the card as shown below



Hope you've had a lovely weekend, roll on the next one!! Just realised we will be halfway through the half term then - only 3 weeks to go until Easter hols woo hoo!! Mind you I've got so much work to get through before then that perhaps I shouldn't wish those weeks away...

Escape to the craft room...

You may have noticed I've not managed to make many cards lately... but managed to escape to my craft room today.



Another LOTV stamp that has been on my desk for a while waiting to be inked up, soon sorted that, coloured with copics, thought I had better start to use the new set of copics I had to have a couple of weeks ago :) The papers are from First Edition Papers Love Letter stack I bought from the Range a while ago but not used - can you see a pattern emerging here!! I really need to get back into my cardmaking, I've still been buying stash just stock piling it.. although I did have a good sort out over the half term holiday recently.

I am entering this card into the following challenges
Totally Gorjuss - Pearls & Lace
Saturday Challenge - Flowers for Mum, card for a female with flowers on
Sketch Saturday - sketch.
Just discovered I can enter this into the Lili of the Valley challenge this week too which is 'Say it with Flowers'
Gotta run, need to go and collect my son from football now, catch up soon.

Happy Birthday Sis

I know it's been a very long time since I lost posted. I had hoped to manage some cardmaking over the half term holiday but I decided to sort out my craft room!
Here's a card I did manage to make, it's for my sister who is 40 today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATS XXXX I even made a boxalope for it, first time I've made one of these and I was really pleased with how it turned out, thanks Rica for the tut.




Don't you just love this cute lil' LOTV image? The colour scheme has been inspired by Bev who has made a couple of cards recently in these colours. The layout is from the sketch at Cute Card Thursday and I am also entering it into the challenge at Lili of the Valley which is to use circles.

Anyhow that's it for me this morning, better get ready for work.

Edwin in love....

I finished this card yesterday but haven't managed to post it here until now, should be cooking the dinner but need to get this on in time for a couple of challenges...



I made the patterned paper by randomly stamping over some Whisper White card with Real Red ink using 3 different heart stamps, not that you can see much of them on here! I covered the cards with double sided sticky, covered with a layer of glamour dust and mounted on Real Red card. The greeting was from a studio g set, again stamped in Real Red onto Whisper White card, mounted on Real Red card. Love the cute Edwin with rose image, coloured with copics, edged off with Fired Brick distress ink and Berry art institute glitter. The main image has been mounted on Real Red card edged with white art institute glitter. I was going to add a heart border but didn't want to cover any more of my backing paper, so settled for a seam binding bow in white.



Here's a close up of the backing paper, as the glitter is not very clear in the larger photo.

I am entering this card these challenges...
Just Magnolia & Hanglar & Stangler - Anything goes and ribbon
Stamping for the Weekend - Valentine
Secret Crafter - Valentine
Magnolia Down Under - Love
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Glitter
Sketch & Stash - sketch, will use this layout again...

Nearly the weekend, let's hope I can fit in some more crafting then!

Gorguss Pink & Purple sketch

Another weekend gone already!!




I did manage to make one card this weekend and there's another one under way....
It feels like an age since I used one of my Gorjuss Girl stamps so thought it was time I inked one of them up. I used the sketch from The Sugar Bowl challenge, just changing the shape of the middle layer but the stamp just lends itself to an oval shape, and the Pink and Purple challenge at Creative Card Crew this week was one not to be missed. I felt it needed a little something along the right hand edge but not sure what so settled for 3 crystal flowers after rooting through my stash.
Papers are DCWV glitter stack, Whitewash and sparkly one I've had for ages. I used my new heart embossing folder on the whitewash card, really pleased with the result, think I'll try it the other way round next time.

That's it from me today, hope you've had a great weekend.

Lili of the Valley, Anything but a square..valentine card

By the skin of my teeth or what!



I had hoped to get away from work a little early today, time I'm owed but it never happened so consequently I am very late with this post, nearly never made it!!

The challenge over at Lili of the Valley this week is 'Anything but a square.'
It took me a while to decide what to make when in a flash of inspiration I remembered I had some large scalloped circles I bought ages ago from The Glitter Pot, a quick slice later and I had my card base.... The stamp is one I bought from the recent release of LOTV stamps, coloured with lots and lots of copic markers. The next task was cut the mats for the card, I couldn't find a compass for love nor money so had to resort to drawing round the edge of a dinner plate, but I quite like the frilled effect on the edges.
The papers are by First Edition Paper, Desert Blooms from The Range, I bought recently, lots of gorgeous papers I can see these becoming a favourite of mine! The postman delivered a package from The Ribbon Girl today, which was beautifully wrapped and fast delivery, I only ordered on Monday evening! I used some of the seam binding and some dew drops that I stuck onto upside down card candy.

I am also entering the following challenges
Charisma Cardz - Valentine/Love
Fussy & Fancy Friday - Valentine - no pink or red.

Better get some dinner on now...