tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4054185236219789132024-03-19T04:48:18.912+00:00Paper, Card and InkI'm a paper crafter, mainly a stamper but also enjoy my Gelli plate and my acrylic paintsDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-40217671522868453832014-05-21T07:01:00.000+01:002014-05-21T07:01:12.430+01:00WOYWW #259Good morning WOYWWers, hope you are all well. A busy week this week, but I did manage to get a bit of crafting in. I've had a new delivery of stamps, so thought I'd have a bit of a play, this is what my desk looked like "mid session"<br />
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Some of you may recognise Sheena's new "Taste of India" stamps, fab designs, love them. With the new stamps I also received my new rock-a-blocks, jury's still out on those though, I'll let you know how I'm getting on with those next time. The background is made using distress inks, I tried the technique of adding a coating on glycerin to the card before applying the ink - all I can say is WOW! It makes such a difference, the ink goes on so smoothly and the colour is really vibrant!<br />
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The finished card looks like this:<br />
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I highlighted a few areas by taking the colour back off the card with water and added a few extra highlights with a white pen, the splodges are just water to take the colour off.<br />
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Hope you like it. Off to explore the other desks over on <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julia's blog</a><br />
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Have a good week<br />
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<br />Donna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-54488996736444962732014-05-14T07:14:00.000+01:002014-05-14T07:14:32.343+01:00WOYWW #258Ooops, missed last weeks WOYWW, these Bank Holiday Mondays really mess my week up, and the week at work doesn't seem to go any quicker either, even though its a day shorter, not that I'm complaining about the long weekends....<br />
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For this weeks WOYWW I thought I'd have a long shot of my desk, there is nothing "in production" this week but after watching Sheena Douglas again this week on Create and Craft and buying yet another set of her stamps, I realised that I still have some that I haven't used, so I have got them out ready to use, and had intended to have a play tonight (writing this on Tuesday night) but it was such a lovely evening I had a nice walk around the village with Jess and stopped off for for a quick drink at my local, so nothing has got done.<br />
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The white folders are full of Sheena stamps, and I have to confess there are some I haven't used in there as well, but they are Christmas stamps, so I'm sure its OK, some many stamps, so little time....<br />
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The latest stamps that I want to use are these:<br />
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I have used some of the sea horse stamps, but the rest are awaiting to be cut out, as for the others I have invested in some rock-a-blocks, so when they arrive (with even more stamps) I will cut them all out, hopefully this will be quicker and easier that mounting them all on EZ mount.<br />
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So for this week, as there is nothing in progress on my desk, here are a couple of finished projects from the last couple of weeks:<br />
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Thanks for looking, off to look at everyone else's desk over on <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julia's blog</a>.<br />
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Bye for now<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-24917506341977343262014-04-30T07:26:00.001+01:002014-04-30T07:26:44.800+01:00WOYWW #256Good morning, a very quick post this morning, as although I was very organised this week and actually took the photos on Monday (had an extra day off as I had to use up my hols) I didn't get around to downloading them until this morning. My desk for this week looks like this:<br />
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As you can see I don't make all of my flowers, I do occasionally buy a few, although I do have to ink them up a bit before I stick them on. The finished card looks like this<br />
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If you saw my desk last week and noticed the melt pot flowers, you may be interested as to where they went, a couple are on the above card and the other two went onto this card:<br />
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But I couldn't show it as I didn't want the recipient to see it, but I can show it now, hope you like it - she did.<br />
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Must dash, a quick look at the other desks on <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julia's blog</a> and off to work<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-60904785960339485812014-04-23T06:42:00.000+01:002014-04-23T06:45:06.005+01:00WOYWW #255Good morning WOYWWers.<br />
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You may be wondering where I was last week (or maybe not!) However, for those of you who were wondering although I said I wasn't going away last week, we decided at the last minute to have a short break, and the place we had booked for July had some availability - so off we went for 4 days to Devon, and it was as lovely as I had hoped.<br />
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For my desk this week<br />
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As you can see I have had my alcohol inks out and I have a finished card, here are a couple of close ups. The die is from Tattered Lace, a pressie from my sister. The background is the caught in crystal technique.<br />
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As you can see my melt pot has been in use as well, this is what I made:<br />
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And as an extra bonus, a piccie of Jess in the garden at the cottage in Devon, as you can see we had fab weather<br />
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Off to look at everyone else's desks over on <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a>, so bye for now.<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-11275661585258921742014-04-09T07:08:00.004+01:002014-04-09T07:08:40.661+01:00WOYWW #253Good morning all, only 3 days and I finish from work for a week and a bit, can't wait, I may even get to do some crafting! Not going on holiday, just "pottering" at home, although we have booked a holiday for later in the year, off to Appledore in Devon, never been before but I have it on good authority that its lovely and very dog friendly.<br />
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Anyway for my desk this week I have been playing so there are a few shots of various parts of my desks with messy bits on them taken during the evening.<br />
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This first one is using my Pebeo Moon paints (they sneaked into the shot of last weeks desk), I've just added them to a flower I die cut. Do you like the glass cutting mat? Found it in my utility room, bought it ages ago for baking, however its so big, it is too hard to handle, but found a better use for it....<br />
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This second shot is all the background bits I was playing with, the bright green, red and orange one is alcohol inks, as for the one on the left and the blue/silver one I don't think you'd ever guess what its made of, particularly if you could feel it, its very textured, give up yet?....read on and I may tell you<br />
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I was going to use the alcohol ink background for a card and stamp over it, but then I decided to make this one instead<br />
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And now, how I made it, but first - did any of you watch Sue Wilson on C & C where she demonstrated a background technique using cosmic shimmer pearl glue? Well this is what this was suppose to be, however, when I was squeezing the glue pot, the lid fell off and the glue went everywhere, so I used my palette knife to spread it about a bit, then when dry added alcohol inks. It looks great "in the flesh" as it is very textured. Then I just did my usual acetate with a sentiment on it.<br />
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Thanks for visiting, off to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to look at the other desks<br />
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Bye for now<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-52525238569529409642014-04-02T07:05:00.001+01:002014-04-02T07:05:15.384+01:00WOYWW #252Good morning, had a busy weekend, gave the mothers day cards to their recipients, so I can now show the cards from the "sneak peak", not yet though, I need to show you my desk for this week first:<br />
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This is a card in progress, there is a background being flattened underneath the Cuttlebug and hubbys book (not a very exciting read and no idea how it got into my craft room), then are loads of bits ready for colouring and adding together to make a card. Here is a close up of the "bits"<br />
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Eventually all the bits were added together and they became this:<br />
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There are a few hints of my normal style, but this was done as a commission, hence the personalisation and the golf theme, it turned out better than I though it would, as I hate doing male cards (unless its just trees) and adding a theme is even harder. The golf tees and wooden leaves have been gilded and the burlap has been die cut using a Tim Holtz Bigz die to match the leaves.<br />
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And as promised from last week, here are the finished mothers day cards:<br />
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This one uses a sweet poppy stencil as the focus, all the flowers are made from cardboard, those sharp eyed among you will notice that a few more bits were added after the sneak peak from last week - I just got carried away with bling. Here is the other one:<br />
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Also with added bling!<br />
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Anyway, must dash, a quick look at the other desks on <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> and off to work<br />
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Bye for now<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-66467433481553418032014-03-26T07:00:00.000+00:002014-03-26T07:00:48.468+00:00WOYWW #251Good morning WOYWWers, had the lurgy (cold/flu type thingy) the last couple of weeks so haven't felt like doing much blogging, still got the lurgy but just a bad cough now. Had a great weekend as I used my birthday present from December - tickets to the Hobbycraft show at the NEC in Birmingham. not as good as in previous years and definitely more sewing/textiles than papercraft. Anyway, on my workdesk this week are all my crafty purchases:<br />
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I've cheated a bit as I have sneaked in some new Sheena stamps, which although not bought at the NEC arrived this week from C & C. The rest of my purchases consist of Lavinia stamps, Sweet Poppy stencils, masks, more DI's and some MDF hearts - bargain at 30p each. Here is a close up:<br />
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I have made cards this week but, as they are mothers day cards I can only show a sneak peak:<br />
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And as I can't show a finished card today how about two cute dogs instead?<br />
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This is my little madam Jess (the Westie) and her new "aunty" Molly, not sure if she looks as if she is sharing the ball or guarding it!<br />
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If you are wondering what all this WOYWW business is about visit <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julia's blog</a> to see what its all about.<br />
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That's all for now<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-25502389585932340582014-02-26T07:05:00.000+00:002014-02-26T07:05:27.742+00:00WOYWW #247Good morning WOYWW's, missed you all last week, just forgot what day of the week it was - only just remembered what day it was this morning - is it my age? or just another busy week at work? - bit of both I think! Anyway, my desk this week is from a recent commission I did for a friend at work, the sort of commission I like, one without any specific requirements - they always work out better like that.<br />
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and a few close ups:<br />
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The card was made entirely from white card and one ink pad (wild honey distress ink), with a few extra twiddly bits<br />
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And cos I had a couple of birthdays this week, some finished cards;<br />
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and this one was made with the left over bits<br />
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That's all for now, off to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to look at everyone else's desks.<br />
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See you all next week<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-13407847596319547002014-02-12T20:20:00.000+00:002014-02-12T20:20:35.520+00:00WOYWW #245Good evening, another late one this week, don't have an excuse this week, just had such a busy week so far (and its still only Wednesday) that I forgot what day it was until I was on the way to work! Anyway, here is my desk:<br />
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You are probably wondering what these are, those of you who follow me know I'm a big Sheena Douglass fan and these on my desk are the start of the Faux leather technique that she demonstrated on Create and Craft recently, however this is as far as I've got with them, I'll try and finish these before next week. The embossing folders are Sheenas as well (well not these particular one - these are mine, but you know what I mean!). Here is a close up:<br />
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I love these designs, really different. Now in the demo she used kraft card but as I hadn't got any I used old manillia folders from the office and they worked just as well.<br />
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That's all for tonight, got a birthday card to make, but not before I pop over to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to look at the other desks<br />
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<br />Donna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-57154202929510491082014-02-05T20:36:00.001+00:002014-02-05T20:36:58.500+00:00WOYWW #244just a quick post this morning as running late (well later than normal). My desk for this week looks like this<br />
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Forget all of the above, it is now evening, laptop/internet were not happy this morning, so take two:<br />
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The above image is a stencil that I have versamarked (is that a real word??) through and then used white embossing powder.<br />
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As the above are still in their "raw" state here is a completed card I made for a crafty friends birthday<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-23237718588428233152014-01-29T06:57:00.000+00:002014-01-29T06:57:57.554+00:00WOYWW #243Good morning, I've been "missing in action" for a couple of weeks, I've had the "lurgy", so haven't felt like crafting, feeling a lot more human now so have actually made a card, only one though, ...little steps<br />
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Here is my desk for today:<br />
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As you can see I am still playing with my new Lavinia stamps. The background to the right is a bit of playing with my Luminarte Silks acrylic glazes<br />
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Here is a close up of the card:<br />
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Really loving these stamps, just used a few distress inks, and a bit of sparkle:<br />
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That's all for today. Off to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to look at all the other desks<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-20712002398036049002014-01-08T07:02:00.001+00:002014-01-08T07:02:45.729+00:00Whats on Your Workdesk? Wednesday #240Normal service has resumed...I would like to say I did loads of crafting over the Christmas holidays (I had nearly 2 weeks off) but I didn't do any, unless you count trying out my lovely new Pebeo gilding wax on my Jack Daniels bottle whilst sat in bed on Christmas morning. Both items were a pressie from hubby (why else would a bottle of Jack Daniels be upstairs?), I say both, but I actually received all 3 colours of the gilding wax, I was only expecting just one (aren't I the lucky girl?) also had the new underwater Sheena stamps (they are in the photo of my desk - as yet still unopened - told you I hadn't done any crafting). Anyway this is last nights desk as I don't have time in the morning to take photos as back to work already...<br />
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<span id="goog_1630083634"></span><span id="goog_1630083635">....and a closer look:</span><br />
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As you can see I also had some had some Lavinia stamps for Christmas form my mom, love these stamps so ordered a few more, hopefully they will be arriving this week. Here are a few close ups:<br />
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This one isn't quite finished yet, just waiting for the other stamps to arrive so I can add a bit more sparkle.<br />
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That's all for now, off to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to look at all the other desks<br />
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Donna x<br />
<br />Donna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-89815676452257356192013-12-18T07:26:00.000+00:002013-12-18T07:26:54.314+00:00Whats on Your Workdesk? Wednesday #237Good morning WOYWWers, now I've not been WOYWWing long but I'm presuming this will be the last one before Christmas, or am I totally wrong and there are those of you out there that are so dedicated you are posting on Christmas day?? Anyway this will be my last until the New Year ( I will be posting on New Years day, presuming its not too late a night the night before!)<br />
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So firstly I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and for those of you "across the pond" Happy Holidays.
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for my desk this week, its in "full production" mode and in the process of more caught on crystal backgrounds, this is my desk last night, hence the empty glass of wine<br />
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Here is the other desk, with my new stamp from last week and the start of my batch Christmas cards, with another background waiting to be used<br />
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I don't have any finished Christmas cards to show you as some of the recipients read this blog. But I do have a finished project for an order at work<br />
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and when you open it.......<br />
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Hope the recipient likes it.<br />
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Thanks for looking, off to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to look at the other desks.<br />
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Have a good holidays, see you all in the new year<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-16692430994052277742013-12-16T20:29:00.000+00:002013-12-16T20:29:40.825+00:00Only 9 days to go....That's right, only nine days till the big day, and am I ready...noooooooooooooo...not at all, I have an order for a exploding box that needs to be completed tonight, made the box and covered it but still got to do the "exploding bit" also haven't made any more Christmas cards except the ones left over from the various craft fairs, going to busy tonight. <br />
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You may ask if she is so busy why is she writing on her blog??? Well I'm sat in the kitchen waiting for my dinner, really having a gourmet meal tonight... cheese on toast! Not my normal Monday night meal but had a big meal at lunchtime, went out for work Christmas lunch, it was Ok (ish) but nice to get together with everyone outside work. Another reason I'm writing my blog when I should be crafting is I'm trying to not just limit myself to writing once a week on WOYWW. <br />
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Anyway on with the crafting, nothing very exciting but here are a couple of cards I made a few weeks ago using my Gelli plate and stencils<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gelli background on this one is just made using screwed up paper, reminds me of water ripples (must try it in blue and use my fish stamps)</td></tr>
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That's all for today, must get on with my exploding box (I'll remember to take photos this time) and also need to do some "quick" Christmas cards, however, mine are never quick so it may be a late night!<br />
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Donna x<br />
Donna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-85887052294583292162013-12-11T07:16:00.001+00:002013-12-11T07:16:18.744+00:00Whats on Your Workesk? Wednesday #236Well another year has passed, I know what you're thinking, she means a "week" not a "year", no I mean year, its my birthday! I had a lovely weekend, shopping at a papercraft fair at the weekend followed by a lovely late lunch with my crafty group of friends and family, so of course, lots of handmade cards and crafty goodies. So this week its not WOYWW but WOYDTW (whats on your dinning table Wednesday), here are all my goodies, some are pressies and some are bought with money that hubby gave me for my birthday<br />
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I went a bit mad at the Sweet poppy stencil stand, can you tell???<br />
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Also I have another post - WOYMW (whats on your mantelpiece Wednesday), these are all the lovely cards I had from the weekend<br />
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Aren't they fab? As well as by birthday this week it is also my sisters, and she has a special birthday (with a "0" at the end), I did make her a lovely card but forgot to take a piccie (don't worry I'll get one soon), so instead you can see what I made with the sweet poppy stencils<br />
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Anyway must go, already running late after opening my pressies this morning. Off to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to look around all the other desks.<br />
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Bye for now<br />
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Donna x<br />
Donna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-17686358384750216652013-12-03T22:18:00.000+00:002013-12-04T07:05:40.724+00:00Whats on Your Workdesk? Wednesday 235#Good morning, its that time again, and if you're not sure what I'm talking about visit <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to see what I'm talking about. Another busy week, the usual stuff, work, sleep, work, sleep....... and if I'm lucky a bit of crafting in-between, I even managed to get an extra blog post in (you can see it <a href="http://papercardandink.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/its-beginning-to-look-lot-like-christmas.html" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
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Anyway, here is my desk for this week<br />
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Just a few "caught in crystal" backgrounds waiting to be made into cards. The big box is full of black card blanks, started buying them in bulk as it works out a bit cheaper. Problem is where to put it all. Don't tell hubby but I've started to store stuff under the bed! He'll never notice!<br />
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Here is a close up of the work in progress:<br />
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Trying to be a bit more controlled with the alcohol inks on the backgrounds. The far one is supposed to be a landscape. Here is the first attempt:<br />
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Not as good as I had hoped (plus the photo is a bit blurry), the second one turned out a bit better after putting white card behind it<br />
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Really pleased how it turned out. <br />
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Just before I go for a nosey around the other desks, a quick extra piccie of Jess, because she saw the camera and instantly sat to pose, plus the fact she's just cute!<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-66840653666594294512013-12-02T19:59:00.000+00:002013-12-02T19:59:15.061+00:00Its beginning to look a lot like christmas............I'm starting to feel a bit Christmassy now, I have received two Christmas cards today and everywhere I look there are now Christmas lights.......however, hubby won't let me put the tree up until after my birthday, yes I'm one of those unfortunate people that has a birthday close to the festive season (11th December if you're interested) it has its disadvantages.....joint birthday/Christmas presents, going out for a meal to celebrate my birthday and having crackers on the table, could be worst though I think I arrived earlier than expected... anyway enough wittering on, you don't want to listen to me, you want to see some cards.....<br />
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This one was done by making a heart mask and stamping all around with various snowflake stamps, took a while but I like the effect<br />
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All the following have been done using Imagination Crafts stencils:<br />
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That's all for now, hope you like them. Hubby off to play darts......you know what that means.....I can craft till late into the night without feeling guilty!<br />
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Thanks for looking<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-36925231290009396892013-11-27T07:04:00.000+00:002013-11-27T07:04:00.527+00:00Whats on Your Workdesk? Wednesday #234Good morning, its Wednesday again already. I had promised myself that I would post in-between WOYWW's but with everything else going on I didn't get chance. Anyway, today here is my desk<br />
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As you can see I've had a tidy up and a bit of a move around. I was going to buy a glass cutting mat until I remembered I had a very large glass chopping board, so I've started using that and its brill for cutting. Also on my desk is some funky foam - great as a cheap substitute for mounting foam, and I get through loads of that! Also in the background is my floor polish for creating backgrounds (caught in crystal technique copied from Sheena Douglass, a lot cheaper than using Glossy Accents) and right in the middle of my new cutting mat is my "prize" from Hels Sheridan from on Create and Craft, here is a close up<br />
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Lovely isn't it. I've got loads of cards to show you as I've been frantically making them for some recent local craft fairs, here are just a few of them<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stamping up stamp borrowed from little sis, stamped on acetate and coloured behind with a gold leafing pen</td></tr>
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Hope you like them, and for a final photo - Jess with her cousin Storm who came to visit at the weekend<br />
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This was after they had worn each other out and just before their new "aunty" Molly arrived, haven't got a picture of her as she just didn't stop still the whole time she was here...<br />
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Thanks for looking, off to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to look at all the other desks. More cards to show again soon<br />
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<br />Donna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-5062987747054807042013-11-20T07:13:00.002+00:002013-11-20T07:13:43.891+00:00Whats on Your Workdesk #233Another week already, I was going to make sure I posted in-between WOYWWs but had a really busy weekend with a houseful of people and dogs, and doing it all again this weekend as well!<br />
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Bit of a weird picture of my desk today:<br />
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looks a bit strange, but the book has all my new backgrounds in it, and the Cuttlebug is weighing them all down to flatten them, they look like this<br />
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Its the "caught in crystal" technique, they look at bit of a mess, but when trimmed down make gorgeous background for my cards. Here is one of the finished cards<br />
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The image is actually a stencil that I have used versamark and white embossing powder through.<br />
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Short post this week, hope you like it. Off to look at everyone else's desks over on <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog.</a><br />
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Donna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-33827017341252234782013-11-13T07:10:00.001+00:002013-11-13T07:10:33.019+00:00Whats on Your Workdesk? Wednesday? #232Good morning, I can't believe its been another week already. I've had a busy week, a trip to the Hobbycraft show at the NEC at the weekend, setting up for the pop up shop that I'm selling cards at on Thursday, and in between making cards. Here is my desk for today:<br />
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This is an inky background in progress, they start off with some splodges (technical term!) of distress inks for a bit of background colour. I then add twinkling H2Os using an old bit of sponge (you can see it at the top of the photo), once dry the background looks like this:<br />
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Now I usually get around to making a card but unfortunately I haven't with this bit yet. On my other desk are a load more "bits" ready to me made into cards:<br />
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These have been made using my new stencils I bought from the NEC. I'll make them into complete cards ready for next time.<br />
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But just for those of you who like to see completed cards....<br />
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Oh, I forgot to say my card I made for last weeks WOYWW was shown on Create and Craft on Sunday on Hels Sheridans show! and I won the draw! not sure what I've won though, we'll see what arrives.<br />
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That's all for now. Off for a look around all the other desks on <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog.</a><br />
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<br />Donna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-63898110181861678902013-11-11T20:02:00.001+00:002013-11-11T20:02:21.445+00:00Christmas is on its way.........so I've finally started my Christmas cards. I always struggle with Christmas cards, I'm not sure why though, but I do find them a challenge. Anyway I've managed to make a start which is always the most difficult thing, these are my efforts so far...<br />
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The three above were made with inky backgrounds and then stamping on acetate. The one below is made using gilding flakes<br />
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and this one is made with masking and inks and then a bit of stamping on acetate.<br />
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I had a lovely weekend with my sister and a whole day at the Hobbycraft show at the NEC on Saturday, spent lots of pennies (well pounds really!) haven't had time to play with all my goodies yet, but don't worry I will soon!<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-32059195225627451742013-11-06T07:13:00.000+00:002013-11-06T07:13:33.279+00:00Whats on Your Workdesk? Wednesday #231Good morning WOYWW's. Its been a busy week here at crafty towers. I'm frantically making cards for an upcoming craft fair, so many ideas, so little time... I use the term "frantically" a bit loosely as it takes a while for me to make just one card, and regular followers know that if I don't like what I've made it goes in the bin! After all... its only a bit of card...<br />
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Anyway, for this weeks desk you can see lots of coloured card ready for making my moms birthday card, all the coloured bits are made using distress inks and water. I like to do this so everything matches but has subtle gradients of colour.<br />
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The plastic box in the top right has all my backgrounds in ready to make into cards. After using my meltpot, acetate, embossing powders and stamps I produced this:<br />
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The black and white embossing is actually on two separate layers of acetate so it has a bit of a 3D look about it. Here is a close up of the flowers<br />
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Short and sweet this week as everything is so "frantic". I'm off to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> now to check out all the other desks.<br />
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Have a great week, I will as I'm off to the Hobbycraft show at the NEC on Saturday with one of my crafty sisters.<br />
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Donna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-39995301945460799052013-10-30T06:02:00.001+00:002013-10-30T06:02:49.543+00:00What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday #230Good morning, happy WOYWW, and if you are new to my blog and wonder what I'm talking about visit <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julia's blog</a> to find out what's going on, and if you are not a new visitor, welcome back. <br />
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I thought for this week I would give you a different view of my desk<br />
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Its very messy at the moment, you can see my cuppa and a big pile of gelli prints on top of the printer waiting to be made into cards, and also my new Sheena stamps are peeping out. If you are wondering where the U2 book on the window sill comes into my crafting - its used to flatten stuff after its been inked and is a bit warped.<br />
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The finished card on the desk, looks a bit like this:<br />
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The base of this is from some bits I made a while ago, the picture looks a bit blurred but it because the image is raised on acetate so the blurry bit is just the shadow. The flower was made using Tim Holtz tattered floral die and the card has been coloured with distress inks.<br />
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Thanks for looking, I'm off for a nosey around the other desks<br />
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Bye for now<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-65185303773207805292013-10-25T20:35:00.000+01:002013-10-25T20:35:47.690+01:00All that glitters is not goldWell not really...I've been having a bit of a play with my gilding flakes and my stencils, now I didn't really think this would work - using IndigoBlu flitter glue through a stencil, but it worked! and after a bit of matting a layering I managed to make these:<br />
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Sorry but the quality of the photos isn't very good, because I took them this evening, I didn't get chance to take the pictures earlier in the day as we had visitors most of the day - my mom and her new puppy!<br />
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Here she is with my dog Jess:<br />
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Any way I think my crafty mojo may be on its way back, lets hope so...<br />
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Anyway must go, doing a craft fair tomorrow down the local pub, bit of a strange location, we'll see how it goes. <br />
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Bye for now<br />
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Donna xDonna Wheathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12442003336007361102noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405418523621978913.post-83550233156299494342013-10-23T07:07:00.000+01:002013-10-23T07:07:08.387+01:00What's on Your Workdesk? Wednesday #229Morning, still on my "crafty block" at the moment, so not a lot to show you this morning, just a few bits "in progress", the tree scene I created on Saturday during the "crafty day" with sisters, mom and friends, I wasn't very happy with the first attempt as I had a bit of a void whilst stamping the trees, although there were lots of suggestions on how to save it, I eventually gave up and tried again. I'll perhaps make it up into a card later.<br />
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The flowery pieces are from a stencil. I was just having a bit of a play with these, the one on the black card is gilded the middle one (close up below) is a gelli print and then I've also embossed on acetate using the stencil as well<br />
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Love this gelli print (although the picture isn't the best), I'm going to make a card up by adding the acetate piece over the top...we'll see how it turns out<br />
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Off to <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julias blog</a> to go and look at everyone else's desk.<br />
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Have a good week<br />
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