WOYWW #258

Ooops, 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....

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.

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....

The latest stamps that I want to use are these:

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.

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:

Thanks for looking, off to look at everyone else's desk over on Julia's blog.

Bye for now

Donna x

WOYWW #255

Good morning WOYWWers.

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.

For my desk this week

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.

As you can see my melt pot has been in use as well, this is what I made:

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

Off to look at everyone else's desks over on Julias blog, so bye for now.

Donna x

WOYWW #253

Good 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.

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.

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....

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

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

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.

Thanks for visiting, off to Julias blog to look at the other desks

Bye for now

Donna x

WOYWW #252

Good 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:

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"

Eventually all the bits were added together and they became this:

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.

And as promised from last week, here are the finished mothers day cards:

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:

Also with added bling!

Anyway, must dash, a quick look at the other desks on Julias blog and off to work

Bye for now

Donna x

WOYWW #247

Good 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.

and a few close ups:

The card was made entirely from white card and one ink pad (wild honey distress ink), with a few extra twiddly bits

And cos I had a couple of birthdays this week, some finished cards;

and this one was made with the left over bits

That's all for now, off to Julias blog to look at everyone else's desks.

See you all next week

Donna x

WOYWW #244

just a quick post this morning as running late (well later than normal). My desk for this week looks like this


Forget all of the above, it is now evening, laptop/internet were not happy this morning, so take two:

These are the backs of my backgrounds, and now for the fronts.....

The above image is a stencil that I have versamarked (is that a real word??) through and then used white embossing powder.

As the above are still in their "raw" state here is a completed card I made for a crafty friends birthday

yep, still love my Lavinia stamps

Close up of the frame, made using gilding wax

That's all for now, off for a late visit to Julias blog to look at all the other desks

Bye for now

Donna x

Whats on Your Workdesk? Wednesday #240

Normal 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...

....and a closer look:

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:

You can just about see the sparkly bit on this photo

This one isn't quite finished yet, just waiting for the other stamps to arrive so I can add a bit more sparkle.

The other card is actually one of my caught in crystal cards, I loved it so much that I didn't add anything else, just left it as a piece of modern art

and a close up, you can see the gold flakes, this would make a nice background for my new underwater stamps, hmmm...that's a thought...

That's all for now, off to Julias blog to look at all the other desks



Donna x

Whats on Your Workdesk? Wednesday #237

Good 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!)

So firstly I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and for those of you "across the pond" Happy Holidays.

Now 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

This is the back of a caught in crystal as it is still drying

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

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

and when you open it.......

Hope the recipient likes it.

Thanks for looking, off to Julias blog to look at the other desks.

Have a good holidays, see you all in the new year

Donna x

Only 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.

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.

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

Gelli background made with a leaf stencil and bubble wrap

The distress ink background on this one has the image added using the stencil the good old way - by just inking through

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)

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!

Donna x

Its 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.....

Sheena stamp, distress inks and acetate

More Sheena stamps with distress ink and H2O background

Caught in crystal background

 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

All the following have been done using Imagination Crafts stencils:

Gelli plate background using the same stencil

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!

Thanks for looking

Donna x