WOYWW #725

WOYWW - All the deets on how to link up etc. and, more importantly, why you should, can be found at the top of the page.  Thank you Julia for hosting another week of fun and mayhem.

Another busy week, how I ever found time for paid employment I don't know . . .  Oh yes!  I do!  I only stitched, no mixed media creating!!!  lol

The desk

I have been continuing to use up the new die cuts . . . the garden calls on sunny days and on rainy days the clearing and sorting of my house calls . .  sometimes VERY  loudly!!

Anyways, these cards are still in the sticking down stage.

The yellow tissue peeking out is, believe it or not, a teabag!  Lemon and ginger tea . . . going to try an echinacea one and see what colour I get . . . . love me a freebie!!

As you can see the coffee machine path was cleared and it is back in good use.

Thank you all for the comments reference my magazine collection.  The consensus of opinion seems to be to keep the relevant pages and ditch the rest of the mags.  This is what I was going to do but . . .  now I will defo throw the mags and reduce my folder count . . . . something to do on a rainy day . . .

I shall be starting my ATCs this week, I think I have a plan . . . 

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If you would like to swap ATCs let me know in the comments . . 

WOYWW #724

 WOYWW - All the deets on how to link up etc. and, more importantly, why you should, can be found at the top of the page.  Thank you Julia for hosting another week of fun and mayhem.

Lots of work going on here . . . 

The Desk

I have some new stash . . . mainly dies although there were a couple of stamps.  I am trying them all out before I  put them away in my files.  The dies are mainly outlines but some 'quilting' ones are included.  I made a quilted card last week, took sooooo long to cut out all the little squares that when I saw these dies . . .  well, just HAD to have them.  I must say I'm very pleased with them so far.  

I will be playing some more with them over the coming months, just so I can say I've used them!!  lol

I have been looking through some of my magazines and am astounded at how many freebie stamps and dies and embossing folders are filed.  I am wondering whether to leave them filed with the magazine or just file the relevant pages with the stamps . . . . at present each magazine is in a plastic sheet and the freebies are in a plastic sheet next to them . . . ..  I am sure I could free up some folders and they would weigh less . . . . I mean . .  what's going to happen to them in the long run . . . .  skip more than likely . . .Any thoughts on this would be welcome, I have over a hundred magazines + stamps in large lever arch folders.

Thank you to all my visitors last week, I didn't manage to visit many desks . .  

My screen this week is a photo taken by my friend Barbara in Oregon.  She spotted plum trees on her morning walk . . . .

WOYWW #723

 Haven't been here much since last week.  Creating and clearing.

The Desk

the Post piled up waiting for addresses and stamps.

Had a wonderful day yesterday with all the boys round here:  While Dad cleared and cleaned the patio the little uns had fights, fell off stools, ate Pizza and then watched a film . . . . Minions (again) . .. . . 

Today I am sitting here, drinking coffee . . . once I have cleared a space to the coffee machine which is the small red thing at the back . .  . . .

The stitching machine has yet to be fathomed out . . . . it was bought to hem the curtains but now will be used on ATCs . . .

I think the coffee is becoming a priority so I will get on with the clearing!

Have a good week, hope you survive the coming weather safely . . . .

the screen

It is toooooo windy for umbrellas but this one always makes me smile . . . . .

WOYWW #722

 I don't know what happened to last Wednesday . . . it was here then it was gone!!

But it looks like everything is in the right place today . . . . .

The Desk

Having finished the project on the left, I am now preparing another one on the right . . . 

I have discovered this week that I missed a swap in March . . .  I received the gorgeous card just peering in on the far left . . .  I have had to rectify that but luckily for me, it goes to the same recipient as my Lottery ATC . . . .

A Lattice Fold card and an ATC with a stamped background.  Both for my Oriental Stamping Group.

Please notice the glue pen . . . . I managed to work out how to get it to work but thank you for all your offers of help back in WOYWW 717.

On the right are the ingredients for a Bridge Fold card for my Crafty Cardmaking Group. 

While going through my Die Folder some time ago I found a border die and these 'floral' dies.  I thought the border die will be great for the bridge and the other dies as shutters on the sides . . . .

It's a nasty rainy cold day again today so I suppose I will have to stay in and craft . . . .  .lol

The picture on my screen is . . . .

happy crafting . .