Whats On Your Work Desk Wednesday 465

It's been a while since I joined in with what's on your work desk Wednesday.

thing & life just get in the way sometimes.

If your wondering about WOYWW hop over to Julia's blog to find out more & join in

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Here is my desk this afternoon.

I've been making a couple of cards .

Really I've  just messing about trying out different things & quite pleased with the out come.

I had some old scrapbook paper which I know I wasn't going to use it for scrapbooking so I decided to put it to some good use as a back ground for my card. 

I had some card which match pretty well which helped .

I cut the Hugs letters out four times each them stuck them on top of each other which makes the letters stand out more .

 Here are the two finished cards 

Birthday Card

Today I'm sharing a birthday card which I made for my husband birthday.

The ship used on this card  was a die cut which was given to me by  a friend . I used my white Poca pen to paint the sails white.

the rest of the piece I cut out using my Marie Anne die.  

Starting blogging again

It's been a year since I last blogged .
Not sure why I stopped blogging & can hardly believe its been that long.
My  how the time has flown by.
I'm going to try not to leave it so long nest time & do my  best to blog at least once a month.

I belong to a crafting group on facebook called ukstampers , where we have swaps running every month like a Postcard swap , Atc swap, Tag swap, and a few other things going on .
The group is run by Sid , who does an amazing  job organising it all so that it runs smoothly .

Today I'm  sharing my Tag & Postcard for the April swap with a theme of anything goes.

Halloween Mini Album

Halloween is a big yearly event in our house .

We like to decorate the garden & welcome trick or treats people.

I grow a few pumpkins for the grandchildren & we buy some as well which the grandchildren carve.

Last year my hubby & son got involved in the carving of the pumpkins & Hubby dressed up for Halloween night for the first time as well.

My mini album has been made using the bind it all & is 6x6 inches.

My post is a bit photo heavy & have tried to turn the pages into double page layouts.

I've used mainly a Martha Stewart cobweb punch  through out my book & papers from a Halloween recollections paper pad & K& Co Halloween paper pad. I've also used some stamped images & added wobbly eyes on a few things as well to keep it looking fun.      

Ukscrappers February Tag Swap

These are my tags made for a swap on ukscrappers.

Karen who is running the swap gave us a few things to choose from for this months theme, which were,

The birth flower for February Violet.

Birth stone for February Amethyst .

The two Zodiac signs for this month are Pisces & Aquarius.

My take is for the Zodiac sign Pisces .
The product used for my tag have been
Decoart Acylic paint Honey Brown & Festive Green.
Paperartsy Acrylic paints , Lime light & Snowflake.
Stamps used were Crafty Individuals & Graphic 45 & big red .
Cutting dies used, Tim Holtzs , First Edition, & Spell binders.

Whats O Your Workdesk Wednesday # 402

Good afternoon to all out there in blog land.

Here is my desk today . Why am I showing you my desk  ? well if you hop over to Julia's place you will be sure to find out more

http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/

Not a lot going on at my right now because I've just finished a tag I'm making for a swap.

to the left are my Sakura pens in a box. My tag is leaning on my box of distress inks & to the right some sentiments by K&Co.

Happy Wednesday everyone.

February Postcard Swap.

This my entry for the February's postcard swap on ukstampers .
The theme set by Sid who is running the swap was to use a face anywhere on your postcard.
The face I've used was cut with a die by Leonie Pujol on black card.
I've used Acrylic paint by Martha Stewart & paperartsy for my colours & a versa fine ink pad Vintage Sepia with a Kaiser craft wood grain stamp.
The hexagons are also die cut using Diamond press dies & stamp a checkerboard pattern on them with a darkroom door stamp.

Two Journal pages

A couple of journal pages I've been working on recently.

my first is walking in thin ice .

I have used the Tim Holtzs die cuts of the ice skates & coloured the with a copic marker & posca pens & added some cotton for the laces.

The legs I draw free hand on some Bo Bunny scrapbook paper.

The ice was made with Acrylic paint & crackle glaze by Paperartsy.

 My second page is titled "Begin Each day With A Grateful Heart".
I do try but it can be hard sometimes.
For this page I've used Distress stains ,A Stampin up heart stencil on the back ground .
The large heart was cut free hand using more Bo Bunny paper .I added some little butterflies I had in my stash.

What's On Your Work Desk Wednesday # 400

What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday post number 400.

Well done Julia for getting this far with woyww & hope it continues for a long time.

So who is Julia & why am I showing you my desk ? have a peak here  http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/    & all will become clear.

On my desk you can see a journal page I've just finished .

I love a cut of tea ,there is nothing better . 

To the back  are some Tim Holts ink pads A pot with some pens for Journaling & the letter stamp are by Tim Holtzs .

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My desk today looks for the moment like this with my journal open from yesterday letting the page dry.

To the back of my desk is a box with inks to the right a box with useful odds & ends that might for used for cards & scrapbooking .

Three bottles of Paperarsty Acrylic paint & my plastic plate for blending colours.

If you would like to find out more about showing the world your desk each & every Wednesday go over to Julia's place to find out more .

http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/

Going round in circles

We all have days I'm sure  where it seems as though your just chasing your tail & keep running round in circles.

Today this is how I feel & as you can see this is reflected in my journal page.

 

I've used book pages for my back ground & used white Gesso through a brick stencil .
The die cut arrows have been cut using the sizzix die .
For colour I've used Gelatos & acrylic paint s.

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday 398

Good morning everyone , hope you are all well out there in blog land.

It's been a while since I last join in with woyww & if anyone would like to find out more have a look here http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/

I've gone back to doing a little cross stitching .

I got a pattern from Pinterest for a Christmas tree & saw that some one had used beads on their tree which gives more dimension & makes it look very pretty . 

I know a lot will think Christmas again already but I also plan to make a lot more Christmas cards this year to get through some of my stash.

Winter Snow Flake Journal Page

Like many others across the country we had snow this morning .

Its to cold to be outside today so I thought I'd  get a page done in my journal & used the snow falling as my inspiration

The snow flakes on my page were made using white Gesso through a stencil. I've also used the same stencil on my back ground using acrylic paints.
The words I cut using a Tim Holts die & added a die cut which is also another Tim Holtzs die.

January Postcard Swap

Ukstampers postcard swap for January has an open theme so anything thing goes.

Here is my entry for this swap.

My base card was covered using Paperartsy 's acrylic paints , Smurf, Very Berry, Pansy , & Guacamole , which were applied using a baby wipe to help blend the colours together.

On a separate piece of card I used very berry & guacamole then stamped my flowers images over that once dried along with the quote stamp which are all from the same stamp set from Paperartsy.

Then cut out & stuck down.

I've used a white Poca pen to edge the flowers & the postcard.  

The leaves are a Dylusions stamp & painted with Guacamole .

New Year Tags

January's tag swap on  UkScrappers  ( www.ukscrappers.co.uk ) has a theme of

New , New Year, Or New Technique .

I've gone with the theme New Year for my tags.

To start my tags I used black card & with stamps from paperartys & tim holtzs I stamped using Brilliance Galaxy & Versa Magic Cloud White.

The wooden star I used a little grey ink then over this I used a little glitter glue to add some sparkle.

With my Poca pens white & gold I went round the edge of the card to make a boarder.  

Gingerbread men & hot chocolate cards

Now I've given these little hot chocolate cards out I can share them on here.

For my card I've chosen red  & gold mirror card which I embossed.  I made little pockets & placed a single sachet of Hot Chocolate & a candy cane which I decorated with a branch from a garland I didn't want anymore. To this I added a berry & a pointsetter  which was cut using a spell binders die & glitter card.
Just to finish of my cards I stamp warm winter wishes on some white card.
The ladies at my craft club were delighted when they received these.

 Next I made a larger card using the sizzix gingerbread man die again & made two large cards but the decided for the two ladies that got these cards the would have their hot chocolate in a little cross over box which I found the instruction  on YouTube by Chicnscratch. 

 The paper I used to make these boxes was called Plum pudding Sherry Trifle. & added the same as I did for the treat cards above.
I just love this little gingerbread man die & use it so much .

Twist & Pop up Birthday card

I've seen a lot of people are making the twist pop up cards & with my sons birthday coming up I thought I'd have a go at making one .

There are lots of videos on YouTube showing how to make one but the one I used for instructions was a lady call Maymay her instructions were very easy to follow.

After I made the pop up card I then had to decorate it .

The caravan paper I chose was by called happy camper by Jillybean Soup.

I used a sizzix die to cut the balloons & added a little bit of brown cord.

 The inside pop up I stamped the birthday message & used gold mirror card that I embossed . I stuck two corner pieces on the mirror card so that I was able to tuck some money inside the card for him.

Gingerbread man Christmas Cards

I brought a long  Woodware stamp which has these three Gingerbread men on.

I just had to have this stamp as soon as I saw it .

I've been trying out a few different ways of using the stamp.

I stamped them out on some brown card & coloured in a few pieces of these little guys.

 Next I stamped the image out on slightly darker card & cut them out to add to make smaller cards which 3x3 inch, & a good why of using up some scraps of card.

Christmas Wreath

My Christmas wreath was made using three wreath rings brought from Hobby craft.

I love all things Disney related & anything to do with gingerbread men as well.

I first saw this idea of putting the three rings together to make a Mickey Mouse head on Facebook & many people had decorated it mostly in the Disney theme.

I had a few gingerbread men already made up & added them to the wreath .

The gingerbread men I cut from felt using a sizzix die & blanket stitched around the outside.

I went through the Christmas box to get the other decorations which I've wired on.

Christmas Tissue Box covers

I've been busy making some tissue box covers recently .

My first tissue box cover was made using green card & decorating it with Christmas scrapbook paper , a high hopes stamped image,  felt tree & wooden snow flake.

I got the pattern for this cover from youtube .

 Next I knitted up three tissue box covers using squares with a moss stitch pattern.
The cover pattern I made up myself which is pretty simple when just using squares & sewing together .
For my decoration on these a knitted a black band for the middle and added stitched on a gold pipe cleaner to make it look like a buckle .
with some white fluffy wool I knitted another band to placed around the bottom of the cover.
The only things I used a pattern for on these covers were to knit the robin, holly leaves & berries, & pine cones, that came in a knitting booklet by Jean Greenhowe.