WOYWW 469

Good morning everyone!  Time for another instalment of WOYWW.  I hope everyone received their ATCs.  I was so excited to open all my envelopes, it was like Christmas!  Thank you to all who sent me, and those that included some extras (Is this a custom I was unaware of ...?).  Below is my haul of ATCs - now I need somewhere to keep them - they are too nice to hide away in an album! I'm thinking maybe a frame, I have plenty of wall space.

On my main desk to the right of the ATCs is ... erm, a mess!  I am still trying to decide how best to store my stamps so I can find them easily.  I pulled out some of my Lavinia stamps and then couldn't decide!   I have some in CD cases, some in poly wallets, and some in a Papermania binder.  Hmm, recommendations ladies?

As advised I cancelled my long overdue order for oxide inks.  Just need to get my money back now.  Monday, I reordered the inks from one of the craft stores local to me.  Tuesday I received them - hand delivered! I am impressed!  Here they are on the left side of my desk.  As you can see, some more Lavinia stamps fell into my virtual shopping basket, oh dear.... not again!!

Now on to my side desk.  This is tidier than my main desk.  It was cleared and put away at weekend as our grandsons were over for a sleepover, so not had time to mess it up too much.  It has seen some action on Monday though, and I have to say I have impressed myself, which to be fair does not really take much!

I had a blank mdf craft sign, which has been loitering around my desk for months.  Inspired by some posts on several of your blogs, I decided to have a go at decorating it.  I decoupaged with polka dot and butterfly papers first, and painted the letters ... they look nicer in real life than the photo.  I then stuck on a few things I like, plus some 'extras' received from Zsuzsa and Angela (thank you ladies).  Oooh, I felt like a proper crafter when I was finished.  This will go on my wall for certain! 

  

Ok, that's all from me.  Please leave a comment so I know you stopped by.  I do love to read them.  Have a lovely, crafty week, Heather xx

WOYWW 468

Good morning Julia and all the WOYWWers!  Congratulations on the 9th Anniversary.  That's a fantastic achievement!  Hop on over to The Stamping Ground  if you want to know what this amazing blog hop is all about!

My side desk has the ATCs all ready to go, some new promarkers that arrived yesterday and my little basket of 6x6 papers.

My main desk has the ATC for the next person on the list ... and a couple of spares.  I did a distance shot today, so you can see how all my cupboards are filling up! I need some more of the shoe boxes ... then I know where everything is!

Short post for me today .... have a lovely week, and I can't wait to see everyone's ATCs.  Please leave a comment if you stop by, I love to go read them! Take care, Heather xx

WOYWW 467

Good morning and Happy WOYWW to Julia and the rest of the WOYWWers!  I had to prepare this post on Tuesday night, as I have a very early hospital appointment in Manchester and would not have time otherwise.  My visits will be when I return from hospital!

Oh my, I can't get over it .... I've actually made some ATCs.  I had made a singular one a few months ago, and kept it out of sentimental value that it might be my one and only, but .... over the weekend, I just started tinkering, or should that be crafting and inspiration struck!  I settled at my desk, and blow me down with a feather, 9 ATCs were slowly born.  Obviously I cannot show them just yet, but ... I now have a little stash to take part in the swap! No need for panic, the crisis has been diverted!  They may not be the best, or the most colourful, and they may be a wee bit basic, I'm not even sure if there is a set thickness of card to be used! but ... they are my babies!  The unlucky recipients who have the misfortune to receive one, and will have to duly oooh and aaaah over them (To avoid hurting my feelings lol) are (in no particular order):

Julia
Angela
Shaz
LLJ
Annie (Wipso)
Jo (Twiglet)
And my PIF of course!
Neet - I'm not sure if you still wanted to swap, as I wasn't ready in time for Happy Stampers?

On to the reason we are all here, my desk.  Side desk has the finished ATCs on it, cunningly covered with blue roll!  There are also some pages out of magazines that I want to keep.  I had dozens of magazines and could not face looking through them all for that one card I know I had seen that I wanted to make, or a tip sheet on a technique I wanted to try.  So I am taking out the pages that interest me and binning the rest of the mag!

My main desk has the spoils from a Create and Craft order - some BoBunny glittery stuff, some jewelled card and a pack of glues/tapes, and my purchases from Happy Stampers.  It was great to see the wonderful Neet again, and also meet Sarah for the first time.  Both are lovely ladies, and I can't wait to meet the rest of you at the crop in September.

I was undecided about the big stamp from Inkylicious but took the plunge.  Lavinia Stamps lured me in as I passed by, and Sarah showed me some embossing powders she had bought that were a real bargain, so ... I had to, didn't I?  But I was well behaved.  I only took cash, and whatever I bought had to fit in the little carrier bag I took with me which was slightly bigger than an A4 sheet of paper!  How's that for willpower, self control, call it what you will.

I'm slightly annoyed that an order I placed online in March has still not been delivered despite repeat assurances that it has been posted.  I've ordered half a dozen oxide inks, as I really do like the effects - just frustrating now as its 2 months! Patience is not one of my virtues!  One more week and I will request a refund I think!

Have a lovely week, I hope the sun keeps shining!  Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment, or a hi, so I can return the visit! Take care, Heather xx

WOYWW 466

Good morning all,

I'm back!  All refreshed and ready for another round of WoYWW!  The cruise was fantastic, and as soon as Mr M has done what he has to do with his photos, I'll put a few on a post.  Meanwhile... Room with a view in Barbados

With the help of the cruise line, I had arranged a couple of surprises for Mr M for our first wedding anniversary, which we celebrated towards the end of the cruise.  One was a deluxe breakfast in our cabin ... two large trays with 5 plates of food on one of them - I did point out there were only two of us! A surprise for me was that the cruise line had upgraded our cabin, which was quite lovely of them.

My desk is not quite as glamorous ... in fact quite boring, as I haven't done any crafting since I returned.  Side desk has a colouring book and pencils, and some artwork we bought in Barbados and Tenerife.

Main desk has some Sweet Poppy stencils I bought in the sale, and a Chloe die I bought on Sunday, which seemed to be a bargain price!  I managed to save a few pennies to spend on Saturday at Happy Stampers, and think I might just write a list of what I want to buy, as my mind goes blank when I wander round!  I'll wear my WOYWW badge, so please say hi if you spot me!

I'm hoping to make some ATCs and take part in the swap, but I've only ever made one ATC so nerves might get the better of me.  However, if anyone wants to swap, then please use the contact link to the right, to email me your name and address and that will undoubtedly force me into action.  

Have a lovely week, Heather x