WOYWW 515

Good morning all.  Time for WOYWW.  Not much activity on my desk at the moment.  My grandson turned 4 on Sunday and my grandaughter turned 3 on the same day, so birthday cards were made - but I forgot to take photos!  Side desk has some layered cards, one with an embossed top layer - just having a play with new embossing folders.  I wanted a nice guitar stamp to make a topper for the blue card, but am struggling to find one - recommendations most welcome.  If I don't track one down, I might make my own! I thought it would be a good male card.

Main desk has some stamp cards that I've been practicing with the promarkers on skin and hair - still need to buy a few more so I can have different hair colours, but my collection is growing nicely.  I bought a couple more Gorjuss stamps - love the detail on them!

I've sent off for my ticket to Happy Stampers, so hopefully will catch up with some of you there.  For now, that's it for me, apart from to wish everyone a Happy Easter.  Have a lovely week, Heather x

WOYWW 513

Good morning all, is it an age thing that the week just flies by so quickly?  Wednesday again means it's time for WOYWW and chief desker Julia likes us to show off our workspaces.  Head over to the Stamping Ground to join in the fun.

So, here's my desk ... nothing at all going on there this week!

My sister came to look after me on Monday night, so my craft room was guest room again.  It was great to catch up with her for a full night (Mr M was at work till midnight).

Hospital asked if I had anyone to look after me (I was having sedation).  I said yes, I have a nurse until midnight and then a paramedic will take over.  I think they were impressed!







So ... I'll show you my finished commission cards for Mother's Day.

This was my favourite one, I love the Lily stamp and die.

Sofia's dad bought both.  One for his wife and one for his mum.

Over £60 raised for charity from the sale of Mother's Day cards, so I'm really happy with that.  Please leave a comment, so I know you stopped by.  Have a lovely week, Heather x

WOYWW 512

Good morning all.  Time once again to show off my desk and take part in the best blog hop, WOYWW of course!  Click the link if you want to join the fun!

I received my new stamps from Honey Doo .. they are so fast at posting!  And then I ordered some more, And received them yesterday.  The second stash is on the right of my desk.  I've been making more Mother's Day cards.  One was waiting for the Lily die to arrive so I'll finish that this evening. 

Close up of the Lily - it has a touch of glitter pen, but can't really see it in the photo.  I was quite impressed with the blending of the promarkers on this one!

And a First Mother's Day card for someone at work.  But I might make another one this evening and then he has a choice of two ... watch this space lol!

Have a lovely week, and I shall be visiting later today.  Please leave a comment, I love to read them. Heather xx

WOYWW 511

Oh wow, I'm on a roll.  2 consecutive weeks of WOYWW, where will this end!  I've been a busy bee with Mother's Day cards to sell at work for charity.  I forgot to take pictures of them all - but quite a few were made from Hunkydory kits, so more assembling than creating.  I also had a couple of leaving cards to make this week, a practise one is on my side desk below.  There are also some new Honey Doo stamps.  A nice lily one for a card I have been asked to make for In Memory on Mother's Day.  Next to the stamps are some Spectrum Noir clear Sparkle Pens to add some sparkle to cards.  Not to the dress on the real card, that was just practise using the pens.

Below is the finished card ... I like the Gorjuss stamps, but this is the first card I have made.  I didn't quite have all the colours of Promarkers I needed (especially hair), so will be buying some more soon.  The sparkly bits are from the embossing powder I used.  I didn't have plain black, just black sparkle ... something else for my shopping list! I added glossy accents to the butterflies and dragonfly, and job done.

Please leave a comment so I know you stopped by, I love to read them.  Have a lovely week Heather x 

WOYWW 510

Oh dear, I've been AWOL from WOYWW for a few weeks again.  In my defence, we've had visitors for the last 3 weekends, and my craft room becomes the guest room, so I wheel away my side desk, under my main worktop desk, and no crafting takes place.  On Sunday I made a start on Mother's Day cards, to be sold at work, so that's my crafting for the next week or so.  Side desk and main desk in all their untidy glory!

The purple cards are finished.  There are pieces for some pink and blue cards to assemble.

Plus various butterflies and things for even more cards.

The card stood up is shiny and I stamped handmade on the back and it won't dry!  So may be I'll have to put a sticker over it?

Six more cards on the go.  At the back behind the roll of DS tape is part of two mini shopping sprees.  There were online sales at two of my favourite stores, so I couldn't resist!  Stamps, dies, embellishments, delusions sprays ... lots of things for me to gave fun with.  One was the Honey Doo stamp used on the purple cards.  I love it!  I might buy another stamp with die to go with it!

Have a lovely week, Heather xx

WOYWW 507

Good morning all, time to head off to the Stamping Ground for our weekly desk hop.  A short post from me today.  I've taken a day off work to go to Leeds and have some girlie time with my eldest daughter. "Ladies what lunch"

My side desk, in all it's glory (no pic of main desk, it's just too untidy for words or pictures)

At the left side are my grandchildren's Christmas stockings, found in a box I was emptying.  I made them when my youngest grandchild was a bump, That my daughter had nicknamed Moonie, and have never got round to changing it.  To the left at the back is the card I made Mr M, all ready for scrapbooking, to the right are some card blanks/envelopes and stamps I bought in the sale at Inspirations.  At the front some acrylic blocks that need cleaning, and the two floral albums at the right are for an idea I had to put together albums for inspiration, as frequently I lose my mojo!  Not sure if they will be sketches, photos of cards I have made, magazine cut outs or what .... any ideas ladies?

An update on my card sale at work last week.  I took 10 valentines cards in and sold 8, raising £27.  Not too bad, but apparently I should have taken them in earlier!  

Thanks for stopping by, and please do leave a comment,  I love to read them.  Have a lovely week, Heather x

WOYWW 506

Hello all

I'm back to take part with Julia and the crowd at WOYWW!  I don't really have any excuses for missing 4 weeks, just been busy with work, family, home improvements and not much me time.  Bits, and I mean bits, of crafting have occurred, but nothing serious until the last few days when I decided to make some Valentine's cards to sell at work for charity.  So my desk has the remnants of card making.  I didn't quite have the exact stamps I wanted so I made some!  Some for the fronts of cards, and some for the verses.  Anyways on to my desks:

Side desk has some of the cards, close ups at the end of the post, and some of the stamps I made.  I made 2 of each style, so hopefully a few pounds for this month's charity at work.

Main desk has the bits and pieces I was using to make the cards.

Exhibit 1 - I made the large love stamp, and the love definition stamp.  The love heart stamps are from my stash.

Exhibit 2 - everything from my stash, apart from a new embossing folder

Exhibit 3 - I made the large love stamp, everything else from my stash.

Exhibit 4 & 5 - everything from my stash.  Card 4 was copied from Pinterest.

For the curious, I used the Teresa Collins Stampmaker that Mr M bought me last year, or was it the year before??  Messy, time consuming, but great way to get exactly the stamp you want!

That's all for me.  I'll be round to visit, although it might take a little while as it's my brother's birthday today, Valentine's Day tomorrow, and my monthly spa facial thingy on Friday after work.   Ooh in my 4 weeks away I had reflexology for first time ever - why have I not had it before - it was great!  Have a lovely week Heather x