WOYWW - crafting day with buddies & Happy Halloween All

Hi all, well doing this post later than usual as i have a week off....yippee,funny how i havent managed much crafting though....lol Anyway the reason for todays post is to join in the weekly blog hop held over at Julia's at the Stamping Ground. So this is the tables (all 3 of them) squeezed in the kitchen for a crafty meet up on Sunday.

You can imagine how much mess craftystuff we can make.......lol and we had a fun day making cards as we are all on the design team now for StampnCraft and yes those bowls do contain nice snacks :)

So feel free to zoom in and have a nosey and if you want to see more craft desks then pop on over to the Stamping Ground to join in Whats on your workdesk Wednesday,x

WOYWW - the makings of a tag or two

Hi all,well isnt it dark outside and yesterday was so gloomy,hoping for some sunshine today but not holding my breathe....lol. Anyway on to the reason i am posting this photo today is to share my craft desk with you all and link in over at Stamping Ground where Julia is in charge of this world wide blog hop :)

So a different angle taken this week of my desk and you can see i am in the middle of making 12 christmas tags for a swop over at Docrafts. Now do you zoom in close or just take in the big picture when looking at the desk photos? i confess to being a zoomer as love to nosey peek at your desks! Hope to get around a few more blogs this week as for some reason someone stole a few hours of my time last wednesday!

Anyway have a good day all and i am off to link up with the WOYWW gang,x

WOYWW - Craft day fallout

Dont panic you havent come to the wrong blog by mistake,yes theres rather a lot on my desk thats not normally there! I went crafting on sunday and have to confess only felt like unpacking my bags last night so this is the contents of two bags dumped on the desk ready to put away. And the reason you are seeing this photo can be found over at Stamping Ground led by Julia for the weekly woyww blog hop.

How is it though going to a craft meet means trying to squeeze your entire craft room into a bag as you never really know what you are wanting to use or run out of.......lol
The xmas box is full of xmas embellishments,clear box has tools in,card,dst,inkpads, glitter,my bin folded down,nesties,christmas papers hiding underneath the nesties,glamour dust,acrylic blocks, rolled up kraft mat,corner punch,nesties,trimmer,box of stamps,mini xmas card, h20s lurking somewhere and some stuff for my first DT position including a sneak peek of my DT card and on top is some fabby spider web washi tape from my buddy Kelly
So if you want to see more desks displaying their crafting, pileups, crafty makes,craft goodies etc click on the link at the top of the post and if you leave a comment i shall be tracking you down :)
And for my regular visitors dont worry i cleaned it all away back into its normal containers and calm was restored once more so i could make a card x

WOYWW - spooky things!

Hi all, i am here and i did miss joining in last week with Julia and everyone  re'Whats on your workdesk Wednesday' but my craft room had been taken over during the week by the loft contents as it was being insulated. Luckily thats all done and after spending all day saturday putting it back was able to get back into my craft room retreat :)

Anyway this is a picture of my desk taken in the midst of making halloween tags for a swop over on Docrafts. I had made a spiders web using scal and my cricut for a stencil and used black soot distress ink over the top. You can also see my martha stewart cobweb punches (which i didnt use), diecuts cut out using the cricut,my ink pads in their named individual bags on a jump ring. The wreath is one i made at a workshop at Exeter craft show using gilded flakes and to the left hanging down is a silver spider bookmark i got from my friend Kelly who saw it and thought of me :)

So if you want to join in or find out a bit more about woyww, just pop over to see Julia at the Stamping ground . And this is the finished tag

And for those who asked about my crafting gloves from the last woyww i joined in you can find them here and they keep my hands warm and toasty.Well my old cat Mitzi decided she wanted to get our attention early this morning (5.30am!) so shall be coasting along today i reckon but will visit all blogs with the same numbers as me when i post over at Julia's blog and anyone who leaves me a comment,x

WOYWW- a different desk!

Well thought i would show you a different desk for a change and this one was my desk on saturday when i meet up with some good friends that i met via docrafts. And even better it was in a craft shop :)

Excuse the pic as taken on my phone on the spur of the moment. I was completing a box album that i had started weeks before! On my desk you can see the box being covered with dp,to the left,dst, tim holtz distressing tool,tissues(for my rotten cold)can of coke (essential to get the brain moving)my crafting gloves to keep hands warm, clear bag contains tools,ink pad,glue,water and yes there are chocolates in the background....lol. Also you can see Sandra's hands at the back :)

And the reason i am sharing my desk with you can be found here which is hosted by the lovely Julia

If you want to see the finished album and the new stash i brought you can find the post  here

Right off to nosey at some blogs before work,x

WOYWW and me and crafting are not good friends!

Hi all,yes i know been a week since my last post but sorry no crafting mojo at the moment and having quite a bit of trouble with my hands (have arthritis and carpal tunnel) at the moment and i have to confess to buying a retirement card and not making it (shock,horror,gasp) i know the shame of it.............
Anyway you are here to peek at my desk,no doubt via Julias blog aka Stamping Ground and here it is in all its glory

Well this was monday night where i was attempting to catch up on my tag swop list. On my desk you can see the two unfinished tags,scrap paper,distress inks,my iphone,tinsel embossing powder,inkpads,fairy and flourish stamps,distress ink colour chart, ink mat, heat gun and box of coloured images. Oh and wipes are in the black pot. So that is my crafting for this week.If you want to show off your desk just pop over to Julias for all the info.
For those who have asked for a update Sam my dog is doing very well, now on normal food after a couple of dodgy tummy days and able to go for his walks without getting too tired. Vets are going to monitor the lump in his tummy and we are just making the most of him now thats hes back home.
Right off to link up and i will catch up after work,thanks to all who leave comments i will always return the favour,xx

WOYWW and a Sam update

Hi all,well taking the plunge into blogland again today with a entry into WOYWW aka 'Whats on your workdesk wednesday' hosted by Julia over at Stamping Ground where you can find more information.
So this is my desk as of last night when i made a quick card for someone at work.

And on my desk you can see my notepad and pen where i list the ingredients for a card in case i decide to blog it or add to my docrafts gallery, homemade stamp a ma jig (duplo bricks and acetate),nearly finished card,canister holds baby wipes,ink pad and next to that my bargain stamps from the carboot sale ( info here), scraps, and just to the right my promarker colour chart and some pens. So nothing too exciting though pleased with my new stamps :)

And this is my gorgeous assistant Sam who lies on the bed next to me whilst i craft, Mitzi the cat had gone for her tea. Please feel free to skip this bit if you are a woywwer

Unfortunately Sam's blood results have come back showing some liver damage,inflammation and possibly pancreatis so we are back to the vets thursday morning for more tests and a new plan of action and to see what to do regarding the mass in his tummy so fingers crossed everyone please. Taking each day as it comes at the moment  but for someone who will be 11 in october hes certainly keeping me on my toes and still as playful as ever :)
Anyway off to link this and will catch up with you all later after work,x

WOYWW - a crafty desk and finished kitchen :)

Hello all,well that week has zoomed by and its time to show our desks to the bloggers who have come here via the lovely Julias blog over at Stamping Ground and at last i have been able to get crafty as my kitchen refit is finished. So yesterday morning this was my desk in the midst of making my first card in two weeks!

So on my desk you can see my beloved promarkers with the new autumn colours (which are lush), colour charts,twine,a jar of mini shells picked up when shopping,unfinished box album (hope to rectify that this week), dst,ink pad,freebie stamps,dies on magnet sheet,nearly finished card (you can see finished card here ), distress inks and holders,green gloves (for hands when achy) and the metal drawers contains card scraps and my ottlite.Now i need to get on making a ATC for a woywwer and some tags. Below is some photos of my completed kitchen so feel free to move on now if you are blog hopping.

my new chicken blind

clock has a timer in the hope i dont burn the dinner anymore...lol

my mum made the notice board :)

dresser is our home office area

So at last its finished and only two boxes of paperwork to go back in the dresser and my kitchen is done,a few dramas on the way like two leaks and rewiring of the electrics! but got there. My next project is the craft room where i am having a work top installed and going to have a serious clear out and be ruthless so watch this space. Right off to visit your blogs now,have a good day all,x

WOYWW...........nothing...boo hoo :(

Well seeing as i cant craft at the moment (craft room full of boxes etc) decided i would get my crafty fix this way by joining in Julia's weekly blog hop otherwise known as WOYWW and show you the latest pics of my kitchen refit. If this is not your thing i totally understand and will hopefully see you next week :)

So the cupboards have gone in now,doors to be adjusted last apparently!

Worktop is all shiny and new

but the cupboards are smaller!

So this is why i am not crafting at moment and hopefully all done by friday,you can see more pictures on my earlier post here. Still lots to do and as i type this Colin the electrician is fitting a new extractor fan and light. Didnt have electricity for long yesterday so no wifi and know hes going to be switching off again for a while so i will get to you asap if you pay me a visit, my iphone is charged ready....lol

Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine,see you soon,x

UPDATE- all electrics done for now,need a new part (dont we all....lol) so of i go to visit your desks,x

WOYWW and a completed card

Hi all, well shall try and make this quick but i know i have a tendancy to ramble on....oops sorry :)
Anyway here is my desk shot this week for WOYWW where we are foolish brave enough to reveal all. Well regular viewers know i am a tidy and organised crafter so am sure my desk is rather boring ....lol

But anyway here it is, and this picture i took at the start of making the card below last night so not too bad at all,paper piecing on this card so you can see 'Boho Chic' papers,mo manning stamp 'Veronica',my portable holder for baby wipes,inkpads,sentiments for card (stamped several times and still not happy!),iphone,and the makings of a project i started on a sunday (itching to finish it now paint is dry), paint holder and my green bin and scissors and you can get my distress ink caddy from here. Honest my desk did get a bit messier....lol

And this is the end card which i needed for today (like to leave til last minute!!) Right off to link up over at the Stamping Ground and catch some blogs before work,see you all later,x

WOYWW, atc and a move around!

Well its Wednesday again and WOYWW again and boy did I miss joining in last week but was getting over a fluey bug and then a very hectic week at work meant no time for crafting apart from one card which you can see here which I sent to my good buddy Sandra who has also been poorly. Anyway managed to make two cards last night and you can see one of them here (well almost....lol).



 I have discovered my stampin up punches make good weights to hold fine dies down on a card whilst they are drying! Anyone this was a quick get well card for a work colleague. So on my desk which i know is not messy (it never is.....lol) are nesties,card, punch,quickie glue pen,my beloved iphone,card,scissors and a digi image to right which then became this card. And the more observant of you will notice that suddenly a bed has appeared to the left of my desk, this is because i have had to move the room around as we are having a kitchen refit in two weeks and i need to move my worktop from downstairs (in my old craft area) to upstairs soon once i get it fitted by my lovely next door neighbour as hubby doesnt do DIY.....lol

So now my craft room is slowly filling up with packed boxes from my kitchen and i am still packing,me thinks its going to take a while and i am not good with mess or disorder!!

I also received this gorgeous ATC from Queen Lightwell aka Deeyll, isnt it lovely, fab colours and she also included this timmie mask,arent I a lucky girl :)

Anyway time to sign out and catch some blogs before work and i aim to spend the evening browsing some more,so have a super day all and if you want to join in the fun just hop over to Julias blog for the full info.

WOYWW and its another woywwer!!

Hello everyone in blogland,its that time of the week again were we take a deep breath and reveal all and i only mean our desks......lol
I am lucky enough to be able to go to a craft meet once a month where i have made many good crafting friends and one of them is the lovely Amanda who makes the most cutest cards and she also posts on the WOYWW blog hosted by the lovely Julia so thought you might like to see this photo taken at sundays meet, i am on the left proudly wearing my woyww badge which i know Amanda is desperate to get hold of  :)

And i can just see Sher's lovely elbow to the left,it was a good day. Right here is my desk for you to peek at

Picked up a new decent paint brush and been having a bash at the watercolouring lark using my distress inks and its hard work! I stamped my image on 3 kinds of card to see what works best. To the left is my distress ink colour chart,images,water pot,brushes,inks, whimsy monkey stamp,acrylic block for use with the inks,towel,and my new dies and magnet card waiting to be put in their storage case.

And this is the best of a bad bunch!! Used langton hotpressed watercolour paper for this one and it worked best,got a long way to go but enjoyed playing around. Off to link up to Julias's before work and watch out for a visit from me,assuming life is a better calmer,x

UPDATE - had a issue with my background not working any more so have changed for a new one for now til i find the right one,sorry if you couldnt see my posts earlier,x

WOYWW and some colouring

Hi all,just a quick post to show you my fairly bare desk as not much going on at the moment apart from practising my colouring last night before bed. You can see the finished card here.

You can see colour charts, flexmarkers in the pot(promarkers hiding to the right),stamped image,fine tips for my promarkers and the image stamp.You can also see my atcs in front of my distress inks that i received to celebrate the woyww 3rd anniversary,need to find a special home for them. I was also watching last night the last episode of Greys Anatomy on my lappy. In the red box are glues,broken dolls house table(yep still not fixed it) and tapes and to the right stampin up punches and the wooden box contains charms.

I also received this fabulous atc from Sandra all the way from Australia

And the reason for showing my desk is all down to Julia over at Stamping Ground who every wednesday opens her blog to the world to allow us to have a nosey peep at a mix of desks. Right i am off to get ready for work,catch you all later,x

WOYWW and my mini album completed

Hi all and its time again to reveal our desk,crafting area or floor to the nation. Julia our lovely hostess over at Stamping Ground asks that we come and play and have the chance to visit each other and find out what we are all up to this week. So this is my desk for you all to peek at :)

You can see the makings of my album complete with matted and labelled photos and programme from bus show,had made the album when i had a crafting session (pics here) and just needed to finish the cover and add the photos which after 4 yrs was time to print out....lol. You can also see  the gorgeous atc's that i received from Twiglet, BJ and Julia. My green bin,dst and scissors(use this pair just for dst), iphone for emergency back up if internet goes again! red box containing my new stamps and to the right some old bus magazines which i have been cutting up.

L- R Julia, BJ and Twiglet

Feel free to go off and nosey at some other blogs now or if you would like to stay and see the pictures of my album that would be awfully nice of you :)

inside pages fold out and there are pockets on each page

used old bus photos, tickets and pics taken on the day

cover of bus album

Me and my hubby visited a bus show 4 years ago with our youngest son Peter,had a great time having rides on the buses,taking photos and chatting with the drivers so thought it was time to do the album and give to hubby on Fathers Day. Used card from stash, Tim Holtz 'retro grunge' papers, martha stewart punches, jigsaw pieces,old bus magazines, papermania portobello road vintage stamp set,black soot distress ink and peel off letters.
Right thats me done now,managed to visit and leave comments on all but 5 blogs last week (unable to comment or kicked me off!) but not sure will make it this week as back at work but i will do my best and i always visit peeps who have left me a comment.
Have a good day all,x

Celebration ATC's and my mojo is back :)

Hi all,well its wet and windy here and thats not my tummy.....lol. As i missed the special anniversary
WOYWW the other week due to my internet being down some lovely peeps this week have offered to trade with me so they are now all parcelled up and ready to go (two have been posted now) awaiting addresses. So these are my atc's.

Can you guess which ones for Julia our lovely host over at WOYWW?

I went mad first with the cosmic shimmers mists in my stash and then used the Creative Expressions cog mask and the lush distress ink peacock feathers to add another layer. Used the music stamp from Papermania urban stamps set Bird Print and then punched out some bunting using paper from stash and Stampin Up bunting punch. Added some bling from my stash and the lets celebrate is from another Papermania set called Portabello road - postage stamps and finally a computer on Julia's atc.

Hopefully my swop partners will not be peeking before they get them,now i need to go and make some cards before my mojo disappears,x

WOYWW and some tables

Hi all,can i first say how gutted i was to miss last weeks anniversary woyww but my internet decided to go down on monday and not come back til late thursday by the time then my mojo went into hiding!
I know you are here blog hopping from the lovely Julias world wide blog hop where we all get a chance for a nosey peek into everyones craftrooms and particulary desks.
So as i only managed some crafting on sunday when my buddies came round,this is a picture of the tables and yes there are 3 there ready for action in my front room

All set to make a pocket album so instructions printed off,my mat and tools ready,green pop up bin(most used craft item),trimmer,martha stewart board and in the red box glues and tapes and if you peer closely as i know some will....lol, there are nibbles in the clear bowls.

And this is a action shot and amazing how quickly we fill up the tables with all our craft goodies :)
My album is nearly done so aim to finish decorating the cover today after i have popped into work but going to enjoy visiting your blogs first.So remember if you wish to join in the desk hop just pop over to Julia's at Stamping Ground and away you go,x

WOYWW and a lot of butterflies!

Hi all,well you will be pleased to see that i have my craft room back re last weeks post. He finished decorating and put his room back late thursday night just in time for my mum to visit for a long weekend! so i have been getting severe crafting withdrawals but have rectified that now. So i am guessing you have come here via Julia's blog or should i say her world tour of desks so here is mine.

So on my desk today you can see the start of a birthday card for a docraft buddy using my new memory box poppy die and stampinup bird punch and butterfly embosslit. Distress ink chart as was matching up colour to go with card stock, circle punch,scrap card,tweezer scissors,pokey tool,laptop(watching greys anatomy) stampin up tag punch (new),box of gems in front of inkpads and my normal desk stuff.

My lovely mum also brought down for me my new storage trolley for 12 x 12 papers and card that was on offer at costco as dont have one up here.

And lastly this is the finished card,think i went a bit overboard with the butterflies as couldnt decide which ones i wanted to use..........lol

Well off to look at some blogs before work and will catch up with you all later,thanks for visiting me,x

WOYWW and its nothing much!

Well i um'd and ar'd wether to join in today over at the Stamping Ground where Julia hosts this amazing desk blog hop and as you can tell from my desk shot its all clear! only thing on there is my new charity shop bargain,the plate holder which i have used to lift up my distress inks and have some storage space underneath. You might just see in the rub boxes some card candy & stampboard,woooden box to hold my charms and a red tray to hold dst,glamour dust,glossy accents and a broken dolls house table waiting to be fixed (have already fixed it once!) and my fab ottlite

And the reason for the lack of crafting and my mojo is this

and why you might ask? Well my youngest son decided that he wanted to decorate his room on sunday and hes still doing it now! so my beloved craft room has become a dumping ground and being a very tidy and organised person (ok i am rather ocd) just cant relax and craft in there. Only thing i have done since sunday is finish this and it was a case of run in and run out again......lol

Anyway knew i would miss joining in so hope you can excuse the lack of crafting and i hope to be hopping your way soon,x

WOYWW and a summery card to make up for the rain!!

Hello everyone and funny enough its wednesday again,could have sworn we have had a wednesday last week.....lol. Anyway you have not come to hear me ramble but to nose peep at my desk which compared to some i see on my blog travels is quite tame if i am honest  but i love seeing everyone elses desks :)

Its a bit like I Spy this desk watching,took these photos last night during my card making session and you can see my beloved promarkers (got the new summer colours and they are lush),my coloured image,embellishments,my fave ek success butterfly punch and a ms punch,my tool caddy,saturated canary coloured image,cherry lynn fanciful flourish die cut coloured with promarker,and in the pink boxes on the left are stamped images ready for colouring and on the floor you can just see my hougie and martha stewart boards and some grunge paper.
And this is the finished card,didnt like the edging with the ms punch so chopped it off.......lol

Now if you fancy going for a meander around some more desks just pop on over to Julia at Stamping Ground but be warned its never a quick visit.

Thanks to everyone who visits me i will be coming to see you but i do find it a struggle during work time to leave a comment on all the desks so at the moment i visit everyone who leaves a comment,everyone who has the same numbers as me ie if i am 38 on the list i leave a comment on everyone with a 3 or 8 in and then i try and visit some more.Roll on the holidays and then i can comment on all :)

And finally this is my desk this morning,ready for action. Have a great wednesday,x

WOYWW and new goodies :)

How naughty of me to have not posted anything between now and last woyww...tut,tut....................lol
I have a sick note so does that count!  Anyway bugs are on the way out and my crafting mojo is alive and kicking :) So you have come here via your reading list or most likely from Julia's blog 'Stamping ground' and you want a nosey at my desk so here it is

Well whats on there today,ahmm lets see,theres the start of my two tags for the tag swop over at Docrafts, along with the stash i am using and if you look closely i have my new yummy distress inks,just waiting to be used.In the pot to the right are baby wipes (ease of travel to meets),versamark pen and on top of my tim holtz dies is the last cat food lid that i have been using to make the cogs on the tags. Saw that tip on my rounds around woyww last week and need to try the embossing with them next.

Side view of my desk

 Went to the Yeovil craft meet on sunday and though i didnt finish anything apart from colouring a image(totally pooped to be honest) i had a fab time and managed to purchase some new craft goodies as we were above the craft shop :) so this is my new stash along with my new inks from oysterstamps

My new stash

Right nothing left to do but go to work now and catch up on your blogs later,thanks for taking the time to visit me  and if you want to see some other desks hop on over to here,x