More blankets!

I received a lovely surprise in the post this morning!
A parcel from Lunch Lady Jan full of tiny blankets.

THANK YOU SO MUCH for all these pretty things Jan, they are really appreciated.

These lovely blankets, but  alas! the photo doesn't really show the true colours.

This pink one is just sooo soft, glittery and pinky!


Thank you again Jan.

WOYWW #266

Welcome one and all to another WOYWWednesday.  All the details for this joyous event are on the WOYWW tab at the top of the page.

It turns out that I have a couple of ATC swaps this month where the Theme is Metal of one kind or another so I am having fun creating.  I have started to get them ready for posting out so this is my desk today .....

I have used wallpaper, plumbing tape, card and lots of embellishments, probably from the Fruit Pixie as I just love their £1 bags!!!

I am meeting up with a 'back in the day' friend today, having a coffee and a natter ..... after over ten years there will be lots to talk about!!!

I hope you all have a good week, lots to talk and laugh about.

WOYWW #265

Thank you Julia for being here for us, or there, or where ..... oh! in the chair .........

What's on my workdesk?
Nothing!
And here's why .....


I am enjoying myself tremendously making these little blankets for Premature Babies.  I have managed to use up some 'bits' of wool as well as investing in a couple of B I G balls of speckled wool - another seven into the pot - and that's not brown it is red, funny photo colours!!!



We have had a couple of days in Wales and I just have to show you what luggage I used .....

Can you see that smashing silk bag in the pocket on the front?  It is just the right size for all my new tablets ...... isn't that brilliant!!
Thank you Patsy for this wonderful prize, it is perfect.


Won't be visiting until Thursday this week, I have to get the gardens at the steam trains works ready for Open Day.  Woo!  Hoo!

Thank you again for all your wonderful comments and support  - I am enjoying the pink hair immensely ........ I have to say  .. wish I had done it earlier!!!  LOL

Enjoy the week and see you soon ......

WOYWW #264 updated

Morning Everyone!
What is this that I see before me?   
An empty desk!?!  
'Fraid so.
I have to tackle the I*****g, I really have to clear it all away - I need to pack a case and my 'case packing' clothes are there in a pile ..... my excuse.

But there is still plenty to see .... Summer of Colour ATCs, wool bands (very pretty, there just HAS to be a use for them!), bits and bobs of die cuts.
My desk is presented through the good graces, and generosity of our Hostess, the one and only, recently returned safely to us ....Julia!
UPDATED:  
Change of desk view - just received my order from Lelli-bot!!! 
I saw a gorgeous card on another Blog and fell in love so had to send off for the card package. :-)) 
BUT I have to wait until Saturday until I can play ....... :-((

BTW
..... .I had so many wonderful comments about my wonderful wig that I have now gone and done it!!
I spent yesterday having my hair transformed ..... 

MUCH brighter IRL

I just want to say a big THANK YOU  for all the wonderful positve comments I received ref my avatar - I have done something I have wanted to do for soooo many years .... I really am a happy bunny.

Thank you all so much for your love and encouragement.

Enjoy your WOYWWeek ....

Another June Birthday card

I have had this card base for some time, it is patterned one side and plain pink on the other side (plain white inside).

I water coloured one of the butterflies from my last visit to the DIY wallpaper section, using my metallic markers to highlight the blue circles on the wings.  I am impressed with how this turned out and must admit to looking forward to colouring the rest of the butterflies.

It was slightly larger than the card but that made it perfect when I had fussy cut it and adhered to the patterned side of the card.
I found a small sentiment that just fitted to the top right hand corner.

Happy Birthday H  

Rick St Dennis Progressive Challenge - Steampunk week 2

When I joined in the Rick St Dennis Progressive Challenge at Sparkle and Glitter, I knew I would be challenged ... and I am .... and it is only the second one!!!!!
Last month we were challenged to use an image that we already had in our stash.  This month Rick has sent us a free image for our card, still using the Steampunk theme.
When I received You're a Winner, my pencils had 'gone walkabout' so I coloured the image using the Paint software that came with my laptop.  Then I forgot about it.... until I received an email from Sue ..... that's this evening taken up!
I thought that I would use the coloured image and stay digital.  I found a steampunk paper and a sentiment - I am not a digital artist, didn't matter which way I tried, I could not make a card!!
So I printed out the images and sentiment and then ......
I found a piece of card which was the right colour, and could be cut down to size.  After folding the card in half I spritzed the front with green gold and when it had dried, spritzed it again with red.  These colours were in the steampunk background paper so I was a happy bunny!!
I fussy cut Rick's image, coloured the sentiment (from my stash - if it's yours please email me so that I can give credit) and cut the paper to size.
I now had the components all ready to be used.

I showed the image to PJ, telling him how it was coloured digitally but still not to my taste, and he suggested that I use an Action Wobble (see tab at top of page) to attach it to the card - BRILLIANT! - I knew there was a reason I married him.

I attached the paper to the card and then accented some of the circles and wheels with my metallic markers.
I cut out the sentiment in a box shape but didn't like it so I fussy cut all the word and placed them on the card at different angles .....
I cut the 'legs' from some steampunk brads, dabbed them with my metallic markers (from Lidl) and used some 3D pads to attach them to the bottom of the card.

Here is the finished card ....

I showed it to PJ and  .... there was silence .... that's not a good sign!

PJ suggested changing the letters .... hmmmmm.....

I had bought this Circus Alphabet die by Tattered Lace when PJ bought me the Grand Calibur way back at Christmas, so thought I would use this to change the letters.  I diecut the letters in a dull gold card, dabbed the required letters with my metallic markers and added them to the card in place of 'attitude is' keeping with the uneven theme on the original sentiment.
MUCH better .... love it ...... I'm off to enter this card in the Challenge.

Oh!  Here is the Action Wobble in action!

WOYWW #263 (starts with a rant which can be skipped!)

I love Wednesdays and visiting desks ..... I must remember not to phone the Doctors's Surgery until after I have 'signed in'.

RANT....
I am in need of new tablets - in April I had a heart 'incident' which meant I spent the day in hospital and am now taking a googly selection of tablets - so, in my simplicity, thought I would find out if they were on a repeat prescription or if I had to order them.  I phoned and gave them my number (D.O.B, quite Scriptural as the Book of Revelation says we will have numbers) so that they could find out my name ..... I then explained that I wondered if my new tablets were on Repeat Prescription, the receptionist spoke over me so I had to stop speaking to listen to her and the upshot of it all was that I was soooo upset over this 'me trying to say something and her talking over me' when all I wanted was a yes or a no.  
She couldn't give me one lot of tablets because the computer said I was too early              that shut me up     
Finally, after much 'discussion' the answer was yes .... I can go to my Chemist and pick up my tablets.
What a to do!  I am left angry, upset, my blood pressure must've gone through the roof (yet again after talking to them) and I am now in tears as the pressure is released and I am venting out to you all.   
Why do I not change Doctor's you ask?  'Cos I live in an area where that surgery is the only one I can reach without a car ..... I do not drive or ride a bicycle and there is no bus to the only other Drs near to me.   
THANK YOU - I feel much better now ............ 
END OF RANT .......

Let us talk of better things ...... my desk (or dumping ground)

 I was creating some 'fairy' ATCs when I was called out to visit a DIY shop (wallpaper, wallpaper, wallpaper...).  Wallpaper samples later were cut and placed into red edged rexels and put under a weight to flatten.  Then, when looking for embellishments, I found an article on Ribbon Embroidery, this has to be revisited.  
On the way to Crunch (Craft at Lunch) I popped into W H Smiths. as one does, and saw some ribbons at 24p a roll so they fell into the basket along with a mag (four embossing folders free!).  I did make it to crunch where we made an 'envelope' photo album wrapped with a band - a piece of red paper in my case!!?!
Eagle eyes may also see my Summer of Colour ATC still on my desk and the envelope to a WOYWW 5  ATC sent from Dianne (midteacher).
I will tidy up at some point today - if it rains - otherwise I shall be working and it will have to wait until tomorrow!
So that is my desk for today - messy but happy.
I am thankful that Julia is back safely amongst us, nay leading us, and is hosting, once again, all these desks (so varied and noisy!)  More WOYWW info can be found at the top of the page.
Thank you for visiting and listening to my rant - or skipping past if you're wise - have a good week with lots of laughter .....