WOYWW -820 - What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

   Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Hi Workdesk friends. 
We are here for another Wednesday at the Workdesk and here is:
"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday".

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit Sarah's Craft Shed and our host Sarah will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

Not really!

Don't panic this was actually Thursday last week when I decided it had to be sorted, couldn't stand that mess any longer but in doing it the mess got worse!

If you were around on Friday you may have seen it already.

But it's all sorted now and there is actually a tidy box and space on the desk too but fear not it wont last long.

For those of you who were wondering what the circles of card were for I have started using them on some new Christmas cards which I would have done before now but as you know I haven't been quite myself so here's the first one. 

Woodware stamps for this card and Oxide inks.

Started by applying some ink to the card with with a blending brush and flicked water to give the faux bleach effect and left to dry. 

Next stamping the images onto the card and some black splatters. 

I used a ball shaping tool to shape the circles and attached them with Pinflair glue gel to give some depth to them.

So that's me done for today.

 Thanks for stopping by and hope you will pop over and join in the visits around the other desks.

 I'm off now to see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x

Masterboard Monday - review of 2024

   Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

I am here today to show you a card made with this Masterboard:

I love these inks by Lixsa Horton but need to play with them again soon as I think they have more to offer.

Smooshed the colours on first and then added the leaf stencil.

Cut the masterboard into duitable sized pieces.

Layer up the design with suitable colours of card and attach to the card blank.

I stamped my sentiment at this stage (Woodware).

And then a diecut image by Sizzix for Tim Holtz.

If you have any left over pieces to use up this is another trick.

Choose a die that cuts into the card rather than cuts the design out.

Die cut a piece of card to fit the top of the card front, add a sentiment and gems then attach the Masterboard piece between this and the card blank.

And you have a great CAS card.

You could use other dies and replace the image when you've cut it out.
The designs are simple but effective.

Hope you like them.

I would love to hear your comments.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting.

Angela x

Friday Fun Day with Smiles.

           Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.......which isn't much!

Apart from walking the dogs and doing the grocery shopping (yes I still do my own, no on-line ordering here!). 

However, I do think that I'm over the cold more or less so decided to tidy my desk which some of you will know it has suffered greatly during my weeks of sniffles.

It looked like this on Wednesday:

which I know some of you will have seen already.

And even worse on Thursday when I decided I'd had enough of not being able to find stuff and cleared the boxes which made things much worse!

But I'm all smiles now, look at this gorgeous tidy desk all ready to start the new project.

Earlier in the week we got a new microwave. I'll get there soon so that I know how it works as it's different from my old one. Sorry about the shadow.

Daisy in her comfy place.

I know Schnauzers are intelligent but this is taking it too far!

My friend who lives in France sent me this photo.

This is Flaine and I'm pleased we're not skiing there, these people are waiting to get a lifts up to the mountain.

She sent me this pic too, now that I do fancy.

Snow drops in the garden looking pretty.

And the swan family in the park doing well too.

Happy Valentine's Day and wishing you a great weekend.

 Thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for
"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x

woyww - 819 - What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

   Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Hi Workdesk friends. 
We are here for another Wednesday at the Workdesk and here is:
"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday".

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit Sarah's Craft Shed and our host Sarah will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

I warn you it's not very exciting.

Finally got round to doing something on the desk. 

Trying to use up some pieces of Christmas paper to come up with an idea for next Christmas cards but not sure how long it will be before I get bored with this!

Still on my "use it or lose it" plan so got out an old punch that I've not used for ages. 

I do have the little dies too that go with the stamp I'm using (Woodware) but decided to use the punch as I need quite a few of the circles and it's the correct size.

Hope to have at least one sample to show you next week.

New Dee stamps from AALL and Create too.

The exploding box is quite disgusting. 

I have no excuse other than that I have been spending some time felting but this needs sorting or it will definitely explode!

So that's me done for today.

 Thanks for stopping by and hope you will pop over and join in the visits around the other desks.

 I'm off now to see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x

Masterboard Monday review of 2024.

  Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Here today to show you more reviews of my Masterboards from last year.

This was coloured but I didn't like the bright colours so added some white gesso with a roller then stamped and stencilled over it.

And then added diecut light bulbs and a sentiment stamped on frosted Vellum paper.

The stamped image here is a giraffe by Kate crane.

It was also this year that I started my Collage Grid journal.

This was so much fun making papers and working on the grids.

Some of these were later cut out and made into cards.

These were some very old stamps but still love them.

Hope you liked them too, think I'll be keeping these. 

This could be another part of the new theme "Use it or Lose it" get out all those old stamps and use them or give them a new home.

I would love to hear your comments.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela xXx

Friday fun day

           Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

Which doesn't seem to be very much other than some washing. Trying to catch up with a few jobs now I'm starting to feel a bit more like myself.

Don't think I showed you this but it's still there right now. Guess the maker is working on the next one, could it be Valentine or Easter? we'll have to wait and see.

Been walking in the park and the swan babies are doing well. They were having some flying practice this week.

Back from the park Daisy and Alfie drying off...little s cruffs!

If you weren't here on Wednesday I have been doing some felting.

Joined in with the Sophie Wheatley free classes.

I don't know wherfe the time goes but it's hairdressers again today so might be a bit late getting round.

A few funnies then I'd better be off.

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for
"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x