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.

I've been meaning to show you this now the new houses are finished but can you see them. All we can see from here is the roof of one of them everything else is hidden by the trees.

Recently I was sent a photograph of an old friend that we haven't seen for three years thanks to Covid! She doesn't look much different really. This is the hotel they own at Annecy in France. We were supposed to have been going to see them but then Covid started.

This is the entrance to the Care Home where my mum lives. She wasn't too good this week but hopefully she will be better on Monday.

They had trimmed up for the Coronation though not sure the people who live there were quite sure what was going on but they did watch it on the Television.

First baby ducklings we've seen in the park this year.

Runners in the park on Saturday. They do this every week.

Gorgeous Cherry blossom too.

Love these we pass them on our way to the park. Must get some they are gorgeous.

Here's Alfie enjoying the sun.

And chewing up something he shouldn't.

That's probably enough doggie smiles but here are a few more to finish.

Schnauzers are very intelligent and like to read but then usually chew the book up when they've finished!

Hopefully!

Bad hair day!

This could easily be our two!

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

WOYWW -727- 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 the 
Stamping Ground, our host Julia will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

I have been enjoying playing with my new Kate Crane stamps when I am not working on the ATCs which are now just about finished which is good for me not to be trying to complete them the same week that I should be sending them out.

I have decided that once I get going again with ideas my brain goes into overload and so does the desk. I don't know what's worst, having no ideas or lots of them!

And so the desk fills up Hee! Hee! which makes it difficult for me to tell you everything that's there!

You never know, one day you may visit and the desk will be tidy! but that might be too much of a shock for some of you! I can see some washi tape, and Oxide sprays, a new Never ending card die popping it's head out in the box. The little tub is holding the ATCs carefully covered so as not to spoil the surprise!

This is a card (6"x6")I've been working on and when you see it here it certainly looks a mess until......

You see it here and then it might make more sense what I was aiming at.

I love it when I can make the background and the focal image using the same stamp and I think this one worked. Posted on Monday here: it's difficult to see here but I finished it with Stickles Glitter Glue.

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, Use it or Lose it.

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

I am here today to show you a card made with these left over Masterboards:

I've stamped onto some pieces of card which were left over from some earlier projects using this stamp by Kate Crane.

I used the same stamp again and applied it in a circular pattern around this card blank. It might look messy at the moment but soon it wont!

This little house was stamped onto some of the left-over inked card.

Another set of forgotten stamps!

To edge the layers.

Stamping done, thread, splatters and Stickles Glitter glue added to complete the design.

I made the sentiment using my Dymo.

I have also used one of the stamped images to decorate the inside too.

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.

I love these flowers they are so pretty and are doing really well as I only planted them last year and they have grown really well.

We have been spending some time in the garden this week.

We have loads of Bluebells, white and pink ones too and although I know they are poisonous to dogs we have not had any problem so far. 

Alfie likes to lay on them but neither of them or any dogs we've had before have tried to eat them.

The fruit trees are flowering nicely and we've not had any frosts during this time so fingers crossed we get some fruit.

Normally we love to see the Red Arrows flying over but they have been flying very low and they are very loud but guess once the coronation is over we will get a bit of peace.

So here they are practicing ready for Saturday.

Next my main bit of fun for this week.

It was Craft Club on Saturday.

This is Sandra who did the project this week.

These samples are the stages in making.

It was so much fun as she had found a template to make a pop out pigs face.

And this was how it ended up, he is so cute though I'm not quite sure who I could send it to yet.

These were some of the fronts we made.

I don't have a lot more to show you as we've had a busy week sorting stuff for my mum but it looks as if we're getting there and she is really happy in the Care Home and has made friends with some of the other ladies who live there.

So I'll finish with a few funnies.

Dog funnies obviously!

Hope they make you smile.

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

WOYWW - 726 - 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 the 
Stamping Ground, our host Julia will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

 

Been playing with some of Kate Crane stamps, just love them.

The exploding box is not much better but guess that's what happens when Mr Mojo takes flight.

 

You can see some of the stamps here.

 

These are some acrylic gells that I've been using with stencils but you will have to wait to see the results of those.

My favourite wet glue and a tube of domed blending sponges just behind them.

But I've teased you too much today and here is the card that I posted Monday using one of those stamps:

Hope you like it.

So that's me done for today.

I have my fingers crossed that I can get round today as I've had a problem with my laptop...well Microsoft actually who managed to wipe everything from my computer and I'm still trying to get it all back. It would seem that they want me to go to windows 11 and I want to stay with 10 and despite saying no all my photographs, downloads, etc. disappeared. I hate them!

On top of that we now have a meeting at the Care Home for mum but I will get round to you all when I get back.

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

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x

Masterboard Monday, Use it or lose it.

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

I am here today to show you a card made with one of these Masterboards:

I had decided to go through some old folders and found these lovely sheets of Gelli prints which I made years ago. 

I am guilty of playing with techniques and then storing them away and now it's time to get them out again.

I have been stamping and colouring some Kate Crane stamps (she just designs the kind of images I love) and thought it would be nice to combine these with my prints

 

 and here is one of the results.

 

The sentiment is by AALL and Create and I finished the design with Stickles Glitter glue and shiny metalic cord.

 

 

I absolutely love this angler fish, he has so much character.

I would love to hear your comments.

I'm sure we'll be back here again soon.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela x