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My name is Eileen but to friends in the card making world I'm known as 'ikki'. (which is pronounced I-KEY) From where or how this came about I'm not sure - it just got shorten from my original craft name of Ikemo by various friends along my crafting way! I started crafting whilst recouperating from an accident, and from my first attempts with peeloffs and paint - I was hooked! Now my passion is my BUG! and now BEADING!

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Wednesday 7 April 2010

WOYWW

What's on my desk on this sunny Wednesday morning....well a bit of a disaster!

After watching Sheena produce some very interesting backgrounds for bookmarks, I thought "I'll have a go at this!" 

Oh, dear.....not so good.....perhaps with a bit of tweaking?....not sure....might have to be the bin!  If I can make it look something like you'll see it in a future post - but don't hold your breath!

A little more success here with just a stamping and distress ink.

I think I must be a mind reader, because I'd been tagging it all week, this is another that I finished.  For anyone interested, the Tag challenge has returned.

Lastly, a christmas card bearing a lovely photo of my daughter and her girls.  It's such a good photo that I'm trying to think of a way to use it, circle nesties come to mind?!?!!?? 

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26 comments:

Pam said...

That all looks very interesting, i'm sure you could use rather than bin. Picture loos lovely.

Hugs Pam

Cardarian said...

Lovely, lovely, lovely tags!
Cardarian

Hels Sheridan said...

Gorgeous art, thanks for sharing x

Unknown said...

Hi
some lovely stamps there, gorgeous tags, your daughter and grand daughters are lovely.
Christine x

Annie said...

Really love the tags. The photo is well worth rejigging. Its lovely.
A x

PinksyDoodles said...

These tags look fabulous. You must have had lots of fun creating them.
I love the Christmas card too - what a good looking family.
Clare x

Julia Dunnit said...

Even with all that going on, you dresk is still pretty tidy Ikki! The backgrounds look good to me - stamp al lover 'em and see. Love what you've done with the Hero images.

Helen said...

Rubbish, your backgrounds are fantastic. And I want your stamps....!!!!

Rosie said...

A nice organised desk here - and liked the look of the backgrounds you've been doing. If at first you don't succeed .....

kay said...

fab tags and card ikki,x

Anonymous said...

Oh no, please don't bin it, just stamp over it, it'll be great. Love those other tags and bookmarks too. Love CC from your family, definitely reuse.

I have a q for you... Can I emboss Spellbinders in my bug without buying the tan spellbinders mat? Can I use a mouse pad perhaps??
Hugs
Brenda

Artyjen said...

Love the backgrounds....all of them! Stamp something on it you might be surprised :)
xoxo

Kaz said...

Gorgeous tags there. Lovely desk xx

Mandy said...

gorgeous backgrounds, well done! and your space is not a disaster, its creative!!!!

{{hugs}}mandyxx

Unknown said...

maybe you need to come back to those backgrounds with a fresh pair of eyes as they look fine to me... i'm sure once you've put and image on top they'll look great. the tags are fab - love the colours.

hope you are feeling much better than last week.

Paula x x x

Hello, I'm Vicki said...

those tags are yummy, not rubbish in the slightest!! really fab. xxx

Cheryl Boglioli said...

You still look so tidy for all that crafty goodness to be going on.

Angie said...

Love the squarer butterfly one ... love the colours

Paige said...

Your bookmark might not have turned out like you planned but i beat you had a great time playing with all those inks and getting inky fingers while making it :) I love the butterfly image, very nice!!!!
Gracie shifts over to sit ont he arm of the chair so she can be next to me, Diggory will often balance on the other arm as well :)

Julie said...

Lots going on here, Ikki - I Love the butterfly image - that is fantastic!! Juliex

Unknown said...

The stamped tags look fabuloso ... and the picture of your daughter and her family is lovely!

Chrissie said...

Some fab stamps there Eileen! I must say you're using them terrifically too!
Fab piccy of your girls!
Chrissie

Mummylade said...

I want your stamps! All of them! =)

Liverpool Lou (Anne) said...

Some gorgeous stamps there Ikki, love the diamond one, the butterfly and the scroll in the corner. Love the 2 pieces of work in the 3rd photo. With the other one it may be ok if you stamp over it all, leaving very little card showing. How about running it under the tap, that's what I do sometimes with success.
Anne xx

Linby said...

beautiful tags and you have some lovely stamps there.
Linbyx

Spyder said...

Don't bin it! It looks fabulous to me! Love all your crafty-ness
(Lyn)