Hi - it's WOYWW

Hello, I have again  been missing for a week or more - such a lot of things to do with life other than crafting that have become too important to leave on the shelf any longer. 

As I've mentioned before, I have not been feeling too well with the side effects of the medication I'm force to take and that has not help with motivation and drive so I felt it time to make some changes to my commitments so I've been busy organizing my home - the loft as been emptied, sorted and insulated - yes, boring but very satisfying and much warmer;  re-organizing my diet (good news is I've lost 7lbs and Dave's lost 12lb - bad news is my re-organizing is working better for him than me????); I sorted out lots of crafting stash that I will never use and updated various PC things and at last (hope this doesn't go pear shaped on me!) Mr. Blogger seems to be working fine.  Also in January I resigned from the CB Design Team.  I will be continuing to follow the DT and still remain a member of the CB forum - cause there's too much beautiful artwork and inspiration to miss out on!  I enjoyed my time on the DT, made some good friends and learnt a lot,  but time to move on ..... best wishes to all - it's been a pleasure working with you. 

At the moment I cannot promise regular postings, but hope you'll feel able to use the Cupboard and all the info stored - if you have any problems finding anything, just leave me a post on the comments page and I'll get back to you.

Now I realize it's WOYWW and I've not even got a piccy to show you !!!! but I'm sure you have and I'm hoping to catch up with your news over the next few days.

Thanks for dropping by.

WOYWW

A little late today for WOYWW - an early appointment at the opticians and then a blood test and the morning just disappeared!

I did, however, managed to take a piccy of my desk before I ventured out in the cold but as you can see not a lot is going on..... 

I've been playing with a new lily of the valley stamp from Clarity Stamps and think an idea is about to form- well I'm  hoping so!  I'm very impressed with Barbara Grey and her clever stamps which has you can see make pretty patterns.

I've also had my Bug in operation this week, but not for paper crafting......

I've been cutting fun foam with my Nestie Label 4 and make holders for the mounting pile of earrings that I seem to have an obsession to make!  Does anyone have other uses for their dies?

I hoping to get round to seeing some desks now (well that is when I've cut the sandwiches for tonight's bowls match).  So take care all and stay warm and safe.

Stamping Ground WOYWW

Hi, old friends, I was thinking this morning surely it's not Wednesday already!!! Where does the time go?  AND, then the thought occured to me that I'd not been over to WOYWW for a long long time so to put that right I popped over to SG and immediately it felt like home seeing Julia desk sitting there as I remember it!  I just love this woman's organization skills - a crafter after my own heart!  Well done Julia for keeping WOYWW going - I'm so pleased that you're still there and that you have so many loyal followers who do visit you regularly. 

My desk is quite tidy today since my crafting mojo has gone walkabouts, but when the postie delivered a parcel the contents did get quickly unwrapped, fondled and then photographed.

These are just lovely gems - great colours - nice quality and a good buy from the sale at Beads Direct.

This is what I'm spending my pennies (read pounds) on at the moment, and I'm thinking of opening a new page in the Cupboard to feature beading which seems to be catching the attention of many.  I love my beads and I think I now have the biggest stash of necklaces, bracelets and earrings than anyone on the planet! 

Thanks for dropping by - hope you are all well - I'll try to catch up asap. 

WOYWW

Hi WOYWWer's, As you know my desk space is quite limited and I reached  a point yesterday where something had to move!  Sad to say, I didn't move that something quick enough and as a result my 2 bits and pieces boxes fell on my bit of space and then onto the floor!  All the scraps and labels, cut and never used, all my stamping experiments just thrown in the box lay scatter about me!!  Since I hadn't moved that something, something had to be done pronto!!!

I had to start by clearing up, then picking up, next after picking them up.... was looking through them, it was like finding old photographs....you have to stop, gaze and wonder all over again.  When did I do that? Why didn't I use it?  Can I use it now?

I ended up with dies, and odds and ends all over the place, and was still at a loss as what to do with them.

But, since I had been asked to make a few "Just to say" cards I followed this direction.  The cards needed to be useable for any occasion, including sympathy.....

This is one I made.  On looking at it again - I think I could have made two cards with one image on each.  How wonderful is hindsight! 

Hope to catch up with you soon on the WOYWW blog hop!

WOYWW

Hi there, and happy lst of September to you on yet another WOYWW day!

My desk is looking a bit messy (for me)!  I was having an enjoyable play with printing papers from my new Artylicious CD which is a new area for me, and was then was sidetracked by bowls matches and an urge to reorganize myself.  So I turned by back on my desk, remembering to put the lids on the inkpads and my cutting knife away (I'm trying to train myself because I do forget sometimes) and removed myself to the other end of the room in my PC corner.  I've made a start on my new labelling system for the Cupboard and will update you tomorrow.  But, my paper project remains uptouch until ??? I support get another urge to turn round the other way and find my desk again!

If you're reading this and wondering what its all about, you will find the link on my sidebar to Julia's What's on your workdesk Wednesday, come over and join us. Have a fun day wherever it takes you or whatever you are doing.

WOYWW

Hi my WOYWW friends, time to  check a few desks to see what you are all up to and, of course, say hello!

There's not a lot on my desk this morning, partly because I've just finished a couple of projects and had to clear a space for the next.  I have a little tip to share with you with the label dies soon, and the papers are from the Artylicious CD which I have just bought.  I like the idea of being able to print inserts in matching papers and the designs are beautiful. 

Now for my bottom drawer!

                                                    

A lot of you have shown interest in what's in this drawer, partly I suppose because it's always open.  The reason for this is it holds my embossing folders, dies, and paper packs which I use all the time and like to have handy.  I did a quick count of the dies - I got to 39! and I think some of the CD cases are doubled up!!  Oh dear, what a lot of cash tied up in a shoe box!!!  I store my paper packs in plastic folders, again handy to see and get at.  The rest of my papers are stored in A4 folders in the bookcase, and the 12 x 12's live under the sofa!

Well now it's time to get my hair cut, and then I'll be doing a bit of blogging, see you around.

WOYWW

Hiya my WOYWW friends, another Wednesday and time to visit some desks. 

Here's mine....

I've been trying my hand at watercolouring with my new Inktense pencils.....have a long way to go!

This is a project I'm working on and hope to have some results tomorrow in my TippyThursday post (can't cross fingers because I have to turn an handle!)

Hope to visit you soon, have a great nosey day

                                                                   

WOYWW

Good morning my WOYWW friends from a very bright and sunny North Staffs, hope you are all well and enjoying life.  When I walked into my craftroom this morning and looked at my desk ....

I was surprised by the lack of anything to show you but the remains of a very busy time crafting yesterday.  I made two new DT cards which are under wraps, and so because of this I thought you might like to see....

this illustration from the set of EI stamps that my Pie (on Monday) was from, which many of you liked and thanks for your lovely comments.  Stamping is a relatively new adventure for me, and having a colour guide is really helpful. 

This is my take on the boot from the same set.

I've used the Nestie squares for layering the paper from HOTP over gold card and a patterned vellum. Although the shaped labels are lovely, the basic shapes are really useful, so don't leave them gathering dust. The boot I coloured with Promarkers, cut out, triple embossed.  A few gems on the tassels, twisted wire, ribbon, foam pads - job done.  Oh, not quite - the lines were achieved by using a score board - this matched up nicely with the diamond pattern on the boot! 

Enjoy your day visiting - this week I hope to be with you earlier! 

WOYWW

Hi my WOYWW friends, on a damp grey morning I greet you with this ......

This boring looking parcel arrived on my desk yesterday morning, my reaction ----oooh what's in it ????

Opened quickly it and .... wow.....exciting stuff......need to do some reading....so thought, stop looking and touching and get on with it .....but so busy with bowling committments yesterday and today that I will come back and tell you all about it asap. But, I will say, I'm one happy bunny!

See you over at WOYWW,  and for anyone interested in knowing what this is all about - check out my sidebar.

WOYWW

Well it didn't take me long to mess up my tidy room!  I blame Liz for sending my order so quickly and (as you do) I quickly ripped open the box to see and touch my new goodies!

This is Megan's card to say thank you for her crafting gift - she is just turned 4 and I think going to be a crafter like Nan!  Julia, doesn't your gift look good and so useful too!

I'll show you my new dies in more detail tomorrow, but in the meantime excuse me I'm busy playing!

See you later on WOYWW.  (Link on sidebar for anyone interested in joining us - it's free - it's fun - and you meet some very interesting, friendly, talented crafters.)

Hi WOYWWer's - Hope you are all well and enjoying this summer weather.  Crafting for me is out of the question at the moment - my hols approach quickly now - like tomorrow!  Since my daughter and children will be using our home as their holiday base my craftroom has had to be sorted and so my desk looks like this......

all the bits and pieces gone, good job my little desk has the advantage of a lid!

If you are a regular visitor to the Cupboard, I have left a number of posts for you whilst I'm away, (my fingers are crossed that the schedule thingy works!!).

For anyone visiting that may be wondering what WOYWW is all about - it stands for What's on your Workdesk Wednesday.  If you would like to join our fun and interesting group there is a link on my sidebar - pop over and say hello to our leader Julia.  This is the place where things happen on a Wednesday!

WOYWW

Hi all, hope you are all well and enjoying this week of summer!  I have been missing for the last two weeks due to life's chores getting in the way of my crafting, but I'm back with a shot of my desk.....

This is how I left my desk last night.  I have just taken this photo and when I saw it I had to smile because they say a photo never lies AND this  doesn't because what's there echos the state of my mind!  I had a good day yesterday - shopping and buying clothes and ordering some new crafting goodies. Then I went bowling and on an away green won my match easily by playing well.  Home, got dinner, out again to watch another bowls match on a lovely evening with the added bonus of a lager for I had to replenish my fluids!  Home and a go at crafting whilst Dave watched some MORE footie.  I felt happy!   I made the two tags and then indecision set in.....what colour card.....what embossing.....what...what....what.  I packed up!  Not unhappy, but frustrated.  As I said before the photo say it all. 

Hope you all have a good WOYWW day, I hoping that visiting you talented crafters will inspire me with what to do with these tags.  So beware, I'm picking brains today....wonder what you've got to show me???!?!????

I recently made this decorative jar to celebrate the 1st Anniversary of  WOYWW and have been asked how I did it, so.......

It started life as a very plain plastic jar that was given to me as a freebie.

What I did:  Using two coats of Alcohol Inks in Pitch Black, Mushroom and Raspberry I inked the jar.  Unfortunately AI doesn't like to be photographed!  Shame because the finish is great giving a rich and luxurious colouring.

I cut 2 bands with a Joy Craft border die and stuck them to the jar with difficulty using just about every glue I had.  And, in the end with very sticky fingers I managed it!  AND, more importantly, they have remained stuck!!  

Next a Label 4 die cut from gold mirri card and coloured with AI. 

The flower looked daft stuck on the lid, so not to be thwarted I glued them to the bottom where there was a convenient dimple.  All I needed then were some metal flowers and a dragonfly dusted with glitter glue and pearl drops to complete my to piece to celebrate Julia's amazingly successful WOYWW.  Thanks Julia for all your work over the past year - it's been fun!

What will I do with my little jar?!?!?!  Originally I thought I'd fill it with the names of all the WOYWWers on week 52, but now it's standing on its lid, I'm going to fill it with sand and it will become a ...... pretty paperweight!

PS: If you are wondering what WOYWW is all about - you will find a link on my sidebar.

WOYWW Week 52 - Happy 1st Anniversary!

A few weeks ago I had this what I thought was a brill idea - remember these freebie jars.

I thought I decorate one of them, but after a number of hours I had to admit  it was not working tooooooo well! Nothing seemed to stick to my acetate jar but me....but I could'nt be beaten and fail to submit this week since it's such a momentous occasion to be celebrating your first anniversary.....so......presevering.....in honour of Julia's brilliant idea and her unfailing support of all the WOYWWers.....here my WOYWWAC

Congratulations and my thanks Julia for bringing about WOYWW - you've made craft rooms fun and liberating and Wednesday has become a real friendly day. Now I have to get the glue and dye off my fingers...any suggestions?

Unfortunately I will not be around today as I have a family funeral, but hope to catch you tomorrow.

Have fun and look forward to seeing your creations. 

WOYWW

Good morning WOYWWer's.  Week 51 and countdown to WOYWWAC! 

My desk is boring this morning - I have just finished a project which I will reveal later, and it tidy.  so since a number of you have commented on my eating habits, ie CRISPS.....

NO, it's just a pencil case.....

with a message for those on a diet

but now I use it for my  tools.

When I was a WW leader I used it as a prompt by my scales, so for those of you (like me at the moment) on a diet who like crisps - the message is there!  Yes, you can have IF YOU COUNT THE POINTS!! 

Have a great day visiting your fellow WOYWWers.

WOYWW

Hi WOYWWers, hope you've all had a good week.

I've been busy doing something......

Then I started looking for something and now I can't find anything.....

the Tardis has exploded!

See you over at WOYWW.

PS: If you donated cards to my Breast Cancer Appeal - please read the post below. 

WOYWW

Hi there friends at WOYWW - are you looking forward to a busy day blogging?  I'm posting piccies, but then I have to go out - so see you later.

Last night I sat on the sofa and sorted out my ribbon boxes.

When done I just dumped them on my little tardis desk to show you one of my secret stores.

I colour code them and store in self seal bags, which would work if I always replaced the left over bits and sealed the bag! Hence the need to sort, again!!   

Then with the lids on the boxes they just sit by the side of the tardis - handy but out of sight.  Here you can also see my tray and small glass cutting mat which I use when sofa crafting. 

I'm going to keep my WOYWW post small and concise in future - just a quick look and read to keep in touch, gain friends and ideas, or I feel that we'll  lose the concept of  this great idea of Julia's!   I want to visit as many desks as possible and leave comments which I'm sure you do too, but if we stray away from a sight of our Wednesday morning desks we will have lost it! 

WOYWW

Oh Julia, what a mess you're got me into this week!  I arrived home from my weekend away with an idea for today, even down to doing a quick sketch (not my usual thing) and eager to get started.   My desk looked like this......

After a few hours of frustration and realisation that my idea was not working tooooo well....

I ended up like this!  Project completed (not entirely to plan) but to make matters worse what I was working on was not for today but for ???? I don't know when!  Dave usually says I always late - eat your words this week Dave!  So now l'm completely confused!  I know it's Wednesday, heard it on the voting news, but what week WOYWW is it someone, please.....and when is anniversary week?  Mrs Dunnit, I dunna know!

PS: My hidden black box project is now unveiled in the post below and my thanks to all of you who have been on supportive with your kind comments.

To those of you who saw my previous post - thanks for alerting my that I was toooo sooooon!