WOYWW #596

 Another Wednesday, time to peek at each others desks and projects! If you want to know what WOYWW is, just go to http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.ca/p/what-is-woyww.html  and all will be revealed!

 Greetings everyone! I hope everyone is well, and happy! Here is a look out my window on Nov 1 - I want to take the same picture on the 1st of every month, just to see the passage of time...

This is my desk:

The Graphics 45 pages were from a Steampunk Paper collection and an Alice in Wonderland collection. I cut them all up so that would use them. I've had these books for many years, and never used them!

I spent the weekend cutting up all of my many 12X12 scrapbook paper books to 6X6 size (I rarely use paper larger than that) and put it all in this box:

and kept some 12x12 papers that wouldn't cut in quarters well

Why did I do this you ask? Because I had a huge drawerful of books and individual papers that I NEVER used. Or very rarely anyway. 

Searching through those big books for a paper I liked was cumbersome and took a very long time, so I didn't bother. Which meant I had a ton of paper I didn't use. So now, I can flip quickly through the box of papers to find something I like and will use. I don't do 12x12 scrapbooks, so I don't need huge background papers. It was fun re-acquainting myself with every single piece of paper I have!

I kept my 8X8 books intact, as I only have a few.

I also re-discovered my Graphics 45 books, and as you saw on my desk, cut those up too. I am now much more likely to use those in my journals.

I also have 2 boxes of scraps to use, one for large and one for very small. I think I'm set!

I did make a couple of Christmas Cards:

This one used some SU paper, my new SU dies, and a die that I got for Christmas last year from hubby. The die cuts are backed by a rectangle of burlap that I found.

This one also uses SU paper and die cuts, and a stamp by Stampa Rosa

I was cleaning my office last week and found a box of treasure! Wow! It was like Christmas! I think this is where I found the burlap pieces I used on the card.

Halloween was a big success, we had more kids than usual, and everyone was doing "safe Halloween" - social distancing, masks, and there were even some candy shutes and candy "canons" at some houses! Here was our set-up: Everyone got a "hand" full of candies, and a bag of potato chips (crisps).

Hubby's pumpkin

Hubby waiting for kids with his Vodka Cooler...

It got very cold and windy and we ended up in the car!

And this is what Inky does when I let her into my craft room: Her favourite spot to find new "toys"!

So that's it for me today, Inky and Mittsy say "meow" and I say "have a great week!"

(not really Mittsy but looks almost just like her!)

Woyww #595

  Another Wednesday, time to peek at each others desks and projects! If you want to know what WOYWW is, just go to http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.ca/p/what-is-woyww.html  and all will be revealed!

Hello everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and happy! 

Here is my desk:

I got a sample card from Stampin' Up that I liked, so I made it into a Christmas card, using my new SU papers and dies.

And this is another card I made last week:

This stamp is from Wordsworth, look at the capitals in this to see what it says!

and these are from Stampington

and this one from Hero Arts

Do you celebrate Halloween where you are? It's very big in Ontario, and because of Covid-19, many cities are having to cancel, such as Toronto and Ottawa, but here we are designated "green" and Hallowe'en is ON! We still have to follow guidelines, but the kids are excited. We made up these baggies of candies that look like hands!

I put a few Hallowe'en touches in my living room yesterday, and I think it looks really hygge!

Here is my coffee table...

and this is the box on the coffee table that I made a few years ago...

and this is the inside of the box...

We will be having a social distanced Halloween, no knocking on doors, no handing out handfuls of candies, we will set up decorations and a table at the end of our driveway and just put out of few baggies at a time for the goblins to come and pick up. Hopefully it won't be too cold!

Here's Inky all comfy cozy on her throne...

and here's Mittsy saying "Brrr! It's getting cold out here! Let me in!" It actually snowed yesterday afternoon!

If you are celebrating Halloween this year, have fun and stay safe!

Mittsy the Hallowe'en cat!

WOYWW #594

 Another Wednesday, time to peek at each others desks and projects! If you want to know what WOYWW is, just go to http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.ca/p/what-is-woyww.html  and all will be revealed!

Hello from a rainy day in Canada! It's getting colder, although Mother Nature is throwing a bone to us tomorrow with a predicted high of 21°! Today's high is 17°, not too bad, but it can only get colder from here on in!

Here is my desk, unchanged from yesterday when I took the photo:

I don't know how I have been keeping it so neat! But I can see my work area slowly decreasing...

Yesterday was our 36th wedding anniversary! I made hubby a card that he opened to Bryan Adam's song   "(Everything I Do) I do it for you"

                     I used a clothing tag! Jeans stamp - Hero Arts (I think)

                                               words from the song

both of these stamps were dollar store stamps,

 the background paper is from Bohemian Crafting

Nothing too romantic for dinner, since we can't go out, and our fav restaurant was closed on Tuesdays, so we got a Chinese Take-Out Feast instead! This will last us 3 days at least!

We each order a combo that we like, then a bunch of other things as well. That way we get a little bit of everything we like!

Do you remember the scroll project? The project that I was making from the inside tubes of 2 macramé cord wheels? Here it is!

And this I wish for all of you! 

No kitty pics today, but there is this - spooky!

Have a wonderful week! Inky and Mittsy say "meow!"

WOYWW #593

 Another Wednesday, time to peek at each others desks and projects! If you want to know what WOYWW is, just go to http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.ca/p/what-is-woyww.html  and all will be revealed!

Hi everyone! Boy, we are getting close to 600 posts! Last weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving, and on the day (we celebrate on Sunday) the weather was incredible - warm, sunny, a gorgeous fall day! The downside was we weren't allowed to have guests, it was just the two of us and my Mom. But that was OK, we still had a good time, and Face Timed with our DD and her new family. "Next Year!" seems to be the battle cry these days!

Here is my desk today:

I have been busy though...

Background: Hero Arts; Leaf Stamp:  unknown   

and more Christmas Cards

 Stamp: Magenta; Background music: Bohemian Crafting; Sentiment: unknown

Background: Hero Arts, Stencil: Tim Holtz; Snowflake die: unknown

I used my new brushes for the stencil - I was even able to get just the little red berries with the smallest brush!

Here are some Thanksgiving photos:

                Table for 3...

Deviled eggs - usually DD makes them, but hubby made them this year...

Our spatchcocked turkey - only takes 1 1/2 hours to cook a 10 lb turkey!

Pumpkin soup (real pumpkin, not from a can!)

Turkey Soup the next day!

And my Showstopper - Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake and Maple Leaf Sugar Cookies

missing family...

And last but not least, Inky and Mittsy were playing through the window yesterday...

Mittsy was outside and Inky was inside, and they were batting at each other through the glass! And then I got this gorgeous photo of Mittsy! 

Well, we all say "Have a great week! Meow meow!"