WOYWW #518

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 all! I am late posting today as I had the chiropractor this morning, then lunch with my Mom, and now I'm ready to post. I did manage to get some work done this week! I have been discovering (or re-discovering) new You Tube artists and I have been getting excited about having fun with my art (something that has been lacking lately!)

So here is my desk this morning:

and here is my most recent journal page...

 and this is the little monster peeking out of the window...

I think she must be the "pain" monster! The window is made from a box of Jane Davenport stickers I bought.


I did a little organizing as well, I found these little clear boxes meant to store nail polish. I was hoping my Dylusions Spray bottles would fit, but they were too big. But all my re-inkers fit perfectly!

 Before:

 After:

 Now I can see them all! (and I re-inked my Vintage Photo ink pad that badly needed it!) There are 4 boxes, and each one holds 16 bottles.

I also went shopping (well, what else can I do when I'm on sick leave? LOL!) 

these were buy one, get one free!

I also bought some Jane Davenport paper and stickers for 40% off

I "re-discovered" Jane Davenport, Ninnynoo, and Chelsea Diaz on You Tube this week and getting excited about my art again. Finally! I love Ninnynoo's journals! Lots of great ideas!

Finally, it's Spring!!!!! Yay!

 drinking (cranberry juice) on the porch and reading in the sun!

mourning doves on the feeders!

And Mittsy got a new collar, getting ready for venturing outdoors by herself so that she is well tagged (and she's microchipped as well). It matches Inky's diamond studded pink collar!

And this I call "pile of fur", Mittsy all curled up on my lap after dinner!

Inky is now content in her summer chair, she no longer has to sit in a pot of dirt - she's happy! We hope everyone has a great week!

PS- my back is feeling much better, hoping to get back to work soon, barring me doing anything stupid!

WOYWW #517

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!

First, a BIG thank you to all who commented last week on my blog. I wasn't able to get back to you due to all sorts of things (the week from H---) one being that my computer crashed last week...but it's up and working now, thankfully. My back is still very sore - what I was hoping to be a 2 week leave from work has turned into a 4-6 week leave. I spend a lot of time with a heating pad on my back. I did, however, discover this week that I can watch You Tube on my Roku - wow! Why didn't anyone tell me this? So to get my mojo going again I've been watching crafting videos, which did get me back into my craft room yesterday for a little while. So here's my desk this week:

 Added some colour

(I used "Smoosh" - anyone ever heard of it? My DH gave some to me several years ago. Iridescent!)

 Decided to use the mop up tag as the next page

And now for a housekeeping tip!

How to change the sheets on a bed. . .

Mittsy's favourite day is "change the sheets day"!

Happy May to everyone, hopefully next week will be better and I can get back to all who comment on my post, and hopefully more! Mittsy and Inky wish you all a happy week, and so do I,

WOYWW #516

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 you all had a lovely Easter! My back is still in pain, kind of like a knife stuck in the middle (and to the right) of my back. If I don't move, everything is fine, but when I do move - ouch! The knife makes itself known! Anyway, lots of time with a heating pad, and at the chiropractor, and off work. But I am off pain meds, so progress. My daughter came for the weekend, which was wonderful, but not much happened in the craft room:

but it's still a mess!

However, the Easter Bunny came, as he does every year, no matter how old we get! Nice bunny!

and DD brought flowers as well! 

Easter dinner was lovely, I cooked a ham in the crock pot - but forgot to turn it on! 4:00 came around, and it was cold! Oh dear - popped it onto high and announced a late dinner, but we turned it into a l-o-n-g dinner! started appetizers

appetizers...and yes I put a shrimp on my egg and it was delicious...

then played a game of Labrynth...

then dinner...

then angel food cake with fresh strawberry sauce for dessert...

I think we were done by 10:00pm!

Ham and Navy Bean soup the next day - so good!

Nothing much from Inky and Mittsy today, Inky seems to be in an especially feisty mood, and Mittsy is playing into it! Lots of growling and hissing, and I can almost hear giggles from Mittsy!

Have a great week! 

WOYWW #515

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! Although the temperatures are still hovering around zero, it's starting to look like spring in Southern Ontario, Canada! The snow is gone (thankfully!) and the ice is off the lake. The birds are chirping, and Inky is keeping close watch:

"Potted cat"

But you are here to see my desk, so here it is. Not much happening, I'm gesso-ing my pages in my junk journal. I have been off work since last Friday with severe middle-back pain from repetitive use (work) so I haven't done much. I will probably be off about 2 weeks, and hopefully will be right as rain by then.

 I did go and spend my Christmas money before I was laid up:

  and here it all is, $100 worth (actually, I went over by about $20!), so about £69.00

So I got my first Lavinia stamps, these are so much fun! I plan to use some in my journal

 and a dragonfly die cut, and an embossing folder

 a stencil, and some neat vellum sayings

 some Tim Holtz Washi tape, a new white gel pen some Clair re-inker (expensive!) and a fine-liner bottle

My friend Marg has more Lavinia fairies, so hopefully we can get together for some playtime!

I promised to show you the birthday card I made last week for my Son-in-Law. He posted a photo on Instagram of a trip he made to Lithuania, and I couldn't help but snag it and use it for his card!

 Which nicely lined up with the new season airing of Game of Thrones! If you know the show, you recognize the reference!

And here is Mittsy to round out the post, still chasing  shadows on the wall! She's getting very good at it!

PS: in case you were wondering, this wall is carpeted! I don't even bother straightening the pictures anymore...we will just wait until she's too old for chasing shadows!

Have a wonderful week! I'm hoping to be able to spend some more time in my craft room on my "holiday"!

WOYWW #514

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 all! Here we are again to look at each other's desks. Well finally mine has had some action!

Here is my desk this morning, I had finished my SIL's birthday card:

Here it was yesterday in the midst of making it:

I can't show the card until next week, but it was a fun one!

I've been working a lot-so much for "part-time"! It feels like full time when I'm working 6 days in a row! Anyway, I will have Easter weekend off, so it will be worthwhile. 

I did do something with the feather stencil from last week:

I will probably do another one! This is in my junk journal.

My friend and I will be visiting our local stamp store tomorrow to spend my $100 GC from Christmas. I'm excited! I will be sure to show you all what I purchased.

Mittsy & Inky:

Mittsy got outside last night, in the dark, when I came home from work. Zoom! Out she went and I almost panicked! I got my phone flashlight on, and she came right to the light so I was able to pick her up. Scary!

Inky is going to the vet today for a vaccination. Not fun for her but it will be quick.

They both say "meow, have a great week!" as do I!

WOYWW #513

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 have been in my craft room all of 5 minutes this week, but here it is:

I painted the black page, then wiped the brush off on another page. We will see what comes of it!

I did get some new stencils that I am excited about - at the Dollar Store! I paid $1.25 for each one (.71 £) The feather one looks really nice.

Not much else is happening beside work and more work. I walked 65,365 steps last week, which is 43.73 kms! Wow!

Mere is a Mittsy photo for you today, her favourite sleeping spot. This is where she sleeps most of the night as well, in her own room!

Well, that's it for me, short and sweet, hope your week is a good one! Inky and Mittsy say "meow"!