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Wednesday, 29 December 2021

What's on your workdesk Wednesday #656



            WOYWW

Wednesday again, so I am linking to the Stamping Ground

Follow the link to find out more about What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday and maybe join in... This is my post for WOYWW #656

So what's on my workdesk? Not a lot... we have come away for a few days having seen all the family on Christmas Day. if you would like to see a taste of our Christmas please follow the Link


This is my picture for this week: some cross stitch on the motel bed. I couldn't come away without anything!




Today we have been to see some more of the art silos amongst other things.
I rather liked the row of non-arted ones...















Hope you are all well - stay safe...

With very best wishes for the New Year!

Happy WOYWW !!

 Can't see much on my phone so hope this post is OK!!


Sunday, 26 December 2021

New Year's Wishes!

I decided to use this image as it reminded me of my poinsettia - this year it is a Euphorbia Pulcherrima.


This is my make for the DT team of Outlawz


December 12th - December 25th

Sunday - Songs and Rhymes 

 For the month of  December our sponsor is:

Alex Syberia Design 

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The prize for the winner would be a $15 gift card to the Etsy shop

Instagram2 (my new account where I'm sharing my stamp designs): https://www.instagram.com/alexsyberiadesign/
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Find inspiration in the song or rhyme:

NEW YEAR’S WISHES

What shall I wish you?

Treasures of earth?

Songs in the Springtime,

Pleasure and mirth?

Flowers on your pathway,

Skies ever clear?

Would this assure you

A Happy New Year?

What can I wish you?

What can be found

Bringing you sunshine

All the year ‘round?

Where is the treasure,

Lasting and dear,

That shall assure you

A HAPPY NEW YEAR?

I printed this image to make a single layer card and painted it with shimmery watercolours. The white dots on the berries were made with a narrow Posca pen.

I then added the Stamplorations sentiment.  

Hope you will join in the challenge...

And if you haven't already become a member of our Facebook Group, please join!  

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Happy Crafting!



Saturday, 25 December 2021

CHNC challenge 574 for 25 December 2021 - any Christmas or New Year card

 

Merry Christmas!!

A new Christmas Challenge every Saturday!


Today Crafty Hazelnut brings a new weekly Christmas Challenge
with the theme 'Any Christmas or New Year card'.

Do pop over and see the fabulous inspiration from my teamies!

If you enter you could win a prize... 
Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner...

A simple card today... 


Recipe:
  1. This started with white card blank.
  2. I added a layer of patterned paper which was part of a prize I won from Lawn Fawn, using Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the edges.
  3. I added the Gecko Galz image, trimmed and similarly distressed.
  4. I added button embellishments.

This image is the freebie from the Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Challenge


Happy Crafting!

Thursday, 23 December 2021

Color Dare Challenge #476


I made these two or three weeks ago for the



and then completely forgot about them - so I will add them to the linky...

Do pop over to the Color Dare Challenge and take a look at my teamies' makes!

This is today's colour scheme 



Recipe:
  1. These started with pieces of pale blue card folded into three.
  2. I die cut the poinsettia (Creative Expressions) from the middle sections.
  3. I placed alcohol ink backgrounds behind these openings.
  4. I glued the right hand section behind the middle section.

Hope you will join the Color Dare Challenge...




Happy Crafting!

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

What's on your Workdesk Wednesday? #655

            WOYWW

Wednesday again, so I am linking to the Stamping Ground

Follow the link to find out more about What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday and maybe join in... This is my post for WOYWW #655

So last week - I got to Friday and suddenly realized I had missed Wednesday - so sorry not to join in with #654!!

And today is probably going to be short...we are getting into the Christmas spirit. My daughter has moved in for the duration and our youngest son and girls will arrive tomorrow.


This is my desk picture for this week:


I was just doing a junk journal page with a prompt from Carolyn Dube - using my Gelli plate, a stencil and pens.


I finished off a canvas that was a workshop from the virtual retreat I attended at the beginning of December.


I shared the Christmas tree Kevin had put together out of scrap wood. This became my junk tree using bottle tops...


We also now have lights around the house and an inflatable kangaroo and koala...


On Monday we went on a picnic with Dan, Lizzie and Ollie - this is Dad with his little lad:



My final picture is the next stage of our build!





Hope you are all well - stay safe...

With very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year!

Happy WOYWW !! I hope to call on all of you this week...

Tuesday, 21 December 2021

Ike's World Challenges #151 Fur or Feathers

 


  This is my make for Ike's World Challenges!




Just a quick FYI... Ike's images can now be found here:



For this simple card I used Ike's image Bird and books






I printed the image ona card to be folded into a card blank. I coloured the image with markers and added the sentiment with a fineliner.


Happy Crafting!




Saturday, 18 December 2021

CHNC challenge 573 for 18 December 2021 - use the word Merry

 


A new Christmas Challenge every Saturday!


Today Crafty Hazelnut brings a new weekly Christmas Challenge
with the theme 'Use the word Merry'.

Do pop over and see the fabulous inspiration from my teamies!

If you enter you could win a prize... 
Every week a prize is given to a randomly chosen winner...

A simple card today... 


Recipe:
  1. This started with a white card blank.
  2. I added a green patterned paper (Stampin Up I think) with vintage photo Distress Ink around the edges.
  3. I then added the image from Gecko Galz, trimmed and distressed.
  4. Finally I added the tree chipboard.

Happy Crafting!