WOYWW 7-25-18

As Julia said, the heatwave continues. We keep getting predictions of highs in the 70's, but end up in the 80's. Ugh. At least it's not the killer 90's. Unfortunately, my husband thinks it's cool enough to turn off the air conditioning. It's not!

A couple of days ago I made some time for myself and scrapped a couple of pages for our trip last spring to be with my brother. I'm still in the part about his life. These two pages are from his younger days, probably in the 1990's.

I used my new flourish dies for the first time! They work great, and I really like them. I hope to eventually get some larger ones too.

Here is a picture of my workdesk, a little more cleaned up. I'm still organizing and rearranging, so some of the stuff will eventually be moved elsewhere.

That's it for this week! Have fun and stay cool! Check out some other desks at http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2018/07/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-477.html?m=1. Have a great crafting week!

WOYWW 4-4-18

Here we are at the beginning of April, and it's cold and snowy in Chicago! This is a picture of our backyard this morning.

It was in the 20's and roads were icy! But I can't complain, other parts of the country and world have had it much worse. But the cottonwood trees (also known as poplars) are sending out their pollen, as my nose has been telling me. According to the Farmer's Almanac, we are in for a cool spring. I'm itching to go buy some plants for our back porch, but I'm afraid they'll freeze, so I have to wait.

There's not a lot to report this week crafting wise. Though I did cover a metal canister with some Contact paper and washi tape to make a cute container for my Prismacolor pencils.

The one on the left is what it looked like originally. I found that the lid didn't fit after all of my alterations, but I don't need it for the pencils. Next time I'll leave some space at the top.

Here are some stickers and dies for my scrapbooking that I picked up on sale at Michael's, all for $14 and some change. Have I mentioned I love Michael's? I'm especially happy about the dies for flourishes. I see them used frequently in scrapbooks. I don't have a Scan N Cut, just a Cuttlebug, so those dies will be used a lot! The artist stickers are for my next scrapbook page. Right now I'm scrapping photos of my brother. He enjoyed painting, and my next page will feature photos of some of his paintings.

Here is a picture that I picked up at an apartment where they were giving away free stuff after an estate sale. My daughter was able to get quite a few things for her kitchen. I brought home various items, and took this picture to hang in my office because I believe what it says!

And finally here is a shot of my desk. I wasn't able to get to the clutter, so it doesn't look much different from last week.

That's all for now. Be sure to check out some other desks at http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com. Have a great week!

WOYWW 7-20-16

I can't believe it's been a whole month since I've posted! Time sure does fly when you're busy unpacking and taking care of a cutie pie granddaughter. Here's a picture just to prove my point:

My work desk (aka dining room table) is still a mess.

As you can see, it's a waystation for a lot of stuff. However, I'm determined to get it cleaned up. Last night, I was working on that big pile of mail.

In spite of the chaos, I managed to make a few cards. Here is one:

This is a sympathy card that I made for a friend whose husband had passed away. I finally got around to using my Cuttlebug to make some die cuts. I still don't have a sympathy stamp, so thinking of you will have to do.

Then it was my grandson's birthday. Here is his card: 

He is 9, so I made a simple card with some boyish stickers I had bought specifically for his cards.

So, my 2nd grandson (6th grandchild overall) decided to be born on his brother's birthday! 

I used some stencils I got at Walmart for the elephant and lettering. And here's the baby: 

Pretty cute, eh? I could show you lots more pictures of my grandkids, but this blog is supposed to be about cardmaking! Be sure to check out some very talented crafters at stamping-ground.blogspot.com.

WOYWW 1-6-16

Well, it has been a while! With the rush of the holidays, I haven't been able to participate in WOYWW for a few weeks. If you don't know what WOYWW is, check out http://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/ which explains it all!

This year was the first Christmas that I decided to make some of my Christmas gifts, which was rather time-consuming (hence my absence from WOYWW). I printed out some coloring pages and made matching coloring books for my daughter and granddaughter,and made bookmarks for everybody. Of course I forgot to take pictures so you'll just have to take my word for it!

My first picture is of some goodies I managed to accumulate over the past few weeks. Once in a while my hubby will want to order something from Amazon and asks me if I want anything so he can qualify for free shipping. Music to my ears! I keep an extensive wish list on Amazon for just such purposes. So here are my new toys:

I haven't actually had the chance to open them yet and play. Soon, I hope.

Yesterday I also made a Valentine's Day card. I had some free time and decided to get started early.

It's a little different from what I usually make because I used more neutral colors. It doesn't show up well in the photo, but the panel is a metallic gold paper.

That's all for now. Happy Wednesday everyone!

WOYWW 11-11-15

Here we are at Wednesday again! Two more weeks until Thanksgiving, and then the Christmas season starts! (Well, for most, anyway. My English blood says no, the first day of Christmas is Dec. 25th, and for 11 more days after that. But just try telling my fellow Americans that . . . )

Another busy couple of weeks for our household. My daughter's father-in-law was gravely ill last week. Thankfully, he has recovered somewhat and is in a nursing home for rehab for the next few weeks. So I took a break from Christmas cards and made him a get well card. Here it is in the making:

It isn't quite finished yet. I still have to attach the front panel, and will place a distressed oval with the sentiment Get Well Soon on the bottom left. I think it looks nice and cheery and hope it will cheer him up a bit.

The granddaughter who lives with us, along with her mom, still isn't quite healthy. She has a bad cough and my daughter finally listened to me about taking her back to the doctor. So that is what I'll be doing this afternoon. Her cousin had croup a couple of weeks ago, so she could have that. We'll see!

Now that you've visited me, please take a gander at http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.com/ to check out some super talented crafters! Happy Wednesday everyone!