WOYWW 153 - Where did April Go?

Hello Peeps

Happy Wednesday and Happy WOYWW Day.  I am sure you all know what that means don't you?  The chance of a legitimate nosey around desks of the world with the lovely Julia Dunnit of WOYWW fame!  So here is my desk....

What is on there today then?  Card on the left from my Buddy. Under the card is a list of jobs I need to get done pretty pronto. Clock needs a new battery - not going to rush that little job! Claudine Helmuth Multi Medium next to Glossy Accents. Love that stuff.  Empty Boofle coaster.  Some snippets on the left to make some cards for the Playground.  Notebook on the right.  Blackberry, waiting for its new case, still! Oh, and some pots of flock and stickers that came with a magazine years ago.  If anyone would like them, let me know your e-mail addie and I will contact you for your snail mail addie.  They are not my thing and it would be a shame to waste them.  If several of you want them I will do a dip which Monkey can pick out.  Talking about Monkey, where is he?  

Ah!  There you are.  Think you can hide in there without me noticing ey!  Monkey went out the other day to my friend's house and has now decided he likes to see other desks "in the flesh" so to speak so is hoping to smuggle his way out of my room in my bag!  Hee Hee!  Gotta admire his thinking!  

Ok.  So you know the rules.  Take a picture of your desk, post it on your blog, then link up with Julia and join in the fun and frolics of WOYWW.  I have to work, then it is off for our last Dancing session until September then I will be able to join you.  If I don't get to you today, I will in the next day or so, so please leave me a message so I know you have been.

Hugs

Hettie

Scrappy Tuesday - Dad's 80th

Hello Peeps

It is Tuesday so we know what that means don't we?  Scrappy Tuesday.  Well, if you have been on my blog in recent months.  No reason as to why I show you my layouts on a Tuesday, no challenge, just one of those things I thought would be a good idea.  Sometimes we need to have a lickle structure in our lives! 

Tonight I thought I would show you a layout which I completed at the Scrapbus Crop last month.  This layout used some of my favourite papers,My Minds Eye, and the Special Day was my Daddy's 80th Birthday last year.  The chocolate cake I made for him and the Womble has been used on cakes in our family for a very long time.  Must remember to get him back! 

We gutted, distressed, cut out, raised, stamped, die cut and generally grunged to create this layout.  As usual mine is not exactly the same as the instructions as I added my lickle touch to the flowers, extra layers and different colour ways used as well as threading the buttons.  Not keen on "empty" buttons.

Hope you like this layout as much as I do.  I will treasure the photo for ever!  I have printed it in black and white as sometimes this looks better than colour.  Don't know why but they do!

Let me know you have been by leaving me a comment.  Gotta love comments.

Hugs

Hettie

CC2C Week Four - Faded Layers

Hello Peeps

Sorry I haven't been around a lot recently but I have had a week where life gets in the way of my crafting!  Drat!  It meant I missed doing the CC2C last week.  I will try and do it in the next week or so in order that I don't miss it totally! 

Anyhoos, this week the Lovely Linda has asked us to turn to page 43 of the New Compendium of Curiosities book and have fun with this week's piece.  So here it is.......

I made my own mask using die packaging and using the Sewing Room Die.  Stamps used are by Tim Holtz and Stampin Up.  Distress inks used - Victorian Velvet, Crushed Olive, Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey, Aged Mahogany.  I actually used some Kaisercraft and Tim Holtz flowers and a brad from my collection (had them so long I don't know what make they are!).  I find lately I forget about my ready made flowers and tend to make my own!  Oops as I have quite a collection!  The bird wings and bell charms were bought on e-Bay some time ago too and this is their first outing. 

If you want to join in the Challenge and you have the new Compendium of Challenges book by Mr Tim Holtz, why not turn to page 43, make a tag or card or anything using the technique and post it on to your blog and link with the lovely Linda.  

Gotta fly. Mr Jethro Leroy Gibbs is about to make an appearance on the TV via internet as we missed last Wednesday's episode.  

Please do not forget to let me know you have been by leaving me a comment.

Hugs

Hettie

My Buddy Mandy - Scrapbook Layout

Good Evening Peeps

Well I see the wet weather is still with us and likely to be with us most of this Bank Holiday weekend.   I do so hope this does not give some of you any bad news that you did not already know!  My plans of doing more work in my garden have now been scotched, again, so we  (I) have had to rethink our plans.  Saturday morning off for a little shopping trip for undies to wear under my dress for the Ball on Saturday evening, then on Sunday we are going to start decorating our spare room.  Then Monday we are both having the day for ourselves.  Hubby will be playing in his Shed and Me, I will be playing in my Craft Room.  There is always a silver lining in a grey soggy cloud isn't there!!  Hee Hee!

Well I thought I would show you a layout which I completed at Penally's Retreat recently.  The photo is of my Buddy Mandy which was taken in my Craft Room at our first 24hr crop.  It was our first scrapbooking day in my new Craft Room!  

Lots of lovely (pink) flowers and butterflies adorn the page all of them being punched out of various punches including Martha Stewart.  The string of hearts going across the middle is a Sizzix die as well as the scalloped circle.  The stamping on the scalloped circle was a stamp which I borrowed so I have no idea what make that was.  

A mixture of diamantes and liquid pearls in the flowers and butterflies.  Mandy is a lover of pink which is why I chose this photo for this layout when I saw it.  I hope she doesn't mind me sharing this with you. 

Please leave me a comment so I know you have been .

Have a great weekend.

Hugs

Hettie

Scrappy Tuesday - When Fergus met Tim!

Hello Peeps

Time for another scrapbook layout on Tuesday and today I want to show you the other layout using some of the Echo Park papers that were in the layout I did last week.  Not all of these papers are Echo Park and some are Snippets so I can join in with the Lovely Di at the Playground - Whoopee!!  

I also used some images from my Silhouette cutter, and Monkey punched out some bunting from my Stampin' Up punch on which I used the stamps to match too!  Love that punch and stamps.  

I have used Tim Holtz stamps and Dies, as well as Martha Stewart Punches.  

A fair bit of distressing with my Distresser and some word strips cut from the paper.

Not the most flattering photo of me and my chins but Fergus enjoyed the trip, which was the Paperartsy event last year.  (I have lost at least two of those chins now!) Tim was such a good sport to have his photo with a lot of us who took part in the event, one I will never forget!!  Thanks Guys and Gals for such a fabbie day!

Don't forget to leave me a comment so I know you have been.  

Hugs

Hettie

Ingredients:  Paper - Echo Park, Snippets; Dies - Tim Holtz; Stamps - Stampin' Up, Tim Holtz; Punches  - Martha Stewart, Stampin' Up; Distress Inks - Tim Holtz; Twine - Papermania.  

Mojo Monthly - Make mine a Tag!

Hello Peeps

My lovely friend Sarah over at La-De-Dah runs a Mojo Monthly which I frequently take part in and this month the theme is Tags and Tagology.  If you click on the link in my sidebar or HERE you can read her interview with Dan and see some of his and her lovely work in her Mojo Monthly post. 

So in true Blue Peter fashion, here are some tags which I have made into money envelopes in readiness for Christmas using the humble tag. This also means that I can join in with Sandra and here Rudolph Day Challenge too!  

The tags are all decorated the same yet different.  I have used the same layout but different background colours. 

They hold money in nicely!  A lot of people prefer to give/receive money at Christmas and these tags make them more of a present rather than putting the money into an envelope.

I really like this Walton style truck image into which I have popped some Christmas trees in the boot. 

Some ribbon attached to tie the flap down and that is the present complete. Oh!  Don't forget to put the money in.  You could also put small items of jewellery wrapped in tissue paper in there too.  

Hope you like and don't forget there is still time (just) to join in on either Challenge!

Hugs 

Hettie

Ingredients:-  Stamps - Tim Holtz, Penny Black, Papermania, Banana Frog, Craft Stamper Freebie; Distress Stain; Bundled Sage: Distress Inks - Forest Moss, Antique Linen, Peeled Paint, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Walnut Stain, Crushed Olive; Ribbon; Tim Holtz Tag Die; Cardstock; Ring reinforcer - Tim Holtz.

Friday Snippets - Birthday Cards

Evening Peeps

Well, it is Friday so time for my Friday Snippets in order to get chance to have another play in the Playground with the lovely Di.  I have three birthdays this weekend in the office so had to make some cards for the Birthday Peeps.  The top two were for my Boss and work colleague...

And this one was for Jackie.  She is one of my regular egg buyers and always brings chipboard and boxes for me just in case I can upcycle them.  Bless her. This is the first time I have made a card like this and it was all thanks to my Buddy Sandra who posted a tutorial HERE! Thanks Buddy!

Jackie's card was made using Snippets left over from my Scrappy Tuesday layout and the other corresponding layout which I will show you in the next day or so.none of it even made it into the Snippets Box! 

All images coloured with Copics.  

Here's hoping you have a crafty weekend.  Me, I am going down to my buddy Lesley's to play with paper goodness to make a mini book, dancing and then back to play with paper at Lesley's!  Why not gather up some Snippets and make a card or something, post it on your blog, and link it up to Di's and that way you can reduce some of your Snippets pile!

Don't forget to let me know you have been. 

Hugs

Hettie