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What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday – 227

08 Tuesday Oct 2013

Posted by A Woolly Life in WOYWW

≈ 45 Comments

What indeed?  Not a lot I can tell you!  But first I must send you in the direction of Julia, or at least her linky, cause if I’m not mistaken I think she might still be on her hols and probably doesn’t want us lot turning up unannounced!

Here’s my tidy desk..

It might look like plain white paper but it’s actually embossed with TH Sparkly Holographic embossing powder and a load of snowflake stamps.  There are some Sizzlets and ProvoCraft dies I’m also thinking of using, and heavens to Betsy!  Is that a punch!  Didn’t think anyone used them anymore!  The desk completely belies the paper crafting frenzy of last weekend when I made eleven more Christmas cards for World Card Making Day!  Some of them are in that little pile at the back there.

There is another desk this week.. sick to the back teeth of tripping over my turn table storage thingy every time I moved, I decided to bite the bullet and start decorating the thing.  I didn’t want to use it before I’d decorated it as I’d never take everything out and do it once it was in use.  So I kept it on the floor, empty, until I had time to do it.  I’ve been tripping over it for almost THREE YEARS!!  Obviously I’m more of a procrastinator than I thought I was!

So I grabbed the first tin of paint I came across (peach) and set too painting.  It’s mostly had one coat here, need to give it at least one more and then I’ll add some nice papers ala Eliza.  And that begs a question.. does it need to be sealed with something after I put papers on it?  I’m also thinking of maybe using a few rub ons too.  Can anyone help?

Another Set of Penny Black Cards

08 Tuesday Oct 2013

Posted by A Woolly Life in Christmas Cards, Crafts

≈ 10 Comments

Well, mostly Penny Black, one of the images is an Elzybells stamp that I really like!  I made these last Saturday, along with the five I posted here already on Saturday.  I did a similar thing whereby the LO is the same on each card but with different coloured images and a different colour scheme.  The cards are quite quick and simple and can be made production line to save time if required.  Like the set from Saturday, these are also heading off to England for a friend for her fund raising activities.

First up, the photo showing all five together:

And each one individually..

I really like being able to use up some of the smaller images in the Penny Black cling sets that don’t get much of an outing.  All images were coloured with Prisma pencils and were embellished with a little glitter.

Card Recipe:

  • Card: Michaels Blank ~ The Paper Company ~ Free with a UK card magazine ~ GinaK Pure Luxury White
  • Stamps: Penny Black Jolly Follies, The Wonder & Jolly Friends ~ Elzybells Fairy Stamp
  • Ink ~ ColorBox Wicked Black
  • Embellies: Martha Stewart Fine Glitter ~ Crystal Stickles ~ American Craft Ribbon ~ Michaels Ribbon ~ Prisma Pencils
  • Tools: Cuttlebug ~ Provocraft Embossing Folder

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Challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year Round ~ Preparing For Christmas (Make A Set)

Crafty Hazel’s Christmas Extra Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers ~ Embossing

Stamping Sensations ~ All Creatures Great & Small (The three hedgehog/mouse cards)

Ribbon Girl ~ Make It Sparkly

Penny Black & More At Allsorts ~ Anything Goes

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