WOYWW

Good Afternoon Everyone,

I tried to post this morning...but Blogger wouldn't let me. Any one else having trouble lately? Even now things are not right...my signature seems to have disappeared!
Any way, I will continue and see if I can get to the end and post. Apologies for missing the last couple of weeks, been rushed off my feet. On to business:-

My desk today.

I had a birthday card to do, which needs to be in the post tomorrow...nothing like leaving it to the last minute! I have also been working on my design team contribution for the next Quirky Crafts Challenge which I obviously can't let you see, so that is hidden under the very masculine black paper. Sorry about that, but the girls wouldn't like it! Heres a closer shot of the birthday card though...

Just a simple one for my cousin. If you like the easel, I made it from a template available at Cardmaking Paradise (see side bar). I am working with Sara to help re-organise the templates on the site. I have been using her site for years and have still come across templates I didn't know she had there.

Please pop over to Julia's blog to see loads of other workdesks preserved for prosperity today.....or just to have a good nosey around.

Please Mr Blogger...let this post?????

Quirky Crafts Challenge 12- Under The Sea

It's my turn to set the challenge again...already!!! Where does the time go. I thought I would go easy on everyone this time and not specify a card design, so entrants can make anything they want....as long as it fits the theme Under The Sea. We are sponsored by Digital Delights by Louby Loo this time. So we are sure of a nice prize for our winner. Check out the store!

So this challenge make happens to coincide with a request from my Mum to make a card for her to send to my niece, who will soon be 3 years old.....We were given some lovely stamps to work with from Digital Delights. Here is what I came up with:-

I printed out the lovely mermaid stamp onto white card, coloured with promarkers and marvy pens and then used a diamond glaze on the mermaid body to make her shiny and wet looking. After fixing her to the front of the card I cut around her so she looks as though she is sitting on a rock. I stuck some sea backing paper to the inside of the card. My favourite bit is the clam shell....he looks sooooo cross!

Hope you like it.

Come on over to the Quirky Crafts Blog and show us your entry!

Quirky Crafts Challenge 11- Spyders Sketch

We were given some lovely files to work with this time around for Spyder's Challenge, which is a sketch. The sponsors are The Cutting Cafe. This site is well worth checking out, with cutting files and digis for all tastes. Please visit the Quirky Crafts Challenge Blog for details of the challenge, prizes and of course the sketch to inspire you....actually I believe there are two to choose from...what more can you ask for?

Here is my design team entry for this one...hope you like it...

Finished Card

Anyone who visited via the WOYWW last week, might be interested to see the finished card that was on my desk at the time. I promised I would show it...so here it is:-

I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the paper piecing baker that I created in MTC. I decided that he really needed to be stood up, so went for the pull up card. I fastened him to the sliding portion and then decided that the sides of the card were much too plain....ribbon didn't work for me, neither did any of the border punches I have...so out come the MTC software again. The borders were created on there, just little cupcake shapes cut out from a wavy border. I then coloured the cupcakes with promarkers and fixed them in place with sticky pads to give some dimension to the card.

Here is the card open showing the verse, and the whole thing was completed with a label on the back to allow the sender to sign it. I handed it over today and she was thrilled to bits with it, so I am happy too.

Take care,

WOYWW 101

I have missed a few Wednesday Work Desks, apologies for that to all concerned, I have been a bit tied up elsewhere.
Well here is my desk this morning

 I am in the middle of a card order. This request is for an 80th Birthday card for a Gentleman who loves to bake cakes. I searched the internet for a suitable image and found a line drawing of this baker and cake counter. I decided this would be a good thing to test my new cutter software out on, I have just treated myself to MTC software as I had heard great things about its trace abilities. I have to say so far I am impressed, however I am yet to be able to find a way to do a decoupage print and cut....which is a little disappointing. If anyone out there reading this has any tips for Print and cut using MTC and/ or Gazelle, I would be grateful to hear from you....anyway I digress!
Hear is the paper piecing I created from my MTC file:-

I am really pleased with this and am off now to cut a card. I think I will use the shape that I have just used as the Quirky Crafts Challenge this week, a pull up card or sliding window. I will post when done.
Please visit Julia's blog to see lots of other desks today..
Take care