WOYWW 204

Wednesday again! Welcome to my happy, messy place of stash!!  Rock my Box in the foreground is a definite in-progress piece.  I was threatening to take Mr Lizard off and sand the top right back earlier this week but a judicious purchase of Onyxite Treasure Gold and five minutes of application has rescued the him. I think I will let Mr Lizard live another day in his rocky domain!!

 This is to the left of Mr Lizard - a semi completed Book of Ruination..........(liking the jaunty angle of the lamp shade lol!)

And this is to the right!  Another Book of Ruination sitting on top of my (almost) complete Rock my Book (I need to tidy up the inside where there were some paint 'leaks' for want of a better word!).  Oops! Just realised the desk is littered with used wet-wipes and kitchen roll!  They'll get tidied away before I post next week! 

And Finally......

Ta-Dah!! A close up of one of the 'holes' in the rock!!  No pics of my OHs CD rack this week as I've posted a separate piece just featuring him earlier in the week.  He's now in the process of finishing.  All the glue marks are sanded away, any flaws filled and he's now waxing and polishing!

Thanks for looking!  I'm off to look at other WOYWWs!

Bye bye from me x

WOYWW 203

Wednesday already! Yikes!
First is a completed birthday card for a (male) friend's  40th made using Donna's stamp.  I think Donna needs to design a similar stamp with a man's face!  The Stampers Anonymous numbers were stamped semi-randomly on to tissue papers using a Brilliance ink pad with silver, bronze and black inks in the one pad. This layer was added to the brown card stock using Glue 'n' Seal.  The tissue paper stretched slightly so the card has (age-related?) wrinkles!!

Then my semi-finished books of ruination!  I'm so pleased with how these turned out that I'm taking my time in thinking of how to finish the sides and interiors.....

Following my al fresco crafting day in the sun on Sunday I have a quarter of the dining room table as a work desk again!  The beginnings of my 'Rock My Book'  (they are halfway to making it back on to my proper desk!!)

And finally...........................

Ta-Dah!! The OH's contribution!  He really is a clever old stick!  Really beginning to take shape now.

Anyway, thank you for looking!  I'm off to look at some WOYWWs!

Ooh Just remembered.....Please can I enter the card for:

 Sunday Stampers Week 254 - Paper

Crafty Emblies - Anything goes

Bye bye from me x

Sunday Special Number 2!

Wow! Sunday already! But at least it was sunny today!  A quick photo call of this weeks activities:
One (little) book of ruination completed last night:

Yay! Only 2 more to finish!  Here's his big brother that he hides inside....

I've only done the front cover so you'll have to wait a bit before I show the finished product!

Yesterday morning was spent at the Artistic Stamper with the lovely Jennie trying not to tread any wax into the carpet (otherwise I'd be barred for life!  I even got the 'Pointy Finger' oh yes!  I was very good tho so I think I'm allowed back?)   Anyway, This is the outcome of our 3 hour workshop:

Very subtle colouring for me! (and not sure why this one is on it's side?) Lurve the new Distress Paints! I do tend to use them with a lot of water in a water coloury way (but then my background is water colour/pen and ink so maybe not surprising?)

The flower and honeycomb are made from moulds.  The rest of the canvas is also covered in wax! How cool is that! (actually the wax was ...ahem....warmish?  Got a sore thumb ;-)  ) Oops, sorry! Sore thumb is from a nasty paper cut!  Who knew crafting could be so dangerous??!!! I love my canvas and was hoping to do one today....but the sun came out!!!

Before I go I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Anything goes at Hot Shot Craft

Texture at The Artistic Stamper

Anything Goes at Crafty Emblies

Paint at Ink on My Fingers

Thanks for looking and bye bye from me!

WOYWW

Wednesday again!  So that means only one thing - it's time to blog the woeful state of my work desk!!  It's a bit of a family affair this week as my OH has taken over the end of the dining room table.  Here's his contribution......(that jar contains his 'biscuits'.  Personally I prefer digestives lol!)

 Yes - he's been progressing the monster CD rack!  The clamps are holding American White Oak beading to the front edge while the glue goes off.  The sides have also been clad in the same oak...absolutely beautiful!  (Note to self:  shorten the voile at the window please!)

And here's my desk!  I'm still working on the Books of Ruination!  Also some altered books - I've got 4 on the go now - the products of 5 workshops with Jennie

The Earl Grey Tin and Saxa Salt paint brush holder are also waiting for a bit of alteration attention!  I'm thinking perhaps some gorgeous G45 paper for the salt tub.....

....and yes, I'm still using my trusty tray as a portable desk!  It just keeps everything a bit more in control and just happens to be the same size as the large heat resistant mat!!

See you next Wednesday with hopefully a finished Book of Ruination or 3!!

Thanks for looking and bye bye from me x

WOYWW

I said it would happen!  I said I would post!

'Old' work desk.... (still almost a WOYWW as that's my husband's latest make in the background - it's a cabinet he's building to hold our music system and 600 CDs!!)

And new room of stashly things!!!

The three boxes are my 'Book of Ruination' project and OMG - I love the 'alien skin' technique! (Thank you Andy Skinner!) The stamps are out because I'm also making a birthday card for a friend (why work on one thing when you can work on 4??)  I've also spotted another book waiting to be altered lurking in the bottom left corner!

Right, I'm off to look at some WOYWWs!

Bye bye from me!