#884 17th-anniversary of WOYWW!?

17th Annerversary of WOYWW!?  Sorry not to get around to you all last week, I'm still, upto my eyes in pulling down sheds and filling skips...and looking after dogs....yes I know I retired from that over five years ago. But I will try tonight to get round this weeks and last weeks!  

   Well, it is the 17th anniversary of WOYWW!? So I just had to be here! (even though I'm really late!!) I know I've missed a few but was here near-enough at the beginning! (about the third week I think) On my table (as my craftroom is still too messy to use) you'll see the start of my ATC's. Made from scraps from that messy Craft Room. If anyone wants to swap let me know....or if I have an address I might just send you one. On the table too are other peoples ATC's and some of my past years WOYWW ATC's, which were in the same box.    

 

Well, that really is all I've done so far....there really isn't enough days in the week, or hours in the day! The skip goes tomorrow, the electriccian on Friday, the shed men of Saturday and Little Lola for the weekend, plus Remi and Bronte on the Sunday...phew!! Have a great 17th year in WOYWW!? and see you all next week. Thank you for stopping by!

WOYWW!? #883

 

  Happy WOYWW!? I know, I've been away months, but it couldn't be helped, loads of things going wrong and the fact that I've been dog/house sitting most of that time, and today I nipped home very early so I could come and say how sad I was to hear about Neet, I know loads of you will miss her so much. Love and prays to all that knew her.

I haven't be too ideal...every week I did take pictures but that was as far as it got! The top picture was an old diary I covered in scrap paper and made top and side pockets... it might become some sort of glue book

The next week it was more box covering and ticket making

Then, following on, the week after, I actually did a bit of Gell printing...followed by cutting out some Alice odds nd ends...
 

Meanwhile my laptop was going bonkers...and wouldn't charge... then suddenly it would....in the end, sorted that out... then an on going 'garden thing' I thought, if I can't beat the weeds I can still pot up the tubs and baskets.

 But of course, that still makes a terrible mess...everywhere!

On Friday, I pack up and go home...but I also have a skip arriving! Family have promised to come on Saturday to help clear the out the shed and John's mancave, which is slowly falling down! 

Well, I'm off back to the Dogs house now...popping in tye shop to get then some different food as they're not eating their breakfast and I've just realised, as I was here so early, underneath my jumper, I'm still wearing my PJ's....I don't think anyone will notice! Happy, but sad, WOYWW Thank you for stopping by.

Wobbly Oooowl! Freebie

 

 Well, it's Friday the 13th and so far, nothing too dramatic has happened... yet! I thought I'd add a friday freebie...although it's not 'new' as I haven't got my printer with me. It's an oldie that's been changed a bit. Originally it got over 600 downloads....back in the 'old' days, now I'd be lucky if it got 6. Sorry it's a wobbley, my Wacom is very old and jumps about a lot! Just Click and Save. Off home tomorrow, very early so I'm packing up now. First thing in the morning I'm picking up Lola to stay til Sunday.

That's it for now...hopefully I'll 'see' you all soon. Thanks for stopping by!

A Birthday Card for Just for Josh.

 My neighbour's nephew will be 18 in March, so I've made a card for Josh. I was told he liked cars and golf.  I started last month and have only just finished it last week...good job I started early! I've used one of my favourite card folds, and used a paper from my stash with cars, which I printed on photo paper. Then hunted out some free golf papers that came from Papercraft Inspirations magazine many years ago...

 

 

There's also a hiden magnet to close the card. Sorry about the bad pictures. I forgot to take any photo's and the sun was shinning in so brightly the first few were too shiney to see. (Note too, I was crafting on my ironing board .

I also added cogs and wheels die cuts and acetate to help support the opened card and add the Happy Birthday and his name Josh. 

The inside has a space to add a sentiment or even a number. There's also a hiden pocket to hide a gift card or money.  Hope he likes it, my neighbour did! Thank you for stopping by!  

WOYWWednesday! #871 Another Receipts Master Board

 Morning! Happy Wednesday peoples. Here's my WOYWW island in the kitchen where I'm still House/Dog sitting. So much for me promising birthday cards and even a freebie last week. Sorry, things got a little bit hectic here for a few days! Tyres getting punctured, twice in two days, because of our very pot-holely roads (Not mine luckily!) Then poor Bronte woke up limping. It wasn't her paw, maybe a pulled muscle. (which it was)Trying to get permission from her owner in Spain back to the vets, for me to take her to the vets, took all day! Anyway, once that got sorted, off we went to the vets. She's been given medication. (the only way she would take it is with chicken and rice for their evening meal. (Remi got rice and chicken too!) Then, me and the dogs, Remi and Bronte, nipped upstairs to another appartment, to sit with Annie and Max the dog, while her hubby was getting and fixing his tyres. 

Having cups of tea with Annie and Max 

 The next day poor Annie fell and an ambulance was called and yesterday I walked Max around the garden (It's a very large garden) with the girls looking very puzzled and barking, from the sunroom. Today, Annie should be home from hospital. Above is Max. He knows I have treats in my bag. 

Back to the crafting, which I have managed to do....using till recepts, plus a parking ticket (I've done this before) I'd grabbed a 12x12 paper pad from home, containing mostly papers I probably would never use, so I can scan them in once I'm home, and use them to make other 'things'... I noticed the dates on some of these tickets go back to 2013/14! I really must have a throw out when I get home! 

I'll tidy it up a bit later and save it as an A4 or- take it to the stationers and have them print/scan it full size...then all the lumps and folded bits are flat and smooth. Like the one below.

 Tomorrow I'm nipping out to walk Dexter, and on Saturday, Lola's coming for the weekend. (I have retired, honest!) I'll be home then, and will start on the 'clearing things out'. 

 Above, carrying on from last week, I have made some more Christmas Tags. Sorry not to get around to all of you last week, will try harder this week. Have a great day. Coming up next is a birthday card  for Josh that I promised ages ago I'd post when it was finished. Happy WOYWW! Pop over to Sarah's Crafty Shed and join in. Thank you for stopping by!

WOYWW #870 Just in Time! For Next Years Xmas Tags!

   I've been trying to make a post for WOYWW for weeks now. (Pop over to Sarahs Craft Shed and join in!) I took loads of pictures but, as usual,  never found time, the days and weeks came and went...Still, I'm here now... in the Sun Room, as I'm House/dog sitting again. It's pitch black outside and the dogs are snoozing...unless the fox or some deer turn up, then it's 'Let's bark as loud as we can! Coz we want to go out and chase them! 

  'I have sort of been crafting. These pictures were taken on the kitchen counter. The lady of the house left me all her Christmas cards....so I've been die cutting them up into tags and tabs. Some of them aren't half bad, even if I do say so myself!

 At the moment these two are my favourites...but I've still got loads more to do.  Will later put some ties on them too, then box them away, and by next Christmas, I'll forget where I put them!

 Above and below are some three fold tags

And then this pocket tag with more tags. It's got paperclips on it as I forgot to bring some glue to stick the backing on...

And then a group of them....I could keep going, but you've probably fallen a sleep by now- as its getting late! Sorry about the state of the pictures, the lighting bouces off of them! So! Hope you all had a great Whats On Your Worktop Wednesday...Tomorrow, I'll tell you all about what happened over the last weekend and then show you two birthday cards I managed to finish... Thank you for stopping by! 

Ohoo, ps, I found my wacom pen! So might also do a freebie

Another Gnomey Christmas Card!

I'm on a roll....I mean, not a ham roll, but my chair, it's nice and 'rollie' (At home there's no room for my chair to go anywhere as there's too much stuff crammed against the wheels! New Year? I'm getting it tidied up!! (at some point, maybe!) Well, let's get to the 'point', here's another Gnomey (a Santa Gnome) decoupaged Christmas Card. This went to the lady who lives where I'm staying. (She said she liked it so much she was going to take it with her) Where's she going? There's a clue on the card! To see the Northern Lights! Fabulous! I've still not found the Christmas cards I made last year.... but now thinking about it, I might've posted them! As I said, somewhere, I'm still house sitting, and Bronte, one of the dogs it up here with me (upstairs in their office as the internet is soooo much better) I've got the telly on and every time a dog, or other animal appears on the very large screen she barks at it!  Grrrr! She must think they're monster dogs, as they're so big!

 I'm going to lookout for any Christmasy Challenges. It used to be so much easier to join in with them but I think a lot of them have closed down..Happy New Year (again!) can't say that too many times!! Thank you for stopping by! 

Challenges 

allsortschallenge-840. -winter-animals-anything goes (reindeer) 

Last WOYWW of 2025! #865

 

Happy last WOYWW of 2025! Wellll, I nearly didn't make it as once again, I'm house/dog sitting over the holiday (plus visiting family etc) and time just bubbles by with furballs, doggy things, Christmas decorations and fairy lights...  It's a very frosty morning here where I'm staying. I do have the odd picture of what I've been making....mostly a mess, as life comes in like a tidal wave and things can only balance in a push-back pile for so long, so I was using the Hall floor as well.. 

 I was going to do a freebie but still haven't found my wacom pen....it's out there some where. Was thinking of buying myself a new wacom, but eeeekkkk.... I need a bit more, a lot more, Christmas money!! 

Last time I was staying here dog sitting, I was covering boxes... or maybe cutting out little file folder thingies, when I went home...

 So you may've seen these pictures before... 

Mostly this month I've been, when I could squeeeeze in the time, making Christmas cards, using these papers...

Here's a finished card...this one I kept flat as it was going to be posted

And to finish off...the dogs I'm looking after. Remi and Bronte.

 Remi...

and  Bronte, snoozing.

There's also a cute little cat that pops in when I'm at home... That's it!!! Have a great New Year....(I'll be waiting to watch Stranger Things) Pop over to Sarahs Craft Shed and join in! Thank you for stopping by!