Not A Happy WOYWW#905

Oh my. What can anyone say, our WOYWW host, sarahscraftshed, has sadly passed away so suddenly, so unexpectedly, it's frightening. Julia at Stamping Ground has taken up the reins again for this week. She has written a lovely tribute to her. I never met her, but she always left a lovely message and had some wonderful journals and art pages on her blog. Quite unlike mine, which has probably been the same since my John passed. 

Once again, I'm crafting on the table in the living room. I've cut out some tags from the boxes and bags my bulbs came in, so I can put them into my pots. Not very exciting. I'll plants the pots out later. If I do it now, they'll just get trampled on. I have men coming to make a step to the Gardenroom/shed, at last some one is coming!  It's been a long time coming...weeks and weeks. I did start doing it myself in a rubbish sort of way. Didn't look too good. The green folder is full to the brim of magazine papers. I have a lot of them! There's also a masterboard I did while thinking I was staying for a long weekend House/dog/sitting.  I used some magazines in the recycle bin and some receipts that were in my bag.  So a lovely cutting up mess! Imagine my panic when she rang the same day to say she'd be home two hours early that same day! A quick clear up of everything in record time!

Shame I can't tidy my craftroom that quickly!! That's it from me...I am house sitting this weekend, but probably won't unpack too much this time! The above masterboard might save if you paste and copy it. I'm going to add a bit more to it, paint and ink- I think. That's it from me. See on  WOYWW!?# Thank you for stopping by. 

WOYWW 903!?

 

Well, I know I said in my last post, see you tomorrow....but, I didn't say which, 'tomorrow' so it's today, on a Wednesday, a little bit late for WOYWW hosted by Sarah’s Craft Shed, but never too late to join in! Above, I haven't done much, just got a few scrap papers  and some little journals out to give me some ideas on how to finish my black 'clock' craft book. I've added some small gold corners to it. I also found a bigger  book and covered that in black card.. but not added anything to that yet. In the background are some boxes of bulbs, which I'm hoping to make tags out, (the boxes not the bulbs) so, once planted will have a labelled name tag, coz I always forget what I've planted and where...

It wasn't me

  I've been a bit off this week, like most weeks...can't seem to get in the 'mood' but still very busy entertaining Frankie, who's been staying with me. He loves green toys best...well, when I say loves them...he loves them to pieces! He also loves jumping into my small pond after his ball, which he chucks in there on purpose. Silly dog! Still, he gets me out walking three or four times a day! Weelll, that's me done, have a Happy WOYWW day! Thank you for stopping by!

A birthday Card for a Lady

 Here's a Birthday card I made a little while back... It's really Valentine's Paper from somewhere I've forgotten. Let me know if you know who, but I just loved the  colours. I'll have a hunt, and if I do find it, I'll add a link here.

It came with this page too...which I used for the inside. Printed out two sheets and reversed one of them. Sometimes I'm clever...or not. Did you notice? (no) I've had over 3,452,08 page views! Wish you'd said "Hi" too!! That's it for now, don't forget to scroll down for the freebie!  Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow!

This weeks late FREEBIE-An Oldie from the past! CLOSED

 

Morning! I'm having trouble with people taking money from my account, under the scam 'you get it cheaper if you subscribe' but you don't, they just keep sending less and taking more money!! And my dyslexic brain can't handle it!! (I have many words stuck on my wall so I can smell spell them! as well as my phone handy) so the freebie didn't happen, mainly I was hoping I could download pictures the normal way (see last post) but no ...I've had no luck so far, so we will see!  I've chosen a freebie from waaaaaay back, an oldie, hope you like him. Show me what you do with him. No sharing! Send people here... He will be here for one week only. CLOSED

YAY!! Normal download is now working! Have a great Day! Thank you for stopping by!

WOYWW 901!

Wow, I just made it...with less than an hour to go  before it's Midnight! Happy WOYWW 901!  I typed that bit before I realised it wouldn't let me load any of my pictures!! (angry growl) I'll tell you how I sorted that out at the end...

 I've not been in a good place this week (anniversary of Hubby passing) and haven't done anything, (apart from binge watch StarGate) I bought spring bulbs, but they're still in their bags. Then I decided to get off my butt and do some crafting! I've had this little black scrapbook, from The Works, for ages and wanted to do something with it....so?? This is what I've started doing... Above is the front cover of the 6x6 black scrapbook. Below is two of the back pages... 

  I've taken about 8 pages out of the book so far, and using them for pockets and backings. I'm going to try and keep to the dark backing paper, as I think they go with the black back ground.  

 The papers I'm using so far I've had for ages, probably years. (again hoarding them) So I thought it was about time I used them up...

   I was thinking of giving the scrap book a title, any ideas??

   Above is the back cover, I really like that paper, but hoarding it doesn’t get it used!! And I know this little scrapbook will look so much better when it's finished. Now!?  How did I get my pictures uploaded??  Click  on the HYML view...yes I know it looks jibberish, but never mind... load up your photos as you usually do. You won't 'see' any photos but a pop-up will ask what size and where (left, right centre, etc) Just click on what you want. This is supposed to be large and in the centre. Then go back to compose... the pictures may or may not go where you want them and appear at the top instead, but at least you can shift them about from there... Well that's it from me! I got there in the end and it's now nearly two in the morning but I'll try and set the timer for Wednesday. Have a Happy Crafty WOYWW Day, pop over to sarahscraftshed and join in! Thank you for stopping by!!

Happy WOYWW 900!! And Birthday Cards

Wow! Just think....it'll soon be 1000 WOYWW?!  Go and Pop over to Sarahscraftshed to find out more. Well, as I'm up to my eyes in washing driveways and clearing out gutters...I really haven't got any new crafting to show you. So I'll show you a card I made for Son in law...birthday money is in the envelope...

And below is the one I made for Grandkiddie, Oliver. I'd had this map for years...honestly. Years. So? It's about time I used it, I thought. So I did, and made Oliver's card with it...The 'treasure' of course, was his birthday money...hidden inside a secret pocket.

Here's the back....

The pocket's hidden in the bottom square...where X marks the spot. It all folds flat to go into an envelope.

And seeing I haven't got any mojo for just crafting... except masterboards... 

Washi tape masterboard and cover

  I've been covering boxes again... They really do come in handy.

 That's it for now, thank you for stopping by! Happy 900th WOYWW

Months in a flash! Late WOYWW and Garden Room

  Oh my, has it really been that long? I haven't even sat at my laptop in ages...SOooo, I'll do some catching up! Above is my WOYWW worktop from ages ago...it's not really the same, it's loads worse! And... I think I got to the bit where the old mancave/shed had to come down, and so did half my rose tree...that's growing like crazy now...and then came the building of the new garden room with 'shed'. I don't think I added any pictures of that...so here goes...

 Old shed gone

Base

 Roof's on!

Doors and windows

And here it is...garden room on the left and the 'shed' on the right. There's a big step up, so I'm hoping they're come back to put a step into the garden room, and a slope into the shed. I have tried...but I'm rubbish. Now all I have to do is get the garden done...all this dry weather and the ground is like concrete. I have done some crafting...a couple of birthday cards... and of course, I've been away house/dog sitting a few times, as well as looking after Loki, Lola, Dexter(who has a new puppy brother called Ollie now) Max and Frankie. I'll add the birthday cards in the next posts. What about all the freebies we've missed Lyn?? OH! Well, I have found my Wacom, so there's a chance of a freebie coming up at some point very soon too... Happy Very late WOYWW. Thank you for stopping by!

The Washi A4 page-always a freebie

 Carrying on from yesterday...  Firstly, I pasted the washitape etc, onto an envelope, so it was a little bigger than an A4 and didn't really fit the scanner. This is an A4 copy of my washitape masterboard, so should print out just right....I hope....Mine did! But if it doesn't work, email me or comment below, and I will send it to you. Call it An always a freebie. You can add anything to it and make it your own! Happy Crafting. Thank you for stopping by!

Happy WOYWW!? #885 with a washi freebie?

  Happy WOYWW?!  I've only just managed to get onto my laptop, I mean sit by it, not 'on it'...with 2 seconds to spare, it's been doing silly things; I think it's a bit jeaulous of  a laptop I found in John's Mancave (now gone!)  It used to belong to Lady Pam, John's second
 cousin twice removed, (what does that mean?) But it needn't've worryed as the date on it is 2010-so it's been many years in a darkened case covered in cobwebs. 

  At the very top of this post, is last weeks start on my ATC's. I thought I'd made 9, but after double checking the photo, there is only 8. Above is how they ended up.

 I have sent some off already and you may have them,  but sometimes I think the postie forgets to collect them...then I ran out of stamps....so a few of you will get them later...and seeing I'm doing a couple of Dogs/house sitting this coming few weeks...(you know where I'm going with this...)

 Back to the demolishing of the Man Cave...that was hard to see go. It took two men all day...

And this was the skip after family helped to clear it out, most of what you see was in the shed half....everything was getting wet as there was a hole in the roof that side...On John's side, Matt said, it was so well insulated, you could've lived in it!

The rose took a bit of a battering... but everything else was fine!

 Meanwhile, I did a bit of Washi Tape master Boarding

This was the inside cover...and below is the front cover once folded in half

You could copy and save it, if you like...I'll try and take a better picture for next week.... Well, that's it for now, thank you for stopping by! Have a Happy WOYWW!?

#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!