WOYWW #907...A bit of Christmas painting.

 Happy WOYWW everyone...I'm here this week, no dog sitting! (Until next week)I've only just got my laptop set up again after being away...Every little job takes sooo much time. So I thought I'd start painting this Advent Calender, which I bought from The Works a few years ago at half price. (£7-They're always cheaper in the New Year)

In the background you can see the one (different drawer design) I did over five years ago. (also half price) I painted it in the same colours, but added Christmas papers to the drawers as well and loads of other things. Might do that this time too. I've painted the little knobbly handles in gold, but I'm not sure I like them in that colour. The bottom calender is on its side, so stands a lot taller when stood up. Just gotta look out for little things to put in it now! Have a great week! 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!?

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.

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

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!

WOYWW 859! Nothing much but an ALWAYS FREEBIE for Wednesday!

Happy WOYWW!?  I'm still here, house and dog sitting, so not a lot of crafting has been done. Although I did manage to finish SIL's birthday card, but it was only really made out of the scraps I had...

 

...sorry about the shadows, it was quite sunny for a while... I wanted a cat or dog image on the front but settled for a 'Happy Birthday' 

Inside there's a pocket for an Amazon gift card and a pop up  little diecut cat I had, by Tim Holtz (Halloween)....very small pieces!! The card is from a 12x12 as that was all I had, made a little stranger by the add ons... 

I also cut up these lables, tickets and tabs from a 12x12, hopefully to use on something else when I get home. Next is the freebie...
 

...You can see on my laptop above, I'd started doodling this lined thingamejig...I'll leave you to colour it or add anything to it you want! Just click and save. I'll be packing up to go home tomorrow. Just got to move the van a little closer to the front door! Yesterday I found the bumber had been smashed! But as least it wasn't the lights this time!  It's all been sorted out and booked it for repairs next week. Off in a mo to walk the dogs again, 3rd walk today and it's not even 9 '0 clock! They love chasing squirrels!! and voles.Then I'll nip out to see Dexter! Buzy BuZZy Buzzzy!! Or should that be bizzy? Happy WOYWW!? Everyone!! Thank  you for stopping by!

Its WOYWW #858 plus other missed Wednesdays!

  Morning everyone! Hope you are all well and crafting Christmas things like there's no tomorrow....which is often the case with me. Happy WOYWW, pop over to SarahsCraftShed and join in! Yes, I know, I disappeared again, been doing all sorts, including dogs and house sitting. I'm off doing that again tomorrow for another week.

 

 This time I will take my laptop. The two pictures from above are from my last house sit, where I didn't take my laptop...bought some half price mags that I didn't have and there's some tissue papers ready to cut up and stick down.

At one point I cut up my digis and made a master board with a 6x6 pad I got for 50p from a crafty charity shop. 

    

..And last week bought this 12x12 for £3.00 from The Works 

 

 Once home I had a play with printed out papers...The sheet in front was actually a very large paper bag, where Emma (daughter ) had bought a coat from The IOW (Isle of Wight) The coat had to go back so I scanned it.  (The bag I mean, not the coat!) Too good to miss! Then I was gone for a bit, but... 

   made another master board, which is THIS week's WOYWW!  

 

Well, it keeps me from making more mess doing something else. I'll add more things to it and cut it up later...

 

 but will also scan it like I did my last one from a while back go here to download it.  I printed these envelopes on smooth 250gsm paper so nice and strong!  

 Dexter

Here's Dexter and Frankie. Waiting for the ball!

One last thing! Happy Heavenly Birthday to my Dad, who would've been 99 today! Have a great WOYWW, catch you all later! Thank you for stopping by!