A late What's on my Worktop Wednesday! #740

 ...Not a lot on this very late WOYWW!? post, as I'm still working in the kitchen...(show you what I've been up to in the next post or maybe the next) -and on the ironing board in the living room. Which is a little bit bare as I'm actually going to do a bit of ironing later...honest! The iron's there, just out of shot, ready! As you can see, it's some Tim Holtz  goodies. I succumbed late the other night, in the earley hours of the morning, watching youtube on my phone...Everyone has Tim Holtz stuff...it came up on an Amazon ad (while Tim was on) ...buy these two 'idea-ology' together...so I did. They came together the next day...but in two different Amazon envelopes. (keep them for something later) SO? Why are these so dear? Because they are aren't they? The lables, which I've put in a little tin and the note book of words...but I love them and am soooo glad I have them.  

So glad I have some of his Distress Oxides and Inks too. And I have his  idea-ology 12x12 pads. Hubby bought it for me last year. As you can see I've been playing with paint again...and stencils and Distress Oxide and a bit of a water spray and...a touch of Comic Shimmer Mist, along with some bronze and metalic paint, oh....and a bit of stamping. It looks better in real life. My printer is still not printing right, so this comes out a bit dull and missing most of the colours. But I've saved it, so perhaps one day I'll use it to make something...or use this one. That'll teach me not to buy from a different ink place even though they were a bit cheaper and had more ink in them, they haven't lasted very long at all.  John used to fill up my ink from little bottles with little needles, and they lasted for ages and printed beautifully. I've had a go, he never used to let me, 'No! you'll make too much mess!' He was right there! I can't get the little needles into the holes...(it's okay, I know which hole to put the right coloured ink in) unless you're suppose to really push them in...but there's a thought, there's all that ink still out in his 'studio' (old shed) waiting for me to have a play with it! (oho, watch this space!)  I hope the link to Stamping Ground is still working! Happy WOYWW!? .....yes it is!! Thank you for stopping by!

Can we pretend it's Tuesday? It's Time For Tea!

Yes I know I'm late, just too much uncrafty things going on and in my case, it's not tea on this pretend Tuesday, it's hot chocolate! I'm joining in with Bleubeard and Elizabeths Altered Booklovers T for Tuesday! Family members went for a walk over at Hengistbury Head on Sunday. So I took a few pictures...only my phone was soooo dark I couldn't see what I was taking and when I finaly looked, they were all of me! I'd turned the thingie around so it wasn't taking nice sunny pictures of boats and harbour views, it was taking my ugly mug...so! You don't want to see those! Luckily I did get a few more boatie pictures! 

Looking across towards Mudeford (Muddyford)

Some of these beach huts cost more than my bungalow did! On the right of the picture is, Oliver and Debbie with Charley the dog, Tom, and Emma taking a photo. (Niamh and Pat, are about somewhere.)

On the way back we saved our legs and took the little train. This is a 'new' train. The little red train of yesteryear probably fell to bits! And of course the price went waaaay up. Never mind, it was fun!

We were all a bit tired and windswept!

 

Here's Emma and Niamh (with her Harry Potter top on!) and including Debbie and Charley...who could've still gone on for hours chasing his ball on the beach! Debs is a dog sitter/walker so that's why Charley was with us. He loved the train too!

 

 

 Charley digging on the Beach

Oliver on the train...

                                           ...and big Pat

I was asked last week, what goes in my fruit wizz-up, which I usually have for breakfast... Blueberries, Blackberries, Banana, raspberries, sometimes strawberries...or even a bit of apple or watermelon. (but not often) and some water (or you could use fruit juice)

Then wizz it all up and enjoy! Lovely!

 

And below....Watching Ceri The Crafter on my phone!

 

The little cat that has moved in since Jinx passed away, is a bit wild...but doesn't hiss and spit as much as she did. She still has that horrible cyst on her head. I did manage to capture her and put her in Jinx's very large cat box and take her round to her owners. They said they'd take her to a member of their family who is a vet...two hours later she was back on my kitchen door mat, giving me such a dirty look! She had a purple spray on her lump, but it did nothing for it.

Tabs the Cat

This morning I found that she's sneaked into the bedroom and was fast asleep under the breakfast tray, hoping I wouldn't find her I think!  (I'm not sure she's house trained!) She is completly deaf...so..I didn't wake her. Well, that's my Tuesday, plus of course filling up the garden waste again...and sorting out hubbies garage and...getting his ebike ready to sell...

I can't even get on it! so it's no good for me, but I wouldn't mind a small ladies one! Should be fun! That's it from me on this 'pretend it's T for Tuesday! Thank you for stopping by!

A Bit Of Coffee Stained Paper-Always A Freebie

 

 

 I think I've may have already added one of these somewhere...if I have, it probably won't be the same. It'll always be a freebie, so just click on the picture and save it to your device. 'Instant Coffee', paper... without the smell! I have some 'rougher' looking paper but it's still a bit wet, so may add it later.

This Weeks Wednesday Freebie-Always Look For Rainbows

 Sorry about last week....I got waylaid, or something, so I thought, instead of putting the rubbish out tonight, and seeing it was raining cats and dogs...I decided to draw this little furball holding an umbrella. So I hope you like her. I'll just have to get up very early in the morning to do the rubbish before the binmen turn up. Someone remind me, coz I know I'll forget! Go HERE to download. A comment is always lovely. If you'd like the PNG too, just let me know! (the puddle, being 'gappy' goes all png-y. I could draw in the gaps, but...I can't be ...phffphed. Thought I'd add a dog too as I had a lovely visit with Big George today, haven't seen him for a long time, but he still remembered me.

Big George

              George is very popular on Google Maps!

Thank you for stopping by!

PS...if you don't like the words, you can always rub them out in PaintNet or simular

What's On Your Worktop Wednesday. #739

 Happy WOYWW! Yes I know...I'm still working on the ironing board...and in the kitchen. I did have to clear it all away as I had a little visitor, Stanley, he's a Tibetan, and wow...suddenly the bungalow looked twice as big! There was no crafty stuff anywhere!! None on the floor, nothing on the worktop in the kitchen, except kitchen things-well, my bedroom was still a bit full...but I'm using the spare 'red' bedroom at the moment, so that doesn't count! Above you can see what I've been upto after I'd finished covering the 12x12 and stamping anything about sewing all over it. (I think I went a bit OTT)

 I've been following Ceri The Crafter and others on Youtube for ages. He has many ideas of what to do with unloved 12x12's. Either cover them in paint, (see yesterdays post) or other strips of papers from smaller pads or even tea or coffee stained papers. I used a 6x6 'we are memories' pad on all about sewing, which I got sometime ago from the Crafty Charity Shop (Which has now sadly had to close!)

Here's Ceri's plan, although I did mine a bit different as I wanted a couple of ATC's to play with... this is what it turned out like after chopping it up!

  Tags, pockets, two atc's, side pockets, journal cards etc.

 I've also been cutting out some labels.They are supposed to be darker than that, but my printer is still having a hooley fit and the colour  is way off. Some of them I've mounted onto card (an ex cat box cover, I like the inside colour) No all of them, as I printed them out on to 250gsm card/paper, by mistake.

These were a download called Vintage Script 'n' Postcards They can be printed out bigger. My first batch were very small and printed out at A5 even though I set it to A4. So this batch I printed them at 120%. I've inked them in Aged Mahogany because they are a bit pinkish already because of my forty printer. (That's not a spelling mistake!)I've also have some of Tracy Fox's labels and Katy Sue's Butterflies. So that should keep me busy! Every one of the 10year anniversay Atc Swap over on Elizabeth and Bluebeard a few weeks back, had at least one butterfly on.

Can you spy the butterflies? I also want to add, that the pockets I made for those  ATC's came from an idea by Ceri The Crafter which you can find here!

I ended up make two, three, four, five and even seven pockets, and adding magnets and velcro dots too. These are sooo easy! Have to go now, I'm off to have coffee and a bun with one of my old doggy friends, Big George!! So, pop over to Stamping Ground and join in! Thank you for stopping by!

It's Time for A Bit of Tibetan T For Tuesday,

 And as always I'm late...I'm sure I typed this post and set it to go out first thing this morning...but no..it's not here, even the pictures I took on my phone have disappeared...weird. Well never mind, it's here now, as I've just retyped it-but where did it go? Maybe I dreamt typing it..and taking the pictures- that is possible, seeing how dumbdumb-sluggish my brain (sometimes called Brian) is at the moment. (It is Tuesday, isn't it?) So, I'll start again! Happy Tuesday! Please pop over to Altered Book Lovers where Elizabeth and Bleubeard hang out, for sooo much more! 

I'll start with the boring bit...breakfasT, although I guess it might not be too boring compared to watching a snail...did you know they can't go backwards? That's why they get stuck up the spout of your watering can!  

I had a dog, stay over the weekend. Flowers were brought too. So me and Stanley (the dog) set off for a nice long walk... first out in the fields. He loves to play ball

and then later we walked through the woods, along the river bank. Thought he might like a paddle...

 

He's a Tibetan, althought, someone thought he was a 'miniture' Old English sheep dog (Not that there is such a thing!)

I have been crafting...the ironing board came out again... and I didn't want to iron, so I got my paints out instead. Now, Ceri The Crafter often paints over 12x12 he's not going to use to make ATC's, Pockets, Journal covers, tags, tucks, etc etc. So I thought, yes! That sounds like fun. So this flowery 12x12...

Became this...painty thing...

Ceri has stencils, he even designs his own. I used a crunched up plastic bag, an old credit card and an empty pill thingy. It isn't finish yet. It looks like you're up in the sky looking down through the clouds. That brown bit in the middle is metallic gold acrylic. It shines. Ceri also glues other ripped up bits of paper (including coffee and tea stained book pages) to his 12x12's. I'll show you mine tomorrow!

One last picture of STanley. He was ready for bed. But he didn't stay there long. Once I headed for the bedroom he was right there with me. That's it for now! Happy Tuesday, have a great crafty week! Thank you for stopping by. 

PS...if you do find a snail stuck up the spout of your watering can, please help him out!

What's OnYour Worktop ...um Ironing board Wednesday?! #738, WOYWW,

 Well, there is some ironing that needs doing, but that's on the floor, meanwhile...I'm still in sorting out mode. So this is my work space this Wednesday for WOYWW?! I'm sorting out papers, there's a sheet that I've printed out on one of my coffee stained papers. I think it's come out really nice in a 'not too grungy way'. There's a few new diecuts that need a home. I like to get them on to a magnet a.s.a.p., coz I know I'll lose those little tiny bits! Also on the ironing board is some Tim Holts papers and my first ever Journal, which you've seen bits of. I was hoping to film the inside instead of just taking pictures but thanks to DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) I've been in tears most of the day as they are going to fine me! (Or even lock me up) So...this first bit was typed out 7 o'clock this morning...this next bit is hours later...

 I had a letter this morning saying I was being fined, 'pay now to settle it out of court' because one of John's bikes, the GL 650 Silverwing, is not insured. I managed to get it MOTed, had to wait ages for what is called the V5c because I couldn't find the original one anywhere. (Had to pay for a new one) Then at that very moment of me picking up the phone, Francis, (my Airedale man who I've known for years) arrived to put the other little blue bike's battery on charge, as that is up for sale.  What's sooooo frustrating, I've told the DVLA sooo many times, the bike is on private land, I can't move, or get on it, let alone ride it!

  Anyway I got on the phone and as far as I know, it's been sorted. (But I was blubbering quite a bit) The bike is now SORN....when I first heard that term, I thought someone would turn up to saw it up into scrap!  Silly me. What's sooo maddening though, the bike, in just a few weeks, will not need any of this because it will be classed as an Hysterical Vintage Vehicle.. (OOps! I've just asked my phone to help with the spelling, it often does.....I think it should be Historical Vintage Vehicle...!) So tonight, I have to fill in a form asking them not to fine me, and write a letter explaining my situation, (which I've already done three times!) I was actually told by one of their people months ago, the bike would be okay as it is.  

A picture to finish. Eldest Daughter is away with family and other grandparents to Iceland. One of Tom's brothers lives there and Tom's been posting pictures of the Rumbling Volcano! 

 Bit scarrrry if you ask me! Well, that's it for now...I wonder if that link to Stamping Ground is still working? Let's see! YES!! Thanks for stopping by!

Time For Tea Tuesday, Green Bag Day and Happy Mail Day!

 I think Last Weeks T Stands for Tuesday's 10th anniversary went very well! (And no one noticed that one of Jo's ATC swaps she sent me  was a bit warped and slightly nibbled by a snail after being left out all night, so I won't mention it. I also sent off a few more last week via snail mail so hoping for some happy mail probaly by this time next week! The lady at the post office was very mean and wouldn't put nice pretty stamps on the envelope and said it had to have a lable. Dah! Anyway! Above is my half eaten breakfast this morning. Bit Boring but pushed back in a heap behind it you can just spy some Tim Holtz papers that I'm using to make a small journal with. It's not quite finished yet so I'll show it off when it is. 

  Tuesday is green bag day, every two weeks, (or not) they come and collect our garden waste. In spite of all the weeding (Oh my aching back!) and cutting and up rooting) they aren't quite full!  So out with the clippers and the hedge behind had a bit of a hair cut. Looks so much better now.

My 'I'm in the Garden' sign, could do with a bit of a paint. And I'm beginning to think my rainbow window needs to come down...

After having a nag about the post, some happy mail arrived from Jo! (I was up a ladder trying to fix the senor light that won't go off!) All the way from the USA. That was quick! Even the postman said, "That iz pretty envelope, all zee way from America."

A spiderweb ATC...a card, a little sewn shapy thingy, some die-cuts, a sentiment and some lovely stamps on the envelope! Thank you Jo!

That's it from me, don't forget last weeks freebie will be gone by tomorrow. (Mouses Mushroom) I'm off to put a squirt of Deep Heat in my back and have a cup of coffee! (and a choccy biscuit!) Then I'll do a bit of finishing off that journal and will add links so you can make one too! Happy T Day!! Thank you for stopping by!