Paper poppies

I usually have a few things on the go at the same time. This week I have been prompted to be more playful after the timholtzdemo prompt I talked about in my last post. I have also some paper flowers on the go. I love working on these but the production is very repetitive so I tend to cut and build flowers over weeks. I get on with other things at the same time.

This poppy is nearly finished but I know it is always interesting to peek at peoples process. I share the desk with my laptop so I can refer to lots of images of real poppies while working. I had to shift the laptop from my other workspace as my fury friend is on that 'work' desk doing very little except absorbing the spring sunlight.

As it is Wednesday and an age since I checked in I am linking up with WOYWW  Even if the day is nearly over now! WOYWW is a longstanding online group who share their work-desks weekly. I think groups like this are very sustaining in times like this. 

Sympathy Card

Just in case people are checking in a worrying I am fine but just too busy to blog for a while. I had to make a sympathy card this week and realised how few cards I see for these occasions that I like. For me a card for these occasions is a delicate balance that has to do so much. Something you know suits the person grieving but in your own style,  using all of your usual techniques but not looking too playful, sensitive to the occassion but not too sad.

I sometimes think it is sensible to make several at a time but then realize it is more meaningful when you take the time to think of those involved as you make it. As its the first card I have made in a long time I thought I would take time to check in and share it.

As its Wednesday I am also going to link up with WOYWD.

Baby Blocks all Wrapped Up

Just putting up the baby blocks as a few people wanted to see them finished.

Yes I only finished two sets, I left the third until we visit that baby as I was itching to get out my embossing powders.

Linking up to WOYWW at Stamping Ground

WOYWW

Managed to get organised for calling in to Workdesk Wednesday. Desk is busy but organised today I am busy making gifts for new babies. I gave a great nephew a little set of handmade picture blocks for a welcome gift and it became a tradition I am now bound to. I dont mind as they are simple and fun to make but it is harder when the babies come in batches! Three to make this month. Thankfully I can make the blocks cuddle the babies and leave my work all done. I am glad I dont have the work of all three mums all crafting would be out the window. Must crack on now and get these all covered. Its picking the papers that always takes me the longest.

Hope to get time to visit more desks this week and thank you to all who visited and commented on mine last fortnight. Happy crafting x
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WOYWW Still Lots of Green

I was not planning to post this week but I thought it was fun to share the many green experiments.

Finally settled on a project for the Paperartsy Challenge. Funny things challenges apart from the obvious connections they create they are often a personal challenge will this prompt work for me? Mint Sage Claret and Gold has filled my head on and off this fortnight. Who knows if it would ever have occurred to me as a colour combination without the online prompt.

I was more persistent than usual with this one and finally one of my backgrounds sparked an idea. Now I am waiting on the gold edging to dry before it all goes together. I thought I would gather all the others together but looking back to last Wednesday I see there were more! I don't think I will be using this colour for a while now. Although I guess all these green backgrounds will appear in my cards.

Thanks for visiting my desk and all your comments last week. hope you are having fun at your desks.

Linking up to WOYWW

Wednesday's Workdesk lots of Mint, Sage, Claret and Gold

Checking in with Whats On Your Workdesk Wed again. More time is spent at your desk 'not making a project' than producing a project. The things that turn out to be a project for me they are the ones that fly along. I think I resolve things when I have a clear path in mind an end rather than a starting point. I know that is not how it works for everyone. I admire people who can just start to play and end up with something amazing. I am definitely a planner.

WOYWW is a great prompt to share the stuff you do that may not otherwise see the light of day - stuff that might be interesting to others but is not 'a thing.' I suppose Journals are a bit like that but people tend to post pages that are resolved from their journal rather than those still hanging in the air. Well here's today's desk:

Ive been playing with lots of paint, ink, infusions, embossing powder, lots of different media but all in one palette Mint, Sage, Claret and Gold. Paperartsy's latest Challenge suggests these colours. So far its all experiments.

I am not sure where they will go. last month I spent ages trying transfer techniques. All interesting but none that I used to make 'a thing' with. I am enjoying this play and I like a lot more of the results. I am planning to carry on for another day and then tidy up and actually use them.

Hope you having fun at your desk this week. Thanks for calling in to mine. x

If you haven't heard of WOYWW Its been going since 2009. Julia Dunnit, who began it, says she started it "because I'm nosey and wanted to see what other people have got and what other people do at their desks whilst I'm busy procrastinating."

Bit like most of the Internet then!  I like this outlet for the chaos that sometimes reigns on my desk or head.

Whats on my desk this Wednesday

We are having a dreary wet day here. I was sorting out stamp storage today. I made the mistake of putting a cushion on the desk while I rummaged about my stamp boxes... the cat  decided that my studio, on a feather 'bed' is the best place to be and is providing me with an interesting "Whats on your Desk" for this Wednesday.

 I have two work spaces but I got new stamps yesterday and had to try them out so last night's mess is on one desk and the cat on the other so I will have to tidy up and get on with something more creative than organizing stamps.

 Hope you are having better luck with weather and pet control today wherever you are.