on my travels....

I am off up the M25 ( just my favourite place! not ) this morning to Cambridge, to teach at It's Crafting Time! I love it there,  a lovely airy workshop space, with lots of room to move, and the hostess with the mostest...Nina who always makes me laugh lots!! This afternoon is a shrink plastic workshop, and if we can cram it all in, a bracelet, and a canvas too.. here is a sneak peek.



 Tomorrow is my masterclass on UTEE, by far , my most favourite of all the techniques and products that I use! I have remembered my camera, and if I get time I will tweet too!
Have a very Creative weekend :))
Hugs

woyww...hanging in there!

It's that day again! you know the one where I show you my messy desk... where it seems I have done very little to it since the last time you saw it! What's on your workdesk, hosted by the Lovely Julia, happens each week, and each week, you would expect my desk to be filled with ART! this week has been as lazy as last week in that respect.. well not really as I have been busy working , and doing other stuff (like watching a certain wedding, and hosting a street party!..lol) , so I thought as the desk hasn't changed much I would show you a close up of my hanging light! Well it hangs, and is a light, and from the amount of stuff on it, I am totally surprised that it isn't lying on the desk! I sort of hang stuff on it , just in case I might use it someday, but some of it I like too much to use ( you know the touch it feel stuff!!!)



Anyways enough waffle, why don't you jump over to Julia's and say hello to a few other desk hoppers!
Happy woywwing!

Core'dinating!

I have to admit, I have some core'dination papers from way back when, and have I used them?... no! But when the new Ranger Core'dinations appeared in the office, I just had to touch and feel them , and wow what an amazing amount of colours! This long weekend, has been a very lazy one for me.. should have done stuff.. haven't.. will suffer for that..but I did get out the Vagabond, and the new Brolly man alterations die, some texture fades, and the Distress Stains and had a play with the new Core'dinations, and I am in love...!! I layered them all onto the Kraft Resist Paper. Mr mojo has kind of been taking a holiday too.. why when you stop creating do they think it is a holiday too? But this piece is more an experiment than anything else, and it definitely needs stamping down the sides, but nothing came to mind, and I didn't trust my hand to draw today!!



Hope you have had a good holiday weekend, back to work for me today!!
Have a Creative one!

I am Shrinking!

One of my favourite products of all time , excluding UTEE, Alcohol inks, distress inks..lol is Shrink Plastic! It has been around ever since I can remember and I often forget about it. It is a brilliant medium to use for embellishments, and jewellery. I have a couple of workshops using it, one coming this next weekend at It's Crafting Time near Cambridge, and one later in the month at Pickleberry Papercrafts, near Faversham kent.  Here is a little snippet of one of the projects we will be making....

If you fancy creating with Shrink Plastic please contact Nina at It's Crafting Time  on 01763 262417, and Kate at Pickleberry on 01795 597757
Have a fun and Creative day!

Up my Street!

Wasn't the Royal Wedding glorious?, and even though I couldn't be there in person..my invitation got lost in the post! lol, I watched it all on tv, and then we had a Street Party in our road! The road was supposed to be free of cars ( and was only 1 of 2 roads in our town with permission to close!), but you know people read signs, then lock up their cars and wander off, never to be seen again, so we had one stationary parked car , which kind of made it a bit sad, but it was fun nevertheless,with lots of bunting, and flag waving, and a lot of Pimms and cupcakes were drunk and eaten!!



We celebrated here at The Artistic Stamper with a whopping 20% off your shopping, and I have extended this offer to tomorrow at 8am for those of you who are not subscribers to our newsletter. If you would like to take advantage of it, then just add the words royalwedding to the discount code box.
Have a Creative Saturday
Hugs

WOYWW...a flash in the pan!

It has been a very long, lovely, week this week as we have had a four day holiday with Easter, and suddenly what happened, Wednesday has appeared again, and it is time to show you my desk again! Now don't gasp, or swear, but I tidied! gone are the bottles, gone is the push it back, pile it high , heap of crafty stuff!  I was very chuffed with my tidying...it meant I could prep some workshops, make some Art, play with new goodies....
I mean look at all this tidiness...

then look sideways, and ..well...this is what happens when you tidy up, and go to look for something... oh the power of photo cropping! ROFL!



So one half is tidy, and the other still needs tidying.. that's next week's job! Still I should be grateful, I have a clear space to create in, and tidying up is good for the soul!!
Now if you have just landed on my blog from outer Mongolia, and haven't a clue what on earth I am on about, then leap into hyperspace to the Queen of desks, and have a wander around a couple of hundred other desks, that are much neater than mine!
Happy What's on Your Workdesk!

Buttoned!

Over on Simon Says Stamp and Show, the theme this week  is buttons! I have hundreds of buttons, and often use them in workshops, or just to decorate, and when I grabbed this little configurations insert box, I thought I would add a piece of the new Crowded Attic paper, and Tims new Haberdashery stamps, and make a little dressmaking configuration! So, empty the button box, looking for the tiniest buttons.. could I find any.. no, not one...:((( why is it when we NEED something we haven't got it , and on a Bank Holiday Monday when the shops are shut ( or supposed to be..lol) So no teeny tiny buttons, so I just added other buttons! How many of the word button can you get in  one paragraph? lol
Here is my entry to the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge including some buttons!



It is a back to work day today, sadly, I could quite get used to this holiday lark, but there is another long weekend on Friday, so am happy to wait till then!
Have a very Creative Day!
 

1234...time to myself....

One thing I love about the long bank holiday weekends, is that I am not technically working, that I can please myself, that the sun shines, and that I can fiddle with *stuff*. This weekend has gone by in a flash, and I have fiddled on my desk, tidied up my shed, and spent some time relaxing....haha.. me relax?... that's falling asleep on the sofa!
This little piece is one the smallest of the mini canvases, and I have distress stained it, stamped on tissue paper, added watch pieces, and the numbers are a find from eBay that are slot together numbers for prices ( remember them?) that I cut the backs off with Tim's magic scissors, and the whole lot is multi mediumed together.. oh what did we do before it?!!!





I have another day sorting out the stuff found in the shed for eBay.. lots of goodies.. ( may be in 2/3/4 lots ..email me for details) and trying to tidy up the bottle filled desk before cracking open the Pimms! First BBQ of the year later!! lol please don't rain!
Hope you having a Creative day..
Hugs
 

Wind beneath my wings

The sun is shining, , and it is a long weekend, and I am supposed to be tidying my shed...but I got waylaid by this piece calling out to me to be made, and it fitted perfectly with Hels's Sunday Stamper challenge which is to include wings!
I took one of the Idea-ology Fractured dolls, and wondered if I could drill a hole in the top of it..oh yes, but be careful, as they are resin, and you should wear a mask to do it! Add a bag full of blue alcohol ink, shake it in it, and dry. I stamped on some white tissue paper one of the Calligraphy mats and glued it onto the doll. My magically wonderful hot glue gun, was perfect for attaching the Ideaology wings, and my Angel of the North was finished.. perfect for a necklace or a keyring or just a charm!



Thank you Hels for the challenge...
Have a very Happy Easter day!

April Showers!

not one in sight, at least here in the south east of England, it is just hot, hot sun pouring in through my window, and in my garden! Wonderful for the soul, but not for spring cleaning..( which I had planned to do!) way too warm! However over on The Artistic Stamper Creative Team, I have made a little tag for the Layers challenge, a perfect opportunity for me to join in, and if you have time over the holidays, why not join in too?



Pop over the team blog for more information...
Have a creative Day

Announcing the winner!

Thank you to everyone who joined in the blog candy, and using the ever faithful Mr Random.org, the winner of the backgrounds, and distress stains is.... drum roll please.... is...

Wearestampers!

Congratulations Pam, and please email me , so I can send you your goodies :))

Have a very Creative long weekend!

Hugs

woyww...my bottle bank!

Today is Wednesday and a significant day in the world of bloggers! It's time to see your desk!!! I took my picture yesterday and just clicked away with the camera, and then realised my desk looks like a bottle bank!! Time to clear up! spring clean time.. bank those half empty bottles... in fact I will publicly admit, it is a MESS! so this is the last time you will see this particular mess.. now close your eyes, and then open them.. sorry did I say I would clean it up?.. that's for next week! lol



If you have absolutely no idea why you are seeing a picture of my desk, then bottle it over to Julia, Queen of all desks, and join in the fun!
Don't forget I have candy on offer till tomorrow...
Happy Woywwing!

Waxing on.. waxing off..

Yesterday I took a workshop at Pickleberry Papercrafts using wax and The Meltpot, which if course is always the star of the show! What would I do without it? lol Thank you to everyone who came, it was a fun filled, chocolate and chat filled day, which produced some absolutely gorgeous artwork! We made a flip book, or in some cases a wall hanging.  I love working with wax, it is forgiving, and for altered art, just perfect!

Here are a few pictures from the day, and a few pictures of my piece too!



Don't forget I still have candy on offer, if you fancy a little flutter....

I am off to get hot and sweaty watching the London marathon (on tv of course!)

Have a Creative day!

Hugs

Do you Wax??!

Of course you do! Even I do, who wouldn't? lol Of course I am talking about waxing.. you know the type in a pot or in my case a meltpot! Later today I am taking a class at Pickleberry Papercrafts which involves wax.. lots of it, and I had the greatest fun making this ring book for it. I thought I would show you a sneak peek of it...



Have a Creative day!
Hugs

Little things in life!

I thought I would show you a couple of the pieces I made at Ally Pally over the weekend. Often when I am demoing , I make quick and easy pieces, and I do give a lot away, but I did keep these two pieces!! Simple and so so easy to make.. I used 2 different size mini canvases, and coloured them with Distress Stains. Love these, so easy and quick to use, and you can enhance them with other Stain colours, which incidentally do colour over and not muddy!, or you can use your normal distress inks to fill in patches or highlight.  I poured UTEE over the inked canvas and immediately stamps into it. Love it when it drips down the sides! Then I added Perfect Pearls, and a mould from Crafty Notions which I also coloured with Perfect Pearls . The Elegant woman has the minutest piece of Gold leaf in her hair ( a happy Accident!)



I do hope you like, and I am off now for a fun filled day of catching up from my day out yesterday!!
Have a Creative Day

woyww....in another world!

it's Wednesday again, and time for another episode of what's on your Workdesk, hosted by the delectable Mrs Dunnit over at The Stamping Ground. Now this week, not much has been happening in this world of mine.. err what a lie! We have been at Ally Pally, moulded hundreds of stamps, packed and unpacked a truck more than once!, set up a shop, taken it down, and not quite stock checked yet! Brain overload, methinks! My normal desk ( is it normal????) is full of bits and pieces getting ready for my waxy workshop this weekend, so seriously not showable, so here are some of my workdesk ( a little bit of poetic licence here :)) at Ally Pally!

Note that I slipped in a small picture of Hels wearing her hat... she has allowed me to show you this.. I feel very honoured :)) Actually it is a very nice picture of her and her altered hat! oh, and the awful picture of me that Mal took ...it sort of fell onto the blog too....lol
I hope that I will get some time to pop over to your blogs, but am off out to my baby sister's 50th birthday party today!! I cannot believe she  has hit the 50 mark, and no I am not telling you my age, as i am her big sister! Happy Birthday Ruthie! love ya!!
If you think I am mad, then pop over to Julia's for the biggest desk blog hop in the world!
P.S. I have mega blog candy in the post below if you fancy a chance to win it!
Happy Woywwing!