WOYWW 840/60: Trapped Nerve/5 Working Days to Retirement

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch.  

My desk shows some goodies from Disneyland Paris.  A good time was had by all but I came home having trapped a nerve in my right arm/shoulder so spent Saturday afternoon in A and E, having been sent there by the out of hours GP, instead of at the theatre watching Bat Out of Hell.

The other result is no more #dailyart2025 since I came back.  I have made it into work thanks to lifts from colleagues and heavy duty pain killers, and have an appointment with my own GP tomorrow.

It is presentation evening this evening so I will be home very late.  Will visit in the morning after my Doctor's appointment.  Stay safe and happy belated birthday to Julia for Monday.

French Lace Panel on Kraft

For my final sample using the French Lace Sampler stamps I went large on kraft card.

French Lace Sampler in Black and White

For this sample using the French Lace Sampler stamps I stuck with a monotone theme.

Pretty Purple French Lace Panel

I can't decide if I prefer this card with or without the additional greeting sticker - what do you think?

French Lace Mini Makes

These beautiful French Lace stamps are so detailed and delicate.  I used ultra fine embossing powder to keep the detail on these tiny notelets.

Linda Williams' King and queen of Hearts: Ideas and Inspiration

 Paris is the city of love so I thought I'd share some of my projects using Linda Williams' King and queen of Hearts stamps and masks as I head home. As always, links to the projects are below each photo.

Simple for weddings (see HERE).

Paris Projects

 I am in Paris for a few days with the Y8 school trip so thought I would take the opportunity to share some of my Paris themed projects today.  As always links to the original projects are below each photo.

A chic tag (see HERE).

WOYWW 839/59: Paris

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch. 

My desk is at the youth hostel in Paris where we arrived yesterday evening after a 13 hour coach and ferry journey.  Just a quick post as we have two jam packed days ahead followed by the return journey on Friday.

One for Susan and Shaz.

July already - how did that happen?

I have deliberately prepared a few drawings ahead so as not to have to bring any supplies with me.  9 more working days until retirement now including today.

Hope to visit at the weekend time permitting.

Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

#dailyart2025: Half Way Through

 Half way through 2025 already with the end of June.  Here are the second half of my #dailyart2025 drawings.  Completed in my Clarity Petite watercolour journal using Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils.

You can never have too many!

Werder Bremen my German football team.

Parfait and mint tea.

Most recent visit was for Calamity Jane.

Just had solar panels installed.

Coincided with our 35th wedding anniversary.

Hope it's obvious.

Memories of The West Wing!

I prefer pickled onions!

I wouldn't mind one of these.

Hope the map is not too far out!

 

Through the Round Window Mini Make

I needed a quick project and once again turned to a background made at a recent workshop - this time with Barbara Gray, using alcohol inks on a gel plate to create landscapes.

July Calendar Page

 I was cutting it fine to complete my July page so decided to start with a background created at a recent workshop with Leonie Pujol using alcohol ink and a gel plate.

In The Garden Projects

Following up to Deb Wheeler's show on Clarity Social TV yesterday afternoon I thought I would share the projects created with some of the Linda Williams' In The Garden stamp sets.  Details of the project are linked below each photo.

Masking and repeating (see HERE). 

Coffee and Tea Themed Projects

 I love these coffee, tea and cake themed stamps designed by Linda Williams for Clarity Crafts.  Here are some projects using them.  Links to each project are below each photo.

The masks are really useful (see HERE).

Journal Page - Memories of 2020

The prompt over on Try It On Tuesday is Add some Text.  As you can see, as well as the stamped text on this journal page, I also used book paper to create the flames.

I added transparent gesso to a double page of handmade paper in a journal and allowed to dry. I then added Fossilized Amber Distress Paint roughly to the pages and dried thoroughly.

Next, I added some Terracotta Adirondack paint through the Clarity Wild Privet stencil in places.

Black card was trimmed 4” x 4.5” and the 3.25” nested square picot die used to cut an Aperture from one end.

I stamped the Phoenix stamp onto stencil card in Terracotta Adirondack ink.

It was coloured with Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils blended out with a watercolour brush pen.

Fussy cut and attached behind the die cut.

The image and die cut were attached to the left-hand page, sealed with matte medium and dried thoroughly.

I added shading around the image with a Faber-Castell Big Brush marker and blended it out with a Pergamano blending pen and nib.

Doodles were then added to the edge of the frame round the phoenix in white gel pen.

Pieces of book text were torn into the shape of flames and added to the right-hand page. They were sealed with matte medium and dried thoroughly.

I went over the flames with the Cobalt Green, Dark Naples Ochre and Terracotta Faber-Castell Big brush markers blended out with a Pergamano blending pen and nib to echo the image.

Further doodling was added to the flames using a white gel pen.

I stamped 2020 in Versamark ink below the Phoenix using the Word Chain Numbers,then heat embossed with white embossing powder.

To finish, I added ‘Still I Rise’ to the right-hand page using the Word Chain Alphabet stamps in Nocturne Versafine Clair. Heat emboss with clear powder.

Memories of the pandemic in 2020 and how we overcame it.