WOYWW 657: Back To Reality

 Happy New Year and welcome to my first WOYWW contribution of 2022.  First day back at work too!  I shall continue to join in each week with Julia and the gang at Stamping Ground.  Newcomers are always welcome so pop over and see what it's all about.

As you can see with the start of 2022 I have set myself a new daily challenge.  I will be using up all the scraps, left over die cuts and bits and pieces of stamping to create a daily 5 minute journal page.  I can't allow much longer on work days so I need to plan those the day before.  I spent New Year's Eve sorting through my scrap box and sorting things into groups and files.

For LLJ!

I did finish my daily drawing challenge for 2021 so it will be good to see how far I get in 2022.

Using one of Shaz's diecuts from the last crop.

I prepare the pages in advance by adding gesso to two pages at a time.  I also like to match the colours and ideas in pages that are opposite each other in the book.  Well I shall be off to work in a while - not much marking to do today compared with a normal Wednesday so can take things relatively quietly.  Be round to visit later or tomorrow morning.  Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

Drawing Challenge Complete

 On 1st January 2021 I challenged myself to complete a drawing every day during 2021.  SInce then I have filled three Daler-Rowney cartridge paper sketch books and used up two fine Posca pens.  I did however complete the challenge - the first time I have ever completely kept a New Year's Resolution.  Here are the last of my drawings for last year.  Not sure what my challenge will be this year.

The small print in contracts leapt to mind.

I drew a whale last time I had this prompt, so thought of something different this time.

Another repeat prompt - last time was a football rattle.

An easy prompt - drawn from life.

A quick response to this one.

I have drawn closed books previously.

I added birds as I have drawn clouds before.

The last time I had this prompt I drew a crooked house.

Different aspects of the holidays for Christmas Day.

Another quick and easy sketch.

My immediate thought was the Secret Garden.

No snow this Christmas but still damp and miserable!

I already know what I am drawing for tomorrow's prompt!

Well it had to be really!

Celebrating both the end of the year and the successful conclusion to my challenge.

WOYWW 656: Quiet Christmas

Happy WOYWW - another palindrome for LLJ to celebrate.  I hope you have all had a pleasant, safe Christmas.  We kept things small and did as we did last year and went over to our two eldest sons' place to cook Christmas dinner together (and delicious it was).

I can finally show the results of my first Tilly Teadance needle felting workshop as Mum's birthday was on Monday.  We were going to celebrate together, but Mum and Dad decided it was safe to postpone a big family get together until Dad's birthday in May, so we will have a double celebration then.  I did get a chance to video chat though and she liked her present.

This photo shows my version of Max's seagull which I also started at the workshop and finished as a Christmas gift to my sister.  Not a patch on Maxine's work but I was pleased with the result and my sister liked it which is the main thing.

I am coming to the end of my daily drawing challenge.  I may try a 5 minute journal page a day as an alternative in 2022.  I have a 4" x 4" spiral bound kraft card scrapbook and have already started gessoing pages to get ahead.  I will have to see how things go though as I am not so sure I will be able to keep this going on a daily basis and it may become a once a week project instead.  Happy WOYWW.  Stay safe everyone.

WOYWW 655: Merry Christmas

 Welcome to the Christmas edition of my WOYWW contribution c/o Julia at Stamping Ground.  Merry Christmas to everyone - we have donated to the Air Ambulance Appeal this year instead of sending out cards.

My desk shows my samples that I made for the Clarity shows today before I posted them off but if I am cheating a little at least it makes a change from my sketchbook lol.

Talking of which, I am getting ever closer to my daily drawing challenge for 2021.  I am not sure if I will set myself a daily challenge dor 2022 yet as I am starting to repeat myself with the prompts now. 

Eva popped over for a brief crafting session last week.
Hope you all have a healthy Merry Christmas - we are keeping to the same plans as last year.  Stay safe everyone and Happy WOYWW.

Daily Drawing - Latest Round Up

 Less than a month to go now and I will have sucessfully completed the challenge I set myself at the start of 2021 to draw every day.  Here's the latest round up.

An easy resonse as I use these every day for work and play.

I am trying to lose weight so virtual cake is a good substitute lol.

I didn't get the perspective right with this one.

A deliberate choice not to go with the more obvious festive response.

In keeping with up and down last month.

Lava lamps fascinate me and I drawn plenty of boats this year.

I love the 3D effect this technique creates.

Definitely part of the daily routine!

For taking my lunch to work!

More rain than sun recently sadly.

Well I do play the violin.

Starting to get a festive feel.

I am trying to keep well hydrated every day.

I have three!

No self portraits lol.

Another quick and simple sketch.  Only 15 more before I have completed my challenge.