WOYWW 519: It's Getting Closer

Only one week to go until the 10th anniversary edition of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday (or Whizzday as it is starting to be known as the weeks seem to come round so quickly).  Julia started this chance to link up our desks each week back in 2009.  Whether it's your first visit, you've been with the blog hop since the start, arrived mid way through or dip in and out, all are welcome: just visit The Stamping Ground to join in.

My desk this week shows the haul that I acquired at Port Sunlight on Saturday.  I dropped my samples off for Dee and Barbara's shows on Hochanda that will be on on Friday and Saturday and managed to pick up the dies, stamps and stencils that I wanted from the Clarity stall.  I also stocked up on some glue, envelopes  and some chipboard shapes (not shown).

I bumped into lots of crafty friends including fellow WOYWWers.  Doug kindly took a photo of me with Shaz and Chris, there will be another version of this on Shaz's blog today I'm sure, but I have no evidence of meeting Neet and Heather lol.  I'll be round to visit after work tonight and look forward to seeing many of you at the 10th anniversary crop on 1st June.

PS. Maria Moorhouse is on Hochanda at 12pm and 4pm today with some old stamps, new dies and new stencils.  Here are sneak peeks of my samples for the shows.

WOYWW 518: Two Weeks and Counting

Only two weeks until the 10th anniversary of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday (or Whizzday as Julia has taken to calling it).  I am so looking forward to the anniversary crop on 1st June (for details see HERE).  I will be getting to meet a few more WOYWW friends face to face for the first time as well as catching up with those I've met before.

My desk shows some stamping ready for a project.  When I use water colour pens or paints for colouring, I stamp in Antique Linen Distress Oxide so that the stamped lines blend into the colouring rather than standing out.  It gives more of a hand drawn and coloured effect.  I have been very busy making samples over the last week.  I posted one set yesterday and will be handing over two lots at the weekend in person, at Happy Stampers' Port Sunlight on Saturday and at Maria Moorhouse's workshop on Sunday.
Talking of Port Sunlight, I will be there early as I am meeting up with the Clarity crowd for breakfast across the road.  I know that Shaz and Doug are going to be there on Saturday but is there anyone else that I should be looking out for?  Maybe we could meet up for a coffee at a prearranged time.  How about 1pm in the cafe?  Suggestions and shout outs gratefully received.
I'll be along to visit you all after work this evening.  Please check out other desks via The Stamping Ground; see you there!

WOYWW 467: A Crafty Weekend

One week to go to the ninth anniversary and I have most addresses for the swaps next week of ATCs to celebrate 9 years of WOYWW.  Visit Julia at The Stamping Ground for the full rundown!

Only one picture of a desk this week as the other side of my desk was vacant.  These are all my goodies from my annual visit to Port Sunlight on Saturday.  I saw lots of crafty friends, including Neet and met Heather for the first time too.  On Sunday, Eva and I were at a workshop with Maria Moorhouse together.  It was a fabulous project (which I can't share yet), but unfortunately a heavy summer cold prevented my full enjoyment.  I spent yesterday in bed having struggled into work on Monday and have dragged myself into the shed so as not to miss posting this morning.  I'm not sure how much visiting I'll get done before the weekend as school has a visit from Ofsted, so I won't be getting to the journal meet up this afternoon either.  So sorry Neet,  I'll have to get your ATC in the post after all.

WOYWW 414: Meeting Face to Face

What a fabulous weekend.  My desk today shows all the crafty stash that I got hold of at Port Sunlight on Saturday.  It was great to meet up with Shaz (and other half Doug) as well as Neet, Cara and Chris.  It was a fantastic day out and I'm sure we'll be meeting up again this time next year.  Thanks to Shaz for emailing me the group photo and to Doug who acted as photographer.  As you can see, my main purchases were Visible Image stamps, Claritystamp stencils and a mix of IndigoBlu items.  I also stocked up on 7"x7" cards and envelopes and picked up one or two extra bits and pieces.  
The Dinky Dragonfly stamp was a prize from a Facebook challenge that I picked up from Kay Halliwell-Sutton at the IndigoBlu stand.  I had taken a couple of journals with me and was so honoured that she took the time to not only look at my winning page 'in the flesh', but all the layouts in both journals.  She was most complimentary and it made my day.  I left after lunch with the WOYWW ladies and was back home in time to listen to the second half of the footie!

Back: Me and Shaz.  Front Lyn, Chris and Neet

Sorry Julia  if this post is a bit long.  If you want to know who and what I'm talking about and why I was so delighted to meet up with these ladies, hop over to The Stamping Ground where our hostess Julia will explain all about WOYWW.