I have been watching Barbara Gray's Facebook live sessions in the SHAC Shack each weekday morning at 10am. I decided to use a cheat version of one of her ideas to create tag #23 in my Quarantine Quickie journal, following the prompts over on Mission Inspiration.
Only three weeks to go to the 11th anniversary of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday. That is an impressive length of time for a weekly link up to have been taking place and it is thanks to Julia at The Stamping Ground (ably supported by Lunch Lady Jan), that it has kept going for so long. So here's my contribution for this week.
As you can probably tell, my desk has been shamelessly staged this week. All the tags that I have made in the last fortnight are on display (the last four will be blogged on Saturday and Sunday). Tom and Peter are still keeping me company and I have a new book on the go (Peace comes to the Chalet School by Katherine Bruce). It seems an appropriate book to be reading at present, as we approach the 75th anniversary of VE Day on May 8th. I have also looked out my Clarity postcards, ready for the colouring sessions with Barbara Gray on FB live starting next week (10am every weekday morning). I am working from home today and like to get an early start so I can take a short break at 10am to catch the live doodle session from the SHAC shack.
I thought I'd better show a close up of the seahorse card that was on my desk last week as so many asked about it. The stamp is from Claritystamp, designed by Cherry Green and it is done on watercolour card. I can't say more, as I made it as part of an online workshop with Maria Moorhouse. I have just sent off for her second, distance stamp class, so await a package of materials through the post.
I'll be along to visit later today. A shout out to the Y8 pupils and the lovely Y7 pupils who made a video, in response to the one made by the staff. I'll finish with the tag that I shared as part of that video.
Morning and welcome to the ever more quickly arriving weekly desk share with WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday). #3 son is due back off his night shift at the care home shortly and will be straight in the shower as soon as his clothes are in the wash. There are now four confirmed cases of Covid 19 at the home (isolated away from the ward where he works) and he is having his temperature taken at regular intervals while at work.
I admit that my desk is totally staged this morning. I can't show you what I am currently working on as they are samples for some shows next week, which need posting later today. Instead I am sharing an art journal page that I made yesterday and all my quarantine quickie tags following the prompts over on Mission Inspiration. Those of you who guessed fairies last week were totally correct.
This is the finished tag from last week's desk (#3). As you can see, I have now completed up to #14 and will be working on the next prompts tomorrow once the samples have been posted. I have been having great fun with these tags and will use a book ring to make them into a journal once they are all complete.
The pollen count is high at the moment and I have to work in the shed with the window shut as the cherry blossom is in full bloom. I will be round to visit as soon as I can this week. Next week it may be later as the holidays will be over and I will be working from home again. Thanks Julia for keeping us all linked up via The Stamping Ground. Happy WOYWW and a shout out to my Y8 pupils as promised!
