Geo Dandelion Mini Make

 I finally had time to play with one of the new Timestamp Creations stamp sets.  I went with a mini make using yet another of the alcohol ink backgrounds from Barb's course.

Pink Diamond Fold Card

 The current mid month challenge over on Clarity Mini Makes and ATCs is to make a small dimensional card with a touch of pink.  This is what I came up with using a diamond fold.

Pretty Paper Hearts

The current challenge over on Try It On Tuesday is Pretty Papers.  Clarity Crafts certainly have an amazing selection to choose from. They make beautiful Scandinavian Hearts if woven together.  Here I worked with Toscana designer papers.

September ATC: Travel/Pink

The prompt for the September ATC swap over on Clarity Crafts Mini Makes and ATCs is Travel/Pink.  I had plenty of stamps to choose from!  This is what I came up with.

WOYWW 850/70: Feeling Better

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. 

Some projects to keep me busy between now and the end of the year on my desk today.  Not that I am finding it difficult to fill the time now I am retired.  I was elected secretary of the South Staffs. Society of Recorder Players on Saturday so that will also help fill my days.

Inspired by Barbara Gray's Triangle People.

I did eventually catch up with my #dailyart2025 after a couple of days in bed with the bad cold.  Thanks for all the well wishes.  I am feeling a lot better.  Yesterday I had a hair cut  and met up with a friend for coffee.  I am still waiting for a refund from Evri as I do not have any invoices for all the cards that they lost.  The next lot of samples will be going via Royal Mail as I can print the label via the app.

Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

#dailyart2025: September Part I

 Still on track to complete my #dailyart2025 challenge based on the prompts on the 365 days of drawing prompts and other art FB group.  I am still working in my Clarity petite watercolour journal (#6).

My mother and both sisters are/were nurses - these represent some of the uniform changes when hats were worn.

I followed an online tutorial for this but added colour.

Thought the big apple was a good representation.

Inspired by the Triangle People stamps designed by Barbara Gray.

Caught up with these two afterwards as I was feeling poorly those days.

Farewell Card

Even though I am now retired, I still like making cards to celebrate my former colleagues.  I made this card for a wonderful cover supervisor who is moving to Scotland with her family.