Di's Snippets again + of course WOYWW!!

Hullo there everyone! another Wednesday is in view :D 

 So time to peek at desks around the world courtesy of our hostess and originator of this fun blog hop our Julia of Stamping Ground blog.          Here first of all is my desk...

 You see last week Bridget asked me where my calligraphy was? well, the answer is plodding along in the background. I have no major project on at present. I was re-enthused to do some extra practice whilst visiting my calligrapher friend, Joyce, in Northern Ireland, so here you see my practising. Yep boring,rote practice of alphabet - simple one, ie gone back to basics. It is called Foundational - did it really large, in pencil skeleton outlines, then onto large nib and  pen; then smaller after quite few hours of practice.Oh and Bridget, thank you! see your atc has arrived - to see how gorgeous it is look here! 

And if you can see what I have have written on the page - it is Iris's 80th birthday today so singing her happy birthday - this is lady in question for those of you who may remember - see my gift for her here.

 My nephew's birthday card - the  sketch  was on last week's desk about to be made. Used a scanned copy of the Garfield comic in our local paper. He is a huge fan of Garfield, and even though in his twenties now it still gives him a chuckle. The best bit is Garfield's birthday is the same time of year so there are always appropriate ones to use for a card if  I get organised. The greeting is a rub-on I happened to have that matched perfectly. :D, and the scallop comes from the Nellie Snellen Multiframe die adapted a bit, and Cuttlebug vintage corners. DP is a freebie from Far Hill Freebie papers.

 

At last you cry, it has taken me two weeks to finish this card - stamping first shown two weeks ago. Di here is my entry for this week's Snippets Challenge. The mauve swirls base was done years ago with my friend's cuttlebug before I had even bought mine. The paper is old photo paper stamped with SU discontinued set - see the method here (Lindsay's blog is simply fantastic well worth a visit - she is a WOYWW-er too). Cut it with Nellie Snellen Oval die and Spellbinder Petite Scallops underneath. The purple mount it is on was a base I ripped off a card cos decided it was wrong shade.
And a very big welcome to my newbie Encouragers - I always find it a blessing when someone cares to encourage in that way! :D

Well that is enough from me today - if you like teabag folding take a peek at the post below - really love it and these two cards below came it all okay which made me very happy. Funny isn't it how you literally wrestle sometimes to create a decent one!??

Happy WOYWW everyone and thanks so very very much for popping over for a peek and a chat. May God bless your day wherever you may be!.

Shaz in Oz.x