Watercolour Poinsettia + WOYWW

Hullo everyone, into our second week of year! Guess 2020 isn’t slowing either! As Wednesday time for WOYWW or What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday, pop over here to Julia’s do.. we’re a friendly bunch! 😊

So my desk.. it’s actually a bit clean for me as cleanup continues! Wow, the things I’ve found. 

Plus need clean area doing the watercolour cards I stamped and embossed last week! 

A QUESTION, please: To anyone out there who has glass mat, are they a good purchase? I’m looking at one (coming birthday), Tonic to be prezact, as they’re in my price range here, and A3 and 12 x 12.

They both have advantages and disadvantages. 

Question: 1. is glass mat good investment?

2. Do you heat emboss on them just fine? 

Angela has an Xcut and she said she does.

Desk is Distress Ink watercolour, I added Tombows to mix to make colours pop more on finished cards.

I’ve managed now to make a dozen Christmas cards of my January two dozen aim, which is good as next week is wipe out with visitors and will be prob MIA.

Finished cards, as you can see they’re quite different from last weeks with same stamp, the stamp Poinsetta CCS set.

Verse is really great one by Stampendous so sharing close up. As you can see did three, slightly different.
Last card is a Snippets card well and truly. All those green pieces were digis. I found when doing search a year or so ago for a person who loves green and found them again in cleanup. 
They looked so good together the card was born, butterfly was digi too.

I added a verse by Stampabilities, a favourite verse of mine which I often claim “WITH God ALL things are possible.” 

I want to especially thank all those who’ve popped over recently to say they’re thinking and praying for us. You are appreciated deeply.
Also loads of unspoken jobs are being done for months. By Aussies, army etc and other nations from overseas, too. Sadly press dramatises it all as if nothing is being done. This is wrong & untrue. This group in grey were called by locals "grey angels" and from army found a lady's jewel box with grandmas jewels intact! 
They've been amazing as are sooo many!
Criticism of our PM is also unjust. Also I want to praise God here, because many are praying as I have for keeping safe of all folks, praying for wind changes, etc.
Many answers given.Time and time again have heard seen tales of amazing protection, especially through wind change.
Much better  illustration & more on drought fires over at latest post on my other blog here. LOTS of past examples to give local context to the current events.

“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous“ quote of a friend.

The most recent miracle was on Kangaroo Island in the southern ocean of Sth Aust., the Wildlife Park there was suddenly saved by a wind change! I heard it on radio today, plus was on FB in comments on post. 
Also after a recent visit there by a family member, they said today although the fires are really horrible, some wildlife had had to be sterilised due to overpopulation on such a small island. Culling has its natural advantages, although horrible, & some flora depend of fires for regeneration of seeds. 
Also a koala is not a bear! Bears are mammals, koalas are marsupials not mammals.
Quite unique but not cuddly like they appear, they've good claws! And can be cranky, as like to sleep 18 - 22 hours a day!

Now a few images from here, this is the Mother in law tongue flowering, it has such a pretty flower hasn’t it?

Next is beautiful red Brommeliad and behind it pale peach Anthirium growing in our courtyard garden, when I take photos.

The last one is late afternoon taken down at our creek. Lovely reflections.

Well, that’s it for today thanks so very much for coming over for peek and chat. I did most commenting last week but still have few more to do .. struggle sometimes but love to make it around as learn lots.

Happy WOYWW and May God bless your day and keep you an yours safe wherever you maybe, special prayers for next two days as they’re bad fire days, and huge praise for rain fallen in various drought or firey places in last 48 hours, God is gracious.

Hugs Shaz in Oz.x

Thought for the Day:

Wouldn't this make a lovely card? Saw this digi on FB so saved it as it's long been favourite of mine. 
"The joy of the LORD is thy Strength". 
I've illuminated it, and I've always considered Strength is God hence capitals. When life is hard, and there is little joy, then it's  knowing God's comfort, help and grace that joy is found. Truly that then is the joy of the Lord which is Thy Strength!
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Linking up to the following:

1. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes. All cards  http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au/

2. Poinsettia cards were great fun florals!   https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-fun-with-florals/

3. Simon Says Monday Challenge -   Something new.  "With God all things are possible" stamp on birthday card was on it's very first outing!

4. Hazelnut's Christmas card Challenge. Poinsettia. Anything gies.
5. Merry Little Christmas card Challenge.  Anything Goes. 
6. Hazelnuts patterned Paper challenge. Birthday card  .