WOYWW, Vale Neet, Snippets NBUS, Darnell's IDEAS challenge

For my WOYWW What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday post at Sarah's Craft shed here! I've altered my prepared post as I've some photos and memories to share of a beloved WOYWWer, first of all our beloved Neet. For those who dont know, our beloved Neet passed peacefully on 29/4/2026, see last post on her blog by hubby, 

Card done for Chas, Jo Rice by Lavinia (here) a great favourite of Neet. Greeting stamped with Sweet n Sassy. 

 I met Neet a number of times in my visit to Manchester in 2012, I memorably met her first of all at Bootes, she was so tall, and I so short. We clicked, as one was apt to with Neet, we met up with 3 other WOYWWers who no longer blog, and visited various crafty locations in Manchester with great glee. Next rendezvous was at the famous Llandudno crop run by Margaret on Sat 8th Sept  2018. Photos from then... 

L to R: Shaz Silverwolf, Shaz in Oz, Neet Hickydorums

 and Lunch Lady Jan. We were all so absolutely excited to meet together. This was a miracle trip for me. Next the group of lady WOYWWers, followed by husbands who graciously also came along. 

 This link takes you to the post I wrote on Crop in Oct. 2018 on my return, and you'll see Neet's ATC book she made me and Shaz Silverwolf's memory folder ofiicrip, which arrived the day before I left UK for Florida.

Next an abbreviated WOYWW post, will share the rest, God willing, next week. This is a technique by Jo Simmons on YouTube here. I didnt do it like her example. I embossed a card for ink smooshing with a textured embossing folder (Poppy Crafts Rustic Wood - a NBUS) on wrong and right side (ie double embossing, once each side). The original technique was emboss with a 3D folder, then run through on die cutting sandwich to make it more of 2D folder impression. Found I didn't like it and discovered emboss on both sides looks best- by accident on this folder.

I then smooshed ink colours on with ink smoosher AKA NB Crafts (link here) Here I'm using her mini smoosher but used both. 

      For my sister in laws birthday, in her colours.

For my sister's birthday, today! 🎂
Another May birthday. Snippets of blue embossing rescued to a card (another Poppy Craft folder, found in a snippets hunt, with various other ink coloured EF). Ink is Faded Jeans Oxide, Sweet n Sassy bible verse stamp, which I heat embossed in DI Prize Ribbon Oxides, same shade but teeny bit deeper. Love this verse!

BTW TIP: set Oxides with good hairspray or water if smooshing, or of course heat emboss, as here.  

Now to a few Aussie photos..

Not walking much, still recovering from Skin cancer excisions. Last stitches out yesterday! Yay! Am God willing here today at my sister's for her birthday 🎂, enjoying this view. (Scheduled this!)

A VERY pretty outlook, here's a couple  of others, from walks end of March...  I love these seagull reflections. Click on photo..

I'm looking forward to getting back to my longer walks, had a few shorter ones. So blessed 🙌 to live here. Thanks so much lasting this far, many birthdays in beginning of 2026, more to come!

May God bless you wherever you maybe,

Prayer hugs, 🙏🏻🤗

Shaz in Oz.x 

Thought of the Day  

 Psalm 27:14 is the verse on my Snippets card, ❤️ a real favourite from late Oct.1978, when my beloved Yorkshire nanna passed, so apt indeed with Neet's passing! God alone gives comfort and assurance at such times.

We struggle to wait on the LORD. 

Our Heavenly Father, like our earthly Father, gives us 3 answers to our requests and prayers - Yes¹, No² or Wait³. 

I speak more in depth on waiting in prayer on my recent Christian blog post - link here. 

 

Truly waiting is resting on the all wise will of our Heavenly Father. 

 

God sees what we cannot. He loves us deeply and He wants the very best for us. 

Linking up to the following Challenges:
 1.Allsorts Challenge blog Anything but Square - or Anything goes. My sister's birthday card, Poppy Crafts Rustic Wood double embossingfront and back - a NBUS, die cut is floral die disc by Memory Box, and spots embossing folder, inks distress inks on this card. The greeting is from Sizzix called Good Vibes. 

  
2. Snippets Playground - the snippets blue embossed piece, out of my Snippets bag of ink embossed folder card, and was actually that size, just neatened it on one end. Scallop die was from another snippet and coloured in same ink. 

 3. Word Art Wednesday is HERE!! all 3 cards. 
4. NBUS Challenge Never Before Used Schtuff.  (Poppy Crafts Rustic Wood - a NBUS) 

5. And lastly Darnell's I.D.E.A.S challenge. Week 1 is Inky.. plenty of that here. All 3 are inky.