Happy 5th Anniversary of WOYWW + Cards for Lauryn

WOYWW 5  - What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday

In the land of Blog, there is a hop called WOYWW,

For running it, our Head-desker, Julia, must needs take a bow,

All over the world she gathers desks all in a row,

And thereupon we Bloggers our work we do show.

It’s our fifth anniversary which has come upon us now,

So let’s all join together to celebrate our fifth WOYWW!
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Okay for the uninitiated.... the WOYWW or "What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday" is the first, biggest and longest blog hop, in which I have ever taken part! Every Wednesday, if able in fact, since first week in Jan 2011! All the details will be made clearer over here at Julia's blog and see all the exciting desks of the world, folks, do! {Warning - it is addictive}

Well a lot going on my desk today, in Centre a swap atc from all the way in South Africa from Bella. Thanks so much Bella! {also sent one to Julia and one to Anne, (see below) both as a RAK. Have one other one with card face down, on desk for my PiF. On left is some stamping completed ready for attacking (not sure how mixed ideas :D stay tuned). On right is the butterfly stencil from Mrs A. which did trial embossing with.. for Butterfly challenge prize woohoo! thanks Mrs A.! Big Monkey is proudly wearing his WOYWW badge :D
Also sharing a card for Lauryn on desk (please see Lauryn's Facebook updated daily here)..

This card was started back here when showed you how to cut a die outside the image. 
Little Lauryn is fighting leukemia, a VERY big battle for one very little 2 years old girl - see original post here, with her address.. (but Facebook has regular updates). Monday she was in hospital having more transfusions. Some of you who make gifts might like to do that? a wee one, instead of a card to post? and all prayers prayed will help too, as the battle is still ongoing.

Miss Lauryn Newsome
P.O. Box 172
Thornburg, VA 22565 USA

 Also just found there are some digis to buy which will help her with medical costs:
http://lotsofloveforlauryn.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/digi-stamps-sets-for-sale.html

Here is my card (just tip for you ... dont use glossy accents with water markers.. they bled!)

 

And to close here are the shots from Australia today .. from a  walk a while ago I took some black cockatoos on mobile hence poor image, tree was tall. Actually have a number of black cockatoos... several different varieties see here and here for further images etc. second photo is of their view but had to take it from human height not bird height :D. These were the red tailed ones, I think, but we also get the yellow tailed ones in our yard.

Again my time for replying is limited but will get there eventually, even if does take all week.. so thank you for popping over for peek and chat. For those last week who hoped my camera would sorted, have a new one on layby. This one is holding up - just! :D all good.. in end.

May God bless your day everyone, wherever you may be ~ and HAPPY WOYWW5 everyone!

Shaz in Oz.x 
PS Anyone who wants to add a Pinterest blog button please go over to this post on Friday.

My atc's sent and received:  
Left is Bella's. Flower WOYWW5 ATC sent to Anne of Copper Beeches .. she has been poorly.  
Bird ATC WOYWW5 for Julia, and also Bella. I used Our Daily Bread Bird silhouette with Hero arts background stamp plus SU Silhouettes for grassy effect... "friend to friend" is SU too.

Would like to link up Lauryn's card to the following:

 1. Di's Snippety challenge - Used snippets on card .. http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/

.2.Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au

3. Penny Back and more challenge - May - anything goes. http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/may-challenge.html

4. Hazelnuts Printed paper challenge , must cover page in printed paper and this was snippets. http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com.au/

Cutting an Image Outside Die + Spellbinder Gold Labels 4 + WOYWW

Hullo everyone! yes it is WOYWW - or What is on Your Workdesk Wednesday  over here at Julia's ("the Stamping Ground blog")..... and here is my desk right now this late Wednesday afternoon in Oz.

 The detritus from one card made and two cards on the go. Middle image is House Mouse balloons, which required cutting out side the circle - see photo below. On right + centre are leftovers from my sister's 60th yesterday (finished card below) include Bow Easy under ribbon, plus snippets which weren't right in back centre. On the left is another  card with watercoloured LOTV image, on the make for card order mentioned last week.

Sometimes the image lends itself to cutting outside the image with die.. so here is how it is done. Pencilled area where to cut in from, carefully cut around that to lift the part that has to go over the die and line up okay for cutting. Card not made yet.

Blue and white tile card on started last weeks desk for my SiL birthday to see beginning just scroll down. Greeting is a digi one formatted in Word doc. Stamps are Penny Black background ones, except Bamboo which is Victorine Original. Punch is EK Success.

Card made for my sister (family name is "Didi" from Diane) made with CB Textile Folder, Spellbinder Gold labels 4 layered, coloured with SU Bashful Blue, digi greeting, ribbon is courtesy of my friend from from Nth Ireland Joyce of crafty Quills.

Here are Didi's other handmade cards - from grandee's Emily (2) and Thomas (4). Cute, huh?

The photo from Oz this week is one from my sister's verandah yesterday morning, when there for her birthday. Someone is catching a wave in centre.. such blue waters! and superb colours of God creation! {a little chillier here now as we head towards winter 10 - 21c temps}

Well,  have to get back to real work :D  and get those cards made.

Commenting is limited as have two commissions - an illuminated text(not started yet) and card order, five in all, so must move along. Will try and get around to all (and more) who call but maybe not till weekend.
May God bless each of you this day in all that you do - and thanks for popping over and making my day.. you bless my heart, 

Shaz in Oz.x

Would like to join over with 
1.Di's Snippety challenge - Used snippets on both card - lots.   http://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.com.au/ 

2. Word Art Wednesday - anything goes    http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com.au

How to Cut A Die Outside the Image ~ WOYWW

Hullo there, everyone ~ another week is on its way and here is is Wednesday, so we are linking over to Julia's blog for "What is On Your Workdesk Wednesday" or WOYWW.

Look - here is WOYWW4 anniversary ATC from our wonderful leader of WOYWW ~ Julia of the Stampin Ground ~ howzat?? fab huh? 
I think WOYWW does put a smile all over our faces doesn't it"? thanks so much, Julia!

 What is more will show the making of a card today, although possibly most of you know how to do this. It is "Die cut outside the image - I saw it first on Tickled pink stamps several years ago but they have removed the page so have done steps by steps for today (see first post on my blog here and one here as well).  

Card I was making was a 3D card for Hazelnut's Christmas challenge this week. While watching le Tour de France at night, can do such  hand cutting etc. 

Looking at the base of this one, I wanted to cut in an oval, not the square ~ it fitted my design better. So decided as it was going to be ultra fiddly to work out where to cut around image, I needed a light imprint to start with. Here am working it out. I mounted it on card too before this stage, to make it stronger than thin paper they make these on.
1. I ran the test sheet through the die, as if embossing, with rubber mat. Removed both thin shims normally used when embossing with rubber mat and two B plates on Cuttlebug. Okay! so..
2. I put proper piece through after lining up carefully - with oval at correct angle. (these two steps were not on original post I saw).

 3.Then cut out the pieces that are going to show outside the image edge, making sure you do fraction more in so you can lift it up and over the die.
4. Cut the die out - voilà - it worked - big smile! :D

 

 So here is my desk with the card sort of going somewhere at the bottom right - nearly finished it, will post it later. Also another card which am working on right as well. Here is close up of the image in 3D.
To close here tis the Aussie beach scene for the day, down at the mouth of the creek.

We dont have any clouds today as our winter sunshine is turned up full, a lovely 20c approx. So nice to see sun, as we have had run of wet days this past week. It is school hols, so very pleased for the children too.

Happy WOYWW everyone and thanks for popping over for a peek and chat. May God bless your day wherever you may be!
Shaz in Oz.x

 
PS for those who might be looking at my brother's Tour de France blog - he has not been able to update it yet due to problems with wi-fi where he has been. Sometimes happens when they are on the move. But will update tomorrow or next day.

Oh, and have picked pineapple, but not cut etc - will do an update next week, God willing, weight 1.38 kg with top on, not bad, huh?

PPS Here is the finished card, to see better see post above this one, or link over here.

Thomas is Three!!

Hullo there everyone - another wonderful day here! we are having the most amazing spring here this year, with such beautiful days. This past week we even were blessed with some precipitation which it was really a God-send and pray for some more!

About a month ago now Thomas was three, and put off showing card cos it had not been given then kept not getting around to it.. however today am going to show you it!

Made with monkeys because he loves his monkey... and thus used Monkey DP several sheets bought on eBay and o an unmounted stamp bought online at Kraftin' Kimmie - very reasonable! this one is called "Cheeky Monkey" -  bought another one yet to use, I really recommend her great service! Saw this stamp on another blog last year, and that sent me to it! funny thing with this card I think I made every element at least twice - funny how it happens sometimes.

I coloured it with mix of Caran d'Ache watercolour pencils and Promarkers with background done in chalks. 
Used Spellbinders octagonal shape and the Spellbinder labels computer generated for greeting. Also did smaller die for the number and used Olivia numbers in Cuttlebug series to cut the number.

TIP 1: 

When cutting small numbers, letters or shapes add double sided tape BEFORE cutting, peel and it adheres very easily (this is from Ikki's Cuttlebug Cupboard years ago now!).

TIP 2:

 It may not be obvious but used the cut outside the die method to do the picture. This is handy when the picture is fraction larger than die and you dont want to use the next size up. For further instructions on this see this post here, where the Kookaburra card is cut around the die.   (or my post here)

Last year's card for Thomas is here and the recipe may be seen on this post here!
and to see a pickie of Thomas and his mummy at the beach, click here

 Thomas' first birthday card is here below, and I have never posted it before, as made before I blogged. To be honest I  have no idea what I made when he was born. I was not keeping records that well back four years ago.

 

 Made with Stamping Up DP paper from 2010 as I had bought some that year and adore these colours. Also used the Penny Black Hedgie Baby Stamp set and the Spellbinders Fleur de Lis border and the Labels (5?) dies from Spellbinders, and again computer generated greeting, image coloured with Promarkers and SU Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue, coloured with foam for background. Leave die in die-cut to get the crisp white border when shading. Again used Cuttlebug Olivia die for the number.

Thanks very much every one for popping over for a peek and chat - I really appreciate it and all of those who say hi!  and may God bless your day where ever you may be,

Shaz in Oz.x

I would like to enter Thomas' monkey card in the following challenges:

Just Add Ink – Children/Kids cards
Totally Papercrafts – For a Child
Simply Create Too - 2W - Week 2, Anything Goes   
 Polka Doodles - C10 – Inspired by a Song 
In this case it was song I learned as a child ~ "Jimmy Monkey had a tail, He swings from tree to tree, Swinging up and swinging down, He is a happy one, If we all had tails like him I think it would be fun!" :D 
It is one we sang in Oz but not sure why or where it is from.

What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday 98

 

Well here we are ready for another mid week blog hop, starting over at our hostess’ Julia’s blog for link up at to all the wonderfully inspiring desks around the world... Come and join in the fun at Julia's Stamping Ground!

Today my desk shows the beginnings of the long hard haul of designing an Illuminated Text layout (for those thinking it is book it is not.. some comments below say this - it like the one at the top of my blog; it is hanging illuminated work). It is rather a laborious and arduous task which involves a lot of head scratching, brow furrowing, praying for wisdom, and rubbing out as I change it yet again for the umpteenth time. Here I am working on the tracing paper which I use, as it messes up good paper big time to work straight on it.

 I always feel greatly relieved when this stage is over, and really is half the time of a fifty hour text.

I have done a few cards which were requests so will show you these also.

The first one was started on my post last week with the lovely Leaves & Butterflies K Kingdom Embossing folder 129 from Fat Cats Card Corner which I have extended using my extended method to double the length ( see here or sidebar labels if you don’t know how to do this). It has small embossed butterflies on it Marianne Creatables Cutting Dies Butterflies (just brilliant, these dies!) cut with the pre-coloured card; also the border with Martha Stewart Blossom Eyelet Deep Edger Border Punch. Butterflies were added where they were on the embossing folder, adorned with mini pearls.

If you check last weeks post you can see how I coloured the card with Glimmer Mists. Labels 4 Nestabilities were used for the greeting.
A button was made with turquoise coloured card with Epiphany Button Studio Round 14mm and attached to ribbon.

 I really was excited after making this card. My friend wanted a Kookaburra card for her beloved. I had no resources of Kookaburra images, so I “Googled” and found this terrific image. It fitted (sort of with a little help) a Nesties circle die and I cut it outside the Image (see excellent Tutorial at Tickled Pink Stamps on doing this

see here!). {EDIT post has been removed so now have one here on my blog here}

 I had cut an extra picture which used also to give a 3D effect by layering on top of the first image.

I used the Nestie Scallop and Branches Cuttlebug folder and some Stampin Up DP card for the layout. I love my Epiphany Button Studio Round 14mm, which was used on DP paper and attached to ribbon. 

My friend’s tears at seeing the card and reading the poem inside were a great joy and reward for the time taken. God is very good!

 

The last card was for a very dear lady’s 80^th birthday which her Grandaughter asked me to make. I used my Brocade folder again and the Elusive Images stamp. I love the combo and used my new pencils Caran D’Ache watercolours and loved the effect on the watercolour paper - the colours were so vibrant!! Now off to peek at a few desks and must get back to the hard slog of doing my text layout!

Thanks so much for popping over and may God bless you over this Easter time, when we remember the  gift of the Son of God, Who came died for our sins and was raised again on that first Easter day, “Lo! He is not here! He is risen!”

Shaz in Oz.x