WOYWW 464

It is What's On Your Workdesk week 464 now and that reminds me that I need to draw up a list of atc swaps for the anniversary on the 26th May - and get cracking making my atc's.  Anyone wanting to do a swap with me give me a shout please.

Last week I gave you a quick peek at my haul from my trip to Nijkerk and the Art Specially Show.  This is a favourite card I made whilst there

It, and the many gorgeous samples they provided, reminded me of Delft Pottery which is so popular over there.  This was a quick Make and Take which we did, along with these two small tags

The bird tag was to showcase the paints they were selling and the ticket to showcase the cream that was being used.

If you want to read about my trip to Holland I did a post yesterday but I must warn you, it is long.  I would love you to see the photos and let me know what you think of them.

Because you did not get a proper look at my stash (remember I had just returned and was tired exhausted last week) here it is, taken later that week for your perusal

A "paw" stencil from Studio Light (freebie) which will go well with the cat stamps I bought, a Magenta lady stencil, some Studio Light markers (Miranda's fault), a Darice embossing folder, a Crealies die, some string, elastic and a Kite pin.  Oh and Julia, that trellis was a free gift.

Mainly stamps - lots of Katzelkraft, a Unity, a couple of Joy Craft, some Studio Light cats and, new to me LeCrea Design.  The lady who heads up this company (LeCrea Design) talked to me as I was looking and oohing and aahing over the teeny weeny ladybird stamp samples she had and she really inspired me.  Now to see how I do at a later date.  Not done anything with any of them as yet but todays desk shows you

I have been waiting for some EZ Mount to arrive and so yesterday I was all stuck up mounting my unmounted stamps - a real favourite job - NOT!  That and my writing up my adventure took me all day!

I did stamp some figures out ready to put in my tiny Moleskine journal earlier on but then I had to do some brayering (I am the world's worse brayer'er) and now I need to do some stencilling and stamping on the pages before I add the figures.  I would have loved the tiny Journal to be filled with nothing but Stampotique figures but I can only afford so many and I am going to have to add others in order to continue with the journal.  You can see my new purchases waiting to be stamped on paper ready for  laminating and filing away.

Behind them are my Zinni's that I also use in the Journal and at the back are some figures from Digital Downloads by my friend Paul.  On the pink mat are some of the Katzelkraft Monsters I have cut out (willing to use them) and below are some of their birds bought to swell my Crazy Bird collection.

To the right is a bag from Michal Negrin's shop in Amsterdam.  I took Lorraine past the window of this shop and she was hooked by the beautiful colours of the jewellery.  So we went in.  Big Mistake!  I just love her jewellery, and the lady in the shop was delightful.  You need to rerad yesterday's blog post to find out about my purchases.  I love the bags and the boxes as well as the jewellery - why not look her up on the internet - she is from Israel and it is interesting to read about her and how she now has lots of shops all over the world.

Guess I had better shut up now or Julia will have my 'guts for garters' as I have prattled on - wonder how many of you got to the end?  Pop along to see Julia and her Merry band of Bloggers.   See you next week, don't forget to let me know if you want to swap atc's.

Here is a shot of two necklaces in Michal Negrin's window - no, I did not buy either of these but aren't the colours gorgeous!

Is it really May next week?

A Trip to Joanne's

Still have to look at the photographs I took at Robert's 15th birthday party, and check nobody minds, before I upload them on here so for the moment I am going to show you my first shopping spree - a trip to Joanne's up at Porter Ranch.

Maria came round yesterday and we all headed up to Porter Ranch for an hour or so in Joanne's and then lunch at The Soup Plantation (one of my favourite places - the salad bar - ooh!).  Maria did not think we needed an hour (we told Chas to head back for us in the car in an hours time) but to be honest I could have done with longer.  Funny how the bones do not ache as much when you are feasting your eyes on all those goodies.

This is what I bought:

Can you see the package with the crown on on the right hand side?  It is a pack of two sachets to put in your drawer - the smell is nice but oh so strong.  Destined for the sock drawer when I get home I think although, to be honest I think it would do well in the bottom of the wardrobe as it is so intense a smell.  Maybe that's where one of them will end up.

Did hope to find something new for Spencer to wear but the Joleen stuff was only two dimensional (take note Carol).

Love those big metal beads which will make great spacers for my huge polymer beads I am planning to make when I get home (hopefully - have been planning these for months).

Apart from that I have not done much, lots of movie watching with Mary's Netflix but I have been trying a new technique (new to me) with a product called Glitter Ritz.  Still got to make the images into cards but here they are

Just wish you could see the glitter on these.  I am not a glitter person at all but this is something else - expensive but what a result.  Might have another go at just one image as I have an idea for a card which I think Mary will like and I can leave it here for her as a sample.  One of these is being made into a card for a dear lady in England and I know my friends who also know her will straight away say "that's for XYZ".

Right, will leave it there for now.  Off for a shower and then I think it might be a trip to Burbank - and we all know which store is at Burbank, right!  (shhh, ... Michaels)