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Wednesday, 18 June 2025

WOYWW #837 - Scrapped

Oh my got back into scrapping this evening and nearly forgot my post!

Here's my desk, still loving extra table.

My scrap LOs are up on a coat hanger.

My son and his mates in Japan last Autumn.

I did a couple of Bible paintings for the end of the book of James as we are studying that in church at the moment.

And a Journal page hoping for more sleep.... Had my air-con on in my room ALL DAY hoping I manage to sleep better now.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

WOYWW #836 - Back to Jonah

Oh my it's been epic recently with all the online freebie retreats.

Just finished Encounters in Colour 2025 which was brilliant, so the desk is now back to Jonah.

Here are the last 5 days of Encounters:-

Day 3 - Dry Bones with Jen Alward

Day 5 - Deep Waters with Marjolaine Walker

Day 6 - Untangled with Kim Pepper

Day 4 - Lay it all Down with Natasha Lee

Day 7 - Water Finds A Way with Jenna Burne

And my latest Jonah installment.

Hopefully the next section will be available from tomorrow...

Gosh is that me done already!!

Shock Horror - having a well deserved rest.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

Wednesday, 4 June 2025

WOYWW #835 - Encounters in Colour

Back to Back freebie retreats for me, oh my word.

Loving the new extra desk in my craftcorner, although I have popped the sewing machine back in the wardrobe whilst I do the art journaling this week.

So much more room to put stuff without taking over my bed. I have put most of my extra craft supplies in the drawer too.

Currently doing Encounters in Colour 2025 this week. Much more contemplative as only one session a day for the 7 days, all available free from their published day until 15th June.... And breathe....

Desk has Tuesday's page...daily writing journal, medical journal and craft notes book

Anyway back to last week's Making Zen, here are the majority of my makes. Had a thoroughly wonderful time stitching save for my carpal tunnel screaming!

And there are 3 more in the Jonah series, I have done 2 so far.

So to the Encounters............

Day 1 - Lead me Home with Casey Turner

Day 2 - Stacking Stones with Emily Henderson

Oh my so much stuff again, I'm shattered but that is more due to not sleeping well and my hand in dreadful pain during the night. Not to worry.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

Wednesday, 28 May 2025

I'm knee deep in the freebie version of Making Zen again this week. It's mainly fabric/sewing based so playing havoc with the Carpal Tunnel but I'm persevering through the pain and numbness and trying not to prick or cut myself.

As you might notice I have had a rethink of my surface availability in the craftcorner. Wanting somewhere to have my sewing machine out this week I tried the little table I usually have next to my desk but it was a tad low and rather wobbly.

I now have a loft reclaimed pre-marriage table which fits around the fireplace a treat (legwise). I've had to swap out my chair for a smaller one but my room looks bigger for it. Anyway going to give the new set up a go over the week of Zen but will probably relish the ongoing extra surface area.

Here are my Zen projects so far. Monday I did 5 out of the 7 sessions available.

The Jonah project came to a halt at day 6 so despite starting later than others I have now caught up with that. Here are my last 4 entries.

Awaiting the next stage of the series....

And my scripture writing and daily ponderings continue. Here's last week's finished and this current week as it started out. I used my new Indigo Blu stuff this week plus the other new stencils.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

WOYWW #833 - She Journals Jonah

Well not to disappoint I seem to have done loads this week AGAIN!

Here's the desk as I was packing away from doing Day 2 of the Jonah Challenge which is free till 20th June 2025 but I won full access to it last month - whoop whoop.

It's an acrylic paint journal challenge. Acrylics are sure a challenge for me right now. I made a travelers notebook from various papers, and painted the cover.

Day 1 - We are called to go and preach the gospel - the thing Jonah tried to run away from!

Day 2 - We can't out run God, His purpose for us and certainly not His LOVE.

The other week after I mentioned looking for a script stencil, Angela of the Felix persuasion brought my attention to such a stencil included in the Indigo Blu Box Magazine. Thought it was a bit much to order online but God was shining on me as there was a copy in my local ASDA store - Whoop Whoop!

OK So it was £14.99 but also included dies stamps and papers.

Had great fun playing with it already - even the stamps (don't faint!!).

I even made a card out of the test pieces.

Lovely stencil and dies.

I did a bit of watercolour colouring in of the stamped images plus a page of previously hand drawn flowers and foliage.

They were then all ready to fussy cut during the WOYWW Virtual Crop - even with the Carpal Tunnel.

Lovely to see those ladies who could make the WOYWW Virtual crop. Kicking myself that I didn't take a screen shoot of the meet up. Hoping someone else did though.

Thanks to Jan for the dance song, "Play that Funky Music" duly added to my Spotify playlist favourites.

There was also my weekly scripture writings.

Using up printables I've had for ages.

And last, which was really first last week was a journal page using the stencils I bought the other week.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

WOYWW #832 - 16th Anniversary

Oh my life can't believe I have been joining in this amazing, epic, momentous blog hop for over 13 years!

Even managed to take a photo of my desk with something in progress on it, along with my anniversary ATC.

I used an already cut and embossed ATC card, probably been in my drawer pending this day for at least a decade!

I followed my art journalling process by collaging some papers for texture and interest then added acrylic paint (totally obliterating the interest LOL!)

I painted the tulips I'd learnt on the recent Faith Fest from Casey Turner and stenciled the birds.

A few drops of coffee and all done...

Happy WOYWW 16th Anniversary Everyone.

Other things afoot, on my desk is the beginnings of a journal page with some collage pieces.

To tell you the truth I saw a scrap of paper on the floor downstairs and couldn't resist picking it up and thinking isn't that interesting...

There's my daily scripture writing journal for this week adorned with lots of stenciling with my new stencils. (above)

Here's last week's all done.

I've skipped on with the scrapping and am currently on September 2024 - go me.

Here's June and the beginning of July.

The May bug for the 2nd year running, hubby cycling with a friend's son. My mate's Marriage Blessing and hubby's 68th birthday and mega geocaching circuit.

More geocaching mid-July and new Boots mid-August.

I have enormous trouble finding any footwear to fit as I have small but extra extra wide feet. These boots are 2 sizes bigger to help accommodate the width and are AMAZING.

Finally I did the bonus creative process for the upcoming Encounters in Colour 2025 freebie Faith Art Journaling Retreat.

We made our own washi tape, top half on microporous tape the bottom on masking tape. Both cut in half longways.

I then did a page based on the hosts one, using the tape I'd made plus scraps of a mop up sheet.

The inaugural retreat last year was amazing so really looking forward to this year's. There's a weeks worth of a daily process video each from a different artist. You get 2 weeks access on the free pass and there is now an option to purchase this year (which includes last years too) for the year which is really reasonable. Either way, I couldn't recommend it more.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

WOYWW #831 - What's Normal?

Have to say these cooler days have been much better for me, anything over 20C and I seem to stop functioning despite the air-con going full blast. Got a new fan now for the nights too as well as the blackout blind for the days... Oh my word.....

So nearly back to normal for me and then Sunday it was Hubby down to A&E for another UTI, not sure if I am coming or going!

I finished off the forgiveness series.

The Jonah painting series should be available soon, looking forward to that one. Might do watercolour in my Bible and acrylic in my Journal, we'll see.

Anyway back to last week and thanks to our Elizabeth I was made aware that last Saturday was Scrapbooking Day so I did a couple of pages for LAST MAY 2024.

One when I finally got a flower on my pond Iris which I'd planted back in 2021.

And I finished off May on Monday whoop whoop!

You guessed it, more geocaching!

I loved the technique of making collage sheets in colours from the Faith Fest so I made a set.

I guess they are a bit like snippet sheets.

Nothing like a bit of inane sticking of an evening to relax...

Finally - I bought a "Silk Screen" Stencil by mistake on-line. Really wanted a plastic one for inks and can't get them to work through this one. Does anyone know how I could make use of it or if not does anyone want it?

I so wanted a script stencil so was really disappointed with my mistake. Anyone know of a good script stencil and where I might get one from?

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

WOYWW #830 - Exhausted!

Oh my, the Faith Fest was full on. Free access enabled you to view 4 process/devotional videos on each day for 24hrs. They weren't released till 2pm each day so this was a little awkward.

Then I had Ladies Weekend at church where we saw Philippa Hanna on the Friday evening and had a full day of Worship and activities on the Saturday.

Anyway here's my desk, wide angle so you can see my new air-con. It was delivered on 17th but only now able to set it up - so glad I got it with this mini heatwave - phew - my sanctuary.

On the desk is my Sainsbury's purchase of LARGE sticky notes, who could resist???