WOYWW #734 - 19th Album Started

Desk as usual, pretty boring in its tidiness, so I'll skip to this week's projects...

There is definitely something to be said for leaving your next set of photos out with some papers and then on being moved one paper goes wonky and you think, yes that WILL work... which is exactly what happened here.

So my first LO for my 19th Scrapbook  Album is a few photos to remind me of the Bible Journaling conference I went to last October. Oh just remembered sending hubby out for the lemons as I hadn't realised we needed them! Did try doing some stamping for the page but that just didn't work the same so didn't. One reason the photos were hanging around for so long anyways.

I wrote nearly a whole A4 sheet for journaling which I will slip behind the page. I added some bits and pieces from the conference too.

Managed to remember hubby's 67th Birthday card for this coming Sunday. His main present came too, a new computer monitor so I'll be getting "one" of his current ones so my desk will be a tad different next week. Our son is popping home for the weekend too, happy times.

Here's the back of my Scripture card this week. The little ticket I found has a sentiment which fits quite well too.

One more to make 6 months of this project and we've been asked to make a video flip through of our ring books. If that works out I'll post it next week if I can.

And for my Bible water colouring this week I was a bit pushed for space. I asked the author how many more sections for this series and as she is doing one per chapter, (there are 6) and as I only have 3 margins she suggested a tip-in!

Oh look at me, pushed the boat out and added my first tip-in in my Journaling Bible. I also had to be creative as the printable provided was for American type buildings so I actually made my own this week.

So that's me all wrapped up. Shopping week for me (hubby and I take it in turns each week as he is now retired, he's even doing some of the bins weekly too, so I guess I am semi-retired now LOL)

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #733 - Three Fans!

Oh my really struggling with this heat! I was positively glistening last night at dancing - they even got all 4 of their fans out, and I still needed to stand outside with my little hand held fan. 

I have 3 fans in my room. The big square one under my desk I put on the stool in front of my window of an evening to try to get as much cool in as I possibly can before bed. 

The round white one is usually oscillating 24/7 and the black hand help one on my desk is a God send, I have 2 of those now!

My first page for my next scrapbook album is still sitting on my desk pending... and there is a book someone gave me at church last week. They thought I'd like it although I'm not one for reading books I have to say.

I did a Bible Journalling watercolour from the new Devotion in Action series I mentioned last week. Good to get the watercolours out again.

On Sunday, I quickly made a tag to go on the present I had from my son to his Dad before church. 

I helped with the kids for the first time at church and did my scripture card when I got home. 

No pocket this week - eeeekkkk!

Homage to my Dad as well as my heavenly Father. Abba Father.

I remembered my Dad fondly as it was the day he died 25 years ago, extra sad when the anniversary falls on Father's Day but I managed not to cry this year surprisingly.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #732 - Finished 18th Album

So what is on my desk today?

Notes for my GP appointment on Friday...

Jotted down music notes to have a go at a new tune.

I bit of craft for the all age service on Sunday, the map pages happened to have where I grew up in Wales, Jan might recognise it, under the big and next toes for me.

Oh and my little desk fan, total life saver in this heat, I have 2 and take one everywhere. I have 2 big fans on in my room as I type now as well.

There's the first LO awaiting inspiration for my 19th scrapbook as I have just finished off my 18th one.

Here are the last couple of pages.

Here's the 18th album all full. 

There are 60 LOs in each album (30 pages)!

I did my scripture card this week too.

Just noticed there is another Bible Watercolour series starting over at Devotion in Action on 1 Timothy so need to get myself sorted for that.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #731 - It is What it is!

A huge thank you to those who said they'd signed the petition on my condition and anyone else who took the trouble to sign it, much appreciated. It needs 10,000 signatures by 9th August to get a response by the government, it's at 5391 when I typed this....

I'm keeping a diary and just had to decorate the facing page, used my peg stamps.

This week's scripture 52 card is hanging up under my shelf. The scripture is very apt - rejoice in sufferings! It's about connecting with Christ here on earth so we can celebrate all the more His coming tomorrow.

There's the last 2 LOs for Sept awaiting sticking. I have done 2 more but haven't taken photos yet.

That just leaves my to-do list on my desk. I need to get to the chemist tomorrow, finally got my letter from the hospital and spoke to the pharmacist at the GP's.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #730 - Ribbon Box

The "When you are Scrapping and just have to sort the Ribbon Box" edition.

Now that's better. Filled some empty spools with ribbons from my hanging jail ring too.

Got another ATC all the way from the USA from Robyn, love it thanks. Just one to go now, think it may have got lost or I mis-interpreted the SWAP, not sure.

Finished the page, wasn't sure I'd use this side of this Basic Grey paper but it seemed to fit. It was the day of the Queen's Funeral, I'd worn black every day in the intervening days. 

This is the last page for my 18th day to day album. Just need to do the 4 others in between now.

Others I have finished are various stuff at the end of August. Receiving our new sofas and sending our old ones to our son. 

Then the day the Queen died, remember the rainbows over Winsor Castle and Buckingham Palace.

One last thing, I shared this petition on my Facebook page this week after a visit to the consultant last Wednesday afternoon. If you are in the UK and would like to support, mainly women, who suffer from the skin condition of Lichen Sclerosis would you be kind enough to sign it too it would be most appreciated.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

WOYWW #729 - Fabulous Friends

Oh my what a FABULOUS week. I rarely get anything in the post so to get something every time postie calls is absolutely fabulous.

Thank you Christine, Helen, Julia, Mary Anne, Spyder (Lyn) Jan, Caro and Tracy. Two more to arrive yet as well...

I couldn't resist doing my scripture card early this week and adding bits and bobs from all my happy mail on it too.

Also last Wednesday I got a craft delivery so extra happy week. 

Some Cut'n'Dry foam and a few extra bits (A stencil and 3 dies) to make it up to the free delivery amount! Oops. 

All my sponges for my distress inks had seen better days so this was my desk earlier in the week.

Now that's better, all neat and tidy and the same size. I have now numbered the stacks of four and likewise on my little distress ink shelf containers too.

Oh and there's my previous WOYWW anniversary badges on Rudolph. 

What a super week thanks to you all so much for being there every week even when I'm not! For your kind words and encouragements and everything besides. Such a blessing.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

PS I've updated my settings to hopefully enable everyone to comment should they so wish.

WOYWW #728 - 14th Anniversary

Oh my word 14 years of doing this blog hop, well I was 3 years later to the party and my, weren't there a lot of entries then, a whopping 185 the week I joined in - (14/3/2012 #145)! Think I'd been visiting a few weeks before then though.

Received my first SWAP "yesterday" from Christine, YAY - happy dance - thanks for the address too.

Anyway, I've made a few ATCs this year based on all the collage I have been doing with my #scripture52 cards, obviously a few are spoken for and some others have already asked to SWAP too, but if I have any left and you would like to SWAP do let me know in the comments. First come...

Happy 14th WOYWW Anniversary

My email for address exchanging is located on my profile, just click the link at the end of the "About Me" section.

WOYWW #727 - The Desk!

Oh my the desk in scrapbook mode, 2 LOs ready to stick but I got called away and not got back to them yet. Makes using PC awkward. 

My reader got cancelled as the school is doing SATs so nothing requiring me to tidy up really.

There are 4 pages hanging up and 2 others already in the album as well. And another 2 I forgot to show on a previous week too.

I did a couple of journal pages, one for May and one for our New King.

Plus my scriptue52 card, hanging up too.

I guess that's me this week.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.

 

WOYWW #726 - Scrapping & Bunting

Desk is cleared away as usual, thought I had my reader Tuesday morning but the school cancelled last minute..

Took this shot just before I went dancing.

Have been doing a bit of scrapping. I finished off rainy June 2022.

Then, as July ended up being the driest since 1935, there was all the water saving initiatives...

1) Jug for Air- conditioner run off

2) Jug for Kitchen hot tap run off and cold water veg washing etc. (still save some of the former now)

(Both poured into conveniently placed watering cans in the house)

3) Then finally bath water syphoned through hose into the trugs next to the empty water butts.

Then came all my son's graduation photos.

I started with the then and now pair. 

The first when he went to visit Southampton Uni with his Dad in 2016 aged 17 and the second at his 2 year late graduation in 2022 then aged 23yrs. 

How they change.

The mainly before photos...

The mainly during and after photos...

There's a photo of me and hubby in a pocket with the entrance and parking tickets on the back.

Used lots of my Tim Holtz ChitChat words on the tabs.

Still need to get all his friends names to add to the pages. He was all alone when we arrived and then they just kept joining us, it was a wonderful day. He's made some great friends, so proud of him.

Of course I did my Scripture card as well this week.

I made a flip "pocket" this time secured with a metal leaf and brad.

I half followed the FB video and half did my own thing. 

Found a old Stamp of the Lord of the Rings so added that too.

Still waiting for my glasses, sent them back to Reglaze - paid extra for first class signed for and still no idea if they will charge me for redoing one of the lenses as it wasn't their fault.

Waiting for a call back from a manager at Boots as I complained about the branch staff, not sure what it will accomplish as I think I'll be going elsewhere in future. Should have gone to Specsavers and it's only next door on our High Street.

Anyway to finish off - the house got bunting ready for Saturday.

Happy WOYWW Everyone.