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Hi, Welcome to my Blog. I'm an eclectic kind of crafter delving into many pots. I am just about managing to keep up my Scrapbooking Diary (usually about 6 months behind), plus any cards as required. I have a new found love of Watercolour and Bible Journaling plus recently Faith/Art Journaling too. I've challenged myself to make an art journal page a day for this my 60th year. Previously I've also dabbled in ATCs, Tags, Altered Books, Mixed Media, Décopatch, Knitting, Crochet, and Embroidery amongst other things. I live in Surrey, UK with my husband, our son has left home now. For exercise I usually play Badminton and go Ballroom and Latin Dancing. I also like walking/Geocaching and sometimes do a bit of Bouncing on my Rebounder (mini trampoline). I have been learning to play the harp for the past 10yrs. I am now officially retired. I am a born again Christian, currently worshiping at my local Vineyard Church.

Wednesday, 29 April 2020

WOYWW #569 - Bible Journalling


Oh my goodness, my Bible Journalling goodies arrived last Wednesday morning, I got a new Bible with plain margins, some watercolours and a kit to get me going and going I got!












I had a practice in my Dylusions Journal first as I'd never really done any watercolour painting since a child!

Then has a go on the back page for my first attempt on the flimsy paper. The back page is becoming a collage of bits of my pages now.

I've done a few pages over the week, loving adding colour to my Bible.








And as if that wasn't enough, I finished a jigsaw without a "correct" picture - a who dunnit one.











I even managed to stick a scrapbook page down and plan a few more of those too.  Phew!

Happy WOYWW Everyone

PS. If you spotted the spelling mistake, well done! The kit I bought had the wrong spelling which I copied unwittingly on my first page. I was gutted when a friend pointed it out but I've left it despite lots of ideas as to how to change it.

Wednesday, 22 April 2020

WOYWW #568 - Busy Busy Busy

Third week in a row, I'm on a roll...

Scrapbooking has moved along a few pages and I even made a birthday card!

  

I did a bit of crochet yesterday, good job I have a good supply of yarn handy. A local group have crochet bombed the highstreet and sent me the pattern for the rainbow, although I had to add the 7th row!



I've also finished a jigsaw and ordered a Journalling Bible and watercolours plus a kit to get me started....and gold painted a few decorations.




Happy WOYWW Everyone

Wednesday, 15 April 2020

WOYWW #567 - Scrapping...

Firstly apologies for late replies last week, but our Broadband decided to die on Wednesday afternoon! Frantic calls to BT with Easter looming and the lockdown in full force, wondering if they would be able to come and fix it. Fortunately it was fixed 24 hours later, phew.

Easter came and went, although I did manage to get my Easter tree up I didn't make any cards this year!

So I finished off last weeks pages and did a couple more and 2 further ones are on my desk pending inspiration.

 


Also on my desk is a book a friend sent me about Bible Journaling. I attended a Zoom meeting on this with church last Thursday although my attempts are rather more basic, text and doodling based.

Happy WOYWW Everyone
    

Wednesday, 8 April 2020

WOYWW #566 - The Comeback Queen!

Oh my life, it's been yet another YEAR since I've blogged and joined in with WOYWW and you guys!

I was making myself a face mask and it struck me I didn't have any of the lovely fabrics like Jan so I popped onto her page and left a comment and got a lovely reply and was waiting to say HELLO again today.
So I've just got myself back in scrapbooking, needless to say I am 2 YEARS behind  but have just ordered 268 photos to get me up to Christmas 2018 so that ought to keep me going in these strange times. Here are 2 double LOs I did last week and 1 I'm working on.
 
I've also started some embroidery but the warm weather has brought on my hand tingling/numbness again so can't do much of that.









And I've been doing the odd cutting out for our church toddler group. I did 75 sets of these bears for Mother's day but sadly they couldn't use them due to the restrictions coming in, although they are planning a late Mother's Day session as and when. Anyway I cut out a few more sets to send to friends to make up with their kiddies.

So I guess that is me. Nearly forgot how to write a blog page it's been so long, this has taken me nearly an hour!! Can't wait to join in the merry band again and visit all your lovely desks this is SUCH an ideal thing to do in these times of isolation.

Happy WOYWW Everyone