WOYWW - photography

Hi all,

Sorry for missing out last week, I was battling a chest infection and it took all my energy to breathe between coughs. Luckily I had a doctor who actually listened to me and didn't just decide it was a "virus".

Antibiotics have now kicked in, and I am feeling a lot brighter.

For those of you who don't know what WOYWW is, it's a weekly chance to link up with other crafty bloggers via the lovely Julia at The Stamping Ground. We share a photo (or more) of our workspaces in all their glory.. and well..  you get the idea...

My desk looks like this:

My desk as at 9pm Tuesday night.. the photography mode

For those who craft and like to share their makes, it is often trial and error to get a good photograph of their artwork, and I was truly struggling getting good quality photos.

Then I discovered that the card on the bottom of my messy mats (they were desk calendars at work a few years ago that we had a huge surplus of.. so I took home as many as I could carry!) are a lovely white colour and are quite big.. so with one upright and one on my desk, they make a good "photobooth" for my cards. The other stuff on my desk ranges in tools and offcuts from two cards I can't share this week as they aren't where they need to be yet.

So, to show a little artwork, here are two things I made last week using up backgrounds I'd made months ago. It's always a happy day when I  can use up existing things :)

Paint pouring background on canvas with some heat embossing and some stamped images using starlight paints. The Dragonfly has microbeads under it (dream catcher but hard to see in the photo)

              Shaving foam and ink background with heat embossing card

I will share the cards I made Tuesday night with you next week.

Lastly, Jasper's turn to be the cat of the week.. fast asleep on my bunny hoodie... he loves it.

 Jasper is a cutie too!

Sumbunneh hugs x 

Erika 

WOYWW - Happy New Year and number 500!

Hello Fellow Bloggers and Readers, 

First of all, let me wish you all a very Happy New Year. May it be bright and full of creativity!

Today I am joining in on WOYWW hosted by the lovely Julia at The Stamping Ground. Apparently this is the 500th WOYWW edition.. how cool it that!! I am going to try to be here more often this year :)

Without further adieu.. here is my desk in its current state.

Taken just a moment ago!

Over the holidays, I spent a couple of hours tidying my space and no time creating in it... well apart from painting another cat treat pot green. This one will be used to hold various craft supplies.. paintbushes and palette knives.. the other one will be for my pens.. and the unpainted one.. well.. it holds scissors. 

So far, I am not sure where my green pot will take me.. but I think it may go the same way as my suitcase which I started at Pauline's Inky Workshop in December. (Blank MDF suitcase is available from Candy Box Crafts).

My Suitcase.. so far!

Anyway, I hope you have all had a good festive period... and as I know you will have missed her.. here is a little photo of Biscuit :)

Biscuit at 10 to midnight on NYE... she was so tired, as was I.. but we made it to see in the new year

Hugs,

Erika x