WOYWW # 510

It's What's On Your Workspace Wednesday.   Our hostess at the STAMPING GROUND would welcome you to visit and play along if you want.

My desk today:

I have been sorting scraps/ephemera/stickers etc. down to this...some jewelry to repair
If any one has ideas for easy access of these items let me know. Scraps I've sorted by color in file folders but the rest I am at a loss for.

A card I made for my sister's birthday:

and in the post below is a large ZINE  12x12 paper was used to make a birthday card for my grandson's 16th birthday.  Some were wondering about Zines  YouTube has several great helps, usually 8 1/2 x 11 paper is used, but  the 12 x 12 made a great card. Had fun making it.

My zine for the swap will be post sometime this next week.   You would not believe how much time it took me to load these 3 photos.  So kind of delay somewhere. But once I located them I re saved them and it worked.

And the following post has several ATC's  I made for the Guest Designer and some for the challenge. They were so fun. 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your week is wonderful.  We are still buried in snow, but travel is good and it is now raining.  Our nephew saw robins in his yard 50 miles south so just maybe SPRING will arrive.

Large Zine for my Grandson

Hi everyone, thanks for stopping by.  I have made a Birthday Zine for my grandson who turned 16 a few days ago.  He loves architectural and unusual things. So instead of an $8 card, I thought this would be good.

It was made from a 12x12 piece of cardstock and I used the inside for some quotes I thought were appropriate.   So it is much larger than a zine using the 8 1/2 x 12 . If you want instructions on the folding process there are several excellent YouTube videos. 

Inside, most are from Tim Holtz stamps. Fully opened 

 Evidently I did not take a fully opened of the main zine.  Below still folded  I have 2 parts which make up the pages when folded. 

Back side

 Below is a little pocket for $$ which comes off  Grandpa wrote on oneside and I wrote on the other. 

It was really fun to make, but the photos are quite hard to see. So click and enlarge them. It's been some dark, cold days here.    Have a great week.

The "ATC" Challenge at the Frilly and Funkie

Welcome, in the process of making the "A"rtist "T"rading "C"ard   for the Guest Designer post I made several more ATC's.   Just for the fun of it all.  Visit and have fun with the challenge.


I have two  "FUNKY " ATC's I made for the Challenge over at the  Frilly and Funky Blogspot

You can see the process over at my blog  POST HERE  Mr Linky would not let me use these 2 photos from the same post. 

Frilly and Funkie Blog and ATC Coins. Challenge

Welcome  My post earlier on Coin ATC's was for being chosen as Guest Designer for this month.    This post is for the Challenge here at  Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog.    I had so much fun I made some extra Coin ATC's.   Visit and have fun with the challenge. 

 Above the : the "Frilly"     Below the process and items used.

These are 2 "Frilly" ATC Coins on top of an old book
The first coin was cut from two toned white card stock.
The flower was made from an old purse, using golden soft vinyl and the Sizzix dies, a silhouette die cut, the butterfly is gold painted in her hair. 

The 2nd coin was cut from white packing cardboard and painted with the Inka Gold, some lace, and a piece of ephemera lady 

The  2nd set are the "Funky" ATC Coins.   The coin is from a masterboard I made sometime ago, with T.H. distress oxide inks.  A funky stamp from Dylusions,  Dyan Reaveley's  Mini Me and  a washi tape comment. 

Here's the 2nd  "Funky" one   Coin cut from My Mind's Eye paper pad,  Sizzix dies by T.H.  Hipster Goat

The next two were just random use of  Repurposed papers  Made from a Kleenex box and Corragated white  packaging cardboard          Again Sizzix die "Songbird" 

3 things from my stash I hadn't used: a die by Little B,  a Flamingo, Embossing folder a gate and washi tape of flamingo's

 

All of these are Very Mailable.  And such fun to create.  Thank you for stopping by. I was unable to post the other photo, some limit on space ??  Tech Never ceases to amaze me
Enjoy the weekend. 

Sylvia  

Frilly and Funkie ATC COIN Challenge

So happy to have you stop by. This post is for the Frilly and Funkie Challenge Blog. I was chose as Guest Designer for this month's challenge back in February for my Vintage Valentine. (HERE)

The Challenge theme this time is "Artist Trading Coins"

I am so honored to be guesting this challenge here at the Frilly and Funkie Blog. The theme could not have been more fun.  I love the challenge of the small details the ATC's  offer in creating them.  The "Coin" is a 2 1/2 Circle" base on which to create your theme. 

I have chosen to share the Vintage Steampuk design for this post as I have not used any of the stash I have for it. It is the one with the most dimension from the others I have made. 

The coin was cut from cardstock with the 2 1/2 inch Spellbinders Circle die, then embossed with the Mechanics Gear 3D embossing folder bySizzix designed by Tim Holtz  and distressed with his Vintage Photo and Walnut inks.

Some of the supplies I used. The wire going across the coin was wrapped around this bottle to have it pop out from the card 
The blue glue pen is a great product to use for such small areas.

   I used the Tim Holtz Sizzix thinlit dies Gearhead cut from his paper pad  Tattered Time, some of the Idea-ology male paper dolls and a small wooden ruler I cut to 2 1/2 inches. 

I had some fun making additional ATC Coins. Some are "Frilly" and some are "Funkie" to enter their challenge.  They were all fun, and you can stop back here on Friday to see that post.

  I thank all the people at the  "Frilly and Funkie Blog" for choosing me to do this post. Take time to visit them. They have a great design team. And they offer so much inspiration on each post. .

WOYWW #509

Hi everyone, it's 3 a m, something loud awoke me and I realized it's Wednesday.  Julia hosts our sharing of the desks over on her blog the STAMPING GROUND.  Besides just sharing our crafty hobbies, we also make comments to desk shares from the link up, when we don't have some life pressing issues. As a phone conversation is rarely possible with this many blogging friends,as we range from areas ALL over this world. 
I will visit today and try to pick up the conversations of last week as I never made many visits. It was many life issues or one of those weeks you really just don't have the UP attitude or even the time to just pop in for a quick view.   

My desk was in darkness  *click on the photos to enlarge.  The room is in total chaos  and I have several birthday cards for March to get made. The ideas just not popping out at me. 

 Lots of stamps, working on the Zine,  enjoying the challenge.  Will share at some point

 Our little winter friend who takes up shelter under this table. We are feeding him corn/vegetable peelings etc as his normal eating is totally under piles of snow. The first I noticed him there, he was nibbling on a tree branch. I cannot open this patio door as a wall of 4ft snow is pasted against it. He has 2 friends who come and go also. 

My husband puts out corn in the road lanes for the beautiful pheasants trying to survive. No warm up in sight and more snow on the way this weekend  We will drive to the city today, roads are good now, for his  medical checkup on the smashed finger.  He's doing well, so hoping maybe cast off and therapy.

Thank you to all who made comments last week.  I double up this week  as I do enjoy seeing your photos.   Have a happy WOYWW  and enjoy a good week.

WOYWW #508

Welcome this mid day Wednesday....I totally spaced off  what day it was, until I noticed a post in my email. It's the day we share our desk and I'm later than ever to partake. Ms Julia at the Stamping Ground  gets us involved in visiting  desks of other bloggers.

My desk
I have enjoyed days of creating, can't yet show a few finished projects. We had 2 wks in which  2 days a week where no mail was delivered and yesterday our box was FULL.  A sale on some small dies.

 I have been enjoying making a "Zine"  for a March swap.  Really interesting videos and process for 1 sheet of folded paper.   I'll post that after the swap in April.


Our town, the first time out in 3 days.  My hubby is doing well, but limited use of the hand so the finger can heal properly.  A removable cast when he is using it. 

 Piles of snow EVERYWHERE.  No one really knows how much as the wind rearranged it so many times  14" maybe.  EVERYTHING was closed.  Interstates took 2 days to free up stranded motorists and get snow moved. It remains icy and still more accidents as people just won't slow down.

 I am so ready for SPRING......Have seen some of you have blooming spring flowers.  We'll have water issues when this starts to melt. May you all have a great week  Happy WOYWW

WOYWW # 507

Welcome to our Wednesday sharing of the desks.  I first want to say thank you to all who visited and left comments.  It's hard to make all the rounds and sometimes our mood, our time, and life just don't allow for some things to happen. But it's okay eventually it all works out. I had that a few months ago and things have improved a lot.

Ms Julia at the STAMPING GROUND, is great about her weekly post so we can all get together and share whatever it is we are doing.   Last week I posted master boards. questionable about my try at that but Shaz gave me some encouragement and she was right after I cut into 2  they will good to use for most anything. Thanks Shaz.  

My desk  click to enlarge and see the mess. 

Shows some ATC Coin backgrounds cut from those master boards,   some wire left from a project I can't yet disclose, some new fun stamps I hope to use soon.  I got side tracked, I was looking for some postage stamps to use in a collage and when I opened the container ....wow  I spent the day sorting 100's by cost. Good project done.

We are to receive 6 to 9 inches of snow today. But yesterday our trees were so beautiful, no wind and a  Minus 14 so don't really know where all this snow is going to go

Our barn is to the right of the 1st photo and our house is to the left of the bell.

Have a great week, and Happy WOYWW

WOYWW #506

Welcome, another Wednesday to share our workspaces.  Ms. Julia at the STAMPING GROUND started this 506 weeks ago. 

My desk: making master boards.  I wanted "SPRING" colors. But cannot say I'm overly excited about any of these.  It's a 2 day snow event around here. 4 inches here 8 inches east of here. now WINDS rearranging the beauty.

While they were drying I stamped tea bags, book pages, envelopes, tea dyed paper with a cute set of little birds. 

Thankful for decent driving conditions Monday, I took DH for a follow up appt following surgery on his right finger. It was an all day deal and we were exhausted when we got home. All is healing better than expected and he got the big clumsy cast off and has a removable support now. Doing exercises for the fingers and soaking 3x a day to keep away infection.  He's much better spirited.  I've been Finishing up the last of my Valentines, and working on a project for March

Wishing you and yours a wonderful Valentine's Day, if you are alone do something special for yourself.