What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday - Week 834

Hello Everyone,

Happy WOYWW to you all.

There's nothing on my desk right now. Instead, this is what was on my desk yesterday afternoon. The latest page in progress using an Ella Bonella kit. There's also, under the pencil, a checklist which I created using MS Word. If I didn't keep that list, I'd forget the details I do know, never mind those I don't! At the back on the left is a box containing packs of embellishments. They are there to remind me to use them. They are all lovely so the deserve to be used, not forgotten. There's also the obligatory cuppa. 

This is the sticker sheet used with the letters for the title and the stickers that formed the base of the embellishment clusters on the page. It's and oldie but a goodie from Crate Paper's Farmhouse collection. Here's the finished page.

13/2025 - We Made a Garden

I think it's very timely that I'm scrapping photos of the garden we made together, given that I'm now making another garden. The photo on the left was taken in November 2013, just after we moved in. It's a bit crumpled and creased because Alan kept it in his pocket to remind him of the 'before' while he admired the 'after', something he did often! The one on the right, the 'after, was taken about seven years later. 

 

Details of items used:

The layout was inspired by the Premium sketch #98 from Scrap-a-Sketch. Materials used are as follows: the background is made up from a Cosmo Cricket paper from the Hansel & Gretel collection dated 2007 and Circa 1934 'Chaplin' paper dated 2010. The photos are mounted on Bazzil Cardstock with the delightful title, 'Granny Smith' and then backed with 'Victorian Rose' from the Kaiser Kraft Devonshire collection, an unknown green paper, and 'Cross Stitch' from Crate Paper Farmhouse collection.  The clusters were constructed using stickers, wooden buttons, and fussy-cut flowers from a variety of sources, e.g. the sticker sheet photographed, Maggie Holmes 'Market Square', and Simple Stories 'Garden Party' from the Bunnies & Blooms collection.

I think I may have mentioned in my post from Monday that we've been enjoying rainy weather. Torrential rain, in fact. It started on Friday afternoon and just kept coming steadily until Monday, since when we have had a few dry and sunny spells, interspersed with yet more rain. Nice!

It forced me to get myself some wellies. The cross-stitch was a gift from a friend who is sadly no longer with us. It's waiting to be hung up but that's easier said than done. The walls here are solid so it's not simply a case of knocking in a nail. It requires an electric power tool. A piece of equipment I'm less than confident, or competent even, using, In the meantime, Mary's gift will continue to grace the porch at floor level. 
  

You may have noticed that my in-house quality controller, Silver, is missing from the desk photo. I took advantage of one of her frequent snooze periods to get it done. 

Here she is in deep sleep mode! 

And finally, the funnies for this week.

That's it from me for this week. I hope you had a great Spring Bank Holiday despite the change in the weather.  To see more creative workdesks pop over to Sarah's blog, Sarah's Craft Shed. If you don't already do so, feel free to join in the fun and show us what's on your workdesk this Wednesday. You'll be made most welcome.

Have a great WOYWW day and a fabulous week everyone,

Take care everyone,

Elizabeth