Wednesday, 11 June 2025

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday - Week 836

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all well and you've had a good week. What's on my workdesk this week is a series of part done project life style pages. Apologies for the glare from the plastic pockets. They are for a very special project I've been working on for fifteen or so months now. It's an album in memory of Alan for his eldest nephew who also appears in a few of these photos. They are all original - I've kept copies of course - that I think should be kept in his family. 

12/2025 - The Oban Games
This is the last of the scrap pages completed recently. The photo is another taken on our holiday in Scotland in 1995. We stopped off in Oban for an overnight stay on our way north and just happened to arrive in time to attend the town's Highland Games. Alan was really impressed with the pipe band, particularly the outfit the drum major was wearing so insisted we pose together for this photo. The rowan sapling I'm clutching was free from the Scottish Woodland Trust, distributed as part of a drive to encourage the planting of more trees. 

Once again I've matted the photo onto a bunch of leftover scraps before adhering it all on to a tartan patterned paper, 'Nantucket', from a Carta Bella collection from 2018. The base of the clusters are made up of punched circles, again from scraps. Alphas, stickers, fussy-cut flowers and enamel dots from stash. 

Seen on my walk to the shops yesterday was this demolition in progress. Bear with me, I have good reason to show you this. 
It's a 1970s block of flats/apartments that I'm told were in a bad state and no longer fit for habitation. 
This is the far end of the block. I looked up and had to laugh at what I spotted in the second window on the right.
Someone has a sense of humour. That dummy head must have had more than a few passers-by giving it a second look!

And almost finally here's a couple of snaps of a sleeping Silver.
Love that smile!
And she has the cutest paws. 

Finally, that's all from me this week. I will be late commenting today. It might even be tomorrow before I'm able to because I'm off to an all-day conference that is being held by the Carers Gateway here in North Ayrshire  It's a service that provides support and resources for unpaid carers in Ayrshire. When Alan was ill, the Gateway very kindly provided me with advice and support when I most needed it. 

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

11 comments:

  1. the project life project for Alan's nephew is a lovely idea! great for his family to have the memories. I did chuckle at the "face" in the window.... Take care and have a good day today. Happy WOYWW Helen #1

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  2. Gosh, haven't give project life a thought in years but that sounds a great idea! Those sweet toe-beans! How adorable. That dummy head might give me a fright if I saw it staring down. Yikes. Knitting day for me - Happy WOYWW!
    Mary Anne (8)

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  3. Project life sounds like a good idea, not heard of it before. the head in the window seems a bit scary to me. I think I would have to go up there and just check it out. Always love to see Silver. She looks so comfy. WOYWW hugs, Angela x7x

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  4. What a beautiful idea to make a memory journal. I made my mum one for her 90th birthday. You had me chuckling with that dummy head in the window. Hope the conference goes well.
    Lynn xx 10

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  5. I adore that LO you’ve done, you’re so clever at putting papers and textures together and that tartan background is perfect in its colourway, enough to suggest Scotland but muted enough to let the photo takes centre stage. That dummy head made me hoot, well done to whoever put it there!!
    Hugs LLJ 4 xx

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  6. A memorial album is a lovely idea. Poor dummy, doomed with the building 🤣 Love the close ups of Silver, such cute toes. I hope you enjoy the conference. Happy WOYWW. Angela #11

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  7. I love old photos so what a special thing you're doing. That dummy head made me chuckle. I hope you enjoy your day today.
    Hugs,
    Annie x #9

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  8. That’s a special album of memories you’re creating and I love the decorated frame.
    Silver looks very content.
    Take care and happy WOYWW
    Hugs
    Lynnecrafts 12 xx

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  9. Oh that LO is just wonderful - I love all the details and bits and bobs you have added so beautifully. It will be a special album when completed. I chuckled at the face peeping out of the window. I bet it caught a few folks out.x x Jo 🌈

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  10. Such a lovely project for Alan's nephew Elizabeth and I love the layout on the tartan background - very apt for the theme. Hope they build something useful where the flats used to be. Stay safe and happy belated WOYWW. Sarah

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  11. Hi Elizabeth, lovely scrapping and glad you found the water thing a chuckle. Hugs BJ#5

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