WOYWW Part 2 - Happy Anniversary Darnell

I would have included this in this morning's post but it was still far from complete - like Di, over at Pixie's Crafty Workshop, I'm a slow crafter, particularly when I aim for a clean and simple look :) However, better late than never!

Happy Anniversary to you and your husband, Darnell. 

I hope you have a lovely day and many more happy years together too. 

These two sweet little love birds seemed perfect for the occasion.

Materials used:
a square white card base
Sheena, A Little Bit Sketchy Best Friends Swirls stamp set
BoBunny, Love Birds Clearly stamp set
Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad; Colourbox Cat's Eye Chalk Queue, Pink Pastel
Kanban Crafts, In the Garden paper pads

Edited to add this photo of our wedding taken sixteen years ago:

Elizabeth xx

WOYWW 189 - What's On Your Desk Wednesday

Good Morning Fellow Bloggers,

It's Wednesday, so time to join all WOYWWers around the world and show what's on our desks today. Simply click the logo on the sidebar to be transported to Julia's blog, the Stamping Ground, and you will be transported to the place where it is all happening :)

And on mine today is a project that should have been completed before Christmas. It's a Christmas patchwork wall-hanging, the brainchild of BJ on the UKPC Yahoo Group. Each member of the group created a patch based on measurements that would make an 8" square when pieced together.  Unfortunately, for me, the piecing together got pushed to the side before Christmas - other more pressing matters - and then I got poorly after New Year so not a lot got done at all. So what you can see is the patches pieced together on a backing of black card that is edged with my version of 'frantage'. Next to it is a piece of cardboard painted black - the pot of paint is just behind - another backing to give the piece stability. The red mirri die-cut edging is to trim the bottom and the corners are for the top.

Behind all that you can see that things are looking a bit more coordinated and swish because of the lovely new plaid desk tidy and baby-wipe cover - the work of those crafty sisters, Annie and Jo. All part of my ongoing, and never-ending, attempt to do the  impossible - keep my desk tidy :)

Since I started to write up this post, the glue gel has dried and the wall-hanging is completed.

Too sad that it has to be carefully wrapped up and put away until December! Thanks to all the girls - your names are recorded on the back - who contributed a patch. Each one shows a wealth of techniques and expertise. The finished piece is lovely and will be hung in a prominent place each Christmas for years to come.

It's the wee small hours of the morning and, as it is getting distinctly chilly, I'm off to bed. I look forward to popping in to see as many of you as I can over the next few days.

In the meantime, have a happy WOYWW and a great week,

The Day Disney Came to Ayr - SOS Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Today it's my turn to share a layout I created for this month's "TAG, You're It!" challenge at Scrap Our Stash. 

The page is square, the photo isn't, but it was the best I could do!

There are two requirements for the challenge, one is to create a layout using tag(s) - fine, no problem there - and two, use a photo of yourself - now, I found that kind of taxing. You see, I’m usually the one behind the camera and, as a consequence, there are very few photos, recent ones in particular, taken of me ... and, here's the rub, most of those I really don’t like at all. 

However, regular readers of this blog may remember that whilst out doing a bit of Christmas shopping last month, we were fortunate to meet Mickey and Minnie strolling through our town centre and, luckily, I had my camera with me - posted here. And, better still, they were more than happy to strike a pose!

To create the layout, I raided my stash and used papers from a few different sources, Docrafts Papermania, Kanban, K&Company and My Mind’s Eye on a black card base (Bazzill Basics). The round flower-like embellishments were made simply by punching out two different size circles from the patterned paper, assembling them together and adding a polka-dotted card candy as the finishing touch. Minnie's shoes are yellow, hence the pop of that colour in the 'flowers'.

The label used for journaling was purchased from our local stationery shop (WH Smith). The round black/white title letters were punched from paper with a typewriter keys design. This paper is truly ancient and has been in my stash for several years - and there is no indication anywhere as to who the maker was - so it was a bonus to finally find a use for it. The white letters are from Jillibean Soup, Alphabeans.

I admit to still not being too happy with this layout ... love Mickey, Minnie and the EM but I'm really not pleased with me ... sigh! 

If you have a photo of yourself your okay with, please go ahead and create a layout with it, include a tag and send it to Debbie at Scrap Our Stash - all details are over on the blog. I'm sure she would be delighted to receive it.

In the meantime, take care everyone, and happy crafting,