Stitches Trade Show NEC

Just sharing a few photos from the show. They show presentation is everything.

For those that do not know I had spinal surgery on the 6th February. No bending or lifting etc so I am unable to do any crafting.

Workshop Vickie Stampers

On the 2nd February I taught 2 card styles a Workshop at VS Stamp Club.

We played with 2 techniques Serigraph and Tone on Tone 

to make the 

2 card designs shown above.

Here is the template and instructions

Steampunk Book

Created this today for a swap piece. 

I used TH envelope die and distress inks for the pages.

I used Metallic Stain on the cover and a Copper Dabber on the gears with Black Soot Distress Ink.

I hammered the gears with a texture hammer.

The 6 pages contain 6 ATC's

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I have missed a few weeks helping my daughter move to her new house.

Last week I went to London with DH and youngest DD.

The picture below shows more of a creative chaos than a desk,

Ther might just be some more interesting desks over at the stamping ground hosted by Mrs Dunnit

for the regular Wednesday snoop.

 Last 2 alphabetica postcards for a swap

 Below are some photos from last week. We managed to fit in Westminster Abbey at £18.60 entrance fee per person. Free for moi in the wheelchair. Also The Tower of London and Hampton Court.

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 Metal ATC's for a swap

W and X postcards for another swap.

I cannot get to my desk as I am re-organising my craft room.

I haven't blogged for awhile as I was supposed to have an operation and it was cancelled. My eldest GD was poorly with tonsillitis and she stayed with me for a week. We made some cards together. 

Youngest GD has chicken pox so I am baby sitting again. Youngest grandson had a bad asthma attack and ended up in A and E.

So I hope this year is better than 2012 and I finally get my operation.

Hopefully I will have my craft space to show next week. So if you have arrived here please go to the lovely Julia's Blog and have a good snoop.

Journal pages

 I have been playing with my watercolour pencils and crayons making backgrounds in my travel journal.

 Added photos of a day out with 3 of my grandchildren to The Wild Boar Park in the Trough of Bowland.

 Taking advantage of the Go karts and train.

 Chick stroking and milking.

Feeding the deer.

The background is the first picture above.

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This is my workspace today. I am colouring some journal pages using watercolour pencils and crayons in a leisurely sort of way.

It's the Wednesday snoop so go to WOYWW

and snoop some more.

Couple of pieces for a swap.