Whats on your Workdesk Wednesday!

This the first time I've participated in WOYWW. On my desk are the remnants of a card for the CF84FN challenge, Christmas card stuff and my new i-top button maker. I am trying to make Christmas cards as I go along, which is my excuse for being a lazy troll and not clearing it all away!
I haven't done challenges for ages and ages and the first one I entered, at the Play Date Cafe,  I linked the wrong card....duh! If I had a brain I'd be dangerous! 
I've been wanting this brad maker for ages because sometimes you just don't have quite the right colour for a brad or a button to match the piece you are working on?   I will have to think about using it though, as it could get quite expensive buying the shells you have to use.
Anyway, that is it now..... NO MORE BUYING STASH.
Well, apart from SU stuff as I am in a club for that and of course, if I see something that takes my fancy in a must have it kind of way........aaargh I need help.....my name is Katie and I'm a stashaholic!

Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon I hope.

Katie

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CR84FN

I've done a card for the CR84FN challenge. The colours are black, pale pink and neutral.  The stamp is a Bella, the sentiment is a 'snag em' stamp, the flowers, paper and ribbon are all from my stash.  Short and sweet today!

Thanks for stopping by

Katie
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Play Date Cafe

I've made a card for the Play Date Cafe challenge, black, white and a splash of orange. There is a direct link in my sidebar.  I don't use the colour orange very often and when I was looking for some orange ink to use I found that I didn't have one that was really orange. I've got distress inks but they looked too wishy washy for what I had in mind. So I had to scrap that idea and went with this instead.

My apologies for the poor picture but it is now dark here and it's the best I could do. The ribbon is a good vibrant orange but it doesn't look it in the photograph. The stamp is Waltzing Mouse, the sentiment is SU and the gems are from my stash.

Thanks for looking

Katie

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Edited to add: I am so dull, I uploaded the wrong card to the challenge!! More haste less speed and all that

Another Christmas card.

I started this card by embossing the kraft card with a Cuttlebug folder and rubbed a little white ink over the top of the embossing. I can't remember the name of the folder though?
I used Websters Pages papers and the little house was cut from the bottom of one of the pages and I distressed the edges with tea stain distress ink. The snowflake is Sizzex and the sentiment is Hero Arts.


Hope you had a good weekend!

MY DIY TA DAA!!

I said I would show a photo of the DIY clip it up and the spectrum noir pen storage I made and here they are.  The clip it up works very well I have to say. Ok, it isn't the prettiest thing in the world but meh.........I don't care!

Below is the marker storage. I think I said before it's not my idea but I can't remember where I saw it? It was probably here http://craftystorage.blogspot.com/ on the crafty storage blog. Some of the craft areas on there are bigger and nicer than my house!!!
I digress, this was really easy to make, it is made from foam board. I just stacked the pens up and measured how deep and wide I wanted the shelf spaces to be. I used a dab of glue in the construction but I don't think it's necessary and wouldn't do that again. It is all held together with dressmakers pins and it is surprising solid. Can you see the little supports underneath?

They are a bit wonkey I know, but they work. I cut them on a very slight angle so the  whole thing tilts back a little to keep the pens in. Again I don't think I needed to do this as the pens are square but I didn't want to regret not doing later if you get my drift?? I put a few pink Copics at the bottom to test round pens and they stay in just fine. I am going to make another one just for my Copic markers and for my ink distress ink pads. Just to let you know you do need a lot of pins though
Sorry about my drab back garden, not very pretty at the moment is it?

Big kisses

More blog candy

I've been mooching around blogland again and found some fab candy at Anitas blog  http://anitasdesigns.blogspot.com/.
She is being super generous, take a look in the left sidebar.
Go and take a look

Lest we forget....

Another Christmas Card

Here's another card I made for Christmas.  It uses a Whiff of Joy stamp and coloured it with Copic markers. The stamp isn't a new one (me being frugal!!)

The papers are a Websters Pages 6 x 6 pad. I made the roses myself without a die (frugal again, could have bought one but didn't, yay me!) I drew a spiral on paper ripped around it instead of using scissors, then crumpled and roughed the edges up a bit, dabbed on some Stickles, a bit of distress ink on the edges, added the  sentiment.
I like it...........job done!

Big kisses

Two posts in one day

Two posts in one day....I've gone mad!! I have been looking around blogland today and came across Tamaras lovely blog here http://poshcatcrafts.blogspot.com/
As well as some lovely creations she has candy too.  Go and take a look.

Big kisses

Promised pictures!

I took a few pictures like I said I would. I haven't done this for so long, they are not very good  I'm afraid! I have been making Christmas cards and trying to use up old stash. I have tried really hard not to buy more (with only partial success).

On the cards here I used some decoupage sheets I bought at least three years ago. 

I was looking for something else when I found these sheets. Do you ever do that, go looking for something and find stuff that you had bought but totally forgotten about......very bad!!
I also found some Kanban stuff from the Christmas before last that I bought from QVC and yes I have bought more Christmas Kanban since then eek! I get seduced by how pretty the ready made images are but truth be told, I don't really like to use them. I prefer to stamp and colour my own images, which is probably why they are still unused.
More money than sense, no actually, just no sense. I do feel bad that I have this stuff but haven't used it yet but I am trying to make amends and these little cards are the start of that.

 Anyway, I have absolutely no idea where I bought these from but I do remember they were only a pound a sheet. The papers are from my stash and probably Papermania. The fab little sentiments are from Craftwork cards. 

 I have just noticed my photos have the date on them, I hate that! I used a camera that my hubby gave me, not my usual little Olympus as the batteries were dead. The hubbys' camera was more expensive than mine but I still prefer my own.
That will do for today I think. Until next time.

Big kisses