tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74245341221221881092024-03-19T03:59:30.479+00:00Inky Dinky DoodleExplorations in Mixed Media and Art JournalingZsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.comBlogger503125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-7943370960040538712023-12-27T08:45:00.002+00:002023-12-27T15:53:23.441+00:00WOYWW #760: December 2023 Review<p>Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! It's time for my monthly review, so here I am sharing some creative highlights from the past month, starting with a desk shot taken last night. It's a little bit staged as I finally managed to tidy up my desk (sort of), which badly needed doing! </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWov63R0YogvJwFNtNuxlNaCF_uzU_vXZ_TBpAMYF0iUjfGhXIc-c_HMIZ-789px-KocFXgzTjb71WZLIscVQ0gPPD0ymQzGgyFZL4F9LpcEleiz5PN2BQhvsc7a0thSf4-TJtRSDiKXrIASOL02_4JPtjBEWB-eqyFXcDRP9qdiP-Y4HtOB8CfhoDHir/s1147/desk01.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWov63R0YogvJwFNtNuxlNaCF_uzU_vXZ_TBpAMYF0iUjfGhXIc-c_HMIZ-789px-KocFXgzTjb71WZLIscVQ0gPPD0ymQzGgyFZL4F9LpcEleiz5PN2BQhvsc7a0thSf4-TJtRSDiKXrIASOL02_4JPtjBEWB-eqyFXcDRP9qdiP-Y4HtOB8CfhoDHir/w349-h400/desk01.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><p>In the middle of the shot is my Care December journal, which ran for two weeks and filled my book halfway - the rest of the journal morphed seamlessly into the 5-minute challenge by The Ugly Art Club, which is running until January the 3rd. These 5-minute pages are my favourite way to journal - stress free and an added bonus is that it uses up my scraps! Also in the shot: (1) red book cover cut in half prepped for Junk Journal January (2) the crystals that came out of my advent calendar and (3) a new date stamp as the old one is now out of date - I bought it back in 2014 when I started art journalling almost ten years ago! Little did I know that I was hooked for life! </p><p>That's the blurb out of the way - now I'll just show you some of my pages so far: <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZPo8Myt428y-CLayIZwMT17G0EYGSW6Z7VnWrsLWOlZXTGYaXDOO4NlW7Z1Tjzg10Ty2tNo_6r18grCQAFNSX9xqb2SxfFEfT4XprwidvmdobGI4oyyyk_GR0KNHJTF7hpv_c6hk6sn1acnAgzts0g16t0uyVkhftzhem7SpLDDqArmn3Tg4NeqHlA1w/s1000/pageA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZPo8Myt428y-CLayIZwMT17G0EYGSW6Z7VnWrsLWOlZXTGYaXDOO4NlW7Z1Tjzg10Ty2tNo_6r18grCQAFNSX9xqb2SxfFEfT4XprwidvmdobGI4oyyyk_GR0KNHJTF7hpv_c6hk6sn1acnAgzts0g16t0uyVkhftzhem7SpLDDqArmn3Tg4NeqHlA1w/w400-h400/pageA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqUxQ0E5x7olPhskwR4AjeSJSHnC-Ch8e3ByYxMWopydtf07mbWyOERPQkQQaOUAbcFXKfWZ_bCHE68P20Xc5XZsLCxmsr7hdifCPrufAx76ArlpwQOk9WGLoBkNOr01JyYLl4cb0KZE5LWv0OM63qKYoW-IdxL8VkhtOLeQedM5EQlavCiAa8HsC5Oj8/s1000/pageB.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqUxQ0E5x7olPhskwR4AjeSJSHnC-Ch8e3ByYxMWopydtf07mbWyOERPQkQQaOUAbcFXKfWZ_bCHE68P20Xc5XZsLCxmsr7hdifCPrufAx76ArlpwQOk9WGLoBkNOr01JyYLl4cb0KZE5LWv0OM63qKYoW-IdxL8VkhtOLeQedM5EQlavCiAa8HsC5Oj8/w400-h400/pageB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1000" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGiX-frYYit2Dba1Vex6OWqtQHLwjFJ9Wta8LpS3UnJjyCOH8048Z6scRt2DJJUiDvwo55vuTqXjksoor31glMPvEnr-XpXiPtxOrgb7s7d0psx21Io5MFqr97ppg440MvtfiL7jTBFxL-WWXlSC_7QUngIvz5p_x9fAqd7U2_M43oIjiRCiOg2yP8Umh/w400-h394/Oreo01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-73986298345577927672023-11-29T07:42:00.002+00:002023-11-29T08:53:17.614+00:00WOYWW #756: November Round-Up <p>Hello Deskers - is it really the end of November already? It's time for my monthly round up of various projects. I haven't been as productive as in October, but I still managed to keep myself busy. I'll cut to the chase and show you what I have been working on this past month:</p><p>The November project in Roben-Marie Smith's membership programme was a patchwork collage that we turned into little notebooks. I really enjoyed working on these and they're very useful as well for taking notes. I use them to take notes while watching video tutorials. Here are a few of them:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk0dTj5B9Fhs9CnDARR7VKJ-7TSzw2np0erivtI6z5z8lB81XjN2wuuccrW2_Y0QvhGi6qO6C58crFaqzZLYPrkkL-rWxJz2SguiTTLbxPVZpH4GEoAnaxVvT-BjYd8-ShxmJ00UxpMRk_lrGgONUJwQbiVtxwK9VbGIY15WSYMEcr4Y7Ro2R-2kazGtB/s1395/collage02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk0dTj5B9Fhs9CnDARR7VKJ-7TSzw2np0erivtI6z5z8lB81XjN2wuuccrW2_Y0QvhGi6qO6C58crFaqzZLYPrkkL-rWxJz2SguiTTLbxPVZpH4GEoAnaxVvT-BjYd8-ShxmJ00UxpMRk_lrGgONUJwQbiVtxwK9VbGIY15WSYMEcr4Y7Ro2R-2kazGtB/s320/collage02.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><p>I scanned the collage sheet before turning it into book covers, so I can still use bits of it in other projects. Even the back looked pretty cool, although I had no control over the outcome. Here's an example of front and back:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJDPk3nPeydSRYhZLt7odiHny3KSHfqv4_WU3OwAYuwLo5y05HC6gHHZjM52yOWPiELKgUO5d_igfZybC7GH1xA9l4KCQN4gXqpSAWKbWT3ev82qM_GuJsKJ4f2r1rwYM0sRqVGt8VTT4drrzivRNvHt60ipWIcoq4b0GkNsyGCud9-gAlYdrSfJgqtX7/s1200/web-scan02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1200" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJDPk3nPeydSRYhZLt7odiHny3KSHfqv4_WU3OwAYuwLo5y05HC6gHHZjM52yOWPiELKgUO5d_igfZybC7GH1xA9l4KCQN4gXqpSAWKbWT3ev82qM_GuJsKJ4f2r1rwYM0sRqVGt8VTT4drrzivRNvHt60ipWIcoq4b0GkNsyGCud9-gAlYdrSfJgqtX7/s320/web-scan02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEtAiKDWGVeX5zqJcTcld8HoBdpA1UfidpPw_te7tGsYppm9gu7WU1AzbWPIvim6OrQ64QEYxkiL3JduZWXUnZ6rxondfe_MlVpIDMSZxn0jpsBxFF_fzyFWja6nswl6HUg03BZxq4lMf8XDQFLujtntWzhgWMw6NO9A1yx-ZPQjeOozjWneq2MjqhSK_/s1200/web_scan05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1200" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEtAiKDWGVeX5zqJcTcld8HoBdpA1UfidpPw_te7tGsYppm9gu7WU1AzbWPIvim6OrQ64QEYxkiL3JduZWXUnZ6rxondfe_MlVpIDMSZxn0jpsBxFF_fzyFWja6nswl6HUg03BZxq4lMf8XDQFLujtntWzhgWMw6NO9A1yx-ZPQjeOozjWneq2MjqhSK_/s320/web_scan05.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I printed some of my scans and the colours turned out quite a bit different, but I don't mind. Here's a comparison:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyTSyTj0jWiF0EqPgAbq-MFFEU_IbeR1zTbg-X6afdYIuCkr7pPyfQWmHx82DfIcNAqoBuTeBFa1DG8utxh0jmtMKidETDBuWQEUt7GsrvPEnmtCaIP3EYC6_TxzFGK8209dsD3cX2vs_FoSYIzJiAuqzt_hKkye6Gg6Uvs65Z_vrGPt3lUEvmfGSJRoh/s1200/scan03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1200" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyTSyTj0jWiF0EqPgAbq-MFFEU_IbeR1zTbg-X6afdYIuCkr7pPyfQWmHx82DfIcNAqoBuTeBFa1DG8utxh0jmtMKidETDBuWQEUt7GsrvPEnmtCaIP3EYC6_TxzFGK8209dsD3cX2vs_FoSYIzJiAuqzt_hKkye6Gg6Uvs65Z_vrGPt3lUEvmfGSJRoh/s320/scan03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inspired by someone in the Roben's Nest FB group, I played with alcohol inks on sellotape and ended up with these strips that I can use like washi tapes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd4jUcR7BcK0ddNq8RopmpXzoXRtJf6tbH5HzhPnTdhxduCZowb-a9r1GUIZLJDpS9xyEXWP28yvGcCyJYq_FHy8LJkXJPJ2pErrprEgvVjG_da29mPWxxLRS2YHdoNApZLqlxPsJY8FOAyo9dQGvu8yBH_A1hR7lP83slbPZFmoE31Ef60FyXvRxcsIJ/s1380/tapes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd4jUcR7BcK0ddNq8RopmpXzoXRtJf6tbH5HzhPnTdhxduCZowb-a9r1GUIZLJDpS9xyEXWP28yvGcCyJYq_FHy8LJkXJPJ2pErrprEgvVjG_da29mPWxxLRS2YHdoNApZLqlxPsJY8FOAyo9dQGvu8yBH_A1hR7lP83slbPZFmoE31Ef60FyXvRxcsIJ/s320/tapes.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Talking of washi tapes - I've filled my advent calendar that I made a few years ago with washi tapes from Amazon without looking at them, so I don't know what's in each drawer. I can't wait to start opening them later this week! I've also got a crystal advent calendar which will add to the excitement! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKe2bkx6gaqO10kCUUhLB5nORhaohZKQCY054AxedDrySOweN_ApwZAFACup0uwHHeUCUC5wngFcJZtnzOEWUX_w5vxLlDoLN6WKqjb4j_hdnW64U-TCyMmbgucN4I8QJPdUmMNX6-M-OLXpKMcIOeQKL4PyqIuxKPXLbtSqxZth9MKe6fZGH2aiYhBWI_/s1200/advent01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1200" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKe2bkx6gaqO10kCUUhLB5nORhaohZKQCY054AxedDrySOweN_ApwZAFACup0uwHHeUCUC5wngFcJZtnzOEWUX_w5vxLlDoLN6WKqjb4j_hdnW64U-TCyMmbgucN4I8QJPdUmMNX6-M-OLXpKMcIOeQKL4PyqIuxKPXLbtSqxZth9MKe6fZGH2aiYhBWI_/s320/advent01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm thinking of doing <a href="https://www.everything-art.com/p/care-december-23" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Care December</a> - it is still available to sign up if anyone's interested. The theme this year will be the colour blue - which happens to be my favourite colour. I've already prepped an old book cover and of course, it's blue - like most of my previous ones! I altered it with some gilding wax. I chose Kasia's simple ribbon binding method, which allows for the signatures to be removed, kind of like a traveller's journal. This is useful if you want to do some stitching on the pages. Here are a couple of photos: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsimc4rCjm4HGS3WNCPp5cWxF_PzQp3bRHfLZyPYHTc3tchs-RBqPRHU13nI6fxVS6z1yoDCnpXmPNMIV1ef3FWoRz7UCmPiPKz_qNFB4gblXX2BSyFWYuipCR_DbSM2_-rzAcWeHIMT46dg6AWnL8v8d7wXTca4aXf4GF-83vPvu7h6lkinq7I4bAkiv/s1316/book01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsimc4rCjm4HGS3WNCPp5cWxF_PzQp3bRHfLZyPYHTc3tchs-RBqPRHU13nI6fxVS6z1yoDCnpXmPNMIV1ef3FWoRz7UCmPiPKz_qNFB4gblXX2BSyFWYuipCR_DbSM2_-rzAcWeHIMT46dg6AWnL8v8d7wXTca4aXf4GF-83vPvu7h6lkinq7I4bAkiv/w292-h320/book01.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3iVt1CoF3c1Og7WCC4slcKwlG0Yfda1lC5fEdY-GMeUJb0dD0mCBBXXL4EhSVDB0VenQTtN7Qn4qwcUlpazp9RoGahVkYJQdU_y85kKGo_ii01PaSlh42HEknMg6PWoAlpZ_BbyR3A-05YnB7qud3bjsH5mQh_dJHwQPBu1pZ9hx16sEuyqVoKRWnbj_/s1433/book03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE3iVt1CoF3c1Og7WCC4slcKwlG0Yfda1lC5fEdY-GMeUJb0dD0mCBBXXL4EhSVDB0VenQTtN7Qn4qwcUlpazp9RoGahVkYJQdU_y85kKGo_ii01PaSlh42HEknMg6PWoAlpZ_BbyR3A-05YnB7qud3bjsH5mQh_dJHwQPBu1pZ9hx16sEuyqVoKRWnbj_/s320/book03.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll finish with this picture of Oreo - he's been noticeably more needy and clingy since my son started university in Bristol - I think he misses his best friend, but not to worry, they see each other every weekend! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlQgOCm9lH_8DFDvusSiddJp_Vh7cfZUUkLY8jZjX_dKBldKdnH94HS0_fixHBhK5gbhm57eAyrUgpVRoFRppuc8e2v5DehawjXnRsrvR4cUSAEskUdFoGg2vUlu8YI_tV1giqyECaHskPSTEe3U9ZSI18lLVwFNmMf6Ev6GrGP_5g4SJtvqHIroNQTB2/s1231/oreo03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlQgOCm9lH_8DFDvusSiddJp_Vh7cfZUUkLY8jZjX_dKBldKdnH94HS0_fixHBhK5gbhm57eAyrUgpVRoFRppuc8e2v5DehawjXnRsrvR4cUSAEskUdFoGg2vUlu8YI_tV1giqyECaHskPSTEe3U9ZSI18lLVwFNmMf6Ev6GrGP_5g4SJtvqHIroNQTB2/s320/oreo03.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's it for now - hope you all have a good Christmas in less than 4 weeks' time! xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-66414129618184191452023-10-31T21:56:00.008+00:002023-11-01T07:27:53.625+00:00WOYWW #752: October Round-Up<p>I'm writing this blog post on Tuesday night, the last day of October, just so I could stick to my blogging schedule of one post per month. I'll link up with the <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2023/10/what-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-752.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> crowd on Wednesday morning - I'm saying "crowd" but it's really just a cosy gathering of a few crafty friends these days. </p><p>I've been super productive throughout October, participating in tasters, challenges, Facebook groups and working on various self-imposed, ad-hoc projects. I'll just cycle through some of the highlights quickly:</p><p>First off, there was the LifeBook Taster sessions, which I participate in every year. This one was my favourite lesson in this year's line-up by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/living_life_in_colour/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Angela Murray</a>. I used a clever app to see what it would look like on the wall as a large canvas - the actual painting is on an A3 sheet of watercolour paper.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ar-gA_xiHLKPtLHo2TUljUZums46rrFISI20cfdZ_C_6ZYxP1eGS0H9ctjodpOPiHweetM3v4hgCJ9trsabxPAi66wp5mv6k8AY_QhyHdQd3X1jBCBg2sJEhHZNs3MUyWRYBuZgFVjEUaZFW_fnSg1Rb8rvWsyVEjMx8EO-2sGIVeXA3qFgKJ8sptGv9/s1200/lifebook.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Ar-gA_xiHLKPtLHo2TUljUZums46rrFISI20cfdZ_C_6ZYxP1eGS0H9ctjodpOPiHweetM3v4hgCJ9trsabxPAi66wp5mv6k8AY_QhyHdQd3X1jBCBg2sJEhHZNs3MUyWRYBuZgFVjEUaZFW_fnSg1Rb8rvWsyVEjMx8EO-2sGIVeXA3qFgKJ8sptGv9/w400-h400/lifebook.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, there were several sessions of gelli printing - and it's not like I haven't got enough gelli prints already! Here are the results with some bright paints in the first photo and some alcohol inks in the second:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACrM5RoXBIYOUpb4Bj5OOQ-ZejXC1huiwREJTY50UMiFd2IiheZ4qXjR68NvXj-2a2JX60UWAhF8Q5mwm74sbUv2ICno5etG_JYtWgRJ2agPhUB5oFmgkUAOIJxC-orFJ8Ru3Z5H9rRGkPKtulNZYa6hnnY0fZG-iWAXi1dgx1wMCS5eGpvIC3VbWxnHe/s1200/gelli.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiACrM5RoXBIYOUpb4Bj5OOQ-ZejXC1huiwREJTY50UMiFd2IiheZ4qXjR68NvXj-2a2JX60UWAhF8Q5mwm74sbUv2ICno5etG_JYtWgRJ2agPhUB5oFmgkUAOIJxC-orFJ8Ru3Z5H9rRGkPKtulNZYa6hnnY0fZG-iWAXi1dgx1wMCS5eGpvIC3VbWxnHe/w400-h225/gelli.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSa-bniiES1S-vQDLCqZP2PMk7zKwGTKrq8O_uVRj4-Cq50voQ2mQ5Apwb3jSh0uoof5UQH2wBIxQwbMfL15lymJcy51gNcl_OghdcmxD_oOr-m_vRidaqqF6I8rURhs_Lr6Gbwo0dl-c4uHbJdCOkqPyHBGntpMFTlBk1fkd1LY7cvORoEsF9UeLjK9r/s1200/gelli2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1200" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSa-bniiES1S-vQDLCqZP2PMk7zKwGTKrq8O_uVRj4-Cq50voQ2mQ5Apwb3jSh0uoof5UQH2wBIxQwbMfL15lymJcy51gNcl_OghdcmxD_oOr-m_vRidaqqF6I8rURhs_Lr6Gbwo0dl-c4uHbJdCOkqPyHBGntpMFTlBk1fkd1LY7cvORoEsF9UeLjK9r/w400-h238/gelli2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also made some eco-prints with autumn leaves - there's a good tutorial <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkT6lYQdLfg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> if anyone's interested.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyGocMGQRo1yvZw9cBeqh4J9Iar5K9kk84xiMvfSlf909C7dPnPnPEXzPpHB4YOV88-fa9Eo-pVGWGWQbg_hMvcUKRkdIcfHt7OV4jOfh2xQ48vuiYemk5Ybw34gbQscdl_5M2ZvRsoKh-HgV6GQ_ooXGoAy7XEjHbwRU8ofNoqYVSpt6WNffRpobktbR/s1200/leaves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="1200" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyGocMGQRo1yvZw9cBeqh4J9Iar5K9kk84xiMvfSlf909C7dPnPnPEXzPpHB4YOV88-fa9Eo-pVGWGWQbg_hMvcUKRkdIcfHt7OV4jOfh2xQ48vuiYemk5Ybw34gbQscdl_5M2ZvRsoKh-HgV6GQ_ooXGoAy7XEjHbwRU8ofNoqYVSpt6WNffRpobktbR/w400-h210/leaves.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've rusted some fabric and turned it into a journal cover. This was for the October project within Roben-Marie Smith's membership programme 'The Nest' (fun fact: I bumped into Mary-Anne in the FB group!) <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq5MwF_l1rhg-Hoewll0jolQLh3YR0PqL82Uvcnd6fjC3q1h1vuu53BX_UwWeGqmNnPTVAQHJG2U6BRIXG6s12dPIvwTq3mxKOPowQqA2pJhR7az7F8hU9sLwNygBgaT_g3H23p-HYhmmek0iT_EZd_U6xv9MGJXWWJuXlXtNU1fhmClh9U63SSqcClGa/s1200/journal04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq5MwF_l1rhg-Hoewll0jolQLh3YR0PqL82Uvcnd6fjC3q1h1vuu53BX_UwWeGqmNnPTVAQHJG2U6BRIXG6s12dPIvwTq3mxKOPowQqA2pJhR7az7F8hU9sLwNygBgaT_g3H23p-HYhmmek0iT_EZd_U6xv9MGJXWWJuXlXtNU1fhmClh9U63SSqcClGa/w400-h300/journal04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apart from this Nest Journal, I've made two other smaller ones, also with fabric covers and yummy coffee dyed papers inside: (perhaps you recognise my elephant fabric from years ago - finally I had a chance to use it!) <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08eycd7Vzn_37rrhFh94AcnLBFjHHDOvhvc6SlG1P22RBe_HI7S_LcIUNpW3MjKtnYB7-WB4wPa5Qk58QDt12kue4ZcS8-16kMOrEKp4lnlFLL5jjgBET3sSPOzSuCGeBkUbX_nYYVe2Nv6b5A4ipEkbMbcFnzuSq84slrOrNhQSssVUa0b-Sv1UQK5zK/s1200/journals02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1200" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08eycd7Vzn_37rrhFh94AcnLBFjHHDOvhvc6SlG1P22RBe_HI7S_LcIUNpW3MjKtnYB7-WB4wPa5Qk58QDt12kue4ZcS8-16kMOrEKp4lnlFLL5jjgBET3sSPOzSuCGeBkUbX_nYYVe2Nv6b5A4ipEkbMbcFnzuSq84slrOrNhQSssVUa0b-Sv1UQK5zK/w400-h303/journals02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a side view of all three journals:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvR6B5_KhgJm_yMuxSad-8y5m41YrDslB11hvI3NUURCCqsf_PaXZj_pHy9GdEnWUen1eUZM0aokyIee9QsiGwfZmfAt7706QUQpek8aT1tBe68MPMNtiP7SyvMN755_GB4Sv-K4e1AkylAZBfT17yWFIHl_ymSsMWQtZCMLjMMBtX2nB1g2XOKSStgUs/s1200/journals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1200" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvR6B5_KhgJm_yMuxSad-8y5m41YrDslB11hvI3NUURCCqsf_PaXZj_pHy9GdEnWUen1eUZM0aokyIee9QsiGwfZmfAt7706QUQpek8aT1tBe68MPMNtiP7SyvMN755_GB4Sv-K4e1AkylAZBfT17yWFIHl_ymSsMWQtZCMLjMMBtX2nB1g2XOKSStgUs/w400-h244/journals.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and that's in addition to the 'Transitions Journal' made with an old book cover following Roben-Marie's tutorial, which is available free on her website <a href="https://www.robenmariestudio.com/p/transitions-journal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthL5Be6dLueCiSSDI_ztqK9BnpELYafyNNJy-DefImsmzny2tD3dZAHHku_8T4fAKE8gHWffvZaPmlwBetcs8rgKZHhXyYhJgzh9f7TY0kmzhat_0j2uW8yULiRLLXkBGR8dul06Ebqlip5iB22U6yE7rRr6FkFBFzxsNMC3cxPP4mzNZcS_FPsTZVzsO/s1200/transitions.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="1200" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthL5Be6dLueCiSSDI_ztqK9BnpELYafyNNJy-DefImsmzny2tD3dZAHHku_8T4fAKE8gHWffvZaPmlwBetcs8rgKZHhXyYhJgzh9f7TY0kmzhat_0j2uW8yULiRLLXkBGR8dul06Ebqlip5iB22U6yE7rRr6FkFBFzxsNMC3cxPP4mzNZcS_FPsTZVzsO/w400-h315/transitions.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What else? Oh yeah, I've done some fabric bleaching as well (these were some failed, dull eco-prints to start with and I turned them around by stamping some bleach on them):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrhDq19c0Cq2OmYjwkSkrkk3_xUUYZ0aPoORvkeFWdZjQtX3LCq6jaZTbUVZQxeizFpA1n0zK3Yv-nAeJyssW29FHYlZfZcS2OAS21oFjDKAlhG8OFqDMwOPVNcuYseMtAPtd3Kguita14Tg0ZhOnw-177lqAS2kaPQtKazQZ5fyPa8K2qVicfq3YA6Mt/s931/fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="931" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrhDq19c0Cq2OmYjwkSkrkk3_xUUYZ0aPoORvkeFWdZjQtX3LCq6jaZTbUVZQxeizFpA1n0zK3Yv-nAeJyssW29FHYlZfZcS2OAS21oFjDKAlhG8OFqDMwOPVNcuYseMtAPtd3Kguita14Tg0ZhOnw-177lqAS2kaPQtKazQZ5fyPa8K2qVicfq3YA6Mt/w400-h300/fabric.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then there were some tags and journal pages - see some samples below:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQN51iyC5TdPeawAIEVwJEN_Oa4UnrDlyZGVpOD6f0p9vWr42uT-xU2_lm9d29uiot_CY-ZGSry9CV7sMnrte0fvb7mxBncTr-4zMUPCSZ5gdG4ja_4O2edzerGR_P6_CbqGnRKPft1xfZLeLVkw64GeYDouo5hrMk1P0dd_tZKP1G4N_lzas1IyCLLGH/s1200/tags01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1200" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQN51iyC5TdPeawAIEVwJEN_Oa4UnrDlyZGVpOD6f0p9vWr42uT-xU2_lm9d29uiot_CY-ZGSry9CV7sMnrte0fvb7mxBncTr-4zMUPCSZ5gdG4ja_4O2edzerGR_P6_CbqGnRKPft1xfZLeLVkw64GeYDouo5hrMk1P0dd_tZKP1G4N_lzas1IyCLLGH/w400-h353/tags01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0sNYbjjy-H5rd7eIFjKaX9New_2UcGsYjvLhKnzf_VWzemD-fmI_2ry6UFdOCZT-tTVyrGWKXueYXcv79BJY27UpsHfWRk4qNkN4esZUtoAXY8ErDch4SSP4PDGS0cJeR0cyso_yqy7DBjzLIyNXV8mpBJeKovP-R7spDPYraHBcZFtOxiX-kHH6ZzNx/s1200/tags02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="1200" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0sNYbjjy-H5rd7eIFjKaX9New_2UcGsYjvLhKnzf_VWzemD-fmI_2ry6UFdOCZT-tTVyrGWKXueYXcv79BJY27UpsHfWRk4qNkN4esZUtoAXY8ErDch4SSP4PDGS0cJeR0cyso_yqy7DBjzLIyNXV8mpBJeKovP-R7spDPYraHBcZFtOxiX-kHH6ZzNx/w400-h343/tags02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUBd5XIc38L2Lco7PPXOLzPjZLv9lC8zd7jqPSWwP6F27z2l3KaUgrkVK4a66g-UEnlU12g7obl1P0OF0GvTRn3vMl6XPeFFpcfDG56LnaPTYjvOuQgz5woF_MdyIVMM437Z0WWLNEoTeLwqEAES_Ly6PQUVB2eOOJIvyL5qRi5og_dO1Ir-bR2U0kz97/s1200/page.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1200" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUBd5XIc38L2Lco7PPXOLzPjZLv9lC8zd7jqPSWwP6F27z2l3KaUgrkVK4a66g-UEnlU12g7obl1P0OF0GvTRn3vMl6XPeFFpcfDG56LnaPTYjvOuQgz5woF_MdyIVMM437Z0WWLNEoTeLwqEAES_Ly6PQUVB2eOOJIvyL5qRi5og_dO1Ir-bR2U0kz97/w400-h381/page.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most recently, I had a go at Francisca Nunes Wanderlust 2024 Taster lesson of sketchy watercolour flowers, which you can find on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0WDjeAjHT4&t=2979s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. In a crazy moment, I signed up for Wanderlust 2024 - and in the meanwhile I also found all my downloads of the lessons from 2016-2018 that I never completed - so I'll be a busy bunny next year for sure! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXOLiNMXDt0KAvBk42vTjZBIhcYEjYj3aqIee8rdvnNZVmuPLpjMm3celjumHkJXVSoZszNB0HYIXv-CyL7_GFUWJWmolDLqLw3PDPIus-SWcTa9QJrb-Jg_m6ZR4ZVqyeQgvPd0Z-OH8JhGXqUCLCsBQ0ubIXavIdLKuKjYq7KbiaQpXcbTTqnumsw5O/s1250/flowers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXOLiNMXDt0KAvBk42vTjZBIhcYEjYj3aqIee8rdvnNZVmuPLpjMm3celjumHkJXVSoZszNB0HYIXv-CyL7_GFUWJWmolDLqLw3PDPIus-SWcTa9QJrb-Jg_m6ZR4ZVqyeQgvPd0Z-OH8JhGXqUCLCsBQ0ubIXavIdLKuKjYq7KbiaQpXcbTTqnumsw5O/w320-h400/flowers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So there you go - lots of photos but not that many words. I hope you enjoyed your visit and I look forward to visiting you in return! Happy November! xx</div><p><br /></p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-55578180169020214592023-09-26T12:27:00.088+01:002023-09-27T11:46:14.882+01:00WOYWW #747: I'm back! <p>What better day to return to WOYWW than #747 - jumbo jet day! I've been gone for so long (8 months, in fact!) - it wasn't intentional - it just happened. During this time I didn't really do anything creative, though I kept myself very busy doing other things. This had happened before, so I wasn't afraid of losing my mojo - I knew it would come back with a vengeance and that's exactly what happened! </p><p>Anyways, long story short, here I am again to share my desk with you and catch up on the current creative affairs of other desks! I'll just do a quick recap of my recent projects -</p><p>There were several challenges and free events that reignited my creative spark in September. The first one was #findyourjoy which was all about abstracts - definitely something I want to explore more! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUh8JSwqGmnuCi3ppYxkVcQqj3gefHM83hxVWhEnFQ5x8jqrnYyd9uj0cRj3CWPtuaezZ8i-f8zDMxt45yIoDqd8dDDHtk20UMjQycUiiwVLDdctUBNi7h7Tu0hzE_Wuj_nmdyRd2RJZHoZZSMmW1De29T24uvNkMKHltS8kfjUBFZAfggwFrzuI8gpM6/s1170/abstract01.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUh8JSwqGmnuCi3ppYxkVcQqj3gefHM83hxVWhEnFQ5x8jqrnYyd9uj0cRj3CWPtuaezZ8i-f8zDMxt45yIoDqd8dDDHtk20UMjQycUiiwVLDdctUBNi7h7Tu0hzE_Wuj_nmdyRd2RJZHoZZSMmW1De29T24uvNkMKHltS8kfjUBFZAfggwFrzuI8gpM6/w343-h400/abstract01.jpg" width="343" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using my sewing machine as an easel here!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Then there was Laly Mille's annual #paintwithlaly retreat, where we also created some mini abstracts:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGb8ZKCtdAHTrOeBBBYDmzfOirOkDJEbSHfe3GWGYiVEV4FWrV8nPsLZxeP2WJdVT8OOK7dX59KWERAef8PwF2LJfQLCrN1fVBSpNkIZxd3pz0H49a7WnO1foXmfwf_DwWhq92uz_swlZqmmF8HkDGiNjB2A4Jw2hzSc8-3ZrJjEFDdfEfh_sJeglBkpx/s1000/abstract02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1000" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGb8ZKCtdAHTrOeBBBYDmzfOirOkDJEbSHfe3GWGYiVEV4FWrV8nPsLZxeP2WJdVT8OOK7dX59KWERAef8PwF2LJfQLCrN1fVBSpNkIZxd3pz0H49a7WnO1foXmfwf_DwWhq92uz_swlZqmmF8HkDGiNjB2A4Jw2hzSc8-3ZrJjEFDdfEfh_sJeglBkpx/w400-h375/abstract02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I've also made an ad-hoc art journal out of a couple of used envelopes - here are a few sample pages - it's about half full now. I just leave it on my desk and randomly stick a few bits and bobs in it whenever I feel like it. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxQGeP77CbIHW6V8gEYmJMt3B5e1bWJdrE7eQA17LH4xwZSvXuOuYByv3J3FSQJkYj-2zeyBLYBZerd-y-PhrFQecGySqXZT5ghZ7tah3Z4ie-TBnvrPbrvjA4SOcabe2vYvdGZp25Zlgq-ep3vdmSJ2Ty2ajjds9AowrcM13Hzi8KLvcLUKK-h_Y7i7j/s1000/journal03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxQGeP77CbIHW6V8gEYmJMt3B5e1bWJdrE7eQA17LH4xwZSvXuOuYByv3J3FSQJkYj-2zeyBLYBZerd-y-PhrFQecGySqXZT5ghZ7tah3Z4ie-TBnvrPbrvjA4SOcabe2vYvdGZp25Zlgq-ep3vdmSJ2Ty2ajjds9AowrcM13Hzi8KLvcLUKK-h_Y7i7j/w400-h400/journal03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuQd7iZmcAPPbnqtpIgvycPDjWKNeTD-z2VQYnKWbS2Ko4eV5MXC9sWCnDCyUeyXsOWodRS51OvQBia01ktXQu4RihMQ5tewHKeO-jvtmZMuYYYBu4Jkflt4uiTpdKk1DSse-tjKzhdVVSLBRLeY4pu7j_tTKBg0b6eMtDYlrThRp6rJxgsdNruoPcBCV/s1000/journal02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuQd7iZmcAPPbnqtpIgvycPDjWKNeTD-z2VQYnKWbS2Ko4eV5MXC9sWCnDCyUeyXsOWodRS51OvQBia01ktXQu4RihMQ5tewHKeO-jvtmZMuYYYBu4Jkflt4uiTpdKk1DSse-tjKzhdVVSLBRLeY4pu7j_tTKBg0b6eMtDYlrThRp6rJxgsdNruoPcBCV/w400-h400/journal02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgS8ESge6MJrPTDanKsFyr9qENP_ct-kC14xnWOjWI5HMdFJ6Q4QrNwh_FxTsEdxiKhK03M4gsnptP23W_pNa5UjNXTCn_IF4ko-fVR2aTEH7KA2gxz86xBbEvKRgkhQQEjR32UwqrmsmFQyshTq7DVMODFVkV6JS32peZwhK5ytA_5tucSvp_Sydz5Ys/s1000/journal01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbgS8ESge6MJrPTDanKsFyr9qENP_ct-kC14xnWOjWI5HMdFJ6Q4QrNwh_FxTsEdxiKhK03M4gsnptP23W_pNa5UjNXTCn_IF4ko-fVR2aTEH7KA2gxz86xBbEvKRgkhQQEjR32UwqrmsmFQyshTq7DVMODFVkV6JS32peZwhK5ytA_5tucSvp_Sydz5Ys/w400-h400/journal01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I signed up for Wanderlust 2024 on a whim (just couldn't resist the early bird offer!) and #therobensnest, which is an online subscription community of Roben-Marie Smith, whom I've been following for years. More about these in subsequent blog posts. That's my creative news in a nutshell! </p><p>In other news: my son has recently turned 19 and Oreo is at the grand old age of 8 years! It's easy to remember because my son was 11 when we first got him (the cat, not my son LOL!). He's now off to uni (UWE in Bristol, where my husband works, which is a handy safety net!) - it's all very exciting and nerve-wrecking in equal measure. I made this fun cushion for him to brighten up his student digs and to remind him of Oreo. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VxK-OvwMedn5-J2UlxT8JFXZOSjmdZ1nczzBsDzeyaeAuiq92mTfAyGZzTzB3ccicfO906Zx0IDgf8HTF9YwEYZy11LyfMMM6YxR6gERQtR7njFMVwnqdceoBBzGPRQu2AunldwNVMy72yyr3YUjCY4T7_X72vzQiMW7PpAXyoe19Z3o6fWHTcbDUoLS/s1000/cushion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VxK-OvwMedn5-J2UlxT8JFXZOSjmdZ1nczzBsDzeyaeAuiq92mTfAyGZzTzB3ccicfO906Zx0IDgf8HTF9YwEYZy11LyfMMM6YxR6gERQtR7njFMVwnqdceoBBzGPRQu2AunldwNVMy72yyr3YUjCY4T7_X72vzQiMW7PpAXyoe19Z3o6fWHTcbDUoLS/w400-h400/cushion.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Speaking of Oreo, here's a picture of him lounging with me in the Summer House earlier this month when it got really hot, if you still remember that far back. It seems ages ago to me! It's the best place to hang out on a hot summer's night and we didn't get many of those this year, did we? I'm not complaining, by the way - I love a cool summer!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbep3mc5MToHhDwYXaQQfxHHMouqd_THhZy-4YE63UV2KrDnkp33nUAqgjYpKd5n5QkuOygd1nPzbcgqkR-iBMgc5u--u5O7e6JKyjfRuMWES4wMMn-4Sd2zkyC-Y4i42ZkmJqYD7mIbqFSJCVp3hptp4Ceo8KMTex8CWnXEmRMuvpwHW8nMxjf4tABdi/s1333/oreo01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbep3mc5MToHhDwYXaQQfxHHMouqd_THhZy-4YE63UV2KrDnkp33nUAqgjYpKd5n5QkuOygd1nPzbcgqkR-iBMgc5u--u5O7e6JKyjfRuMWES4wMMn-4Sd2zkyC-Y4i42ZkmJqYD7mIbqFSJCVp3hptp4Ceo8KMTex8CWnXEmRMuvpwHW8nMxjf4tABdi/w300-h400/oreo01.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkxdfchHUtr5L8SnJ19wGPtzg-xYjkL4MN6dRzEEriXlX_5YdESX6bc1DXhGuW0hxuyqCfhMdbeWQCqMpFK3Bch9l1TYKK4h1zpplJ43jY13-4v8Zay80SopsiTLPJnqeTnkFmeuCgaR8AkYBWVpGW4noMkktxB7Mtb-erELmWY8ocVFOgBGoT9Xf18Zq/s1178/oreo02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnkxdfchHUtr5L8SnJ19wGPtzg-xYjkL4MN6dRzEEriXlX_5YdESX6bc1DXhGuW0hxuyqCfhMdbeWQCqMpFK3Bch9l1TYKK4h1zpplJ43jY13-4v8Zay80SopsiTLPJnqeTnkFmeuCgaR8AkYBWVpGW4noMkktxB7Mtb-erELmWY8ocVFOgBGoT9Xf18Zq/w340-h400/oreo02.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><p>And that wraps it up for today! There's a lot more stuff on my Instagram. I can't wait to find out what y'all been up to - I will be visiting soon - if not today then during the course of the week! See you then! xx</p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-6956671525529664722023-01-25T10:17:00.006+00:002023-09-14T15:49:22.945+01:00WOYWW #712: Hello 2023!<p>Although it seems ages since new year's eve, it's my first blog post this year, so happy new year, everyone. Here's what I've been up to in January so far: <br /><br />I finished my December Care Journal with some additional pages from the Ugly Art Club challenge. Here it is on my desk and a few of my favourite pages inside:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY48MgziN-5NmWYPL_BNu3bW7a3j_Jf5KUjLDHPaoNuWjIxa9dx3XemD-aSaM9RVcEHA7i4It59U0SvTKyU4eLqojA4brWiB83tPn4KDDZXlHD-zWBtxxzH1WUK4vvoc1I37FGcmnPa0eWcBl3CiTmpF9Lky1aPAf_ZBaUv3OqVEa4fq5syNJUcnA4w/s916/journal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY48MgziN-5NmWYPL_BNu3bW7a3j_Jf5KUjLDHPaoNuWjIxa9dx3XemD-aSaM9RVcEHA7i4It59U0SvTKyU4eLqojA4brWiB83tPn4KDDZXlHD-zWBtxxzH1WUK4vvoc1I37FGcmnPa0eWcBl3CiTmpF9Lky1aPAf_ZBaUv3OqVEa4fq5syNJUcnA4w/w349-h400/journal.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfDaEZ1afJcGjq93jaium4pVVpnmPVwdV4K9lIE9kjoG0gjlA0myHbYEbM40qEJUOI8LtW_ieg3A3HZ_13jcKsyiXObbDlj6b929MsCWfYlVBsqnwdGBX1Y4V_hQwC8nfDBoN3zlr7Tchi4HiV1Zpnt8gwDY0gKkeMxDtbghlCU1exoFGMioMG59R2g/s1000/advent.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Currently I'm working on JJJ (Junk Journal January) in another journal but I'm only doing some selected prompts. This was the "barcode" prompt:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHDjVF9xb6VupobMEshtY_1jAj2zHKFZSXvloWxlHhlwTZJHxvGw9uuNETwxgzkicnnj3WsNtLEwT3FyBIdSA35HCKjDvyTItiDDqWQ5SWfIVlXhvY95XbHD7-U4eoYF0g14TyhfrnC4j8tdDTZoxDavJB6RPPZHmryVyE4Wx5qFEO09ep6Jqi0LBZQ/s965/jjj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHDjVF9xb6VupobMEshtY_1jAj2zHKFZSXvloWxlHhlwTZJHxvGw9uuNETwxgzkicnnj3WsNtLEwT3FyBIdSA35HCKjDvyTItiDDqWQ5SWfIVlXhvY95XbHD7-U4eoYF0g14TyhfrnC4j8tdDTZoxDavJB6RPPZHmryVyE4Wx5qFEO09ep6Jqi0LBZQ/w331-h400/jjj.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also finished my second quilt! This was made with the same strip piecing method as my first one, using Moda's scrap bags, just a bit bigger. I'm testing my boundaries size-wise and this is pretty much bordering the upper limits of what I can squeeze under a regular sewing machine while quilting. Maybe I can go just a little bigger! I got into a bit of a pickle with the layers shifting during quilting, even with the walking foot, but got some good advice online about how to reduce the puckering. It turned out ok in the end! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuN_v65P2Zdey6d_4CIhwhP64dLPE9YRQ4auasAaSMjwEfASFxdoIlNgVKrc5O1MlIEN-2CdiJy4pcRRsXKSk-MDScl2kfIx9eAwC1_7dvlBLwJ2ah91Z_yTxA5Ook3-DQ8bMEgjFYTHGC0PXOKIKulrD82bqz6AXUfeor9-jqd0GQdHiyPaaF7WXPQ/s3150/IMG_2803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="2202" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyuN_v65P2Zdey6d_4CIhwhP64dLPE9YRQ4auasAaSMjwEfASFxdoIlNgVKrc5O1MlIEN-2CdiJy4pcRRsXKSk-MDScl2kfIx9eAwC1_7dvlBLwJ2ah91Z_yTxA5Ook3-DQ8bMEgjFYTHGC0PXOKIKulrD82bqz6AXUfeor9-jqd0GQdHiyPaaF7WXPQ/w280-h400/IMG_2803.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've already started working on a new quilt, but it's a year-long project: it's a temperature quilt! It involves plotting the maximum and minimum temperatures for each day working with half square triangles. I assigned cool colours to the lower temps and warm colours to the higher temps. By the end of the year, I will have a very colourful quilt top! It's too early to show you the process, but I can show you the colours I'm using: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILhv4hAJrjMl67kEp75cIuNjjp2LdWq976DOHR-2OFA60jUZNT25mpSuvkUCX00uh1ZejKHFTjH5gwL7ZJoFEfAtuOhM9kZx-X46LMZH4IwarFxKm0yDaFgpjL2wWVM88FNpBIcHixX1-YtmHLhlvv7JBu7QdrEpkTM-HZ-5EYWZyuNOK73h3ekV8Xg/s1168/quilt03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILhv4hAJrjMl67kEp75cIuNjjp2LdWq976DOHR-2OFA60jUZNT25mpSuvkUCX00uh1ZejKHFTjH5gwL7ZJoFEfAtuOhM9kZx-X46LMZH4IwarFxKm0yDaFgpjL2wWVM88FNpBIcHixX1-YtmHLhlvv7JBu7QdrEpkTM-HZ-5EYWZyuNOK73h3ekV8Xg/w274-h400/quilt03.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Update (September 2023): I had to give up on this project. Although I continued logging the daily temps all the way through till the end of August, I came to the realisation that there hasn't been enough variation this year to make this project interesting, and I would have had to buy a bunch more fabric in the greens and yellows without using any of the lovely magentas. The only time I wouldn't have complained about the heat, we ended up with a cool summer! Perhaps I'll have another go next year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been using lots of the coolest colours this week! It's been frosty most mornings! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP1uQqR1t6U9Q9qyJpOcVwTBc0oARkxCF-efiN03HbE9CWx3fHtJlqivnVYuCrdE2foJXvtJRhKG7382b9WJ2LoTJ91EW83dSx7UGiF-xJvvVrWE7_BmIWAFrJw_Fq447m95vKnpXIiri0_v5DRAs7a4Eywd9wvrGREKmOMI76mxKTvgJ3tAN0qCpvg/s1143/frost.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPP1uQqR1t6U9Q9qyJpOcVwTBc0oARkxCF-efiN03HbE9CWx3fHtJlqivnVYuCrdE2foJXvtJRhKG7382b9WJ2LoTJ91EW83dSx7UGiF-xJvvVrWE7_BmIWAFrJw_Fq447m95vKnpXIiri0_v5DRAs7a4Eywd9wvrGREKmOMI76mxKTvgJ3tAN0qCpvg/w280-h400/frost.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I spotted this fox on the front lawn, I quickly checked that Oreo was in the house! Thank goodness, he was safely snoozing in the airing cupboard. He doesn't go out much in this cold. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m-5j2a2rIw_8m-_1foqi-_8WMwhp7ec1I3-fjgeKqdHwQUvus05Sor8saUQiZnsVCcZjXF9HC_t7lm3BDyp5YrxBjfdhY8zzk40yhGNMlz7uOIYloL5nzLPyhYzNjn3kP10zoAvtLF1ySzqLGRQY-H7EsaWzPFQ4wYDdtDLU9dKMI5EJmJSJotIlPw/s1200/fox01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m-5j2a2rIw_8m-_1foqi-_8WMwhp7ec1I3-fjgeKqdHwQUvus05Sor8saUQiZnsVCcZjXF9HC_t7lm3BDyp5YrxBjfdhY8zzk40yhGNMlz7uOIYloL5nzLPyhYzNjn3kP10zoAvtLF1ySzqLGRQY-H7EsaWzPFQ4wYDdtDLU9dKMI5EJmJSJotIlPw/s320/fox01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2023/01/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-712.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#712</a>!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-68176167520959716872022-12-28T10:00:00.005+00:002022-12-29T14:59:49.123+00:00WOYWW #708: December Recap <p>Here we are, the last <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/p/what-is-woyww.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> this year, and as such, my last blog post in 2022. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas! I started writing this post well in advance on Christmas Eve, just to make sure I don't run out of time and I'll only have to press the publish button on Wednesday. I've been working on both my mixed-media and sewing projects throughout the month, so here's a quick recap: (picture heavy but will try to keep the blurb to a minimum!)<br /><br />Desk No. 1 - working on my Care December journal in an old book with ecodyed papers - I used a combination of fabric and paper - I got stuck on day 15, but plan to finish it before the end of the year or perhaps combine it with Junk Journal January:<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5m2FiZvXZIQTp4V6hTuAtEj7VeYi-SK1LL3JL-9nVGzVJfFPkg3qzC9Mkiw7lHND0uy3yc9NewbdupmsJ-fzk898n8q9Ggx19PlSBcrCCjNXKzGtJqipuN-xPvNb7a_fYwCs4ftFY7-yB3IOgy1atly4h-RWkojdQs-YmTi-GhD3Jq-keWbBVZGPGQ/s1159/desk01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5m2FiZvXZIQTp4V6hTuAtEj7VeYi-SK1LL3JL-9nVGzVJfFPkg3qzC9Mkiw7lHND0uy3yc9NewbdupmsJ-fzk898n8q9Ggx19PlSBcrCCjNXKzGtJqipuN-xPvNb7a_fYwCs4ftFY7-yB3IOgy1atly4h-RWkojdQs-YmTi-GhD3Jq-keWbBVZGPGQ/w345-h400/desk01.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5eJWBKcGXnk6dfxK-CkMkFxQniWn5NBhoI7NAZk7nkrBMBU5vgFUO8XHRGJjpseXi761Fb_65aYbuQYLc-f4hbVPkbNpq8p1FOvXTrvTJmCm_J0lgBsF_-XAznZDevkGLL5FiLelr0VTvczg7Lt-DMCxtdIuDBFqsiotiqXF6i1stqZPlsq2TWXCCA/s1000/page01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5eJWBKcGXnk6dfxK-CkMkFxQniWn5NBhoI7NAZk7nkrBMBU5vgFUO8XHRGJjpseXi761Fb_65aYbuQYLc-f4hbVPkbNpq8p1FOvXTrvTJmCm_J0lgBsF_-XAznZDevkGLL5FiLelr0VTvczg7Lt-DMCxtdIuDBFqsiotiqXF6i1stqZPlsq2TWXCCA/w320-h400/page01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zjW4RQHBNTyYLYqo65_BF5ZW-8sXt25GFQjZmSUl9y5RW9yVqYzFHeNqSyaDUSbCc0Shkoz2iRoen7XzpMbHXDLmUkLEDEkSDCoPoz-K0PwHRzX4t53McJ4k3i-BE1cPSceQ0AkNT5wmmDOfde54WT-MHyOBsmQ07BpJisVE6pCGyokrhv-tWfoqXA/s1000/page02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6zjW4RQHBNTyYLYqo65_BF5ZW-8sXt25GFQjZmSUl9y5RW9yVqYzFHeNqSyaDUSbCc0Shkoz2iRoen7XzpMbHXDLmUkLEDEkSDCoPoz-K0PwHRzX4t53McJ4k3i-BE1cPSceQ0AkNT5wmmDOfde54WT-MHyOBsmQ07BpJisVE6pCGyokrhv-tWfoqXA/w320-h400/page02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIB_G5kUaIk48hEORjaaRcE1e3frKGNb8jpcys5wYIkKgLNzwueZffz2GwsSFg-kQu-WWxJ517NsO2SX738avY66D2HOSb70khRcjef1kIusjV6Bub8rfqvVm56r5JYAXypYlAxCkJRuOSOg5GjSLQVJO28C8KNdzNjEcJsLo4uDehtQqqMntzIR9IA/s1250/page03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIB_G5kUaIk48hEORjaaRcE1e3frKGNb8jpcys5wYIkKgLNzwueZffz2GwsSFg-kQu-WWxJ517NsO2SX738avY66D2HOSb70khRcjef1kIusjV6Bub8rfqvVm56r5JYAXypYlAxCkJRuOSOg5GjSLQVJO28C8KNdzNjEcJsLo4uDehtQqqMntzIR9IA/w320-h400/page03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogo8pbtoCHa9YvrLbqsfy8Xui8QxehqoZycmz9cU2BLycsQP8rI1a9bqqbShzCOL_BszKq9BHu9kG2-U0vR2NSksevVA4EfDtzmV1Pt7LbyY319kdT9-0IET7U7KuMzK9_fJehaE0vFXnX639xvhB4GPx82spqF6LbVZ-ugPtlbhJLbiTRu0E6MrhoQ/s1250/page04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogo8pbtoCHa9YvrLbqsfy8Xui8QxehqoZycmz9cU2BLycsQP8rI1a9bqqbShzCOL_BszKq9BHu9kG2-U0vR2NSksevVA4EfDtzmV1Pt7LbyY319kdT9-0IET7U7KuMzK9_fJehaE0vFXnX639xvhB4GPx82spqF6LbVZ-ugPtlbhJLbiTRu0E6MrhoQ/w320-h400/page04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also made a couple of these cool fabric bowls following a tutorial by Kristin at Altered States Studio <a href="https://www.alteredstatesstudio.com/blog/2022/11/25/fabric-bowls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. It's a bit like papermache with fabric! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZyMs5yFv9BFLuv3J28JMwSS7D6KIuoQPmYA-p1nedqIcEoLGlWv4Y600bsJvmijaYZ59f_Fh1Ija9b6MiKahIa7tkPDH5hN9cIua6IPGY-cdNa4C5bGsmmL_lS6jjjx3G-DItsNDO5UHWbkEbCMNhRaSi67tDVkqRK6gyGFi8SyPFPV4TSpQHcy0Ug/s1096/fabric-bowl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZyMs5yFv9BFLuv3J28JMwSS7D6KIuoQPmYA-p1nedqIcEoLGlWv4Y600bsJvmijaYZ59f_Fh1Ija9b6MiKahIa7tkPDH5hN9cIua6IPGY-cdNa4C5bGsmmL_lS6jjjx3G-DItsNDO5UHWbkEbCMNhRaSi67tDVkqRK6gyGFi8SyPFPV4TSpQHcy0Ug/w365-h400/fabric-bowl.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><p>Desk No. 2 - I've made a quilted cover for my sewing machine with some Moda fabric strips from a mystery scrap bag (caution: very colourful!):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO_cy918ap-gqwGEKv3rwEoeKgftE7euF49K0njKvad6RnMNSgvJZKuL7tmok2VTSir2rY2OBrOH1Y-7x432bpqwmJVZOdLa_tFSbA-lHlzbRo1mLTO3dnghzsOZHkd6ExDpN9Z1Haqx84bG_T_0WR5Tr6zaUlPSu1YANVHvd8SGCHup4wEC-d9Euuw/s1179/quilt02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO_cy918ap-gqwGEKv3rwEoeKgftE7euF49K0njKvad6RnMNSgvJZKuL7tmok2VTSir2rY2OBrOH1Y-7x432bpqwmJVZOdLa_tFSbA-lHlzbRo1mLTO3dnghzsOZHkd6ExDpN9Z1Haqx84bG_T_0WR5Tr6zaUlPSu1YANVHvd8SGCHup4wEC-d9Euuw/w339-h400/quilt02.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><p>I've also finished my first quilt, which made me super proud - I'll be working on one for my hubs next as he is now jealous and keeps hinting at being "cold and exposed"! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bEoIw7Gg4kj4ATt6TrWPlcoenv5yAr2FJvitgDTy8e77kX3nsI1yP14tENkfHb2Vx24fq5BRsq1Bcjo0AdQ27Q3BbrMFrZ4_r-apQ-9-yi4X5Mx5FYEe0j4ovVHMm3nSu8IT-7EAG-fAgUXN7kVhaGBCMcOFu3YwwVVOZq9QEOMwDjP0zXwp6naW6g/s1000/quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1000" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_bEoIw7Gg4kj4ATt6TrWPlcoenv5yAr2FJvitgDTy8e77kX3nsI1yP14tENkfHb2Vx24fq5BRsq1Bcjo0AdQ27Q3BbrMFrZ4_r-apQ-9-yi4X5Mx5FYEe0j4ovVHMm3nSu8IT-7EAG-fAgUXN7kVhaGBCMcOFu3YwwVVOZq9QEOMwDjP0zXwp6naW6g/w400-h383/quilt.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I also completed these Christmas projects listed below:</p><p>- an advent calendar that was perfect for chocolate coins...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tukx_OqafwwlyyJ6xxgqtuVfPgwQgqhfQJZJuf1lmZ1db71QGCpHGPC4TPVWc-KNSGgfL7S9QcqF8iz10q2ZUu4sG8IwLhvihMxE6Atfq2-iOIpb_k-Dg_QwiM1t4uHFR17mg251lacHfAHEQfLjbna1fobHvYx3aW3eab92jCIkZpe-YoN0WCbRlg/s1104/advent01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tukx_OqafwwlyyJ6xxgqtuVfPgwQgqhfQJZJuf1lmZ1db71QGCpHGPC4TPVWc-KNSGgfL7S9QcqF8iz10q2ZUu4sG8IwLhvihMxE6Atfq2-iOIpb_k-Dg_QwiM1t4uHFR17mg251lacHfAHEQfLjbna1fobHvYx3aW3eab92jCIkZpe-YoN0WCbRlg/w363-h400/advent01.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><br /><p>- a table runner for the living room side table (spot Santa in the background)...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBbt7wHx4Onwexm_a9BpzsUsULj6pgIWpBp6rJiNTBmgkbWKO5ZgeN0YN9WOmrhNPbZBA4UTrvm_LSefnP_c6vcTaBphkXLd4zaL1M-D1sh349TXKGKpSzq2_TQm150N-2xs8Jrnqwmg1HZiOLULV_ChHbfZ0Row26cw0iU67azxfzf8aWoP-c7anjQ/s1422/christmas01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBbt7wHx4Onwexm_a9BpzsUsULj6pgIWpBp6rJiNTBmgkbWKO5ZgeN0YN9WOmrhNPbZBA4UTrvm_LSefnP_c6vcTaBphkXLd4zaL1M-D1sh349TXKGKpSzq2_TQm150N-2xs8Jrnqwmg1HZiOLULV_ChHbfZ0Row26cw0iU67azxfzf8aWoP-c7anjQ/w225-h400/christmas01.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p>- place mats for the dining table (again using some strips from a Moda scrap bag):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydZTNgHogsKI5_V8J4qJM9XAym1A_HiGTo0QHRw-E-K5YBhVPVjvCJFqDCud83RjYYdo-W6TH3Xc4Zs-LCHrTvrZQkwENLtBbuZalCuZfsxEkJoyt3oO8W8LhzWjaGnC-0ub_TQzlEq3--OlFTpq1qXzZqtvWmuiYwHygzhe_puAeTwLlgwly1nG63Q/s1067/christmas02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydZTNgHogsKI5_V8J4qJM9XAym1A_HiGTo0QHRw-E-K5YBhVPVjvCJFqDCud83RjYYdo-W6TH3Xc4Zs-LCHrTvrZQkwENLtBbuZalCuZfsxEkJoyt3oO8W8LhzWjaGnC-0ub_TQzlEq3--OlFTpq1qXzZqtvWmuiYwHygzhe_puAeTwLlgwly1nG63Q/w300-h400/christmas02.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've also made this Tilda sausage dog - there's a free pattern <a href="https://www.tildasworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Dapper-Dachshunds.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> - and lots of other free Tilda patterns <a href="https://www.tildasworld.com/free-patterns-collections/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. I'm developing a bit of an obsession with Tilda fabrics at the moment and got some of Tone Finnanger's books as well (she's the Norwegian creator of Tilda) - her books are full of creative projects:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVnY9CXgx1aVRpnZn8pxXjD8RJ-tgERvnl3EU3Zj6qR195GGPZKoAC2Y1sxSvC8h1GwRv1iEb4jrheY-9FNYW2J-bHLulyvQQtE_W_4aO65do9v_GcZba6GpUNdZ4Y2mTrt06oYUCDYspYX0O4CMp2MQ68mX8-Gg0eEPLS7OceGUyYSYL831nMX2JRQ/s1200/dog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="1200" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVnY9CXgx1aVRpnZn8pxXjD8RJ-tgERvnl3EU3Zj6qR195GGPZKoAC2Y1sxSvC8h1GwRv1iEb4jrheY-9FNYW2J-bHLulyvQQtE_W_4aO65do9v_GcZba6GpUNdZ4Y2mTrt06oYUCDYspYX0O4CMp2MQ68mX8-Gg0eEPLS7OceGUyYSYL831nMX2JRQ/w400-h254/dog.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf88FxQfUVDHV5UvdslMvhsfdMjjRH1bARWkBQ2zM6Rs8aOEIA2Fbp1ruevLOcGoux9Kx-kANkwA7-UKSLATntT9GGGfRJ12stQrhRGFf6nXpjOSmdWEei-OhR2AItf50NDIY4sxKRwwBneVXgf8OdbLiT5MdGjohk6RvHQPd_1iuvkadYCi_CfN7MWA/s1422/snow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf88FxQfUVDHV5UvdslMvhsfdMjjRH1bARWkBQ2zM6Rs8aOEIA2Fbp1ruevLOcGoux9Kx-kANkwA7-UKSLATntT9GGGfRJ12stQrhRGFf6nXpjOSmdWEei-OhR2AItf50NDIY4sxKRwwBneVXgf8OdbLiT5MdGjohk6RvHQPd_1iuvkadYCi_CfN7MWA/w225-h400/snow.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And our obligatory Christmas home improvement project, fitted the day before Christmas Eve by my DIY extraordinaire husband (it's a glass splashback purchased on Etsy to brighten up the kitchen):</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSb6pdha3f-UlfOVFBUpgic2ZPUhb87LqTky5nAKh3Pi0vEUGmymKlLoQ68rbnPu6eJEYt9zGXTZxnlPZCfYtqRltiq4ZrsvQTBbmF10Nl5D0dQJur3tHe_D_3aa0V_7_mY6I1ZM6rknz5eDj87wSbw4jXqXLnePy5ztUfD3AaZD--rClyClJNpTbdQ/s1067/splashback.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSb6pdha3f-UlfOVFBUpgic2ZPUhb87LqTky5nAKh3Pi0vEUGmymKlLoQ68rbnPu6eJEYt9zGXTZxnlPZCfYtqRltiq4ZrsvQTBbmF10Nl5D0dQJur3tHe_D_3aa0V_7_mY6I1ZM6rknz5eDj87wSbw4jXqXLnePy5ztUfD3AaZD--rClyClJNpTbdQ/w300-h400/splashback.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll finish off with this mugshot of Oreo, who's wishing everyone a very happy 2023!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kJ4XCTk9UMXe6YxGDAq9EFfYxPhymGSLqVmNWIk_5-yf4getyxITR8AQaqmHnaAjBtnVyKNEX-3UmiIgPDwIIGKIkUlKB611ZvbCHt3TgPQGsI4hfLMpXj9GPZxyL2XJOYCPySM6opEtWMxfidHKDPuCeB2qIdTTTCSzvDvH0WbAN8i2ZlEksOJChw/s969/oreoB&W.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="969" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kJ4XCTk9UMXe6YxGDAq9EFfYxPhymGSLqVmNWIk_5-yf4getyxITR8AQaqmHnaAjBtnVyKNEX-3UmiIgPDwIIGKIkUlKB611ZvbCHt3TgPQGsI4hfLMpXj9GPZxyL2XJOYCPySM6opEtWMxfidHKDPuCeB2qIdTTTCSzvDvH0WbAN8i2ZlEksOJChw/w400-h393/oreoB&W.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">xx</div></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-80545045218151731152022-11-30T09:06:00.003+00:002022-12-02T08:08:29.677+00:00WOYWW #704: November check-in<p>Hello again on the last day of November! I've been looking forward to this day, because it means I can start opening my advent calendars tomorrow! It's all very exciting and the countdown to Christmas always makes the cold, gloomy days of December a lot more pleasant. But more on that later. First off, here's a shot of my desk #1 (the messy one):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH-6tB2ZeBq8HssCF3jodrEsWXxFxjPiVbV9PtKcoH808MTAIx_Cg3QqyuhktDqg7bWSR4TZzQsvskB0KkWMeqpmIJj5rCI6RSPgRtRB1rdVxiGxReEy4ySQ2YIm1ut98LvaBzZ9AQqIyywzWfajX_6F9t6SS8C5vRX4eVv5xXPQ8798kpmF6N_aWWQ/s1800/82081504-A0E2-4F1F-8D09-54E1D671C112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH-6tB2ZeBq8HssCF3jodrEsWXxFxjPiVbV9PtKcoH808MTAIx_Cg3QqyuhktDqg7bWSR4TZzQsvskB0KkWMeqpmIJj5rCI6RSPgRtRB1rdVxiGxReEy4ySQ2YIm1ut98LvaBzZ9AQqIyywzWfajX_6F9t6SS8C5vRX4eVv5xXPQ8798kpmF6N_aWWQ/w320-h400/82081504-A0E2-4F1F-8D09-54E1D671C112.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>That's a little quilted, scrappy journal cover with ecodyed papers inside. Don't let the neat cover fool you - it's pretty messy inside! It's almost complete now. Here are a few examples of the pages: <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIMOO8dbK6IFb8HiRx6-LA9_6KX-h0U40Kx5VXAZw-MaZhijl8KwIfJNaYXoxVVLDrm4ty6hT_1cpViUHMYuO52fot2ILZMG2N7wJFSh33GLBgOsNjwtrkJEs7cDGF_J53TOcAnDGzZfLTtm7FFZl-TVIuf_a9TZ1VygQ_hXebgj6A2g3TNgWrlTeUg/s1200/page03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIMOO8dbK6IFb8HiRx6-LA9_6KX-h0U40Kx5VXAZw-MaZhijl8KwIfJNaYXoxVVLDrm4ty6hT_1cpViUHMYuO52fot2ILZMG2N7wJFSh33GLBgOsNjwtrkJEs7cDGF_J53TOcAnDGzZfLTtm7FFZl-TVIuf_a9TZ1VygQ_hXebgj6A2g3TNgWrlTeUg/w400-h320/page03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbWLZC7dO83386eX13qumWbopas-imnJYBYGJIpCAtkKrQLTNYP7SU85WjzOOQx_9QWAuD89JUg3pdUjHs_xOghUV_tro_2T7jyPPFhpaKa_wr_C0jVdT2y4MDt0gae-JYlwznxj4p7GpPFeUaFl-y35HgHLPXMbVV6oXWV_RKczrJYVDGWatMgheKQ/s1200/page02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbWLZC7dO83386eX13qumWbopas-imnJYBYGJIpCAtkKrQLTNYP7SU85WjzOOQx_9QWAuD89JUg3pdUjHs_xOghUV_tro_2T7jyPPFhpaKa_wr_C0jVdT2y4MDt0gae-JYlwznxj4p7GpPFeUaFl-y35HgHLPXMbVV6oXWV_RKczrJYVDGWatMgheKQ/w400-h320/page02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzXFXktcvoVGASD45AsSDQqfip4THq625AE8-N_GcLWWe11IvZQo0ynh7YDZhkR8ezYGTm2JOjJZnSQVDF-9JwN_dqtgrzEk5Gu5uxjmCElbEYBpKyXP3D_N4S2PfeTi9QzmVl209YMasH-Lj6lMsCK8yysQ44n8ntxz_L2OrK6KTNUGjM8zbeU282Q/s1200/page01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzXFXktcvoVGASD45AsSDQqfip4THq625AE8-N_GcLWWe11IvZQo0ynh7YDZhkR8ezYGTm2JOjJZnSQVDF-9JwN_dqtgrzEk5Gu5uxjmCElbEYBpKyXP3D_N4S2PfeTi9QzmVl209YMasH-Lj6lMsCK8yysQ44n8ntxz_L2OrK6KTNUGjM8zbeU282Q/w400-h320/page01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now onto desk #2 (the not so messy one):<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1BMTKn_wKURk6ZJebZehahE49xIj9BS1HsH_xGj6ajAWZhD2Niq5yc_sYLJ0CwvxehWjIZGS0dRLtqHXm2xHG2glVcEEO2ejsFyF4E-IsuJlqIc_O3JVpaK792NJL2d2lQJQnUcta9kQGG7qwnW3dLkedp75qLd2tXMaD5w3doA6G-jCC_vG_FT0tA/s1242/desk02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1BMTKn_wKURk6ZJebZehahE49xIj9BS1HsH_xGj6ajAWZhD2Niq5yc_sYLJ0CwvxehWjIZGS0dRLtqHXm2xHG2glVcEEO2ejsFyF4E-IsuJlqIc_O3JVpaK792NJL2d2lQJQnUcta9kQGG7qwnW3dLkedp75qLd2tXMaD5w3doA6G-jCC_vG_FT0tA/w323-h400/desk02.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><br />I've got some boxes to store my fabric in. On the right is my first attempt at crazy quilting with the quilt as you go method (it just happened to be the same size to fit the top of the box perfectly!). I've also made some coasters - this one's hand-pieced and hand-quilted with some lovely Indian batik fabric, which is quite different from the Indonesian batik - I love both! I'm a big batik fan! <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTO09gsK6ybzcfu8VZBOoMW-wAWl6uVrwpjLCDziDL4eplKUIAsx1RkToTFqKXpvOTCev46QEvXhVPFnqqcwbF5jd7T1o7oRedN2MoLymcXsxDOy7cH7kHg0vBniytHeB68DT4J7jlrOl5n7s2EZuteDZ7jipsQpWIFFR7SXBzEIxXUZFvz7nsDYlsFw/s1080/coaster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTO09gsK6ybzcfu8VZBOoMW-wAWl6uVrwpjLCDziDL4eplKUIAsx1RkToTFqKXpvOTCev46QEvXhVPFnqqcwbF5jd7T1o7oRedN2MoLymcXsxDOy7cH7kHg0vBniytHeB68DT4J7jlrOl5n7s2EZuteDZ7jipsQpWIFFR7SXBzEIxXUZFvz7nsDYlsFw/s320/coaster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I've also been playing with fabric selvedges (selvages) - I got addicted to collecting Moda scrapbags, which usually contain the selvedge ends of the fabric - most people throw these away, but they actually make fantastic scrappy projects! You can piece them together to make a bigger piece of fabric, which then you can use like any other piece of fabric. Here's a sample - this is about an A4 size:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwbLs6fIxHWe7XCn8i2xOumzdSH4DKFfnNJOq7dfIphEaF1Il2LfKFWdot6mpxfYj0HJIc1knVz0UPNsKBQhA5TDyoD0xUHSXMAPAWR2mxTl1RdOCW35OPCMg12iyvULPYkuZ1d1AEvyyIE5b0X_d6jynR3-K3pET6eW6zpsjWh7WYKyw0hxQIAGsGA/s1250/selvedges.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwbLs6fIxHWe7XCn8i2xOumzdSH4DKFfnNJOq7dfIphEaF1Il2LfKFWdot6mpxfYj0HJIc1knVz0UPNsKBQhA5TDyoD0xUHSXMAPAWR2mxTl1RdOCW35OPCMg12iyvULPYkuZ1d1AEvyyIE5b0X_d6jynR3-K3pET6eW6zpsjWh7WYKyw0hxQIAGsGA/w320-h400/selvedges.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>AND - I've also completed my first quilt top! This was done with a Moda scrapbag as well, which had slightly wider strips, so I was able to piece together a scrappy strip pattern: </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscrueRUxT1ljP7YQvMp5cUfVm5KdyU9darxu1U-IexDwMwtr1s1dqr8c1MHOm6YgydnowLq11ciIQWpP8LVxBZkROl76p-WB9B3dbjDPbYffx-3I4uyhVLqUAfvdLRbYiviSBzlijku-Xoj-e-YTwfLvXLzMd2eHyK1H2fkhXXeD_SdFxwoXj8gnkug/s1305/quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscrueRUxT1ljP7YQvMp5cUfVm5KdyU9darxu1U-IexDwMwtr1s1dqr8c1MHOm6YgydnowLq11ciIQWpP8LVxBZkROl76p-WB9B3dbjDPbYffx-3I4uyhVLqUAfvdLRbYiviSBzlijku-Xoj-e-YTwfLvXLzMd2eHyK1H2fkhXXeD_SdFxwoXj8gnkug/w276-h400/quilt.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I'll show you my crafty advent calendars this year - there are two of them! First up, is this one from Devere Yarns - it contains 24 silk threads in different colours - I can't wait to start opening it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dbe-EenXs5CCZdzHB34XMZmcPK0zFXGTu3kWxPf2n5uKUq1x0DtMSJs3uYpuZLTJGaQZ2olX5e2JM9aVpgc-E5cMH4HGPpIvaVHd1toFFJRu0FofMaFPfWEI8YLsI3XNfv4RuJD15P9FWSzBFvXpuXy0AlTLgS7_6O9E0O5EgoTjl9h1D_XqsrATKQ/s1200/advent01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="1200" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dbe-EenXs5CCZdzHB34XMZmcPK0zFXGTu3kWxPf2n5uKUq1x0DtMSJs3uYpuZLTJGaQZ2olX5e2JM9aVpgc-E5cMH4HGPpIvaVHd1toFFJRu0FofMaFPfWEI8YLsI3XNfv4RuJD15P9FWSzBFvXpuXy0AlTLgS7_6O9E0O5EgoTjl9h1D_XqsrATKQ/s320/advent01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second one is something I'm putting together myself - it's my old home made advent calendar filled with strips of fabric from Moda scrap bags - it's only half full because my orders got delayed by the postal strikes (so annoying!) - but I've got the first 12 days covered. I need two more bags to fill the next 12 drawers. It is a surprise as I open the scrap bags in the dark and place 4-5 strips into each drawer, so I don't know exactly what's in them. I think there's a trick there that the manufacturers have missed - imagine how popular something like this would be if it was available commercially! Well, I've made my own! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeEwTswca4mFAz2UneRrxOVzZs0p1bwE8R45EYDoZwgGGK32g-PzLUR1kc1IfqfQhFsD7GNEie_E3-dMzptvQ3cUAYFk-G1ZPNb7335y7rfGxd3uES9Q3VotCGzFols2azJOunMCCbj0FE4ZgpkU0ivB0TL69v4fn8KKX1Mi_WQ6rC0BBSfILUG3npQ/s1200/advent02.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1200" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeEwTswca4mFAz2UneRrxOVzZs0p1bwE8R45EYDoZwgGGK32g-PzLUR1kc1IfqfQhFsD7GNEie_E3-dMzptvQ3cUAYFk-G1ZPNb7335y7rfGxd3uES9Q3VotCGzFols2azJOunMCCbj0FE4ZgpkU0ivB0TL69v4fn8KKX1Mi_WQ6rC0BBSfILUG3npQ/w320-h317/advent02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I gotta run to the town today to do a spot of shopping but I will be back later visiting around. <br /><br />Happy <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/11/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-704.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#704</a> and Merry Christmas as I probably won't be back until after Christmas! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Take care, everyone and enjoy the festive period!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-32596522644903707782022-10-26T12:13:00.003+01:002022-10-26T13:04:58.553+01:00WOYWW #699: October Update#699! That's a great number and it falls on the last Wednesday of this month, which means it's time for me to check in with the <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/10/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-699.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> "crowd". So hello there! Quite a bit going on here since my last check-in. I have a brand new work desk, completely separate from my messy one! I'm not even sure how it happened but one thing led to another and I bought a new sewing machine, as the one I had was just a very basic one. However, in order to use the machine, I needed a dedicated space and my craft room is already jam packed. (I know this is something I should have considered BEFORE I made my purchase, but hey-ho, I just problem-solve as I go along!) So after some consideration, I decided to rearrange my bedroom (yes, I have my own bedroom as my husband snores terribly!) and I was able to fit in a corner desk, which allows me to set up my machine on one side and have a cutting/ironing area on the other! It's small but perfect for my purposes! So, with much excitement and fanfare, I present to you my work desk No.2! Tada! (Photo taken this morning!) <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWd3Vm1FWhmnB8mAToqANSm90C4jw_N2CBvW6Rp-1RfbuvgvfrvfFQHtPmLjYs0DCTWn9T1cF3oW8akT2_jtY5TwJlfm6TBeaoIBhhKJuZi5ddSKf9g5rozeqGqScl0_paIzJkzaOScwEfAZRdJC3lgewyKlOqMId5zJmSejhsQwHlkn2vPBsyTKjlw/s1333/desk02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWd3Vm1FWhmnB8mAToqANSm90C4jw_N2CBvW6Rp-1RfbuvgvfrvfFQHtPmLjYs0DCTWn9T1cF3oW8akT2_jtY5TwJlfm6TBeaoIBhhKJuZi5ddSKf9g5rozeqGqScl0_paIzJkzaOScwEfAZRdJC3lgewyKlOqMId5zJmSejhsQwHlkn2vPBsyTKjlw/w300-h400/desk02.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div>My first little project was this quilted cushion cover made from Basic Grey's mini charm squares. Even though Basic Grey stopped producing paper, apparently, they still do fabrics! (Actually, my very first try was still on my old machine - a little pot holder, but I won't show you that - I just affectionately refer to it as the Frankenquilt LOL!) This one's still not perfect, but getting there. A follow-up project was that fabric basket for my scraps you can see on my desk above. I didn't want to use my best fabrics in case I mess up, but it's still pretty. My husband's happy that I'm finally doing something useful, although he thought the basket would function better as a hat - he tried it on, but declined to model it for my blog! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtf-STwgfhZd3Bvx3G5Y7uTfVmYIeG7OjfSfWu02bvGakgXmVQPCqFkBy2Lj9wbuxDNXDxrQnTSc7ckkuvK8lu_d-UeVJlIOI7UWl_PkasmshkXqzp0c6-ffDewmiwAjRvIeyrkQRczXAAORLVQoJSSr7_tRIjd4RaO5sC4yyEFhvjrzvJkQ7TcESFaA/s1067/cushion01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtf-STwgfhZd3Bvx3G5Y7uTfVmYIeG7OjfSfWu02bvGakgXmVQPCqFkBy2Lj9wbuxDNXDxrQnTSc7ckkuvK8lu_d-UeVJlIOI7UWl_PkasmshkXqzp0c6-ffDewmiwAjRvIeyrkQRczXAAORLVQoJSSr7_tRIjd4RaO5sC4yyEFhvjrzvJkQ7TcESFaA/w375-h400/cushion01.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><br /><div>And just to stay true to my mixed media roots, I also cobbled up this little tag/bookmark last night using very small pieces of scraps:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wC0n30MD_PwuZWPbmDEGdPMmSMDTRs4_wp9B8f18P027yxYPbqzmVHqm7xHsYyyeLMoq_CtBaQDk6Aj3fcHtHRPla1WyKFnPznCNrMbUaZDdOjnI4_yNNH943fy7XxZDITpyQ3mpkFMu4RbUQ1-yaXezoiCMjsy_qyoBqTFc_Fs1bCPuMT1tEtiWTA/s1596/tag01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wC0n30MD_PwuZWPbmDEGdPMmSMDTRs4_wp9B8f18P027yxYPbqzmVHqm7xHsYyyeLMoq_CtBaQDk6Aj3fcHtHRPla1WyKFnPznCNrMbUaZDdOjnI4_yNNH943fy7XxZDITpyQ3mpkFMu4RbUQ1-yaXezoiCMjsy_qyoBqTFc_Fs1bCPuMT1tEtiWTA/w251-h400/tag01.jpg" width="251" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">While all this was going on, I also followed this year's Life Book Taster sessions on Facebook, but I only had time to compete three of the lessons which you can see below (by Jenny Grant, Melanie Rivers and Tracy Verdugo, respectively): </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0OZEFR38lFbopI8wm1n5eJeC5rO7hmCe29v1ZDIeOZEu87pTcGsOgGpk0g66FFpPw0h-s_BiVUFyJF4D_wSiwsGH67j2ycQFpYPzkaOkW2NVUf8axFaL20tbogjyXpV9_eoGQBg_f5huDKaeEz0aK9SzFK7M45Q8lrFpBtVwHgx_fLTQnnRoV0reCQ/s1200/jennygrant.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1098" data-original-width="1200" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0OZEFR38lFbopI8wm1n5eJeC5rO7hmCe29v1ZDIeOZEu87pTcGsOgGpk0g66FFpPw0h-s_BiVUFyJF4D_wSiwsGH67j2ycQFpYPzkaOkW2NVUf8axFaL20tbogjyXpV9_eoGQBg_f5huDKaeEz0aK9SzFK7M45Q8lrFpBtVwHgx_fLTQnnRoV0reCQ/w400-h366/jennygrant.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0F3jQ0VxLU_XjO6zuwkc9FBrA_A87lu0q5sJo28yuuQguyfmd1Hs5iP85KSBi7x1gKwtlWvOf0fd6loMnna88C5v7OJ12RyRUbwOiYKK_30dwIYZKHO4qBtHNdbOIucUKHm7mNRjGGSWkF76AuknqNor_h_4RurLFN5UOUU8oQwBNU0xS9JBwWxC8g/s1200/melanieriverslesson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1200" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0F3jQ0VxLU_XjO6zuwkc9FBrA_A87lu0q5sJo28yuuQguyfmd1Hs5iP85KSBi7x1gKwtlWvOf0fd6loMnna88C5v7OJ12RyRUbwOiYKK_30dwIYZKHO4qBtHNdbOIucUKHm7mNRjGGSWkF76AuknqNor_h_4RurLFN5UOUU8oQwBNU0xS9JBwWxC8g/w400-h265/melanieriverslesson.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsa_laSVZpdHP4H9e0EJo4Mr5HRfvWzlxpB6iWLGLKqlrWqx45qOkhjeAXLU27P3z7f5OFo_0vPOpfgq5O-lEv0HmqMR4qTD5MN4c8ABbEcyfEweF7JaxcyDFGSGnWscvwS2sWvUhFZk9O-Xt7G5r1ZnwZiQj6vZzK6EJTKBap5_SR3pLk2LXrm7Czg/s1333/tracyvlesson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsa_laSVZpdHP4H9e0EJo4Mr5HRfvWzlxpB6iWLGLKqlrWqx45qOkhjeAXLU27P3z7f5OFo_0vPOpfgq5O-lEv0HmqMR4qTD5MN4c8ABbEcyfEweF7JaxcyDFGSGnWscvwS2sWvUhFZk9O-Xt7G5r1ZnwZiQj6vZzK6EJTKBap5_SR3pLk2LXrm7Czg/w300-h400/tracyvlesson.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So that's the long and short of it. I'll check out your crop photos when I visit later! Have a great week and see you again in November! xx</div></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-32891773201461127202022-09-28T11:12:00.004+01:002022-09-28T11:54:13.350+01:00WOYWW #695: September Round-up<p>Here I am again with my end of the month recap! September has flown by at supersonic speeds! I've flittered like crazy from one media to the other this month: from watercolours to stitching and even rock painting, though I haven't got very far with that one yet. As soon as I'd collected the stones, I moved on to something else! Perhaps my desk shot will give you an idea:</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8OPYOEm5ETZCLNIni7O4iFZ8rLUDtJsjzpRwIz3YlEpJwKu3qsWgrCxL3mF2QIuJIb8wMdUQAgEugBdIb5EswJYPPfadzTvaMmEeBGPdoz_l7naFcgBfZDbB85Di3xlHET3zCcrFlFZ8oLK2DENwQncGZ05lqIgluzGI94PE9zPgt4y6GN1my7Si7w/s1200/desk01.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm8OPYOEm5ETZCLNIni7O4iFZ8rLUDtJsjzpRwIz3YlEpJwKu3qsWgrCxL3mF2QIuJIb8wMdUQAgEugBdIb5EswJYPPfadzTvaMmEeBGPdoz_l7naFcgBfZDbB85Di3xlHET3zCcrFlFZ8oLK2DENwQncGZ05lqIgluzGI94PE9zPgt4y6GN1my7Si7w/w400-h300/desk01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Centre stage is a card/scrapbook for my son's 18th birthday. Yep, he's officially an adult now - crazy, I know! It is New York themed with some of the photos he took while he was there and a few others I nicked from the internet. (It's allowed for personal projects, isn't it?) That's a printout of a digital collage on fabric on the cover and I'll show you the inside pages as well - all mounted on recycled cardboard backing from my watercolour pads, with a couple of waterfalls inside for the photos: <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_on-kAemBSFmedk81XZl1Tn5EPN5CV8UUa2Z17wUfDpaiTq32x9SeH_xRdqvWxYaLT6jPIJ07zIXAqlx96cXJ4FqnBsUeT2WAwWtWqKbjwBJ4FPNbMM85VBo77kak2bUc1j1nWqaLXLJYo76A4KoJcKjYkNtkHBPbNmT6mk5GXbDZ3Zdv-WO8zqtIbw/s1200/card01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1200" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_on-kAemBSFmedk81XZl1Tn5EPN5CV8UUa2Z17wUfDpaiTq32x9SeH_xRdqvWxYaLT6jPIJ07zIXAqlx96cXJ4FqnBsUeT2WAwWtWqKbjwBJ4FPNbMM85VBo77kak2bUc1j1nWqaLXLJYo76A4KoJcKjYkNtkHBPbNmT6mk5GXbDZ3Zdv-WO8zqtIbw/w400-h281/card01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHKXXW8rxF7FG6gl4Yqf--BQLTGudGn_oeWYzGPskrxKBOUeetptXQ_UPuKpCXBuvNtU46InG_KgnbUhTvLNtDXfCZZ75tlKmy3Sm88nCW7cbKNMrc-cst9mlujs7xsTMhJn4Mek_IVxvTm7eqyUF40DtSNmW-jWuWGffZrKEIeJKiOgXqWgl8JQrow/s1200/card02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHKXXW8rxF7FG6gl4Yqf--BQLTGudGn_oeWYzGPskrxKBOUeetptXQ_UPuKpCXBuvNtU46InG_KgnbUhTvLNtDXfCZZ75tlKmy3Sm88nCW7cbKNMrc-cst9mlujs7xsTMhJn4Mek_IVxvTm7eqyUF40DtSNmW-jWuWGffZrKEIeJKiOgXqWgl8JQrow/w400-h300/card02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Rather than copying my project shots off Instagram like I normally do, here's a little group photo of some of them just to speed things up: <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB40Fu19pkW6-a7ViLUOZvMeKk4r6yhaDqUCCFaobH2zD-3da06YLhdBS3U9G1yF6E4RoRKvwo_qIGj3gi0EWK15TAOCi33OvlOu8KRRxvcAhVMTM6IRiCwC0BItRYxFtcZYv3PThlmJoYH2bFA8TlB0BVzzyr7XEqg5P6u7iK6FHLAtXZFGwCK0e_SA/s1200/desk02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB40Fu19pkW6-a7ViLUOZvMeKk4r6yhaDqUCCFaobH2zD-3da06YLhdBS3U9G1yF6E4RoRKvwo_qIGj3gi0EWK15TAOCi33OvlOu8KRRxvcAhVMTM6IRiCwC0BItRYxFtcZYv3PThlmJoYH2bFA8TlB0BVzzyr7XEqg5P6u7iK6FHLAtXZFGwCK0e_SA/w400-h300/desk02.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">(1) Watercolour swatching in a Moleskine journal that I've had for years sitting unused in fear of 'ruining' it! <br />(2) Slow stitching pieces - my new passion! You know I'm not good with perfect straight lines, but I can sure do messy and organic! These were my first attempts on dyed and rusted fabric. I want to incorporate this practice in my mixed media work.<br />(3) The completed Ugly Art Club Five-minute Challenge journal - a quick flip-through below: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyrVGbcmwyI1Uiagy0Nhp04J477qQUzg8Za8oGTyI_cGc3ZzEGavJoETHey-6s9MwtgfnTNKFKX3iLMjoGBBQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I've also been buying textile art books and extended my already quite extensive library with these titles - I love them all! Nothing makes me happier than sitting with these books and a cup of tea!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGdPT5E9JYE_b-ekMV15QoizkC4hN5xfjPinLzXZqUdPhSs1HWHkA6HOrgjLwKYe0gDIfb6fx95uxieDS8Go7yvWFAd4g5GX3BsnqR41ZHF-VV9WgGcFyJd4vbmBG-LWlr3MM4slG0KPsgIVbXoXaFinz_Oc1qwjwAkxPvQKWmcI4RuBPAPUEndRdQQ/s1200/books01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="1200" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGdPT5E9JYE_b-ekMV15QoizkC4hN5xfjPinLzXZqUdPhSs1HWHkA6HOrgjLwKYe0gDIfb6fx95uxieDS8Go7yvWFAd4g5GX3BsnqR41ZHF-VV9WgGcFyJd4vbmBG-LWlr3MM4slG0KPsgIVbXoXaFinz_Oc1qwjwAkxPvQKWmcI4RuBPAPUEndRdQQ/w400-h211/books01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">So that's it in a nutshell. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sadly, I won't be able to go to the Crop on Saturday as we've started visiting universities, but I'm looking forward to seeing all your photos! xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/09/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-695.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW #695</a>!</div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-40485787636033926292022-08-31T11:57:00.006+01:002022-08-31T14:33:20.486+01:00WOYWW #691: August Round-Up<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLg9-nYsSJ8m1FuD8FuzQ5xZJnDsIQA8KF6dEkZP94Pl7qC15Emubh9Ii-saQG31yKgiWlem3TNNBAxh8aPZW4CjW1Y33dEwJqI5DwE_52Gd1OqWN8AF3unv9lejvNcJB3ZFAiTWgjgRUze0Fmnx4TQosAr60O74euK6XNtpDvHFQUJ68gSsolh0Tbg/s1080/301820507_809355390236383_2701393087260356591_n.jpg" style="display: none;" /> <p>Today is the last day of the meteorological summer! How on earth did that happen so fast? I won't miss that intense heat though and we might still have a nice quiet Indian summer to look forward to if we're lucky. Today's also my last chance to recap the month of August here on my blog and join <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/08/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-691.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> for my monthly check-in. I've been quite busy with numerous challenges on Instagram, which keep my art-making motivated and focused. But first off, a picture of my desk - it's a total tip - probably the worst it's ever been. I've been planning to tidy up for weeks and never got around to it. I will - one day when I feel like it! (and yes, I'm ashamed of it - I'm just trying to desk-shame myself into taking action)</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrZefMbytdgEiaYV7n3MnFIcUKAkgoDURmCbKurdvrULcExGsbxfF3xf1jL-O9kDg769PUFn3697n3BTOYeLmfTCFTMG-EpQjaXazz5BtMXffTeVVVDBXmWegD0MF5eRZHLA8fl6GWf4zLNnJuOWaz2rdlI8jj_bMhz1YopL7uPFYIGrFRjbz_M0LgQ/s1200/desk01.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisrZefMbytdgEiaYV7n3MnFIcUKAkgoDURmCbKurdvrULcExGsbxfF3xf1jL-O9kDg769PUFn3697n3BTOYeLmfTCFTMG-EpQjaXazz5BtMXffTeVVVDBXmWegD0MF5eRZHLA8fl6GWf4zLNnJuOWaz2rdlI8jj_bMhz1YopL7uPFYIGrFRjbz_M0LgQ/w400-h300/desk01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Let's go backwards and start with that little journal in the middle of my desk. That's a spread I completed for the recurring Ugly Art Challenge<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tuac5minchallenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #tuac5minchallenge</a>. This challenge gives you five minutes to create a piece of art - this time we had some prompts as well in the form of tabs, which I added to my journal pages. I created this shabby little journal especially for the 15 prompts of the challenge. I won't post all of the pages here, just a few to give you an idea and we still have a few more days to go:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VVw5w0x-vOQtMRnbfmRf5HGyuxnBTs59pKyhpeRDgigbRONSyY5bWBITJXp3xA9kRufmsiX6-taP41JEXv6NxihRm9yUamqfWsowEJCg9ufYfyREya7aiYKtjp2fm2La0NCmDtLCnSK_eDIC8TDPSWXXBDQ0IALWvoRvuRSwrlYGqL3-doitv1ghkA/s1350/300781135_155202067106617_679310644245891984_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VVw5w0x-vOQtMRnbfmRf5HGyuxnBTs59pKyhpeRDgigbRONSyY5bWBITJXp3xA9kRufmsiX6-taP41JEXv6NxihRm9yUamqfWsowEJCg9ufYfyREya7aiYKtjp2fm2La0NCmDtLCnSK_eDIC8TDPSWXXBDQ0IALWvoRvuRSwrlYGqL3-doitv1ghkA/w320-h400/300781135_155202067106617_679310644245891984_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_QfWvpEFTdbq71T1FX7nL2VM8-wMtGFionQajgmIwWzuCigkSoh_79H8r5s-ly3KdakZKubBd23md82jhwd7I5JXD-hDKhE_ELRv8t2BU6RLSH2Eoj59eU_5jSNgR86B686Hun514SEyrMjNSC94XS7Jsz-sJTPBVBvPnTA9y8PIOhDappvnw7tNnA/s1350/301643290_590615819082818_5978820576140613860_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_QfWvpEFTdbq71T1FX7nL2VM8-wMtGFionQajgmIwWzuCigkSoh_79H8r5s-ly3KdakZKubBd23md82jhwd7I5JXD-hDKhE_ELRv8t2BU6RLSH2Eoj59eU_5jSNgR86B686Hun514SEyrMjNSC94XS7Jsz-sJTPBVBvPnTA9y8PIOhDappvnw7tNnA/w320-h400/301643290_590615819082818_5978820576140613860_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLg9-nYsSJ8m1FuD8FuzQ5xZJnDsIQA8KF6dEkZP94Pl7qC15Emubh9Ii-saQG31yKgiWlem3TNNBAxh8aPZW4CjW1Y33dEwJqI5DwE_52Gd1OqWN8AF3unv9lejvNcJB3ZFAiTWgjgRUze0Fmnx4TQosAr60O74euK6XNtpDvHFQUJ68gSsolh0Tbg/s1080/301820507_809355390236383_2701393087260356591_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLg9-nYsSJ8m1FuD8FuzQ5xZJnDsIQA8KF6dEkZP94Pl7qC15Emubh9Ii-saQG31yKgiWlem3TNNBAxh8aPZW4CjW1Y33dEwJqI5DwE_52Gd1OqWN8AF3unv9lejvNcJB3ZFAiTWgjgRUze0Fmnx4TQosAr60O74euK6XNtpDvHFQUJ68gSsolh0Tbg/w400-h400/301820507_809355390236383_2701393087260356591_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div>Before this (in-between challenges) I had some free play in a notebook journal (I keep starting new journals LOL!) I have several on the go simultaneously! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_1sjrUbR37j-MCbYi4eTB22IVvV03yOIzr4MNJe0wPjG6UgQLWoSYpR5KTOvNAAdtnOZn2DaV3lLPjqxbKfM4It827_8xxNri81gjhLtx0YsHLA6w6dVB-Q2siqPJmY6TASqvLafhFpDZ6MpGqasFDYJkD3Q1Kqc_07t9RonfmVJcBHz35Wr_SCWVg/s1346/299481586_1033449627349425_5200950868186675009_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_1sjrUbR37j-MCbYi4eTB22IVvV03yOIzr4MNJe0wPjG6UgQLWoSYpR5KTOvNAAdtnOZn2DaV3lLPjqxbKfM4It827_8xxNri81gjhLtx0YsHLA6w6dVB-Q2siqPJmY6TASqvLafhFpDZ6MpGqasFDYJkD3Q1Kqc_07t9RonfmVJcBHz35Wr_SCWVg/w321-h400/299481586_1033449627349425_5200950868186675009_n.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaTycLL5k4-ecoNLddfWsNxt_fUyVXn-R9ozHwQ_BxxmR-23bkuEko4CUq1Lb2SR5XLsq8m2P7MQuZbvMZxPmIEb7KI1uXwCr-q9NVDib4A-T9xxgzBlHO7zUDhhN758CJsaemxChmF1QYAbWiB6o4OCdeRDxXa0zdPKrcw8RM2fgCuXbTdFO4EkyBg/s1350/299855808_467629504953853_5298054400570427557_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaTycLL5k4-ecoNLddfWsNxt_fUyVXn-R9ozHwQ_BxxmR-23bkuEko4CUq1Lb2SR5XLsq8m2P7MQuZbvMZxPmIEb7KI1uXwCr-q9NVDib4A-T9xxgzBlHO7zUDhhN758CJsaemxChmF1QYAbWiB6o4OCdeRDxXa0zdPKrcw8RM2fgCuXbTdFO4EkyBg/w320-h400/299855808_467629504953853_5298054400570427557_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And then there was the weekly Mixed Media Scavenger Hunt<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/seekgathercreate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> #seekgathercreate</a>, where we had to gather 5 things to fit the prompts to create a piece of art. It's so fun! Here are just two of the examples. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z7PkWYcZn-Luf-D8egzazkNqGyzerR3MV_a1iEFGI524H8pYtm8f_QX4LSe8MCihldg9Luf76yRHzDmZzDmbBXi3b0FOJ2btllg0zpxRcnSz03s6PEJBmEt_AiQ-y-g1hasPQ32z1bIDj3Cc_JuyIHI3M8xSnEP9yfsMtZ6ueVlXgRhIkJe0t_nuQg/s1350/299970649_602808021420588_7278025302746826296_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z7PkWYcZn-Luf-D8egzazkNqGyzerR3MV_a1iEFGI524H8pYtm8f_QX4LSe8MCihldg9Luf76yRHzDmZzDmbBXi3b0FOJ2btllg0zpxRcnSz03s6PEJBmEt_AiQ-y-g1hasPQ32z1bIDj3Cc_JuyIHI3M8xSnEP9yfsMtZ6ueVlXgRhIkJe0t_nuQg/w320-h400/299970649_602808021420588_7278025302746826296_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MJgy0QKEQMA442y3NYW_geO-DdMKLTmpKGqek3yZ32gPvBlROE51rUgqn_STlQYqHFroSJPvPf_hHeRk6l7IAueh0rBNUQW6qv--k4tnfNeksQEVFnHhR0_u8_PKtHFOsIMgnAw5RD64rNTHCTbsHCL5ey-ZYx1OMqp-VQZCzxi5PTHiziB8PERqHQ/s1350/297344298_1379589209117910_4608674587397439098_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MJgy0QKEQMA442y3NYW_geO-DdMKLTmpKGqek3yZ32gPvBlROE51rUgqn_STlQYqHFroSJPvPf_hHeRk6l7IAueh0rBNUQW6qv--k4tnfNeksQEVFnHhR0_u8_PKtHFOsIMgnAw5RD64rNTHCTbsHCL5ey-ZYx1OMqp-VQZCzxi5PTHiziB8PERqHQ/w320-h400/297344298_1379589209117910_4608674587397439098_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><p>What else? Oh yeah, There was also the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/reelsforartistschallenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">reelsforartistschallenge</a> run by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/robenmarie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roben-Marie Smith</a>. I've created several reels inspired by this challenge. I think this was my favourite, though not the most successful in terms of likes and views - you can see all of my reels <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zsuzsakarolysmith/reels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyPKm5P6Rz9a4n0hhBzsaawoDmtNgdwzk7Iq-rKbEXRCXYGugFr8rRS53jbU9zv36YngfN24C-c4jDoL2sz9w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p>I'm also sharing my "completed" ecodyed journal from last month for the #flowersmagicchallenge. I don't think it will ever be truly completed - I can go on sticking random bits in it for ever and I still have that sidekick journal to fill (a journal within the journal)! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lYnOd7QZPao" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: left;">That's it folks! A busy month for me in August - I'm actually off work this week, just taking it easy before the mad rush back to school next week. Early mornings again when I got so used to sleeping in until 9.00 - 9.30 on my days off - I have a lot of sleep to catch up on since January as you know! Such a relief that I can sleep again!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Sending you all hugs! I'm not sure yet if I can make it to the crop in October - but I'll try! xx</p></div></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-20624432801286104402022-07-27T10:18:00.009+01:002022-07-28T08:42:27.678+01:00WOYWW #686: A mish-mash of this and that<p>Hello again, I'm back with my monthly <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/07/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-686.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> check-in. Lots been going on so this will be a bit of a mish-mash post. My husband and son have been away for the past 12 days on a trip to New York, along with my brother-in-law and his son (a boys trip!). They are now on their way back from Heathrow as I write this. I stayed at home to look after Oreo (and water the garden!) and had a good time indulging myself in all sorts of selfish endeavours, like art-making and experimental cooking that no one else would eat. Cabbage soup, anyone? Of course, I missed them, but we spoke every day so it didn't feel like they were that far away at all and the time went so fast. </p><p>So what have I been up to art-wise? Quite a lot as there are back-to-back challenges on Instagram, starting with #makecreateexpress22 - I completed a couple of florals for this event:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHtgnv0T4S0td51ASNCma6MInZr5XmdNX81e8wpwPR-IZ8KKy9VxR9wL7a4R-TmVd0RaR_Syu_UvZHnbQF6bExsdrxGlZ_OpihotLQ68-S6_1g_-MikBgf33c5a0QnlC_IOThMmK594rvhmO6SFuhVE9m5MSFDmoAhS0Jx9xul6P09isXl7zT8_qOwA/s1344/flower01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHtgnv0T4S0td51ASNCma6MInZr5XmdNX81e8wpwPR-IZ8KKy9VxR9wL7a4R-TmVd0RaR_Syu_UvZHnbQF6bExsdrxGlZ_OpihotLQ68-S6_1g_-MikBgf33c5a0QnlC_IOThMmK594rvhmO6SFuhVE9m5MSFDmoAhS0Jx9xul6P09isXl7zT8_qOwA/w321-h400/flower01.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeS8ttS4dQT6mAQ-CB-4fUWEr_TFTDurOULyzNLSzE4efqfkzdqdtj8g7cgKmmXzZ8msrp6HNcLGmn38_YBGU-Y8C2zC9xnvmxKq_v3T1Gvpq8Y1iwwjEs6Y71z38SppfC54kCCWqv4kRbVDq6rln35itKJNgmINsJMl_Poqmi6P_DbEVGY6UtWa9Eg/s1350/flower02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeS8ttS4dQT6mAQ-CB-4fUWEr_TFTDurOULyzNLSzE4efqfkzdqdtj8g7cgKmmXzZ8msrp6HNcLGmn38_YBGU-Y8C2zC9xnvmxKq_v3T1Gvpq8Y1iwwjEs6Y71z38SppfC54kCCWqv4kRbVDq6rln35itKJNgmINsJMl_Poqmi6P_DbEVGY6UtWa9Eg/w320-h400/flower02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then there was Laly Mille's annual #artistsoulretreat - I think this was my third year taking part in this challenge where we made four mini abstracts followed by a canvas project: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrRK2rx1Yi0qhF2uU0DvORuxoagqhKkjQZpqDiYMVsmAXRVj1Gb8jhqcKGGsn5CRfU1__05UJ9F207dcjA3ul3unU2OhjSiBDGeME6p1G9fsbkRTst7r-F9T6XX1rt9A4G9AQ9h_IY0SmcAMec-3o906Ts8rPVsuDzD2UM4pF0Ce8HAr78_sHdo4rDA/s1227/laly01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrRK2rx1Yi0qhF2uU0DvORuxoagqhKkjQZpqDiYMVsmAXRVj1Gb8jhqcKGGsn5CRfU1__05UJ9F207dcjA3ul3unU2OhjSiBDGeME6p1G9fsbkRTst7r-F9T6XX1rt9A4G9AQ9h_IY0SmcAMec-3o906Ts8rPVsuDzD2UM4pF0Ce8HAr78_sHdo4rDA/s320/laly01.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYa4PWZWg8KhofaNYfFtQvetNr7lhrtRUkA5_DKklWnqP5782G8iFLUNOGfzVTgepJEKx0KMpuuBcLxLSaczjtg3o28L39lawNj24NzsgCuy6axgNjdeT3_7hnmGwh9RYzhmgKn5QRu_14o4jtPD8-4lzxYxz-8wZ0YQ6Siv-vWQVI52_9hz3cvCIDQ/s1346/laly02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYa4PWZWg8KhofaNYfFtQvetNr7lhrtRUkA5_DKklWnqP5782G8iFLUNOGfzVTgepJEKx0KMpuuBcLxLSaczjtg3o28L39lawNj24NzsgCuy6axgNjdeT3_7hnmGwh9RYzhmgKn5QRu_14o4jtPD8-4lzxYxz-8wZ0YQ6Siv-vWQVI52_9hz3cvCIDQ/s320/laly02.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><p>Currently, I'm doing Francisca Nunes' #flowersmagicchallenge where we first made a journal and then ecoprinted it. I'd tried ecodyeing/ecoprinting before, but I always worked with individual pieces of paper - this was a different experience and again so addictive! Below is a photo of my journal before and after ecodyeing it, followed by photos of some of the pages while they were still wet. At the end there's a video flip-through of my journal once dry - just listen to those pages turning! We'll be doing some more work in this journal during the challenge, which runs until August 10th. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNrNkDiLpRg4SEMCwgkvNK9vcoZzTJcvNHeSEchcKLVsts33aLMpRs_zJpMz9C34mxKBkkgOXUCyXzihNDsCGQxLph9abtKZYJbN2G3e0DtWnweNd2bJ8lSOzTYq8oOFJ6eCUw3LH-t7jr8POYlKVf4vkmNMfs5bnjdw1bTUWnn_8KLYpYz_ZN5h2Vw/s1350/before.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNrNkDiLpRg4SEMCwgkvNK9vcoZzTJcvNHeSEchcKLVsts33aLMpRs_zJpMz9C34mxKBkkgOXUCyXzihNDsCGQxLph9abtKZYJbN2G3e0DtWnweNd2bJ8lSOzTYq8oOFJ6eCUw3LH-t7jr8POYlKVf4vkmNMfs5bnjdw1bTUWnn_8KLYpYz_ZN5h2Vw/w320-h400/before.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18eRICdjYbZuiYfeQDx-1avZXq8FsTY7xn5ej6NTZCsAFDtCwZEzIvZ8Hq5GC0-WmQUxKaIELdUIZvXM4m5iuz57QnvgWPNsbR2LRJjM8Y6v9VaDvpZe0hnHQ3JdFsmphG1nnhHIBrY-fWH6wtBOou0jE8GdFXa29h394P9A4Upql1V0900JyfCuqYw/s1350/after.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18eRICdjYbZuiYfeQDx-1avZXq8FsTY7xn5ej6NTZCsAFDtCwZEzIvZ8Hq5GC0-WmQUxKaIELdUIZvXM4m5iuz57QnvgWPNsbR2LRJjM8Y6v9VaDvpZe0hnHQ3JdFsmphG1nnhHIBrY-fWH6wtBOou0jE8GdFXa29h394P9A4Upql1V0900JyfCuqYw/w320-h400/after.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQakVzR63W7XV5g4NWoLGV2jsVrTawzhoQD-CqaBAEmk2vRlouLnTFdvL_qEPWub8mu4s5hxs_T7gGd4vpt3d8cJx6fwmR-HqC8Ibp8rEFqlsewsL7GvNqbbSlqTghctyjeyzSwwJ6QSHTah_EU8tuvatg06mU_YA0-tX6wNKD4CjpGCa-Cwj5LfhDQ/s1346/eco05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQakVzR63W7XV5g4NWoLGV2jsVrTawzhoQD-CqaBAEmk2vRlouLnTFdvL_qEPWub8mu4s5hxs_T7gGd4vpt3d8cJx6fwmR-HqC8Ibp8rEFqlsewsL7GvNqbbSlqTghctyjeyzSwwJ6QSHTah_EU8tuvatg06mU_YA0-tX6wNKD4CjpGCa-Cwj5LfhDQ/w321-h400/eco05.jpg" width="321" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCg9wkxPRCsF8fSioLfy98gI7tMKwjI97K9vJbxlNKlgirzhRnoAzkjJNhT846PhzZiwCpC9p9Gr1Xc6VSw7mgMp6yGlfm3sUE4Ch-VwZwRgmhOuoBnZ3pi4RWNfw_JedmiBtIiK0sAmq6C2bHzqMmOc8P5EA5dQGTKfufY0d9VyMWRZNT2KTEdNYYQ/s1346/eco03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCg9wkxPRCsF8fSioLfy98gI7tMKwjI97K9vJbxlNKlgirzhRnoAzkjJNhT846PhzZiwCpC9p9Gr1Xc6VSw7mgMp6yGlfm3sUE4Ch-VwZwRgmhOuoBnZ3pi4RWNfw_JedmiBtIiK0sAmq6C2bHzqMmOc8P5EA5dQGTKfufY0d9VyMWRZNT2KTEdNYYQ/w321-h400/eco03.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD23XVaBRkCm3Tc5nt7YRuRPa6yCHsQMsTkrF8opn6wn3qlh4S-bhdcJ3uPS6KOdVQi5-kSppxmUcE3bFIQ9U71jXPKhQ6_RGq_iWCPSHLTnWaZKSgsXsaSs0-IVEq_GCv0mtQiZ3wJJUOhTG4yxNE-sb1WYYt4BMRSB2DZBPd-ESDPmswAr6JRvNlg/s1346/eco02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD23XVaBRkCm3Tc5nt7YRuRPa6yCHsQMsTkrF8opn6wn3qlh4S-bhdcJ3uPS6KOdVQi5-kSppxmUcE3bFIQ9U71jXPKhQ6_RGq_iWCPSHLTnWaZKSgsXsaSs0-IVEq_GCv0mtQiZ3wJJUOhTG4yxNE-sb1WYYt4BMRSB2DZBPd-ESDPmswAr6JRvNlg/w321-h400/eco02.jpg" width="321" /></a><br /><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NZDeddXFreo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><br /><div>I've also been splashing out on some of the new TH dies - these are the vintage labels below - although I've already got plenty of label dies, I just had to try the embossing technique using these with archival inks, the way Tim demoed it in his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTbgKvCTSCg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chapter 3 Live</a>. (I really have to stop watching these videos LOL!) Then I tried the same technique with embossing ink too and it worked (in a shabby sort of way)! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpBIiZbXf4AarJ1bq6H2mcxn-I0nOG7yLpdK968tUHFnZu9PvpTOHAO9FLBbZnYMU5w2JLlKHfSWQOzAJzC7DLe-o5aYmJKc5-i49xic9v6uwm1K2FCbwRj3n2s7LgXa3kuliSnJBzyhLtBKIvIvGOOWC872IrusDEkyUZ3oe2tSDxyb-Mrq4P1zNWA/s1275/labels01.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpBIiZbXf4AarJ1bq6H2mcxn-I0nOG7yLpdK968tUHFnZu9PvpTOHAO9FLBbZnYMU5w2JLlKHfSWQOzAJzC7DLe-o5aYmJKc5-i49xic9v6uwm1K2FCbwRj3n2s7LgXa3kuliSnJBzyhLtBKIvIvGOOWC872IrusDEkyUZ3oe2tSDxyb-Mrq4P1zNWA/w339-h400/labels01.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdnhGUx6cjSI6Z2rSAYnuztLPYu9EsOUiabMFkdkd0k8zjmPVAV1isObmKVwcIYgkR9lz80lgXD9RO014ZGbM9mPa32NiJ1S4iavfvIeXsNtHZl5GVRjEjvmZPJoS8ShxNA_i4BtBs1m6DpoXrE9DrbYEyNNVG_LAOUerS9tZ9-_wtKdP9EsFEu4KcA/s1080/labels02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdnhGUx6cjSI6Z2rSAYnuztLPYu9EsOUiabMFkdkd0k8zjmPVAV1isObmKVwcIYgkR9lz80lgXD9RO014ZGbM9mPa32NiJ1S4iavfvIeXsNtHZl5GVRjEjvmZPJoS8ShxNA_i4BtBs1m6DpoXrE9DrbYEyNNVG_LAOUerS9tZ9-_wtKdP9EsFEu4KcA/w400-h400/labels02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I'll also show you some photos of New York that my son sent me (just a few of many):</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUxuLqIR1flD6rA4xRGpf6MYrj8WvitCpeR1quPRI1mNBMLW9Pr2AuC-_ZWqiCJV0tM0ZuSLBifGlD3grkWcKQFM4eOVz3_wwCw-Kq6orDJvmgL0UmtPpxqhABkVthskRD8jyeZYqy0Cjf6GjbZt1GDRKF4ZXepp0tGF0BWGY9KpiDg_JIZTpMnrQHw/s2080/IMG_20220716_113011602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="2080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUxuLqIR1flD6rA4xRGpf6MYrj8WvitCpeR1quPRI1mNBMLW9Pr2AuC-_ZWqiCJV0tM0ZuSLBifGlD3grkWcKQFM4eOVz3_wwCw-Kq6orDJvmgL0UmtPpxqhABkVthskRD8jyeZYqy0Cjf6GjbZt1GDRKF4ZXepp0tGF0BWGY9KpiDg_JIZTpMnrQHw/w400-h300/IMG_20220716_113011602.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMnHrJh5Vcb9HzeQ3QHmUwESOtv-wkxIjf_BA_FEBCdrCWeEe2Guw7jT-j2WyPH7-vfbiMyfLEWOd9ot1m5CISctXN3nCIwfbHdLLGgI0kcAZfhGjmOYqtMlR6bZ09e8epOTsij8-jVwjyP4bpbwwxbn3U3UG2ZjkC7n-qPjc4JyzV7C0qiqedVADhQ/s4032/IMG_9216.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMnHrJh5Vcb9HzeQ3QHmUwESOtv-wkxIjf_BA_FEBCdrCWeEe2Guw7jT-j2WyPH7-vfbiMyfLEWOd9ot1m5CISctXN3nCIwfbHdLLGgI0kcAZfhGjmOYqtMlR6bZ09e8epOTsij8-jVwjyP4bpbwwxbn3U3UG2ZjkC7n-qPjc4JyzV7C0qiqedVADhQ/w400-h300/IMG_9216.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1htAtoKbUGLrB6coAzxkAnWr19iD7Yq3l99_O8thRCHqCrVoJBcO_JhzBl9lh5nembliK1xXPZllIMgYIZUXIwrqcYk_FvR0DpoP5SuGbUqncFbRdEe3-RBFVyf57WGKJlwzrqgrgi5Lqyp6vgJTv1Ev35zZKEFOdOwwL8QwWFZalIqkTvUJpTW5qQ/s2080/IMG_20220724_213919183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="2080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1htAtoKbUGLrB6coAzxkAnWr19iD7Yq3l99_O8thRCHqCrVoJBcO_JhzBl9lh5nembliK1xXPZllIMgYIZUXIwrqcYk_FvR0DpoP5SuGbUqncFbRdEe3-RBFVyf57WGKJlwzrqgrgi5Lqyp6vgJTv1Ev35zZKEFOdOwwL8QwWFZalIqkTvUJpTW5qQ/w400-h300/IMG_20220724_213919183.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I sent him some photos of Oreo in return! They've missed each other so much! Oreo's been a bit more needy than usual, constantly looking for attention and purring all the time. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA2ENd-JC4SuhD1qx4h0XCmD4zDYmm5uZ61ZjR20FjpgPVqRBVFnyekLZH_CBDn8Vco_XRjhP3fzFpM9Y2g1-zsicLJxhdZmJWPoHOpQCVaxVeBvbYAz7FN9wYK3sI1xY0P9zQqNGB96ujTA7eHCzMuhES1_wwcD690IdvShaOvISCkYW9fykLcjW-A/s1500/oreo2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="1500" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA2ENd-JC4SuhD1qx4h0XCmD4zDYmm5uZ61ZjR20FjpgPVqRBVFnyekLZH_CBDn8Vco_XRjhP3fzFpM9Y2g1-zsicLJxhdZmJWPoHOpQCVaxVeBvbYAz7FN9wYK3sI1xY0P9zQqNGB96ujTA7eHCzMuhES1_wwcD690IdvShaOvISCkYW9fykLcjW-A/w400-h119/oreo2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Also, if you're still with me, today of all days is our 20th wedding anniversary! I've found the perfect card for hubs - ok, it's actually a birthday card, but that doesn't make the sentiment any less perfect! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNoTD1wvEWLmqDGm6dufAYurXYqUc3Sua1feai2IhRpigT-zsOWFyWqiI0PUJDnfMc0DkjmLVfvHn5TYW9wNMHCv6zUCxsBIgmiRN2Oc81eW6QSfIavGhUNItBT1_fQ2zYfnz-LhYfj0yqLDUYGe5aaDTYKJ8VJ8J7bkS1zD2GZhkRZGZicO53-yxIw/s1000/collage__2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNoTD1wvEWLmqDGm6dufAYurXYqUc3Sua1feai2IhRpigT-zsOWFyWqiI0PUJDnfMc0DkjmLVfvHn5TYW9wNMHCv6zUCxsBIgmiRN2Oc81eW6QSfIavGhUNItBT1_fQ2zYfnz-LhYfj0yqLDUYGe5aaDTYKJ8VJ8J7bkS1zD2GZhkRZGZicO53-yxIw/w400-h320/collage__2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we are on our wedding day 20 years ago today! I wish we had known back then just how good looking we were, and that's true for everyone! We took photos of each other, that's why we're not in the same photo together, though we have a couple of those too, courtesy of my brother-in-law, but I think I already shared those in previous years. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujKSthyC7x0fdCJZx2Rap9K1Km1cVZdA9Lo2XRgcvhLEFuSiRxA5_aEkHatlRuO2QxW_CwIAVaTP7pA4MPogc6t3ZtYWnvlXzp0GChOELInYAQxnHk2vd1mvLznmCulmYfeCgvTinYvxz30cVeAFoe71nLaob1Bk9rJh4HJRjhQ05fi_R_ao4ReVXlA/s1000/collage__0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujKSthyC7x0fdCJZx2Rap9K1Km1cVZdA9Lo2XRgcvhLEFuSiRxA5_aEkHatlRuO2QxW_CwIAVaTP7pA4MPogc6t3ZtYWnvlXzp0GChOELInYAQxnHk2vd1mvLznmCulmYfeCgvTinYvxz30cVeAFoe71nLaob1Bk9rJh4HJRjhQ05fi_R_ao4ReVXlA/w400-h320/collage__0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've missed my bloggiversary this year. Oh well, been too busy to remember - eight years on July 2nd! I'll try not to forget it next year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope all's well with you - I will be visiting blogs throughout the week, should I not make it to everyone today. Keep on blogging! xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-24203903423715660712022-06-29T11:18:00.001+01:002022-06-29T11:18:21.877+01:00WOYWW #682: Still around!<p>Hello deskers! It's the last Wednesday of June and I'm just letting you know that I'm still around and I haven't forgotten about my commitment to check in with <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/06/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-682.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> at least once a month. I haven't done much in the way of arting since my last update. I did manage to finish my 100-day project, albeit several weeks late. Was I fussed about it? Nope, it was my project and I set my own pace. Cool as a cucumber - that's my new motto. </p><p>Here's my last page representing days 91-100 for #10X10layers. I will seriously have to rethink this next year and only do it if it serves a purpose. This year at least it kept me going during one of the most difficult periods of my life. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcfwNzdbGwLNbGFi9RTD9ZKPOAEwE6lq7sZeer1J7uFAUcBcwv9KQLngGuk6eG1MPWFGt_7h91erthAkrdFsXJXrtFbgDdn5r2RMQXU_O1ykPoyOrMg6rRg2iG1x-wj9w_j8QsluLYn26dIvUiL8utTjWwgyA2eggyhjLyCw-J5vuE-4ptdXuB9w7fw/s1241/page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1063" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcfwNzdbGwLNbGFi9RTD9ZKPOAEwE6lq7sZeer1J7uFAUcBcwv9KQLngGuk6eG1MPWFGt_7h91erthAkrdFsXJXrtFbgDdn5r2RMQXU_O1ykPoyOrMg6rRg2iG1x-wj9w_j8QsluLYn26dIvUiL8utTjWwgyA2eggyhjLyCw-J5vuE-4ptdXuB9w7fw/w343-h400/page.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>That's pretty much it, art wise. Oh, I've also found this cool book in my local charity shop. It's full of music score as well, so great for collage, but I really bought it for the cover! Look at that distressed spine - yummy! (this also doubles as the obligatory desk shot for WOYWW!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvqi0e7yKuMGHB2Trb3Lx0_ZgS5U1r2urIRbXkTVHNtLkY4ov96uRRLwABx1dTHwealxczLQKdO1cxd2ZvUaIzcrFYAin5xL7CFc5UIuLaifMYLb18raxzHF_H2rnp4A17NOYXlpS-fApSZFU9I4qVtFy3n44ZXAXYFPBIAsgqRGpf4SNqAYCsJmUCg/s1350/book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvqi0e7yKuMGHB2Trb3Lx0_ZgS5U1r2urIRbXkTVHNtLkY4ov96uRRLwABx1dTHwealxczLQKdO1cxd2ZvUaIzcrFYAin5xL7CFc5UIuLaifMYLb18raxzHF_H2rnp4A17NOYXlpS-fApSZFU9I4qVtFy3n44ZXAXYFPBIAsgqRGpf4SNqAYCsJmUCg/w320-h400/book.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Other than that, I've done some painting of a different kind! I've upcycled my old pine chest of drawers and bedside table - I'd been planning to do this for years but never found the courage. I thought the long Jubilee weekend was the perfect time to do it - and it did take the full 4 days but so worth it! I got some paint from B&Q - you can choose a colour and they mix it for you. I think this one's called Marine Mist, a very light turquoise green - it echoes the colours of the wall art I got from The Range. A nice makeover for my bedroom, which is now a place of tranquillity helping me sleep really well these days - even better than before my little crisis with anxiety and insomnia. (The canvas will be fixed to the wall as soon as hubs gets his act together!) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyV4i2CR8BzMq3USJ0yfCCHCD5DCOpyI9zSIemu55tKafEtFjaSyv9nVyeDCOaPphb1-eCS31mrO94Lrb82MZlA7U5dFDsAJL0QHlxfakwY1Kv7UxyXmgPe7jkX1QV8sDF3_3qvBN8v6o4EE9G0dcWAwgrTt4NT2XP1l9qrpV4605342yeGd-p1w9jw/s1200/DRAWERS02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNyV4i2CR8BzMq3USJ0yfCCHCD5DCOpyI9zSIemu55tKafEtFjaSyv9nVyeDCOaPphb1-eCS31mrO94Lrb82MZlA7U5dFDsAJL0QHlxfakwY1Kv7UxyXmgPe7jkX1QV8sDF3_3qvBN8v6o4EE9G0dcWAwgrTt4NT2XP1l9qrpV4605342yeGd-p1w9jw/w400-h300/DRAWERS02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Of course, Oreo had to get in on the action and strategically placed himself in the bottom drawer while I was carrying the other bits downstairs to paint them. At least it made a good photo op! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpTefieZfoFal7rozKGmu0qQY8HlsmTVnPm37IC0BLeWqSKbKJUo5Kzm0rKtcNKZQ_dPOkAoMVSdnN1LhJyXUW7Xl9J15vaxuqZNsQi5_oGiJ0Berj8J61MiW-Dz68Q8cku_y42Rr2qoaFl48lGA00Lmm5MzR14gKzPeNg-vOHWsoSjpPpJ4m1tyxKg/s4608/DSCN7988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpTefieZfoFal7rozKGmu0qQY8HlsmTVnPm37IC0BLeWqSKbKJUo5Kzm0rKtcNKZQ_dPOkAoMVSdnN1LhJyXUW7Xl9J15vaxuqZNsQi5_oGiJ0Berj8J61MiW-Dz68Q8cku_y42Rr2qoaFl48lGA00Lmm5MzR14gKzPeNg-vOHWsoSjpPpJ4m1tyxKg/w400-h300/DSCN7988.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Luckily we got our internet connection back in time for this post. The week before last we had a bit of a mishap - we had a couple of gate posts put in and the contractors managed to slice through the fibreoptic cable AND the water pipe as well when they were drilling! They managed to fix the water within a couple of hours, but we had to reply on Openreach to fix the internet. It's all good now - such a relief! </p><p style="text-align: center;">That's all for today! Thanks for visiting! </p><p style="text-align: center;">See you in a bit! xx</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-19625046935529590062022-05-25T09:42:00.007+01:002022-05-25T10:03:56.423+01:00WOYWW #677: Checking in<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyKE5PlKrrhVawrZHSGcViAlVsdO2yjwzRiAQu_QxLxJRjYmKer9T6fOKVc-I2YFPcPDiqp3QCYIXJrTXXiL5cqs9nsJmuKBjrNOwl8QU6FcOFhoj22HW2EntysoOdz3liUXuIwY1T2LyvCIQX660x-DMtCWEbFNS6GxqJ_xTMvh3UJh3bDkyoOMoAQ/s1080/100day01edit.jpg" style="display: none;" /> <p>I realised yesterday that this was my last chance to check in with <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW </a>in the month of May, keeping my word to blog at least once a month, so here I am with an update. Thank you so much for all your messages of support since my last post. I'm glad to report that I'm doing so much better now. My sleep has improved considerably after reading The Sleep Book by Dr Guy Meadows. I read it in two days and it's no exaggeration to say that I started sleeping again almost immediately - after three months of hardly sleeping at all! I mean I don't sleep like a baby, but I never did. I think I'm pretty much back to my normal pattern and if I still get a bad night, I don't fuss about it. I'm also working on my anxiety with the help of some other books and free resources I found online (after being scammed out of £159 by The Linden Method but luckily I got my money back through PayPal). So it's been quite a journey. One day I'll write down my experiences in the hopes to help other people. For now, in lieu of a desk shot, here's a photo of three books that have helped me tremendously so far:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdTkG1Kndi5fmICL7eN29lRhS3j9NWhE5inKo1Fo22bpoQoqp8FVpvLiYzAGkar0vuo6AKYG2hLL4XwcqYkAkAMxZXxKeM8_e16rn_LF63dVy0WS3aaJhoehSc72t_n2M6siMwV7BxlQ82Co6HBQh3Usmon5R9OsThDLx-MnL2q3279bXFEgLFgI-3w/s1200/books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1200" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdTkG1Kndi5fmICL7eN29lRhS3j9NWhE5inKo1Fo22bpoQoqp8FVpvLiYzAGkar0vuo6AKYG2hLL4XwcqYkAkAMxZXxKeM8_e16rn_LF63dVy0WS3aaJhoehSc72t_n2M6siMwV7BxlQ82Co6HBQh3Usmon5R9OsThDLx-MnL2q3279bXFEgLFgI-3w/w400-h243/books.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'm still creating on and off. I kept up with the 100-day challenge, albeit I'm running a bit late with my last 10 layers, but I'll get there. Here are the pages since my last post, representing 40 days (4X10 layers):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyKE5PlKrrhVawrZHSGcViAlVsdO2yjwzRiAQu_QxLxJRjYmKer9T6fOKVc-I2YFPcPDiqp3QCYIXJrTXXiL5cqs9nsJmuKBjrNOwl8QU6FcOFhoj22HW2EntysoOdz3liUXuIwY1T2LyvCIQX660x-DMtCWEbFNS6GxqJ_xTMvh3UJh3bDkyoOMoAQ/s1080/100day01edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyKE5PlKrrhVawrZHSGcViAlVsdO2yjwzRiAQu_QxLxJRjYmKer9T6fOKVc-I2YFPcPDiqp3QCYIXJrTXXiL5cqs9nsJmuKBjrNOwl8QU6FcOFhoj22HW2EntysoOdz3liUXuIwY1T2LyvCIQX660x-DMtCWEbFNS6GxqJ_xTMvh3UJh3bDkyoOMoAQ/s320/100day01edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YNKDNxIbdeq7HE-1GD-lsGilZtnF15cfw2lXcCt48ZNENOWcWPzVPO0Wp6-A6z6iQKDAc9mog1TnqRcAzjiwACFRQfM_0L86X48zmDs9eDqRIbDbZ5XwRTQ3SCP9E8RSaEOlVDcmWxMe7WyU7KnIuOmDyXfo_WQJEV56AoZQXUAyrc9Ic9a1HCoFKw/s1080/100day03edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YNKDNxIbdeq7HE-1GD-lsGilZtnF15cfw2lXcCt48ZNENOWcWPzVPO0Wp6-A6z6iQKDAc9mog1TnqRcAzjiwACFRQfM_0L86X48zmDs9eDqRIbDbZ5XwRTQ3SCP9E8RSaEOlVDcmWxMe7WyU7KnIuOmDyXfo_WQJEV56AoZQXUAyrc9Ic9a1HCoFKw/s320/100day03edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRUhusqRnm_2o36GwZOYPkm4vtsEgQbandjMNv9v8lvcI7n76mvesQ8TucsKivYtKwSALIFuQN8y194A1pFOKlNFaoaTJIo_NJxO3bM4gFb4Z4kDowBBrlMZM4xfiXP7FJZvnPBLV1-9jpuW0udAg1eHZiBQ38lCMgSJZwc600JXdoGbWKQxynNl0Nw/s1056/100day02edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRUhusqRnm_2o36GwZOYPkm4vtsEgQbandjMNv9v8lvcI7n76mvesQ8TucsKivYtKwSALIFuQN8y194A1pFOKlNFaoaTJIo_NJxO3bM4gFb4Z4kDowBBrlMZM4xfiXP7FJZvnPBLV1-9jpuW0udAg1eHZiBQ38lCMgSJZwc600JXdoGbWKQxynNl0Nw/s320/100day02edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7tPjJ_W-7Q7hlWFAPmLxa8e6__ozeFvIbOCrKAkz-1i11ukmT2oxfMcTLN_lJ6l4PtvRtuPqOri3DaPjj7zPQ-UuUp63jAq2-_8ssTanlhEAAX_AjjKdsdDxrDKseC6oI6wDvpV0Oh7HXf5kMYlYX1etO7d_hCu59e207_1emNNHwc9vkmHy-ZxoqA/s1080/100day04edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7tPjJ_W-7Q7hlWFAPmLxa8e6__ozeFvIbOCrKAkz-1i11ukmT2oxfMcTLN_lJ6l4PtvRtuPqOri3DaPjj7zPQ-UuUp63jAq2-_8ssTanlhEAAX_AjjKdsdDxrDKseC6oI6wDvpV0Oh7HXf5kMYlYX1etO7d_hCu59e207_1emNNHwc9vkmHy-ZxoqA/s320/100day04edit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Then there was the Ugly Art Club's reoccurring two-week challenge that I partially completed:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQGvU2ccBciJOb5uIrGMrVvEkK9ex0hSH6P4bmaGkAwf0-QuYRCBBkoAf3YFiQRaB-KYd8iWlq5Ec2KPhys6WkgVxrHoMwsP1lWSpkZZkLdpQfERTFFDOMwfnjp3R1F-nTEoeNQV4MCX6eWssm-LpSGUGA2n_BziGmZpbhH9q2pI_pNGtkry4SZbp8Q/s1200/ugly_both.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="1200" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQGvU2ccBciJOb5uIrGMrVvEkK9ex0hSH6P4bmaGkAwf0-QuYRCBBkoAf3YFiQRaB-KYd8iWlq5Ec2KPhys6WkgVxrHoMwsP1lWSpkZZkLdpQfERTFFDOMwfnjp3R1F-nTEoeNQV4MCX6eWssm-LpSGUGA2n_BziGmZpbhH9q2pI_pNGtkry4SZbp8Q/w400-h201/ugly_both.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and there was also an affirmation challenge in April as well. I created these eight affirmation cards based on the prompts, working with a restricted colour palette:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlikLV_s-PXPDldS9Pd7zMLjpUDWXE6MBJ2mqfOKrilhRWnGyFG6HtL4SBpDS5qivrseHk1iAt-m3afRER-4VGnI1q7bp7kyn0EG-Hp4uJw7mtaWHp9qWl_wFpCa07a2yGrWLaB6w_j6g8rVlrY0uP0F1RAayHb2mGj5LE0xjZV8i9eLaUAVS3XzeCw/s1200/affirmationALL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlikLV_s-PXPDldS9Pd7zMLjpUDWXE6MBJ2mqfOKrilhRWnGyFG6HtL4SBpDS5qivrseHk1iAt-m3afRER-4VGnI1q7bp7kyn0EG-Hp4uJw7mtaWHp9qWl_wFpCa07a2yGrWLaB6w_j6g8rVlrY0uP0F1RAayHb2mGj5LE0xjZV8i9eLaUAVS3XzeCw/w400-h266/affirmationALL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oreo is fine - he's just had his annual booster vaccination. I tried to take a photo of him last night but he wouldn't cooperate. Instead, here's a photo of my clematis with flowers as big as my hands! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzwJL1nbuCpl-aw_ghEbhaHnHbq-_SJE0nPq7ZhFCxNH3Fp4GV70GrLKyFJOWg4DA0nvjL8tWWt0FPcmb3n72R-5AKRi9_AFhkSFeGpIPOAS3ZkImmveX-htWkoxe7rxxzIDXNfRketFmtcs402BI6R02dtwkOffU0azOWFb6SB6_Ot9yYlYViOs2XA/s1200/clematis01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1200" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzwJL1nbuCpl-aw_ghEbhaHnHbq-_SJE0nPq7ZhFCxNH3Fp4GV70GrLKyFJOWg4DA0nvjL8tWWt0FPcmb3n72R-5AKRi9_AFhkSFeGpIPOAS3ZkImmveX-htWkoxe7rxxzIDXNfRketFmtcs402BI6R02dtwkOffU0azOWFb6SB6_Ot9yYlYViOs2XA/w400-h293/clematis01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy WOYWW! Hope everyone's well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So sorry to have missed the ATC swap, but thanks Jan for sending me one anyway ;) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was thinking, surely, it's not that time of year again, but sure enough it is! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be around checking in with you during the rest of the week if not today. xx</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-78834024628225548252022-04-06T10:01:00.004+01:002022-04-06T10:15:13.209+01:00WOYWW #670: Another status update<p>Hi everyone, I'm just checking in with another status update for <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/p/how-to-link-for-woyww.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> because I said I would blog once a month and <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/04/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-670.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#670</a> seems as good an excuse as any. So here goes.</p><p>Not much has changed since my last update, actually. I'm still struggling with anxiety induced insomnia and I'm pretty much left to my own devices to deal with it. The NHS is about as useful these days as a chocolate teapot. I resorted to referring myself to mental health services but I haven't heard anything back for several weeks and now I don't even expect to. I took matters into my own hands. Having done some research myself, at least I know what's going on. It's not sorcery, it's just how our minds work. I think my mother's sudden death set off a chain reaction in me, where my whole belief system turned upside down and resulted in me developing a severe case of health anxiety - not just for myself, but everybody else around me. This put me in a constant fight or flight mode, always expecting something bad to happen and I'm on edge all the time with my nerves highly sensitised. This is what stops me from sleeping. I'm telling my brain that I'm in danger so it doesn't allow me to relax my body and sleep - as soon as I drop off, my brain jolts me back to an alert state. If I get 4/5 hours sleep out of sheer exhaustion, I call that a good night - sometimes I only get 2/3 hours and there were nights I couldn't sleep at all. It's a wonder I can still hold down my job and family responsibilities. I feel like I'm really drawing on my last reserves. But you know what, if I did this to myself, I can undo it. So I'm working on that at the moment, basically giving myself CBT with the help of YouTube! Silver lining, I've lost a ton of weight, so yay me! </p><p>So that's my health update, now onto my work desk. Not a whole lot going on in the past few weeks by my usual standards. I still managed to keep up with my 100-day project adding a layer a day to make 10 pages in 100 days, hence my hashtag 10X10layers. Admittedly, sometimes I do all 10 layers in one go, but no one cares. I know it's a bit of an under-commitment, but I didn't want to be a slave to this project and this gives me an opportunity to do other things as well. </p><p>So here are the finished pages 2-5 in my 100-day journal:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrUpbwqkzj9OMpGgr4jxOAhGlTf95zh5Bzygu0H0bu_SC_MTKASD245kXT7HxBRH7QW0Qwiz1fJj1TkrkIp2MdiBXihc8IwRml2qLfyQRsXvicrmHlKDd7Cu14Y7Y0T3X_zmiOKjK0-TLEqtASwzFa8lKV72cLvDsLZCtqJxJfLG2ys9cYax9qLtx7Q/s1080/page2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrUpbwqkzj9OMpGgr4jxOAhGlTf95zh5Bzygu0H0bu_SC_MTKASD245kXT7HxBRH7QW0Qwiz1fJj1TkrkIp2MdiBXihc8IwRml2qLfyQRsXvicrmHlKDd7Cu14Y7Y0T3X_zmiOKjK0-TLEqtASwzFa8lKV72cLvDsLZCtqJxJfLG2ys9cYax9qLtx7Q/w400-h400/page2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27dE5_GUXJwbfCMOKQ_AOqZPO0MzImbR7uftqsZkJ6HAADfl1hop2bt3CBvOwdyE3LLu6jXfj3m9MDntbCAmVceHYQc7EH7Iwfj0EKeYmhobiVdTgaU8LUmId1rlcVf0-rqHby7YOl5qSG4Gaof7Jg-ltknkV9eDY587ACWbXDafAVvukl8tPME6b2Q/s1346/page3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27dE5_GUXJwbfCMOKQ_AOqZPO0MzImbR7uftqsZkJ6HAADfl1hop2bt3CBvOwdyE3LLu6jXfj3m9MDntbCAmVceHYQc7EH7Iwfj0EKeYmhobiVdTgaU8LUmId1rlcVf0-rqHby7YOl5qSG4Gaof7Jg-ltknkV9eDY587ACWbXDafAVvukl8tPME6b2Q/w321-h400/page3.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98PAbbSL-K4EqlZKgHD5rzg7DbS_aScap3vXI2JSiqU6Ui9YGG7q_OCfISTxxhLQU-y3KGmo8f_FUs6SPFddCHm4SktRf2_PZqD33Xncu112sMWueUAzyBH9fpQYb4X4M8DdfnZu6OZrZVTkSeQ7i6i99LjNW1MnIprvFfwxkzfLry-GcRNeAmwVeDA/s1348/page4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98PAbbSL-K4EqlZKgHD5rzg7DbS_aScap3vXI2JSiqU6Ui9YGG7q_OCfISTxxhLQU-y3KGmo8f_FUs6SPFddCHm4SktRf2_PZqD33Xncu112sMWueUAzyBH9fpQYb4X4M8DdfnZu6OZrZVTkSeQ7i6i99LjNW1MnIprvFfwxkzfLry-GcRNeAmwVeDA/w320-h400/page4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogwgeRT2j3yFU0OOjHwwB_3N8XYoaCJ6gT0c2F381U8Ss9MyG_4AEisxo5wGzikCLAG8WwYDdPlywQU7uDSwZhcka9lEWINNq4Y76I-VAfcdVAGg_4Ym5aNESu06-29MrE7KdF_yCHNm_t7CPhhOKhbZdssmhyi21ROb3DxCfAtW7zoHP9HQtq8FSiw/s1350/page5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogwgeRT2j3yFU0OOjHwwB_3N8XYoaCJ6gT0c2F381U8Ss9MyG_4AEisxo5wGzikCLAG8WwYDdPlywQU7uDSwZhcka9lEWINNq4Y76I-VAfcdVAGg_4Ym5aNESu06-29MrE7KdF_yCHNm_t7CPhhOKhbZdssmhyi21ROb3DxCfAtW7zoHP9HQtq8FSiw/w320-h400/page5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I've also completed some new pages in my altered book (the last photo should qualify as a snap shot of my desk as well!):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOGCj0oyxHpzunZvQOEPWOP8_g2IrKW9MbaBm86NNL8_ne2s3SQc-kWkz2k2fJjAejWebPQSxKekvoJlIu1Kf_-CNPk0-iaqc1Ln4O1U6ZLap5cGQeZPiBTtqNxGWhUZVtdwdSDXHcKH0QgCR2HtGdjzUzWtarZyh4xd-VKipXjyHS6hHKJChXtgYMg/s1349/altered01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOGCj0oyxHpzunZvQOEPWOP8_g2IrKW9MbaBm86NNL8_ne2s3SQc-kWkz2k2fJjAejWebPQSxKekvoJlIu1Kf_-CNPk0-iaqc1Ln4O1U6ZLap5cGQeZPiBTtqNxGWhUZVtdwdSDXHcKH0QgCR2HtGdjzUzWtarZyh4xd-VKipXjyHS6hHKJChXtgYMg/w320-h400/altered01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QmlRrVGC-I1OWn__-yaLNUQiTZp482TTB_C3vVxKldlD__zYO33pM0yaL3i45FttNwQZ4BIYAJie3NaQBVk36bNwySdercHZG7-4k0YQiY7BZ4UgSq09QUYYKDrpQ0CToZhW_79IkicZPPbJ6VQb7-JZUXSntJQzLO2OsSAVaS8Otz6TOGINX7_clw/s1080/altered02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QmlRrVGC-I1OWn__-yaLNUQiTZp482TTB_C3vVxKldlD__zYO33pM0yaL3i45FttNwQZ4BIYAJie3NaQBVk36bNwySdercHZG7-4k0YQiY7BZ4UgSq09QUYYKDrpQ0CToZhW_79IkicZPPbJ6VQb7-JZUXSntJQzLO2OsSAVaS8Otz6TOGINX7_clw/s320/altered02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MoAvqZ8E6OECdkH_CCR3pNhEfyrNIPuiNP-1CQhZROMRNg6Y7W-Q54piByahJGNSI60WU02W-TDVpweWoi7gIPITSPi3TxIONB8b04j3jtyQCWLiBwDJv_doc3illGdtDl6K3ezqP37HTEdBK4P6J_JJ5hN6kR-vRTCQ4vuVe4dcAkT-ULocFXGUQg/s1350/altered03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MoAvqZ8E6OECdkH_CCR3pNhEfyrNIPuiNP-1CQhZROMRNg6Y7W-Q54piByahJGNSI60WU02W-TDVpweWoi7gIPITSPi3TxIONB8b04j3jtyQCWLiBwDJv_doc3illGdtDl6K3ezqP37HTEdBK4P6J_JJ5hN6kR-vRTCQ4vuVe4dcAkT-ULocFXGUQg/w320-h400/altered03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">So there you have it - a quick update! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Hope you can all sleep better than I do!</p><p style="text-align: center;">I'll be around soon! xx</p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-23396895769770313872022-03-02T09:30:00.003+00:002022-03-02T09:52:17.404+00:00WOYWW #665: Status update<p>Just a quick status update from me this week. Thanks to everyone who gave me tips to help me sleep - I've been trying a few things with more or less success. I just want everything to go back to normal, is that too much to ask? I feel exhausted having slept very little in the last few weeks. Luckily, I still seem to be able to function during the day, but for how long? I've got my GP calling me this morning - I hope he can give me something to help me sort myself out. Fingers crossed. </p><p>I've still been creating, although less than before. It definitely helps take my mind off things and feel less anxious. A snapshot of my desk last night:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAK97yoalPx3b7EHu4nfr9xvjmGHw8tw8ScZuTCjvl4ZHMG_nOfjPM_ShprAdJ3OAG-bXsnwRQLRUbeGXQtcHlI4eTnCkfi5aQc3sctEUItBM7B0PEEgSWjnAv3hT43wPNHHhtoUI9_68jcXNGzN9Aj2xAwStqekgUi7nEA2VjmvfwNm4WGht_kiz7ag=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAK97yoalPx3b7EHu4nfr9xvjmGHw8tw8ScZuTCjvl4ZHMG_nOfjPM_ShprAdJ3OAG-bXsnwRQLRUbeGXQtcHlI4eTnCkfi5aQc3sctEUItBM7B0PEEgSWjnAv3hT43wPNHHhtoUI9_68jcXNGzN9Aj2xAwStqekgUi7nEA2VjmvfwNm4WGht_kiz7ag=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is a new journal I started in an old book I had recently acquired in a charity shop for just 50p. Just the right size for my messy collages. Here's a previous spread in the same book:</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC601kxXY6pGSD0M4DXoU6WbKAJgrn7fTc8eiqI_LHblZxEtwVLcPb45RddAz6IqSjEa-VW1FqQZwLK-YjLNdsp1QwNZlChTrIDBXetr4G477WokjWmutM-RqcclZV4lU_oWlVvix6xUYdyOFghLWuRy6KPbvNNuu9zBWMPUcE0y3ZT7O3Zp98kHr2Lw=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC601kxXY6pGSD0M4DXoU6WbKAJgrn7fTc8eiqI_LHblZxEtwVLcPb45RddAz6IqSjEa-VW1FqQZwLK-YjLNdsp1QwNZlChTrIDBXetr4G477WokjWmutM-RqcclZV4lU_oWlVvix6xUYdyOFghLWuRy6KPbvNNuu9zBWMPUcE0y3ZT7O3Zp98kHr2Lw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>My first page (10 layers) in my 100-day project journal:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCjYN8DYs3RUOjgEfKu4DAcJgDsTwc7vTFl0tcEHCW6GR-EAD30a8lFZpVfbk2APgjHmETKlgkXGjXgE1g2NZTgkT9oVQkdEFa0D8QxKUdv7gEGnjV5-3Kq-QM3H4HOYIoxpEmnBxkZfIRe69VjrsAPjtYfx3P_-DOz4zXIU34AIK77gVbveFSqLTIZg=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCjYN8DYs3RUOjgEfKu4DAcJgDsTwc7vTFl0tcEHCW6GR-EAD30a8lFZpVfbk2APgjHmETKlgkXGjXgE1g2NZTgkT9oVQkdEFa0D8QxKUdv7gEGnjV5-3Kq-QM3H4HOYIoxpEmnBxkZfIRe69VjrsAPjtYfx3P_-DOz4zXIU34AIK77gVbveFSqLTIZg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And a challenge piece for #seekgathercreate that had to include certain elements:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUdaq0W3leYTIWjuuqs2j0RX3blANure2IxkSSKdSlU1fzF1-u0Bn4ktr_e_qbRcxm0qZ3idICz40kThdg4QqJejg11EVno3SStxk7H--FocUajOcf7Nf-Xdj9FYpdgHk1icgUzzPglmlO5rTDCUgrgtUrRqJm-DCydNGnOJTB5D4eDk1ugT4RNN19Rg=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUdaq0W3leYTIWjuuqs2j0RX3blANure2IxkSSKdSlU1fzF1-u0Bn4ktr_e_qbRcxm0qZ3idICz40kThdg4QqJejg11EVno3SStxk7H--FocUajOcf7Nf-Xdj9FYpdgHk1icgUzzPglmlO5rTDCUgrgtUrRqJm-DCydNGnOJTB5D4eDk1ugT4RNN19Rg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">There you have it, the last two weeks summed up in a nutshell!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Hope everyone's ok despite all this madness going on in the world.</p><p style="text-align: center;">WOYWW <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2022/03/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-665.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#665</a></p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-55999966782136274312022-02-16T07:42:00.002+00:002022-02-16T07:50:26.693+00:00WOYWW #663: Keeping my head above water <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY3aibGXmNVOa_uuAkadtIB0O7Bhz0QiA5tIkJSFlNgB7yWRHSoF3h25n1E8BOnXPZC_7ghiiPypBCC7fBw_laJMlKe19lfrdABamB7Xv9PUUORiXHguXc-92lHuhhaOhych1438UIrFGA-GKiGtUIgz82qjBERoG8tJDoZXK796FT7gWiuDbe-1XZrA=s1350" style="display:none;"><p>Thanks so much to those of you who left messages of support on my previous blog post. It really means a lot. As things are now I'm keeping my head above water - my blood pressure is under control with medication, but now I'm having panic attacks and can't sleep very well. Last night I slept like 2-3 hours and been up since 2.a.m. Not good. Lucky, it's my day-off today. If you can recommend an effective OTC remedy, please let me know! So far I've tried CBD gummies and passion flower extract. Nytol seems to help but it makes me drowsy the next day - I'll have to take one tonight though. When I told my GP about my panic attacks, he didn't seem too interested. Perhaps I wasn't dramatic enough. But enough of my moaning - I'm here to share me desk for <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/p/how-to-link-for-woyww.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a>! </p><p>I took this shot last night. It shows my 100-day-project journal. Yes, it is that time of year again! I'm not doing a full page each day - that would be way too much for me to tackle. I'm only adding a layer a day and call my project 10X10 layers - so it's just 10 pages during the hundred days with 10 layers on each, which should be very manageable, leaving me with enough time to work on other things. These are the first three layers on my first page.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFq335luFHCxLihYxbQ0F-tU3xTkuiSoYRb2P5uOgD45HH0hKr7vccz1zBvUk6caLamAr1gTJbShAwT_TwfR-L0vBEOT5WGmYkYZ3ykDY6-OLXaytapppy-R5eS9xRwGCFG2wNysZq1flW9lDc5by1mCjDomCPux5mHW0AGGpQo8e0w9zUds68UhTMYA=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFq335luFHCxLihYxbQ0F-tU3xTkuiSoYRb2P5uOgD45HH0hKr7vccz1zBvUk6caLamAr1gTJbShAwT_TwfR-L0vBEOT5WGmYkYZ3ykDY6-OLXaytapppy-R5eS9xRwGCFG2wNysZq1flW9lDc5by1mCjDomCPux5mHW0AGGpQo8e0w9zUds68UhTMYA=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the cover of the journal I made specifically for this project:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bWjgbE9tCp0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></div><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting!</p><p style="text-align: center;">I'll try to catch up with everyone later! </p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-17064766681238772022022-01-26T08:58:00.002+00:002022-01-26T20:17:15.977+00:00WOYWW #660: A difficult post with sad news<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLYc9FrABqj2f8KOMfDjV-c284v-gHVqYHDKWD2qL5NTDl1aPjNG-h8Y8s6B4xRvnqHqzrdtWBtn6QKXopgslXdeyHSxxp8OmvBfhc2V4mxD21X69s2EIB7m0y_pKtpD1UeAoh8GPlGsHWWDH8Xfb3kKcNNysM43UkBEpVKkyYw2goEwgO1LdNIzRr7Q=s1350" style="display:none;">
<p>Just as well that I announced last time that I will blog less frequently - I wouldn't have had the strength to write this post sooner anyway. I'm not sure I'm ready for it now. <br /><br />A couple of days after my last post I received the devastating news from my father back in Hungary that my mother had had a massive stroke. The doctors didn't give him any hope that she would survive. She died three days later never having regained consciousness. It came out of the blue - she was in generally good health, but she did have high blood pressure and had stopped taking her medication because of the side effects. I spoke to the whole family over Zoom on Christmas Eve and she seemed fine. They even went on a nature trail during the holidays and there were no warning signs. She was 75 years old. Her mother died of a stroke at around the same age as well, as did my other grandmother, so I'm probably genetically predisposed myself. </p><p>A few days later I ended up in A&E too with very high blood pressure, literally off the charts - no doubt caused by the stress. I wasn't unwell just very panicky so the out-of-hours GP sent me in at 2 am. I'm on medication now and my BP has come down but it's still higher than normal. Because of this ongoing health concern on top of the escalating Covid situation on the Continent, I can't go back for the funeral. I'll see my family some time in the Spring/Summer instead, when hopefully things will have normalised. </p><p>Here's a photo of me with my mum in summer 1988 - ready for my first day at work. She worked in the same business park, so we caught the bus together. I remember that day as if it was yesterday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzGC7tejIVG256zsfgpt4W43IasCWxutcA5EvS3gB1idsotkiioCVj-DLoA-PofVYC1t5MPjwvTbLDfLzNrKkyR1TnXTUMbqJuK62LAy40LM4QqTxO3PczneFujTKWhxVgLNmb6c9OoHgQhBXhSo2wjFKTDI_9g6idotrloiTJjHoKlWaRwc8xburplg=s386" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzGC7tejIVG256zsfgpt4W43IasCWxutcA5EvS3gB1idsotkiioCVj-DLoA-PofVYC1t5MPjwvTbLDfLzNrKkyR1TnXTUMbqJuK62LAy40LM4QqTxO3PczneFujTKWhxVgLNmb6c9OoHgQhBXhSo2wjFKTDI_9g6idotrloiTJjHoKlWaRwc8xburplg=w331-h400" width="331" /></a></div><p>While all this was going on, I still kept making art and posting on Instagram - frankly, that's what kept me going. I didn't make any public announcements, just carried on as normal. I don't like drama and attention - keeping busy and pretending everything is ok is my coping mechanism. </p><p>I did snap a photo of my desk on Monday - after all, it's <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/p/how-to-link-for-woyww.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXGE_XyBfpSCg3umhccZWzqcJr-4XviIbBiP7u-_DPPsT05YWZKP7R-pChtxYGJbHD7rFO7UbqHMGnXKC-QdIPtstwaBt4HYjgyJIdBqejIjdggm34p43AAaL2P1NlK2VYWcQfPuBdZ7vRQdIu4VhM5o5U-VO_yi7YirARN74a-7wpErF28yAFzLqAYQ=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXGE_XyBfpSCg3umhccZWzqcJr-4XviIbBiP7u-_DPPsT05YWZKP7R-pChtxYGJbHD7rFO7UbqHMGnXKC-QdIPtstwaBt4HYjgyJIdBqejIjdggm34p43AAaL2P1NlK2VYWcQfPuBdZ7vRQdIu4VhM5o5U-VO_yi7YirARN74a-7wpErF28yAFzLqAYQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Here's a digest of some of the art I made for the January challenges on Instagram...</p><p>- a series I'm doing on corrugated cardboard for the #happyyouin22 challenge:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfETD7n4iqbzIn7jXaivS27WoCR2pWk3JscqBeSaH6Ta0OuZgdemjbkFAQrbQ8MbgKWNqnUiF4ieMEZe7AZjHS71ndq2C_cdtQ4YLuCUrlxeatRTaRDDSRDyZmUxTnGLAVxziosb954XEBJ5Wb5lpFur_HCyXTGnYTxmS2tgem7Gr51rD8OiLIZ7Xytw=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>- a couple of journal pages for the #creativeunfold2022 challenge:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-FWLcpGF-EqxvQttnyOHo3Ta1oSKKBsc_i14nJlYaBA2K3pmClEH7xnOf156Ym9UWddpocLMJeS6KOfMmIm4NtbfHNif2thV-fCmfyFBm-BmoEm4TrbaDf6Ht07M_hCLRgqbwbI6gYe7so-LiLrL0MqDga-bSAXzMwmUedg_n2ibn10CQh94IVUwHwQ=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-FWLcpGF-EqxvQttnyOHo3Ta1oSKKBsc_i14nJlYaBA2K3pmClEH7xnOf156Ym9UWddpocLMJeS6KOfMmIm4NtbfHNif2thV-fCmfyFBm-BmoEm4TrbaDf6Ht07M_hCLRgqbwbI6gYe7so-LiLrL0MqDga-bSAXzMwmUedg_n2ibn10CQh94IVUwHwQ=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2zsm6q7mtKif4yLTqoIwTFZy8l6zJoJeCKT2WfviVbPlOnVg7bxso10h-0P40IFs1udgSHB15f-kK9Uz5HRMcWoZ-_fLYqJGeg1xsMn3JO-VzyYb0xVQrzZeL-HZovQJNvtF2meg0dyf7F99rjvKephk1zWKLhjRuaiaavkm8LO2StBAO_gBOIR6zVg=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2zsm6q7mtKif4yLTqoIwTFZy8l6zJoJeCKT2WfviVbPlOnVg7bxso10h-0P40IFs1udgSHB15f-kK9Uz5HRMcWoZ-_fLYqJGeg1xsMn3JO-VzyYb0xVQrzZeL-HZovQJNvtF2meg0dyf7F99rjvKephk1zWKLhjRuaiaavkm8LO2StBAO_gBOIR6zVg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>- and this page inspired by Laly Mille's WOTY (Word of the Year) lesson for #artjournalwithlaly:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLYc9FrABqj2f8KOMfDjV-c284v-gHVqYHDKWD2qL5NTDl1aPjNG-h8Y8s6B4xRvnqHqzrdtWBtn6QKXopgslXdeyHSxxp8OmvBfhc2V4mxD21X69s2EIB7m0y_pKtpD1UeAoh8GPlGsHWWDH8Xfb3kKcNNysM43UkBEpVKkyYw2goEwgO1LdNIzRr7Q=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLYc9FrABqj2f8KOMfDjV-c284v-gHVqYHDKWD2qL5NTDl1aPjNG-h8Y8s6B4xRvnqHqzrdtWBtn6QKXopgslXdeyHSxxp8OmvBfhc2V4mxD21X69s2EIB7m0y_pKtpD1UeAoh8GPlGsHWWDH8Xfb3kKcNNysM43UkBEpVKkyYw2goEwgO1LdNIzRr7Q=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><p>Originally, my word was 'freedom' because I want to achieve a level of artistic freedom - and I added 'brave' as a sub-word in light of what had happened. Life goes on for those of us left behind.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Hope you're all well. Please take good care of yourselves xx<br /><br /></p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-64373983892973913362022-01-05T10:46:00.003+00:002022-01-05T10:59:43.998+00:00WOYWW #657: Happy New Year - ugly art club challenge completed!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6M7ghCgeoROlzjhP95RjsuAIITdR25nE_ZgtM5oiKishINXnIKqDYnqsmtlvewNm_wml4rgSViZP_mymFiHtOWHUp3eh0nfRhUVXCSWGzlKNNTjoVAUymrO220ABcqPIE40D12Ae91BVgUNIIKdJTWTQjE7iIrx_mtFNdeXaoZBfBmif9SxfV7l97YQ=s1350" style="display: none;" /> <p>Happy New Year everyone! Who else has their Christmas deco still up? Back to the drudgery tomorrow for me and I have some errands to run this afternoon but I'll make time to visit as many desks as I can before that and the rest later on. I have decided to blog less often - maybe once a month - just to keep my blog going, as much for my own records as for anything else, and of course to keep in touch with <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/p/how-to-link-for-woyww.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> and the handful of other blogger friends who follow me. It's nice to look back on my blog as a sort of diary but it's so much easier to post on Instagram. Should you miss me (I don't see why you would, but if you do) just visit my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zsuzsakarolysmith/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram profile</a> for updates. </p><p>My desk shot from yesterday taken in rare daylight: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPPSmpVQsu55UZBZkJ0Bgqbgr7EuCPjWuvtN3hd45XDiZpazdKCYJErXEpW82d8d6t8P94Zy2Ayo1rGKHX2AqyKoCICHc9pBqo3amxlikWEGO7-WMmPVyfZRcNwcPuo8DIa2l5j4--oJ5W8KubRC7TDovYqMs9XyWqf0MDvuQqlwiUUxmjJ4D1453wHg=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPPSmpVQsu55UZBZkJ0Bgqbgr7EuCPjWuvtN3hd45XDiZpazdKCYJErXEpW82d8d6t8P94Zy2Ayo1rGKHX2AqyKoCICHc9pBqo3amxlikWEGO7-WMmPVyfZRcNwcPuo8DIa2l5j4--oJ5W8KubRC7TDovYqMs9XyWqf0MDvuQqlwiUUxmjJ4D1453wHg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>I've completed the 2-week ugly art challenge and started two other January challenges. They are not too demanding as the #creativeunfold2022 runs weekly and the #happyyouin22 every other day. I find these challenges very inspiring as we cheer each other along, otherwise I tend to get a bit lazy and aimless.</p><p>Here are the remaining pieces from the #tuac5minchallenge: they were supposed to be 5-minute projects, but some of them took longer - I don't think it matters. These have all been created on brown paper packaging and they all have collaged teabags. I like to work in series, though there's always a danger that the pieces begin to look too similar to each other using the same materials. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNajo41ELfqPye0cajnUMYUQSGJtmn18pQWeEOeRDD8slh6aU2qxtwR8QwbSJMnQtROghFjyyXeGPvhFVzEUvU8H48qjqieNFlfQaAVV2RBpK4btG1Kre9wOk9oFMc7XQlnP5Fha6H17uo2t4gD0zRCq7Sq-RUj_ZwCN2sxVjo74OIgo0aaTkdaPk-BQ=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNajo41ELfqPye0cajnUMYUQSGJtmn18pQWeEOeRDD8slh6aU2qxtwR8QwbSJMnQtROghFjyyXeGPvhFVzEUvU8H48qjqieNFlfQaAVV2RBpK4btG1Kre9wOk9oFMc7XQlnP5Fha6H17uo2t4gD0zRCq7Sq-RUj_ZwCN2sxVjo74OIgo0aaTkdaPk-BQ=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLuKFjXmEMl9nyRpm1lMC04Vbs-SLTb0bIJsCrPODZ09ctPal7tCc5DUNHta59bbu3v4OZbnqXvDQA-KVG8VnxiJ_Juktr_I_sEbU5jf0pvcEvOt3qXpSwV7Wp8m9cQKkcbeaKy5mHL1JEg8t8G9UvgBHR9IS2u3haUKEEdMgU7_MPQQ0Mf9P58boy8Q=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLuKFjXmEMl9nyRpm1lMC04Vbs-SLTb0bIJsCrPODZ09ctPal7tCc5DUNHta59bbu3v4OZbnqXvDQA-KVG8VnxiJ_Juktr_I_sEbU5jf0pvcEvOt3qXpSwV7Wp8m9cQKkcbeaKy5mHL1JEg8t8G9UvgBHR9IS2u3haUKEEdMgU7_MPQQ0Mf9P58boy8Q=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieSQ-ouOOOuMtyjdV8nFw1S_9jIyXT9ZgNkqmfoxkml_6smhSDPyVqhw4IqFqXFNaID-g5PimIzW9NZ9iWRPp_cyIqK7T9N-mp_O1HExgPasJRIIIY8AF8OSMdRC9c2SWZ86bAfyTS_XH0rx7MTUb6f_xFmk1e8vkVbCWGgJsxs3XW8CcwhKvPpIE6Fw=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieSQ-ouOOOuMtyjdV8nFw1S_9jIyXT9ZgNkqmfoxkml_6smhSDPyVqhw4IqFqXFNaID-g5PimIzW9NZ9iWRPp_cyIqK7T9N-mp_O1HExgPasJRIIIY8AF8OSMdRC9c2SWZ86bAfyTS_XH0rx7MTUb6f_xFmk1e8vkVbCWGgJsxs3XW8CcwhKvPpIE6Fw=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6NKqq2iNuqJN-4_1VpBTBcnMoinb5fkVxCFHGNGQ0WAH6_F8wr0kcYle24aJPxEX0hPiGPPE_HS0SbfBYFbFc2tSsm9WACdxwQM4y6AxIk3VZUZWvn-B46P83QYUBnvLEVnmcpTdCyClugiaLHv9WkshUoLnZlzTgMiGm1SI9E-WZ9bF0kFQ1VwHS6w=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6NKqq2iNuqJN-4_1VpBTBcnMoinb5fkVxCFHGNGQ0WAH6_F8wr0kcYle24aJPxEX0hPiGPPE_HS0SbfBYFbFc2tSsm9WACdxwQM4y6AxIk3VZUZWvn-B46P83QYUBnvLEVnmcpTdCyClugiaLHv9WkshUoLnZlzTgMiGm1SI9E-WZ9bF0kFQ1VwHS6w=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6M7ghCgeoROlzjhP95RjsuAIITdR25nE_ZgtM5oiKishINXnIKqDYnqsmtlvewNm_wml4rgSViZP_mymFiHtOWHUp3eh0nfRhUVXCSWGzlKNNTjoVAUymrO220ABcqPIE40D12Ae91BVgUNIIKdJTWTQjE7iIrx_mtFNdeXaoZBfBmif9SxfV7l97YQ=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6M7ghCgeoROlzjhP95RjsuAIITdR25nE_ZgtM5oiKishINXnIKqDYnqsmtlvewNm_wml4rgSViZP_mymFiHtOWHUp3eh0nfRhUVXCSWGzlKNNTjoVAUymrO220ABcqPIE40D12Ae91BVgUNIIKdJTWTQjE7iIrx_mtFNdeXaoZBfBmif9SxfV7l97YQ=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I've also made this reel showing all 14 pieces together in quick succession (reels can only be max 30 seconds in length): <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/di2Dmim88VY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a couple of pieces for the January challenges completed as well but I'll post them all together next time. Until then, cheerio! xx </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-78804576103705222302021-12-29T13:46:00.005+00:002021-12-29T14:12:04.597+00:00WOYWW #656: Last pages in my Advent Journal 2021 and more ugly art<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3GGnBDWanHBq7drCdS-f7_qMuu0-K379QeQ-G9iQli_7iRl1QE6Ez5VkfDhCY6KkXW_kBi--tRG_toEROhcgOnOv0XaNO7v7mT9rE-Dz36QUoE8k_Gp4Y3aAKAV-dqTwaN6g_YeGzQAniNXHuM1Egv5PEXvMXXBb9IHR6Dt95PWo2cqlZcHdspMTxtQ=s1350" style="display: none;" /> <p>The last <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2021/12/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-656.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WOYWW</a> of 2021! Christmas is pretty much done and dusted. The days are short and going fast, especially when you sleep until 10 am, like I do. I enjoy not having to get up early and dreading the return back to drudgery in January! But we're not quite there yet! Here's a shot of my desk with all my Christmas pressies staged:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl0CyOl9qGE0vvnPAcc3_ZOMF7RWhDKR-RkzmYFXl6thvnLN6MtPp-d_DVkjGCL1AFh3mqfsmnsLzILNm2jxnx2aH1XUJKzfKLKCfQ93EuhWATOGGtLT6qFxn8223wH1DAuWSPv3JqkVzeAY_UaL4r0Vq_F_ARxJd-yh385o5hlZah1kjUzx1whdLdVQ=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl0CyOl9qGE0vvnPAcc3_ZOMF7RWhDKR-RkzmYFXl6thvnLN6MtPp-d_DVkjGCL1AFh3mqfsmnsLzILNm2jxnx2aH1XUJKzfKLKCfQ93EuhWATOGGtLT6qFxn8223wH1DAuWSPv3JqkVzeAY_UaL4r0Vq_F_ARxJd-yh385o5hlZah1kjUzx1whdLdVQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Some Tim Holtz stamps and stencils (I've been wanting the Stamp Collector set for absolute ages, how did Santa know?), some mini Archivals just for using with those stamps and a very nice book that I accidentally stumbled upon. </p><p>Also on my desk is a stack of "ugly arts" - more about those later - but first the last three pages in my Advent Journal: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOqLKDjh4WM8F_h97O1rwU9Jzz-1rbApSPOYaOkFe9k5_2WlyCK5weMXVQJ3jtOcVA96JEAMp1jkEPXmAQTdtrYu4o7x98Eu_KQJ4HTiPRp1CPpK1_dm40Lz06qNypP_xgi_gPYTGOHzf5O81kWVQlibvVXsPYg3TDEusd2d0yF9Pr7C9y6kQH8cOG1Q=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOqLKDjh4WM8F_h97O1rwU9Jzz-1rbApSPOYaOkFe9k5_2WlyCK5weMXVQJ3jtOcVA96JEAMp1jkEPXmAQTdtrYu4o7x98Eu_KQJ4HTiPRp1CPpK1_dm40Lz06qNypP_xgi_gPYTGOHzf5O81kWVQlibvVXsPYg3TDEusd2d0yF9Pr7C9y6kQH8cOG1Q=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZqKQEvcqew8D2fh0JbaMyBwXIhY4dzGb865oq-2GBkc6nvKINln5pzh5tNAFq3GeiAkxITDY48f-u-BK-LV0qjcD5rkRNjMp6M3qKrHaKe1syDxg9EN9bCxtdlbz4Sx7dF4Ck6xJsjmEYf8YGDmkxoHf-yC7feiQq6D4tStoxSswE7IMnvYg6Qoi03w=s1346" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZqKQEvcqew8D2fh0JbaMyBwXIhY4dzGb865oq-2GBkc6nvKINln5pzh5tNAFq3GeiAkxITDY48f-u-BK-LV0qjcD5rkRNjMp6M3qKrHaKe1syDxg9EN9bCxtdlbz4Sx7dF4Ck6xJsjmEYf8YGDmkxoHf-yC7feiQq6D4tStoxSswE7IMnvYg6Qoi03w=w321-h400" width="321" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHnAmUgl8QL3iJuswt_C4cQXXtNaoU6x5CB3WxlMdr28-yv4XjxLfcmvkO26zg-3RiytVm6JcO-b0yUOC8c3Mtwsl50ri2o2yiKtON6Tu3UCF6nJlHvhphpm-hcwLZJzJ4QaqGsLY8FS637gyvSxJ4iWlEc53kYM2i4RHbIubX9Z2pXfZwtODXLKNOqw=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHnAmUgl8QL3iJuswt_C4cQXXtNaoU6x5CB3WxlMdr28-yv4XjxLfcmvkO26zg-3RiytVm6JcO-b0yUOC8c3Mtwsl50ri2o2yiKtON6Tu3UCF6nJlHvhphpm-hcwLZJzJ4QaqGsLY8FS637gyvSxJ4iWlEc53kYM2i4RHbIubX9Z2pXfZwtODXLKNOqw=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><p>The last page is my word for 2022: freedom. I'm looking for my creative freedom where I don't have to fuss about small details, just play and enjoy the process. I've come a long way, but I'm still not quite there yet. </p><p>The <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tuac5minchallenge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ugly Art Club's 5-minute challenge</a> helps me achieve this freedom, though I must say I still spent way more than 5 minutes on some of these pieces, sometimes overworking them unnecessarily.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj00a-igjaKIgIFo4x-057cgk6H7PP8TiHfScY9qpw6ZRUIsyYC-Y9kYkj9zB_UOB-5yPZ39diVO7qQCaRyhFUVRXDmzFBOxTsL0Orfu2_C45V9NYg5ZkZpuL34xhw3HKMDNXPasd-zWq0kTqz0z8i2ak8MllSXb17WhGHVyr4Utrba89DVyHuPy5W74w=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj00a-igjaKIgIFo4x-057cgk6H7PP8TiHfScY9qpw6ZRUIsyYC-Y9kYkj9zB_UOB-5yPZ39diVO7qQCaRyhFUVRXDmzFBOxTsL0Orfu2_C45V9NYg5ZkZpuL34xhw3HKMDNXPasd-zWq0kTqz0z8i2ak8MllSXb17WhGHVyr4Utrba89DVyHuPy5W74w=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'm planning to take part, even though I told myself that I wouldn't! How could I resist? These challenges give me such a creative boost and I get so much inspiration from others. </p><p>Hope you all had a good Christmas and got lots of pressies from Santa. Here he is delivering ours a few minutes past midnight! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ve5qrMJXig0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;">Wishing every one a happy, healthy and creative 2022! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-56144828415014068862021-12-22T13:52:00.007+00:002021-12-22T14:00:03.543+00:00WOYWW #655: Advent Journal 2021 Week 3 and Ugly Art Challenge<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZUKIDz40_UgGJGcNUyMH4bzKktUpaGfjo0NNxf60AXikIyRmwKkM9Uy8ZQOcp73aiIAYV6u9oiKuQN5ehfNzN94WutgRIvqA-_bPBWwwFvITjdlo699cBXPbTpKVqbQazGkaEKzpDBKmDrGTig3xivtPxPDGRRjkrcPtlNtHgaPewc7ZwVp0CDmMHqA=s1350" style="display: none;" /> <p>I'm terribly late today. Although I'm off work now, I woke up with a debilitating migraine. Nothing unusual, it happens all the time - and thankfully never lasts too long. I'm back to my normal cheery old self again. A quick show of my desk late last night:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9OrzxAzpd8Aid22eIRtvCszMsDbgcfGHYw6R4OKzQGjl12Ez1LkkSQFKo5Pxaj5ssBHgXMoPA0OgAvWHWLvVnQ-j21CCZwSHqCxAdoJoEcvAfw4PA17zbIvU6ZCwGe9QWkU8eHeQ6igppJCOAbNfQXWoOES184UcKB9gIFraVLtj2wJMr9IRyq24Siw=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9OrzxAzpd8Aid22eIRtvCszMsDbgcfGHYw6R4OKzQGjl12Ez1LkkSQFKo5Pxaj5ssBHgXMoPA0OgAvWHWLvVnQ-j21CCZwSHqCxAdoJoEcvAfw4PA17zbIvU6ZCwGe9QWkU8eHeQ6igppJCOAbNfQXWoOES184UcKB9gIFraVLtj2wJMr9IRyq24Siw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>That's my latest page in my advent journal - only 3 more pages to go - which means just three more days till Christmas! I'll just show you my pages for days 15-21. Some of them are double spreads. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq0uVWZHGUVo92FoKqZVxwb4bBTP_7vToaRU3iRytJJ7bNAvzU1xOv7jDe1LK9yyd4HHc42IJfLO7zwd-wNDWee6U-NqhYLrvL79-OKnrNbyMGizuInfUi4d1UWKIMHkW0oWWkG3CoHVIt4ILd33Cl-6dhvQJggCq7-SyP62pXWH5SbByAlIOOAIGbZw=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjq0uVWZHGUVo92FoKqZVxwb4bBTP_7vToaRU3iRytJJ7bNAvzU1xOv7jDe1LK9yyd4HHc42IJfLO7zwd-wNDWee6U-NqhYLrvL79-OKnrNbyMGizuInfUi4d1UWKIMHkW0oWWkG3CoHVIt4ILd33Cl-6dhvQJggCq7-SyP62pXWH5SbByAlIOOAIGbZw=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5OqmeVN4wRv5Up5aSzO3hCEdAgHDVT04tSXlUcZOtJT5DNAM2jja0Qf5fXi_LvC5IvLLIwRW7sRPQRUxABPm7oYHcl2glC9NQI6nNdBjZBe9kuq3VdgOIroJTsQn_TLYNP9eV8qKu9VYq-ImDFExxAXWejX_ZJfWDAzYfs5_BYov7jVRKeH7qu8v7aA=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5OqmeVN4wRv5Up5aSzO3hCEdAgHDVT04tSXlUcZOtJT5DNAM2jja0Qf5fXi_LvC5IvLLIwRW7sRPQRUxABPm7oYHcl2glC9NQI6nNdBjZBe9kuq3VdgOIroJTsQn_TLYNP9eV8qKu9VYq-ImDFExxAXWejX_ZJfWDAzYfs5_BYov7jVRKeH7qu8v7aA=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3JTfQ5kHeRLrKNu8odwr7Ax8MZdkhzmR5Q-7R3zg5ayMAVi_CUzvdVfUsx85I6DpyIyq_TpKsXitEt4EhGfYS58PW1KexDFrAzwTUGFxq7MMriaetAXVn2jAwn0BvIdCGne1YqT9yvEIrtduhHXtNGh7qw955VG0zkTnYuO9Garz9kOvX-eDt7UUZ3w=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3JTfQ5kHeRLrKNu8odwr7Ax8MZdkhzmR5Q-7R3zg5ayMAVi_CUzvdVfUsx85I6DpyIyq_TpKsXitEt4EhGfYS58PW1KexDFrAzwTUGFxq7MMriaetAXVn2jAwn0BvIdCGne1YqT9yvEIrtduhHXtNGh7qw955VG0zkTnYuO9Garz9kOvX-eDt7UUZ3w=w320-h400" width="320" /></a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Hez0aOha07eAHpSoNNR32wByagyMAnbDZ_jJnhmwgV3iL-oo6Z_ty4LzyPqhaq84rhDy0u-8dsDf0B9g46q20kECW1InKCpjx4NTvm09DL4bO8kuniaRXAckW6BQUikI6PN2CA0JQxToWaq18S6l92Oyx84rHhjITQUuClE68GzL-_hU_hZibEKEWQ=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Hez0aOha07eAHpSoNNR32wByagyMAnbDZ_jJnhmwgV3iL-oo6Z_ty4LzyPqhaq84rhDy0u-8dsDf0B9g46q20kECW1InKCpjx4NTvm09DL4bO8kuniaRXAckW6BQUikI6PN2CA0JQxToWaq18S6l92Oyx84rHhjITQUuClE68GzL-_hU_hZibEKEWQ=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5nZjpDo45plXbl-6kN-y_-rE6DP2in7T4r5RuW4CsQG2Pm1S926dYphboTSc2Iq0onqBVPoHt2LCoe3jXHtOaXkb7GUY9thSH7QnvCrntxoKOVpAM3Q7PqfsaUS7vg1xin97DGSLYq48LWkBxk5sPvApf58DH_BpQQWef53WPynwP7IMDrdIOQYamsw=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5nZjpDo45plXbl-6kN-y_-rE6DP2in7T4r5RuW4CsQG2Pm1S926dYphboTSc2Iq0onqBVPoHt2LCoe3jXHtOaXkb7GUY9thSH7QnvCrntxoKOVpAM3Q7PqfsaUS7vg1xin97DGSLYq48LWkBxk5sPvApf58DH_BpQQWef53WPynwP7IMDrdIOQYamsw=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZUKIDz40_UgGJGcNUyMH4bzKktUpaGfjo0NNxf60AXikIyRmwKkM9Uy8ZQOcp73aiIAYV6u9oiKuQN5ehfNzN94WutgRIvqA-_bPBWwwFvITjdlo699cBXPbTpKVqbQazGkaEKzpDBKmDrGTig3xivtPxPDGRRjkrcPtlNtHgaPewc7ZwVp0CDmMHqA=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZUKIDz40_UgGJGcNUyMH4bzKktUpaGfjo0NNxf60AXikIyRmwKkM9Uy8ZQOcp73aiIAYV6u9oiKuQN5ehfNzN94WutgRIvqA-_bPBWwwFvITjdlo699cBXPbTpKVqbQazGkaEKzpDBKmDrGTig3xivtPxPDGRRjkrcPtlNtHgaPewc7ZwVp0CDmMHqA=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Monday a new challenge kicked off by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/theuglyartclub/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#theuglyartclub</a>. You have 5 minutes to create something - anything - ugly or not - doesn't matter. The challenge runs for two weeks. Here are my pieces for the first two days, just using my scraps on a brown paper bag (my butterfly ban was lifted for this project!): </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG3Sv3VUjQePIcVpPl3O1nXSMMB8ic6XxGWPp5K2WHGpSh1lv-1cBHeauCSpw1s9reutnnPL1pQR4z3tWpI54BGp3FhtT8H7vhhyApDc6euPJcAs-BiKdJLIvPExiTMRZRXWNdcqgWIOr8ISkqn1FdeFSPuaes0sIcoz2ySTZvZYVGItpCiG7eVwVGxw=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG3Sv3VUjQePIcVpPl3O1nXSMMB8ic6XxGWPp5K2WHGpSh1lv-1cBHeauCSpw1s9reutnnPL1pQR4z3tWpI54BGp3FhtT8H7vhhyApDc6euPJcAs-BiKdJLIvPExiTMRZRXWNdcqgWIOr8ISkqn1FdeFSPuaes0sIcoz2ySTZvZYVGItpCiG7eVwVGxw=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioQMLVpxklhDDToqILfTQzolvB6cNSKMkDM9evN2Ty0ood-oS_yKM-wuJqBh2fX0di0Xxh1NmnqKzE3zf16P2oZKfkZcQb_Qvc-AbNfKm4LMBMxsyWU6w9CYAqQ27LGs4xCLTUlSRlubH2JjAd2bNZD2p2fu9OVwxbKme2jvUvSt-XtEN-h2nA-5aw9w=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioQMLVpxklhDDToqILfTQzolvB6cNSKMkDM9evN2Ty0ood-oS_yKM-wuJqBh2fX0di0Xxh1NmnqKzE3zf16P2oZKfkZcQb_Qvc-AbNfKm4LMBMxsyWU6w9CYAqQ27LGs4xCLTUlSRlubH2JjAd2bNZD2p2fu9OVwxbKme2jvUvSt-XtEN-h2nA-5aw9w=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm glad I made it today after all - I couldn't have left without wishing you all a lovely Christmas! <br /><br />I plan to be back before the New Year! xx</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-67213994330216912192021-12-15T09:58:00.006+00:002021-12-15T10:16:07.640+00:00WOYWW #654: Advent Journal 2021 Week 2<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHIlMycDF16GNGEqwbRzHSwh5jNPQDtBA3bJLOBHw74F0SXYR2csL2T-2wREjZESKOmlJePcKkV0Cp3afpFUxXO0xolxhXIo2cKGqBa6i-WsgWo2S210c1um-MXi4Fl-B1PdvsiG-IeZ9xNF-19nDFdgxTNTYpOMUv6ZhEBV1XkE37F0zIbPxf_8q1iw=s1350" style="display: none;" /> <p>Have you noticed how we get into a time warp around Christmas each year? It's spooky, really. On Monday I realised that we didn't have anything to put under the Christmas tree yet (I know, I'm not very well organised and most of the responsibility falls on me, even my own presents!) so I headed out to town and came back with three bags of stuff, mostly practical. Let's just say my family is now fully stocked with socks, underwear, slippers, pyjamas and snuggly robes and I'm getting myself some crafty stuff as well. </p><p>My desk shot this morning is a bit staged - I wanted to show you the delightful cards I received from LLJ and Cindy! Thank you, ladies - you're ever so kind. In the foreground is my advent journal, which is filling up nicely. I'm following the prompts posted by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/artjournaladvent/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@artjournaladvent </a>on Instagram - one of the organisers, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/raspberrybluesky/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michelle</a>, used to be a desker - some of you might remember her from years ago! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLAOFyMpTSfrYqIOQt6C3S0BxbLIVzqgrIf2w6G0bIbUw8L9irxzdtC2vJPACAf_u5lOteSbcE8auOGRV7Gwq-_w9UjH3VHhEV37EbZIvLgcwO9CCC4cFNFccsd-KB_IvUSNnrwoRy6THN87kqjSrEc02WF7Knyd-_TjKY0SFxSSUC4hjlXyHMwchI5g=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLAOFyMpTSfrYqIOQt6C3S0BxbLIVzqgrIf2w6G0bIbUw8L9irxzdtC2vJPACAf_u5lOteSbcE8auOGRV7Gwq-_w9UjH3VHhEV37EbZIvLgcwO9CCC4cFNFccsd-KB_IvUSNnrwoRy6THN87kqjSrEc02WF7Knyd-_TjKY0SFxSSUC4hjlXyHMwchI5g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>Here are my pages from week #2. So far I've managed to keep up to date, although it did involve some late-night art sessions, sometimes in the 11th hour! There's lots of gold in all of these! (there are some tiny little butterflies smuggled in again - just to break my own self-imposed rules - what can I say, I'm a rebel LOL!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlZ-gQmlbp6Jp2iNnV9T9aQlJbXp2GossJHIpRrvyGbBQDS-CUrc4wlfQCx7J7gB6kIzvmUku_Km7XMK8VuBNuBTTxOq0_78QOZxIFSBqMHrSAIhj4gjCwehhJ2_8FIZv6jJOB0N1wJ6Xtd6Cmdx-dB5zO6pNTLq9izJxkejg7PLIsL79PMi0IT6pZFw=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlZ-gQmlbp6Jp2iNnV9T9aQlJbXp2GossJHIpRrvyGbBQDS-CUrc4wlfQCx7J7gB6kIzvmUku_Km7XMK8VuBNuBTTxOq0_78QOZxIFSBqMHrSAIhj4gjCwehhJ2_8FIZv6jJOB0N1wJ6Xtd6Cmdx-dB5zO6pNTLq9izJxkejg7PLIsL79PMi0IT6pZFw=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0pM75unWhg5YOENg14TDtl2DGYw6YTC1OEyzJvL4ixd4nVIzUGrgbgjPwybkcOmeNcGL2V59mD7Vvc99bjH5bUfFaSOWKO1wcdTrU0JGTBy4820xK9T28opSc9f8TtLLFswXr3EO-FzoxpP9SFD6c5ar8TbxfB0uGx-nE7Ja1C_Gc8hTSRFc4L2MDfA=s1350" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ogghNz9FkS8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy #654! <br />I'll be around soon - if not today then later in the week! xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-83354346508980107552021-12-08T09:58:00.003+00:002021-12-08T10:29:14.923+00:00WOYWW #653: Advent Journal 2021 - Week 1 <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiS1to4uaCef9J8gNEcgu1VUOXqPaKEsH8mxD5OPMVvcRye-UEOYX9tM4Jd_oPnkOvao-yxgDEYTy0w3iJFG2DXfNtdyYjMARGVFoGsL4Bfn7iRgwUMuhio-9F_WEvfZ4VMeVw7rpjuLp4lgrk7ldoujBAj3eHLOyyU0RK4ABEAe4O0noA710JUoAXDeg=w320-h400" style="display: none;" /> <p>The week has gone so fast! I can't believe we're a week into Advent already. And that means 7 pages in my new journal completed. My desk doesn't look quite as tidy as it did last week - that's a week's worth of junk accumulated already - I really must learn to tidy up each day - it would only take a few minutes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOeRK0Lkxl_3Am1UqpDps0Um8DX0OzWsZs8-FCG92ND1JTauzTws-m_M2-wggtbBhlR7N4faUcujYCvCPTa-1WOy4ReNtJFOfVB93kUwx21SpMbhCFBORRgevrIgJQvPr6zsFwG6KULENVahtehdAsD2QbVfSCdLo_KZ7ysUSMLwVroha52crn3ASktw=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="1200" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOeRK0Lkxl_3Am1UqpDps0Um8DX0OzWsZs8-FCG92ND1JTauzTws-m_M2-wggtbBhlR7N4faUcujYCvCPTa-1WOy4ReNtJFOfVB93kUwx21SpMbhCFBORRgevrIgJQvPr6zsFwG6KULENVahtehdAsD2QbVfSCdLo_KZ7ysUSMLwVroha52crn3ASktw=w400-h290" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I'll just quickly show you the 7 pages/spreads completed. When I start a new journal, it always takes the first few pages to settle into a style - you'll see here where that's happened - where I found my feet - it's not something I do on purpose - it just happens. So here are my pages in chronological order (click to enlarge):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE7PTKwTukxl0bUVijf4sfP1M_4kftUtc9U6MpEd4BHfro8xwrf7co31zJXBWyQj5ljDXIs_v1iq2RyLzux7UkYGexYbMrkzE_Vh-FXdJMwOfKIH7soY_ngy05IWMdKyCcye715rYhXhbnFEV9X8u-E6l-cuxiQvzPi4BFBHsIUbqe8NUNV4CdaAffVA=s1344" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE7PTKwTukxl0bUVijf4sfP1M_4kftUtc9U6MpEd4BHfro8xwrf7co31zJXBWyQj5ljDXIs_v1iq2RyLzux7UkYGexYbMrkzE_Vh-FXdJMwOfKIH7soY_ngy05IWMdKyCcye715rYhXhbnFEV9X8u-E6l-cuxiQvzPi4BFBHsIUbqe8NUNV4CdaAffVA=w321-h400" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjycU9itm8Rak-DlWBTm_X6gsSBtx4qKcgrm8zsjFzJ3W6x_m4udCjUFf5q8PvvM0B25U7b972Br7Xb0gDe1NXoau3PVFYdobDtT__582_6OvK74MKZt8f_vbDOzb2PkMxghqZdDE8xG5H5XBtz0jUmbn7zMP-wsedQ5RIKIKgWjdkfewE2NRAy5uzMEA=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This was edited with a fake sky and fake birds! (click twice)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='562' height='468' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dysVbK9xrodQip0uFUvw7_ysFHUle5T_FwlpMrF9xSCUCP8S1av00O00-jvlxa1BeGpZyY6Fc8aeWznV5ZdkA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope everyone's ok! Happy <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2021/12/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-653.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#653</a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-79818766758091000282021-12-01T09:19:00.014+00:002021-12-01T14:47:53.912+00:00WOYWW #652: Advent 2021<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfeTsmm4nn0jfTZbvtxJE7gqTQD_-TwYNOW_F-qsmcEVWfVvATuB5_AMjVaeI9Nkrvin5phxJzu0jADUQuphSaf_DkVSYhtSE-1NRqVWCfirGCtbWLyk7ViRXpO5lLjHbPRN9B-bY57K1/w400-h320/261815895_425156622664276_5256178780597068816_n.jpg" style="display: none;" />
<p>Ladies and ...erm.. ladies! In honour of December 1st, I present a tidy desk! Tada! I does happen, you know, however rarely. I've even changed my paint water! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiHHo_UBvnjMKSO-Z8gwsRwVngeGhBU2xfNw59FW8k4LC6HZJWmU7Rtbnoq6X_OYXZoKPKHhqxPSrsF4WagdtrlkFRrXHiPbMRZunk1nrfpu40j8ywp3BD_f0AADGu9DUj8OCrMzeQBMM/s1200/desk_tidy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1200" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiHHo_UBvnjMKSO-Z8gwsRwVngeGhBU2xfNw59FW8k4LC6HZJWmU7Rtbnoq6X_OYXZoKPKHhqxPSrsF4WagdtrlkFRrXHiPbMRZunk1nrfpu40j8ywp3BD_f0AADGu9DUj8OCrMzeQBMM/w400-h286/desk_tidy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>On the left is my completed scrap journal and on the right is my advent journal for this year. I will follow the prompts from<a href="https://www.instagram.com/raspberrybluesky/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Michelle</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marakreativstudio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tamara</a> on Instagram. The prompts are not necessarily Christmas related - it's just a way of spending some creative time during the run-up to Christmas. </p><p>I'll show you a before photo as well, just for good measure: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZc215gf1JiBdl6rOmJ8Ad5mB4zZ60Sqlt0cQcLCweYqXAWvx1SXzK3mJNxqz4uhojdVJ5aYvlcpquxtFp8TH-bTjpKvyUZ2oIONnrSbkTMRSbHqrVmyFM9jDSgMEFe7LQvzcnugMuwA6h/s1200/desk_untidy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZc215gf1JiBdl6rOmJ8Ad5mB4zZ60Sqlt0cQcLCweYqXAWvx1SXzK3mJNxqz4uhojdVJ5aYvlcpquxtFp8TH-bTjpKvyUZ2oIONnrSbkTMRSbHqrVmyFM9jDSgMEFe7LQvzcnugMuwA6h/w400-h300/desk_untidy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>And here are the last pages in my scrap journal. I might do a flip-through later. I've finally found an easy way to repost photos/videos from my Instagram feed to my blog. For those who are interested: you have to copy the post URL into <a href="https://igram.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this website</a> and download from there. It finds all the photos and videos related to each post. By the way, butterflies, moths and dragonflies are banned from my advent journal! I think I've OD-ed on them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPGhJU6IOJDGB3dGfvNlicb9QNQ9x6Zi-0b39AXf2jh-JfiR247Yum4wxjrOdVqM3pAvY0bfFzUbwMZWrddtcBJW2Ac7lfsq2wVmjcafIixQgrnapch47kLXTfaFdNrb_vW_eJNSwxZWZ/s1080/261021079_207003301586822_1380756995780438668_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="865" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPGhJU6IOJDGB3dGfvNlicb9QNQ9x6Zi-0b39AXf2jh-JfiR247Yum4wxjrOdVqM3pAvY0bfFzUbwMZWrddtcBJW2Ac7lfsq2wVmjcafIixQgrnapch47kLXTfaFdNrb_vW_eJNSwxZWZ/w400-h320/261021079_207003301586822_1380756995780438668_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkIGXSZrLTwYKXawMvmTMV3lw4qtiXyEopN9ORZ91iY2ZXk0k5jf8EmedhGJJXtetQ5ZMxyz_0JpM-T0vBnXx870IdRIl8Jf4DpuXbUt1flfnSQZ8B_4VeNY_-i-aVarpfMuy1SHqZELs/s1080/261591102_3003703563176068_8005691065277246555_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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In this one he's posing with our advent village - there are Lindt chocolates hidden in each of these little houses (ignore the clutter in the background - that's our "utility" area - the rest of the house is, of course, spotlessly clean and tidy [insert snigger]) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1biqLMfSxfwJ35S8owOxhC8Of00JCWpsOgmOYlABhWstVkfQa23g6mXaNGq_B30leUKzimUOCOo5z8fDa31U-NPZSvbZULvZWAaYRVX93CusFRekoJYaqggG_YcSWi9NLv8H6laJp7uep/s1200/Oreo_advent.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1biqLMfSxfwJ35S8owOxhC8Of00JCWpsOgmOYlABhWstVkfQa23g6mXaNGq_B30leUKzimUOCOo5z8fDa31U-NPZSvbZULvZWAaYRVX93CusFRekoJYaqggG_YcSWi9NLv8H6laJp7uep/w400-h300/Oreo_advent.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here is his "official" 2021/2022 portrait:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOF64RzgHwjA6_3fOe30wh7AtBL4ljW_tc57svuX4sIemtd-JuKoXeG7f9T5PeCl5ZJHVCN8NjIjNV95UnZJ0DG_yeuwASsyMJ4XGHVJ_3fMiDInbwG6-aPirJxgIoPOL8rAMLn5w2x6ET/s1512/IMG_0274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOF64RzgHwjA6_3fOe30wh7AtBL4ljW_tc57svuX4sIemtd-JuKoXeG7f9T5PeCl5ZJHVCN8NjIjNV95UnZJ0DG_yeuwASsyMJ4XGHVJ_3fMiDInbwG6-aPirJxgIoPOL8rAMLn5w2x6ET/w400-h400/IMG_0274.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We've also had some snow! (this is reposted from my Instagram Stories, see if it works - I think you'll have to click it twice)<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='572' height='476' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzKYWA7_2u-TP9SYU55nlKJxXY2RH6uInb4K1ZinOcCuRoYAeWf6pIJ9PY-ftk507JQzLYxCS7xCaNCofFxqA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there you have it - Happy December and Happy <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2021/12/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-652.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#652! </a><br /><br /></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-44586568646202100652021-11-24T09:50:00.001+00:002021-11-24T09:51:33.879+00:00WOYWW #651: More pages in my scrap journal<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1woR3HdJmLKHwQVRuAzoX0Aa7oN4xhv7RS0ASbZBJBGWDOwXLY4xfv1z8SgpnFUE1yb6T3Y5aN2sM-fmT3sNQNZAFgsMXbvmUDp4tWcQVZlrXsDgrxCuzennJG_fh9QaSyVaOKRfKbB7/s1200/scrap03.jpg" style="display:none;"> <p>Hello Deskers! I'm back again - having missed last week for my dental appointment - they didn't do anything just assessed the situation to the tune of £35 (they graciously took me on as an existing patient after being kicked off their NHS list without my knowledge, otherwise it would have been twice as much for new private patients). So that's £35 for telling me that I lost a filling, which is why I'd called them in the first place. It will be another £125 for the actual work. Imagine all the art products I could buy for that sort of money - and what is more important, teeth or art? - okay, that was a stupid question. </p><p>Here's a shot of my desk this morning - still in utter disarray, and I doubt that will change in the near future, but you never know. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzJO4cgD10fej7IG9Z1Lulhmd5pMH9lSel9Vb6DJFNVM4GFwj6te1LzTVBkjI59tr5Of9VwHBuvOMsEzjAz1koE3r_evaXu_e1xEuAE4E9CjV4YqgwFfIDM4xvb0rcT3oTWebMHq4Be2F/s1200/scrap09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzJO4cgD10fej7IG9Z1Lulhmd5pMH9lSel9Vb6DJFNVM4GFwj6te1LzTVBkjI59tr5Of9VwHBuvOMsEzjAz1koE3r_evaXu_e1xEuAE4E9CjV4YqgwFfIDM4xvb0rcT3oTWebMHq4Be2F/w400-h300/scrap09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, I do realise there's a winged creature on every one of these pages - I still haven't got over my obsession with butterflies and dragonflies. Some of these "scraps" were actually recycled from things I'd made back in the summer - this journal is their permanent home. If they are too big, I just rip them apart, which gives them a new perspective. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's it for today! I have a few more hours to visit and then I'm off to the dentist again for a rip-off filling. At least my tooth doesn't need to be taken out, not at this point, anyway. Wish me luck! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2021/11/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-651.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Happy #651!</a><br /><br /></div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7424534122122188109.post-67054438518841400872021-11-10T10:59:00.006+00:002021-11-10T11:06:38.892+00:00WOYWW #649: Back on the bandwagon with a new scrap journal<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN6oCbW9jRyguuLQFO00_DClKBdQvnvY_Nsk2n3dA_ExhCnicQJenQN9iF9zxSNOxxYDJTd5AaLRfAGAObjmpTxiWfaDw-uo7HRSaM7e2G1sfqBzqH7BUokPp4jYOxDrzNnBoruEmKyAX/s1200/scrap02.jpg" style="display: none;" /> <p>I fell off the bandwagon and hardly created anything for the past two weeks, then bang, I came back with a vengeance - like I normally do after taking some time off - and now I can't stop! This is a still of my desk last night - a bit of a horror show:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7SU1_FS-AkmNd2qhMrXqRqoakrw5SC6k-gISXgonapoWmE7v5QEch7ts9qQ_MV-TKUg5zODaJT50zZ_eagAE86kIHL8ZgEUegeJZArXQCY85rD6Qg8wkJ9SYitnp7QFwddTI2UMF_Yax/s1200/desk02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1200" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7SU1_FS-AkmNd2qhMrXqRqoakrw5SC6k-gISXgonapoWmE7v5QEch7ts9qQ_MV-TKUg5zODaJT50zZ_eagAE86kIHL8ZgEUegeJZArXQCY85rD6Qg8wkJ9SYitnp7QFwddTI2UMF_Yax/w400-h284/desk02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wait, there's worse - how about this wider shot of my entire craft room. I have no choice but to admit it: I'm a slob! There, I said it. I will tidy up - one day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WxUy3gjWqSESO_HsfZmQXOLXdjJp1KEIMKRXWO7GgYXemeAg4-XdvDjj9S-41OLwyjlsX6eJgeo5DMCQi1MGpMgVRAONzhUJHcLMydlBs33hr6QGbfiiq1F2dQqqHDawID1tBAR1kfmB/s1200/craftroom01.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1200" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WxUy3gjWqSESO_HsfZmQXOLXdjJp1KEIMKRXWO7GgYXemeAg4-XdvDjj9S-41OLwyjlsX6eJgeo5DMCQi1MGpMgVRAONzhUJHcLMydlBs33hr6QGbfiiq1F2dQqqHDawID1tBAR1kfmB/w400-h293/craftroom01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But messiness aside, I'm back in the game creating again. This is my new scrap journal that I cobbled up in the last two days with a cover I had made a while ago. It was a write-off, but perfect for a scrap journal (originally, it wanted to be medieval journal, which is still on the cards for later - I have a journal kit for it). So here it is with the pages I've completed so far, the last one just this morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsBPBUp-vCCQ3dj3gFekE-EK_WD4kr6F87EwIHFlCB5B4MeHbGP0XIhgqxmHMsGJdn0TZSl8OSqyedHHq-D0qm3GomWlV6Lsd8Y5NNMwI5fOGVFHv2HZcHuGIPCWLIs04Z6Q6aRtJ1skc/s1200/cover01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1200" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsBPBUp-vCCQ3dj3gFekE-EK_WD4kr6F87EwIHFlCB5B4MeHbGP0XIhgqxmHMsGJdn0TZSl8OSqyedHHq-D0qm3GomWlV6Lsd8Y5NNMwI5fOGVFHv2HZcHuGIPCWLIs04Z6Q6aRtJ1skc/w400-h294/cover01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcwsV1FFHp-zEqgV25MGeQvrpFVzLGxBk0lkhn_fo07_O3TeDZpIwvMhY3hD9ZnRl0s_l2Fxc9sqUb7LbTRjXxmmVmD_5-Ul77G7RgUxHf5JuXp_4mhU1bxypeoJWbwLFRBjOZspw2tZS/s1200/cover02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">It's funny how I go through these creative blocks and then it just all flows freely. So strange how it happens - I never make a conscious decision - I just go with the flow. Perhaps that's why I have difficulty creating on demand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It will be interesting to find out what y'all been up to, hopefully keeping your desks a bit tidier than I managed! I'm unlikely to be around next week - I've got a dentist appointment. Only because I lost a filling - it's my wisdom tooth - they might have to take it out, although it doesn't cause me any trouble at the moment. When I phoned for an appointment, they informed me that I'm no longer on their NHS list as I hadn't visited for over 12 months. Well, yeah, cause there was a bloody lockdown and they weren't even open most of the time! When they reopened in July, I knew they were busy so I didn't want to go unless it was necessary. Now they tell me they're not accepting any new NHS patients, but, hey, I can be seen privately at short notice. The money grabbers, benefiting from the lockdown. They're not interested in the well-being of their patients - they're only interested in fleecing you, but I have no choice. I've tried a few other dentists in the area but there's an 8-10-month waiting list for new patients, even on the private register and you can only go to the NHS Access Centre if you're in excruciating pain, so should I wait until then? What sort of a senseless, stupid system is that? Ok, rant over. Thanks for listening. I don't like complaining but it just seems so unfair. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See you in a bit! Happy <a href="https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/2021/11/whats-on-your-workdesk-wednesday-649.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#649</a>! xx</div>Zsuzsa Karoly-Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427330015740268592noreply@blogger.com21