One or two people complained last week that I restricted the view of my desk to hide the worst of the mess. I have had a little bit of a tidy up today, putting away the equipment from the cards I have just finished, so there is room to do the next project. For those who are now wondering why on earth I would bare my desk to the nation (well, Blogland, anyway), it is Wednesday, which means the wonderful blog hop hosted by
Julia, which is when we all wander round and see what all our friends have got on their desks. If you want to join in, just go to
http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/. some of us are tidy and some of us are not. Like all friends, you must take us as you find us. Whatever, you will find a real welcome, especially if you leave a comment, and if you need help or just a friendly word, you will find it there.
As you can see, I have been well looked after with hot drinks today. I really must take the dirty cups downstairs when I go in a minute or two. You may have realised by now that the photos were taken on Tuesday afternoon to take advantage of the natural light, but I still needed my Ottlite as the rain was hammering down (I know we need it). My project for today is a bit of zentangle. I have not done much of that, but I thought I would have a go for a challenge. If it works, I can use it for a birthday card with a difference. It is a combination of the Versatile Vase kit from Clarity, and a printed sentiment, which can also be zentangled. To the side of that is another Clarity image - the two poppy stamps which fit together beautifully.
Moving to the left, you can see my computer monitor. The wallpaper on the screen is one of my own photos of Marwood Hill Gardens in North Devon, a beautiful and very welcoming place to visit (dog friendly, too, we were met with dog biscuits for our two). I love the beautiful silver birch bark on those trees. You might also spot on the desk a little pot of natural dog treats.
Above my computer is a small notice board, on which you can see the lovely tag specially done for me by Debbie, a photo of the wedding of one of my school friends, ready printed to take to our annual reunion this weekend. There is also my Patience Strong calendar, printed out from the Joanna Sheen CD. I managed to pull it apart a couple of months ago, but I did finally get round to putting it back together again today.
As Julia has asked us to be brief, I think I had better finish for this week, and give you time to get round a few more desks. Could I just add one little plea? Blogger seems to have turned on the Word Verification on a lot of blogs over the last couple of weeks. Please could you all check if this has happened to you? If you do have it turned on, you may find that you are not getting as many visits as you do normally.
I will apologise if I am not very quick in getting round to visit you, but I will do my best. Like many others, i now find it impossible to visit everyone each week, and find time to craft as well. If you leave me a comment, especially if you add your number, I will get to see you asap. I also visit anyone whose number fits the rule I have chosen for this week. Have a great week, everyone.
