Whats On Your WorkDesk? Wednesday 68!

Whats on your workdesk? Wednesday 68! or better known as WOYWW is a weekly link party hosted by Julia over at Stamping Ground. Participants take photos of... Oh, just read the post and you'll see.

When I got the camera out to take pictures of my workdesk I stood there and thought which one?

I have always had the two that I actually sit in the middle of and work back and forth, usually with no rhyme or reason, just trying to find the cleanest spot. A few weeks ago I added, what used to be a kitchen hutch on the other side of one of the desks because I like to stand up when I am crafting, especially scrapbooking. So the first photo is my new stand up area. I love it! You can see I have been playing around with my Tim Holtz/Ranger stuff.

The second photo is the desk on the other side of my stand up. See the basket on the far right of the desk? That is my catch all. When I am crafting I like to throw things in there so that I don't have to put stuff up right away. Then every few days or so, I sort it out and find homes for it all. That's what I was doing here, sorting everything out.

Here's the third desk. Chances are you will probably never see this desk this clean ever again. I had just cleaned the two sit down desks yesterday. Look how pretty the table top is. I knew that it was white!

Well, that's it for today.

Until Next Time... Take Care!

My Favorite Song

This week's link party at Cindy Adkins blog, I Owe it All to Him, is "What is your favorite song?" This was easy for me. Even though I have a new favorite song every time I turn on the radio, there is only one song that I have loved since I was a little girl and that's Amazing Grace. 

A matter of fact I knew the moment that I entered Cindy's blog, I Owe It All To Him, that it was going to be a blog that I would be following. I instantly felt connected in some way, simply because  Amazing Grace was playing. I had previously added a video of  LeeAnn Rhymes singing Amazing Grace to the right, on my sidebar, however it was causing my blog to download very slow. So, I have included the link so that you may watch the video on YouTube. She sings it absolutely beautifully!

My grandmother's name was Grace. She's no longer with us, however, when I hear Amazing Grace it takes me back to memories of her. I made the tag pictured above for this link party today. I copied an old black and white photo of her and I onto mulberry paper and then added it to the tag.

I didn't want to add a lot of embellishments because I  wanted to leave as much of the picture exposed as I could. So I chose to simply add a few layered flowers with brads, a black bow and a small cross.

There were a few more photos that I had copied onto the mulberry paper at the same time as the one I used for the tag, so I have decided to use them along with this tag to make a scrapbook layout. I will be sure to share the pages when I have them completed.

I also want to take this opportunity to say Thank You to Cindy for hosting these fun and thought provoking link parties. I appreciate all of the hard work and dedication it takes to continue to put these together week after week. 

I am having a giveaway to celebrate the first 30 days in blogland! You can enter by following the instructions on the next post titled "Giveaway Starts Today!"

Until Next Time... Take Care!

Whats On Your Workdesk? Wednesday 61

Julia, over at Stamping Ground, has an ongoing link party every Wednesday called, "What's On Your Workdesk? Wednesday". The first time I viewed the party on Julia's site last week, I was intrigued and visited a couple of the links to see what it was about. Well, it's about just what the title says, your workdesk, or the floor if that's where you create. Here is a photo of last night's damages.

Not to bad if I do say so myself. This isn't actually my desk as I have company for a few days and have been relocated while they are here. So I created a space on the dining room table... and the buffet, and the top of the freezer, the floor and part of the kitchen cabinet. LOL!! I really don't even know how it happened. A few things here and a few things there. I keep telling my fiance, Glenn, that I need all this stuff. He doesn't get it, but I am sure you do. 

So, what is going on... Let's see. I have a couple of my business cards out as I was getting Etsy orders together and ready to be sent last night. Alot of supplies from making tags, including tags that just didn't make the cut. A matter of fact my new tag is hiding under my ribbon adhesive. 

Thanks for viewing my workdesk. Don't forget to take a peek at my newest creation, "Wandering Ghosts Tag", in the previous post.

Until Next Time... Take Care!

My Favorite Word

Cindy Adkins is having a link party at her blog, I Owe it All to Him. This week's link party is

"What is your favorite word?" I have literally known about this for a while now, but  as usual I could not decide what word I wanted to use. I can be so undecisive sometimes. It really drives me nuts! 

I finally came up with one, which is a good thing, it ends tonight! My word is Hope. Why? For one it is such a positive word. Even when times are tough, as long as I have hope, then there is inspiration to keep going. I know that things will work out. 

Just like this tag states... To have confidence. This is so true for me. When I have hope, I have a positive outlook. When I have a postive outlook, I then have confidence in the situation and myself. Hope gives you something to wish for. When you have hope... anything is possible! 

Thank you Cindy for giving me something to think about this week. Thank you for giving me hope!

I made this inspirational tag I call "Hope" for Cindy's link party. I used the different shades of brown Tim Holtz Distress Inks, the blended batik technique, various stamps, Prima flowers and MM fibers. One of the reasons I included the close up, above, is so that you could see the shimmer I added to the tag using a shimmer mist I made with water and Perfect Pearls blended in my Mini Misters.

Until Next Time... Take Care!