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Hello!..Cant believe its been 92 Whats on your work-desk Wednesdays since I last joined in this wonderful Desk hopping invention of Julias. Its nice to be back in Blogworld! I have had a lot of change in my life and lots of family stuff going on, some good! Some not so good. But hey we all have problems don't we and its comes to a point where you just have to get on with it!<br />
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As you can see I am still crafting away in my Crafty haven and still creating Cards. All sorts on the desk. Hobbyhouse is a Fave at the moment and really loving the imagery. My new Martha Stewart Punches on the desk, trying to work them out? Some labels & cup cake wrappers I picked up in Howarth yesterday in Roses & Co Apothecary. Howarth is the place where the Bronte Sisters lived, beautiful village!<br />
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Well hello! It's been so long since I blogged on here it took me ages to work out what to do. Anyway here some of what I have been upto past few weeks. Been loving The Hobby House goodies of late. I am not a colourer inner so much, so it was great to find these ready coloured images. I have done some shadowing on them myself.<br />
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Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-7693404057732608452013-05-08T01:25:00.003+01:002013-05-08T01:25:53.236+01:00What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday 205........a bit of action!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well hello everyone, its been far too long since I did any kind of blogging let alone joining in Julia's WOYWW blog hop! As you can see my desk is busy tonight, just finished the easel card on the left of the pic and just about to start another. If you want to join in WOYWW pop over to Julia's blog to find out what its all about ;-<br />
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Been having a play with my fab new Martha Stewart Doily cutter! Its brilliant, and as you can see cuts perfect doily's. I used 220gsm card stock for this one here and it was pretty easy to punch through. Its really easy to use too. Cuts a doily from 6 inches up to 12 inches.<br />
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Got quite in to CD crafting over the past couple of weeks & ended up buying a rake of them on E-Bay, although I did treat myself to 3 from Kraftyhands web shop. I used the Chic Boutique CD to make the three cards on the above pic. Love the colours & the die cut images are easy to cut out. Never really dabbled in CD crafting before as I was very unsure about printer settings & types of paper to use. However now I have a decent printer & sussed out the paper to use, its been great to try various CD's that are out there.<br />
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Well the past few months have been a real turmoil for me. I have two of my close family fighting Cancer and 5 weeks ago lost my very dear Big Brother, very sad, he was too young at 60 to leave this world, he was the eldest of six and I am the youngest. We were very alike in our ways & outlook on life and he was always the one I turned to in a time of need or crisis. I shall miss him more than I can say, I feel at a loss. I Craft to take time out, and I can say hand on heart I am so very glad I do! Its really kept me sane & busy in these tough times, it really is great therapy!</div>
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Hope all of you are keeping well! Very very cold here today Snow & biting winds, stay in and Craft Away the day!</div>
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Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-52416662040036135022013-01-23T00:21:00.000+00:002013-01-23T00:21:06.205+00:00What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday 190...... Doily's! <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HG2cEDrmPAE/UP8jInfMxlI/AAAAAAAABj8/hSRCwQQtgmw/s1600/wdw+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HG2cEDrmPAE/UP8jInfMxlI/AAAAAAAABj8/hSRCwQQtgmw/s400/wdw+3.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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Hello everyone & thanks for popping by to too have a peek at what I have been up to this week on the desk! This blog hop is the brainchild of Julia Dunnit & you can find out more about what's going on here over at her blog at http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/ Maybe you could join in and let us peek at yours too!</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">This finished card I used Cosmic Shimmers </span> True White Embossing powder Distress pens & punched out hearts. Looks a bit folk'y to me? Anyway hope to show the matching dies with these stamps next week sometime. We still have snow here although its not as cold! Perfect weather to stay in & keep warm drink Tea, Eat Cake & Craft! :-) Have a crafty week everyone!</div>
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The other end of the desk has cards I need to finish & sort in to cello bags & boxes. Mr Binxz is sunning himself in the window, lovely bright but very chilly day to day. I put some bunting up above the window I made for a vintage tea party I had last September.</div>
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So that's me this week! I have had umpteen problems with my broadband, Sky, Blogger & bla bla bla for ages now so that's one of the reasons I haven't joined in or blogged for ages, plus I got Married in the US last November and was very busy up until then. Hope to catch up with you & your desks sometime this week! Take care everyone & mind how you go in the snowy & cold weather we are all having!</div>
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Hello everyone! Sorry its been quite a while since I did any blogging ;( I have been pretty busy with work & family stuff for a while now & its not that I haven't done any crafting its just that time has been an issue. </div>
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I have done a lot of card making as well as planning my ......Wedding! as you can see from the above </div>
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picture I will be off there in a few days to become a Mrs.....;) excited but a bit nervous too!</div>
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This is the place we have decided upon to have our ceremony, its one of the more traditional chapels in Vegas and good for what kind of wedding we wanted. This is what we are calling the fun & legal part of getting married. We are also having another ceremony in North Wales next May.</div>
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Really missed sharing my cards with you, although I have been looking at your desks & blogs too!</div>
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Take care everyone & keep well & warm in this cold snap we are having & I really hope all my American Blogging Buddies & friends on the East Coast are OK, sending all my prayers to you.</div>
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<br />Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-18590266863014681142012-08-21T23:18:00.004+01:002012-08-21T23:52:53.007+01:00Whats On Your Work Wednesday 168.....A Big Crafty Shop!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l0sLX11rYIM/UDQKMxCggHI/AAAAAAAABcs/sQkY8IRiTtA/s1600/woyww%2B167%2B2.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l0sLX11rYIM/UDQKMxCggHI/AAAAAAAABcs/sQkY8IRiTtA/s400/woyww%2B167%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779255436261752946" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Hi! everyone! Tonight I have had a play with some new stamps I bought at the weekend on my Big Crafty Shop at The Great British Craft Festival at Donington. Here I have used Graphic 45 Papers & stamps along with </span>Gilding Glue from Indigo Blue and some Sunset Red flakes from Sweet Poppy Crafts. I have showed a close up of the Stamp Gilded below as I thought it looked really good, I love the colours & its very shiny! but it didn't show up very well on the pic.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cxd7WeVLSeA/UDQKLUY8-nI/AAAAAAAABck/ia-MzRi5lpA/s1600/woyww%2B167%2B3.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cxd7WeVLSeA/UDQKLUY8-nI/AAAAAAAABck/ia-MzRi5lpA/s400/woyww%2B167%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779255411391396466" /></a><br /></div><div>As you can see I did quite well on the shopping front. I have been saving for quite a while to go on this crafty trip. Me and my Crafty Buddy, Crafty Deb's went both days to the event & stayed over in the Hilton Hotel for the Saturday night. It was really nice & the breakfast was wonderful Sunday morning, ages since I have has a full English. </div><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YpiwO_M-bkE/UDQKK_p9ZCI/AAAAAAAABcU/PjAUmWQiY8g/s1600/woyww%2B167%2B1.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YpiwO_M-bkE/UDQKK_p9ZCI/AAAAAAAABcU/PjAUmWQiY8g/s400/woyww%2B167%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779255405825582114" /></a><br /></div><div>I bought all sorts! Including Stamps By Chloe, Sweet Poppy Stencils, Cherry Lynn Die's, Graphic 45 paper & stamps, Stampendous Stamps & Frantage powders & shaved ice, Ribbons, Sticky Gems, glitters, tapes glues.....ect...ect....All in all the weekend was fab. We though it would be fun to get as many pic's of us with Presenters from Create & Craft, we ended up having our pic took with about 7 of them. We chatted with the great Melanie Heaton & Dawn Bibby & Sue Smith & Sheena Douglass & a few others (I have name dropped enough..lol.) already looking forward to the next Crafty Show....Harrogate perhaps?</div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bkq3h3rfYLs/UDQKJ3Oyc0I/AAAAAAAABcI/zAprpSh-8oc/s1600/woyww%2B167%2B4.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Bkq3h3rfYLs/UDQKJ3Oyc0I/AAAAAAAABcI/zAprpSh-8oc/s400/woyww%2B167%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779255386384266050" /></a><br /></div><div>Finally I am still using my Hunkydory Xmas kits to make cards, I really enjoy making Christmas cards, so may images to choose from & I love being able to go mad with the glitter. Time to post this & hop over to Julia's Blog to join in the hop.......have a crafty week everyone & thanks for stopping by! <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;">x</div></div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-38393606732755027102012-08-07T23:45:00.003+01:002012-08-08T00:11:32.573+01:00WOYWW 166....Erm...sorry but its.....Festive!!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Xmtm25GW2w/UCGbIK2uUqI/AAAAAAAABbE/0KQ8nwB77V4/s1600/P8070447.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6Xmtm25GW2w/UCGbIK2uUqI/AAAAAAAABbE/0KQ8nwB77V4/s400/P8070447.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774066761920828066" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Hello WOYWW'ers! Its been a few weeks since I joined in </span>Julia's<span style="font-size: 100%; "> Mahooosive world wide Blog-a-thon! If you have arrived at this page thinking "What's this woman on about???" then Hop over here and check her </span>Blog<span style="font-size: 100%; "> out for the in's N out's of what </span>I<span style="font-size: 100%; "> am on about & you too could join in on the weekly hop-a-roony! Go on show us your's!</span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/">http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="text-align: left; "><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span>I<span style="font-size: 100%;"> have finally succumbed to the festive card making! I have been playing around & putting together some of the Hunkydory Christmas Kits I bought from Create & Craft. There so easy to use & great fun too and this way I get to make loads of cards for everyone to have a made one! If I gave </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; ">everyone</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "> I know one of my "Special" made cards every year I would take all year to get them done, it can take me that long to do just one sometimes! </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gk8mNhsCM8g/UCGbHgpqXnI/AAAAAAAABa4/HXojh-kXmVc/s1600/P8070449.JPG" style="font-style: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gk8mNhsCM8g/UCGbHgpqXnI/AAAAAAAABa4/HXojh-kXmVc/s400/P8070449.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774066750591753842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">As you can see I have been on a roll past few days. I have really enjoyed skiving off & just sitting here making cards all day, reminder to self..."Clean House"....:-)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Go0V_T5OG6s/UCGbHY7YpzI/AAAAAAAABas/qguG1cBsiwc/s1600/P8070451.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Go0V_T5OG6s/UCGbHY7YpzI/AAAAAAAABas/qguG1cBsiwc/s400/P8070451.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774066748518606642" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><div style="text-align: center;">So far I have done about 30 all together and used the some of the Vintage & Traditional Kits, I have still to use any of the Elegant or Cute Kit's. From the four kits I bought they say you can make at least 80 cards, however, they are so generous with all the die cuts & papers & card stock I think I will get about 150 at least!.....another reminder to self....."Go do a food shop".......;-)</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4i-4N6QebEE/UCGbG4aDPsI/AAAAAAAABag/8nyn5FnZyAE/s1600/P7180421.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; "><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4i-4N6QebEE/UCGbG4aDPsI/AAAAAAAABag/8nyn5FnZyAE/s400/P7180421.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5774066739788857026" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Right that's it for this post I must get some sleep, been up till all hours in here! Its this new desk & room layout, I am having so much fun in here! I never want to leave this happy crafty place, I must get back to the real world though tomorrow, boo.......but then I will have to visit you at your desks....</span> yeah<span style="font-size: 100%; ">....another excuse to sit here! Whooo---hooo.....I am going a bit bonkers so I better wrap this up! Take care everyone & have a crafty week!</span></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-64812283585080889902012-07-18T00:56:00.005+01:002012-07-18T01:22:32.862+01:00WOYWW 163......Bunting! & Celebration Cards!...oh and Tea!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g3qaEVIE5a0/UAX8bBG6cQI/AAAAAAAABZ0/eWSvT1exmLM/s1600/P7180414.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g3qaEVIE5a0/UAX8bBG6cQI/AAAAAAAABZ0/eWSvT1exmLM/s400/P7180414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766292439001886978" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">The new desk is great I am </span>getting<span style="font-size: 100%; "> loads more done & can have a few </span>diffident<span style="font-size: 100%; "> projects on the go with </span>more<span style="font-size: 100%; "> space! Been making loads of bunting by using up my scraps on some pre cut pennants that came free with a </span>Hunkydory<span style="font-size: 100%; "> kit a while back.</span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IofowPP8BC0/UAX8ail0acI/AAAAAAAABZo/-OoZGjQMJtk/s1600/P7180417.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IofowPP8BC0/UAX8ail0acI/AAAAAAAABZo/-OoZGjQMJtk/s400/P7180417.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766292430810016194" /></a><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">This storage desk </span>carousel<span style="font-size: 100%; "> was a bargain from the Craft </span>Superstore<span style="font-size: 100%; ">. They was £45 but now down to £26 in the sale, just had to do some </span>shuffling<span style="font-size: 100%; "> on the desk before could live with it ;) </span></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8NyCFBUkkuQ/UAX8aaP2AqI/AAAAAAAABZc/tsJJks9-oV8/s1600/P7180424.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8NyCFBUkkuQ/UAX8aaP2AqI/AAAAAAAABZc/tsJJks9-oV8/s400/P7180424.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766292428570362530" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">Here I was trying out the new Pearl Elegance Kit from Hunkydory. There are a few weddings this year I have been invited to and this kit just fits the bill to make some beautiful cards & keepsakes. </span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-klSMliiJD0Q/UAX8ZzhgxzI/AAAAAAAABZQ/4wX737stWyM/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-klSMliiJD0Q/UAX8ZzhgxzI/AAAAAAAABZQ/4wX737stWyM/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766292418175485746" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">After all that I will now drink my tea & eat my Date & Walnut Cake I made yesterday, really getting back into backing again of late, loving my Scones!!! Hope you are all having a good snoopathon to day as brought to us by Julia our leader :) razz over to her blog & get the lo down on what we are all going on about, its one of the biggest crafty blog hops on the net!!!! Go on I dare you to join in...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-size: 100%; ">http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Dont be shy come & join in and show us your </span>Workdesk<span style="font-size: 100%;"> on a </span>Wednesday<span style="font-size: 100%;">, its that easy! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Hope you all have a great snoop & are keeping well & warm, last thing I need, new medication I have to take are making me feel like and extra in Dante's Inferno! I cant stand being warm either! Have a great creative week!</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">x</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-85867014787098312912012-06-26T23:59:00.008+01:002012-06-27T00:28:52.917+01:00Whats On Your Work Wednesday 160......New Desk!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KI7-aSshCSI/T-o_HqnjPHI/AAAAAAAABYs/j4nX5inPXa4/s1600/rd%2B1.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KI7-aSshCSI/T-o_HqnjPHI/AAAAAAAABYs/j4nX5inPXa4/s400/rd%2B1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758484474478410866" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g48qy-eaa7Q/T-pC_BCNprI/AAAAAAAABZA/dSJGiFVr_wA/s400/rd3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758488723923510962" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; ">Well, its done! Here's my new crafty space, bigger desk better to work on & </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">defiantly</span><span style="text-align: left; "><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"> brighter! It was 4 days of very hard work. I really </span>didn't<span style="font-size: 100%;"> think there was as much "stuff" </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">squirreld</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; "> away in this small corner? However, It filled my bedroom & the hallway upstairs as well as the place </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">behind</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; "> the sofa in the front room?...Mad! I did have a bit of a chuck out too & filled a bin bag with things that were just not worth hanging on to, old bags, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">folded</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; "> up </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">card-bored</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; font-size: 100%; ">boxes, you always think they will come in for something! But alas they dont..</span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S2Xj6zP9LX4/T-o_Gz9mxBI/AAAAAAAABYU/renlVA5agNE/s1600/rd2.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S2Xj6zP9LX4/T-o_Gz9mxBI/AAAAAAAABYU/renlVA5agNE/s400/rd2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5758484459806966802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I used 3 Expedia Cubes from Ikea, one on each end to support the work-surface & one in the middle. So there is 12 cubbys now for storage, loads more room! It was well worth sorting it out & I am really chuffed with the end result. Mr Lavinia has done a sterling job, as well as making 2 trips to Ikea to exchange something that I wanted to incorporate, but just didn't fit! </div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I want to thank everyone last last week for the visit. And hope I got back to all of you & to the ones I didn't, I will this week!!! :) No card to show this week as tonight is my first making evening making anything!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you have all had a crafty week & making the best of the rubbish weather! Its my Birthday on Thursday so I hope its NOT raining, but hey even if it is I have my lovely new desk to craft the day away on! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all have a crafty week!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;">x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-65496650428799363462012-06-19T23:15:00.006+01:002012-06-19T23:51:40.211+01:00WOYWW 159.....Last time from my old desk!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cPdzs0IidlE/T-D6l0hPBBI/AAAAAAAABYE/2jweGgKW2pU/s1600/P6190342.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cPdzs0IidlE/T-D6l0hPBBI/AAAAAAAABYE/2jweGgKW2pU/s400/P6190342.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755875851439637522" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><span ><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Hello Everyone! Thanks for popping by to have a snoop at what could be the last ever pic of my Big Old Desk for What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "> I have decided its time to get rid of it </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">to the Garage & </span><span style="font-size: 100%; ">have a worktop along the length of the wall. I am as we speak filling out my Ikea Shopping list! Hopefully the work will be done in the next two weeks!....(mmmm maybe blind optimism) but cant be without my crafty space for long :( makes me feel anxious the thought of no desk!</span></div></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rAeZtGnc1wo/T-D6lfY8XPI/AAAAAAAABX4/JR-qbrcXMxI/s1600/P6190345.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rAeZtGnc1wo/T-D6lfY8XPI/AAAAAAAABX4/JR-qbrcXMxI/s400/P6190345.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755875845767716082" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">I took the pictures while I was making the card in the next pic. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; font-family: Georgia, serif; text-align: left; ">I Have a feel for the busy Vintage style </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">at the moment. Seems my past few cards have been that kind of look. Think maybe some of it is down to the past two lots of Anna Griffin stamps sets I have bought. I love what she creates & the elegance of her designs. Its fired my Inspiration & got me enthused :) I have used on of Astrid's Freebie Friday Tags again as they are so lovely & easy to </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">incorporate</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> for a great Vintage look! Theres a link on my sidebar to her Blog, she does some really wonderful work!</span></div></div><div><span ><br /></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PH10ExWCEA0/T-D6lJM6VrI/AAAAAAAABXs/54NGQ9eLLgw/s1600/P6190354.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PH10ExWCEA0/T-D6lJM6VrI/AAAAAAAABXs/54NGQ9eLLgw/s400/P6190354.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755875839811671730" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S3L6Evv9bV4/T-D6kliaZYI/AAAAAAAABXg/KMWFN-cSuZ8/s1600/P6190356.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S3L6Evv9bV4/T-D6kliaZYI/AAAAAAAABXg/KMWFN-cSuZ8/s400/P6190356.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755875830238176642" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have now sent out all my ATC's from the 3rd WOYWW Anniversary swap, thank you to all my swappers! I will show them all when I have received them, as I still have two from the USA on there way. Hope you all have a great week & off to desk snoop!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;">x</div><div><br /></div></div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-72952832812722487572012-06-17T17:41:00.006+01:002012-06-17T18:06:25.876+01:00A Vintage Sunday Session<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9zNCBZXmaKw/T94JCTXlafI/AAAAAAAABXQ/w_ExfefzAWQ/s1600/P6170320.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9zNCBZXmaKw/T94JCTXlafI/AAAAAAAABXQ/w_ExfefzAWQ/s400/P6170320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755047308989655538" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">I came up with these 2 creations using the freebie tag<span style="font-size: 100%; "> from</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span><a href="http://astridsartisticefforts.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-size: 100%; ">http://astridsartisticefforts.blogspot.co.uk/</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Every Friday Astrid gives away a free digital image. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">She makes some amazing Cards & projects. Be sure to check out her </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">Blog</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >I used dies from Go Kreate & Spellbinders & X-Cut</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >The Paper is Websters Pages & Papermainia</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Stamped Sentiments are from Anna Griffin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Glitters by Martha Stewart & Deco Art Glamour Dust</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span >Ribbons & Gems & Decorative Nail head stickers & Flowers & Paper Lace from stash!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ezPC6XrfI3U/T94JB7lM4wI/AAAAAAAABXE/xJ15be1FIE0/s1600/P6170327.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ezPC6XrfI3U/T94JB7lM4wI/AAAAAAAABXE/xJ15be1FIE0/s400/P6170327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755047302604317442" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lOLrL5GfUtk/T94JBvABsaI/AAAAAAAABW4/xCHi8yIkYJc/s1600/P6170329.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lOLrL5GfUtk/T94JBvABsaI/AAAAAAAABW4/xCHi8yIkYJc/s400/P6170329.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5755047299227169186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hope your all having a Crafty & Creative Sunday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;">x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-85075419633094630342012-05-30T23:55:00.001+01:002012-05-31T00:02:44.729+01:00HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY**** UPDATED POST****<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lfuZcDmaC18/T8al2Lo-OwI/AAAAAAAABWo/NoITk25WKMw/s1600/WOYWW%2B3%2BATC%2Bswap.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lfuZcDmaC18/T8al2Lo-OwI/AAAAAAAABWo/NoITk25WKMw/s320/WOYWW%2B3%2BATC%2Bswap.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748464324641176322" /></a><span ><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Here is my updated post to WOYWW 3rd </span>Anniversary<span style="font-size: 100%; "> ATC Swap. On my </span>original<span style="font-size: 100%; "> post (scroll down) I forgot to add the picture of the ATC's I made! Doh....:) so here they are! Happy What's On Your Workdesk 3rd </span>Anniversary<span style="font-size: 100%; "> Blog Hop Everyone! I have 3 extra made so if you want to swap then let me know ok!</span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-25967487278784066672012-05-30T00:14:00.005+01:002012-05-30T14:14:48.117+01:00HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY!!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VlyKi3MVG8c/T8VZbW_lDeI/AAAAAAAABWU/5cKEhw_xkK0/s1600/sew%2B1.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VlyKi3MVG8c/T8VZbW_lDeI/AAAAAAAABWU/5cKEhw_xkK0/s320/sew%2B1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748098825971895778" /></a><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Well cant </span>believe<span style="font-size: 100%;"> its What's on your workdesk </span>Wednesday's<span style="font-size: 100%;"> 3rd Birthday! I seem to remember joining in sometime after the 1st Birthday. Been joining in on & off ever since. Its really great to meet others joining in this global desk hop on a weekly basis & big </span>thanks<span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span>goes <span style="font-size: 100%;">out to Julia for creating this amazing place where we all meet to show off our desks each week & encourage & spur on each others creative doings! Please pop over to Julias blog & find out more about what I am on about....& join in! Come on show us yours!!</span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/">http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well as you can see this week, its NOT my normal kind of desk?? I have had to get a sewing head on in order to sew the Voil-iy type fabric for the Lounge window. Had a bit of a disaster as my machine has stopped working in a kind of way, it will only do a basic straight stitch & only one length too, it does not want to do the other 99 its supposed to do! Anyhow at least I got the curtain done. </div><div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xaL3fpz_KfI/T8VZbIRoEXI/AAAAAAAABWI/1H9Vc2WlXOg/s1600/sew%2B4.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xaL3fpz_KfI/T8VZbIRoEXI/AAAAAAAABWI/1H9Vc2WlXOg/s320/sew%2B4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748098822021058930" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_QYKVUVvFiA/T8VZa5N1tYI/AAAAAAAABWA/XUlRKede-tM/s1600/sew%2B2.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_QYKVUVvFiA/T8VZa5N1tYI/AAAAAAAABWA/XUlRKede-tM/s320/sew%2B2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5748098817978643842" /></a><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">All finished and at the window! You can just see I have Create & Craft Channel on the TV, typical ;) I am joining in on the ATC Birthday Swap & really looking forward to </span>whoever's<span style="font-size: 100%;"> ATC I </span>receive<span style="font-size: 100%;">! I have mad a few extra so if you want to swap let me know ok! I will be posting mine out on Friday to the </span>recipient<span style="font-size: 100%;">! Have a great Blog hop everyone & Happy Birthday to all the WOYWW'ers out in WOYWW land!!!!</span></span></div></div></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Lavinia</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">x</span></span></div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-15558263695288753272012-05-15T13:42:00.004+01:002012-05-15T13:56:22.003+01:00Choo Choo.....all a bored the lunch Train!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwsLi8LFe-4/T7JPkh3uqBI/AAAAAAAABVw/J2k3OUqUDwM/s1600/Train%2B1.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hwsLi8LFe-4/T7JPkh3uqBI/AAAAAAAABVw/J2k3OUqUDwM/s400/Train%2B1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5742739963836803090" /></a><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">On Sunday my Sisters & I took my Mum on the East Lancashire </span>Railway for a Lancastrian Lunch! <span style="font-size: 100%;"> I have never been on a steam train before, so I was more than excited. It looked amazing up close.</span></span><div><span ><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-slvu2pDhFSA/T7JPkTLkqRI/AAAAAAAABVk/MWgPOjhY440/s1600/Train%2B4.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-slvu2pDhFSA/T7JPkTLkqRI/AAAAAAAABVk/MWgPOjhY440/s400/Train%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5742739959893502226" /></a><br /></div><div>There train consists of two dining carriages and five passenger carriages. I think the train was one of the last one built by the Brighton Works in 1956. There was a table of 4 on one side and tables that seat 2 on the other. </div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pPZ5LuXt2ZI/T7JPj-jgiHI/AAAAAAAABVY/wdi49rBSLMU/s1600/Train%2B2.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pPZ5LuXt2ZI/T7JPj-jgiHI/AAAAAAAABVY/wdi49rBSLMU/s400/Train%2B2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5742739954356750450" /></a><br /></div><div>We had a really good 3 course lunch followed by coffee & petite fours! The railway do a really good selection of events throughout the year at very reasonable prices. I think next time I will book for the Afternoon Cream Tea Train! Mmmm yum! </div><div><br /></div><div>Lavinia</div><div>x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-68041604561265412592012-05-14T13:44:00.002+01:002012-05-14T13:44:25.921+01:00tic toc… the french clock is ticking…<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cKI20-C1LoA/T7D9BEpIWfI/AAAAAAAABVI/3cTWEhYMHPs/s1600/header2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="72" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cKI20-C1LoA/T7D9BEpIWfI/AAAAAAAABVI/3cTWEhYMHPs/s320/header2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vickiarcher.com/2012/05/tic-toc-the-french-clock-is-ticking/">tic toc… the french clock is ticking…</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You still have time to partake in Vicky Archers </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wonderful Blog Givaway!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A fantastic feast of French style!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Design</div><div style="text-align: center;">Interiors</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fashion</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fragrance</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wonderful Writings</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Go make Coffee & hop over to loose yourself in this wonderful blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vickiarcher.com/">http://vickiarcher.com/</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy your day everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;">x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-10246590834244909422012-05-10T17:04:00.002+01:002012-05-10T17:05:26.936+01:00French Essence… the how’s, the why’s and a giveaway …<div style="text-align: center;">This is a fantastically French Blog! Beautiful Interiors along with Elegantly Stylish Design to perfect Perfumes & Decadent treats! A French life lived well indeed! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://vickiarcher.com/2012/05/french-essence-the-hows-the-whys-and-a-giveaway/">French Essence… the how’s, the why’s and a giveaway …</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Go and peruse her wonderful new site & find all kinds of French delights! An avid read for any established or budding Francophile!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;">x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-25721762164589830832012-05-09T00:18:00.007+01:002012-05-09T01:00:44.759+01:00Whats On Your Work Wednesday 153.......Another Trying to get in the mood desk!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phxhQmyU7_M/T6mqL1meO2I/AAAAAAAABU8/Dxs3lOCxIH0/s1600/woyww%2B152%2B3.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phxhQmyU7_M/T6mqL1meO2I/AAAAAAAABU8/Dxs3lOCxIH0/s400/woyww%2B152%2B3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740306320404134754" /></a><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Its here again! Yes the day of the week that seem's to arrive quicker than any other! My desk this week is another "Trying to get in the mood desk" Tonight after dinner I decided to get my crafty hat on & bring coordinating stash out of drawers & off shelves lay it on my desk & make myself get inspired. It worked a few weeks back & it got me using things I bough an age ago & have just been unused. The theme I have set myself is "Female family Cards" The first crisp white card is placed on the craft mat ready to be transformed!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qeMERCRlfMM/T6mqLmKPnmI/AAAAAAAABUw/_mOsr62325M/s1600/woyww%2B152%2B2.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qeMERCRlfMM/T6mqLmKPnmI/AAAAAAAABUw/_mOsr62325M/s400/woyww%2B152%2B2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740306316259204706" /></a><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">This idea of setting stash out seem's to work well for me of late, as I am struggling to get ideas & my mojo is not co-operating! This week has come round before I know it. Not got much done in the way of crafting but I have got bits & bobs done here & there in the sorting of stash & stamps in my crafty corner. As you can see from the pic below I have sorted all my cling stamps in to groups on laminated A5 sheets & stored them in one of those "Really Useful Boxes". I have made </span>labels<span style="font-size: 100%;"> for each one (all 89 sheets of them, it played havoc with my RA & </span>carpel<span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span>tunnel<span style="font-size: 100%;">) I realized I was not using them as much as </span>I<span style="font-size: 100%;"> should so now I can find the needed stamp easier, I will use them more!</span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s50OkJ6ltF8/T6mqLC_HPAI/AAAAAAAABUk/h1ZKLhfB9_o/s1600/woyww%2B152%2B1.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 374px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-s50OkJ6ltF8/T6mqLC_HPAI/AAAAAAAABUk/h1ZKLhfB9_o/s400/woyww%2B152%2B1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5740306306817276930" /></a>I want to thank everyone who left me wonderful comments last post! So kind of you all, if I didn't manage to get to pop by you Blog be sure I will this week. Like everyone I have to get to grips with the "New" blogger dashboard & layout. I did not realize I had comments last week after it changed & I couldn't work out what to do! I am in the "Know" now and have figured it out. I am a bit rubbish with change :( to me it wasn't broke & I was happy with how it worked but alas some new fangled method was introduced to confuse me, as well as keep me on my toes! Hope all well with you & your enjoying you week take care everyone!</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Lavinia</div><div>x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-54810434543798950322012-05-02T00:05:00.003+01:002012-05-02T00:33:48.663+01:00Whats On Your Work Wednesday 152..... Girl'y Pink!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WEGoBdsc6E0/T6Bs3gTmLzI/AAAAAAAABT0/xEPdrJ4DJjI/s1600/P4280230.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WEGoBdsc6E0/T6Bs3gTmLzI/AAAAAAAABT0/xEPdrJ4DJjI/s400/P4280230.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737705626090745650" /></a><span ><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Hello WOYWW'ers! Nearly that time and we will all be celebrating the 3rd Birthday of this amazing world desk blog hop of Julias! Its fun to see what folks all over the globe are up to, you should really join in and show off your desk with us all, go over to Julias Blog at </span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-size: 100%; ">http://www.stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/</a><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"> and see what its all about, you know you want to!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">So her is my offering this week. This is my desk late Tuesday evening. Making some cards with another set of free papers found in the </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">bottom</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">of</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> a drawer </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">when</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; ">I</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "> had a clear out. They were in <b>Making Cards</b> Mag designed by<b><i> Nikky Hall</i></b> for<b> Polkadoodles</b>. I added bits & bobs & used some of my new<b><i> Anna Griffin</i></b> Banners & Bunting stamps with them (my new fave stamp set, so versatile) heres what I came up with......</span></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pzn6NPNP4_E/T6Bs3Y1aruI/AAAAAAAABTo/CsvGITO5t24/s1600/P5010243.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pzn6NPNP4_E/T6Bs3Y1aruI/AAAAAAAABTo/CsvGITO5t24/s400/P5010243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737705624085114594" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sorry about the bad light, I was just relying on my Ott Daylight lite & the camera flash as I took them all in the evening.....</div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fhlUDXHAfQ4/T6Bs29Zp6UI/AAAAAAAABTc/ZasPti0DotQ/s1600/P5010250.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fhlUDXHAfQ4/T6Bs29Zp6UI/AAAAAAAABTc/ZasPti0DotQ/s400/P5010250.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737705616720914754" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5zKvbbcm46s/T6Bs2YnOKLI/AAAAAAAABTQ/jZjMugcV1zU/s1600/P5010246.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5zKvbbcm46s/T6Bs2YnOKLI/AAAAAAAABTQ/jZjMugcV1zU/s400/P5010246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737705606845704370" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N8faeJof4JI/T6Bs2Io_YUI/AAAAAAAABTE/Mk8xC75iJH8/s1600/P5010254.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N8faeJof4JI/T6Bs2Io_YUI/AAAAAAAABTE/Mk8xC75iJH8/s400/P5010254.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5737705602558157122" /></a><span style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center;">The great British weather has been living up to its usual rainy Gray reputation again this week! Not been to bad here but had lots of very strong winds. I have not ventured out much unless needed too. Thanks to everyone who stops and visits and the comments you leave are always so welcome :) cheers me no end! Looking forward to visiting you all too! Have a great week everyone & please take care in the weather!</div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;">x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-78092215153440872802012-04-20T22:26:00.003+01:002012-04-20T22:26:56.753+01:00First Ever ....Show & Tell Friday & Gray Painted Room!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There was a lot of painting to be done, thankfully I didn't do it! But hired a Decorator to carry the work out for me. I love it! The picture of the finished painted room was took in the evening, so light was not so good. The colour is <i><b>Farrow & Ball's "Pavilion Gray"</b></i> and the Gold Stripe is <b><i>1868's "Old Gold"</i></b> along with Satinwood White for the fire surround and rest of woodwork.</div>
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This is my first entry into "<i><b>Show & Tell Friday</b></i>"</div>
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x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-76247092846928651622012-04-18T10:43:00.003+01:002012-04-18T11:25:15.756+01:00Whats On Your Work Wednesday 150......Last weeks Cards!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x6i7RNyxtNM/T46NXodQJsI/AAAAAAAABSk/aE_Uph1YwN8/s1600/woyww%2B150%2B2.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x6i7RNyxtNM/T46NXodQJsI/AAAAAAAABSk/aE_Uph1YwN8/s400/woyww%2B150%2B2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732674812825839298" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%;">Hi Wednesday </span>Blog<span style="font-size: 100%;"> hoppers! Not lots on my desk this week with regards to hands on "</span>craftiness<span style="font-size: 100%;">" but these are last </span>Wednesdays<span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span>completed<span style="font-size: 100%;"> 6 cards I promised myself </span>I<span style="font-size: 100%;"> would do! And I only just cleared my desk on </span>Monday<span style="font-size: 100%;">! That was good for me, as </span>I<span style="font-size: 100%;"> am a tidy freak, I went a whole 5 days without doing anything! </span></span><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BsAIC1AoaS4/T46NXIxWxBI/AAAAAAAABSc/qOTMhsBUxfI/s1600/woyww%2B150%2B1.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BsAIC1AoaS4/T46NXIxWxBI/AAAAAAAABSc/qOTMhsBUxfI/s400/woyww%2B150%2B1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732674804320224274" /></a><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">My desk now for the next week at least will be focused on re-decorating my front room! I have been perusing various design books for ideas & furniture colours. I have decided on the colours for the room. Farrow & Ball </span>Pavilion<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Gray & White. I have a curtain pole to paint two pole holders. I am also going to make some Voile curtains. I really would like my sofa re-covering but still deciding on that one! </span></span></div><div><span ><br /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T-RyHACiV6E/T46NV_gT7kI/AAAAAAAABSQ/cIoaJCAnX-4/s1600/woyww%2B150%2B3.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-T-RyHACiV6E/T46NV_gT7kI/AAAAAAAABSQ/cIoaJCAnX-4/s400/woyww%2B150%2B3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732674784652947010" /></a>The Decorator has just made a start & filled the cracks & holes in all the walls, quite a lot really! Looking forward to seeing it finished later this week.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m-y4bBsmP4c/T46NVRTVsUI/AAAAAAAABSE/3qfvwzy4xpk/s1600/woyww%2B150%2B4.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m-y4bBsmP4c/T46NVRTVsUI/AAAAAAAABSE/3qfvwzy4xpk/s400/woyww%2B150%2B4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732674772250505538" /></a>Finally I found another wall painting I took in Nice France that advertises the famous Nice Carnival. I think the Clown has a bit of a sinister grin on his face! It was very well done & full of detail. I love the colours in it, very Cote d'Azur! </div><div>Hope everyone's keeping well & warm in this Winter style weather we are having. Its freezing today here. Thanks to everyone who visited last week & commented on my desk. I got round quite a few last week due to skyving, when I really should have been doing other things. Saw some lovely work going on & found my trip around the globe truly inspiring! If you have not joined in yet & would like to show us your desk & what's on it then nip over here to Julias Blog at; <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/">http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/</a> </div><div>you will find out how it works & how to enter, we would love to have a peek at what your up to! Have a creative week everyone, off to peek at yours!</div><div>Lavinia</div><div>x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-84089157849140416872012-04-11T00:18:00.004+01:002012-04-11T00:58:52.902+01:00WOYWW 149.....Trying to .....get in the mood!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2fotRhyXMBo/T4TAR7TfuuI/AAAAAAAABR4/mDaIabU4nDM/s1600/desk%2B1.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2fotRhyXMBo/T4TAR7TfuuI/AAAAAAAABR4/mDaIabU4nDM/s400/desk%2B1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729916040131885794" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%;">Hello again! Crafty-ness has NOT been very forthcoming the past few weeks, had a few trying times of late! My Mojo was </span>AWOL<span style="font-size: 100%;">...so in a bid to inspire & get me in the mood I picked out some paper by Kay & Co I have had forever & stamps I have been meaning to use & various other rub-on's & Ink's & Twine & papers and hope that something would be created??? </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3SIKhSbIJdI/T4TARaZHx0I/AAAAAAAABRs/cLF54dHpivI/s1600/desk%2B2.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3SIKhSbIJdI/T4TARaZHx0I/AAAAAAAABRs/cLF54dHpivI/s400/desk%2B2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729916031297111874" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 100%;">And lo finally it was! Not 100% happy yet though, but I am getting there I think. Picture's 2 & 3 was after to-ing & fro-ing from the desk most of Tuesday afternoon. Shuffling paper at first then poking a few stamps & finally sitting down after dinner in the evening to try get to work. I will NOT tidy this desk now until I have made at least another 5 cards to go with this one! I like my sets of six!</span></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gWXuCbMqpo8/T4TAQ6CzcBI/AAAAAAAABRg/nw4pjs2hn_k/s1600/desk%2B3.JPG" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gWXuCbMqpo8/T4TAQ6CzcBI/AAAAAAAABRg/nw4pjs2hn_k/s400/desk%2B3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729916022613569554" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Finally here is a Photo I took of an amazing </span>piece<span style="font-size: 100%;"> of Trompe L'oeil Art work I spotted in Carcassonne in France. The detail was stunning, shame it was a bit dull really as the colours were very vivid. Would love to see more of this over in the UK. It would really brighten up some urban landscapes!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XtsDJlE3TKs/T4TAQHaMOTI/AAAAAAAABRU/fgDC2WBojHA/s1600/desk%2B4.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XtsDJlE3TKs/T4TAQHaMOTI/AAAAAAAABRU/fgDC2WBojHA/s400/desk%2B4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729916009021454642" /></a><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">I hope we have some good weather soon? Not liking theses April showers we are having & Snow, What's that all about? Thanks so much again for all your lovely comments! I love reading them & feel really chuffed when I see what nice things you all say! thanks to my new followers too, its much appreciated! I feel honoured you think I am worth a visit! Well time to post this & snoop at your desk's. Enjoy the mighty weekly desk hop-a-thon by our leader Julia go visit her here & find out what it's all about!!</span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "> <a href="http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/">http://stamping-ground.blogspot.co.uk/</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Also just a quick note to let you all know I have 24 New </span>Distress<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Markers for Sale look at my previous post, there great to use but just not me!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Warm Regards</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">Lavinia</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; ">x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-26405731132055082202012-04-08T12:17:00.005+01:002012-04-09T00:54:36.323+01:00A Bargain...Distress Markers!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMjRzR6uEFA/T4F0fHIfPvI/AAAAAAAABPA/0ecaFMNY3J0/s1600/Distress%2Bfor%2Bsale.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMjRzR6uEFA/T4F0fHIfPvI/AAAAAAAABPA/0ecaFMNY3J0/s400/Distress%2Bfor%2Bsale.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728988278831398642" /></a><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Well </span>something<span style="font-size: 100%; "> </span>different<span style="font-size: 100%; "> today from me! I have decided to sell these Distress markers. There are 24 of them!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Antique Linen</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Bard Door</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Broken China</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Brushed </span>Corduroy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Bundled Sage</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Dried Marigold</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Faded Jeans</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Fired Brick</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Frayed Burlap</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Milled Lavender</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Mustard Seed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Old Paper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Peeled Paint</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Pine </span>Needles</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scattered Straw</div><div style="text-align: center;">Shabby Shutters</div><div style="text-align: center;">Spiced Marmalade</div><div style="text-align: center;">Spun Suger</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tattered Rose</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tea Dye</div><div style="text-align: center;">Tumbled Glass</div><div style="text-align: center;">Victorian Velvet</div><div style="text-align: center;">Walnut Stain</div><div style="text-align: center;">Weathered Wood</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought them in haste :( & I know I wont use them. I have made a colour chart of them & that's it. There not really me & my style of crafting so decided they would be better with someone who really wants them & would use them. Not going to go on about what they do or how they work, we all know that! They are quite expensive so I think what I am asking is reasonable!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">£50</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leave me a comment if your interested!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;">x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; "><br /></span></div></span>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71483946182545284.post-41669619098831532662012-03-21T00:37:00.004+00:002012-03-21T01:08:50.310+00:00Whats On Your Work Wednesday 146!...times jogging on!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wcDy358KE-E/T2kjRxTb3KI/AAAAAAAABOw/KI5juSF20Qg/s1600/P3200148.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wcDy358KE-E/T2kjRxTb3KI/AAAAAAAABOw/KI5juSF20Qg/s400/P3200148.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722143589750529186" /></a><span ><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 100%; ">Well the weeks seem to fly by at the moment, there arnt enough days in the week! I always appear to be last minuet </span>every time<span style="font-size: 100%; "> I do or go </span>somewhere<span style="font-size: 100%; "> & that's just not me, dont what's going on! As you can see tonight I made the most of the time I have to make up some of my latest Hunkydory Adorable Scorable card kits. Good fun to make easy to co-ordinate as all the elemnets are there for you. I do add a lot of other bits n bobs to these kind of cards to add a touch of "My Style" to them! I love my new Tonic </span>Scissors they are so easy to use with my rubbish hands (I have Rheumatoid Arthritis)<span style="font-size: 100%; "> my grip is getting worse & my fingers dont fit properly in to regular scissor handles any more! But with thes Taaaa Daaaaa! Easy!</span></div></span><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dQkCYRgjxj4/T2kjREpOMWI/AAAAAAAABOY/3borMXduZ2A/s1600/P3190138.JPG" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dQkCYRgjxj4/T2kjREpOMWI/AAAAAAAABOY/3borMXduZ2A/s400/P3190138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722143577762312546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see this was some of the stash I purchased at the GNPE show In Harrogate at the weekend. I saw loads of demos by the like of Barbara Grey, Leoni Pojul Chloe Endean, whos stamps are lovely & just had to get the very versatile Dandilion & Bling Swirl. Looking forward ti trying out the Fab Foil & Embossing Glitter by WOW. Invested in a set of Grand Calibre Circle Dies, wanted them for a while! And other bits n bobs like ink pads & some of the super slim acrylic stamp blocks, easier again to hold for me! I look forward to finding time as soon as possible to have a good long crafty play with my new stash!</div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgTAkXB8N3o/T2kjQskLZeI/AAAAAAAABOQ/1tzCBjJuAh0/s1600/WOYWW.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgTAkXB8N3o/T2kjQskLZeI/AAAAAAAABOQ/1tzCBjJuAh0/s400/WOYWW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722143571298706914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">And finally it was my lovely Mums 80th Birthday and this was the card I made for her, she loved it! I like the easel circle cards, they look good for a special occasion! </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would like to thank everyone who commented on my blog on the last woyww I entered. It was so lovely for folks I had visited to stop by & leave me a comment. I really enjoy reading them & do value others opinions on cards I make, its good to have others around you for a bit of support & positivity! Thanks so much!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy your crafty week everyone!</div><div style="text-align: center;">And Happy Spring Equinox to all!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lavinia</div><div style="text-align: center;">x</div>Laviniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08170257422347849420noreply@blogger.com30