WOYWW 320

My desk this week is a little bit neglected as we have been away for 'an overnighter' in Nottingham again and I have removed something I am working on as I don't want anyone to see it until I send it off to a certain young lady.  However, you can see the Black and White Journal I started doing and still am.  Gosh it is taking me ages and I have not yet began putting any words on apart from this first page which still needs finishing.  Anyone know of any good/funny quotes/sayings I can use?  Or a good site for them?

To the left is my book which I took away with me to try some new Tangles - I can only do the easy ones and these are mega easy - following two new books which Chas persuaded me to buy (with my money).  Left of that are some Dylusion Border stamps and there are some at the back too.  My bulging pen case is there along with my perspex border thing and some cut out figures for future use. Then there are some ink pads and still some pieces of card which I coloured weeks ago but have not done anything with.

Here are two more pages - I feel bad when there is very little to show you

I have become rather addicted to these figures and thankfully I was able to stamp some of the larger ones at the workshop to cut out later.  I am so enjoying doing this and think it has kind of taken over my life. (tut tut)

I am still reeling from the sad news we received just over a week ago and must apologise to Bella for not posting the wonderful atc she sent to me and all the lovely goodies that accompanied it which I should have shown last week.

In the top right you can see the gorgeous atc which is full of cogs (the photo does not do it justice) and below it is the little holder it came in, recognise the colours on the ribbon to show where it travelled from?  Then there were all manner of diecuts in with it as you can see and I just love the little note holder which took me back in years to when I operated a typewriter like that, and the ribbon tape measure will be used and loved.

This was the second atc that Bella had sent to me as the mailing people must like to open envelopes and keep things.  She had been advised not to send an ordinary envelope but to send a padded one which would not "be as interesting" - as Bella said, "go figure!"

So thank you Bella, it was a happy mail drop the day my package arrived and everything will get used I can assure you.

What are you all doing?  I hope to join you later today but for the moment I am off to "The Red Hot Buffet" in Manchester with a friend.  We bought tickets and they run out shortly so they need using pronto.  

I was away at weekend and had a fab time watching the Black Pigs (?) want to know more?  See tomorrow's posting.  In the meantime "See you over at Julia's place shortly".