Jeudi Journal - Black, White and Red

Luckily I had this page done in black with an array of Seth Apter dies in white set out in a meandering style.  Don't know why I did it but boy did it come in useful when Wendy had suggested "Black, White and Red" as our next theme.

Once again I am in agony with my back, been to the GP who has re-referred me to physiotherapy but in the meantime I am seeking alternative medicine and visiting a Chinese doctor, recommended to me, tomorrow.

I had a feeling I had a rose cut out and coloured red from a Dyluision stamp somewhere and sure enough, found it so quite simply here is my offering for this week.

Now to visit Wendy and see what she has done.

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Short and Sweet this week as I still have no craftroom.  Not to worry, by next week I might have the saga of the craftroom unfold and be able to show you that I have, at last, regained control.

In the meantime please be content with the latest page in my Dyary - sorry it is not more and please just concentrate on the right hand page ignoring the left.  Then take yourself off to the delights of Ms Julia and her latest travels then further journey into the unknown depths of the desks of those lovely crafters who make up WOYWW each week.

Jeudi Journal - Purple

Could not remember last night what the theme was in order to publish my page this week and I knew I did not dare ask Wendy (she was away anyhow) but thankfully a look through my journal gave me the prompt I needed - it was purple. Done earlier in the week.  See Wendy, I need not have confessed but I did!

Unsure what to do using Dylusion figures I looked up song titles, nothing!  Thought about those delicious Quality Street Chocolates that so many people love and then thought of doing the "Quality Street Gang" with lots of figures - then it dawned on me.  "When I am Old ..." and so my purple page began to be decorated.

It depicts a young woman sat thinking about when she is older and her dream 'self' complete with grey hair and purple clothing is sat on the pavement in a bubble above her head with the poem to the bottom right.  Here is my purple page:

Now to see what Wendy has done ...

WoYWW 420 (amended - sorry if I confused anyone)

Well, someone we all know seems to be having a lovely holiday - talk about wish I was there!!

Things pretty much the same here - still crafting on my knee or anywhere I can - not doing much but keeping up with my pain diary entries.  Still need to do lots on the pages but finding it difficult to do stencilling which is something I feel is missing.

Don't think there are any dark deep secrets on this page.  You will notice that after the 15th March I had no pain in my back ... until Friday 9th June - but that is a 'not yet decorated' page - good long run wasn't it.

The craftroom is being painted at the moment.  I have to wait until October for the flooring to come but cannot live much longer in this disarray so everything is going back (well most of it) until later and then when the floor is being done it will have to come out again but only for the day.

Saw this stamp (right page, wavy lines) when I was at Art from the Heart and just had to have it.  It is great for doing writing on but I still need to experiment with different lettering etc.  Fills a page up nicely.  All the zeds are when one son had to sleep over because he was on nights and his neighbour was having work done - during the day obviously. Good to have him home although I only saw him about 5 minutes in a morning and 5 more in the afternoon.  Literally just "bed" and no breakfast (his choice).

Won't show you any more pages, can get kind of boring, but here is something that will not bore you - an atc and this time from Robyn

To the left is her atc and to the right the card accompanying it

Thanks Robyn!

Hoping everyone is well, enjoying this sunshine and not finding it too hot.  Do I owe anyone an atc? I have a feeling there is one I owe to someone, is it you Sandra de?

Apologies if I did not get to you last week but it was the back pain which is a little better at the moment but will it last to lunch time?  Only time will tell.  I will try to make up for it this week. Sorry.

Time to go to see where Julia is in her travels and see what others are up to - see you here later.

Annies smiles 225

Why does the bathroom make me smile?  Because it has been in the making for the past three weeks and I am just glad to have my bedroom and bathroom back to normal.  Had a door taken out that joined with my craft room so the house is still in a state as that is waiting to be decorated and craft stuff is all over.  Nevertheless I now have a lovely walk in shower and still have retained the bath.

Here it  is:

Two washbasins, large mirrored cupboard over the top, narrow cupboard at side.  The aqua colour was chosen by the wife of the contractor.  I gave her carte blanche to do the decorating having seen what a lovely job she did of my friend's bathroom a few months ago.  The only stipulation I had was that the door and skirting had to remain wood coloured and not be painted white.  The large mirrored cupboard has lights either side which come on when you waft your hand underneath.

The bath and shower - she provided the top two bath towels and the mat which are the exact colour of the feature wall (other walls being grey and behind the shower and around to the bath are panels in a light grey which twinkle when the light plays on them).

I should have pulled the blind down.  This is the window and she painted those three little ducks in the aqua and the grey and then provided a lovely white artificial orchid which I thought was a real one.

Now to see what made others smile by going over to visit Annie first of all.

Jeudi Journal - Orange

Well, here I am after the mix up from last week - hopefully we will both be on the same page next time.

Got the back pain again, own fault, too much cleaning after the bathroom was fitted.  Hopefully a day or two of rest and heat (and medication) will chase the little 'divil' away.  Anyhow, not here for moans so what I am about to show you is the orange page, thankfully done before the back went.  Here goes - the whole page and then each page in more detail:

Sorry the words peter out on the left hand page where the spine bends.  It was either publish it like that or have my hand on which then created a shadow as well.  Oops!  And the page looks decidedly yellow in parts where I have gone in to brighten it up - the original is orangey though.

Now to see what Wendy has done.

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Very short and sweet today as my back pain has returned.  My own fault as I had a cleaning up session of the kitchen cupboards last Thursday and have been suffering ever since.  Crafting has fallen by the wayside, and yes, it only takes a bit of polishing to send me into nightmare mode again.

My craft room (temporary one) was beginning to take shape since we had moved from the spare room and I had been enjoying doing my Dyary.  I did manage to do a bit of colouring of figures the other day but when I went to take a photo it was open at this page so here is my desk for the week:

Recognise the scruffy green mat?

OK, that is it folks, off now to see what Julia and her Band of Merry Crafters have been up to.  See you next week on here if I don't see you at your blog but I will try to visit those who visit me at the very least.