WOYWW a mini tidy up ... and an Altenew Challenge

and look there's room to actually finish something ...

Following the Pick a Stick prompts (for the May challenge), and here's my finished spread.
I know, it makes no sense unless you have a look at the directions. Anyway, I'm quite pleased with it. There are more details here.

And I've been getting good use from those Altenew stamps ...

I think I might enter the above card in the Altenew June Challenge.

Here's the inspiration for the challenge ...

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Sending very best wishes to Julia and Jan.  

I'll be visiting, via Jan's place ... sooner or later :)

BTW, last week Helen (Laurence) visited - thank you, but I'm sorry, I could find no way of leaving a comment on your blog.

Pick a Stick Challenge May 2016

I know it's a bit late, but it doesn't matter. There are no rules about deadlines. The only rules are the Pick a Stick monthly guidelines ...

And if you are interested in how I followed them ...

Step 1: image in bottom right hand corner
Step 2: ephemera -  black & yellow business card which somehow turned into a focal point
Step 3: crossword puzzle - in the middle - almost hidden by the end
Step 4: "non-tool" was a makeup sponge to colour the hidden crossword 
Step 5: glitter is the pink/apricot glitter washi tape
Step 6: plenty more washi tape - you can't miss it
Step 7: torn scrapbook paper on left and right edges
Step 8: fabric is scrap lace curtain
Step 9: trees are stamped on acetate
Step 10: black marker - doodled borders

By the challenge guidelines (unwritten but understood), you can start off with any sort of background, which is very handy, as I have plenty of backgrounds awaiting creativity :)

Call it finished ...

Well, I managed to put this together for the March "Pick A Stick" Challenge*, mainly left-handedly, except for the last instruction, which involved a printer. Unfortunately, my printer just won't come to the party. It's demanding new cartridges, or something. So, like I said, let's call it finished, eh?

*the guidelines, for those interested ...

Pick a Stick Challenge - February

In case you missed the January Pick a Stick Challenge here's how it works ...

ten guidelines are picked and then you do your page using them, in the correct order ...

So, here's the result ...

If you're looking at the prompts and wondering how it all plays out ...

(Use any sort of background - some acrylic paint and some light stamping.)
1. die cuts - trees, fences, 
2. journalling was done at bottom of page and eventually covered by Step 10
3. foil - the round circles - cut and embossed (ex-champagne wrapping)
5. add metal - a couple more circles as per Step 3
6. Gel print - faux gelli print - tiny pink highlights on trees
7. Napkin - flowery bush patches at the bottom
8. Stars added
9. Wings - butterflies
10. Draw in wet paint - grass at bottom, drawn with toothpick

and yes, I can count, and yes, I did leave out Step 4. which is way too far out of my comfort zone.

WOYWW it's Wednesday again

and you know what that means, don't you! It's time for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, brought to you once again by Julia at her Stamping Ground. It's a lot of fun!

It didn't stay that way for long because I wanted to finish that journal page and here it is ...

For more info, see post below.

On my desk last week, you might have noticed something else half finished. 

So, here it is ... finished :)

I'll catch you on my desk, or yours, sooner, or later.

Pick a Stick Challenge

is a new monthly challenge, (a closed group on Facebook). I think you'll find the details here.  
Here's how it works. At the beginning of the month, ten sticks (we'd call them Paddle Pop sticks here), with an instruction written on each, are chosen randomly and you need to follow them in order as you create your page. Like so ...

This is my kind of challenge :)  As you know, nothing happens in a hurry here, so I spent about two weeks thinking and then two weeks doing. (No wonder I don't get a lot done, right?) I don't know if anyone is interested in seeing the early stages of making, so I will keep it brief. 

Finished page ... and I'm quite happy with it :)