Where's My Work Desk Wednesday?

It really should be where's my desk around here rather than what's on it! LOL
Yes you've guessed it's moved again and hopefully by the end of the week the old caravan table that has been my principal work desk for some time now will be once more relegated to the garage. It's been moved because the furniture that needed to go to make way for the new work area went at the weekend. This means that at the present there is far more on my desk and less in the way of actual working space.
The plan is to sort my promarkers (in the stripy lunch tin) into the small set of plastic drawers and have a go with what is left of my June counterfeit kit. I haven't been very creative in the last week partly because of the continued presence next door but one of some of the noisiest builders going and partly because I am in the midst of a series sort and clean of the house. Of course now that loads of my stash has been stuffed into boxes so it can be moved out of here to make way for the work being done I'm definitely suffering yet another inspirational block.
I intend to do something creative today though come what may!

A Lack of Inspiration

This is my desk this morning
Yes it is pretty much clear. The reason being as the title of the post suggests a lack of inspiration. I want to do something creative but I don't know what.
There are plenty of reasons why inspiration is not currently forthcoming. I have a man outside making a lot of noise cleaning the drive and patio, builders next door but one making almost as much noise and a spare room that desperately needs sorting. I have also been feeling rough this last week or so, my body seems to be finally getting used to my diabetes medication but my hayfever has decided that it will set off my old sinus problems.

Hopefully next week there will be more to see on my desk but check out Julia's blog for more desks this week.

More Counterfeiting!

I finished the fabric flowers from last week at the weekend.
I did all the stitching by hand and it took ages. I do like how they turned out though.
So much so that on sunday when heavy rain kept me indoors all day I got to using my counterfeit kit and one of my flowers.

I just had to scrap this photo of Dee-Dee ready for one of the games at last year's SVL Rally. We needed a window so the doortop got put back on, just the doortop mind, roof and windscreen stayed out of the way.

Oh and yes I am away that in the photo the 'c' is missing from windscreen, the stickers have been carefully removed and the missing letter added, I just couldn't be bothered with photographing it again!

I used my counterfeit kit various alpha stickers and some bits of ribbon I had hanging around.

I also completed this LO

It's another of my self-portraits and as the title says it's a just because LO. A little different from my usual pages but I like it.

And I've still got loads of my kit left to play with.

A Canny WOYWW

It keeps raining here today and having got caught out in two downpours already I think my mind is made up to spend the rest of the day in my crafting kingdom. I had to go out this morning because I wanted supplies to try something I saw over on the counterfeit kit blog and our local town's over abundance of charity shops once more came to my rescue. I wanted fabric to have a go at making flowers and for a little over £3 I managed to pick up 4 items of baby/toddler clothing to cut up and use.
I have had to improvise a bit because it really needs that iron on stiffening stuff on the back of the fabric before you diecut it to help it hold it's shape. Now I know I had some at one point but what happened to it I have no idea and seeing as it came from our local market that is not open on wednesdays I have had to make do with gluing the fabric to thick paper (old scrapbook album inserts to be precise).
Anyhow that is why the principal focus of my oddly angled desk shot this week is my beloved cuttlebug and Tim Holtz's tattered florals die.
Also in view for those of you who just have to know are a couple of new stamps that I mounted straight away (unusual behaviour for me). They are Lili of the Valley images, not my usual style but the bear in a mini in prticular shouted out to me. Aside from that there is my usual selection of desk oddments and a glimpse of the shelves that I am currently working in front of.

So last week I mentioned something on my desk that caught a lot of your attentions. I am refering to the device to turn a can into a bottle, more rightly called (in the case of mine) a canny capp.
This is what one looks like
And this is how it turns an ordinary drinks can into a bottle.

Basically it pushes onto the top of the can meaning that if you can't drink all the contents in one go they don't go flat, or attract unwanted bug attention, or within reason splash everywhere.

Admittedly it isn't perfect and if you knock the can over it will most likely pop off (amazing amounts of pressure can build up in there) and if you are a little sipper there is the possiblity of a little seepage around the edge. But it is handy and I really like them.

Finally I would like to apologise to all the WOYWWers whose blogs I have visited over the past couple of weeks and not commented on, Blogger has been such a pain that I've almost gave up trying to comment. I'm still really grateful to all of you for sharing though.

My First Attempt at Counterfeiting

Pretty much from the beginning I have been aware of what has been going on over here. And I like the idea of counterfeiting a kit out of goodies I already own but I've not been able to pull anything together at the right time of the month. Instead I've followed the blog and taken note of the many amazing links and told myself that one day I'll join in.

Well today is that day. I have shopped long and hard in my stash and created a little kit based on the kit held up for inspiration. I took the vintagey feel and ran with it in a way that I will hopefully be able to use.
I've included papers by Sassafrass, Lilybee, Pink Paislee and Dream Street. Bazzill, Papermania and Core-dinations cardstock. Rub on alphas and butterfly and a selection of embellishments chosen from the old stash mountain inculding a couple of vintage bus tickets.

Time to start creating!

Been Scrapping

But not in the last week.
You see last week himself was on holiday and so we did something unusual and spent time together. We went offroading for him and had days out with destinations choosen by me and a good time was had by both of us. And I took even more photos and got even more ideas for scrapbooking. I actually went and got a large photo order developed and now have 283 new pics to play with, I just need the time to play.

Anyway back to the scrapping and some recentish LOs
Firstly it's back to August last year and a couple of pictures I took from off the bridge in the middle of Llangollen when we were there with the mini moke club. As much as I love the photos I struggled with this LO a bit and there was much moving round of papers and embellishments before I settled on the final arrangement.

I've amazed myself lately by doing a few more double pages.

This one showcases a selection of photos of autumn fruits and berries and I wanted to keep it simple so I just embellished the Bo Bunny Flutter Butter papers with some customised Candi.

And this one feaures my photos on the left and a postcard on the right.

I did try to take my own photo of the aqueduct as we drove past, again with the mini moke club, but it couldn't compare to the professional pic on the postcard. The title is a deliberate reworking of Arthur Miller's famous play title.

And finally for today it is back to what himself calls the most photographed cat ever.

Yes here is my mum's furbaby Willow again this time sharpening her fangs on the handle of my canvas tote. Little Madam!

I'm off shopping now, shopping my stash that is but I'll tell more about that soon.

One I Prepared Earlier

So it just so happens that for WOYWW #104 I am going to be out of the house all day therefore it is safe to assume that my desk will look the same in the morning as it does this evening as I am preparing my scheduled post.
My desk is very boring this week because it is currently without an actual project however the two book in the bottom right of the picture are my ideas cuttings book at the bottom and my sketchy/doodle book on top - I have lots of ideas in my head. Hidden under the top book you can just spy my date stamp, and behind them is some more craftwork cards stuff and a nifty little device that turns a can into a bottle.

Happy Crafting!