Wednesday 26 September 2012

WOYWW - In The Sun !

This week my "workdesk" is in the sunshine on the terrace of our back garden in Spain !
After counting down for 78 days we finally headed out here on Saturday - it was worth the 2am start !
I managed to squeeze some stash into my suitcase (and hand luggage - things were getting desperate !) and bring my Neocolour crayons & my journal !


 So on my desk today you can see my breakfast - fresh peaches, plums & nectarines fried with a teaspoon of butter & honey (well I am on holiday !) and served with Greek yoghurt - and some of my stash !

I was allowed to open some of my birthday presents early before we left - the parcels too big to bring - and my sister had bought me some new Crafty Individuals stamps, then I had some stamps free with my new subscription to Craft Stamper & there are a couple of Stamp Addicts ones that I also got lured by - they leapt into the baggage so I can mess around with them whilst I have time to play !

Today, however, I am playing in my art journal - finishing a page I made about how I love a bop on the dance floor when I get the chance - even though I have 2 left feet (I traced round mine for the page ! ), can't told a tune and have absolutely no sense of rhythm !! Still a girl can boogie in her own little world !!

And the second page is work in progress - my friend Lynda challenged me to create a page on the theme "Tick Tock" - so this has Birds of Time made up from various Paperartsy stamps - and is about the contradictions of time - of how it is both the primeval experience of nature and yet a completely artificial human concept !
 Just great to have the time to mess around in my journal at all !

Well better scoot now - we are off to stay in a hotel in the mountains converted from a monastery - one of our favourite places ever - for the night on Thursday so I can wake up there on my birthday Friday. They haven't had rain here for weeks - and it is due to rain Friday - just typical - must have brought it with us from Wales !

Anyway, have a great crafty week !

7 comments:

  1. Lucky you, Ali. I hope you have a fabulous time. I love your Tick Tock pages, those Paperartsy stamps are so much fun. Your new stash looks great too.

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  2. What lovely stamps you got for your birthday and subs. Enjoy your hols in the sun. We love your tick tock page by the way

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  3. Oh, to be in the sun with fab crafty stash... you have me dreaming now:) Hope you have a fabulous birthday and the rain doesn't fall (surely there can't be much left as most of it has fallen over the UK!!) Hugs, Buttons #70

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  4. Happy WOYWW. So jealous of your Spanish sunshine - it has been nearly 10 months since we were last abroad (in wonderful Lanzarote). Your breakfast looks yummy. Have a wonderful birthday, whatever the weather brings. Love your journal pages. So much inspiration. Ali x #62

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  5. Have a wonderful birthday and an equally wonderful holiday! You look well stocked to have some crafty fun!

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  6. What a lovely sounding place to be spending your morning! Breakfast sounds wonderful - holiday or not! :) You've got some fun new goodies there! Happy WOYWW! Tammy #102

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  7. Super Great journal pages, love them both.
    Krisha #40

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