WOYWW and a Disc -o - doll

Hello my dear friends!

First big apologies for not coming round to much of you - the reason is my knee is still hurting so I try to be good and stay away from the computer! I hope this pain goes away soon  I was hoping for a quicker healing but obviosly it takes longer or am I just very impatient?????

Anyway thank you for all the lovely get well wishes - they all help and make me happy! 

So what have I been doing whilst my leg is sitting on a pillow or a chair??? I didn't do much crafting but I can show off a disc - o - doll I have made! I was looking at the lovely doll Donna made and wondering if I could make something like a doll myself!  I was reading a very old 2002 Stampers Sampler and I found these disco - dolls in there - made with a CD! I thought to myself " oh that will be easy I can make that! " Yeh well I could make it but it wasn't easy - took me all day and you will see what a mess I made on my terrace - just to make a doll ( my DBF says it isn't even a doll it is a humpty dumpty - huh that boost my confidence!) 

Ok then prepare your snooping machines (eyes) and wizz around my desk which is not my desk really but my terrace table! Lunch Lady Jan do you see where your bunting is proudly displayed???? 

So my "desk".....

my desk when the doll was in the making....

more mess to be seen......

and finally my disc - o - doll.....

I used elements from Dylusions stamps but also a stamp from Alpha stamps - says ART for her hair - used some Bo Bunny DP and copics and stickles to glam her up.....this is the disc side but I made another side too....on this side I covered the cd and added some buttons  - also stickles!

Another look at my WOYWW....

If you want more of a snoop - if you haven't worn out your "snooping machine" get over to our HQ where Queen Julia will show you to more snoopy sites.....

Lots of hugs to all 

Cardarian
PS.: Donna and Jo as you can see there are 2 chairs free waiting for you to come and craft with me....it is just 29 deg C today so ideal for crafting...:-)

WOYWW, a lovely week with friends and an op!

Hello my dear friends!

I haven't been active much as I had my knee operated on Sunday, just a day after my visitors left! I am doing ok - knee still hurts and it is swollen but if I will be a good girl, put ice on my knee and keep it up on a pillow I hope it will be better soon! 

Here is a post op photo of my knee

and another one - they drill two holes in your knee and clean out all the stuff that has broken off - looks simple but I don't think it is....

 

So to be honest I haven't done any crafting although I have been reading crafty books I got from Donna and Jo!

I loved the time I spent with Jo and Donna - it was the first time I sat down with crafters and had a right good chinwag about crafty things - also they have brought me so much lovely crafty stuff and taught me sooo much I am really grateful for everything - I had a lovely time and I hope they enjoyed the time here even though it was "stoncking" hot ha, ha.....we also had a good talk about personal things in our lives and I think our bonds are firm and nothing can break them! My love to both you girls!!

I will show you stuff I have done last week and my gifts.....

Here is a book we started making I haven't finished mine yet but as soon as this knee gets better I will be crafting away....we learned how to do backgrounds with starch spray and cling film....

As you can see I got the lovely new summer seasonal distress inks....YIPEEEEEEE!!!!!!! Thank you Jo!!!

Donna made me this gorgeous elephant - I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! It is right in front of my desk when I craft so Donna I will be looking at it all the time....

Look at this butterfly - one Jo gave me - beautiful.....

Here are is just a box full of various things I now have for my crafting - soooo happy....

Here is a page in my altered book that I have started I made under Donnas supervision....I don't know if the lovely layers of color and modelling paste will show but it is amazing I am telling you.....

 and as last a photo of all three of us .....

 Have a lovely week and a good snoop around the desks of the world - I will try to join you as much as I can but doctors orders is not much time on the computer!!!

Love and hugs to all of you...

Cardarian

WOYWW, Greetings from Slovenia

Hello dear Bloggers!

Dolores, Jo and Donna are sharing this blogpost to show you that we are all in Ljubljana, having fun in Cardarians happy place where it is stonking hot (temperatures between 35 and 40 deg C) but it hasn't stopped us traveling and crafting!
Here is our workdesk, situated on the terrace and as you can see we are making 3X a mess.....and enjoying every minute! This is just a taster for you - more info soon....
If you want to join in on the snooping fun, please call in at our HQ at Julias stamping ground! 
Workdesk....

 Projects in the making......

Projects done......

FOOD......Donna cooked dinner.....

and the 3 looney crafters......

Love and hugs to all

Cardarian, Jozart, Donna.

WOYWW, I am very late!

Hello my lovely bloggy friends!

I am very late posting - I don't know what I was doing  - just pottering around all evening! It is really hot so I just tried to stay as cool as possible!

Today I am showing you an empty desk - but that my dear friends is actually an achievement! My craft room is finally restored to its original state - messy but my way of messy ! I did make a card which I will show and well it is time to show off my " garden " ....so here we go....

My desk.....beautifuly empty...

my craftroom .....back to normality.....

and here is the card I made that has already been sent to my DBFs granddaughter Jasmine....I used a Suzi Blu stamp, sprayed paper with Dylusions and Perfect pearls mist, embossing and played with embelishments and stamped on fabric.....

Here are a few photos from my garden....

I love these flowers....we call them black eyed Suzi.....

Ok that is all for today - I better rush over to Julia and get hoocked up with Mr. Linky! 

Have a lovely evening and a good snoop / sleep - whatever you prefere!

Oh yes forgot to mention there will be lots of crafting going on next week in my home - two mega WOYWW crafters (DONNA AND JO)  are coming to town to spend a few days with me so prepare yourself for a crafty blast! Ha, ha...

Lots of hugs to all of you,

Cardarian

WOYWW, I am almost there!

Hello my dear blogerettes and bloggers!

I hope you have started enjoying the summer weather like we have ....34 deg C ! My painting and redecorating is almost done - today my daughters boyfriend will put up the curtain rails ( he did the blinds yesterday) and I will hang up my new curtains and then my lounge and kitchen will be done! Unfortunatly my craft room is still in a bit of a mess but we have a "bank holiday" on Monday, which means we have a long weekend so I think I will finally get everything back to normal! So far I am very happy with the results...

Let me show you my desk first as our Queen Julia  says that should be up first and then I will let you peek into my kitchen and lounge....

My craft room still in a state....but it is getting better ( in comparison with last week!

On my desk you can't see anything crafty of mine but what you can see is  my new Suzi Blu book which Amazon delivered yesterday! YIPEEEEE!!!!

Here are the last of my "swaps" from our 3rd anniversary.....JULIA and LYNN sent me lovely ATCs - thank you soooo much! And I got a special lovely bunting from LLJ!!! It will be hanging on my terrace this afternoon after my daughters boyfriend puts  a nail in the wood so I can hang it up ( I can't get up ladders these days - arrrrrgh!!!!!) Thank you so much Jan - a photo will be up as soon as it will be done! Do you know that I have never had a bunting before???? I LOVE IT!!!!!

And as last here is a peek into my almost finished lounge....

and kitchen.......

So there - that is it for today! I hope you enjoyed my show and tell - I will be around to see what you have to show too!

Have a lovely day!

Lots of hugs to all of you,

Cardarian

WOYWW, I don't have a craft room!

Hello my dear bloggy friends!

Been away again but believe me I have a couple of good reasons! First I am teaching my niece German - she is finishing high school and one of the exam subjects is German language so aunty is helping out, the other thing is I am suppose to get some guests from England and I decided to have my lounge and kitchen painted ( ha, ha the ones it concernes I am just joking - you are not the only reason I am doing this !), so I had to clear out everything fom those two rooms and stuff it all in the other two rooms one of which is my craft room so here is the result of that happening:

My desk.......

my craft room - don't have a shock ha, ha.....

So much junk in there - I can't even move......of course the kitchen and the lounge are all stripped down - waiting for the man to come......oh my if you leave the kitchen and the lounge out of that sentence ....well I better not go there - you can see I am going a bit mad....

 Kitchen....

and lounge....

anyway you can see that I have been very busy - I was thinking I must be mad doing all this with my knee hurting like this but I think it has to do with preparing to retire - you know how they say a women makes a "nest" when she is about to have a baby, well I think I have to redo the whole house before I retire as I won't be able to do it when I am not working - there that is my excuse! Still do not think I don't have anything crafty to show you - as I wasn't here last week I can now show you the ATCs that have been sent off  VERY late mostly because of all this going on....

Here are the ones I made - they are  all different as I don't do "series", I also tried as much techniques as possible! Ladies that are getting them please love them as they are my babies ha, ha....

 

So there - all done - I will come back with photos from my recent trips but please bare with me as I am a bit busy now!

Love and hugs to all

Cardarian

P.S.: I must be mad as I took a picture of all the ATCs I have already recieved but didn't add them to my post! So here they are.....

HELEN, DONNA and NEET!

WIPSO, JO and TWIGLET!

TO ALL OF YOU A BIG THANK YOU I JUST LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THEM ALL!!!!!!!!