Well, I am back in blog land for the first time in nearly 4 years! It is the delights of the desks and nosing round other peoples crafting spaces on a Wednesday (for What's on your Workdesk Wednesday - WOYWW - hosted by
Julia) which has encouraged me back. My desk is its usual chaos of piles of pens and pencils on the edges in pots and stamps and inks etc around them, with a small patch of bare desk to work on. At the moment my working space is occupied by two index cards I have made using gesso and adirondack ink, my bullet journal and prayer journal piled up on the right, and a book I am reading at the moment as I prepare for a talk I am giving in church on Thursday evening. My main crafting at the moment is joining in with a daily challenge - to decorate an index card anyway I fancy! The challenge runs for all of June and July and was set by
Tammy.
This one was made using alcohol inks and a freebie stamp
This was doodled during a conference day at work to stop me falling asleep!
This was a complete experiment with inks and paint and layering
Another experiment of inks and paint, this time adding in some paper weaving for texture. That is the beauty and joy of the index card challenge - you can experiment to your hearts content - no rules, no judging, just enjoyable creativity.
Just before I go, I thought I would leave you with a photo of my not so little young man to show how much he has grown up in the past 4 years! This was taken at the local splash park a couple of weekends ago. That's all for now, I look forward to hopping round the desks later.
Love,
Caro
x
23 comments:
Pleased to meet you Caro. I am a relative newcomer to WOYWW and hadn't started my blog when you last joined in. I love the variety of your index cards, especially the one which mixes paper weaving and inking. Have a great week. Sarah #19
I was SO glad to reconnect with you, Caro. I'm also delighted to see you are doing the ICADs, too. I post mine every Monday, but they are certainly not as detailed and impressive as yours, which I am in LOVE with.
Alex has really grown. I remember how you always used to take him someplace special each week. It's so good to see you again. Happy WOYWW from #1.
Hi Caro. Oh my word - how Alex has grown! Quite the young man now - and obviously enjoying the splash park. I love the dance piece especially, but all are real evidence of your creativity. Hope the talk goes well on Thursday.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #2
Hi Caro, long time no see! Great to have you back. Love your art pieces, all so different. Smiling at your desk description- sounds like mine, lol. Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #6 XxX
Blimey, look at how much Alex has grown!! He's a young man now eh? Lovely to see him again. I do like your multi coloured backgrounds very much, especially in the first pic...I did laugh at your boredom doodling though, I remember doing that at many a school inset day, lol!!
Hugs LLJ 11 xxx
So lovely to see you back and joining in the fun. My how your little man has grown....time flies! If you’re wanting a Memory bear making bear in mind that I usually use the backs of the sweatshirts and make a badge out of the logo off the front so it sits in the right place on the front of the bear so wear and tear is often less on the back....if you know what I mean 😀😀😀😀
Hugs,
Annie x #16
so nice to see you back, and your not so little man too! Helen #3
Welcomeback to blog land, Love the fairy Love all the index cards,
Lilian B #14
You're index cards are lovely - I am very impressed that you managed to create such a beautiful one during a conference - it looks like a lot of careful work went into it! I love the paper weaving too, very textural. Thank you so much for the visit and I hope you have a great week,
Diana #20
For a start I cannot believe it is almost four years since you last blogged! Gosh, time does really fly by. However, your photo of your son tells it all, he is quite the young man now and such a good looking boy too.
Some lovely cards on display for us, I would not know which to choose as a favourite, all are equally nice.
Have a lovely week, see you next week?
Hugs & Thanks for visiting me - Neet 5 xx
Caro, so lovely to see you back, and I love the dance piece, the dancer seems to move as I look at it. Bless you.
Chris (No desk)
Welcome back! Your creations are wonderful, I love the paper weaving, the colors all of it!
Angie #40
Lovely lots of crafting. And your desk isn't chaos at all - just lots of crafting interest. Thanks for sharing today - Hazel, WOYWW 472 #17 xx
Hi Caro, pleased to see you back. I don't know where the time goes! Great Index cards and hope to see lots more in the future. Thanks for the visit to mine and have a very happy WOYWW, Angela x22x
Hi Caro, lovely to meet you. Welcome back to blogger and WOYWW so many wonderful spaces no matter how large or small there's always something wonderful to discover or rediscover amongst us all. Enjoy the journey.. Your Index creations are superb!
Creative wishes Tracey #4
Hi Caro, Lovely backgrounds.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Happy WOYWW
Sue #9
Hello Caro, welcome (back) online, nice to meet you! Aaahh, index cards!!! The ICAD challenge keeps a lot of people creating during these Summer months - I didn't join this year as we just moved houses so I have other things on my mind but it IS a delight to create on index cards. I love yours, especially the layered/inky one! thanks for stopping by my blog the other day. Have a great week, love from Holland, Marit #28
Hello Caro, and welcome back after such a long gap from blogging. I imagine you've been pretty busy in the interim ... it certainly looks like it by the many beautiful index cards you've shared this week. I like all the inking techniques you've been experimenting with. Have a great week. Elizabeth x #30
Hi Caro! You stopped blogging almost exactly to the day when I started mine! 4 years is a long time to be away - I'm happy you've found your way back to blogland! Lovely index cards - I especially like the inky one! You've got a handsome little fellow there - he seems a bit younger than my son, who's now 13. Hope you'll become a WOYWW regular! Thanks for your visit yesterday! zsuzsa #26
Hi Caro, nice to meet you, and sorry I'm a day late. The index card challenge sounds fun. Just being as creative as you like just for the fun of it. Thanks for stopping by earlier, I'll keep an eye out for your calligraphy work ;). Have a lovely week Heather x #13
Hi Caro, and welcome back to Blogland! What a lovely post. Your designs are so beautiful and all celebrate the wonderful verses from Scripture! I really must get into some Christian art... Thank you for your great comment and I'm glad you enjoyed seeing all my antics this week. The lady who is going to be 100 is Jewish, hence the Shalom. She regularly attends our Friends of Israel meetings and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to bless her this weekend. In addition to the card and present, I am also going to sing the Blessing from Numbers chapter 6 in Hebrew for her at the party.
Happy belated WOYWW and I look forward to seeing more of your blog!
Shoshi #38
Hi Caro, aww your son has such a sweet smile :) and I love the woven card a lot :) ~Stacy #34
Welcome back, LOVE the idea of using index cards (some great effects, especially the conference doodle!!)
Kyla
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