On my work desk this Wednesday is my new cutting mat!! Pretty eh? Chris bought if for my birthday and I hate to make it dirty and all cut up... it is from the new range by Ingvilde Bolme... and as you can see I also picked up some her inks... they are like teeny weeny irons!! :)
I managed to finish the second little book of secrets and it is now winging its way to the UK so hopefully by next week I will be able to show you them both.
On my desk you can see the makings of a birthday card... male cards are even more of a challenge to me than normal cards... so hopefully our friend Alister will like this one.
I have heat embossed the letters and clock gears and they look quite nice now... not too glitzy for a malae card, I hope!!
On my other desk - where the old mat now resides is Alister's birthday gift... which brings me to the subject of Pinterest. Anyone else spend hours pinning all and sundry items to their Pinterest boards and never actually get around to doing any of the stuff that is pinned? Don't get me wrong, I love Pinterest, I think it is a brilliant way to organise all the things you take a fancy to and to be able to go back and find them without delving into your computer history.... but I pin and I pin and I pin... I never actually do any of the stuff!! So my resolution for this year is to work through my boards and actually try some of the ideas and tutorials... which is why Alister's gift is wrapped in brown paper and has popsicles/lollipop sticks on it... I have had the idea pinned for ages and never got around to trying it out... I quite like it!! :) Of course, it only works with rectangles and squares... wrapping round objects is always a nightmare and popsicle/lollipop sticks wouldn't really work.
Don't forget to pop over to Chief Inspector of Desks aka Julia for the linky list of noseyness!!
Love your new mat - what a gorgeous colour. Judging by the 'irons' (if I am looking at the right things) this seems to be a signature colour.
ReplyDeleteGreat 40th card and love the lollipop stick idea for the wrapping.
Thanks for sharing Annette and Happy WOYWW. Hugs, Neet #6
Gorgeous desk this week and wow nice clean new mat,you gotta dirty it looks unused/unloved...lol
ReplyDeleteThe birthday card is absolutely stunning love what youve done with the letters .Have fab woyww and creative week hugs judex 17
Love the gift wrapping idea - I am terrible with gifts, so this is something I need to remember!
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Awesome color for that mat! Mine is dull black and getting pretty damaged. I might ought to look into a new one...hmmmm... I love Pinterest and spend a lot of time pinning. I have tried to start being more organized with it ie catagorizing like tags, journals, cards etc. I actually have made a few thing or used an idea I have seen. Hope you have a great week. Thanks for sharing that awesome card! Vickie #27
ReplyDeleteFab coloured mat!!!the forty card iscfab...I love those gears and love the look of yours happy woyww hugs trace no16x
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely coloured mat.
ReplyDeleteGreat card Annette - love the embossing.
Toni xx
Great card, and the wrapping idea is good too - I don't go to Pinterest as there are already not enough hours in the day...
ReplyDeleteYour new mat is a fab colour. I had to buy a new one recently as I warped my old one by having my meltpot on it....doh!!
Hi there. Thanks for sharing your creative space with us nosey parkers today. It's always inspiring to see. Hope you have plenty of creative fun this coming week. I agree, that you need to try the ideas you like and I think it's a clever gift wrap idea there.
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It's got gears, cogs and is metallic - ideal male card, I'd say!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, LLJ #45 xx
PS Have you still got those bone crunchingly cold temperatures still?
Ooh - seems I can comment again! Yay!
ReplyDeleteI'm a Pinterest lover - I've seen some fab things on there but my resolution is to go and pin other stuff out there and not just repin...
Fantastic card you have there - steampunk is so versatile!
Love the card and will watch with interest what you're gonna do with the lolly sticks :-)
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A x
I do like the colour of your new mat. I looked at the card pieces and thoughted that is for a boy, so definitely works for me!
ReplyDeleteLove the work on your card ...perfect 'man' card. I have never looked at Pintrest ...seen how adictive all this pinning can be ...DIL loves it.
ReplyDeleteOh wow what an idea!! love it, it would work with elasticated on circular or oval.
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LOU P
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Oh and I have candy if you fancy a shot,
Great card and gears are so right for a male card. Sorry, couldn't zoom in to look at the ink pads as I'm allergic to irons and ironing and didn't want to set off sneezing.
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Love that card I think it makes a brill card for a male :) Thanks for sharing x Becky#56
ReplyDeleteSuper new mat. Love the way you've done the present up and the card is super too (Hazel, WOYWW 28) x
ReplyDeleteLove the new mat, card is great lovin the effect of those letters, parcel wrap great idea! I too spend far too much time on Pinterest just looking and not doing a lot but it's fun. Have a great week, Hugs May x x x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great desk today, the card has such rich colouring and is perfect for a male. Your new mat is a lovely colour. I don't have a pinterest I just think oh what a good idea that is and then proceed to forget it. Have a great Wednesday, Laura
ReplyDeleteJust my "potty brain" but I read FARTY rather than forty :) And yes to Pinterest. But what I find is that just looking at the pins I pin inspires me. I don't often make something exactly like I see, but I do remember a technique I may have seen and then do something different where I can trace the roots to a pin. Does that make sense? Is it a time suck? Most def. But it still lubricates my brain :)
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Mary Anne (#4)
Oh i love your male card, and his present looks really great, what a lovely new mat, I need a new one and have been looking around, I don't have pinterest, i am afraid i will just spend days and days looking at piccys of lovely things and I'd never get anything done again. Hope you have a fab week Lou x #84
ReplyDeleteYou are alway to tidy :D unlike me lol
ReplyDeleteStunning work as always hun
luv G x
I love that card!! I'm sure the recipient will be delighted, I know I would be. :)
ReplyDeleteLove that flash new mat - I was going to keep my new craft mat for best - that plan died with the one to do the cleaning! Thanks for sharing, wishing you a creative week, Sarah. (at no.38 - NOT 8! A dud link)
ReplyDeleteLove your aqua cutting mat ... second mat I've seen today that isn't dark green. So far I haven't been drawn into Pinterest because I fear it's possibly addictive and I just haven't got the time!!! However, love the original wrapping. Cards for men are not easy, but I like yours ... the recipient should be well pleased. Have a great week. Elizabeth x #47
ReplyDeleteHi Annette, great 40th card and I love the idea for the gift wrapping. At first I thought it was done with tags.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean about pinterest and waste so much time just looking. My DDs email with links and a plea "Mum, can you please make this for me", so whilst I don't use the ideas for myself I end up doing all theirs.
Love your puss in the previous post!
JoZarty x
i've been wanting to change my mat to one with a nicer color. yours looks lovely! yes, i love pinterest and use it for inspiration. although it would be good to get some things done, LOL!
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hugs, peggy aplSEEDS
Happy Burns Day to you my little Scottish friend in Canada! If you pop over I have my very shy Haggis on my blog - just for today though!
ReplyDeleteLovely stuff on your desk today. Must order the cog die but every time I want it it is out of stock!
Not got into pinterest as I don't understand it!!
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Looks like you're having fun. Great new mat. Thanks for sharing. Zo xx 83
ReplyDeleteYour card is so fitting for a manly man!
ReplyDeleteI haven't gotten into the pinterest thing yet and am worried that I would spend even more time on the computer and less time crafting, especially since I work full time (except on Wednesdays.... not too productive on those days ;-)
Kay
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I totally get the shape of those little inkpads, but please..is there a handle you have to have for them or something to make them erm, bigger? Liking her signature turquoise - a bit Martha, non?
ReplyDeleteSure Alistair will love the card, shiny metallic letters are good..not quite bling but satisfying for the maker!
Your new mat is quite pretty, I'd hate to get it dirty, too!
ReplyDeleteLove the card with the gears. I just got that on the edge die, what a great use. :-)
Happy Woyww,
Sandy #121
Love the card you have made. I havent use pininterest yet I was looking at it last night.
ReplyDeleteHugs Pam x
I have not actually fallen into the Pinterest trap yet, it sounds like something I could lose myself in, so I am avoiding it like the plague. LOL
ReplyDeleteYour card looks great, I struggle with male cards.
I played with Ingvilid's tool at the previous CHA and loved it. Enjoy yours.
Happy WOYWW
Lovely mat. Great card. Love the Popsicle lollipops sticks on the wrapping. Very cool
ReplyDeleteI love the new mat and the card - definitely perfect for a man! Its fabulous how you wrapped the gift, especially since you used a pinterest idea. I'm on there all the time!
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Katie #1
loving your new cutting mat .....mmmmm I also had a look at "scrap happens here ; my scrap room" LOving it does it always look that tidy - i am impressed either way. You have cubes like me.
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wow, nice new mat and 2 desks!!! i'm so jealous lol! 40th card is fab and that's a great idea for wrapping.have a great evening.
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Sorry I'm late visiting, but I didn't play this week. I figured no one would want a repeat of last week's horses.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm in awe of that new cutting mat. I have one that is about 8 inches long by 4 inches wide. It doesn't do much except works OK for cutting pages from an altered book.
I clicked on the Ingvilde Bolme link and was super impressed with her scrapbook pages. I never saw the inks, though.
That card is very creative and I really like how you made it so extremely manly. Love that!
Sorry to read about the Christmas gift. I will get started on something very soon for you as a replacement. But, like you, I am rather challenged at the moment, and mine isn't the result of Christmas, but of a water leak to add to my computer frustration. Have a great WOYWW.
the new mat is lovely and bright! And your friend's 40th card is fab - I;m sure he'll love it
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debs #117
Nice cutting mat! I'm a big fan of Pinterest and I do find time to make things as well as pinning. I've found it so useful.
ReplyDeleteI just love that cutting mat and the card is fantastic too!
ReplyDeleteThe card is great but I am so impressed with your wrapping skills.... I wouldn't want to unwrap that present.... just lovely... happy woyww
ReplyDeleteLove the card and I'm sure that your friend will to!
ReplyDeletePopsicle sticks are fun! I think it would be fun to write on each one. :) Happy WOYWW!!!
ReplyDeleteAnnie
Well, for heaven's sake!..I read in your profile that you are in Calgary...so am I.
ReplyDeleteWhat a small world it seems some day....
off to look at more postings...
Mind you look after that pretty mat now! No cutting on it or messy stuff. That's a great blokey card with all those gears.
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Brenda 99
I am having a quick jog through everyone's desk as I am slightly late this week. Fab work space, loving that Forty and how it turned out. Thanks for sharing.
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Love the card, and your new goodies. I have hundreds of bookmarks (I rarely remember to use) which I'm converting into pins which I use frequently. Last night I hit the recipes and I was starving by the time I went to bed lol.
ReplyDeleteOh yes! Pinterest sucks my time but cons me into believing I am doing something creative!
ReplyDeleteGood for you, actually using a pinned idea from your Pinterest list. :-) I am the same way -- pin like crazy and rarely make anything from the inspiration. I must say, time is a factor!
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