You want the good news first?

Edited 8/15: Thanks to God for hearing our prayers! I got my third class today! Woohoo! 

Okay, good news first...I got into grad school! Woohoo! :)

Bad news? How can there be any bad news?! Well, there is...

I have yet to secure a third class so I can be a full-time student. This is bad news for my fellowship funding. :(  We are praying about it so hopefully I will report soon that I am a full-time fully funded graduate school student. If its Gods will, of course. ;)

Take care dears! And any extra prayers will be greatly appreciated. :)

WOYWW # 166 and Official News!

My degree posted on my transcript(yesterday)but I just saw it today...I am an Official Graduate! So no one's throwing me a party but there is a celebration going on in my head! lol :) I know I already shared that I finished my last two classes but I didn't know what I made in them, I don't think, anyways I passed them both with A's, so that helped my GPA, yeah! Just thought I would share my good news with you, thanks for listening! :)

But onto why y'all are really here...the workspace! A big thanks to Julia over at Stamping Grounds for hostessing this snoop blast of a linky party! ;)

The desk shot. Not much happening, huh? :) Finally got that House Mouse colored image made into a card though...no sentiment on the outside because, honestly, I love how the image pops off the faux wooden background so much I almost want to frame it and keep it for myself! lol

 The next image poses a problem...

This is currently how I have my clear larger stamp sets and embossing powders organized. It's so handy because it has a handle and all the little pockets on the outside that perfectly fit the little powder containers. The problem? Oh, you guessed already? So you have this problem, too? You have outshopped your storage solution? Me too! :) I'm wondering if anyone knows of any taller, thin but thick enough for stamps, containers I could switch to so my stamps can be reorganized to still fit into this handled container...I'm only overflowing it a little bit. :) And by a little bit I mean, um, like 6 sets or so? Not including all the little sets in one of the yellow bins, of course. But speaking of it...I'm sorta overflowing it a tiny bit too...just by 4 or 5 sets, though. :) If you have any suggestions at all I really appreciate them and links for pics if you have 'em! Thanks you lovely people out there online and in real life somewhere, somewhere over the rainbow...that'll be stuck in my head now! lol :)

WOYWW #165

Not too many pics this week, just the desk and a few cards. Wondering why? Go see Julia at Stamping Ground and she'll explain it all and give you lots of other links to follow! :)
First is the desk shot...I just stood up from my chair and shot downwards...so if I was like 6 foot tall or something this is what I would see when sitting and looking down! lol

Here's how I ended up using the steampunk birdies I stamped two weeks ago and colored one week ago...and that's why it takes so long for me to make a card. This card is cooler irl. The maroon area is embossed with gears and lightly sanded in places to make the gear parts stand out a little.

No sentiments on these cards yet as I'm taking some awesome advice to make them up and stamp the sentiment when I need to so I always have a card on hand, you know for "emergencies". (Yes, I mean when I have forgotten something. Like you don't ever forget anything?! haha *big smile and wink*)

Oh, that one's specific because it's for some lovely people who threw a BBQ. Threw a BBQ. Sounds like they picked up a grill and threw it, huh? Hmm, they hosted an evening get together featuring grilled burgers and such...sounds better, yah? :) Nothing on the front of that card was cut with my cricut or bigshot! And I couldn't find any printable patterns for the grill so this card was all me and for that reason I'm pleased with it, as it challenged me and I think I rose to the occasion...I mean, it does look a little like a grill, right? :)
The next card was fun to make...

Used the gear dies and one of my new stamps, that I colored in, for the focal piece, embossed the background paper in the upper left side with gears and smeared distress ink on cardstock I die cut and left blank for a future sentiment.

Side shot so you can see the middle of one wheel and the center image and the sentiment diecut all standout.

And last is one of the stamps I got a few weeks ago...just stamped it in TH forest moss? On a travel themed tag from Making Memories, I think, and tied the crinkled crinkle ribbon on, which matches better than the picture shows. I'm guessing it will get used someday for a bon voyage or enjoy the journey type card or gift.
That's all for this Wednesday. Hope you all are having a wonderful week and that your greenery is doing better than mine! My trees and bushes appear to be dying right before my eyes. Its freaky. I have never seen them do anything like this. I guess they are no happier with 115 degrees than I am. I am watering them like crazy though and it doesn't seem to be making much of a difference...any suggestions anyone?
Thanks for stopping by and stay cool!

WOOOHOOOO!!!!

That giant woohoo is because I have finally finished the final work for my final courses for my Bachelors degree! It just feels more official now that I've told y'all about it. ;)
So thanks for listening. teehee. And good-night, or good morning! :)

It's WOYWW Time! #164

Hey y'all, I'm procrastinating again...like a pro, huh? :) Final paper this time. Multi-disciplinarian blah blah blah. I'm even bored so I can only imagine how fabulous my paper is going to turn out!
On to the fun stuff, pics of my desk and most recent creations or experiments. And a big thank you to Julia Dunnit over at Stamping Ground for hostessing this wonderful linky party!

 Paper side, first, not much going on...then a quick shot of the tidied up jewelry/sassy embellishment side...

Seriously, that's tidied up! It was a complete wreck of bits and pieces for the steampunk styled pendants I'm making, pictures below....

 Well, first my new House Mouse stamp all colored in with my TH distress markers...and I colored in the two steampunk birdies from last week...

That, and an anniversary card I didn't get a picture of, is about all I accomplished this last week on the paper side. For reals. And no excuses, either. *shrugs shoulders*

An extreme close-up to try and show all the details in this piece, which I will make into a necklace centerpiece soon. It's less than an inch in diameter, though, so it was hard to get a good close-up.

 Next is a fun reversible one...the front is a clock/watch face and the back is...

 The inner workings sealed with magic-glos.

I used Lisa Pavelka's Magic-glos on all the pendants to float and seal the watch pieces and bits. You just set it in the sun and blam! It hardens fast, too. Well, in our sun it does. Course we are running around 105+ so...anyways, it was much easier to use than I thought it was going to be. Now I don't know what I was scared of...do any of you ever experience that? A kind of fear about trying new things...I just really hate messing up, ya know? Even if I know its going to be an "experiment" I still get nervous...go figure. lol
Have a lovely week everyone! :)