Today is a very special day for participants of the weekly What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday blog hop, which was created by Julia of Stamping Ground four years ago – or 208 weeks if you prefer!
WOYWW holds a very special place in my heart. I met Julia shortly after I began blogging and WOYWW is the first (and longest running) blog party I have ever participated in. I have met many wonderful friends through this community over the years. I am SO proud to be a part of this community. If you’ve ever considered joining WOYWW – do so. WOYWW totally rocks!
To celebrate, I created a special card in Julia’s honor – and, of course, a few ATCs to swap! I’ll show you my ATC’s in the upcoming weeks to give them a chance to arrive in the mail so that my partners can enjoy their surprise!
Be sure to check out the Art Challenges at the end of the post!
In other news – if you’ve ever wondered how Legend got his name – be sure to stop Wordless Wednesday. I’ll share the story of Tsunami in an upcoming post!
And, if you live in the US or Canada and like to read, I’m hosting two giveaways:
Happy Anniversary Julia! Happy Anniversary WOYW! Happy Anniversary, WOYWW friends! May there be many, many more!
Card Recipe
The products used on the card include:
- Wholeport Japanese Zen Origami Paper
- Wholeport Bird Printed Ribbon
I also used CTMH Crystal Blue & Baby Pink Ink & a Limited Edition CTMH Stamp Set (all over 6 months old as required for certain Art Challenges).
Art Challenges
- 613 Avenue Create 21 – Anything Goes
- Bearly Mine Challenge #88 – Color Challenge
- Craft Room Challenge – Use Your Scraps (Paper Scraps)
- Catered Crop – Mellow Yellow Recipe Swap
- Craftin Desert Divas #7 – Anything Goes with Ribbon or Twine
- Created With Love #43 – You Lift Me Up
- Creative Stamp Friends #78 – Pastels
- Deep Ocean Challenge Blog #52 – Ribbons and/or Laces
- Kaboodle Doodles #173 – Anything Goes
- LEJ Design Challenges 55 – Celebrate
- Lexi’s Creations 91 – Focus On The Sentiment
- Love To Scrap #6 – Color My World (Pastels)
- Party Time Tuesdays #122 – Anything Goes
- Ribbon Carousel RCC81 – Celebrations
- Scrap Creations – (Graduation, Wedding, or) Anniversary
- Shopping Our Stash #103 – (Graduation or) Anniversary
- Through The Craft Room – Anything Goes
- Use It Tuesday #56 – Anything Goes (Hoarded Item – CTMH Stamps)
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Wow love the card you’ve made. Can’t wait to see your ATCs!
Happy anniversary! xx
Roudi #24
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Thank you so much Roudi – can’t wait to share them! 🙂
Well, thank you ma’am! Great that we’re still here huh!
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We wouldn’t know what to do on Wednesdays without you Julia – thanks for being such an awesome hostess! 🙂
Happy WOYWWversary! What a beautiful ATC you have made. Hope to see your desk for many weeks to come! Helen, 39
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Thanks Helen – Happy WOYWW to you!
Beautiful card. Love the colors! I think I am the one starred under your star so I sent you my address. Happy 4th Anniversary WOYWW! Have a great week. Vickie #14
Happy 4th WOYWW. That cat just looks so chilled out! pam#36
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You too Pam! I call that Legend’s centerfold pose!
Hi Joy
what a very pretty card the colours are so full of summer and will brighten up our day for us today.
Wishing you and everyone a Very Happy WOYWW today
Ria #50
Beautiful card. Love that bird stamp. Have a great WOYWW4 MMx #85
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Thank you so much! Isn’t that ribbon cool? I love what it says (Life Is Beautiful!)
I haven’t read up on the ATC swap for WOYWW sadly. That is what you get when you are so busy finishing everything for the last school day of the year. I am curious about the ATC’s you made 🙂
Uniflame #97
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Happy WOYWW to you! Just left you a comment re: the swap. I’m looking forward to sharing my ATCs in the upcoming weeks. Really need a day to play – the process has sparked my creativity! 🙂
Happy 4th WOYWW! x Jo
Lovely stuff. The Party Starts NOW is perfect for it. Oh, and I am seeing loads o’ cats this week. How funny – I wonder if there are more Cat WOYWWers or more DOG ones?
Happy 4th Birthday, WOYWW!
Mary Anne* (26!)
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I don’t know. I’ve seen plenty of both! 🙂
Your card is lovely and that ribbon is wonderful with the little birds on it! Happy 4th WOYWW Anniversary! Annette #2
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happy WOYWW!! Love the card!! and thanks for stopping WW!
http://www.nycsinglemom.com/2013/05/28/epic-movie-celeb-photo-wordless-wednesday/
Happy 4th ….you are right …. this is the best place to be …whether you think of it as a party or family or just a group of like minded friends. I also agree about naming cats …your two have awsome names. xx71
It’s amazing that the internet can bring together so many likeminded people and I’m grateful that WOYWW has also brought along so many new friends, thanks to Julia.
Loving the card you made for the 4th anniversary, it says it all!
You’re so right about finding the right name for your furry friends and I love the story of how Legend came by his. My BoJangles was Jack when I first got him and it really didn’t suit him. Bo is much better. He became BoJangles because he did just that. The bell on his collar would jangle when he was prancing about all over the place. Not so much now he’s older but when I first got him he didn’t sit still for a minute.
Enjoy your Wednesday snooping on this very special Day
Happy Crafting!
Sue @82
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Fabulous card and that is one cooooooool Cat 🙂
Happy WOYWW 4th Anni 😀
IKE xx #124
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Ooooh !!! – not sure if that posted my comment or not ?!!
Lovely card – I like the tiny bird stamps and that is such a cooooooooool Cat you have 😀
Happy WOYWW 4th Anni 😀
IKE xx #124
For 4 years now i’ve been dropping by,
To view your desk and see what I can spy,
Will it be a card, some stash or ATC,
whatever it is, thanks for sharing it,
Have a Happy WOYWW 4th Anniversary
Hugz Minxy #60
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Love your poem Minxy! It’s been a pleasure getting to know you!
Love the fresh colours in your card Joy – Happy WOYWW 4TH Birthday…Mxx #137
Thanks for sharing at Created with Love Challenges.
~~Chris
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Thanks for sharing this lovely post with us over at Showin’ Some Love Hump Day Blog Hop! Already following you. 🙂
<3 Amanda*
Happy 4th Woyww Birthday and thanks for sharing. I’m very late to the party today!!! Liz@161
Delightful card and inspiring read, thank you for sharing with us at Craft-Room Challenge XOXO Zoe
Thanks for sharing your card with us at Created with love challenges
Linda K. DT
How pretty this card is. Thanks for playing at Love to Scrap!!!
Happy Anniversary to WOYWW! You make many beautiful crafts, this one I feel my oriental side coming out lol Thank you for always uplifting spirits and posting. BTW love your cat photos they always looks so regal! As I stare at my cat who is currently rolling in dirt outside lol. Aloha my friend Have a WOYWW week!
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Thank you so much Kymi for your kind words (and for making me smile with your cat comment!)
Aloha to you too!
Hello, happy 4th anniversary to you 🙂 Love the card you’ve made for the occasion – really happy and bright colours. Look forward to seeing your ATCs when you are ready to reveal. Oh, and himself is looking very regal today 🙂 Hope you’ve had a lovely WOYWW, Elizabeth x #155
Lovely card with great spring like colours. Thanks for joining us at Lexi’s Creations for our ‘Focus on the Sentiment’ challenge!
Thank you so much for joining in this weeks LEJ Designs Challenge #55 – Celebrate, over on the LEJ Designs Challenge Blog.
What a gorgeous colourful and bright card. I love the oriental feel paper that really makes the rest of the card pop. Gorgeous layout and I love the flowers. Brilliant.
I hope we will see you entering more of our weekly challenges in the future as there are always great prizes to be won.
Hugs Lisa xxxx LEJ Designs DT Member
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Thanks Lisa!
Happy WOYWW and very pretty card perfect for the occasion 🙂 hugs Nikki #145
Guess it has been awhile since I checked your blog as I think you have changed your header. Lovely card and look forward to seeing your ATCs. Legend always looks so laid back. Have a great week. #47
Guess it has been awhile since I checked your blog as I think you have changed your header. Lovely card and look forward to seeing your ATCs. Legend always looks so laid back. Have a great week. #47
The party sounds nice, the cat is just beautiful, and the giveaways are fun! Lots of great things going on over here, I see. 🙂
I’m visiting today from Thursday’s Favorite Things.
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Beautiful card. Happy WOYWW! Thanks for sharing at my hop.
Angel
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Love your card, so bright and cherry…thank you for joining TTCRD this week;.
very cute card! Thank you for linking up with us for Tara’s linky party at Craftin Desert Diva’s. We hope that you will join us again for future linky parties!
Robin
Cut One Designs by Robin
Wow lovely card and congratulations on your 4 anniversary thank you for joining in over at LEJ DESIGNS. Seema LEJ DT
Happy belated WOYWW4.
Look forward to seeing your finished cards in the coming weeks.
Totally cute card you made! Good take of colours!
Thanks for joining us at BearlyMineChallenge!
Have a wonderful day :-))
Hugs, Andreja
hi, Ramona, happy 4th WOYWW anniversary!
i too am delighted to be part of this fun group!
sometimes it’s the only reason i get to blog!
and i guess i met you through WOYWW, right?
so glad about that and happy to get a chance to
peek at your desk today. lovely card! i am only
now finishing up my ATCs and arranging my trades.
Let me know if you have some extras you would like to trade!
hugs,
peggy aplSEEDS@11
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I would be thrilled to swap with you Peggy – I have an extra sitting here with your name on it!
Just dropped you an email!
We SO met through WOYWW and I count you as one of my many WOYWW blessings! 🙂
What a gorgeous, summery card, I love this and your layout is lovely. Thanks for sharing with us over the Craft-Room Challenge.
Maria x
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Thanks Maria – have a beautiful day!
Great card! It sounds like a great community. I’ll have to check it out one day!
What a fabulous card to celebrate a great blog. Love that printed ribbon, very funky
Thanks for joining us
Lin xx
Lexi’s Creations
Wow, 4 years! That’s awesome. I hope to start posting again when I actually craft mid-week. Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!
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Thanks Leslie – I love the Shopping Our Stash challenge blog!
This is so cute and the DP’s are gorgeous…I especially love the ribbon with it’s design…Love those birdies. Thanks for joining us at our neighborhood—613 Avenue Create. Hope you’ll link with us again. God bless!
JO ANN
http://jatterburycreations.blogspot.com
Hello there Peggy
I have so enjoyed looking around your website. Your card is lovely and so is your cat! He looks so regal and chilled out! I am a fairly new blogger and have so enjoyed being part of WOYWW and meeting new friends. I am excited to be your PIF and will leave you an e.mail with my details.
Have a happy week
Lynda B
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Thanks Lynda – I e-mailed you too and look forward to hearing from you!
a beautiful creation you´ve made :0)))
Thanks for joining us at Creative Stamping Friends ;0)
Hugs Nicole
Too cute! Might have to do this over over the summer.
Stopping by from Inspire Me Monday!
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April, I hope you will join us this summer – we would love to have you! 🙂
Cute card!! Thanks for playing with us at Loves to Scrap!!
Love the card!!
I bet Julia loved that card – such a cute idea 🙂
Thanks for linking up to our first ever POMA!
Sarah @ A Cat-Like Curiosity