Indescribable Gift

We have sunshine here in Adlington today, a complete contrast to the downpour earlier in the week.  Talking of gifts, I absolutely love this stamp set from Stampin' Up!, it will retire at the end of this month so if you want to get your hands on it, you'll need to be quick.  I've simply stamped the image in memento black and then used a combination of Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake & Early Expresso to create splatters around the flowers using the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  The Sahara Sand lace trim is to die for and I've wrapped a piece around the bottom of the card along with a piece of wash and the sentiment.  Back soon with another card made using Indescribably Gift, thanks for stopping by. 

Spraying stamps with water

I have been playing with my stash today and wanted to create a water coloury effect.  It's been a while since I tried this technique and now I wonder why as I love the results.  All you need to do is ink up your stamp as normal and, before you stamp it onto your watercolour paper, give it a quick spray with water.  I've used the Hardwood background stamp to create the frame and added a few splatters with Gorgeous Grunge.

Back later with some more photos of my messing about in the craft room!

Spring has arrived...

Well, spring has finally arrived with a lovely long weekend with sun and showers.  Inspired by the colours in my garden I have created a birthday card using the Butterfly Basics stamp set, which I am really pleased to say has made it into the new annual Stampin' Up! catalogue.  My colour scheme is Soft Sky, So Saffron & Wild Wasabi.  I've coloured the flower with my aqua painter with ink from the lid of the ink pad.  I've raised the flower on dimensional and finished with a label and linen thread.  

Back later with another card...