So in love...

So in love right now with hot smoked salmon, washi tape, chocolate banana cake and this devine stamp set 'Indescribable Gift'!  It was so absorbing sat in my craft room with my aqua painter and my ink pads colouring in this image, it was like being back at school!

 I've used one of the On Film framelits to frame my image, I love how it also embosses too.

The sentiment is from the Crazy About You stamp set and co-ordinating dies, which I am really pleased has made it into the main catalogue.

Thanks for stopping by, back later in the week

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. 

Messy stars

It's been pouring down most of the week in Adlington, so plenty of time to craft inside.  I've had so much fun messing about with my craft stash in my craft room, and getting my hands filthy!  On this card I've applied texture paste through one of Stampin' Up!'s decorative masks onto watercolour paper and then let it dry.  I've then sprayed the panel with water and applied colour directly from the re-inker bottle.  The sentiment is from the Pictogram Punches stamp set which I am pleased to say has made it onto the catalogue again this year woo hoo!  The little row of stars is from the Mini Treat Bag framelits dies and I think they are so cute, I've finished the card by added a silver glimmer star and some metallic bakers twine.  Thanks for stopping by, see you again soon

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...

Technique Class Cards

You've had a sneaky glimpse, now here are the pictures of the full cards that we made at this months Technique Class.  This class used the Kinda Eclectic stamp set and I taught a new technique on each card.  If you want to learn new techniques for your card making why not book into an Inkspirations Technique Class?  They are held on the first friday of each month in Adlington, Lancashire from 09.30 - 12.30pm.  

Tangelo Twist & Hello Honey

New in colours

Linen Thread & vellum for added texture

Project Life

Another one of the fabulous new products that Stampin' Up! have brought out is Project Life. They partnered with Becky Higgins to bring you authentic Project Life products in exclusive Stampin' Up! colours and designs, and they are wonderful. Some of you will be aware that I'm an avid scrapbooker, usually working in 12x12" format, but I never get round to scrapping all my holiday photo's or all the photo's of Oscar as he has grown up. For me Project Life is a great way of quickly & affordably getting all my forgotten photos & memorabilia into albums where I can enjoy them. Here are a couple of pages I created from a holiday we had in 2011 in the Cotswolds. If like me you have hundreds to photo's lying around or want to record your children growing up, watch out for my memories keeping workshop coming soon...

Everyday Adventures - Project Life

Everyday Adventures - Project Life

Everyday Adventures - Project Life

Epic Alphabet stamp set

Project Life Day to Day stamp set