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Mid June - We Love Stamping

2022-06-18T06:00:00.009+00:00

Time for a reminder about our June challenge at We Love Stamping, where we are all about making the stamping the focal point of the project. This month our challenge is Anything Stamped with the Option of Roses. Don't forget we have prizes! real prizes

We Love Stamping June Challenge

2022-06-05T06:00:00.001+00:00

Here we are in June approaching the Solstice. I do love the long period of daylight we get at this time of year. It is so pleasant, weather permitting, to take an evening stroll along the river bank.

Today is also the beginning of a new challenge at We Love Stamping, this time with the theme Anything Goes Option of Roses.

Earlier this year Creative Stamping Magazine had a fantastic Paris themed stamp set with it. I subscribe so as soon as it landed on my door mat (Yes I do really have a door mat!) this card form in my mind and it had to be made the same day!

We Love Stamping Mid Month

2022-05-18T06:00:00.003+00:00

Just time for a little reminder about the We Love Stamping Challenge this month. Out theme is "For A Lady" and the prizes for our random winners is.

8" x 8" paper pad and stamps from Craft Stash and from Oakwood Archer an A 4 Stencil

For my second sample I created this card.

I've got a bit of a thing at the moment for AALL & Create stamps using a Tracy Evens set here. Starting at the bottom mat it is a piece of printed card, the reverse side of the card used to lay my project on. Next some white card stamped in Clair Grey and one of the AALL & Create stamps. This was cut to the width of the printed card and then swiped with yellow DI. The main image was stamped in Clair black then die cut. With the die still in place yellow and green DI blended over it, finally the butterfly wings were picked out with felt pens. The word Fragile was stamped onto a scrap of white card and trimmed, it applies both to the butterflies and also to people Female or Male we are all fragile.

Other Challenges well forgive me please but I am still struggling health wise and using the screen is especially tough so once again I've not been able to look for other challenges.

River of Creativity 13

2022-05-05T06:00:00.094+00:00

It time for our new challenge for you at River of Creativity. We welcome all crafts, styles and techniques so if you enjoy something a little different we would love to see. There are no prizes ours is a Just for Fun challenge or as I like to think of it just for the joy of being creative.

We say each challenge that anything goes but have an option this time RECYCLING.

My group of crafting friends, The Claxby Crafters (Lockdowns and family life permitting we try to meet up for a couple of week-ends a year) At our gatherings quantities of gin are consumed. If you have looked at the gin selection in the supermarkets you cannot fail to have noticed just how nice some of the bottles are.

The girls will from time to time save their empties for me giving me something to play with. This is one such bottle.

After socking it to get the labels off Viva Maya Gold in Hematite was applied all over with a sponge. Next using resin the dragon embraced cross was poured and set aside to set. Before adding the resin to the mould Magic Mica was worked around the inside of the mould. While the piece was still slightly flexible it was taken out of the mould and pressed around the bottle.

For the other side of the bottle a Tando stencil as held in place and Viva Ceramic effect applied.

Have you recycled anything recently or do you have something else to share with us? If you check the challenge site River of Creativity, you will see it does not have to be spooky!

I'm also sharing this with

This Is Halloween - Anything Halloween/Goth themed

Two Old Bats - Anything Halloween Themed

Inspiration Station Challenge No. 29

2022-05-02T13:32:00.002+00:00

Today it is the start of a new challenge at Inspiration Station. As always we have a picture to inspire you, I suspect that American Mother's Day influenced the choice of this.

There is something vintage about this image and together with the country side feel it set me off to make this.

The UK Mother's Day is in March which allowed me to look at a wider framework of images. I selected this never before used stamp, of a country girl in the orchard. Stamped in sepia and then given a watercolour tint for the woman, apples and leaves. There used to be quite a demand for tinted prints like this which adds to the vintage feel.

The mat is brown card which carried my "With Love" sentiment in gold ep at the bottom. Then everything topped off with a strip of lace. Our inspiration picture brings all kinds of images to my mind, we would love to see how it inspires you.

Other challenges I'm sharing this with:

Sorry still under the weather and haven't linked to any other challenges

We Love Stamping May Challenge

2022-05-01T06:00:00.024+00:00

It's that time again and a new challenge here at We Love Stamping, this month our theme is For A Lady. Just going to take a moment to remind you that we are a stamping challenge so the main focal point of your project should be a stamp or digi stamp. It is worth keeping that in mind because we always have a fabulous physical prize, which Brenda will post to anywhere in the world!

Here is my project

The background was stencilled on both sides and then DI dusted over the edges. A small piece of blue card cut for the mats, both main image and sentiment. The topper was white card with a Crafty Individuals image stamped in brown. Felt pens were then worked over the top of the image and more DI dusted all over. The Sentiment "With Love" is probably my most used sentiment stamp, this time it was just stamped in gold.

Am I allowed to be charmed by my own work? It is that stamp, really what a captivating image.

Now I am going to share this with.

Krafty Chicks - #609 All Occasions This little card could say so much in so many different ways.

Creative Moments - #233 Things with Wings

Allsorts - #674 Option of Scenic

Useful Little Ring Binder

2022-04-29T16:12:00.000+00:00

This is another little Tando project made using a kit provided by by Tando Creative.

This 6 inch folder was something that I originally wanted to keep Tando Stencils in but now it's finished it might become another Art Journal. Time will tell.

So what did I do? Started with my new AALL & Create coffee themed sets stamped and embossed with both black and clear EP. Going for worn cover look. Lots of Adirondak coffee colour inks blended over the top. Some shimmery coffee colour paint directly over the embossed areas, all topped off with a layer of crackle glaze.

More Tando shapes "painted" with Viva Ceramic finish. More AALL & Create stamps fussy cut and coloured. black gesso on the inside covered with some old Basic Grey papers. Glue, Gel medium and ribbon.

Now who do I think might like this:

Funky Junky Boutique - A Study in Contrasts

Dream Valley - #268 Add Embellishments

A Place to Start - Anything Goes optional twist not taken up

Creative Crafters - #51 Always Anything goes

Contrasts Winter/Spring set this page off

2022-04-27T18:33:00.001+00:00

After all my moans about work recently this week a cold has knocked me back. Not plea for sympathy really not necessary and anyway being at home has given me lots of opportunity to play with my stamps and inks and things.

This page was pure indulgence. All the stamps, except for the icicles, came with a Sentimentally Yours magazine. The first part of of the layout was the row of flowers which meant lots of stamping and masking. Then Weathered Wood DI worked over the rest of the page, the cool blue/grey colour is a representation of cool winter.

The icicles are an Artistic Stamper rubber stamp that was coloured with cool blue felt pen. A stencil randomly placed and the Weathered Wood dusted through. Sentiment and script came from the Sentimentally Yours set and were stamped in silver to keep the winter chill vibe going.

The flowers and butterflies were all coloured with Bruynzeel pens. Bright bold colours to represent the colours of spring. Well my spring garden anyway which a couple of weeks ago we a blaze of Red and Yellow. Now spring of course is known for rain so a few raindrops were added with clear Viva gel pen.

Challenges

Funky Junky Boutique - Study in Contrasts

Sisterhood of Crafters - April Showers bring May Flowers

Paper Funday - #40 Anything Goes Option April Showers

International Art and Soul - #312 Things with Wings

Creative Moments - #223 Things with Wings

Just a quick little CAS card

2022-04-27T17:46:00.000+00:00

I've got a little post card to share this afternoon made it a couple of weeks ago but this is the first time it has been shown anywhere.

The stamps all came from Creative Stamping issue 106 earlier this year. The chicks were coloured with a brilliant florescent yellow Bruynzeel pen. That is all there is to it!

Sharing this with

CASology - #402 Fluffy

AAA Cards - #213 Small and Few + Easter

Addicted to CAS - #218 One layer

Less is More - #463 OLC off centre

Now what do I do with it?

2022-04-26T17:14:00.000+00:00

Seems the weather is turning again it is cloudy and there is a chill but the last week or so has been glorious and a little break from it now will be good. A drop of rain would be nice as well, don't like it when it gets all hot and sticky a sprinkling of rain just settles the dust. It also makes the grass grow which I might be slightly less keen on hahaha.

Anyway yesterday I had a wonderful time playing.

The stamp is from Studio Light which was stamped onto card and then fussy cut. The colouring was done with Chameleon pens, no less than 5 pens used on the fish with the inbuilt blending facility made full use of. A stencil that came with Creative Stamping lest year, or was it the year before? White Brilliance ink pushed directly through the stencil and then Shabby White ep melted on top.

It looks like a card but I might slice the back off and use it as a panel in a journal not sure yet. I am sure that I love the way it came out.

Of course I'm entering it into challenges:

Simon Says Monday challenge - Wild and Wonderful

613 Avenue - Anything Goes Twist April Showers, don't you think the fish might enjoy those?

We Love to Create - #5 - 2022 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Color My Heart Dare - #492 first column Lagoon, Sundance & Lemonade

Block of Butterflies

2022-04-24T10:45:00.000+00:00

As my regular visiting friends know I'm part of the Tando Team, when I look at the amazing projects of my fellow teamies I'm always amazed to be part of the team. But I am and I get to play with some very cool Tando kits, like the Art Blocks.

Just one block that I chose not to construct with all 6 side thinking that keeping it open on one side would be interesting.

After sticking the box together it was painted with Pretty Gets Gritty chalk paint, blending pink and purple over the outside using just one sponge, a grey paint was used inside the block. Then stencils with paste, glitter and gilding flakes were used to decorate the outside. Next Tando Butterflies and also a couple of butterflies stamped and fussy cut. For the stamped butterflies direct to paper with ink pads added colour, while the Tando butterflies were sprayed with Pearlywinks.

So did I use too much pink do you think?

Allsorts - #673 Something Beginning with B (Butterflies, & Block)

Creative Moments - #233 Things with Wings

Post card from Paris

2022-04-23T15:13:00.000+00:00

This post card was just a bit of fun playing with the Creative Stamping Magazine stamps, and masks.

This really is a great fun set that just suggested the idea of someone enjoying an Expresso at an East Bank Café and enjoying the sights.

So Table and Chairs stamped and masked, Sights stamped and masked, finally Café shop front Stamped. All the colouring with Bruynzeel felt pens, some delivered direct, some with a water colour brush. TBH I don't think the Seine has ever looked that blue and the Notre-Dame should be looking more like a smoked ruin now but a little poetic licence helps.

Sharing this with

International Art and Soul - Landscapes

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - #208 L is for Layers

Enjoy the rest of the weekend

Inspiration Station Challenge 28

2022-04-18T07:00:00.017+00:00

Second post today, well it is the 3rd Monday of the month which means it is the start of a new challenge at Inspiration Station. As always we start with a picture to inspire you.

Now what does that put you in mind of? April Showers perhaps. Hopefully you will take some inspiration from this picture and share your project with us.

I took the idea of water and rain for my project. Who would not mind being caught in a rain shower? A fish maybe?

Tag cut with a TH die, I like tags they are great for playing around with and easy to keep together in fact I've got a couple of tag books they make great little reference books. Next using a magazine cover set a piece of card was embossed and then a glue stick dragged over the surface and blue mica powder sprinkled over that.

The fish and the blossom, both from the same magazine set, were stamped and fussy cut. Once coloured with felt pens the layout was arranged. With the embossed card cut to size everything was put together. Next the rain drops which are Glossy Accent, falling on everything. I also decided to give the fish a glossy finish and spread glossy accents over it.

Now it is time to share this with:

613 Avenue - Anything Goes with option of April Showers

Sisterhood of Snarky Sisters - #208 L is for Layers

We Love Stamping Mid Month

2022-04-18T06:00:00.006+00:00

It is that time of the month when we like to remind you about our current challenge at We Love Stamping. The theme this time is Stamp of the Moment, that stamp that has your imagination working overtime right now.

I've got a bit of a think for AALL & Create at the moment. This wren image was part of a recent purchase from the TV channel and I fell in love with it. The style of AALL & Create appeals to my more unconventional style and gave me permission to play. First the stamp onto card trimmed to post card size. The wren has coloured with felt pens. Next a Tando stencil the one with circles inks dusted through 3 times each layer slightly offset from the previous one. Another stencil used top and bottom with green ink. The final touch a circle to highlight the stamped image the inside of a tape roll used for this large circle was moved a little each time to make the circle a little rougher.

Now you might be asking who on earth would you send a card like this to? Well during the first lockdown I got back into crafting using postcards as a starter and sending them to lots of people I know as lockdown RAKs. This one could be sent to anyone of those people 'cause they are my friends and family!

You can enter We Love Stamping up to 3 times in a month, each entry gets you into the prize draw.

Now of course I'd like to enter my postcard int a challenge or as well.

Creative Moments - #233 Things with Wings

Paper Dragonfly - #4-2022 Birds

Postcards

2022-04-17T16:51:00.004+00:00

Formats I love, Postcards, 6" x 4" great size to work on and as simple cards to send just because they are always useful to have to hand. So today I've been playing in the craft room and came up with this.

It is an old wood mounted stamp by a company named Inca, and has been in my collection for teens of years with the occasional inking. Chosen today because it is spring like, fun, can be coloured brightly, works well in a CAS layout. Stamped in black and coloured with Felt pens.

Thought these challenges might like to see it!

Color My Heart Dare - #491 Inspiration picture, look at that glorious rainbow of colour.

Alphabet Challenge - A is for Animal Antics

Addicted to CAS - #218 One Layer

CASology - #402 Fluffy

By the Seaside Journal Page

2022-04-16T14:54:00.005+00:00

Happy Easter, Passover and Ramadan. All three of the Judaism based faith's celebrate their holy days at this time of year. As Christ went to Jerusalem for the Passover holiday so it is not surprise that the Christian Holy Week occurs at the same time. Ramadan is not obviously linked to the Jewish time of remembrance but is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar so naturally falls at about the same time. Personally I believe that all 3 of them have roots much further back in time when a spring festival of renewal might have been celebrated by our ancient ancestors. As these things were not documented in any way known to us we can only speculate. Anyhow enjoy this weekend in your traditional way.

None of this has anything to do with this journal page.

Well nothing unless you live near an English Seaside where this weekend all roads leading to it will be extended slowly moving car parks. The most important places in my personal geography are Blackpool (Born in St. Annes) Bournemouth (Lived there for 30 + years and would move back to the south coast if I could) and Grimsby (where I live now) All three are on the coast and all three are part of a thriving seaside culture. Frankly I cannot imagine living inland without a large body of water nearby.

When the Mintay Seaside pad and embellishments were published it was a must have for me. Unusually for me they have not just been looked at, stroked and admired but I actually cut into a page. Well they do offer a whole lot of opportunities to fussy cut different images and elements out.

The page was covered with chalk based pastel just pulled across in lines and then smudged with my fingers. The Mintay Lighthouse stuck to white card and then painted, with the 2 fussy cut elements the basic structure of the page was in place. The seagull bottom left is an old wood mounted inkadinkado stamp one of my favourites and often referred to as the Joker. Stamped in Clair Grey and fussy cut. The other stamped images came from a Creative Stamper set from either last year or the year before, Mermaid coloured with felt pens.

The chorus of an old popular music hall song copied onto the page. It expresses my pleasure in coastal living complete to the stroll along the prom, prom, prom.

If you are interested I have only found 1 UK outlet for Mintay papers, you can find them at Mad Arches.

Now I'm going to share my page with:

Art Journal Journey - Play it Again Sam

Pearly Sparkles - #72 Anything But a Card

Mixed Media Lovers - #12 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Creative Artiste - #81 Always Anything Mixed Media Goes

Spooky Tando Advent Box

2022-04-15T07:00:00.002+00:00

Yep, teach a girl how to make videos of herself and there is no stopping her! Actually it is quite good discipline for me. My process is very random I am as likely to start in the middle working back from there to the start and then picking back up to get to the end as I am to work beginning, middle, end. Making a video of it there is at least a plan in principal to start.

So today I'm sharing the bones of a Tando Advent Box

waffle waffle waffle

So if you visited earlier you will have seen this post stopped at the line above. Fact is this week I have developed a swollen ankle which distracted me from finishing this post. Basically Thank you for watching the videos if you have and now I would like to enter my box into these challenges.

Two Old Bats - Anything Halloween

Pearly Sparkles - #72 Anything But a Card

NBUS - #37 Anything with Never Before Used Stash. The rust effect pastes.

This is Halloween - Always anything Halloween or Gothic Goes (These are called Advent Boxes but I'm sure mine is more spooky than anything else!)

Okie Dokie that's enough now. Happy Easter everyone.

The Joy of mucking around

2022-04-10T08:00:00.004+00:00

Covid is still having an effect on the work force and now it is the school holidays so I'm covering all over the place. It looks set to continue for at least the next couple of weeks. So finding time to get into the craft room and having the inclination to actually be creative was a real treat.

On a recent look through the Tando catalogue I came across these wall hangings so I asked Di if I could have some as part of my DT designs. It is so nice to work with something a bit different and put my personal spin on it.

I had a ball with various mediums, watercolour with Mica Powders, painting with Imagination Crafts Starlights, Sakura pens, White Pen, Viva Gel Pens and Crackle glaze. It was a great way to unwind a little and get silly.

Now I get to share it with:

Creative Artiste - #81 Always anything Mixed Media Goes

Mixed Media Lovers - #12 Anything Mixed Media Goes

We Love to Create - #04 2022 Anything Mixed Media Goes

River of Creativity Challenge 12

2022-04-05T05:56:00.000+00:00

Here we are the 5th of a new month, why do the first few months of a year go by so quickly? We are again at the start of a new challenge from River of Creativity. Our challenge inviting you to share your crafting projects, anything except a card that is. Basically our challenge for April is Anything Goes with the the option of Spring.

This month I made a jewellery set for my sample. Simple wire wrapped loops connect each piece to its's neighbour. The bracelet and earrings are made using White Moonstone, Blue Lace Agate, and Rose Quarts nuggets. The pendant is three Beryl beads two of which are Aquamarine and the third Morganite. These pretty pastel gemstones are beautiful representations of Spring.

I'd also like to share this set with

Pearly Sparkles - #72 Anything But a Card

A Place to Start - Anything Goes optional Key it simple

Get Creative - #110 Springtime

Inspiration Station Challenge #27

2022-04-04T05:00:00.017+00:00

At Inspiration Station all our picture prompts are chosen by the challenge leader (and owner) so our starting point is the same as yours, where does this image take me? I've mentioned before how challenging I can find it, and how much I enjoy the that. Sometime the ideas flow others they can take a while.

This one took me somewhere I have never been before!

Oh yeah! if you know me and my style you can imagine my quandary hahaha. For lots of you this will spark allsorts of creativity and at Inspiration Station we certainly want to see it! Please if you have not joined us before we would love it if you did now. Just to make it more interesting for you there is always a randomly drawn prize.

Anyhow this is what came to me just before the end of March.

All die cuts and scraps of paper left from other projects, I knew there was a reason to save them! and yes the egg with the rabbit swings behind the main topper.

Now I'm sharing this with

Allsorts - #670 Any real animal

Just us Girls - #626 Word Week "EGG"

My Time to Craft - #478 Lots of Layers (minimum of 3)

Four Seasons - Anything Goes in Spring

We Love Stamping

2022-04-03T17:19:00.000+00:00

First Sunday of the month and the start of a new challenge at We Love Stamping. This month we have a very popular theme for you, Stamp of the Moment. Once upon a time we had Your Favourite Stamp as a theme but lets face it we all have lots and lots of favourite stamps. So now we have Stamp of the Moment.

This is mine it is Perfect Peonies by Pink Frog. As soon as it dropped onto my door mat it captivated me and instantly became the stamp for this sample.

For the background I used a stencil with random colour sweeps of Pink, Green and Yellow. Next a Studio Light stamp over the background and the butterfly images lightly coloured with Yellow and Green Chameleon Pens. A mat was die cut from Green paper that has a very slight bubble patten on it. The star of the show stamped and fussy cut then coloured, also with Chameleon Pens.

We Love Stamping is of course all about stamping which must be the focal point of your project. And it is worth it we always have fabulous prizes for the lucky winners drawn at random. This time we have a super prize of a Santoro album and images with coordinating die set from Craft Stash.

I'm also sharing this with

Color Hues - #38 Pink and Green

2 Sisters on the Blog - #61 Pastel Shades

Country View Crafts - Spring is Coming

This is one of those catch up posts!

2022-03-30T19:55:00.006+00:00

The other day a crafting friend told me that she thinks of me as being into Mixed Media. Well I am but that is not the whole story. I'd say I'm into any and all forms of paper craft, well except for digi. Cute and what I think of as "nice" is not my cup of tea but if the occasion calls for it then I'll happily use that style. It is also fun to keep to the CAS style and so many others.

I don't feel limited to cards either but will happily work on wall hangings, Canvases and of course Masks. Might have something on a mask format in the not too distant future. Last year I also started exploring Art Journals and find them a very satisfying form of expression.

Not everything I do gets shared either but this evening I thought I show you a few of my recent not previously blogged makes.

Not very long ago I made some backgrounds with shaving foam, this is a wonderfully messy but clean medium and the craft room smells lovely when you have finished. Having a play with some dies a piece of the background was used for this corner piece. Some left over printed paper popped behind it and stamps from Creative Stamper fussy cut as toppers.

I'm sharing this with

My Time to Craft - #478 Lots of Layers (minimum of 3)

Another die cut made onto a piece of white card, the uncut area then dusted with yellow DI. I'd also had a play with Acetate making this card. On a left over piece of acetate alcohol inks were blotted in shades of red/pink and yellow/green. The ideal backing for the die cut. Other embellishments taken from the stash mountain and a greeting added. Greetings re unusual for me, often as not the card front appeals to me without words, this time it felt right to add them.

I'd like to share this one with

Try it on Tuesday - Say it with Flowers

As mentioned Art Journals have captured my imagination in recent months, and with a growing love of AALL & Create stamps there are allsorts of possibilities. On this page I started with an AALL & Create stencil randomly dusted over the page. Then I used a few of their stamps using the parrot as the centre piece all the stamping was in greens and browns. Main parts of the images were coloured with Chameleon Pens and then some Sakura glitter pens over the top for high lights.

I'd like to share this journal page with

Addicted to Stamps & More - #426 Make your Mark

Then today more die cutting. The colour scheme was inspired by my garden with is full of Daffodils and Anemonies. The yellow and red papers were all scraps saved since forever. The red mat die was from Practical Publishing part of a thank you package following their use of one of my cards. The rabbit die cut in yellow acetate is from a prize from their chat site Craft World. The oval die cut came with Die Cutting magazine this month. The flowers were stamped from a set with Creative Stamping.

This one is going to be entered into

Inkspirational Challenges - #261 Things that Hop

So here you are a few of my makes this year.

It's another Week-End

2022-03-26T18:31:00.005+00:00

What a time it has been! I was not well, fully recovered now but I missed the first F1 GP of the season! What a race to miss! Then needing a couple of days off work spent the rest of it playing catchup. Which amounted to no playtime! Had to complete a couple of work calls this morning, possible mistake. What I did not take into account is that this week-end sees our UK Mother's Day, the sun is shining on full beam and this is the first Mother's Day since the beginning of the Pandemic Lockdowns. People were out in force!

When I did get home the only thing I wanted to do was play.

You get two pictures for this CAS style card. An old almost forgotten Creative Expression wood mounted stamp used and embossed with clear ep. The image was then watercolored with mica powders. The whole image has a shimmer. So the first picture shows it face on, wile the second was tilted into the sunlight so you can see just how much shine there is. The colours on the second picture are truer to life as well.

It felt good to get back into the arty crafty zone.

Now I'd like to share this card with

CAS on Friday - #227 Flowers (her hat is covered with them)

Cardz 4 Galz - #169 Spring Flowers for Mother's Day

CASology - #401 Hat

Watching the qualifying for tomorrow's race and what a session it has been but the news about Mick Schumacher at least sounds promising.

Inspiration Station Challenge 26

2022-03-21T07:00:00.034+00:00

Monday and for me the start of a very busy work week, suspect that once again blogland will not be seeing much of my work!.

As today is the start of a new challenge at Inspiration Station I do have a little card to share with you all. This time our inspiration picture is this lovely tranquil scene.

It had me stumped, how usual is that? In fact until last Wednesday I did not think there would be anything for me to share. Then I took a big big step outside my comfort zone.

With a subscription to Creative Stamping each month brings a new stamp plate, some more to my taste than others. This month the plate is full of spring flowers and country scene images. So I set it aside knowing that the time would come but no idea when.

In our inspiration picture this time there is a wonderful rainbow and I knew that somehow I wanted to incorporate that. In the magazine the is an article by their new contributor where she used the arch of flowers as a rainbow going from purples at the top to reds at the bottom. The more I thought about this project the more that image came to mind. Then all of a sudden this layout came to mind, and so my DT project was created after all.

There are some brilliant samples from the team this time I can only urge you to go and take a look. We always have a prize, often a digital stamp so it is well worth joining in with us if you can. Can't remember who we are? Inspiration Station is the name!

I'm going to join in with a few challenges as well.

We Love Stamping Mid month

2022-03-18T07:00:00.074+00:00

It is already the 18th and time for We Love Stamping mid month inspiration. Our theme this month is Anything (Stamped) Spring. As usual we have fabulous prizes for the lucky randomly drawn winners, this time there are 2 Rare Earth plates and a floral Woodware stamp.

I had a little play with Acetate recently this card being the starting point. The stamp is from Studio Light's Grunge Collection. Stamped in grey onto a panel and then delicately coloured with Chameleon pens. A light and airy feel has been achieved while a blank panel inside makes it easy to write your message.

So have you joined in with us yet at We Love Stamping? It's time to get your stamps out and think Spring. Remember there are prizes that Brenda will send anywhere in the world to the winners.

In the mean time I'm sharing this with:

Creative Knockouts - #444 Spring is in the Air

Krafty Chicks - #603 CAS

Creative Inspirations - Spring Flowers

Sweet Stampers - #66 CAS

bastel-traum - #111 frühling/spring

Crafter's Cafe - #283 Use some Flowers

Now if any of the lovely people visiting from other challenges would like to join in with ours they can be sure of a warm welcome, and maybe even a virtual cuppa while they explore our site! Have Fun.