I have been making a couple of cards recently and really enjoyed creating the splat and splodge background in the one above. It really looks as though I have gone a bit mad with the inks, but the splats and splodges are stamps. I need to make more of these in lots of rainbow colours...
I took a long time considering what I was going to make and tried various things, but in the end I found that simple is best for me. I was pleased with the card above which I think worked well.
Last Sunday on yet another hot day for the UK, Chris and I went to Crafting Live at Doncaster. This is a shopping show, with around 70 stalls full of all things crafting. The majority were papercrafting but there were material and sewing stalls and some others, such as beading. I had been curious about these shows and decided I wanted to go just once. I got the dies above as a free gift, which was a good start to the event.
I managed to avoid the sewing and material stalls, even though there were some beautiful fabrics. Above are a couple of stamp sets (I spied the hare stamps from across the aisle and just had to buy them - they are in a lino print style which is something I have been looking for) and some stencils which I bought. I even managed to stay in budget!
I nearly forgot to include this stamp, which was the one I actually went to the show for! It's a layered hydrangea stamp which gives a watercolour look once it is layered up. I enjoyed the show but am not sure that I need to go to another one. It was great to have so many shops all in one place though.
