Garden Inspiration

Went to the lovely Hiller's Gardens in Romsey yesterday which provided some beautiful inspiration. Here are a couple of pictures from the visit. My favourite was this huge steel butterfly which is suspended over the pond.

Tuesday Taggers Challenge

The challenge over on Tuesday Taggers this week is Male - i.e card / artwork etc for the man in your life. Here is a Birthday Card I made for my father. It was done with a stamp and watercolour pencils.

I have been playing with my new Henbury Lane Stamp set from Papermania.

I have been using the watercolour technique to add colour to the cards.

I am also excitedly waiting for the arrival of my new Creative Expressions stamp set, cosmic shimmers and big juicy ink pad. Time to put the credit card away I think!

D is for....Dragonfly

I thought I would have a go at the Alphabet Challenge this week which is D for Dragonfly. Although I was most disappointed that Ive lost my lovely inkadinkadoo stamp. This piece was made using alcohol inks, embossing powder and stitched paper.

New Card Gallery

I have been uploading all my handmade cards into Flickr. Its a great way to store and share your images. I make cards to sell and this is an excellent way of showcasing my work. Hope you like them.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesparklyfairy

Tuesday Taggers Birthday

As it is Tuesday Taggers first birthday, they have asked all followers to make a tag based on their favourite cake chocolate and cream. They also supplied a free image to use. Then each tag made will be swapped by snail mail.

Theme Thursday ATC

Slightly late, but here is my entry for Theme Thursday, which for the past week was Butterflies.I stamped the background with leaf stamps and brushed over them with gold rub on. I then stamped the butterflies and embossed them in gold and then coloured them in using gel pens.

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Think Monday, Think ATC Challenge

Here is my entry for this weeks Think Monday, Think ATC Challenge. The Theme is Travel.

Playing Around!

I thought I would try out some new techniques with the new Inkadinkadoo stamps I bought. I coloured the card with distress inks, stamped the text stamp from Crafty Individuals, then the dragonfly from the Inkadinkadoo collection. The wings of the dragonfly were coloured with Perfect Pearls.

Thursday challenge - Black and White

This is my entry for the Thursday Challenge, whose theme this week is black and white. It is a step card Ive made for my Sister In Law's birthday.