Inspiring Inkin'

Right now I should be in full Christmas mode, cooking, wrapping, stamping and addressing cards, making gifts and generally bouncing around full of the festive spirit! However I am not, last week I hurt my collar bone……..a minor insignificant thing really, not sure when or how it happened, one minute I was fine, the next [...]

A quick card for a man today, using the Oak from Lovely as a Tree. I have stamped it first in Black Stazon and then again using bleach.  I make a bleach ink pad using some folded kitchen roll placed onto a plate then squirt a little bleach onto it, spread it evenly. I use [...]

213 posts on this website and not a single scrapbook page………..How odd ! I do Scrapbook, I teach Scrapbooking classes, hold scrapbooking workshops, run and visit crops and yet I have singularly failed to share a page with you. I am going to rectify this today and through next week and show you a variety [...]

My very first video tutorial……..I hope you enjoy it! It’s a spinner card using the wonderful flight of the butterfly stamp set and the co-ordinating butterfly punch. Happy Stampin’ Amanda

Well what a blustery day it has been ! I’m in Farnborough at the Make it! Show on the Magmaker stand (H6) promoting Making Gifts magazine, Making Cards magazine and of course my decoupage book. The wind has really been gusting today and making the roof rattle, so much so I had to find my [...]

This set is going to be one of my favourites I am sure, it’s a lovely little set with 2 sentiments. Of course the more eagle eyed of you will have spied another new punch…….it’s called a Word Window punch and gives a lovely professional finish to the card. Happy Stampin’ Amanda

Today’s card is for my Aunt, lots of little elements with a button and ribbon, a great design for using up any little pieces of card you save but don’t use!!  It is using one of my favourite stamp sets Touch of Nature, the butterfly is so useful. Stamps : Sincere Salutations, Touch of Nature [...]

Well I’m back up to speed, I’ve almost caught up with the 150 + emails……and wading through my post!  Of course getting a little distracted by my new book! Meanwhile here we are decorating the children’s rooms, I have now learnt how to wallpaper, lots of black and silver……..teenagers! I have stayed still long enough [...]