Sunset with Distress Inks

It was time to get out my brayer as its been a while since i used it, because of the lovely pink shade in the new summer limited edition distress inks i had the idea to create a sunset scene, the colours of distress i used for the sky were

Picked Raspberry

Spiced Marmalade

for the grass i used a mix of

Shabby Shutters

Mowed Lawn

Scattered straw

The stamps ive used are all from an inkadinkadoo set, a hobbycraft set and artist impressions set ive stamped with versafine black.

The pearls are from wild orchid crafts courtesy of Sue Jimson

Brayer class

The class I went to on Wednesday was fun, i brushed up on my Brayer skills, played with lovely stamps and had lovely company. You now can be sure you'll be seeing lots more brayered backgrounds. We made a complete card and backgrounds for many more, but you know me I came home and jazzed mine up with stickles (the blue/green one) Then I made another when I got home using some of the backgrounds, the plum/blue coloured one has a clarity stamp as the background and a crafty individuals bird and inkadinkadoo butterfly stamp in the foreground. 

I am going to be busy the next couple of weeks with design work for splodgeaway and prep work for a couple of classes and a demo day I am doing at suzicrafts, how will I fit in cards for my blog and fit in my day job!

Traditional

Yum! Yum! im writing my blog right now and im absolutely stuffed, i just tucked into a traditional Sunday roast, ive been sticking to my slimming world menu all week and even my dinner today was very little syns. I would normally have breakfast and then pick and snack all morning then come lunch time i hardly touch my dinner because im too full from all the snacks, but not today, no snacks passed my lips so maybe thats why i totally enjoyed it and im full up too. I happy to knowing it was mostly syn free and the scales should be happy on Tuesday.

Another traditional are the cards i made last night, i was asked for 2 cards for older more traditional gents, no over the top embellishments, more plain (i know plain, i do plain, but id rather do over the top. Lol)

I unwrapped the set of free stamps that were with the current creative stamper magazine, and inked up the motorbike, but not before id brayered my background on splodgeaway easy ink card, i stamped the image in versafine and added glossy accents and stickles, lots of matting and layering on bazill card stock. 

This card has the exact same image but ive also added some patterned paper by Jillybean soup, and the crest saying dad has been covered in glossy accents. The greeting stamp was also from the free set. The ribbon on both cards is by we are memory keepers.

Humbled

I know I've harped on so much about my local craft shop Suzicraft, but I have good reason too. You will not meet two nicer people they go out of their way for you and not just because it means money in the till they genuinely do care for their customers every need, whether your a customer old or new when you walk in the door they offer you a drink, they will order special items and they have the best prices around. They have come a long way since they started trading as a market stall many years ago, they were there in all weather, now they have the bricks and mortar shop they deserve.  They have been open 7 months and they are going from strength to strength. They offer regular classes and craft days, they have invented an innovative new product which will be big (watch this space) the design team for said product has been put together so we will be going live soon. Im grateful to be on the design team and honoured to be given the opportunity to teach some upcoming classes at the shop, they've given me so much encouragement and support, I am humbled by them and their commitment to the business, customers and friends. Thank you Susan and Tom this card is for you
Ive used SplodgeAway easy ink card and used a brayer and assorted foam applicators for the background, the stamps are a mix of stampin up (trees) and the flowers, butterflies and birds are inkadinkadoo. The sentiment is personal impressions.