Stamps Ahead

Here is the card that the ladies that I lead for cardmaking in a local community group made using the Distress Ink technique I featured on my last post. Instead of the wood veneer shown here, the I gave each of the ladies used a chipboard bauble. And, here is another one I created.  I have used a Kaisercraft die for the embellishment. These are such fun to make and the ladies really enjoyed making their own colour creations. Until next post, have fun creating whatever you do - cardmaking, scrapbooking, sewing, patchwork, quilting etc etc.  Margaret :)

I am having a few days relaxation in Forster, NSW. My sister is here also and she has headed up to Grafton overnight to visit friends.  I have taken this time away to finally get a few pages done in my art journal. Here they are: I came up with limited supplies - Ranger Distress Inks, Dyan Reaveley stamps and stencils, and a box of coloured pencils.  They all got a good use on these pages. I am happy with the results. My sister was intriqued as I created and as a result she started her art journal...a small travel journal....inspired by my first page above and other techniques that I showed her. My advice to anyone thinking of starting an art journal.....just do it!   Colour outside the line, mix colours, don't worry, have fun. Thank you for looking, Margaret. 🤗🤗🤗

Here is a layout I have completed for a random word challenge over at Soul Scrappers The theme was "TIME" and we were to be inspired by one of the following themes..  1.REMEMBER WHEN 2. THEN and NOW 3.MEMORY OR MEMORIES 4. TODAY 5. ALWAYS ON MY MIND 6. MOMENT IN TIME Of course, I went with "MOMENT IN TIME".  Whilst I was staying with my friend Kathy and her husband in Detroit, Kathy took me to the mansion home of Edsel and Eleanor Ford in Gross Pointe and the shores of  Lake Le Clair . It was constructed in Cotswold-style with most of the materials used to construct their 60 room family home imported from England.  England held a fascination to Edsel.   He was the sole heir to the Ford Motor Company.  They moved into the home in 1929 and he sadly passed away in 1943.  His widow, Eleanor continued to live in the home until her death in 1976.  It was her wish that the property be used for "the benefit of the public".  Many of the art works a

Here is a layout I created today based on a challenge at Paper Issues . I came across this fabulous floor and sign as I entered one of the exhibitions at California Disney.  I love visiting Disneyland when I travel to USA (This was my third visit and the first to California Disney).  I have gone a little 'off piste' as they  say but I did not want to cut my photos down. I was inspired by the stars on the sketch and went with that them to fit in with my photo - some texture paste coloured with gold and applied through a star stencil, and then bits and pieces from my stash. The dark patterned paper whilst it does not have stars was a perfect match as the flowers looked like stars! Here is the sketch at was the inspiration for my layout: Why not head over to Paper Issues in the link above and join as they have great challenges every month. Thanks for looking, Margaret :) “Once upon a time is now.” ― Emilie Autumn