Playing with Brushos & Cosmic Shimmers

Plenty of time at the moment to play with and use some of that stuff that sits at the back of the cupboard! So today, I got out those little pots of Brushos and some Cosmic Shimmer mists to get messy with.

I made over a dozen different background sheets, using up some old stamp album pages that have been kicking around for ages.

And started making a few cards for the charity pile

This one uses for the pink card mat, an old pocket file that I rescued when lots were bring thrown away at work.

And this black mat was recycled from the inside of a box of chocolates!

Time to experiement

With time on my hands, there is no excuse not to play around and experiment a bit! I'm using different colour schemes and matching up toppers with backgrounds I might not have considered before. Are you?

Piles of Papers

I keep the unused parts of freebie paper sets from magazines in poly pockets in 4 ring binder files. They are roughly divided into Vintage, Modern,  Men's and Animal & Bird themes.

All this extra time has made me go through and try to use some up! These 2 Good Luck cards use the Up and Away set from May 2015 edition of Making Cards.

Whilst these pretty fairy cards come from an old freebie from Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine - however I still have dozens of sets to go through, at least it helps to pass the time whilst staying at home.

Exciting Discovery

I was carrying out some long-overdue clearing out of the cupboards and discovered tucked away at the back of one, this box full of old ATC's !

They date between 2008-2010 and were from so many different crafting friends - many of which I lost touch with when Docrafts closed down their forum a few years ago. I used to participate in 7-8 different swaps every month and there were some fab ATC's in this box. I've had a great time looking at them and remembering those talented crafters.