Forgotten Stamps

 We all have those forgotten stamps, that have been unused and un-inked for years, don't we?

So I dug out a couple of old stamp sets from Inkadinkado that date from 2008 & 2009 to use again

Despite being 15 years old, they still stamped nice and crisp images.

Cards with Gilding Flakes

Whilst I enjoy the effect gilding flakes have on the cards - the whole stamping procedure is a bit of a faff!

   You have to be organised, with a bowl of warm water ready to immerse the stamps in as soon as you have finished - cos you must get all the flitterglu off asap

Also the flakes float around all over the place and are hard to keep in their containers and the buffing makes so much dust!

So, I really have to be in the mood for a session with gilding flakes 

These cards are made with both by Indigo Blu and Cosmic Shimmer flakes.

Day 17 Cattitude ATC - March Challenge - available to swap

This is one of my oldest and most favourite of rubber stamps. It called 'Tabithas Portrait' by Anita and I just love the expression on that cats face.

I've heat embossed it in purple against a pink background and added the word cattitude from an inkadinkado set. I think most cats suffer from cattitude, I know my 3 do!

Mix and Match ....

Still trying to make a dent in my ever growing pile of stash! 

 I made these 3 cards using a variety of old papers, stamps, ribbon, embellishments and sentiments - none of which are from the same sets. I've used the black card mats to try and tie them all together

A Bit More Gilding

Having fun using the gilding flakes, although things can get a bit sticky and its best to get organised with everything you need nearby! 
I am always surprised how crisp the images come out.

I quite pleased how these couple of cards turned out,

 the girl with the hair was a free stamp with a magazine and plant stems are from  Inkadinkado.

The Cat Collection Part1 .....

 As a cat lover , I thought that I would make a collection of birthday cats featuring felines! I have lots of  different cat stamps and papers and also need to make some cards for the men as well, so would combined the 2 together.

Inspired by my 3 moggies Millie, Moxxie and Pangur I made these 3 cards - look out for more in some future posts on my blog!

Cat Face Buttons

I impulsively bought a set of buttons in the shape of cat faces off eBay - and then thought, What the heck do I do with them???


I looked at some of my cat stamps (and I do have a lot!) and thought that the heads are similar size to those in an  Inkadinkadoo set and by experimentation, came out with these two cards. They also used a couple of backing papers that have been cluttering up my stash.

Neglected Stamps

We've all got a few of those, haven't we! You know, the stamps we fell in love with, just had to have but then only used a couple of times before another set of yummy stamps came along.




Anyway, I dug out these lovely Inkadinkado bird stamps and decided to give them another go, so here are 2 fairly simple cards using Brilliance Cosmic Copper ink, which gives them a lovely sheen!

Christmas Is Coming ...

And not only am I making this years Christmas cards, I'm off to book my Christmas Day dinner at a local pub tomorrow.

I know they get booked up quickly and I don't want to miss out, because I hate cooking.

Utopiary from Inkadinkado

I've been dithering of this Utopiary set of stamps from Inkadinkadoo for ages, but finally gave in an bought them from eBay with some of my birthday money.

There are 5 silhouette stamps in the set - I tried stamping them in black Memento ink first for these ATC's, but I'm going to experiment with other colours later on!

PS These are available to swap over on the Docrafts site

The Black Swan

Another quick card using an unused rubber stamp - this one was from the patterned birds and bugs set by Inkadinkado which I've had for quite a while now!

Yet another Owl Card!

I don't know why, but everytime I try to make a male birthday card it ends up with an owl on it!

A Birdie with Black Lace

I haven't had much chance to craft this week as we have been re-decorating our bedroom. This has meant I have had to let go of some of the card making magazines I have been hoarding at the bottom of the wardrobe.

Flicking through those mags from 2008, it seems that things have changed so much in 3 years. Cards now look much more sophisticated and complex!

Anyway I just had the crafting itch and so used this cute little birdie stamp from Inkadinkado patterned birds & bugs set for the first time.

Cats With Attitude

I treated myself to a set of Inkadinkado Cat Attitude stamps today and of, course, could not resist trying them out straight away!

So I've made these atc's to swap with any other cat lovers - I have a growing collection of cat stamps of all shapes and sizes, just like my pets.

There is the oldest tabby 9 year old Pangur, named after a cat in a 9th Century Irish poem. Then the brother and sister from the same litter - Millie a small black bundle of fur who is a little timid and likes to sit on top of the DVD player and watch what is going on.

Finally we have mad Moxxi, boisterous, fast and very nosey who puts up with loads of love and cuddles from my daughter. He and Millie are both 10 months old but Moxxi here in the photo is twice the size of his sister!