A Rosy Glow

 

The Picked Raspberry ink pad is probably the one I use the least, so I have made an effort to use it on a few CAS cards to give a 'Rosy Glow' background to a simple topper.

It's quite a bright pink, but makes a nice contrast to the toppers and makes them 'pop'.

Also useful for a 'get well soon' card.

And this layout has helped to use up a few old toppers that have hanging around for ages!

Distressed Oxide Inks

 Well, I must recommend going to a crafty workshop to get you inspired. Since I attended, I have made loads of cards with distressed oxide inked backgrounds, all very different from my usual style.

And using some stamps that have haven't seen the light of day for a long time!

Playing with Distress Oxide Inks

Remember back in February, when I told you I'd picked up some crafting bargains at a car boot sale? 

Well, after watching some You Tube tutorials, I decided to make some background papers with the distress oxide inks

It also gave me an excuse to use some stamps that I haven't used before, as well!

Lavender Liquid Pearls

I recently bought a bottle of lavender lace liquid pearls - I have had a bottle of Ruby Red for years, but have only ever used it for the holly berries on Christmas cards.

I dug out a few cards that I had made previously and had great fun adding a few dots of pearls here and there - I hope you think that they have improved the cards as little!

I had some great crafty gifts including swirl dies, a border punch and some more Promarkers to add to my collection, so I feel a crafting session coming on soon. 

I'm joining in with the new Creative Friday Blog link Party  - why don't you came and have a look what others have been up to? Dawn