Scraps and unfinished business

Hi everyone!

Today I sat down at my messy craft desk and decided I better clean it up as it looks atrocious! I've got scraps of paper and have finished " just playing" projects laying all over. See?

I just can't seem to tidy up after getting a card made......the phone rings or I have to make dinner or something else always seems to drag me away.  Maybe I'm just plain old lazy!!




So I was determined to get it picked up and finish off some half done projects. Here is an atc I made a month or so ago using Hero Arts stamps.....and I used some paper scraps to finish it off. It's a little mini card measuring about 3x4 inches.




I had a fall panel stamped and waiting to go (it's probably been sitting here for quite a while....can't really remember) so I added a sentiment and some brown floss.....a few buttons and called it done!



 It feels good to get a little bit accomplished this morning, now I just have to get the rest of it organized and hopefully cleaned up. Wish me luck as I will probably procrastinate some more- in fact the darn phone is ringing right now again-ughhh!!

Have a great crafty day and thanks for stopping by!


Inky Hugs............Anne

Stamping with paint

Hello everyone! I'm here with a fun painted card project today:)

This is a card I made for 2 specific challenges: The Penny Black blog to use the colors red, cream, and gold....and also the Inspiration Journal challenge to use acrylic paint on a project.



I used the Penny Black stamp "butterfly ball" and stamped that using my Adirondack gold paint dabber. I also used the paint on the 2 small brads......they were metallic gold to begin with but I wanted them to match the butterflies exactly. The script stamp is by Hero Arts and was stamped using brushed corduroy distress ink and the embossed red panel is by Stampin Up. I like the way the paint has a little bit of dimension here giving the butterflies some texture.

I really had fun playing with the paint. My dabber was clogged up so I simply put some of the paint onto my non-stick craft sheet and used a small paint brush to layer it on the stamp. A little tearing and distressing around the edges of the paper and that's it. I left the front blank so you can add any sentiment you want on the inside.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a great crafty day!

Inky Hugs.............Anne