Emily's little owls

These cuties are right up my street! I love these owls, and I might even have to have a little go at making some myself.


You can see Emily's blog here and the even better news is that she's part of our Summer swap, so who knows - one of these cuties could well be winging its way over to YOU! Woot.

Carol's So Creative Expressions

I 'know' Carol from Next Generation Stampers and we all share a passion for handmade and making your own backgrounds. Here's why I have chosen this post to show her talent:



Click HERE to see how she 'salvaged' a handmade background to produce this lovely ATC. I love when people share their creative process - I find it inspirational aswell as educational!

Ruth's Baby Shoes and Crib

Ruth is from Norfolk, England and is doing a fantastic job of designing shapes using her design studio software and Cricut. Visit her blog HERE and be sure to look at the older posts as well.

Donna's Fantastic Creations!!!

Donna is relatively new to Blogland but her blog is already filled with gorgeous creations...these two really caught my eye...I love love love the card above it's so beautiful.



This wonderful cake had me fooled at first it definitely looks good enough to eat doesn't it YUM! Donna has filled each section with a crafting prize ~ what a great idea!

Go and pay Donna a visit at her Butternut Sage Designs Blog :)

Sharon's Beautiful Sketch Inspiration Journal

Isn't this lovely!! You can see this wonderful journal on Sharon's Paper Fections Blog HERE

I'd also like to thank Nanie who nominated Sharon's creation :)

Tracy's Wonderful Card

Isn't this a fab card ~ I love the fold, the papers and I definitely love the cute image!!

To see this card on Tracy's blog click HERE

Jacqui's Beautiful Layout

Isn't this layout fantastic!!

You can see this wonderful creation on Jacqui's Blog HERE go and pay her a visit :)

Inspirational Craft Swap

Apparently, some people have had trouble signing up to the swap via my hotmail address. I have no idea why this would be BUT if you have had an email returned from this address, please email me on anna.chadwick@virgin.net instead.

Danielle's card

i was browsing my crafty blogs the other day and came across Danielle's blog, i just fell in love with all of the great cards she has made, it was very hard to choose my favorite to show you, but in the end i decided on this one, which she has titled "Because i like blue", to see this card in all it's glory and to see Danielle's blog click here.

Shari's Fantastic Soul Sketches

I have always been amazed by Shari Beaubien's incredible mixed media artwork, and her recent Soul Sketches are no exception. These are five paintings from her Soul Sketch Series entitled Reverie, Hope, Surrender, Release, and Acceptance, and Shari explains that they are autobiographical in nature.
Each image has a singular message; however, taken together the images speak of life and its challenges, outlining the steps a person might go through as a response to those challenges. Shari's images are colorful and intriguing, uplifting and always inspirational. To view more of Shari's artistic creations please visit Shari Beaubien - Painting By Heart today!

Surrounded By Angels

Isn't this a happy card or what? LOL
I have been a fan of Roxy's for some time now and I am honored to feature her today. She is really talented and always comes up with fresh ideas, not to mention her "clean" and "modern" style. Well, what are you waiting for? Go check her blog now ;)

Jo's Lovely Card

Isn't this card gorgeous!!

So professionally coloured and the papers and embellies tie in so nicely together.

To see this card on Jo's fab blog click HERE

Beatriz Jennings Amazing Work

I just love Bety's style, her work is so distinctive and all the little details are just perfect. I fell in love with these tags, and there is much more to see on her fabulous blog.

A Note from the Queen!

Lisa Gifford is a very versatile and talented lady. I 'know' her via the Saturday Challenge blog she runs, which encourages you to "Step Outside Your Box" and try something new/different in your artwork/crafting.

I love these ATCs and think they're oh so inspirational. You can see them HERE. There are four shown, but these two are my faves!!

Sarah's card

just look at this card isn't it fantastic and whats more it' made from a security envelope, you wouldn't think so would you, i love this card, you can find this card plus other fabulous creations on Sarah's blog here

Amazing creation on Floliescrap Blog

Oh WOW isn't this FANTASTIC you can see this gorgeous creation on Floliescrap amazing Blog HERE

Every creation I saw there is Inspirational you definitely have to pay her a visit!!!

METAL ETCHING

Caroline's blog never fails to inspire me and I had a hard job just choosing one of her projecs to show on here - I was really taken with the stamping with soot project but in the end chose this metal etching. Isn't this just gorgeous - a real work of Art.

Marsza's STUNNING Creation

Yet again I am speechless I think this is absolutely stunning !! ~ You can find more photo's on Marsza's wonderful blog HERE

Thank you Marsza for allowing us to feature you on Inspirational

I'd also like to thank Donna for nominating this beautiful creation :)

Artiphy the Heart

Look at this fabulous Gothic Arch by Barbara Hagerty, created back in January this year for the weekly challenge. It must be truly inspirational if the memory of it has remained with me.... see her post HERE.

Barbara makes the most beautiful art - all sorts and more often than not, you get treated to her sense of humour AND her creative process. Do go see for yourself!

Mainly Flowers!!!

Joanne's blog is just lovely, she hasn't been blogging long, but her creations are beautiful. You so have to checkout her tutorial on how to do these gorgeous flowers, its fab. You can visit Joanne HERE

Lisa's Fantastic Bib Card

Isn't this adorable!! You can find this on Lisa's Blog HERE

I love everything about this and I am very jealous of Lisa's machine stitching skills and looking at Lisa's Bits & Pieces Blog you'll find that a lot of her creations are stitched.

Thanks for letting us feature you on Inspirational Lisa :)

Emma's 'My Mum' Page!

I love this LO created by Emma, it's one of those pages that the more you look at it the more you see.

There are so many different paper layers placed on top of dry brushed acrylic paint, that it instantly adds interest & thats before she started to add the embellishments. Which altogether has created a great dimensional effect!!!

You can see more of this LO HERE
Check out the rest of Emma's blog for even more inspiration!

WOW Check these out!!!

I'm speechless!!! It's a good job my fingers can still type lol. Every creation that I looked at on Bibbi's Dillerier Blog was amazing and I had to stop looking in the end otherwise I wouldn't have been able to stop at 4 lol!!

I think you'll be seeing a lot of Bibbi 's creations featured on Inspirational ;)

Thank you Bibbi for allowing us to feature you and also Thank you to Lisa Kavanaugh who nominated this fantastic blog xx

Paula's Beautiful Pyramid Creation

I think this is so beautiful!!

To see this lovely pyramid creation on Paula's Mini Book Pixie Blog click HERE

Nilda's Wedding Shower Centrepiece

I found this great project by Nilda, she is using it for a wedding shower centrepiece and I just love it. That cuttlebugged shoe is so gorgeous. To see the rest of Nilda's work, click HERE

Inspirational Craft Swap

Thank you to everyone who has signed up for our first International Craft Swap

There is still time to join in and everyone is welcome

You will need to sign up by April 30th so don't delay!!

For full details of the swap click the banner above

*** If you have signed up for the swap please spread the word by putting the banner or a link to the swap on your blog ***

If you'd like the code for the banner email inspirational.blogs@gmail.com

Then comment here with a link to your blog so that I can see and as a Thank You for promoting the swap I will put a link to your blog in the 'We're in the Craft Swap' section in the sidebar

The link to your blog will stay there for the duration of the swap

Dear Child...

This is a lovely altered tin made by Patty of Magpie's Nest. Patty describes how she created this lovely project in step-by-step fashion... and it's all about the beeswax!



Click HERE to go see the complete post on her blog. Truly inspirational!

Katie's Beautiful Cards

Katie's My Paper Haven Blog is full of inspiring creations and I found these stunning cards on Katie's Blog HERE

Thanks for letting us feature your beautiful cards Katie :)

Nostalgic Collage

I love Collage work and on my travels found Kris's blog - she has some lovely pieces on there but this one particularly drew my eye - I just love the colours and the whole image that the piece evokes. You can see more of Kris's work here

Let's Celebrate

Look at this card. Isn't it gorgeous? Michele Boyer is sooo talented and has a terrific eye on mixing patterns, papers and colors. She also designs for several stamping companies and has been published many times... no wonder why...LOL! You can find more of her work by visiting her blog.