Trick or Treat?

No tricks here:-A Nostalgic Halloween is full of treats.

Kris Dickinson has recently started a blog dedicated to Vintage/Altered Halloween crafts. Full of ATC's and Inchies this is already one to watch for the future. Click here to see these miniature creations.

I love the composition of this ATC and the same treatment is applied to this stunning stamped puzzle piece.

A clever and creative twist on an altered birdhouse makes for a pretty vintage halloween decoration.

When you pop over to Kris's blog to say Happy Halloween don't forget to visit her other blog full of mixed media creations Nostalgic Collage Here. Kris really is an artist trading card queen.

Justine's Polar Bear Christmas

I really love this original polar bear Christmas card, designed by Justine. The pink accent is so effective and unusual, and the way the bear peeps around the aperture is super. I see that Justine is celebrating her 40th birthday this weekend, so make her day and click HERE to wish her a happy day and see more of her work.

Dawn's Elegant Blog

Dawn's style is just so elegant, she uses the most gorgeous colour combinations inspired by beautiful pictures from Kristine Werner's challenge blog. As soon as I saw her wonderful cards I knew I had to feature them here. Her lovely layering and ribbons just add to the beauty of each card. Understated elegance indeed! The bright colours hit you as soon as you visit this wonderful blog. Click HERE and you'll see what I mean!

Inspiring Trine from Norway

Look at this stunning LO made by Trine.
I can`t stop looking at it, it`s so beautiful. She has ripped open a linen, and scrapped inside! Amazing!



And her creativity keeps going; she made a picture frame of a broken brick!!!
She never throws away anything she write in her blog, always thinking she can make something out of it, and she can!!!



Visit Trine HERE and enjoy!

Spooky Beauties from the AMAZING Ingvild Bolme

How fantastic are these Halloween creations!!! To see this gorgeous clear card and altered Prima maxi can go and visit Ingvild's amazing 'My Paper Art' Blog HERE

Thank you Maddy for nominating these inspiring pieces :)

Sonia's Beautiful Layout - Being Loved

I just love the design of this scrapbook page, the flowers are so striking, and the black background really makes it pop. Sonia has some superb layouts on her blog. Click HERE to see more

Lene ~ A wizard with papers!!!

I`m totally amazed every time I visit Lene.
Her work is awesome, and her eye for details always impress me!!!

Look at this box she made for her daughters birthday! A gift box with earrings inside!










And she also makes the most amazing LOs too:




Visit Lene HERE and make sure you have plenty of time, because there are a lot of details to study!

Juliet's Charming Blog...

I discovered Juliet's blog this morning, and found card after card of inspirational designs! Lots of different styles, from very simple to highly intricate. I really enjoyed my visit, and I'm sure you will, too! Here is just a small taster of what you'll find....

There is sure to be something there you will enjoy. :o) Juliet's blog can be found HERE.

Jeanettes Lovely Cards!!

Take a look at these beautiful cards that I found on Jeanette's wonderful 'Happy Thoughts & Inkspots' Blog (What a fab name for a blog ~ love it!)

You will find her blog brimming with inspiration ~ Click HERE to visit :)

A hint of Paulien's magic

Paulien van den Bosh lives in The Netherlands and spends her spare time creating the most beautiful cards, in one of the prettiest craft rooms I have ever seen.

Her gorgeous acrylic Christmas album holds page after page of beautiful layering.

Pauliens cards show the same level of attention to detail. She has mastered the fine art of applying just the right amount of embellishments and knows exactly what to do with her left over scraps of paper.
Make sure you pop over to The Netherlands to say hi to Paulien here and to see the rest of her delights.

Christines Blog

I recently discovered Christines blog and have loved seeing all her work. Her cards and scrapbooking pages are stunning as you can see!!You can see more of her work at her blog here!!

So many Cards...............

While browsing blogland yesterday I happened upon Julie's blog - crammed with gorgeous card after gorgeous card! There are so many to look at I was way back to older than older posts!!! - mesmerized at how many beautiful creations she makes.

So sit back and relax and visit Julie HERE

La Bella Vida....

This family tree is an amazing creation! Take a look at all these beautiful details.
It is made by Norma and she has designed it for Webster's Pages. Make sure you go visit Norma's wonderful blog to see the rest of her creations!

Malin's Stunning Creations!!

Take a look at the beautiful creations that I found in Malin's gallery. To be honest I could have featured everything there she is so talented. Click HERE to go and see for yourself ;)

Blog Candy ~ Will post worldwide!!!

Blog Candy consists of: 5 Sheets of American Crafts THICKERS (cool alphabets I love these!!! I can't believe I'm giving them away lol), Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber, Pot of American Crafts Typehouse Numbers and last but definitely not least Ranger Perfect Pearls!!

To celebrate the fact that I am now an independant Stampin' Up! Demonstrator (UK) and to say Thank you to everyone who visits my blogs I have decided to do my very first blog candy giveaway :)

To enter you have to:

1. Type a post linking to my blog candy on your blog
2. Leave a comment HERE (on my Scrapping Away Blog) with a link to your post mentioning my blog candy

It's as simple as that ;)

I will use random.org to pick a winner on Saturday 1st November at 10pm (UK Time) so this is open for two weeks

IMPORTANT: This blog post will appear on all of my blogs but it is very important that you leave your comment HERE otherwise you won't be in the draw

Good luck everyone

Julie x

Katharina's Amazing Cards

I found Katharina's blog - Stamping With A Whiff of Joy - a little while ago and have loved seeing all the amazing cards she has created. Katharina is also the very first artist to be featured here at inspirational. Here's just a taste of her work -

You can see more of Katharina's work here.