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.

I decided to explore the world of French Blogs and one of my first discoveries is this beautiful blog by Nathalie. Her talents include pop out cards, mini-books and the most exquisite layouts. She has an eye for detail and a steady hand for colouring in the smallest of stamps. Isn't this carousel just the most stunning display piece. I'd like a christmas one on my table.To view the rest of her amazing work click on page suivant at the bottom of her blog and it will take you to the next page. I think I can safely say that there is something for everyone here!


Finally I'd just like to say a huge thankyou to Julie and the rest of the team for your warm welcome yesterday.

Another Magical Creation by Maddy Hill

I know I only featured one of Maddy Hill's creations a few days ago but after seeing this on her blog I just couldn't help myself....... look at those cute litle mice and I love the expression on Cinderella's face its priceless

It's hard to believe but this is an altered PG Tips box... not sure if PG Tips is international so basically it started life as a box for tea bags

I think you'll agree that Maddy is a star and I am very pleased to announce that she has agreed to become a Contributor on Inspirationals Tutorial Blog so keep an eye out for some inspiring upcoming fimo tutorials ;)

To check out this wonderful creation on Maddys blog click HERE

Xtinas stunning creations

Xtina or Kristina is a great inspiration. Her detailing is amazing. I find new details every time I look at her creations.

Look at this altered box, imagine having a box like this for your ornaments. <3




And here is one of her stunning LOs:



Make sure to visit Kristina HERE, and see more details and other beautiful creations.

A Stunning layout by our New Team Member Ruth :)

Isn't this FAB!! I LOVE the title :)

I am very happy to announce that Ruth from Altered Geisha Blog has joined the Inspirational Team. Check out her wonderful Blog HERE

Welcome Ruth x

Green With Envy (but they're very pretty greens!)

Now I only get time to make one recommendation a week, these days, so forgive me.. I am going to make the most of it, photographs-wise! ;o)

I have been getting quite adventurous in my hopping lately, and found myself in a strange land where I didn't speak the lingo, but it was an enchanted forest of delicate and fresh green. These are a selection of the most gorgeous green-ness you could wish to see.

They are from ZHANNA, and I'm afraid I don't know which country you're in, Zhanna... all I know is that the language was Cyrillic in style, so Russia, possibly? Belarus? Ukraine? Please forgive my ignorance! And the other thing I'm glad of is that you knew enough English to say 'yes' when I asked you! ;o)

Zhanna's beautiful blog is HERE. Do go and spend a moment or three, and say hello.

Beata's STUNNING Layout!!

I have been rendered speechless!!! Isn't this stunningly beautiful!! There's so much to see and so much work has gone into creating this beautiful layout!!

The talented lady who created this is Beata and if you click HERE you can see it on her blog. Please don't make the mistake of looking at this one creation and then clicking out ... you must check out her other creations they are all amazing ~ Click HERE to see Beata's Blog in full

Thank you so much to Hanne for bringing this layout to my attention :)

Sofie's Stunning Blog..........

Amazing Shoe Creation

Wouldn't this make a great childs gift

Well I'm just back from browsing round this fabulous blog which I found this morning, Whew! I have been there for ages soaking up the cards, layouts, beautiful photos - so much to see!!!

It all belongs to Sofie who lives in Denmark and has a little scrapbooking store (lucky, lucky lady!!!) and going by the photos on her blog it looks like crafty heaven!! I loved the shoe creation and the adorable back pack - such a great idea to use the teddy for the photo. I could have chosen every picture... You will love visiting Sofie's blog and will have to drag yourselves away! Click HERE to see lots more....

Take a look at this beauty from Melstampz!!

Mel from Melstampz Blog is no stranger to Inspirational, she has been featured before and her blog is a wonderful source of Inspiration so if you haven't visited before make sure you do today ~ you won't regret it

As soon as I saw this I knew I had to feature it ~ Isn't it amazing!!!

Mel has even posted the template and tutorial so head on over to her blog HERE to find out how you can make your own

Dezi's Wonderful Creations!!

Dezi is from Belarus and I have to admit I can't read a single word on her blog but these creations speak for themselves.... aren't they wonderful.

I love the mobile phone mini album especially the personal touch that she has applied.

To see more photos of these creations click HERE to visit Dezi's Blog

Thank you Elena for bringing Dezi's creations to my attention

Janine's Brilliant Halloween Cards

I love these cards especially the top one ..isn't it a great stamp and I love the sentiment. Janine has many more halloween cards on her blog as well as other gorgeous creations so click HERE to pay her a visit

A MAGICAL creation by Maddy Hill

This exploding box was created by Maddy Hill ~ isn't it gorgeous!! Maddy created the adorable little fairy from fimo, Click HERE to find out more about this creation including the story behind it.

Make sure you check out Maddy's other gorgeous creations while you are there, she is very talented and has inspired me to try fimo myself !!

Gorgeous Magnolia cards and more!!

I found Claudia Rosa's blog while searching for some inspiration and was completely blown away by how beautiful her cards are!! Check out these -

You can see the rest of Claudia Rosa's work here!!

Lace, Romance and Beauty....

Yes! you can find all of the above on Pia's blog, her cards and layouts are just mesmerising, I have been there for ages because there is just so much to see. Wonderful designs and folds and the insides of her cards are as beautiful as the outside. You can see all of her beautiful creations HERE

Rachels Beautiful layouts

Rachels blog is quite new but I think you'll agree it is one for your favourites look at all the stunning detail that she puts into her layouts !!

Click HERE to visit Rachel's Blog

Fan-tastic!!

I love Carol's blog - Creative Expressions - and am delighted to share another super example of her work. She has explained and photographed how she made this Fan Card and embellishment, so why not make one yourself?



I know I have featured Carol before, but I fell in love with this fan and you could use it for virtually any occasion, couldn't you?! Thanks for sharing your talent with us Carol!

Rach's Rockin' Blog!!

Well I have been visiting Rach's blog for some time now and each time I have to pick my jaw off the floor, her cards just get more and more stunning! The attention to detail is second to none and the photos are amazing too. Take a look at these beauties and you'll see what I mean!

So pop over and visit Rach HERE there is just so much to see and a real lovely place to visit.

Scrapping magic from Prisca

Oh my, do I have a treat for you!! These are just one tantalising glimpse of pages from several mini-books by talented Prisca. You will find her blog HERE, and I urge you to go and browse! Such beautiful photographs there, as well as gorgeous scrap pages. Have fun!

Camillas tea gift set

Camilla has been featured here before, but I just had to show you this wonderful gift set she made.
It`s a box of tea she has altered and a gift box to put a tea cup in!
Just a brilliant idea for a birthday in the falls, and it`s so beautifully decorated...
just love her work!!!
Take a look HERE to see more of Camillas blog

Mrs J's Fabulous Altered Boots!

Who would have thought of making a ribbon dispenser and and pen/tool holder out of a pair of childs boots...not me thats for sure... I think they are fantastic!! Click HERE to find out how Mrs J altered them complete with more photos which include before pics!

Thank you so much to Terrie B for letting me know about these beauties :)

Emily's Amazing Blog

I recently found Emily's blog and have really enjoyed visiting it. Emily has some amazing work and her blog is full of so many pretties to see!! This is the card that first caught my eye -

You can check out more of Emily's work here.

Allison's Gorgeous Embossing

I love this example of a card using not one, but three cuttlebug embossing folders. The subtle colours, the sanding to show detail, and the giant heart all add up to a beautiful innovative card. Click HERE to go to Allison's blog

Viola's Amazing Altered Art.....

Well I have been ages browsing through Viola's wonderful blog, there is just so much to see, one gorgeous piece of art after another. Her altered jars are so beautiful and intricate. So spare some time or a LOT of time to visit Viola HERE

Wendelas stunning layouts

One of my favorite blogs, no doubt! Wendela have this fantastic style that I admire. The pictures are so beautiful, and the layouts to. Take a look at her blog here.




Thank you very much for the inspiration that you give.

New Bind-it-all Video Tutorial...

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