Beautiful Creations from Sarita !!

I discovered Sarita's Little Princess Cards blog a couple of weeks ago after Sarita took part in a challenge blog that I Co Run (Arty Girlz). I immediately became a follower and I think now its time that I stopped being selfish and to let you all know about her too ;)

Sarita is so talented check out these fantastic pictures and click HERE to learn more about them

The card below features one of Sarita own sketched images and if you browse her blog you will find more cards featuring her own sketched designs

To say that I'm impressed is an understatement... WOW!

Jaz's Scrapping

Cute Vespa Scooter

Wonderful Memory Box

Take a look at this stunning little wooden Vespa scooter that Jaz has altered for her god-daughter - it is unbelievably detailed as is Jaz'z stunning layouts and journals. I was staring at the photos for ages trying to take in all the wonderful embellishments and gems that Jaz places beautifully on her layout pages - The Memory Box I am also featuring is just amazing - it took Jaz 3 hours to complete and this is what she had to say about it "For I think memories as our personal treasures, things that remind us who we are and connect us to where we have been."

Want to see more? Click HERE to visit Jaz

Paulien's Little Blessings....

This Dutch lady's blog just oozes creativity, there are cards, boxes, layouts and so much more all made with gorgeous papers, stitching and super little quirks like liquid pearl "stitching".

Oh! you are in for a real treat so pull up an armchair, sit back and relax and visit Paulien HERE

A Day in the Life of the Paper Poppy - Laura Davis

Well, what can I say about Laura's wonderful blog - Bold, Bright, Creative, Fun - Her blog has it all and there are even yummy recipes too!

I just love her big, bold and bright cards with wonderful shapes, birds, animals and gorgeous bows to name but a few.... I left her blog feeling inspired, head spinning in a myriad of colour and you will too!!!

Feast your eyes on these gorgeous creations and then go visit Laura HERE

One fantastic crafter...

Two words.. Regina Easter.

For those who haven't found her blog, you are surely missing out on one heck of a talent. She has inspired me for a couple of years now at least, and I visit her blogs often. The things she makes are absolutely beautiful. Everything just goes together as it should. I'm pretty sure you'll love this blog just as much as I do.

I am sure once you visit Regina's blog, you'll be adding it to your favourites list.. just one word of warning before you do visit.. grab yourself a cuppa ..

Love Jo xx

Scrapz Desgin

Karen has made a newly made card look so vintage that it should be under glass so it doesn't fall to pieces!!! Isn't it fantastic!!!



She has done the same to this Christmas card, I just love the look of these cards!



Karen has also made this fantastic box, lots more photos on her blog here!





I love this altered jig-saw piece!!!




But this is what caught my eye on Karen's blog, I love it!!!! And I bet you will never guess how it started out in life, you will be amazed! Go here to see what it was!

This is the front of the Canvas box!




The back of the Canvas Box



And will you look at this, this is the inside of the box, isn't this truly a fantastic idea, I know I was blown away when I saw it!!!



Karen also makes the most fantastic ATC's, so go visit her blog here to see the rest of her amazing creations!

xxxx

Let me introduce you to Camilla

I simply adore her layouts!! They seem so delicate, fresh and uncluttered!!! The embellishments are placed just so! Her photos are stunning!!!

Here are some of Camilla's layouts







and here is an album, I am only showing the front cover and a page of the album, I could of shown you the whole lot as it was so hard to pic just a few!



Go and visit Camilla's blog here!

Sanny's beautiful soft artwork!

Sanny's art is so soft and beautiful. I love it! She makes dreamy, romantic art. Just look at a few picture's of her work.

Don't you like this sweet cupcake fairy? I do!

This is a stunning piece of art! I love the vintage details and again, the soft look.

This is my favorit. This atc looks like spring, it makes me happy!

It's simple, soft and beautiful. The little red heart pops out the soft white. A stunning atc!

Do you want to see more of Sanny's beautiful artwork? Go to Sanny's blog here. And if you like her art, leave a comment on her blog.

Gro's Gorgeous Blog!

Gorgeous Slippers Knitted by Gro

Gro is from Norway and as soon as I saw this talented lady's blog, I fell in love with the beautiful soft tones and wonderfully created cards, there is so much to see and some of her cards have got such a great vintage and romantic feel to them. The slippers she knitted look so soft and comfy, I could just imagine sinking my feet into those! So to see the rest of Gro's beautiful blog Click HERE

The Art of a Dutch Vink

I studied the dutch masters in Art History at school, however I think I can safely say that Chimene is a Dutch Mistress!! (I think Vink translates as bird...please correct me if I am wrong!!)

This is one of a triptych of hauntingly beautiful layouts from Chimenes blog header. She also happens to be very clever at using photoshop, as well as taking incredible photographs!

(Do you think she is going through a blue period like Van Gogh? If so it's working for me I love the depth this colour adds to this monochromatic layout)

If you would like to see Chimenes own choice of her top ten favourites for 2008 just click here and if like me you adore the 1920's then you'll be delighted to stumble across a series of beautiful retro layouts like this one throughout the rest of her blog here.

Studying art has never been so much fun, so sit back, enjoy and just think no hard wooden seats and boring old teachers here!!

Crafter Extrodiner

I have had the honour of meeting Kath in person and have been following her blog for awhile now! She is a fantastic person and and a truly jack of all trades when it comes to crafting from making homemade juices to baby blankets, from decorating candles to making cards. Kath isn't afraid to try anything! Kath enters a local craft fair in many categories and usually manages to get placed in the top 3!!!

Here are some examples from her blog:-

Homemade Apple Juice from her own apples

Isn't this blanket the cutest??

I was lucky enough to commission Kath to make one for my niece!

Here are some of Kath's ATC's

Christmas Candle

Some of Kath's cards

A scrapbook page and a watercolour painting

Go visit Kath's blog Bean Sidhe, and say Hi!

Heather's Crafty Haven......

Image coloured using Derwent Pastels

One of Heather's Cute Tags

I loved this Heart Frame - Wonderful Idea!

Well I have been an admirer of Heather's cards for some time, when I saw her latest card I knew it had to be featured here, the colouring of the Magnolia stamp with her Derwent Pastels is just amazing. Heather creates her cards so beautifully and precisely adding her distinctive flair to each one.

Click HERE and pop over and visit Heather so you can really see her wonderful colouring technique.

A Touch of Grace

I came unexpectedly( as you do!) onto Jerri Jimenez' blog A Touch of Grace this morning, and she has very graciously allowed me to show her absolutely gorgeous work on here. Jerri says: "I was introduced to stamping in May of 2005 and haven't stopped since. I love hobbies and when I'm not stamping, you can find me sewing or gardening.

All I can say is hop over to Jerri's blog, and breathe in some of her inspiration!

Melissa Sauls Wonderful Valentines....

Before visiting Melissa's In Stamping Mode blog make sure you are sitting comfortably as you will be there a while!! There are so many beautiful creations to look at and also some fantastic Tutorials.

How cute is this chocolate pull box ~ You will find a Tutorial on Melissa's Blog HERE

Bog von Iris

I stumbled across this blog and was amazed by the beautiful and creative work that Iris has been making!!!

First for her cards the colouring, the choices of colours, the embellishments, the paper and the images are fantastic.

Then for her other projects

I love this card holder that Iris made, I need me one of these! Then I might actually make some cards to put into it!

Aren't these just the cutest????

This is just a tiny few images of the fantastic inspiration that can be found on Iris's blog Blog von Iris, go pay her a visit and say HI!!!!

Timcsoca`s fabulous clocks!

I got a tip from Beata Ewa to check out Timcsocas blog! And I found this blog with lots of great creations in it!

And her clocks just blew me away; STUNNING!!!!






I also found this stunning winter LO in her blog;
Don`t you just get the winter feeling looking at this!!!Love it and all the great details!



Thank you, Beata Ewa for a great tip!

Visit Timcsoca HERE to check out more of her fabulous work!

JUDY'S CRAFTY MOMENTS

Judy's blog is AMAZING!!! Her card -making skills are absolutely wickedly wonderful!!!

Just take a look!!!

Now don't you agree? Go check out her blog! The thing that really caught my eye is that she decorates the INSIDE of her cards just as amazingly as the outside!!!

And isn't this adorable!!!

Have you ever visited a blog called Britas Univers? Its a fantastic blog filled with tonnes of amazing work. I absolutely fell in love with this page and all of its wonderful embellishing, I could easily of shared everything at her blog!!
You can however see the rest of Britas work by visiting her blog yourself by following the link here.

Valentine Card

Beata Ewa has been featured here before, so you probably know her and her awesome work!

I just have to show you this gorgeous Valentine Card she made, I just love the design and the perfect details on this card!

Visit Beata Ewa HERE to see more of her stunning work!!!

Ann's Beautiful Ribbon Holder...

Look what I found today!

This gorgeous ribbon holder was lovingly made by Ann for her friend. What a wonderful idea and the colouring is just beautiful, imagine getting this as a gift!

Ann is also a whizz with the Cuttlebug her beautiful card with the vellum frame is just so delicate and could be made using other materials too - another wonderful idea.

Lots of fantastic cards await you on Ann' s blog "Craftroom Creations"

This is the story of the dog with 2 tails......

One is an online gallery packed full of layouts and the other is Toni's brand new blog. Only started this week and sure to go straight to everyones favourites.

It isn't very often I have a choice of over 400 layouts to show you and it certainly doesn't make it any easier choosing my favourites! So I shall start with this delightful layout made by Toni aka 2dogs and what a cutie it is.
Toni's distinctive style has a cornucopia of beautifully arranged embellishments and normally a bird or a butterfly or two! To see which ones take your fancy click here and debate over which three you would have chosen.

To visit Tonis new blog called life as a scrapper click here and you will start a new journey with such stunning offerings such as this!

A Beautiful Window Frame

Take a look at this beautiful piece of art! It is an old window frame altered to be a photo frame!

I found this at the Down Time Paper Therapy & Crafts blog. And Eleasha should be credited for this lovely artwork! Make sure you take a good look at the blog to see more of the lovely stuff displayed there;)

Red Velvet

I came across Judy's blog Red Velvet Creations while blog hopping through Australia! I was absolutely amazed by the depth and detail of the altering. Judy is working on a project for March when she will be teaching a mixed media workshop with Michael de Meng in Bali. I did go much further back into her blog for more artwork, but was stunned by the first page. A blog worth visiting!

Jennie

Have a Look at Monica's amazing art!!

The moment I stumbled on Monica's amazing blog I have been addicted to seeing her latest creations. Here's some of her latest work -

I love this decorated tim and can just imagine it in my art room filled with wildflowers!!! At Monica's blog you will find many more inspiring images like this awesome journal -

Have a look for yourself, you will see what I mean. You can visit Monica's blog here.

Cheers for now!!

Amy's corner of the web...

Well, corner could be a slight understatement here. I absolutely love Amy Scheffer's talent with her cardmaking. I can honestly say there is never any card I don't like or would change in any way.. extraordinary I know.. ! I have stalked her blog for quite a while now, so I am so pleased when I finally confessed, that she actually let me show you some of her fantastic work.

I hope you love it just as much as me. I'll just let the images do the talking!

Take care.. love Jo xx

LIBBY'S LITTLE ADDICTION

I love this blog!!!

On Libby's blog header she says "Just hangin' out in my stamp room sniffin' Stazon"

Libby has a wonderful way with cards!!! So creative!!!

Go check out Libby's blog! You'll be inspired!!

Dina's Ponderings!

Gorgeous Cover of Dina's Circle Journal

What can I say about this lady's flamboyant layouts and journals - Amazing, talented are words that immediately spring to mind.

Such vibrant colour and so many layouts to feast your eyes on too!

She uses embellishments, inks and paints in such great ways - Inspiration indeed!

So if your struggling for ideas or your mojo has up and left the building then stop on by Dina's blog HERE for some gorgeous "Eye Candy"

Check out Ewonne's Stunning Creations !!!

Aren't these layouts fantastic, I love Ewonne's style. You have to check out her blog every creation is amazing!! Click HERE to see for yourself !!

Baby Grow, All-in-One or a Onesie...

...........all I know is that I want one of these!!




Trine aka Tigerlily has beautifully turned her baby sons vest HERE into a treasured momento that will surely be a conversation piece and memory holder for years to come. Using a variety of inks and sewing techniques she has created an individual momento especially for him.


The circle on the right is a mirror so that he can see himself growing and changing each time he looks in it. "How big I am now" is the title and if you click on the picture (in her blog)to make it bigger, you will be able to see the intricate details and the gorgeous crochet flowers too.


ps: Don't forget to visit Trines Blog or leave her a lovely comment here on Inspirational.

Kittie's Kraft

Well I have spent ages browsing through this talented lady's blog, there is so much to see and each card is just wonderful. Kittie's cards are often 3 dimensional with such wonderful scenes and colouring, and the tea light shade which I am also featuring made me stop dead in my browsing tracks!!

I could have featured so much more, so if you want to find out how to make any of these gorgeous creations, go visit Kittie HERE and take time to browse further back through her posts there are some real hidden gems there!

Bev Gerard's Blog

I recently found Bev's blog when surfing in blogland. It features so much inspirational idea's and beautiful cards made by Bev. Check it out here.

Meanwhile here are a few of her amazing cards -

Girl Lemme Tell You .....

about Tanisha's fantastic blog which is called "Girl Lemme Tell You ...." I have been following this blog for about a year, and wow does this girl come up with some amazing layouts! She is brilliant at Acrylic albums too! Tanisha is on many design teams and when you visit her blog you will understand why! So let me share some of Tanisha's most recent work .....

Tanisha's beautiful canvas!

and just a tiny selection of her Acyclic Albums

Go check out Tanisha's blog at "Girl Lemme Tell You ..."

Mariannes jewlery boxes

Marianne is one of my greatest inspirations, and she never fail to amaze me!

Look at these jewelry boxes she made out of empty matchboxes.... !!!!! What a perfect way to "wrap" a jewelry you are giving as a present or just the jewelry box in itself would be a perfect gift!

Visit Marianne HERE to take a closer look, and to be amazed by her other creations!

Paperbabe Kim

Gorgeous Design using the new Sugar Nellie Stamp

Loved this Dramatic Clean Edge Design

While on my daily blog hop, I happened upon Kim's gorgeous blog crammed full of beautiful cards, her style is wonderful, fresh and clean, not to mention the great colouring and techniques.

Kim was also shortlisted for Card of the Year in the annual Craft Stamper Competition.
So hop on over to "Paper Babe" and pay Kim a visit and soak up all that wonderful Inspiration!

That Creative Lulu!!!

Hi Everyone, and Happy New Year!!! I want to share with you some gorgeous cards that I found on Lulu's BLOG - Evidence of a Good Life. Se has such a great style, and I've been inspired by her creations for quite a while. Take a look!


I'm always intrigued by layers and levels of colors and patterns, and this card is a perfect example of that - stripes, florals and polka-dotted loops - what fun!


Just love this cute card! Those glittery trees and the penguin toasting marshmallows - adorable!

More layering and popping things off the page - texture, texture, texture!


At first glance this picture looks simple, but then look at all those buttons!!! Each one threaded and placed just so, and that pretty, glittery blue snowflake is the perfect touch of bling!



So what are you waiting for? Go check out Lulu's blog, and leave her a comment letting her know you heard about her on Inspirational! Blessings, Becky

Katy's Bloggeroo!

Hi and a Happy New Year from me! I hope it brings you everything that you wish for!

I wanted to introduce you to the fabulous blog of Katy Harrison. I first spotted Katy's work on the Do crafts website, and soon after her work was featured in the Do Crafts magazine.

Katy has also made cards for kits on QVC, and I hope that her talents will help me again. She is definitely one talented designer to keep an eye out for over the coming months. I just love her style, all her work is finished with such professionalism and is always a pleasure to look at. The embellishment of her cards is always a joy too.

Here is just some of her most recent work to illustrate what I mean:

Why not go and have a gander at Katy's bloggeroo now?

Love, Clare x

Stunning Christmas Mini Album

I came across the Life As Lou blog created by Leah. I was blown away by how gorgeous and scrummy this mini book was! I just love the colours, the photos of the book just make me want to pick up the book and look through it. Leah very kindly posted lots of photos of her book and even a a few hints and tips on how she created some of the pages.

Go visit Leah's blog at Life As Lou. If you go the left side bar under Scrapbooking there are 3 titles:
View My Scrapbooks (which is jam packed full of her personal layouts, cards, mini albums, etc)
Explosion Box
and Christmas Mini Album are two fantastic tutorials
Here is a taster of some of her Scrapbook layouts

I think this one is absolutely stunning, so simple but such an impact.

There are so many amazing pages like the above few, that you could spend hours on her View My Scrapbooks just looking, ..... ahem which I actually did!!!!

and a photo of her explosion box

I am afraid you will have to visit her Explosion Box Class to see more.


xxxx