My little pieces of art ...

they may be little but gosh! they are wonderful!  Read Janiel's profile and you will see she does everything from making candies at holiday times, to sewing and quilting to gardening.  Janiel's creations are just beautiful ...

Have I whetted your appetite yet???  Bet I have .. so go on have a look at My little pieces of art, you will NOT be disappointed!

Helena

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Stamping Mindy ....

Fantastic name for a craft blog and lots of  fantastic creations to be seen on her blog!  Mindy is a SAHM to 3 children, and yet she finds the time to make beautiful projects ....

Isn't this soo pretty?  Lots of lovely details.

Now I just adore this one!!

Oh! How I would love to receive a gift set like this!!!

There is even the odd tutorial on Mindy's blog, just look at all that bling! And I love that paper rose!  Mindy has included a link on the left hand side of her blog to help you find her tutorials.  Mindy has lots of photos, both for her tutorials and cards!

Mindy is a DT for numerous companies and after just the little selection that I have shown you, you can see why, be sure to pop over to Stamping Mindy where you will find lots of inspiration!

Helena

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Happy Thoughts & Inkspots

This is the wonderful blog owned by Jeanette. She has recently been offered a DT spot on the High Hopes blog. Jeanette is also a DT member of numerous companies! And looking at her cards you can see why!

I just adore the following card!

So pop on over to Jeanette's Happy Thoughts & Inkspots to be inspired and amazed!

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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

An Inspiration to Me - Danielle Lounds

Good Morning Everyone!

I've been wanting to display this lady's wonderful work for a few days now, but I have been absolutely snowed under with work, and I couldn't find a minute. Well, now I need a break, so I've taken the opportunity to show you an amazing Blog, by an amazing stamper - Danielle Lounds!

Her blog is called Fat Cat Stamper and I just know that when I go to her blog I will like everything I see - I'm never disappointed. I love her attention to detail and the finish and professionalism of her cards is second to none, you'll never find a wonky greeting or foam pad showing on her cards! These cards are just some of Danielle's more recent work.

Thanks Danielle for allowing me to share your work with those that haven't found you yet. You truly are inspirational!

Can I take this opportunity to wish all readers of Inspriational a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love, Clare x

Chris' Fantastic Blog.

I was stumbling around blogs, as you do, when I came upon a post that featured cards entered into a sketch challenge. Even from the small thumbnail picture, I knew the card was fantastic. So I clicked on the name below it and WOW! I was taken straight to a wonderland of fantastic and stunning work.

The creator of this blog is a lady called Chris and the name of her blog is Sketching Stamper. Not only is she a talented card maker, but also an amazing artist - she designs the Kadoodle stamp Collection for the Craft Barn in Surrey, and is guest designer for Spiral Whisper. Just take a look at her amazing creations and you'll see why.

At the Moment she is offering a free baubles sketch download that you can colour and use on your cards, it's this design here...

Of course, it's for personal use only, and Chris would love to hear from you if you've used it so she can take a look.

Why don't you pop over to Chris' blog now - you won't be dispappointed! Thanks so much for letting me feature you, Chris!

Love, Clare x

First Post from Little Old Me and Introducing Renee Van Stralen

This is my first post as new team member here on Inspirational, so it's a great opportunity to say hi! I'm so honoured to have been asked to do this, and now I have the perfect excuse for surfing the blog waves into the early hours of the morning!

This also gives me the opportunity to introduce you all to the fantastic work of Renee Van Stralen. This woman is amazing! She has 5 children aged between 8 years and 9 months and still has time to make the most stunning creations. She calls her blog 'Stamping for Sanity'! and I just love that title.

I love looking at Renee's blog, because I know that every day there will be something on there that I will adore. Have a look here at some of her recent work, and why not check out Renee's blog to discover more delights!

love and best wishes,

Clare x