Hi all hope you are well,


while have been not blogging I have discovered Etsy it a bit like Ebay but better, you don't bid on things as its sort of an arty coop there are a lot of lovely things on there but also there is inspiration to be found for crafty projects, I have bought a few things from some of the shops which I will share in a few posts time


The photos I have put up today are of a paperbag book I made for this years Christmas photos. The bags were from IKEA and all the embellishments where made from Christmas cards also from IKEA.I did a lot of stamping on this book it was great to experiment with stamping on the patterned card and also I used a stamp I had bought and left in the cupboard for ages it was a sort of rotating date stamp thingy but with family orientated slogans on, not bad for a pound and just proof that sometimes impulse buys do pay off eventually.
The bags came in different sizes so I decided to use this to my advantage the big one making the wrap around cover and staggered the pages, the clasp was taken of an envelope template, and if you read yesterdays post you will see what I mean about little tags sticking out all over the place I am certainly getting my moneys worth out of those dies and out of that birdie stamp.
Novel tips time no1- instead of buying a stamping mat use the back of a mouse mat It worked great for me. no2- if you are not confident stamping stamp other card and cut it out then stick it on your project that way if you make a mistake you haven't ruined you work.(but you probably knew that already.)
I hope you like, take care all and thanks for looking.