There's nothing like a deadline to get your mojo happening is there! Yes a group of lovely ladies are blog hopping again this month - this time showing new items from the 2011-12 Ideas Book and Catalogue. Now you know the routine, hop on board and just follow the links - and get ready to be inspired.
I fell in love with this set from the minute I saw it, Faith In Nature. I love pears (did you know they are very good for you if you have sensitive skin .... you should be eating at least one day, but I digress) .... So I have turned to my trusty Colour Coach and came up with this colour combo, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Pear Pizzaz.
The pear was stamped using Stazon Ink onto watercolouring paper and then coloured using an aqua painter and the ink from the lids of the stamp pads (when the ink pad is still closed, squeeze the lid into the pad and then when you open the ink pad pick the ink up off the inside of the lid with either a blender pen or aqua painter).
Lots of sponging and tearing, with a piece of the First Edition speciality DSP, crumbled and inked too. I love the new scallop punch - perhaps now that I've used all the bits I punched at Convention I should actually buy the punch :o)
And here's the second sample. Its the same pear coloured in the same way; but this time I have 'roughed up the edges' a little. The background stamp is from the new Simply Soft set - its a flower based two step stamping set but I thought this particular stamp would make a great random background stamp.
So its time to leave and hop along to visit Judy May and see what she has created this month to inspire us.
Have a lovely weekend and see you next week.
Nikki
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