It's been a while...

It's been crazy busy around here lately and DarkArts has definitely been neglected!  The kids are on school holidays, I've been working a little extra and I'm choked with the cold, so it doesn't really make for a very productive household!

What I have been doing is colouring some of the new stamps I bought at the 'From Picture 2 Page' scrapbooking expo last week.  As a self-confessed shopaholic I was very impressed with myself.  I actually made it all the way around without spending a cent...until I got  to the very end.   There were so many beautiful stamps at the Heavenscent stand and I just couldn't decide..so whats a girl to do?  Over the next day or two I intend to spend some time putting the cards together so I can share my latest 'must haves' LOL!

Here are my first two



It's my Dad's birthday today and one of the things I love about my dad is his ability to make me and everyone  else around him laugh.  I grew up in a house filled with laughter, good fun and great comedy and I wanted to make him a card that was fun! In the card above I used Art Impressions 'Golden Oldies' Dive In stamp with SU card stock and dsp.  The image is coloured with copics.



This gorgeous stamp is from Stampavie and was too cute to pass up.  The card is a case of one I saw at the HeavenScent stand at the expo.  I've used my Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss some Old Olive card from SU and combined it with some red ribbon and card from PaperTrey Ink.  I also stamped the sentiment on the ribbon with my palette ink.

That's all I've got finished for now, but I don't think I can resist a Mojo Monday challenge so check back tomorrow for more!

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