Baubles - and Bows!

It's my turn to post on the Craftwork Cards blog again today, I am in a festive mood again, pop over to see what I have been up to and leave a comment.... 

Then pop back here to leave your name and on Wednesday I will draw a random winner to receive this gorgeous paper bows pad, full of the most lovely paper bows in different sizes, there is a lot of inspiration on how to use them over on the Craftwork Cards blog and Pinterest

I am taking an online course with Tim Holtz, Creative Chemistry 102. I did the first course last year, and although I am not really into mixed media (I love to see it, I'm just not very good at doing it...), I really enjoyed it. That chap certainly knows his stuff when it comes to talking about the different properties of inks, etc. He comes up with really cool techniques which I am dying to try out, but first I had to find the stuff, hidden in little corners all over the house. Alcohol inks, stains, glitters, distress embossing - all stuff I don't use every day so it has been a marathon to gather it all together. This is as far as I got - meanwhile, other, more organized people are busy posting the fabulous creations they have made with the really cool stuff they learned on the course from the master inker. All I can say is, they must be a lot more organized than me, and even with the great man himself explaining patiently what I should do with all this stuff, I still have to squint at each label, and watch the video again before I know what to do with it...

So this weekend is earmarked as a 'just for me' crafty fest. I have finished my Heartfelt Creations submissions and just need to photograph them and get them sent off, Monday will be magazine commission day, but tomorrow is a getting inky day - if I can find the right ink!

See you tomorrow