I have just come across Xtinas blog and there is some truly amazing stuff there. This one you really must add to your list i know that you will just as inspired by it as i was.
At the moment she is also offering this as a free gift.
To see how to get your hands on it go to her blog and check it out.
Here are a few more blogs to add to the list
Steph Mcatee
Adrienne Looman
Jen Hall
Regiane Santos
Irene Tan
Emily Adams
Shelly Brewer
Amy Tangerine
Michelle Alynn
Kristina Contes
More coming soon
I am so pleased to bring you a few words from this very talented scrapper. Her blog girlswarebluetoo is truly inspiring. So please read what she has to say and have a look at her work.
I started Scrapping around two years ago.
For my first mothers day my partner bought me an Album and a handful of family themed embellishments and a wonderful card which said , amongst other things, I thought you could make a 'me and my mum' Scrapbook.
I looked at the album and thought this is not what I know a 'scrapbook' to be. I hopped on line to see if I could find any information and a wonderful world of galleries and Forums opened up to me. I looked long and hard at things I saw on line and the next day I went to my LSS and bought I piece of PP 1 piece of CS and a fiskars template. I used an old newspaper as a cutting mat and created my first page.
I have never looked back.
Scrapping allows me to indulge so many of my creative pursuits in one place, I always have something on my desk, I really feel that it helps to keep me sane.
I am a solitary Scrapper I have never been to a class and don't have any friends locally that I scrap with most of my Scrappy friends I have met online and they are in other states.
I love trying out new products but don't feel that I am fickle when following trends I will only buy or use something if it genuinely appeals to me.
On my pages I like to test the boundaries of colour by often putting together strong or unusual combinations. My two biggest inspiration sources are Children's clothing and nature but I do find that something can jump out at me from anywhere at all.
I use a lot of Maya Road and Heidi Swapp products, in both cases I think that the people behind the name or brand are amazing, which definitely influences my decision to use their products.
People that I find inspiring in the Scrapping world are sometimes not those that would be most obvious. I am not drawn to someone because of their 'name' and sometimes might not even like their scrap style but still find them inspiring though their energy, philosophy or attitude. I am lucky to be able to call some of the people most inspiring my friends and these friendships have been formed through blogging.
I think it's is really important to have fun with it and don't think about or apply 'rules' to what you are doing, accept idiosyncrasies and imperfections in a page as a part of it, Accept the beauty that lies in the imperfection and originality of what you do.
Regards,
Tammy James.
This is a blog by Cheryl Mezzetti.
I have been drooling over this blog for a while now.
There are lots of LO's, minibooks and altered projects. These are all amazing and inspiring.
So why don't you pop on over to have a look for yourself
Kirsty Wiseman is doing a new challenge. Last year it was scrap yourself.
This years challenge is Scrap Your Hands. all the details for this are on her blog.
There are lots of prizes up for grabs for the winner.
So why not join in.
There is information here and here
What can i say about Mitchell? I am simply blown away by him. Yes I did say him.
More than the fact that he is an amazing scrapper is the fact that he's only 18. I know would this amount of talent in an 18 year old girl shock me. I have now idea.
I think it is wonderful to see a teenage scrapping and I for one will be following what he gets up to.
Go an check out Mitchell's blog. I know it will blow you away too.
I have just come across this girls blog and her work is amazing. Min Scrapblog is brilliant and I think that she is really going to get somewhere. You need to check it out.
I know i will be keeping an eye on her work.
This Fab blog comes from Kirsty and Anita.
Her Space My Space is a photography inspiration blog to get you in the mood to take pics around your home. There are some amazing pictures on there and i know that i will get around to taking part.
Go and have a look
I first talked about them HERE
They are getting closer and closer to the date when the first classes go out.
The DC now have their forum up and running and its looking great. You can chat with all the DC and other subscribers. It is so friendly there that you'll soon feel at home. When the classes go live if you have not subscribed you will only be able to get access to certain parts of the forum. If you do subscribe you will be able to pick the brains of some of the UKs top Scrappers.
Sneak peeks will be going up very shortly so why not keep an on the Blog and forum.
The Design Collective Blog
The Design Collective Forum
I hope to see you there
If you have never seen this girls work you should as its truly amazing.
Her blog Inkyfings is truly Inspirational.
You may hae seen her work in the magazines as she has been published. Go and check out her blog.
You know you want to
Be inspired
I have just found out about this and think its brill. All the Info is on The Design Collective Blog.
The girls that are doing this is just amazing. You will have seen their work before as they are also behind the Speshal Dares.
The concept of this is online classes that you subsripe to for a set fee.
They say "Classes will focus on different design elements and techniques and will cover a whole range of projects from layouts to mini books to gifts and altered items."
This is British talent at its best.
Have you heard of these?
I hadn't until today and I'm already a huge fan of them.
Inchies are just that 1 x 1 inch squares. They can be stamped, inked or anything that comes to mind. Just think of them as little ATCs.
To see about these check out the following
Postcards from the One Inch square edge...
1" x 1" Art squares swap
Clare Brown
Dots life & Art
Art by Chrysti
I'm just about to have a play myself.
Go and check them out.
I think there some links I've missed so please let me know of any others.
This is a brand new blog that has a new twist to scraplifting.
Scrapjacked has the following Team
I first mentioned this challenge blog in august. It sadly came to a bit of a standstill but it will be up and running again soon with a slight change
This time Mojo Holder will be a scraplift challenge blog. This first challenge will be on friday.
I wish them the best of luck.
If your British and haven't heard of this wonderfully talented woman where have you been?
Anyway she has just started doing classes on her blog Dolly's Dreamings.
These classes are really for beginners but still fab for anyone no matter what their level
So go and check out the classes
I know you'll love it
I have just come across this blog called No Day Like Today...
Tena has done some brilliant stuff on there. It also says that she is teaching at the next Paris retreat so if anyone is going they are very lucky.
Go and see her wonderful work.
This weeks sketch is just amazing as its from the super talented Elsie Flannigan.
The Pencil lines Sketch challenges just keep getting better and better.
This week is really worth checking out
These dares have just got more speshal.
The team is now 12 wonderfully talented women
This is a Dutch retreat and anyone that has ever been raves about. The Scrap-a-Ganza Info blog has lots of information from someone that has been and is going again.
So go and check it out.
It makes me so jealous just reading it.
