yes please, thank you - stamps by tara hogan

I am just a little bit in love with these stamps by tara hogan

Stripes and Spots $35

Artic Stamp Set $50

Darling Dauschund Rubber Stamp $22

A Day in Paris Stamp Set $50

Lots of other designs in her etsy store.....and don't get me started on her letter press cards:

Elephants Letterpress Notecards $20 / 5

You know it was a good day....

So true for both children and adults!

You can buy this stamp here

Stamping - the homestyle way

Some home stamping ideas that you can make from things around the home. Click on the links for the how to’s:

Apple Print Totes by Craft Stylish

Homemade Citrus Paper by Secret Agent Josephine 

Vege Stamped Cards By Martha Stewart

Chantal Vincent Art

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to win some gift tags made by Chantal Vincent Art (I entered a competition where you had to provide suggestions for Christmas themed stamps).

Chantal creates and sells beautiful stamps, lino prints and cards on etsy. The stamps are fun, creative and inspiring and I must admit I have asked Chantal’s advice on stamp making and lino printing on more than one occasion and she has been very generous with her knowledge.

Make sure you check out her store – she has some beautiful Christmas cards in stock and her stamps are perfect for all occasions.

Chantal can be found on her blog, etsy, facebook and twitter

My Creative Space

This week I have been working on my first corporate custom order from the lovely Sarah Allen of Sarah Allen Consulting (the bees knees when it comes to all things social media).

 I have been experimenting with using rollers and ink in lieu of the usual stamp pads and after some excellent advice from Chantal Vincent of Chantal Vincent Art – I think I have it figured. Will be documenting the whole process once I am done.

I am also starting to percolate some hand stamped card ideas…. More to follow
Check out some more creative spaces over at kootoyoo