Perfect - Crafting and Coffee !

What a lovely morning I have had today. I went off on my own (yes, I did say on my own !) to a beautiful little craft shop called Potato Patch Crafts in Devizes for a craft and coffee morning and it was fantastic. I met a lovely lady called Ruth and the owner Jane. Ruth and I were given the run of the whole workshop and all the stash you could think of - absolute heaven. Jane was fantastic and joined us (customers in the shop allowing) whenever she could to give us quick demos and loads of handy hints and tips. We had great fun and I shall definitely be joining them again when I can. I made these two cards while I was there.

I'm not sure of everything I used to make these cards as I took the pattered paper from a box full to the brim of every pattered paper you could ever lay your hands on !! I think it may be a DCWV paper ?

The stamps for the first card are Inkadinkado clear stamps called "The Garden Variety" and I coloured these using Marvy pens and a watercolour brush.

The stamp for the second card is an Inca wooden stamp called "3D Scroll Butterfly" and I coloured this with Sakura pens and a watercolour brush.

Now for the "oh dear" bit.......

We all know we cannot enter a craft shop without feeling the need to give as much of that lonely looking, beautiful, sparkly and gorgeous stash a new loving home but how many of us actually go out for a cup of coffee, make a couple of cards and then return home with not only some of that beautiful stash that needs rehoming but a Cricut machine as well !!

Yes, I bought a Cricut (the baby one) ! One of Jane's customers had bought "baby" a while ago and didn't get on with it and so she decided to sell it for less than half its original price ! Well, how could I refuse ! "Baby" is now sat proudly on my table and I have spent an enjoyable afternoon playing with her and cutting every letter and shape you can think of !

This is "Baby" !