a happy trip to Port Sunlight

Didn't we have a lovely time, the day we went to Port Sunlight 'Happy Stampers Northwest'?!!  It was great to catch up with so many friends, and, of course, buy some new supplies ;)

 Tracey Dutton encouraged me to use my Lavinia Stamps in my journal so this morning I got out my new Paperartsy paints and set to!

I worked in my small, square, pink pig journal, that I've not used for aaaaaaaaages.  It had a number of pages inside that I didn't like so I started off by gessoing over them last night, before adding patches of colour this morning, spraying through a floral stencil

then adding some stamping.

I did have to stamp the fairy onto paper and cut her out as my ink pad wasn't very inky!  (I did find a better one after that!)

 These pages are a much better fit for my journal!

On a very different note - this is my beautiful two day old niece Erin who we met for the first time today!

What a great show!

LOL, not me, Happy Stampers North West festival at Port Sunny ;)

OK, we have had lots of laughs about this photo that the lovely Jennie Boxall took of me early today and iNSTaNTLY put on Facebook, and I mean instantly!!  Mind you, I don't think I could have resisted if roles had been reversed ;)  So yes, I am still speaking to her lol

My phone battery died fairly early on so my plan to take photos of the event didn't go ahead.  I just managed to get Tracey to take a photo of me with the gorgeous Paul B, who was on pain of death not to come and say hi

I had an absolute ball demonstrating this morning for Paddy at Paddy's Stamping Place, then catching up with friends and doing a touch of shopping this afternoon.  I'll share my goodies with you tomorrow, and some pics from the the art exhibition last night :)

Paris

This is my contribution for a Paris themed ATC swap on AATCUK. I stamped the image of Notre Dame over the paper I used as a mat whilst demoing alcohol inks at Port Sunny! I love the blobby effect it left behind.