A little bit of ink and shiny stuff...

Have you got that Friday feeling? Glad it's the weekend, ready to indulge in all the nice stuff and have a ball... but feel so tired you quite fancy staying in bed until Monday? Well, if you do I'm on your side. Life seems full on, on all levels, at the mo, and I can't wait for a free day to just faff and chill! That being said, I still wanted to join in at Grungy Monday. Perfect Distress is on the menu, see the top chef Tim here!

I love the stamp set Floral Tattoo It has an appealing hand carved, slightly primitive look but I don't use it enough so I dug them out and just dived in! The background is Stormy Sky, over-stamped with Barn Door to which I applied Forever Red Perfect Pearls.

I added more stamping with Dusty Concord and again Stormy Sky. The birds are stamped in Black Archival and the sentiment in Ranger Plum Archival. I added more Barn Door to the edges and a lace tie to finish.

Felt like trying out some more tones so went for a second one! The background is Peeled Paint and the over-stamping in Barn Door to which I applied Perfect Gold, continuing with Chipped Sapphire and more Peeled paint. The birdies are again black and the words in Ranger Cobalt for a difference in tone to the black but still strong. I inked the edges with Stormy Sky to give it a boost and added a black lace tie.

A dark, frosty night means shots from my crafty den but it's hard to pick up the glitter & glam! Here's a little bit that was willing to sparkle!

So there you go, some inky gossip from me. I'm working on my new My Mojo Monthly projects so a busy weekend ahead. I love all the entries so far, it'll be tough to choose a winner! There's still a few days to enter October's challenge here, where it's all about creative surfaces (could be my craft mat...) I'm signing off and attempting a Cinderella by getting into bed by midnight! Thanks for being here! Back on Monday with something special! Sarah.