Fancy an ATC challenge and swap? New theme at the Stamp Man- buttons or bows

This month's Stamp Man ATC theme is buttons or bows. I misread it and thought it was buttons AND bows...... given the choice of either usually I would have gone straight for a button, but as I'd already stuck the bow on and the button wasn't looking quite right, I've ended up with just a bow. I quite like it!

Quite a simple ATC this time, but it's such a fab image- it's a Magenta puzzle set called Butterflies, they're a great idea, lots of co-ordinating images in different shaped frames so that you can mix and match them to fit. I was playing around with my new Flexmarkers (late to the party with these, but I'm liking very much......), plus a touch of Stickles glitter. It was a quick make, but I enjoyed it!

Well, this time last week I was at the NEC, probably eating my sandwiches sitting on the floor whilst my feet went to sleep! I was sort of disappointed this year- lots of people were selling the same things, and there was nothing I couldn't have got online really. Didn't stop me from buying..... well, we'd been saving.....

Thought I'd finish off with a few ATCs, March has been a mad month, so I haven't blogged as much as I'd have liked, but here's to April, eh?

ATCs for a handbags and gladrags themed swap.

I called these the patriotic fish. He he, they make me smile!

WOYWW- well just a gratuitous stash shot really.........

NEC. Hobbycrafts. Sunday. Empty purse. 'Nuff said.

So that's what's on my workdesk. Lots of new stash. Hurray!

I've shown you mine, now show us yours, over at Julia's Stamping Ground. Go on, don't be shy!!!

NEC Stash shopping- what a fab day!

I had a lovely day yesterday at the NEC Hobbycrafts show with my friends Kay and Angy. Lots to see, lots to buy, and boy did I buy!!! I did have a shopping list, and I got most of the things on it in the first aisle, but I did manage to buy quite a bit that wasn't on the list as well..... oops.

So, I got..... some more Promarkers (not that I needed them, but they were the only "set" I hadn't got and they were only £5, bargain!), 2 Big & Juicy pads and some silk coated card from Clarity so I can pretend I'm Barbara Grey with my new brayer, 5 new Distress Ink colours (wanted the lot, but they'll have to wait), a few bargain stamps, some Lavinia stamps I've had my eye on for months, ink blending pads and a fabulous big swirl punch. My little girl was particularly pleased that I bought an owl babies stamps especially for her- you can just see the corner of her jumper in the bottom left corner of the picture- she was reluctant to let it go even for me to take the photo!

It was also lovely to meet Leandra at Paperartsy, I follow her on Twitter, and she tweeted me yesterday after the show! I'm still coveting the new Paperartsy stamp plates, as well as a couple of sets from The Stampman, and some Stampotique ones. There's always something else, right?