Adventures at Stamperama

I have had so much fun today! Freya and I went to Stamperama in Stevenage with the rather lovely Jo Myhill. It was a great girls day out and a bit of an adventure as I've never been to Stevenage before! I was so pleased to see my lovely friend Karen there - we finally managed to have a cup of tea and a good natter and I also had the great pleasure of meeting a fellow Twitter friend - Helen who is just lovely! She's already told me off for not photographing my purchases - but I had started using them so I hope this post makes up for the lack of gratuitous shopping photos! We basically hung around the PaperArtsy stand for ages absorbing all that Lin and Leandra could show us! 

So the tag is my first attempt at 'Shadowing', or as Leandra calls it 'bumping', using Fresco Finish Paints. Such fun and I suspect a technique I'll be using lots in the next few weeks! I used Sky, Guacamole, Snowflake, Claret, Beach Hut, Inky Pool and Limelight. The stencils I used were Mini Daisy Cluster, Mini Bingo and Mini Cosmic Swirl. I love how the technique can be layered, one top of each other, as the translucent paints are really versatile. So to show off a new stamp set purchase I used Jet Black Archival Ink and painted with Portfolio Oil Pastels. I am going to love playing with these pastels - they are incredibly versatile! I've had a wonderful Sunday - thank you Freya, Jo, Karen, Helen, Lin and Leandra!