Hi everyone...another week has flown by...and i have some really groovy stuff here I want to share with y'all...so lets go...!

1. I adore stamps...and love to collect them. (Might be good if i actually USED them more than i do...but that is another story dear reader..). These stamps are just the cutest things...i love how odd they are.

http://www.stampington.com/html/unusual_suspects.html

My favourites are escape from the toy box...Really TOO odd. Esp the rabbit. :)

2. Some very cool high def. fabric texture brushes here for the digi chicks among us. :)

http://www.fudgegraphics.com/2008/08/free-high-resolution-photoshop-brushes-fabric-textures/

I am looking forward to giving these a go on my September banner at my blog:

http://scrapblogmebaby.typepad.com/

3. Ruby St Designs is a wonderful little online vintage shop with all the lace, ribbons and other vintage ricrac you could wish for.

http://www.rubystdesigns.com/

I especially LOVE the vintage tea cups filled with lace and other ephemera. TOTALLY sweet and the perfect gift! I adore "Abbey" particularly...shame it is sold. :(

http://www.rubystdesigns.com/item_518/Abbey.htm

4. Another free download...I fell in love with the Atlas White Cement Company ad...and i have printed it our onto cream card...just waiting for the right project.

http://www.stampington.com/html/postscript_08122008_download.html

5. ARTIST Blog of the week: THE WISH JAR...is a blog and more...The musings of artist and writer Keri Smith...are both interesting, challenging and inspiring.

http://www.kerismith.com/blog/

I have been visiting here for years now...and it is a website i keep coming back to. If you cant get inspiration from this list of her 100 ideas...then you got problems baby! ;)

http://www.kerismith.com/funstuff/100ideas.htm

and my favourite: the artist survival kit: http://www.kerismith.com/ask.html

6. Back to real scrapping basics with this post at Design Sponge (an amazing design site...so lushious and yummy).

http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/07/scrapbooks.html

dont you want to just grab those scrapbooks and flick and flick through?

7. Anna Griffin Sierra collection. LOVE it. and all its recycled ( yup, you heard right!) goodness. This is the best photo I could find of it. :((

http://store.scrapbook.com/ag-de994.html

8. Flickr is an amazing place...and you could literally spend hours there just looking at other peoples images. If you are interested in my layouts, you can go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngaireb/

Keri Smiths flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kerismith/ or you can simply type in a search word for example "mini book" and go from there: http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=mini%20book&w=all&m=tags limitless ideas!

9.Want some more ideas for using your scrapping stash?? get a load of this!

http://www.naughtysecretaryclub.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=86&products_id=1780

I bet you have a heap of this sort of...useful stuff...ahem...in your art room/space?? yes? LOOK what you can do with it!

http://www.naughtysecretaryclub.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=51&products_id=431

(maybe you are now inspired to go clean out (i mean .....UP!!!) your kids rooms...yes?? :) and there is a blog. :)))))

http://naughtysecretaryclub.blogspot.com/

10. Ok...and the new Basic Grey paper set...OFF BEAT...just so appeals to me...especially this paper..."atypical"...

http://www.basicgrey.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=93&products_id=1590

although, WHAT sort of a layout i am going to create with a pear, dragonfly and radish paper...i have NO idea...LOL. Maybe a vege garden layout? I have been wanting one for ages...will this paper be the inspiration to finally start digging? LOL...it would be nice to think so wouldnt it? ;)

"Imagination is the voice of the daring..." Henry Miller.

Until next time..

Peace. Ngaire x