Sunrise inspiration

Where do you get inspiration from for crafting? How many of us sit with a blank piece of paper in front of us waiting for some inspiration, or look at a stamp set or a piece of dsp or cardstock and think what do I do with this?  Now I know a lot of us use sources like pintrest, other crafters, or the current catalogues and CASE ( copy and share everything) while thinking how do I find my own style or create something unique. So here is what I do.

Everywhere I go whether shops, stores, people and especially countryside I get inspiration. I live in a beautiful part of the south east of England in Surrey backing onto Farnham Park a 3000 acre deer park. It is high up and the views are spectacular. I walk my dog every day in this wonderful space and at this time of year the sunrises are spectacular. So I take pictures on the phone. Quick, simple snap shots, but they give me inspiration. So here is a photo I took of a sunrise this week and the card I framed and turned into some wall art. The Stampin Up watercolour pencils are lovely to overlay colour on a sponged background to give extra depth.

Stampin Up where to get inspiration for crafting

I am ever so lucky to live in a beautiful part of the world where I can walk out of my front door  and be in the middle of the countryside. I have an adorable spaniel cross dog who I spend many hours walking in this beautiful space. So when it comes to inspiration and ideas I take a lot from what is around me.

The colours of the sunrises at the moment are simply stunning and flirty flamingo, peekaboo peach,sweet sugarplum,perfect plum, rose red, rich razzleberry, tangerine tango, calypso coral, wisteria wonder, so saffron, soft sky, in fact the list is limited only to your imagination.  So when I am thinking of backgrounds, putting colour combinations together I always look to nature.

Here are some recent pictures of the lovely sunrises we have been having tonwhtnyour appetite.