When kids get sick of coloring, pull out the ink pads. Ink pads can make finger-painting easier on you and more enjoyable for the kids.

I then used a black ink pad to stamp the verse onto the cross. I used an electric drill to make a hole through the middle of the plaque and a hole on the underside of the cross.

Craft store rubber stamps are cliche, but custom stamps are expensive. Avoid all that hassle and make your own to add a bit of flair to all your paperwork.

Kirk Andrews, from Stourbridge, has produced a series called Music Icons - and his latest piece is an Indian ink stamp image of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi.