This time around Jane has chosen a colour challenge of mustard, navy and orange. I'm really enjoying these as I'm learning some fab new colour combinations.
I've used some mustard Kandi Kore that's gone through a Tim Holtz sun-ray embossing folder, then sanded back. The middle layer is Prima Washables inked in Distress Stains then overstamped with 8100 Vintage Script.
I've used one of my favourite Stampotique images 9127 Beauties and they've been coloured with Prisma pencils and had some TH film strip attached.
The quotation is 8619 Footprints
A huge thank you to Jane 'cos I really enjoyed this challenge, and I'm sure you will too, so please come and join us, and remember there's a chance to win one of two $30 gift certificates.
Thanks very much for looking x
Hi honey I'm home! I've just returned from a fabulous holiday, lots of sun, sand, and very little internet access. I never thought this would bother me, but it's amazing how much I missed my computer! Another thought to ponder is how have the contents of four suitcases managed to fill an entire house!! The washing machine and iron are both on meltdown, and it's back to work tomorrow - could life get any better lol.
Anyhow here's my tag for this weeks Stampotique Designers Challenge which is combining stamps. This song has been in my head for months and I thought it summed up the thoughts of the combined Bow Tie/Mad Hatter and Karin/Queen of Hearts. Can you see that little look she's giving him, it's lurve...
The background is Pan Pastels in yellows orange and magenta, and I've coloured my loved up couple with Prisma pencils.
So please head on over to the Designers Challenge blog, where you can have a look at the wonderful new stamps (I can't wait to have a play with these) then combine some stamps and join in!
Unfortunately my iron is back up to temperature again, so back to work for me. Thanks very much for looking x
I've used
6059 Bowtie
6108 Karin
3014 Splatter Long
9233 Mad Hatter
9231 Queen Of Hearts
8100 Vintage Script
I hope this posts ok, 'cos I'm still on my jolly holidays so please do your thing Mr Blogger! This time around Tracey has chosen the theme of 'In A Heartbeat', so we need a beating heart (yikes) a weathered timepiece, and a bit of grunge.
Well, I'm right out of beating hearts, but I do have a bit of grungeboard in a heart shape. I've coloured it in red acrylic paint, painted in Verday metallic, then sprayed with the magic spray for the rusty look. The drippy blood is glass paint
or is it....
The base tag is Core-dinations that's gone through the TH embossing folder. I've then sanded over and rubbed a red ink pad over the top.
My weathered timepiece has had the verday treatment, and it now looks like something the cat has dug up in the garden lol.
Only two real stamps this time - how bad is that!! They are from Bomshell stamps and they don't get out nearly often enough.
Please check out my teamies tags, then get out your stamps and come and join in.
Thanks very much for looking x
Yep this is definitely a He-Man moment lol. Well I may not be here but my card is. The challenge at Stampotique this week is to use Eggplant hues. This made me realise that although I love these colours I don't use them very often. Anyway here they are.
And here's mine.
The background is a mixture of Inkadinks and Dylusion inks. They've been sprayed direct to paper, and then through a leaf mask.
The text is my 'go to' stamp, and has been stamped and embossed.
Wee Owl and his big brother have been coloured in Prisma pencils, and have Glossy Accents over their eyes.
I really enjoyed making this, and I will definitely use these colours more often.
Please check out my teamies fabulousness over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog, then have a little play yourself. It may be your lucky piece that wins one of the $30 gift certificates to spend in the Stampotique shop.
I've used:
6112 Tree
8100 Vintage Script
3040 Owl With Wings
3041 Wee Owl
7114 Shoot For The Moon
Thanks very much for looking x
This weeks Stampotique challenge is to make a one layer card. Crikey how hard is that!! I didn't realise how much I like to slap the layers on until someone said that I couldn't. So out come the old stamp positioner and I had to scrub my mat 'cos inky fingerprints would show. Although I'm a very messy crafter I've now realised that I can't do random - I had to have my flowers in a little pattern, and the lines are the same length, no doodling for me thank you very much! Note to self, stop being a control freak...
Everything has been coloured in Prismacolor pencils 'cos they're my new favourite toy.
All of the stamps are available from Stampotique Originals and I've used
6095 Welcome Door
4012 Gentleman Fox
9166 Carols' Flower (small)
Please pop over to the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog and join in with your own one layer card. Don't forget there's a chance to win $30 to spend on Stampotique stamps.
It's holiday time for me tomorrow - the fact that I'm typing this at 11.30 pm the day before I fly gives you some indication of how long my to do list is lol.
Thanks very much for looking and I'll catch up with you when I get back x
It's the boss (Frankie's) turn to set the challenge this time around at Dragon's Dream, Tag it On, and she has chosen a handmade background, interesting character(s) and a quirky twist. The handmade background came in the form of Dylusion house stamps that were stamped then masked. My tag was then sprayed with water then Dylusion ink in fuchsia.
The leaves and border stamps are also by Dyan. The leaves were coloured in inkadinks, then stamped with the Stampotique spatter and text stamps.
Froggy has been coloured in Prismacolour pencils, and the houses in Twinkling H2O's.
For my quirky twist I added a piece of cellophane that came wrapped around a bunch of flowers. Yes it's true, I don't throw anything away! The heart is an ear-ring from the pound shop, it came with the matching necklace so I did alright there lol.
Please pop over and have a look at my teamies fab pieces of art dahlings then get out your stamps (at least one real stamp please), follow the recipe, then tag along with us.
Thanks very much for looking x
This time the challenge over at Show Us Your Twinchies is to add a flower. My twinchies have been made with spray inks and a mask. The stamps are all by Stampotique, and are Carol's Flower (small), Daisy Daisy, and Vintage Script. They've been coloured with Viva glass and pearl paints. The stems are a mixture of Frantage glass glitters and mica flakes.
These should come with a health warning, as I feel twinchies could become slightly adictive!
Thanks very much for looking and enjoy what's left of the weekend x
The Artful Times ladies are asking to see an acetate layer this time around. I love acetate, so I was straight in for this one. My background was made with some Dylusion inks and a mask. This was then overstamped with Tims background stamp from the Papillon plate, and embossed in black. Next came a little distressing around the edges, followed by a lick of a green ink pad.
The acetate die cuts were coloured with a mixture of Stazon inks and nail varnish. These were then overstamped with a Stampotique text stamp and a Scrollswork texture stamp. The clock is a Heidi Swapp ghost clock that I've had for ages, and it's all held together with some game spinners and a brad.
I really enjoyed making this, so thanks very much for the challenge Sam.
I'm also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge which is to use a favourite technique. Mine is definitely making my own backgrounds.
Thanks very much for looking x
