Stampotique Designers challenge .....145 Flowers

This weeks  challenge has been set by Val, and this is what she said.....

April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, so let's add some flower power to our projects! I'll be excited to see if you stamp some flowers, create faux flowers, use a mask to create a flower background or come up with some other original idea for sprinkling a few petals on your project! So with this in mind, I found some of my flower Stampotique stamps,as they make a fabulous range, and made this picture in an old frame I had.

Here are a few step by step photo's to show you how I made this 

So it's over to you to show us what you can do!

What's on my work desk Wednesday

My work desk and I are separated this week.....I am staying at my daughters to help and support her, as baby Lara arrived on Saturday weighing 8lb, mother and baby are progressing well.

I will return to normal next week with my crafty work desk, I must just say sorry that I did not get to everyone who visited me last week as although Lara arrived Saturday things all started on Thursday.

If you would like to visit some crafty desks just click on the link on the right marked Stamping Ground 

Thank you for leaving a comment, I will try and return all visits 

Stampotique Designers Challenge 144 Postcard

This week the talented Sue, has set us the challenge to produce a 4x6 postcard, this is what she said.......

Good morning everyone, it's Sue here and I'm delighted to be hosting this weeks challenge. I'm sure that every crafter has had that block where their mojo has packed it's bags and gone on holiday. I know I've sat and looked at a sheet of card and had no ideas at all. One way I've got to get over this is just to decide what size or shape I want to make. So I pick a card or a tag, or in this case a postcard. Postcards are great fun and it's amazing how much you can get on a 6x4 (inches) area. So this week I would like you to make a postcard. Have Fun!

So make a project and come and join us at the SDC blog, there is a link on the right of this post!

So this is what I made for the challenge ..... 

And here is the back

These are the two stamps I used this week

Here are a few step by step photos to show how I made this postcard 

Take some copper ( mine is Ten Second Studio's) and heat over the gas cooker, be careful it changes colour quick and gets hot! So take care 

Once cool stamp on it I used this new stamp from Magda called .....and stamped using Stazon, next you need a selection of ball tools and I have a little metalwork wheel.

You work both sides of the copper ... You just need to decide with side is a "in" and which is a "out" it's that simple, so eyes I wanted to stand out from the picture so I worked on the reverse side.

You can see what I mean when I turn the copper over!

Then just follow your lines for the outline 

Then I used my little wheel to make a boarder round the image ( do be careful not to leave any sharpe edges) 

Then I just filled the remaining coper in with dots and patterns 

Then added tape to the back and stuck it onto card stock Matt and layered it 

Then stamped the sentiment, Matt and layered it and added it to the card

And that is how simple it is......

What's on my work desk Wednesday

Here is my desk from a couple of angles.... This one

And this angle...

Gives you a bit of an idea!.... Busy again!

There is a packet of Dylusions inks waiting to be opened and used, my medium art journal, here it is close up 

I have been using some of my other Dylusions ink sprays, here is a picture of my floor to the right of my desk...

There are lots of Stampotique stamps I have been using and scissors, glue etc

So what's on your desk? If you would like to see other crafty desks just click on the link marked stamping ground on the right hand side a little further down.

A kind friend called in yesterday with this lovely cake she made ( only the second cake she has made) for my daughter, only hope she has the baby before the cake goes stale !!!!!!! Wednesday 23rd is her due date............... So fingers crossed !

Thank you for leaving a comment and I will try and return all visits 

Stampotique Designers Challenge.........143 April Showers

It's time for the next Stampotique Dsigners Challenge, this week Carol set us the challenge and this is what she said," I love the early months of the year, I only have to hear the month of April and instantly in my head, the song from Bambie is playing, and I am now humming, bom bom bom, little April showers, so use water, rain and April showers as your theame this week"

So this is what I came up with using one of the new stamps from Magda's range called Night # 5819

As well as Magda's Night stamp I used Frances new stamps splattered mug # 10017and her new typewriter alpha #10018

I also made a tag ... Using the new stamp from Janet Klein Sunflower left #9256

And I made a little journal page

So I hope that has inspired you to get crafting and make a project using this April Showers theame and post it on the Stampotique Designers Blog, there is a link to this on the right hand side of this post. Good luck and I hope your one of the lucky winners!

If you have not done the new stamp Blog Hop just see my last post and there is a link at the top just click on it and see all the lovely new stamps .

What's on your work desk Wednesday

Here is my desk.....

If you are here for the STAMPOTIQUE BLOG HOP.........................click here

This is how it looks at the moment, not too bad I think!

It did look like this at the beginning of the week.... Rather neat and tidy if I may say so!

So back to my picture at the top. You can see my Calendar Journal page for April that I have just added to Kate Cranes blog and Facebook page.

Here it is close up .... It's the first time I have added fabric and done sewing!!!!!!

You can also see a tag, a card and some ATC's ( ready for WOYWW ) and a couple of ATC's for a swap and one for a thank you . Here are some pictures of them

There are a few other bits and bobs on the desk such as stamps, ink pads etc..I will not show you the WOYWW ATC yet, but I have made 3 ready for swapping. 

Now I am giving away these two stamps to a couple of lucky people... If you would like the chance to win one of them just click on the link at the top of the page and go to my Stampotique blog hop post and leave a comment .we crafters can never have enough stamps, especially free ones! 

Thank you for visiting my crafty desk, if you would like to visit any other crafty desks, just click on the post marked Stamping Ground and Julia will explain all.

Thank you for visiting and leaving. Comment, I do try and return visits, but if your Goggle plus I am not able to, sorry. 

P.S.Grand  Baby has not arrived yet, hoping the Easter Bunny brings her!!!!!!

Spring Stamp Collection from Stampotique..........Blog Hop

welcome to this blog hop. If you are a fan of our Facebook page you may already gotten a sneak peek of some of the new images we are excited to be releasing today. We hope you will join us for the blog hop to see a variety of those images.

There are lots of new images from our favorite stamp designers and we are proud to welcome one of our newest stamp designers Magda whom you have seen tons of fabulous creations here as part of our design team. We think you will find a few stamps that you can't live without.

Join us through the blog hop for your chance to win some random goodies We will be randomly drawing two winners for $30 gift certificate for stampotique stamps at the  Stampotique online store. The new stamps can be found over there now.
 Please, make sure you hop all the way through for an exciting annoucement on our stampotique designers blog for an additional change to win some goodies and some additional recongnition as an artist.

You should have arrived here from Tanja    if you did not arrive from there you may want to start the blog hop from SDC  blog. When you are finished with my blog and have left a comment, as i have two stampotique rubber stamps to give away, you will want to hop over to the talented Kim Howard .
Have fun hopping,Stampotique  will be pulling the random winners of the blog at our next challenge on April 23 2014.

Here is a list of the blog hop (links to all these designers can be found on the right hand side of my blog,)
Roc Nichols
Valerie Wilson
Kaz broughton
Sarah Anderson
Corrie herriman
Carol fox
Astrid stulemeijer
Kay Wallace
Kathi Rerek
Coby vanWillgenburg
Nellie van Leeuwen
Janet Klein
Sam Read
Arwen McCullen
Kirsren Catalano
Claudine Criner
R Maria Sabina
France Papillion
Tanja Kewel-Neef
Jackie Payne
kim Howard
Gez Butterworth
Sue Davies
Magda Polakow

Now its time to show you four projects i have made using some of these fabulous new stamps

  this journal page using the new stamps from Magda called Agatha Crown #5813 and Philip #5822
it also uses Splattered mug #10017 from France Papillon and Calendar Squares cube #6094 from Daniel Torrente.

this tag was made using Froggie #6161 from Daniel Torrente

here is a quick card made using the Happy happy Happy #6175 by Daniel Torrente and Smitten Moustache Monsters #4040 by Kira Nichols
and my last sample for today.....there are many more to come on my blog over the coming months.....

this is a card i made by stamping the Sunflower Left #9256 by Janet Klein onto copper and then working the copper with a ball pen to get this look. I then stamped the sunflower onto glossy black card with perfect pearls.
well that is  a few samples of work using just a few of the new range, there are loads for you to see so hop on over to Kim Howard

Thank you for stopping by if you leave a comment you will be entered into my random prize draw, i have two stamps to give away, the winners will be selected on April 23rd and there names posted on my blog.
    

Stampotique Designers Challenge .......142 Pens/Paint Pens/Markers

At the Stampotique Designers blog this week Magda (http://littleeverland.blogspot.co.uk )  set us the challenge of using Pens or markers or paint pens on our project. For me this was a real challenge as I hardly ever use them. However after a little research I finally came up with this...

This is my journal calendar page, for Kate Cranes Calendar Journal group

Here is a few step by step photos how I created this journal page ..

Sprayed the page with Dylusions inks the did the title with mask and Grunge paste ( which is much thicker than Gesso)

Then sanded down the grunge paste I had added through a stencil 

Put a stencil over the title and filled in the space with dots using a white marker paint pen.

Punched out my squares and inked them all and added a little corner and wrote the numbers on with a paint pen.

Stuck them into place and put a boarder round the outside and filled in with white dots......

Stamped this fabulous Stampotique snowman image from Jo Capper-Sandon 

So now it's your turn to make a project using your Pen/ markers/ paint pen and join is at the Stampotique Designers Challenge ( there is a link to the right of this post, just click on it and you will be taken to the blog) 

What's on my Work desk Wednesday

Here it is.....

No better than last week sadly!

I'm still busy doing samples for th new launch of Stampotique stamps on 15th, next Tuesday. 

However I can show you my desk up a bit closer

The main thing is my calendar journal in the middle of my desk, I have now finished my March layout, a bit late though, will try harder and get my April finished this week. I will post it on Kate Cranes blog along with everyone else's journal calendars. 

Here it is up close, you can see all the white pen I have used round the edges, I wanted it to look like snow. I started this page the Monday I came back from Birmingham stitch and Hobbycraft as it started to sleet and snow on the way home! 

If you would like to visit other crafty desks then just click on the link marked Stamping Ground on the right hand side a little further down, and all will be explained.

Thank you to everyone who leaves a comment, I do try and return all comments but I am unable to reply to those use goggle plus, sorry.