Stampotique Designers Challenge 189 Unusually Shaped card

This week our hostess is Arwen and she has challenged us to make a card in an unusual shape!

She wants us thinking out of the box, anyone can make a square card, Arwen likes unusual creations!

So with this in mind the cogs and gears in my brain began to move.........

And I made this card

Here are a few step by step pictures, I used 4 different Stampotique rubber stamps starting with A stamp Arwen herself designed...

Stamped with it on a print I made on my Gelli plate 

Next I stamped this sentiment in one of the cogs I masked 

Then stamped two stamps and combined them ( head from Froggy on a different body)

Then glued down all the cogs onto a triangle card

Then put my lady on the top

I hope that is a unusual shaped card! 

If you would like to join in the fun, just click on the link marked SDC blog on the right and link your project to the blog. 

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Here is my desk in a state of 'being tied'

Sorry the photo is a bit dark, I spent a bit of time yesterday starting to clear up my desk, much more time is needed as there are still parts of my craft room not started on yet....

My excuse.... Been busy making things !!!! Here are a few pictures of what I have been making 

This card

This project life type layout 

And this one 

And this one 

And another card

And a bit of journalling 

And that's why I make mess like this

If you would like to visit other more tidy and clean crafty desks just click on the link on the right marked Stamping Ground and Julia will explain all.

Thank you for visiting me and leaving a comment, as I have been missing for a couple of weeks. 

Stampotique Designers Challenge 188: your favourite background technique

This week our hostess is Nellie, she has got us breaking out our techniques!

What's your favourite technique to make backgrounds? Nellie said she likes,distress ink, on a craft sheet,she uses momentos,brusho's distress stains,whatever she feels like working with, quick and easy and a different surprising result every time.

A method I am enjoying doing a lot recently is marbling, I love the surprise result I get every time, it's very simple you just need a large bowl, verse etc fill it with cold water all alcohol ink and dip your card into the water and pull it out! Leave it to dry.... It's that simple.

Here is a PL layout I made all the cards have been made using this technique and Stampotique rubber stamps.

Here are a few step by step photos to give you more of an idea...

I stamped using Stazon and then water coloured this image

When dry cut her out and added her to the marbled card

Stamped these stampotique hearts and added them to a 3x4 card

Stamped laughter

Stamped precious with a stampotique rubber stamp

Stamped The crown

And there we have it ... One of May favourite background techniques and lots of Stampotique rubber stamps!!!!!!!!

Now why don't you join in the fun and show us your favourite technique, there is a link on the right to the SDC blog, so come along and join in the fun! 

SDC 187: Use Neon Clours

Our hostess this week is Astrid, she has got us all looking on the bright side of crafting!

She said, at first she was a bit afraid of these intense colours, but after using them really loved them! She said they gave a nice 'pop' your her work. So weather its neon paint, pencils, ink etc, get your stamps out and come and join in the fun at the Stampotique designers challenge blog, there is a link to the right of this post.

Here is my neon card.

Here are a few pictures of the stamps I used and how I made it 

Started with my little Gelli plate and neon paint 

Using one of Kate's new stamps 

Stamped lots of times on various gelli prints I made 

Now it's over to you to join in the fun and show us what you can do with Neon! 

Craft Stamper Magazine.........,Make It Take It Inspiration

This months challenge at Craft Stamper Magazine's challenge blog is to use Stamping on your project, more info can be found HERE

You can use any Rubber stamp you wish on your project.

Here is a little journal page I did using one of Kate Cranes new stamps from Stampotique.

To make the background I covered it in washi tape then painted over it using rollers and my fingers 

The image I stamped in Stazon and then added colour using watercolouring pencils on watercolour paper

Remember there are two great prizes from

And these fab stamps

Now it's over to you to get your stamps out and join in the fun and come and link up your work to the Craft Stamper Challenge blog.

Stampotique Designers Challenge 186.... Stars

Carol is our hostess this week at the SDC blog and she has challenge us to feature stars in our arty creation, as part of the background or as a feature. So it's up to you, get your stamps out and get stamping.

Here is a journal page I made using starts, I used three different stamps from stampotique that are star stamps, a quote about stars and two of Kate Cranes new stamps!

It's over to you to get stamping and join in the fun at the SDC blog, there is a link to the blog on the right of this post! 

Craft Stamper Magazine's ..............Make it Take it Challenge

The Challenge for this month is Stamping.

You can make any project as long as you 'stamp' on it with a stamp! More details can be found here at the Craft Stamper Magazine Challenge blog....hereHere

With that in mind I thought I would have a go at a canvas, not something I have tried before!

Here it is ......

Our sponsor this month is 

And the prize this month is this fabulous set of stamps

So get your stamps out and come and join in the fun! 

Here are a few pictures of how I made my canvas 

I hope that gives you a bit of an idea of how I made this !