SDC 256: Mail Art

The challenge for the next two weeks is Mail Art, so let's make something you can put in the post! 

There is a link to the challenge on the right hand side of this post a little further down, so come on and join in the fun.....

Stampotique Designers Challenge 255: Polka Dots

This weeks challenge is add some sorts of Polka dots to your project. There is a link to the left of this post if you would like to join in the challenge.

With this in mind I set to work, and made this Scrapbook layout........

Although it looks simple, this layout took quite a few hours to make!

Here are a few step by step photo, I used the new flower cube designed by Magda for the new release of stamps from Stampotique ( www.stampotique.com ) 

Stamped and cut out lots of flowers using the Flower cube 1

Then cut circles out of polka dot paper, mat and layered a white 12 X 12 sheet of card, painted a chipboard saying, and placed a photo ( which I changed for the project) onto the layout and drew a circle in pencil.

I also made a set of Project Life cards to match.

SDC 254- Text Background

There is a new challenge at the SDC blog and the theme is Text Background.

Use a book, stamp, journal, dictionary, newspaper, letter anything with text.

Here is my little journal book 

There is a link at the side of my blog to the challenge.

Have fun!

Stampotique Blog hop........New Stamps

Hello

You should have arrived here from Corries Blog ......Here

If you didn't you might want to start at the beginning at the SDC blog......Here

After my blog,please leave a comment and go to Gloria's blog..........Here

Welcome to my blog, today, the Stampotique design team are showcasing the new Stampotique release of rubber stamps, you can see the whole range at the Stampotique website ...........Here

As with any new release there is a variety of stamps from our artists for everyone, scrapbookers, art journalists, card makers, etc. 

We have a new artist this release, Tracey Scott, you can see  her full range at the Stampotique website. We love to know which are your favourites, so please while your hopping round leave a comment, and let us know. We are giving away a $30 gift certificate to the online store and two grab bags of stamps to random winners who leave comments, you will not know which blogs, so make sure you leave a comment on all of them please!

Have fun hopping.

Here is a project, using a stamp from the new designer Tracey Scott called R Rayne and I have used a new stamp by Kate Crane called texture cube in the background 

My second project is using a stamp by Kazza called Holly Wally 

You get the Ho Ho Ho with Holly Wally.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit please leave a comment, as you might be a lucky winner! 🍀

Now it's time for you to go to Gloria's blog, the link is at the TOP of this post.

Thank you for visiting.

SDC253: Beach or Sea

There is a new challenge at the SDC blog today

This challenge lasts for two weeks and you can enter it twice if you want to.......Here

For my project I used three Stampotique rubber stamps 

Now it's your turn to get out your rubber stamps and come and join in the fun, there is a link to the blog on the right of this post.

Here

SDC 252: Party

Stampotique now hold the challenges every two weeks .....

The challenge at the moment is party.

Here is my project for this challenge 

So get your stamps out, you can use any stamps, and come and join in with this challenge, there is a link to the challenge on the right hand side of this post. 

Announcing the NEW Stampotique Design Team

There is a new line up of designers for the Stampotique design team. 

The full information can be found at http://stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk 

I am thrilled to say I will be staying on the team.

A sweet but sad goodbye to some of the design team members.

Here is my project to say goodbye....

It is with great sadness Stampotique is saying goodbye to 5 of its design team members.

Gez, Sue, Kirsten,Coby and Carol. Ladies I love your work and will miss you all being part of the team.

SDC 251: Black and white only

This week our hostess is Nellie and her challenge is black and white only.

So with this in mind I made my project 

Now it's over to you to get your stamps out and join in the fun 

SDC 250: Butterflies, Flowers and all this Garden

Hello today I am hosting the SDC and I am looking for everyone to join in with the Flowers, Butterflies and Garden challenge. Summer is almost here in the Uk, just waiting for the rain to stop! Then we can all get out in the garden and enjoy the flowers and sunshine. 

For my project I wanted to do a 12 x12 scrapbook layout for a change.

I wanted it to be light and bright like the summer so here is my layout, I used 3 Stampotique rubber stamps for this layout.

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I hope you will join in with this challenge 

SDC 249: Man Up

This week Carol Fox is our hostess and she has challenged us to do a manly project! 

She said weather it be card, journal page or mixed media all are OK as long as there is a male image on it! ....

So here is mine 

Now it's over to you to come and join in the fun, there is a link on the right hand side of my blog 

SDC 248: All Creatures Great and Small

Nellie is the hostess this week and she has challenged us to...All creatures great and small. We need to incorporate a creature or two into our project 

Here is my project for Nellie using Herbert Hare

Now get out your stamps and come and join in the fun,there is a link to the challenge on the right of this post.

WOYWW

Welcome to my desk.......

I gained a extra weekend, I thought I would be on grandma duty, but as the baby hadn't arrived I got an extra weekend free where I had planned nothing so.......... I set about cleaning, well tidying my craft space and here is the result! 

The baby has now arrived so I thought you might like a quick peek.....

Here is baby Emma Lauren 

And here is some fabulous bunting made by Launch Lady Jan 

Now I've got my hands full for awhile so there won't be quite as much crafting going on as normal!

Here a are couple of my recent projects 

A scrapbook page I made for my grand daughter Lara's album 

A set of Project Life cards I made for the start of a new album for Emma

A scrapbook page I made for Lara's album

And I tag I made for the Stampotique challenge blog.  

http://Stampotiquedesignerschallenge.blogspot.co.uk 

Thank you for visiting my desk today I will try and return all visits

SDC 247: Boo

This week our hostess is Coby and the challenge is Boo!

Coby says "If you say Boo to little children, they will laugh...... Use the word Boo. In your project this week to let us laugh"

Here is my project 

I have used part of a stamp designed by Arwen for the cobweb at the top and one of Stampotique's fabulous alphabet stamps and a spider stamp 🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷

There is a link to the challenge blog on the right hand side of this post if you would like to join in the fun.....

Stampotique and Alice in Wonderland mash up

A special post today to celebrate the new Alice in Wonderland "Through the looking Glass" movie 

I used 5 Stampotique rubber stamps for this little project ! 

SDC 245: Circles

There is a new challenge this week and Kirsten is our hostess. She said she loves to use circles in her. Projects, so this week she wants us to get creative and show her what we can do with circles in our project ...

Here is my project for this weeks challenge, I have used lots of Stampotique stamps for this..

And here is a little close up

Now it's. Over to you to come and join in the fun........ There is a link to the right of this post 

SDC 244: Scribbles

This week our hostess is Arwen and she is challenging us to Scraibkes, she said, " I want to see Scribles in your project this week, they can be by hand or by stamp, just add some scribbles"

So with this in mind and it being National Scrapbooking Day this week I combined them both......

And here is my scrapbook layout! 

Now it's over to you to join in the fun, there is a link on the right hand side of this post.

SDC 243: Motherly Love

This week our hostess is Claudine and her challenge to us all this week is........ " Let's makes something with our mums in. Mind, show mum how much she means to you"

One stamp sprang to mind...... And here it is!

As mums we are expected to know everything! So our book of life is very important! 

Now it's over to you to join in the fun, there is a link to the challenge on the right hand side of this post a little further down.

SDC 242: Masculine

Our hostess this week is Corrie and her challenge is for us to make a Masculine card, she says she struggles with making masculine cards herself, so would like to see ours!

Here is mine 

Now it's over to you to join in the fun.....there is a link to the SDC blog on the right of this post ..happy stamping

SDC 241:TV show or Movie

Our hostess this week is Kirsten Catalano, her challenge this week is about TV and Movies. She wants us to create a project that is inspired by a favourite TV show or Movie!

So I had a think about some of the Movie I have enjoyed, and a rummage through my Stampotique rubber stamps  and then came up with this one

I'm sure you can guess what it is! Come and join in the fun at the SDC blog, there is a link to the blog on the right of this post .

SDC 240: Crack Me Up

There is a new challenge at the SDC blog today and Kathi is our hostess. Kathi is challenging us to use crackle texture and make us laugh, this week. Kathi wants us all to make a humours project with some crackle texture on it, so with this in mind I set to work and made this tag......

Now it's over to you to join in the fun.... All Stampotique designs can be found at. www.stampotique.com 

SDC 239: Nature

This week our hostess is Arwen and she is asking us to think nature!

She wants us to create a project with only nature items in it, no humans or animals.

With this in mind I made this tag

Now it's over to you to join in the fun at the SDC blog 

SDC 238: What's Old is New again

There is a new Stampotique Designers challenge this week and Valerie is our hostess. Her challenge is What is old is new again. This is what she says " Re purpose, re-use, recycle, and alter - words that are music to my ears! Is there something destined for the trash heap that you can give a new lease of life to. Vals challenge is to take something old and make it new  again.

So with this in mind I found an old plastic jar I had out out for the rubbish and gave it a new lease of life as an Easter gift! 

Now it's over to you to join in the fun! 

SDC 237: It's all about Birds

This week our hostess is Nellie and her challenge is all about birds. It's so close to Easter, Nellie said, so she would like to use birds, and stuff related to birds, feathers nests eggs etc in our artwork.

So with this in mind I made this card

Come and join in the fun at the SDC blog there is a link on the right hand side of this post.

SDC 236: St Patrick's Day

There is a new challenge today at the SDC blog which I am hosting. St Patrick's day was lucky for me as I married my husband on this date, so I would like to see the luck of the Irish in your projects, such as a lucky clover!

I used two new stamps by Magda for this card 

Come and join in the fun with us at the SDC and maybe even with a gift voucher !

Stampotique Designers Challenge 235: Include flowers in your Project

Carol fox is our hostess this week and she has challenged us to include flowers in our projects. She said "Spring is just around the corner in the UK, so share with me a project with flowers in it" so folks let's see your flowers! 

So with this in mind I set to work.......

I stamped lots of Stampotique flowers then coloured them with Ken Oliver colour burst and cut them out.

I then set to work on making a 12 X 12 scrapbook layout and adding my flowers to the project and here it is 

Here is a close up of the flowers 

Now it's over to you to join in the fun 

Stampotique Designers Challenge 234: Time Challenge - 30 minutes or less

Today there is a new challenge for you, our hostess is Sue and she has challenged us to make a project in 30 mins or less! She says " sometimes we get caught up in making big projects that takes up lots of time, so my challenge to you is use 30mins or less, not including the time to get together your supplies"

So with this in mind a used one of the new stamps and made this card

Now it's over to you to join in the fun 

Stampotique New Stamps Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stampotique NEW Stamps blog hop.

You should have arrived here from Gez's  blog ........ here

If you didn't you might want to start at the beginning  at Arwens blog ......... here

Today we are doing something special "Leap Day Blog Hop" in order to announce the wonderful NEW stamps from Stampotique! There are tons of new stamps from our favourite designers and we are proud to welcome two new designers Terri Richardson and Karen Hayselden.

Both these ladies are wonderful artists and we hope you will enjoy the new spin they both give to the Stampotique line. Hopefully you will find some new stamps you can't live without!

Join us in a blog hop for a first look at the stamps and some wonderful inspiration from the design team. This is also you turn to win some random goodies, we will be drawing two winners from two of the blogs, you will win a $30 gift certificate for the Stampotique online store. All you have to do is hop your way though and leave a comment on each designers blog. The winners will be selected on April 6th and posted on the challenge blog.

So now for your eyes are a couple of projects I have made using the NEW stamps

This journal page uses 5 of the new stamps and one of those stamps is a cube! 

Stamps used 

And one more for you....

Thank you for leaving a comment, it's now time for you to hop to the next blog which is Nellie ....here

SDC 233: Use Squares

There is a new challenge on the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog this week, Corrie is our hostess. This week it's all about squares! Corrie says we can use them in any form or material on your project. So think outside the box and get using squares!

With that in mind here is my card 

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