Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog ................ 180 Paint Background

There is a new challenge today and out hostess in Corrie, there is a link to her blog on the right hand side of this post. 

The challenge Corrie has set us this week is to use paint on our background, as its her first love in crafting. You can use any sort of paint, applied in any way, you just need to have fun with paint!

So off I went and got my Gelli plate out and lots of paint and made this journal page .

Here are a few photos showing how I made this and what STAMPOTIQUE  stamps I used!

And I set to work pulling some prints off and putting them on the floor to dry! 

These are the stampotique rubber stamps I used

Then I got stamping and colouring 

Then cut down the gelli printed card stock and started junk stamping round the sides In black paint 

This is the end result of adding the black paint 

Then I added my stamped images and stuck my journal page in my journal

Well I hope Corrie likes my use of paint on my back ground! 

Now it's over to you to join in the fun at the SDC blog, there is a link on the right hand side of this post that will take you straight there. 

WOYWW

Here is my desk this week......

Somewhat empty as I had a tidy up day instead of a crafting day! 

Here is the desk itself a bit closer

Nothing much going on a few tags I have made my journal is open at a page I have just done and had left out to dry, here it is a bit closer 

That's all I have achieved really. Mainly due to the fact I have had mu mum and brother here for the weekend and not had time to craft! 

So if you would like to look a some more crafty desks, just click on the link marked stamping ground further down on the right hand side and Julia will explain all. 

Thank you for leaving a coment and I will try and return your visit asap. 

Stampotique Designers Blog Challenge ..................179 Punny and/or Funny

This week at the SDC our host is Kathi Rerek, her blog can be found on the right hand side of this blog.

Kathi set us the challenge of us hitting our funny bone e.g Cummings said, "The most wasted of all days is one without laughter" Puns and words play always make me smile. Really good puns make me laugh. Create a project that makes YOU smile.

So with this in mind I went and found my favourite stampotique saying....  And made this tag

It makes me smile every time I read it!

The stamps I used were 

So now it's over to you to join in the fun with us at the SDC blog, a link is on the right hand side of my blog!

WOYWW

This week my desk looks like this 

And here it is a bit closer from a slightly different angle! 

This week I have had my paints out and a few bits of fabric and been playing about, as you can see from my desk! 

A few tags to show you I've made 

And this one 

Both are made with Stampotique rubber stamps.

And I made a couple of ATC as well

And a blue version...

Again made with Stampotique rubber stamps! 

That's about it from my crafty desk this week, thank you for stopping by and leaving a coment, i will try and return your visit asap, if you would like to visit other crafty desks click on the link on the right hand side further down marked Stamping Ground and Julia will explain all. 

If you fancy winning a load of mixed media stuff, Craft Stamper Magazine are doing a blog hop and there is a fantastic prize for each blog .... Why not find out more and go to the Craft Stamper Magazine Make it Take it blog challenge or you can go to the post before this on my blog and join in there, 

craft stamper blog challenge blog hop

Hello, welcome to Craft Stamper Magazines very first, Make it Take It blog hop!

If you have landed here from ELIZABETH   blog..... Then you are in the right place!

A list of all the blog hop links can be found HERE .

The January challenge is called 'Take a Stamp' and is really simple...... Just use a stamp somewhere on your art. The project I'm sharing with you today is this..... A tag, I have made using Stampotique rubber stamps. Paint, gesso, newsprint, ribbon, pan pastels and a stencil.

Here are a couple of pictures to show how I made it 

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

The main challenge this month has a HUGE prize up for grabs, all you need to do is enter a project into the challenge to earn your place in the Random draw!

As well as a main prize, we are offering blog hop prizes as well, you can win this fabulous mixed media  substrate pack.

To win this, simply leave a comment on this blog post or on any of the blog posts on this hop! When the challenge ends we will randomly draw a name from the comments left! There is one prize on offer for EACH blog post on this hop..... 12 chances to win ( 13 if you count the HUGE prize for the challenge winner) 

The lucky winner from each blog will not only win the mixed media substrate pack, they will also win the art shown on the authors blog, so if your chosen from the comments left on my blog you will win the tag as well as the mixed media substrate pack.

So leave a comment here now, and then hop along to the next blog, the fabulously talented ...................... JOLANDE

Once you have done with the hop, don't forget to enter the main challenge! All the details can be found ............. HERE 

Have fun, and thank you for leaving a comment. 

There will be a winners  post on the Craft Stamper Make It Take It Challenge blog on Friday 30th January

STAMPOTIQUE designers challenge 178 ..... A splash of colour !

This weeks challenge at the SDC blog is from Karen Broughton and she said she wanted to see some bright colours, to brighten up the dim dark days of January! Well Kaz your sure right about the dim dark days and rain sleet and snow!!!!!!

So here is my bright canvas pendant...

The stamps I used are 

And here is a couple of step by step pictures of making it 

Then I got my ink sprays out and choose the brightest colours of orange and yellow and make this background paper 

Now it's over to you to join in the fun and show us what you made! 

WOYWW

Here is my desk in action....

Not too bad for me , especially as this is what it looked like before I tided up...

So not too bad me thinks!!!!

As you can see I have my Gelli plate out and have been having a play!

I also made this scrapbook layout 

And this 

Well that's about it from me, except have you seen the prize for the random winner on the Craft Stamper Magazine  blog.....If your a stamper it might just be worth entering !!!!!! 

Anyway..... If you would like to visit other crafty desks just click on the link marked stamping ground and Julia will explain all. Thank you for all your comments, I did get back to just about everyone last week, I think. 

Craft Stamper Magazine Make It Take It Challenge .........Take a stamp.

Craft Stampers monthly, Make it Take it challenge blog has had a makeover for 2015. You can get your creations publish in the magazine, be a guest Design team member, as well as win a ton of goodies for your craft room.

The January challenge is Take a stamp, any stamp just get stamping and join in the fun here....craft stamper.

Here is a 12x12 layout I did using rubber stamps and adding colour.

This month is take a stamp, next month will be take a technique and they will alternate each month.

Now for the really exciting part..... Every month there will be TWO winners with two very different prizes. 

One winner will be randomly picked and they will win the sponsors prize. 

The other winner is chosen by the Design Team and they get there creation published in the magazine and there profile on the craft stamper blog

So come and join in the fun, get stamping and show us what you make ! 

Stampotique Designers Blog Challenge 177.................. New Years Resolution

Here we are in 2015 and Claudine is our hostess over at the SDC blog, this week. You can find a link to her blog on the right hand side of this post.

Claudine said most of us create a New Years Resolution at the beginning of the year. For 2015 try your hand at making something with your New Years resolution in mind!

So this got me thinking about New Year resolutions, I always make myself a set of crafting goals each year. One of the goals I set myself this year was do make more scrapbook layouts, so with that in mind I got my stampotique rubber stamps out and set to work. 

Here is my layout, I wanted to use just Rubber stamps and make everything myself if I could.

Here are a couple of pictures Of work in progress to give you an idea of how I made it ! 

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