Buzzing Bees at Happy Daze

I have used my favourite Bee stamp on a box, full details can be seen on the Happy Daze Blog.

Thank you for visiting my blog and enjoy the rest of your day, Carol x 

Tim's Tag for May 2013

I have this tag to share this week on the That's Crafty Team Blog. If you click HERE you will be whisked over as if by magic to have a look.

I am linking this to the
Tim Holtz challenge tag for May 2013
Simon Says Stamp and show - Favourite ink

Thank you for visiting today, Carol x

Text all about it - Stampotique challenge 101

This week the challenge on the Stampotique Designers Blog is set by Sarinda and she has asked us to use any type of text paper on our challenge piece.

I have stamped Cousin Carmine onto vintage book paper. My background is done by using the rub-on distress ink method. I do really like this technique and I can see my using up a lot of my old rub-ons with it. I over stamped Daniel's hearts in red before running round the edge with my sewing machine.

I used

Cousin Carmine
Daniel's hearts

You can now use any stamps for the Challenges, but only one entry per person for each challenge. Two lucky people will be drawn from all the challenges for May who will win a $30 voucher to spend on Stampotique rubber. So make sure you go over to the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog to enter.

Stampotique Rubber Stamps are available to buy from Stampotique originals, and in the UK you can buy them from Happy Daze.

Thank you for visiting my blog and enjoy the rest of your day, Carol x

Craft Stamper Torn Edge Challenge

Don't forget the current Craft Stamper Challenge, to see all the details pop on over to the BLOG.

I used the following rubber stamps which are all available from Stampotique Originals.

Tetewea

Seaweed

Sometimes I Pretend 

Thank you for visiting today, Carol x

Craft Stamper Tutorial

I have a sample to share on the Craft Stamper Magazine Blog with a step by step tutorial. that is based upon the resist technique that Tim Holtz has used on his blog recently. I have gone with a Steampunk theme for my tag. My step by step can be seen HERE on the Craft Stamper Magazine blog.


I used

Tag
Rubber Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Time Travelers
Distress Stains: Wild Honey, Peacock Feathers, Broken China, Picked Raspberry, Vintage Photo
Remnant Rubs: Elements, Numbers
Crinkle Ribbon
Alcohol Blending Solution
Film Strip Ribbon
Staples
Metal Number 6
Long Fasteners

I have linked my tag to Tim's May Tag Challenge.

Thank you for visiting my blog, and enjoy the rest of your day, Carol x

Shabby Chic Glimmer Mist Frame for That's Crafty

I have this frame to share this week on the That's Crafty Team Blog. If you click HERE you will be whisked over as if by magic to have a look.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, Carol x

Stampotique Challenge SCD100 Anything Goes.

Kim is the hostess on the Stampotique Challenge Blog this week. This is what Kim has to say about the challenge this week.

"This is Kim here and I'm excited to get to hostess this week as it's our 100th challenge. This week is super easy for you all-ANYTHING GOES. I find myself creating a lot for the wonderful design teams I'm a part of but once in awhile I just like to play a bit and create for no reason at all other than to participate in some of my favorite color, sketch or theme challenges."

I have made a tag for the challenge this week using lots of ink, even I was amazed at how much mess I could make doing just one tag. 

To get the look I wanted on the background I used Dylusions sprays direct to the tag and then stamped my image. I them masked this off and swooshed Picket Fence Distress stain over the exposed part of the tag. I liked the way this gave me a two very different effects with the one lot of spray paint.

I used the following stamps

Village

Dandlion Duo

Birdy Bonnets

Home Sweet home

You can now use any stamps for the Challenges, but only one entry per person for each challenge. Two lucky people will be drawn from all the challenges for May who will win a $30 voucher to spend on Stampotique rubber. So make sure you go over to the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog to enter.

All the stamps I have used are from the latest release by Stampotique Rubber Stamps are available to buy from Stampotique originals, and in the UK you can buy them from A Sprinkle of Imagination.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, Carol x

Steampunk Fairy Door

For Happy Daze this week. Full details can be found on their Blog 

Enjoy your day, Carol x

Peacock Memory Frame for That's Crafty

I have a memory frame on the That's Crafty blog today. Click HERE and you will go straight to the blog to see all the details.

Thank you for visiting today, Carol x

Stampotique Challenge #99 In The Summer Time

I am hosting the challenge this week on the Stampotique Challenge blog and I chosen the theme of "summer time". I love the summer time, the warm weather, the flowers that the sunshine brings, it all makes me very relaxed and happy. So this week I would love to see you make something that makes you think of the summer time.

I really love bunting at the moment. I love the fluttering sound it makes as the summer breeze catches it so I have made a length of bunting to add to my collection using the Wizard of Oz stamps from the latest release.

The images are stamped with archival ink and then coloured using acrylic paints mixed with fabric medium, which makes the paint washable and colour fast.

I used

Cowardly Lion
TinMan
Dorothy
Toto
Wicked Witch
Scarecrow
Wicked
Text Block #3

You can now use any stamps for the Challenges, but only one entry per person for each challenge. Two lucky people will be drawn from all the challenges for May who will win a $30 voucher to spend on Stampotique rubber. So make sure you go over to the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog to enter.

Stampotique Rubber Stamps are available to buy from Stampotique originals, and in the UK you can buy them from Happy Daze.

Thank you for visiting today, Carol x

SPA When I Grow Up

I am hosting the challenge on SPA this week. The theme is "When I Grow Up". I chose this week when Mandy sent me the list of themes available as I always wonder when I look at little children what they will be when they have grown up, and how important it is to make children realise they can be anything they want to, if they are only given the incentive to try.

I am extremely proud of my own daughter, who through sheer hard work has gone on to achieve a 1st class degree, has also now completed a year of post grad teacher training and just this week found out she had got the teaching job that she really wanted.

So I dedicate this weeks theme to all the children in the world, spread your wings and learn to fly and you can achieve anything.

My collage image is from a free sheet that is available from Salems Dreams

My stamped quote background is from an Artistic Outpost Stamp sheet.

Hope you enjoy your day and thank you for visiting my blog, Carol x

Ohh, Excitment. My DVD is out to buy

I spent a little bit of time at the Traplett offices a while ago filming. I am really, really excited to see that the DVD is now available to buy.

You can buy on the That's Crafty Website.

Have a Happy Day, from a very excited Carol x

Road Trip Post Card

A postcard using the Artistic Outpost Rubber stamps, Route 66. The background is done with gesso and inks, all the images are coloured using Distress inks.

Artistic Outpost Rubber Stamps are available in the UK from Happy Daze and directly from Artistic Outpost Rubber Stamps.

I am linking this to the May Challenge on the Artistic Outpost Blog.

Enjoy your day and thank you for visiting my blog today, Carol x

My Hero For That's Crafty

I have shared this on the That's Crafty Blog this week. Do please pop over to the Blog to have a better look and to see how I did it and for all the details of the stamps used.

Thank you for visiting my blog and enjoy the rest of your day,  Carol x

Stampotique Challenge - Pink and Turquoise

This week on the Stampotique Challenge blog,  Polly has challenge us to use the colours Pink and Turquoise.

I used Dylusions ink sprays in the colours Vibrant Turquoise and Bubble Gum Pink  to colour my tag and they mixed together to create the assortment of colours you can see.

I added Gesso through a mask before over stamping the Heart Vine, that I then coloured with the same two colour inks. I stamped Feline onto a bit of scrap card that I used to mop up the colour left on my craft mat with.

I used

Fabulous
Heart Vine
Feline

You can now use any stamps for the Challenges, but only one entry per person for each challenge. Two lucky people will be drawn from all the challenges for May who will win a $30 voucher to spend on Stampotique rubber. So make sure you go over to the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog to enter.

Stampotique Rubber Stamps are available to buy from Stampotique originals, and in the UK you can buy them from Happy Daze.

Thank you for visiting today, Carol x

Left Over Tando

Sometimes when I use a Tando kit I have little left overs. I have made these using bits left over from the Tando Heart kit.

They both have a painted and stamped background. I have added a metal charm to the smaller heart, sealed it under a coat of resin, doming the resin so it covered the charm. I added a brooch pin to the back and its is now being worn by a rabbit that lurks in my craft room.

The larger shape I have punched a hole in to use it as a keyring, also covering it in resin to protect it during use.

As this is a keyring, it fits in with the new beginning theme (New key, New home) on the Tando challenge this month, I am linking it to the challenge.

Thanks for your visit today, Carol x

Sunday Postcard Art - Mail Art

The theme on SPA this week is Mail Art/ Postage. This is mine for the challenge. I have used images from a free collage sheet that I got recently from someone I discovered on Facebook. She puts up new sheets now and then on her page on Facebook so it maybe worth following it to keep an eye on the latest uploads if you like the images I have used.

Thank you for visiting today and enjoy the rest of your day, Carol x

Cup Cake Inspirations Challenge With Stampotique

Stampotique is excited to be sponsoring a yummy challenge at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge this week. Each week they have a fantastic cupcake inspiration photo. This week, they have a great color combo inspired by chocolate-y goodness. Be sure to check it out and enter before Saturday, May 4th at noon.

Now I must admit I was a bit daft with this and after I had made mine I realised there was a colour scheme and mine doesn't meet it. But by this time the cake was eaten so I had no prop to use for another cupcake wrapper. So I just went with it in the end.

I used

Butterfly
Seaweed

Stampotique Rubber Stamps are available to buy from Stampotique originals, and in the UK you can buy them from Happy Daze.

Thank you for visiting today and I hope your day is full of gooey goodness. Carol x

Huck Finn Canvas

I have used the set of Stamps Huck Finn by The Artistic Outpost for my small canvas.

The background is painted using Gelato's, embossing powder and a stencil. Finishing it off with Treasure Gold, a skull charm and some string.

Artistic Outpost stamps are available directly from the Artistic Outpost and in the UK you can buy them from Happy Daze.

I am linking this to the April challenge for the Artistic Outpost.

Thank you for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day, Carol x

UTEE Paper Flowers for That's Crafty

This week on the That's Crafty blog I have a tutorial with photo steps on how to make these flowers, and yes they are made of paper. To see all the details please pop over to the the DT blog .

 Thank you for visiting my blog today, Carol x