Stampotique Designer's Challenge - Alter Something

Time for another ~{Stampotique Designer's Challenge}~ and this time it's ~{Kate}~ setting it. She would like you to alter something. I had a rummage through my stuff and found a birdhouse that's been neglected for about 2 years!! I'm sure everyone has a few things that you just haven't got round to doing.

The size of this is perfect for ~{Birdy Shoes}~ who looks like he makes you take your sneakers off before going into his house!

I used texture paste on the roof and stamped ~{Tangled}~ into it while wet. I also used it for the base. The house has been painted with acrylic paints and shaded using chalks. I've added a border of flowers that I cut from ~{Birds of a Feather}~. All stamping has been coloured with Copics.

All Challenges now are Stampotique stamps only to be in with a chance of winning a $30 gift certificate to spend in the ~{Stampotique Store}~. Don't forget to have a look at the gorgeousness created by the team.

Kaz xxx

Tando Flip List

I've started making gifts to try and be organised for once in my life and have begun by making a Flip List Book using two of the ~{Home Sweet Home}~ houses from ~{Tando-Creative}~. It's a bit tricky to take photos of it all in one!

I've covered both sides of the houses with pattered papers and sanded the edges, then embossed a ~{Wavy Twinchie}~, painted it white and inked the pattern. I've painted a dragonfly from ~{Bug Set 1 small}~ and 2 butterflies from the ~{Butterfly Grab Bag}~ then stamped them and inked the edges. I've cut some paper to size and then bound it all together, adding ribbons and beads and charms.

You can find stockists of Tando products ~{HERE}~

Kaz xxx

Guess who missed the Gingersnaps?!

Yep I did!! It's the third week of ~{Stampotique}~ sponsoring ~{Gingersnaps Creations}~ and I made the card in good time as it was for my Nan's 97th birthday, but forgot to send it over to go on their blog. So now I'm going to link it over there anyway!

The challenge is to use your favourite papers which is a tough one to choose, but seeing as the theme is to use scraps, I thought I'd see which papers I had saved the smallest scraps from and it's Basic Grey Euphoria.

I have stamped onto the scraps and cut out the images. The stamps I used are:
~{Carol's Flower Large}~
~{Floral Display}~
~{Starbird with chick}~ I used the chick, and
~{Happy Birthday}~.

Kaz (brainless) xxx

Journalling

I've been doing a few pages in a new journal that I got for 2012. I thought it would be good to see how I'm progressing as the year goes by. I'm using a couple of inspiration sites that have started this month, but I'm only doing the prompts that say something to me as I'd never keep up with either on their own!

This is using ~{Effy Wild's Book of Days}~, the prompt being: what are you looking forward to this year and use a tag.

I went for a very neutral page using colour on the tag only. The head is ~{Clover}~ by Stampotique and the swirls are Autumn Leaves. The rest is doodling and shading.

The tag is a base of Distress Stains with stamps I think by Paperartsy and doodling using a new colour ink and dipping pen. I LOVE the Olympics, always watch it and we got tickets to see some swimming and I can't wait. We did apply for lots, but are happy to even get to one event.

This next page is inspired by ~{Milliande's Seed Journal Day 5}~ I've enjoyed watching Milliande make art on YouTube for a couple of years now. She makes it look so simple!!

I've used acrylic paints and white gesso for this and added white and black pen for the rest. It was so much fun to do. I've added a quote I like - I do the art journal for me, some pages might not be great and won't be shown, but it's the fun I have making them. This idea has been carried over onto this next page, using another quote that is true for me

This was done in a completely different style to what I usually do, but I enjoyed it. Creating pages is a distraction from feeling pants!

Kaz xxx

Relax

As I'm lucky enough to be on the DT for ~{Tando}~ I get lots of goodies to play with which means that chipboard I have from other companies gets forgotten about, so I thought I'd have a sort out before Christmas. I found these letters that came from a kit and having seen something similar on ~{Pinterest}~ (I LOVE that site) I thought I'd make this:

It was so quick and simple - white acrylic paint and a canvas - perfect for my bedroom.

Kaz xxx

Stampotique sponsors Gingersnap Creations Week 2.

Another week of sponsoring ~{Gingersnaps Creations}~ and this time, still with the theme of using scraps, it's Ribbon. I've been hanging on to the last of this lovely lime green ribbon for ages and just about managed to get it around the card by sticking some paper over the top!!

I've used ~{Two Gifts}~ and coloured with Copics and,
~{Happy Birthday}~ and added borders with lime green ink and a bit of doodling. I try not to do it all the time, but then I think it needs a frame so the pen comes out!

Kaz xxx

Stampotique Designer's Challenge - Handbag Calendar

It's the first challenge of the year from the ~{Stampotique Designer's Challenge}~ and it's the turn of ~{Maria}~ to set it. She has asked us to make a handbag calendar and I'm afraid I cheated to make it easy and bought a small diary! For me, this is the best option!

I covered it with some MME paper and then set to work with stamps and pens. The stamps I have used are:
~{Art Angels}~ I adore this stamp.
~{Splatter Long}~  and
~{Random Acts Alphabet}~ for the numbers.

After I'd doodled the border, I used my new ink to make a blob and small puddle and then added some glossy accents for dimension, but that's not easy to see on the photo.

From now on, ALL Challenges will be to use Stampotique stamps, but you will still be able to win a $30 Gift Certificate to spend in the ~{Stampotique Store}~ if you are picked at random; then you can treat yourself to more!!

Kaz xxx