Tag Along Challenge: Polka Dots

This is the first time that I have taken part in the new challenge "Tag Along". I couldn't resist a polka dot challenge, especially as I have had this idea floating around in my head for a couple of weeks. The flower was created by "inking" up a solid style stamp with paint and then adding dots with a different colour paint directly to the stamp using the eraser end of a pencil.

I found that it was important to use as little paint as possible, or else the stamp will easily slip on the paper.

The tag itself is a #2 tag from PaperArtsy. Which is also where the paints and stamps are from (links below)

 

The script is stamped with paint, just lightly touching the tag to the stamp to use only a small part of the stamp. I inked the edges of the tag with brushed cordruoy distress ink and stampes the "smile" and splatter with the same ink. I added a polka dot ribbon, which I inked first with the distress ink.

 Finally, I decided to mount the tag to a card.

materials
Paints: Sky and Guacamole
stamps:  script, flower. smile, splatter
tag: #2

Kraft tags with Rogue redhead

I decided to make three quick and easy tags with the quirky new Candy Kisses plate from Rogue Redhead (they have a new website, check it out) The bold simple designs are prefect for simple colouring styles, such as colouring with pencils on kraft card.


I also used the background from the relish reading plate with tea dye ink to produce a soft background image. I did this by covering the image with a torn scrap of post-it note, inking up the stamp and gently pressing the card onto the stamp, to get a faint uneven background. I love this effect as it takes away the starkness of a plain background, yet does not detract from the main image.

What's your poison?

The new challenge at Stampotique is "an altered poison bottle". This challenge really had me stumped, I just don't really do altering and I pondered and pondered and pondered until I ran out of time. I looked at bottles, but just drew a complete blank. In the end I decided to make a tag for a beer bottle, as that's my husband's favourite "poison". I also decided to go masculine, and also attempted "witty".

I used the quote "escape the ordinary...daydream" but changed it to "escape the ordinary...drink".

I thought that this little guy had an air of inebriation about him.

So all in all, I feel that I cheated on this challenge, but I think I might just get away with it.

And for those who remember and loved him, the little bowtie is an homage to Keith Floyd.

All stamps are from Stampotique

SDC 40: Tag time

At The Stampotique Challenge Nellie has challenged us to make a tag. You can use any stamps for this challenge, but as usual Stampotique stamps are up for grabs as a prize.

I used an old favourite from Stampotique, Smile, but gave him a crown from Jo Capper-Sandon's range, which I stamped using a masking technique. The words are a stamp from Jo's latest collection and work perfectly with the crown.

I highlighted the crown and the edge of the tag, using a quickie glue pen and gilding flakes. I love this simple technique.

GC113- babes and tots

For the current gingersnap theme, babes and tots, I decided to make a new baby card using the floating front method I did for Craft Stamper Magazine. I wanted to show that you didn't have to have a floating cut out image, but that it was a good way to mount tags too. The image is a forever friends stamp, coloured with pencils.

getting edgy...

The challenge at CAS-ual fridays is "getting edgy" i.e add an interesting edge to you Clean and Simple projects.

I was making this tag for the rogue redhead blog for next week, and I was sat there thinking, hmmmm it needs something at the edge. I had just been contemplating adding some sepia accents to the flowers, so it was there to hand, and I wondered, "what would it look like as an edging" so I ran a thin line around the edge and then smudged it with my finger (on purpose, lol).

so that's my interesting edge. The stamps are Rogue Redhead floriculture plate, and I have used pencils and kraft card (as usual)

I guess this is another one for the kraft jounal's summer theme too.

gingersnap: from the mall

From the Mall, is the current challenge at gingersnap creations.
"mall"- not a word we Brits use, but I think I know what it means, I watch enough American telly. Anyway, I took this challenge to mean anything from a shopping trip. So I used this label from some clothes, and used it to make a card.

I've used girl with the heart purse, from stampotique. She was my first ever stampotique stamp. I used her to enter a stampotique challenge and wons some more stamps, that's how it started, and now I'm on their DT, talking of which this card would actually qualify for the current acetate challenge, but I can't enter that as I'm on the DT.

I attached the tag to the card with an eyelet.

LIM: One Layer Card -Embossing

Another fantastic theme at less is more: One layer card with embossing (any kind)

my piece is done with dry embossing.

This card, envelope and tag set was the original version of the "one layer Wonder" article I did for latest issue of Craft Stamper Magazine. I quite liked it but we decided that for an article it just needed more colour to grab the readers' attention. And that's how the very pink set came about that's in the article. I thought I'd post it just to show how an article comes about, and also I've used two lines of dry embossing (on this and the card in the article, which are not obvious from the photo (except the close up one), but are very obvious in real life.
All of the stamps on this set are PaperArtsy Hotpicks (HP1005, Xtra01 and Xtra 03)

Happy Valentine Weekend with Stampotique

There's plenty of love inspiration at the stampotique designer's challenge. As the design team has grown, the challenge posts are now split over 4 posts, so it's worth popping back and seeing all the creations.
Don't forget to take part in the challenge, and as it's the first challenge of the month you don't even have to use Stampotique stamps (and lets face it we all have something love themed in our collection) and you could win $30 worth of stamps!!

My challenge piece will be posted on wednesday, but you can get a preview here. I decided to make a simple valentine gift box. (I did see something similar to this on a blog recently and meant to credit it but can't find it, if you know where it is please let me know.) - I found it.... here

I simply chose the size of label die that fit my image and then made a really simple box, and used the diecut as a lid. I added a ribbon and a tag and fastened with velcro.

This would be perfect for holding chocolate or jewellery, but believe it or not actually holds 3 pairs of socks!!

stamps used 3019 bow heart
6119 hanging hearts

which are available direct from Stampotique or from Happy Daze in the UK

tag competition

For the remainder of the month the Frantic Stamper Design Team will be doing something a little different. We have all been busy making a wide variety of tags to share with you; sometimes we'll share two tags in one day. Though we are including the materials we used to make them, we won't necessarily be giving you step-by-step instructions. This gave us a chance for us to be creative during the holidays when things are a lot busier, while still, hopefully, providing you with some inspiration.

And Inspiration is what this is all about! We really hope you will be inspired to create some tags of your own.

We want to see YOUR tags. The design team will be collecting photos of your best tags for a special contest. On January 1, 2011, the team will chose and publish the photos the finalists' tags for you all to see, and to vote on. The winner will get to be a "Guest Designer" for a day on the blog, and will win a wonderful prize of merchandise from Frantic Stamper (www.franticstamper.com).

To participate, send a quality photo of your tag in jpeg format (please set the resolution low enough to keep the file size under 1MB), along with your name and email address to franticStamperContest@gmail.com before midnight PST, December 29, 2010. Please send only photos that you own the rights to, and be aware of copyrights of any images you use. In event of a tie in the voting, the Design team will make the final decision on the winner.

This tag is an idea for adding place names to a party table, by adding a tag to a peg (clothespin) to attach to a wine glass.

a little tag for rogue redheads

Here's just a little tag I made using stamps from the relish reading plate from Rogue Redhead Designs which is featured on the blog today.
These reading themed stamps work beautifully with old book pages.

I will also make this another entry for Theme Thursday.

Scrolls work stamps at Happy Daze

How exciting is this for me? two of my favourite stamp companies together!!
Happy Daze have started to stock some of Scrolls Works lovely stamps Here, so those of you who love the stamps but are still afraid of ordering from the states (I remember when I used to be. I soon got over that once I tried it though!!) now have a supplier in the UK. Isn't it fantastic?
Here are three samples I have made for Happy Daze using some of the stamps they are stocking. but go check it out there's plenty more as well.
This final one also uses words from Jo's range at Stampotique which is also available from Happy Daze.

Holiday happenings

The gingersnap creations blog is currently running a challenge to make christmas cards along a number of outdoor related themes.
I decided to make this tag using a stamp from the frantic stamper's own range of stamps

I'm also sneaking in a bit more nail art. Toe nails this time.

"something completely different.."

It's the first time I've taken part in the "something completely different" challenge, but this week you have to make a tag with the theme "are you sitting comfortably?" and I thought that this chair stamp from Scrolls Work was perfect. The background words and sequence waste stamps are also from Scrolls Work.

Happy Daze Design Team announcement + tag

I am really pleased to announce that I have been invited to join the Happy Daze Design team. Happy Daze are a fantastic UK shop, selling loads of gorgeous stamps, tools and accesories.

One of the fabulous ranges they sell is Stampotique originals, I have used two of their stamps to make this really quick and simple tag. The glitter has been done with a glitter spray, masking off the unstamped areas of the tag, and the body of the fairy. I think it makes the text look almost like an glittery acetate layer

summer, summer, summer time...

The theme at the stampotique challenge is what summer means to you. for this particular challenge you don't have to use stampotique stamps, but for me Jasmin sums up what summer's all about, laying on the grass daydreaming amongst the flowers.

I am also entering this for a few other challenges:
Tag tuesday- a few of my favourite things, as there are quite a few of my favourite things on this tag: acetate, torn paper, ribbon, Jo's Jasmin stamp and her fabulously quirky daisies. Also I have used my current favourite method of colouring, simple pencils, as well as a simple clean style.

Gingersnap: transparencies

Mixed media monday: floral tributes

The stamps I used are Jo's stamps from Stampotique, available in the UK from Happy Daze.

big yellow flower!!

I found the instructions for making this paper crysanthemum in a paper sculpting book and had to give it a try. It's actually really easy and perfect for using up all of those dodgy scrapbook papers you bought ages ago as it uses a 6"x12" piece of paper. I thought this would look good on a present so attached it to a simple tag, and added a bee. The bee and splatter stamps are from Jo C apper-Sandon's new range from stampotique, available from Happy Daze in the UK.
I have added some torn papers to the tag so am entering it for Sunday Stampers' "torn" theme.

The flower is made from a 6x12 piece of paper, fold in half lengthways, score 1cm from fold line. cut strips down to score line.
roll the whole piece up (I stuck a piece of souble sided tape along the whole length of the scored bit). then use the edge of your scisors to curl all the strips.

Gingersnap challenge : Quotes

This week the challenge at Gingersnap's is "quotes", another opportunity to use this fabulous quote from Scrolls Work Stamps. The tag is part of our forum's collaborative challenge, this tag is for Carol.

All other stamps are by Scrolls Work. and the Image is one of the old collage images from Inka

Penny's tag.

"at last!" I hear Penny sigh. I have kept her waiting for this one for a long time. I hope it was worth the wait. This is part of our Forum's collaborative tag project, Penny chose the theme "the sea" so it was either this or mermaids.

All the stamps are by PaperArtsy.