Decorated clipboard

Not had much time to play in the craft room but now that the decorating has been done and everything is back in its place I managed to decorate a clipboard that I've had in my stash for yonks!!

Over at Bunny Zoe Crafts there monthly challenge is Girly, so using my new Julie Nutting stamps, some recycyled packaging from a Prima stencil, couple of doilies and some diecuts I managed to decorate this clipboard last night and here it is.....

Thanks for looking

Polly x

Stampotique - Sketch challenge

Good Morning - This week the ultra talented  Maria is our hostess over at Stampotique and she has created this fantastic sketch for us to work with. It's a great starting point for a lot of stampers as it takes the guess work out of where to begin.

Unfortunately my craft room is filled with furniture and kitchen items due to us having the hall, stairs and landing, dining room and kitchen being decorated so not only has my time been limited in there but working under the craft desk with 2 boisterous Maine Coon kittens sitting on what I'm trying to make is a nightmare!!!  Here they are looking as though butter wouldnt melt in their little mouths!!!  Yeah RIGHT!!!  L-R  Apollo and Athena

So a very simple card from me this week - I followed the sketch to a T using one of Marias new images -  You give me wings (3712)  Tim Holtz Hearts & Wings diecut and using up lots of oddment papers from my scrap box which is the only box I can get easy access to!! :O(

 

Can't wait to see how you use this sketch - you can flip it, rotate it, but the main elements should be visible on your creation.  Please pop over to Stamptoque and see what fantastic creations my talented DT chums have created.

Thanks for looking
Polly x

STAMPOTIQUE Blog Hop

Today Stampotique and the design team would love to invite you to join us for a Blog Hop to introduce our new release. Our design team (as well as a few of the stamp designers) have created some fabulous creations to show off these awesome new stamps, you are going to LOVE them.

Hop through the all the links and leave comments along the way for your chance to win some new stamps. We will choose random commenters and announce on our next challenge the winners who will get some of thew new images.

If you want an additional chance to win some Stampotique goodies, join us for at the Stampotique Designer's Challenges.

Here is a card I  made using the lovely sentiment 'Enjoy today, live for tomorrow and dream for the future' designed by the very talented Maria Sabina Raita

 

Another card I made this time using the 'Banner' stamp designed by the very talented France Papillon

 

 

 

I covered a MDF heart with gesso, inked it all with distress stains and then added a pair of embossed wings.  The cutest bunny ever :O)  'You give me wings' (designed by Maria Sabina Raita) was coloured with Spectrum Noir pens, cut out and placed on the decorated heart.

 

 

Here I have used the 'Home Sweet Home stamp designed again by France Papillon to create a little wall plaque

 

 

and finally ... the stamp 'I love my new dress' by Daniel Torrente, coloured in with Polychromos Pencils, cut out and placed in front of a handmade bobbin decorated with flowers and a scissor diecut

 

If you are just happening upon this blog, you will want to start at Stampotique Designer's Challenge where you can find the master list. From my blog you will want to hop on over to _Kira Nichols blog.

Stampotique Designer's Challenge

Libby Hickson

Jane Wetzel

Valerie Wilson

Sam Read

Nellie van Leeuwen

Gez Butterworth

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Kira Nichols

France Papillon

Maria Sabina Raita

Susan Davies

Roc Nicholas

Kim Howard

Jennifer Cochran

Jo Capper-Sandon

Kaz Boughton

Sarinda Jones

Carol Fox

Magda Polakow

Astrid Stulemeijer

Thanks for hopping with us today, we can't wait to hear which stamps are your favorites from this release.

The whole March release collection can be viewed on the Stampotique website.

Time for another weekly challenge over at Stampotique and this weeks theme of Triangles has been chosen by the very talented Nellie.  Here is what Nellie has to say about her challenge:

I  often like to incorporate geometric shapes in my cards, be it squares, circles, rectangles etc. So this week I challenge you to use such geometric shape  in your card or project. But not just  any shape you like. It has to be a TRIANGLE. Use just one or as many as you like.  Can’t wait to see what you come up with… So have fun stamping!

 

I decided to use alcohol inks this week and around the edge of the alcohol inked background I stamped Abstract Foliage (3031) around the edge. Smushallaum (6122) was stamped up with Memento and coloured in with Polychromos pencils.  What? Never seen a diva before? (8974) was stamped on plain card, cut and edged with black chalk.  Bit of wiggly wire and here it is...

 

I hope you will pop over to Stampotique and see what all my other extremely talented DT ladies have created and maybe join in with us ;O) 

Thanks for looking

Polly x

 

Prima Julie Nutting Stamps

FINALLY.......  I have those long awaited Prima Julie Nutting Stamps and I have to say - love them!!!

So last night saw me in my craft room playing!!!  I cut out a large tag and inked the background with my fave distress inks Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade, inked stencils and stamps, then fussy cut out some flowers from a sheet of K&Co paper from the Sweet Nectar range.  I stamped the girl stamp on some text paper and again used K&Co paper, added some lace, ribbon and a Tim Holtz sentiment and here it is....

 

I am entering this tag into the following challenges

 

Top Tip Tuesday - Tag you're it

Paper Creators Crafts - Flowery Delight

Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Blog - Anything goes

 

Thanks for looking

 

Polly x

 

Stampotique - Wintry Whites

Apologies for being late with this challenge - I seem to be experiencing no end of problems this week with uploading to blogs, commenting and just connecting to the outside world - aarggggh!!!!  Anyway.....

 This weeks theme over at Stampotique has been chosen by the very talented Valerie who has challenged us to use various shades of winter whites in our projects - white, shimmer white, off-white, ecru, eggshell, etc. Here's what Valerie has to say about her color choice,

"Well, it wasn't planned, but this theme has a striking significance for those of us here on the East Coast who have just endured a big winter snow storm! All of nature is drooping under the weight of a heavy white winter blanket! Mother Nature really does provide the most beautiful inspiration!"

I decided to make a bookmark using Karin which has been coloured in with Polychromos Pencils.  A length of ecru velvet ribbon, some metal embelishments and here it is.....

 

 

 

 

Do pop over and see what my other very talented DT members have created for this lovely challenge and hope you will join in with us.  Thank you for looking

Polly 

 

 

Berrylicious

Over at Once Upon A Sketch they have a fabulous sketch and Love theme currently running and after a rather large spending spree over at The Hobby House  yesterday with the aid of Kate of course :O) (hubby may well be living on beans and lentils for a week!!!)  I found some fantastic papers that were just perfect!!!

The layout is of my little grandaughter Daisy who is an absolute delight.  She is just so adorable you just want to eat her!!!  The papers are from a scrapbook paper pack by K & Company called Sweet Nectar - lots of beautiful bright papers perfect for scrapping beautiful little girls.  I only used 2 papers, a lot of fussy cutting of the strawberries and leaf paper and a piece of the gingham which when cut to 9" x 12" was inserted in between the cuts.  A circle was  punched around the edge with a Martha Stewart Loopy punch, a pearl flourish and quote was added and here it is...

 

Thanks for looking

Polly x