Give The Dog a Bone

I've made this very quick and easy card for a family birthday using scraps of paper and ~{2204 Give The Dog A Bone}~ by Maryse Carrier.

I've coloured him with Copics and just added a bit of Glossy Accents for his nose. He's such a cute dog and very quick to colour too!

Kaz xx

A little bit of calm...

A different take on a tag, using Jasmin and Quiet place.

Skinny Eric on a Skinni

I'd not heard of Skinni's before, but they are a bit like ATC's only they measure 3" x 5", and they are a challenge on a blog with the theme being 'blue and white'. I've been itching to use Eric as I really like him and he's the perfect size.


I've put him on a background created using Glimmer Mists and used 3014 Splatter Long to add a few more blobs.

As I think that Eric is probably loved by all of Daniel Torrente's girls, I've given him a couple of hearts from 3003 Heart Cube so he can give them out. I think he probably has more than one girl on the go at a time!

Kaz xx

Simply Sweet

Sometimes it's fun to create simple cards...........no muss, no fuss, just simple. Sometimes I think that less says more. Ohhh I love to pull out my Designer Papers, Ribbons, Buttons and other embellies and just play, but sometimes I want something that's completely understated, the focus being the image and words.

That's what I did with this card. Did you know that you can use Copic Markers quite successfully on coloured Cardstock? You need to stick to the lighter colours obviously, but you can achieve some neat results. I like to work on Light Blue, Pink and Lighter shades of Yellow.

For this card, I stamped "Thinking Of You" a wonderful image by Maryse Carrier in Momento Black ink. I then coloured with Copics. One tip for using your Copics on the coloured cardstock and gettting somewhat of a decent blend is to go over the area that you want to colour with your colourless blender first. The Second tip is to work tone on tone...........for example, rather than colouring the chair in completely, I used two darker shades of yellow to add some shading.

One thing that you can do when working with coloured cardstock is to have a scrap handy to test the colours on. That way, as you add each colour, you can test to see if it will work or not. For instance, if you're colouring on light blue cardstock, you don't want to use yellow as it will take on a green tinge. Of course colours will also appear darker on the cardstock. The little dog is actually coloured in baby skin pink and shaded with a wee bit of sand as the browner shades took on a muddy tone. Lastly, use the natural colour of your cardstock to create Highlights. As you can see in the lampshade, I've left some yellow space. You can soften up the edges of these areas by softly stroking your colourless blender around the area.

To finish this simple card, I used the just sitting here thinking of you stamp from Carol's Collection.

Hope you all have a wonderful day


Vicki

Imagine...

Here I created a 4 x 4" card using:

Jasmin
Big Bee (wings)
Imagine Definition
Medium Bee

All by Stampotique Originals.

Coloured using Copic markers and edge distressed with white Gesso.

Thanks, Jo Capper-Sandon. x

Magical Beauty

Those beautiful ladies are out basking in the sun again.... 

ahhhh, the lazy days of summer!

Stampotique images:

Beauties, Sun Design, Grass, Tall Word Collage

Please drop by my blog for more details.

More From MaryAnne Walters!

We would like to share a wonderful video created by MaryAnne Walters highlighting her recent Stampotique creations.  Thank you for sharing the inspiring details of your creations, MaryAnne!

Check out Mary Anne's blog ScrappyStickyInkyMess
and leave her some love.

Bookmark and Bag/Purse Charm

This is my first post as a member of the DT and I have chosen to start off with a bit of beading.

I've made a bookmark using 9112 En Dago en Maschera and 2051 Friendly Face as they fit perfectly into a 1.5 x 1.5in Memory Frame. One side has glass at the front and the other is finished with Glossy Accents and then I've added some beads and ribbon.


The second project again uses a 1.5 x 1.5in Memory Frame, but this time I've used 6051 Prom Queen and 6108 Karin. I've turned this one into a Bag Charm (UK) or a Purse Charm (USA).
I've added a split ring and a bit of chain and then attached lots of beads and a bit of ribbon.



Kaz xx

Tray of Creativity

Today I thought I would share some fabulous artwork from MaryAnne.  She shared this with me a week or two ago and I was just blown away by the creativity of it and then to peruse her blog I found out she made this try from cardstock.  How cool is that????

Check out Mary Anne's blog ScrappyStickyInkyMess and leave her some love for her fabulous tray using Stampotique stamps.

Miss you...

In this card I have used "2145p - Hello" and the text
"9010p - I miss you" and "7153p - Timeless"

For more cards and other handmade things, visit my blog.

Hugs Milo =)

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Art by Carol

This adorable watercolored garden card was created by Carol and it's just too sweet not to share with everyone! I have a few containers labelled "not a clue" too!! LOL!

Bee and butterfly in love

Made this card for Kaz. I used the Jo Capper-Sandon stamps: medium bee, small butterfly and heart cubed. Background and hearts with Distress inks Scattered Straw and Dried Marigold and Adirondack ink Cloudy Blue.

Friendship

I haven't used my brayer for so long, so I wiped it off and went to work to do this card.  I love the simplicity of stamping on a brayered background.  I think it makes the image pop.  The main image with saying can be found here.  The flower that I used for the sun can be found here.

Thank you for stopping by,

Kim P.

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations sponsored by Stampotique Originals

This week over at Going Grey with Scrap-creations they are having a challenge that Stampotique Originals is sponsoring this week. Carol & Jim are graciously giving away a $15 gift certificate to the Stampotique Originals store to one lucky winner.

Some of the design team participated in this challenge in which you are required to use the sketch above along with BASIC GREY papers.

We hope you will join us this week over at Going Grey with Scrap-creations using the sketch above AND Basic Grey papers for your chance to win $15 gift certificate to Stampotique Originals.

Queen of Life

Card details:

Stamps: Queen of Life, Splatter Long, and French Text from Stampotique Originals

Cardstock: Basic Black, Really Rust, Collage Sheets from Stampotique Originals and Stamper's Select White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories: Glossy Accents

Introducing Stampotique Originals new Designers

Please help Stampotique Originals welcome the newest members of our design team.  We are so excited to have them on board and hope you will leave them a little love and welcome them to the design team.

Willy Anderson
Monique Verbeek 
Karen (Kaz) Boughton 

*sorry, some of the links were not working on the original post so reposting this*

Kaz created a project for this weeks Stampotique Designer's Challenge to use a template.

Again, welcome to the team gals, can't wait to keep up with what you are creating using the Stampotique stamps!  


For anyone still wishing to join us in the challenge, this week our challenge is to use a template of some kind.  To see the details of the challenge, see this post.

Mushroom Group

This is one of the new templates from Creative Cuts & More called Rectangle Window A7 Scallop Card.  I love the larger size of this card and the scallops were perfect for some pearls.  I added a strip of 7 Gypsies Venice paper along the middle of the card and used my Scor-pal to score 2 lines outside of the papers.  The images I used are new stamps from Stampotique- Mushroom Group, Small Butterfly and Go Confidently.  I stamped my mushroom image with Dish All the Dirt Brown and on the backside I colored my image with my SU! markers.

Introducing Stampotique Originals new Designers

Please help Stampotique Originals welcome the newest members of our design team.  We are so excited to have them on board and hope you will leave them a little love and welcome them to the design team.

Willy Anderson

Monique Verbeek            

Karen (Kaz) Boughton     

Kaz created a project for this weeks Stampotique Designer's Challenge to use a template.

Again, welcome to the team gals, can't wait to keep up with what you are creating using the Stampotique stamps!  


For anyone still wishing to join us in the challenge, this week our challenge is to use a template of some kind.  To see the details of the challenge, see this post.

Miss Snottie

I´ve used "6085 Misss Snottie".




For more inspiration visit my blog.
Hugs Milo Lilja

DT Call Closed & New Challenge

Our DT Call has been closed, please be on the lookout for the introduction to our new design team members soon.

Also, make sure to visit us over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge for Valerie Wilson's challenge this week to use a Template and your chance to win a $15 Gift Certificate for Stampotique Originals!

Stampotique Design Team Call

Call for New Members on the

Stampotique Design Team

 We have a few members of our design team that have taken a bit of an hiatus for awhile; Jo Capper-Sandon is busy finishing up her book, Sue Roddis is in the midst of moving to the middle east and Irina Blount will put her time into designing classes where she uses our stamps.  Because of these changes, we need to bring on some additional creators!

Please contact me personally at carol@stampotique.com if you are interested and also include your blog so that I can experience your style.  I will return emails to everyone who contacts me.  I can only take on two people, so please understand that the others will be kept in safekeeping for future need! 

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What Stampotique expects from you!

1.  Willing to make a real commitment to the team

2.  Have your own blog and post at least weekly

3.  Place our logo, as well as the two DT badges, and link-to on your blog

4.  Partake in all Stampotique challenges (challenges happen every two weeks) unless prior notice to the DT coordinator

5.  Post a new card/piece of artwork on the Designers’ Blog in a fashion that allows the Designers’ Blog  to have something new at least once a week, with all DT members taking a rotating turn

6.  Visit the individual entrie’s blogs and comment on their work and also thank them for joining us for the challenge.

What YOU should expect from Stampotique!

1.  Supplies of RUBBER as needed and desired, as long as they are used for making items to post on either the Challenge site or Designers’ link.

2.  While a member of our DT, you will have a discount of 25% allowed on anything on the website.

3.  DT members will receive recognition on the Design Team Challenge blog and the Designers Blog, as well as the personal Stampotique blog 

NB: Please note that Kim Howard is our newly appointed DT Coordinator.  She is adept with the computer so those type of questions go to her.  Kim will help you through all the loading of your work, etc.  She and Vicki Garrett are working together to write a detailed step-by-step of how to upload, etc. so that everyone has the information at their fingertips.

Carol Ramsey

 

Enjoying 10-Second Cards!

I've been having a blast creating a little collection of 10 second cards to have on hand for - well, for whatever! I'm back to the basics of just enjoying the stamp, the ink and the paper in its simplest form! This little set is going to make a great mother's day gift for my mom! She's always sending little notes and baked goods to friends in the community. I know she'll like 'em :) I sure had fun making them! Pop on over to my blog for more 10 second cards and a challenge for you to join in making some too - just for the heck of it!

All images by Stampotique

Have a wonderful day!

Val

New stamps at Stampotique!

(Stamps used above :JASMIN, SILENCE SPEAKS, DAISY DAISY, SPLATTER LONG, and TINY BEE.)

Today a new range of stamps are released using some deigns and drawings I put together. For the full range of sample pieces please visit my blog as theres a rather long post over there. Here's a few pics to give you an idea...


(Stamps used above: BIG BEE, MEDIUM AND TINY BEE DUO, HEXAGON, LONG SPLATTER)


Please check out the new stamps here over at the Stampotique store. Janet Klein also has a couple of new images too which are fab!



(stamps used above along with MOONGIRL and TINY BIRDS are; CROWN, SPLATTER LONG, GIANT 'SHROOM, BOW HEART, DAISY DAISY, FRENCH TEXT, MUSHROOM GROUP and EACH LIFE)

I hope you enjoy working with them.

Thankyou...have a great weekend,

Jo Capper-Sandon x

A Quick Little Number

This quick little card makes the great holder for a packet of seeds - perfect for Earth Day!

Images: Single Dragonfly and sentiment by Stampotique

Please drop by my blog for details :)

Cheers,

Val

I See Clearly...Seriously!

 More details on card can be found at Kim's blog.

Card Details:

Stamps: I See Clearly from Stampotique Originals, sentiment from Handwritten Notes from Papertrey Ink

Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Stamper's Select White

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics

Accessories:  Collectionz by Junkitz (fabric), Janome sewing, Crystal Effects, Sakura Jelly Roll pen & souffle pen

Stampotique Originals Sponsored Oh, Alice! Challenge

This week Stampotique Originals is sponsoring a challenge over at Oh, Alice! If you have not participated in their challenges before, now is the time to jump in! Stampotique Originals was generous enough to donate at $15 gift certificate to their store to the winner of the week.

CHAPTER 8: You can learn a lot of things from the FLOWERS...

`Never mind!' Alice said in a soothing tone, and stooping down to the daisies, who were just beginning again, she whispered, `If you don't hold your tongues, I'll pick you!'

There was silence in a moment, and several of the pink daisies turned white.

`That's right!' said the Tiger-lily. `The daisies are worst of all. When one speaks, they all begin together, and it's enough to make one wither to hear the way they go on!'

`How is it you can all talk so nicely?' Alice said, hoping to get it into a better temper by a compliment. `I've been in many gardens before, but none of the flowers could talk.'
Hello everyone! What a sweet, sunny sign of Spring it is when all of our floral friends come out to play! Here at the Oh, Alice! Blog, we definitely agree with Alice that you can learn a lot of things from the flowers! This week's challenge? You got it! USE FLOWERS on your card or project!

Some of our design team participated in the Oh, Alice! challenge this week and this is what they came up with-make sure to leave them some love on their blogs which can be found by clicking on their pictures.

*do not post your creations on this post;

make sure you go to the Oh, Alice! blog to add your URL to Mr. Linky*

Flower Pot Girl

I had much fun creating this card using my Designer Paper as a starting point for choosing the colours in the main image. For more details on this card, please visit my blog




Stamps: Flower Pot Girl Just sitting here thinking of you