Friendly card

The five stamps I´ve used are:







You can see more art at my website.
Hugs Milo

Wishing You Pure Joy

 

Are you all ready for Christmas?  I am so close to being ready.  This was one gift I have been trying to finish all week and finally sat down last night to complete it.  Today I will finish wrapping 3 gifts before we spend the evening with family.

This week for Blogger's Challenge we were to create with the theme of "Christmas".  While my image doesn't look Christmas'y, I really felt like the sentiment was perfect for the holidays so I went with it.  The pocket was created by folding up part of the cardstock and sewing the very edge of it on both sides, slipping the gift certificate in.

I made 2 of these and apologize as the photo of the next one is horrible!  I cut my gift certificates down to the size I needed and then I worked the holder around it.  I had seen an adorable template over at Kristina Werner's blog but it was for a regular size gift card and mine was more like a folded piece of paper (a little smaller).  I did my best but didn't created underneath the same way as hers.

I used up some of my papers that I have, some scraps, some full pieces.  I know by next year I won't want to be using them so better to use them up now.

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!  Be safe!

Gift Card Details:

Stamps: Wishing You Pure Joy 5222 and Splatter Blob 3013 from Stampotique Originals

Cardstock: Dare to be a Diva Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Night of Navy

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Copic markers

Accessories: Ribbon, Spellbinders Nestabilities, dimensionals, small & large tag punch

Happy Christmas!

Here are some more fantastic holiday cards from Annette Ward using some of Kylie Diorio's images.

Just a reminder that we will NOT be having a new challenge this week but will be taking a break until the New Year, which gives you the opportunity to have an additional few weeks to join us in the last challenge.

 Eclectus #5511

 Cockatiels #5516

 Cockatoo Screech #5512

Quick and Simple Birthday Cards

I've got a few birthdays coming up, so it was good to get the Christmas stash away and
get back to normal. As the birthdays are for males and females and I don't have a great deal of creativity going on, I thought I'd use the same stamp 2204 Give The Dog A Bone by Maryse Carrier and use 2 colourways.

The papers are both by MME and I've used rub on greetings.

Kaz xxx

Christmas waves a Magic Wand........

I adore this sentiment. I think this is the last of the cards that I will create for Christmas this year. In fact I'm thinking I better get the cards into the mail today if there's any hope that they will arrive to their recipients on time! I've completed my Christmas Shopping......now just to wrap and finish up the Christmas Candymaking.



Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Holiday..................Hugs and Love,


Vicki

Stamps: Giant Snowflake 2124 Christmas Waves 8932
Antique Border

Paper: Pink, Blue cardstock, DP: Eskimo Kisses Basic Grey
Ink: Bliss Blue, Pink SU! Versamark
Accessories: Pearls-$$ store, Sponges, Dimensionals, Glue dots, Nestabilities, Embossing Powder

I love making tags!
Even though "Oh Joy" doesnt look really happy here...i think he secretly loves Christmas:))

Parrot Love

Annette Ward, one of our Stampotique fans sent me in a bunch of wonderful cards using some of Kylie Diorio's images. I thought I would share some great Christmas ones now, but I have a lot more to share with you another day.

Thanks Annette for sharing them with us!

*Parrot Torso 5514

*Shhh...5505

*No Snow Nose 5500

Blessings

Here is a bookmark created as a gift for an avid reader in our family.

Portland by Stampotique

See my blog for more details.
Happy Holidays!
Val :)

People Person!

A fun card I created in the last couple of weeks. For details, please visit my blog!

www.summerthymestudio.blogspot.com

Robins

Made this card for the Sunday Postcard Art challenge with theme 'Robins'.
Stamps I used are all Stampotique Originals:
3028 - swirl stalks
5120 - sunny days
6112 - tree
6113 - oh my dear

Just a little Cupcake

This is the last creation from our November guest designer, Janet Klein.  It's an adorable cupcake tag with some bling.

If you haven't joined us for our Blingy Bling challenge and your chance to win a $30 gift certificate from Stampotique, now is your time to join.  This week is it is a Stampotique only stamps week.  We always enjoy seeing the awesome creations that the players come up with, so I hope you will join us.

A big Thank you again to Janet for her fabulous creations!  

Stamps: 9213  Just a cupcake

Oh My Dear card

I love this ~{Oh My Dear}~ stamp, I think it's the antler gloves. I shall be using him a lot this Christmas.

I've coloured him with Copics and used MME papers with Bazzill card. The greeting has been printed and doodled.

Kaz xxx

ATC Galore

Have you ever seen so many beautifully bright colors displayed so perfectly?  I absolutely love the vibrant ATC's that our November Guest Designer, Janet Klein has created along with the ATC box.  

If you haven't joined us for our Girly Girl challenge and your chance to win a $30 gift certificate from Stampotique, now is your time to join.  This week is it is a non-Stampotique requirement to play.  We always enjoy seeing the awesome creations that the players come up with, so I hope you will join us.

Fleur de Girls (Girly) ATC's and ATC box: Stamp, Stitch and Collage.

Waltzing Fleu 9045

Daff 9022

Fleur Belle 9047

Fleur de Girl 9049

Fleur de Girl #3 9070

Grow 9003

All Stitched Up

A faux stitched tag using the Stampotique Kisses stamp instead of stitches :0)By colouring the edge of the stamped kisses in a slightly darker tone it creates the impression of panels, that along with white highlights makes for a fab stitched effect.



Coloured using Copic markers, I also used Mary and a bird from the Birds and Bugs Cube.

For further details on this piece please check out the post on my blog :0)

Many thanks.

SDC19: Girly Girl

Kim Prince is our hostess over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge today and here is what she wrote - "I am so excited to be offering the challenge this week! It has been a dark and dreary week here in Halifax, with so much rain it's crazy! So, I would like to challenge you all to make something using a girly girl theme! I know your cards will bring some much needed sunshine to us all! This challenge is open to any and all stamps, but if you do have Stampotique stamps, we would love to see you use them! If you would like to be in the draw to win the FABULOUS $30 gift certificate from Stampotique Originals, please upload your card and share with us your creation, and you will be entered in the draw! I can't wait to see all
your creations!"
 

Since our November guest designer is Janet Klein, we wanted to make sure that we featured her wonderful creation over here and make sure to visit back next week as I share another one of her fantastic creations!

9077  Bird Legs

7213 Row of numbers

Pamphlet stitch girlfriend journal with vintage earring closure.

Happy Belated Halloween!

Join us over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge for our current challenge to create a something spooky, creepy crawly.  Thank you to our October guest designer, Shannon Sawyer for joining us in the challenges. Here are some more of Shannon's creations.  Love the fabulous colors and even though Halloween has passed, they are awesome!

Be sure to check out our new Guest Designer for November, one of Stampotique's own artists, Janet Klein.

Happy Halloween

Hope you had a spooktacular day! Thought I'd better post this project before the day was out, or I'd have to wait until next year! I made this very simple card in a Jiffy using the latest release's over at Stampotique. The Pumpkin is from Halloween Cube 2, The sentiment and Kisses Line image is by the very talented Jo Capper-Sandon!

I love to colour on Kraft Cardstock, it requires little effort and I just like the look that you can achieve. Hope that you had lot's of sweet treats today.......I wish that Jonathon was still trick or treating, because I'd have a Candy Stash to raid..............hmmmmm off to find something sweet!

Happy Halloween,

Vicki

Published!!

 Blowing my own trumpet a bit here.......the latest issue of the Dutch magazine
ART SPECIALLY is published this week and I have an article in there...............
featuring STAMPOTIQUE stamps!!
This is a little sneak peek!

Sue Roddis
www.sroddis.blogspot.com

Spooktacular!

Have you seen this spooktacular box from our designer, Kaz Boughton?  The ghosts & goblins are keeping those glimmer mists safe & sound inside that dungeon of a box.  Such fabulous colors on her creation!

If you haven't seen the new challenge over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge, come visit us and join us this week to create something Creepy, Spooky and Crawly with your Stampotique Originals stamps.

The Scottish Play

Have you seen the new challenge up over at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge yet?  Come join us over there as we pay homage to the upcoming "Fright Night"!  Valerie has embraced her dark side and challenges us to create something spooky, freaky, ghoulish, dreadful, dark, mysterious, creepy, ghastly, tragic, grim, shocking, wicked and fun using only Stampotique Originals stamps!

This creation was made by Sue Roddis.  You can read more about the details on her blog here.

Pumpkin patch

 Pumpkins for sale at the pumpkin patch!
PUMPKINS from HALLOWEEN CUBE 2

 The pumpkins are stamped onto ready coloured card and then cut out leaving a small tab at the bottom. Cut slits in the card at the base, slip the tab through and secure underneath. This makes the pumpkins stand up proud of the surface.

 

Here is the salesman looking hopeful! He is WEASEL with thank you.
You can see the complete project on my blog HERE
Sue Roddis

Another Scrappy Tag!

Another fun little tag to share! 

Hope you like it! :)

Images by Stampotique Originals:
Oh My Dear, Thank You from Weasel

Congrats Kimmy - a.k.a. Grandma

Please join me in celebrating!!  Our very own Kim Prince is a brand new grandma!  Congratulations, Kim - that's the most wonderful news ever!!  

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Kim's wonderful news had me in the craftroom today (generating scraps! LOL!)  Here's a little tag I created today using a few of those scraps:

Halloween Cube 2 and Carrot by Stampotique

Knock, knock!

 A fun project I made for an Alice in Wonderland themed challenge!

 I used KARIN as ALICE!

And here GIORGIO is playing his part as the fish footman standing outside of the door!

Karin 6108
Giorgio 7020
Welcome door 6095
You can see more on my blog....www.sroddis.blogspot.com
Sue Roddis

Friendship Bunnies

These images have been sitting around on my desk for some while and I finally took the time to create some cards with all of them.  This is using the Blueberry Bunnies in a Basket stamp with the We Cannot Part with Our Friends sentiment.  I thought it was quite appropriate with this darling image.

Hope you enjoy the card, I love how it turned out!  If you want any additional details you can visit my blog at Basement Stamper.