Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge - October 2016 - Take a Theme Autumn/Fall Inspiration

A little inspiration to get you in the mood to join in our TIMI challenge over at the Craft Stamper Magazine blog where we would love you to share your Autumn/Fall stamped projects with us.

I've used the fabulous Leaf Blueprints stamp designed for Sizzix by Tim Holtz. It's stamped and layered onto a Disress Ink background, that has been splashed with water. Extra colour was added using Prismacolour pencils, and I added some extra lines and measurements to create a border around the edge of the card to co-ordinate.

So get stamping, follow the instructions of how to join in and you could be in with a chance of winning a fabulous prize from That's Crafty

Or even a chance to be featured in the magazine itself, how cool would that be!

Happy Stamping
Elizabeth x

Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge January 2016 - Take a Stamp

Here we go with the first challenge of the year over at the Craft Stamper Magazine Blog where we like you to "Take a Stamp" and get creating a project.
As always we have a fabulous prize up for grabs as well as a chance to be featured in the magazine.
Our sponsors this time around are:-

Who for magpies like me have some fabulous sparkly goodies :)

Elizabeth x

Dragons Dream TIO - Toffee and Lace

This time around over at the Dragons Dream TIO Julie Ann has chosen the theme of "Toffee and Lace" Yumm!!!
Love George the bear from IndigoBlu and combined with the "z's" from the Bear Hugs stamp set, I thought this fitted the bill perfectly.
The background has been inked with a mixture of Tea Dye and Dried Marigold Distress Inks, as has the stamped image of George, to create a toffee colour.
He has a bed of soft hessian and beautiful cotton crocheted lace, no wonder he is snoozing!
So we would love you to join our challenge this time around, just please don't forget to include toffee, lace and of course at least one real stamp on your tag. Leave us a direct link back to your artwork then we can pay your blog a visit.

Elizabeth x

Take It Make It Challenge - Christmas with a None Christmas Stamp

As you know our Take It Make It challenge at the Craft Stamper Blog is all about making a Christmas image from a non-Christmas stamp, so here goes..................
 Per pick up a Penguin lol or rather a perfume bottle stamp from Joanna Sheen. I know I can't help my northern humour, and I love these quirky little fella's.

And by giving him some eyes in the loops of the ribbon, viola, a Penguin or three lol. They have some IndigoBlu gears for snowflakes, and I used the Kaisercraft Grunge font stamps to make the Noel.
So you still have plenty of time to enter, there's a fabulous set of stamps from The Artisic Stamper stamper up for grabs as well as having your work published in the magazine itself!
Elizabeth xxx

Sunday Stampers #328 Autumn Leaves

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I love Hel's theme this week over at The Sunday Stamper's "Autumn Leaves" there a hundreds of them in my garden, the price you pay for living alongside woods!Not that I'm complaining, the colour changes are fabulous, rusts, reds and golds, beautiful.

I decided to give my mirror a little makeover, well it was hugely expensive, from the big blue shop, have to get my monies worth lol. And thought I'd incorporate Hel's theme, with leaves and of course flowers.
This sheet of butterflies is one of the gorgeous Rustic Harmony papers, that I just couldn't  bring myself to chop up, so having such a big area to cover was far less painful, as there are lot's still showing :) and I have some left!!!!

All the flowers are Rustic Harmony papers cut out with the Mini Tattered Florals die along with leaves and twigs cut out with the Autumn Gathering die, love both of those. The edges are inked in Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink, to hive then a little more vintage feel, and pearls added to the centres of the flowers.

The stamps that match the paper collection are gorgeous and stamp out perfectly every time. Took a chance and added the "Laughter and Love" after I'd glued down the paper lol, would have cried if it all went wrong!
The butterflies and the "Live, Laugh, Love" sentiment were stamped onto cream cardstock and aged with Brushed Corduroy ink to blend in.
So there you have it, my new mirror frame, and I even managed to keep myself out of shot lol.
Happy Crafting Elizabeth xx

I'm also going to enter this into the Craft My Life Challenge Oct/Nov
And also into Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge 

Dragons Dream TIO #176 The Letter "W" and Lace

This time around at the Dragons Dream TIO Helen has chosen the theme of the letter "W" and Lace.
I love Crafty Individuals stamps and have been lucky to have made their top five on a few occasions, and these two stamps are both winnings!
I wanted a quite neutral background to contrast with the gorgeous butterfly stamp. My original piece of black lace went awol whilst finishing off the tag, so I had to colour a white piece, and didn't make a good job of it :( all best plans and that!
The Design Team and our fabulous Guest Designer Deborah, have made some fantastic tags to inspire you, just follow the recipe and don't forget to use at least one real stamp.
Elizabeth x

The Butterfly Challenge - Spots and Stripes

A very late entry for Mrs A's Butterfly Challenge Spots and Stripes I don't use pink very often, but this Picked Raspberry is yummy!
I used it to stamp out the IndigoBlu "Bubbles Background" for the spots, and then using the edge of a Slim Jim, made the stripes. I added a little more ink around the edge, then decided I wanted the whole panel pink, who doesn't do pink???
The butterfly is from "Nature 1" was stamped out with FlitterGlu and Chariots of Fire "Mega Flakes" were added, the edge of the panel also has the same treatment.
It looked a little lost on the white card base, so I added a few pink butterflies for the background, and raised the panel on foam pads.
Elizabeth x

Craft Stamper Take It Make It Challenge - Bleach Blocking

Just a little reminder that our June Take It Make It challenge over at the Craft Stampers Blog is in full flow! The bleach blocking technique is a fabulous way of creating a background, and very easy! Love these little Fella's from Crafty Individuals, they always make me smile, even though they do look a little green lol.
The Design Team have created some amazing projects to inspire you and we have a fantastic prize from IndigoBlu up for grabs, and if that wasn't enough, the winner will also be featured in an upcomming issue of The Craft Stamper magazine as well. So whats to loose, have a go at the bleach blocking technique, add some stamps and create a link back to the blog so we can check out your entries, good luck, Elizabeth xxx

Dragons Dream TIO #152 TV Show,Fabric, Neutrals and Bling

This time over at the Dragons Dream Helen has chosen the theme of a TV Show, Fabric, Cream/Neutrals and Bling/Sparkles.

I've gone with Brideshead Revisited, an amazing series set in beautiful surroundings with the very gorgeous Jeremy Irons as one of the leading men, what more could a girl ask for!

There was a Teddy in the series and I think he was called Mr Algenon if I remember correctly. So "Sleeping George" from IndigoBlu is playing the role for my tag, along with lots of Prima flowers and a mixture of bling, and some crotcheted lace from the craft shop at Denman College.

Click on the link on my  sidebar to take you over to the TIO blog and join in.

Elizabeth x

Sunday Stampers #220

Another rubbish photo, sorry, maybe I should have waited for daylight but don't get very much of than here. Hel's Sunday Stampers Challenge this week is "Green Tambourine" would love to say that I don't know the song but sadly can't, lol. I am from an era of pre-decimalisation, inches (still am) and Peter Hughes with matching flowery shirt and tie (on elastic lol) sorry Pete, won't mention the Jesus sandals though!. (photo's may follow, maybe not as he will have some of me lol ;) Anyway my offering for the Sunday Stampers Challenge is as above. Pink Frog Butterfly dies, Imaginations Crafts leaves and flowers stamp and a Stamp Camp sentiment. Off for a soak in the bath to ease my bites. Spent most of August at County Fairs bite free, had an hour in my garden and was munched lol. Hope Oscar doesn't get me up at 4-30am again, paws crossed! Elizabeth xxx