Challenging Fun

Hello.  Welcome.  I am a member of a fb group that is for tags and ATC's.  This month Jorunn wants CAS but with a few extra items.  She wants us to include newspaper or old book paper, stencil and paste, 2 colours, but you can also use black and washi tape!  Oh, and some drops of mist/ink/paint.  Are you serious??  On a tag or ATC and keep it CAS??!!  Well, I do like a challenge so how about this.......

By golly, I think I've cracked it!  Quite pleased with this and it was so much fun.  Thanks Jorunn.   I used yellow and white with black.  

So, I stuck a piece of black/clear stripey washi tape on a piece of bright yellow card and cut my tag using Stamplorations large Luggage Tag die, making sure the tape was off the edge (but that's for a whole other challenge LOL).  Then I used a polka dot stencil and yellow Dreamweavers texture paste along the base of the tag.  I dripped some drops of yellow dylusions spray and dilute white acrylic paint, the yellow drops are those greasy looking spots.  They are much more distinct in the real LOL.  

I stamped and embossed the lamb from Rubber Dance Textured Spring on old book paper and fussy cut him.  I added him to the edge of the tag and then decided it needed a sentiment.  I wanted to keep it small so I stamped the surprise inside sentiment from Rubber Dance Happy Birthday set onto shrink plastic and skrunk it.  A bit of black wool and it's done.  I might have to try this again.  It was fun. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Addicted to CAS Challenge 106 - Doodle
Repeat Impressions Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge - M817 texture, bright colours, off the edge
One Crazy Stamper Challenge - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge 150 - Dots and/or Stripes 
Stamplorations CAS Challenge 
Stamplorations March Mixed Media Challenge 

Wooly Wooly Wowness

Hello.  Welcome.  

It's stamp release day over at Rubber Dance Stamps today!!  I got to play with the new Textured Spring set....

I cut my ATC base, slightly rearranged the cute sheep and gave him some flower stalk legs.   That sweet tiny flower group is also in the Textured Spring set, and the sentiment is from Something Wonderful.  I gave my background a watercolour wash with Mowed Lawn distress ink.

Bibi is offering a fabulous 15% off these new sets until March 12th so hop over to the blog and check out the other amazing stamps and inspiration from the team.  If you are shopping for stamps in the Rubber Dance shop you can get free shipping with my code GTfreeship.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Sheep is joining the fun at
Craft Stamper - Take it Make it Challenge March 
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday - Green
Noor Design March Challenge - Spring 
Addicted to CAS Challenge 106 - Doodle 
Mod Squad Challenge - Song Inspiration I'm going with Mary Had A Little Lamb, which according to the internet does have a musical score in keys of your choice LOL.

Snow Nice of You To Drop By

Hello.  Welcome.  

There are some new stamps being released at Rubber Dance Stamps today and they are just Wow!!  I got to play with the new Textured Spring set....

I've used the 'no-line' stamping technique with the gorgeous snowdrop and Mowed Lawn distress ink.   The sentiment is from Beautiful Words.

I stamped the small daisy flowers tone on tone on the back tag.  There are so many lovely and detailed stamps in this set.

Bibi is offering a fabulous 15% off these new sets until March 12th so do hop over to the blog and check out the other amazing stamps and inspiration from the team.  If you want to shop for other stamps in the Rubber Dance shop you can get free worldwide shipping with my code GTfreeship.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Craft Stamper - Take it Make it Challenge March 
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Challenge - Springtime 
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday - Green 
Country View Challenge March 2017 - Inspired by Tim Holtz the only ink used on this card was Mowed Lawn distress.  
As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Stamp Brand I have a few, don't we all!!  But I am going with Rubber Dance stamps.  Detailed red rubber that stamps beautifully with a wide range of unusual and unique designs. 

A Wise Giraffe Once Said.....

Hello.  Welcome.  Today I have some bright and cheery ATC's over at the Rubber Dance blog.  Do hop over and leave me a little love.  Here's a little peek.

The current Rubber Dance challenge runs until the 14th of March.  Hope you are inspired to enter for a chance to win some lovely Rubber Dance stamps.

  
Don't forget if you would like to buy Rubber Dance stamps you can get free shipping with my code GTfreeship. 

Crunch Time

Hello.  Welcome.  This week Casology have the cue word Crunch and this sprang to mind......

I stamped Lost Coast's Happy Cat with black archival.  Then I doodled.  Probably self explanatory, but just incase..... I coloured a bit of twine with distress inks and set it in the cat's mouth.  It's supposed to look like the end of a mouse's tail but he looks a bit like he might have a smoking habit LOL. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
CASology Week 238 - Crunch
Dream in Darkness March Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Based on a Book I'm going with Tom and Jerry LOL
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 396 - Cats
Naughty or Nice Challenge 37 - Feature a Creature two creatures, but one of 'em is going fast!!!  I'll leave you to decide if it's naughty or nice.  I suppose it depends on how you feel about mice.  Hugz

Man Cave Widow

Hello.  Welcome.  Tonight I have taken advantage of the fact that my man is down in the man cave making music with his buddies.  TV off - check.  Coffee - check.  Chocolate - check.  Crafting - check.   It's like being on holi-bobs LOL.  

I've made a CAS baby tag.  I cut the tag using Stamplorations Large Luggage Tag die and the heart with the sentiment is part of Fuzzy Lemon New Baby Panel die.  

I stamped the tag with Fiskars Baby stamp and embossed with baby blue embossing powder.  The teddy is a Stamplorations stamp, embossed and fussy cut and coloured with promarkers.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Tag You're It
Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge - Die Cuts 
One Crazy Stamper Challenge - Anything Goes 
Stamplorations CAS Challenge March
Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Spring Flights

Hello.  Welcome.  March is here and spring is rising.  Pretty flowers starting to show in the garden and small birds make rowdy quarrelsome flights from bush to bush.  Over at the Rubber Dance blog we have a new colour challenge looking for creations with magenta, yellow and turquoise.  Here's the card I made to offer a little inspiration.....

I've used Rubber Dance stamps Butterfly Girl #2, Textured Flowers and a sentiment from Happy Dancing.  The hexagons were cut using a Sizzix Mixed Media die and the stitched panel is a Stamplorations die.  I've coloured Butterfly girl and the flowers with distress inks.  Do hop over and check out the inspiration from the rest of the team. 

You don't need to use Rubber Dance stamps to join the challenge, but if you have them we would love to see them, and if you win and you have used Rubber Dance stamps on your creation Bibi will double the prize :-)  The Rubber Dance web shop has had a facelift and is looking all bright and fresh for spring.  If you want to order don't forget to use my code GTfreeship to get free worldwide shipping on any order.   

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Scrappelyst Grublis for Februar - 3 på Rad Blomster, stempel, dies
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Challenge - Springtime
Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge 
Double D Challenge - Think Spring
Country View Challenge March 2017 - Inspired by Tim Holtz  mixed media die/distress ink