New Year Advice

Hello.  Welcome.  It's the 15th of the month so time for a new challenge at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and this time we want to see your stamped makes featuring Silhouettes.  There are some fab silhouette stamps in the Lost Coast Designs shop and the team is showcasing some of them today, and throughout the month, so do hop over and check out the amazing inspiration.  I decided to use the gorgeous Dancer Silhouette and paired it with a Carmen's Veranda sentiment that is full of good advice.

I stamped Lost Coast Designs Yourba Adire background with Spiced Marmalade distress ink and cut the panel with Simon Says stamp Stitched Rectangle die.  I stamped the new to me Dancer Silhouette and Carmen's Veranda Feel Fabulous sentiment with black archival and mounted the panel on a black base card.  Done!  Quick and beautiful.

Hop on over to the Portal and check out more inspiration from the team and link up your silhouette makes for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  Remember we are a stamping challenge and real stamps need to be the focus of your project.  1, 2, 3 STAMP!!  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Fashionable Stamping Challenge 142 - Anything Goes
Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge 1902
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Fabulously Feminine
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Challenge - AG

The Italian Connection

Hello.  Welcome.  I inked this lovely Unity stamp Marlow for the first time tonight and I think it might become a favourite. 

I decided to keep it black and kraft and all the kraft card is actually an ex-pizza box.  I cut two panels from pieces of the box using Stamplorations Double Stitch rectangle large and medium dies.  I stamped Marlow on the medium panel and layered on black.  I stamped a small scrap of pizza box with the sentiment from the Marlow set and cut the edges of the panel with a Simon Says Stamp stitch die.  The stars were cut from some more pizza box snippets using Simon Says Stamp stitched star die. 

I stamped the envelope with the same stamp and also some pretty starry flourishes using a Rubber Dance stamp.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

Joining the fun at
Double D It's On The Menu Challenge
Stamplorations Cutplorations January  inspired by girls
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Something New new stamps
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 461 - Something New new stamps
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Card + Matching Envelope

Deer Santa

Hello.  Welcome.  I have a simple christmas offering over on the Rubber Dance blog today.

I've used the lovely Deer Deer, which is available as a single stamp or in the Frosty Friends set with lots of other christmas themed fun.  Do hop over and check out all the deets.  

Rubber Dance stamps has moved to Germany and is under new management.  Susanne Rose has taken over and she is offering 20% off all the christmas stamps so pop over to the shop and take advantage of this offer before it melts away.....  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Deer is joining the fun at
Christmas Kickstart Challenge
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 420
Scrappiness Utfordring 12 - Fargepalett
Card Mania Challenges 112 - Baby It's Cold Outside

Starcrossed

Hello.  Welcome.  Wanted to play with some new to me Winnie and Walter goodies and decided to make an ATC in pink and green featuring this very lovely feline canine pair. 

Aren't they sweet!!??

I started by cutting an ATC from green patterned paper using a Sizzix die.  Then I used the small Sizzix Deckle Edge die and cut a piece of DCWV polka dot paper.  I then cut the polka dot layer again with Winnie and Walters newly released Peppermint Zone die.  Love this pattern.

I stamped and fussy cut the cat and dog pair from Winnie and Walter's Big Hug set.  I stamped part of one of the sentiments from the same set on a piece of ribbon.  The big hugs air mail stamp is also in that set and I used Picked Raspberry DOx on some pink patterned paper.  Then I decided it needed flowers so I die cut some paper I had coloured using foam and reinkers using Cheery Lynn BAF#3 die and added some detail with a black fineliner. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Winnie & Walter Color Combo
Allsorts Challenge Week 501 - Hearts and Flowers
Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 90 - New  first time using all these stamps
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Use Something New  first time using all these stamps
Dies R Us Challenge 112 - Anything Goes

Bear Tag

Hello.  Welcome.  And when you get going you get going.......

Since I had the Polar Bears out I decided to make a tag inspired by Gayatri's tags.  Loved the red tops to her tags.  I used Stamplorations medium Luggage Tag die cut from white and red glitter paper.  I added Winnie and Walters Polar Bears from Big Hugs, stamped and fussy cut, and stamped the Warm Wishes to You sentiment directly on the tag. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Back soon.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Winnie & Walter Rerun #37
Scrap the Rainbow Utfordring 8 - Alt Er Lov
Stamplorations Tagplorations - All About Winter
Stamplorations January Theme Challenge - Stamps and Animals
Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge

Polar Bear Love

Hello.  Welcome.  Mr Mojo seems to be challenged.  Maybe it's that after Christmas thing.  Too many leftovers!  The craft room is certainly too full of leftovers LOL.  Really need to be ruthless and get rid of some of the scraps and UFO's.  So I decided to look again at the Winnie and Walter challenges and an idea I had.  

This card was inspired by Crystal's Penguin Card.  I liked the blue postage stamp look and the black sentiment ribbon, but went with Polar Bears instead of the penguin.  I stamped the blue card with Hero Arts Stunning Snowflake stamp and Prima turquoise fluid chalk.  Then I cut it with Gummiapan's Postage Stamp die.  The sentiment is a Unity stamp white embossed on black card.  The polar bears are from my new Winnie and Walter's Big Hugs set.  The snowflakes are some embellishments I have had forever.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Winnie & Walter Rerun #37
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Something New polar bear stamp
The Twisted Challenges #7 - Something Old/New/Borrowed/Blue new stamp, old embellishments, cased Crystal, blue......
Scrap the Rainbow Utfordring 8 - Alt Er Lov
Stamplorations January Theme Challenge - Stamps and Animals
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 419

Make Your Own Metallic Card

Hello.  Welcome.  I am over on the ColourCraft blog today getting painty and sharing a quick, easy and cheap way to make your own metallic card using the beautiful Colourcrafts Aztec Metallic paints.  Do hop over and check it out and leave me a little love so I know you passed by.  Hugz

Thank for visiting.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Crop Stop December Link Party 47 used Couture Creations Embossing Folders
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New new technique made my own metallic card
Time Out Challenge 126 - Loving
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 461 - Something New first time making my own metallic card.