SDC282: Only Blues

Welcome back for the Stampotique Designer's Challenge! This one might have you singing the Blues! It's all about Blue! You can't use black in your creations - only blue. It is ok to have some white space in your background but no black ink this week - only hues of beautiful blue.

I love any blue that has green in it too, so I've used various hues of teal in my little creation.  I hope you'll use your favourite blues and play along with us!

Dog and Kittens by Stampotique Originals

“Siblings: children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together.” 
Sam Levenson

SDC280: Inchies - Week 2

Welcome back for another edition of the Stampotique Designer's Challenge.  This week's theme is great fun - inchies!!  All you have to do is include a 1" x 1" piece of art in your project!  You'll find all of the details of how to play along here.  Can't wait to see what you create.

Stamps by Stampotique Originals

Stampotique stamps: She Wears A Halo

Stampotique stamps: Hive Flower, Whookie, Phrases Cube #3

“You may think I’m small, but I have a universe inside my mind.” 

Yoko Ono

SDC279 - Only Animals

It's time again for the Stampotique Designer's Challenge! This week is all about the Animals!!! We are to use only animals on our projects this week - no people! So, play along, get your animal stamps out and show us your favorite species for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate to the Stampotique Store!! Also in the store today - exciting new stamps for August!!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Mr. Owl, Swing, Weasel w/thank you on side

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” 
Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

SDC277 - Celebration - Week 2

Welcome to this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge!!  We're into week #2 of the celebration theme! Isabelle in her sparkly crown reminds me of my childhood birthday parties at Burger King where we all wore crowns and feasted on burgers, fries and milkshakes with our birthday cake!!

What's your best childhood celebration memory?  Turn it into a celebration project and share it with us - we'd love to see it!  Play along for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate for the Stampotique store!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Isabelle, Quotes #1

“Seventeen, eh!" said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred.
"Six years to the day we met, Harry, d’yeh remember it?"
"Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn’t you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig’s tail, and tell me I was a wizard?"
"I forge’ the details," Hagrid chortled.” 
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Announcing The New Stampotique Design Team and Blog Hop

I have been truly blessed to work with so many wonderful and talented ladies on this team and it is sincerely difficult to say goodbye as the team changes. Sending hugs and best wishes to these amazing gals as they transition to their next adventures!

Samantha Read

Kathi Rerek

Gay Peplow

Gloria Steiger

Tera Calihan

Julie Steed

Corrie Herriman

Today is the reveal of the new team plus brand new stamps for July! Make sure to leave a comment on each blog as there will be a random drawing from two of them for: 

1. A Stampotique Grab Bag 

2. A $30.00 Gift Certificate to the online Stampotique Store

Visit the Stampotique Designer's Challenge Blog on Friday July 7th to see if you won!! 

Here is my little project for this celebration!
Your next stop is Yvonne Baas' blog!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Matilda, Quotes#1

And here is the entire Blog Hop line-up - my fellow teammies!

Arwen McCullen

Karen Hayselden

Nellie Van Leeuwen

Cassandra Sloan

Sternenglanz

Jo Capper-Sandon

Michele Kosciolek

Cornelia Wenokor

Jools Robertson

Milo Lilja

Gemma Maggs

Valerie Wilson << you are here

Yvonne Baas

Cheetarah Cheda

Elena Martynova

I'm totally stoked to be here and I love the diversity of the new team! Thanks so much for visiting!!

SDC275 - Flowers - Week 2

It's week two of the Stampotique Designer's Flower challenge and we are also collaborating with Eileen Hull's design team this month.  You can check them out here!

All of Eileen's team is using Stampotique, while all of our team are using Eileen's products, this makes for a fun and unique collaboration, so we hope you will check it out!

Here's my little project using Eileen Hull's adorable house and one of my favorite Stampotique flower stamps.

Bouquet by Stampotique Originals

“Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair...” 
Susan Polis Schutz

SDC274: Oldie But Goodie

It's time to visit with Stampotique again!  This weeks' Designers Challenge theme is "Oldie But Goodie".  I really love this theme as we get a chance to play with our favorite Stampotique stamps!  Here's an ATC made with a lovely vintage looking stamp of girlfriends just hanging out in the sun together - what a perfect image! Be sure to join the challenge for your chance to win this month's random draw!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Beauties, Hey girlfriend!

“I know I am but summer to your heart, and not the full four seasons of the year.” 
Edna St. Vincent Millay

SDC272: Single Layer - Week 2

It's time again for the Stampotique Designer's Challenge!  This is week #2 working with just one layer - and that really is a challenge!!  If you didn't get a chance to play along last week, now's your chance to join the fun!  Be sure to check out the new stamps Stampotique just released for May!!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Spiral Daydream, Rocket Ship, You are a child of the universe

“Do you think the universe fights for souls to be together? Some things are too strange and strong to be coincidences.” 
Emery Allen

SDC269: Tag It - Week 2

It's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge. We are onto week two of the "Tag It" challenge. Make a tag or add a tag to any project and upload it to the challenge here.  Two random people will win a 30.00 gift certificate to Stampotique.com each month.  Here's my offering for this challenge using my very first Gelli Arts Printing Plate background and the glorious new Communitree stamp.

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Communitree, Cicero

“Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist.” 

Guy de Maupassant

Be Happy

I recently played along with a super fun swap.  Our partner sent us an envelope containing some of their crafty stash and we were to use it to make an ATC to send back. Here are the results of this fun exchange!

Stamp by PinkPaislee
Spring Jubilee

“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” 

Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

SDC268: Add Ribbon or Lace

Ready for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge - AND a fabulous new release?!!! Our first challenge this month is all about Ribbon and Lace. Let's see one or the other or both. Whether it be paper lace, a lace stamp, a lace die, some fabric ribbon or a ribbon stamp, no matter what it is it must be ribbon or lace (and I have stretched the interpretation to include satin rope).

New stamp by Stampotique Originals:
Elaina

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” 

Karl Lagerfeld

SDC266: Week 2 Love Bugs

It's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge - week 2 of the "Love Bug" theme. It's extra special because it features the new Stampotique February release! And, as if that wasn't enough, there is also a new February ATC Swap on the Facebook group and you're invited to join in before February 12, 2017.

Terra Cotta Bunny by Stampotique Originals

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” 

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

SDC265: Favorite Stamp

I'm finally publishing my first post of 2017 and it's time for the Stampotique Designer's Challenge!!  This week we're challenged to use our favourite stamps - literally, an impossible challenge - I have stacks of favourites!! Among them are these two beauties which just seem to go together so well.

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Peace and Love, Footprints

“We have one precious life: do something extraordinary today, even if it's tiny. A pebble starts the avalanche.” 
K.A. Laity

SDC262: Naughty or Nice

It's time for this week's Stampotique Designers Challenge!  This week we get to play along with the fun theme of Naughty or Nice.  My project does kinda reflect how I feel about all the goodies that just seem to be everywhere you go at this time of year - I eat as much as I can when no one is looking! I guess that makes me naughty!! I'm not quite as dedicated as Newton who took an elbow to the eye to score his big candy cane! :)  Which are you - naughty or nice?  I can't wait to see your project!  Play along for your chance to win a $30 Stampotique gift certificate! Happy Holidays!!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Newton, Candy Cane Swing

“The library is like a candy store where everything is free.” 
Jamie Ford, Songs of Willow Frost

SDC261: Human With Animal Head

It's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge.  The theme this week is super fun - "Human with Animal Head." The possibilities are endless. Use a human Stampotique body and add a Stampotique animal head to create a fun new character. The hardest part is going to be deciding which combo to use!!  Here's my nerdy feline friend, Gerty!  I can't wait to see who you create for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate to the Stampotique store.

“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.” 
William Styron, Conversations with William Styron

SDC260: Halloween Week 2

It's time again for the Stampotique Designer's Challenge.  We are in week 2 of the Halloween theme and we're just "die-ing" to see some more creepy, spooky, fun, or scary creations this week.

What's more creep-a-licious than Tracy Scott's Jacob!  Ok, he's far to cute to be creepy really, but he's perfect for Halloween! :) Be sure to play along for your chance to win a Stampotique gift certificate!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Jacob, Owl Tree, Happy Unbirthday, Old English Halloween

“The farther we've gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we've come to need Halloween."
Paula Curan

SDC 258: Favourite Quote

It's time for a brand new challenge at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge!  This week our challenge theme is Favourite Quote.

"What is your favourite quote of all time? Be it funny, inspirational or religious, let's see your favourite quote this week."

So, of course it's actually impossible to select just one quote as my favourite, but I have been holding onto this quote for a long time waiting for just the right challenge!  A stamp positioner was a great help deciding where to put the quote on this clean and simple project.

Stamp by Stampotique Originals:
Life

“The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.” 

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

SDC 256: Mail Art Week 2

It's time for the second week of the Mail Art theme at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge.

"Let's make some mail art!! Make something you can actually mail, weather it be, a postcard, envelope, ATC, pocket letter etc... anything you can mail."

There isn't any snail mail that's more fun to receive than mail art! I have attached the sequins with clear glaze so I can send it naked and they'll stay attached through all of the postal machinery.  I can't wait to see what you'll create this week!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Scribble Angel, Journey Collage, Texture Cube 1, Vintage Postcard

Back of the postcard

“I've always felt there is something sacred in a piece of paper that travels the earth from hand to hand, head to head, heart to heart.” 
Robert Michael Pyle, Sky Time in Gray's River: Living for Keeps in a Forgotten Place

SDC 255 - Polka Dots

Welcome back for the next installation of the Stampotique Designer's Challenge!  This week the team is exploring the glorious world of polka dots!!  Polka dots are so versatile and there is such a variety of how you can use them - anything goes!  I have used a polka dot paper for Kassa's Bloom on my project, but I'm afraid they are pretty subtle and a wee bit difficult to see in the picture.  They are there - honest!  You'll have two fabulous weeks to play along with this theme!  I can't wait to see how you get your dots on!!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Kassa's Bloom, Quiet Place

"Polka dots can't stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots we become part of the unity of our environments."
Yayoi Kusama

SDC254: Beach or Sea

It's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge.  The theme is Beach or Sea.

"The beach is always such a fun and relaxing place to be. Whether it's sun or just fun in the sand and surf, let's see your best Beach themed projects this week."

Here's a beachy little post card featuring several of the stamps from the new release!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Treasure Chest, Sailboat, Starfish Cube, Design Cube 2, Marcel Sea Travel,
Texture Cube 1, Spiral, Ocean Text

“Silently sit on the beach, close your eyes, now see the flowing blue sky, feel the dance of waves, and hear the whispering love song of the southern breeze.” 

Debasish Mridha M.D.

Stampotique Summer 2016 New Release Blog Hop

Yay!!! It's finally time to showcase the new stamps released from Stampotique this month with a blog hop!!!  You should have arrived here from Samantha's blog.  If you have just stumbled upon the hop, be sure to start from the Stampotique Designer's Challenge page so you don't miss a thing!

As with every release, there is something for everyone! Check out Tracy Scott's first ever Stampotique images! We always love to hear what your favorites are, so leave us comments about your favs along the way for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate and a grab bag of stamps announced during the first challenge in August!

Stamps by Stampotique Orignals:
Flower Cube 1, The Earth Laughs in Flowers, In Stitches

Have fun hopping!

Jools Robertson

Tera Callihan

Samantha Read

Valerie Wilson < you are here

Jo Capper-Sandon

Corrie Herriman

Jackie Payne

Gloria Steiger

Julie Steed

Cassandra Sloan

Arwen McCullen

Karen Hayselden

Kathi Rerek

Nellie van Leeuwen

Gay Peplow

SDC252: Party

Hello and welcome to the Stampotique Designer's Challenge.  This week I am thrilled to be part of the celebration as we welcome a new Design Team!! Which brings us to our Challenge theme! PARTY!  The new team brings with it a change - each theme will now run for 2 weeks AND you can enter each challenge TWICE!! So dig out your crafty supplies and play along - twice!

I have a party to go to this weekend, so I thought I'd make a card to take along!  It's definitely not traditional!! LOL! :)

Stamp by Stampotique Originals:
Relaxin'

“My body is like a Temple in Nepal. It is sacred, but has a lot of damage from the earthquake of my youth!” 
James Hauenstein

SDC251: Black and White Only

It's time again for the Stampotique Designer's Challenge.  This week Nellie van Leeuwen is our hostess and she is challenging us to "Black and White Only." Here is what Nellie says about this challenge:

"I challenge you to use only black and white in your project this week."

So here's my black and white card featuring Arwen's beautiful paisley background and Maryse's whimsical tiles.  Have fun playing along and show us your take on this week's fun theme!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Paisley Background, Horizontal Tiles

“The dragonfly brings dream to reality and is the messenger of wisdom and enlightenment from other realms.”

Author Unknown

SDC250: Butterflies and Flowers and All Things Garden

I'm back from vacation and I'm excited about this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge.  Jackie Payne is our hostess and she is taking us on a "Butterflies, Flowers and all things Garden" adventure.
Here is what Jackie says about this challenge:

"Now that summer is almost here, it's time to spend some time in the garden and enjoy the nature and flowers. Let's see your best Butterfly, flowers and all things Garden projects."

I'm a big fan of all things garden!  Here's a little card celebrating the official arrival of summer!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Wildflowers, The Earth Laughs in Flowers

“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.” 
Claude Monet

SDC248: All Creatures Great and Small

Where did the week go?  It's already time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge!  Today we are celebrating all creatures great and small with Nellie van Leeuwen.  Here's what she has to say about her challenge:

"Wild and woolly or friendly and domesticated we love them all..make sure to include an animal or two on your creation this week."

Remember that, as always, you have the rest of the month to play along with this theme to be entered in our monthly draw!  Just link up a picture of your creature project for a chance to win!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Picket Fence, Vic, Bella, Barcode Text #2

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.” 

Anatole France

SDC247: Boo!

It's time for a fun new Stampotique Designer's Challenge and this week Coby is our hostess. She is challenging us to a "Boo" theme. Here is what Coby says about this challenge:

"Say Boo to little children and they will laugh.... use the word Boo in your projects this week to let us laugh."

Here is a little bookmark I made for Coby's fun challenge.  I lucked out finding a piece of paper for the background that had a little trio of birds in just the right spot!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Crocodile, Bird Border, Kate's Doodle Cube

“Oh, monsters are scared," said Lettie. "That's why they're monsters.” 
Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane

SDC246: Anything But Black

It's time again for the Stampotique Designer's Challenge. Samantha Read is our hostess this week and she is challenging us to "Anything but Black" Here is what Samantha says about this challenge:

"The first thing I usually do after choosing which stamp I'm going to use is to reach for my black inkpad. So I'm challenging myself and you to make anything you fancy so long as there is no black ink or paint etc. Have fun!"

I'm with you, Sam!  I pretty much always reach for the black ink pad.  It's nice to be reminded that I have some other beautiful colors that I should be using - at least occasionally!!  For this project, I decided to use VersaFine Vintage Sepia.  The thin lines of the camper sort of look like black, but you can tell it's brown because the tire is brown! :)

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Happy Camper Text, Camper

“Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business. ” 

Dave Barry

SDC245: Circles

Can you believe it's time for another Stampotique Designer's Challenge!?  This week Kristen Catalano is our hostess and she is challenging us to use circles.  Here's what she has to say about her challenge,

"I love to use circles in my projects, so this week I am challenging you to get creative and show us what you can do with circles in your project."

Here's my second little project using my new Dylusions paints for the background - and about as many circles as I could manage!  You have all month to play along with your own circle creation!  I can't wait to see what you create...

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Kates Doodles Cube,  Mash Up,  Honeycomb Background,
1879 Postmark,  Vintage Date Stamp, Barcode Text

“Everything has a way of coming full circle. It takes patience and perseverance to see a dream through...to close that circle. Because some dreams, like some circles, can be much bigger than others.” 

Karen Dale Trask

SDC244: Scribbles

Happy Wednesday!  It's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge and Arwen McCullen is our hostess.  Arwen is challenging us to use scribbles.  Here is what she says about this challenge:

"I want to see scribbles in your projects this week, that can be by hand or by stamp, just add some scribbles."

Here's my scribbly little project.  It's my first time playing with Dylusions paints.  I just used a baby wipe to rub them around the page and make a background.  Then I stencilled and stamped on top of them.  I had such fun that I made a few more backgrounds while I was at it!!  I hope you'll play along with Arwen's super fun challenge - you have all month to submit an entry!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Tinglyitchiness, Tools Cube, Oodles of Doodles

 “Addison spoke in calligraphy while everyone else talked in scribbles.” 
Shawn Martin, Shadowflesh

SDC243: Motherly Love

It's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge.  With Mother's Day fast approaching, we are celebrating mothers.  Claudine is our hostess this week and she challenges us to show her our best "Motherly Love" creations.  Her is what Claudine says about her challenge,

"Let's make something with our Moms in mind.  Show Mom how much she means to you."

 Mom, I don't have to wait for Mother's Day to celebrate how special you are.  Every day of the year, the message is very simple...

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Hold On Tight, Just Be U

“Art is the child of nature in whom we trace the features of the mothers face.” 

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

SDC242: Masculine

It's time for the Stampotique Designer's Challenge.  The challenge this week is hosted by the wonderful Corrie Herriman and her challenge to us is "Masculine".  Here is what Corrie says about this challenge:

"I really struggle with cards for men. So this week I would like to see what you make when you need a masculine card."

Corrie, I always struggle with masculine cards too.  I usually end up trying to include something humorous or punny for guy cards... this one was no exception! :)  I really like how the new XXXX Border can be made to look like the perfect little fence!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Stack of Birds, Happy Head Appliances,  XXXX Border

“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.” 

Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

SDC241: TV Show or Movie Inspired

It's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge and Kristen Catalano is our hostess.  She is challenging us to create a TV show or movie inspired project.  Here is what Kristen has to say about her challenge:

"This week I want to see what you can create that is inspired by your favorite tv shows or movie."

Kristen's fun challenge gave me an opportunity to work on the next entry in my art journal.  I have to confess that work in an art journal is still quite foreign to me.  This is only my second page, but I had lots of fun pulling it together with a few stamps from the new release!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Kate's Doodles Cube, Gonno, Leaf Dot Border

“Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?”
Kurt Cobain

Party Girl

Grateful for an evening of crafty time.
Had fun blinging up gorgeous Sora for an ATC swap.

Hoping my partners like her! :)

Stamp by Third Stone Art Rubber Stamps:
Sora

“Water runs if you try to grasp it, but pours onto an open hand.” 
The Silver Elves, The Elven Way: The Magical Path of the Shining Ones

SDC240: Crack Me Up

It's time for the next Stampotique Designer Challenge. This week Kathi Rerek is our hostess and she is challenging us to use crackle texture make her laugh this week.  Here is what Kathi says about her challenge,

"Crack Me Up!  Create a humorous project that also has a crackle texture."

Well, it turns out that being funny on queue really is a challenge - but a fun one! It also turns out that a stamp positioner is SUPER helpful getting a multiple images of a crackle stamp to look like a random all-over pattern! I hope you'll play along with this week's challenge for your chance to win!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Ta Dah!, My Heart and Design Cube 2

“She blushed and so did he. She greeted him in a faltering voice, and he spoke to her without knowing what he was saying.” 
Voltaire, Candide

SDC238: What's Old Is New Again

It's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge and it's my turn to be hostess!  This week I have you digging for treasure in the most unlikely places!

Re-purpose, re-use, recycle, and alter - words that are music to my ears!  Is there something destined for the trash heap that you can give a new art-filled life?  Or perhaps you're tired of that old wall hanging - can you give it a make-over?  My challenge for you this week is to take something old and make it new again! :)

I rescued supplies (shown below) from the paper recycling bin to create this fun little bookmark - and I have enough stuff left to create another!  Don't take yourself too seriously with this challenge - just have fun with it!!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Catholic Girl Gone Bad, Leaf Dot Border,
Design Cube 2, Dog Cube, Skiddy 

Supplies I found in the paper recycling pile!

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” 
Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder

SDC237: It's All About Birds

It's time for the next Stampotique Designer's Challenge! This week Nellie van Leeuwen is our hostess and she is asking us to use some birds in our creations. Here is what Nellie says about this challenge:

"So close to Easter, I would love to see you use birds and stuff related to birds, such as, feathers, eggs, nests etc... in your artwork"

For this feathery challenge, I'd like to share a coffee sleeve featuring a wonderful new trio of tweeters by Terri Richardson in the current release.  I'd love to see your take on this week's theme!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
3 on a Branch, Giggle

“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” 

Robert Lynd

SDC236: St. Patrick's Day

It's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge and we are celebrating St. Patrick's Day with Jackie Payne as our hostess. Here is what Jackie says about this challenge:

"St. Patrick's Day was lucky for me, I married my husband on this date, so I would like to see the luck of the Irish in your projects. Such as lucky clovers."

Here's my little project for this fun green day.  I hope you'll link up your projects reflecting your take on this challenge for your chance to win!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
]Journey Collage, Tall Word Collage

“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” 
Dalai Lama XIV

SDC235: Include Flowers In Your Project

Welcome back to another week and another challenge over at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge. This week, Carol Fox is our hostess and her challenge is to include some lovely Spring flowers in your projects. Here is what Carol says about this challenge:

"Spring is just around the corner in the UK. So share with me a project with flowers in it"

This happy new stamp by Terri Richardson is just perfect for this lovely challenge, so I broke out my trusty Crayola pencils and layered on some color! If you haven't seen all of the fabulous fun new stamps yet, head on over to Stampotique and check them out - there is something for everyone!!

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Springtime, I can sing

“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”

Margaret Atwood, Bluebeard's Egg

SDC234: Time Challenge - 30 Minutes or Less

After a couple of fun days enjoying the Leap Day Blog Hop for the new Stampotique release, it's time for this week's Stampotique Designer's Challenge. Our hostess is Sue Davies and she is challenging us to a "Time Challenge", make something in 30 minutes or less. Here is what Sue says about this challenge:

"We can sometimes get caught up in making big production pieces. My challenge to you this week is to make something in 30 minutes or less (not including time taken to gather your supplies) I look forward to seeing what you create."

Here's my little paper-pieced project.  I thought I would share a few things that I tried to help save time.  I hope they help as inspiration for your own quick projects.

1. Use patterned paper, scraps, or ready-made papers for your backgrounds and images.
2. Keep your color palette simple.
3. Use coordinating markers or pencils for highlights and letters.
4. Use the clear piece that comes with your stamp positioner to stamp your images on so that you can play with their position before gluing them in place.

Stamps by Stampotique Originals:
Crocodile, Springtime

It's hard, when you're up to your armpits in alligators, to remember you came here to drain the swamp.

Ronald Reagan