Showing posts with label alphabitties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alphabitties. Show all posts

Friday, 23 May 2014

Congratulations!!

I love CAS cards but rarely make them these days as it involves having clean hands and I end up forgetting and getting smudgy inky marks on the card!  But that's what little birds are for right?!!



I suddenly remembered the other day that I'd not made a congratulations card for a friend who had a beautiful baby girl so I got out what I'd call 'bunting' and my sewing machine and set to work.


I stamped 'baby girl' using a variety of stamps before free machining 'hello' above it.


Stampotique Stamps Used:

Friday, 16 May 2014

luxuriant moustaches

I mentioned in my last Stampotique post that I was itching to colour in these cheeky monsters, so that's exactly what I did for this week's project.


I love the idea of boring beige coloured monsters sprouting (or maybe they dye them, maybe it's all a ruse?!!!) fantastically coloured moustaches.  The inspiration for the background came from a paper gift bag ...


.. so I started by pasting down strips of brown paper then added some simple pencil lines.


I used watercolour paints to add colour to my monsters ...


... and created some coloured strips of watercolour paper whilst I had the paints out.


After colouring my monsters and cutting them out, I stamped them a number of times so I could cut out the moustaches.


There was a lot of fussy cutting involved with this page, but then, that's ideal when you've got your feet up post op!!

Stampotique Stamps used:

"French Journal Page?!!!!!" I hear you ask?  Yes, it's on there, can you spot it?


Friday, 7 February 2014

my Stampotique February calendar pages

I am so pleased with myself...I've got beyond January with this year's calendar pages!  This is a first :)

I've missed a couple of days, but keeping my 'journal' by my bed means I usually remember to write something.


I'm particularly happy with the little pages I added which gave me space to list the books I read in January.  I still need to add a couple but it's pretty much up to date.


The stamped lines are from a homemade stamp - I carved it from a big eraser purchased in Asda/Walmart.


And look!


I've completed almost a week in February too :)


To be honest, having a weekly commitment to the Stampotique Designers' Blog helped motivate me to get my February pages made.


I added some sprayed paper to my journal.  This was torn at one end so I stamped Journey Collage with Archival Monarch Orange over the white space.


I decided to colour Peggy's face and hands, rather than paper-piece them.  Whilst colouring I discovered that she had a heart on her jumper ... I'd never noticed that before!


I was a bit worried that the white hearts stood out too much, but once they have writing on they 'tone down' a touch ...


... and I think I like it :)

Stamps used:
Peggy by Jill Penney and Daniel Torrente
Daniel's Hearts by Daniel Torrente
Row of Numbers by Amy Wilson Wellenstein
Journey Collage by Amy Wilson Wellenstein
Alphabitties by Jill Penney and Daniel Torrente

And if you'd like to join in with the calendar challenge, or just drool over some gorgeous pages, head over to Kate's blog here

Friday, 31 January 2014

a little journal page



Doesn't she just look like she's contemplating something as she handles her spider like a yoyo?!  I wonder what it is!


I just love spider girl.  I've left the details on how I made this mini page over on the Stampotique Designer's Blog but thought people in the UK may be interested to see this little bargain from Hobbycraft


I made my own page as part of a little journal I'm making up myself, then went to Hobbycraft tonight, found these journals for just £1...and was surprised at how close in size it was to the pages I'd cut.


Of course, I had to buy one!


Stamps used:
Spider Girl by Jill Penney and Daniel Torrente
Alphabitties by Jill Penney and Daniel Torrente
Journey Collage by Amy Wilson Wellenstein

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