A Tag a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Well that's my story and I'm sticking to it, I have to fulfil my tag obsession somehow.

Using

Stack of Birds
Find your Balance text
Design Cube

Also don't forget the design team call that is out for Stampotique at the moment, full details can be found HERE.

Thanks for your visit today, Carol x

New Images and a Blog Hop

Mega excitement, the new images from Stampotique are released today and...yes and there is a blog hop under way on the Challenge blog, so how is that for a super Sunday.
I have a quick make to share with you using one of the new images and a partial quote. I have changed the name on the desk from Ms Hazel to Miss Fox as this is made for my daughter who now is a qualified teacher after four long years of graduate education. She starts her first job tomorrow and this stamp was just perfect for a little Good Luck card for her.

Don't forget to pop over to the challenge blog to join in with the blog hop as there a lots of goodies to be won.

I used

Ms Hazel
Teacher Text

Carol x

Polka Dot challenge

Another spotty make for the Polka Dot challenge. A wooden heart painted and spotted up with a mask and lots of paint.

I used

Artsy Fartsy
Floral Swirl

Carol Xx

Shades of Purple, Orange and Yellow

The current challenge is to use the colours Purple, Orange and Yellow, These were the colour Dylusions sprays I used, and these are the colours that I ended up with on my little domino book.

I used the following stamps

Birdy Up
Tall Word Collage.

Carol Xx

ATC Folder

 But I decided for this challenge this week to make an ATC folder that I had a lot of questions about when I did a similer one a few weeks a go, So here it is  with a short how to and with the odd photo or two thrown in for good measure.

I started with a piece of packaging that came with a set of rubber stamps (what else would it come with lol) I marked and cut this to a size of 26.5 x 7.5 cm.

You now have a long strip of card, mark this a intervals of 8.5cm, 11.5cm,1.5cm and the end piece is 5cm. This card is straight it's just the camera angle making it look a bit wonky.

Score along the lines,, rub out any pencil marks and then fold as in the following picture to get your cover, punch two holes as shown to put eylets in later.

I now flattened out my cover and decorated it using Gesso,  Paint, inks and rubber stamping. I added eyelets to the punched holes.

For the little pockets inside I used 6 wage envelopes, these measure approx 2.5 x 3.5 inches (the same size as an ATC) I cut the flaps off and leveled the tops as shown in the following photo.

I now stuck these together using DTS so they formed a  concertina pocket type thing. (technical term that) see photo.

I now attached this to the inside of the cover using DST and positioning as shown. On the shorter side of the cover only go up to the eylet hole with the DST or else you will not be able to get the ribbon tie through the hole.

To finish I coloured some crinkle ribbon using the same inks as I did for the cover add this through the eyelet holes as a tie to close it with.

I used the following stamps

Pretty Zara
Seaweed
Abby's Hearts
Row of numbers
Tall Word Collage (wish word)

I hope you enjoyed this, Carol x

Birdy up Dominos

A quick little make here using the Birdy Up stamp. I have put magnets on the back of each of these and they are now sittin on the front of my freezer. I think I will have to work out a little code with them so I can alter their order around depending on my mood. I might label them with things like Crazy Bird and Stoppy Bird lol.

Thanks for the visit today and don't forget to check out the challenge blog. Carol x

Our Cousin Carmine

Looking very cool on this tag, hoping to attract the girls is Our Cousin Carmine. The large words are Rub-ons applied before the distress stain background. Great technique as the rub-ons resist the ink and really seem to pop. Finished with a bit of machine stitching round the edges.

Stamps used.

Cousin Carmine
Daniel's Hearts

Thanks for visiting the blog today, Carol x

Tetewea on a Tag

Tetewea peeping through a torn hole on a tag.

Stamps used

Tetewea
Sometimes I pretend
Seaweed

Thanks for visiting, Carol x

We're All Mad Here

Sorry I just had to go with the Hatter quote there.
I have this on my blog today. I have linked it on here as it part of a large blog hop going on in conjunction with the UK magazine Craft Stamper. Full details can be seen on my blog.

Stampotique have a $30.00 voucher up for grabs by one lucky person who takes part in the hop. The voucher is  linked to my blog and the winner will be selected by random from all the people the comment on my BLOG, NOT on this post.

On my hat displayed here I have used the following stamps. I really enjoyed making this hat

Mad Hatter
Rabbit
Steampunk Boarder

Carol x

Twinkie Says, "Dance Like No One Is Watching"

I always think Twinkie looks like his having an awesome time to the party in his head, doing the kind of dancing you only do when you are on your own, with the stereo up really loud. A Beer mat, inked and stamped with Distress inks.

Stamps Used

Twinkie
Steampunk Border
Bla, Bla, Bla
Crown from Queen of Life

Carol x

Bee Box

I love the way the bee and the hexagon stamps work so well on this shaped box.
I used the Jo Capper-Sandon stamps
Hexagon , Medium/Small Bee and the Word " Wish"

Thank you for looking, Carol x

Pick Me

This is a postcard I made for a swap.

I love the new tree topper stamps by Daniel Torrente, I have used the large one for this. It makes me think of an excited child jumping up and down. I have also become the very proud owner of the Alphabitties Alphabet ( try saying that 4 times fast after a drink) and I think this is going to become one of my most used stamp sets now. I have used the Heart Vine as a filler and this stamp is perfect for that, I can see myself reaching for it a lot when I have a gap to fill.

Stamps Used

Large tree Topper
Alphabitties Alphabet
Heart Vine

Thank you for looking, Carol x

The Twilight Zone

I have been playing with my lovely new stamps that arrived yesterday, and I made this quick little postcard using Oh boys, Welcome Door and Text Stars. The background is just painted to try and make them look as if they are going into the vortex. My quote is computer generated.

Thank you for looking and enjoy the rest of your day. Carol x