Wednesday, September 05, 2012

The Stampotique Grand Finale Hop


Today is the last day of the Stampotique hop and the images that have been shown on the design team members blogs in the last few days are now available on the Stampotique Originals website.

All those that have hopped with us this week and today will be eligible for our random draw enabling one lucky winner to receive some of the newly realease stamps. OOOOOOOOO!! The winner will be chosen next week before Wednesday's challenge.

Today's hop is for those with the stamina of an Iron Man Marathon athlete as almost our entire team is taking part with a wide display of work covering a combination of all the new releases from Maria, Daniel, Kira and Roc.

I've had people ask if I shall be designing any more stamps in the near future and I am pleased to say that if all goes as hoped here at home, I shall have designs ready for the next release.

Here is a small selection of some of the items I've made over the last week or so ( using a lot of pink for some strange reason...? ), some using a combination of new images and old from the Stampotique collection. I do have more, but didn't want to bombard you with the whole lot, and so will stagger them over a few days  in a 'Part 2'..

Starting with a couple more from Kira Nichols at Stampotique new releases...

This fantastic little smug character is the last 'monster'  in the new 'Line Up' stamp. You can't get a better expression than this...he's such a cutie!!! Butter wouldn't melt!


My mind was elsewhere other than card making when I needed to begin making these samples so I started off creating with pre printed papers and punched flowers as it's relaxing and I can sit in front of the tv watching the Paralympics whilst building up the layers.


Inside I created a pocket to tuck a letter inside.




I stamped this next image ( 'Owl Tree') a couple of times to give an even more of a crowded effect. At the time of making this I was having a disastrous day on the phone, going from bad to worse, can you tell there was a bit of a back story going on by the colors and the words I tore out from Alice and Wonderland.
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I decided on making a little notebook  to keep all my contacts and notes on the 'unjust' type of situation I was battling at the time, and then thought well I may as well decorate it with something appropriate and kill two birds with one stone as it were (although perhaps not the best expression to use for a book with owls on the front...ooops...sorry owls )..



In total contrast mood wise (created on a different a day)  is a card for a new baby using Maria's new 'Zara's Party' stamp. I sat this super cute guy onto Great Moon and used some sticker letters for the word.


I still have images from Daniel and Roc to show, but they will have to be another day, sorry about that, as
real life calls .

You may have arrived here from Jennifer's blog, if not, don't worry the whole list of hop participants can be found here at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge blog. 

If you are all organised and have the hop all under control I bow in awe to your stamina levels. Time for an energy drink, a shoulder massage and a banana perhaps and you'll want to be heading off to Claire after finishing up here.

Thank you once again for stopping by. More on here by the end of the week x


40 comments:

Fiona said...

Jo these are wonderful. I love your first card, and the gorgeous soft simplicity of the last one.

Gez Butterworth said...

Great creations loved the bunny on the moon!

Laura said...

Sorry to hear life has been s**t. Hope it picks up for you. It is interesting how creations so often reflect what is going on for us! I have a few things I need to stick staples into as well.

Jil Lebel said...

Your cards are great. I really love how you colored the bunny on the moon. JIL

vinny said...

love what you have created, hope life gets a bit calmer for you. I think I will need that energy drink soon Lol but am determined to `hop` to the end x

roc said...

Great cards

Sam & Poppy said...

Love em all Jo!

Jane Wetzel said...

Fabulous stuff Jo, always enjoy the looks here :)

Sue said...

Great projects. Love that bunny sitting on the moon!

coconut said...

Very nice creations ! Love the last one, so cute.

theboelemas@aol.com said...

OK you've done it again - I'm blown away! Absolutely love every single card.

Claire x

Tanya said...

These are fabulous :)

Renee said...

Great work! I love the bunny on the moon.

Willy said...

Cute and fabulous creations, Jo!

Unknown said...

Absolutely gorgeous and sweet works of art - I especially love how you have created your unique note book cover - what a great idea

Carla said...

great work!

Anonymous said...

Love the baby card! Sorry to hear you've had a rough few days, I hope the 'unjust' is being sorted x

Lori Barnett said...

Hey girlfriend :) I love all the new stamps! I have a list already going from the last release...and now it's BIGGER! I've GOT to get my butt in gear and get my stuff ordered! ;) Your projects are ALWAYS great...and these are no exception! I just love the bunny on the moon!

Reflective Art Studio said...

Love all of them...
That Kitty Monster looks so content.
xx
Sarinda

Astrid Stulemeijer (AssiCrafts) said...

Love them all! The last card with Maria's stamp and the moon is just amazing! XOXO

Bast said...

Those are too cute...Love the little notebook! TFS

KimMJ
bast830@comcast.net

aisling said...

Wonderful creations with Kira's and Maria's new stamps. Can't wait to see what you'll create for part 2!

Basement Stamper said...

These are all adorable, love your baby card!

Kaz said...

Lots of loveliness on your blog again Jo. Great idea for bunny on the moon!

Sarah Anderson said...

a lovely, diverse collection; hope the unjust things get resolved, but love the book for storing them in!

Maja Rijkers said...

Beautiful projects! Love the notebook!

Vera Lane Studio said...

Super precious!

primdollie said...

love your cards!!! they're delightful and cute! Love the Perfect Day one... such an adorable face!!!

Guild Master Crystal said...

Wow. I love all these. Great job.

FerrellGraph-x said...

So fun! I epecially love that bunny!
Kindest regards,
Jennifer

Wendy said...

love all your creations...what outstanding work! Your layouts are fabulous!

Nigel said...

Woohoo! New stamps coming up...

*Does tigger dance*

Nice cards by the way :D

BarbaraW said...

Your cards are amazing. Sorry you were having traumas when you started your cards, but the resulting art is awesome. Can't wait to see more of your stamps.

Vicki G said...

Lovely creations Jo....hope you got everything sorted out!

V

G Peplow said...

Stunning array of cards, I have loved this blog hop and visiting you and your art is always a pleasure:0) My favourite of all is your notebook:0) I'm going to need the owls stamp, it's gorgeous:0) Hope you have recovered from your bad phone day! Gay x

SannaS said...

gorgeous creations!!! =)
hugs, SannaS

Jayne C said...

Love all of your amazing creations....impossible to choose a favourite!!

Jayne C said...

Love all of your amazing creations....impossible to choose a favourite!!

Vicky said...

Wonderful cards, & how adorable is that bunny!!

Anonymous said...

Wow Jo, fabulous all three of them!!