BLOG HOP FOR NEW TEAM AND NEW STAMPS!!

It's that time of year again when Stampotique Originals have a switch round of the Design Team, new artists join, and sadly old team members who have now become such familiar faces move on to new and exciting ventures...or have a rest!

Its always exciting meeting new people though, and what better way to do so than in the form of a blog hop!! And with the new JULY 2017 Stampotique stamps.

You may  have arrived here from the wonderful Sternenglanz  if you came via the Stampotique Designers Blog. If not, don't worry, the full list can be found here...

For the NEW everything event I have created an 'anytime/just because'  card .  I swiped distress ink over the white card to create a mottled background. Stamped DaisyDaisy all along the base and created some depth to it using Abstract Foliage. After stamping and cutting out lots of flowers  from Flower Block, I created the little scene using Angel Girl as the main focal point, finishing with one of Arwens's new Hashtag stamps from her block of four and a little doodling.

Stamps used are as followed-

ANGELGIRL #6223 (new July release)

DAISY DAISY #3002

FLOWER BLOCK #9182

ABSTRACT FOLIAGE (green dots on floor) #3031

#HASHTAG #7435  (new July release)

and a bit of drawing by hand (stems with heart leaves)

If you leave a comment you will be in the main draw to be in with a chance of winning 

A STAMPOTIQUE GRAB BAG!!!

A $30 GIFT CERTIFICATE to spend online at STAMPOTIQUE!!!

So please do!!

And then hop on over to the next new Stampotique team member, the fabulous Michele Kosciolek 

FLOWERS ...SDC275 wk2

Theres still time to take part in the Stampotique Designer's Challenge 'FLOWERS'.

For my contribution, I used one of the sets by Eileen Hull  to create this journal.

To begin with I 'applied' ALDI pastel paints (just cheap kids paints) with my fingers ...ok so smeared would have been a more accurate description lol...and glued the panels together. With this set you can lace up the pieces but I preferred a more solid structure (plus the lace thread I had didnt work with the layout I had in mind)

I stencilled and inked areas, highlighted the stencilled circles with pen...and added some stamping directly to the surface

I glued on the letters creating the phrase and added some bits and bobs to decorate...

Added the Giant Daisy and Flamingo & co.

Made an inside  pocket to hold pages

DA-DAAAAAH.

Stamps used are all by Stampotique

GIANT DAISY #3058 (Jo Capper-Sandon)

FLAMINGO #3061 (Jo Capper-Sandon)

DAISY DAISY #3002 (Jo Capper-Sandon)

BROLLY (the umbrella) #3083 (Jo Capper-Sandon)

IN STITCHES #8118 (Josie Cirincione)

ISABELLE #15011 (Tracy Scott)

ALPHA BACKGROUND (letters) #7431 (Arwen McCullen)

FLOWER BLOCK (flowers on flamingo) #9182 (Janet Klein)

Thanks to those that continue to support my blog.- really appreciate it xxx.. 

and for new visitors, all comments are gratefully received (takes ages to upload all these stamp links so gives me incentive to keep showing xx)

ps...I'm not really living the dream...haha...just a bit of artistic license ....like I dont ride round the village on my flamingo...or do I? ;)  All I can say is it would have to be a blimming strong flamingo haha

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