Drum roll please: Time to announce the winner of the January Theme.

Twenty entries this month. So I put them all into the random number org and out came number 13. Congratulations to Maggie H who entered a fantastic chunky ATC.
On this she had used Inka Gold and the cover stamp from the February issue of craft Stamper. The new issue of this is available in the shop. 
Maggie if you would like to email Moira at  sales@happy-daze.net she will arrange for your voucher to be sent to you.

February challenge: Love - A Technique you love to use

Time to announce the new theme for the month of February. In keeping with the month the theme is LOVE - A Technique you love to use.
To start your mojo off in style this month Netty ( Annette Goatley) has created this stunning frame and picture using the lovely moon girl from Stampotique.

Netty say's about her project.

I love so many techniques and love creating altered art. But one of my favourite things to do is upcycling. This old wooden frame has been upcylced from an old project.

Products used on the frame : Black Gesso, Crackle Accents, Texture Paste, Turquoise Metallic rub, Stream Adirondack Alcohol Ink and Copper Inka Gold.

Products used for the Picture: - Scrap of embossed card which was swiped with black stazon, stampotiques 'moon girl' and  turquiose stickles. the rest of the embellishments have been upcycled from previous projects.

So share your most loved technique with us here on the blog. As usual there is a £15.00 gift voucher plus free P & P to spend in the Happy Daze Shop which will be award by a random number generator to one lucky entrant and the winner announced on the 2nd of March.
You can enter up to three projects for the challenge and each item must contain at least one item that is available from the shop.
you can enter either via the linky widget below, by uploading your project to the facebook page, or by emailing it directly to me at waynemonster@gmail.com

A Cracking Torso by Annette Goatley (nettyscraftings)

Hi, this is another first for me................altering a Torso.........oooh am having so much fun this month.

First I used Black Gesso to cover the Torso, then painted it with Viva Crackling Bronze keeping it fairly smooth.  Let it dry and then sculptured the Crackling Bronze to create texture and design.  After it was dry  I rubbed Inka Gold Copper over some of it.

Showing the back of the Torso so you can see the detail.  I am very pleased with the overall look of this piece as it looks so different to how it started out.  Even my husband likes it and thats got to be a first........lol
Take care, hugs Annette x

Alteroid by Samantha Read

Well I'm still going strong with the current theme and trying new things by altering empty Altoid tins! My first was a couple of weeks ago, it's now another new addiction!

They are a great size to work with similar to ATC size, with the added bonus that when you heat the tin with a heat gun to dry paint etc, a yummy minty smell fills the room.

I couldn't help but reach for my favourite stamp, the ubiquitous Moon Girl, after all tins help you keep important things in mint condition!

I think this would make a lovely gift for a friend. 

Items I used:

Stampotique Moon Girl

Stampotique Floral Flutter

Ideaology Hanger Clip

Claudine Hellmuth Stuido Paints: Painterly Pink, Traditional Tan, Sky Blue, Landscape Green and Purple Palette

I do hope you like my creation and thank you for taking the time to look, wishing you a lovely day, Sam xxx

* Just one word of warning, Altoids contain Pork gelatin so are not veggie friendly!

A "nod" to the 1930's by Ruth

It's been a busy week for me this week..suitcases to pack, vintage shops to scour for accessories and ........three hats to make for our costumes.

I am off to a 1920's/1930's weekend of fashion parades, car displays, bathing belles and picnics on the beach. All set in the glorious blue sunshine of an Art Deco town in New Zealand.

My day dress or tea dress as they called them in the 1940's needed a hat. I found this one on my travels, it was very 1980's so I bent the brim down to make it like a cloche hat and added a selection of trims and lace and ribbon.

 Happy Daze have a beautiful array of trims and "Guipre" lace that you could use for your own Downton Abbey moment!!

My next project was to alter a hair slide to wear with my flapper dress.

I used gold embroidered flower lace as the base and added a feather and some very old vintage buttons you could use some of the lovely Parisian Anthology Brooch brads for a colourful effect.

Don't fancy making a full sized milinery creation?
 Then why not have a go at the miniature collection of alterable hats  found on the left hand side of the shop products list under "milinery".

Bon Voyage
Ruth xxx

Imagine... altered wooden box by Julie Dandy

This week I have altered one of THESE little wooden boxes with Mady Scrolls Work stamp image.

I started by painting the box with a light green acrylic paint and when dry painted over areas of it with crackle glaze. When the crackle was dry I painted over them roughly with white paint - I didn't want to obliterate the green just make it look shabby.

I highlighted the edges with Inka Gold in ROSE .

I stamped the image in coffee archival ink on to a piece of tissue paper and then glued it on to the lid with Claudines matte medium and then coated the whole box with it to give it a protective coat.
I added some torn pieces of TH tissue tape to the top and sides of the box.

I used Glitz stickers for the word "Imagine" inspired by the tissue tape.

I finished it off with a piece of ribbon and buttons glued on with the matte medium and tied a piece of ribbon around the box in a bow.
Scrolls Work stamps are no longer in production so if you would like any I wouldn't wait to long as when they are gone Moira won't be able to restock them.

Don't forget about this months challenge is to try or to use something new. All the details of the challenge and how to enter can be seen here.

Hugs'n'snogs,
Julie xx

hidden message card by Joanne Wardle

Continuing the "try something new" theme for the Happy Daze challenge, I thought that sometimes the easiest way to give something new a try is to copy something you've seen in a magazine.

I'm cheating a little here as I'm copying my own idea from my article in this month's Craft Stamper Magazine, which used Stampotique Stamps available from Happy Daze.

The card is a tent fold card with a gap at the top to hold a strip of card.
I used the wonderful moon girl, as well as Daisy Daisy, hearts Cubed and Each life, all of which are available from Happy Daze.

The instructions are in this month's craft stamper, which you can also get from Happy Daze