Puppy Love

For this little 4 x 4 I used a lot of stickles ;-) the dogs set from Lost Coast, the flaming heart from Lost Coast (but I cut the centre heart out) 

The background is made from spritzers and I stamped with cactus green stazon using the circles from the Whimsical Melange set from Artistic Outpost

There a 'love is all around' theme for this months Happy Daze Challenge. You have got the chance to win £15 to spend instore! Check deets here

TFL
Mandy
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I am Queen

I love the quirky quotes from Catslife Press! This one just jumped out at me for this pair of girls from Paperbag Studios. One had a big bow one her head so the other definitely deserved a crown from the party hats collections (lost coast) I even managed a bit of recycling with an old book page ~ Agatha Christie if you're interested! lol

I used a Krylon pen around the edge.

Yes the image is wonky ;-S ~ I am most perturbed about this but the rest of the card is straight lol

TFL
Mandy x
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Here's the story....

This month our challenge is 'recycled' ~ not my most fave theme I must admit... until I got ill and bought a box of tissues! lol I knew as soon as I saw the pull off top of these that it would be ideal for altering. 

 it's an altered ATC pocket. Just the right size for an atc after sealing up with some staples

 ATC and pocket :-)

 and finally.... the ATC (which is also made using a cereal box as the base

I've used 

Spritzers

Archival ink

white pen

paperbag studios stamp

lost cost party hat stamps

catslife press word stamp

If you'd like to join in with our challenge... check out the deets here 

TFL

Mandy x

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Queen BEE

HI all... have you all got that happy monday feeling? I overslept this morning and it's thrown me for a loop. Anyway, I've made this house and housed this cute little sassy Queen Bee in it. I really love it... the colours are very bright. 

It is for the Happy Daze monthly challenge theme of JUNE BUG.

 I knew I wanted to use the new set of stamps I've got from Artistic Outpost... Whimsical Melange , This is a brilliant set for making houses, hanging pieces and shrines. The Sassy Bee is from Catslife Press and the rooftops at the bottom are from this Zetti stamp. It's fab.

 I drew the zetti border around the house and then stamped the ruler from the Artistic Outpost set a few times and made a frame.

If you join in with our monthly challenge you've got the chance to win £15.00 to spend instore at Happy Daze! All the deets are here 

TFL

Mandy x

Every Day Love by Samantha Read

Valentine's Day may have been and gone but I like letting the people I love know all the time so I decorated this wooden heart for my daughter. I hope she likes it! 

To keep in the challenge theme of using a technique I love I just had to get out the tissue paper! Stamping on tissue paper and then applying with pva glue has just got to be one of the best stamping techniques, just my opinion! Using this technique you can get your stamped image onto just about any surface, smooth or bumpy, flat or around bends and almost any 3D object.

I used:

Wood Heart

Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint, Painterly Pink

Catslife Press Stamp: Love Definition Heart Small

Catslife Press Stamp: Love Definition Heart

Archival Ink: Black

Wishing you a happy day, Sam xxx

This is love By Paula Tidman

The current Happydaze challenge is Love - A technique you love to use so I thought I would make my better half a Valentine card, using one of my favourite techniques which is stamping in bleach.

I started with  My Minds Eye Union Square, Beautiful Day paper, then I used some white card and covered it with barn door distress ink, rubbing the pad straight on the paper as I find it takes ages buffing with a foam pad on a large area. Then I folded a sheet of kitchen roll into a square and put it on a plate with a small amount of bleach to act as a stamp pad. I stamped a script stamp randomly across the paper, which removes the distress ink and creates a contrasting effect. I used the heat tool to dry, then I buffed some more distress ink to tone it down  a touch as it was a little to bright. I stamped Lost Coast Designs Cupid stamp in archival ink on top and die cut, Then buffed a some black soot DI around the edges and finished with a gold pen. I used Catslife press this is love stamp for the sentiment.

So please join in the Happy Daze challenge and show us the technique you love to use. One lucky winner will be drawn at random to win a  £15 voucher and free P&P to spend in the Happy Daze shop. Maximum of 3 entries per person & you must use at least one product which can be purchased in the Happy Daze shop.

• You can enter by blogging you address to the linky widget here, 
• emailing your picture to info@happy-daze.net
• uploading your photo to their facebook page