A sprinkle of reindeer dust....by Ruth

Now that I no longer feel guilty scrapping a year in arrears for my christmas photos I can take the time to relish new papers and look back over last years hectic moments. I indulge in a bit of misty eyed memories and forget all the chaos soon to come again.

I loved the maturity of these Pink Paislee papers, they remind me of a Scottish hunting lodge, and with names like Apple Cider and Bonfire it's no wonder they look warm and cosy, ideal for cardmakers too.

"Come Fly with Me" was inspired by the wooden lazer cut Reindeer Antlers from the Happy Daze shop.

(I have been wanting to use it on all sorts of christmas projects and now wish that I had ordered more than one!)

I gessoed him first then inked him with brown distress ink and added a layer of fine white glitter. All are available in the shop in varous shades. A row of Platinum Liquid Pearls around the edges, emphasises the road sign shape.

The black flower was left over from my Pink Paislee Halloween banner kit. And I am one photo less in my stash at last!!

TFL



Alice Arch By Carol fox

Any of you who know me well will know that Alice and I have a bit of a thing going on....shhh dont tell the Hatter. I have had one of the arches from the shop in my draw for ages and I was digging around in there the other day and I came across it, so here it is given the Alice treatment.

I have given it the PVA crackle treatment added vintage book pages (from Alice in Wonderland of course)and then some applied some gold leaf(gold embossing works just as well if you don't have gold leaf). The Tim Holtz Book Plate was given a rub with viva Inka gold to make it more gold and then once the Tim Holtz adage word was added I filled it with clear embossing powder.

The Tim Holtz style rose is made by colouring the cut flowers with distress inks before shaping and then dipping them into UTEE in a melt pot. If you dont have a melt pot you can just use clear embossing powder. I then rubbed them over with clear stickles for a dew drop look.

Stick it all down using lots of multi medium and then stand somewhere to admire.

I used

Wooden arch
Tim Holtz things
Inks
Multi medium
Inka Gold


The current challenge is "an Explosion Of Colour" for all the details and the link to upload your item have a look here, or there is a permanent link in the side bar.

UK Scrappers Blog Hop

The details for the blog hop can be found on the post containing the monthly challenge details. This LINK will take you to it, and please scroll down to the bottom of the post for the details.

A Winner is Announced

I have done the Random Number Generator for the Entries for the October Challenge. There were 16 in total, for some weird reason the linky Widget did not like this month very much and would not show some of the entries on the linky Picture, but I can see them all on the links page and after I added in the facebook entries in their date uploaded position.
The lucky winner is number 14 By The Sparkly Fairy (Emma). If you want to email me at waynemonster@gmail.com with your name and email address and I will pass the details on to Moira who will send you your £15 voucher to spend on lovely things in the Happy Daze Shop.

This is a list of the other entries as it was a shame that a lot of them did not show in the linky list as there were some great uploads for this challenge. If you click on the links it will take you to the page. ( if the link doesn't work copy and paste it into your bar)

1.http://anikraft.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-candle-trick-or-treat.html

2.http://annescardchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/10/magnolia-peace.html

3.http://lisasparkleandstamps.blogspot.com/2011/10/colonel-mustard-in-hall-with-dagger.html

4.http://bumblebeesandbutterflieswithbrenda.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-diorama.html

5.http://anikraft.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-atcs-and-new-stampotique.html

6.http://blueboxbabe.blogspot.com/2011/10/un-petit-peu-spooky.html

7.http://teacraftsandcats.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/magnolia-tomic-challenge-5/

8.http://cardcreate.blogspot.com/2011/10/black-white-craft-room-challenge-dt.html

9.http://lucystruecolours.blogspot.com/2011/10/gingersnap-creations-challenge-ravens.html

10.http://craftietimes.blogspot.com/2011/10/whoopsi-daisy-lets-do-christmas.html

11.http://craftietimes.blogspot.com/2011/10/free-and-easy-whoopsie-daisy-challenge.html

12.http://nettyscraftings.blogspot.com/2011/10/hiya-its-paint-party-friday.html

13.http://lucystruecolours.blogspot.com/2011/10/mr-forrest-farmacist.html

14.http://thesparklyfairy.blogspot.com/2011/10/witching-hour.html

15.http://kraftypieces.blogspot.com/2011/10/31st-october-2011-halloween.html

16.http://lisasparkleandstamps.blogspot.com/2011/10/its-halloweenpickled-souls-anyone-its.html

Thank you to everyone who entered this month and I hope to see lots more of your lovely entries for the November Challenge which is "An Explosion Of Colour" the full details of which can be seen in the post here.

November Challenge - An Explosion of Colour

Our November challenge theme is "An Explosion of Colour" so I've gone for this bright and cheery Pendant.  I used a vintage collage image but you could also use one of your own photos. 

Materials
Large Bezel - I used a Bow Bezel
Small bezel
Resin - I used Lisa Pavelka Magic-Gloss, you could also use Glossy Accents
Stickles in a colour which co-ordiantes with your image
Image - use a stock copyright free collage image or photo printed with a laser printer onto smooth paper - not photo paper, or an image from pre-printed paterned paper
Matte or Gloss Medium
Inka Gold Paint in a co-ordinating colour
Bail
2 x Jump rings 
Chain or Ribbon to hang

1.         Print the image to the size you need to fit the large bezel.

2.         Print the image and cut to fit the bezel.  If you are using an oval or round bezel press your nail all round the image to bed it into the edge of the bezel, this will give you the shape to then cout out.  Do not worry if it does not fit perfectly as the stickles will hide any messiness

3.         Glue the image into your bezel and coat it with the medium. 

4.         Squeeze a line of stickles all round the inner rim of your bezel 

5.         Fill your small bezel with a layer of stickles to cover the base. Leave both bezels  to dry - this is best done overnight

6.         Pour resin into your large and small bezels to fill them up.  If using Magic-Gloss place under a UV lamp for 15 minutes.  You may add additional layers if desired to create a dome effect.  If using a two part resin leave to dry overnight.  If using Glossy Accents be very careful about bubbles, if you get any prick them out with a wire or end of a paperclip.  Also if a layer is too thick in Glossy Accents it may not dry so do not use a bezel that is too thick or do it in layers.  Glossy accents will also need overnight to dry

7.         Take the Inka Gold paint and using a piece of Cut n Dry Foam or cosmetic foam, rub a little colour or colours into the bezel.

8.         Attach the bail with a jump ring and thread your ribbon or chain.

9.         Attach the small bezel filled with stickles and resin to the bottom of your pendant and you are done!

To enter our challenge create a piece of work on the theme of "An Explosion of Colour". It could be a card,  a layout, an altered object etc. whatever you like.  Then either:

• Blog your entry and use the Linky widget below to link to your blog entry
• Load to the Happy Daze Facebook Page
• Sent a pic by email to info@happy-daze.net

The challenge will end at Midnight Thursday 30 November 2011. One entry will be drawn at random to win a £15.00 Gift Voucher plus free P&P for the Happy Daze shop. Maximum of 3 entries per person. Entries must use at least one product which can be purchased in the Happy Daze shop

And a big welcome to any vistors from the UK Scrappers Blog Hop. If you are participating in the UKS blog hop, you may have come here from Fiskarettes . After checking out our project, go to Scrap Paper Scissors to see the next project, and see the thread on UKS HERE to see the full list of links and info on the prizes!

Christmas Past .... By Gillian Simson

Using the inspiration from one of my favourite vintage Christmas Stamp Sets by Tim Holtz, I started out by covering this Wooden Door Sign in Distress Stain (Weathered Wood), then added a layer of stripes with Distress Stain (Picket Fence), once dry I then added a further layer of Distress Stain (Faded Jeans) then wiping over with a baby wipe to give a more soft/blended feel to the sign. I stamped the background text in Archival Ink (Manganese Blue), I then stamped the Father Christmas Image, the Snowflake Image and Merry Kiss-Mas quote designed by Jo Capper-Sandon for Stampotique in Distress Ink (Chipped Saphire). I then added Picket Fence Distress Stickles for a frosted/snowy look.

The current Happy Daze challenge is Christmas or Hallowe'en. You have until Midnight on 31st October when one 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 your address to the linky widget here,
• emailing your picture to info@happy-daze.net
• uploading your photo to their facebook page
  

Air-mail delivery! by Ruth

When the postman delivered these 12x12 papers I knew I had finally found the answer to last years Christmas Eve photos.
I love the detail on these Pink Paislee papers from their
 Father Christmas collection.

This one is called Air-Mail and has a perfect vintage cosy feel and plenty of space for decorating and embellishing.

I sprayed the background with Meadow colour wash spray to dirty it up a bit, added a couple of layers of notelets and old book papers.

Alphabet stickers found in the Basic Grey sale, a blue ticket from the Parisian Anthology range and a shabby handmade muslin flower spritzed with a red and green colourwash, finished off with a couple of vintage buttons.

If you wanted to make a flower like this you could easily start with the ready made Mistable Flowers by Pink Paislee and fray the edges a little.

Don't forget this months challenge is either Halloween or Christmas something to suit everyone as the saying goes..x