A Holiday Romance and going Cubist - by Annette Goatley

We all love to read a good holiday romance and this is no exception.

Stick and Stickette met on holiday in Portsmouth and it was love at first sight.......aaaaaaahhhhh.
One evening on the way home after a gorgeous meal down at the Wharf,  Stick proposed to her......and of course she said yes.

No date for the wedding has been set yet, but in anticipation I have made this label for their honeymoon luggage as am sure they will need one, don't you ?

Formula for the tag is a brayered background, Chicken wire screen, acrylic paint, distress inks, Stickles and the stamp Two Sticks is by Stampotique.

CUBIST SILHOUETTES

Plus I snuck in a sneaky one mainly because I adore the colors.  Bought this stamp by Lost Coast Design quite a while ago now but had only stamped her in Sepia.  Stamping her various colors gave her a new lease of life.  Hope you like her like this.

Take care of yourselves and will see you soon, Annette x

Altered Domino Fridge Magnet By Carol Fox

Just a little quick make from me today, as I am very busy this month outside of the craft room...yes the big out side does exist lol.

A domino from a games set given a coat of multi-medium, (I have found this helps the image stamp better), I then stamped the image in Stazon. I gave it another coat of MM, this stops the colours from running into each other. Then using my refillable alcohol ink pens I then coloured it in, I love these pens as they give so much extra use to my alcohol inks. When it's all dry coat it with a layer of glossy accents. Stick a little magnet on the back, and there it is all done. Nice and quick and easy.

The image I have used is the Flying Flower Girls By lost Coast.

The challenge this month is "Were all going on a Summer Holiday" full details can be found on the original post here.

Who wouldn't like to live under a mushroom?

This creation was inspired by the TV show 'The Cube', for those who haven't seen the show, to cut along story short contestants go into a huge glass cube and can win BIG money by basically throwing balls in buckets! Saying that there is some skill involved!

Can you spot Marci?

Here's a step by step:

1  Stamp required characters and foilage stamps on to shrink plastic, colour and shrink.

2  To start construction on the cube glue each piece of memory glass to the edge of the next using super glue,   the super glue sets really quick so act fast! Firstly make the bottom and three sides so that you have access to the inside of the cube.

3  Glue your scene in place, I glued the Cheesey Moon directly to the glass at the back but Great Moon would look well, great!. I used super glue again for speed and reinforced with some glossy accents. It's important to make sure they are well stuck because once the cube is complete there is no way in!

4  When happy with your scene add extra little details, I used microbeads of green and gold in pools of Glossy Accents but Bedazzles would look fab too. 

5  Now it's time to add the front and top piece of memory glass, again using super glue. This bit is really important go over all the edges with glossy accents to make the joints stronger, if you don't when you start dipping the edges in the molten embossing powder the super glue melts and your cube will fall apart. Believe me, it happened to me twice! 

6  Dip the edges of your cube in the molten embossing powder, this strengthens the cube further and looks like faux soldering. Please note the cube will never be a really strong constuction. (Mine has been sitting on top of the microwave for 7 months and is fine, just don't drop anything on it or drop it)

7  Add a curio knob on top and some hitch fasteners for feet. Enjoy.

I used:

2in x 2in Memory Glass

Stampotique: Floral Flutter, Wee Owl, Marci, Mushroom Group, and Kitty

Shrink Plastic

Glossy Accents

Curio Knobs

Hitch Fasteners

Copper Embossing Powder

Melt Pot

The male character is called Head but any other male character from Stampotique in the Happy Daze range would be happy to be followed by Marci, I expect they are all fun-guys, get it? Funghi's. . . I've so enjoyed posting this I feel like making another, Stampotique stamps here I come!

Wishing you a very happy day, Sam xxx

Beware the Sirens By Kaz Boughton.

I'm very excited to be the guest designer for July, thank you for inviting me to join you, and I just had to make something with Stampotique stamps!

I have used Smumauha, Smushallaum, Smushasha  and Octopet - love the mermaids, but those names! I coloured them with Copics and cut them out.
For the bases I used Wood Spools Pack and painted them with acrylic paints, then wrapped some fibres around them. I then cut some mesh randomly and stamped Splatter Long in different inks and cut these out. Both of these were used to make faux seaweed and stuck onto the top of the spools and the mermaids were then attached entwined in this.
Finally I took the words from Beyond the Sea by Artistic Outpost as a warning to anyone going out on the sea.

Kaz xxx

Zettie Tag By moira Sutton

The background has been created by using colour wash ink and Dylusions Masks. The stamp for the main image is by Teesha Moore. It has been finished with various charms, all of which are available here.

June Challenge Winner

Mr Random Number choose 8 as the lucky winner of the gift voucher this month. Number 8 was Tracey-B with her cute little pencil pot, you can have another look at it here.
If you would like to email Moira at the shop to claim your voucher Tracey, she will arrange it for you.

Thank you to everyone who entered the June challenge and we all look forward to seeing what you produce for the July Challenge.

July challenge - We're All Going On A Summer Holiday

July is here and so to celebrate the summer and the nice weather ( I am sure it is on the way) our theme this month is "We're All Going On A Summer Holiday"

Think of the never ending days of childhood summers, days out on the beach and just generally lazing about in the sun. Make anything summer themed from postcards to your summer beach bag, just use one item available to purchase from the shop and you can enter it for the challenge. Here are a few examples by Dt members to get you in the summer mood.

Verday Bird Cage Weather Vane - By Moira Sutton

If you are planning a holiday you need to know what the weather is up to, after all we have just about everything thrown at us lately.  So to start my holiday season I have gone for a weather vane to help me work out the days that are ideal for a day trip.  I started with a  chipboard birdcage has been painted with Verday paint.  When dry I have dabbed  Verday paints in different colours using a sponge and spritzed with Verday Patina.  The birdy is a plastic toy which has been coloured with Inka Gold paints.  The fabulous cog came from my lovely friend Ann and the game spinners complete my weather vane.

'Wish You Were Here' - by Annette Goatley

Post Card Art, Using Scrollworks Rubber Stamps

On The Beach -  By Sam Read

Using Stampotique 3 Girls Image and Distress Ink Pads


You can enter up to 3 times either via the linky widget at the bottom of this post, our facebook page or you can email your entry direct to Moira at the shop, sales@happy-daze.net. There is a £15 gift voucher to spend that be won by one lucky random drawn entrant. The winner will be announced on the blog on the 2nd August.