Grow where you are planted

I was so sorry to hear the  sad news that Moira is closing the Happy Daze shop. I am sending positive vibes to you Moira and hope you feel better soon x

For this card I used an Artistic Outpost stamp set called Lovely Day which is still available on the 40% off closing down sale! Well worth a gander. ALL items in the shop are 40% off.  head over there now for some true bargains!

TFL
Mandy x
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Vintage Halloween 40% off in store.

A reshare of a lovely item by Mandy, showing the Vintage Hallowe'en plate that is still available in the sale. There is also a lovely halloween Quote and a few other goodies with this theme left in the Stampotique sections (Jo Capper-Sandon especially has a few lovely ones for this theme). 

This week, I decided to have a play with my new stamps.... this wonderful Hallowe'en plate from Artistic Outpost. It's so delightful. I love Hallowe'en, and I envision lots of Hallowe'en inky goodness to come.

I have several house shape templates for ATC size houses, I chose this one to use for this hanging piece and enlarged the template to around a postcard size. I wanted the Hallowe'en girl to fit on nicely. Once I decided on the size, I then cut a house out of this background I made a while ago... it's made by tearing pieces of masking tape and sticking them randomly over the card, then swiping with distress inks. 

I stamp all my images in Black Archival as I really love the blackness of it. It's a good idea to set the archival with a blast from the heat tool. I usually colour my images with watercolour pencils using a water brush


TFL
Mandy x

Jane's Countryside 40% off in the sale

(I just wanted to share this lovely item by Mandy again which shows the Plate Jane's Countryside in great use)

Good Morning Campers! (wet as per usual is sunny Blighty!)

This week I wanted to use these Jane Austen images from Artistic Outpost to create a card for a friend of mine who is having a bit of a hard time.

 The background was made using a selection of the cosmic shimmer vintage colour misters. I love this palette of colours ~ very muted but lush.
The background script stamp is one from viva decor  and is stamped in Midnight Blue stazon

All the images are stamped using Versafine and coloured with watercolour pencils.

Have a wonderful week!
Mandy x
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Huckleberry Finn Tag Card By Carol Fox

I have made a tag card with my Dad in mind for Fathers Day tomorrow. Huck Finn is one of his favourite books and I thought being a tag it can double up as a bookmark when his done with standing it on the mantlepiece.
I used the Huck Finn set by Artistic Outpost. The main image is stamped onto water colour paper and coloured with a combination of Distress Markers and ink pads.
The background on the tag was done with copper paint and Broken China distress stain. All the stamping was done with Black archival ink.

Carol x

All Stars!

Good Bank HolidayMonday!

This week I've made a couple of tags (ranger size 5 ~ i think) and I've used the Picture Star set from Artistic Outpost.

 The backgrounds were made using spritzers and masks

TFL
Mandy x
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Road Trip Postcard By Carol Fox

 I used gesso and inks for the background. All the images are from the Artistic Outpost Set, Route 66. Coloured using distress inks.

Carol x

Not all who Wander are Lost

Good Monday Morning to you all.

Here is my project for this week. I've used the girl in the frame (cut out) from the AO set Lovely Day. The peripheral stamps are all Tim Holtz ones.

I haven't made an arch for ages, so I begin by cutting an arch shape out of card. I layered the background stamps on the arch and then used a selection of  sprays  to create the background. I overstamped using gesso and a decorative stamp. Then stamped on the harlequin stamp.
Cut and coloured the girl stamp, added the words and some washi tape.

TFL
Mandy x
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Huck Finn By Carol Fox

I have used the set of Huck Finn Stamps by Artistic Outpost for my blog post today.

The background on my canvas was done using a stencil and clear embossing powder over a painted background.  The images were coloured using distress markers.

A skull charm and a bit of string finished the little assemblage.

Carol x

Full of Wonder

Happy Monday :-)

This week I've created a 3d tag... I've used the size 8 tag. I began by applying lots of layers of paints and stains to the tag until I liked the effect.
I coloured the blank seed packet from the AO set 'bloom and grow' with the same colours then edged with a dark chalk ink.

 The boy image comes from the AO set 'think and wonder' I cut him out of the advert and then used what was left of the ad in the upper right corner.

The bicycle and the quote both come from the AO set 'lovely day'

Soar to your Dreams by Carol Fox

Hello, I have a 6 x 4 postcard to share with you this week. I have used a variety of stamps from different companies. I have a full supply list at the end of this post if you scroll to the bottom you will find it with link to the items in the shop.

This is a quick run through of how I did it.

• Cut a piece of card to 6 x 4 inches and ink with walnut stain distress in.
• Used Brown Archival ink to stamp the background from the French flight plate to cover your card.
• Stamp the sprint quote from the Charles and Amelia plate as shown (cleaned the ink from the work fly at the end before stamping it). Fill in the word FLY using the large word from the same plate and positioning it as shown at the end of the quote.
• Mask off the quote and word and using black archival ink randomly stamp the cogs from the industrial background plate onto the stamped background.
• Cover the FLY word in glossy accents.
• Stamp the house and Icarus image onto white card, colour and attach to the postcard.
• Edge with a black dabber and draw lines with a pen and drawing ink.

I used

Artistic Outpost stamp sets: Charles and Amelia, Industrial Backgrounds, French Flight

Stampotique House Stamp

Lost Coast Stamp: Icarus

Distress ink

Archival ink pads

If you enjoy making postcards there is a weekly challenge site called Sunday Postcard Art, I am going to link my postcard to it.

Carol x

Paris in Spring

Morning all,

Seems like Spring may well be here at long last.

This week I've altered a coaster using the AO plate ~ Paris Exposition

 You can't seem much of the gold on these photos, but I've used Turquoise and Gold sprays to create the background on the coaster. And finished with rubbings of gold 

TFL
Have a wonderful week!
Mandy x
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Atistic Outpost At the Circus. By Carol Fox

A popcorn box die cut, kindly cut for me by my sister. Stamped, inked and coloured using distress inks and Neocolor crayons.
I used the stamp sets:  Send in the Clowns, Vintage circus and Whimsical Melange. All by Artistic Outpost.

Carol x

Seeds of Love

Good Bank Holiday to you all!
Seems my mojo has returneth to me this past week. I've been playing around with collaging stamped images together. I think it's worked really well.

I've used the Artistic Outpost 'bloom & grow' set, along with some old book page and corrugated card. Oh the balloon comes from the Paris Exposition set.

Thanks for looking
have a great week!
Mandyx
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House ATC by Carol Fox

Hi, Carol here. Today I have a tri-fold arch to share with you. All the stamping is done directly onto the ATC sized house by masking the images as I went.
I have a full tutorial for this on the Unruly Paperarts blog today if you would like to see exactly how it was done.

I used the following rubber stamp sets by Artistic Outpost

Whimsical Melange
Birds of a Feather.

Thank you for visiting today, Carol x

Clean & Simple

hmmmm...... two words that do not spring to mind when describing my 'style' of artwork. However, I challenged myself and believe me it WAS a challenge to do CandS.

I've used

Paperbag studios ~ shoes from the sweet pea collection ~ just checked you can also get the shoes as an individual stamp too

Artistic Outpost ~ oz

TFL
Mandy x
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Hanging About With Alice by Carol Fox

I have recycled an old hanger that I picked up from a 2nd hand shop for this. I used the Artistic Outpost stamps   Wonderland Collage.
I have been pondering about getting this set of stamps for ages and in the end it was this image of the white queen and Alice that made me decide I must have them.

Thanks for looking, Carol x

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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If the Crown Fits By Carol Fox

When I get new stamps the first thing I think is "will you fit on a box", in-case you had not noticed I like boxes.

This image of the white queen and Alice fits perfectly onto the top of one of these larger sized boxes. The hearts are masked on using red paint applied with a bit of cut and dry over the cream painted base of the box. Add a button as a faux knob, and there you are a pretty box.

My stamps are the Artistic Outpost set Wonderland.

Carol x

Life's a Circus

This week I've made a little arch (thanks to Deb for sending me some of these diecuts)

I've used Mustard Seed distress stain for the background. I stamped one of the Circus dogs and the podium from Lost Coast onto card and cut out and coloured with watercolours. The yellow background is stamped with blue chalk ink and the Whimsical Melange set from Artistic Outpost. the flowers are from another Artistic Outpost set Serenity. I stamped these onto card, cut out and coloured in. Finally edged with some chalk ink.

TFL

Mandy x

Magic Box...By Carol Fox

Another one of the boxes available in the shop, but this time altered with a very different appearance.
I painted it with Claudine Hellmuth paints in shades of brown and tan, sanding between coats to give a very distressed and aged look to the box. When it was dry I gave it a coat of Glue and Seal to prep it for rubber stamping onto.
I used the large receipt style stamp from the Artistic Outpost Set of stamps  Fortune Teller and black archival ink to stamp directly onto the box.
The small pentagram charm was "rusted" with Distress embossing powder. in vintage photo.
I stuck a small metal button from my stash to the front for a faux knob.

Thank you for looking, Carol x