Here at Happy Daze towers we are, literally, knee deep in snow, very beautiful and very Christmassy. Helen Chilton, as you can see, has also been in the Christmas mood making cards using non Christmas stamps. Greetings uses "Home" by Artistic Outpost and "Winter Tree" uses "The Outpost" stamp plate also by Artistic Outpost. Helen says: " although this stamp isn’t from a Christmas plate, by choosing your colours carefully and adding a bit of bling, you get a really seasonal feel!"
Sitting here typing all I can see out of the window is snow, snow, snow, and with Christmas Day just 4 weeks away ot feels very festive. I am knee deep in card and gift making so was wonderfully inspired by this fabulous jewelry box made by Louise Crosbie, especially as she has shared the instructions so we can all have a go, jusy click here to go ot the online class.
Louise has also been reviewing The Ultimate glue and this is what she says:
I sell my crafts on Folksy so I need to be 100% certain items I glue on to my altered art are going to stay on and not be rattling around loose in the packaging on arrival at the home of the buyer. I have had trouble with glues and metal objects. Glossy accents and Bostik are the two adhesives i was using. glossy accents are a little temperamental about what it will adhere to and if its going to hold. and Bostik does that "stringy" thing where it leaves a trail from the glued object all the way back to the tube and over anything you passed the tube over. so i often spend time picking the stringy web of glue back off... So, how would The Ulimate fair?
Here are the types of test I did on this box with the glue.1) I attached the Tim Holtz Ornamental Plate on top, a reasonably large surface being attached to another large surface. so maybe an easy test but still an important one. a heavy ornate item on my textured surface. It passed with flying coulours, thats not coming off even if I want it to.
2) attaching the filigree teardrops. these items have next to no surface touching the box. they are hollow so its literally just the rims that i could add the glue to. they too are stuck fast ( and i have picked and poked and prodded.
3) my main test i think. I wanted to dangle a chain from the box but i didnt want to get a drill out and start trying to figure out what to attach it to, so, i simply added a small blob of glue at each end and attached it by one link... just ONE link of chain pressed in to the glue at either end and left to dry. its now there for life ... I put two crystals over the links and those are also bonded fast. I also attached the Foundation Feet with the glue.
4) it dried in 100% clear and it was thick enough straight from the bottle to hold things in place quickly, so you dont have to sit holding it till it got tacky.
So is there a down side? Well there are a couple of small niggles that are not to do with bonding power. 1) the nozzle has a very large opening so you are not in control of the amount of glue from it. I overcame this by squeezing some glue in to a bottle lid and used a glue brush (old paint brush) to paint the glue on to the smaller items or thin items.2) the glue is very thick o again its better to apply it with something other than the nozzle supplied.
I guess the ultimate test for me is... Would I sell items I had used this glue on and feel confident they will not disappoint the buyer? YES I would and will. maybe not on absolutely everything but I have confidence in this glues holding power and versatility So now, drum roll please as we announce the winner, drawn out of a hat, of a bottle of this amazing glue all to herself it is Netty! Well done and please drop me an email to info@happy-daze.net with your addreess so I can get it in the post to you. Happy Crafting Moira
Artistic Outpost have a new stamp plate out "Oz Collage" featurung images from the Wizard of Oz and to celebrate Helen Chilton has been busy with the Artistic Outpost stamp plate "Neverland" and a Big and Juicy inkpad! If you pop along to the Gallery you can see lots of new projects in the New Additions section including several from Helen using these iconic stamps and in the online glasses a tutorial to make this card. 
This lovely Layout comes from Vanessa Banks who has finally given in and set up a Blog. Welcome to blogland Vanessa. For this layout Vanessa has used Websters Pages papers from the "Waiting for Santa" collection and this shows how versatile these papers are and how they don't need to be used just for Christmas projects. Vanessa glimmer misted corrugated cardboard and cut out the roses from the Waiting for Santa Die Cut sheet to create corners, added prima buds and flowers also used a Waiting for Santa journaling card - love and happiness.If you would like to have your blog listed on our Design Team Blog and you haven't yet told us, please do as there are just a few days left to be entered into our £20 Gift Voucher draw, which closes on 5th November. Send your Blog address to info@happy-daze.net. You can still be added to the Blogroll after 5th November, but the Gift Voucher draw will close then. So a very Happy Hallowe'en to everyone from us all at the Happy Daze DT, and have a wonderfully spooky time.
Helen Chilton has been in the gift making mood. This wood block features the Pink Paislee Parisian Anthology stamps and Helen has done an online class on how to make it. 
