Hello!
Have you entered our challenge yet?
The winner gets their work published in Craft Stamper magazine, and they also win a gorgeous stamp from Indigo Blu!
All the details are over there ......................>
(Click the link at the top of the sidebar!)
I have a few more samples to show you, just to get you in the faux airbrushing mood!
Paula Whittaker, one of our DT members, has also published some totally gorgeous takes on the faux airbrushing technique, why not take a look HERE, and HERE to see just how effective this simple idea can be!
There is still have plenty of time to enter our first challenge, the Design Team can't wait to see your work!
Have a lovely crafty weekend,
Trish xx
Friday, 22 March 2013
Friday, 15 March 2013
DT Round Up
Here’s a few of my favourite recent posts from our DT. Hope
you enjoy!
Love the gorgeous shaped flowers on this pretty tag by Hels Sheridan
Sara Naumann has a fantastic storage idea for keeping your cut out words and phrases organised
Love the elegance of this card design from Sylvia Blum
Gail Milburn has a very handy tutorial on making perfect chevrons (very much on trend right now)
Birgit Koopsen has an interesting interview with Louise Kolker, owner of Art Journey
AND
Chris Dark has been playing with Distress Paints on metal, with fantastically bright results!
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
New Issue Out Friday!
The April 2013 issue is out on sale this Friday, 1st March.
Our cover project is a lovely altered bird box using Patina Spray, by Carol Fox. Plus get the lowdown on Stampendous Fran-tage, try a fantastically messy dip dying technique and transform seed pods into adorable little scenes. We also have a new feature this month called Just One Layer, which as the name suggests is about popular one layer cards. Enjoy!
Our cover project is a lovely altered bird box using Patina Spray, by Carol Fox. Plus get the lowdown on Stampendous Fran-tage, try a fantastically messy dip dying technique and transform seed pods into adorable little scenes. We also have a new feature this month called Just One Layer, which as the name suggests is about popular one layer cards. Enjoy!
Monday, 11 February 2013
Hop Winners!
May I have a drum roll purlease..... And the winner of the bumper, mega selection of awesome sponsor prizes (according to random number thingie) is.....
Wait for it....
Carol Gilfoy!
Carol please get in touch with your address so we can post out some lovely things!
*
For the Spot Prizes the individual bloggers will be drawing winners. This should happen early this week and I will update this post accordingly. Check the blogs to see if you've won!
CAROL FOX
WINNER: MaisieMoonshine!!
TRISH LATIMER
Craft Stamper Create with Paint DVD and painty goodies
WINNER: Karen at http://karenscarryons.blogspot.co.uk
BIRGIT KOOPSEN
WOW embossing and Scrapbook Adhesives goodies!
WINNER: Ann Jobes
(Spot prize winners please contact the blog owner to claim your goodies!)
Thank you again to all our designers, the sponsors and all the readers who took part. If you didn't win you could always try your hand at our new challenge (see post below).
Wait for it....
Carol Gilfoy!
Carol please get in touch with your address so we can post out some lovely things!
*
For the Spot Prizes the individual bloggers will be drawing winners. This should happen early this week and I will update this post accordingly. Check the blogs to see if you've won!
CAROL FOX
Stampotique Originals - $30 gift certificate
WINNER: Elaine, http://www.handmadebyelaineblog.com/
JAINE DRAKE
WINNER: Elaine, http://www.handmadebyelaineblog.com/
JAINE DRAKE
Tando Creative- £20 worth of Tando products of your choice
JO FIRTH YOUNG
PaperArtsy – JOFY stamp setWINNER: MaisieMoonshine!!
TRISH LATIMER
Craft Stamper Create with Paint DVD and painty goodies
WINNER: Karen at http://karenscarryons.blogspot.co.uk
BIRGIT KOOPSEN
WOW embossing and Scrapbook Adhesives goodies!
WINNER: Ann Jobes
(Spot prize winners please contact the blog owner to claim your goodies!)
Thank you again to all our designers, the sponsors and all the readers who took part. If you didn't win you could always try your hand at our new challenge (see post below).
Friday, 8 February 2013
NEW! Take It, Make It Blog Challenge!
Hello everyone!
Welcome to the first Take It, Make It challenge!
You TAKE the specified technique and MAKE something of your own using it!
So now, its over to you...we want to see YOUR art......
What Can You Win?
For our first challenge, we are delighted to be sponsored by Indigo Blu
Creators of fabulous deep etched rubber stamps, Indigo Blu have provided one of the prizes for the challenge.... this beautiful image:
PLUS: The Design Team will have a look at all your gorgeous work, and choose their winner..... who will get published in Craft Stamper magazine! Yep, your winning entry will appear in the UK's number one stamping magazine! We'll have an 'I was a winner' blinkie to grab too!
Now for the Challenge details!
We want to see how you lovely lot tackle a technique showcased in Craft Stamper magazine, and this challenge will concentrate on the Faux Airbrushing technique, demonstrated so beautifully by Joanne Allison on pages 62 and 63 of the March 2013 issue. Don't panic if you haven't got hold of this issue yet, the challenge lasts for nearly TWO whole months, so you have plenty of time to grab a copy, get inspired and enter!
We would love to see your creations using this technique......your project can be anything at all, card, layout, 3D item etc, any theme or colour, AS LONG AS THERE IS FAUX AIRBRUSHING ON THERE SOMEWHERE! Oh, and stamping too, this is a Craft Stamper challenge after all!
To give you a little inspiration, some of the Craft Stamper Design Team have come up with some rather fabulous projects to share... (if you click on the artists name, it will take you to their blogs, where there may well be loads more pics of these gorgeous creations!)
Have we inspired you to have a play and enter? Yay!!!
All you need to do now is have a read through the boring (but essential!) rules and guidelines, then upload your entry using the Mr Linky tool at the end of the post! Can't wait to see what you create!
Love Trish xxx
Guidelines for Craft Stamper Take It, Make It Challenge
Competition rules: Competitions/giveaways are open to all (including overseas readers) except employees of Traplet Publications Ltd and their families; regular contributors to any of Traplet Publications’ magazines; employees of our printers; or anyone connected with the prizes offered. By entering the competition you accept that your project may be printed in the magazine. All entries must be received by midnight on the specified closing date. There are no cash alternatives and prizes are non-transferable. We reserve the right to use the winners’ name/work in any Traplet-produced literature including, but not exclusive to, our website and marketing materials. Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Welcome to the first Take It, Make It challenge!
You TAKE the specified technique and MAKE something of your own using it!
So now, its over to you...we want to see YOUR art......
What Can You Win?
For our first challenge, we are delighted to be sponsored by Indigo Blu
Creators of fabulous deep etched rubber stamps, Indigo Blu have provided one of the prizes for the challenge.... this beautiful image:
PLUS: The Design Team will have a look at all your gorgeous work, and choose their winner..... who will get published in Craft Stamper magazine! Yep, your winning entry will appear in the UK's number one stamping magazine! We'll have an 'I was a winner' blinkie to grab too!
Now for the Challenge details!
We want to see how you lovely lot tackle a technique showcased in Craft Stamper magazine, and this challenge will concentrate on the Faux Airbrushing technique, demonstrated so beautifully by Joanne Allison on pages 62 and 63 of the March 2013 issue. Don't panic if you haven't got hold of this issue yet, the challenge lasts for nearly TWO whole months, so you have plenty of time to grab a copy, get inspired and enter!
We would love to see your creations using this technique......your project can be anything at all, card, layout, 3D item etc, any theme or colour, AS LONG AS THERE IS FAUX AIRBRUSHING ON THERE SOMEWHERE! Oh, and stamping too, this is a Craft Stamper challenge after all!
To give you a little inspiration, some of the Craft Stamper Design Team have come up with some rather fabulous projects to share... (if you click on the artists name, it will take you to their blogs, where there may well be loads more pics of these gorgeous creations!)
All you need to do now is have a read through the boring (but essential!) rules and guidelines, then upload your entry using the Mr Linky tool at the end of the post! Can't wait to see what you create!
Love Trish xxx
Guidelines for Craft Stamper Take It, Make It Challenge
- Entry dates: Friday February 8th 2013 - midnight Friday April 5th 2013
- Winner to be announced in a blog post here: Monday April 8th 2013
- All entries must feature the Faux Airbrushing technique AND stamping. No digi stamps please, unless combined with actual stamping.
- The winning entry MUST be posted to the magazine for photography before it can be published. Please keep hold of your entry, we cannot publish in the magazine images sent via computer.
- Entry is via the linking tool at the end of the post. We are very sorry that we can't accept email entries to this challenge. Please provide deep links to your actual project post, not just a link to your blog (to do this, click on the title of the relevant blog entry and copy/paste the URL).
- No backlinking, new work only please.
- Entry is welcome from anywhere in the world.
- Multiple entry is fine, as long as each piece is original and fulfills all the entry requirements.
- Entries can be combined with other blog challenges, as long as a link back to the Craft Stamper challenge is included in your blog post.
- The second challenge will be announced here on Friday April 12th 2013.
Competition rules: Competitions/giveaways are open to all (including overseas readers) except employees of Traplet Publications Ltd and their families; regular contributors to any of Traplet Publications’ magazines; employees of our printers; or anyone connected with the prizes offered. By entering the competition you accept that your project may be printed in the magazine. All entries must be received by midnight on the specified closing date. There are no cash alternatives and prizes are non-transferable. We reserve the right to use the winners’ name/work in any Traplet-produced literature including, but not exclusive to, our website and marketing materials. Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Thursday, 7 February 2013
FREE tutorial with Carol Fox
Our last bonus tutorial this week is from the lovely Carol Fox.
Carol is fairly new to the team but she has already settled in nicely. I love how each piece she makes is a journey and tells a story of some kind - she is a very imaginative and thoughtful crafter.
Leave Carol a comment and you could win her art to hang in your craft space - how cool is that?
Make sure you come back tomorrow for the start of Trish's new challenge! It's going to be fun!
Carol is fairly new to the team but she has already settled in nicely. I love how each piece she makes is a journey and tells a story of some kind - she is a very imaginative and thoughtful crafter.
Leave Carol a comment and you could win her art to hang in your craft space - how cool is that?
Make sure you come back tomorrow for the start of Trish's new challenge! It's going to be fun!
Labels:
Blog Hop,
Bonus Project,
Carol Fox
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
FREE tutorial with Hels - plus candy!
Make your way over to Hels' blog this morning where you can learn how to make this little beauty!
Hels has been working with the magazine for a while now and she is one of our most popular contributors, being a dab hand at teaching fabulous techniques.
Hels has very generous put together a little candy mountain that you can win! Isn't she just lovely?
Enjoy!
Hels has been working with the magazine for a while now and she is one of our most popular contributors, being a dab hand at teaching fabulous techniques.
Hels has very generous put together a little candy mountain that you can win! Isn't she just lovely?
Enjoy!
Labels:
Blog Candy,
Blog Hop,
Bonus Project,
Hels Sheridan
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