Fantastic Fabric

Fabric and stamping is definitely in!
I was inspired by Lin Brown's use of fabric and then a friend, Suzanne, had some fabric odds and ends up for grabs so I thought it must be fate - I'd have to have a go!
I've used Flower Market, one of the new Artistic Outpost plates available from Happy Daze, for the images, plus various quotes from other plates, and I was amazed at how clearly the fabric stamped. I've painted the images with watered down acrylic paints (not too wet or they soak outwards into the material). Then I've stitched and embellished to my heart's content!
Here's the central image, which I've stamped in black StazOn and then done the background in Victorian Velvet:

Look how sharp the tiny text is:

Sorry, realised after this has got a thread over it!

Even stamping on the brown linen, which is quite an open weave, has worked:

And finally, the whole project:

Now I've got to frame it!

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Diesel Punk

Love that phrase - it's the name of the new Artistic Outpost stamps that I used for these two tags, which I made for the Happy Daze DT:

Artistic Outpost stamps are available from Happy Daze.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Welcome to London

London themed stamps are all the rage at the moment and Artistic Outpost are no exception! Here's a gatefold card made with the new London Elements plate and the London Underground plate:

These stamps are very good value and all available from Happy Daze.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

New Artistic Outpost

Some new Artistic Outpost stamps have reached Happy Daze!
The first sample I've made is a grungy sort of mug made with the London Elements plate which ties in with the London Underground plate that's already out.

I've used StazOn inkpads and stamped directly on the mug - a bit tricky, but worth it!

Thanks for looking!

Helen

The Great Gatsby...

Here are another two cards I made using Gatsby plate from Artistic Stamper.
This first one uses the same face as in the previous post:

It's done on a Kaleidacolor background and ended up using colours of card I hadn't planned on!
This second one is again on a similar background and uses some handmade paper which, despite having loads of, I haven't used for ages!

So, both slightly unexpected outcomes!

All stamps available from Happy Daze.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Windows to your Soul...

Here's a card I made using the lamppost scene from the Artistic Outpost Windows and Doors set. I've used glossy cardstock and dye inks to create the bright background. The flourishy bits on the side are from the Serenity set. I stamped and embossed in white and then coloured over the white embossing with StazOn inkpads:

All stamps available from Happy Daze.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

London Tags

Here's some more work using the Artistic Outpost London stamps from Happy Daze:

Lovely bright colours from Cosmic Shimmer sprays - that's what I like!

Thanks for looking!

Helen

In flight...

This is the new challenge coming up on the Happy Daze facebook site in a couple of days so I thought I'd post some work as a starter:

I've used the fabulous Butterfly Garden stamps from Pink Paislee available from Happy Daze.

So, why don't you have a go?

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Oink, Oink...

Here's a birthday card I made using the pig (I love pigs!) from the Artistic Outpost stamps 'Country Life':

These stamps are available from Happy Daze and if you hop on over to their blog they've got some great blog candy, as well as the most beautiful decorated box to drool over!

Thanks for looking!

Helen

Snowy Day...

Here's another card I made with a non-Christmas Artistic Outpost stamp and lots of Glamour Dust:




This stamp's from The Outpost plate available from Happy Daze.

Thanks for looking!

Helen

New Artistic Outpost stamps at Happy Daze

Go and have a look on the Happy Daze blog for samples from the new 'Paris Expostion' Artistic Outpost stamps.
Here are some sneak peeks of some samples I made:






Thanks for looking!

Helen

Smile...

I made this for my niece's birthday - it was originally an ATC and, running late as usual, I thought i'd just put it on a card. That way the main artwork was already done - I just added some flourishes (Autumn Leaves) and some borders (Kelly Panacci):
I love this Paperbag Studios stamp - it always cheers me up. Paperbag Studios stamps are available from Happy Daze, and I'm delighted to be on their Design Team, 'cos I love their stuff!

Thanks for looking!

Helen