Use RED!

Good Afternoon and welcome back to another challenge at The Stampman! Its my turn to host (Vix) and I have chosen the theme Red. My rules are quite straight forward, so long as it has RED on it either a little or preferably a lot thats fine :)

We have a £10 voucher to use at The Stampman up for grabs who stocks a myriad of crafty items; stamps, inks and hundreds of scrummy accessories which you can see many products used by the team below.

We'll be announcing the winners of our last challenge (The Stampman awards) next friday so dont forget to pop back to check if you've won!

So without further ado its over to the team and their creations to inspire!

Vix

Vix used:
Aspects of Design 60 - Classical Instruments

Distress ink - Fired Brick & Black soot
Embossing folder - Divine Swirls
Mark Richards crystals
Black organza ribbon


Brenda

Brenda used -

Tim Holtz dies - tag, gadget gears

Sissiz die - treasure

Embossing folder - steampunk

Idea-ology - sprocket gears, heart, pin
Beads and ribbons
Coredinations red card
Alcohol inks - raisin and cranberry


Lisa O



Lisa used:
Aspects of Design Stamps- Nautical & Floral
Tim Holtz Stamps-Admit One, Creative Textures, I See Paris & Urban ChicDistress Inks-Red Brick and Black Soot
Grey Stazon
Cuttlebug Folder-D'vine Swirls
Iridescent Embossing Powder
Gold Mica Powder

Angela

Angela used:

Every Woman Is A Star - Plate 82 - Non-Sequitur

Tim Holtz Distress ink - Barn Door, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Black Soot and Old Paper

Gold Pen

Black Pen
Gold Mesh Paper from The Stam p Man
Red and White card
Misc Fiber

Caroline

Caroline used;
Prima Paper Stack 6x6 - Botanical
Card stock - Creme, Red and Kraft
Non-Sequitur Plate 43C - Across The Miles
Aspects Of Designs - 62-Artistic Ele ments
Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations - On The Edge Die - Scrollwork (656624)
Lindy's Stamp Gang Moonglow Embossing Powder - Terracotta Plum
Self Adhesive Pearls - Red
Woodware Daisy Punch Set

Sue

Sue used:
Tim Holtz Stamps - Reindeer Flight; Stuff to Say; Good Thoughts
Distress Inks - Tea Dye; Vintage Photo; Walnut Stain
Distress Stains - Fired Brick
Grunge Paper

Michelle

Michelle used

Aspects of Design Rose Corner Large (Unmounted)
Aspects of design Love Letters
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Aged Mahogany
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Barn Door
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Peeled Paint
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Vintage Photo

Neil

Neil used
Stampers Anonymous -
Mini Muse CMS063
Creative Muse - CMS046
Steampunk - CMS107
Sizzix Alterations - Hanging sign die
Distress stain - Fired Brick
Distress ink - Black soot and Spun Sugar
Glossy card, brown card, white card

Siobhan

Siobhan used 

Stampers Anonymous

CMS 106 Papillon

CMS 064 Mini Ornates

Distress Inks

Spellbinders Labels 5

Aspect of Design Label Stamps

Sizzix Alterations Die - Tattered Florals

Tim Holtz idea-ology Adage Tickets

The Stamp Man 3rd Annual Awards!!!

Welcome to our next challenge, we are doing something a little different this fortnight.

For the last 2 years we have held The Stamp Man annual awards and we'd love you to join us this year by proudly presenting your best/favourite project that you feel you have made during the year.

It doesn't have to be something you entered for our challenges, the most important part of this is that we would like you all to have fun and enjoy taking time to look back on your crafting over the last year.

There will be a random prize draw for the top prize which will be

£30 of Stamp Man Gift Vouchers, and 4 runner up prizes!

For a chance to win a prize you must:

- Display our award blinkie in your sidebar

- Link to a post about our annual awards. Within the post you should then either show your project again or you can place a link to your original project whichever you wish to do.

- Use Inlinkz (below) to link to your post.

The design team show their favourite challenge projects below, and what a great selection there is from the team! If you have the time, do call at their blogs to read more about their projects and perhaps leave them a comment.

On behalf of the team I would like to thank everyone who has taken part in our challenges this year, it has been such a pleasure to see all your creativeness throughout the year and we hope you will join us again in 2012.

Happy New Year!!

Jill and The Stamp Man Design Team

I'll start with my favourite project from April. The challenge theme was Embossing, which has always been my favourite technique, especially ultra thick as I have used as the main embellishment. I've carried this little address book everywhere this year, so it has been very useful too!

Hard to choose just one favourite project but in the end Neil chose his first project !

Angela chose Challenge # 25 Butterflies and Dragonflies. I loved the Butterflies on the Vellum and the mesh stamp is one of my favorites!

Siobhan chose her entry into Challenge 21 Resist Techniques . This is the first time I ever won a challenge!!

Lisa Sparkle has chosen this project from the collage backgrounds challenge. I love getting inky and was thrilled with how this one worked out.

Sue C has chosen a card from the Swirls and Curls challenge. I love Sepia tones and distressing so this just hits the mark for me !


Lisa O chose her project for the Nightime Challenge. I loved how this project came together and the starlight worked perfectly which I was thrilled about.

Brenda has chosen this tag from the Travel theme back in August. I gave this to a friend as part of her 60th birthday present. She loved it and so do I.


Michelle has chosen her night time card which she particularly enjoyed making.


Janet's favourite project was from the atc swap fireworks in November

Vix's was the Crowscape as she did it so many times at Port Sunny in various colours and people kept asking if they could have it so she had to make another one!

Please link your best/favourite project with Inlinkz below

Challenge # 15 Oriental

Thanks so much to the many, many people who joined us for our 'distress' challenge. This time we're going all 'oriental', a theme the talented design team have interpreted in some beautiful ways.

This week we also welcome a brand new team member! Lisa O enjoys scrapbooking and photography as well as gardening and can be found in her Craft Garden regularly :)  Her debut project is just stunning:

Lisa O

Lisa used:

Habico oriental stamps

Starburst Stains French Country

Distress Ink-Worn Lipstick

Janet

Janet used:

Habico oriental stamps

Red archival ink

Oriental word peel offs - sale room

chinese coin

Frankie

Frankie used:

Claudine Hellmuth canvas

Fabulous Filligree

Starburst Stains

Oriental brass charms

Non Sequitur plate 52c Oriental Collage elements and dragonflies

Brenda

Brenda used:
Habico clear stamps - Oriental
DIs - Barn Door, Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint, Bundled Sage
Gold embossing powder
Oriental coin

Sue

Sue used:
Non-Sequitor stamps
Nesties - Squares & Labels 3
Distress Inks - Spiced Marmalade & Barn Door
Oriental coins & Charms

Kay

Stamps Kay used:
Aspects of Design No. 52 Japanese Plum Blossom un-mounted stamp sheet

Michelle

Michelle used:
Non-Seq. 33C Oriental Collage Elements

S & S Embossing Powder EP181 Disco Black

Alcohol Ink - Denim

Oriental Coins in wooden box

Pot of Beads (blue shades)


Jill

Jill used
Paper and Tassle from the Oriental Card Making Kit
USArtQuest Great tape
USArtQuest Medium Mica Tile
USArtQuest Mica D'Lites and Mica Flakes
Fan charm from the shop

Sarah

Sarah used:
Starburst Stains in shades of red and gold
Oriental patterned paper
dragonfly charm


Lisa (Sparkle)

Lisa used:
Scrunch technique with Icicle Creek Starburst stains
Non Sequitur Springtime in the Orient stamps
Embellishments from Oriental card making kit

Have fun going all oriental over the next two weeks and leave some love on the DT blogs when you bob over to see how they made their wonderful creations. You have until 9.00 pm on the 10th February to link your project below. The winner receives a £10 gift voucher to spend at The Stampman.  We have an 'oriental kit' available for only £7.50 over at The StampMan shop if you fancy playing around with some papers and embellishments, or check out our oriental section for stamps available in this theme. Our next challenge, starting 11th February, the month of love, is 'hearts' with the gorgeous Lisa Sparkle.

We are looking forward to visiting you to see what you have made.

From Sarah and the Design Team

Please click on the inlinkz link below to add your entry.