The Beautiful Miranda - An altered Domino

On The Happy Daze Blog today, an Altered Domino using the Miranda plate of stamps By Chapel Road Art Stamps. For full details hop on over to the blog.

Thank you for visiting today, Carol x

Buzzing Bees at Happy Daze

I have used my favourite Bee stamp on a box, full details can be seen on the Happy Daze Blog.

Thank you for visiting my blog and enjoy the rest of your day, Carol x 

Steampunk Fairy Door

For Happy Daze this week. Full details can be found on their Blog 

Enjoy your day, Carol x

Road Trip Post Card

A postcard using the Artistic Outpost Rubber stamps, Route 66. The background is done with gesso and inks, all the images are coloured using Distress inks.

Artistic Outpost Rubber Stamps are available in the UK from Happy Daze and directly from Artistic Outpost Rubber Stamps.

I am linking this to the May Challenge on the Artistic Outpost Blog.

Enjoy your day and thank you for visiting my blog today, Carol x

Huck Finn Canvas

I have used the set of Stamps Huck Finn by The Artistic Outpost for my small canvas.

The background is painted using Gelato's, embossing powder and a stencil. Finishing it off with Treasure Gold, a skull charm and some string.

Artistic Outpost stamps are available directly from the Artistic Outpost and in the UK you can buy them from Happy Daze.

I am linking this to the April challenge for the Artistic Outpost.

Thank you for visiting and enjoy the rest of your day, Carol x

Happy Daze Postcard Soar

I have a postcard to share with you today. I have made this as my DT piece for Happy Daze this week and full details can be seen on their BLOG.

It also fits in with the theme on Sunday Postcard Art this week so I am going to link it up to them.

If you enjoy making Postcards you should check out the challenge site as there are some great examples posted on it every week.

The Stampotique house stamp is one from the latest release from Stampotique Originals designed by France Papillon. Although Happy daze are a Stampotique Stockist, the new range is not yet available from them. But they can all be found on the Stampotique site. 

Thank you for visiting today and I hope you enjoy your day, Carol x

Artistic Outpost at the Circus.

A popcorn box die cut, kindly cut by my sister for me. 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 made by Artistic Outpost.

You can buy all the stamps direct from The Artistic Outpost and in the UK they can be purchased from Happy Daze.

I am entering this into the monthly referral program at The Artistic Outpost.

Thank you for popping by, Carol x

ATC Bird House For Unruley Paperarts

Today on the Unruly Paperarts Blog I have a tutorial for you showing how I made this little Tri-fold ATC. You can find all the details on the blog HERE.

The Rubber stamps I have used on my arch are Birds of a Feather and Whimsical Melange by The Artistic Outpost and they are available direct from The Artistic Outpost and in the UK you can buy them from Happy Daze.

I am entering this into the Artistic Outpost challenge for March.

Thanks for visiting today, Carol x

Steampunk Dragonfly Necklace

This week For Happy Daze I have used a selection of the jewellery parts and resin available to make a Dragonfly Necklace. For details of all the items used please visit the Blog.

I have listed this particular necklace for sale on my Folksy shop.

Thank you for visiting today, Carol x

Paperbag Studios Lavender Bag

I have been playing with some TAP lately and I have had some small bits and pieces of it left over, so I have used a piece of it to stamp onto using the Paperbag image Hugs for my Happy Daze Piece this week. You can find the DT Blog HERE.
I coloured my image using spray inks that I squirted onto my craft mat and picked up with a water colour pen.

I then ironed it onto a small bag I had made. I have tied with a loop as I am going to hang on the inside of my wardrobe door with some lavender in it that Sam sent to me.

Paperbag studio Stamps and Colourwash sprays available from Happy Daze

TAP available from Crafty Individuals

Thank you for visiting my blog today, Carol x

Triangular Shapes Stampotique Challenge 89

This week I was very challenged by the theme of Triangles, set by my fellow teamie Nellie. All I could think of really was Dairylea and then I just wanted to eat some, on toast with Marmite yum!! To see all the details of the challenge check out the post HERE.
Anyway after massive deliberation I decided to use a template I downloaded ages ago, I have no idea who's it is as I have had it so long, so whoever you are, thank you.
I have made this little 3D shape stamped with Abby's Hearts, half a ton of Beadazzels added to it and then a small bag filled with rice put in it before the bottom was stuck in place. Its now sitting on my window sill, on top of a pile of papers keeping them in place. Because this is the window the cat likes to use to come in and things always get blown around, so hopefully they won't any more.

I used

Abby's hearts.

You can now use any stamps for the Challenges, but only one entry per person for each challenge. Two lucky people will be drawn from all the challenges for February who will win a $30 voucher to spend on Stampotique rubber. So make sure you go over to the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog to enter.

Stampotique Rubber Stamps are available to buy from Stampotique originals, and in the UK you can buy them from Happy Daze.

Thanks for visiting, and any comments are appreciated, Carol x

Paperbag Studio Tag

This week I have used a couple of stamps from the Paperbag Studio set of stamps Addison.
I coloured my background  using the wrinkle free distress technique, this was done directly onto my tag. I then stamped my image in black archival ink and masked it off.

The alphabet from the sheet was stamped with one of the distress inks used for the background. Then using an old strore card I applied gesso thinly through a stencil. Finishing it off with a black dabber and some lines drawn with a pen.

For a full list of items used see the Blog post at Happy Daze

Thank you for visiting, carol x

If The Crown Fits for Happy Daze

For Happy Daze this week I have used Artistic Outpost Rubber Stamps Wonderland Collage. 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.

Thank you for visiting, Carol x

Miranda For Happy Daze

Today I have used the Chapel Road Art Stamps and altered one of the larger sized boxes available from the shop. For the full links to the items I used have please have a look at the post on the Blog.

I simply gave the box two coats of paint, sanding between coats, then sealing with glue and seal. I stamped the image in archival brown ink, then masking the image before adding a background text to the lid and the sides. 

Using Distress ink I gently coloured the box to add a bit of interest and detail. Adding a button from my stash to the front to look like a knob.

Thank you for visiting and any comments are appreciated as I love feedback

Carol x

Recycle it For happy Daze

The theme for the current challenge at Happy Daze is to use re-cycled items. Unusually for me I did not opt for an item but I went for a small pile of odds and sods that had been sitting in the corner of my desk for ages, sitting there just because they looked like they could be useful.

I had cut the tag ages ago from some packaging, ripped it in half to use one corrugated face for something and the other half had just sat there.....waiting. The text is the cut out section from an altered book that got missed when I put the rest away in a draw, so I stamped my image on this. A piece of scrap tissue wrap. some beaded ribbon from a cushion that got partly eaten by my washing machine. An organza flower made from a scrap of ribbon, dyed, went the wrong colour so was sent to live in the corner awaiting its moment to shine.

So here is my hodge podge of items assembled to become a tag along with some ink and paint to make it pretty.

Stamps I used

Queen Of Life
Quote from Miranda

Thank you for visiting

Carol x

Altered Dominoes For Happy Daze

This week for Happy Daze I have used the Prima Cling Stamp set Songbird to make a set of Fridge Magnets.

I stamped directly onto the domino using black Stazon ink, when dry I gave it a quick coat of Multi medium and then coloured in the images using Claudine Hellmuth Paints.

I sealed it all with a coat of Glossy Accents, and then added a magnet to the back. These would look equally as cute with a brooch back so you could wear your art.

Thank you for looking 

Carol x

Magic Box For Happy Daze

This week I have altered another one of the boxes available from the Happy Daze 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

Bird House Photo Holder For Happy Daze

This is one of the little hanging bird houses from the shop. I cut the hanging loop of the top and added a memo pin in its place so it can be used as a photo holder or a christmas place setting for the table. I have just added a sentiment too mine so you can get an idea of what I mean.

It has been finished with snowflake charms and Frantage Glass glitter. These also look very pretty on your tree if you leave the loop on as the glitter catches the lights and looks very sparkly.

Carol x

Resin Steampunk keyring For Happy Daze

This week For Happy Daze I have a keyring to share with you.

I found a pack of these metal dog tags amongst my stash recently, right at the bottom of a draw so I think I must have had them for ages.
Stamped directly onto the metal tag using Black Stazon. The cogs stamp is from the Artistic Outpost Stamp set Industrial Backgrounds.
I added a cog and a games spinner with a brad in the centre. I sealed both sides of it with Lisa Pavelka resin.

Thank you for visiting, Carol x

Midwinter Birdhouse for Happy Daze

Today on the happy Daze Blog I have used the set of Artistic Outpost Stamps Midwinter to alter one of the bird houses available from the shop.
I coloured the house with Claudine Hellmuth Sky Blue paint, dragging a picket fence distress stain over it once it was dry to soften the colour.
The images were stamped onto tissue paper that I cut to shape first. I glued these on with Glue and seal. Finishing it off with stickles, Frantage Glitter and Shaved Ice.

There are further views of the birdhouse available on the Happy Daze Blog post.

I am linking this to the Artistic Outpost Challenge, anything goes, I have used the set of stamps Midwinter.

Thanks for visiting, Carol x