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Hello everyone!!! I hope you are all rested after the busy holiday season....are you ready to get inky?? I am posting a little early tonight because I have to watch Downton Abby...the 6th season starts tonight!!!
It's my turn to host this weeks challenge and I have a messy one for you!! I challenge you to find something in your house...in the kitchen drawers, on the Christmas tree, on your husband's dresser, in the garage..to stamp with besides stamps!!! The challenge is called Other Than A Stamp...you need to use something other than a stamp to create your design.
Here are the deets:
1. Find something to stamp with ...for example: jar lids, plastic flowers, foliage, keys, money, balls, cookie cutters, pencils, etc. 2. Use an ink pad or reinkers on a plastic sheet...ink up the object and stamp it, roll it, or rub it on the paper. 3. You can create a background or diecut the finished paper...what ever fits your design. 4. You are good as long as something on your card has been stamped with something other than a stamp. 5. I can't wait to see what you used!!!
What a clever challenge! I searched around and found some possibilities. A new pencil eraser fit perfectly for the card I was making today. I hope to try some other ideas this week as well.
Joan- awesome challenge! I used a lemon mesh bag moistened with water to spread my turquoise background color- and used a stencil created from Tim Holtz's winter greenery die set. Added a strawberry candy wrapper and yarn/brad combo for embellishments. Here's January greetings
__________________ "You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." -- Maya Angelou
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Joan- had to do another one! Went with a wine cork for my stamped circles to mimic the round snowflakes- added some fabric, and did a bit of coloring. Added a keyhole style tag topper for my winter style creation. Here's Snowy Bookmark
__________________ "You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have." -- Maya Angelou
Very creative challenge today, Joan! Here's my messy background made by driving my grandson's toy cars through acrylic paint and driving them over my paper : )
I'm combining with the CAS challenge today. I had to use my little goat that I cut out on my cutting machine about a year ago and used him for a stamp. I cut the goat several times and glued them all together, with the last one being cut from vinyl. I just use a marker to ink it up and then spritz it with some water. It never stamps the same twice and I never have been able to stamp a complete image, but I like the way he turns out spotted.
Here's my card: Spotted goat is back by pvilbaum - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
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