Stamp Affaire #8 - a second bronze challenge

Another Bronze Anniversary challenge. This time I decided to make my own "bronze". 

I used a combination of orange zest and dark chocolate inks on white cardstock, from which I had die-cut the filigreed Mix and Match Scollops.  I sponged on Versamark and then dusted with gold Perfect Pearls, since I didn't have bronze.  Actually, it turned out pretty well!

Stamp Affaire #8 - Bronze

Yay!  No brown!!!

The focus of this challenge was bronze and we had metallic bronze paper on hand!

It looked awful plain when I first finished, but leave it to Barb to figure out that we needed to add a bit of bling to ours. This was easy and fun --and we have time to grab a bite of lunch before the next challenge starts.

Stamp Affaire #7 - Another Wool Challenge

Well we were supposed to make "cookies" out of felt for this one. I opted to make mine with Copic pens and PTI's Friendship Jar.  Some gingham and old fashioned wallpaper seemed to go well with the Halloween cookies!

Stamp Affaire #8 - Wool

Here we go again- another day of Stamp Affaire!  This morning's first challenge involved using some fall leaves made of two pieces of wool felt, stitched together..

Our sewing needles wouldn't go through the felt, so we "stitched" ours with copic markers. I loved the fall theme of Heather Nichol's design. 

Stamp Affaire - #6 Iron

I can not make another brown card!

This challenge was to create something resembling rusted iron. 

Our texture paste wasn't working anyway so I went off on my own and opted for something that would look like oxidized copper instead. 

At least it's colorful!  I blended several inks - Orange Zest, Hawwaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, and dusted here and there with gold Perfect Pearls.

Stamp Affaire - Wood #2

I LOVE color!!!  So when the second challenge involved wood and autumn leaves and wood, 

I went to town!

I used Zig watercolor pens on dampened cardstock. The rest came together in a snap. 

Stamp Affaire #5 - Wood

This time the challenge was wood - I didn't have a piece balsa wood so I just used a wood theme and did inlaid piecing with a double die-cut.  Melissa Phillips came to the rescue again with a sweet saying that fits between the branches. It needed something for a pop of color and a bluebird seemed to fit in perfectly .   

Stamp Affaire - #4 Another Linen challenge

The original idea for a card using linen was to use a die cut embroidery hoop. 

But as I started working on this little piece of linen, I began to remember the afternoons spent as a young girl over at one of the professor's wives living room having tea and the most delicious cucumber sandwiches and learning all the embroidery stitches.  It just seemed right to make a little sampler, happily remembering those sweet days. 

Stamp Affaire #4 - Linen

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This challenge was to use linen to wrap  package, Japanese style.

This was really fun to make - I used some simple flowers and leaves --

Simplicity is beauty!

Stamp Affaire - Second Leather Challenge

At first I really did not think this technique of creating a leather look would work at all - 4 layers of tissue paper ans a glue solution plus 2 layers of a coverplate design to bring out texture  

But it actually worked.

This reminded me of an ancient manuscript containing wise sayings, so I went to my favorites Melissa Phillips sayings from "Choose Joy". I really liked how this one turned out!

Thanks Nicole Heady!

Stamp Affaire #3. Leather

Wow! A totally new technique!  Ashleley Newell did a challenge for us on turning cardstock into leather.  Barb and I agreed that this is something we're definitely adding to our repertoires. 

Perfect for a mssquline card. I used an old-fashioned script for the Happy Birthday sentiment. 

Stamp Affaire #2 - Cotton

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So each challenge is about using a specific type of material in your creation. 

This time it was cotton.

The idea that came to me was how people use cotton for snow on a mantlepiece

Christmas display.  This looks a lot better in person. 

Stamp Affaire - Paper challenge

Ahhhhhhh.  I got this up in just a few minutes. Making progress!

A glass of wine and yummy cheese and crackers and some Chilis California Flatbread.

And a decent card this time too!

The challenge was to use a tassel and a bow made from teensy paper strips. 

Stamp Affaire starts off with a Grrrrr

Oh my goodness!!! I can tell it has been ages since I uploaded anything to my Blog.  

It took lots of gnashing of teeth and things not uploading and my dear friend Barb's help to get this going!!  

Here goes two days of marathon stamping and uploading!  May the rest be smoother sailing. 

I think I'll get a glass of wine before I go to the next challenge which Barb is already almost finished with.... I don't even like this card much but at least it's a start.