SDC10: Freedom

This week our challenge is a theme challenge: Freedom. We'd like to see your interpretation of what Freedom means to you!

Our winner from the SDC9: What Summer Means to you is: ButterCup for this Gorgeous Summery Card

Congratulations! Please e-mail Carol to claim your $15 gift certificate at carol@stampotique.com

Take a look at how our Fabulous Designers interpreted this challenge!

Want to play along? Remember it's Stampotique only Stamps this week and don't forget to add your direct link below using InLinkz on this post!

Kaz Boughton

Kim Howard

Willy Anderson

Milo Lilja

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Moniqui Verbeek

Jo Capper-Sandon

Betty Roberts

Vicki Garrett

Featured Stampers: SDC9 - What Summer Means To You

A BIG thank you to everyone who took time out of their busy summer schedule to play along with our challenge this week.  It sure has been fun reviewing all of the entries as they have been posted.  You are all such talented individuals!!

As the hostess of this challenge, I have the impossible job of selecting a few cards to be featured!  The projects were so diverse and beautifully executed... and a few people managed to finish multiple projects - all just amazing!!!

I definitely have to send a shout out to MaryAnne Walters whose two energetic entries must have taken the equivalent of my crafty time for an entire month!  The results are beautiful, MaryAnne... thank you so much for sharing all of the details in separate posts too - fantastic!

Flower Shadow Box by MaryAnne

Summer Nesting Boxes by MaryAnne

Summertime Card by Miek

Next, I'd like to highlight the beautiful work of Miek Vugts-Coenders.  The color choices for her hot! hot! hot! card are so warm and vibrant, the  clever minimalist composition is very eye catching and use of white pen and stitching is simply charming and effective.  Very nice, Miek!

Shine Card by Sandra

This adorable card by Sandra features two nifty ideas - shiny sunglasses and braided ribbon!  The color scheme is soft and subtle and the layout is just precious.... a fabulously summery card.  Sweet, Sandra!

Again, thank you to everyone who cut boatloads of tiny images with sharp little scissors, glued for hours, sponged and stippled every edge and corner, completed multiple projects, and included the most ingenious ideas into their creations!  We love all of your works of art!

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the winner of this week's draw as well as the unveiling of the next Stampotique Designer's Challenge!

Rubber smiles,
Val :)

SDC9: What Does Summer Mean to You?

With the official first day of summer fast approaching Valerie (the birthday girl, stop by to wish her a happy birthday) challenges you to bring the heat! Your creation should reflect what summer means to you. We hope you'll get fired up about this sizzling challenge and join in for a chance to win a smokin' hot $15 Stampotique gift certificate!! You may use any stamps that spark your inspiration.

Our winner from the SDC8: Purple challenge is: #14 Lynne Quinn

Congratulations! Please e-mail Carol to claim your $15 gift certificate at carol@stampotique.com

Congratulations to Kim's top 3 picks for the SDC8: Purple Challenge (please e-mail khowardga@gmail.com if you would like the badge to display)

Lisa Sparkle

Helen

Allison

Here's What Summer Means To The Design Team!

The Stampotique Design Team members invite you to visit their blogs for further details on how they created their scorching projects for this week's challenge.

Willy Anderson

Jo Capper-Sandon

Kaz Boughton

Kim Howard

Vicki Garrett-Summerthyme Studio

Moniqui Verbeek

Hella Sjolund

Valerie Wilson


Milo Lilja

Kim Prince

SDC8: PURPLE

This week, Kim Prince has challenged us to create a card using the colour purple as the main colour. You can use any shade or tone of purple, hopefully this will make it a bit easier on those who don't use a lot of purple on their projects. Please remember, this week's challenge is a Stampotique Originals only week! So get out your stamps and play with us! You could win free rubber from Stampotique!

Congratulations to #17 Fiona Shulz for winning the $15 gift certificate from the template challenge!
Please contact Carol at Carol@stampotique.com to claim your gift certificate.

Have a look at the Design Teams projects!

*please click on pictures if you would like to leave a little love for the DT creations*

For a chance to win this week's challenge, make sure link up your creation via inlinkz (please copy & paste the direct link to your Stampotique Designer's Challenge) to inlinkz. Links that are not direct to your creation will be deleted.

Thank you so much for joining us this week! We can't wait to see your creations!

Featured Stampers: SDC7 - Use a Template

Thank you to everyone who picked out a template and played along with us this time! Your work was just fabulous!! 

I confess that I was so excited to host my first challenge, that I forgot all about the almost impossible task of having to choose a few to feature! Now I'm REALLY struggling to pick just a few - they were all so much fun!

The first one I'd like to show you is by Tracy Evans at Craft Addicts. She has used a tag as her template and traced around it onto watercolor paper. I really like the idea of using various found objects as templates! I had to laugh along with the sentiment that reminds me so much of my friend, Wendy, who has 3 children plus takes in an additional 4 children for day care.

The next project I would like to share is by MaryAnne at Scrappy Sticky Inky Mess. She took the plunge and tried a pyramid box - a template I've always wanted to try! I laughed so hard I cried when I started to think about a few of the "unsuitable suitors" in my past! Be sure to pop on over to her blog to see the adorable surprise inside!

The final project is by Donna Mundinger at Popsicle Toes. She has used Jokerhat by Kelle McCarter to top this ingenious box where the sides fold open to reveal a little box inside (check out the details on her blog). I like the idea of hiding a box in a box! Additionally, the playful use of color and ribbon as well as the shape of the nesties complements the whimsy of this project.

Thank you again to everyone for playing!
Be sure to check back tomorrow as the winner of this week's challenge draw is revealed along with the next challenge theme!

Kind regards,

Val :)

Introducing Stampotique Originals new Designers

Please help Stampotique Originals welcome the newest members of our design team.  We are so excited to have them on board and hope you will leave them a little love and welcome them to the design team.

Willy Anderson
Monique Verbeek 
Karen (Kaz) Boughton 

Kaz created a project for this weeks Stampotique Designer's Challenge to use a template.

Again, welcome to the team gals, can't wait to keep up with what you are creating using the Stampotique stamps!  



For anyone still wishing to join us in the challenge, this week our challenge is to use a template of some kind.  To see the details of the challenge, see this post.

SDC7: Use a Template

It's time for another Stampotique Designers Challenge! Don't worry if you don't have any Stampotique stamps yet! Now's your opportunity to join our challenge using any stamps that inspire your creativity for a chance to win a $15 Stampotique gift certificate!

This week, Valerie Wilson challenges you to use a template for any part of your project (the card, something on the card, whatever) - or it doesn't have to be a card at all. If the mood strikes you to use a template that makes a box or a baggie or some other interesting project, please go for it! Let your creative muse guide you wherever it wants to go!

Also, please be sure to include the source of your template in your post on your blog to give credit... or include a link to it if it is an on-line freebee.

If you don't already have a hard drive jam packed with interesting templates like Valerie does (oh, she's blushing), here are a few links where you'll find some wonderful templates to work with:

• Mirkwood Designs
• Splitcoast Stampers
• Stampington Magazine

*please click on pictures if you would like to leave a little love for the DT creations*

The winner for the Terri's Out of the Box Challenge SDC6 is Laura. You can see Laura's creation here and Congratulations! Happy Shopping!!! Please contact Carol at Carol@Stampotique.com to claim your prize.

Terri's favorites can be found here-please contact Kim at khowardga@gmail.com if you would like to display the Stampotique Favorites for being Terri's top picks.