Stampotique Originals Blog

Here’s a lovely card designed by Irina Blount. Lots of layering and the use of dies, beautiful shimmering paper. Irina does it again. She has a special touch.
And the little girls on the beach? The one on the far right is my eldest granddaughter, Taylor. I thought that someday she might enjoy looking at herself and her little friends on the beach in San Diego! They are all ‘embedded’ in this rubber stamp forever! I thought that Irina did a spectacular job with even the color of the ink; bringing forth the thoughts of a lovely beachy day.

Spring has come to the southwest desert. The hills around us are full of wildflowers, so abundant due to our abnormally cool and wet winter! I wish everyone a wonderful
weekend with their friends and family. Here’s a great little card from Jo Capper-Sandon using Janet Klein’s image LITTLE FRIENDS. Jo’s done a fabulous job creating her background and then applying the STAMPOTIQUE image. Enjoy! And for those of you who BELIEVE, I hope the Easter Bunny brings you a basket FULL of goodies!

We are proud to announce the birth of the STAMPOTIQUE DESIGNERS CHALLENGE BLOG. The first challenge will be posted tonight for all to see.
Join our wonderful design team headed up by Vicki Garrett, Sue Roddis, Jo Capper-Sandon, Kim Prince, Kim Howard, Milo Lilja, Terri Sproul, Valerie Wilson, Betty Roberts, Irina Blount and Hella Sjolund .

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Here is a little tag done using the stamps Altered 4U and Spider girl.

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Amy (Wilson) Wellenstein sent me these WONDERFUL tags stamped with Stampotique rubber stamp images mostly from the Daniel Torrente collection. I love what she did. She said it was easy, but I don’t know. Its one thing if I did these. Its ANOTHER THING when Amy does them. She used RIT DYE, powdered form and aluminum throw-away-pans. Mix up your dye, a little bit at a time, and immerse the tags into whatever color you choose.
Hang them on a tree to dry. Once they are all dry, go CRAZY and rubber stamp up a whole bunch. Add all sorts of embellishments AND beautiful, luscious, gorgeous ribbons. You want the recipient to OOOO and AHHH when you hand them over! Amy presents these also as a ‘gift’ of sorts in that the recipient can not only enjoy LOOKING at them or hanging them on their Christmas tree, but ALSO can use them as GIFT tags on presents they give away. Pretty good idea, huh? Yeah, that Amy is pretty darn creative. Thank you Amy for this WONDERFUL idea. You’re the best. Did I say too that Amy makes the most WONDERFUL and BEAUTIFUL sterling silver jewelry?
This year she is incorporating ancient Roman glass into her creations. You can find Amy and her jewels at http://adornthewearer.blogspot Enjoy!

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Vicki Garrett has sent this WONDERFUL card to us using BATBOY. I love her interpretation. Vicki incorporated a Cuttlebug folder for the background, BAT BOY, HONEYCOMB, and BIRTHDAY WISHES. She sure knows how to market products!!! If I were a shop owner, I would LOVE to have her on my design team ’cause she could really move the products!!! Using her COPIC markers which she is SOOO good at using, she has brought Daniel Torrente’s BAT BOY alive and wishing someone a very happy birthday!!! Thank you Vicki! You are the best.

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More Marci, pretty flowers and gorgeous paper. Thanks again, Miss Jo!

Some people look at Marci and think, EEK! But Jo Capper-Sandon felt that Marci would do well in the midst of an “English garden” of sorts. With a little bit of this and a little bit of that we have a lovely and sweet Marci standing among the roses. Isn’t she darling?

BTW this photo can be enlarged by simply clicking on it. This snowman, an original image by Daniel Torrente, knows what is important in life. Jo Capper-Sandon brought him to life in a way only she can do! Instead of me trying to explain her technique, here are her own words, ” I created a splashy background from Glimmermists being sprayed onto plastic sheeting then ‘mopping’ up the colour onto cardstock. I stamped the snowman in black Memento and coloured what I felt needed to be shaded areas in with Copic markers. I drew the heart and string in a non bleed fineline pen then attached ribbon to finish.”
I could read her words forever! Couldn’t you? You can almost imagine her talking with the beautiful British accent.
Isn’t the internet wonderful? It brings all of us crafters together in the push of a button. Thank you Jo. Love your work! You can find more of Jo’s work in the Craft Stamper magazine; a British publication.

Jo Capper-Sandon has been on a roll and we’re the ones that can enjoy the results! Thank you again Miss Jo.
With a bit of color change Moth Fab once again brings in the Christmas season with a bit of JOY to all.

More from Jo Capper-Sandon for your stamping enjoyment! Here she’s used Moth Fab along with some bits and scraps and the end result is FABulous!
You can find Jo’s blog here.