Craft Stampers Take it Make it Challenge ...Christmas Images using non Christmas stamps!

 Yeah . . . Friday at last!

Time to share my design team project for

Craft Stampers 

Take it Make it Challenge

and the technique this month is

Christmas Images using non Christmas Stamps

Time to root around your stamp stash that isn`t a Christmas stamp and turn them into an image that is Christmas themed.

So, for example.... using a circle stamp to make a Christmas Tree shape, turn an oval shaped stamp into a penguin (not strictly Christmas, penguins, but you see where I'm coming from?!) Oval stamps could be Christmas lights, A tree branch stamp could be used as reindeer antlers, a triangle shape could become holly leaves.....etc etc etc..

Stamps you have created yourself are allowed, so carving that perfect oval shape to give you the size you need etc would be a great idea?

If you get really stuck, the easiest things would most likely be circles for a snowman or a square for a present, but I'm betting on some really creative ideas coming out of this theme!

My choice of stamp was the large scribbly circle stamp on the right from the

 stitched and tied unmounted rubber stamp set

by

Paper bag studio  

to create 

my little red robin red breast.

How did it come about . . . 

Just take a look at your stamps and let your imagination wander . . . a little like looking at clouds in the sky and imagine them to be faces, animals, angels, storks, witches, dinosaurs . . . 

YES 

I do see all these amazing things in the clouds, lol!

{ as a child our mum would play the cloud game to pass away the time and it`s stuck} 

Once my chosen stamp had leaped out at me and hollered

"ROBIN, ROBIN "

all that was needed was to create my background -

first up a quick coat of Gesso all over . . 

adding some sparkle with Metallic Pan Pastels . . 

time to get that stamp inky using a permanent ink pad . . .

a little smooch of watercolour paints to bring him to life . . .

ending with a little doodle doo and some words printed out from the computer.

What a joy he was to create and will be looking at my stamps as if looking at the clouds!

We can`t wait to see what you all create and remember to check out the rest of the

 design team girls

 projects 

EXPECT

to be

 wowed!

As always we have a fabulous sponsor this month 

and the prize

I am looking at them with new eyes and can see soooo many ways to use them!!!

Plus

the overall Winner will get published in Craft Stamper magazine! Yes, the winning entry will appear in the UK's number one stamping magazine!

AND: The Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for an upcoming challenge!

So please come join in the challenge with us, we would love to hop along to your blog and see your beautiful creations!

Till next time

thank you so much for looking

big hugs

xoxoxo