December challenge

Good Morning and welcome to the December challenge at Stamping Sensations! This month we have chosen

 Free and Easy 

for our theme. We know what it is like on the run up to Christmas and wanted to give you free reign over what you enter this month, whether that is Christmas related or not!

Our sponsor this month is Visible Image who are a clear stamp designer and manufacturer run by Mark and Helen. Helen says 'Our stamps are made with high quality photopolymer and are 4mm thick, so very deeply etched, to ensure you get a perfectly stamped image every time you use them. Every stamp is also hand-cut ready for you to use. Our designs include unique character sets, brilliant backgrounds that match up perfectly for repeat stamping, stunning sets, original verses and sentiments, and much more.... We are sure to have something you'll adore!'

Now on to the prize, feast your eyes on these beautiful stamps...

Aren't they gorgeous? There are plenty more in their online store too, perfect for treating yourself to a stocking filler!

Tracy (Craftnut) 
is joining us as Guest DT for this month and has created this beautiful card
 

Now lets have a look at  the fantastic inspiration from the rest of the DT...

Brenda


Eret

Francesca

Lynne

Maddy

Sally
Using Visible Image Tree Trio

Tracy

 

Now over to you! We look forward to visiting you and seeing your wonderful makes!

November winners

It's time to announce this months winners and wow what a fabulous month it's been, you really have kept the DT on their toes with so many entries this month but they have done a sterling job in visiting you all (thank you team) and even if I have not been able to join them in commenting I have taken a peek at all the thumbnails.

So without further ado here are this months winner...............................

Nicola

With this absolutely stunning 3D project

Congratulations Nicola, please mail me with your full and postal addy so I can let you know how to claim your Stamp Addicts voucher. 

Now I have to say the next part which is selecting our Top 3 was rather more difficult as they were so many to choose from...........over 360 wonderful entries............so this month there will be a Top 6 to allow us to spread the love a bit further and they are.................

Glenda

Unfortunately I can't show Glenda's entry as she has a copyright gadget on her blog which prevents showing her card here, but please do go take a peek at her clever use of inks and stamping onto a feather

Clare

Love the distressed feel

Beate

A beautiful Christmas bauble

Sarah JW

So lovely and traditional

Gro

Pure elegance

Sharon

Beautifully embellished

Huuuuge congratulations to you all and an equally big thank you to each and every one of you for your super entries. Sally will be along with our new challenge on Sunday 1st December.

Away in a fantasy world

Morning Peeps, time for our mid month inspirational post and I also want to thank you for all your wonderful entries so far this month, what an amazing array of Christmas inspired creations, I am thinking it's going to be another tough month for the DT selecting our favourites.

So this month it's my turn to be marooned on a desert island and I now realise what a tough job the other girls have had choosing their essential crafting items, but I have whittled it down eventually and here is the brief we have all been set..............

We can select six essential to us craft items, one of which can be a form of colouring medium and for that one choice we can have five colours options and explain why we chose those colours - e.g: five copics or PM's, five colour inkpads.

1) Pan Pastels as my colouring mediums, green, blue, yellow, brown and red, all primary colours as I can blend these to obtain other colours and create definition.

2) Black archival inkpad, I use this daily for all my scenic work.

3) 1" round craft punch to create my moons and suns, I can't have a scene without one or the other.

4) Andy Skinner Winters Tale stamp set - it has trees and birds plus lots of other useful stamps so I could continue to create scenes. 

5) Penny Black Take Flight butterfly stamp set

In addition we are all allowed 50 sheets of cardstock and I would like half Fabriano 140gsm hot press and half Centura Pearl as I use the reverse like watercolour card. Not sure how I will cut it but I guess I could fold it and improvise with a piece of driftwood to tear it against.

I realise now that I've not got any Sofft sponges to apply my Pan Pastels so I will probably go diving in the crystal clear waters to find some natural sponge, unless Captain Jack Sparrow - aka Johnny Depp arrives to rescue me................at no time have I ever said I live in anything but a fantasy world.

Thanks for taking a peek and if you have not already entered I do hope you will join us this month.

November challenge

Welcome to our new challenge here at Stamping Sensations where we have another wonderful sponsor and a nice easy theme for you which is.....................

********Christmas********

Apart from the super organised amongst you most of us are making our Christmas cards at the moment as we look forward to seeing what you will be sending to your friends and family this year. 

Stamp Addicts who lots of you are familiar with from their regular shows on Create and Craft are our fabulous sponsor and are offering one very lucky winner a £35 voucher to spend at their store which is jam packed with all your essential crafting needs along with a huge selection of stamps including their own unique designs.

Now for some inspiration from the design Team.....................

Brenda
Using Stamp Addicts Santa

Eret

Francesca

Lynne
Using Stamp Addicts Brushed Snow Scene

Maddy

Sally
using Stamp Addicts Scenic unmounted set

Tracy

Have fun with the challenge and don't forget you can enter up to three times so lots of opportunities to be in with a change of winning the fab prize.