Sunday Stampers - Week 87 - Happy Birthday...To...

...The Sunday Stamper! Today we are two years old! I can't believe that it has been going for so long...indeed, it only started out for a few weeks...and now, 2 years on we are still going strong *that rhymed...perhaps there is a poet in me LOL* To honour our second birthday, I have a special Sponsor for the challenge today...namely, Jennie from The Artistic Stamper, who has very kindly donated some heavenly Mabel Lucie Attwell stamps and Kling On to go with them...all you need to do to be in with a chance to win the goodies is join in with the challenge...make something, include some stamping and the theme and then leave me a comment here with a link to the place you are showing your art. The winner will be chosen at random and announced next Sunday and this challenge will run until Saturday 23rd January. Thanks to all who joined in with the rather strange theme last week...this week the theme is Birthday's...which is a doddle for everyone so come on and join in and make some ART :O))




I used a Mabel Lucie Attwell stamp for my project this week... I altered a box that has been lounging about for yonks, waiting for the right time to be played with...starting by painting the outsides with Traditional Tan paint *why use any other when this is perfect!!* and then streaking some Sable Brown and Painterly Pink paints over with a bit of Cut & Dry foam.




Once the paint had dried, I stamped Mabel onto some tissue paper and then used Beeswax to make a collage onto the lid of the box, using a variety of background stamps and a birthday sentiment. Then...you will never guess what happened!!!! I had finished with the Beeswax and was moving the now cooling down Melt Pot onto the other desk...when the wire got caught around my chair castor...and the Melt Pot tipped up into my lap!!!! After my story yesterday I just couldn't believe it had happened again...this time on a mammoth scale..to the point that my tshirt was covered, as was the whole of my left leg from hip to slipper...thank heavens the wax was starting to cool...but it is stuck like you know what to a blanket and I fear my crafting trousers are going to be sent to the great trouser heaven in the sky...along with my tshirt, which has annoyed me cos it was really comfy and warm and one of my faves!!!! I was seriously thinking of giving up with the Melt Pot...but...

I had to reheat it again to carry on with the rest of the project....this time using clear UTEE to make some Faux Porcelain flowers, as detailed HERE on Jennie's blog....I used Stitchels Shabby's and just plonked them into the UTEE, wiggled them about a bit and then drained off the excess before sticking a badge pin on the back...so they are brooches as well as embellies!




Here are a few pics of the stamps which are up for grabs...and the list is as follows:





6 Mabel Lucie Attwell Unmounted stamps
1 Sheet of Kling On Repositionable Cushioning

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A little something from me...namely the box I made for today...and lost my trousers for...think of the agony I will have to go thru when I finally put them into the rubbish...they are my fave crafting joggies, comfy, tatty and covered in Gesso already...*sighs for sympathy* LOL

Thanks for looking...and don't forget, to be in with a chance of winning the Candy, just join in with the challenge and leave a link here for me....have a great week...AND...THANK YOU to everyone who has joined in with the Sunday Stamper since Jan 08...I have made a load of blogging friends and found so much inspiration along the way!

Hels x

PS...If you get chance, please pop over to the Gingersnap Blog today...I have a Resist Technique Tutorial on there and would love to hear what you think...is it useful and do you likey???? :O))