tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24031342921360498402024-02-19T15:27:55.661+00:00Objet D'art ChallengeA bi-weekly challenge for the adventurous....Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-75488058470434788202009-04-11T19:10:00.001+01:002009-04-12T08:20:40.787+01:00Saturday Colours!The theatre has been very quiet lately, and I have to question whether I should carry on with the performances at this moment in time. However I shall show you what I made with the mirror that I found in one of my favourite shops.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323452324425595218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlblXjkwGY-ukCp5J9g9hsRf0Uw_nmgybjFrDv6vR-ulde9sFBLd4zHqPU3dXnAW57K5hkCSiqiBaFqaM3I3yUVYEBByfc9NkUHIR_TV-HR0M8O-LWfNLvTOlsySb1pjryOK5tp8MHPQ/s320/mirror+001.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323452329913509794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 126px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96mEdqRqMLsoCbrFQTRQwAIY87ViUZkjyx3VpBtouCCS4RQiowWDUd-mofAadfunooe4Ih8pE77fvXnlWqPcJ2-9CsjK2M5RZLOuUqt3XbIJZQXh4D_PmkK9vMrbcKIcH01ME6PmEg5g/s320/mirror+004.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323452329078850274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeAHLD2kPGkm8CguPFv59nWdl1IPdd1s5Wo93UpOAJagvjBjU0NTXgh4hmQtC1Q3ntfWs4eLPvFplk9IWnjBKxeBoveZzDhoO22IVcMqL3P8CpF9WRMPJVmWRI_Q2h539pzXgtN4Jxl0/s320/mirror+005.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><p>I used masses of pearl necklace , a lot of Glossy Accents as glue, and the Face stamps from The Artistic Stamper. Patience was a necessary must as most of the beads kept sliding off! </p><p>This fortnight's challenge is </p><p align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">COLOUR</span></strong></p><p align="left"><span style="color:#ffffff;">Any colour you like on anything you like, a card, a LO, a box, absolutely anything at all as long as it has colour in or on it!</span></p><p align="left">I have just returned from the USA, and have not had time to make anything yet, so please comment and leave me a link where your creation is, so I can come and have a look!</p><p align="left">Hugs </p><p align="left">Jennie x</p>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-56039121536564363032009-03-28T19:00:00.001+00:002009-04-02T09:24:24.883+01:00Mirror, mirror....on the wall, who is the fairest of them all. What a wonderful line from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Tonight's theatre is not Snow White, but a lovely performance from an old friend of mine <div align="center"><strong><a href="http://www.carolinesrubberstamps.com/">Caroline</a></strong></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318268007597374834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkO97Fx-X_3hI4fLVLta95aI2ri2_tvdANR3CCH-duKWYO1mxBInj0VQKY3jGgecyqc2YZ4xfsrKnwcMUQgF_a331eydsp02ODH_WcNicdQsL1tIa-T8cb143TZOKuFHfh3_kPxjO9Ko/s320/DSCF0035.JPG" border="0" />Here in her own words is what Caroline says about her altered piece<br />Hi...I'm Caroline and I've been stamping for over 20 years. I have my own range<br />of unmounted rubber stamps and card Cut-Outs. <a href="http://www.carolinesrubberstamps.com/">http://www.carolinesrubberstamps.com/</a><br /><div align="left"><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318268016167673538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGvEGxYElTiEGfvlyyApOWJkWZXISzCwbAbEN19pVHDhn2yfW_oSifkbSBFtFXfeI0XxZOidoSxWYgtoVAPnZl7anz7vvRfGbUUDgsJd5nnUbkWBGGFvZAJKqys5IydTL-JzEqFH5ZgA/s320/DSCF0053.JPG" border="0" />Materials:<br />Black mirror from Ikea (or plain wood painted black)<br />Piece of A4 paper torn into 4 bits<br />Daler-Rowney Interference acrylic paints: Blue, Violet, Green and Silver ( or Opalite inkpad Sterling Silver)<br />Black Crafter's inkpad (and heat gun)<br />Stamps from: Butterflies 2 Die Sheet DS120C339<br />Acrylic glossy varnish<br />Small butterfly mirrors (CaroLines)<br />Cover the central square mirror with paper.<br />Scrunch the paper pieces into balls. Use to stipple the paints on to the wooden part of the mirror. Use all 4 colours to completely mottle the surface.<br />When dry, randomly stamp the butterfly stamp designs over the mirror using black Crafters ink Heat to set the ink, taking care round the mirror part.<br />Apply 2 coats of varnish and finish by gluing on the small butterfly mirrors.</p></div><br />I have found the most gorgeous mirror in my favourite shop Heselden Hats,( an eclectic shop full of hats and bits and pieces) and am altering tomorrow, so will post later this week.<br />So the stage is set, and all you have to do is look in the mirror-lol, and alter it!<br />Just post your creations in a comment, and as always,<br />Keep Creating<br />JennieJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-5316084318522055172009-03-22T08:59:00.003+00:002009-03-22T09:08:58.499+00:00A little box<div> The challenge this fortnight is to alter/decorate a box, and as my daughter Aimee came home this week to work on her dissertation, she got waylaid by all the stash in the house, and ended up making more than writing! Grabbing one of my empty cigarillo boxes, her bag of materials, and a bottle of Glossy Accents, here is what she came up with!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315935742261636274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 159px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf1TnH1pYVUwlXcV49hphi77_tQYIEWmUldBa3cIzwW6LIiHuo_8I_SFqXfsYspKqiLCvNGirWCnVjRHF2WfNPzad-AX_ici-qmDcWPqkYzepx8Q4EDPhjrJ-j6fjBG1WT1JQ9He8NP4/s320/aimz+box+2.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315935752353841138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 279px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIsdZJAjBrI1DVVL2C7njZpNVC_oQQChbyOfO9v9pGaScZfJ4gLpu3rIdTgTnA6Ue_WK9UNqxaSxL9jmsjG3kIqP6OCWU-HASjob6tqUS3u9hgb7635POgYzCfKZD85Kz43xKqjesA-A/s320/aimz+box+3.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315935753138383394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqxtRO76uGlnOrT6xMYrZjDvWI-Xk3ek65hqkFqUtq_7xcsiAM7oJXK-LgSGAGr1M8uVYUVJBp8_mKzYuIAzqbvkuMLMzqRFO6sfn0CYAJc705S6SpL7bODJDSiNu7TKB_iS5lHFdCaA/s320/aimz+box+4.JPG" border="0" />I love it, and as far as I know it was birthday present for a friend. Thank you Aimee for being my guest designer this week. </div><div>I do hope you have found a box, and hopefully will have time to make something for the challenge. I look forward to seeing your wonderful creations.</div><div>Jennie<br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-7505262512622442512009-03-14T19:00:00.002+00:002009-03-22T09:10:56.070+00:00All Boxed up!Tonight there is lots going on! Firstly I have the winner of the blog candy, and then there are the participants of the last challenge, and finally we have the next challenge! Lots of exclamation marks for a small blog challenge!!<br /><div><div><div>For those of you who took part in the last challenge , a big thank you. Here are the wonderful pieces:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313105569766153986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWCClF3FtghVyO5VA3rWbRcO29g16E8QSDl_Q4E5BPn6UuabK5voMslijNJ2BsJudeD9kjHWx91KljjszZIuoewAtSmPYRCGuTWo-SgiPSXumQlQ-j8CfR91xi5WkoBGd2aTmO1xhyphenhyphenQI/s320/fiona.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjWhM_6MITyyUY58yYc1juxyCyGvV2JcsdB5u4QE6TCelELRAfUR4uDok9f1de8CYi3WufoihrbDKYQCA_WPaHL1AOPzns7PWC_LOXd-zvZuDbt9TgxJI6UZtEde2p4R8rBAMHlf3EkI/s1600-h/lottie"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313104908554344530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjWhM_6MITyyUY58yYc1juxyCyGvV2JcsdB5u4QE6TCelELRAfUR4uDok9f1de8CYi3WufoihrbDKYQCA_WPaHL1AOPzns7PWC_LOXd-zvZuDbt9TgxJI6UZtEde2p4R8rBAMHlf3EkI/s320/lottie" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCHTUxOwDOKpjQjnnG3tzFtAG7Hzm-aDvbPvvwhHJWzzPJyw3lw6HFNAE8iW1vAfGmU75I85VHsP4KIH_sYyoKH6EJ9wak-JHDPwVLh-C6tyVBvocNuxBUFFi0Nrh7wTYUS5GYGJuHyA/s1600-h/jacqeline.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313104905068424578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCHTUxOwDOKpjQjnnG3tzFtAG7Hzm-aDvbPvvwhHJWzzPJyw3lw6HFNAE8iW1vAfGmU75I85VHsP4KIH_sYyoKH6EJ9wak-JHDPwVLh-C6tyVBvocNuxBUFFi0Nrh7wTYUS5GYGJuHyA/s320/jacqeline.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DfKRtLtpfvzkLeflYMM-BIKO-YxMMALhTecEJDKI-yAtPE3WZVQbTSO3nDuyDZiTBVRaa57XqrTMUDUPDBZu8yI7yA2BMRgUqyYPikDA-kdP0t14L3bO_X3KR-ht2OeIIz72lj6wqSE/s1600-h/ellen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313104894294238930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DfKRtLtpfvzkLeflYMM-BIKO-YxMMALhTecEJDKI-yAtPE3WZVQbTSO3nDuyDZiTBVRaa57XqrTMUDUPDBZu8yI7yA2BMRgUqyYPikDA-kdP0t14L3bO_X3KR-ht2OeIIz72lj6wqSE/s320/ellen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBjGWInluhppO-cSoOK-kRaw7SpeMfFPl4Cin05vmGBmOxzE4Jp-GdBkcARAGSaOeRcpRuLwwEN89o-EC0tGsozIX_2Uxu6SkEJB1RnI7Xo2ithu2wXOWOQUq0XtloZUxehDWl8oHQY0/s1600-h/alison.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313104896784412626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 233px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBjGWInluhppO-cSoOK-kRaw7SpeMfFPl4Cin05vmGBmOxzE4Jp-GdBkcARAGSaOeRcpRuLwwEN89o-EC0tGsozIX_2Uxu6SkEJB1RnI7Xo2ithu2wXOWOQUq0XtloZUxehDWl8oHQY0/s320/alison.bmp" border="0" /></a> The Winner of the blog candy was picked out of the hat and will receive all of the stamps! So step up onto the stage</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://magickdiva.blogspot.com/"><strong>FIONA WHITEHEAD</strong></a></div><br /><div align="left">Please email me so I can send you the candy.</div><br /><div align="left">Finally tonight's performance is a challenge to those of you who have boxes lying around just waiting to be altered and decorated, and generally messed with. This is mine<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313108113974808546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9L75hlOjw3p8A6_gyArQ2o67cYCZpOhrWu1xQEOk6UQlmFm6SkjP6l4EwO0TWeo-HFT65I2zgor_hOyWPjlu25rzOHvj3tHfJWdqBkZUpVxT6vZHgpYL8Tn_tAtBl9pUxXNLzNMPzuI/s320/box.jpg" border="0" />Ok, where is my altering, well, no excuses, I have had 2 weeks, and the rehearsals were terrible, and life got in the way, so if I do mine this week, can I see yours too please? *lol*</div><div>As usual, it can be any sort of box, cardboard, wooden, metal, cereal, cat food box, any box you wish to alter!</div><div>I look forward to seeing your creations, and I promise to post mine later this week.</div><div>Happy Creating </div><div>Jennie </div></div></div></div></div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-38129149101073111352009-02-28T19:00:00.000+00:002009-02-28T19:00:00.753+00:00Photo Call<div align="left"> Good Evening and welcome to the Theatre once again. Tonight the *Objet* is a<br /><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>PHOTO</strong></div><br /><br /><div align="left">You can take any photo, family, newspaper cutting, internet, and all you have to do is alter it or decorate it. I took one I found in a drawer of my daughter on her Birthday in 1998, and added my favourite papers, and some grungeboard, and covered her in glossy accents, hence the little dots! These are air bubbles!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307917408181300882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGnME7pQeiMvEZzSU5x7XhKPNTDfcoRxrBJxCOoMjIGwAwqOK7PN4t0TBn3AnmH6SSaB6SO_EHNDElRsY-FJO83bBYACdDsYtkqN9E8CBotqdqHBs3mnMg8j5AX1Szp5tyhR5UPjP-S4/s320/photo+altered.jpg" border="0" /></div>For those of you who take part this fortnight, there is the added extra of blog candy! Yah! I hear from a corner of the theatre. All you have to do is mention the challenge and the blog candy on your blog , add your altered photo link in the comments, and you are in tit to win it!<br />Here is the candy-all of these new stamps from<a href="http://www.theartisticstamper.com/"> The Artistic Stamper</a>. The winner will randomly chosen on 14th March.<br /><div align="center"><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307918253971154978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7FVT2m1-xOlBi-zOeScLgq_rBvgZxY4O_I2TkYdOKm0YcNpubI9QLBAU5Zrnu8NfTzmerdrsFSWbnclF_e1mUKjQnfh0E4KvLM9X_IZ0vdVUGw-4XSIT8IIxBgYX8tOfqBAmrE2SoFfI/s320/blog+candy+feb+289th.jpg" border="0" />I look forward to seeing your creations, which will be fabulous as always</p><p>Happy Creating</p><p>Jennie<br /></p><div align="left"></div><strong></strong>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-47181282310006603132009-02-24T17:21:00.001+00:002009-02-24T17:23:06.666+00:00ApologiesIt has been one of those kind of weeks, that seems to have stretched from here to there and then back again, and I missed posting the new challenge. So apologies to all, and the theatre will open its doors on Saturday once again!<br />Jennie xJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-20732759554176562202009-02-07T18:23:00.049+00:002009-02-07T19:18:55.250+00:00Potting Shed ProductionsWelcome to tonight's performance of the Objet D'art Challenge. Thank you to all of you who joined in the altered book. There were some lovely creations.<br />
Tonight we have another guest designer! Yah! Welcome <a href="http://www.pinkleart.blogspot.com/">Hels</a> to the theatre. <br />
Please pull up a seat and may I present to you the<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>FLOWER POT!</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">Here is Hels creation:</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFMlQYdOVuIOl0qMKSX1DYkTqDWF_hFEP-tgVE3JqIzGrj7IGqB9RtSVF3WszCtbO8VUzzfYNhDVbsLs-6vmCR0oy7RusaZap5ia_tFXOt92Kk8AtJr0DlW44Ox7_eM_w20gK7vcaoao/s1600-h/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPotBaseCoatPaint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixFMlQYdOVuIOl0qMKSX1DYkTqDWF_hFEP-tgVE3JqIzGrj7IGqB9RtSVF3WszCtbO8VUzzfYNhDVbsLs-6vmCR0oy7RusaZap5ia_tFXOt92Kk8AtJr0DlW44Ox7_eM_w20gK7vcaoao/s320/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPotBaseCoatPaint.jpg" wi="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAKdaEGjcZUPze0BvF4inmtXsTF8FHlb4hF6OC7dxxcgL0QmQ8mhBGyqd0XbLFLJZczqOSHmwVzJNkUMqU-xWMOU-eekW0N-FjUUk2QrhDT8917AVpcU_r4rfSlSGHN8ZkFApLSi2J48/s1600-h/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAKdaEGjcZUPze0BvF4inmtXsTF8FHlb4hF6OC7dxxcgL0QmQ8mhBGyqd0XbLFLJZczqOSHmwVzJNkUMqU-xWMOU-eekW0N-FjUUk2QrhDT8917AVpcU_r4rfSlSGHN8ZkFApLSi2J48/s320/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPot.jpg" wi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_R-ssBwSDhWtEdad5caJpOBPJc3KDZee9cDzOsP_Ik9oyT-sj42kxrvXsTtWlU-fWZHiuJaDJLTeQ4q2X1VpLJLfIBroELCm0XD51uUOZTWQxW3hCaoNigswzOT5g6s3pCIzGeKSR7M/s1600-h/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPotB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_R-ssBwSDhWtEdad5caJpOBPJc3KDZee9cDzOsP_Ik9oyT-sj42kxrvXsTtWlU-fWZHiuJaDJLTeQ4q2X1VpLJLfIBroELCm0XD51uUOZTWQxW3hCaoNigswzOT5g6s3pCIzGeKSR7M/s320/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPotB.jpg" wi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPjekE_bVfaQerm4YsDnLbHhLz4flv1HvlSV8nXbMI8_uYwyP_U-Br7boXB_1lmgq0GiH-UOsPEHt68spmMpG41TzilpAgohXe4yndUEZa-PrVweiO0h4EKr-VR-_uRSxossazgwYuzo/s1600-h/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPotSide1Panel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPjekE_bVfaQerm4YsDnLbHhLz4flv1HvlSV8nXbMI8_uYwyP_U-Br7boXB_1lmgq0GiH-UOsPEHt68spmMpG41TzilpAgohXe4yndUEZa-PrVweiO0h4EKr-VR-_uRSxossazgwYuzo/s320/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPotSide1Panel.jpg" wi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemLuItmBqpNEOZ8JRIT8Lcoqc6r78KuLVGkN2TgSmCBkhwntoeBkts929nc3-iin02_euV0wfCY6SQQaeRFio09o9kV_ClGBTAWCWP9p1eMmcEoL_ZgFbORdTlA0WBJLUjSt4t_LoN7o/s1600-h/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPotSide2Panel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemLuItmBqpNEOZ8JRIT8Lcoqc6r78KuLVGkN2TgSmCBkhwntoeBkts929nc3-iin02_euV0wfCY6SQQaeRFio09o9kV_ClGBTAWCWP9p1eMmcEoL_ZgFbORdTlA0WBJLUjSt4t_LoN7o/s320/Objet+D%27Art-AlteredFlowerPotSide2Panel.jpg" wi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">and here is how she made it:</div><br />
<blockquote>The pot I used has been lurking in the back of the shed for years and once I dusted it down, I primed it with two coats of Gesso. Once the Gesso was dry, I applied a thick coat of acrylic paint, using a mixture of Ranger Adirondack Willow and Lettuce paints to get the right colour I wanted.<br />
I let this dry completely and then I painted over a thick coat of PVA glue, immediately covering the wet PVA with Ranger Adirondack Gold acrylic paint. As the PVA and the paint dry, they separate and leave a scratchy crackled effect. However, my craft room is really cold so this didn't take as it usually does, so the crackles are not as defined as I would have liked.<br />
For the centre panel on the "front" of the pot, I took a piece of Appletini TSS Metal and using a couple of different texture moulds, I made the flower pattern and the scroll pattern on the metal. Inbetween the patterns, I used a refining tool and hand doodled some squigles which added some depth to the metal. I used a sanding block and removed the raised areas of colour and then distressed the metal with gold acrylic paint, buffing to a shiney finish once this had dried.<br />
The reverse panel has three stamped flower heads also onto the Appletini, embossed in gold and mounted onto card for ease of attaching to the pot.<br />
The stamping around the top and bottom of the pot was achieved by using Ranger Archival ink and embossing to seal the image and the stamp I used was a scroll design from <a href="http://www.theartisticstamper.com/flourishes.htm">The Artistic Stamper</a>.<br />
Finally, I used my Melt Pot and a couple of silicone moulds I had made, one of a leaf and one of a fancy button, and using gold UTEE, I made several of these little embellies, attaching them to the pot using silicone glue.</blockquote>Hels, thank you for being guest designer this week, and I am off to find a pot lurking in the garden! <br />
You can do whatever you like with the pot, be it plastic, china, glass, terracotta, a broken one or a full one. Just fill it full of fun and flowers , of course!<br />
Happy Creating <br />
Jennie<br />
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<blockquote></blockquote>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-25034812199912153422009-01-31T17:46:00.000+00:002009-01-31T17:46:32.890+00:00Journey into....my world, of beads and grungeboard ,ribbons, blue, and the most wonderful paper from K& Co! As you know this is the fortnight of the <strong>BOOK</strong> here in the Theatre. I have to say thank you to all of you who have taken part so far. Absolutely <strong>FABULOUS</strong> creations! I hope to see more too! <div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><div><div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">I took a book which I found in a charity shop for 50p, and I destroyed it. Okay, well I took it apart and made a journal whch I aim to fill in the next few weeks, or more to the point, if I was honest, probably in the next six months! I had a lovely time creating it, and got use some of the Ten Seconds Studio metal, grungeboard, inks, and most of all a pad of 12 x 12 paper I had been saving for a special occasion such as this! May I present to you the Blue Awning Book!</div><div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">This is the book as I bought it, which was a thick child's board book</div></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3ihLXMzBXs-uQZbSjaOHKvVK58XnoLLN9QuDj0gAsGx1O_yF9BS-KhohzqXYc-xmoEm3zAADxEZCa0gT0urkqC5HzvSFcekJPADxk1eHzHhb-h4YC_6FGa7KhoqWvGnLKbO3Y0vm4yM/s1600-h/book+b4+altering.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3ihLXMzBXs-uQZbSjaOHKvVK58XnoLLN9QuDj0gAsGx1O_yF9BS-KhohzqXYc-xmoEm3zAADxEZCa0gT0urkqC5HzvSFcekJPADxk1eHzHhb-h4YC_6FGa7KhoqWvGnLKbO3Y0vm4yM/s200/book+b4+altering.jpg" border="0" wi="true" /></a></div><br /><div>Then I cut it up and and made the pages and bound it together with the Bind-it-all. </div>As there are several pages I have made a slide show</div><div><div align="center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mB4_haOEm2XQcH4qr01KgSY_VpMw0HpdLaABoIKSuYOPJKukFy6vRGn70tUlnmOxuV7lkaUZvofXv2Ynj8ql-fletV-Ah4FLvqCcw4FCcCLTy_cPzZX4DucSkBmI_fcjFM3Jk6N_dtg/s1600-h/altered+book+001.JPG" imageanchor="1"></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw3hpJOjdJEMs-EJRW8WI8Hq2g375NJ6-qiSuXl8_FuH_r0UkcocbbcfXqMK0PpQBpeeOh29bmtJrCXtT_kDA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjc5jbqsgwW3SOswnXUDC3xJ2QFDpxRqmzGjfue_pVBN0E2wJb3Y52fU2dVxtatQMIZ8zBWr95ifCqopKwaWjylL3JhYzyuCkcOegnnDKARR0CrQ42fy_Sk1xt15X46x49-dG-av4zKM/s1600-h/altered+book+001.JPG"></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Please do try to have a go and remember to comment and let me know where your creation is.</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Next Saturday is a new Theatre Production, so in the meantime dig out that paperback or child's book you have stuffed in a cupboard, and destroy it, , and make it into something wonderful, and different.</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Happy Creating</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Jennie</div></div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-47575902923237022622009-01-24T19:00:00.001+00:002009-01-24T19:00:00.335+00:00Take a leaf out of....Welcome to our Theatre of Dreams! Thank you to all who took part in the last challenge, what amazing creations!<br />
Tonight the <strong>BOOK</strong> is centre stage, and we have a guest designer . Welcome <strong><a href="http://random-ramblings-of-a-crafter.blogspot.com/">CRISSI</a></strong>! Crissi has created the most marvellous altered book,<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobjGZzb0yDWj5YJZ_l8C0c7EfMCgfFQn_2YXifLjqkSYdSfOiezjSwtV5MuSGIeMSEY92U2KPsi7PhgC4T3p1fyiIZbiJhmgYSzTHyBJdy-YS1uo5lib15q4zsRlqAeHcx0I-V_BcW38/s1600-h/Altered+book+front.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobjGZzb0yDWj5YJZ_l8C0c7EfMCgfFQn_2YXifLjqkSYdSfOiezjSwtV5MuSGIeMSEY92U2KPsi7PhgC4T3p1fyiIZbiJhmgYSzTHyBJdy-YS1uo5lib15q4zsRlqAeHcx0I-V_BcW38/s320/Altered+book+front.JPG" vi="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>and this what she says about it<br />
<blockquote>My name is Crissi Harvey I have been crafting for a good few years now in one way or another. I got into paper crafting about 4 years ago and my crafting addictions have gone from there, I love mixed media, altered art and all things that are a little different. I co run if that's the right word, Arty Girlz challenge blog with my good friend Julie. Im married to mark and have a wonderful 13yr son Harry whom im am just so proud of.</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRWK6EWHc1Zr8g6XeVDwOST5vqR2AO29MyTlPnL_ksPB4QGYCV17ZL6YhasFr0XDSE-QKHePKt1izZSZu2Ru7N-BbHy9BaK_XvbfEzFAD7vT52v5DQjelGzmDq5226NVbps1x-qnXMhI/s1600-h/first+painted+pages.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRWK6EWHc1Zr8g6XeVDwOST5vqR2AO29MyTlPnL_ksPB4QGYCV17ZL6YhasFr0XDSE-QKHePKt1izZSZu2Ru7N-BbHy9BaK_XvbfEzFAD7vT52v5DQjelGzmDq5226NVbps1x-qnXMhI/s320/first+painted+pages.JPG" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuzhYf43ln0wg6LrZnv-DrjLwQPs87wjNvqlBEHbCGq4weeb1pt7ZQeQrnJ4KCJ9Fk1ItHgufzZk4w3oZmngdzR4xMYS7sjRo0AtA-be_QZwqkB7MIaHeEyG5G2iA17fTb_jVRvgYp7E/s1600-h/close+up+of+texture1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuzhYf43ln0wg6LrZnv-DrjLwQPs87wjNvqlBEHbCGq4weeb1pt7ZQeQrnJ4KCJ9Fk1ItHgufzZk4w3oZmngdzR4xMYS7sjRo0AtA-be_QZwqkB7MIaHeEyG5G2iA17fTb_jVRvgYp7E/s320/close+up+of+texture1.JPG" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvndapjdGA7Z2MXUa_4lycf04vjZk__pRifyogUX1EbQTPqF2uq3y8Fx3qDKfYykFS6ofN5zEDXNUsr4ZCjUteA60QTD7GXynkjYnbdbqN_alFNJH1HNdhVgw9GeIq8Ae87XhV1uO7_0/s1600-h/close+up+texture+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvndapjdGA7Z2MXUa_4lycf04vjZk__pRifyogUX1EbQTPqF2uq3y8Fx3qDKfYykFS6ofN5zEDXNUsr4ZCjUteA60QTD7GXynkjYnbdbqN_alFNJH1HNdhVgw9GeIq8Ae87XhV1uO7_0/s320/close+up+texture+2.JPG" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here Crissi tells us how she made the book</div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got my book from a sale at the Library for 50p can't grumble at that can you .</div>Firstly I found an old photo frame and used the glass as a template to cut the front of the book out, then I covered the front of the book with Golden molding paste, to this I added crushed egg shells and let it dry.<br />
when dry I used red yellow and gold acrylic paints on the cover over the shells and also on the back of the book. when it was dry I covered the whole front of the book with a mixture of Tetrolseal car paint (its the black tarie stuff you use on the underneath of cars to stop it rusting) and turps then used a rag to wipe it back to the paint, it gives a lovely rich colour and depth to the texture. (you can also use a cotton bud with some turps on to wipe some of the paint back on random bits of the shells for more effect if you like) oh and don't panic when you see your work has turned black LOL it will be ok LOL.<br />
I used the card that was in the old frame to create my picture i used the same colours for the background as the book then cut out the image and glued it in place, i used a water colour crayon in black and smudged it around the image and edges I also did that around the cut opening. I then glued the picture to the front page of the book, then glued the glass in to the opening that was cut out previously just ran glue around the edge. I used an old earing for a charm,(just made a hole and used wire) and glued the charm words around the book and added an ivy rubon. Then I screwed 4 screws in to each corner which kind of binds the first inch or so of the book together.<br />
On the inside of the book I covered the first pages with paint ready for when Iuse the book as a journal to keep techniques in.The first is going to be how i made the book!</blockquote>For those of you like me, when I first altered a book, did I *blanch* at wrecking a perfectly good book! But when I saw what you could do(and there are so many books in charity shops just crying out to be altered), I realised that it was fantastic way to use a book, especially if it had sat on a shelf not sure if it was going to be read! So go find a book, a paperback, maybe a magazine, or a book you will never read, and get those creative juices flowing!<br />
Happy Creating <br />
JennieJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-78478114274276373552009-01-17T22:03:00.000+00:002009-01-17T22:15:33.900+00:00A little interim productionI have been delighted that the audience participation on this particular challenge has been fabulous! Thank you for all your gorgeous innovative creations.<br />
Here is another one of mine using a bean tin. The instructions for it will be on my other <a href="http://www.theartisticstamper.blogspot.com/">blog</a> tomorrow! <br />
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Happy tin creating!<br />
JennieJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-2657906386634881962009-01-10T19:00:00.001+00:002009-01-10T19:00:05.953+00:00The Big Chill!Welcome again to the theatre of your dreams! The title of this week's challenge is very apt, as here in the UK (or certainly in the south-east) we are experiencing a very cold snap of weather. Quite why we should complain is really beyond me, as it is winter! So, to explain the title, I should tell you a bit more about the performance tonight.<br />The main character is a <strong>TIN</strong>, any tin. It can be round,square, oblong, pink, yellow, an empty food tin, or a cigarette tin... any kind of tin you like! I used a cheese crispie tin like this one, and yes I ate them all!<br /><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2FsiTfqrpXM1mf3Nv76rDo_0pZul2GyH9A2kSpuBLjmvAHbT3zJMOg5ckDC8iUHirb1A86OCQpTbBBgr6RXmcdyJMnVF5dOKWc636J1ZxVAjYw_Sy1qgBOTJZo6MDzfw1uq5uoSgg0Q/s1600-h/fridge+001.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2FsiTfqrpXM1mf3Nv76rDo_0pZul2GyH9A2kSpuBLjmvAHbT3zJMOg5ckDC8iUHirb1A86OCQpTbBBgr6RXmcdyJMnVF5dOKWc636J1ZxVAjYw_Sy1qgBOTJZo6MDzfw1uq5uoSgg0Q/s320/fridge+001.JPG" border="0" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left">I looked at the tin in all its glory, and thought of a fridge. Don't ask why, but the refrigerator is a big thing in our house...DS always goes there first when coming into the kitchen. He opens it, takes out something, closes it, then opens it again. I always know when he is the house, as I hear the beeping of the alarm, as he hunts for food! So I thought the shape of tin makes for a good fridge.</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpV4GfsMNFBXQuPDEFdnHvuX0Al0fz23BEJjALIutdKLBit-8Vnn407gSUFW3VANcj6H1pHOp-Qn4PAq3CnBAH4nEwpU9FHh7aRmdTPxCrFxGiKVWmeI5n1Xi6SIxkZ2E08rD_rmzVUpA/s1600-h/fridge+011.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpV4GfsMNFBXQuPDEFdnHvuX0Al0fz23BEJjALIutdKLBit-8Vnn407gSUFW3VANcj6H1pHOp-Qn4PAq3CnBAH4nEwpU9FHh7aRmdTPxCrFxGiKVWmeI5n1Xi6SIxkZ2E08rD_rmzVUpA/s400/fridge+011.JPG" border="0" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> I spray painted it in white, lightly distressed it in blue, and made magnets for its front. I used grungeboard for the hinges, and hunted for a little handle for the front, and attached them all with screw brads in gold. I made a little clipboard with a TH clip, and a small chipboard tag, and distress inked the edges. The rest of the magnets are stickers and little bits and pieces I have gathered over the years. The frame around the Eiffel Tower is a very old Mizpah charm. My favourite are the mini letters just like you would have on a real refrigerator! Inside is an old advert explaining that the refrigerator is "au service de la femme moderne"!</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfHMbj-QKLAU89yGn0uk4qRmt-OiRZmp7fKcoxqket56ZBcKbqMavDPynbjMtwnHhqPDNjt0hCCztfEw9VN7Lv1Rd7a0OXRVlJFk5iv7LtllaN2NYoBaS5VbQoRtrIGrmSabjWPKjLsE/s1600-h/close+up+of+shopping+tag.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfHMbj-QKLAU89yGn0uk4qRmt-OiRZmp7fKcoxqket56ZBcKbqMavDPynbjMtwnHhqPDNjt0hCCztfEw9VN7Lv1Rd7a0OXRVlJFk5iv7LtllaN2NYoBaS5VbQoRtrIGrmSabjWPKjLsE/s320/close+up+of+shopping+tag.jpg" border="0" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht93dtwS_PCKUgT_Md5j_cApGAkMlA2cEKtEvQY64WOdcp9LUrju2_Q15DFYd4KVWTTjScRiofWHWwemgdbuQEeDCw5_pTyesN_akl51i6CZrLc0eJj04uawN2WYWJ6qcDWOZy0nBAVrY/s1600-h/fridge+013.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht93dtwS_PCKUgT_Md5j_cApGAkMlA2cEKtEvQY64WOdcp9LUrju2_Q15DFYd4KVWTTjScRiofWHWwemgdbuQEeDCw5_pTyesN_akl51i6CZrLc0eJj04uawN2WYWJ6qcDWOZy0nBAVrY/s320/fridge+013.JPG" border="0" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="CLEAR: right; FLOAT: right; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; cssfloat: right" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq5Ws28lNogftLbu52R2DJ4L_Urx1I8wnzvqh4oUA18fxLNZBB1ifA4mce1fEDl81ernfDrxBynH5gPk_bsgqoBW_EYTNBNZLi0ozDhqcgPCtLytH3sCXEg_u5nHmUu5ebbX4v_OarZE/s1600-h/fridge+012.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXq5Ws28lNogftLbu52R2DJ4L_Urx1I8wnzvqh4oUA18fxLNZBB1ifA4mce1fEDl81ernfDrxBynH5gPk_bsgqoBW_EYTNBNZLi0ozDhqcgPCtLytH3sCXEg_u5nHmUu5ebbX4v_OarZE/s400/fridge+012.JPG" border="0" vi="true" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA_WuNkRbokgIXMUc56ZzVJykWNVbyGpepf-qGRVGTsKKrS5q-7R00l_GCLij0Zg-f_RzLcXtPm_yCKtrmPH8Fp0QBEFhJCgzXsyYu5SzumOSs5B2SRCOCTygf2_EoC3KenuZWNfqgHQ/s1600-h/fridge+016.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibA_WuNkRbokgIXMUc56ZzVJykWNVbyGpepf-qGRVGTsKKrS5q-7R00l_GCLij0Zg-f_RzLcXtPm_yCKtrmPH8Fp0QBEFhJCgzXsyYu5SzumOSs5B2SRCOCTygf2_EoC3KenuZWNfqgHQ/s400/fridge+016.JPG" border="0" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="" style="CLEAR: both; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: left">I think that tonight the fridge should stand proud and upright on the stage!</div><div class="" style="CLEAR: both; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Finally the winner of the Tim Holtz lunch tin blog candy is <a href="http://craftytrog.wordpress.com/"><strong>CRAFTYTROG</strong></a>. Congratulations, and please email me your address so I can send you your tin! </div><div class="" style="CLEAR: both; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: left">So, all you have to do is decorate a tin, in any way shape or form you like, and leave a comment where we can find your creation.</div><div class="" style="CLEAR: both; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Happy Creating</div><div class="" style="CLEAR: both; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Jennie</div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-38015276576983303252009-01-08T19:00:00.000+00:002009-01-08T19:00:00.978+00:00Time Flies....A good friend of mine, and a member of The Artistic Stamper <a href="http://www.theartisticstamper.com/creative_designers.htm">Creative Team</a>, has had problems getting on the net, so asked me if I would post her tag for her, so we have a guest designer tonight- <strong>Susan.</strong> <br />
She says of her tag<br />
<blockquote>I was doing some scrapbook pages of grandson......... and there were pics of my Mum & Dad with him, also us and our son.......... and talking with someone the other day, she was amazed that I had twins of 30 years of age! It reminded me of the passing of time and the years.... and how quickly they fly by......... hence the tag......</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRFr8o3jkSLm2PZnnCmA_f7K7sX3NuukTkwAfJarcU3_2GDgbIu84MehRkxKVEC69GdYQJ-CsMGhK3WjKkwxuL9366kZG1Z8BwooO0mkMyrX2MVKoUY64kZ1HVc32-vNDgWv5aDO8AB0/s1600-h/DSC06108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRFr8o3jkSLm2PZnnCmA_f7K7sX3NuukTkwAfJarcU3_2GDgbIu84MehRkxKVEC69GdYQJ-CsMGhK3WjKkwxuL9366kZG1Z8BwooO0mkMyrX2MVKoUY64kZ1HVc32-vNDgWv5aDO8AB0/s320/DSC06108.JPG" vi="true" /></a></div>The theatre production changes on Saturday, so hopefully you have your mojos at the ready, and are prepared to take part in our production once again!<br />
Happy Creating<br />
JennieJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-22742457727251805392009-01-03T19:00:00.000+00:002009-01-03T19:00:00.254+00:00Tag Theatre continued.....I cannot believe that we are in 2009. It only seems like yesterday we were celebrating the Millenium! I have to say I have been lax , as the theatre has been a bit dark this Christmas *sad*, but all the festivities, and pantos, and all the eating and drinking has meant that the theatre has been very quiet. So I have decided to continue the theatre of the tags until next weekend, when we will have a new performance. Yah! <br />
Of course you now have another week to create a tag in any shape or form you like (see <a href="http://thealteredinker.blogspot.com/2008/12/ok-so-my-take-on-latest-theme-over-on.html">Minxy's</a> for inspiration). There is a <a href="http://www.theartisticstamper.com/lunchbox.jpg">fab tin</a> up for grabs if you can create and show before next Saturday! <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">here are some of the gorgeous creations that have been made so far</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLy2Lv4iAu8YXIkFvrng5ER1TOvnF2p_blwkV2-fBWgybipQxvL7DE25spiBXi0VLyQW5mDz28pHq5puikGvVP4uDGOObIdNcu5XDpGTSl6pZzim2I0Bq_ov3WRY3bG0HpnmgiraVtwY/s1600-h/18th_014+crissi" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLy2Lv4iAu8YXIkFvrng5ER1TOvnF2p_blwkV2-fBWgybipQxvL7DE25spiBXi0VLyQW5mDz28pHq5puikGvVP4uDGOObIdNcu5XDpGTSl6pZzim2I0Bq_ov3WRY3bG0HpnmgiraVtwY/s200/18th_014+crissi" vi="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://random-ramblings-of-a-crafter.blogspot.com/">Crissi</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifi34s7fL96AJsz1E6hbyI0mg3wmsjt1E-s_0Ec_vZkfS68O0hPCpUdWV-iaZvaynpHBmv17ATpLmAYvXBts29coOYNeyQutMN9QxxaR0E8ykaPNGCR6zmyH2chLd-wMrD5-5yg-E0bDw/s1600-h/alison.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifi34s7fL96AJsz1E6hbyI0mg3wmsjt1E-s_0Ec_vZkfS68O0hPCpUdWV-iaZvaynpHBmv17ATpLmAYvXBts29coOYNeyQutMN9QxxaR0E8ykaPNGCR6zmyH2chLd-wMrD5-5yg-E0bDw/s200/alison.bmp" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://craftytrog.wordpress.com/">Craftytrog</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw1t5NZNCH3ZBhmjsCio-kE4RlVTAnd7_Bp8BWkeUaIlRmX2_svlP2Gp5nYMei8igHTmaiWvXlW-siLQ1laHv7_nsdnt9GrkbcQwnFgSAFm9NA_m2NCH3OrcTBBqWHZN3y7UDv347M78/s1600-h/bits+and+pieces+002+crafty+creations.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw1t5NZNCH3ZBhmjsCio-kE4RlVTAnd7_Bp8BWkeUaIlRmX2_svlP2Gp5nYMei8igHTmaiWvXlW-siLQ1laHv7_nsdnt9GrkbcQwnFgSAFm9NA_m2NCH3OrcTBBqWHZN3y7UDv347M78/s200/bits+and+pieces+002+crafty+creations.jpg" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://inkythings.blogspot.com/2008/12/object-dart-tag.html">Crafty Creations</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRul6ZaTaaQ8Ogo9eb0DJ3RedxHwK-SPMC_lI2pqKV9QNdAAWQz-l4nbk4xVg7dxJrqeEyI3CUojhtwyId-B424LPeFfj_mKeW_slmjSzvQI0yGQ98l5npBzN4Yo7ZbSGy7fJWb9kJDk/s1600-h/hels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRul6ZaTaaQ8Ogo9eb0DJ3RedxHwK-SPMC_lI2pqKV9QNdAAWQz-l4nbk4xVg7dxJrqeEyI3CUojhtwyId-B424LPeFfj_mKeW_slmjSzvQI0yGQ98l5npBzN4Yo7ZbSGy7fJWb9kJDk/s200/hels.jpg" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinkleart.blogspot.com/">Hels</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoBr3D0BWtYn6zot-DEDpsH4rQUoy-9tjZKNWXk5gYOwNyTlc-UHVXGgUg7Qk9Ne8kgdu8X_TFSaZsfj5sS2zehVOf8gpSfvIoJOy3l_d68i2TXFMcQ7624edr9_W2d0SMGz2v-bIcHA/s1600-h/MInxy" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoBr3D0BWtYn6zot-DEDpsH4rQUoy-9tjZKNWXk5gYOwNyTlc-UHVXGgUg7Qk9Ne8kgdu8X_TFSaZsfj5sS2zehVOf8gpSfvIoJOy3l_d68i2TXFMcQ7624edr9_W2d0SMGz2v-bIcHA/s200/MInxy" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://thealteredinker.blogspot.com/">Minxy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdzbrHb6e0ngKRpwMGoParyg028F6yiwhgNuglmUFHBe98j8na6cUwhmWyEbVKYiii-qiDJgWopB0zPMkOsOjeLZf2KYdlQDdrckghWfFXT46rU0AHZyYCx3pzw2bbxw8dvvCnyO9Qh8/s1600-h/tree_tag+fiona+whitehead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdzbrHb6e0ngKRpwMGoParyg028F6yiwhgNuglmUFHBe98j8na6cUwhmWyEbVKYiii-qiDJgWopB0zPMkOsOjeLZf2KYdlQDdrckghWfFXT46rU0AHZyYCx3pzw2bbxw8dvvCnyO9Qh8/s200/tree_tag+fiona+whitehead.jpg" vi="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://magickdiva.blogspot.com/">Fiona</a><a href="http://magickdiva.blogspot.com/"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">So the challenge is to create an out of this world, never seen before humble tag! Make it your own, paint, sew, decorate, stamp, cut it out, Imagine!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Of course the star of the show, <a href="http://objetd-artchallenge.blogspot.com/2008/12/saturday-performance_13.html">Julie,</a> has given you food for thought, so please go create and show us yours!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy New Year</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jennie </div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-11787903753222889432008-12-13T19:00:00.001+00:002008-12-13T19:00:01.295+00:00Saturday PerformanceHi, once again the theatre is full, waiting in anticipation for the fortnightly performance. Thank you to all those who participated in the last performance. A big round of applause to you!<br />
This week, the humble <strong><em>TAG</em></strong> is in the spotlight!, and we have another guest designer for you. May I present <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_hj0WdjzyOYW2oX2sJf_MV89vS3mY6frOeKQe1s-4iwAm0xe8f2UgbClzkjYAfEE8lesRcUuw7XrCUZCslrC0luzwG9rrqFLfg_v1FDtw_U20W1uGUyMdMtwE4c3QkXK1eTCrhZUxL8/s1600-h/julie+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gi="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_hj0WdjzyOYW2oX2sJf_MV89vS3mY6frOeKQe1s-4iwAm0xe8f2UgbClzkjYAfEE8lesRcUuw7XrCUZCslrC0luzwG9rrqFLfg_v1FDtw_U20W1uGUyMdMtwE4c3QkXK1eTCrhZUxL8/s320/julie+pic.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://scrapping-away.blogspot.com/"><strong>Julie</strong></a></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;">This what Julie says about herself I'm married and have two sons aged 10 & 13. I have been crafting for a few years and especially love card making and scrapbooking. I created the Inspirational Blogs and co-created Arty Girlz Challenge Blog, Blogging has opened up a whole new world for me I love it and love that I can visit blogs from all over the world at the touch of a button. </div></blockquote>Here is her performance for tonight, and I just adore what she has done with the not so humble tag!<br />
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<blockquote></blockquote>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-5088279600793636832008-12-06T18:00:00.000+00:002008-12-06T18:00:01.085+00:00Saturday PerformanceThis week, I had the pleasure of going to Live Wire Theatre Company's production of "Chauntecleer and Pertelotte", that my daughter is Stage Manager. It was great fun evening, and shows that there is a lot of alternative art out there. We have loads of talented artists out there in blogging land, and I am sure the audience will be delighted to see more of your work... so come on get out those paints inks,papers,stamps and long forgotten threads and create us a masterpiece!<br />
Here is my small but perfectly formed canvas for this week's theatre. Not one of my better efforts, (I am absolutely sure I can do better), but nevertheless, here it is.....<br />
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JennieJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-16133082308771321962008-12-04T19:58:00.000+00:002008-12-04T20:14:14.586+00:00Midweek PerformanceIt seems to have gone a bit quiet in the theatre, maybe everyone is Christmas shopping? Karen stunned us wuth her rendition of a canvas and tonight she shows us her other piece which is also gorgeous, and worth a closer look. <br />
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Happy Creating<br />
JennieJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-63581712480653390502008-11-29T19:00:00.002+00:002008-11-29T19:00:00.572+00:00Performance Three....This week the theatre is buzzing with the news that we have a special guest performer!<br /><div>May I present <span style="color:red;">Karen</span> from <a href="http://bloggingourartout.blogspot.com/">Scrapz</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoSEq9rH1TT_lyrRJ08psArIiQxFDagJvxQ4XbTtZnCguGLaApBnpzPKeaHucR4teFfqkQeAa4qEypyt5kEFbK00NurqBxyzJLV2VYWaGTVBJO_HG62rOkrM2DVc2DBB8fb8ecoHKQkg/s1600-h/Kaz_scrapz.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoSEq9rH1TT_lyrRJ08psArIiQxFDagJvxQ4XbTtZnCguGLaApBnpzPKeaHucR4teFfqkQeAa4qEypyt5kEFbK00NurqBxyzJLV2VYWaGTVBJO_HG62rOkrM2DVc2DBB8fb8ecoHKQkg/s200/Kaz_scrapz.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">She is the first of our guest performers, and her theatrical skills are wonderful, and very creative. So pull up your seat, get comfortable, put that bag of sweeties down, stop rustling your programme, and get out your <span style="color:red;"><strong>canvases</strong></span> for this weeks theatrical performance!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Here is Karen's wonderful interpretation of our third performance</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_d0lfgfadHNieN0dAkCP-0eydEcvUN2p96pVawrlgb7h52o1hwpsYP1fpV3bgbTBUtkk87c6VNGNODnYfoXK7INGI3z_ZsB8WX0VMAdCYZfMjGRrmW4TaJKlRZfkrLQOkrLCQV8oasA/s1600-h/cheapwinniecanvas.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_d0lfgfadHNieN0dAkCP-0eydEcvUN2p96pVawrlgb7h52o1hwpsYP1fpV3bgbTBUtkk87c6VNGNODnYfoXK7INGI3z_ZsB8WX0VMAdCYZfMjGRrmW4TaJKlRZfkrLQOkrLCQV8oasA/s200/cheapwinniecanvas.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Oops , what are you doing here Winnie? This is what Karen used to make this creative box canvas</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56Ien8_gJL4wJxkn1P-8v8Z9Rinca06OlNvZbv8z9qSxfqq3ROSVDj9JmUUORaSMRs-T9FZbVylVmswe0xT3RSlJOmdSK8jemNuBtDmYGo3pBAhzw02z3qw0b40ANwm6vKwhHBTIDqDw/s1600-h/canvasbox_front.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56Ien8_gJL4wJxkn1P-8v8Z9Rinca06OlNvZbv8z9qSxfqq3ROSVDj9JmUUORaSMRs-T9FZbVylVmswe0xT3RSlJOmdSK8jemNuBtDmYGo3pBAhzw02z3qw0b40ANwm6vKwhHBTIDqDw/s320/canvasbox_front.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Canvas Front</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99wGPWUOtGSmVwbTkdHLuSDBV0sIZXGiYOnBQcCm0ux6K0AT-JGNiPrHGPymacLw13jA-SiMcM53w88omizTM0mmRgQ-Dgtt5cBjE_tB2FnsoBs7ZQN7ZbCQapqZa2lPQ1ri4BAZ01JE/s1600-h/canvasbox_frontandback.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99wGPWUOtGSmVwbTkdHLuSDBV0sIZXGiYOnBQcCm0ux6K0AT-JGNiPrHGPymacLw13jA-SiMcM53w88omizTM0mmRgQ-Dgtt5cBjE_tB2FnsoBs7ZQN7ZbCQapqZa2lPQ1ri4BAZ01JE/s320/canvasbox_frontandback.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Canvas Front and Back</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cV1gyazvM4DnyEhChv_6gdyKH9ska3bEawsfRA3VQUrrLVaqzJHVyDybN0T9AexP24pMXmJ8G_SOO2VmewCw70d9A344Q6u7Jhpu_v3sn7M0yxSdqyvC45YPDfb_XNtzKeexrHixoKQ/s1600-h/canvasbox_back.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cV1gyazvM4DnyEhChv_6gdyKH9ska3bEawsfRA3VQUrrLVaqzJHVyDybN0T9AexP24pMXmJ8G_SOO2VmewCw70d9A344Q6u7Jhpu_v3sn7M0yxSdqyvC45YPDfb_XNtzKeexrHixoKQ/s320/canvasbox_back.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Canvas Back</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2Wm9hVDz8-giU7psb_S0A9S0jkwuPvbfchajBCR1kHS8X3VWLMNcddZ48vTTfixySIC8Lt2zwVXtqDrCHX4DLagdT0vC7-zUWMQQ43uud-O60vyctawQ8DhvPeI3yDgdpuVaewt2vvY/s1600-h/insidecanvasbox.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2Wm9hVDz8-giU7psb_S0A9S0jkwuPvbfchajBCR1kHS8X3VWLMNcddZ48vTTfixySIC8Lt2zwVXtqDrCHX4DLagdT0vC7-zUWMQQ43uud-O60vyctawQ8DhvPeI3yDgdpuVaewt2vvY/s320/insidecanvasbox.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Canvas inside</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr7vnhh9VKGb4cp4mDVSvcNkUXji2t6b1dkRS4_nhmz9ID7c8bJDjn4jP7IqSPm3YmnklGHiYo4X4Ldve7etjVj0J3B8OV0KSspQSe1ThQs_rx6P7oYIbtI1U7d5EviuftUHSkdiuN2Y/s1600-h/canvasbox_claspdetail.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBr7vnhh9VKGb4cp4mDVSvcNkUXji2t6b1dkRS4_nhmz9ID7c8bJDjn4jP7IqSPm3YmnklGHiYo4X4Ldve7etjVj0J3B8OV0KSspQSe1ThQs_rx6P7oYIbtI1U7d5EviuftUHSkdiuN2Y/s320/canvasbox_claspdetail.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Canvas Clasp</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left">This is what Karen used to make her creation: </div><blockquote>For the box canvas I used acrylic paints, watercolours, rubber stamps, embossing powder, Tim Holtz Crackle paint, hinges and a few beads for the clasp. And of course the 2 cheap winnie the pooh canvases that came from a £1 shop so were only £1 each!</blockquote>Thank you Karen for the wonderful Performance, and I know you will be back later this week with more....<br /><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div><br /><br />So create anything you like with a canvas, small large , square, oblong, or even round if you have one! Paint it, embellish it, destroy it, just generally create a piece of loving art, and then show us your creation on your blog or photo site. Don't forget to link the theatre of dreams to your blog, and of course post a comment!<br /><div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Happy Creating!</div><div><div style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Jennie</div></div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-49051712757832978092008-11-27T13:19:00.006+00:002008-11-27T17:48:04.903+00:00Are you ready...For a surprise on Saturday? We have a special performance on Saturday for you....I am getting really excited, in fact I cannot contain my excitement, and want to spill the beans..hehe. ( never was any good at keeping surprises) In the meantime here is a selection of the wonderful performances by the audience this past 2 weeks<br /><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7dsoFWWGXOMOJCfLfHPe2XLB-O_ARJTb9rAMoLAyQBPX30Tx7n0vPTQ3c4RbOAuHbxRII00IsSjtcwRQP61U4E0eNRAIDkEhwKCxoeXRmGn2ToUjmQEBZ6EpayLDgw887l2P5QNqbu0/s1600-h/viv.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7dsoFWWGXOMOJCfLfHPe2XLB-O_ARJTb9rAMoLAyQBPX30Tx7n0vPTQ3c4RbOAuHbxRII00IsSjtcwRQP61U4E0eNRAIDkEhwKCxoeXRmGn2ToUjmQEBZ6EpayLDgw887l2P5QNqbu0/s200/viv.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Viv</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGIHNbFbBFPAKcnN6Cmm_rn4rpJhHo31apJH6DNV5dEEUz07gmPgMQC70i-x_bv4eyVSKPe4IGisUV89yOHO4hOL5-tn7XGbLxw4_jYtdH6Uv4ob0-qy_LIXxryhkB3lIxcV-WZ4r2Ug/s1600-h/rachel.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGIHNbFbBFPAKcnN6Cmm_rn4rpJhHo31apJH6DNV5dEEUz07gmPgMQC70i-x_bv4eyVSKPe4IGisUV89yOHO4hOL5-tn7XGbLxw4_jYtdH6Uv4ob0-qy_LIXxryhkB3lIxcV-WZ4r2Ug/s200/rachel.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlL_MoFVQEn_qbyrADz58h6faq0IfNo55Uj3DL8tiGahOXBxevHXHguwrDWoaYXxn3RUKAfUbutu6ZgmVAkbfxcO23C0Be-mlalOdRzGEWlxZ_FqEQlmZJvJa7ch9ZwZqujRaRsGzlY4/s1600-h/june.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlL_MoFVQEn_qbyrADz58h6faq0IfNo55Uj3DL8tiGahOXBxevHXHguwrDWoaYXxn3RUKAfUbutu6ZgmVAkbfxcO23C0Be-mlalOdRzGEWlxZ_FqEQlmZJvJa7ch9ZwZqujRaRsGzlY4/s200/june.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Rachel June</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErDurNAOrl-yWaChXdXd-oobjN1f66w_8XLziah_fnzGLloJvAIBmXQGWBvcUryfL-iIErX-bHw1_cbxelF58WWwYTKQ1F5XseozhJjrW2HhY4d3WaT9PiJk49indl0abtS7CloqKciw/s1600-h/dawn" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErDurNAOrl-yWaChXdXd-oobjN1f66w_8XLziah_fnzGLloJvAIBmXQGWBvcUryfL-iIErX-bHw1_cbxelF58WWwYTKQ1F5XseozhJjrW2HhY4d3WaT9PiJk49indl0abtS7CloqKciw/s320/dawn" border="0" lh="true" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfrsdGWIpMZjLy8h32YVy_COMVp5mNtefqAgZRtRyIBcgdKy0Lsa2zAnZbbLFMnghUDwtgd4bnFzEZCDK692CRfXHcZV2PJYIzvQMf9nGQLuyjAunt_OxPk8A4O40tH60mP9mNvPTHY0/s1600-h/craftytrog+1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfrsdGWIpMZjLy8h32YVy_COMVp5mNtefqAgZRtRyIBcgdKy0Lsa2zAnZbbLFMnghUDwtgd4bnFzEZCDK692CRfXHcZV2PJYIzvQMf9nGQLuyjAunt_OxPk8A4O40tH60mP9mNvPTHY0/s200/craftytrog+1.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> Dawn Craftytrog </div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJyYiHzAT5Lc7ITWLBl8v7b9fCJ8ks7KHkBzxKspmLNILS17mdag7xabCDLN3QIh6K5FmfANqFttzAafOo0-Zeil7i9KxK0yt7DByYgiy5h2hK4Pb3IJ0b7F6WFoDhj_-9WFfXgVZ6CE/s1600-h/craftycreations" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJyYiHzAT5Lc7ITWLBl8v7b9fCJ8ks7KHkBzxKspmLNILS17mdag7xabCDLN3QIh6K5FmfANqFttzAafOo0-Zeil7i9KxK0yt7DByYgiy5h2hK4Pb3IJ0b7F6WFoDhj_-9WFfXgVZ6CE/s200/craftycreations" border="0" lh="true" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p8qA8Ns3u-lxmlcSTal3Q2fzRmvWkqwSNH5FwXpmL59gdI0E0NrNzT5nfQJTVpKP2NSZu4r3lKZHtqNy4mlokdYpuF5fanctbe_9_QChHuDX1xdjOnj1htnbCx3TYW-fYvErZn43Yh4/s1600-h/calvin.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2p8qA8Ns3u-lxmlcSTal3Q2fzRmvWkqwSNH5FwXpmL59gdI0E0NrNzT5nfQJTVpKP2NSZu4r3lKZHtqNy4mlokdYpuF5fanctbe_9_QChHuDX1xdjOnj1htnbCx3TYW-fYvErZn43Yh4/s200/calvin.jpg" border="0" lh="true" /></a></div> Crafty Creations Calvin<br /><br /><br />There is no set time for creating your masterpiece, it is entirely up to you...just use the object we suggest , in any form or shape.<br />Happy Creating<br />JennieJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-78297837392401474312008-11-19T21:14:00.001+00:002008-11-21T07:02:03.200+00:00Fancy a feather?This is a bit of feathery fun that I created for the frame challenge this week. I did have a lot of fun making it as it is totally off the wall, and I got to use those feathers in the bag that I have had for ever.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4OrXnj_oiv-xLIwtsgZxWqSdwmna7Ybv-LX9PjnkjtW4Tx7Qhl7QfW-OXWtW19vhP6svfVjvpVb0_TWg96Aj0pTGX4LDig4pG7ZMy92fT-c_4vTcDZPdkPtp1v4YMT9-habDoWH5xdE/s1600-h/feather+pic+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lh="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4OrXnj_oiv-xLIwtsgZxWqSdwmna7Ybv-LX9PjnkjtW4Tx7Qhl7QfW-OXWtW19vhP6svfVjvpVb0_TWg96Aj0pTGX4LDig4pG7ZMy92fT-c_4vTcDZPdkPtp1v4YMT9-habDoWH5xdE/s320/feather+pic+001.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">The picture of the Indian Chief is off the net. I do hope he likes being put in the frame!! awful pun, I know *exits left into the wings*</div>JennieJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-91213047647322762392008-11-15T19:00:00.003+00:002008-11-16T11:20:45.066+00:00Second Performance of the yearWell, we managed to have a very successful performance of the "Kitchen Utensil", and I was chuffed to see such awesome audience participation.<br />The next two weeks, will hopefully bring out more of your theatrical talents. This week we bring you, with anticpated excitement....drum roll please!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:red;">The Frame!</span></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5zL-tsjTtEXRJMlLejD_dzW06VchW2Kfz6FOzlYBWVNe-SzG8RjjGwxzIwIJKl_NF_N-zJlyTPFy8wX1mr-NWGpq6YOIO48OVqbI1pu4Rwl7BG3uAs8J94hgiXGtUrPrgJji27bSPzI/s1600-h/picture+frame.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5zL-tsjTtEXRJMlLejD_dzW06VchW2Kfz6FOzlYBWVNe-SzG8RjjGwxzIwIJKl_NF_N-zJlyTPFy8wX1mr-NWGpq6YOIO48OVqbI1pu4Rwl7BG3uAs8J94hgiXGtUrPrgJji27bSPzI/s200/picture+frame.jpg" border="0" rg="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Sitting Proud on centre stage is the mini frame, just begging for decoration, or alteredness ( is that a new word?) I got my prop from a charity shop in town, and he winked at me as I went past, saying use me in your theatre... I just had to have him, and proudly carried him home with me, and here he is on centre stage tonight!</div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d4ONFBRIKYxa9NoNZ4SkVtTA4meYXhgaLhS6vnbWKe7g8HA1qdOEZamlkdsOP7yOX72dt5Avr_W4kb0CkFfrQlJjv6Z3MK68vO45PjSYPpAqG2OeIXZIlk-X3JDWi6L1jTsyXo44nu8/s1600-h/watch+picture+frame.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d4ONFBRIKYxa9NoNZ4SkVtTA4meYXhgaLhS6vnbWKe7g8HA1qdOEZamlkdsOP7yOX72dt5Avr_W4kb0CkFfrQlJjv6Z3MK68vO45PjSYPpAqG2OeIXZIlk-X3JDWi6L1jTsyXo44nu8/s320/watch+picture+frame.jpg" border="0" rg="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:red;">Rolex Dreamtime</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">I used watch pieces, and an old bent watch face, more watch faces, and glued them all down with my faithful Glossy Accents, and then covered it in Crackle Accents. The picture is of an old rolex I have... mmm ...not! I can dream, can't I?</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Now for audience particpation, all you have to do is create with a frame, any frame, small , large old, or new.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">I know some of you took part in the understudy night, and he had a very difficult time choosing a winner, but please step up onto the stage</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://inkythings.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:red;">Craftycreations!</span></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:#cccccc;">for your name</span> <span style="color:red;">Will o' the wisk</span>! <span style="color:#cccccc;">Please</span> <a href="mailto:sales@thestampconnection.co.uk">email me</a><span style="color:#cccccc;"> with your address.</span> </span><span style="color:#cccccc;">Now he had such a hard time choosing, that he decided to give away more blog candy too, so everyone who entered can email too!, and get a little goodie!! I am absolutely sure that the understudy will have to go on stage later in the week again...</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="color:#cccccc;">I do hope you enjoy this weeks' performance, and I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Jennie</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-10197645803168446832008-11-10T21:04:00.004+00:002008-11-10T21:13:52.304+00:00Understudy night!Tonight the show used an understudy for the main part, and he chose his prop carefully from the array of Kitchen utensils, and decided to transform it with coloured pipe cleaners and aluminium foil! <div>For someone who is not really into playing the principal part, I was impressed with his creation.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267139018170379778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 175px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pn8bCy2DWDWc6ew_ZSmfThi9xyU3r2O5qOs3QRNkgW5G8_U-9ez-W6ERdM2VBDWKeW0vc2PQYVEValeOB_MV_VVpDRkZ7KkqsnxWibMHZY0Ey2COKj7uB285IqfRkcigLIVJYQnQM9g/s320/mals+creation+001.JPG" border="0" />For those of you who would like to win some<strong> <span style="color:#ff0000;">blog candy</span></strong> donated by our understudy, all you have to do is name his creation!<br /><div>The winner will be chosen on Saturday night when the next performance starts.</div><br /><div>Happy Creating</div><br /><div>Jennie</div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-3068241875191453492008-11-08T18:01:00.000+00:002008-11-08T19:34:26.033+00:00More Theatre Props....For those of you who would like to join in this challenge... here is a piece I made in about an hour, using a small chopping board, some absolutely gorgeous Prima Flowers, distress inks and some new swirly stamps from The Artistic Stamper. I dug out old buttons, some very tattered flowers on a wired stem, and the most gorgeous brooch of a spider in a web. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigViJ__-9g7KUAKb9VmcbVJmVIVrI9vzXk0ack3eAYDWbDyMDL2HHykx9x03OatlVq_DbRJDdEvmJpwTUJkg05m_G8fyI2VAvkIVLTIKxGWBZO3JCv_x6-JO9FviTHaRYS5vmR4LYhbUk/s1600-h/chopping+board.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" rg="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigViJ__-9g7KUAKb9VmcbVJmVIVrI9vzXk0ack3eAYDWbDyMDL2HHykx9x03OatlVq_DbRJDdEvmJpwTUJkg05m_G8fyI2VAvkIVLTIKxGWBZO3JCv_x6-JO9FviTHaRYS5vmR4LYhbUk/s320/chopping+board.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Find those props lurking in the kitchen cupboard,( it can be anything you like) spread them out on a table, add glue,ink and your imagination! Leave a comment if you like this challenge blog, or if you have created and want us to see.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jennie</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-61353976047615318922008-11-01T19:00:00.002+00:002008-11-01T19:00:00.893+00:00Opening NIght!Welcome to my theatre of dreams! I am so excited, so I am peeking from behind the curtains, and I can see everyone fidgeting in their seats, rustling their programmes, and chatting away. Tonight is opening night, and the band has struck the first chord, and slowly the curtains are opening... Are you ready?<br />There in centre of stage is....<br /><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nGJsjd7qnuNVmCyVsagFyP-6_bb4RZ3htBND4ZHMcPra29tcom_bpTZauehfyvONcleOmsp2sWmC4LHVxh5ZNcueoZgekYBirHsaFZjLELf3_TfKd9dzHm6ZTt_2SHxjXXMoES4UILM/s1600-h/doll.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_nzAQrjXjgHSVrMhY81w1W3h_O6VYJfx8APPKxvE8FB9-xw95DEe9dmGE8yZCuw3N8aSs-AVgoks_b7B7BzZk0SD1NE0m3rp9Yib-02tpzZaJ4ESo5Qr3TFdu4tWOTH1l7fMsELSbFU/s320-r/doll.jpg" border="0" jf="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="color:red;"><strong><em>" Angel of the South"</em></strong></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div>Take a bow, and clap loudly please!<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">If you haven't already guessed this is a participation theatre and you are required to make something, anything, you like from <span style="color:red;"><strong>ANY</strong></span> Kitchen utensil! Tonight the sieve, the saucepan, the wooden spoon or chopping block is centre stage! </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div><div class="separator" style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAQ5trPv8FwkxrjEQSYZOLlK_mrqppl2pKGbX9xRKblGUWmGnz8z0PVYhCLWZHpElxIlc01wbl2JR5znIpGOipjig7E_RT4jNfQPbAovly833QDn1zbShIxXqcsnuaeswMXgIT_ZZe1Q/s1600-h/bits+and+pieces+002.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt9SxUIlG86Qaax19G3rICWre2jWZO0JHk5tMVMqsfK5k1GDls1bV0C1up9fzSQdLnxKE6epGoYvXAmWp-rNnyJheMcKMpq-B1NwAQp6rBuYGPpkHS0kR2AQrwgSgQhCiG7FO92ZBDuc/s320-r/bits+and+pieces+002.JPG" border="0" jf="true" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Let your imagination run riot, use those long forgotten beads or papers, or stamps you bought long ago , and make something sensational from any kitchen utensil. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">I had the most incredible fun making "Angel of the South", and used things that I had had for years. Her head is a mini sieve, in case you hadn't guessed, and I spent about 2 hours threading fibres from a long forgotten packet into them...then I broke my arm, so she has patiently sat waiting to be finished....She has copper embossed chipboard wings using a Tim Holtz stamp, a grungeboard star, a moulded face from a box of goodies off ebay, paper sat waiting to be used, and paper doll stamps from The Artistic Stamper. </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">We will have a new theatre production every 2 weeks on a Saturday night, where the curtain will open on a new performance, and where the props take centre stage... </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">All you have to do from your comfortable front row seat, is create, and then send me a link via a comment, so the audience can see your creation.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Spread the word about our theatre , add the link from the sidebar, and go and dig out a little used kitchen utensil, not forgetting to grab your mojo on the way out. Go and create!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">See you at the next performance!</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Jennie </div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-7109128928347673692008-10-30T19:00:00.000+00:002008-10-30T19:00:00.699+00:00Three Days to go...<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">and the curtains open at 7pm! I am getting so excited at the prospect of showing you all the stage, that I am having problems containing myself. Patience, they say is a virtue! I am so tempted to just give you a peek, a little sneak behind the curtain.. but am refraining myself. So that I can get excited, I gave away some blog candy , and the winner according to random integrator is ticket holder number no 9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzts2z2gGb9OyRXtt9StspkXtKb2xmKmVzTgcutv-8b5sxSjMSEKHH9mK1m_LDYkMltaX0sz8dqdAuEB-S_HFDun-SnIlHJxZifYdTtTzMVqfUHIRo_WB6Ipa64CGxjrX1pO5WMrQuDo/s1600-h/random-prg-oct-29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" jf="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OmwCDPquWTrjH99r6IqUwx9prcxxpNufWjMX20Jvdr_U0g8wBPGXioQiSVJfqGCoOSuDD5QBBwjrzS5mbPqpBgVQvRJdmFKR45AAuv5H-s2Q1ldHz49_Bw9lMh9YSS3_lPKc6yYXgiI/s320-r/random-prg-oct-29.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://dillydallydingle.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red;">Adele</span></a></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Congratulations, and please email me your address, so that you can have your extra props before opening night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See you all on Saturday, and don't forget to bring your mojos, and a soft squishy cushion to sit on, the chairs are a tad uncomfortable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Happy Creating </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Jennie</em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Jennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2403134292136049840.post-71970885865883328042008-10-25T12:00:00.002+01:002008-10-25T12:00:00.889+01:00Dress RehearsalThe stage has been set, the lighting is being put up, and the costumes are being prepared. The actors have been rehearsing , and are almost word perfect, and well, the props are being pulled out of the cupboard, put in place, moved about a bit, and being listed in the programmes! Why do you ask? Well, in the theatre of crafting here in blogland, they are the most important! To whet your appetite until saturday, here are a couple of possible props for you to win:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLff7TF192rTs2vstcQvtWou_ufEGybqmGhRDuXmF8WQCiUBQbtccigqQuQa0cBm5sPjb-0yLW5zxFP7uqKEkumTYmFwMC-NKFoUa2G-KYt4PEDa1YY93GvnogZ8fR-RjNaGYuEgrvwA/s1600-h/blog+candy+oct+08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZ9N6HdXQHAI-f-TNmtmwOdl4BgnyftEwX0iMyddUKrNwAaoyapE_J0lP6bPrw0MatfqA4hSxnLwCPJtudSIWGPwtkFDToXy-Qh3zUgHxT8OBP9LgUx598FY24YK3nh4QiddcoiBwzTI/s320-r/blog+candy+oct+08.jpg" xd="true" /></a></div>All you have to do is sit back, and relax if you are already a follower, or if you want you can comment, or even leave a trail to the theatre on your blog. To do this just add the logo on the sidebar and link it to this site.<br />
Opening night is not far off.....<br />
Happy Creating<br />
JennieJennie -The Artistic Stamperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14760774061428918055noreply@blogger.com2