Step away from the colours!!

Lovely are the Sound by Daniel Torrente

Crow Line by Janet Klein

Splatter Long by Jo Capper-Sandon

Journey Collage by Amy Wilson Wellenstein

All for Stampotique Originals

It's Stampotique Challenge time again! And this time Val has challenged to us to step out of the box, outside of our comfort zone. Here's what Val has to say:

We all get used to our usual way of working, our favorite styles, our favorite supplies, our favorite tools, our favorite themes. It's time to try something new - get outta that box - and enjoy it!!!!

I decided to really challenge myself with this one and step away from COLOUR!! Yikes! I just love colour ... had you noticed?! Some people do the vintage/neutral/shabby chic thing so well but I don't mind admitting I find it really tough if I can't reach for my fave colours. But that's what a challenge is all about isn't it? If you don't find it a bit tough then it's not a challenge is it?!

I used Distress inks in Walnut Stain and Antique Linen to create my background and then added a bit more depth by stamping Splatter Long, and parts of the Journey Collage stamp in the same colours.

I stamped "lovely are the Sound' and coloured him with fairly neutral / autumnal colours of Distress Ink and then I added 'Crow line'. I love 'Crow Line' - it's just a little bit sinister (nice!) so I added it on the front and on the inside too:

For the quote, I stamped Journey Collage onto old text. This is a really big stamp - great for backgrounds, but here I just cut out the phrases that I wanted. I love stamps that lend themselves to being used in different ways :-)

If you feel like clambering out of your comfort zone and joining us in this fun challenge, have a look at the Stampotique Designers blog here for all the details.

So, who fancies joining the Stampotique Design Team? Yup, there's a call out for more DT members. Come and join us. We're quite nice really :-)  Here are some of the details:

Stampotique Design Team Call!

Stampotique has not had a design team all in awhile, and we know a lot of you have been asking-so here is your opportunity! We are looking for creative, inspiring, and friendly stampers to help promote Stampotique rubber stamps.
Our call is open to everyone and Stampotique stamps are not required to be used in your submission, but of course we would LOVE to see your use of our stamps.
This call will only be opened for 2 weeks from Saturday, June 23 and closing on Saturday, July 7th. The design term will be August 2012-December 2012.

For more details click here. Good luck!