Altered Tin Swap Pics

Here are pics of the 7 simply gorgeous entries to the UK Stampers Altered Tin Swap. Well done to all that entered and hope you all enjoyed taking part. We really do have some very talented forum members here at UK Stampers.

Nejxr25's Tin

Petra's Tin

Efemera's Tin

Pinky's Tin

Seda's Tin

Mrs Tiggy's Tin

Dansmum's Tin

No Paper Challenge

Sorry it's taken so long to upload this pic. This one is from Rukhshana and uses the folowing:

Background - Anna Griffin

Focal - Hampton Arts

Sentiment - Paper Artsy

Coloured Card - Midnight blue and Salmon

Neutral - Cream Card

And very nice it is too !

Sugar Nellie Challenge #5 - Lilac & Lemon

ready for another Sugar Nellie Challenge?

Like a lot of other crafters, I tend to use what I have on my desk a few times, before I get bored.....today it's been lilac and lemon.

So this is where I thought we would go with the challenge this week. Show me your lovely lilac and lemon creations, just as long as you use a Sugar Nellie somewhere.

Don't forget, 50 use your stash for UK STampers', and anyone taking part who is not a Member, why don't you consider joining us.

Just leave a comment on this post with a link to your project, and the winner will get some Zoomz, and other bits too.

We'll announce the winner of #4 challenge tomorrow.

Galaxy Girl

Sugar Nellie #4 Challenge - Entries

So far we have:




• Susie Blackwell




• Bubbles




• Deb




• Crafty C




• Frances



• Anita

Sugar Nellie - Challenge #4 - Baby Pink

this week's challenge is to you any Sugar Nellie image on a project, but you must have Baby Pink somewhere.

I've gone for the obvious, baby pink card blank, and then the lovely Baby Milly image.

50 Use your stash points for UK STamper Members, and the winner of the challenge will get some lovely Zoozm.

Members' please remember to include a your username label if you upload straight to the blog, or leave a link to your project in the comments.

If you're not a Member (why not consider joining), don't let it stop you though - just leave a comment on this post with a link to your work.

The Winner of #3 Sugar Nellise Challenge is....

Bubbles - well done!

I've left a comment on your blog with my email address so that you can send me your mailing address to get your hands on some Zoomz.

Challenge #4 will be up soon.

The Admins

Challenge #3 Entries

Samm-l

Anita

Han

Bubbles

Fran

Andrea

Deb

Debbiedayz

Sugar Nellie Challenge #3 - The colour orange

Nice easy one this week - it's anything with a Sugar Nellie stamp and using the colour orange somewhere on the project.

Hopefully, this is broad enough for quite a few people to play.

Sorry about how dark and horrid my image looks - typical, I left it 'til it got dark to take a photo. Honestly, it looks wayyyy better in real life.

50 points for use your stash, and also some Zoomz for the winner.

Just upload as a Member or send paste a link to the project.

Closes next Sunday.

Entries for Sugar Nellie Challenge #2

Lisa



Frances


Andrea

Bubbles

we're going to leave this one running for another week, as Andrea didn't get a chance to play. I'm going to send her some stamed images. Anyone else want some of the dog?

There's more Zoomz up for grabs for the winner!

and the winner of Sugar Nellie #1 is.............

Frances. Congratualtions, it was a fabulous card...........you have won some Zoomz.

Please email me with your addy.

The Admins

Here are the links to the first Challenge

Andrea

Deb

Shary

Deby4000

Frances

Samm

Petra

plus the entry from Maria above.

Maria hasn't got a blog yet

so were're uploading her entry to Challenge #1.

Isn't it sweet.

Sugar Nellie - Challenge #2 - DAWG GONE IT

You've still got until Midnight to submit any entries for last week's challenge, but I thought I would post this week's one as I have a few spare minutes.


It's dawg gone simple..........you just need to submit a project using the wee Dawg.



Here's mine:

A big welcome to Hannah Haselden, who's kindly agreed to help out with these challenges. This is her entry:

Tomorrow, we'll decide who gets the Zoomz, so watch out for the announcement.

Last week I forgot to mention that there are also Use You Stash points to be had. Each challenge under this will yet you 50 points.

If you are not a Member of UK STampers (why not?).....you can send us a jpeg and we will upload it to the blog for you. Better still, join and you will be able to upload it yourself.

Looking forward to seeing the creations - thanks for playing.

Galaxy Girl, Admin

First Sugar Nellie Challenge ends tomorrow.....

but, as they say, when one door closes another opens .......... so there will be a new challenge posted tomorrow.

We will also be picking our favourite entry from Challenge #1 and sending them some Zoomz.

Kay

Sugar Nellie - Challenge #1

So many of us now have a growing collection of the wonderful Sugar Nellie stamps, that we thought it would be fun to post regular challenges featuring the stamps.



All you need to do is post a link, showcasing a project using at least 1 Sugar Nellie Stamp (from any of their ranges). If you haven't got a blog, email us with a jpeg image, and we will upload it for you.



This challenge is open to anybody, not just Members of UK Stampers'. Don't forget if you are a Member to include your label if you upload to the blog. If you're not a Member, why not....we would love to welcome you to our forum.

So this is the first one: CHECK IT OUT!

We want to see something that features checks in any size or colour.



Challenge closes on Sunday, 3rd February 2007, when we will pick our favourite entry, and send them some Zoomz as a prize.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

To mark the beginning of a brand New Year of crafting and creativity we wish all of our members

A HAPPY, HEALTHY and PROSPEROUS

NEW YEAR

2008

Thanks also for your support and contributions over the past year and we now look forward to welcoming even more new members and contributions over the next 12 months. Cheers !!!!!

Christmas Inchies Squared

Here is the gallery of fabby Christmas Inchies sent into UK Stampers Forum for the Christmas Inchie Swap. Hope you enjoy viewing them. There were 11 entries each of 25 and each received a selection of 25 assorted Inchies in return. As always, many thanks for taking part and for making UK Stampers a great success.

harpie38

AnnM

Chicken Licken

Angel

Godiva500

Magickdiva

Eilo

Lulabelle

Fairy

Pinky

Efemera

Peel-Off Challenge Pics

Here are the pics of the entries recently made and swapped by UK Stampers forum members. I think all enjoyed the challenge and found that peel-offs are not THAT bad after all !!! Some really wonderful interpretations here.

Thanks to all who were brave enough to take the challenge and also thanks for your continued support.

Petras Scary BookPetras hand-made box for the book


Pinky's wall decoration

Dansmum's layered box

Efemera's 'Art' square

Harpie 38's inked wall hanging

Godiva500's super real tile

Autumn.....October

Part of a calander

Autumn Colours Collage

This is my submission for the Autumn Challenge. This year I think the colours on our trees in Britain have been especially astounding...........it's to do with our weather this Summer, lots of sugars in the leaves making them extra colourful. This has inspired me to do this piece with a very Autumn colourway.

Autumn Stampscapes by Rainbow Lady

This is the fabbie entry by Rainbow Lady for the Autumnal Challenge.

What a great entry. I love that scene.

Check out here blog entry here.


Galaxy Girl

Autumn Wonderment

As I started to get dressed this morning, I noticed that there was a marvellous mist drifting across the heads of the two new ponies that have taken up residence in our paddock, and I enjoyed a few minutes of repose as I just sat and watched it.

Then when I walked outside, the air was brisk and a lovely Autumnal smell was really noticeable. As I drove through the lanes to work, I also noticed that the trees are beginning to drop, and colour up, I also remembered that we haven't had a challenge for a very, very long time.

So here's my contribution a lovely little Autumn inspired notebook for my Daughter, using one the the images Stampingcaz kindly gave me the other day.

So this challenge is to get you to create something inspired by Autumn - the colour, the smell, Harvest Festival, Thanks giving even for our lovely members and visitors from over the pond. It can be big, small, cute, arty or altered, just create.

Looking forward to what you do................oh, and as I'm feeling generous there is a nice points allowance attached to it for the UK STampers of 35 points.

For anyone who isn't a Member, you can leave a link in the comments section to your uploaded project - better still, join our forum.

Galaxy Girl

A Bit of FP

Here's a bit I did earlier!

Mac Attack!

Photobucket Image Tutorial

First things first, you will need to go to Photobucket and register for an account.


You will have the choice of a free one, or a paid one. There is not much difference, the free one stores around 50Mb of pictures and available monthly bandwidth of around 2500Mb - you get more of each of these for the paid version.


Also bear in mind that if you don't upload for 6 months with the free version it will be deleted. I believe though, that they do helpfully send you an email to advise you before they go ahead and do it.


Once you've got initial decision of free of paid, and continued your registration, you are ready to upload any pictures that you have saved on your PC.


How to do this:

1. Go to Photobucket, and log into your account.


2. You will be taken to the "Upload Images & Video Screen".


3. Click on the "Browse" button, and navigate to the relevant imagefile on your PC.


4. Click "Upload".


5. Continue to repeat 3 & 4 until you have loaded all the picturesyou want at that time. The pictures will appear below the "Browse" boxes, and over time youwill build up your album. You will also notice when you look at your album there are four boxes below each uploaded picture they are Email & IM, Direct Link, HMTL Tag and IMG code - on the premise that knowledge is power, retain this fact for a bit. Suffice to say, that you will need to know!

With me so far, then now you need to know is how to display the pictures on here, or the forum for that matter.

For displaying on the forum:

1. In Photobucket scroll to the picture that you wantto use in the thread.


2. You will see three code boxes underneath it (see, I said you would need to know this bit) choose the one that is named "HTML Tag".


3. Left click on the TAG code, it will highlight in blue, now right click and select copy.


4. Then go to the forum, log in if you haven't alreadyand go to/create the thread in the forum that you want to post the picture into, and in the message box right click and select paste. Voila, the TAG code will be pasted into the box. Note to yourself at this point, that you can't actually see the picture (just the code)......do not panic and think that you've gone wrong .......when you preview of post your message, hey presto there it will be. I say this, not because I think you are stupid, but because I MUST be as I didn't understand that at first. Is it me, yes it is.

Nice and easy lemon squeezey, job done.

For display in the blog:

1. In Photobucket scroll to the picture that you want to use in the blog entry.


2. But use the Direct Link code.


3. Left click on it, it will highlight in blue, now right click and select copy.


4. Then log onto the Blog and create a new post, or go to your draft post (if you are already ahead of me on this).


5. Click the little picture icon in the post toolbar,and instead of browsing (as you no doubt already do) choose the box tothe right of this which is called "URL".


6. Right click in this box and select paste, then click "upload", the click "done".


7. The picture will then appear in the blog entry.

There could now be a long and extremely tedious bit about making surethat you remember if you move your picture in Photobucket to a sub-album that you will loose the codes, etc.....but if you really are interested......or, if this has happened to you..........an extensive explanation can befound on Photobucket.

Personally, I will leave those riveting facts for another day.

Happy uploading.

Don't forget, any problems at all one of the members, moderators or adminibots will always be more than happy to give you help..........or pass the tissues and the bottle of chilled vino.

stash challenge no2

Here's a card for the stash challenge no2

Just love those birdies....

Ice Cream Card

details and ingredients for this card can be found on my blog here.

2-5-7-10 Box

you can find supply details on my blog here, but the actual receipe with photos will be in the UK STampers newsletter..........which I promise will be coming very soon.

It's perfect for a small gift, I added loads of yummy M&M's to this one as a thank you for my Daughter's summer camp group leader, but equally you could make wedding favours, or put some jewellery in.

Using my Bind-it-all

I finally got round to testing out my Bind-it-All by making this Photo Album for a friend of mine. After a minor hitch using the wrong size wires (too small) it went pretty smoothly!

Bubble Bath ATC's (Tanda Stamps)

Here are a couple of ATC's that I made using stamps from the Retro Women Set 3 by Tanda Stamps

Use Your Stash Challenge #1

Here's my ATC for the Use Your Stash Challenge..The stamp comes from a sheet called A Passage to India from The StampSmith.I think I've only ever used half of them! The background is from the 'Bit' box!

Use Your Stash challenge #1

Here is my card to meet the above challenge. Very plain, but effective in my opinion. If you want to see more on how it was made go to MY BLOG .

Use Your Stash challenge #1

This one's a bit of mailart, postcard sized. So I'm not sure what to count it as, points-wise.

The stamp - which not only had I never used before, but I have no idea where I even got it from or when, mind's a total blank - reads "mail artists share, athletes compete".

It seemed perfect to grace a piece of mail art aimed at my best mate and fellow hockey obsessive Alison G - because it gave me an excuse to stick a couple of darned handsome sports fellows on the back :)


You can read more about it on my own blog if you feel the urge

Flo x

(who now has either 7 or 8 points - yippeee!)