The Stamp Man ATC Swaps

Monday, 16 May 2011

May Friendship Swap- more inspiration!

Wow, half way through May already!!! Where is the time going.....

So, just in case you haven't got round to making your ATCs for this month's Friendship themed swap, here's a little bit more inspiration!

Lisa

Lisa used;

Aspects of Design 01- Floral

Lisa (O)

Lisa used:

Tim Holtz Sissix Swirl Die

Distress Inks- Broken China, Chipped Sapphire and Dusty Concord

NEIL

Neil used
Vintage photo, walnut stain aged mahogany Distress inks
Tim Holtz Stamps - mini muse

Friday, 13 May 2011

April swaps posted

Hi All and sorry for the late posting but I think we all know the technical difficulties over the last few days with blogger.

We had 29 people playing along with the bird theme atc swap and some wonderful atcs too. Thanks so much for your Raks and wonderful notes - it feels like I have lots of penpals!

For the winning atc I have gone for something that stood out the most so here it is by Andrea Heath.

Andreas atcs were all a little different but included real bird feather which I thought was a wonderful touch. So well done Andrea - instructions are in your swap envelope.

All the swaps were posted today so should begin to arrive maybe even as early as tomorrow. I was late doing the swap as we needed to wait for some international swaps to arrive - I think the chance to swap with folks overseas is definately worth waiting for and hope you agree.

Don't forget to add your thanks to the thread on the sidebar its always nice to know where your art has found a home.

The friendship swaps are rolling in so do keep them coming for what is bound to be another wonderful themed swap.

Happy crafting everyone.

Monday, 2 May 2011

May swap - Friendship

Hello and welcome to another month of the Stamp Man atc swap. So sorry we are a day late we have all been really busy with the bank holiday festivities that time ran away from us!

Hope you all enjoyed the gorgeous weather and spectacular Royal Wedding - didn't they both look so radiant and happy?

Before I move on to the DT inspiration don't forget The Stamp Man has an open day on Saturday 21st May - This is going to be a brilliant day with make and takes and bargains galore in the sale room. I can certainly promise you a huge welcome and crafty goodies you will love so if you can make it then we would love to see you there.

So onto Mays atc swap. This month the theme is friendship. Here is a little inspiration from the design team - more to come later in the month.

Janet

Janet used

Tim Holtz stamps - Shabby french

creative expressions sewing stamps (in the shop so do ask)

craft stamper free stamps

(Stampman stocks Craft stamper and has some back issues available )

adirondack juniper and sunshine yellow ink

Stazon timber brown

Brenda

Brenda used

DIs - bundled sage, barn door, dried mari gold

Stampendous music stamp

TH stamps - shabby french

Sue

Sue used:
Aspects of Design - Butterfly Beauties
Tim Holtz - Tattered Leaves Sizzix Die
Tim Holtz - Ticket Strip Sizzlet Die
Tim Holtz - Type Charm
Adirondack ink pads - Denim; Lettuce; Pesto
Speedball Brayer

Michelle

Michelle Used

Aspects of Design 11 - Floral Alphabet

Distress Re-inker Dusty Concord

Distress Re-inker Peeled Paint

Distress Re-inker Spiced Marmalade

Distress Pad Brushed Corduroy

Original Distress Pad Mustard Seed

Gorgeous creations x

I will be collecting Aprils swap on Friday from the shop and swapping over next weekend so stop by soon for more news.

Happy Crafting!

Janet and The Stamp Man Team

Friday, 15 April 2011

Bird themed ATC swap- More DT inspiration!

Hey there everyone! Don't forget that our Bird themed ATC swap is still running, we've had some stunning entries already, but there's loads of time to get your swaps in!!!

All the swap instructions are here.

3 atcs - to The Stamp Man by the 30th April

Dont forget a SAE.

Here are some more stunning DT ATCs to inspire you!

JILL

Jill used
Tim Holtz stamps - The birds from Mini Ornates
Starburst Stains Icicle Creek (for the background)
7 Gypsies stickers (and alphabet from the shop too- sale room)

NEIL

Neil used
Forest moss, broken china and faded jeans Distress ink and brown stazon.
Tim Holtz stamps Umbrella man (minus umbrella!) from Mini Muse set, numbers from Going Somewhere set and birds from Mini Ornates set.
The sentiment I made up, so it's handwritten.

We'd love to see your little ATC creations! Hope this inspired you to get feathery!

Sunday, 10 April 2011

March swap in the post

Hi All and thanks again for a fantastic swap - some wonderfully wise words amongst the 31 players. It was hard choosing a winner from all the wondeful atcs but the attention to detail drew my eye to this atc

Made by Nikki Foster I love the crackle background and the embossed edge detail - its a gorgeous colour blue and the addition of beads and pins works really well - so well done Nikki there is a note in your swaps about choosing the theme for June.

As always it was a pleasure to be able to see each atc individually and I want to thank you for all the time and effort you put into creating the little treasures. I do hope you like the swaps I have chosen for you. All are in the post as I type.

Don't forget this months theme is birds and Lisa Sparkle will be along in a few days with a DT update post for more inspiration should you need it.

Happy Crafting.

Janet

Friday, 8 April 2011

March swap

Hi All March swap is almost complete thanks everyone for taking part all 31 of you from here in the UK, Belgium and the USA - will post out on Monday so watch out for the winner announcement then. Janet