It's that Friday feeling again .......

Happy end of the week ......

Phew!! And what a fun, busy week it's been.

Let's get the weekend started though shall we.  It's the first Friday of the month and you know what that means .......  it's the Craft Stamper Challenge!

As always the theme is Anything Goes ....... so it's entirely up to you what you create.  Just make sure to include some rubber stamping on your project somewhere.

I've gone with the Christmas/Winter theme ..... surprise! surprise!  It's been quite the festive week here on the blog. 
I've used one of the brand new stamps from Visible Image ....... Snow is Falling  I love this large snowflake .........

The background is Distress Ink (Stormy Sky) smooshed over a piece of white cardstock.  I applied dots of masking fluid onto the card before doing the smooshing, and once the ink was dry I rubbed the masking fluid away to reveal dots of white .... the start of my snowy sky

I then used the smaller stamps from the set, with various colours of Distress Oxide inks, along with first and second generation stamping, to build up more layers and detail around the edges .......

Then came the heat embossing ....... some around the edges with the smaller snowflake and a sparkly white embossing powder, and the large snowflake in the centre to create my focal point

For this I used plain old white embossing powder and then added the sparkle over the top with some crystal glitter

To finish off, I stamped the words (which also come in the set ..... great value) onto a strip of vellum and heat embossed with Ranger's Liquid Platinum EP

Stamped and embossed one of the small snowflakes for a little more detail and added a touch more sparkle to the edges of the vellum using a quickie glue pen and crystal glitter.

I can't wait to see your projects in the gallery.

As always we have a challenge sponsor, and this month it's the fabulous rubber stamp company........ IndigoBlu

The prize for the challenge winner is an amazing THREE stamp sets ..... so get those crafty hats on!

There'll also be a Design Winner ..... chosen by the DT.  You .... could have your winning project published in the Craft Stamper magazine.

Speaking of the magazine the latest issue hits the shelves today or, if you're a subscriber then you've probably already received your copy

It's full of amazing projects this month ..... there's cards, mixed media, home decor and even a little something from Me!

Thanks for popping by ..... enjoy the rest of your day and have a lovely weekend.
I'm in the old craft room again today .... playing with ooops! I mean working with stencils and texture pastes and glitters and lots of fun stuff.
I'll be back later too ..... this month's blog challenges are still getting started.

Cheerio until next time ....