STAMPlorations January 2026 Release: Card Fronts - Boho Landscapes

 

Hello crafty friends and welcome! Today I'm showcasing one of the

new January release card front sets on the STAMPlorations blog!

These card fronts are all so GORGEOUS!

This set is called Boho Landscapes.

Here are the four cards I've made using each panel:

I die cut the card front from one of the

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies,

Then heat embossed the sentiment from the

See the Good stamp set. I gave it a black cardstock matte, and

before adhering, I stamped one of the images from the

Art Marks 2 stamp set in opposite corners.

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This card front is soooo pretty, and I really didn't want

to do too much to it, but of course I got a bit artsy fartsy with it. LOL!

I die cut three squares out of the panel using the square die from the

Basic A2 Panels Nesting dies, matted them in black cardstock, then

adhered them back to the card front. I die cut the 

Happy Birthday from the Everyday Sentiments die set a couple times.

I stacked and adhered them in the top corner.

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For this card front, I cut in half, then cut one of the halves in half

and glued to a black cardstock matte. The Celebrate Big die

was cut three times, stacked and glued to the card front.

I did go over it with a Wink of Stella pen, but with my

crack photography skills, you can't really see the shimmer.

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For this last card I trimmed the card front and die cut it using the

Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Cover Plate. After matting it

with black cardstock and adhering to the card base, I die cut the

With Sympathy Phrase die three times, stacked and glued it to the 

card front. A few sequins were added as a finishing touch.

All card fronts are available for purchase as of January 1st.

Need to get your hands on some? Use my personal

discount code for an extra 20% off!

STAMPGIRLCHRIS 

Shery also has a few Subscription services for paper goods if you

are so inclined. 😊

Congratulations! You made it to the end of this

image laden post! LOL!

Thanks for visiting, I truly appreciate it!

I hope that you have a fantastic day!

STAMPlorations January 2026 Anything Goes Challenge

 

Hello crafty friends and a very happy New Year to you!

I hope that your holiday was fun-filled and magical!

We are starting the new year off with an Anything Goes challenge

over at the STAMPlorations blog! I am so happy and excited

that Shery is re-opening her store and am looking forward

to all the new items she will be adding to it!

But first, here is a card (or five) that I created using items in

both the Christmas mug cuties ephemera pack and the

Christmas ephemera #1 pack.

Most of my cards use the Crazy double running stitch rectangle dies and I also

used the Circles all over texture plate on this one.

This sentiment is from the Yuletide Deer stamp set.

This card uses a sentiment from the Holiday Expressions: Yuletide 

Cheer stamp set that was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.

Are these not the cutest Christmas mug images?!

These next cards use images from the 

Christmas Ephemera #1 package:

Another sentiment from the Holiday Expressions: Yuletide Cheer

stamp set was used on this card. The frame behind this adorable

birdie came from the Succulently coordinating die set.

This was a fun card to make. I created a little "frozen creek"

for the penguin to skate on, then die cut the

Let It Snow phrase die for my sentiment.

There will be prizes awarded for playing along, of course!

One winner will receive a $25 gift code chosen by a STAMPgirl from

 entries that use STAMPlorations products.

Another random winner will receive a $10 gift code. (Need not feature STAMPlorations products)

A few simple rules to play along:

• Anything goes, any type of project or style
• The use of STAMPlorations products is not a requirement
• AI generated and/or free-off-the-internet images/designs are NOT allowed in projects.
• Link back to the challenge post (if blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG
• Multiple entries per crafter allowed
• Challenge ends January 31

If you feel the need for some retail therapy at the STAMPlorations store,

feel free to use my discount code for 20% off!

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

Thank you for visiting and I hope to see your creations in the gallery!

Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Yuletide Deer, Holiday Expressions- Yuletide

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Doodlebug Designs; Carta Bella - Farmhouse Christmas; Honey Bee - Holiday Wishes; Craft Consortium - Ink Drops Ocean

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill; 

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Paper Goods Christmas Mug Cuties Ephemera & Ephemera #1, Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies, Circles All Over texture plate, Succulently dies, Let It Snow die; Stampendous - gold EP; Taylored Expressions - Snowfall EF; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner, foam squares; Bearly Art Glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #270 N is for New or Never

 

Hello and happy New Year!

If you celebrated, I hope that your

holidays were wonderful and relaxing.

For this month, we want to see your NEW or NEVER used stuff

at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

That could be all new crafty goodies, something you already

had but haven't broken the packaging yet, or

perhaps a technique that you've never tried before.

We want to see it!

Here's what I came up with:

I purchased this stamp set last year as well as the paper pad, and only

just now cracked open the packaging on both.

(Yep, I'm starting out the year with a two-finger salute. LOL!)

As usual, an inside sentiment to finish my card:

I hope that you find some time this month to play along in our

New or Never challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do check out what my sisters and our first Queen

of the year, Michelle, have created to wow you!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps - Old Fartness, Old Geezer

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Sunny Days Ahead

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; sketch from Sketch Saturday #693; Sunny Studio - scalloped oval die; bow die gifted by Jules; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares; Bearly Art Glue

Joy to you and yours

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I wanted to pop in and share a card I made

incorporating a couple challenges:

I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color these gorgeous

Christmas Baubles then added a bunch of sparkle to them with

Nuvo Glitter Drops. I used the Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Plate

on the back panel before adhering everything to the card base.

For my card, I used the current challenges at Freshly Made Sketches #716

and also Color Hues #123.

You may have heard that after over 3-1/2 years, Shery Russ is

re-opening her online store, STAMPlorations! She's having a big

sale to make room for all the new goodies she'll have in the store:

I'm so thrilled for her and can hardly wait to see the

new products she has coming to the store!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope that you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Christmas Baubles

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Bubblegum

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Plate; Spellbinders - Std Lg Circle & Scalloped Circle dies; MISTI; Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops; green marker (for string)

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #269 C is for Cheeky Christmas

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for one of our most favorite challenges at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

 

CHEEKY CHRISTMAS!

That's right, time to see those raunchy, racy holiday projects!

(Or for the faint of heart, perhaps just a snarkier project. LOL!)

Here's what I made:

Yes, I did find a meme (again) as inspiration for this card.

I can't help it; there's some outstanding ones floating around 

all the time! I started by unearthing an ancient stamp that

is wood block mounted, stamped and colored up with

Spectrum Noir markers. To make it more festive, I printed out

a couple of free clip art Santa hats. Again colored, fussy cut and 

glued to the ladies' heads. My sentiment is also

computer generated. I used a white Posca marker to add the 

'special words' onto the ladies' tops. I finished with gold Stickles

for their earrings, bracelets and belt buckles.

Another stamped sentiment finishes the inside:

I hope that you'll play along with our Cheeky Christmas

challenge at the 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more hysterical inspiration, please check out what

 my sisters have created to make you laugh!

I wish you all a happy holiday season, whichever one

you happen to celebrate!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Make Your Own; Sunny Studio - Petite Poinsettias

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Sunny Studio - Rounded Rectangle Mat dies; free clip art - Santa hats; computer & printer; sentiment computer generated; MISTI; white Posca marker; Ranger - gold Stickles

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares; Bearly Art glue

A musical birthday card

 Hello and happy Friday to you!

I'm back with another birthday card.

Earlier this year I made at least 5 panels

using this technique by Gina K. This is the

last panel to be used.

I cut the guitar from red cardstock and used a black marker

to color the neck, bridge and bolts. The pickguard was cut

from black cardstock with a shimmer to it.

The sentiment was white heat embossed onto black cardstock.

And now I have a dude card for my stash!

AAA Birthday challenge #79 is a music themed challenge, so

I am entering this card there.

That's it for now. Thank you so much for visiting.

I hope that you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Ranger DI - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah; Bazzill; Thunderbolt

Accessories: MFT - Rock and Roll dies; Darice - sheet music EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI; Faber Castell black Artist Pitt Pen

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares: Bearly Art Glue

Hooray It's Your Birthday!

 Hello and welcome!

It's been kind of a ghost town here lately, as I've been

busy making my annual Christmas cards. Now that I got

that done, I've switched to some much needed

birthday cards. Here's one:

I love to use collection kits that have a sticker sheet included. It takes

the guess work out of trying to match totally unrelated items together.

I wanted a really thin matte around the main panel, so I traced

around the die and fussy cut it. The panel is adhered with foam squares.

Another simple sentiment finishes the inside:

My card is based off of this fabulous sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #712.

That's it for now. Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Mini Messages: Birthday, Inside Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Fairy Garden

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Echo Park - rainbow sticker from the Fairy Garden collection; Sunny Studio - Rounded Rectangle matte die; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner and foam squares; Bearly Art glue