STAMPlorations Retro Gratitude STAMPcuts

 Hello and welcome!

It's been a minute since I've blogged. Ever go on a two week

vacation, and when you get back, you need a vacation

from the vacation? LOL!

Anyhoo, if you haven't seen these yet, STAMPlorations has

released some new goodies. I'm showcasing

 STAMPcuts Retro Gratitude.

STAMPcuts™ are ready-to-use die-cut typography pieces that add bold, beautifully layered sentiments 

to cards, journals, scrapbook pages, and creative projects.

Here's what I created:

I started with a card front from the Quick Card Fronts #13 Autumn Leaves.

After cutting some coordinating cardstock from the 

Curly Labels/Tags nesting die, I added one of the

STAMPcuts Retro Gratitude sentiments along with an image

from the Autumn Cozy Ephemera. 

I love that all the colors in the sentiment match perfectly with

all the colors on the card front. 😊

The ready-made card front, ephemera and sentiments certainly make

for quick and easy cards. Also, if you feel like shopping you

can use my discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off at the STAMPlorations store.

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

Surprise Party Guest at Seize the Birthday #334!

 Hello and welcome!

I'm thrilled to be a Surprise Party Guest

over at Seize the Birthday!

For this challenge, we'd like to see you use

a sentiment strip(s) on your birthday projects!

Of course, if you are not a toppings kind of person,

you can just stick with Anything Goes!

Just make sure it's birthday themed.

Here's my take on the challenge:

It's true. Calories never count on your birthday!

I've combined products from a handful of companies

and created this fun card. The sentiments were stamped

in versamark ink onto black cardstock, white heat embossed,

and die cut with mini strip dies.

Now I want a cupcake!

Thank you, Jenny, for choosing my card for the Pun-y/Funny

challenge and for the opportunity to Guest Design

with the crew at Seize the Birthday!

I hope that you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Mini Messages: Birthday & dies

Ink: Versamark

DP: Doodlebug Designs - Party Time

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Perfect Pairs: Party & Wishes Ephemera Cuts; MFT - stitched scalloped rectangle die; Sunny Studio - stitched oval dies; Stampendous - white embossing powder; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

STAMPlorations Found Fragments mixed media canvas

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm back to share a mixed media canvas I made

using the new Found Fragments #2 stamp along with

other products from STAMPlorations!

I started by painting three colors of paint on my canvas,

deliberately making streaks of color.

Once dried, I used the Dragonfly Waltz stencil with the dark

pink paint I used for the background. I had too much paint on the

brush and the bottom left got too goopy. But it's ok, as I

covered that up later. The next step was stamping the

Found Fragments #2 stamp in Iris Staz On ink

around the edges. I put the dragonfly stencil back and went over

where I first stenciled with a white gel pen. After that, I

mixed up some embossing paste with white acrylic paint

(to make it more opaque and less transparent) and used that

with the Faces: Gorgeous stencil.

While that air dried, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment

from the Simple Expressions: Glow stamp set onto vellum

and fussy cut around it. At this point I sealed the canvas with

matte gel, also using it to 'glue' the sentiment in the bottom corner.

As that dried, I fussy cut a couple images from the

Floral Parade Ephemera Cut-Outs. After everything was

dried, I adhered the flowers with foam squares.

I'm so happy with how this turned out!

These Found Fragments stamps are so versatile

to work with and I love all the images!

You can check them out here at the STAMPlorations store,

and if you feel the need for some retail therapy while

there, you can use my discount code for 20% off:

You made it to the end!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Substrate - Hobby Lobby 5" x 7" canvas

Golden Gesso

DecoArt Americana Acrylic paints - Cotton Candy, Dragon Fruit, Brilliant Purple, White

STAMPlorations - Found Fragments #2, Faces: Gorgeous and Dragonfly Waltz stencils, Simple Expressions: Glow stamp, Floral Parade Ephemera Cut-Outs

StazOn ink - Iris

Dream Weaver - Embossing Paste

Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen

Liquitex - Matte Gel

Michael's - vellum

Inkadinkado - black embossing powder

heat gun

MISTI

Various paint brushes & pallet knife

Introducing Found Fragments stamps by STAMPlorations!

 Hello and welcome!

I have a couple projects to share with you

using the new Found Fragments stamps

at STAMPlorations!

This first card uses both Found Fragments #1 and #3:

After die cutting the main panel, I randomly water colored it using

four colors of Derwent Inktense Blocks. Once dry, I stamped the

butterfly from the Trendy Butterflies 2 stamp set. I stamped another

image onto masking paper, fussy cut, and covered the first

butterfly with it. I stamped over that with

Found Fragments #1 & #3, along with additional stamps from

the Art Marks 2 and Mixed Media Elements (retired) stamp sets.

I mixed some blue acrylic paint with water and splattered the panel

before removing the mask. I triple cut the Happy Birthday die, two from

teal and one from black cardstock, offset stacked and glued to the card.

This was a fun, messy card to make but I also wanted to

try making a grungy CAS card. (I didn't know if that

was a thing, but I found this card (thanks for the inspiration!),

and came up with this:

I started by stamping Found Fragments #3 then fussy cut

a snippet of paper from Lavender Pocket Backdrops, glued it

and stamped again. After stamping the Happy Birthday

(from A Snarky Birthday to You set, sold out), I triple cut the

outline dragonfly from the Dragonfly Layering dies, stacked and

adhered to my card.

I love how the lavender matte brings out the flower behind

the dragonfly. And who knew that grungy cards could

look so clean! 😊

I have another project that features the Found Fragments #2 stamp,

but I'll put that on a separate post as I did a mixed media piece

and I took process photos. LOL!

I hope my cards show you how versatile these new

Found Fragments stamps are. From super grungy to CAS,

they work like a charm! If you feel like shopping the

STAMPlorations store, feel free to use my discount code

for 20% off your order.

Thanks for visiting!

Other products used: Card 1

Strathmore Mixed Media paper; Taylored Expressions cardstock; Penny Black - Elegant stitching die;

DecoArt Americana Sapphire acrylic paint; Inkadinkado masking paper; Derwent Inktense Blocks; MISTI

Card 2: 

Neenah and Darice cardstock; MISTI

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #278 L is for Leaves

 

Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Can you believe that it is already September?!

I know that it's still technically Summer, but I've

felt that slight turning of the season in the early mornings.

Since we are currently trying to survive the near 100 degree

weather, I'm ready for cooler days for sure.

It also looks like Edna is ready for some cooler days and

 changing leaves, which is the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS.

Here's my take on the challenge:

I used a stamp/stencil combo for the background panel using

Autumn colors. I added that adorable scarecrow along

with the sentiment and a few more leaves.

I hope that you'll join us in our Leaves challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. For more inspiration,

do check out what my teammates created, along with our

newest Queen, Anne.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Autumn Grooves; Taylored Expressions - Fall Foliage Background stamp/stencil combo

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Mango, Honey, Pumpkin, Cherry Pop, Lime Zest, Dill Pickle

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Taylored Expressions - All Planned Out dies; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas + plus!

 Hello there! I'm back with a couple more cards using

the Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas along with the

coordinating Ephemera Cuts from STAMPlorations!

This time, I've added more to my cards to kick them up a notch. 😁

A scrap of holiday paper on one edge, repeat stamping of the

definition stamp, and one of the images from the Ephemera Cuts

still makes for a quick card.

For the inside, I stamped the sentiment stamp to finish.

For my second card, I took a piece of kraft paper, glued a strip of

patterned paper on the diagonal, die cut it using one of the

Crazy Double Running Stitch rectangle dies, then die cut it

again using the Circles All Over Texture plate. I added the

Nutcracker in the Ephemera Cuts package with foam squares.

Part of the sentiment was masked off and heat embossed

 in white embossing powder.

If you make quick cards, or like to throw on all the things, the

Perfect Pairs series is entirely capable of doing both! Check

out all four sets at the STAMPlorations store.

If you are in the mood to shop, you can use my discount code

for an extra 20% off.

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Card 1:

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa

DP: Carta Bella - Farmhouse Christmas

CS: Taylored Expressions, Thunderbolt

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - Tape runner & foam squares

Card 2:

Ink: Versamark

DP: Echo Park - A Lumberjack Christmas

CS: Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts, Circles All Over texture plate, Crazy double running stitch nesting dies; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Bluebird Birthday Wishes

 Hello and welcome!

I am diving into my ever-growing pile of NBUS,

and came up with this cutie:

The bird and birdhouse stamps are from a set that was a collaboration 

between Honey Bee Stamps and Paper Smooches earlier this year.

I hurried up and bought them as soon as they came out, and yes,

I'm just getting around to using them. Don't judge. 😉

The paper is from a freebie pack from Honey Bee, and the 

HBD is from a Paper Smooches set. Another sentiment from

Honey Bee finishes the inside. I wanted to mix items from

both companies as much as possible for this card.

(It's how my brain is wired)

The card design is based off of Atlantic Hearts #696 and since I

cracked open a new stamp set, I'll link up at NBUS Challenge #89.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps/Paper Smooches - Tweeties & dies; Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday; Paper Smooches - Happy Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Honey Bee Stamps freebies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; Sakura - gold Gelly Roll marker; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas

 Hello friends and welcome!

I'm back to showcase another stamp set in the

Perfect Pairs series at STAMPlorations! These are designed

to be able to create quick cards using just a few items.

All sets also have coordinating Ephemera Cuts available

to use with the stamps!

Here is my first card using Classic Christmas.

I started by stamping the definition stamp over my card

base in gold ink, then the sentiment stamp in black.

All I added was the gorgeous lantern image from

the Ephemera Cuts package to finish!

For my second card, I knew I wanted to use embossing powder

around the edges of the panel, but didn't have the

right color to match the mercury ornaments.

So of course, I mixed silver and gold powders to

make my own.

Side story: I had been storing my embossing powders in

Chinese food containers for years. (upcycling!)

When I opened the one containing the silver powder, it

disintegrated all over my desk and myself. Who knew that

the plastic containers would become so brittle that they explode! 😆

I've since bought some glass jars with metal lids to store 

my embossing powder in.

I heat embossed the sentiment, then decided I needed to

sprinkle more powder randomly over the card and heat

from underneath before adding the ornaments. I love how this turned out!

Look at all that shiny goodness!

This is just one of four new sets available at the

STAMPlorations store, and the Ephemera Cuts are

all so beautiful to use with them! If you are ordering

from the store, feel free to use my discount code:

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Ink: Color Box/Susan K. Weckeser - Shimmer (gold); Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

CS: Thunderbolt; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Stampendous - detail gold EP; Whispers - silver EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares