Check out these new Springtime ATC's at STAMPlorations!

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm thrilled to showcase three new ATC's

(Artist Trading Cards) now available for purchase

at the STAMPlorations store!

Check out these GORGEOUS items:

RETRO FEMME ATC

COLOR ME SPRING ATC

WHIMSICAL HOMES ATC

Sooooo much fabulousness!! Wow!!

I've created three cards using a card from each package:

Card 1:

I started by stamping part of the Blossom Sprays #1 stamp in

opposite corners on the card base. I used one of the dies from the

Crazy double running stitch nesting rectangle dies and another

rectangle die to create a frame out of red cardstock. After matting

the Retro Femme ATC, I glued all in place. I used a sentiment

from my Some Snark stamp set to finish.

Card 2:

After cutting the large panel with the

 Crazy double running stitch nesting rectangle die, I blended

ink using the Delicate Links stencil onto it. The smallest sized die was 

used to matte the Color Me Spring ATC. I stamped a sentiment from the

Fond Expressions stamp set at the bottom.

Card 3:

I first cut the background panel using the Circles All Over Texture Plate.

After adhering the strips of designer paper and the teal cardstock,

I matted and adhered the Whimsical Homes ATC to the left.

I stamped Welcome from the Happy Zen Coffee Cups

stamp set, then added alpha stickers to spell out 'home'.

Starting last week and continuing this week, Shery will be posting

 projects every day that my teammates and I have created featuring

 these new ATC's over on the STAMPlorations blog. 

You won't want to miss it!

Feel like you need these to come live with you? You can purchase

them now at the STAMPlorations store. Feel free to use my

 discount code, STAMPGIRLCHRIS, for 20% off!

Thank you for visiting! Have a fantastic day!

Introducing new Springtime Coffee ATC's from STAMPlorations!

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I'm delighted to show you the new Springtime Coffee ATC's

 (Artist Trading Cards) that are available now 

in the STAMPlorations store!

I love everything about these ATC's: the colors, the images, and backgrounds!

(insert chef's kiss here!)

I used one of the cards and created a birthday card:

Using the Crazy double running stitch nesting rectangle die, I cut out a panel from

the coffee bean paper included in The Coffee House Collage Paper Pack. My

sentiment is from the Literary Caffeine-ations stamp set.

The coffee grinder ATC looks fabulous with that paper!

For my next project, I made a trio of ATC's:

I went around the edges with Crackle texture paste. Once dry I blended over

it with Rusty Hinge Distress Ink. I stuck a few stickers from the

Shine Bright clear stickers package onto scrap cardstock, trimmed and

adhered with foam squares. I added some twine to finish them off.

Aren't these ATC's gorgeous?!! I had so much fun creating with them.

Shery has been showcasing all the new collage papers and ATC's over

on the STAMPlorations blog, so be sure to visit there to see

all the new products available! There's also an ATC subscription plan

that you can read all about here. An amazing deal, that!

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a fabulous day!

Supplies:

Birthday card:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Literary Caffeine-ations, Sketched-simple gift (retired, on inside of card)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: STAMPlorations - The Coffee House collage papers

CS: Thunderbolt; Recollections

Accessories: Crazy double running stitch nesting rectangle die, Springtime Coffee ATC's; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Springtime Coffee ATC's:

Ink: Ranger DI - Rusty Hinge

CS: scraps

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Shine Bright clear stickers; Ranger - Opaque Crackle Texture Paste; pallet knife; Hobby Lobby - twine

Scrapbook Adhesives - foam squares

STAMPlorations 'The Coffee House' collage papers are steaming hot!!

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

You might have heard that STAMPlorations

has added collage papers to their 

arsenal of amazing products, which

will be available for purchase individually on March 15.

Today I'm delighted to show you what

I created with The Coffee House paper pack.

This is only one of nine gorgeous paper packs that will be available on 

March 15th, but check out this crafty math: 

Individual paper packs launch March 15th for $10 each, BUT...you can

grab a Project Trio Bundle TODAY for just $21! 

That's 3 full packs (45 sheets!) curated

 by project type: Art Journaling, Vintage Storytelling, or Botanical Bliss.

They ship immediately! Get them before the individual launch at STAMPlorations.com

 

I created a card for my first project.

 I used a snippet of the coffee bean paper and added a strip of gold 

glitter paper because who doesn't love a little sparkle?!

I glued another of the papers onto heavy weight card stock and

fussy cut this pretty latte image from it.

The Thanks a latte word die is triple cut, stacked and glued

together and then onto the card.

My second project is a fun project: Recipe cards, using

all three paper images.

I cut 3" x 5" heavy weight white cardstock, glued the papers to them,

and then trimmed the excess paper once dry. I used a hole punch

in one corner and added them to a ring. I found some brown alpha 

stickers in my stash and added the "Recipes" to the top card. Recipes

 can then be written on the back sides of the card. So cute!

These papers are GORGEOUS and so much fun to play with!

Check out all the other papers and package deals over

at STAMPlorations today!

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope that you have

a great rest of your day!

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #272 C is for Cold

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for our newest challenge at the 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

C is for Cold: You could take that literally, or like me

and a few of my sisters, go a bit cold-hearted!

Ok, so besides that awesome sticker sentiment, the only other

thing that's cold on my card is the milk carton. 😄

Here's the finished inside:

I hope that you will join us this month for our Cold challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more ideas, 

do check out what my sisters and our reigning Queen, Stephanie, have 

created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Let's Celebrate

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Tim Holtz - Big Talk Snarky stickers; Taylored Expressions - Diagonal Stitch Rectangle Stacklet; milk carton - free clip art; Computer & printer; Teal Prisma Color pencil; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Sometimes there are no words

 Hello and happy March 1st to you!

I just wanted to pop in and share

a card I made last night.

This flower is a new to me die cut that I purchased recently.

Before I had everything glued together, I thought that

the scalloped panel looked too plain. I stamped a couple

texture stamps to add some interest before I glued

it all in place.

Here is the finished inside:

Unfortunately, I've been in need of sympathy cards lately

and used the two I had on hand, so I needed to replenish.

My card is based on Freshly Made Sketches #725.

Thanks for visiting. We are off to take advantage of this

gorgeous warm weather and go hiking.

Enjoy your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Heartfelt Condolences & dies; STAMPlorations - Mixed Media Grunge

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Honey Bee Stamps - Homestead Hues

CS: Thunderbolt; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Honey Bee Stamps - Scalloped A2 Card dies, Lovely Layers: Wildflowers dies; MISTI

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

STAMPlorations Anything Goes Challenge reminder

 

Hello and welcome!

I was hoping to post this earlier this week, but I've had both

car problems and computer problems to take 

care of first. It's definitely been a Murphy's Law

kind of week for me. Sheesh!

Now that (I hope) both issues have been dealt with,

it's on to the card I made to remind you of the February

STAMPlorations Anything Goes Challenge!

I started by trimming one of the card fronts from the

Quick Cards #5 Artsy Florals A2 card fronts. After die cutting

the smallest of the Luggage Tags nesting dies I stenciled over

it using the Dream Flower stencil. The sentiment is from

the Faerie Door stamp set.

It's a short month, but there's still a few days left to add your

project in the gallery for the STAMPlorations Anything Goes Challenge!

You may even win a prize! Details on the blog.

Need to do some retail therapy at the STAMPlorations store? You

can use my discount code, STAMPGIRLCHRIS for 20% off.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Atlantic Hearts Challenge #670

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Faerie Door

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Bubblegum

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Recollections

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Quick Cards #5 Artsy Florals A2 card fronts, Luggage Tag dies, Dream Flower stencil; Sunny Studios - stitched circle die; Doodlebug twine; sequins and rhinestones from stash

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

Big Birthday Wishes

 Hello there!

I am back from my trip home to Illinois and

have a card to share. I made this right before

I left but didn't have time to blog about

it until now.

This is about as CAS as I get. I love layers too much on my cards. LOL!

The butterflies were die cut out of white cardstock then color blended.

Since the die debossed the bigger areas, I had the idea to very carefully

swipe my black ink pad over the pieces. I did get some ink on some

of the colorful areas but decided that I liked the grungy look. I used

a white Gelly Roll pen to color in the white spots.

I used a linen background stamp for the main panel before adhering

the butterflies and die cut stamped sentiment.

Another sentiment finishes the inside.

I have just enough time to enter this at Seize the Birthday #320.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp/CZ Designs - Big Old Birthday & dies; Spellbinders - Confetti Wishes; Taylored Expressions - Linen Background

Ink: Hero Arts - Butter Bar, Orange Soda; Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel; Gina K. - Kraft

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Honey Bee Stamps - Lovely Layers: Butterflies dies; MISTI; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen

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

Mandala birthday card

 Hello and good Wednesday to you!

Here's a card that took me forever to put together,

but (IMHO), it came out amazing. 😊

I hunted in my stash of stamps, and unearthed an ancient

stamp set that I only used one of the eight single rosetta images.

As I was trying to figure out what to do with the larger panel,

I remembered I had a mandala builder stamp set, so I got out

my Gina K. Wreath builder and went to work. I used red and pink inks

as well as coordinating cardstock. I white heat embossed the 

sentiment on black cardstock, then after everything was

put together, added glitter drops to the centers of the 

rosettas and mandala.

A simple sentiment finishes the inside:

My card is based on the sketch at Atlantic Hearts challenge #668,

and the colors at Color Hues #126.

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: PSA Essentials - Rosettas; Honey Bee Stamps - Mini Messages: Birthday & dies; Gina K. - Rina Krupsky Mandala Maker.

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Lollipop, Cherry Pop; Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Gina K. - Mini Wreath Builder template; MISTI; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; Nuvo - white blizzard Glitter Drops

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares