STAMPlorations Holiday tag making challenge!

 

Hello crafty friends and welcome!

We are getting in the holiday spirit at STAMPlorations with a

Holiday tag making challenge!

Starting today thru November 30, hop along on the STAMPlorations 

blog and leave a comment for a chance to win prizes. Also, create a

 holiday themed tag and link up for more chances to win prizes! See all 

the details on the blog. Here is my first project, that's actually two:

I cut two tags from white cardstock and another from patterned paper,

cutting that one in half on an angle and gluing to the white tags.

I used glitter paper and added a thin strip to the tags and also

die cut two dies from the Bloomdala Bliss: Felicity dies to use

as my 'snowflakes'. I stamped sentiments from the 

Yuletide Deer and Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas stamp sets.

Some twine and silver floss finish my tags.

For my second project, after die cutting a panel from

patterned paper and adhering to the card base, I die cut a tag

from the Curly Labels/Tags Nesting dies, traced around the die,

 fussy cut the mat and glued together. I used a hole punch to

add the hole at the top and tied some twine to it.

I added a couple images from the Autumn Cozy Ephemera package

using foam squares. I stamped a sentiment from the

Gratitude Trees stamp set, die cut it and also glued it down.

Tip: Add a tiny glue dot behind the twine knot to

hold it in place!

Prizes:

• $25 prize code to ONE (1) randomly drawn participant to the Holiday TAGplorations Challenge whose project features a STAMPlorations product
• $15 prize code to ONE (1) randomly drawn participant to the Holiday TAGplorations challenge
• Choice of tag dies to ONE (1) randomly drawn participant to the Holiday TAGplorations challenge
• $7 prize code to THREE (3) randomly drawn commenters

Projects can be anything as long as they have tags in them with a holiday theme. However, holiday tags can be non-Christmas -- it can be for any holiday. Projects can be just tags, or cards with tags in them, or scrapbook pages with tags in them, etc.

Linky is open until November 30, 11:55 pm Pacific.

I hope that you'll hop and play along this month! If you feel the need to

shop the STAMPlorations store, you can use my discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS for an extra 20% off. If you do, a

Paper Goods Sampler ($7 value) will automatically be added to your order!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies Project 1:

Stamps: Yuletide Deer and Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas stamps

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Lawn Fawn - Candy Cane Lane; Michael's - silver glitter

CS: Neenah

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Luggage Tag die, Bloomdala Bliss: Felicity dies; My Mind's Eye twine; DMC silver floss; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue

Project 2:

Stamps: Gratitude Trees

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Sweater Weather

CS: Thunderbolt

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Autumn Cozy Ephemera, Curly Labels/Tags die, Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; Sunny Studio - Rounded rectangle mat die; Hobby Lobby twine; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares; Glue Dots

HB2U

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I took a break from making Christmas cards

and made another birthday card,

combining a few challenges:

I started with creating my main panel using the Facets stencil

and blending a couple colors of orange ink. I die cut the

HB2U and glued onto that, then adhered that panel to my card

base with foam squares.

This card fit into a number of challenges:

Seize the Birthday #337 (Disclaimer - technically I used

alpha/number dies to create my sentiment, so if that doesn't

qualify, I'm ok with that. I still had fun making this!)

Color Hues #143, Just Us Girls #846 - stencil week, and

The Male Room #215 - geometric.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Mini Messages Sassy Birthday (inside card)

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Pumpkin, Cotton Candy; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Facets stencil; Honey Bee Stamps - Narrow Upper Case Alphas; Hero Arts - rectangle dies; MISTI

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

Sugar Plum Fairy

 Hello and welcome!

As usual, I've let the year pass by and haven't made

a lot of Christmas cards, so now

I'm going to haul butt to get a bunch made. LOL!

Here's the newest one:

I used a paper collection that came with coordinating ephemera, so

this was pretty quick to make. I matted both the background panel

and the Sugar Plum Fairy ephemera with black cardstock,

then added a gold heat embossed sentiment. I also added a dot of

gold Stickles to the flower centers on her skirt.

Here's the finished inside:

It's been forever since I've entered any challenges, so I was

happy to use the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #759.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a good day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Holiday Sentiments & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Echo Park - Nutcracker Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Echo Park - Nutcracker Christmas ephemera; Lawn Fawn - scalloped rectangle die; Stampendous - gold EP; heat gun; Ranger - Gold Stickles; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Holiday Cheer: STAMPlorations STAMPcuts - Retro Christmas

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm sharing another card using the

STAMPlorations STAMPcuts: Retro Christmas

die-cut sentiments.

Retro Christmas brings together 16 ready-to-use die-cut typography pieces featuring layered retro lettering in a festive vintage-inspired palette of cranberry red, deep evergreen, antique gold, muted sage, and warm ivory. From classic Christmas greetings to joyful single-word sentiments, this collection makes it easy to add personality and dimension to cards, scrapbook pages, journals, mixed-media projects, gift tags, and more.

I knew I wanted the card base to be a dark green, but it

needed al little something. I experimented with blending

gold ink through the Winter Flowers stencil. I gotta say, I

like how it looks! 😁

I matted one of the Christmas Backgrounds ATC #1 cards and

popped it up with foam squares along with the

Holiday Cheer sentiment.

If you're looking for an easy way to create Christmas

cards, these STAMPcuts - Retro Christmas sentiment die-cuts

are what you need in your crafty arsenal!

If shopping, feel free to use my discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off your order at STAMPlorations.

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

STAMPlorations - STAMPcuts: Retro Christmas, Christmas Backgrounds ATC #1, Winter Flowers stencil; MISTI

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Peace and Joy: STAMPlorations STAMPcuts - Retro Christmas

 Hello friends and welcome!

I'm popping in with a card I made using the

STAMPcuts - Retro Christmas die-cut sentiments

from STAMPlorations!

Retro Christmas brings together 16 ready-to-use die-cut typography pieces featuring layered retro lettering in a festive vintage-inspired palette of cranberry red, deep evergreen, antique gold, muted sage, and warm ivory. From classic Christmas greetings to joyful single-word sentiments, this collection makes it easy to add personality and dimension to cards, scrapbook pages, journals, mixed-media projects, gift tags, and more.

This is yet another card that came together pretty quickly.

I started by adhering a Quick Card Fronts #2: Christmas

card panel to my card base. I adhered the Peace & Joy

sentiment with foam squares then added tiny

glittery sequins for a little sparkle and done!

I love that you can use these sentiments with just a couple items

 to make a big impact on your card! Check them out

here to see all 16 sentiments in the package.

If you feel like shopping, you can use my

personal discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off your order.

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

Supplies:

STAMPlorations - STAMPcuts: Retro Christmas; Quick Card Fronts #2: Christmas; ShakerBlends - Color Confetti (retired); MISTI

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

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

More STAMPlorations STAMPcuts Retro Gratitude

 Hello crafty friends! I'm back with

another project using the

STAMPcuts Retro Gratitude die-cut sentiments.

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

 beautifully layered sentiments to cards, journals, scrapbook pages, and creative projects.

I started by blending brown ink using the Leaf Prints stencil onto

my card base. I added a strip of brown cardstock towards the top

of the Hello Fall Journaling Card and adhered it to the card base,

then used foam squares to adhere the 'grateful' sentiment over it

and that was it! Super easy!

These are great not only for making Thanksgiving projects, but

they make a great Thank You card too! If you feel like you need

some retail therapy, feel free to use my discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off at the STAMPlorations store!

Thanks for visiting. Have a fantastic day!

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS # 279 W for Witch

 

Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

Well, I dropped the ball before we left on vacation and

I totally forgot to make something for this months'

Witch challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS.

So, here is your mid-month reminder and my card:

Here's an image from a set that I bought over a year

ago and I've just cracked open the packaging. (the shame)

This creepy cute witch is colored with Spectrum Noir

markers including the background. I sponged black

ink around the edges of the oval and I like how it

makes the background glow behind her.

I used a spider web embossing folder, and carefully swiped

a white ink pad over it to make them stand out more.

I added some pink striped paper (for breast cancer awareness month!),

heat embossed the sentiment and adhered everything onto the card base.

And the inside:

There's still plenty of time to play along in our Witch challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! I hope to see your

entry in the gallery! For more ideas, please do yourself a 

favor and check out what my sisters created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co - Eerie Enchantment

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark; StazOn - Cotton White

CS: Spectrum Noir; Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

DP: mystery scrap

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Taylored Expressions - Tangled Webs EF; Sunny Studio - Oval die; Stampendous - white embossing powder; heat gun; MISTI

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

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