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

Celebrating you

 Hello there and welcome!

I'm still in a birthday card making frenzy,

so here is another one:

I was gifted a bunch of dimensional stickers from my friend Jill,

and so I thought it was high time I used some. The sticker package

I used is full of different hydrangea images and are so pretty.

Here's how I finished the inside:

I'm playing along at Freshly Made Sketches #722.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you have a

wonderful rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - All the Best Birthday, Big Birthday Hugs

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Macaron

DP: Basic Grey (?) unmarked scrap

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Slimline Basic Borders; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; Crafters Square - dimensional flower stickers; Cuttlebug - Oxford EF; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner; Bearly Art glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #271 B is for Black Black Heart

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps! It's time for

the next challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS,

which is Black Black Heart!

If you are like the Sisterhood, and are soooo over

Valentine's Day, then this is the challenge for you!

We would like to see hearts or black featured on your projects,

Perhaps even something anti-Valentine's! Of course,

you can go the traditional route, but you may be mocked. LOL!

Here's what I came up with:

Once again, I've defiled a perfectly pretty die set with

a snarky sentiment. Digging in my NBUS pile,

I uncovered these tulip/bouquet dies and 

immediately Miley Cyrus' song, Flowers, jumped

into my head. I just printed out the sentiment

and glued it all onto a black card base with a

black postage stamp panel. Easy peasy!

I even unearthed some ancient heart shaped

rhinestones in my stash. Bonus!

Now it's your turn! I hope that you find some time this month

to play along with our Black Black Heart challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! If you're looking for more

ideas, simply visit my sister's blogs and our reigning Queen,

Bonnie, to see the amazing projects they made!

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a terrific day!

Supplies:

CS: Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: Lawn Fawn - Flower Bouquet Wrap & Terrific Tulips dies; Taylored Expressions - Postage Stamp die; computer & printer; Recollections - heart rhinestones

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

STAMPlorations February 2026 Anything Goes Challenge

 

Hello friends and welcome! It's time for the new

Anything Goes Challenge at STAMPlorations!

For my card, I used the Bloomtangled Cover Plate #2 and also

the Dragonfly Layering dies. The sentiment is from the

Birthday Bash stamp set.

I love the look of an all-white card with a pop of color!

The inside is stamped with another sentiment from

the same stamp set.

I hope that you'll find time to play along this month at the

STAMPlorations ATG challenge!

Don't forget that there will be prizes!

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

entries that use STAMPlorations products. Another winner will receive

a $10 prize code randomly chosen from entries, regardless of

STAMPlorations products being used or not.

Visit the blog for all the details.

If you like the items I've used and feel the need for some

retail therapy, feel free to use my discount code for 20% off.

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

Thank you for visiting. I hope you have a fantastic day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Birthday Bash

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Gumdrop

DP: Craft Consortium - Ink Drops Ocean

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Bloomtangled Cover Plate #2, Dragonfly Layering dies; MISTI

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

Beer is good

 Hello friends and welcome!

I had been making cards featuring birds

lately, but I needed to build up my

stash of guy cards, so I switched

from birds to beer:

Beer mugs, weathered wood paper, and a diamond plate embossing

folder certainly fit the bill for a guy card, IMHO.

A couple more sentiments finish the inside:

My card is based on Atlantic Hearts sketch #667.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope that you 

have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Hoppy Days & dies

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Pineapple, Sweet Potato Pie; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Elizabeth Craft Designs - Worn Wood

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Cuttlebug - diamond plate EF; MISTI; IG1 Spectrum Noir marker

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