STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Party and Wishes

 Hello and welcome!

Have you seen the August release at STAMPlorations?

It's called Perfect Pairs. It's a combination of a sentiment

stamp and small background stamp. There's also 

coordinating ephemera cuts that go, well, perfectly with

the set, that you can also purchase!

I'm using the Party and Wishes set along with the Ephemera cuts.

For my first card, I stamped the background stamp in a zig zag

pattern using similar ink colors that matched that party hat.

(Because being me, I find CAS cards hard to make.

All that white space! But I tried! LOL!) I tore a strip of

white cardstock, stamped the sentiment at the bottom,

and adhered that and the party hat onto my card base.

So, this probably took about 10-12 minutes to make.

That's really good for me, as my cards usually take at

least 2-3 hours to make. 😁

For my second card, I masked off an area on my card base, and

stamped the background stamp on a diagonal then removed the

mask. I masked off part of the sentiment stamp and stamped

just the word Celebrate in the bottom right. I added gold Stickles

over all the sprinkles on the cupcake and once dry, adhered

with foam squares. Not including the drying time for the Stickles,

this came together in about 5-6 minutes. A record for me!! 

You can check out the Perfect Pairs line at the STAMPlorations store!

Don't forget that you can use my discount code for an

extra 20% off!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies - Card 1:

Ink: Memento - Paris Dusk, Rhubarb Stalk; Ranger Adirondack - Butterscotch

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - foam squares & tape runner

Card 2:

Ink: Ranger Adirondack - Butterscotch; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts; Ranger - Gold Stickles; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - foam squares & tape runner

 

STAMPlorations Simple Expressions: Believe

Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I have a couple more cards showcasing the new

STAMPlorations Simple Expressions: Believe set. 

I created a kit, pairing this with the 

Watercolor ATC's.

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I first die cut one of the ATC's using the Circles All Over texture plate

then added a black cardstock matte. I used a paper strip from the

Industrial Patchwork Collage Paper for my first layer, then the matted

ATC. I triple die cut the bird images, stacked and glued them together

 from the For the Birds die set. The last layer is my stamped sentiment,

using black ink for the outline and gray ink for the solid part.

I love the mix of using dark gray and black cardstock with the brighter patterns

from the paper and ATC!

On my second card, I picked a green striped ATC from the

same package and die cut it using the Curly Labels/Tags Nesting dies,

then stamped the sentiment. To make the matte for it, I simply traced the die 

onto black cardstock and fussy cut. The background panel is made 

by blending two different colors of green ink onto the

Christmas Tree 1 stencil then die cutting it using one of the dies

from the Crazy Double Running Stitch Nesting dies.

The words of encouragement are all so wonderful, and I hope

you love them as much as I do! You can check out the entire

Simple Expressions line here. You can also create your own kit

to make card making even easier! Read all about it here.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

STAMPlorations Simple Expressions: Glow

 Hello and welcome!

I'm delighted to be showcasing another stamp set using

the STAMPlorations Simple Expressions: Glow set!

You can also create a custom kit, so I paired this

with the Quick Cards #7 Things with Wings card fronts.

Here's the first card I made:

These card fronts are GORGEOUS! I simply tore all the edges and

matted on dark gray cardstock. I used coordinating inks to

stamp the sentiment and added a scattering of sequins to finish.

For my second card, I stamped the sentiment again in

coordinating colors onto a strip of white cardstock, matted

and glued it to the card front. I used a fancy corner rounder on

the corners for some extra interest. After adhering onto the 

card base using foam squares, I used glitter glue over the 

butterfly's body and antennas. 

Of course, with my crack photography skills, you can't see

the sparkle on that butterfly, but trust me, she does

indeed, sparkle and glow!

I love this sentiment, and it's just one of 18 new

word stamps that are so uplifting and encouraging.

You can check all of them out here. If you choose to create a

kit using an item from the Paper Goods section, you'll receive

40% off that item, details here.

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful day!

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #277 A is for Animals

 

Hello and happy first day of August!

(I can't freaking believe it!)

This month at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

we are looking for animals on your projects!

Here's what I came up with:

Bigfoot!!

I used layered tree stencils with another literal big foot

stencil to create my background. A Bigfoot die and

a great sentiment was added.

Another sentiment on the inside finishes my card.

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

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, please do check out what our reigning

Queen, Jenn, and the rest of my sisters have created.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp/This Calls for Confetti - Unbelievably Bigfoot

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Mint Julep, Dill Pickle, Wintergreen, Brussels Sprouts, Snow Cone, Gumball; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Forest Trees layering stencils; This Calls for Confetti - Bigfoot Imprint stencil and Bigfoot 2 die; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner