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We have a different sort of collaboration for you!

At Stampendous we’re very excited to be able to offer our products in many countries around the world. We’re able to do this thanks to our terrific distributors in those countries who help retail stores to stock our products. In the UK we have a very long and valued partnership with Woodware Craft Collection. These wonderful folks stock almost all of our products, and they even stock several classic items that have retired from our store here in the US. They also stock almost all of our new Dreamweaver Stencils line, so we thought it would be another great event to celebrate the addition of Dreamweaver to the Stampendous family.

This week we’re going to celebrate with the awesome Woodware Design Team and the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team as we showcase some of the the great Stampendous and Dreamweaver Stencils products that Woodware makes available to the UK market. This is good news for our crafty friends in the UK because we’ll be offering prizes and our UK friends are eligible to win!! We’ll be offering three prizes in the UK and three in the US. Each prize package will consist of Nathalie Kalbach’s terrific Grunge Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamp Sets and the beautiful Zen Butterfly Dreamweaver Stencil! Both products are ideal for adding texture and backgrounds to your projects!  Deadline to comment is Sunday, March 29th, Pacific Time. Winners will be picked using random.org and announced Tuesday, March 31st, in the afternoon.

And that’s our theme!! Making Texture. We hope you’ll enjoy the wonderful inspiration that three talented teams will bring you this week! Be sure to visit all the blog links listed and leave your comments! Each comment will count as an entry towards one of the terrific prize packages.  Here's the first of my two projects for today:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Gruffies® Balloon Bear

Stampendous® Happy Greetings Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set

Stampendous® Jumbo Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle

Cardstock by Bazill Basics Paper®

Memento™ Rich Cocoa Ink by Tsukineko®

Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock by Neenah®

Snips and Snails 6×6 Paper Pad by Doodlebug Design Inc™

Party Day 6×6 Paper Pad by Crate Paper™

Tim Holtz® Antique Linen Distress Ink by Ranger®

Copic® Markers (C0; E42, E42, E44, E47, E49, E93, E95; G40, G43; Y18, Y21)

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image and color, trim image to desired size.

2. Ink edges with distress ink.

3. Trim patterned papers as shown.

4. Create card base.

5. Stamp sentiment, trim and add distress ink.

6. Cut out party hat from patterned paper to embellish and adhere to sentiment.

7. Trim a mat from patterned paper for the sentiment.

8. Adhere all layers as shown.

And, here's my second project today with plenty of texture for your tactile enjoyment!  If only you could reach through the internet and feel the canvas!  I've named this piece "Nathalie's Garden" since it's made using all stamps from our friendly artist, Nathalie Kalbach.

Here's a couple of close ups:

Here's what I used to create this canvas:

Stampendous® Cling Fiesta

Stampendous® Cling Kaffee Klatsch

Stampendous® Cling Mish Mesh

Stampendous® Cling Grunge

Stampendous® Fran•táge Fuchsia Crushed Glass Glitter

Stampendous® Fran•táge Amethyst Color Fragments

Stampendous® Fran•táge Canary Color Fragments

Stampendous® Fran•táge Orange Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Fran•táge Pink Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Fran•táge Lavender Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Fran•táge Teal Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Fran•táge Sunflower Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Fran•táge Purple Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Vivid Pink Opaque Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Grape Opaque Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Wild Plum Opaque Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Ruby Red Opaque Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Olive Opaque Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Sunny Yellow Opaque Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Sky Blue Opaque Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Carnelian PEARLustre™ Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Jade PEARLustre™ Embossing Powder

Tombow® Markers - 665 (Purple), 743 (Hot Pink), 493 (Reflex Blue), 636 (Imperial Purple), 055 (Process Yellow), 933  (Orange), 847 (Crimson)

Tim Holtz® Tumbled Glass Distress Ink

Tim Holtz® Peeled Paint Distress Ink

VersaMark™ Embossing Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VersaMarker™ Embossing Ink Marker by Tsukineko®

Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue

11"x13" Canvas Panel 

Here's what I did to create this canvas:

1. Using VersaMark Ink, stamp each "flower" stamp one type/color at a time, add embossing powder, tap off excess and heat
2. Repeat the same process for applying the "leaves"
3. Take VersaMarker and draw lines to apply embossing powder for "stems"
4. Using a craft mat, scribble ink from Tombow markers onto mat, pick up color with a baby wipe and apply within "flower," repeat this process until each flower is colored
5. Apply distress ink with a brush for sky and grass
6. Adhere various glitters and color fragments that correspond with flower color as shown

Here's a list of all of the designer’s sharing their projects today:

Stampendous Blog

Jamie Martin

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Janelle Stollfus

Pam Hornschu

Kristine Reynolds

Asia King

Wendy Price

Lea Kimmel (me)

Woodware Craft Collection Blog

Siobhan Fyffe

Dreamweaver Stencils Blog

Lyn Bernatovich

Cindy Groh

Gill Wilson

Laura Drahozal

Louise Healy

Lynn Mercurio

Alison Heikkila

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I've had a lot of fun creating my projects for you this week.  I hope you've found some inspiration here!  Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you again next week.

Hugs,

Lea