Wisteria Circle

Wisteria Circle is one of the newest Stampendous stamps that I'm in love with!  To begin with, the name is just dreamy!  I can just imagine living on a street named Wisteria Circle or in a sweet cottage named Wisteria Circle.  Yes, I'm a mushy romantic at heart!  I've always loved Wisteria vines, they grow wild around here and they're stunningly beautiful, just like this stamp!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Wisteria Circle Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukeniko®

BasicGrey® Kioshi Paper Pad

Apple Green Cardstock by Core'dinations®

May Arts Ribbon®

Copic® Markers

Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll see you again next week with more Stampendous inspiration.  Until then, have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Lea

Pink Your Life Hop

Have you enjoyed the fantastic new Pink Your Life stamps by Nicoletta Zanella for Stampendous?  These stamps are such a joy to create with.  They always bring out my inner little girl and make me want to play with all of my art supplies!  Here’s my card for today:

Here’s what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® PLP07 Whisper Jam Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® SSCP109 Whisper World Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

Stampendous® Crystal Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine Crafts®

Archival™ Ink Pad in Jet Black by Ranger®

Copics®:  YR30,31; R0000,000,20,21,22,24; G0000,000,00,40,43; BG23,34,49; E23,25,27,42,43,50,51,53,81; C00

Dylusions™ Ink Sprays by Ranger® in Pure Sunshine, Bubblegum Pink, Squeezed Orange, Postbox Red

Spectrum™ Aqua Markers in Blossom, Bud Green, Chestnut, Sunflower, Lime

Memento™ Ink Pads in Lady Bug, Rose Bud, and Cantaloupe by Tsukineko® for Imagine® Crafts

DecoArt® Media® Gesso

DecoArt® Media® Matte Medium

BasicGrey® Out of Print 6x6 Paper Pad

My Colors® Red Cherry Cardstock

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Glue Dots® Mini 

Here's a list of my teammates playing along today with more inspiration!

Stampendous Blog

Janelle Stollfus

Jamie Martin

Tenia Nelson

Lea Fritts

Louise Healy

Alison Heikkila

You have so many ways to win prizes! For our hop this week we are opening up to our larger community online with chances to win some new Pink Your Life stamps! Just check in with each drawing below for a chance to win! See Official Contest Rules. US winners only. Deadline is Sunday, January 22, 2017, at midnight Pacific Time.

• Add a comment on the Stampendous blog posts throughout this week. Each comment is an entry to win SSCP109 Whisper World Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.

• Find our pinned post on the Stampendous Facebook Page here - https://www.facebook.com/stampendous/photos/a.276938564886.140435.106817194886/10155095899754887/?type=3. Tell us in what area you live along with your comment to win an SSCP108 Whisper Happy Wagon Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.

• Pin your favorite of the new Pink Your Life products from the January catalog on Pinterest to win PLCR01 Cling Whisper Birthday and PLCP06 Cling Whisper Friendship stamps. You can find the new products on our website at http://stampendous.com/s…/whats-new/new-from-pink-your-life/

• Post to your Instagram account one of your own or a favorite Pink Your Life project AND tag with #Stampendous and #PinkYourLife in your post’s description to win PLCV02 Cling Whisper Fly High and PLCP08 Cling Whisper Wall stamps.

• Tell us from your Twitter account you’re following the Pink Your Life Blog Hop AND include a #Stampendous and #PinkYourLife tag for a chance to win PLCP07 Cling Whisper Jam.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Don’t forget to comment to be eligible to win a prize.  Enjoy the inspiration and chances to win!  I’ll see you again real soon.  In the meantime have a blessed day.

Hugs,

Lea

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Ghoulish Night

At last!  It's Halloween and a time for all things spooky and ghoulish!  My card for today is a somewhat bloody and rabid Hare Dracula from Stampendous!  I hope you've enjoyed the 31 Days of Halloween!

Here's what I've used to create this card:

Stampendous® Hare Dracula

Stampendous® Tricky Words Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Copic® Markers

DecoArt® Media™ Mister Red

Distress Inks™ in Hickory Smoke, Shabby Shutters and Fired Brick

Mandarin Cardstock by My Colors®

Eerie Paper Pad by BasicGrey®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L®

3d Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L®

Hope you have a frightfully fun night and please be safe!  Watch out for those cute little trick or treaters out there!  Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Halloween!

Lea

Wicked Wednesday With Oddball Art Company

That's right, it's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and our sponsor this week is Oddball Art Company by the super talented Lizzy Love!  Our theme this week is Witches, Bats and Black Cats.  My little witch is batty about someone!  Heeheehee!  I've used images #103 and #84 (the wings from the Frankenstein bat).

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Oddball Art Company© Image #103

Oddball Art Company© Image #84

Copic® Markers

Shabby Shutters Distress Ink Pad by Ranger®

Eerie Paper Pad by BasicGrey®

Classic Crest™ Solar White by Neenah®

Orange Cardstock by Bazzill®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives®

3D Foam Mounting Squares™ by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Purple Ink Pen

Hope you'll play along with our challenge this week!  It's a fun one and I'm betting you have some cute witches, bats and black cats in your stash!  So, give us a treat and show us some creative tricks for Halloween!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll see you again soon.  Hope your Halloween is full of treats!

Hugs,

Lea

Clowning Around

It's October 15th, already!  Only two more weeks until Trick or Treat!  So, it's also time for a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge and this week our sponsor is Oddball Art Co.  I've used image Casey the Clown #75B for my card.  Here's the list of things to chose from for this challenge, remember, you need to use at least 3.

 

And here is my card using 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Oddball Art Co. Casey the Clown #75B

Stampendous® SSC1208 Tricky Words Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

Memento™ New Sprout Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

Copic® Markers

Stampendous® Clear Lime Embossing Powder from Summer Shine Kit

Stampendous® Lettuce Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Jade PEARLustre Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Carnelian PEARLustre Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Aged Black Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Hot Lime Color Fragments

Stampendous® Black Crushed Glass Glitter 

Stampendous® Orange Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Lime Micro Glitter

DecoArt® Media™ Matte Medium

Basicgrey® Eerie Paper Pad

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Lime Green Bazzill Basics Paper®

Orange Bazzill Basics Paper®

May Arts® Ribbon

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

I had a lot of fun playing "mad scientist" and mixing my own embossing powder mix!  I added a little of each of the embossing powders listed above, along with the lime and orange micro glitters.  It's so much fun to mix things up and see what you come up with.  For the corners, I've mixed the lime color fragments with black crushed glass glitter and orange micro glitter.  Fun, fun, fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look!  I hope you're inspired to play along with our challenge and I'll see you again soon!  

Hugs,

Lea

Sweet Escapes are Awesome!

Desert Island Crafters Challenge is sponsored this round by Sweet Escape Digis and the image I've chosen is Witch Digital Stamp.  I love her images as they're all wonderful!  The faces are so sweet and they're just fun to color.  Here's the list of items to choose from for this challenge:

1.  Turn something sweet into something creepy

2.  Use black, purple and orange

3.  Use spider webs

4.  Add some glitter/sparkle

5.  Use a die cut

6.  Use paint

7.  Tear something

8.  No pink

9.  CASE a DT Member

10.  Something metal

For my image I've used 2, 3, 4, 5,  and 6.  Remember, you must use at least 3 items from the list for your project.

                               

Here's what I've used to create this card:

Sweet Escape's Witch Digital Stamp

Copic Markers

Hickory Smoke Distress Ink from Ranger

Eerie 6x6 Paper Pad from BasicGrey

Purple Cardstock from Bazzill Basics Paper

Creepy Web Die from Memory Box

Label Eighteen Die from Spellbinders

DecoArt Media Shimmer Mister in Violet

DecoArt Media Mister in Yellow Green

Silver Micro Glitter from Stampendous

E-Z Runner by Scrapbook Adhesives for 3L

Quickie Glue Pen by Sakura (Great for intricate dies)

3D Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives for 3L

This was such a fun card to create!  It helps to have an awesome stamp to begin the process!  I hope you'll check out Sweet Escapes, I'm pretty sure you'll love them too!  So, let's see what you can create from our fun list!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with By Miss Rach

It's time for another Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge and this week our sponsor is By Miss Rach Digital Stamps.  Our theme this week is Fins, Feathers and Fur and I've used Crazy Hair Day Cockatiel.

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

By Miss Rach© Digi Stamp Crazy Hair Day Cockatiel

Stampendous Stamps® Spring Sentiments Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Prismacolor® Colored Pencils

VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

Picked Raspberry Distress Ink™

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

BasicGrey® Kissing Booth's Oh Darling

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives® for 3L®

3D Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives® for 3L®

May Arts Ribbon®

Miscellaneous White Feathers

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  We would love for you to share with us your best Fins, Feathers and Fur!  I hope you'll play along!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Lea

DICC Goes to Wonderland

Hello! It's the 15th of the month, so it's time for a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge.  For this challenge, we've taken a trip to Wonderland, thanks to our wonderful sponsor, Faery Ink!  For a complete explanation of how our challenge works, please head on over to the main Challenge Blog. Here's our itinerary for the last half of September:

1. Wonderland

2. Flowers
3. Chess/Checkers

4. Playing Cards

5. Tea Party

6. Clocks

7. Kings & Queens

8. Furry Friends

9. Seeing Double

10. Black and Red

For my card, I've used 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 10:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Faery Ink© - Ophelia in Wonderland as the Cheshire Cat

Copic® Markers

Hickory Smoke Distress Ink from Ranger®

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Doodlebug Designs Inc ©Haunted Manor Patterned Paper

Red Cardstock from Bazzill Basics Paper®

Aqua Cardstock from Bazzill Basics Paper®

White Paper Daisies from Stampin' Up!® (colored with markers)

White Pearls from Stampin' Up!®

Glazed Brads from BasicGrey®

Miniature Playing Cards

Glue Dots® Small

E-Z Runner® from Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L

3D Foam Mounting Squares from Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L®

Thanks so much for stopping by.  We would love for you to play along with us, especially all of you Alice in Wonderland enthusiasts!  I look forward to seeing your creations.  Have an awesome day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Aurora Wings

Hello, bonjour, guten tag, hola, hallo!  It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and today our sponsor is Aurora Wings.  The image I've used is Little Lotus Sprite for our theme of Ribbon Tags.  

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Aurora Wings© Little Lotus Sprite

Copic® Markers

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Authentique® Latest and Greatest 6x6 Paper Pad

BasicGrey® Out of Print 6x6 Paper Pad

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

May Arts Ribbon®

Glue Dots®

Scor-Tape®

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color with markers and trim to fit ATC.

Trim patterned paper base for ATC.

Trim a piece of patterned paper for sentiment.

Stamp sentiment onto patterned paper.

Trim a small piece of ribbon to attach to sentiment with glue dots.

Add Scor-Tape to three sides on back of image, leaving left side off.

Adhere image to base creating a pocket for sentiment.

Slide sentiment inside pocket.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll see you again soon!  In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderfully Wicked Wednesday!

Hugs,

Lea

Stampendous, DecoArt & Andy Skinner

Welcome back!  Have you enjoyed this week of creativity with Stampendous and DecoArt?  I don’t know about you but I’m loving the stamps Andy Skinner has designed for Stampendous.   I’m almost sad that today is the last day of the collaboration, however, we’ll still be using all of these amazing products together.  

For today’s project I’ve made a sweet little sign I’m going to hang on a wall somewhere in my house, I just haven’t decided where yet.  This was one of those fun projects that all fell in place with looking at one stamp!  Those are my favs!  I painted several different layers onto my little 5”x7” canvas board.  I really wanted it to look like it’s been painted multiple times over the years, I think it does.  Sweet and simple!

Here’s what I used to create this canvas:

Stampendous® Andy Skinner Shabby Chic

Stampendous® Andy Skinner Toxic

Stampendous® Nosy Cat

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Nested Teacups Die Set

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

DecoArt® Media™ Fluid Acrylic in Yellow Green Light

DecoArt® Media™ Fluid Acrylic in Viridian

DecoArt® Media™ Fluid Acrylic in Green Gold

DecoArt® Media™ Fluid Acrylic in Blue Green Light

DecoArt® Media™ Fluid Acrylic in Translucent White

DecoArt® Media™ Fluid Acrylic in Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide

Americana® Decou-Page™ - Matte

Copic® Markers - YR21, YR23, YR24; R30; C1, C4, C5, C6, C7

VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Imagine Crafts®

StāzOn™ Jet Black Ink Pad by Imagine Crafts®

StāzOn™ Ganache Ink Pad by Imagine Crafts®

Basic Grey® True Love Patterned Paper

Faber-Castell® PITT Artist Pen in Black

5”x7” Canvas Board

Here's a list of my teammates playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Wendy Price

Asia King

Pam Hornschu

Janelle Stollfus

Pam Bray

Jamie Martin

Louise Healy

Alison Heikkila

Lea Fritts (here)

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Tenia Nelson

Debbie Cole

Laura Drahozal

DecoArt Blog

You’ll want to get your commenting fingers ready…so put down your paintbrushes! Each comment on a post will enter you to win a fabulous prize package! (One comment per post, per person.)  This contest is open to everyone!!  We have three packages and each has a Fluid Media Starter Kit, all three of Andy Skinner’s new Stampendous Stamp Sets, and a Jumbo Acrylic Handle. This is a great prize package!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you’ve really enjoyed this week.  Don’t forget to comment so you’ll be eligible to win.  Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you next week!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with All Dressed Up

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is All Dressed Up.  This is one of my favorite digital stamp companies, her images are all so very sweet.  Our theme this week is to Add Some Sparkle and my image is Flyaway Butterfly.  Isn't she just the cutest little thing!?

This is what I used to create this ATC:

All Dress Up Flyaway Butterfly
Copic Markers
BasicGrey® Urban Prairie™6x6 Paper Pad
Firefly Stickles™ by Ranger®
Stardust Stickles™ by Ranger®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesive

This is what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and fussy cut.
Trim a piece of patterned paper to ATC size and distress edges.
Trim a smaller piece for the middle from the solid papers and distress the edges.
Adhere all layer as shown.
Add glitter glues as shown.

This is a simple little ATC but, if you know me, you know I like simple.  And sweet!  I hope you have a wonderfully Wicked Wednesday and play along with us.  Show us your inner sparkle with some outer sparkle!  By the way, you've got TWO WEEKS for this challenge, we had our artist for next week back out on us, so you have plenty of time to make something pretty!

Hugs,
Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Sweet Pea Stamps

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and our sponsor this week is Sweet Pea Stamps and our theme is Harlequin or Diamond Pattern.  The image I've used this week is A Clown For You from artist Katerina Koukiotis.  As soon as I saw this image, I fell in love with it and knew I had to use it for my ATC this week.  Isn't this the cutest little clown you've ever seen?!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Sweet Pea Stamps A Clown For You

Stampendous® Bouquet For You Perfectly Clear™Stamps

Copic® Markers

Memento™ Inks in Dandelion and New Sprout from Tsukineko®

VersaFine™Onyx Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Sizzix® Tim Holtz® Harlequin Embossing Folder

Echo Park® Hello Summer 6x6 Paper Pad

Basic Grey® Basics White 6x6 Paper Pad

Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L®

Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Berwick® Wired Snowball Celery

Smooch - Siren

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color with markers and trim closely around image

Trim ATC base paper, place in embossing folder and run through machine

Add inks to embossed ATC base

Trim dot paper, attach to base and stamp sentiment

Attach clown with foam mounting squares

Trim a piece of Wired Snowball and attach to hands as if the clown is juggling

Cover heart on face with Smooch

I have to admit, I really love how this turned out!  I've made a lot of ATC's but I think this has to be in my top five, maybe even my #1.  Hmmm...

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I always appreciate your visits and your comments.  We would love for you to join us this week and play along with our challenge.  I'll see you again soon and in the meantime, have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea