Halloween Day 28

Welcome to Day 28 of the Stampendous 31 Days of Halloween!  The Stampendous Design Team loves Halloween and we love to share our creations, however, we also love to see what you make with our stamps.  Look below for instructions on how to play along with us, you just might win a prize!

For my card today, I've used the new Crowned Skull Rubber Stamp.   This is such an amazingly spooky stamp!  It is, without a doubt, one of my top new favorite Halloween stamps.  

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products - 

R311 Crowned Skull Rubber Stamp

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

GX257U Black Ultra Fine Jewel Glitter

FRG12C Fresh Green Crushed Glass Glitter

FRG11C Red Crushed Glass Glitter

SSH46 Large Handle

Other Products - 

Red Cardstock

Green Cardstock

Delicata™ Ink Pads in Golden Glitz, Ruby Red and Emerald Green by Tsukineko®

Frayed Burlap Distress Ink Pad by Ranger®

Copic Markers - R24, R27, R29, R89, G03, G05, G07, G09, E40, E41, E43, Y32, YG07

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

We’ve got two groups of prizes we’ll be giving away. First, you can comment on our blog and those of our designers, and we’ll randomly choose winners each week to win some Halloween product love. Second, you can enter your own creation in our Challenge Link. It will be at the bottom of every post and in our sidebar. It looks like this:

Stampendous 31 Days of Halloween Link Up – Click Here

To enter, your project needs to be online somewhere, blog, flickr, Instagram, Pinterest, etc. Just click on the picture or words above to enter the link. If you can’t make a link to your project, email it to submissions@stampendous.com and we’ll host it for you. We will choose a winner each week from the links, winners must have a US mailing address to win, but anyone can share their projects with us.

Thanks for creeping by!  Bwahahahaha!  I'll see you again on Halloween!!

Boo!
Lea

Halloween Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of the Stampendous 31 Days of Halloween!  The Stampendous Design Team loves Halloween and we love to share our creations, however, we also love to see what you make with our stamps.  Look below for instructions on how to play along with us, you just might win a prize!

For my card today, I've used the new Count Catula Rubber Stamp.   This is such a cute stamp!  I love the expression on his face!  Yes, I know he's not a realistic shade of orange for a cat, but, we can pretend, right?

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

Q237 Count Catula Rubber Stamp

SSC1264 Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

6CR002 Cling Crackle Rubber Stamp

DCP1005 Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH34 Medium Handle

SSH38 Small Rectangle Handle

Other Products:

Black Cardstock

Purple Cardstock

Seedless Preserves Distress Ink by Ranger

Delicata™ Silvery Shimmer Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Spectrum Noir™ Metallic™ Silver Ingot Marker

Spectrum Noir™ Sparkle Glitter Brush Pen in Crystal Clear

May Arts Ribbon

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Copic Markers - V05, V09, YR12, YR15, YR18, R12, C1, C5, T8

We’ve got two groups of prizes we’ll be giving away. First, you can comment on our blog and those of our designers, and we’ll randomly choose winners each week to win some Halloween product love. Second, you can enter your own creation in our Challenge Link. It will be at the bottom of every post and in our sidebar. It looks like this:

Stampendous 31 Days of Halloween Link Up – Click Here

To enter, your project needs to be online somewhere, blog, flickr, Instagram, Pinterest, etc. Just click on the picture or words above to enter the link. If you can’t make a link to your project, email it to submissions@stampendous.com and we’ll host it for you. We will choose a winner each week from the links, winners must have a US mailing address to win, but anyone can share their projects with us.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I've had such a good time reading your comments from Day 3, I can't wait to see what you think of Day 5.  I'll see you again next week!

Hugs,
Lea

Falling for House-Mouse

Labor Day has come and gone, the days are getting shorter, the nights cooler and summer will soon be a memory.  Fall is a lovely season here in North Carolina.  The leaves changing in the mountains are gorgeous and I never tire of their beauty.  I love this time of year!

Stampendous loves this time of year, too!  We have some amazing fall stamps and stencils.  Of course, the House-Mouse Designs are some of my personal favorites.  I'm in love with this adorable stamp, Acorn Cap Rubber Stamp.  These mice are just the cutest little critters!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® House-Mouse® Designs Acorn Cap Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Jumbo Cling Leaves Rubber Stamp Set

Stampendous® Cling Crackle Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Frayed Burlap Distress™ Ink Pad by Ranger®

Mandarin Cardstock by My Colors®

Copic® Markers

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

On Point Glue™ by Imagine®

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!  I'll see you next week with more Stampendous inspiration.  Until then, enjoy the last little bits of summer and the beginnings of fall!

Hugs,

Lea

Heart Vines for My Valentine

Stampendous is celebrating LOVE all week long!  We have some amazing stamps to celebrate Valentine's Day or any day you wish to share the love with those you care about.  For my card today, I've used Heart Vines Rubber Stamp that was new in the October Catalog.  I fell in love with this stamp the minute I saw it, I hope you will, too.  

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products - 

W194 Heart Vines Rubber Stamp

FRM01 Pearlized Mica Fragments

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

SSH46 Large Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products - 

Bikini Pink Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Elderberry Paper Pad by Forever in Time®

Fashionably Chic Paper Pad by Recollections®

Pumice Stone Distress Ink by Ranger

May Arts Ribbon®

Offray® Lace Trim

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic® Markers (RV21, RV23, RV32, E70, E71, YG95, YG97, YG99)

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image with black ink on white paper
2. Color image with markers
3. Trim image closely, distress and ink edges of paper
4. Trim pink cardstock in an A2 size with a tent fold and lightly distress and ink edges
5. Trim patterned papers for background as shown and distress and ink edges
6. Adhere background layers as shown
7. Adhere ribbons as shown and adhere to card base
8. Adhere image to card front
9. Using glue, adhere mica fragments where desired

I hope you had a pleasant Valentine's Day and felt the love!  I sure did!  I'll see you again next week with more fun inspiration from my favorite stamp company, Stampendous!

Love and Hugs!

Lea

Polar Bears

...May your days be merry and bright

And may all your Christmases be white...

Today is the final day of the Stampendous week of Merry and Bright.  I opted to use the Polar Bear Stamp and Die Set for my card today.  I love this set!  Bears of all types are a favorite of mine.  This was also my first time attempting to recreate the Northern Lights in ink, so much fun!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Polar Bear Stamp and Die Set

Stampendous® Fitted Frames B

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Salty Ocean Distress Ink™ by Ranger®

Wilted Violet Distress Ink™ by Ranger®

Mowed Lawn Distress Ink™ by Ranger®

Faded Jeans Distress Ink™ by Ranger®

Copic® Markers

Sharpie® White Paint Marker

Blue Shimmer Paper

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

I have to admit, I'm pretty pleased with how this card turned out!  I wasn't sure I was going to like how the sky came together but, once I had it completed, I really liked it!  It's "merry and bright!"  Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you again next week!

Hugs,

Lea

Rose Garden

Fall has just arrived so you know what that means, right?!  Stampendous is giving you a little sneak peek into our Spring line with the soon to be released October 2017 catalog.  There are so many awesome stamps to help shake away the coming winter blues.  It's like opening the gate to your very own rose garden!  You're going to love the many florals and other lighthearted stamps that signify the changing of the seasons.  Today, I'm sharing with you one of my favorites, Heart Vines.  I love how the vines form a perfect and beautiful heart that practically screams romance and love.  It was easy to turn this stamped image into a sweet shabby chic card to share with a loved one.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Product -

W194 Heart Vines Rubber Stamp

FRM01 Pearlized Mica Fragments

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

SSH46 Large Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products - 

Bikini Pink Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Elderberry Paper Pad by Forever in Time®

Fashionably Chic Paper Pad by Recollections®

Pumice Stone Distress Ink by Ranger

May Arts Ribbon®

Offray® Lace Trim

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic® Markers (RV21, RV23, RV32, E70, E71, YG95, YG97, YG99)

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image with black ink on white paper
2. Color image with markers
3. Trim image closely, distress and ink edges of paper
4. Trim pink cardstock in an A2 size with a tent fold and lightly distress and ink edges
5. Trim patterned papers for background as shown and distress and ink edges
6. Adhere background layers as shown
7. Adhere ribbons as shown and adhere to card base
8. Adhere image to card front
9. Using glue, adhere mica fragments where desired

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'll have another sneak peek for you on Friday, so be sure to come back for another look.  In the meantime, have a wonderful week.

Hugs,
Lea

Enjoy Your Day

Stampendous!® has been showcasing Creative Impressions ribbon this week, I hope you're enjoying the inspiration.  It's often subtle, but, ribbon is usually the perfect finishing touch.  Here's my card using their beautiful Mauve Crepe Ribbon.

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

Stampendous Rose Postcard Rubber Stamp

Stampendous Scrolled Enjoy Rubber Stamp

Stampendous Mixed Media White Paper

Stampendous Ivory Embossing Powder

Stampendous Aged Gold Embossing Powder

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko

VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko

Creative Impressions 3/4" Mauve Crepe Ribbon

Antique Linen Distress Ink Pad by Ranger

Copic Markers

Guacamole Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper

Love Nicole Sweet Pea 6x6 Paper Pad

Studio G Self-Adhesive Pearls

Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

3D Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives

Zots Bling Tiny Adhesive Dots

And, we have prizes!

I love how this card turned out!  I hope you like it, too!  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again next week.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Lea

Watering Can Bird

More Spring inspiration from Stampendous for your creating pleasure!  My card today features the new Watering Can Bird rubber stamp.  This stamp could be used for so many different occasions.  It’s perfect for thinking of you, birthday, or even mother’s day cards.  

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Watering Can Bird Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Fitted Frames B Die Cut Set

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers (G40, G43, G46, C0, C4, C6, E08, E09, E37, E97, E21, R21, R22, Y11, Y13, W5)

Antique Linen Distress® Ink Pad by Ranger®

Harvest Orange Cardstock by My Colors®

American Crafts® Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm 6x6 Paper Pad

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives®

3D Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with black ink, color and die cut.

Make an A2 card base with a tent fold from orange cardstock.

Trim patterned papers as shown and adhere to base.

Using foam squares, adhere image to front of card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today to have a look.  I’ll post another spring card for you on Friday so be sure to stop back by.  In the meantime, have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Garden Wagon

Stampendous is celebrating Spring this week and my happy little card features the new Garden Wagon and Spring Sentiments.  

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Garden Wagon Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Spring Sentiments Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set

Stampendous® Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

American Crafts® Hip Hip Hooray 6x6 Paper Pad

Tumbled Glass Distress® Ink Pad by Ranger Ink®

Antique Linen Distress® Ink Pad by Ranger Ink®

Copic® Markers (E42, E43, C4, C5, C7, C9, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG63, YG67, G21, G24, G28, G40, G43, G46, YR04, YR07, YR09, R05, R08, R17, R27, R29, R89, Y15, Y17, BG32, BG34, B23, B24, B26, T0,T2)

May Arts Ribbon®

3D Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with black ink on white paper, color and die cut.

Edge top of image with blue ink and bottom of image with beige ink.

Make an A2 card base with a tent fold from red cardstock.

Trim patterned paper for background.

Trim 3 pieces of ribbon to fit around patterned paper and adhere as shown.

Adhere patterned paper to card front.

Stamp sentiment on image as shown.

Adhere image to card front.

I'll have more Spring Inspiration for you this week, so, be sure to drop back by and check it out!  In the meantime, have a wonderful day.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Eekers Knitty Kitty

Woohoo!  Welcome back to Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge!  We had a little bit of a break and now we're back, refreshed and feeling crafty!  We're starting the year off with the super cute digis from Eekers Knitty Kitty with the theme of Cute and Cuddly.  I'm an animal lover so these are all very endearing to my heart.  The perfect sentiment I've used, along with the cute doggie paw print, is from Stampendous Dog Sayings.  Never fear, the cute little kitty paw print is from the equally clever Stampendous Cat Sayings.

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

Eekers Knitty Kitty Digis Labrador Massage

Stampendous Dog Sayings Perfectly Clear Stamps

Stampendous Cat Sayings Perfectly Clear Stamps

Copic Markers

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper

VersaFine Onxy Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko for Imagine Crafts

Bundled Sage Distress Ink Pad by Ranger

E-Z Runner by Scrapbook Adhesives

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  We would love for you to join us in our challenge.  Keep in mind, we're now doing every other Wednesday so that gives you more time to play along!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

That's Just Dandy!

It's Friday, Day 5 of the Stampendous and Pink Your Life Blog Hop!  It's been a fun week sharing projects with you, I hope you have fallen in love with these adorable stamps.  Today I have a dandy card to share with you created with Whisper Dandelion.  This is one of my favorites!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® PLW03 Whisper Dandelion

Stampendous® SSCM5002 Painted Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Stampendous® MG01 Micro Glitter

Stampendous® MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine Crafts®

STF082 VersaFine™ Black Onyx Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine Crafts®

Copic® Markers

White Gelly Roll Pen by Sakura®

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink Pad by Ranger®

Sky Cardstock by My Colors®

Apple Crush Smoothies Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

May Arts Ribbon®

Glue Dots® - Mini

Quickie™ Glue Pen by Sakura®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image and color with markers.

Trim image closely.

Create A2 card base from green cardstock.

Trim an oversized mat for main image from blue cardstock.

Adhere image to blue piece as shown.

Create a bow and adhere tails to back of mat.

Adhere card layers.

Stamp sentiment with VersaFine ink and trim.

Create a mat for sentiment from green cardstock and adhere.

Add white gel ink to flower dots.

Using the glue pen, adhere crystal micro glitter to flower.

Attach sentiment to card.

Prize Information:

Comment to win one of these Pink Your Life Perfectly Clear Stamps Sets (Whisper Garden Perfectly Clear Stamp Set or Whisper Fly Perfectly Clear Stamp Set! US winners only, see our Official Contest Rules for details. Deadline to comment is Monday, November 21st by midnight Pacific Standard Time.

Here's a list of my teammates that are hopping along today.  Be sure to leave them some love!

Stampendous blog

Janelle Stollfus

Kristine Reynolds

Katy Leitch

Jamie Martin

Louise Healy

Lea Fritts (me)

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hate to see the week come to a close.  Don't forget to comment if you wish to be eligible to win one of our prizes.  I'll see you again soon, have a great weekend!

Hugs,
Lea

Fly Away

It's Day 4 of the Stampendous and Pink Your Life Blog Hop.  Today is also Dreamweaver Thursday so my card incorporates a stencil as well.  I wanted to mimic the circles used on the image but I wanted it to seem as if they were rising up in the air like the fairy.  To do that, I used the Graduated Dot stencil and used a variety of sizes to give the feel of bubbles floating up.  Perfect for the adorable Whisper Fly set!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® SSCP106 Whisper Fly Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

Stampendous® DWLX7029 Graduated Dot Stencil

Stampendous® MG01 Crystal Micro Glitter

Stampendous® MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink by Ranger®

Pixie Dust Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Green Cardstock

Black Pigma® Micron® Pigment Pen by Sakura®

Quickie™ Glue Pen by Sakura®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with Memento™ ink and color with markers.

Trim image closely and fussy cut around the top of the heart balloon as shown.

Lightly dust around image with distress ink.

Create an A2 card base from purple cardstock.

Trim a mat for image from green cardstock. 

Using dot stencil, randomly draw circles with Micron® pen as shown.

Adhere all layers.

Using the glue pen, add glitter to each circle.

Prize Information:

Comment to win one of these Pink Your Life Perfectly Clear Stamps Sets (Whisper Garden Perfectly Clear Stamp Set or Whisper Fly Perfectly Clear Stamp Set! US winners only, see our Official Contest Rules for details. Deadline to comment is Monday, November 21st by midnight Pacific Standard Time.

Thanks so much for stopping by to have a look!  Don't forget to comment if you want to be eligible to win a prize.  I'll see you tomorrow with another sweet card from Pink Your Life.

Hugs,

Lea

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