Halloween Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 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 Bring to Life Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set.  This is such a cute set with some great sentiments!  This is a great set to create cards for the kiddos and your sweetheart!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

Bring to Life Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

Mixed Media White Paper 

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products:

Yellow Corn Cardstock by My Colors®

Trick or Treat Paper Pad by Love Nicole™

Black Cardstock

Distress® Oxide Iced Spruce Ink Pad by Ranger®

White Gelly Roll Pen by Sakura®

Copic® Markers

Scrapbook 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 so much for stopping by today!  I can't tell you how much I appreciate your visit and your comments, if you feel so inclined.  I'll see you again on Friday!

Hugs,
Lea

Collectible Curios

Stampendous® has a new cool stamp that debuted in the January 2018 catalog, our new Curio Rubber Stamps.  They're awesome stamps that are made with the same wonderful, gray, graphic rubber that our regular stamps use, but, their mounts are really cool, full-color, three-dimensional wood blocks that are fun to stamp with or just sit there looking cute.  I plan to collect them all so I can have them to stamp with or just look at for inspiration or a smile!  My card today uses Curio Birdie Friend.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Products - 

CUR01 Curio Birdie Friend
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products -

Copic® Markers:  YG61, YG63, YG67, E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, BG02, BG05, BG07, Y15, Y17, Y23, Y35, B32, B34, B37, B39, B41, C0, C1
Atlantic Shore Cardstock by My Colors®
Family Ties 6x6 Paper Pad by Pebbles®
White Gelly Roll® Pen
May Arts Ribbon®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image on white paper with black ink and color
2. Trim image loosely and set aside
3. Create an A2 card base and mat for image from blue cardstock
4. Trim pattern papers as shown
5. Cut a piece of ribbon to fit across card
6. Adhere bottom layer of patterned paper to card base
7. Adhere ribbon to yellow strip of patterned paper and then to card base as shown
8. Adhere additional layers as shown

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll have another card to share with you on Friday, so please come by for another look!  Until then, have a blessed week!

Hugs,
Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Lemon Shortbread

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is Lemon Shortbread.  Our theme this week is to add a die cut of your choice.  Pretty darn easy, right?  The image I've used is Mushroom Fairy Pixie.

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Lemon Shortbread ©Mushroom Fairy Pixie

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Nested Teacups Die Cut

Prismacolor® Colored Pencils

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White 

My Mind's Eye® Oh La La 6x6 Paper Pad

Kachina Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Copic® Markers BG10 and BG11

White Crochet Thread

White GellyRoll Pen by Sakura®

E-Z Runner™ by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I look forward to seeing your creations so please play along with us!  See you again real soon!

Hugs,
Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Lacy Sunshine

It's time for our Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge and this week the sponsor is Lacy Sunshine.  The image I've used is Molly Fishing and our theme this week is Summer Camp.  Is she not the cutest?

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Lacy Sunshine© Molly Fishing

Stampendous® Daisy Thanks Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Copic™ Markers

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Imagine®

Tumbled Glass Distress Ink™ Pad by Ranger®

White Gelly Roll Pen by Sakura®

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Watermelon Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Thanks so much for stopping by!  We would love to have you play along.  Show us your best Summer Camp image!  Have a blessed week!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with PolkaDoodles

It's time for another Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog post and this week our sponsor is PolkaDoodles.  Our theme this week is "Things You Might Find at the Beach."  The image I've used is Seashore Shannon.  Isn't she just adorable?!  I fell in love with this one the minute I saw it!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

PolkaDoodles© Seashore Shannon

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

My Colors® Spearmint Cardstock

Copic® Markers

Spectrum Noir™ Markers

Gelly Roll™ White Gel Pen

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Thanks so much for stopping by to have a look!  I hope you'll play along with us this week, the beach is such a fun theme!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with The East Wind

It's time for another Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge blog post.  This week our sponsor is The East Wind and our theme is "Water."  The image I've used today is Lucy Loo - It's Hot Outside.

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

The East Wind's ©Lucy Loo - It's Hot Outside

Copic® Markers

Spectrum Noir™ Markers

Sakura® Gelly Roll White Pen

American Crafts™ Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Paper Pad

Limeade Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color with markers and trim.

Trim ATC base from lime cardstock.

Trim patterned paper to fit.

Adhere all layers.

I just spent a week at the beach and this image takes me right back to sand between my toes!  Now, if only I were as skinny as Lucy Loo!  We sure hope you'll play along with us!  Have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Lea 

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Picnic Bears

Let’s R-O-A-R for Day 4 of my Stampendous® House-Mouse Designs® and friends week-long showcase!  Today the Gruffies® are visiting and they’re having a picnic.  Not just any picnic, a spaghetti picnic and that’s always fun!  I’ve done a lot of camping since I was a kid and one of my favorite camping staples was the old blue and white enamelware dishes.  You know, the splattered paint looking ones.  There’s just something about them that seems to make the food taste better than a paper plate ever could.  So, you know, I just had to make their plates look like the enamelware dishes I grew up with.  It’s those little fun details that make my day!

Here’s what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

HGR04 Gruffies® Picnic Bears Rubber Stamp

MWP811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products:

Copic® Markers:  YG95, YG97; B24, B26; B0000; T2, T4, T6; YR27; Y23; C0, C1, C4; W0, W1, W4; E21, E23, E25, E27, E34, E41, E43, E50, E51, E53, E93; R30

White Gel Pen by Gelly Roll®

Sweet Potato Cardstock by My Colors®

Ocean Side Cardstock by My Colors®

Beige Twine by May Arts Ribbon®

Glue Dots®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here’s what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with black ink and color with markers.

Trim closely to image.

Create A2 card base with a tent fold from orange cardstock.

Create background from blue cardstock.

Adhere image to blue cardstock.

Create “spaghetti” bow from twine and adhere.

Adhere layered image to card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Don’t forget, I’m sharing a fun House-Mouse Designs® card each day this week as the Stampendous Design Team is celebrating these adorable mice and their friends all week long!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Enjoy the Ride

Stampendous is celebrating sentiments this week!  The cool thing about these sentiments, they come included in the image so one stamp does it all!  It really doesn’t get any easier than that!

Here’s what I used to create this card:

Stampendous products:

R263 Enjoy the Ride Rubber Stamp

MWP811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other products:

Copic® Markers:  YG23, YG25, YG93, YG95; Y11, Y15, Y18; B0000, B23, B24; YR07, YR14, YR16; C0, C1, C4, C5, C6, C7

Sweet Potato Cardstock by My Colors®

“One the Go” Collection 6x6 Paper Pad by Bo Bunny®

White Gel Pen by Gelly Roll®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesive

Here’s what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with black ink and color with markers.

Trim image to natural borders.

Create A2 card base with a tent fold from orange cardstock.

Trim patterned paper to fit background as shown.

Adhere all layers.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you like my card and I’ll have more to share with you tomorrow, please come back by for a look!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Ppinkydolls Art

It's time for another Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge and this week our sponsor is Ppinkydolls Art.  Our theme is Circus Act and the image I've used is called Circus Girl.

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Ppinkydolls Art© Circus Girl

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Hello Summer 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park Paper Company, LLC©

Copic® Markers

Shabby Shutters Distress Ink by Ranger®

Gelly Roll® White Gel Pen

Black Pigment Liner 0.5 by Staedtler®

Whisker Graphics Divine Twine™ Diva Spool in Celadon Solid

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

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

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and fussy cut.

Trim ATC base and patterned papers as shown.

Adhere striped patterned paper to polka dot paper.

Create bow from twine and adhere to patterned paper as shown.

Write sentiment on scrap strip of paper, trim words and ink edges.

Adhere image to ATC using foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek.  We would love for you to play along with us and share your take on a circus act!  Have a wonderful week ahead!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Sassy Studio Designs

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs.  Our theme for the week is Star Wars and the image I've used is the iconic little green man, Yoda Honey!  She has several of the characters portrayed in fun Sassy Studio style!  I found this cool picture of Yoda and used it for my inspiration for the background on my ATC.  My ATC is kid approved according to my 13-yr old son.  That's always a good sign!

Here's what I used for this ATC:

Sassy Studio Designs© Yoda Honey

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Leafless Tree Die

DecoArt® Media Fluid Acrylics™ in Green Gold

Distress Marker™ in Picket Fence

Copic® Markers - YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG01, YG21, E42, E43, E44, E47

atyouSpica™ Glitter Pen in Melon

White Gel Pen by GellyRoll®

Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Brown Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and fussy cut.
Die cut tree from brown cardstock.
Trim ATC base from blue cardstock.
Using Picket Fence marker add streaks of white over most of ATC and then wipe over it with a damp baby wipe to blend out.
Adhere pieces of tree to ATC and cover with Picket Fence.
Adhere Yoda image to ATC.
Create a wash with green paint and cover blue cardstock and part of tree branch behind light saber.
Once dry, write sentiment on lower right corner with white gel pen.

This was a fun ATC to create!  Most of my family members are big Star Wars fans so it has been a popular ATC in my house.  We would love for you to play along, too!  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,
Lea

Tombow Time!

It is always a great time hopping with Tombow USA and we are thrilled to be hopping over the weekend with them. Our design teams will be sharing some pretty awesome projects with products from our prizes list, you will not want to miss out on a single day!  

So, now that you've seen the fabulous Stampendous Metal Stencil Duo Sets, what do you think?  For today's card, I've used the new Hearts Metal Stencil Duo Set.  I collect heart-shaped things so this one really speaks to me.  This is especially nice for Valentine's Day!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Heart Metal Stencil Duo Set
Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper
Tombow® Permanent Mono Glue Pen

Tombow® 3D Foam Tabs

Tombow® Permanent MONO Adhesive 

Tombow® Recycled Color Pencils

Dylusions™ Bubblegum Pink Spray Mist by Ranger®

IrRESISTible™ Colored Texture Spray in Lilac Posies by Imagine Crafts®

Viva Decor® Pearl Pen in Ice White

Gelly Roll™ White Gel Pen

Ki Bright Geo Paper Pad by Hampton Art®

Bubblegum Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
I.5" Sheer Dots Ribbon in Fuchsia/White by May Arts Ribbon®

Here's what I did to create this card:

Trim a piece of white cardstock (cs) to fit two hearts.
Using the enclosed pen with the Stencil Duo heart stencil, outline the main heart shape onto the white cs. 
Remove the heart stencil and place the other stencil over the outline of the heart.
Move the stencil around to suit your needs for the design and draw the design into the heart.
Color this heart with color pencils, add white dots with gel pen and cut out.
Put the heart stencil back onto the leftover white cardstock and this time, using the glue pen, outline the heart shape and write the sentiment, this is known as glue resist technique.
Once the glue dries, spritz on the pink mists and then wipe off the extra spray from the glue areas.
Cut out the second heart leaving enough edge to see the glue portion.
Trim Bazzill® cardstock to create an A-2 card base with a tent fold.
Trim patterned paper to fit inside card base.
Wrap ribbon around patterned paper and adhere tails to back side of paper.
Adhere patterned paper to card base.
Adhere hearts to card front.
Last, but not least, add Pearl Pen™ pearls around edge of spritzed heart.

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

Stampendous Blog

Janelle Stollfus

Cynthia Banessa

Jamie Martin

Lauren Fitzmaurice

Lea Fritts

Pam Hornschu

Tombow USA Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you've enjoyed our fun weekend hop!  I know I've had a fun time creating my projects for this collaboration.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I'll see you again soon.

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Lemon Shortbread

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is Lemon Shortbread Digi Stamps.  My image is Rose Wavy Hair and our theme this week is "Something New."  Well, that's an easy one with the New Year upon us!  I love the vintage feel of this image, she reminds me of the old-fashioned images you used to see on old Valentine's Day cards.

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Lemon Shortbread Rose Wavy Hair

Copic Markers

Gelly Roll White Gel Pen

Neenah® Classic Crest Solar White Cover Stock

Pink Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

May Arts Ribbon®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Overlay sentiment onto image and print.

Color image with markers and trim to desired size.

Trim a piece of pink cardstock for ATC base to 3.5"x2.5".

Create a small bow and adhere to corner of image.

Adhere image to ATC base.

I do hope you like my little ATC, I think she's kind of sweet and simple.  Like me!  Bwahahahaha!  Be sure to play along with us this week, I look forward to seeing your creations!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Sami Stamps

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and today our sponsor is Sami Stamps.  Our theme this week is Trick or Treat and my sweet little image is Whiskers Under My Broom.  I love this image and as soon as I saw it, I new exactly what I wanted to do.  I kept it sweet and simple!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Sami Stamps© Whiskers Under My Broom

Neenah® Classic Crest® Solar White Cover Stock

Copic® Markers

White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura®

Purple Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image and trim slightly smaller than ATC base size

Create ATC base and set aside

Color image with markers

Adhere image to base

I think this was the easiest ATC I've ever created! We would love for you to play along with our challenge!  Thanks so much for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon!  

Hugs,

Lea

P.S. I'll have a Dreamweaver Thursday post this week, Stampendous on Friday and 31 Days of Halloween on Saturday!  Stop back by and take a peek!