Papermill Papermaking Perfection in Purple

Hello, again!  Today is my last post for the Earth Day hop showcasing handmade paper created with the Arnold Grummer Papermill Complete Papermaking Kit.  Today's paper is purple with bits of Shaved Ice, Crystal Micro Glitter and Royal Purple Crushed Glass Glitter.  This was made with mostly white paper and just a little bits and pieces of purple scrap papers.  I also added a few flower petals from violets my granddaughter picked in the yard.  This paper was probably my favorite, I saved the best for last!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Arnold Grummer's® Papermill™ Complete Papermaking Kit

Stampendous® Single Iris Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Anemone Smile Cling Set (for sentiment)

Stampendous® Royal Purple Crushed Glass 

Stampendous® Crystal Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Shaved Ice

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Paper Scraps in White, Purple, and Lavender 

Parakeet Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Prismacolor® Pencils

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

This has been such a fun hop!  I've really enjoyed making my own paper and will continue to do this periodically just because I can!  Thanks for checking out my projects and I'll see you again soon!  Have a great weekend.

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

Feelin' Witchy?

Halloween is right around the corner and Stampendous has this adorable Witchy Cat stamp that is sure to put you in the mood for a hauntingly good time!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Witchy Cat Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Frantage Color Fragments in Ochre and Amethyst

Stampendous® Frantage Glass Glitter in Royal Blue

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

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

Chameleon™ Markers: NU3, Y03, YL2, BR2, VO4, YL2, CG8, OL3, BL3, BL6, PK3

Purple Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Royal Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image, color and trim as shown.

Create an A2 card base with a tent fold from blue cardstock.

Trim a mat for image from purple cardstock.

Adhere all layers as shown.

Mix ochre and amethyst color fragments with royal blue glass glitter, apply to card as shown with adhesive.  

Set aside to drive.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I do hope you're feeling a little inspired to create some fun Halloween cards!  Stampendous has an amazing selection of stamps and embellishments for any style of card.  I'll see you again soon, in the meantime, have an awesome day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Miezo Digi Stamps

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is Miezo Digi Stamps.  Our theme this week is Anthropomorphism and, in case you don't know what that means, it's giving human attributes to nonhuman objects such as plants or animals.  The image I've used is Digi Stamp Rose.

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Miezo© Digi Stamps Rose

Copic® Markers
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock
Cosmo Cricket™ Garden Variety™ Mini Deck
Gathered Twigs Distress Ink by Ranger®
Tumbled Glass Distress Ink by Ranger®
Staedtler® Pigment Liner
Bronze Crushed Glass Glitter by Stampendous®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

It would be awesome if you played along with us this week.  Thanks bunches for stopping by and I'll see you again soon.  In the meantime, have a blessed week.

Hugs,
Lea

Dreaming of You

So, how are you enjoying the many faces of Stampendous?  Pretty darn awesome, aren't they?  For my card today, I've used Beautiful Braid rubber stamp combined with Stampendous Dreamweaver Stencil DWLG762 Fairy.  From the first time I saw this stamp, I saw butterfly and fairy wings on her back.  You will definitely see this stamp again combined with butterfly wings!

Another thing I love to do is mix the various Stampendous Essentials to get my own mix.  I love having the ability to mix the various fragments, glitters, micas and embossing powders to match my papers and colored image.  If you don't have color fragments, you need them!!  I love those delicious little flakes of color.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Beautiful Braid Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencil DWLG762 Fairy

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Regular Embossing Paste

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Stampendous® Vintage Lilac Embossing Tinsel

Stampendous® Vintage Blue Embossing Tinsel

Stampendous® Ice Blue Embossing Enamel

Stampendous® Ice Blue Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Amethyst Color Fragments

Stampendous® Purple Color Fragments

Stampendous® Mint Color Fragments

Stampendous® Hot Lime Color Fragments

Stampendous® Powder Blue Color Fragments

Stampendous® Fresh Green Crushed Glass Glitter

Stampendous® Lavender Crush Glass Glitter

Stampendous® Oceanic Crushed Glass Glitter

Stampendous® Steel Blue Crushed Glass Glitter

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VersaMarker™ Watermark Ink Pen by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers

Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Memory Box® Viola 6x6 Paper Collection

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon

Glue Dots® - Small 

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with black ink and color with markers.

Paste emboss fairy wings onto back of girl.

Add lilac powder to wings and heat with heat gun for molten magic technique.

Using VersaMarker™, extend wing size with marker, sprinkle on blue embossing powder, heat.

Trim image closely.

Mix fragments, mica and glitters in a separate container and set aside.

Create 6x6 card base from blue cardstock.

Trim background papers as shown and adhere to card base.

Take image and edge with VersaMark™ pad, sprinkle on ice blue embossing enamel, tap off excess.

Sprinkle on essentials mix and heat powder, this will embed the mix into the powder.

Adhere image to card front.

Using glue, adhere additional mix as shown, set aside for glue to dry, tap off loose mix and return to container.

This card might look like it was complicated to create, however, it really wasn't.  It was actually quite easy to put together and I'm so pleased with the final result.

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

Stampendous Blog

Lea Fritts

Pam Hornschu

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll have another post for you tomorrow sharing another wonderful face from Stampendous.  In the meantime, have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Hopping with Canvas Corp

It's the last day of Stampendous and Canvas Corp week-long hop using their canvas shoulder bag.  I sure hope you've enjoyed the inspiration from our Design Team.  Who knew one little bag could look so different?  I really enjoyed creating mine and I hope you like it, too!

In case you missed yesterday's post, here's the back side of my bag:

Here's what I used to create this canvas bag:

Canvas Corp™ Shoulder Bag

Stampendous® Cling Daisy Mix Rubber Stamp Set

Stampendous® Friendship Bouquet (Due to it's popularity, this particular stamp is sold out, however,  Flower Path would make a wonderful alternative!)

Stampendous® Lavender Crushed Glass Glitter

Stampendous® Fuchsia Crushed Glass Glitter

Derwent® Inktense™ Pencils

Faber-Castell® PITT Artist Pen in Black

Archival Ink™ Jet Black Ink Pad

Gem-Tac™ Permanent Glue by Beacon Adhesive

Water Brush

Here's what I did to create this canvas bag:

Stamp flower images onto bag with black ink, use mask (included with stamp set) to cover large daisy and stamp leaves.

Stamp sentiment at bottom.

Draw flower stems with PITT pen.
Color images with pencils, then use water brush to bring out and set color.
Add green pencil around edges and set color with water brush.

Add glue to fuchsia flower petals, cover with fuchsia glitter and shake off excess, repeat process with lavender glitter on lavender flower.

Set aside to dry completely.

Here’s our Official Contest Rules and there are three prize packages up for grabs.  Be sure to read the rules and play along to win!

Cling Bird Blossom Stamps Set

Bird Blossom Die Cut Set

Jumbo Acrylic Perfectly Clear Stamp Handle

Canvas Corp® Canvas Shoulder Bag

Surprise Goodie Bag of Canvas Corp Product

Australian fans can comment for a chance to win a Stampendous Stamp, a Dreamweaver Stencil and a surprise Stampendous goodie.

Here’s a list of my teammates that are playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Pam Bray

Jamie Martin

Wendy Price

Lea Fritts

Tenia Nelson

Canvas Corp Blog

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you've enjoyed our hop with Canvas Corp and have left comments along the way.  You never know, you might just be winner.  Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Pumpkin Cat

This week the Stampendous Design Team is showcasing the many awesome pumpkin images we have for your fall and Halloween crafting enjoyment!  And, man oh man, do we have some awesome stamps and stencils!  Today, I'm sharing a card I created using Pumpkin Cat, one of my favorites!  One of the things I really love about this stamp is how it has it all, the main image, a background and a sentiment all in one image!  How easy is that?!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous®:
R232 Pumpkin Cat
FRG13C Royal Blue Crushed Glass Glitter
MG05 Orange Micro Glitter
MG07 Sunflower Micro Glitter
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Orange Dot & Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Chameleon™ Markers (OR4, Y03, YG3, BL3, BL6, NU1, OL3)

ZipDry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image and color, trim as shown.
Create an A2 card base with a tent fold from blue cardstock.
Trim a piece of orange dot paper for background.
Adhere all layers as shown.
Add glitters, tapping off excess.
Set aside to dry.

Here's a list of my teammates that are posting today:

Stampendous Stamps

Lea Fritts (me)

Janelle Stollfus

Kristine Reynolds

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll have a project to share tomorrow as well for our Spellbinders hop. Be sure to stop by and have a look! Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,
Lea