I Made Paper!

I made paper, and I liked it!  This was seriously fun to do and so easy, you wouldn't believe it!  It's a great way to use your scraps, too.  I made this green paper and didn't use any green to make it.  I used scraps of yellow, turquoise and white and it became this lovely shade of green.  I added in some glitters and ended up with a gorgeous paper that I love.

Here are a couple of close-ups of the paper.  Isn't it pretty!?

Here's what I used to create this card:

Arnold Grummer's® Papermill™ Complete Papermaking Kit

Stampendous® Sunshine Daisy Cling Rubber Stamp Set

Stampendous® Sunshine Daisy Cutting Dies Set

Stampendous® Greetings Galore Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Stampendous® Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set

Stampendous® Green Crushed Glass Glitter

Stampendous® Gold Medium Halo Glitter

Stampendous® Shaved Ice

Paper Scraps

Tropical Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers

Yellow Twine from May Arts Ribbon®

3D Foam Squares™ by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

If you've never made paper before and you'd like to give it a try, get yourself one of these kits, you won't regret it!  Have fun!

Hugs,

Leadonna

Life Is Sweet

It's already February, however, this is my first blog post of the year, and, it's an awesome one!  If you've missed my posts, it's because I've had a wrist surgery that has had me sidelined.  I'm happy to report I'm on the mend and getting my cast off in three days!  I've missed you all!

For today's post, Stampendous® is participating in the House-Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.  Be sure to leave a comment, because, through Stampendous®, I'm giving away a stamp picked from the comments from today's post.  How would you like to have your very own Stampendous® House-Mouse Designs® Cotton Ball Rubber Stamp, or, perhaps you would like to have Popcorn Birthday?  I'll let you choose the Stampendous® House-Mouse Designs® stamp of your choice from the January 2019 catalog.  It doesn't get much better than that!

Here's what I used to create this card: 

Stampendous products -

HMV38 House-Mouse Designs® Cotton Ball Rubber Stamp

SSC1298 Sweet Treats Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

STF082 VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH38 Small Rectangle Handle

Other products -

Copic® Markers - E31, E33, E35, E37, E50, E51, E53, R20, C0

May Arts Ribbon®

Patterned Paper by Recollections®

Pink Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image on white paper with black ink
2. Color image, stamp sentiment beneath colored image and trim as shown
3. Create an A2 card base from pink cardstock
4. Create a mat approximately 1/4” larger than the image from pink cardstock and adhere the two
5. Trim patterned papers as shown
6. Trim a piece of ribbon to fit across the front of the card
7. Adhere all the layers as shown

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Don't forget to comment to be eligible to win.  I'll do a random drawing from the comments I receive.  See you again real soon!

Hugs, 

Lea

Halloween Day 26

Welcome to Day 26 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 one of the new Halloween stamp sets, Bring To Life Perfectly Clear Stamps. This is such an adorable stamp set.  Cute stamps and fun sentiments, just right for all of your Halloween cards, treat bags and anything else you can come up with!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

SSC1285 Bring To Life Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

SSH38 Small Handle

Other Products:

General's® Pastel Chalk™ Pencils - White, Lavender, Dk. Grey, and Scarlet Red

Black Cardstock

love Nicole™ trick or treat paper pad

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Iced Spruce Distress® Oxide Ink Pad by Ranger®

May Arts Ribbon®

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 bunches for stopping by!  I'l see you again in a couple of days with more ghoulish goodness!

Hugs,

Lea

Halloween Day 9

Welcome to Day 9 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 SSC1286 Skeleton Humor Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set.   This is such a cute stamp set.  Even though I didn't use them, it comes with some great accessories.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

SSC1286 Skeleton Humor Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH34 Medium Handle

SSH38 Small Rectangle Handle

Other Products:

Black Cardstock

love Nicole™ trick or treat paper pad

love Nicole™ dark shadows paper pad

May Arts Ribbon®

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Copic® Markers

On Point Glue™ by Imagine

Key Lime Liquid Pearls by Ranger® 

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 appreciate your visit!  I'll see you again in a couple of days!   

Hugs,

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

Stampendous and Scrapbook Adhesives

The Stampendous Design Team is playing with our friends at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L this week! They sent us some of their best products, and we’ve all had fun creating projects with their products mixed with ours.  Here's the project I created using several of their products mixed with our own.  I really love how this fun project turned out!   


   

  

Here's what I used to create this ornament:  

Stampendous Products -

Snowman Accessories Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set 
Mixed Media White Paper
Crystal Micro Glitter
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Scrapbook Adhesives Products -

3D Foam Circles by Scrapbook Adhesives™
3D Foam Holiday Embellishment Kit by Scrapbook Adhesives™
E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Other Products -

Copic® Markers
Crafter's Square® Faux Snow
Crafter's Square® Ornament
May Arts Ribbon
Fishing Line

We’ve been sharing all week, and, of course, there are prizes! We’ve got a great prize package full of product from both of our great companies! Be sure to visit the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog below and comment on their projects and those of their designers. Also, visit our designers  and comment on their blogs. We’d also appreciate your follows on any social media you use! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, we like seeing you everywhere!

YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN ON RAFFLECOPTER HERE –

RAFFLECOPTER

You only need to enter once per day on the Rafflecopter, it is shared between our companies. You must have a U.S. Mailing Address to enter. As always, our Official Rules are HERE.

Now, get ready to hop!

SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L

Hugs and have fun!
Lea

Poinsettia Wishes

Stampendous is celebrating all things Poinsettia this week.  I decided to use my Holiday Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamps Set in conjunction with Poinsettia Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamps Set.  I was headed in a different direction with this card but sometimes they just go the way they need to go.  I'm sure you get what I mean!

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stampendous® Products - 

Holiday Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set
Poinsettia Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set
Mixed Media White Paper
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products -

Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics® Paper
Family Ties Paper Pad by Pebbles™
May Arts Ribbon®
E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives®
Copic® Markers - R22, R24, R27, R29, R59, R85; Y35, Y38; YR14; G94, G99, YG95, E42, E71, E74, E77

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image as shown on white paper and color
2. Trim along edge of stamped design as shown
3. Trim green patterned paper as background and stamp sentiment
4. Adhere image piece to green paper 
5. Tie bow and adhere to layered piece
6. Create card base from red cardstock and adhere all layers

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have you started your holiday cards yet?  It will be here before you know it!  Have a great weekend and I'll see you next week!

Hugs,

Lea

Cherub Sweetness

Stampendous has some super sweet little cherubs in the new catalog.  For my cards today, I've used Bunny Cherub and Cherub Deer.  I love their sweet little faces!  Each one is more darling than the next!

Q239 Bunny Cherub Rubber Stamp

DCR102 Decor Cling Snowflakes Rubber Stamp

DCP1005 Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH34 Medium Handle

SSH66 Square Handle

Blue Cardstock

Lavender Cardstock

Memento™ Sky Blue Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

May Arts Ribbon®

Adhesive Dots by Scrapbook Adhesives™

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Copic Markers - C0, C1C, C5, R11, R20, BV000, BV00, BV02, G00, BG0000, Y35, E33, E35, 37, E39, E50, E51, E53

1. Stamp image with black ink, color and die cut
2. Die cut mat from lavender cardstock
3. Ink snowflake stamp with blue ink and stamp onto blue cardstock
4. Layer image onto mat and again onto base
5. Adhere bow with small glue dots

P322 Cherub Deer Rubber Stamp
DCR102 Decor Cling Snowflakes Rubber Stamp
DCP1006 Fitted Frames B Die Cut Set

FRG10C Shaved Ice

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko® 
SSH66 Square Handle

SSH46 Large Handle

Blue Cardstock

Green Cardstock

Memento™ Sky Blue Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic Markers - G00, G02, G05, G12, Y11, Y13, Y35, YR14, YR15, YR18, YR27, B0000, B000, C0, C1, C5, R20, BV02, E08, E31, E33, E35, E37, E39, E50, E51, E53

1. Stamp image with black ink, color and die cut
2. Die cut mat from green cardstock
3. Ink snowflake stamp with blue ink and stamp onto blue cardstock
4. Layer image onto mat and again onto base
5. Adhere shaved ice with glue

Thanks so much for stopping by today.   Aren't these cherubs just the cutest?  I'll see you again next week.  In the meantime, have a great week!

Hugs,
Lea

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

Moroccan Tile Time

It's time to add a little Stampendous Moroccan Tile spice to the mix!  I love this stamp!  I know, I love them all, but, seriously, this one is so beautiful!  You can use it for a background or make it the star of the show.  It your choice!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® 6CR007 Cling Moroccan Tile Rubber Stamp
Spectrum Aqua® Markers
Canson® Watercolor Paper
May Arts Ribbon®
Core'dinations® Apple Green Cardstock
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Color stamp with markers
2. Spritz stamp with water, lay paper over top and press paper onto stamp
3. Trim around stamped image
4. Trim solid cardstock
5. Tie ribbon and adhere to card front
6. Adhere layers together

I love the soft watercolor look of this image done with this technique!  I've not used this technique in a while and it was fun to do.  Thanks bunches for stopping by and I'll see you again next week with more Stampendous inspiration!  

Hugs,

Lea

April Catalog Sneak Peek

I don't know about you, but, I love a good sneak peek!  I'm nosy and I'll be the first one to admit it.  I'm a Leo so there's a lot to be said for "curiosity killed the cat."  LOL!  Yep!  Anytime a company is offering me a sneak peek at their product, you can bet I'm looking!  One of my favorite things to do with Stampendous® is share my favorite card in the catalog four times a year.  So, without further ado...drumroll, please...ta-da!

I love this card!  I really love the new Stampendous® House-Mouse® Design Coffee Break Rubber Stamp!  My dad was a big-time coffee drinker and today would have been his 80th birthday if he were still here.  If I had a dollar for every cup of coffee he drank, I would be rich!  The style of this coffee cup makes me think of him, too, as he drank coffee from similarly styled cups.  Funny how those little details speak to you in such a personal way.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Products - 

HMR114 House-Mouse® Designs Coffee Break Rubber Stamp

DCR103 DECOR Cling Script Rubber Stamp

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper 

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH46 Large Handle

SSH88 DECOR Handle

Other Products - 

Kraft Cardstock

Green Cardstock by Love Nicole™

Tea Dye Distress Ink by Ranger®

May Arts Ribbon® Twine

Copic® Markers - G12, YG41, YG45, R20, C0, C1, C5, W4, W5, W7, W8, E25, E31, E33, E35, E41, E42, E43, E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59, E89

EZ Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to make this card:

1. Stamp image, color and trim closely
2. Trim green cardstock to 5.25” x 4”
3. Stamp green cardstock with script stamp
4. Trim kraft paper for an A2 card base
5. Adhere main image to green paper and wrap with twine
6. Adhere layered image to card base

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you've enjoyed all the sneak peeks this week.  I know we enjoy creating the cards for your inspiration.  See you next week with more Stampendous goodness!

Hugs,

Lea