Loving Laurel Burch

Happy Friday!  Are you ready to get your craft on for the weekend?  If you are, then have you checked out the new line of Laurel Burch stamps Stampendous is carrying?  You're going to love them!  I've always loved her bright, happy works of art and now I have the pleasure of creating my own with her images.  For my card today, I've used Laurel Burch Cling Indigo Cats Stamp Set, my favorite!

Different angles to show the gold!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Laurel Burch Cling Indigo Cats Stamp Set

Stampendous® Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VersaMarker™ Watermark Pen by Tsukineko®

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Gelly Roll White Gel Pen by Sakura®

Memories™ Mists in Strawberry Daiquiri, Stormy Water and Plum Sake

Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives®

For more inspiration, here's a little list of who's posting today:

Stampendous Blog

Lea Fritts (me)

Alison Heikkila

Janelle Stollfus

I thoroughly enjoyed coloring these adorable cats and I'm sure you will, too!  Thanks so much for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon!  In the meantime, have a blessed day and a wonderful weekend.  Don't forget to get inky!  

Hugs,

Lea

Elegant Elephant

Today’s the last day of the Stampendous blog hop showcasing our stamps designed by Nathalie Kalbach, mixed media artist extraordinaire.  For the January release this year, Nat designed 3 new and innovative mixed media sets that include a 2-sided foam stamp, a cling rubber stamp and a coordinating stencil, all of which create great options for the paper crafter and mixed media artist.  

For today’s project, I’ve used Elephant.  My daughter, Erin, loves elephants and this project is for her.  I’m going to have it framed so she can hang it in her bedroom.

Here’s what I’ve used for this project:

Stampendous® Elephant Foam Stamp, Cling Rubber and Stencil Set by Nathalie Kalbach

Stampendous® Cling Mish Mesh Stamp Set by Nathalie Kalbach

Stampendous® Cling Wired Stamp Set by Nathalie Kalbach (Retired)

Stampendous® Elegant Borders Perfectly Clear™Stamps

Stampendous® Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Small Damask Stencil

Delicata™ Gold Glitz Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

VersaMark™ Watermark Stamp Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Memento™ Tangelo Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Memento™ Love Letter Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

VersaMarker™ Watermark Pen by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Memories Mist™ in Fruit Punch, Mango Lemonade, Pink Lemonade, Cherry Smoothie and  Bright Gold

Strathmore® Mixed Media Paper

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here’s what I did for this project:

Trim mixed media paper to 8” x 8”.

Spritz paper with fruit punch, pink lemonade, mango lemonade and cherry smoothie mists.

Using stencil from Elephant set, spritz with bright gold mist, move and repeat as desired.

Using damask stencil, sponge on Golden Glitz ink in random areas.

Ink stamp from Mish Mesh set with Love Letter ink and stamp randomly.

Ink stamp from Wired set (retired) with Tangelo ink and stamp randomly.

Using VersaMark ink pad, stamp border, add embossing powder and heat.

On a separate piece of mixed media paper, stamp elephant, add embossing powder and heat.

Using VersaMarker pen, add ink inside embossed elephant, add embossing powder and heat.

Cut out elephant and adhere to inked and stamped piece.

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

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Janelle Stollfus

Michelle Rydell

Marsha Valk

Gwen Lafleur

Cheiron Brandon

Lea Fritts (me!)

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Price

Nathalie Kalbach Blog

One of the things I love about embossing the elephant twice, you get the great texture from the design but you have full coverage with the gold embossing powder.  I think this is going to look amazing framed!

We are mixing it up for three commenters during the hop. Each prize package includes all three of Nathalie Kalbach’s Foam, Cling Rubber and Stencil Stamp sets. But WAIT! This is open to everyone!  Comment on each blog post at Stampendous and that of each designer’s post on the hop this week. We’ll announce winners on Monday May 2nd.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll be posting this weekend if you want to come back by and check it out.  See you soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Duo Designs

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, you've seen the fabulous Stampendous Metal Stencil Duo Sets and our new Fitted Frames Die Sets, what you don't see are the wonderful Tombow products holding it all together!

For today, I've created two cards at one time with a fun Batik look using the Blossom Metal Stencil Due Set.  One card uses the positive of the stencils and the other card uses the spray-inked negative side of the stencils.  Here's the positive:

And a close-up that shows the sparkle:

Here's the negative side that utilizes the ink spray residue on the stencils by flipping the stencil and rubbing the ink onto a blank card front:

And, another close-up:

Here's what I used to create both cards:

Stampendous® Blossom Metal Stencil Duo Set

Stampendous® You Are Amazing Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Celebrate Late Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Stampendous® Fitted Frames Die Set A

Stampendous® Fitted Frames Die Set B

Tombow® 3D Foam Tabs

Tombow® Permanent MONO Adhesive 

Memories Mists™ in Mango Lemonade, Iridescent, Cherry Smoothie, Fruit Punch and Bright Gold

Jet Black Archival Ink™ Pad by Ranger®
African Daisy Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Roselle Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Watermelon 1.5" Sheer Ribbon by May Arts Ribbon®
Fuchsia 1/2" Solid Wrinkled Ribbon by May Arts Ribbon®

Here's what I did to create both cards:

Trim two pieces of white paper to fit as card fronts.
Lay down butterfly stencil while blocking off excess white space and spritz with yellow mist.
Pick up stencil and place on other card front and gently press down on stencil.
Repeat the same process once more with the yellow mist and butterfly stencil and then twice with the pink mist and flower stencil.
Spritz Iridescent mist on both card fronts (I used a heavier application on the "Amazing" card).
Splatter some of the Fruit Punch mist and then some of the Bright Gold mist onto each card front.
Stamp both sentiments onto a piece of white paper.
Tape dies over each sentiment and corresponding cardstock colors and run through a die cutting machine.
Spritz die cut sentiments with mists.
Trim cardstocks to create each in an A2 tent fold card base.
Using a small amount of Mono Adhesive on the back of each card front, attach ribbons.
Using additional Mono Adhesive, attach card fronts to bases and sentiments to their mats.
Using 3D Foam Tabs, attach sentiments to cards.

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

Stampendous Blog

Janelle Stollfus

Wendy Price

Beth Watson

Pam Bray

Kristine Reynolds

Tombow USA Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll have another post for your viewing pleasure on Sunday so be sure to come back by.  Until then, have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Lea

Glorious Leaves

Hey there!  It's Stampendous Dreamweaver Thursday and this week, we're celebrating fall in all of her majestic glory!  I'm a huge nature lover and fall is one of my favorite times of the year.  If I could have spring and fall, I would be a happy girl.  I could easily skip winter and summer altogether!  I'm blessed to live in an area that's close to the mountains and there's nothing prettier than a mountain ablaze with fall foliage.  It's a wonderful sight to behold.  This is Pilot Mountain, it's about 20 minutes from my house.  Not too shabby!  Think Andy Griffith show and references to Mount Pilot, yep, that's the one!

So, with so much inspirational beauty close by, it's easy to "fall" in love with my favorite season.  Here's my card for today, and, yes, I've very thankful!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Jumbo Cling Rubber Leaves 

Stampendous® Leaves Die Set

Stampendous® Seaside Chair Perfectly Clear™ Stamps (sentiment)

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Oak Leaf Stencil
Stampendous® Dreamweaver Maple Leaf Large Stencil
Stampendous® Dreamweaver Maple Leaf Stencil
Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper
Memento™ Dew Drop in Dandelion by Tsukineko®
Memento™ Dew Drop in Cantaloupe by Tsukineko®
Memento™ Dew Drop in Tangelo by Tsukineko®
Memento™ Dew Drop in Love Letter by Tsukineko®
Memento™ Dew Drop in Rhubarb Stalk by Tsukineko®
Memento™ Dew Drop in Peanut Brittle by Tsukineko®
Memento™ Dew Drop in Potter's Clay by Tsukineko®
Memento™ Ink Pad in Desert Sand by Tsukineko®
Sponge Daubers™ by Tsukineko®
Stipple Brush™ by Tsukineko®

Memories™ Mists in Bright Gold
African Daisy Yellow Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Yellow Sheer Wired Pinstripe Ribbon by May Arts Ribbon®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives
Scrapbook Adhesives™ 3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L

Here's what I did to create this card:

Using a sheet of mixed media paper, tape stencils down, one at a time, and add ink using sponge daubers and various ink colors (repeat this in a random pattern)
Using a stipple brush, brush Desert Sand ink over the white areas
Trim stenciled paper to 4" x 5.25"
Open mist bottle and, using sprayer end, drip ink onto stenciled design
Trim yellow cardstock to 4.25" x 11" and fold in half creating a tent fold for card base
Cut a piece of ribbon to fit the width of the stenciled background piece
Adhere ribbon to paper as shown
Adhere stenciled paper to card base
Stamp leaf image, color with inks and die cut
Attach leave to card with 3D foam squares
Stipple Desert Sand ink onto scrap of paper, stamp sentiment, add drips of gold mist and notch ends
Attach sentiment to card with 3D foam squares

Here's the list of my teammates that have more inspiration for your viewing pleasure:

Stampendous Blog

Laura Drahozal (DW)

Louise Healy (DW)

Pam Hornschu (DW)

Lyn Bernatovich (DW)

Lea Fritts (DW)

Kristine Reynolds (DW)

Pam Bray

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll see you again tomorrow with more fall inspiration!

Hugs,

Lea

Dreamweaver Fiesta

Hello again!  It's Stampendous Dreamweaver Thursday and I'm having a Fiesta, my own version of a party on a card!  I wasn't sure I was going to make it to this party as I've been under the weather, however, I rallied at the last minute last night and finished this one out.  Thank goodness for good medicine and that's a reason to party.  As if I needed a reason!

So, we're having fun this week getting messy with our cards.  This is one of my favorite things to do, the messier, the better, but, only if it's pretty!  LOL!  Nathalie Kalbach has designed some amazing stamps for Stampendous that let you get very messy but in the best way!

Close-up of all the cool drips, drops and spots!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencil LJ806 Hexagons

Stampendous® NK Studio Fiesta Stamp Set

Stampendous® Vintage Note Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Stampendous® Detail Gold Metallic Embossing Powder

VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VersaMarker Watermark Pen by Tsukineko®

Delicata™ Golden Glitz Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Glue Dots® in Craft and Mini

Metallic F/X™ in Amber Glow

Memories Mists™ in Bright Gold, Orange Juice, Cherry Smoothie and Plum Sake

May Arts Ribbon®

Arroyo Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Trim a piece of mixed media paper for your card front and spritz the entire thing with gold mist

Tape stencil over paper and spritz additional colors over the gold, remove stencil

Stamp Vintage Note in gold ink randomly over paper

Drip ink from Plum Sake and Cherry Smoothie onto paper

Using VersaMarker™, add ink in splotches, cover with gold embossing powder and heat

Using VersaMark™ pad, ink up Fiesta stamp and stamp onto scrap of white paper, add gold ep, heat 

Trim around embossed image and spritz with Cherry Smoothie and Orange Juice mists, wipe excess off of embossed areas

Trim a piece of ribbon to place across card front, attach to paper securing ends behind paper

Create an A2 card base with a tent fold

Adhere card front to card base

Using foam squares, attach Fiesta image to card

Add glue dots randomly on card front and burnish on Metallic F/X with your finger

Here's a list of my teammates that are posting today for your viewing pleasure:

Stampendous Stamps

Lea Fritts (DW)

Louise Healy (DW)

Alison Heikkila (DW)

Pam Bray (DW)

Pam Hornschu

Laura Drahozal (DW)

Comment on our blog and that of each designer's blog posting this week for our Getting Messy theme. Be sure to mention where you live when you comment. One lucky commenter from the US will win a prize package! For our US commenters see Official Rules.

A prize package includes:

• Cling Fiesta Stamps Set

• Jumbo Acrylic Stamp Handle

• Cling Marks Stamps Set

Australian fans, one lucky commenter will win a great prize package from our Australian Distributor The Stencil Specialist. Let us know where you live when you comment.

We said three prize packages, right? Our UK Distributor, Woodware Craft, is joining in and will also give away one prize package! How cool is that!?

So, don't forget to leave me some love if you wish to be entered for a prize package.  I'll see you again tomorrow with more messy fun!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, 

Lea

Dreamweaver Spookiness

We're having a hauntingly good time on the Stampendous Design Team this week!  Dreamweaver Thursday is no exception!  I've created a card for today with the coolest creepiest critter made with a Dreamweaver Stencil, a spider!  I actually kinda creeped myself out with this one as I'm horribly afraid of spiders.  Yikes!

And, here's a close-up so you can see how sparkly the spider web is:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Halloween Haunts Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Stampendous® Detail Silver Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Spider Stencil

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Spider Web Stencil

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Metallic Silver Embossing Paste

VersaMarker™ Watermark Ink Pen by Tsukineko®

Memories™ Mists Iridescent Spray

Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Doodlebug Design Inc.™ Haunted Manor 6x6 Paper Pad

3D Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Trim a piece of black cardstock, lay stencil over top and spritz with mist, allow to dry

Paste emboss spider over web with silver paste, set aside to dry

Trim a piece of patterned paper to fit behind stenciled piece

Create an A2 card base with a tent fold from black cardstock

Ink stamps with VersaMarker pen and stamp onto black scrap of paper

Add embossing powder and heat

Create a mat for sentiment from patterned paper

Put all layers together as shown

Using foam squares, attach matted sentiment to card front

I really like the dramatic black and silver/gray color scheme of this card.  I think it's perfect for a Halloween card.  Here's a list of my teammates playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Lyn Bernatovich

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Fritts

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Laura Drahozal

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu

Alison Heikkila

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you're enjoying our hauntingly good fun this week.  I'll have another card for your spooking pleasure tomorrow!  Have a great day!

Hugs,

Lea

Got Paste?

If you've got it, spread it!!  Those of us on the Stampendous Design Team have been sharing pasted projects all week with our fantastic Dreamweaver Stencils Embossing Paste.  Most of you use your paste with stencils but did you know you don't have to?  You can spread it directly onto your paper for some great texture like I did on my card today.  I've got a mini tutorial showing you almost each step I took, the final steps were pretty obvious.  Truth be known, I went to a ballgame and when I came home to finish my project, I forgot to take pictures!  Oops!  So here goes:

Ready to spread the paste!

Paste is all spread!

Spray stamp with water and stamp into paste!

Spritz with Memories Mists™while paste is wet!

Card base trimmed and scored, ready to go!

Image stamped onto clear transparency film with VersaMark™ and heat embossed with powders!

The finished project!!

A close up of the heat embossed image and the great texture in the paste!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Dreamweaver Stencils Original Embossing Paste

Stampendous Andy Skinner Cling Steampunk Stamp Set

Stampendous Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Stampendous Detail Copper Embossing Powder

VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad

Memories Mists™ in Mango Lemonade, Pink Lemonade, Orange Juice, Fruit Punch and Copper Shimmer

Mat Board

Passionate Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper

Clear Transparency Film

May Arts Ribbon - Watermelon 1" Sheer Ribbon

Glue Dots Small Dots

Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Usually I would post the steps I've taken to complete this project, however, since I've provided pictures, I think you can see for yourself how it was done.  The main thing to remember when stamping into the wet paste is to spritz your stamp with water first.  This prevents your stamp from sticking to the paste.  You really don't want perfectly smooth paste either, a rough texture adds more interest!  To finish it off, trim your heat embossed image, add glue dots behind the image and adhere to pasted card front piece.  Tie your bow and attach to card front.  Adhere card front to card base.  It's such a simple card but you do need to allow for drying time so don't expect to complete it quickly.  

Here's a complete list of my teammates that have more pasted projects to share for your inspiration:

Stampendous Blog

Alison Heikkila

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Bray

Lyn Bernatovich

Lea Kimmel Fritts

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Price

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you've enjoyed my mini tutorial and that it has inspired you to try something new and fun with embossing paste.  Have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you again next week with more fun projects designed to inspire you!

Hugs,

Lea

Let's Get Paste-y!

Hello there!  It's Dreamweaver Thursday at Stampendous, thanks for stopping by to check it out!  We've been spreading the paste at Stampendous this week!  We love our Dreamweaver Stencils Embossing Paste and my favorite is the Metallic Silver that I've used today.  Here's my card:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Penned Friend Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencil LL437 Peacock Feather

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Metallic Silver Embossing Paste

Stampendous® Detail Silver Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memories Mists® in Sparkling Silver, Blueberry Shake, Lavender Tea, Blue Martini,  and WheatGrass

VersaMark™ Watermark Stamp Pad by Tsukineko®

Delicata™ Silvery Shimmer by Tsukineko®

Periwinkle Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Purple Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

ZipDry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

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

Here's what I did to create this card:

Trim a piece of mixed media white paper to fit stencil
Using mists, spritz and drip the colors desired onto paper, allow to dry
Tape down stencil onto spritzed paper and paste emboss with silver paste, set aside to dry
Create an A2 card base with a tent fold from purple cardstock
Trim a piece of periwinkle paper and spritz and drip with sprays
Trim a small piece of purple cardstock for sentiment
Ink stamp with VersaMark™ pad and stamp onto purple cardstock, add embossing powder and heat
Trim a piece of purple cardstock to mat stenciled piece
Once paste has dried, edge stenciled piece and sentiment with silver ink
Adhere layers as shown
Drip additional silver spray onto card

Here are my teammates that are posting today for Dreamweaver Thursday:

Stampendous Blog

Alison Heikkila

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Pam Hornschu

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel Fritts

Laura Drahozal

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll have another post for you tomorrow using paste in a slightly different way!  I hope you'll stop by and check it out.  Until then, I hope you have an awesome day.

Hugs,

Lea