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

Pretty Pink Paper

Hi there!  I'm back with another post showcasing handmade paper created with the Arnold Grummer Papermill Complete Papermaking Kit.  Today's paper is a baby pink with bits of Shaved Ice and Crystal Micro Glitter.  I actually made this with mostly white paper and just a little bit of pink scrap papers.  The picture does not do it justice!  It's much prettier and pinker in real life!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Arnold Grummer's® Papermill™ Complete Papermaking Kit

Stampendous® Cling Fuchsia Trio Rubber Stamp Set

Stampendous® Fuchsia Trio Cutting Die Set

Stampendous® Crystal Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Shaved Ice

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Paper Scraps

Parakeet Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers

3D Foam Squares™ by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

If you love specialty papers and those beautiful handmade papers with the different fibers and glitters embedded in them, you really should consider getting the Papermill Kit.  It's incredibly easy and a lot of fun!  You won't regret it!

Hugs,

Lea

Let's Get Sticky

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. We sent their team products, and they’re sharing as well.  Here's the card I created using several of their products mixed with our own.  I really love how this sweet card turned out!

Here's what I used to create this card:  

Stampendous Products -

Laurel Burch™ Feline Candle Rubber 
Mixed Media White Paper
Gold Micro Glitter
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Scrapbook Adhesives Products -

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives™
Creative Photo Corners by Scrapbook Adhesives™
3D Foam Holiday Embellishment Kit by Scrapbook Adhesives™
E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Other Products -

Memento® Tuxedo Black Dual Marker by Tsukineko®
Spectrum Noir™ Sparkle Crystal Clear Pen
Spectrum Noir™ Metallic™ in Pink Quartz & Gold Plate
Distress Oxide™ Ink Pads in Faded Jeans, Broken China and Wilted Violet
Purple Cardstock by Bazzill Basics®
Copic® Markers

We’re sharing all week, and, of course, there will be 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. And visit our designers later this week 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 –

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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

Lea Fritts (me)

Jamie Martin

Hugs and have fun!
Lea

Gift Wrapping

Welcome to the last day of Pink Your Christmas with Stampendous as we celebrate the adorable holiday stamps from Pink Your Life designer, Nicoletta Zanella. These sweet stamps are the perfect way to celebrate a cozy Whisper Friends Christmas!  So, put on the kettle, relax, and enjoy the inspiration!  My card today features the adorable Whisper Friends Gift Wrapping rubber stamp.  As you can see, I separated the two parts of the image to suit my card.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products -

PLP14 Pink Your Life WF Gift Wrapping Rubber Stamp

MG01 Crystal Micro Glitter

MG04 Pink Micro Glitter

FRL02 Twinkle Glitter

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

SSH46 Large Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products -

Island Mist Vintage Double Dot Cardstock by BoBunny®

Wasabi Vintage Double Dot Cardstock by BoBunny®

Firecracker Cardstock by My Colors®

Gesso by DecoArt®

E-Z Runner® Adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic® Markers (BG0000, BG01, BG13, BG15, BG18, E23, E25, E27, E50, E51, E53, R27, R46, R59, RV55, RV63, RV66, YG03, YG13, YG17, C1)

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image with black ink on white paper 
2. Cut images out and set aside
3. Trim red cardstock in a 5.5” square with a tent fold
4. Trim blue dot paper as shown
5. Trim green dot paper into 3 long triangles for trees
6. Paint gesso across bottom of blue dot paper as snow
7. Adhere background to card front
8. Adhere trees to background and apply glitter to trees
9. Adhere stamped images as shown
10. Adhere crystal glitter to wings
11. Adhere Twinkle Glitter as shown

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you go here, you can find out about the fun prizes Stampendous is offering this week.  Also, you'll find the links to everyone's projects from the week.  If you missed something, it's easy to go back and check it out now.  I appreciate each and every comment so I hope you'll leave me a little love!  Have a wonderful weekend and, to my fellow Vets, Happy Veteran's Day!  I salute you and thank you for your service.  Give me a little shout out and let me know what branch you served in, I spent 9 years in the Army!

Blessings!

Lea

Foam Fun

Stampendous is collaborating with Scrapbook Adhesives this week, one of my favorite brands of adhesives.  Most crafters know them for their E-Z Runner adhesives and their 3D Foam Squares, but, did you know they also make fun shapes from foam?  For my card today, I've used their 3D Foam Snowflakes.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Snowflakes

Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Squares

Scrapbook Adhesives™ E-Z Runner®

Stampendous® Winter White Rubber Stamps and Dies

Stampendous® Silver Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Core'dinations® Powder Blue Cardstock

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Delicata™ Shimmery Silver Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

May Arts Ribbon®

These snowflakes are so much fun to use.  You can stick all sorts of fun things to the foam, glitters, powders, flocks, beads, all sorts of fun stuff!  They're super sticky, so, no worries about product falling off.   I do hope you'll get some and give them a try.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll see you again tomorrow with more wintery wonderfulness.  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Angel Blessing

Today is the last day of a week-long celebration of Trees at Stampendous.  It doesn't matter what holiday or season, if it has a tree, we're celebrating!  Personally, I have a thing for trees and a thing for angels.  This love of both made Angel Blessing the perfect stamp for today's post.  I love the vintage feel of this image.  So sweet!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous product -

R298 Angel Blessing Rubber Stamp

MG01 Crystal Micro Glitter

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

SSH46 Large Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other product - 

Caribbean Sea Cardstock by My Colors®

Firecracker Cardstock by My Colors®

E-Z Runner® Adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic® Markers (BG13, BG15, BG18, G94, G99, R14, R20, R27, R29, E50, E51, E53, E23, E27, E29, E44, E47, E71, E74, B0000, BV000, Y26)

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
4. Trim teal cardstock to an A2 size with a tent fold
5. Trim a mat for image from red cardstock
6. Adhere all layers as shown
7. Using glue, adhere glitter where desired

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look!  I hope to see you again real soon.  

Hugs,

Lea

Bubbling Trouble

Nothing says spooky like some Stampendous® Bubbling Trouble!  I love this witch and her cat as they dance around the bubbling cauldron.  I can just hear her chanting, "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble."

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous:

W188 Bubbling Trouble Rubber Stamp

SSC1264 Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set

MG01 Crystal Micro Glitter

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

SSH46 Large Handle

SSH38 Small Rectangle Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other products:

Sweet Potato Cardstock by My Colors®

E-Z Runner® Adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic® Markers (B95, B97, B99, G29, Y02, Y17, YR07, YG01, R14)

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
4. Stamp sentiment with black ink on white paper
5. Trim sentiment closely
6. Trim orange cardstock in a vertical A2 size with a tent fold
7. Trim a mat for sentiment in orange cardstock
8. Adhere layers as shown
9. Using glue, adhere glitter on bubbles

Thanks bunches for stopping by!  I hope you've enjoyed getting "Boo-ed" by us!  I'll see you next week with more Stampendous inspiration.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Lea

Froggy Spells

Nothing quite says Halloween like a wizardly frog casting a little magic spell!  LOL!  This Stampendous® Froggy Spells stamp is toad-ally adorable, wouldn't you agree!?  I fell in love with him the first time I saw him!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Products 

V335 Froggy Spells Rubber Stamp

SSC1264 Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set

SSC1263 Spider Fear Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set

FRL02 Twinkle Glitter

MG03 Silver Micro Glitter

FRC20 Hot Lime Color Fragments

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

SSH46 Large Handle

SSH38 Small Rectangle Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products

Concord Jam Cardstock by My Colors®

Sweet Potato Cardstock by My Colors®

Delicata™ Silvery Shimmer Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

E-Z Runner® Adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic® Markers (C1, V04, V06, Y18, YR12, YR21, YR23, YR65, YG11, YG13, YG17)

Spectrum Noir™ Marker (EB2)

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image and sentiment with black ink on white paper
2. Color image with markers
3. Trim image and sentiment closely
4. Trim purple cardstock in a vertical A2 size with a tent fold
5. Stamp spider web in silver ink on purple card front
6. Trim a mat for image and sentiment from orange cardstock
7. Adhere layers as shown
8. Using glue, adhere glitter and fragments where desired

Thanks bunches for stopping by to have a look!  I'll have another fun Halloween card posted on Friday so be sure to come back by then.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Seeing Dots

One of the great perks of being part of the Stampendous® Design Team is all the wonderful companies Stampendous® partners with in the craft industry.  One of my new favorites is BoBunny®.  Their papers are perfection!  Beautiful designs in a delicious array of colors makes it so easy to create pretty cards.  The weight of the paper is just right, too.  I like a cardstock with some substance, not so flimsy that I have to worry about it tearing while I'm creating.  Have you ever tried to distress the edges of paper and it's so thin it just rips and tears?  You won't have to worry about that happening with BoBunny®!

One of my favorite collections by BoBunny® paper is the Double Dots.  In particular, I love the Vintage Dots papers.  They have a built-in distressed style that I'm in love with!  Little hints of gold in the dots and flecks of rust add to the aged look.  And, the texture!  Oh, the texture!  It's a feast for the eyes!  One side is dots and the other side is a beautiful flourish design, both are yummy with little visual scratches and splatters!  

So, on to my card!  This is a fun Stampendous® House-Mouse® Designs stamp named Leaf Sledding.  These little critters are dear to my heart and it seems like they're always doing something that makes me smile!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products -

HMP79 House-Mouse® Designs Leaf Sledding Rubber Stamp

SSC1267 Poinsettia Wishes Perfectly™ Clear Stamp Set

MG01 Crystal Micro Glitter

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

SSH46 Large Handle

SSH38 Small Rectangle Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

STF082 VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad®

Additional Products -

Wasabi Vintage Double Dot Cardstock by BoBunny®

Firecracker Cardstock by My Colors®

E-Z Runner® Adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

May Arts Ribbon®

Spectrum Noir™ Markers (LG3, LG4, LG5, DR1, DR3, DR5, TN3, TN4, TN5)

Copic® Markers (YR21, YR23, YR24, YG95, YG97, YG99, BG0000, C1, C5)

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
4. Stamp sentiment with black ink on white paper
5. Trim sentiment closely
6. Trim red cardstock in a horizontal A2 size with a tent fold
7. Trim dot cardstock as shown
8. Trim a mat for image and sentiment from red cardstock
9. Adhere ribbon to corner of image as shown and adhere to mat
10. Adhere sentiment to mat and set aside
11. Adhere layers as shown
12. Using glue, adhere glitter where desired
13. Adhere sentiment as shown to card front with foam squares

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll have another post on Friday, so, until then, have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Happy, Happy Birthday, Laura!

Today is a special day!  Today is Laura's birthday!  "Laura who?" you might ask.  Well, allow me to tell you!  Laura is our friend as well as the fearless leader of the Stampendous Design Team, she's lovingly referred to as our Fairy Stampmother and, bless her heart, she has to herd the lot of us creatives!  She wears many other hats at Stampendous, but, for me, she wears a crown.  

Happy Birthday, Laura!!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Daisy Field Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Crystal Micro Glitter

Archival Ink in Jet Black by Ranger®

Derwent® Inktense™ Pencils

Strathmore® Mixed Media Paper

Ruby Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Here's a list of my team mates that are hopping with us:

Kristine
Jamie
Pam
Wendy
Janelle
Tenia
Dee
Mark
Lea - here

Laura, I hope you have a wonderfully happy birthday with many more!  Love you bunches!

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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