Hummingbird Wishes

It's time for a sneak peek into the Stampendous® January 2019 Catalog!  I'm sharing this card I created using the new Stampendous® Laurel Burch™ Hummingbird Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set.  I love, love, LOVE this set!  I just called to me to be colored!  I'm sure you totally understand what I'm talking about.  Do you see that lovely blue-ish/purple-ish background?  That was created with Distress Oxide inks.  The rest is colored with Copics.  Pretty darn yummy, huh!?

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products -

Stampendous® Laurel Burch™ Hummingbird Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products - 

Delicata™ Golden Glitz Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Spectrum Noir™ Metallic™ Gold Plate Marker

Faded Jeans Distress Oxide Ink Pad by Ranger®

Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink Pad by Ranger®

Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink Pad by Ranger®

Copic® Markers

Lime Pop Cardstock by My Colors®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives®

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you love this card as much as I do and I know you're going to love the Stampendous January 2019 Catalog!  Woohoo!  It's almost here!  By the way, isn't this card perfect for Winter Solstice with the sentiment to "Drink Moonlight?"

Hugs,

Lea

Over the River...

...and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go in our adorable Stampendous CURIO Woody!  Is this not the cutest Woody you've seen in a while?  I love these old-fashioned station wagons and I had to color this one green like the station wagon I grew up with.  There was nothing better than riding in that back rear-facing seat and waving at the people behind us!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products - 

CUR18 CURIO Woody

SSC1290 Merry Words Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

STF082 VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products - 

Spanish Moss Cardstock by My Colors®

Red Cardstock

Copic® Markers - R24, R29, V15, V17, YG13, YG17, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, G29, G40, G85, G94, G99, Y13, E31, E33, E35, E41, E42, E43, E71, E74, C0, C1, C5, T8, W8

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image on white paper, color and trim as shown
2. Poke a hole on each side of the tree, thread twine through and tie a bow
3. Trim a mat for the stamped image from red cardstock 
4. Trim an A2 card base from green cardstock and adhere all layers
5. Stamp sentiment as shown

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you like my simple little card and I hope it brings back some special memories and puts a smile on your face.  Have a wonderful weekend and a joyous holiday ahead!

Much love and blessings,

Lea

Merry Christmas

Or, in this case, Merry Chris-mouse!  The Stampendous® House-Mouse® Designs Merry Mice Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set is totally adorable!  You get 5 super cute mice doing the sweetest things along with some super sweet sentiments.  You can't really beat that!  Here's my card:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous House-Mouse Designs Merry Mice Perfectly Clear Stamps

Stampendous Mixed Media White Paper

Memento Tuxedo Black Future Black 

My Mind's Eye Patterned Paper

Green Cardstock by My Colors 

Copic Markers

Primacolor Pencils

Scrapbook Adhesives

I do hope you like my sweet little card with the sweet little angel mouse.  I must confess, I'm in love with this little one.  Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'll see you again next week with more Stampendous goodness.

Hugs,

Lea

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

Christmas Greetings

Stampendous has so many wonderful Christmas greetings this year and the one I've used today just happens to be my favorite!  This is from the awesome Holiday Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamps Set and each greeting is perfect for the season.  I really love this set for my Christmas cards and I'm sure it will be a favorite staple for years to come!

And, how about this cute Brown Bear!?  He is just so cute!  He's one of the new CURIO stamps that doubles as a cute little desktop reminder to smile while you're making your cards.  What a sweet way to keep your stress level down!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products -

CUR22 CURIO Brown Bear

SSC1291 Holiday Wishes 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 -

Parrot Cardstock by My Colors®

Red Cardstock

Prismacolor® Pencils in Sepia and Burnt Ochre

Copic® Markers - E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, R24, R27, R29, R89, C0, C1

Adhesive Dots by Scrapbook Adhesives™

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp the bear image, color and trim to desired size
2. Stamp sentiment two times and color both hearts
3. Trim one heart out and set aside
4. Split the sentiment, as shown, into two different sections
5. Trim mats from green cardstock for all three stamped pieces
6. Trim an A2 card base from red cardstock and adhere all layers as shown
7. Adhere red heart in lower right corner of image as shown

Thanks so much for stopping by!  As always, I appreciate your company and I love your comments.  It's always fun to get your feedback and hear what you think of my little creations.  I'll see you again next week with more Stampendous goodness.  We're doing a blog hop with Scrapbook Adhesives so be sure and check back on the Stampendous blog each day to see who's posting that day.  See you soon!

Hugs!

Lea

Falling for House-Mouse

Labor Day has come and gone, the days are getting shorter, the nights cooler and summer will soon be a memory.  Fall is a lovely season here in North Carolina.  The leaves changing in the mountains are gorgeous and I never tire of their beauty.  I love this time of year!

Stampendous loves this time of year, too!  We have some amazing fall stamps and stencils.  Of course, the House-Mouse Designs are some of my personal favorites.  I'm in love with this adorable stamp, Acorn Cap Rubber Stamp.  These mice are just the cutest little critters!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® House-Mouse® Designs Acorn Cap Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Jumbo Cling Leaves Rubber Stamp Set

Stampendous® Cling Crackle Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Frayed Burlap Distress™ Ink Pad by Ranger®

Mandarin Cardstock by My Colors®

Copic® Markers

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

On Point Glue™ by Imagine®

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!  I'll see you next week with more Stampendous inspiration.  Until then, enjoy the last little bits of summer and the beginnings of fall!

Hugs,

Lea

Witch Selfie

Stampendous is known for their spooktakular Halloween stamps and Witch Selfie has taken it to a whole new level of humor that today's stampers, young and old, can appreciate!  What stamper hasn't taken a selfie?  Isn't she just the cutest?

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

M339 Witch Selfie Rubber Stamp

SSC1264 Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

SSC1263 Spider Fear Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

DP111 Detail Black Opaque Embossing Powder

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

STF082 VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VM001 VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH46 Large Handle

SSH38 Small Rectangle Handle

Other Products:

Delicata™ Silvery Shimmer Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Lime Pop Cardstock by My Colors®

Black Cardstock 

Copic® Markers YG13, Y06

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Using VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad, stamp witch image, sprinkle on black ep and heat
2. Trim image as shown
3. Create a mat from green cardstock for image
4. Trim a piece of black cardstock and stamp spiderwebs randomly all over in silver ink
5. On a scrap of white cardstock, stamp sentiment and color the word “Spook” with green
6. Create a green mat for the sentiment and a green card base from the same paper
7. Layer all pieces
8. Add a little green marker on the eyes and a little yellow for flash on phone

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you like our little Witch Selfie Rubber Stamp!  I think she's adorable!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs!

Lea

Skeleton Humor

Make no bones about, these two are bone-ified funny!  Stampendous has created a gem with the new Skeleton Humor Perfectly Clear Stamps Set.  The two skeletons are actually pretty charming and the accessories are just to die for!  This is such a fun set, you're going to love it!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products -

SSC1286 Skeleton Humor Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

DCP1005 Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

STF082 VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products -

Prismacolor® Pencils

Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits

Parrot Cardstock by My Colors®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp skeletons on white paper, stamp a second time on scrap paper and fussy-cut for masking

Using temporary adhesive on masking skeletons, place them over stamped skeletons and stamp additional images

Color with pencils and blend with gamsol

Create an A2 card base from green cardstock and adhere image

Stamp sentiments, die cut and adhere to card front

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll see you again next week with some more Stampendous goodness.  In the meantime, have a fantastic week ahead.

Hugs,

Lea

July Catalog Sneak Peek

It's Sneak Peek week for the new Stampendous July Catalog and each Design Team Members is sharing a card they made for the catalog.  The card I chose is one of my favorites using the new Dragon Skeleton Rubber Stamp and a sentiment from last fall's Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products - 

W204 Dragon Skeleton Rubber Stamp

SSC1264 Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

6CR002 Cling Crackle Rubber Stamp

DP111 Detail Black Opaque Embossing Powder

EP210 Chinese Red Opaque Embossing Powder

VM001 VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH46 Large Handle

SSH34 Medium Handle

Other Products -

DecoArt® Media Fluid Acrylics™ - Quinacridone Magenta, Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide, Diarylide Yellow, Green Gold, Burnt Umber

Canson® XL® Watercolor Paper

Black Cardstock

Mandarin Cardstock by My Colors®

Archival™ Jet Black Ink Pad by Ranger®

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Trim a piece of Canson® paper to desired size for card, add drops of paint and mix with fingers
2. Once paint is dry, stamp crackle image with Archival™ ink
3. Using VersaMark™, stamp dragon image, add black embossing powder, tap off excess powder and heat (don’t forget to put excess powder back in jar)
4. Stamp sentiment on black cardstock with VersaMark pad, add Chinese Red powder, tap of excess powder and heat
5. Trim sentiment closely
6. Create a black mat for main image
7. Create an A2 card base from Mandarin cardstock and adhere all layers as shown

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'll see you again real soon!  In the meantime, have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Lea

Ice Cream Crazy

It's almost time for a new Stampendous catalog, so, before the new July catalog arrives, I want to share one more special card from the April catalog.  I have a definite love of the Stampendous House-Mouse Designs.  I know I'm not alone in this!  For today's card, I'm sharing Stampendous House-Mouse Design Ice Cream Crazy Rubber Stamp.  These mice just tickle me to no end with their cute antics and love of sweets.  My kind of mice!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products - 

HMR118 House-Mouse® Designs Ice Cream Crazy Rubber Stamp

SSC1281 Greetings Galore Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

DCP1005 Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

STF082 VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH46 Large Handle

Other Products - 

Sweetie Pie Cardstock by My Colors®

Sunflower Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Copic® Markers - R20, R22, R81, R83, R85, Y21, Y23, C0, C1, C5, E50, E51, E53, E31, E33, E35, W4, W5, W7

Prismacolor® Pencils - Cool Grey 30%, 70%, 90%

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image, color, and trim closely
2. Trim pink cardstock to 5.25” x 4” for mat
3. Trim an A2 card base from yellow cardstock
4. Die cut white cardstock and pink cardstock pieces as shown
5. Adhere all layers as shown

This is the type of the card that could be used for many different happy occasions, birthdays, graduations, congratulations, anything that calls for a happy card.  Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll see you next week with a sneak peek of my favorite card in the Stampendous July catalog. I think it's pretty darn cool!  In the meantime, have a blessed weekend and week ahead!

Hugs,

Lea

Cupcake Happy

I promised more Stampendous House-Mouse Designs goodness on my blog today and here it is!  This stamp is called Cupcake Happy and I'm sure you can see why.  If I were a mouse, I would be in heaven if I had a cupcake to enjoy and icing to sleep on!  I don't know, might be awfully sticky!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products - 

HMP96 House-Mouse® Designs Cupcake Happy Rubber Stamp

SSC1281 Greetings Galore Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

SSC1282 Big Words Happy Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

TC58 Quest Texture Cube

DCP1005 Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set

STF082 VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

SSH46 Large Handle

Other Products -

Sweetie Pie Cardstock by My Colors®

Cool Mint Treasures™ Cardstock by WorldWin

Memento™ Love Letter Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Copic® Markers - YG06, YG07, YG09, YG41, R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, W4, W5, W7, Y21, Y23, E31, E33, E35, E50, E51, E53, C0, C1, C5

Here's what I did to create this card: 

Stamp image, color and trim closely

Trim pink cardstock to 5.25” x 4” and stamp with texture cube and red ink

Trim an A2 card base from green cardstock

Die cut white paper and pink paper as shown

Stamp sentiment on white die cut

Adhere all layers as shown

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll see you next week with more Stampendous goodness.  In the meantime, have a blessed week!

Hugs,

Lea

Laurel Burch Mystical Mares

There's something mystical about rainbow colored horses with blue eyes and fun patterned manes and tails!  I love this Stampendous® Laurel Burch™ Horse Friends Rubber Stamp.  It's so fun to see what kind of mystical, magical, wonderful color scheme you can come up with for these awesome horses.  It's just a great stamp that can be used for pretty much anything, whatever you can imagine! 

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products - 

LBP009 LB Horse Friends Rubber Stamp

SSCL107 LB Icons Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH46 Large Handle

SSH38 Small Rectangle Handle

Other Products -

Delicata™ Golden Shimmer Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Gold Marker by Sharpie®

Pink Cardstock by Bazzill Basics® Paper

Grasshopper Cardstock by My Colors®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic® Markers - V04, V05, V06; BV01, BV02; RV25, RV29, RV32, RV34, RV66; Y13, Y15, Y17; YR04, YR07, YR09; R24, R27, R29

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image, color trim closely and distress edges
2. Trim pink cardstock to desired size and stamp background as shown
3. Tear one edge of background paper as shown
4. Create A2 card base from green cardstock
5. Adhere all layers as shown

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll see you next week and have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Lea

Sunny Hello

How about a Sunny Hello as we welcome in the April Stampendous catalog!?  I think the whole DT fell in love with this stamp!  It's such a happy little sun, what's not to love?

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products - 

P320  Sunny Hello Rubber Stamp

DCP1006 Fitted Frames B Die Cut Set

STF082 VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko

SSH46 Large Handle

Other Products -

Atlantic Shore Cardstock by My Colors

African Daisy Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers by Kuretake - Haze Blue, Light Blue, Light Gray, Yellow

Spectrum Noir™ Aqua™ Markers - Yellow, Sunflower, Gold

Canson® Mixed Media Paper

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image, color and die cut
2. Die cut yellow cardstock for image mat
3. Trim blue cardstock for an A2 card base
4. Adhere all layers as shown

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll see you again next week with more new inspiration, in the meantime, have an awesome week!

Hugs,

Lea