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 24

Welcome to Day 24 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 Batty Cat Cling Set and the little mouse from Skeleton Humor Perfectly Clear Stamps Set.  I decided the mouse made the perfect little friend for the the adorable Batty Cat!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

QS5011 Batty Cat Cling Set

SSC1286 Skeleton Humor Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

MEM01Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH38 Small Handle

Other Products:

Black Cardstock

love Nicole™ dark shadows paper pad

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors

Archival Ink™ Jet Black Ink Pad by Ranger®

Archival Ink™ Shadow Grey Ink Pad by Ranger®

Strathmore® Watercolor Paper Pad

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!  I'll keep an eye out for you!

Creeping it real,
Lea

Halloween Day 19

Welcome to Day 19 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 my favorite new Halloween stamp sets, Skeleton Humor Perfectly Clear Stamps Set.   Yep, it's another card that I was inspired to create when I was flipping through the patterned paper pad.  I love how this one turned out, simple and kinda creepy!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

SSC1286 Skeleton Humor Perfectly Clear Stamps Set

SSH38 Small Handle

Other Products:

Black Cardstock

love Nicole™ dark shadows paper pad

Strathmore® Watercolor Paper Pad

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors

Archival Ink™ Jet Black Ink Pad 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!  I'll see you again soon!  

Creeping it real,
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

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

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

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

Welcome to Paris!

Bonjour, mes amis!  Bienvenue!  One of the things I love the most about Paris are the flower stalls.  I love flowers to begin with, but, to see the stalls with buckets and baskets full of every color of flower imaginable is a sight to behold.  Of course, everything in Paris is a sight to behold!  For today, I've created a small 6" x 6" canvas paying homage to Paris and the beautiful flowers at the markets using the new Stampendous Paris Bonjour Cling Rubber Stamp Set.

Here's what I used to create this canvas:

Stampendous Products - 

Paris Bonjour Cling Rubber Stamp Set

Cling Paris Map Stamp Set

Cling Curiosity Rubber Stamp Set

Cling Shabby Chic Rubber Stamp Set

Other Products -

6" x 6" Artist's Loft™ Canvas
Memento™ Summer Sky Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
Memento™ London Fog Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
Memento™ Grey Flannel Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
Archival Ink™ Jet Black Ink Pad by Ranger®
Tim Holtz Distress® Crayon in Tumbled Glass by Ranger®
Prismacolor® Pencils
Liquitex® Titanium White Paint
Deli Paper
Glue Dots
3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®
Wild Orchid Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll see you next week with more Stampendous fun.  In the meantime, happy crafting!

Hugs!
Lea

Everyday Chicks

I love the new Stampendous Everyday Chicks!  These are just the cutest little fluff balls and they really bring a smile to my face.  A short while back, I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep and I started thinking about this set.  I love words, word games, puns, fun plays on expressions, pretty much anything to do with words.  Do you get it?  Tres chic(ks) - Very pretty/three chicks in Paris!  Yeah, okay, it's corny, I know.  Still, it's just one of those things that popped into my head and it just wouldn't go away until I created this page.  So there, now my brain can move onto another project!

So, this is a journal page done with fun in mind.  I love the juxtaposition of the images.  I love the cute little cartoon-style chicks and font mixed with the more realistic-style Eiffel Tower and trees!

Here's what I used to create this journal page:

Stampendous Products -

CSD20 Everyday Chicks Clear Stamps and Cutting Dies Set
CRS5105 Cling Paris Bonjour
SSC1275 Funky Alphabet Perfectly Clear™ Stamps
ASCRS03 Andy Skinner Industrial Cling Rubber Stamp Set

Other Products -

Premieré Gesso
Archival Ink™ Jet Black Ink Pad by Ranger®
Memento™ New Sprout Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
Kiwi Gelatos® by Faber-Castell®
Elderberry Gelatos® by Faber-Castell®
Arteza® Colored Pencils
Dylusions® Small Journal

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Thanks for indulging my love for words.  I'll see you again next week and until then, have a wonderful week.

Hugs,
Lea