With Tails Entwined

With Tails Entwined from Stampendous' House-Mouse Designs collection, you just feel the love in the air!  Sitting by the light of the moon, these two cuties are over the top adorable!  All week long, Stampendous is sharing the love with a theme of "Be Mine, Valentine."  We would love to inspire you to make your own Valentine feel the love with a sweet handmade card by YOU!  Here's my project:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Tails Entwined
Stampendous® Life Words Perfectly Clear ™Stamps
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
Stampendous® Jumbo Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle
Cardstock by Bazill Basics Paper®
Happy Haunting Collection Jolly Jack-O-Lantern by Graphic 45®
Copic® Markers  (B93, B95, B97, B99; Y000, Y11, Y15, Y21, Y23; E40, E41, E42, E43, E50, E51, E53, E93; W0, W1, W4, W7; YG93, YG95; C0, C1, C3, C6)
Star Punch by EK Success®
Hole Punch 1/16th by EK Success®
Miscellaneous Blue Craft Wire
3D Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image, color and trim to desired size.
2. Create A-2 card base with a tent fold.
3. Trim a mat for image from Bazzill cardstock.
4. Trim patterned paper as shown.
5. Adhere all layers as shown.
6. Stamp sentiment on Bazzill and trim to desired size, punch two holes as shown and add wire.
7. Punch out star.
8. Hang sign on star and adhere to star.
9. Attach star to card with foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I do hope you like my little card, I sure had fun creating it.  I'm going to have a busy week with a post on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, too, so be sure to stop back by.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with KennyK

Hello there!  That's right, it's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is KennyK!  Our theme this week is "You're A Star" and the image is City Star Christmas Digital Image.  She's a sweet one to color!  I decided to use some non-traditional colors for this one, just needed a break from the traditional red and green.

My papers are all from the scrap pile and unfortunately, I don't have a clue who made these but they just seemed perfect for the direction I wanted this to go.  So, I apologize for not knowing the maker for this one.  She's colored with Copics listed here:

• Skin:  E00, 11, 33, 93
• Eyes:  YG93, 95, 97
• Lips:  R35, 37, 39
• Hair:  E40, 41, 42, 43
• Hat:  B95, 97, 99; W0, 1, 4
• Background:  YG61, 63, 67; C0, 1, 3, 5; B91, 93, 95; W0, 1; 0

I also used an EK Success punch for the additional stars, which I then rounded the points of with scissors.  My sentiment is from A Muse.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  You're greatly appreciated and in my eyes, you're a star!  We would love for you to play along with our challenge.  We even have a new fb page for you to visit. Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge.  Stop by and join in on the fun!  I'll see you again soon!  Have a great day!

Hugs,

Lea

Who?

One of my favorite new Stampendous stamps this year is the PenPattern Owl.  I have a thing for owls and I'm so pleased that they have become popular again in the design world.  There's just something about the big round eyes that I can't resist!

This is what I used to create this canvas:

P230 PenPattern Owl
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Solar White Classic Crest™ Cover Stock by Neenah®

Leafless Tree Stencil by Dreamweaver Stencils©

Canvas Board 4×6 by Artist’s Loft™

After Midnight, Slate Grey, & Lemon Zest Dylusion’s™ Sprays

1 3/8″ Circle Punch by EK Success®

Removeable Adhesive by Tombow®

Weathered Wood, Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Aged Mahogany, Worn Lipstick, Barn Door, Fired Brick, Victorian Velvet, Spun Sugar, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Shabby Shutters, Wild Honey, Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Dried Marigold, Tattered Rose, Rusty Hinge, Spiced Marmalade, Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord, Milled Lavender, Mustard Seed, Scattered Straw, & Black Soot Distress Markers™ by Ranger®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives®

Q-tips™

Cosmetic Sponge

This is what I did to create this canvas:

• Stamp image onto canvas and onto paper.
• Cut out stamped image on paper to create a mask.
• Punch circle to create a mask for the moon.
• Add removable adhesive to both masks and place owl mask over owl and circle mask in upper right corner of canvas.
• Spritz on blue and gray sprays and mix with fingertips onto canvas, heat with heat gun to dry.
• Remove mask for moon and dip a q-tip in yellow spray and apply to canvas, be sure to slightly extend into blue/gray to create a halo around the moon.
• Place stencil on left side of canvas and, using a cosmetic sponge, stencil tree branches onto canvas, repeat the process for the right side of the canvas but move the stencil down a little lower.
• Remove mask for owl and draw a “branch” on left side of canvas extending off the edge so image isn’t floating.
• Color image with markers

Happy Who-lloween!  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon!  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Lea

Fright Night!!

It's another Smeared and Smudged 31 Days of Halloween card and I love how this one turned out.  It's pretty much exactly what I pictured in my head when I started this project.  I'm so glad the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team decided to play along this year!  Here's my project for today:

Here's what I used to create this project:

Dreamweaver Stencils© Leafless Tree Die

Dreamweaver Stencils© LL525 Bats Stencil

Stampendous® Tricky Words Perfectly Clear Stamps Set

Stampendous® Halloween Charms Perfectly Clear Stamps Set

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Copic® Markers (YG93, 95, 97, 99; Y11, 17; C3, 4, 6)

Basic Black Cardstock

Christmas Red Stickles™

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

1 1/4" Circle Punch by EK Success®

1" Circle Punch by EK Success®

Tombow™ Mono Adhesive - Removable

Here's what I did to create this project:

First I penciled in my hills just to give reference points and I stamped the tree

Next I drew the tombstones, stamped the witch and the two smaller bats

I then taped on the bats stencil and inked the one bat with a sponge

Punched out two circles, one of each size

I colored in the grassy hills and tombstones then masked them off, I also masked the area for the moon with the larger circle

Using the grays, I airbrushed the sky and then removed the masks

I colored in the moon

Next I die cut my tree and adhered it on the card front

I stamped the spider

Stickles™ were added to the bats for eyes

I created my card base and adhered the card front to the base

I colored some white scraps with the green and trimmed a few pieces of grass and adhered them

I colored another piece of white with a green marker, stamped my sentiment and adhered it to a scrap of black cardstock that I then trimmed and adhered

This was such a fun scene to create, I do hope you find it to be as spooky fun as I do!  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again soon with yet another fun project!  In the meantime, have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday and All Dressed Up

Hello there!  It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is All Dressed Up Stamps with a theme of our favorite color combo.  The little cutie I've used today is called Fairy Magic and I absolutely love her!  Every All Dressed Up image is just as cute as this one.  Here's my ATC:

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

All Dressed Up Stamps Fairy Magic
Making Memories® MM Kids™ Collection - Emma (Green Gingham)
MemoryBox® Viola Collection
Bazzill® Cardstock
EK Success® Scallop Edge Punch
Stampendous® Lavender Micro Glitter
VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad
Beacon Adhesives® Zip Dry™
Spectrum Noir™ Markers:

• FS1, 2, 9
• CR3
• GB2, 8, 10
• EB1, 2
• TB1
• HB1, 2, 3
• LV2
• LG1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print digital image and color girl and butterflies
Fussy cut girl and three butterflies
Trim ATC base to size
Trim patterned papers to fit as shown
Edge punch purple paper
Adhere patterned papers as shown
Adhere girl
Attach butterflies leaving one side of wings unglued
Add a trail of glue behind each butterfly and add glitter
Stamp sentiment in lower right corner

I have to say, I loved, loved, LOVED creating this ATC.  It was so much fun to use my favorite colors, too.  You really should play along with us this week and share your favorite color combo, too!

Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you again soon.  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,
Lea

A New Catty Starring Stampendous!

Oh, the fun and excitement of a new catty coming out with lots of new Stampendous Stamps and great projects from the design team!  I'm so blessed to be a part of this process!  Today I want to share a little catalog sneak peek with you, a cute little card I made using House-Mouse Star Costume.  I love these little mice and so enjoy creating projects with them.  Here's my card:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® House-Mouse Designs® Star Costume
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers (Y08, Y13, Y15, Y17, E21, E50, E51, E53,  E93, C0, C1, C3, C6, C7, Y35, Y38, Y04, Y06, YR12, YR16, YR18)
Cardstock by Bazill Basics Paper®
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock
Graphic 45® Happy Haunting Collection Patterned Paper
Tim Holtz® Distress Marker™ and Ink in Scattered Straw
Inkworkz® Air Art Gun
EK Success® Star Punch – Large and Small
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives®
Foam Mounting Squares

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image and color with markers

Trim image to desired size

Edge image with distress ink

Create standard A-2 card base with a tent fold

Trim patterned papers as shown

Punch out 2 small and 1 large star and cut mat for image from yellow Bazzill®

Using Air Art Gun, spritz image and stars with marker

Adhere all layers as shown 

Add stars with foam mounting squares

This was such a fun card to create!  Halloween is my favorite holiday and I know I'll be making more of these little super "Stars" for my friends to help celebrate!  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again really soon!  Have a blessed day and I hope you've enjoyed this little sneak peek!

Hugs,
Lea

Happy Fourth!!

It's a star spangled Stampendous® with Star Spangled Mice from House-Mouse Designs®!  What a perfect stamp to create cards for this special day!  It would also be perfect for Veteran's Day, Memorial Day, cards for our soldiers that are stationed all over the world or returning home.  If you've got a patriotic bone in your body, you NEED this stamp!  Isn't it totally adorable?!  I love it!

What I used to create this project:

Stampendous® House-Mouse Designs® Star Spangled Mice

Bo Bunny's® Liberty Collection Patterned Paper

Bazzill® Cardstock

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

EK Success® Star Punch

UniBall White Gel Pen

Copic® Markers

Beacon Adhesive® Zip Dry™

Foam Mounting Squares

What I did to create this project:

I stamped my image, colored it with Copics® and trimmed it to the desired size

Created card base with a tent fold and trimmed a mat to fit my stamped image

Trimmed patterned paper to fit card base

Adhere all layers as shown with Zip Dry™

Punch out stars, write USA on them and attach to card with foam mounting squares

A simple card with a nice, patriotic feel!  Right up this girl's alley!  That's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!  Have a blessed Fourth of July!

Hugs,

Lea

DICC Time!

It's time for another Desert Islands Crafters Challenge!  This time around our sponsor is The Stamping Chef and my image of choice is Tabitha.  She's so soft and girly looking that I had to find papers that matched her femininity.  Instead of a card, I chose to create a tag.  I'm thinking I might just use the finished tag on the cover of a journal; I really like the completed project!  Our itinerary for this week is as follows:

1.  Lots of pink

2.  Sugar skulls

3.  Suckers or sweets (lollipops or candy)

4.  Hearts

5.  Add a feather or wings

6.  Pearls or gemstones

7.  Add a banner or bunting

8.  Stitching (real or faux)

9.  Anything but a card

10.  Spritzes or sprays

For my project, I've used #'s 1, 4, 6, 7 and 9:

Here's what I used to create this project:

The Stamping Chef - Tabitha Digital Image

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Bo Bunny® Little Miss Collection

Bazzill®

#10 Shipping Tag

Copic® Markers:  E13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 50, 51, 53; C0, C1, C3

Spectrum Noir™ Markers:  CR2, 3, 4; PP3, 5; TB2, 4

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink™ in Antique Linen and Pumice Stone

Smooch™ in Siren and Silverfox

DecoArt® Acrylic Gesso

Copic® Multiliner - Black

May Arts® Twine and Ribbon

Celebrate It™ Paper Flowers

Queen & Co.® Pearls

SU!® Punch

EK Success® Hole Punch

Tim Holtz® Paper Distresser™ Tool

Glue Dots™

Zip Dry™

Foam Mounting Square

Here's how I created this project:

Print image and color with markers, trim to desired size

Trim patterned papers to fit width of tag

Gesso top and bottom of exposed portion of tag 

Distress edges of patterned papers and image

Add distress ink to image and edges of patterned paper

Adhere papers to tag as shown

Punch out pieces for bunting and write "hello"

Fold bunting pieces over twine and adhere with glue dots

Punch two holes, one on each angled part of top of tag

Thread bunting twine through holes and adhere punch pieces with glue dots

Add pearls over each letter as shown

Cut out heart from scrap paper and attach with foam square

Color roses with markers and attach to bottom of tag with glue dots

With scissors, trim around each rose forming a scalloped edge

Attach ribbon through hole at top of tag

That's it for today!  I do hope you like my somewhat shabby chic tag!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!  

Blessings,

Lea

Desert Islands Crafters Challenge Time!

So, I'm a little behind the 8 ball for this one but I hope my card will make up for my tardiness.  Let me just say, it's been a crazy weekend and I'm actually glad it's almost over!  I don't say that very often but I'm looking forward to the week ahead!  Our Desert Islands Crafters Challenge sponsor for this round is Polka Doodles, the image I've used is Dollie Daydream Goes East - Lantern Digi.  I've colored my image with Copics, enhanced her with a little chalk make-up (eye shadow and blush) and chalked the background.  I also used chalk for my lantern glow on the outside of the lantern.  Here's the itinerary for this challenge:

1. Asian Themed
2. Lots of Red
3. Metallics
4. Text (as in, paper or embellishments with text on them)
5. Mythical Creatures
6. Vellum
7. Found Object from Nature
8. Stripes
9. Use Chalk
10. Make it Glow

For my card, I used all but #5.  I just didn't have any mythical creature stamps or embellies that would have worked!  Here's my project:

I really had fun with this one!  If you're wondering where the metallic part of my card is, I used DecoArt's Metallic Lustre in Gold Rush on her dress hooks and trim around the edge.  I also used if for the handle of the lantern.  I punched the flowers out of vellum with a punch from  EK Success and colored them with Copics on the back side.  It was a beautiful spring-like day here in North Carolina so I enjoyed my little walk-about looking for just the right twigs for my "cherry blossoms."  My papers are Bazzill, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cover and Basic Grey's "konnichiwa."  The chalks are from Pebbles, Inc.    

We hope you'll play along with the DICC team, you just might win!  Thanks for stopping by!  

Hugs,

Lea

  

True Harvest

Have you enjoyed the Dreamweaver Stencils and Quietfire Design Blog Collaboration? I have so enjoyed playing with the Quietfire Design team, and their amazing sentiments. In their beautiful calligraphic style, their quotes and thoughts are the perfect addition to our Dreamweaver designs. Follow along with us on our final hop today and leave your comments for an opportunity to win one of two wonderful prize packages:

Here's what I've created for today's post:

I love fall and I love pumpkins!  I love anything pumpkin flavored, too!  So, it only seemed fitting to create a card using Stencil LJ 874, Fall Borders with my favorite fall fruit!  Using my stenciling brushes and a variety of Memento Dewdrops, I stenciled my design onto a piece of Neenah Classic Crest.  When I finished stenciling, I trimmed my image down and roughed the edges with my paper distressing tool.  Using Stampendous Boss Gloss, I inked my Quietfire Design The True Harvest of My Daily Life stamp and stamped it onto my image.  I added my Stampendous Detail Black Embossing Powder and heat embossed it.  I took my Zig Emboss Writer and added little dots around my sentiment and added more Stampendous Detail Black EP for some additional texture.  Next I brushed on Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and then edged it lightly with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  I created my card base with some green card stock I had in my stash.  For my patterned papers I used Bo Bunny’s Apple Cider Collection 6x6 Paper Pad.  I created a mat for my image that I also distressed the edge of and added some Tea Dye Distress Ink around the edge.  I adhered it all together with Beacon Zip Dry and, using a glue dot, I added a piece of May Arts ribbon I thought looked similar to a vine that I tied in a knot.  All done!

Check out today's awesomeness which includes...

Quietfire Design Members...

Sherry Cheever
Holly Eastbrook

Yogi Grunwald

Robyn Josephs

Teresa Horner

Suzanne Cannon

and Dream Team members...

Jessica Griffin
Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Jordan

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Terrece Siddoway
Lea Kimmel
Heidi Erickson
Laura Drahozal
Cherylynn Moser

Pam Hornschu
Stacey Rumsby

and the

Dream It Up! blog

and

Quietfire Creations Blog

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you like my card and be sure to leave a comment to be entered to win!  See you again real soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Happy Birthday!

Last week was Fran Seiford's birthday.  In case you don't know, Fran is the owner and artist behind all those wonderful stamps at Stampendous.  Happy birthday, Fran!  Anyway, some of us made cards to celebrate her special day and this is the card I created.

The top layer of the cake comes out since I made the bottom layer a pocket!  These cute candles are from the Fifteen Candles Perfectly Clear Set.  I also used a selection of Stampendous glitters, each candle is a different color.

And when you untie the top layer and open it up, it's a mini card with in a card!  I used Timeless Twine to tie the card.  There's a method to my madness, I add the twine to keep the top layer from sinking too far into the bottom layer.  I used Beacon's Zip Dry to adhere the Multi Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter to the drippy goo icing!

And here's the inside sentiment!  This stamp is from the Party Invite Perfectly Clear Set, one of my all time favorites!

Other products used:

Bazzill Paper
Bo Bunny Dots
Bella Blvd Sugar Rush
EK Success Daisy Chain Punch
Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch
Queen & Co. Pearls

This is a simple but cute card and I do hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by and sharing in my love for all things Stampendous!  Have a good day and I'll see you back here soon!

Hugs,
Lea

Stampendous Challenge Time

Hey all!  Yep, it's Saturday so that means it's time for a weekly challenge at Stampendous.  We've been given the challenge of creating a gift item.  That could be a myriad of items from something as simple as a gift card holder to something far more elaborate.  Today I'm showing you a simple gift item that was fun and easy to create.  I purchased a blank white EK Success canvas frame from my local stamp store and using the Stampendous Ranunculus, I stamped it onto the canvas and colored it with Copic markers.  I love it!  By the way, those are two of my six children.  That's Sarah and Joey when they were 5 and 3; they're now 18 and 16 and still just as cute!

Here's a list if the rest of the Design Team members that are playing along this week.  As you hop along, be sure to leave some love along the way!

 

Stampendous Impressions

Janelle Stollfus
Lea Kimmel (That's me!)

Melinda Gleissner
Pam Hornschu

Taylor Usry

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Price

And we want YOU to play along with us!  Simply make a gift, gift set (could be cards, could be an altered item), or a gift card holder of some sort and add the direct link for your project to our collection at the end of this post (or on the Stampendous blog) no later than Thursday, May 31 at 11:59 PM EST .  You do not have to use Stampendous products, but we sure love it when you do!  As an extra incentive for playing along, one lucky crafter (drawn at random) will receive this fabulous new Cling Jumbo Tropical Garden stamp set:

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address.  We hope you have a chance to play along with us (you an enter as many times as you'd like!) this month...Happy Crafting!

Hugs,
Lea

Pan Slingin' London

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!  Today we are previewing Simply Betty Stamps Pan Slingin' London, fourth in the Teen Scene Kitchen Fun collection.  Isn't she a hottie!?  I thought she looked sassy and certainly too cute to be cookin'!  I thought she kind of had that look like "you want me to do what with what?" 

My image is on Neenah and colored with Copics.  I cut the image out with a Spellbinder's Nestability and inked the edge with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  The base of my card is Bazzill with layers of Doodlebug Designs and EK Success (the green one) papers.  I added some Prima flowers with Queen & Co. rhinestones.  I typed up my own little sentiment in MS Word, layered it and pop-dotted it on.  She is sizzlin'! 

¡Buen apetito!  (in Spanish)