Coming Up Roses

We’re excited, once again, to be partnering with the folks over at Spellbinders for a Spring mini blog hop! As Spellbinders design partners this year, we’ve been blessed to use many of their exciting products, and we know their design team is enjoying the Stampendous products we sent for their use! Monday and Tuesday, our team has shared projects with you and today we have more inspiration!  I'm sharing my fun projects I’ve made with the Spellbinders products I’ve received.  Today we're the  featured company on their blog and I'm one of our two designers posting tutorials for you focused on the newest Spellbinders products.  Here's my projects:

Here's what I used to create these projects:

Stampendous® Vintage Ladies Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

Stampendous® Friendship Assortment Perfectly Clear Stamps™ Set

Stampendous® Royal Heart Quotes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

Stampendous® Andy Skinner Stamps Cling Industrial Set

Spellbinders® A Gilded Life Large Shield Bezel - Silver

Spellbinders® A Gilded Life Shield Die Set

Spellbinders® Tudor Rose Card Front

Spellbinders® Labels One Die Set

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
Tim Holtz® Peeled Paint Distress Ink™ Pad
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock
Blossom Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Sour Apple Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
May Arts Ribbon 1/4 Inch Sheer Ribbon - Pink
May Arts Ribbon 1 Inch Sheer Nylon Edge Ribbon - Pink
May Arts Ribbon 2 Millimeter Baker's Twine Ribbon - Pink
Copic® Markers - R81, R83, R85; YG61, YG63, YG67
Want2Scrap® White Pearls Self Adhesive - 72 Count
Tsukineko® Sheer Shimmer Spritz - Sparkle
Tim Holtz® idea-ology® Baubles
Beacon® 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue
Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L®
Scotch® Removable Tape
Recycled Silver Gift Box

I absolutely love these bezels!  There's something so stately and elegant about them and they really appeal to my inner Victorian Lady!  And what could possibly look more elegant with roses than pearls?  So much possibility with one piece!  You can even add some goodies inside the bezel and close it off with the handy plexiglass cover, however, I couldn't decide what to add so I left it plain!  Still beautiful, still elegant, it's not missing a thing!

Here's what I did to create this project:

1. Stamp rose images onto white cardstock with Memento ink and color with Copics
2. Place large bezel die over image and decide where you want to die cut image
3. Tape die in place with removable tape and run through die cutting machine (I used a Big Shot with Genesis Magnetic Plates)
4. Adhere die cut piece into bezel
5. Paint on shimmer spritz with brush
6. Attach pearls to bezel as shown
7. Hang pearl "Bauble" from bottom of bezel
8. Attach ribbon through top loop and knot ends for wear

The Tudor Rose Card Front set makes it so easy to create a fast, yet very impressive card for many different occasions.  I paired it with my Labels One Die Set to add a little more color and depth.  Since I decided to stamp the white panel behind the pink overlay, I kept the pink clean and simple.

Here's what I did to create this project:

1. Create an A2 vertical card base with a tent fold from green cardstock 
2. Die cut floral inset with border using pink cardstock
3. Trim a piece of white cardstock to fit behind pink die cut
4. Stamp Industrial crackled paint background stamp onto white cardstock with green ink
5. Adhere pink overlay onto white background piece
6. Using Labels One die 3, die cut a piece of green cardstock
7. Using Labels One die 2, die cut a piece of white cardstock
8. Stamp Industrial crackled paint background stamp onto white die cut label with green ink
9. Stamp sentiment onto white label with black ink
10. Adhere white die cut label to green die cut label
11. Wrap pink ribbon around overlay piece attached to white background piece and adhere ends to back
12. Trim another piece of sheer pink ribbon, dovetail ends, cross and attach to adhered die cut labels
13. Adhere pink and white overlay piece to green card base
14. Using foam mounting squares, attach die cut labels over pink label in center
15. Attach pearls to flower centers

The Tudor Rose Card Front Set also comes with a sweet little gift tag, the perfect complement!

Here's what I did to create this project:

1. Die cut tag from pink cardstock
2. Stamp "To: and From:" image onto tag
3. Adhere pearl to center of flower on tag
4. Add twine and attach to bow on box 

Here at Stampendous we’ve got some mystery Spellbinders dies up for grabs along with some fantastic Stampendous cling rubber so be sure to comment on our blog posts and those of our designers for the three days. See our Official Rules for eligibility and more. Comment deadline is Thursday, March 26th, and winners will be announced Friday, March 27, 2015.

Spellbinders has fantastic prize packages from all of their partners to give away each day, so be sure to visit their blog and use their contest entry tool to enter each day (one entry per day, per person). See the Spellbinders Blog for rules and a list Product Partner companies.

Here's the complete list of my teammates posting today.  Please visit their blogs and leave them some love!  It really makes our day to know you like what we've created!

Stampendous Blog

Lea Kimmel (Me!)

Janelle Stollfus

Tenia Nelson

Kristine Reynolds

Spellbinders Blog

Other Featured Product Partners hopping today are:

Canvas Corp

Want2Scrap

DCWV

Thanks so very much for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you've enjoyed my projects.  I think they clearly show that you can create an elegant set but still keep it simple.  I'll have two more posts for Stampendous this week, please stop back by and take a peek!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Lea

Is there a doctor in the house?

Why, yes, there is!  Say hello to Doctor Brittany, newest image in the Jude and the Rockers Just for Fun collection from Simply B Stamps.  I just love this collection!  This one takes me back to my childhood and playing doctor with my own dolls and stuffed animals.  One of my aunts was a nurse and I used to love pretending to be like her.  Here's my card:

I love this paper.  It reminded me of lazy summer days looking into the clouds and dreaming of days to come.  I decided it would be perfect for this sweet image.  Here's a close up:

How cute is she?

Products used:

Simply B Stamps Doctor Brittany

MFT Stamps Sentiment

Bazzill Paper

Bella Blvd Paper Happy Clouds

Neenah Classic Crest

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Copic Markers

Prima Flowers

Want2Scrap Pearls

Instructions:

1.  Cut Bazzill for card base (mine is 5 1/2" square)

2.  Cut patterned paper for bottom layer with 1/16" inner edge

3.  Layer cut and colored image on reverse side of patterned paper and adhere to card

4.  Stamp sentiment and layer onto reverse side of patterned paper and adhere

5.  Add flowers with glue dots.

6.  Add pearls to flower centers

As you can see, this was very simple.  I hope you like my card and will come back tomorrow to see who's up next.  Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has created with this little cutie.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

Beautiful dreamer...

...Alice is her name!  She's next in this Alice in Wonderland Chibis Collection preview from Simply B Stamps.  She's a favorite of mine in this release and I'm sure you'll love her too.  Of course she's found the white rabbit so I suppose she'll have time for a visit with you.

I hope you will stop by the SBS blog to see what the rest of the design team has dreamed up for your enjoyment.  Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Lea

Supplies used:

Images:  Simply B Stamps, Memory Box
Ink:  Memento, Copics, Tim Holtz Distress Inks
Paper:  Bazzill, Neenah, My Mind's Eye
Accessories:  Memory Box, Want2Scrap