Seasonal Stamping With Stampendous and Spellbinders

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Welcome to the Spellbinders and Product Partners Holiday Blog Hop.
We are so excited to have you join us!

For the next three days Spellbinders and their Product Partners will be showcasing projects for the holidays. To view all of the great projects you’ll want to start at the Spellbinders blog. We are promoting each day of the blog hop, so we decided to share extra projects from our designers! You’ll find those here.  Here's my project for today:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Spellbinders® Holiday Picture Perfect

Stampendous® Holiday Words Perfectly Clear Stamps™

Stampendous® Chunky White Embossing Enamel

Stampendous® Detail White Embossing Powder

VersaMarker™ Watermark Ink Pen

May Arts Ribbon® 1/8 inch Curly Sparkling Ribbon

Little Yellow Bicycle® Winter Twig Collection - Snowy Window

Light Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper™

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Memento™ Teal Zeal Dew Drop

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Squares

Here's what I did to create this card:

Run dies through white and light blue cardstock

Adhere top die onto light blue die cut shape

Using VersaMarker™, apply ink to "ground," add embossing powder and heat

Sprinkle white embossing enamel on "sky" portion of die cuts and heat 

Create 5" x 5" card base with a tent fold from light blue cardstock

Trim patterned paper to fit on background as shown

Adhere die cut to patterned paper

Trim ribbon piece to fit and adhere as shown

Stamp sentiment with blue ink on white scrap, trim light blue mat and adhere the two pieces together, attach to card with 3D Foam Squares

Do you feel like there should be… Prizes? Oh yes, there are plenty of prizes. Spellbinders has compiled a fantastic giveaway package for each day consisting of three brand new Spellbinders dies/templates plus product from that day’s Featured Partners! Details and Official Rules can be found here.

We will also have a a prize package here on the Stampendous blog, and we bet other Product Partners will be doing the same, so visit them all each day!

Our prize package each day will be a Jumbo Penguin Duo stamp set and a Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle, PLUS a set of Spellbinders greeting dies! To be eligible to win our Stampendous prize package, you need to comment on our blog that of each Stampendous designer in the list provided below. We’ll pick a winner each day (3) and announce them on Monday, November 24th. Eligible winners are those comments that provide a valid email and indicate a U.S. Mailing address. Here are the Stampendous Official Rules for all contests. So hop around and check them out!!

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Lea Kimmel

Janelle Stollfus

Kristine Reynolds

Jamie Martin

Pam Hornschu

Spellbinders blog

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you've enjoyed our Holiday Blog Hop with Spellbinders and Partners.  I'll see you again soon!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Sami Stamps

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and we're Falling for Fall with Sami Stamps!  My image today is called Acorn Harvest.  She's just so incredibly sweet, don't you think?!

Here's what I've used to create this ATC:

Sami Stamps© Acorn Harvest

Copic® Markers

Faber-Castell® Gelatos®

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Brown Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper™

Black Micron Pen

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Squares

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image and color with Copic® markers

Scribble some Gelatos® onto a palette and pick up and add background colors with a water brush

Create ATC base with standard ATC dimensions of 3.5" x 2.5"

Trim image to fit ATC base

Write sentiment onto scrap, ink edge and mount onto ATC

That's it for today!  We would love for you to play along with our weekly challenge.  Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again soon!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday and ARandomFan Stamps

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is ARandomFan© Stamps with a theme of something sweet or hearts.  OMG!  If you've never checked out these sweet digi stamps, now is the time.  They are so darn cute!  I've used Zodiac: Leo, kind of appropriate since I am a Leo!  Such sweetness!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

ARandomFan© Stamps Zodiac: Leo Digital Image

Memory Box® You Make My Heart Flutter Stamp

Copic® Markers

Memento™ Rosebud DewDrop™

DecoArt® Americana® Gloss Enamels® Metallic Glorious Gold

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Echo Park® Patterned Paper

3L® Scrapbook Adhesives™ 3D Foam Squares

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and trim to desired size

Trim base to ATC size (2.5 x 3.5)

Stamp sentiment on scrap of white

Fishtail ends of sentiment and edge with Copic® marker

Adhere image to base

Paint crown with gold paint

Attach sentiment with foam mounting squares

This is such a sweet image.  I really enjoyed making this ATC!  We would love to have you play along with us this week, it's an easy challenge.  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon!  Have a great day!

Hugs,

Lea

Happy Big 4-0, Betty!!

Today is Betty Roberts 40th Birthday!!! 

YES the BIG 40

so we thought we would make it as special as we possibly can! 

the Awesome Rachel Sharp  http://sharkie19.deviantart.com/?rnrd=118353

drew us up an image to use for Betty's Birthday!!

A whole bunch of AMAZING, SUPER TALENTED ladies

have done some UNBELIEVABLE projects for you to see, they have all been mailed out to Betty

so she should get some AMAZING mail...

but we thought you would all like to see these FANTASTIC projects..

Here's my card:

Besides the wonderful image, this card uses Bazzill Cardstock, My Mind's Eye Hootenanny 6x6 Paper Pad, Neenah Solar White, Apple Green Ribbon, and Hot Blue Fragments from the Stampendous Hot Fragments Kit.

Here's the rest of the well wishers:

Corinne also has wonderful cards by Leanne, Cynthia Cole, April, Cat, Dena

Rachel

Tanya

Lucy

Irene

Anne

Emily 

Lisa H.

Patricia 

Anita 

Rita

Dorinda

Marie

Louise

Jackie Rakoski

Stephanie

Katya

Vicky

Darcy

Melissa D

Sian H

Robin

Ashley

Jackie Randolph

Michelle

Ruza

Andrea

Chris S

Lisa N.

Kitty

Nia

Sharette

Sam

Julie R.

Lizzy

Rebecca

Bridgette

Sharman

Regan

Jackie Maunder

Fernanda

Helen

Jo Walker

Tanja

Kay

Celina

Bettina

Wendy

Rhonda Miller

Elisabete

Erin

Jill

Jo McKelvey

Kerrie

Sharon B

Holly Hughes

Floss

Olivia

Rochelle 

Leadonna (me)

Lady B

Happy Birthday Betty!!

Sending you lots of love and well wishes on your special day!

Got Leaves?

I do!  Stampendous® has two awesome large sets of leaf stamps, Cling Jumbo Leaves and PenPattern Leaves, along with a fantastic die set that cuts them out beautifully, no more fussy cutting required!  How awesome is that?!  For my card today, I used all three products and a lovely sentiment, Kind Friendship.  Here's my card:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Cling Jumbo Leaves

Stampendous® PenPattern Leaves

Stampendous® Leaf Die Set

Stampendous® Kind Friendship

Memento™ Inks by Tsukineko® in Toffee Crunch and Rich Cocoa

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink in Tea Dye

Neenah® Classic Crest™ in Natural White

Light Brown Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Authentique™ 6x6 Bundle Thankful Collection

Copic® Markers: Y13, 15, 17; YR07, 12, 15, 18, 21, 23, 24; R05, 08, 17, 56; E34, 35

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp each leaf with Toffee Crunch and color with markers

Die cut each leaf

Clean up any edges of leaves if needed

Create 5.5" x 5.5" card base 

Stamp sentiment with Rich Cocoa, trim closely and create a mat from light brown paper

Trim sheet of patterned paper to fit card

Adhere patterned paper to card base and sentiment to mat

Adhere each leaf and sentiment as shown

This was a fast and easy card to create with a bit of a wow factor.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I'll see you next week. 

Hugs,

Lea

Thoughtful Fall

As we officially head into the holiday season, the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team is challenging all of our followers to be especially "Thankful and Thoughtful" during the month of November. We hope that you will link your creations with this theme in mind on the Dream It Up! blog using the Inlinkz tool. Our "thanks" to you is providing you with the opportunity to win the stencil of your choice, and a bonus stencil of our choosing could be yours for using Dreamweaver product(s) in your artwork. I'm posting this for you today:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Dreamweaver Stencils© DD001 Nesting Frames Die Set

Dreamweaver Stencils© LJ 874 Fall Borders

Dreamweaver Stencils© LS 78 Maple Leaf

Inky Antics® Every Leaf Fluttering

Authentique™ 6x6 Bundle Thankful Collection

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Natural White

Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

ColorBox® Fluid Chalk Paintbox® Inks - Primary Pastels 

ColorBox® Fluid Chalk Petal Point® Inks - Autumn Pastels

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink - Tea Dye

May Arts Ribbon®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Squares

Here's what I did to create this card:

Tape stencil down onto natural white cover stock, using stencil brushes, ink design

Trim stenciled image to desired size

Stamp sentiment, die cut and stencil leaves over sentiment

Using a stiff flat brush, add detail to leaves on both images

Die cut mat for sentiment and adhere the two together

Create card base from green cardstock

Adhere main stenciled image to card base

Trim ribbon, attach to card

Using foam squares, attach matted sentiment to card base over the ribbon

By the way, the Dream Team is very THANKFUL when our followers are THOUGHTFUL enough to leave us a nice comment on our posts! Here's the "A" team lineup for this week, as well as our very special guest designer, Linda Neff!

Dream It Up!

Linda Neff (GD)

Leadonna Kimmel (me)

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal 

Lynn Mercurio

Pam Hornschu

Jamie Martin

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you'll check out my teammates and possibly find a little inspiration along the way.  I'll have another post tomorrow so be sure to come back and check it out, too!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

An InLinkz Link-up

Wicked Wednesday with Oddball Art Co.

Hi folks!  It's time for another great challenge at Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog!  This week our sponsor is Lizzy Love's Oddball Art Company and the image is Ellie the Elf.  Isn't she adorable?!

There's just this look on her face like she could really care less, hence the Ho Ho Ho hum!  I think she is over Christmas!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Oddball Art Co. Ellie the Elf

Stampendous® Skull Stack

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink byTsukineko®

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White 

Bling™ Cardstock by Bazzill Paper Co.®

Copic® Markers: R22, 24, 27, 29, 59; YG11, 13, 17; E00, 11, 33, 23, 25, 27, 93; B91, 95; C0, 1

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink in Mowed Lawn

Copic® Multi Liner Pen in Black

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon® Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and trim to appropriate size

Edge image with green ink

Stamp skulls and fussy cut three skulls

With black marker, write three "h's"

Glue the three skulls on beside the h's

Write "hum" as shown

Trim green cardstock to ATC size (2.5"x3.5")

Adhere image to green cardstock

Deeba, deeba, deeba, that's all folks!  So easy, so cute and so fun!  I do hope you will join us in our weekly challenge.  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea