Fish Doodles

Hello there!  It's another Stampendous Dreamweaver Thursday and this week we're doing something fun!  We're Sten-tangling, Zentangling or just plain ol' doodling!  I have to admit, Zentangle is not my thing so I just doodled!  I've been doodling for years so this was super fun for me!  Since summer is almost here, I decided to make it summery and somewhat masculine.  This card would work well for  a teen boy in particular.  Here's my card:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencil LL 3038 Open Fish Stencil

Stampendous® Crystal Micro Glitter

Faber-Castell® PITT Artist Pen, Black 190, Medium Point
Strathmore® Mixed Media Paper, 400 Series
Bo Bunny® Barefoot & Bliss 12x12 Barefoot Word
Yellow Orange Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Dylusion® Inks in Calypso Teal, Pure Sunshine, Lemon Zest, Squeezed Orange
Glue® Dots Brand Adhesives
Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Tape stencil down on mixed media paper and outline stencil with black pen
Remove stencil and doodle designs into different sections of the fish
Water down teal ink and brush onto paper around fish
Paint yellow and orange inks onto fish, set aside to dry
Create vertical A2 card base with a tent fold
Trim background paper to fit as shown
Trim fish image to desired size
Trim a mat for image in the same paper as base
Adhere all layers as shown
Attach glue dots and add micro glitter onto each dot being sure to burnish glitter into dots

Here are my teammates that are playing along this week and have projects to share with you:

Stampendous Blog

Kristine Reynolds

Louise Healy

Pam Hornschu 

Alison Heikkila

Laura Drahozal

Lyn Bernatovich

Lea Kimmel (me!)
Tenia Nelson

That's it for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll have another project to share with you tomorrow so please do stop back by and have a look!  In the meantime, have a wonderful day and I'll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Wax Fruit Co.

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is Wax Fruit Co.  Our theme this week is Picnic or Food/Drink and the image I used is Cocola.  Here's my ATC:

Here's what I used to create my ATC:

Wax Fruit Co. Cocola

Memory Box Polar Bear

Stampendous® Crystal Micro Glitter

Copic® Markers

Caran D'Ache® Watercolor Pencils (Sky)

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Acetate

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon

Americana® Satin Varnish

Here's what I did to create my ATC:

Print bottle image on acetate and color with markers

Stamp bear and reduce on copier, color and cut out

Trim white paper to ATC size, color top of paper with blue watercolor pencils

Using same strip of paper, hand tear two pieces for mountains

Using glue, edge each "mountain" with glitter

Adhere layers as shown

Using varnish, attach bottle as shown

Adhere polar bear

Add shadows with marker

Finish by glueing bits of glitter around bottom of bottle and by bear

I know the others on the design team did summery ATCs but I just love the Coke Polar Bears and as soon as I saw the bottle, I knew what I had to do!  Fun stuff!!  I hope you'll play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'll have a post tomorrow featuring a Dreamweaver Stencil if you want to come by and take a look.  In the meantime, have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

There's Something Bloomin'!

At Linnie Blooms you’re going to find oodles of fun projects to really take your mixed media in a new direction.  We met this new company at CHA in January and we immediately had heaps of ideas for using her clever products.  What a new dimension to journals, canvases, books, and scrapbook pages!  We know you’re going to love seeing the inspiration from this week’s hop!

Plus, there are prizes!  Three lucky winner will each win a set of Linnie Blooms Fabric Mini File Folders just like they provided four our team.  Plus, you’ll receive a Dreamweaver Stencil background and our Vintage Press Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set.  You’ll be creating Mixed Media fabric accents in no time!  These winners have to have a US mailing address, but, Aussie Fans, good news!  The Stencil Specialists are sponsoring one Australian prize for this collaboration!  You could win a Stampendous Stamp, an LL-sized Dreamweaver Stencil of your choice, a silicone buttons mould, and a Stampendous Embossing Powder (your color choice)…Wow!!  Be sure to let us know you’re from Australia in your comments!  Wait!  There’s more!  Linnie Blooms will be giving away a FREE all new DIY Home Decor Kit!  Make sure to comment on their blog and their designer’s blogs posting in our hop this week!  Now, on to my project for today:

Here’s what I used to create my project:

Linnie Blooms Mini File Folder
Stampendous® Single Adirondack 
Stampendous® Coral Tree
Stampendous® PenPattern Seaside Perfectly Clear™ Stamps
Stampendous® Seaside Chair Perfectly Clear™ Stamps
Stampendous® PenPattern Mermaid
Stampendous® Encouraging Words Perfectly Clear™ Stamps
Stampendous® PenPattern Fish
Stampendous® Goldfish Pair
Stampendous® Seashell Jar
Archival Inks™ in Jet Black, Emerald Green, Viridian, Vermillion, Sienna, Manganese Blue, Cobalt
DecoArt® Americana® Acrylic Paints, colors too numerous to list
DecoArt® Metallic Lustre™ Champagne Ice
May Arts Ribbon®

Here’s what I did to create my project:

Paint sand and sky/water on each page
Stamp images and paint as desired
Punch two holes on left side
Add rings and tie on bits of ribbon to each ring

Here’s the complete list of teammates posting today:

Stampendous Blog

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Louise Healy

Janelle Stollfus

Wendy Price

Pam Hornschu

Jamie Martin

Laura Drahozal

Kristine Reynolds

Tenia Nelson

Lyn Bernatovich

Pam Bray

Lea Kimmel (Me!)

Linnie Blooms Blog

Remember, if you don’t see the Blog Hop post as soon as you click the link, you may need to click on the header or home button of the blog and scroll a bit to find the post.  Some bloggers post for more than one thing each day.  If you have trouble commenting on a blog, please let us know at submissions@stampendous.com.  Thanks for your patience, designers across several time zones mean every post may not be active immediately.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Don’t forget to comment to be eligible to win a prize.  I’ll see you again soon.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,
Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Nikki Burnette

It’s Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette and the theme is to use some ribbon.  My image is Giselle.  She’s listed on the web site as currently unavailable.  I’m not sure why and I do apologize but, hopefully she’ll be available again soon.  She really is a lovely image!  Nikki has several mermaids on her site, so, if you don’t want to wait for this one, I’m sure you could find another that’s equally lovely.

Here’s what I used to create this ATC:

Nikki Burnette’s Giselle
Copic® Markers
May Arts Ribbon®
Blue Bling™ Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Want2Scrap® Pearls
Zip Dry Paper Glue from Beacon Adhesives
3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L® Scrapbook Adhesives®
Beige paper from my scrap stash, not sure of maker

Here’s what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color with markers and fussy cut image 
Trim blue cs base to ATC size
Trim a piece of beige scrap paper to fit along bottom of ATC
Snip off bits of leaves ribbon and trim strips of net ribbon
Adhere ribbon pieces to ATC base as shown
Using foam squares, attach beige scrap to bottom
Adhere cut out image as shown
Attach last piece of leaves ribbon as shown
Apply pearls as shown

This was a super easy ATC to put together.  I love mermaids and I really love to use the May Arts Ribbons as seaweed and sea grass, they’re the perfect addition!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  It would be awesome if you would play along with us.  Using ribbon on an ATC is certainly an easy theme for even beginners, so, if you’re feeling shy, don’t, just play!  I look forward to seeing what YOU create!

Hugs,

Lea

Are We There Yet?

Ah!  That age old question coming from the back seat of the family sedan, "Are we there yet?"  I wonder how many times I've said that as a kid and heard it as an adult!  LOL!  No matter how advanced we have become in travel, that question is still the bane of many a parent.

This week, Stampendous has been celebrating the great outdoors and picnics, one of my favorite outdoor activities!  What better way to see this great country of ours than by getting up close and personal with the outdoors by camping?  It allows you to fully enjoy and appreciate all the beauty and natural diversity on display all across this great land.  With camping being such a popular activity, especially in the summer months, it only seemed appropriate for Stampendous to create an awesome stamp to help you celebrate the fun.  For today's project, I've created a card using Trailer Travel, isn't it the coolest?

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Trailer Travel

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Aqua Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

3-in-1 Advanced Crafters Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Copic® Markers:  (B0000, B06, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99; G0000, G24, G28; YG11, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99; R24, R27, R29, R43, R85; YR00, YR01, YR02; Y13, Y18; BG0000, BG000, BG01, BG02, BG53; BV01; E11, E13, E15, E33, E34, E35, E37, E41, E42, E43, E71, E74; C0, 1, C3, C6)

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image, color and trim

Create an A2 horizontal card base with a tent fold

Trim a mat for image and adhere the image to mat

Adhere matted image to card base

There was plenty of fun coloring to do in this card but it was all pretty simple!  If you're a happy
camper, or even a grumpy camper, this stamp is sure to be a new favorite!  If that was your convertible and camper, where would you want to travel to?   In the meantime, travel around my teammates blogs and leave them some love!  Here's a list of everyone posting today:

Stampendous Blog

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Louise Healy

Lea Kimmel (me!)

Kristine Reynolds

Lyn Bernatovich

I'm so glad you stopped by today.  I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and you get to enjoy some time with your family.  Have a lovely day!

Hugs,
Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Sweet Pea Stamps

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and our sponsor this week is Sweet Pea Stamps and our theme is Harlequin or Diamond Pattern.  The image I've used this week is A Clown For You from artist Katerina Koukiotis.  As soon as I saw this image, I fell in love with it and knew I had to use it for my ATC this week.  Isn't this the cutest little clown you've ever seen?!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Sweet Pea Stamps A Clown For You

Stampendous® Bouquet For You Perfectly Clear™Stamps

Copic® Markers

Memento™ Inks in Dandelion and New Sprout from Tsukineko®

VersaFine™Onyx Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Sizzix® Tim Holtz® Harlequin Embossing Folder

Echo Park® Hello Summer 6x6 Paper Pad

Basic Grey® Basics White 6x6 Paper Pad

Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L®

Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Berwick® Wired Snowball Celery

Smooch - Siren

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color with markers and trim closely around image

Trim ATC base paper, place in embossing folder and run through machine

Add inks to embossed ATC base

Trim dot paper, attach to base and stamp sentiment

Attach clown with foam mounting squares

Trim a piece of Wired Snowball and attach to hands as if the clown is juggling

Cover heart on face with Smooch

I have to admit, I really love how this turned out!  I've made a lot of ATC's but I think this has to be in my top five, maybe even my #1.  Hmmm...

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I always appreciate your visits and your comments.  We would love for you to join us this week and play along with our challenge.  I'll see you again soon and in the meantime, have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Two Great Companies...

...one awesome hop!

This week we are playing with some fantastic products from our friends at Clear Scraps and we’re excited to share our finished projects. You can image how much fun it is to have a clean canvas to start with but when you use Clear Scraps it’s a see-through canvas!

Our friends at Clear Scraps take pride in new product inventions with the best interactive albums and the best innovative designs.  In addition to their own fantastic and innovative products, Clear Scraps sells a huge selection of Stampendous products as they travel the nation visiting various consumer shows like Scrapbook Expos and others.

For my project today, I've taken a set of pages and created an album perfect for anyone buying a new home or even a military family moving to a new duty assignment.  I had a fun time making this as the idea popped into my head almost as soon as I saw the products I received.  Here's my project:

Here's what I used to create this project:

Clear Scraps Round Tabs Acrylic Pages

Clear Scraps Gears Embellishment

Stampendous® Family Home Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Derwent® Inktense™ Pencils

Archival Ink Jet Black Pad by Ranger®

Copic® Markers: Y15, Y18, YG67, W7

Solid Oak, Inc. Steampunk™Small Gears

Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

AC Remarks® Highline Alphabet Stickers

Tim Holtz® Idea-ology Key

Here's what I did to create this project:

• Stamp houses, color with pencils
• Cut houses out but leave a grassy section creating an increasing height of grass with each page
• Lay each house/grass section down on green cardstock, draw around it and trim to match that section (This gives you a way to adhere the pieces to the acrylic but cover the glue and it gives it a more finished look and a place to write)
• Take clear gear embellishment and color both sides of it with the darker yellow Copic® marker
• Remove protective covering from pages and adhere papers as shown, be sure to insert sun/gear behind top paper on the last page
• With a green Copic®, color gears that have been matched up to create trees
• With the warm gray Copic®, draw tree trunks and branches and attach gears, one on each side of acrylic page for each tree
• Stamp sentiments on each page
• Adhere letters to tabs to spell "Home"
• Using lighter yellow Copic®, add sun rays on back page
• Poke holes through papers to add rings
• Put rings through and add a key to top ring and add extra gears to bottom ring

I hope I've not left anything off but I really think it's pretty obvious what I did if you just look at the photos.  I really love how this turned out.  It makes me super happy when a project comes out pretty much exactly the way I have it pictured in my head.

So, do we have prizes for this hop?  Clearly we do!!! In fact, we have three prize packages up for grabs.  Each will include our Cling Jumbo Filigree Stamp Set, a Jumbo Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle, PLUS a Clear Scraps Mixable Album and some extra acrylic accents! Comment on our blog and each designer’s blog of the day throughout the week of our hop and the winners will be announced Monday, May 18th. Official Rules apply for Stampendous prizes. Please let us know where you live. As you know, prize winners have to be US residents EXCEPT….

Aussies – Look HERE!  An exciting treat for our fans “down under”!!  The Stencil Specialists , one of our Australian Wholesale Distributors, is going to offer a prize to one Australian fan every time we have a giveaway!!  How completely exciting! Plus they’re stocking way more than stencils from Stampendous now!

For the Clear Scraps Blog Hop, The Stencil Specialists are offering A Stampendous Stamp, A Dreamweaver Stencil (LL size customer choice), A Silicone Mould.  A Tub of White Ultra Light Paper Clay and 3 packs of Adhesive Gems.  WOW… Now there’s a prize package! Comment each day on the Stampendous and participating designer blogs and include in which area you live! We’ll announce the winner the following week!

Here's the list of each teammate hopping along today.  Be sure to comment on each blog if you want a chance to win one of the awesome prize packages.

Stampendous Blog

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel (me)

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Price

Janelle Stollfus

Asia King

Tenia Nelson

Jamie Martin

Clear Scraps Blog

That's it for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping by.  Please be sure to check back with us on Monday to see if you're a lucky winner.  In the meantime, have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Lea