Dreamy Tombow

Hi all!  It's time for Stampendous Dreamweaver Thursday and today I have a card that's all about fall and a fun new technique I've never tried before called Subtractive Eraser Technique.  Well, it's new to me, anyway.  Some of you may have already tried it out!  If you've never tried it before, here's a link to the video that shows how.  I really wanted to add a pop of color to mine so I did!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Dreamweaver© Stencil LL515 Pumpkins
Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper
Tombow® Recycled Colored Pencils, 24-Pack Tin
Tombow® Mono Zero Eraser, Silver Round
Tombow® Mono NP Eraser, Non PVC
Tombow® Mono Drawing Pencil, 2B
Bo Bunny® Apple Cider Collection 6x6 Paper Pad
Onyx and Tiger's Eye Gemstone Cardstock by Core'dinations®
Vintage Photo Distress Ink by Tim Holtz®
Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

As stated above, I used the Subtractive Eraser Technique, I did add pencil back into the design and I used colored pencils on the middle pumpkin, add distress ink and set aside
Create an A2 card base with a tent fold with the Tiger's Eye CS
Trim pumpkin patterned paper for background
Trim a piece of the other patterned paper and a piece of the Onyx CS slightly larger, dovetail both
Adhere layers as shown using foam squares to attach image

Here's the list of my teammates that are posting today; I hope you'll leave them some love:

Stampendous Blog

Laura Drahozal

Lyn Bernatovich

Jamie Martin

Kristine Reynolds

Louise Healy

Pam Bray

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Pam Hornschu

Tenia Nelson

Lea Fritts (me!)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll have posts for the hop on Friday and Sunday, so be sure to stop back by for some great Tombow inspiration!!  I'll see you then!

Hugs,
Lea

PS  I'm going to have an extra post on Saturday that uses Tombow's products but isn't part of the hop!

Wicked Wednesday and That Craft Place

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is That Craft Place.  Our them for the week is Use Numbers Anywhere on Your ATC.  I've used two images on my ATC for today, It's Not Fair - Grumpy Bubbles and Scrabble Word/Number Tiles.

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

That Craft Place It's Not Fair - Grumpy Bubbles

That Craft Place Scrabble Word/Number Tiles

Copic® Markers:  E50, 51, 53, 93, 41, 42, 43, 44; YG01, 03, 25; B41; RV55

Dylusions® Spray Inks in London Blue, Calypso Teal and Fresh Lime

Tim Holtz® Distress Ink Marker in Twisted Citron

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Cover Stock in Solar White

Bo Bunny® Splash Patterned Paper

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue from Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Double the scrabble tile images one on top of the other and print all three images along with typed sentiment

Color her and fussy cut, set aside

Trim the scrabble tile image 1/4" smaller than ATC size and spray with inks, heat with heat gun to dry

Trim patterned paper scrap to ATC size

Adhere all layers as shown

This was a super easy and fun ATC to create.  I love using the sprays for my backgrounds and just watching how the colors mix.  And, in case you're wondering, which you're probably not, I really don't like math!  Thanks for stopping by!  See you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

How Do You Create Christmas?

Hello!  The Stampendous Design Team is sharing cards this week on how we Create Christmas, well, the cards and paper crafts anyway!  My card today is a very simple with a bit of a mixed media style. I've used products from companies that we collaborate or partner with yearly, including Tombow, Faber-Castell and Tsukineko.  Each of the companies listed below has been so very generous with our team and I sure appreciate their generosity!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Cling Create Christmas Stamp Set

Stampendous® Create Christmas Die Cut Set

Stampendous® Crystal Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Tombow® Recycled Color Pencils:  03, Yellow;  04, Chrome Yellow;  05, Yellow Ochre;  32, Vandyke Brown;  10, Deep Green

Faber-Castell® PITT Artist Pen, White - 101

Radiant Neon® #71 Electric Yellow Pigment Ink Refill by Tsukineko®

Radiant Neon® Amplify™ White by Tsukineko®

Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp tree and star on white paper, color and die cut
Add Amplify™ to tree and heat
Create an A2 card base with a tent fold from blue cardstock
Using white PITT pen, add "snow" to bottom of card front
Lay star face down, squirt out a small drop of yellow ink and using a small paintbrush, spread ink around star on card front
Remove star from card front and fill in star with additional ink and create "tails"
Adhere star to card front
Put a small amount of glue on finger tip, swipe across bottom of card in a few places and add glitter
Adhere tree to card front

I had fun creating snow on the tree with Amplify™ from Tsukineko!  I love the texture it adds and it's incredibly easy to use.  Would love to know what you think about how it looks, too!  Here's the rest of the team playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Lyn Bernatovich

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Lea Fritts

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll see you again next week with more stamping inspiration. Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,
Lea

Wicked Wednesday with Crafty Sentiments Designs

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is Crafty Sentiments Designs.  Today I've used the image Mia - Howdy and our theme is Cowgirls/Cowboys.

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

Crafty Sentiments Designs© Mia - Howdy

Copic® Markers

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Little Yellow Bicycle® Patterned Paper

Light Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Red Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Burlap Twine

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Scrapbook Adhesives® 3D Foam Mounting Squares

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and fussy cut

Trim base for ATC from light blue cs

Trim patterned paper 1/4" smaller height and width than ATC base

Trim strips of red cs and weave into a plaid pattern over denim-look paper

Adhere strips to patterned paper and snip off ends of strips that hang over edges

Adhere patterned paper with strips to ATC base

Create a "lasso" with twine and adhere to ATC

Using foam mounting squares, attach Mia to ATC

On a scrap of white paper, write sentiment, edge with red Copic® and adhere to front of ATC

I did take a little creative license with this image by giving her boots and a dot of a nose and a tiny mouth.  I just felt like she needs boots to be a cowgirl and they were easy enough to draw onto her legs.  She was actually quite fun to color and I think she's turned out cute as can be!

I do hope you'll play along with us!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Fast and Easy Christmas Cards

Hello!  We meet again!  Today I have a another Stampendous post featuring our "All in One" stamps. I chose to showcase two stamps, Love Was Born and Santa Paws, with two cards each.  These are fast and easy Christmas cards, perfect for when you have a larger number to create.  Each card took less than 10 minutes to create.  When time is limited, why not keep it simple!  Plus, I've used two of our  new powders, Real Red Opaque Embossing Powder and Rose Gold Fran•táge Specialty Embossing Enamel.

Here's all four cards!

Here's what I used to create this card:  

Stampendous® Santa Paws Stamp

Stampendous® Jade PEARLustre™Embossing Powder

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Recollections® Holly Day Wishes 6x6 Paper Pad

Kraft Cardstock

May Arts Ribbon®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L®

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with VersaMark™ ink pad, add embossing powder, tap off excess powder and heat image
Trim embossed image close to edge
Create an A2 card base with a tent fold
Trim patterned paper to fit as shown
Cut a piece of ribbon to fit across
Wrap ends of ribbon around to back of patterned paper and adhere
Adhere layer of patterned paper to card base
Using foam mounting squares, attach embossed image to card front

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Santa Paws Stamp

Stampendous® Real Red Opaque Embossing Powder

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

My Mind's Eye® 'Tis the Season 6x6 Designer Paper Pad

Parakeet Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

May Arts Ribbon®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L®

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with VersaMark™ ink pad, add embossing powder, tap off excess powder and heat image
Trim embossed image close to edge
Create an A2 card base with a tent fold
Trim patterned paper to fit as shown
Cut a piece of ribbon to fit across
Wrap ends of ribbon around to back of patterned paper and adhere
Adhere layer of patterned paper to card base
Using foam mounting squares, attach embossed image to card front

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Love Was Born Stamp

Stampendous® Rose Gold Fran•táge Specialty Embossing Enamel

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Crate Paper™ Bundled Up 6x6 Paper Pad

Peach Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

May Arts Ribbon®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L®

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with VersaMark™ ink pad, add embossing enamel, tap off excess powder and heat image
Trim embossed image close to edge
Create an A2 card base with a tent fold
Trim patterned paper to fit as shown
Cut a piece of ribbon to fit across
Wrap ends of ribbon around to back of patterned paper and adhere
Adhere layer of patterned paper to card base
Using foam mounting squares, attach embossed image to card front

This card is going into The Color Throwdown Challenge #358!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Love Was Born Stamp

Stampendous® Sapphire PEARLustre™ Embossing Powder

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Pebbles™ Family Ties 6x6 Designer Paper Pad

Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

May Arts Ribbon®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

3D Foam Mounting Squares by 3L®

Here's what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with VersaMark™ ink pad, add embossing powder, tap off excess powder and heat image
Trim embossed image close to edge
Create an A2 card base with a tent fold
Trim patterned paper to fit as shown
Cut a piece of ribbon to drop from top and dove-tail bottom end as shown, attach to card front
Wrap end of ribbon around to back of patterned paper and adhere
Adhere layers of patterned paper to card base
Using foam mounting squares, attach embossed image to card front

Here's a list of my teammates that are playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Lyn Bernatovich

Louise Healy

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Bray

Jamie Martin

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Pam Hornschu

Lea Kimmel

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope you enjoyed my fast and easy Christmas cards and maybe they've inspired you to make some of your own!  Have a great Labor Day weekend for those of you in the U.S.A.!

Hugs,
Lea

Season's Greetings, Dreamweaver Style

Hello there!  It's Stampendous® Dreamweaver Thursday and this week we're celebrating stencils and stamps that are "All in One."  You know, an awesome sentiment with an even more awesome image either stamped or stenciled.  For my card today, I've used Dreamweaver Stencil© LJ897 Rhinestone Wreath.  This particular stencil isn't carried by Stampendous yet, but, you can find it at the Stencil With Style on-line store in the meantime.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencils© LJ897 Rhinestone Wreath Stencil

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencils© Metallic Silver Embossing Paste

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

American Crafts™ Jolly 6x6 Paper Pad

Burgundy Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

May Arts Ribbon®

Glue Dots® - Small

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this card:

Trim a piece of white cardstock and tape stencil to paper

Paste emboss, remove stencil and set aside to dry

Trim cardstock to create a card base with a tent fold

Trim a piece of patterned paper as shown

Once paste has dried, adhere all layers as shown

Create bow and attach to card front with a glue dot

This is a super easy card to create, the longest process is just waiting for the paste to dry!  Here's a list of my teammates playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Lyn Bernatovich

Pam Hornschu

Louise Healy

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Bray

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Alison Heikkila

Wendy Price

Laura Drahozal

Lea Fritts

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I'll see you again tomorrow with another post!

Hugs,
Lea

Wicked Wednesday Strolls Down Vera Lane

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and this week our sponsor is Vera Lane Studios.  I love how quirky and fun the Vera Lane images are for creating.  Since the owner, Janet, was so generous with the Design Team, we each did multiple ATCs.  I've used the following sets:  Whimsical Mermaid, Quirky Zombie Couple and Cat, and Whimsical Princess and Frog.  Our theme this week is  Splatters and Sprays.  I'm not going to follow my usual format this week but I will list the basic supplies used.

Zombie Cat Outside

Zombie Cat Inside

Whimsical Princess and Frog

Whimsical Mermaid

These are the products I've used for all three ATCs:

Vera Lane Studio© Quirky Zombie Couple and Cat

Vera Lane Studio© Whimsical Princess and Frog

Vera Lane Studio© Whimsical Mermaid

Stampendous® Cat Sayings Perfectly Clear Stamps

Stampendous® Vintage Letter Rubber Stamp

Stampendous® Golden Sand Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Memory Box® Viola 6x6 Paper Collection

Memories Mists® Sprays, Various Colors

Copic® Markers

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Delicata™ Golden Glitz Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Viva Decor® Pearl Pen™ in Ice White

Artist Loft™ Watercolors

atyouSpica™ Glitter Pens

VersaMarker™ Watermark Ink Pen

Green, Purple and Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesive

That's quite a list of supplies!  LOL!  Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoy my projects, I had a lot of fun creating them.  Come and play along with us and show us your best ATCs, I can't wait to see what you create!  Have a blessed day!  

Hugs,

Lea