The Twine is Divine

The Stampendous DT is having a great time with Whisker Graphics this week, enjoying the mix of Whisker Graphics goodies with stamps, stencils and Essentials. It’s a perfect ingredient list for party decor and gifts, right?  

For my project today, everything’s coming up daisies!  I’ve had this idea in my head since our supplies arrived, I’m so glad it’s finally out.  Now I have room for something new!  LOL!

Here’s what I used to create this card and tag:

Stampendous® Cling Daisy Mix Stamp Set

Stampendous® Daisy Mix Die Cut Set

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Whisker Graphics Divine Twine™ Diva Spool in Celadon Solid

Whisker Graphics Divine Twine™ Diva Spool in Celadon Stripe

Whisker Graphics Middy Bitty Bags™ - Glassine 4.75" X 6.75”

Whisker Graphics Large Colored Tags - White

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Copic® Markers - Y00, Y02, Y06, Y08, B0000, B12

Spectrum Aqua™ Markers - Peacock Blue, Meadow, Moss

Yellow Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Strathmore® Mixed Media Paper

E-Z Runner® from Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L™

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

Glue Pen from Tombow®

Here’s what I did to create this card and tag:

Stamp 3 flowers, color and die cut.

Trim a piece of mixed media paper to 4” x 5 1/4”.

Add some ink from blue aqua marker onto an acrylic block, using a water brush, pick up ink and brush onto paper.

Add ink from yellow aqua marker and green aqua marker onto acrylic block, mix and paint onto paper.

Create an A2 card base with a tent fold from yellow cardstock.

Adhere painted paper to card base.

Trim two pieces of solid twine to use as flower stems, using glue pen, adhere to card front.

Add foam squares to backs of two flowers and adhere to card.

Paint the front of the tag in the same manner as the card front.

Trim a piece of solid twine for flower stem on tag and adhere with glue pen.

Using a foam square, mount flower to front of tag.

Create a tassel from striped twine and add to tag.

Card is ready to go inside of bag and tag is ready to adhere to front of bag!

Some of our lucky commenters during the hop will want to have a party of their own because there are PRIZES! All you need to do to be entered is comment on the blog posts for hop with Whisker Graphics and winners are randomly selected and announced Monday, May 9th.

Three prize packages consisting of one each –

  • Divine Twine Diva – Crushed Lavender Solid

• Divine Twine Diva – Crushed Lavender Stripe

• Divine Twine Diva – Dried Celadon Solid

• Divine Twine Diva – Dried Celadon Stripe

• An assortment of bags in a variety of sizes and patterns

• Winners choice of a Stampendous Cling Rubber Stamp Set and Matching Dies (from available stock)

These three winners MUST have a US mailing address (or territories or military). See Official Contest Rules.  But wait! Additionally, we will give away one prize to an Australian winner courtesy of our distributor – The Stencil Specialist – which will consist of distributor’s choice of one stamp, one stencil and a surprise goodie.

Here are the designers participating in the hop today and then stop on over at Whisker Graphics!

Stampendous Blog

Alison Heikkila

Lea Fritts

Laura Drahozal

Whisker Graphics Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I’ll have another post for you tomorrow so please stop back by and have a look.  Enjoy the rest of your day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with A Day For Daisies

It's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog time and our sponsor this week is A Day For Daisies.  Our theme for this challenge is Fruits & Veggies.  We want to see your cutest carrot, prettiest pear, loveliest lettuce!  I'm using Lemon Bunch for my ATC this week.  I love this image and, admittedly, I have a thing about lemons and limes, there's just something happy about them!

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

A Day For Daisies© Lemon Bunch

Pebbles™ Family Ties 6x6 Paper Pad

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White Cover Stock

Copic® Markers

May Arts Ribbon®

E-Z Runner® from Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L™

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and trim.

Trim ATC base from patterned paper.

Adhere image to base.

Tie bow and adhere to ATC.

Thanks bunches for stopping by!  I hope you'll play along with us and show us your best fruits and veggies!  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Lea

Ice Cream, Anyone?

It’s a weekend full of House-Mouse Designs® cards created by the Stampendous Design Team and Passionate Paper Creations and Friends! That’s right, we’re sharing projects made with these cute little critters and we are thrilled.  I hope you’ll enjoy the fun and join Passionate Paper Creations group.  There are prizes and plenty of inspiration, so come check it out!

My next card this weekend is House-Mouse Designs® Ice Cream Kitty!  My first cat was a creamcicle kitty.  Orange kitties will always have a special place in my heart!  Funny thing is, we have 8 cats, all rescues, and none of them are orange.

This is what I used to create this card:

Stampendous:

HMR59 House-Mouse Designs® Ice Cream Kitty Rubber Stamp

SSCM5000 Mice Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products:

Copic® Markers:  C00, C0, C1; T0, T2, T4; W1; R30, R81, R83, R85; YR20, YR21, YR30, YR31; YG93, YG95; BG72; E21, E23, E25, E27, E42, E50, E51, E53, E97, E99

Sweetie Pie Cardstock by My Colors®

Hello Summer 6x6 Paper Pad by Echo Park®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

This is what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with black ink and color.

Create A2 card base with tent fold from pink cardstock.

Trim image closely as shown.

Trim striped patterned paper for background.

Stamp sentiment on scrap of white cardstock.

Create a mat for sentiment with dotted paper.

Use scraps to create paper pennants.

Adhere all layers as shown.

Here's what you need to do:

Color an image and post it on the Passionate Paper Creations page on Facebook and tag#Stampendous and #PPCF to enter to win a $20 (USD) Rewards Card (US/Canada) or sponsors choice of 2 stamps (UK/Australia) *No purchase necessary to enter. Winner chosen by random.org and announced on Monday, April 25th.

Thanks bunches for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

Castle Construction

It’s a weekend full of House-Mouse Designs® cards created by the Stampendous Design Team and Passionate Paper Creations and Friends! That’s right, we’re sharing projects made with these cute little critters and we are thrilled.  I hope you’ll enjoy the fun and join Passionate Paper Creations group.  There are prizes and plenty of inspiration, so come check it out!

My next card this weekend is House-Mouse Designs® Castle Construction!  This stamp makes me yearn for a trip to the beach!  What about you?

This is what I used to create this card:

Stampendous:

HMR65 House-Mouse Designs® Castle Construction Rubber Stamp

MWP811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Other Products:

Spectrum Noir™ Markers:  IB1, FS1, EB1, TN2, TN5, TN7

Copic® Markers:  R30, R24, R27, R01, R12; T2, T4, T6; CO, C1; W0, W1; E21 E23, E25, E27, E35, E42, E43, E44, E50, E51, E53, E57, E93

Poolside Cardstock by My Colors®

Dear Lizzy™ Neapolitan 6x6 Paper Pad by American Crafts®

Snips and Snails 6x6 Paper Pad by Doodlebug Design Inc™

Red Ribbon by May Arts Ribbon®

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

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

This is what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with black ink and color with markers.

Trim at natural borders.

Create A2 card base with a tent fold from teal cardstock.

Trim aqua background paper to fit as shown.

Trim accent patterned paper strip to fit as shown.

Cut a piece of ribbon to fit width.

Layer patterned papers and ribbon as shown.

Adhere layers to card base.

Attach image with foam squares.

Here's what you need to do:

Color an image and post it on the Passionate Paper Creations page on Facebook and tag#Stampendous and #PPCF to enter to win a $20 (USD) Rewards Card (US/Canada) or sponsors choice of 2 stamps (UK/Australia) *No purchase necessary to enter. Winner chosen by random.organd announced on Monday, April 25th.

Thanks bunches for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

The Latest Buzz...

It’s a weekend full of House-Mouse Designs® cards created by the Stampendous Design Team and Passionate Paper Creations and Friends! That’s right, we’re sharing projects made with these cute little critters along with their friends and we are thrilled.  I hope you’ll enjoy the fun and join Passionate Paper Creations Facebook group.  There are prizes and plenty of inspiration, so come check it out!

My first card this weekend is HappyHoppers® Bumble Bunnies!  I love, love, love this stamp.  I have a thing for bunnies and these two are just adorable!

This is what I used to create this card:

HHP10 HappyHoppers® Bumble Bunnies Rubber Stamp

MG07 Sunflower Micro Glitter

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Copic® Markers:  YR01, YR02, YR04; YG61, YG63, YG67; R30; Y0000, Y000, Y11, Y15, Y19; E25, E27, E29, E41, E42, E43; T0, T2, T4; W0, W1

Banana Pepper Cardstock by My Colors®

Garden Party 6x6 Patterned Paper by Pebbles®

Distress Ink Scattered Straw Ink Pad by Ranger®

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Glue Pen by Tombow®

This is what I did to create this card:

Stamp image with black ink and color with markers.

Trim image closely.

Trim patterned paper as shown.

Create A2 card base with a tent fold.

Ink edges of image with distress ink.

Adhere all layers as shown.

Using glue pen, adhere glitter to wings.

Here's what you need to do:

Color an image and post it on the Passionate Paper Creations page on Facebook and tag#Stampendous and #PPCF to enter to win a $20 (USD) Rewards Card (US/Canada) or sponsors choice of 2 stamps (UK/Australia) *No purchase necessary to enter. Winner chosen by random.organd announced on Monday, April 25th.

Thanks bunches for stopping by!

Hugs,

Lea

Elegant Elephant

Today’s the last day of the Stampendous blog hop showcasing our stamps designed by Nathalie Kalbach, mixed media artist extraordinaire.  For the January release this year, Nat designed 3 new and innovative mixed media sets that include a 2-sided foam stamp, a cling rubber stamp and a coordinating stencil, all of which create great options for the paper crafter and mixed media artist.  

For today’s project, I’ve used Elephant.  My daughter, Erin, loves elephants and this project is for her.  I’m going to have it framed so she can hang it in her bedroom.

Here’s what I’ve used for this project:

Stampendous® Elephant Foam Stamp, Cling Rubber and Stencil Set by Nathalie Kalbach

Stampendous® Cling Mish Mesh Stamp Set by Nathalie Kalbach

Stampendous® Cling Wired Stamp Set by Nathalie Kalbach (Retired)

Stampendous® Elegant Borders Perfectly Clear™Stamps

Stampendous® Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Small Damask Stencil

Delicata™ Gold Glitz Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

VersaMark™ Watermark Stamp Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Memento™ Tangelo Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Memento™ Love Letter Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

VersaMarker™ Watermark Pen by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Memories Mist™ in Fruit Punch, Mango Lemonade, Pink Lemonade, Cherry Smoothie and  Bright Gold

Strathmore® Mixed Media Paper

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here’s what I did for this project:

Trim mixed media paper to 8” x 8”.

Spritz paper with fruit punch, pink lemonade, mango lemonade and cherry smoothie mists.

Using stencil from Elephant set, spritz with bright gold mist, move and repeat as desired.

Using damask stencil, sponge on Golden Glitz ink in random areas.

Ink stamp from Mish Mesh set with Love Letter ink and stamp randomly.

Ink stamp from Wired set (retired) with Tangelo ink and stamp randomly.

Using VersaMark ink pad, stamp border, add embossing powder and heat.

On a separate piece of mixed media paper, stamp elephant, add embossing powder and heat.

Using VersaMarker pen, add ink inside embossed elephant, add embossing powder and heat.

Cut out elephant and adhere to inked and stamped piece.

Here’s a list of my teammates playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Janelle Stollfus

Michelle Rydell

Marsha Valk

Gwen Lafleur

Cheiron Brandon

Lea Fritts (me!)

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Price

Nathalie Kalbach Blog

One of the things I love about embossing the elephant twice, you get the great texture from the design but you have full coverage with the gold embossing powder.  I think this is going to look amazing framed!

We are mixing it up for three commenters during the hop. Each prize package includes all three of Nathalie Kalbach’s Foam, Cling Rubber and Stencil Stamp sets. But WAIT! This is open to everyone!  Comment on each blog post at Stampendous and that of each designer’s post on the hop this week. We’ll announce winners on Monday May 2nd.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll be posting this weekend if you want to come back by and check it out.  See you soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Cityscape

Nathalie Kalbach, mixed media artist extraordinaire, has designed several stamp sets for Stampendous and this week, we’re celebrating her newest designs.  For the January release this year, Nat designed 3 new and innovative mixed media sets that include a 2-sided foam stamp, a cling rubber stamp and a coordinating stencil, all of which create great options for the paper crafter and mixed media artist.  

For my project today, I’ve used Urban Scribble.  I love cityscapes and this one is no exception.  I couldn’t wait to stamp it on a mini canvas and watercolor the image with bright, happy colors!

Here’s what I used for this canvas:

Stampendous® Urban Scribble Foam Stamp, Cling Rubber and Stencil Set by Nathalie Kalbach

StāzOn™ Jet Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Crayola® Watercolor Set

Canvas Board

Ikea Frame

Here’s what I did for this canvas:

Stamp image with black ink onto canvas board.

Paint image with watercolors.

Allow to dry and add to frame.

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

Stampendous Blog

Pam Bray

Alison Heikkila

Lea Fritts

Pam Hornschu

Nathalie Kalbach Blog

We are mixing it up for three commenters during the hop. Each prize package includes all three of Nathalie Kalbach’s Foam, Cling Rubber and Stencil Stamp sets. But WAIT! This is open to everyone!

Comment on each blog post at Stampendous and that of each designer’s post on the hop this week. We’ll announce winners on Monday May 2nd.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'll have another project to share with you tomorrow so please stop back by for a look.  See you then!

Hugs,

Lea