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Hello! Today I am sharing one of the newest Laurel Burch stamps from Stampendous , called Dog Love. Laurel Burch stamps has a ton of cats, which is great, but I get very excited when a new dog stamp comes out. The Stampendous team is showcasing the new Laurel Burch Stamps this week, Supplies: Stampendous : LBM003: Dog Love FREG026 : Aged Black Embossing Enamel Other : My Colors Cardstock: Atlantic Shore, Comodore Blue Imagine: VersaFine Ink in Onyx Black, VersaMark Ink Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens: 023, 025, 031, 032, 048, 050, 053, 080 Scrapbook Adhesives: E-Z Runner Pink Cardstock Canson Mixed Media Paper Directions: 1. Stamp Dog Love on to Mixed Media Paper with VersaFine Ink. 2. Color the image with the markers listed. 3. Cut the colored image out. 4. Create the card base out of Comodore Blue cardstock, cut to the size of 4 1/4" x 11" for a top folding card. 5. Loosely tear a pink cardstock mat about the size of 3" x 3 3/4" to fit

Hello! This week, the Stampendous Team is sharing projects with the brand new Wisteria Circle and Tree Circle stamps. For my card today, I used the Tree Circle. This is a very simple card to create, so I hope you'll give it a try. My full instructions are below. Supplies: Stampendous : W201 6: Tree Circle SSC1283: Big Words Thanks Other : My Colors Cardstock: Madras Blue, Wildflower Tombow Recycled Pencils in Yellow Green, Green, Yellow, Light Orange, Chrome Yellow, Purple, and Ultramarine. Imagine: VersaFine Clair Ink in Nocturne Scrapbook Adhesives: E-Z Runner Canson: Mixed Media Paper Directions: 1. Stamp the Tree Circle with VersaFine Clair Ink in Nocturne. 2. Color the stamped image using the pencils listed, to look like a sunrise. 3. Cut out the colored image. 4. Create the card base out of Wildflower cardstock, cut to the size of 4 1/4 x 11." 5. On a piece of Madras Blue cardstock that is 4 1/4" wide and approximately 2 1/2" tall

Hello there! I am really excited to share my project with you today. My card features the brand new Wisteria Circle stamp from Stampendous. I love this stamp, and all imagery of wisteria. I have thriving wisteria plant at the front of my house, and it makes me smile whenever I look at it, especially when it is in bloom. It's just a lovely plant. So this week, the Stampendous team and I are featuring this stamp, as well as the new Tree Circle stamp, which I'll be sharing later in the week.  I tried to make my stamped image look like cloisonne, which is beautiful metal and enamel work. My full instructions are below. Supplies: Stampendous : W202: Wisteria Circle SSC1281: Greetings Galore DP102: Detail Gold Embossing Powder Other : My Colors Cardstock: Sky, Winter Lake, Wildflower Imagine: VersaMark Ink Artist's Loft: Watercolor Paper, Watercolors Scrapbook Adhesives: E-Z Runner Directions: 1. On a piece of watercolor paper, stamp the Wisteria Circle with Ve

Hello! Today I have a new shaker card to share that features one of the latest Sparkle Blends from Doodles Paper Playground . I love this one, you guys. It's called Flamingo Tropic, and since I was a teenager, I have had a huge obsession with flamingos. They are all over my kitchen, I have bags, jewelry, and yup...a bunch on my front lawn. I even switch them out the Skelemingos at Halloween time. So seeing those little flamingo sequins in this Sparkle Blend really made me giddy. Stampendous recently came out with this great layering stamp flamingo set called Flamingo Messages . It's perfect for using with Flamingo Tropic. I stamped it with a couple of the shades in the Berry Blast Kaleidacolor ink pad set from Imagine. If you look at the flamingo closely, you'll see a couple of shades on it. I really like the bright green sequins in this Sparkle Blend too. It adds a great contrast to the shades of pink. I used 2 Fitted Frames dies (from Stampendous) to make my shak

Hello! This week,the Stampendous DT is sharing projects that use the new Moroccan Tile 6x6 stamp. Well, I had realized that I hadn't shared a card I had made with the Moroccan Mesh stencil that came out in January, so I thought it was a good time to share that with you. Supplies: Stampendous : W197 : Arabesque Stamp FMS4084 : Moroccan Mesh Stencil EP222 : Carnelian Pearlustre Embossing Powder SSC1272 : Brushed Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamp Set DWNHB -9: 3/8" Stencil Brush MPW811 : Mixed Media White Paper Other : Neenah: Desert Storm Cardstock Imagine: VersaMark Ink, VersaMagic in Turquoise Gem, Memento Ink in Potter's Clay, Tear It! Tape Scrapbook Adhesives: EZ Dot, White Foam Squares Teal Satin Ribbon Directions: 1. On a piece of 5 1/4" x 3 3/4" Mixed Media White paper, tape down the Moroccan Mesh Stencil. 2. Using the Stencil Brush, apply Turquoise Gem VersaMagic to the entire piece. Remove Stencil. 3. On another piece of Mixed Media

Hello! It's time for a new challenge with Aurora Wings. This month, we challenge you to create a black and white project, with or without a splash of color. I happen to love coloring in images in grayscale, so this was really inspiring for me. I decided to work with Mitzi's Jasmine Sprite. You can shop for here using these links: PNG File on Main Website JPEG on Main Website Etsy Shop Here's a look at my card.

Greetings! I think you are going to love the background stamp that the Stampendous Design Team and I will be sharing this week. It's called the Moroccan Tile, and it is not only big (it's 6" x 6"!), but it's absolutely stunning too. This card is very easy and fast to make, so if you need to make a bunch of cards, choose a great sentiment, some embossing powders, and you'll have amazing cards in no time. My full instructions are below. Supplies: Stampendous : 6CR007: Moroccan Tile SSC1282: Big Words Happy DP100: Detail White Embossing Powder Other : Neenah: Desert Storm Cardstock Imagine: VersaMark Ink Pink Cardstock Scrapbook Adhesives: E-Z Runner Directions: 1. Create the card base with Neenah Desert Storm cardstock, cut to 4 1/4" x 11." 2. Stamp the Moroccan Tile stamp on to the card base with VersaMark Ink. 3. Sprinkle Detail White Embossing Powder on to the stamped image and heat set. 4. Cut a strip of pink cardstock,

Greetings! It's my second Blog Hop this week! This is a super special one because it is for Get Kids Crafty , which is a super important topic for me. I think it is extremely important to get kids to create things and to let them play with our tools, supplies, and to teach them what we know as crafters to help them develop into little artists. My daughter (Miss R) is participating in this hop, which has the theme of "Ocean." She used one of the Manatees and shells from Beth Duff Designs' Manatee stamp set. In addition to coloring the 2 stamped images with Memento Markers from Imagine, she also did a number of other techniques. Miss R made her background with Distress Oxide inks in Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers. She applied them with an inking tool and spritzed the inks with Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Sparkle to not only oxidize the inks, but to give the background a pretty shimmer. Once it was dried, she applied Tangerine Chalk Ink from Color Box to a Shell Wreath

Hello! Welcome to the very first Sparkle Blends Blog Hop for Doodles Paper Playground . The DDP Design Team, as well as the White Rose Crafts LLC Team is going to be showing off projects featuring the newest release of Sparkle Blends. There are lots of prizes along the way! Check this out: Grand Prize: One lucky commenter who comments on all participating blogs in the hop will receive full sized packages of all 8 blends in the April release! Second Prize: One lucky commenter who comments on all participating blogs in the hop will receive a Birthday Themed prize pack, including a full sized package of Birthday Bash! Individual Blog Prizes: On each leg of the hop, I have asked the designers to choose their favorite blend from this release. Those blends will be given away to one lucky commenter on each of their hop blog posts. I've also got a post up today for Stampendous, so if you have a few moments, I'd love for you to check it out HERE . But on to the hop project. I

Hello! This week, the Stampendous team is sharing projects featuring some of the new Parisian themed stamps and dies. Before I get to my card, I wanted to let you know that I am participating in the very first Doodles Paper Playground Blog Hop , and i would love it if you could check out my other post HERE . I promise, it's worth it! On to Stampendous... For my project, I decided to work with the Fleur de Lis die that is in the Paris Bonjour die set. There is no accompanying stamp for it, so I decided to use alcohol inks to create interesting patterns for my die cuts. Also, I really wanted to use the new "hello" stamp, and have it look as though it had been die cut. I simply traced the full stamp on to my piece of vellum and fussy cut it out. Now it looks like it has been die cut! My full instructions are below. Supplies: Stampendous : DCS5105: Paris Bonjour Die Cut Set SSC1283: Big Words Thanks DCP1006: Fitted Frames Set B Other : My Colors Cardstock: Sky B

Bonjour! Have you seen the new Parisian themed stamps from Stampendous? The team and I will be featuring them all week, so I hope you'll check in frequently. Today, my card features the Paris Bonjour stamp set (and it's accompanying free stencil!). The full instructions are below. Supplies: Stampendous : CRS5105: Paris Bonjour DCS5105: Paris Bonjour Die Cuts SSC1282: Big Words Happy MPW811 : Mixed Media Paper FREG050 : Ice Pink Embossing Enamel DWNHB -12: 1/2" Stencil Brush Other : Imagine: Delicata Ink in Rose Gold, VersaFine Clair Ink in Nocturne, VersaMark Ink My Colors Cardstock: Grasshopper Scrapbook Adhesives: E-Z Runner Directions: 1. On a piece of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Mixed Media Paper, stencil the fleur de lis stencil with Rose Gold Delicata ink and a stencil brush. Use a circular motion to apply the ink. 2. Cut an angled piece off of the bottom of the stenciled paper. Save the removed piece for another card. 3. Create the card bas

Greetings! Today I have a shaker card to share with one of the newest Sparkle Blends from Doodles Paper Playground , and this particular one is called Flaming Sunset . I really think this mini stamp set from Lawn Fawn is super adorable, and I thought that the wheel would make a fun shaker. I started off by stamping the wheel with Nocturne VersaFine Clair Ink from Imagine . I also stamped 3 hamsters on a separate piece of paper. I used 2 shades of gray Zig Clean Color markers to color in the wheel, and then using an X-Acto knife, I cut out the interior of the wheel. I also colored and die cut the hamsters. I wanted to repeat the sentiment several times using a gradation of colors, so I pulled out my Kaleidacolor inks, also from Imagine, and decided that the Cappuccino set was going to look the best with the Flaming Sunset Sparkle Blend. I placed with sentiment into my Stamp Platform and inked it with the lightest color. Then I moved my cardstock up about 1/2" and stamped t