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Hello and welcome back! Today I am sharing 2 cards that have the same composition, but in totally different color palettes. I have been having a great time playing with the Simply Celebrate stamp set from Lawn Fawn and I thought it would be fun to play with different color combinations. When making cards that have the same layout, it's really helpful to use a stamp positioning tool. This way, you can recreate the projects quickly and easily, while taking out a lot of the guesswork. The first version I created used cool tones, which I tend to gravitate towards, so these colors came easily to me. I colored both of the card's stamped images with Zig Clean Color Markers. Coloring those balloons was a lot of fun! For the inked stripes at the bottom of this card, I used ScrapBerry's Blue , Green , and Pink Stains Ink. My base is a deep orchid purple. No extra embellishments used here, as I thought the card made enough of a statement without the extra "stuff." ...

Hello! This week, the Stampendous Team is having a "Birthday Bash" theme. I thought it would be fun to kick it off with a tag that can be used to put on a gift. This is a very quick project, but it has a lot of impact. My instructions are below. Supplies: Stampendous : POPST03AFR: Happy Birthday Stamp Set Other : Imagine: VersaFine Ink in Onyx Black Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens: 020, 026, 031, 032, 041, 043, 050, 051, 052, 070 Staples: White Tag Purple Ribbon Stamp Positioner Directions: 1. Using a stamp positioner, stamp the "Happy" 4 times on the tag with VersaFine ink. The stamp positioner helps to have correct spacing between the words. 2. Stamp the "Birthday" at the bottom center of the tag. 3. Color the letters using the marker colors listed above; 2 colors per letter. 4. Attach a ribbon through the hole in the tag. Super fast, right? You can do this simple repetitive technique with many of your existing stamps, I'm...

Greetings! This week, the Stampendous Team has been featuring projects made with their special Q-Sets. I decided to work with the set called, "No Probllama," as I love llamas. I also incorporated some stenciling, which if you've visited me before, you know how much I enjoy doing that. Check out my full instructions on how to make this card below. Supplies: Stampendous : QS5015 : No Probllama DCP1005 : Fitted Frame Set A DWLJ813 : Fan Pattern Metal Stencil MPW811 : Mixed Media White Paper DWNHB -9: 3/8" Stencil Brush Other : Bazzill: Chocolate cardstock, light brown cardstock Imagine: VersaMagic in Wheat, Sage, Pumpkin Spice, & Red Brick, VersaFine Clair Ink in Nocturne, On Point Glue Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens:  050, 051, 052, 064, 065, 075, 230, 260, 302, 303, 901 Faber-Castell: Brush Tip PITT Pen in black Canson: Mixed Media Paper Scrapbook Adhesives: EZ Runner Craft Foam Directions:  1. Stamp the llamas and sentiments on Canson'...

Hello! I am excited to be participating in a very special Birthday Bash Blog Hop starting today, Thursday, January 24th, 2019 and ending at 11:59pm EST on Sunday, January 27, 2019! The Designing Divas and I, along with several members of the talented White Rose Crafts design team, will be creating extra special Birthday Themed Shaker Cards for the hop today! In addition, my project for today also work's with this week's White Rose Crafts theme, which is "Water Activated Inks." Please be sure to read through the bottom of my post for details on a Freebie Sparkle Blend, free shipping, and all of the Hop links. Here's my card. I was inspired by the Tim Holtz " Blueprint Assortment " stamp set. I've had it for a while, but never got around to using it. And I thought this hop, along with the WRC theme was the perfect opportunity . I decided to go with the "Conversation Hearts" Sparkle Blend, because of the wide range of colors in it. Ther...

Hello! Today I am sharing a card that I made my son for his birthday. He loves shaker cards, so I knew I wanted to go in that direction.  I actually used 4 Sparkle Blends from Doodles Paper Playground on this card. One of them is Copper Penny from the new release. And I finally have the Hex Yeah  stamps and dies  from Simon Says Stamp and CZ Designs, that I knew he would think was cool. I made 4 shaker windows using the 2 hexagon dies in the set. I actually kept them attached so that I didn't have to worry about measuring the distance between them. Once I laid out my first set (the top 2), I rotated the hexagons so that the little one would sit in where I just die cut it. This allowed me to cut a larger one with the proper spacing. I repeated this with the larger hexagon to cut the final little guy. As I mentioned, I used Copper Penny Sparkle Blend in the upper left hexagon, followed by Peacock Pizzaz , Be Leaf in Yourself , and last but not least, Breakfast at ...

Hello! It's time for another new release hop with Doodles Paper Playground!  We've got 6 new blends to share with you, and I, together with the rest of the Doodles Paper Playground Design Team, have joined forces with Gail Tasker--you may know her as Ionabunny --our guest designer for the months of December and January! We can't wait to see more of what she has to share with us all! To see detailed descriptions of each of the December Sparkle Blends release, check out our release blog post ! And yes, there are prizes to be won! Be sure to go to the bottom of this post to find out how you can win! Here's my card. Today is my daughter's 10th birthday. Double digits!!! I had to user some Sparkle Blends for her birthday card, of course. This lovely Blend is called Icicle. It's frosty and sweet and she loves it. Although truthfully, she loves ALL of the Sparkle Blends! I just bought a die set from Avery Elle which apparently is old, because I can't seem ...

Greetings! Today I am sharing a birthday card using the Candle Wish stamp from Stampendous . I like this stamp because it is quick to color, but has a big impact on a card so you don't need to do too much more to it to finish your card. My full instructions are below. Supplies: Stampendous : W203 : Candle Wish MPW811 : Mixed Media White Paper DCP1006 : Fitted Frames Set B Other : My Colors Cardstock: Yellow Corn, Poolside Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers: 021, 023, 25, 029, 030, 031, 041, 050, 070, 080, 302 Imagine: VersaFine Clair Ink in Nocturne Directions: 1. Stamp the image on to Mixed Media Paper with Nocturne VersaFine Clair ink. 2. Color the candles using the marker colors listed. 3. Cut loosely around the colored in image to leave a bit of a border. 4. Die cut a mat of Yellow Corn cardstock using the Small "P" Fitted Frame. 5. Cut a mat of Mixed Media White Paper, to the size of 4 3/4" x 5." 6. Create the card base out of P...

Hello! My husband's birthday was at the end of April, and he loves when I make shaker cards. So, I knew I had to make one for him using one of the latest Sparkle Blends from Doodles Paper Playground . I decided to go with the Birthday Bash Sparkle Blends, because he loves bright, bold colors and because...well....it is a birthday card. ;) In this blend,you'll find red, green, purple, blue, and gold sequins. Some are in the shape of balloons! There are also little stars and microbeads. This is definitely a party in a shaker!  Beyond being inspired by Birthday Bash, I had just gotten Altenew's Bells and Bows Stamp Set , and I just had to use that awesome large bow that's in the set. I stamped 3 of the 4 layers using inks from Imagine. Doesn't it look real?! My papers are from DCWV, and they have fun metallic turquoise accents on them, which I thought really worked with the Sparkle Blend. If you click on my photo, you can see what's in the shaker a lit...

Hello! Today I wanted to share a card that I made quite some time ago, but never got around to posting. Does that happen to you too? You get a bunch of posts pre-written, but some of them just never go live? This is one of them, and shame on me for it, because this Party Peeking House Mouse stamp is so adorable! And that bright background? Super easy to make. Check out my full instructions below.  Supplies: Stampendous : HMP74 : Party Peeking Other : My Colors Cardstock : Mint Julep, Banana Pepper Zig Clean Color Markers: 022, 026, 029, 032, 038, 041, 045, 050, 051, 052, 060, 061, 064, 067, 070, 071, 080, 090, 091, 094, 302, 803, 901 Imagine : Kaleidacolor inks in Spectrum, Ink Potion No. 9 , On Point Glue , VersaFine in Onyx Black Canson: Mixed Media Paper Recollections: Brayer Beacon Adhesieves : Zip Dry Glue EK Success: Medium Corner Rounder Blue Flat Sequins Directions: 1. Stamp the image on to Canson's Mixed Media Paper with Onyx Black VersaFine in...

Hello again! Today, I am sharing another sneak peek from the January 2018 Stampendous catalog. This big stamp is full of cheer and can help you make quick, fabulous cards. It's the Great Big Happy Stamp! Supplies: Stampendous : W199: Great Big Happy Stamp DCP1005 : Fitted Frame Set A SSC1272 : Brushed Wishes Perfectly Clear Set TP117 : Vintage Plum Embossing Tinsel DP100 : Detail White Embossing Powder MPW811 : Mixed Media White Paper Other : My Colors Cardstock: Atlantic Shore Imagine : VersaFine Ink in Onyx Black, Brilliance Ink in Sunflower Yellow. Tear It! Tape , VersaMark Ink, Sponge Dauber Spectrum Noir Markers: BT2, BT4, BT5, BP6, CT2, CT3, CT4, PL5, PP1 Scrapbook Adhesives: EZ Dots Directions: 1. Stamp the image with VersaFine Ink on to Mixed Media Paper. 2. Color the image using the Spectrum Noir markers listed. 3. Die cut the image with the Large "W" Fitted Frame. 4. Using some scrap cardstock, cut the Small "W" Fitte...

Greetings! Today I am sharing the card I made for my son's 11th birthday. He loves Lawn Fawn critters just like I do, and I recently purchased a couple of sets that I knew I had to use for him. Needless to say, he loved the card. I am playing along with the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge which has the theme of  Party . I am also entering this card into the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge which is Use Your Favorite Lawn Fawn Set. Seriously, is this a party or what? I used stamps from Party Animal  and  Forest Feast . Forest Feast is my current favorite set. But that keeps changing, because I love them all so much! I knew that the tree stump stamp would be the perfect table for a grand party. The hardest part was figuring out who the Guest of Honor was going to be, and I think this little chick stepped up to the plate nicely (pun intended). I stamped all of the images with VersaFine ink in Onyx Black on Canson Mixed Media Paper, with the exception of the stump,...

Today is an exciting day! I am participating in a big Tiddly Inks Blog Hop along with their Design Team and some other Guest Designers. I hope YOU join in too! You can add your own project with the Fun with Animals theme on the Tiddly Inks Blog page.  If you prefer just to look around, then here are the details. Date: All day today (8/10/17), starting at  8:00 AM CST  (Dallas, TX is the closest city) How to Participate: Visit each person's blog below or those in the Inlinkz list and leave a comment. The blog hop will start at  8 AM  and you are welcome to visit blogs all day. Then stop in and chat with us in the  Facebook Group page  between  6 PM and 10 PM CST , one lucky commenters will be randomly selected to receive a $10 gift certificate. Prizes: There are $25 worth of gift certificates (5 GCs worth $5 each) placed throughout the designers blogs listed below. These GCs will be randomly won by people who leave comments on that b...

Hello! I have a "sweet" card to share with you today. This month, the Artists in Residence for Imaging were challenged with the theme "Itsy Bitsy." This post contains affiliate links at no cost to you. I decided to focus on using the teeny stamps found in many stamp sets. In my case, I used Lawn Fawn's Baked with Love and Love 'N Breakfast. I added a bunch of the little stamps to an acrylic block in an arrangement that I liked and I inked them up with VersaFine in Onyx Black. I stamped an entire background piece of Bristol paper with these stamps, slightly turning the block as I went along. I wound up with only a few "holes" so I went in with a single stamp and filled in those empty areas. Then I heat embossed the background. I stamped 4 cupcakes on to Mixed Media Paper and colored them with Memento Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I decided to make the cupcakes stand out more, so I used 2 circle punches and layered ...

Hello Guys and Ghouls! I am so stoked for today's Smeared Ink Reunion Blog Hop. Smeared & Smudged (as the group was called) was one of the reasons I made so many online friends, inspired me to make many of my dark and creepy projects, and was the 2nd DT I was ever on. So many stamps....so many memories. Terra, owner and founder decided it was high time for a reunion hop, so I absolutely had to play along. I'll be honest, my crafting time really diminished in the past couple of weeks, and my delusions of grandeur were shattered. So my project isn't over the top, but it is very Smeared. I decided that since this hop is a little virtual party, I decided to use one of the fabulous little Grumpies. This guy with the party hat is too funny. I started off by  stamping him with VersaFine Ink and coloring him in with Memento Markers, both from Imagine on a piece of Smooth Bristol cardstock. I inked around the image and distressed the edges a bit. Originally this guy was ...