21st Century Pillow Book

This is a very exciting week for the Stampendous team! We are hanging out with the ultra cool Deco Art Mixed Media team, each using each other's products to share some incredible creations with you. These companies go hand in hand, so using each other's products is easy. And the results are amazing. We are of course featuring Andy Skinner's stamps, who is the DecoArt International Education Coordinator.  And yup, there are prizes! But I want you to go to the Stampendous Blog for all of that info. The link is at the bottom of the post. Now, on to my project. I made a cool wall hanging today. I started off with a piece of MDF and I drilled 2 holes, and covered it with DecoArt's white Gesso. After it dried, I used Andy's Alcohol and Media fluid Acrylics Layering Technique. You can check out his how-to video HERE . Needless to say, it's a great technique, and I loved doing it. Once I finished with the aforementioned technique, I sealed the piece w...

Hello! I have a new challenge to share with you today from Wicked Wednesday . The theme this week is "Green and Gold" and we are sponsored by Sami Stamps . I used Frog Birthday for my ATC, and I colored it with green Tombow Dual Brush markers and a metallic gold Prismacolor marker. I wanted it super shiny, so that was the way to go. I also added a few gold glitters and embossing powders from Stampendous ' Gold Encrusted Jewels kit. See the pretty glitter? I love the texture the different embossing powders have. That's it for me today. Please be sure to visit the rest of the gals from the Wicked Wednesday blog. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Hello out there! It's time for a new Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge. This week, we are sponsored by SLS Lines , and the theme is "Girly." I used Princess Spoiled Cat for my ATC. She's definitely a "Fancy Feast" kind of girl, huh? I colored her with my Tombow Dual Brush watercolor markers. The hearts were done with a Heidi Swapp stencil and Delicata ink from Imagine Crafts in Celestial Copper. It's super shimmery and beautiful! I added some coordinating purple cardstock and 4 princess-pink gemstones. She is rather regal, don'tcha think? Please be sure to visit the Wicked Wednesday Blog to see what the rest of the team has cooked up for you this week. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Hello! It's time for a new challenge with A Day for Daises . For the next two weeks, the challenge is to "Add Dimensional Flowers" to your projects. I used Three Helpers for my project. Aren't they sweet? Reminds me of my children wanting to help me with things. I colored the image with my Tombow Dual Brush watercolor markers. Here's a close up. I kept the image very crisp...kind of unlike me, but t just felt right with this image. I added some Shabby White embossing powder around the perimeter of the card. It added a little texture and a bit of shine to the card. I also added 2 denim flowers, which worked really well with the Momma's dress. Please be sure to visit the A Day for Daises Blog to see more wonderful projects from the rest of the Design Team. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Greetings! It's time for a new Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge . This week, we are sponsored by Bloobel Stamps, and the theme is "Gray, Teal (or turquoise) and Red." Here's what I made using Telephone Time. I cropped the image down a lot, and I colored it with my Tombow Dual Bush watercolor markers. My "Hello" is from Stampendous' Bouquet for You set, I added a simple button and inked the edges of my cardstock. Nice and simple. I really wanted the great color palette to be the focus here. Please be sure to visit the rest of the Wicked Wednesday team over on the blog. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day! 

Hello! It's Friday, so I have a new project for A Day for Daises to share with you. This week, the team is sharing images from the "It's a Child's World" collection, and I used Grown with Love. I love to garden, and it's been so cold in NY, that often I think about how nice it will be to grow some new flowers in the warm sunshine. I colored this adorable image with my Tombow Dual Brush watercolor markers. I inked around the edges a bit with Summer Sky Memento ink from Imagine Crafts. I also used a Fitted Frame from Stampendous to die cut around the image. I used some of the Lime embossing powder from the Spring Sparkle Embossing Kit from Stampendous around the edge of my card base. On the pink cardstock, I stamped the Peeled Paint image from Andy Skinner's Industrial set (with Rose Bud Memento ink). My sentiment is from the Spring Sentiments set, and I used a wee bit of washi tape in one corner. Please visit the rest of the Design Team ove...

Greetings! Baby it's cold outside...at least in NY it is, and that's what the theme is for this week's Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge. We are sponsored by Polkadoodles this time around, and I used their Igloo  for my ATC. I colored the igloo with my Faber-Castell Aquarelle pencils. The ice was done with Wedding Dress irRESISTable Pico Embellisher by Imagine Crafts. I used a grass punch to make the icicles at the top of the ATC, I sprayed my cardstock with Sheer Shimmer Spray in Frost (also by Imagine Crafts), and a fun phrase from Stampendous . You can see the shimmer and shine in the above pic. So icy and pretty! Please be sure to visit the rest of the Wicked Wednesday gals over on the blog. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!