Paisley Patterns

1.  Stamp flowers from the Paisley Pattern set on watercolor paper with VersaMark ink and emboss with white.

2.  Paint different colors of Twinkling H20's on the embossed panel.

3.  Stamp paisley on watercolor paper with Onyx Black VersaFine ink and emboss with clear. Paint with Twinkling H20's, when dry use the matching die set to cut out and set aside

4.  Stamp Scrolled Enjoy on white cardstock and diecut using Fitted Frames A and layer onto a larger frame.  Glue to card.

5.  Pop up diecut paisley piece and layer onto a black panel and glue to a blue card.

6.  Randomly add Dot Sparklers to the card.

Suppplies
Stampendous
CRS5100 Paisley Pattern
L272 Scrolled Enjoy
DCP1005 Fitted Frames A
AC672HSG Gold Dot Sparklers
AC672HSV Violet Dot Sparklers
EP100 White Embossing Powder
EP020 Clear Embossing Powder
VM001 VersaMark
STF082 VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
HT400 Heat Tool
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Plus
My Colors Cardstock- Poolside
Watercolor Paper
Black Cardstock
Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Glue
Twinkling H20's- Autumn Skies, Kiwi, Snap Dragon, Sunburst

Louise Healy

Jamie Martin

Kristine Reynolds

Janelle Stollfus

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Word Of Comfort

We had a sketch challenge in my stamp club for our card exchange and I made this sympathy card using the Cling Lilac Rubber Stamp Set and matching Lilac Die Set, with a sentiment from the Bible Promises Perfectly Clear Set from Stampendous.  Luckily no one in my club is in need of a sympathy card but they are always good to have on hand.  You can see other samples of these sets on the Stampendous website by clicking the names of the stamps above.

The butterfly was stamped on Strathmore Bristol paper and  is colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens.  The Strathmore Bristol is my favorite paper to use with my Zigs, the pens blend beautifully on it!
The lilac was stamped and embossed with white then sponged with Shaded Lilac and Wilted Violet inks.

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Christmas Love

Hi and welcome to my first post as a Design Team Member for the new
Season's Greetings Challenge Blog!

It's Christmas all year long, so whether you're a procrastinator or not you'll want to join in on these challenges.  At the end of the year you'll already have a bunch of your Christmas cards done!

I'm on team Kangaroo and we post the 2nd Tuesday of the month and team Koala posts a new challange the 4th Tuesday of the month if you're in Australia.  Since I'm in the USA and Season's Greetings posts from Australia, my posts will go live at 3 pm the day before which will be the 2nd Monday of each month at 3:00 pm.

Here's how I made my card;
1.  Diecut and oval from a white panel a little smaller than a card.
2.  Stamp the panel with Peppermints Plenty from with VersaMark ink.  Emboss with white embossing powder and sponge with Fire Brick Distress Ink. After sponging, wipe off the embossing powder to remove ink from the embossed area.
3.  Center your panel on a white card and with a pencil put a couple of marks around the opening so when you remove the panel, you will know where to stamp your image.
4.  Stamp Candy Can Kiss from Stampendous, on your card in the enter of the pencil marks with Onyx Black VersFine ink.
5.  Color image with Prisma colored pencils and use decorative chalks to shade around the image with blue.
6.  For the snow, I sprinkled Spoonful of Snow embossing powder at the bottom of the image and wiped off the snow from the image with a brush.  The embossing powder was then heated from underneath the paper so it wouldn't blow off.
7. Foam tape was placed on the back side of the Peppermints Plenty panel and attached to the stamped card.
8.  Merry Christmas as stamped on a small tag, tied with cord and popped up on the card.

Supplies
Stampendous- Peppermint Plenty, Candy Cane Kiss, Spoonful of Snow, White Embossing Powder ( click HERE to go to the Stampendous Store Locator to find a store near you)
Inks-VersaMark Ink, Onyx Black VersaFine Ink, Fire Brick Distress Ink
Pencils- Prisma colored pencils
Die- Spellbinders
Decorative Chalk

Now head on over to the Season's Greetings Challange Blog and join in!

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Ombre Birthday Card

Happy Sunday, today I'm sharing an ombre birthday card using the resist technique.  I made this using the Large Fritillaria and Dot Letter Happy Birthday stamps from I Brake For Stamps. The ombre look is really popular right now and I can see why, it's a beautiful! 

To make this card-

1.  I repeatedly stamped Large Fritillaria on a white panel with VersaMark ink and embossed it with clear.  

2.  Then I started off by sponging Tumbled Glass ink, from the top working my way down.  When I sponge, I used the round foam sponges and cut them into quarters.  I have the sponging tools but if find that I'm always reaching for the sponges.

3.  Next Salty Ocean was sponged to about the middle of the panel.  

4.  Lastly Faded Jeans was sponged at the top. When done I rubbed the embossed areas with a paper towel to remove any remaining ink.

5.  Dot Letter Happy Birthday was stamped on a black strip of paper with VersaMark Ink and embossed with white embossing powder.  This was then glued onto the ombre panel with Zip Dry Glue.

6.  Dot stickers were added to the panel and it was then glued to a larger black panel to make the colors pop and mounted onto  a white card.

Head on over to the I Brake For Stamps website and take a look at all of the stamps that they have.  If you order, be sure to use the coupon code SAVE10JAMIE to save 10% off your order!

I hope I have inspired you to Stamp This!

Obsessive Cat Disorder

Stampendous is now carrying Laurel Burch line of stamps and the Stampendous Design Team has a bunch to show you this week.  The Laurel Burch style is vibrant, primary colors which is beautiful and I love looking at her fun and creative creations.  Primary colors aren't my specialty and this is about as primary as I can get.

1.  The cat and butterfly from the Cling Indigo Cats Set, are colored with Staedtler Watercolor Pencils and matching die from the Indigo Cats Die Set were used to cut them out.
2.  To make the background, Leather Flowers was stamped on watercolor paper with VersaMark Ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  Different colors of Gelato's were scribbled on the flowers.  A baby wipe was used to spread the color and a dry paper towel was wiped across the top to remove any remaining Gelato's from the embossing powder.This was glued to a larger black and white panels then glued to a blue card. Set aside.
3.  The sentiment from Cat Sayings Perfectly Clear Set was stamped on acetate with black StazOn Ink then cut out.
4.  The diecut pieces were glued to the card with Zip Dry Glue and the sentiment was attached to the card with Blue Dot Sparklers.  Additional Dot Sparklers were placed down the left side of the card.

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A New Nest

This week Stampendous is showing their new Spring Tweets Stamps and Dies.  They're so sweet and cute.  There's also a new stamp set of sayings, Tweet Chirps,  that go with these perfectly.

1.  The Spring Tweets stamps were stamped on watercolor paper with Onyx Black      VersaFine ink and colored with watercolor pencils.
2.  The images were diecut and set aside.
3.  Scrollwork Leaves was randomly stamped on white paper with VersaMark Ink      and embossed with clear embossing powder.  It was then diecut with
     Fitted Frames B and sponged with Shabby Shutters ink.
4.  Glue die cut piece to a white panel and wrap with ribbon.  Glue to a pink card.
5.  Glue die cut images to card as shown, popping up birds with foam squares.
6.  Stamp sentiment with black ink and add Pink Dot Sparklers around the                  sentiment.

Head on over to the Stampendous Blog and see what the other Designers have made this week, the link is below.

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Can't Resist To Say Hi

Hi, I hope everyone is having a good week!  Mine is busy, busy, busy but there is always time to share a card made with the new Stampendous stamps!!

Today's card I used a resist technique and is monochromatic using the new Phone Elements and Classified stamps from Stampendous.

1.  It was stamped on blush color paper with Versamark ink and embossed with Pearlustre Garnet embossing powder (Stampendous). 
2. I colored around the numbers with a white colored pencil and then again with a clear wax crayon (from Easter egg dying kits) or you can use a white crayon.  I did the same to highlight parts of the phone. This will create a resist for the next step.
3. Sponge image with Crimson Brilliance and Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.  Rub the the white areas with a paper towel to remove any ink and watch the white pop!.
4. Cute the edges of the paper with deckle scissors and sponge with Crimson Brilliance, layer on to a white panel, then use the Pink Encrusted Jewel Kit around the edges.
5. Stamp a strip of blush paper with Classifieds (Stampendous) in Crimson  and sponge. 
6. Tear a piece of Fran's Sticky Panels, apply to the right edge of the Classifieds strip and sprinkle with product from Pink Encrusted Jewel Kit and heat from underneath.
7. Mount pieces to a pearl plum panel and attach to a blush card.
8. Sponge letter tiles with Victorian Velvet and Crimson inks and glue on with Beacon 3 in 1 glue.

Dreamy Tag

Over at the Stampendous blog they have a monthly challenge which begins the first Friday of each month and end the first Thursday of each month.  This month the challenge is glitter. So I had this tag sitting on my table that had already been stamped with Dream Text (Stampendous) in Beige Brilliance and never used...until now.

1. Stamp Leaf Sprig with Versamark on the bottom corner and emboss with clear embossing powder.
2. Stipple or sponge around the image and the edges of the tag with Latte Adirondack.  Then stipple the bottom corner only with Mushroom Adirondack.
3. Punch a butterfly out of Fran's Sticky Tape (by Stampendous in stores soon) and apply to the tag.  Sprinkle with Orange Micro Glitter (Stampendous) and apply pearls to the body.
4. Using Duo Glue (US Art Quest) and a very course sponge, pounce the glue on the edges and sprinkle with Fresh Green and Champagne Glass Glitter (Stampendous).
5. Add some ribbon, cord, beads and your done!

Hop on over to Stampendous' Blog and enter their glitter challenge, you have until the last Thursday of April :)

Comfort, Strenght, Hope...

This card was made for my "glossy card" class and it is using a crayon resist technique that is super easy! I used this wonderful clear stamp set from Stampendous and stamped the words in black StazOn ink, then stamped the leaves and let dry a few seconds. Using a clear or white crayon, color in the leaves. Then stipple or sponge on the cranberry and lettuce Adirondack inks diagonally, when finished wipe with a paper towel and the leaves will pop! Layer this onto black and gold papers, punch three holes along the left side and add ribbon then layer onto white paper. On a cranberry panel, stamp the leaves from the set using galaxy gold Brilliance and mount to a white card. Add the circle stickers from Stampendous to two of the corners and you are done. This card can be used for sympathy, for someone with an illness or who has lost a job.


Now here is a picture of Melanie who recently got her braces off, look at those wonderfully straight teeth!

So now for the reason I haven't been posting recently. My MIL is in the hospital for the 12th day and is expected to be there for another 2-3 weeks. She has a bunch of problems that came about quickly and we are hoping she gets better. So we have been visiting her often and haven't had time for much else. Here is a picture of my hubby Paul and my son Greg visiting Gram.

Here in southern California we have year round school and tomorrow is Greg's last day of 7th grade, wow my baby is growing up! So tomorrow is his awards ceremony and he will be getting an award for a 4.0 gpa, we are sooooo proud of him!! Then he is off for a month and into 8th grade he goes in July.

Thank you for stopping by and hope you all have a great week.

Friend

The card I made today takes care of three challenges! Two challenges are over at Paper Craft Planet, one for the sketch and one for mojo cafe, to use your favorite stamp. The next challenge is over at OCC to use and emboss resist technique. Now on to how the card was made.

1. Stamp the butterfly from the Butterfly Beauties set by Stampendous on white glossy paper with VersaMark ink and emboss with white powder.

2. Sponge the panel with pink dye ink and sponge the edges with purple dye ink.

3. Stamp "friend" from Stampendous with black Brilliance ink on the bottom of the panel.

4. Apply three circle stickers by Stampendous in the center of the butterfly.
5. Layer onto black paper. Emboss white paper with a CuttleBug folder and layer onto purple and black panels. Glue down ribbon onto a white card, mount all pieces and a bow.

Now it's time to get some housework done before the hubby gets home. Have a great day :)

Crayon Resist

This morning it is pretty windy outside so I decided rather than go for a power walk and risk aggravating my allergies, I would go into my drawer of scraps where I have a bunch of stamped pieces that have never gotten used. Well today is the day to use some! This card was made using a really great resist technique that is a crayon resist technique. All stamps and stickers are by Stampendous.
1. Stamp leaves on glossy paper with black StazOn.
2. Color areas that you want to keep white with a white or clear crayon.
3. Stipple lettuce and currant inks on the glossy panel, blending the colors in the center where they meet.
4. Wipe off panel with a paper towel, rubbing where the crayon is to reveal the white paper.
5. Tear the top left corner, layer onto a black panel and wrap with gold cord.
6. Layer onto a gold panel and apply circle stickers to the top left corner.
7. Place a key sticker to acetate and cut out. Punch a hole in the top with a micro punch.
8. Stamp sentiment on a small tag with black ink and sponge edges with currant ink.
9. Attach the key and tag to the gold cord, tying it with bronze cord.
10. Place key hole sticker to the right side of a burgundy card and stamp the card with a marble stamp and VersaMark ink. (It's hard to see this in the picture).
11. Glue down stamped image and you are done.
Recipe
Stamps- Stampendous
Inks- lettuce and currant Adirondack, black VersaFine, VersaMark
Paper- glossy white, gold, black, burgundy, cream
Plus- gold and bronze cord, stickers by Stampendous, acetate