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Thursday, March 10, 2016

Pop of Color Birthday Cards


Last month my stamp club had a theme of black and white with a pop of color.  Here is my take on it with these birthday cards and each card has a different color ribbon because I couldn't decide which color I liked better. These cards were quick and easy to do and would be perfect to stamp a stack to have on hand.  I used the Decorative Border stamp and the sentiment is from the Birthday Assortment Perfectly Clear Set, it was stamped with Tuxedo Black VersaFine ink and glue together with 3 in 1 Glue.

Tomorrow I will have a mixed media card to share for the Stampendous/DecoArt Blog Hop.  Thanks for popping in today.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Get Creative

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Oh what a week we have planned for you! We’re super excited to play with our friends at DecoArt. Mixed Media Artist and DecoArt International Education Coordinator Andy Skinner has designed some fantastic stamps for Stampendous, and we’re going to be showing them off all week long.
Along with the Stampendous Design Team, Andy and his team of international mixed media artists including Julia Stratford-Wright, Mark Gould, Mel Hookham, and Jools Robertson, will be sharing their projects. There will be posts this week on the DecoArt blog as well. 

Prizes
Of course there are pizes, not one, not two but THREE lucky people will win this amazing prize pack, each has a Fluid Media Starter Kit, all three of Andy Skinner’s new Stampendous Stamp sets, and a Jumbo Acrylic Handle. Be sure to like my Facebook page Stamp This, I will post the winners next week and this prize pack could be yours!!
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You’ll want to get your commenting fingers ready…so put down your paintbrushes! Each comment on a post this week will enter you to win a fabulous prize package! (one comment per post, per person)  Contest open to everyone!!


Here is my card for today.  I love mixed media but I have a very hard time making it since I am more of a neat, clean and precise crafter.  With mixed media you never know what you are going to get, and while creating you experiment and get dirty, that drives me crazy.  With that being said I am happy with the way this turned out.

First I brayered Primary Cyan Media Fluid Acrylic onto a full sheet of Mixed Media White Paper followed by Primary Yellow, then Titanium White to tone it down a bit.

Once the paint was dry,  stamps from the Toxic Set were randomly stamped with Gama Green, Lightning Black and Pearlescent Orange Brilliance Ink.

Now the paper was cut into four 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 pieces, three to use later.
Next the butterfly stencil from the Butterfly Duet Set was placed on the panel and held in place with removable tape.  Paint with DecoArt Media Gesso, let dry and outline with the pen that comes with the Butterfly Duet Set.

Layer stencils, secure with removable tape, then stipple with Rocket Red Brilliance.  Remove stencils and shadow with black chalk using a flat brush.

To finish it off Aged Black Embossing Enamel was sprinkled on, heated from underneath and glued onto a goldenrod card with 3 in 1 Glue.  A key charm was glued to the center of the butterfly with 3 in 1 Glue. Then lastly a sentiment was stamped at the bottom from the Say It Today Perfectly Clear Set.

Now go take a look at what the other designers have for you today.

Jamie Martin (That's me!)
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Friday, February 26, 2016

Creativity with Stampendous and Eileen Hull

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Welcome to another day on our hop with Eileen Hull’s team using her Vintage Canister Scoreboard die with our Cottage Home and Mushroom Home sets as we take a stroll Along the Garden Path. Sit back and enjoy projects from the designers participating in today’s hop.

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Three lucky winners will win their choice of Cottage Home or Mushroom Home plus precut matboard from the Sizzix Canister Scoreboard Die. Sponsored by Sizzix. Deadline to comment is February 28th and winners will be announced early next week. See Official Contest Rules for details. Want to know if you are one of the lucky Blog Hop Winners?! Stop by my FaceBook page, Stamp this next week to see .

Here is the project I have for you today using the Mushroom Home Set and Eileen Hull's Canister die.




Supplies
Stampendous
Mushroom Home Stamp and Die Set
Toxic Stamp Set
Curiosity Stamp Set
Onyx Black VersaFine Ink

Plus
Brilliance Ink- Pearlescent Orange, Mediterranean Blue
Cotton White StazOn Ink
DecoArt Paint- Opaque White, Blue, Raw Sienna
May Arts
3 in 1 Glue
BoBunny paper
Prisma Colored Pencils
Signo White Gel Pen

Stop by and see what the other Designers have for you today!

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Stampendous and Eileen Hull Together This Week

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We are excited to join with Eileen Hull and her team to bring you a great week of inspiration using our Cottage Home and Mushroom Home stamps and dies sets to add detail to Eileen’s versatile Vintage Canister Scoreboard Die by Sizzix. Sit back and enjoy the projects, comment along the way for a chance to win one of our prize packages!
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Three lucky winners will win their choice of Cottage Home or Mushroom Home plus precut matboard from the Sizzix Canister Scoreboard Die. Sponsored by Sizzix. Deadline to comment is February 28th and winners will be announced early next week. See Official Contest Rules for details.
Like my FaceBook page, Stamp This, I'll be posting the winners and it could be you!




For my project today, I made a pencil holder out of my canister and decorated it with the Cottage Home stamp and die set.


After I glued my canister together using 3 in 1 Glue, I took Brilliance Ink pads in Pearlescent Lime and Pearlescent Sky Blue and rubbed the pads directly on the canister.  You can't tell from the picture but is gives a really pretty shimmery look.
Next I stamped all sides with with the peeled paint stamp from the Toxic stamp set using Pearlescent Sky Blue Brilliance ink. This was then set aside.
Cling Toxic Rubber Stamp Set

Now to make the Cottage Home.  The dies were used to cut out the home and the roof.  The home was die cut from light green paper with the edges sponged with Peeled Paint Distress ink.  The door, window and flowers were stamped with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, heat set then colored with Prisma colored pencils.  The roof was die cut from burlap paper.  The marks on the roof were stamped with Jet Black StazOn Ink. The windows were stamped onto Mixed Media White Paper with Onyx Black VersaFine ink, heat set, colored with Prisma pencils, cut out and glued onto the roof with 3 in 1 Glue.  The House was then glued onto the canister.
Cottage Home Perfectly Clear Stamps and Dies Set

I had some individual white flower pieces and sponged two with Lime Brilliance and two with Coral Brilliance, I layered one of each color together and glued two sets to each side. A pink pearl was put in the middle.


Stop by the Stampendous Blog to see what the other Designers have done.

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Embossing With Color


Fran Seiford, owner and founder of Stampendous has a new book out, "Embossing Powder TECHNIQUES from A to Z, and is 104 pages of everything you need to know about embossing and more! My card uses Technique F- on page 25. Wow, what a fun and easy way to add color and sparkle to your projects!  Here is a close up look at the flowers, it's hard to photograph the sparkle but it's there.

You can get this book at your local stamp store or order it directly from Stampendous.


If you need a heat gun to try these embossing techniques, Stampendous now carries a Wagner Embossing Heat Tool that is made by Milwaukee.  It's long lasting and durable with more power and precision than the kind you can buy in big box stores.   I have to say Milwaukee knows how to make a heat gun, I've had mine for over 10 years and it's still going strong!!


Stampendous Supplies
CR5082 Daisy Mix
DCS5082 Mix Die Cut Set
SSC1239 Spring Sentiment Perfectly Clear Set
EK20 Spring Sparkle Embossing Kit
DWLJ908 Umbrella Background
AC643HSQ Butterfly Dragonfly Sparklers Turquoise
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Mixed Media Paper White

You will want to be sure to take a look at what the other Designers have to share today.
Jamie Martin (That's me)
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Pearfect Embossing

Fran Seiford owner and founder of Stampendous, presents 35 years of experience with embossing powder to create a book featuring Techniques from A to Z. You’ll learn new and innovative techniques as well as brush up on the basics. Full color illustrations, printed in the USA, 104 pages.  

My card today featuring the Large Pear Stencil, uses Technique F- on page 24.

 Here is an up close look at the leaf and part of the pear.

If you need a heat gun to try these embossing techniques, Stampendous now carries a Wagner Embossing Heat Tool that is made by Milwaukee.  It's long lasting and durable with more power and precision than the kind you can buy in big box stores.   I have to say Milwaukee knows how to make a heat gun, I've had mine for over 10 years and it's still going strong!!


Visit the other Designers Blogs and see what techniques they have used on their projects.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Stamp This, Emboss That!


Fran Seiford, Owner and Founder of Stampendous has a new book "Embossing Powder TECHNIQUES from A to Z" and it has everything you will ever need to know about embossing!  It starts from the very basic all the way to advanced techniques and it's a stampers must have book.  Today I'm sharing a card that uses Technique U- on page 57, for the heart.

 Technique S- on page 42, was used under the bunny.

Whether you use a lot or just a little embossing on your card, it really adds so much interest and texture! You can get this great book at your local stamp store or order it directly from Stampendous.  If you need a heat gun to try these embossing techniques, Stampendous now carries a Wagner Embossing Heat Tool that is made by Milwaukee.  It's long lasting and durable with more power and precision than the kind you can buy in big box stores.   I have to say Milwaukee knows how to make a heat gun, I've had mine for over 10 years and it's still going strong!!
Embossing Powder Techniques From A-Z BookHT400 Embossing Heat Tool

HHCM03 Bottle Bunny
SSC1187 Baby Balloon Perfectly Clear Set
Shabby Blue Embossing Enamel
Dot Sparklers

If you would like to see what embossing techniques the other Stampendous Designers are sharing this week, go to the Stampendous Blog, link below.

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