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Skipping Stones Designs Feature Friday

2012-01-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning!! As you read this, I will be basking in the California sun, waiting for my favorite show of the year to start!!!

This month Skipping Stones Designs is featuring Grunge. If you have recently picked up an issue of Stamp It Three Ways by Paper Crafts, you will see three fabulous cards made with Grunge.

I patterned my card after this week’s sketch by Pamela Young…

My beloved husband is a General Contractor, so he is a REEEAL touch guy, if you know what I mean. I can’t give him a cutsie card, or anything with flowers or cats on it, so this is the perfect go to set for cards, for him. I am also super excited about Grunge 2. Now I have more stamps to choose from to make more cards for Hubs.

Grunge is on sale this month for $14.49. A perfect time to pick it up!!

Also, please play along with our fabulous sketch challenge. Link up your creations to the SSD blog!! We can’t wait to see what you create!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Dream Team Thursday!!! Another Sneak Peek!!

2012-01-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Oh the excitement is building!! Only three more days until CHA begins!!! I am so excited to see my friends!!

So…to keep the excitement rolling, myself and the rest of the team are showcasing some amazing creations made with the Dreamweaver Stencils New 2012 Release…

Of all the cards I made with the new designs, I think that this one is my favorite!!

I started by paste embossing Retro Sitting Cat (LL3020) with Regular Embossing Paste, while that was drying, I placed Waved and Dots (LX7012) on Glossy Cardstock and adhered it with Removable tape. I started airbrushing color with the Copic Airbrush System over the stencil. When I took the stencil off, this is what the airbrushed color left.

Once the paste embossed Cat was dry, I placed the clean and dry stencil over the top of the paste again, and then taped the Pinwheel Checkerboard (LX7013) over the paste embossed Cat. I again airbrushed color over the pinwheel checkerboard stencil, so when removed, just the pinwheel design was left.

Now…remember the step where I airbrushed the glossy paper through the Waves and Dots stencil?

Here is the negative of that colored stencil. I simply spritzed the stencil with Colorless Blender solution and flipped it over onto another panel of cardstock and roll over the stencil with a brayer. Two different cards with one coloring technique.

The Open Cross Stencil (LJ918) was Zentangled and adhered to the airbrushed panel with dimensionals.

Please take a look at what the other members of the Dream Team have been up to with their new stencils…

Lynell Harlow…Dream It Up

REMINDER….this is the last week of our Valentines Day challenge. Link your creation to Dream It Up for your chance to win a Dreamweaver Stencil prize!!!

Dreamweaver Stencil Sneak Peak!!!!!

2012-01-25T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone….MORE sneak peeks from Dreamweaver Stencils today!!

This Sunday, these two stencils will be released at CHA…

I again used the Faux Letterpress technique on the Flower Quatrefoil (LX7010) background and Zentangled the new Open Cross Stencil (LF918).

Want more sneak peeks…

Skipping Stones Designs

2012-01-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hey there!!! It’s Tuesday and that means a new Skipping Stones Designs Sketch by the fabby Pamela Young…

Here is my rendition…

I love the SSD Friendly Fruit set. I have vowed to use it more. I colored my limes (which can also be lemons or orange wedges) with Copics and then adhered glue pen all round the colored fruits and sprinkled Stampendous Multi Crystal glitter all over. I popped up two more limes with dimensionals.

Check out what the other Skipping Stones Designs team members did with Pam’s sketch…

and our Guests…

Have a great day!!!

Dreamweaver Stencil Winter CHA ♥Sneak Peek♥

2012-01-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

It is that time of year again!! The Winter Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show. Everyone that loves crafting knows this is the time of year that each company releases their new product for 2012.

Today I have a sneak peek of two new Dreamweaver Stencils, Retro Sitting Cat (LL3020) and Waves and Dots (LX7012) background stencil.

I had a great time using the two techniques I have done. The background is a Faux Letterpress background. I spritzed the background stencil with multiple colors of Memory Mist Inks, placed a piece of watercolor paper over the inked stencil, placed the rubber Stampin’ Details mat over the watercolor paper, and two acrylic mats and rolled through the die cutting machine. Pull the paper off of the stencil. Where your color was applied on the stencil, it will now have transferred to your watercolor paper.

The second technique is the Metallic FX technique. I pasted embossed the Retro Sitting Cat stencil with Glossy Black Embossing Paste. While the paste is still wet, sprinkle Metallic FX Mica Powders over the wet paste with a stencil brush or Q-Tip. Set aside and let dry.

Here is a close up look at the technique…

Members of the Dream Team are featuring new Stencils each day this week. You can see a list of the Dream Team members to the right of this post. Check out what these fabulous gals are up too with our new designs!!

Bling, Bling….Stampendous Saturday!!

2012-01-21T06:49:00.000-07:00

Another Saturday means another chance to get your bling on with the fabulous ladies at Stampendous . That's right, this month we are all about bringing in the New Year with some BLING! Glitter, rhinestones, sparkly stickers...you name it. Just make it shiny and get it on your project!

I love the Stampendous Cling Imperial Jewel Stamp (CRR110). It paired up nicely with the sentiment from the prize for this month, Cherub Wishes!

I did a bit of Fran*taging around the edge of the card and on the sentiment panel, using Aged Gold Embossing Enamel and Gold Halo Glitter Mix.

Take a look at what these Stampendous team members have created to dazzle you today:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Melinda Gleissner
Jennifer Ingle

Stephanie Lee

We want YOU to play along with us! Just add you direct link to your card (make sure you've loaded it up with tons of BLING) to the linky tool below my signature (or on the Stampendous blog) no later than February 2, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST. You don't have to use Stampendous products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! And as an extra incentive for playing, one lucky person (drawn at random from all the entries) will receive this gorgeous Cherub Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamp Set:

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you get a chance to play along with us!Happy Stamping!

Dreamweaver Stencils Valentine’s Day Challenge!!

2012-01-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

For the month of January, we challenge you to create something for Valentine's Day! You have until January 31st, 11:59 PM EST, to post and link your creation(s) to the Dream It Up! Blog Mr. Linky. The winners will be announced February 2nd, along with the February challenge. Here is my version of this month's challenge:

The Dangling Heart Stencil (LM272) is a Valentine favorite of mine. It says love without saying anything at all.

I paste embossed the Dangling Heart with Glossy White Embossing paste and set it aside to dry. While the paste was drying, I put a few drops of Sizzling Silver and Winter Red Color Solutions Alcohol Ink on my craft mat and swirled a square of Glossy cardstock through the ink. The Color Solutions Ink dries quickly. Once the image that was paste embossed was dry, I replaced the now, clean Dangling Heart stencil back over the top of the paste. With a few more drops of Sizzling Silver and Winter Red ink on my craft mat, I picked up the color with my felt applicator and daubed color over the Glossy White Paste. The image of my card doesn’t show the shimmer that the Dangling Heart now has. In person, the image has the right amount of shine. I love how the Glossy White Paste holds the ink and can change the color of the paste.

Need more inspiration? Please visit the rest of our fabulous team listed here:

Pam Hornschu
Laura Drahozal
Louise Healy
Wendy Jordan
Terrece Siddoway
Kristi Van Doren
Georgia Sommers
Lee Kellogg
Liz Martin
Cyndi Bundy
Cherylynn Moser
Jessie Hurley

We can’t wait to see what you can create with you stencils this month!! Please link your creations to the Dream It Up Blog for your chance to win!!

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge #111

2012-01-17T06:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge!!

Pamela Young has provided a fabulous sketch this week…

My interpretation is a bit different….but along the same lines…

I used Skipping Stones Designs Featured Set of the Month, Grunge.

Check out the rest of the team to see what crafty creations they came up with ….

Wendy Jordan <--- ME!!

and our Guests…

Skipping Stones Designs is having a PMS (Purchase More Stamps) Sale. Here is how it works….

Buy 1 set and save 5% Enter PMS1 at checkout

Buy 2 sets and save 10% Enter PMS2 at checkout

Buy 3 sets and save 15% Enter PMS3 at checkout

Buy 4 sets and save 20% Enter PMS4 at checkout

Buy 5 sets and save 25% Enter PMS5 at checkout

Buy 6 sets OR MORE and SAVE 30% on every set you buy-no limit!!!

Enter PMS6 at checkout

Play along with this week’s sketch challenge and link up your creation to the SSD blog!!

Stampendous Saturday BLING Challenge!! Week Two!!

2012-01-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

I am in love with this card. I know just the loved that will be receiving this card!!

I stamped my focal image on card stock with black ink. After, I stamped CRP149 Cling Chandelier stamp, I scored lines an inch apart, with my scoring tool. Where the score lines crossed each other, I place a dot of Liquid Pearls.

I punched two borders the same width of the card panel and adhered them to the back side of the panel. I adhered the whole focal panel with dimensionals.

I simply stamped a sentiment and wrapped some ribbon around the card!!! Fun and easy card!!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Cling Chandelier CRP149, Perfectly Clear Amore Frames SSC1128 (Stampendous)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx (Tsukineko)

Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Extras: white organdy swirl ribbon (Creative Impressions); liquid pearls (Ranger Industies), Score Pal

Take a look at what these Stampendous team members have created to dazzle you today:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Melinda Gleissner
Jennifer Ingle

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you get a chance to play along with us!Happy Stamping!

I ♥ Stamps & Stencils!!!

2012-01-13T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning!!

Yesterday in my Dreamweaver Stencils post, I had mentioned my new found love for the Dreamweaver Plum Branch stencil. Today I am here with a card that I created using my new favorite stencil and some Stampendous stamps!!

I started by stamping Stampendous Music Score (CRR103)stamp onto cream cardstock in brown ink. I tore a slight edge around the Music Score.

Using Memories Die Ink, I stamped the I Love Paris (CRP144) on vellum and heat set with my heat tool. I like to use Memories Ink on vellum, because it dries nicely and the stamp doesn’t slip like other inks do on vellum. I then layered my Plum Branch stencil (LL535) on the side of the focal image and paste embossed with Pearlescent Embossing Paste. Once the paste was dry (about an hour), I masked off the Plum Branch stencil so I could airbrush color onto the embossed area were I wanted. I continually moved the mask until the image was the color I wanted.

I added a bit of color onto the flowers on the focal image, but had to be careful, Memories Ink doesn’t play real nice with alcohol ink markers.

I torn a skinny edge around the vellum sheet and adhered to the front of the music score background with some twine.

I love how it turned out. It was so fun to make a card, just because I wanted too!!

Thanks for taking a look today!!!

Supplies:

Stamps: I Love Paris CRP144, Music Score CRR103 (Stampendous)

Stencils: Plum Branch LL535 (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Paper: Cream & Kraft Cardstock, Vellum (Bazzill Basics Paper)

Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia (Tsukineko); Memories Die Ink (Stewart Superior); RV42, RV04, E77 Sketch Markers (Copic)

Extras: Pearlescent Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver Stencils); Cinnamon Stickles (Ranger Industries); Twine (Creative Impressions), button (Craft Supply), Airbrush Compressor (Imagination International)

A simple Valentine….

2012-01-12T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning!!

Welcome to Week Two of our Dreamweaver Valentine Challenge!!

Clean & Simple card created with Glossy Black Embossing Paste

Clean & Simple card created with Dry Embossing

Both of the above cards were made with Heart Swirls (LL567) and You & Me (LS99).

The first card was paste embossed with Glossy Black Embossing Paste, and layered with coordinating cardstock.

The second card was made by layering stencil, paper, Stampin’ Details rubber mat and two acrylic plates on a die cutting machine platform and rolling it through the machine. Layer focal images as desired.

These are a pretty and simple way to recreate easy Valentine’s.

I made one more card this week that is just as Clean & (most importantly) Simple…

I have recently fallen in love with my Plum Branch (LL535) stencil. This card was simply created by paste embossing Vase (LG615) stencil with Metallic Gold Embossing Paste. Once that was dry, I replaced the Vase stencil over the dry paste and taped it down with Scotch Removable Tape. I placed the Plum Branch stencil on the vase where desired and kept in place with removable tape as well. I protected all of the areas that I didn’t want black paste with more tape. I then paste embossed with Glossy Black Embossing Paste. Once dry, I cut the card panel to the desired size and assembled card as desired.

Need more inspiration? Please visit the rest of our fabulous team listed here:

Pam Hornschu
Laura Drahozal
Louise Healy
Wendy Jordan
Terrece Siddoway
Kristi Van Doren
Georgia Sommers
Lee Kellogg
Liz Martin
Cyndi Bundy
Cherylynn Moser
Jessie Hurley

I am also entering these cards in a challenge blog that I recently found called Young Crafter Unite. The challenge is Clean & Simple cards.

Check it out!!!

Stampendous Saturday BLING Challenge!!!

2012-01-07T06:00:00.001-07:00

It's the very first Saturday of the month (wait - it's actually the first Saturday of the year!!), and that means the fabulous ladies at Stampendous have a brand new challenge to play along with. This month we are all about bringing in the New Year with some BLING! Glitter, rhinestones, sparkly stickers...you name it. Just make it shiny and get it on your project!

I had a great time this week playing along with our **BLING** challenge!! This card was created while preparing for a class that I am having in Blackfoot, Idaho, on February 3rd.

I used a new to me template called the “pleated front” card. I used a tutorial from the 3D and Fun Fold CD from Technique Junkies.

Start by stamping the card base before the scoring. Stamp the GORGEOUS border from the Cling Jumbo Romantic Border set with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink. Score the card front and added a bit of Zig Glue Pen to highlight a few areas with my favorite Glitter, Silver Halo Glitter. Add a bit of Boss Gloss to the edge of the bottom fold and sprinkled Vintage Plum Embossing Tinsel.

On a separate piece of kraft cardstock stamp the Perfectly Clear Time Flies Set and emboss it with Vintage Plum Embossing Tinsel. Cut out the image and add a light colored cardstock underneath the image. Adhere it to the card front.

Embellish as desired.

Supplies:

Stamps: Perfectly Clear Time Flies Stamp Set, Cling Jumbo Romantic Border (Stampendous)

Paper: Kraft, Natural (Bazzill Basics)

Ink: Boss Gloss (Stampendous); VersaFine Vintage Sepia (Tsukineko)

Extras: Vintage Plum Embossing Tinsel (Stampendous); Silver Halo Glitter (Stampendous); Magenta, Stardust Stickles (Ranger)

Take a look at what these Stampendous team members have created to dazzle you today:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

We want YOU to play along with us! Just add you direct link to your card (make sure you've loaded it up with tons of BLING) to the linky tool below (or on the Stampendous blog) no later than February 2, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST. You don't have to use Stampendous products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! And as an extra incentive for playing, one lucky person (drawn at random from all the entries) will receive this gorgeous Cherub Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamp Set:

Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address. We hope you get a chance to play along with us - happy stamping!

Dreamweaver Valentine’s Day Challenge!!

2012-01-05T06:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the first posting of the Dreamweaver Stencils' Dream Team 2012 ! We're changing things up a bit for this year, and YOU can help. The first Thursday of every month will feature our new challenge and will extend through the entire month. This means that YOU have ALL month to play along with the one challenge, as many times as you want. Sometimes it will be a color challenge, sometimes a theme, and sometimes a technique. We are hoping that an entire month will give you plenty of time to be inspired, create, and link to the Dream It Up! blog . Each month we are offering TWO prizes...one for the most creative version of the challenge (does not have to be Dreamweaver Stencils ' product, but we sure are happy when it is!), and the second for the best use of Dreamweaver Stencils ' product in the challenge. This could be stencils (of course), Embossing Pastes , Metallic F/X , the new Color Solutions , etc., anything you find on the Dreamweaver Stencils' web site , or in your local store. Don't know where your local store is? The list can be found on the web site . Not near any of the stores listed? There is also an online site to purchase from, Stencil with Style !
For the month of January, we challenge you to create something for Valentine's Day! You have until January 31st, 11:59 PM EST, to post and link your creation(s) to the Dream It Up! Blog Mr. Linky. The winners will be announced February 2nd, along with the February challenge. Here is my version of this month's challenge:

This was FUN card. I soo love sparkly Valentines!!! The Heart Whimsy stencil is such a great Valentine and HAS to have glitter all over it!! Of course, the Double Glitter Technique!!!

I started by applying Hawaiian Coconut soap all over the back of my metal stencil. The soap aids in releasing the metal stencil from the adhesive mounting paper that it will stick too.

Once the soap is applied in a generous manner, remove one side of the Double Sided Mounting paper backing and place stencil on the adhesive paper, soap side down. Now it is time to start placing your colored glitter in the desired areas. Once your satisfied with your glitter coverage, use a Glitter Magnet or Swiffer Duster and remove any access glitter from the top of the stencil. Removing all of the excess glitter will keep the clean, crisp image. Turn your stencil, with the adhesive paper, upside down and peel your adhesive paper off of the stencil. Cover the rest of the exposed adhesive with a crystal glitter.

For the sentiment, paste emboss Love with red embossing paste. While the paste is still wet, sprinkle with a transparent glitter and let dry.

If you interested in a step by step tutorial on the Double Glitter Technique, please email me (wendyjo72@gmail.com) and I will send you’re a PDF.

Supplies:

Paper: Kisses, White (Bazzill Basics)

Stencils: Love & Joy, Heart Whimsy (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Die Cut: English Tea Party Doily Die (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Ribbon: Ruby Red Slipper (May Arts)

Extras: Red Glossy Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver); Multi-Crystal Glitter (Stampendous); Fire Red, Emerald Green, Grasshopper Micro Fine Glitter (Elizabeth Crafts)

Need more inspiration? Please visit the rest of our fabulous team listed here:

Pam Hornschu
Laura Drahozal
Louise Healy
Wendy Jordan
Terrece Siddoway
Kristi Van Doren
Georgia Sommers
Lee Kellogg
Liz Martin
Cyndi Bundy
Cherylynn Moser
Jessie Hurley

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch #109 Challenge!!

2012-01-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Happy New Year!!

It is soo good to be back in the land of blogging.

I thought that I was taking a bit of a break, but now that I am back at it, I missed it a bit!!!

Today Skipping Stones Designs is welcoming a new Sketch Artist and three Guest Designers that will be joining us all month long.

Here is our first sketch of 2012 from Pamela Young…

My card…

The sentiment is really small, here is a close up…

What a fun sketch!! Thanks Pam!!

Check out how the rest of the team used this sketch…

and our Guests…

Now it is your turn! We can’t wait to see what you can create with our sketch. Link up your creation to the SSD blog for your chance to win a FREE SSD set!!!

Have a great day!

Stampendous Saturday Color Challenge!!

2011-12-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Merry Christmas Eve!!!

The Stampendous Team is back again to showcase some more fabulous creations using the wonderful Stampendous images and three of these four colors, pink, brown, cream and gold.

In my creation this week I used all four.

I had a great time coloring my Stampendous Cling Tweet Top Hat (CRV226). I also stamped Cling Season’s Post (CRM259) on patterned paper.

I adhered my stamped patterned paper to my card base and added a Liquid Pearls to the top and the bottom. I tied the beautiful May Arts ribbon around the card base and adhered the focal image to the front of the card with dimensionals and added more Liquid Pearls around the edge.

Supplies:

Stamps: Cling Tweet Top Hat, Cling Season’s Post (Stampendous)

Paper: Heaven Sent (Pebbles); Confetti Cream (Bazzill)

Ribbon: May Arts

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Vintage Sepia (Tsukineko); E25, E23, E21, E99, E97, E95, E53, E51, E50, RV00, RV000, RV02, YG97, YG96, YG93 (Copic Sketch Markers); Gold, Pink Spica Glitter Pens (Imagination International)

Extras: Liquid Pearls

Please play along with our Color Challenge this month. Link up your creation at the Stampendous Impressions blog for your chance to win Stampendous Perfectly Clear Amore Frame…

Take the time to run by these team members blogs and see how they used the color challenge this week!!!

Merry Christmas to you all!!! I hope you have a blessed day with lots of family and friends!!!

Skipping Stones Designs Feature Friday!!

2011-12-23T07:09:00.001-07:00

Good morning!! Are you all ready for Christmas??

Today I made a card featuring one of our sets of the month, Pumkin Seed Sentiments.

I was completely inspired yesterday to make this card, when I received a gift in the mail for a “Secret Santa”. It was full of beautiful ribbon and some Vintage Buttons, from her Grandmother and Mother. I was so touched.

I love this ribbon the color progression is fabulous and prompted me to get out my Big & Juicy Rainbow ink pads from Ranger!!

Thank you Secret Santa!!

For the rest of December, Pumkin Seed Sentiments and Timeless Textures is on sale for $12.49. This is a great way to get rid of some of your extra Christmas money!!! hahaha!!

Don’t forget that Skipping Stones Designs has a free set up for grabs this week. All you have to do is play along with our Sketch Challenge #107.

Link your creation up to Mr. Linky on the Skipping Stones Designs blog and see if you’re the lucky winner next Wednesday!!

Merry Christmas to all!!!

Merry Christmas from Dreamweaver Stencils

2011-12-22T06:58:00.000-07:00

Merry Christmas!!

Just a few more days until Christmas!!

I have a super quick and easy card to share with you this morning.

Our Dream Team Color Challenge this week is Burgundy and Gold!

I have been super busy with the holiday season and I needed to make this one last card in a lurch, so I spritzed Bright Gold Memory Mist onto Burgundy cardstock and placed the Merry Christmas stencil (LL386) over the top of the mist. I pasted with Metallic Gold Embossing Paste and set aside to dry. When the gold paste was wet, it was a nice goldy, opaque color, when it was dry, it had dried a beautiful gold color, but not quite the color I needed for this project. When dry, the Gold Memory Mist and the Gold Metallic paste were almost the same color and hard to see. To solve the problem, I colored over the Metallic Paste with Copic Sketch marker R59. I love the result. The color of the sentiment is beautiful in person.

I hope you have a very Merry Holiday Season!!

Season’s Greetings from Dreamweaver Stencils!!

2011-12-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning!!

Welcome to Dreamweaver Stencils Sketch Challenge!

This week, Design Team Head Honcho, Pam Hornshcu challenged us to follow a sketch AND make a Vintage Christmas Card.

I don’t know how Vintage mine got but I did follow the sketch…

Here is my card…

If you remember my post from last week’s Dreamweaver Stencil Free Theme, you probably remember the “smoosh” technique that used with Dreamweaver Stencils Color Solutions Alcohol Ink. The card I made for today is the second piece to my smooshing. The left side of the card with the three panels, I die cut windows out from the card stock. I daubed Versamark on one side of the Branch and Berries Stencil (LJ900) and placed it onto Thermal Acetate from Stampendous, and embossed through the Vagabond Machine. Once the acetate had been run though, the area’s that I wanted to emboss with powder were now ready to sprinkle Winter Wonderland over and heat set. As you can see from the picture, only the branches are embossed.

The background of the “window” is a left over piece of last week’s smoosh creation. The background effect is simple. Drip a few drops of different colored Color Solutions Alcohol Ink onto a craft mat, add a drop of a metallic ink and place glossy cardstock, glossy side down onto the inks and push the paper around in the inks. If give a fabulous swirly effect.

The lacey scalloped circle die was cut out with blue metallic paper and I paste embossed with Silver Embossing Paste Season’s Greetings LL453.

Supplies:

Paper: Glossy (Ranger), White (Coredinations); Metallic Blue (craft stash)

Stencils: Season’s Greetings LL453, Branch and Berries LL900 (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Ink: Iceburg, Blue Velvet, Sizzling Silver Color Solutions Alcohol Ink (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Extras: border punch (Martha Stewart); Canadian Blue Glitter Ritz (Elizabeth Crafts); die (Spellbinders), thermal acetate, Winter Wonderland Embossing Powder (Stampendous); Silver Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Thank you for stopping by today. Please stop by the other team member’s blogs. You can find the blog roll to the right of this post.

Have a great day!!

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge 106 & Featured Sets of the Month Blog Hop!!!

2011-12-13T06:00:00.001-07:00

CLICK HERE To see the Laura Weed Birthday Celebration

Welcome to Sketch Challenge #106 and a Blog Hop to feature many of the wonderful Texture Sets from Skipping Stones Designs! If you just came from JoAnn’s blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened along my blog today, start at the beginning of the hop at Skipping Stones Design. The entire hop order is there and you can hop from blog to blog with ease.

Here is the fabulous Jen Del Muro’s sketch..

My card today was super fun to make. I teamed up Timeless Textures, a bit of Pumkin Seeds Sentiments and Canvas Corp.

This month Skipping Stones Designs is featuring their texture sets. The following sets are on sale all month for $12.49…

Timeless Textures

Pumkin Seed Sentiments

Here is my take…

I used Black Stripes on Ivory cardstock from Canvas Corp and SSD Timeless Textures Texture stamps. The “Happy Birthday” sentiment is from SSD Pumkin Seeds. It is hard to see in this picture, but all of the mat cardstock and ink are a deep chocolate brown, almost black. The die cut frame is the Fleur Di Lis from Spellbinders.

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers’ blogs. This month we are welcoming Tosha Leyendekker, Kendra Sand and Windy Robinson to our team as Guest Designers! Jen Del Muro will be providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the sketch we're using in today's hop!

Head over to our December Sponsor’s blog, Canvas Corp for some more Skipping Stones Design inspiration!

Skipping Stones Designs

Wendy Jordan <—Me!!

See you tomorrow!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Holy Moly…..Laura Weed is ….

2011-12-13T05:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday my dear friend !!!! I hope your birthday is THE BEST YET!!!

I can’t wait for a few short weeks when I get to see you in person. Please take me to a restaurant that has GREAT margarita’s and I will buy you one!!

Happy Birthday Laura….I made this today, with only you in mind, and our challenge, and our challenge prize!!!!

Happy Birthday

Laura!!!

I also played along with this months Stampendous Color Challenge. Use three of these four colors on your project, pink, cream, gold, brown.

I got three in there!!! You can play along too at Stampendous Impressions. Link up your project and you can win the set that I used in Laura’s card, Amore Frame.

Supplies:

Paper: Desert Storm (Neenah); Pink (Bazzill)

Stamps: Amore Frame (Stampendous)

Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko), Walnut Stain (Ranger)

Stampendous Essentials: Detail White Embossing Powder, Aged Gold Embossing Powder, Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel

Extras: pearls (Creative Impressions); liquid pearls (Ranger)

See you tomorrow!!

Stampendous Saturday Color Challenge

2011-12-10T06:00:00.000-07:00

It's the second Saturday of December, and the Stampendous team is playing along with a color challenge…to use pink, cream, gold, and/or brown in a card or project. The colors can be by way of papers, coloring implements, inks, and/or any of the fabulous Stampendous Essentials. If you've been stuck in a traditional holiday color mode, this is your opportunity to think outside the Christmas crayon box! Please join us in our challenge this month, and link your creation(s) to the InLinkz located on the Stampendous Impressions' blog (or any team member's blog post that has the collection at the bottom). You don't have to use Stampendous images and/or products on your designs…but we sure love it when you do! You have until January 5, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST to enter your creation, for the opportunity to be the one lucky random winner to receive this fabulous Stampendous prize, the Amore Frames Perfectly Clear set…

Today I chose to share a creation from the Stampendous Perfectly Clear Stamp Set Damask Chair and Elegant Borders.

To start, cut a card base and stamped the 1/2 inch scroll border with Versamark around the edge. Sprinkle Detail Gold Embossing Powder over the stamped image and heat set with a heat tool. Stamp your focal image on cream cardstock with Versamark and sprinkle Stampendous Vintage Mahogany Embossing Powder over the top. Heat with a heat tool.

I tied a seam binding ribbon with a vintage button, pearls in the corners.

Supplies:

Paper: Mauve Ice, Simply Smooth Ivory, Kraft (Bazzill Basics)

Stamps: Perfectly Clear Damask Chair, Elegant Borders (Stampendous)

Extras: Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Vintage Mahogany Embossing Powder (Stampendous); seam binding, button (craft supply); pearls (Creative Impressions)

The rest of the team has been working hard on their pink, cream, brown and gold creations. They would love for your to check out their blogs and a lot of the team is offering Stampendous Blog Candy. You want to throw your name in the hat for that.

Stampendous Impressions
Taylor Usry (blog candy)
Pam Hornschu (blog candy)
Wendy Jordan

Jenn Dove (blog candy)
Melinda Gleissner
Suzanne Czosek (blog candy)
Cyndi Bundy (blog candy)
Kristine Reynolds

Janelle Stollfus

Jennifer Ingle

Wendy Price

Jennie Lin Eiger Black

We can’t wait to see what you create with our challenge. Please link up your blog post to Stampendous Impresssion!!

Have a great day!!!

Friday Copic Post

2011-12-09T07:24:00.001-07:00

Hi there!!

Today I wanted to share a few more cards that I colored! The first two cards are made with Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zett for I Brake For Stamps.

Love at first site when I saw this collection. I have MANY more of her her stamps on my Christmas list!!!

This card was made with the stamp Let It Snow. I colored her up and layered her on a card base with the SEI Collection Silver Valley Patterned Paper. A bit of lace on the sides…I like it!!! The sentiment is from my favorite Verve Holiday Set Glad Tidings.

Supplies:

Paper: Mohawk White (Kelly Paper Co.); Silver Valley Collection (SEI); Bazzill

Stamps: Let It Snow (Wee Stamps for I Brake for Stamps); Glad Tidings (Verve)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black(Tsukineko); N1, N3, N4, C0, C1, C5, R000, R01, BG0000, Y00, BOO0, BOO, E000, E00, E11, E25, E31, E50 (Copic Sketch)

Lace: craft supply stash, Liquid Pearls (Ranger)

Dies: Classic Circle, Lacey Circle (Spellbinders)

Another cute Wee Stamps image called Winter Fairy.

This is simply colored and placed on a card base with some neat corner flourishes by Heartfelt Creations.

Supplies:

Paper: Mohawk White (Kelly Paper Co.); purple, pink (Bazzill)

Stamps: Winter Fairy (Wee Stamps for I Brake For Stamps)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); E50, E31, 325, YG63, YG67, R59, C1, B12, B14, YR68, BV000, BV01, BV02, N1, N3, N4, RV02, E000, E00, E11 (Copic Sketch Marker)

Extras: ribbon (craft supply); Classic Oval Die (Spellbinders); Corner Flourish (Heartfelt Creations); liquid pearls (Ranger)

This last creation is a card sample for a class that I am instructing in January. It is a Fundamentals of Copic Class. Each student will get three markers in the class and they will make two cards. This is an image using mostly three markers and in areas, four. This is a retired Cling Jumbo Peony stamp from Stampendous. It is a shame that this image is retired, but you may be able to still find it at a local store or Michaels. Stampendous has a huge line of Jumbo Cling stamps that can be colored with Copics, embossing powder, acrylic paint. Pretty much whatever your heart desires.

If you’re interested in taking the above class, please send me an email or comment in this post with your contact information.

Supplies:

Paper: Mohawk White (Kelly Paper Co.)

Stamp: Cling Jumbo Peony (Stampendous)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); RV00, RV21,RV23, RV25 (Copic Sketch)

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek today!!

Have a great weekend!!

See you tomorrow for this month’s Color Challenge post with the Stampendous team!!!

Dreamweaver Stencil's Dream Team Thursday!!!

2011-12-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning!!

Welcome to Dream Scheme Thursday!!!

Our challenge this week is Designer Choice or Free Theme!!

I had a bit of fun with Dreamweaver Stencils new Color Solutions Artist Grade Alcohol Ink!

I used a "smoosh" technique, at least I think that is what it is called!

I put a few drops of Iceberg, Blue Velvet and Sizzling Silver on my teflon craft sheet. I then layed my Glossy card stock , glossy side down in the inks and swirled the paper over the top of the inks. When I lifted off the paper the bluish, silvery swirl was present on the paper.

Once the inks were dry ( I sat them aside for 5 minutes or so), I pasted the Sleigh and Reindeer (LL556) stencil with Glossy Black Embossing Paste. While the paste was still wet, I sprinkled a bit of Moonstone Metallic FX Powder and silver glitter over the top of the wet paste and set it aside to dry.

Once the paste was dry, I removed all the excess glitter and Metallic FX with a Swiffer duster (my secret weapon). I sprinkled a few bits of Chunky White Embossing Enamel and heat embossed quickly from underneath the paper. I stamped Christmas Greetings with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with White Embossing Powder.

I had fun with it at least!

Since this is free theme week, I'd love for your to make any Dreamweaver creation and link it up to Dream It Up!! The entire Dream Team will stop by your blog and give you lots of love!!!

Check out what the other team members have been up to this week...

Dream It Up...Lynell Harlow

Thanks for stopping by!!

See you tomorrow!!

Supplies:

Cardstock: White (Georgia Pacific), Glossy Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)

Stencil: Sleigh & Reindeer (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Stamps: Christmas Greetings (Stampendous)

Extras: White Embossing Enamel, white embossing powder (Stampendous);

Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko); Iceberg, Blue Velvet, Sizzling Silver Color Solutions Ink (Dreamweaver Stencils)

iCopic Black Hair Challenge

2011-12-07T07:22:00.005-07:00

Life is crazy busy for me right now and Lord knows that I don’t have time to participate at challenge blogs, but I have been struggling with coloring black hair with my markers for some time. iCopic has a great inspirational video on coloring black hair, so I decided to throw my name in the hat for the Black H air Challenge at iCopic.

I feel the need to tell you all the issues I find wrong with my black hair, but I think I will leave you to the critiquing.

Here is the entire easel card, opened.

I am so in love with this stamp from the Whimsy Stamp Wee Collection. I picked it up from my good friend Della at I Brake For Stamps!!

Please take the time to play along over at iCopic!! This challenge really challenged me!! Loved it!!

Supplies:

Paper: Mohawk Bright White (Kelly Paper Co.); trio of blue (Bazzill Basics)

Stamps: Life Is Good (Verve); Silver Fairy (Whimsy Stamps)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx (Tsukineko), C1, C2, C3, C5, C6, C7, C9, E000, E00, E11, E40, E42, E43, BOOO, BOO, B02, B04 (Copic Sketch Markers) glitter pen (Copic Spika)

Extras: Silver Halo Glitter (Stampendous), ric rak, seam binding (etsy), border punch (MS)

Thanks for taking a peek today!! I hope you have time to join in the challenge!

Enjoy your day!

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge #105

2011-12-06T06:00:00.001-07:00

Oh my goodness, I can’t believe it is December already!!

We have a brand new sketch this week and Jen Del Muro as our December Sketch Artist!!

Here is her first fabulous sketch…

and my creation…

This month Skipping Stones Designs is teamed up with Canvas Corp to showcase their fabulous paper crafting products and how GREAT they work with Skipping Stones Designs stamps!!!

Today I used Skipping Stones Designs Holiday Cats with Naughty or Nice on Kraft patterned paper from Canvas Corp. I stitched the darling Mini Kraft bags from Canvas Corp to the base of the card stick and adhered two cut out medallions from the patterned paper. I colored the darling kitty with my Copics and added the “Santa Approved” medallion with the tiny green cloths pin.

Take a peek and the Canvas Corp blog and see how they have been using our stamps and the rest of our fabulous team…

and Our Guests…

Thank you for stopping by!! I can’t wait to see what you create this week!!!

New Stampendous Challenge and BLOG CANDY WINNERS!!!!

2011-12-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

It's the first Saturday of the month again, and that means that the Stampendous team is playing along with a NEW monthly challenge again! This month we are playing with a color challenge…to use pink, cream, gold, and/or brown in a card or project. The colors can be by way of papers, coloring implements, inks, and/or any of the fabulous Stampendous Essentials. If you've been stuck in a traditional holiday color mode, this is your opportunity to think outside the Christmas crayon box! Please join us in our challenge this month, and link your creation(s) to the InLinkz located on the Stampendous Impressions' blog (or any team member's blog post that has the collection at the bottom). You don't have to use Stampendous images and/or products on your designs…but we sure love it when you do! You have until January 5, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST to enter your creation, for the opportunity to be the one lucky random winner (US winners only) to receive this fabulous Stampendous prize, the Amore Frames Perfectly Clear set..

Here is my card…

Have I told you all how much I LOVE Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel??? Here’s a close up…

This is such a fun color combination to play with. First I stamped the Jumbo Cling Song Bird, just the leafy part of the stamp with Versamark and stamped right on the card base. I sprinkled Ivory Embossing Powder and heat set. The frame is a die cut. I needed a gold piece to my puzzle, so once it was cut out, I covered the surface with Versamark and sprinkled Detail Gold Embossing Powder over the top and heat set it. Last but not least I got to use my Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel. I stamped just the bird with Versamark, sprinkled the Shabby Pink Enamel over the top with some Gold Halo Glitter and started melting from underneath the paper. It was “Fran*taging” a bit, but not the whole 9 yards.

Oh my heart goes pitter patter….LOVE!!

I adhered all the layers to my card base and added a sweet tag sentiment from the Rose Branch Border Perfectly Clear Set, and some fab ribbon from May Arts.

Check out what the rest of the team has been up to this week!! Rush off to your studio, create some beautiful creations with brown, cream, gold and pink and link it up at Stampendous Impressions !

Taylor Usry

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Jordan <----You’re Here!!

Jenn Dove

Suzanne Czosek

Cyndi Bundy --

Jennie Lin Eiger Black

Jennifer Ingle

I have a few winners to announce from my last week of Blog Candy.

I want to Thank You all so much for following, reading and commenting on my posts. It makes my day to read your comments and sometimes makes me teary eyed!!

God Bless you ALL…

OK…WINNERS….if you’re a winner, please email me (wendyjo72@gmail.com) with your mailing address and I will get your prizes off!!

Stampendous Blog Candy Winner….Annette

Dreamweaver Stencils Blog Candy Winner…Lillian Child

Skipping Stones Designs Blog Candy Winner….terriavidreader

Have a great weekend!!!

Happy stamping!!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Rose Branch Border, Cling Jumbo Songbird (Stampendous)

Paper: Desert Storm (Neenah)

Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko)

Die Cut: Polynesian Doily Frame (Cheery Lynn Designs)

Extras: Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel, Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Ivory Embossing Powder, Gold Halo Glitter (Stampendous); ribbon (May Arts)

Welcome to Dreamweaver Dream Scheme Thursday & **BLOG CANDY!!

2011-12-01T07:17:00.001-07:00

Good morning!!

Today is our Color Challenge with the Dreamweaver Stencil Design Team. Our challenge this week is Turquoise and Silver, a fabulous combination for Christmas.

For my card today, I used the LX Large Damask stencil on a background made with Sizzling Silver and Iceberg Color Solutions Alcohol Ink. I only used about a quarter of the stencil on the background. I used Metallic Silver Embossing Paste. At the top used a Christmas Sentiment stamp.

This entire week, I have been offering blog candy from my three favorite companies, Dreamweaver Stencils, Stampendous and Skipping Stones Designs. You can see all the offering on the links below. Three lucky followers will win the prize indicated on Saturday, December 3rd. To win the prizes, please leave me a comment and make sure that your following!!!

Dreamweaver Stencils Blog Candy Post

Stampendous Blog Candy Post

Skipping Stones Designs Blog Candy Post

Please take a peek at the team’s blog today for some more fabulous Dreamweaver Stencil inspiration!!

Dream It Up – Lynell Harlow

Rush over to your craft studio and create something fabulous with our color challenge. Link up your creation at Dream It Up.

Have a great day!!!

Supplies:

Stencil: Large Damask (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Stamp: Christmas Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamps (Stampendous)

Paper: Glossy Paper (Ranger), black (Bazzill)

Extras: Iceberg, Sizzling Silver Color Solutions Alcohol Ink, Metallic Silver Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver Stencils); Sterling Silver Embossing Powder (Stampendous); ribbon (craft supply)

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge #104 & Blog Candy!!!

2011-11-29T06:00:00.001-07:00

Good morning!!

I am so excited to share Chan’s sketch this week!! It’s a beauty!!

I also have TWO SETS of FREE Skipping Stones Designs stamps to give away to one lucky follower!!!

First off, here is my card…

Chan’s Sketch…

This week’s sketch worked perfectly with the set of stamps that I wanted to use for my Dad’s 71st birthday card, Holy Carp.

I had a great time coloring the image with my Copics and the sentiments are sooo, my father. This is a great set for any guy in your family that loves fishing!!!

I wanted to remind everyone, that I have THREE great Blog Candy prizes this week!! If you scroll down, you can see my blog candy from Stampendous and Dreamweaver Stencils. I will be giving away all prizes this Saturday, December 3rd. Please check back to see if you’re a winner.

The two sets that Heather from Skipping Stones Designs has generously offered are Rustic Tiles, November’s Featured Set of the Month and SSD’s newest release Christmas Song.

To win these two sets or the other prizes from the fabulous sponsors, just leave a comment and follow my blog. Check back on Saturday to see if you’re the winner of one of the prizes!!!

Check out how the rest of the team saw Chan’s sketch…

Please play along this week for your chance to win a FREE set of stamps with our Sketch Challenge #104. Link your creation up the Skipping Stones Designs blog!! We can’t wait to see what you create!!!

Stampendous Chipboard Challenge & FREE Stampendous Goodies!!!

2011-11-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday!!!

Today is Stampendous Saturday!! A quick reminder of our Chipboard Challenge that you still have time to participate in. Check out Stampendous Inspirations where you can link your projects!!!

A few days ago, I posted that once 300 people decided to follow my blog, I would start giving away AMAZING products from the FABULOUS companies I design for, Stampendous, Dreamweaver Stencils and Skipping Stones Designs stamps.

Today being Stampendous Saturday, the set of stamps that I am going to give away is Stampendous Cling Postcard Greetings…

Isn’t it fantastic???

Here is an example of this little beauty in action…

Did you see yesterday’s Dreamweaver Stencil’s post??

I am giving away two Dreamweaver stencils, one this fabulous Heliconia Butterfly and a Happy Birthday sentiment stencil…

Here are a couple examples of these stencils in action…

On Tuesday, I will announcing my Skipping Stones Designs giveaway!!

Next Saturday, I will announce the winners of all three giveaways. I would love for you to pass along the Blog Candy that I am giving away, sooo post these giveaway’s on your blog and then leave me a comment telling me you did so!!

My good friend Lynn Mercurio is also giving away some Stampendous Blog Candy. Please check our Stamperosity.

Thank you for following my work!! I look forward to filling my blog with inspiring creations from the FABULOUS companies I work for in 2012!! I hope you will join me!!!!

BLOG CANDY Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Scheme Thursday!!!

2011-11-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Not just today, but everyday, I have so much to be thankful for!! I am thankful for my wonderful family, a great Husband, four fabulous kids, three dogs, the list goes on and on!!!

I am thankful to work for a fabulous lady, Lynell Harlow and her AMAZING company, Dreamweaver Stencils. It is because of Lynell that I have the the fun, exciting, innovative job that I have!!

She gave me an opportunity a bit over a year ago that really has made me learn and grow so much.

I have always heard those inspirational sayings about “reach for the stars and you will touch them”, but I found out this year, for the first time in my 39 years, that those are true, they are not just inspirational sayings.

I bought myself a wrist cuff that I wear almost daily that says “ She took a leap of FAITH, and on the way down she grew wings”. This is what the saying looks like on the cuff.

I love it so much, it brings tears to my eyes. It really does say what the last year has been like for me, a leap of faith! I want to take this opportunity to thank Lynell for making me realize that I could do things that I only dreamed about.

Here is the the project I made today…

I dry embossed this fabulous frame Twisted Leaf Oval with Gold Aluminum and paste embossed the pretty font of the Thank You stencil.

Once the Glossy Black paste was dry, I trimmed around the aluminum frame. I used some seriously old corner punches that I just recently recovered from a drawer and adhered my focal image to black velvet paper with dimensionals.

A few days ago, I posted that I was going to have a few giveaway’s when I reached 300 blog followers. As a few hours ago, I had passed 300 followers and as my way of saying THANK YOU, three giveaway’s, one from each company I design for. I am giving away a Happy Birthday and the Heliconia Butterfly stencils…

I will be announcing give-a way's today (from Dreamweaver Stencils), this Saturday (from Stampendous) and Tuesday(Skipping Stones Designs). I will be giving away all three prizes on Saturday December 3rd!! If you’re already a follower, great, but you can also help me get the word out by posting this giveaway on your blog and then let me know you posted in the comment section!!!

Check out what the other members of the Dream Team are up today and you will get some fabulous inspiration on the journey. There are links to all their blogs to the right of this post.

Have you ever thought you’d like to be on the Dream Team??? We are looking for a few gals to join us. We want to see your creations even if you haven’t ever held a stencil in your hand. Get all the details at Dream It Up!!

Happy Thanksgiving all!!!

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge #103 & BLOG CANDY

2011-11-22T06:00:00.001-07:00

Hey blogging friends!

It’s that time again…Sketch Tuesday with Skipping Stones Designs!!

We have another great sketch this week by Chan Vuong…

Here is my rendition…

I have been meaning to ink up the SSD All Star set for sometime now. As I sit at my desk this week…I thought…YES…this is the week!!

I simple stamped all the images, colored them and added the sentiment!! Preetty easy!!!

Please play along with the rest of the team and link up your creation using Chan’s sketch on the Skipping Stones Design blog for your chance to win a FREE SSD set next Wednesday!!!

Check out how our November Guests and Design Team members interpreted the sketch…

Jennifer Ingle (Moxie FABBER of the Year…in my book)

I am only TWO followers away from 300!!! Please pass my blog along to your friends!! As soon as I hit 300 followers, I will be giving away FREE stuff from all of my favorite companies…Stampendous, Skipping Stones Designs and Dreamweaver Stencils!!!

Pass It On!!!

Stampendous Chipboard Challenge

2011-11-19T06:26:00.001-07:00

Here is a quick card that I made for the Stampendous October Catalog…

I stamped my focal image Cling Lone Bird (CRV237) with Memento Rich Cocoa and gave him some color with Copics. I stamped the sentiment Cling Spring Greeting (CRV238) directly to the card stock. I added a panel of Wild Rose Class A’ Peel’s and gave them some color with Copics. Last but not least, I added some May Arts Ribbon.

Thanks so much for taking a peek today!!

November is Chipboard Challenge month!! Link up your creations using Chipboard on Stampendous Impressions!!

Have a good day!

Fabulous Giveaway!!

2011-11-18T18:30:00.001-07:00

Hi there!!!

If you love to Zentangle….you will want to rush over to this giveaway….

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Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team Sketch Challenge!!!

2011-11-17T06:02:00.001-07:00

Good morning and welcome to Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Scheme Thursday post!!

Today we are challenging you to play along with our sketch challenge!!

Today I completed two cards, using four stencils!!

Here are the stencils used today are Houndstooth, Large Damask, Happy Valentine’s Day and Tolle Heart.

The result…

The third photo shows the metallic sheen that two cards have. Stampee Crafts Metallic foil, brings your cards to life!!

The supplies that I used today were…

Garnet Metallic Stampee Crafts Foil
Dry Embossing Machine with Stamping Details Rubber Mat
Embossing Ink and Embossing Powder
Hot Laminator

To get started, I dry embossed all of the cardstock that needed to be dry embossed. I love to emboss my Dreamweaver Stencils with the Vagabond by Sizzix, but all die cutting machines on the market can be used to dry emboss metal stencils. If the proper formula is used, embossing metal stencils is just as effective as using an embossing folder.

The stacking method that I use with the Vagabond is platform, metal stencil, card stock, Stamping Details Rubber Mat and two acrylic plates.

Once the card stock was dry embossed, I left the Dreamweaver Stencil in place and started stamping my embossing ink all over the exposed area’s of the stencil. This process is going to allow embossing powder to stick to the area’s that the embossing ink to sticking too.

The area’s of my card that are dry embossed and then heat set with powder are the Damask background and the Hounds tooth panel.

The focal point of my two cards, Tolle Heart and Happy Valentine's Day were also dry embossed with the Vagabond machine, embossing ink was placed over their exposed area’s and sprinkled with Stampee Crafts Bonding Powder. I heat set the bonding powder and placed a sheet of Garnet Metallic Foil over each image, placed it in between a folded sheet of copy paper and ran it though a hot laminator, a quilting iron would also work well. The heat mixed with the pressure heats up the bonding powder, to allow the metallic foil to stick. After the heating process, peel off the foil and where your bonding powder was applied, foil will stick. It is important to remove all excess bits of bonding powder. Some of it you can’t see and then foil will stick there. It is permanently adhered also. Scraping it off, doesn’t work!!!

You can may see small areas on my project that I have covered up with white gel pen.

If you want a bit more information on Stampee Crafts Metallic & Holographic Foils you can see an review that I wrote shortly after Winter 2011 CHA HERE.

Have you ever thought you’d like to join the Dream Team?? Now is your chance. Dreamweaver Stencils is having a 2012 Design Team call. Not only are the products you get to work with AMAZING, you will meet some amazing gals that will inspire you every day!!! I encourage all levels of crafters to apply. No special skills necessary. Get all of the information on how to apply HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today. Please take the time to visit the other members of the team’s blogs. You will find a blog roll to the right of this post. Don’t forget to link your creation to Dream It Up, Lynell Harlow’s blog!! I can’t wait to see your creation!

Have a great day!!!

Skipping Stones Designs Featured Set of the Month Blog Hop!!!

2011-11-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Sketch Challenge # 102 and Blog hop to Feature our Stamp Set of the Month, Rustic Tiles! Rustic Tiles is a versatile set, that you are about to see from our Design Team. If you just came from JoAnn’s blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened along my blog today, start at the beginning of the hop at Skipping Stones Design. The entire hop order is there and you can hop from blog to blog with ease.
Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers’ blogs. This month we are welcoming Jimmi Mayo, Betsy Veldman and Jessica Griffin to our team as Guest Designers! Chan Vuong will be providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the sketch we're using in today's hop!

Here is my card….

and Chan’s sketch…

This was such an interesting sketch. I was able to use Rustic Tiles, a set of six stamps. One of the stamps resembles a snowflake. I simple stamped in the new Distress Ink Festive Berries (limited edition for winter from Ranger) around the edge. I only used half of the stamp to create the border. The sentiment is from Wise Men. The sentiment is horizontal, so I broke it up with tape and stamped individual words.

Did I mention that Rustic Tiles is on sale this month for $12.49!! What a steal!!!

Now for the hop…

You have reached the end of the hop, run back to Skipping Stones Designs to join in the fun of our weekly sketch challenge. You could win a FREE stamp set for playing!!

Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope you have a great day!!

Stampendous Encrusted Jewel Technique Treasure Hop....

2011-11-12T06:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Stampendous "Fran•tage Encrusted Jewel Hop"! All of us on the Stampendous Design Teams are sooo excited about this new technique...an accidental creative process discovered by our own Fran Seiford, Chief Artistic Officer at Stampendous! There is a quote that says, "There are no mistakes, just opportunities for embellishment!" How true is that? Today our super-creative-with-mistakes designers are excited to show you how you can deliberately create with gorgeous sloppiness. For more info on the process of Encrusting with the Fran•tage Essentials, check out the YouTube video HERE. Here's the list of our Encrusted Hoppers for today:

Stampendous Impressions' Blog
Cyndi Bundy
Trudee Sauer
Jennifer Dove
Pam Hornschu
Wendy Price
Taylor Usry
Wendy Jordan
Lynn Mercurio
Krissy Fossmeyer
Rachel Sztonyk
Suzanne Czosek

As you hop from blog to blog, oohing and aahing over the Encrusted Jewel fabulousness, be sure to leave some love (and your contact email) for the designers, as well as on the Stampendous blog. Your comments are your insurance that you have an opportunity to win one of four blog candy goody boxes of Stampendous Fran•tage Essentials for you to create your own Encrusted Jewel goodness:

Aged Black Prize Package

Aged Silver Prize package

Aged Gold Prize Package

Shabby White Prize Package

WOW!! Fabulous prizes!!! You all will have so much fun with all this goodness!!!

Today I made a stationary box with some Fran~tage greeting cards and matching envelopes.

My greeting card box is right in line with the Stampendous Team’s Chipboard November challenge. This entire box is made of chipboard…

I cut the patterned paper for each side of the box and Fran~tage’d each piece individually.

I had such a great time layering the great Stampendous Chunky White Enamel, Aged Gold Embossing Enamel, Bronze Mica Flakes and Champagne Glass Glitter. Before I started layering I stamped the Summer CHA release of Rose Branch Border (SSC1130) and Amore Frame (SSC1128) with Versamark and heat embossed Aged Gold Embossing Enamel.

I stamped the ornate scroll from the Cling Jumbo Zinnia (CRS5030) with Versamark Watermark Ink and heat embossed with Detail Gold Embossing Enamel.

One the inside of the box, I made a bit of a divider for cards on one side, pens and stamps on the other.

I adorned the cards and envelopes with the Rose Branch Border set (SSC1130), stamped with Versamark and heat embossed Vintage Mahogany Embossing Powder. The layered Aged Gold Embossing Enamel, Bronze Mica Flakes, Gold Halo Glitter and Champagne Glass Glitter and heated all of it from underneath the paper.

What a fun project!! Again, your insurance for winning one of four prizes is leaving comments on the Stampendous Team’s blogs and Stampendous Impressions.

ENJOY the hop and your weekend!!!

Don’t forget about the Stampendous November Chipboard challenge!!

Dreamweaver Dream Team Thursday Free Theme

2011-11-10T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning!!!

Welcome to Dreamweaver Stencils *Free Theme* week. This is your chance to create something with your stencils. Any creation that has been on your mind. No rules….it’s all your imagination!!

A few months ago I was asked to be a Guest Designer on Christian Paper Crafts. I made this wall hanging in a Fall theme.

It was so easy to achieve. I use the Summer CHA released, Prince of Peace (LX7004) stencil, Gold Aluminum and a die cutting machine.

The layering method I used was for The Vagabond. On the platform, I layered the Dreamweaver Stencil (upside down), gold aluminum, Stamping Details rubber mat, and both of the clear acrylic mats. I ran the “sandwich” through the machine.

Once the embossing was complete, I ran a sander over the Gold Aluminum to sand off the color of the letters.

I adhered the aluminum to card stock and adorned the edges with Gold Border stickers and die cut leaves.

The next three cards is a class that I have been teaching at a few stores in my area. I love these cards because they showcase three easy techniques to be used with Dreamweaver Stencils.

The Double Glitter Technique…

To start this technique, have a bright color of glitter and a white or crystal color of glitter, Merry Christmas (LL386) stencil , all natural soap and Double Sided Adhesive Paper.

After removing the stencil from it’s packaging, turn it over and start applying the all natural soap on the back. This is going to allow the stencil to adhere and release from the Double Sided Adhesive Paper. When I am teaching classes, I always tell the students “just when you think you have enough, soap some more”.

Once you’ve achieved adequate coverage on the back of your stencil, I turn the stencil over and look through the open areas of the stencil. This is where I take my paper piercer and remove all the extra soap that has gotten caught in the small areas of the stencil, keeping in mind that everywhere there is soap, glitter won’t stick.

OK….the back of my stencil is good and soapy. I have precut my Double Sided Mounting Adhesive to the desired size, remove one side of the adhesive and place your stencil on it and start applying your darkest color of glitter. In my case, I used Fire Red Glitter Ritz by Elizabeth Crafts. Once I achieved desired coverage, I “cleaned” up my stencil with a “glitter magnet”, a piece of tacky cloth that picks up glitter, embossing powder and thing small and powdery and won’t let it go. I love it. It is important to remove all excess glitter from stencil, so when you remove your stencil, the extra glitter won’t contaminate your negative space area.

Now…carefully remove the stencil from the adhesive sheet and apply your white or crystal glitter over the rest of the adhesive area.

Dry Embossing with a Die Cutting Machine

Supplies needed for this technique is a Die Cutting Machine, Stamping Details Rubber Mat, mist bottle with rubbing alcohol and removable tape (optional).

This technique is the same as the above technique for embossing aluminum.

Using a Vagabond Die Cutting Machine, on the platform, I layered the metal stencil, card stock, Stamping Details rubber mat and two acrylic mats on the top.

You are probably asking why the mister of rubbing alcohol? It is suggested that you spritz the back of your card stock with rubbing alcohol to loosen the fibers of the paper to help the embossing process.

Once “Merry Christmas” was dry embossed, I left the metal stencil in place and applied blue pigment ink with a stencil brush over the top of the embossed area.

Paste Embossing

This is a fun and simple technique. Supplies that you will need for this are embossing paste, metal stencil, palette knife and removable tape.

I pre-cut the patterned paper for this particular card to the same size as the metal stencil. I adhere the stencil on top of the patterned paper to my work top with removable tape. Place a large piece of removable tape at the top of your stencil, this will act as your “hinge” when removing in your paste embossed paper. Tape the other three sides.

Using the back of your palette knive, apply a generous amount of paste on the “hinge”. With your palette knife, smooth the paste across your stencil, filling in the open areas of the metal stencil.

You can smooth off the excess paste and replace it in the jar of paste. Remove the tape from the bottom and sides of your stencil. Using your fingernail to hold down your pasted piece, carefully lift up your metal stencil, with the top piece of tape still adhered.

Set your pasted sentiment or image aside to dry.

Phew….that was a lot of step-by-step!!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me if you have any questions (wendyjo72@gmail.com)

Please take the time to check out what the rest of the team is up too. You will find a link to all of their fabulous blogs on the right of this post.

I hope you enjoyed your visit. Have a good day!!!!

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch #101

2011-11-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

Good morning!!

Welcome to Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge 101!!

Chan has really gave us a beauty this week!!!

Here is my card…

and Chan’s Sketch….

Today I used the stamp set Skipping Stones Designs Brrrthday. The set has some great snowflakes as well as some amazing sentiments.

I stamped all of the snowflakes in Versamark Embossing Ink and heat embossed each one with sparkly, transparent embossing powder. I also stamped the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed with Ivory embossing powder.

On the back of the panel that I stamped the snowflakes, placed 1/4'” double sided Be Creative Tape. The take is how I adhered my Creative Impressions Blue Swirly Organdy ribbon before stitching it with my sewing machine. I repeated the same step on the opposite side of the panel.

This month Creative Impressions has been nice enough to gift each of the members of the Team with a bag of goodies ranging from ribbon to brads. You will see how creative our team is as you check out their blogs and see how they have interpreted Chan’s sketch as well as the fun goodies from Creative Impressions!

and our Guests…

Supplies:

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla (Stampin’ Up)

Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko), Marina Mist (Stampin’ Up)

Ribbon: Denim Swirly Organdy Ribbon (Creative Impressions)

Embossing Powder: Silver Dust, Ivory (Stampendous)

Please play along with us this week for your change to win a FREE Skipping Stones Designs set.

Random.org picks our winner each week!!

We can’t wait to see what you create!!

Have a great day!!!

NEW Stampendous Saturday Challenge!!!

2011-11-05T06:00:00.000-06:00

It's Saturday again, and that means the Stampendous team is playing along with our monthly challenge again! This month we are playing with chipboard. There are SO many different ways to use it - paint it, distress it, emboss it, stamp on it, give it some texture......you get the idea!

Our challenge to you this month is to join us in using chipboard on your cards and projects. This month we are giving away a Cling Jumbo Songbird set to a random winner. You don't have to use a Stampendous image or products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! You have until Thursday, December 1 at 11:59 PM EST to add your link to the linky tool, and we'll draw a random winner. You can enter as many times as you'd like.

Also, did you know Stampendous is offering FREE shipping on all orders $50 or over (to US/APO/FPO addresses)?! Use the promo code FREESHIP and stock up on some goodies!!

I was soo thankful for this chipboard challenge. I have package after package of unopened chipboard that HAS been begging to get used!!

I stamped my focal image and sentiment with Stampendous Cling Snow Brackets (CRQ146) on cardstock and cut out using a die cutting machine.

I stamped the entire snowflake piece of chipboard with Versamark Ink and sprinkled Aged Silver Embossing Enamel over the top. I then heat embossed. Once the Aged Silver Embossing Enamel was dry, I applied Palette Glue pad with a sponge dauber, heated it until it was tacky and sprinkled Shaved Ice all over the snow flake to make it shimmer. WOW…I hope you can see it in the picture, because it’s a sparkler in my craft room. I love shaved ice!!!

I hope that you will take the time to play along with us each week using chipboard on your creation!!

Check out what the rest of the team has been up to this week….

Join us next week for a fabulous Encrusted Jewel Hop, featuring Fran’s Encrusted Jewel Technique!!

Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team Color Challenge

2011-11-03T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!

Welcome to Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team Color Challenge!!

Today the Dreamweaver Team is playing around with Black and White!!

I created a card using Dreamweaver Pearlescent Embossing Paste and the Nativity (LL554) stencil.

Using removable tape, I adhered the metal stencil to cardstock and applied paste with a Palette Knife.

I smoothed the Pearlescent Paste with a Paste Spreader (LM2010). Once the paste was dry (about 30 minutes), I stamped the sentiment, corner punched the cardstock and added some pearls.

Paste embossing is such a fun and easy technique. If you’re interested in a PDF version of this technique, please email me (wendyjo72@gmail.com) and I would be happy to send it over to you.

This simple technique can be used with any metal stencil. An easy technique for you to try while trying out for Dreamweaver Stencil’s Dream Team DT Call. You can get all the details HERE.

Be sure to take a look at all the Designer’s blogs today. You can see the full Blog Roll at the right of this post. While your at it, run over to Facebook and “like” our new page.

Skipping Stones Designs 100th Sketch Challenge!!

2011-11-01T06:00:00.000-06:00

WOW!! Skipping Stones Designs has hit a milestone!! Today is their 100th sketch challenge!!!

This month Chan Vuong has agreed to create our sketches, so you know they will be fabulous!!!

We also have an awesome line up of Guest Designers….Jimmi Mayo, Betsy Veldman and Jessica Griffin.

This month Creative Impressions was kind enough to gift all members of the SSD team with a bag of fun embellishments and ribbons. Check back each week to see how the gals used there Creative Impressions on their creations!!

The great part about this card was that I was able to use our sketch challenge for a birthday card for my Husband. I used the Tough Guy and Grunge sets. The twine on the border is from Creative Impressions.

Here is the sketch….

Supplies:

Paper: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla (Stampin’ Up)

Stamps: Tough Guy, Grunge (Skipping Stones Designs)

Fiber: Twine (Creative Impressions)

Ink: Soft Suede (Stampin’ Up); Walnut Stain (Ranger)

Check our what are fabulous team has done with Chan’s sketch…

and our Guests…

I am so excited that we are at 100 sketches!! If 30 people play our sketch challenge this week, I will give away ANOTHER stamp set to a participant in our challenge!!! Pass it along.

Link your creations to the Skipping Stones Designs blog!!

We can’t wait to see your creations!!

Last Week to Play Along Team Stampendous for the CAS challenge!!!

2011-10-29T06:00:00.002-06:00

It's Saturday again, and that means the Stampendous team is playing along with our monthly challenge again! This month we are looking towards the holidays AND trying to keep it Clean and Simple. That's right - we are making Clean and Simple (CAS) holiday cards!!

Our challenge to you this month is to join us in making CAS holiday cards. We want to help you get into the holiday spirit, so this month we are giving away a Cling Jumbo Sparkle Joy set to a random winner. You don't have to use a Stampendous image or products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! You have until Thursday, November 3 at 11:59 PM EST to add your link to the linky tool, and we'll draw a random winner. You can enter as many times as you'd like.

Also, did you know Stampendous is offering FREE shipping on all orders $50 or over (to US/APO/FPO addresses)?! Use the promo code FREESHIP and stock up on some goodies!!

I really kept it “clean & simple” this week!! I cut my cardstock to the desired sizes and stamped my Stampendous Christmas Greeting sentiment and Manger Scene stamps with Versamark Embossing Ink and sprinkled white embossing powder over the top and heat embossed. I adhered all layers of cardstock together and the card was complete!!

Supplies:

Paper: Brick, Kraft (Bazzill Basics); white (Canvas Corp)

Stamps: Manger Scene CRP137, Christmas Greetings CRG119 (Stampendous)

Extras: rhinestones (craft supply); white embossing powder (Stampendous)

I have been LOVING this Clean & Simple challenge!!! Please play along and link up your creations at Stampendous Inspirations!!

Check out what these Stampendous Team Members have been up too...

Stampendous Impressions

I can’t wait to see what you create!!!

A Few Cutie Cards….

2011-10-28T06:00:00.000-06:00

For a change, I decided to post a few cards that I made, just for the fun it.

These cards aren’t Design Team requirements or anything. I recently became a Sales Representative and an a Certified Instructor for Copic Markers.

I have started several clubs in my sales area, where I teach a Copic technique class each month.

Here are a few cards we will be creating in class for Hair & Skin tones.

I used Stampavie’s “Sarah In the Snow with Kittie” by Tina Wenke for this card. Besides the coloring, I die cut out the forest green frame and inked it with white pigment ink and sprinkled Crystal Embossing powder on it for a “snowy” edge.

Supplies:

Paper: Green, white (Bazzill Basics)

Patterned Paper: Holiday Style Collection (Bazzill Basics)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, White Brilliance Ink (Tsukineko)

Markers: NO, N1, CO, C1, C3, R0000, R22, R24, R27, R00, YR00, YR02, E31, E50, E25, 100, BG000 (Copic Sketch Marker)

Dies: Scalloped Oval, Oval (Lifestyle Crafts)

Stamps:: Sarah in the Snow with Kittie (Stampavie)

Extras: Crystal Embossing Powder (Stampendous), brads (Creative Impressions); holly ribbon (May Arts); flowers (Prima)

I should also add that I never really got into coloring the darling little people images that are all over today, until I stared coloring with Copics. Sooo fun!! I am reaally enjoying myself!

Here is a card that I stamped with Susanna’s Custom Art and Card Design’s “Peeker’s” Collection. If you haven’t heard or seen these darling images, I highly recommend!!

Unfortunately I mailed off this card and in the back had all the markers I had used on the image. Double Dang!!!

Here is a supply list, none the less…

Paper: Marina Mist, Whisper White (Stampin’ Up)

Stamps: Hey Birdy Peeker (SCACD); Cling Jumbo Pine Drift (Stampendous)

Border: Scalloped Border (Sizzix)

Ribbon: Denim Swirl Organdy (Creative Impressions), twine (The Twinery)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark (Tsukineko)

Extras: Crystal Embossing Powder (Stampendous); button (craft supply)

Thanks for stopping by today!!

I had a great time making these cards and I loved sharing them with you!!!

Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team Sketch Challenge!!

2011-10-27T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!

Welcome to Dream Scheme Thursday!!!

Our Dreamweaver Stencil challenge for you this week is a sketch challenge!!

Here is my take on Kim’s sketch…

Here is the sketch …

I started my project by choosing three pieces of card stock, red, green and kraft. I paste embossed a 6x6 sheet of each with our Damask Background Stencil with Transparent Embossing Paste.

While the paste was still wet, I sprinkled transparent glitter over the top. The glitter will stick to the embossing powder as it dries.

I chose to emboss 6 x 6 sheet of paper, because this stencils dimensions are 5.5 x 5.5. I have quite a bit extra for a few more Christmas cards.

While my backgrounds were drying, I “slathered” the back of Candles (LM 119) with Hawaiian Coconut Soap to prevent the stencil from sticking to the double sided adhesive paper that I attached it too. Once I had my stencil in place, I started placing the desired colors of glitter where I wanted it on the focal image.

Once I had all of my desired colors in place, I cleaned up the area of excess glitter with a Glitter Magnet. I didn’t want to have any excess “glitters” lying around, they would adhere to the exposed area of the adhesive paper once I removed it from the stencil.

I covered the entire piece of Double Sided Adhesive Paper with Transparent Glitter. Once I had desired coverage, I used the glitter magnet again over the image to clear the colored glitters.

I matted my "Double Glittered Candle” on a few background pieces of cardstock, cut my background papers to the desired size and adhered them to the card base. I stamped Season’s Greetings onto a tag and adhered it to the base of the card with ribbon.

Last, I adhered my focal image with dimensional stickers.

It seems that I wrote a bunch of steps, but both of these techniques are very easy.

We hope you play along with our Dream Team this week and link your creations to Dream It Up. We can’t wait to see what you create!!

Last week, I had promised a tutorial or video this week. I haven’t forgotten!! It’s only Thursday!!!

Take the time to hop over to the other team member’s blogs. There have some fantastic eye candy for you!!

Have a great day!!

Supplies:

Cardstock: White, Red, Green (stash); Kraft (Canvas Corp)

Stencils: Damask, Candles (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Glitter: Transparent (Stampendous)

Stamps: Stampendous

Ink: Stampin’ Up

Extras: Transparent Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver Stencils); ribbon (Creative Impressions), tag (Stampin’ Up), jewel (Creative Impressions)

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge 99 and a BIG Thank You!

2011-10-25T07:24:00.001-06:00

Good morning!! Here we are again, the last sketch challenge of October!

That means we have to say a *BIG* Thank You to our fabulous sketch artist, Cristina Kowalczyk and our Guests, Andrea Ewen, Tammy Tutterow and Karen Christensen!

All month long these gals have been rocking the Skipping Stones Designs creations!!!

I am here to share another fabby sketch that the ENTIRE Design Team loved and made fabulous creations with…

Here is my card…

I used Sentiment Frames and our release for October Christmas Song.

Please check out all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the SSD team. You can find a complete blog roll to the right of this post!

I hope you will have time to play along with us this week and throw your creation in the hat to win a FREE set of Skipping Stones Designs stamps!!

I can’t wait to see what you create!

Have a great day!!

See you tomorrow…

Supplies:

Paper: White(Georgia Pacific), Gold Metallic (The Paper Cut)

Stamps: Sentiment Frames, Christmas Song (Skipping Stones Designs)

Extras: Die Cut (Spellbinders); Garnet , Jade PEARLustre Embossing Powder (Stampendous); Gold Border Stickers (Elizabeth Crafts Designs); Liquid Pearls (Ranger)

Have a good day!

Stampendous Saturday Challenge …

2011-10-22T06:01:00.001-06:00

This is my second post for today!! Please read this post and then you will run into my Haunty Halloween Blog Post!!

Also, did you know Stampendous is offering FREE shipping on all orders $50 or over (to US/APO/FPO addresses)?! Use the promo code FREESHIP and stock up on some goodies!!

Don’t you love this Stampendous Cling Eiffel Noel?

The focal image was stamped in Versamark Embossing Ink and heat embossed with Detail Gold Embossing Powder. A moment after the embossing powder cooled, I colored the holly leaves and poinsettia petals with Spica Glitter pens by Copic.

I die cut the frame from a Spellbinders die and placed small dots of Red Liquid Pearls around the edges.

Easy and so pretty!!!

I hope that you will find the time to play along with us. Just a one more week before we pick a winner!!

Please take a few minutes to visit the other members of the Stampendous Team that played along with our challenge this week!!!

Have a great day and link up your creations here to enter to win our fabulous Stampendous prize!!!

Haunty Halloween Blog Hop!!! WITH PRIZES

2011-10-22T06:00:00.001-06:00

Hey Hoppers!!

It’s almost HERE!!! Halloween!!! Yipppeee!!

If you just came from Wendy Price's blog, your are in the right place. If you just happened upon my blog today and would like to view the hop in it entirety, you can start at Cyndi Bundy's blog.

Today two of my favorite stamp companies, Skipping Stones Designs and Stampendous are sponsoring our fun little hop with free stamps and free stamp sets. You can see the list of sponsors and the prizes you can win at the bottom of this post!!

I started of my “Halloweenie” celebration by using this week’s Sketch Challenge at Skipping Stones Designs. Our sketch was drawn by the wildly talented Cristina Kowalczyk.

Here is my card…

and our sketch…

Please take the time to play along and link your creation to the Skipping Stones Designs blog. A random participant will receive a FREE SSD stamp set.

To throw your name in the hat to win Halloweenie or a whole slew of other fun prizes, please leave a comment here and all along at the hoppers blogs.

You don’t see a lot of Halloween projects on my blog, but this little Stampendous Cling Pumpkin Pair, got the best of me, and I had to use him multiple times. I even formualted a Copic Class with it.

This is a 3x3 stretched canvas background with patterned paper. The focal image is a stampbord like material.

I easily stamped the Pumpkin Pair with Stazon onto the Stampbord. I then started painting the image with Tim Holtz Distress Stains. I LOVE the end result!!!

I added a Maya Road zipper around the edge for interest and colored the teeth of the zipper with YR04 Copic Sketch Marker.

This card was a blast to make!!

The whole top of the card is sooo shiny!! I wish you could see it in person!!

I stamped the sentiment from Stampendous Stretchy Spooks (SSC1056) set and heat embossed with White Embossing Powder. Stampendous’ Boss Gloss has a fabulous dauber tip. I was able to apply embossing ink by simply turning the bottle upside down and rubbing it all over the paper. Once I achieved the coverage I was looking for, I sprinkled Marcasite Embossing Powder (EP214) over the entire front of the card.

I stamped my focal image on a piece of die cut paper. I “colored” in my image using a Pointalism technique. To finish off the card, around the edge of the focal image I place different sizes of Black Holograph Dot Sparklers by Stampendous.

Now hop over to Berenice Reardon's blog for some "knock your socks off " eye candy!!

To eligible to win prizes, you must leave comments on each hoppers blog post!!!

Enjoy the hop!!!

AND we have TONS of fabulous Halloween prizes from our wonderful sponsors!

Stampendous! ( 5 winners... 1 Halloween bg cling stamp each winner..Crowscape, Graveyard, Beware Gate, Castle Gate, Pumpkin Fence)

Karber Digital Designs...2 digis to one winner

Skipping Stones Design...Halloweenie set

Smeared Ink (5 single digis...1 each to 5 winners? or 5 to 1 winner?)

Strange Skin...1 set of choice (except Zombies)

Jens Digi Stamp...(5 images to one winner)

Simply Betty Stamps...($10 Gift Certificate)

La-La Land Crafts ($10 Gift Certificate)

Dreamweavers Stencils: 3 prizes: each is 4 stencils, 2 brushes, with 3 technique sheets each!

Dream Team Thursday with a NEW Dreamweaver Stencil product!!!

2011-10-20T06:00:00.001-06:00

Good morning!!

Today I am so excited!!! I spent all day yesterday playing around with a *FUN* new product that Dreamweaver Stencils just came out with. Color Solutions Artist Grade Alcohol Inks.

These aren’t just your regular run of the mill alcohol inks. They are a deep, vibrant colors, that can be lightened and thinned by adding a Alcohol Ink Thinning and Cleaning Solution also by Dreamweavers. These alcohol inks have more “open” time, meaning that the ink will dry slower and give you more time to add layers or thin out your color if you decide. There’re Gold and Silver Metallic colors that are rich and SHINY!!!

I will be posting a tutorial next week here and you never know…maybe a video!!

Today I used Color Solutions Iceburg and Sizzling Silver on top of Glossy White Embossing Paste…

I started by paste embossing Snowflakes( LJ819), Gothic Snowflake (LL396) and Antler Snowflake (LL399) stencils with Glossy White Embossing Paste.

Once the paste was dry, which was about 30 minutes, I replaced my clean, dry stencil on top of the dried paste. I applied Iceburg and Sizzling Silver Color Solution with an applicator and a piece of felt. I daubed Color Solution over the Glossy White Paste, through the metal stencil. I repeated the last step with my large snowflakes.

Once I reached my desired color, I removed the stencil and set aside the front card panel for a few minutes to make sure it was dried completely.

I adhered my larger snowflakes to the front of the card panel and attached a ribbon.

Do you use alcohol inks? If so, you would love to work with these fabulous deep, vibrant colors!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and checking out my creation!!!

You can play along with our Free Theme challenge at the Dream It Up blog. Please link your creation there for your change to win a Dreamweaver prize!!!

Please check out the other Dream Team members blog today. You will see the blog roll on the right of this post!!

Thanks for stopping by today!! Have a good one!

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge 98 !!

2011-10-18T06:05:00.000-06:00

Good morning blogging friends!!

Today we not only have a new sketch challenge for you, but some of the Design Team members have made creations with one of two of our Featured Sets for October, Christmas Swirls and Wise Men.

Here is Christina’s sketch..

and my rendition….

Christmas Swirls and Wise Men are both on sale this month for $12.49 each. What a steal for these great sets!!!

Please take the time to visit all the Design Team members blogs and our guests….

and our Guests…

Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope you have a wonderful Fall day!!!

Stampendous Saturday Continues on with our Clean And Simple (CAS) Holiday Card Challenge

2011-10-15T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!!

It's the first Saturday of the month, and that means it's time again for a new challenge with the Stampendous team!

We are looking towards the holidays AND trying to keep it Clean and Simple. That's right - we are making Clean and Simple (CAS) holiday cards!! You'll see a few team members showing off more than one card today; some chose to make one CAS and then take that design and showcase how to "step it up". Others chose to make sets of CAS holiday cards that could be given as gifts or used to make a dent in the Christmas card list.

I chose to stamp up a FUN new Christmas Set, Cling Jumbo Holly Holidays…

In addition to the fabulous sentiment with this set, it also had a great border stamp…

I love the Cling Jumbo Stamps that have the larger sentiments. They are easy to stamp and as you can see, take up most of the front of your card with the beautiful script. For this week’s card, I stamped the sentiment with embossing ink on a piece of patterned paper and heat embossed with Alexandrite PEARLustre Embossing powder. I matted the sentiment panel and placed some brads.

Do you need some more CAS Stampendous inspiration? I know just the gals…

Stampendous Inspirations

Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

Paper: White (Kelly Paper Co.); Baby Bell (Bazzill Basics)

Patterned Paper: Mistle Toe & Pear Paper Pack (Basic Grey)

Stamps: Cling Jumbo Holly Holidays (Stampendous)

Ink: Versamark (Tsukinekp)

Extras: brads (Creative Impressions); Alexandrite PEARLustre Embossing Powder (Stampendous)

Skipping Stones Designs Featured Friday!!

2011-10-14T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!! Thanks for stopping by today!!

This month, Skipping Stones Designs has TWO featured sets of the month, Christmas Swirls and Wise Men. Both of these sets are on sale for the month of October for $12.49. STEAL!!

I followed along with this week’s sketch challenge and used Christmas Swirls…

I stamped the focal image with embossing ink and heat embossed with Detail Gold Embossing powder.

I then stamped the sentiment on vellum with embossing ink and heat embossed with Detail Gold Embossing powder. I place the sentiment strip over the first star. I repeated the first step and stamped the star on vellum, heat embossed again with Detail Gold embossing powder. I cut out the star and popped it up with dimensionals. For interest, I applied white and gold Liquid Pearls around the image and sentiment.

Next week, for our sketch challenge reveal, some of the members of the Design Team will be making some fabulous creations with Christmas Swirls and Wise Men. Please check it out on Tuesday!!

Thanks for stopping by today!! I hope were inspired to get out your SSD stamps and join our challenge!!

Supplies:

Paper: Marina Mist (Stampin’ Up), Vellum (Bazzill Basics Paper)

Stamps: Christmas Swirls (Skipping Stones Designs)

Ink: Versamark Watermark Ink (Tsukineko)

Extras: Detail Gold Embossing Powder (Stampendous); Gold & White Liquid Pearls (Ranger)

Dreamweaver Stencil Color Challenge with the Dream Team!!

2011-10-13T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!

Today the Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team is creating with my FAVORITE color combination!!! Pink & Black!! Love it…anyway you try it!!

Here is my card….

I had a great time with my Fleur Di Lis (LS66) and Thank You (LG691) stencils.

I started by paste embossing the Dreamweaver Stencils Fleur Di Lis Stencil with Glossy Black Embossing Paste on the left panel of the card. I then paste embossed the Fleur Di Lis stencil with Dreamweaver Stencils Glossy White Embossing Paste and sprinkled Dreamweaver Stencils Pixie Blush Metallic F/X on the paste while it was still wet. I set all my embossed images to dry.

When the white paste was dry, I then paste embossed “thank you” with Glossy White embossing paste.

Once I assembled the layers, I trimmed the edges with Black Diamond and Pink Stickles. The Fleur Di Lis stencil was edged with Silver Liquid Pearls.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette (Stampin’ Up); Black (CTMH)

Stencils: Fleur Di Lis, Thank You (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Extras: Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver Stencils); die cut (Spellbinders), Liquid Pearls, Stickles (Ranger)

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Dream Team today and see how they used Pink & Black.

There is a full blog roll on the right of this post.

Have a great day!!!

Skipping Stones Design New Release Blog Hop!!!!

2011-10-11T06:00:00.000-06:00

Welcome to Sketch Challenge #97 and the release of Christmas Song. If you just came from Wendy Price’s blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened along my blog today, start at the beginning of the hop at Skipping Stones Design. The entire hop order is there and you can hop from blog to blog with ease.

Cristina’s sketch this week is out of this world….

Here is my card…

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous designers’ blogs. This month we are welcoming Karen Christensen, Andrea Ewen and Tammy Tutterow to our team as Guest Designers! Cristina Kowalczyk will be providing all the fabulous sketch inspiration this month including the sketch we're using in today's hop!

You have reached the end of the hop!! Now rush off to your craft room and and create something fabulous with Cristina’s sketch. Link it up at the Skipping Stones Designs blog for your chance to win a FREE SSD stamp set!!

Have a great day!!

Zander Zone Blog Hop & Auction

2011-10-10T07:12:00.002-06:00

If you haven't had a chance to check out a fun Blog Hop and many auction items for sale, please check out this post. It is for a young man of 17 that was just diagnosed with Throat Cancer.

Check out my post here...

Zander Zone Blog Hop & Auction!

Stampendous Challenge Saturday!!!

2011-10-08T06:00:00.002-06:00

It's the first Saturday of the month, and that means it's time again for a new challenge with the Stampendous team! This month we are looking towards the holidays AND trying to keep it Clean and Simple. That's right - we are making Clean and Simple (CAS) holiday cards!! You'll see a few team members showing off more than one card today; some chose to make one CAS and then take that design and showcase how to "step it up". Others chose to make sets of CAS holiday cards that could be given as gifts or used to make a dent in the Christmas card list.

I love making Clean and Simple cards!!! This morning, I made five of these cards!!!

Like I said above….this card is EASY PEASY.

I stamped my focal image, Stampendous Cling Key Note (CRP128) on kraft cardstock with Versafine Vintage Sepia pigment ink. After stamping, I colored the holly leaves and berries with color pencil. I then tied a ribbon with a button. Simple.

Take a peek at what the rest of the Stampendous Design Team and Blog Stars are creating for this month's challenge

From The Zander Zone Blog Hop & Auction

2011-10-06T06:05:00.002-06:00

Please scroll down (after you read this post ) to see my Dreamweaver Stencil Thursday Post....

Welcome to the Xander Zone!! You are in for quite a trip through todays Blog Hop and Auction. Our dear friend Betty Roberts, owner of Simply Betty Stamps has just found out this week that her 17 year old son Christian has Stage 1 Throat Cancer. He will be having surgery next week and many months of Therapy to follow. (To read more from Betty on what’s going on please go HERE)

Betty’s DT and the Crafty Sprouts DT along with a few friends have come together today for the From the Xander Zone Blog Hop and Auction! If you are stumbling into this hop please head to Crafty Sprouts to catch the beginning of the hop!

If you hopped here from Zeni's Blog then you are right on track!

As you hop along today you will see cards created with Xander, the first in a new series to be released called “From the Xander Zone”. He is available with a donation to Betty’s family. Christian will be undergoing Surgery next week to remove his tonsils and then the thrice weekly Therapy will begin on the tumor. His therapy could last for many months.

There is also a contest running through October 16^th and Christian will pick a random winner who will receive the whole collection! The details on the contest are at the SBS blog.

As you hop today you will also see many cards and projects up for Auction. In order to make a bid on an item leave a comment on that person’s blog with your offer AND your name and email address. Please remember that it might not be you who gets the winning bid, so check back if you really want it! Unfortunetly due to the high costs of international postage, I won't be accepting any bidders from outside of the United States.

At the end of the Hop (Tuesday night October 11^th at 9pm EST the auction will come to a close. Winners will be sent a Paypal invoice and the Winners will be announced on the Simply Betty Stamps blog. Please note that we are asking for timely payment, with 48 hours of the announcement on Tuesday morning or the runner up will be chosen. This is for the simple fact that Betty’s family needs this money as quickly as possible for all of these unexpected and out-of-pocket needs.

Today I am offering this 14 x 14 stenciled chalkboard, that I hand painted, stenciled and colored.

I started with a Natural Wood 14 x 14 Memo Board from Canvas Corp. I painted the frame with acrylic paint, when dry, I stenciled with the Dreamweaver Black Eyed Susan stencil and Regular Embossing Paste all around the edges of the frame. Once all edges were stenciled and pasted, I set aside to dry. Once the edges were dry, I replaced the stencil over the images and added pigment ink to where I wanted color on the flowers. I added a few embellishments and the frame was a success. Inside of the frame is "chalkstock" by Canvas Corp. You could also slide a dry erase board in the top of the frame.

Betty and her family will appreciate all donations and proceeds from the auction. You can send cards and donations also too:

Christian Ford

P.O. Box 132314

Big Bear Lake, CA 92315

From here please hop over to Rebecca!

If you get lost along the way, here’s the hop order!

Crafty Sprouts

Cyndi

Kristi

Suzi

Zeni

Wendy

Rebecca

Vicki

Alison

Raven

Lea

Lelia

Sandra

Nicole

Elsa

Cheri

Carley

Linda

Pam

Susan

Simply Betty Stamps

Betty's family, and all of the Hop Participants hope that this auction will help raise money to help with all the upcoming expenses that they are about to succumb. I am keeping Christian and his entire family in my prayers!!!

Dreamweaver Stencil's Dream Team Thursday

2011-10-06T06:00:00.000-06:00

Welcome to Dreamweaver Stencil Free Theme Week!!

On Monday, October 10th, our fabulous neighbors to the north, Canada, will be celebrating Thanksgiving. I decided to share an easy Thank You card I made a while back.

I sprayed the background Hounds tooth Stencil (LJ913) with Margarita and Blueberry Milkshake Memory Mists and placed watercolor paper over the top if the stencil and ran it through the Vagabond Machine. As you can see the Memory Mists left a nice impression on the paper. When that was dry, I paste embossed over the Hounds tooth design with the Flourish Stencil (LJ896), with translucent paste. While the paste was still wet, I sprinkled blue and green glitter over the paste. The Thank You Stencil (LG691) sentiment stencil has six “thank you” sentiments. It is a great all around stencil. I paste embossed “Thank You” on blue paper with Glossy White Embossing Paste.

Please take the time to stop by all of the Dream Team’s blogs today and leave them some love!!

You will find a complete blog roll on the right of this post.

You can also play along with us and link your stenciling creation at Dream It Up. We love to see what people are making with their stencils!

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!!!!

Skipping Stones Designs Sketch Challenge 96!

2011-10-04T06:00:00.002-06:00

Good morning!! Welcome to the first week of October!!

Just like each and every Tuesday, we have a new Skipping Stones Designs has a new sketch challenge for you to play along with. The cool part about the FIRST week of the month is the introduction of our new Sketch Artist and Guest Design Team Members!!!

This month all of our sketches have been drawn by Cristina Kowalczyk and joining her as guests are Andrea Ewen, Tammy Tutterow and Karen Christensen!! See their full introduction on the Skipping Stones Design blog!

Here is this week’s sketch…

My rendition…

I am so in love with Cristina’s Clean and Simple style!! I tried soooo hard from placing the Liquid Pearls on it and the scalloped border, but I just had too. I just had to keep adding STUFF!!!!

With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, I HAD to use Cancer Schmancer this week!!! This set means alot to me!! When this set was released last month, I made a few cards that I just loved. I sent them to the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Goodyear, Arizona to give to Breast Cancer patients. Here are those cards...

We would love to see your take on Cristina’s sketch. Please link up at the Skipping Stones Designs blog for your chance to win a free stamp set!!!

Take a peek at all the great projects that the SSD team has made today…

and our Guests…

Have a great day!!!

World Card Making Day!! Stampendous October Challenge!!!

2011-10-01T06:00:00.001-06:00

Happy World Card Making Day friends!!

Today Stampendous Design Team and Blog Stars are celebrating World Card Making Day with a fun, new challenge!!

It's the first Saturday of the month, and that means it's time again for a new challenge with the Stampendous team! This month, to kick thing off and celebrate World Card Making Day, we are looking towards the holidays AND trying to keep it Clean and Simple. That's right - we are making Clean and Simple (CAS) holiday cards!! You'll see a few team members showing off more than one card today; some chose to make one CAS and then take that design and showcase how to "step it up". Others chose to make sets of CAS holiday cards that could be given as gifts or used to make a dent in the Christmas card list.

Here is my Clean And Simple card…

This card is easy enough that ANYONE can make it!!!

I stamped the GORGEOUS Stampendous Poinsettia Corner and Stampendous Perfectly Clear Christmas Wishes with Tsukineko Versafine Black Onyx. I quickly ran a heat tool over the quick drying pigment ink. Once I was satisfied that the ink was dry, I colored it with Copic Sketch Markers.

I REALLY enjoyed making this Clean and Simple card. Fun!! I know that I am going to enjoy this months challenge!!!

For some fabulous Holiday Clean and Simple inspiration, check out our Design Team and Blog Stars posts today!! Then, run off to your craft room and celebrate World Card Making Day with a Stampendous challenge..

Kristine Reynolds

Pam Hornschu

Taylor Usry

Cyndi Bundy

Krissy Fossmeyer

Jenn Dove

Wendy Jordan

Wendy Price

Lynn Mercurio

Melinda Gleissner

Piali Biswas

Suzanne Czosek

Laura Davis

Rachel Sztonyk

Stampendous Blog

We can’t wait to see you Clean And Simple creation. Link it up to our In Linkz here or on the Stampendous Inspiration blog.

Dreamweaver Stencil Dream Team Sketch Challenge

2011-09-29T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!

Welcome to Thursday!! Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team challenge day!!!

This week we have a great sketch for you to follow along with!!

Here is my stenciled creation…

using this sketch…

To start this card, I paste embossed Glossy Black Embossing paste on Graphix acetate, using the darling wintery Snowman stencil (LG645 ). While that was drying, I dry embossed the Damask stencil with White Pearl Coredinations cardstock with my Vagabond machine.

I cut my now embossed Damask LX7001 background to the desired sizes and adhered them to the card base. The paste embossed snowman is now dry and I can place him right on top with glue dots. I love how you can see the embossed Damask underneath the acetate.

I simply adhered a piece of lace on the side…Done.

Thanks so much for taking a look today. For some real inspiration, visit the other members of the Dreamweaver Design Team. The blog roll is on the right of this post.

Have a great day!!!

Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge 95

2011-09-27T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!!

Hasn’t SSD had a great month of Sketches?? I have been crazy for each and every one of them. A BIG thanks to Amy Sheffer for all the great inspiration this month!!!

Here is Sketch 95…

My take on the sketch..

Today I used a small piece of leftover watercolor paper and stamped Timeless Textures on it with a rainbow ink pad. I then misted the paper with water and set aside to dry.

In the meantime, I stamped the focal image from the Everyday Blessing set with watermark ink and heat embossed it with clear detail embossing powder. I then applied ink with a brayer from the same rainbow ink pad. Once I had desired coverage, I wiped a damp paper towel over the image to remove unwanted in from the image.

Again, I used the rainbow ink pad to stamp the leave from the Everyday Blessings set. I cut the leave out as an accent.

Supplies:

Paper: watercolor paper, Cajun Craze (Stampin’ Up) Confetti Cream (unknown), Java (Bazzill)

Stamps: Everyday Blessings, Timeless Textures (Skipping Stones Designs)

Ink: Big & Juicy Spice Rainbow Ink (Ranger)

Extras: Gold line border (Elizabeth Crafts), Gold Shimmer Pen (Sakura)

Thank you so much for taking a peek at

my creation today. Please play along with Amy’s sketch. You can link up your creation at Skipping Stones Design for your chance to in FREE set of SSD stamps!!!

Check out all of the Guests and Design Team members blogs today….

Wendy J <----You’re here!!

Have a super day!!

God Bless!!!

Stampendous Saturday & Sketch Challenge Reminder…

2011-09-24T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning Everyone!!!! Quick reminder that Stampendous’ first challenge is about to come to a close!! You have until this Thursday, September 30th to enter your take on the fabulous Wendy Price’s sketch…

Link your project up at the Stampendous Impressions blog, using In Linkz.

Today I am sharing a card I CASED from an email I received from Archivers.

I used the Cling Poinsettia Silhouette and Christmas Greetings (CRG119).

I stamped the focal image on ivory cardstock with Bamboo Leaves ink. I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed Stampendous Vintage Mahogany embossing powder. The focal image was originally stamped in green ink, of course I wanted the flower of the poinsettia red, so I used my Versamarker Watermark Pen and filled in the flowers with embossing ink. I love the Versamarker Watermark Pen because you have so much control of where you can place embossing ink. After I had my desired coverage of embossing ink, I sprinkled Red Tinsel embossing powder of the flowers and heat set.

I distressed the edges of my cardstocks a bit and adhered it all together!!

Here is a list of supplies I used this week:

Paper: Kraft, ivory (Canvas Corp), Java (Bazzill Basics)

Stamps: Cling Poinsettia Silhouette, Christmas Greetings (Stampendous)

Ink: Versamarker Watermark Pen, Versamark Watermark Ink, Memento Bamboo Leaves (Tsukineko), Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap Distress Ink (Ranger)

Extras: Gold Pen (Krylon), Red Tinsel, Vintage Mahogany Embossing Powders (Stampendous)

Thank you so much for stopping by today and seeing my creation. Please take the time to play along with the Stampendous Sketch Challenge!!! The last day to enter the challenge is Thursday, September 30th. The winner will be announced on Saturday, October 1st, which happens to be WCMD and the start of a FUN new Stampendous challenge!!

Dreamweaver Stencil Dream Team Thursday!

2011-09-22T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!

Today kicks off “free theme” week with Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team!!

Free theme is when we can post a Dreamweaver Stencil creation that we have made not following any particular theme.

My creation was made for sample boards for CHA Summer.

I used the July release, Holiday Greetings (LJ917)…

First I ran Holiday Greetings through the Vagabond Machine to dry emboss the background. The stacking formula I used was platform, stencil, card stock (spritzed on the back with rubbing alcohol), rubber embossing mat, and both clear acrylic plates on top of that. While the stencil was still attached to the paper, I stenciled in different colors of pigment ink. I then removed the stencil, spritzed the colored image with Iridescent Memory Mist. On a separate piece of cardstock, I paste embossed “Holiday Greetings” with Glossy Red embossing paste. Once that was dry, I matted the cardstock and adhered it to the background image. I added some red rhinestones for some flair.

Here is a supply list:

Cardstock: Coconut Swirl, Killarny (Bazzill); Iridescent White (stash)

Stencil: Holiday Greetings LJ917 (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Ink: Brilliance Ink (Tsukineko)

Extras: Iridescent Memory Mist (Stewart Superior), rhinestones (craft supply), red embossing paste (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and seeing my post. Please take the time to look at all the Dream Team’s creations. You can see the blog roll to the right of this post.

Have a great day!!!

Skipping Stones Design Sketch Challenge #94

2011-09-20T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!!

Welcome to Skipping Stones Design Sketch challenge #94!!!

Amy Sheffer has gave us another awesome sketch this week!! Check this out…

Today I am featuring Skipping Stones Design’s Halloweenie…

Halloweenie is our September Featured Set. It is on sale for the whole month for $12.49.

Please take the time to visit the entire Skipping Stones Design Team and Guests to see their interpretation of Amy’s sketch…

and our Guests…

Link up your rendition of Amy’s sketch at Skipping Stones Design for your chance to win a FREE set of Skipping Stones Design stamps!!!

Oh ya…by the way. The winner of last week’s comment to win September’s New Release Holiday cats is

Pam HORNSCHU!!!

Yeah!! Way to go Pam!!! I will get Holiday Cats off to you ASAP!!!

Stampendous Saturday!!!

2011-09-17T06:00:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone…Have you played along with Stampendous’ Sketch Challenge yet….there is still time.

Here is the sketch….make a card and link it at Stampendous Inspiration blog…

We can’t wait to see your creations.

Today I have a few cards to share.

The first one was made with my favorite new Stampendous Christmas set, Cling Jumbo Peace Dove Set.

I stamped the dove on white cardstock with Versamark Waterbased Ink and heat embossed with Detail Gold Embossing Powder. I then cut the dove out.

I then stamped “Peace” with Versamark Waterbased Ink on the white card base and heat embossed Detail Gold Embossing Powder over it.

I placed a piece of patterned vellum over the top of the sentiment and adhered it with gold brads. I added the stamped focal image onto the vellum with dimensionals.

Supplies:

Paper: Mohawk White (Kelly Paper Co.); patterned vellum (stash)

Stamps: Cling Jumbo Peace Dove (Stampendous)

Extras: Detail Gold Embossing Powder (Stampendous), gold brads (Creative Impressions)

Card #2…

I am not very good at Clean and Simple cards, but this birthday card for my youngest ♥BONUS♥ daughter fell together, like I have been making CAS cards all along.

The Stampendous Cling Music Score stamp that I used is an entire background stamp, but I just wanted a bit of the background stamp to show, sooo…I die cut a square out of a piece of cardstock and stamped over the square with the Cling Music Score stamp. On a separate piece of cardstock, I stamped the darling birdcage and birdy from Stampendous Tweet Cages Perfectly Clear Stamps and cut it out. I “hung” the cage with some bakers twine and simply stamped the sentiment from Stampendous Perfectly Clear Birthday Assortment set.

I love CAS. I need to work on these more often!!!

Supplies:

Paper: Kisses (Bazzill); Mohawk White (Kelly Paper Co.)

Stamps: Perfectly Clear Tweet Cages, Cling Music Score, Birthday Assortment (Stampendous)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Memento Rhubarb (Tsukineko)

Extras: Baker’s Twine (The Twinery)

Please take a few minutes to visit a few of my good buddies blogs….

Taylor Usry

I hope you have a super crafty weekend!!!

Dreamweaver Stencils Color Challenge~Gray & Lime Green

2011-09-15T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!

Last week I briefly mentioned that I had a GREAT idea for Dreamweaver’s new Gear (LJ911) stencil and this challenge.

I won’t tell any fibs about how GREAT my project turned out. I actually lost the little sketch that I had made myself. All I could recollect was that I wanted to use acrylic paint on my project and the colors were going to be Lime & Gray. So here is how it went….

I ran the Gears stencil through my Vagabond machine with gray cardstock. After my paper was embossed, I applied a nice layer of Eco Green Crafts Lime acrylic paint over the top of my paper and stencil with a brayer. I really wanted a good coat so I applied heavily, you can see where there was some seeping, I wasn’t too worried about that.

I paste embossed a light green piece of cardstock with the Silver Metallic Embossing paste and set it aside to dry.

Once all my components were dry, I cut the painted piece of cardstock in that funky shape and matted it with black cardstock. I also matted my lime cardstock with black. The card base is gray. I stamped the sentiment twice, once with Versafine Black Onyx on lime cardstock and one with Versamark Watermark Ink on black cardstock and heat embossed with lime embossing powder. I then cut out just “dreams” and adhered it to the other sentiment.

I adhered the focal panel with dimensionals.

I need your opinion, do you think this could be a card for a man still? Or is the lime green to girly??

Thanks for stopping by to see my creation today. Please take the time to visit the rest of the Dream Team today. You can find a complete blog roll on the right of this post, in the sidebar.

Supplies:

Paper: Certainly Celery, Basic Black, Going Gray (Stampin’ Up)

Stamps: Words of Wisdom (Verve Stamps)

Stencil: Gears LJ911 (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Extras: Lettuce Embossing Powder (Stampendous); Silver Metallic Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver Stencils) Lime Acrylic Paint (Eco Green Crafts); Vagabond die cutting machine (Sizzix)

Skipping Stones Design NEW RELEASE Blog Hop & a new Sketch by Amy Sheffer

2011-09-13T06:00:00.001-06:00

Welcome to Sketch Challenge #93 and the release of Holiday Cats!

If you just came from Stephanie’s blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened along my blog today, start at the beginning of the hop at Skipping Stones Design. The entire hop order is there and you can hop from blog to blog with ease.

Be sure to hop along and leave comments on all the fabulous Designer’s blogs. This month we are welcoming Cristina Kowalczyk, Chan Vuong, Nicole Mullan, Vanessa Menhorn and Amber Diagre to our team as Guest Designers! Amy Sheffer will be providing all the sketch inspiration this month including the sketch we're using in today's hop!

Here is our fabulous sketch…

Amy

Kandi

Taylor

Chan

Wendy P

Jingle

Cristina

Shannon

Katie

Amber

Karen

JoAnn

Nicole

Vanessa

Stephanie

Wendy J<-----You’re here!!!

Here is my interpretation…

Good news….enjoy the entire hop and come back here and let me know that you have left comments with all of our Guests and Designers and your name will go into a drawing to win Holiday Cats here on my blog!!! I will announce the winner next week when we reveal Sketch 94. We wouldn’t mind if you ran over to Facebook or Twitter and started following us either.

Enjoy the hop!! Have a great week!!

Christian Paper Crafts Guest Designer & Gracious Glimpse

2011-09-13T04:00:00.001-06:00

I'm so thrilled to be a Guest Designer for Christian Paper Crafts this month! Today I'm sharing my Gracious Glimpse, which is a preview for the exclusive Design Team Delights Gallery.

The Design Team Delights gallery is a monthly gallery that all Super Sisters and King’s Daughters can access. It’s filled each month with stunning projects created by our amazing design team and special guests. You won’t be able to see the projects inside the gallery anywhere else…not on blogs, in galleries, or anywhere! They are exclusive to the Design Team Delights, so join Christian Paper Crafts today and don’t miss a thing!

This month's theme is Fabulous Fall. I created this project to share:

I had a great time making this card. I used a very old Skipping Stones Design Sketch from Laurie Schmidlin.

I used a bunch of fun die cuts from Cheery Lynn Designs and Marianne Creatables.

Here are the rest of the supplies used…

Paper: DSP, Old Olive, Crumb Cake (Stampin’ Up)

Stamps: Galatians 6:9 (Verve Stamps)

Die Cuts: Leaves (Cheery Lynn Designs); Sentiment Panel (Marianne Creatables)

Glitter: Light Gold, Copper, Grasshopper (Elizabeth Crafts Designs)

Ribbon: 1/2 Crepe Olive, natural hemp twine(Creative Impressions)

Thanks for stopping by today and a BIG THANK YOU to Christian Paper Crafts for having me this month!!!

Stampendous Saturday Sketch Challenge

2011-09-10T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!!

I wanted to post a quick little reminder of Stampendous’ Sketch Challenge!!

You have all month to play along…

Link your fabulous creations on the Stampendous Inspiration Blog!!!

Have a great weekend!!

Dream Scheme Thursday & some Blog Candy Winners!!

2011-09-08T06:00:00.000-06:00

First of all, I want to announce some winners from last week’s Dreamweaver Blog Hop with Woodware UK. I posted on Wednesday & Thursday of last week, so that means TWO lucky people will win Dreamweaver prizes.

From my Wednesday post….Daria

From my Thursday post…Karen B.

Please email Lynell Harlow (lynell@dreamweaverstencils.com), and she will get your prizes in the mail.

Congrats ladies!!!

Until this week, I haven’t had the chance to use the new LJ911 Gears stencil

I don’t know about you, but this stencil yells “EMBOSS ME WITH ALUMINUM”!!!

So I listened to it and ….

Tah Dah….My Father-In-Law got a birthday card!!

This card couldn’t have gotten any easier. I simply paste embossed the Happy Birthday (LM239) sentiment with Glossy Black paste and set it aside to dry.

I then ran the Gears stencil through the Vagabond machine with black aluminum. I then lightly sanded off the black to reveal the aluminum underneath!!! I love this effect. While I was making this card, I had another fabulous idea, using this stencil that I will share with you next week during a FUN color challenge!!!

This week you can link up your fabulous creations at Dream It Up. You will find the Mr. Linky widget there.

Please visit all the Dream Team’s blogs today to see what they have been doing with their Dreamweaver Stencils. You will see the entire blog roll to the right of this post!!

I hope you have a great day!

Happy September from Skipping Stones Designs!!! We have a lot of new….

2011-09-06T06:00:00.000-06:00

Welcome to September SSD fans. I am so happy to be a part of a new Design Team, we have a new Sketch Artist and a new Sketch…All this week!!!

I want to welcome Amy Sheffer (our September Sketch Artist), and our Guests, Cristina Kowalczyk, Nicole Mullan, Amber Diagre, Vanessa Menhorn and Chan Vuong

Amy provided us with a fabulous sketch!! I new right away that this sketch was perfect for a card for a friend, that is getting a care package in Iraq.

Here is my card…

Home of the Brave was perfect for her card. By the way….this set is *ON SALE* right now!!!

Here is Amy’s Sketch…

Please take the time to see the NEW Design Team came up with this morning with Amy’s Sketch…

and our Guests…

Thanks for stopping by today!!! I can’t wait to see your creations!!!

A Few Projects to Share

2011-09-05T06:38:00.001-06:00

Good morning!!

Today I have a couple of cards. The first being a simple CAS card that was achieved with Stampendous Poppy Bottles Perfectly Clear Stamp Set (SSC1092) and Friendship Assortment Perfectly Clear (SSC1116).

I simply stamped the images on front of the cardstock and colored in with desired coloring medium. I then stamped the sentiment.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Kelly Paper Company

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx (Tsukineko); R29, R24, G12, G14, G17, Y15 (Copic Markers)

I love playing along with the Viva La Verve Challenges on Splitcoast Stampers. Here is my September Week One card….

I was also inspired by CR84FN Color Challenge which gave us this inspiring color pallet…

This was a fun card because I rarely make cards that are 3 x 6. I was able to incorporate in a new set of stamps by Verve and a Spellbinders Die that I haven’t used before. What a good day!!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a great Labor Day!!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye

Stamps: Better With You (Verve)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx (Tsukineko), Tempting Turquoise Stampin’ Write Marker (Stampin’ Up)

Extras: ribbon (craft supply), liquid pearls (Ranger)

Skipping Stones Design team’s up with a Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT)

2011-09-04T06:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Sunday friends….isn’t it nice to know that you don’t have to work tomorrow, you can just create cute stuff and blog??? What a life, huh??

I am so excited to announce that Skipping Stones Design is sponsoring the Sketch For You To Try by Jen Del Muro!!

Here is September’s sketch…

When I saw this sketch, I immediately thought…hmmm Garden Kisses!!

and Timeless Textures and Sentiment Frames…hehe!! No, not really I did now that I wanted to use Timeless Textures. I love the pattern.

Please play along with SFYTT and win a Skipping Stones Design prize!! Link all of your creations at the Jen’s, I{heart}2stamp blog.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Stampendous NEW Monthly Challenge starts TODAY!! Please join us!!!

2011-09-03T06:00:00.000-06:00

Stampendous is so excited to be bringing something NEW to you! Each month on the first Saturday, we will share a brand new challenge with you - it might be a sketch, or colors, or a fun new technique to try. You'll have an entire month to play along with us! And what would a challenge be without a prize? We'll draw a random winner from all qualifying entries at the end of the month, who will win that month's prize. This month Cling Jumbo Romantic Border is up for grabs. LOVE THIS SET. Here’s a looky what I did with it a few months back….BELIEVE me, you’ll want it!!!

We're kicking off the new Stampendous Saturday Challenge with a Sketch for September, drawn by Wendy Price. To play along with us and be eligible to win the prize, make a card or project using our sketch, upload it to your blog or other online gallery (keyword: STM01), and add the direct link to the linky tool on the Stampendous blog. You have until Thursday, September 29th at 11:00 PM PST to play! You don't have to use a Stampendous image or products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! Here’s our sketch…

Here is my rendition…

The background on my card is a beautiful handmade paper from Canvas Corp. The pattern is actually floral, so I tried to hide it with stamping a lot of snowflakes!!!

I punched out nine circles and got to work stamping a Snowflake Symphony on them. Hehe…that is really what the stamp set is called, Snowflake Symphony. I added a bit of Silver Halo Glitter. I punched out a bit bigger circle and stamped my sentiment!!

Here are the supplies I used on my card…

Paper: Sky Blue, Coconut Swirl (Bazzill Basic Paper), Handmade Paper (Canvas Corp)

Stamps: Snowflake Symphony, Cling Merry Magical and Cling Jumbo Merry Magical (Stampendous)

Ink: Broken China (Ranger)

Glitter: Silver Halo Glitter (Stampendous)

Extras: ribbon (craft supply store), die cuts (Spellbinders)

Be sure to head over to the Stampendous blog to check out all the details, see more inspiration from our designers, and to add your link to the linky tool!

Also, stop by these blogs to see what my other Stampendous teammates have created with the sketch:

I can’t wait to see what you do with Wendy’s sketch!!!

I also want to announce the winner of last week’s Blog Candy…

BARB TURPIN!!! Lucky Winner!!! Please email me your snail mail info and I will get that off to the powers at be at Stampendous Headquarters!!!

CONGRATS BARB!!!!

Happy Three Day weekend to craft, oh and Happy Labor Day!!!

Announcing Skipping Stones Design NEW Design Team!!

2011-09-02T06:00:00.000-06:00

Good morning!!

We have been anxiously keeping the secret!!! The day has finally arrived that we can share the 10 gals (including myself) that make up our Design Team. We have SEVEN new members and three returning from our past terms.

BIG WELCOME TO…..

Wendy Jordan <----- You’re here!!!

Please stop by all their blogs and welcome them to our team!!!

We will all be sharing a Skipping Stones Design creation today. Here’s mine…

Today I chose a great set with some beautiful butterflies with it, Healing Wings.

I stamped the focal image twice on white cardstock and colored in the wings with Spica Glitter pens. I cute our the one image and highlighted the other with alcohol ink.

I cut the background patterned paper to size, die cut a few squares and started layering.

Here is a picture of the dimensional butterfly…

The picture doesn’t to the glittery goodness of the butterfly justice. So pretty in person!! Love Spica pens!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Please visit all the new designers blogs and welcome them to the team!!!

Join me here tomorrow for a Stampendous Blog Candy Winner and a NEW surprise from Stampendous!!

Have a great day!!!

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