Sunny Petal Paddler!

It's been Sneak Peek Week for the Stampendous Design Team. We've been sharing some of our samples we created for the Stampendous January 2018 catalog.  I just love these new images, they have been so much fun to work with!

Today I'm sharing a card that uses one of the new 6" x 6"  cling stamps from Stampendous called Sunny Sketch (6CR004). It is a fabulous background for the adorable Petal Paddler from the House Mouse line (HMM20). A match made in heaven!

Stampendous:

HMM20 Petal Paddler

SSC1262 Nautical Treasure PCS

DCP1006 Fitted Frames Set B

DCP1009 Spring Borders Cutting Die Set
6CR004 Cling Sunny Sketch

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Cardstock - Yellow, Blue
Copic Markers - E51, E53, E29, E37, E31, E95, N10, W0, W2, W5, BG0000, BG000, BG10, Y0000, Y00, Y02, Y08, Y35, Y38
Memento Ink - Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, Bahama Blue, Rich Cocoa
Foam Applicator
Die Cut Machine
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of yellow cardstock in half to form an A6 card

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Petal Paddler image on a piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers, use the fitted frames to die cut the image and a matching mat from blue cardstock, adhere the layers together
Step 3:  Stamp the Cling Sunny Sketch on white cardstock, use foam applicators to apply ink to the image, trim to 5 3/4" x 5 3/4", adhere to the card front
Step 4:   Die cut the top edge of a 1 3/4" x 5 3/4" piece of blue cardstock with border from the Spring Border die set, ink edges with blue ink, adhere to the bottom edge of the Sunny Sketch image

Step 5:   Use foam tape to add the Petal Paddler matted image to the lower right side of the card
Step 6: Stamp the sentiment on white cardstock, trim close, mat on blue cardstock, adhere in upper left corner

For a list of the samples for this week, see the Stampendous Blog.

Wishing you a very Happy New Year!

Happy Creating,

Louise

Blossom Vase

I hope everyone has been enjoying this holiday season. I know I have loved having all my kids "Home for the Holidays!"  

The Stampendous Design Team has been busy creating samples for the January catalog and this week we finally get to share a sneak peek of some of our favorites!  Here's one of my favorite samples from the January catalog. I love the modern look to this adorable vase and flowers.

Stampendous:

CRP318 Cling Blossom Vase
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Cardstock - Green, Blue Shimmer
Copic Markers - R22, R24, R27, R59, RV34, B60, B63, B66, T1, T3, Y13, Y17, YR000, YR04, YR07, YR09, YG01, YG63, YG67
Creative Impressions Orange Crepe Ribbon
Foam Tape
Craft Glue Dots

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of green cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Blossom Vase image on a 3" x 4 1/2" piece of white paper,  color with Copic Markers

Step 3:  Adhere a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of green cardstock to a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of blue shimmer cardstock
Step 4:   Wrap a piece of the orange ribbon around the front of the blue and green matted pieces about 1/3 of the way up from the bottom, adhere ends in the back, adhere to the card front

Step 5:   Adhere the Blossom Vase to a 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" piece of blue shimmer, use foam tape to add it to the card front
Step 6: Tie a small orange bow, use Craft Glue Dots to add it to the image

Visit the Stampendous Blog for more January samples!

Happy Creating,

Louise

Sing and Rejoice!

LBCLD01 Heavenly Holiday Cling Die Set

Stampendous:

LBCLD01 LB Heavenly Holiday Cling Die Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Evergreen
Kraft Cardstock
BoBunny Wild Berry Vintage 12WBV999
Copic Markers - R29, YR09, B28, YG67, Y17, E31, 100
Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of Evergreen cardstock in half to form an A2 card

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the images from the LB Heavenly Holiday set on white cardstock, be sure to leave space around the saying for die cutting, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Cut out the bow leaving gentle curves all the way around
Step 4:    Tear around the sentiment, edge with 100

Step 5:   Die cut the bird
Step 6:  Adhere a 2 7/8 x 5 1/2" piece of Wild Berry Vintage paper, edged with 100, to a 3 3/8" x 5 1/2" piece of Kraft, also edged with 100, adhere both to the center of the card front
Step 7:  Arrange the bow, sentiment and bird on the Wild Berry Vintage layer, adhere the bow and sentiment flat, use foam tape under the bird

Happy Creating,

Louise

Merry Christmas!

Christmas is coming fast now! I hope you have been enjoying the season as much as I have been. I love the hustle and bustle of shopping for gifts, decorating, baking, spending lots of time with family...all of it! It's the people around us that make the season bright. 

So I want to take the time to thank you for your support of my blog and for all your inspiring comments. I love creating with these beautiful Stampendous products and sharing them with you.

Stampendous:

CRP307 Cling Christmas Roses
CRG093 Cling Retro Script Christmas
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Mint Julep
Black Cardstock
BoBunny Wild Berry Vintage 12WBV999
BoBunny Wasabi Vintage 12WV982
Copic Markers - YG01, YG63, YG67, G29, R01, R22, R24, R27, R39, Y13, Y15, Y17, YR15, 100
Foam Tape
Centering Ruler and pencil

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Mint Julep cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Christmas Roses on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white, color with Copic Markers

Step 3:  Use a centering ruler to create a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" box around the center of the image, cut out the image leaving a small border of white all around any part outside the box, adhere to a 2 5/8" x 2 5/8" black mat
Step 4:  Stamp the sentiment on a 7/8" x 3 1/8" piece of white, mat on a 1 1/8" x 3 3/8"  piece of Wild Berry Vintage edged with 100
Step 5:   Cut a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of Wasabi Vintage, edge with 100, adhere to the card front, cut a 3" x 3" piece of Wild Berry Vintage, edge with 100, adhere to the card as a "diamond" shape

Step 6: Use foam tape to add the Christmas Roses to the Wild Berry mat
Step 7: Adhere the sentiment below the Christmas Roses

See the Stampendous Blog for more ideas.

Happy Creating,

Louise

Peace and Harmony

We wish you a Merry Christmas! This week the Stampendous Design Team is all about sharing more Christmas spirit and inspiration with you! I am so grateful to be part of this awesome team of talented artists, and to Stampendous for providing us with gorgeous product to create beautiful samples.

Today I have one more Laurel Burch card to share. It features the lovely Festive Flora stamp.

Stampendous:

LBCW010 Cling LB Festive Flora
SSCL106 LB Cardinal Border PCS

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Caribbean Sea
BoBunny Kiwi Vintage Cardstock 12KW913
BoBunny Pink Punch Vintage Cardstock 12PPV951
Copic Markers - Y17, Y35, YR04, YR09, R29, RV06, RV09, RV19, V15, FV2, B04, B06, BG13, YG01, YG07, YG17, YG67
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 5 1/4" x 10 1/2" piece of Caribbean Sea cardstock in half to form a square card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Festive Flora on a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of white and the sentiment on a 1 3/4" x 2 1/2" piece, color with Copic Markers

Step 3:  Cuta 5" x 5" piece of the Kiwi paper, edge with YG07, adhere to the card front, adhere two 1/4" x 5" strips of Caribbean Sea across the Kiwi about 1 1/4" from the bottom edge
Step 4:    Cut a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of the Pink Punch, edge with the RV09 marker, adhere, dotted side up, to the Kiwi mat

Step 5:  Tear all the edges of the Festive Flora and the sentiment
Step 6: Adhere the Festive Flora to the Pink Punch mat, use foam tape to add the sentiment

See more great samples at the Stampendous Blog.

Happy Creating,

Louise

Peace

The countdown to Christmas has begun! Hopefully you are well on your way to finishing up your holiday preparations (who am I kidding, right!). The Stampendous Design Team is sharing some of our favorite holiday creations featuring the beautiful Laurel Burch collection. We hope you enjoy them!

Stampendous:

LBCR010 Cling LB Peace Moon
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Comodore Blue, Sweet Potato,
Black Cardstock
Copic Markers - Y17, Y32, YR04, YR09, YG07, YG17, RV09, V15, B04, B06, B28, B69, W4, 100
Krylon Gold Leafing Pen
Small Stylus

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Comodore Blue cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Peace Moon on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white, color with Copic Markers

Step 3:  Pump some Gold Leafing onto a craft mat, pick up a little on the small rounded end of a stylus and add gold to the circles in the sky area, on the wings of the birds, and in the center of the circles on the to border, let dry, trim image along the black outer frame, edge with Copic 100
Step 4:    Cut a 4 3/4" x 6" piece of Sweet Potato, tear the right and bottom edges, adhere to the card front

Step 5:  Cut a 4" x 5 1/2" piece of black, tear the right and bottom edges, adhere to the Sweet Potato mat
Step 6: Adhere the Peace Moon to the black mat

There are more great Laurel Burch samples at the Stampendous Blog.

Happy Creating,

Louise

A Bounty of Bliss and Blessings!

The countdown to Christmas has begun! Hopefully you are well on your way to finishing up your holiday preparations (who am I kidding, right!). The Stampendous Design Team is sharing some of our favorite holiday creations featuring the beautiful Laurel Burch collection. We hope you enjoy them!

Stampendous:

LBCR009 Cling LB Kindred Holiday
SSCL106 LB Cardinal Border PCS
DP102 Detail Gold Embossing Powder
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Caribbean Sea
Black Cardstock
BoBunny Orange Citrus Vintage 12OCV937
Copic Markers - R22, R29, RV06, FV2, Y17, YR04, YR09, G17, YG07, BG01, BG13, B02, B06, 100
VersaMark Ink
Heat Tool
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Caribbean Sea cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Kindred Holiday on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white, color with Copic Markers

Step 3:  Cut out the image along the black frame cutting around the holly and animals, edge with Copic 100
Step 4:    Cut a 4 1/8" x 5 1/2" piece of black, tear the bottom edge, adhere to the card front

Step 5:  Cut a 4" x 4 3/4" piece of Orange Citrus, edge with YR04, adhere to the black mat
Step 6: Adhere the Kindred Holiday to the orange mat
Step 7:  Stamp the sentiment on a 1 1/2" x 3" piece of black using VersaMark Ink, sprinkle with gold powder, heat set
Step 8:  Tear edges of sentiment and use foam tape to add the bottom of the card

See the Stampendous Blog for more beautiful Laurel Burch samples.

Happy Creating,

Louise

Holly Pup

The countdown to Christmas has begun! Hopefully you are well on your way to finishing up your holiday preparations (who am I kidding, right!). The Stampendous Design Team is sharing some of our favorite holiday creations featuring the beautiful Laurel Burch collection. We hope you enjoy them!

Stampendous:

LBCW009 Cling LB Holly Pup
SSCL106 LB Cardinal Border PCS
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Caribbean Sea
Kraft Cardstock
BoBunny Turquoise Double Dots 12TD300
Copic Markers - E31, E35, E39, R22, R29, Y17, BG13, G17, 100
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Caribbean Sea cardstock in half to form an A7 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Holly Pum on a 4" x 4" piece of white, color with Copic Markers

Step 3:  Cut out the image along the black frame cutting around the holly and dog, edge with Copic 100
Step 4:  Stamp the sentiment from the Cardinal Border set on a 1 3/8" x 1 7/8" piece of white, color with Copic markers, stamp 2 sets of holly leaves from the set on white, color and cut out
Step 5:    Cut a 4 1/2" x 5" piece of Kraft, tear the bottom edge, adhere to the card front near the top

Step 6:  Cut a 4" x 4" piece of the Turquoise dots, edge with BG13, adhere to the kraft mat
Step 7: Adhere a 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Caribbean Sea to a 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of Kraft and adhere both to the dotted mat
Step 8:  Use foam tape to add the Holly Pup to the card
Step 9:  Adhere a 1 5/8" x 2 1/8" piece of Turquoise dots to a 1 3/4" x 2 1/4" piece of Kraft, adhere the sentiment to the dots, add the cut out holly pieces to two corners, use foam tape to add the sentiment to the lower right corner

See the Stampendous Blog for more Laurel Burch samples.

Happy Creating,

Louise

Festive Season!

December is already flying by as I try to stay organized getting holiday decorations in place, attend holiday parties, finish my shopping...well, you get the picture! But no matter how crazy life may get during the holidays, I LOVE IT! It's a time for friends, family and helping others. I wouldn't trade a minute of it!

This week the Stampendous Design Team is sharing projects for our "Merry and Bright" theme. This sample I created for the July catalog features the beautiful Laurel Burch Heavenly Holiday Cling Die Set in what are definitely Merry and Bright colors!

Stampendous:

LBCLD01 LB Heavenly Holiday Cling Die Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Plum
Copic Markers - R29, YR09, B04, B28, YG67, Y17, V15, E31, 100
Radiant Neon Inks - Electric Orange, E. Yellow, E. Purple, E. Blue
Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of Plum cardstock in half to form an A2 card

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the images from the LB Heavenly Holiday set on white cardstock, be sure to leave space around the saying for die cutting, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Cut out the bow leaving gentle curves all the way around
Step 4:    Tear around the sentiment, edge with 100

Step 5:   Die cut the bird
Step 6:  Swipe the Radiant Neon inks in a verticle random pattern on a 3" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock, tear the right edge, adhere toward the left side of the card front
Step 7:  Adhere the bow on the colorful mat, use foam tape to add the bird and sentiment

There are more Merry and Bright samples over at the Stampendous Blog.

Happy Creating,

Louise

Merry and Bright!

December is already flying by as I try to stay organized getting holiday decorations in place, attend holiday parties, finish my shopping...well, you get the picture! But no matter how crazy life may get during the holidays, I LOVE IT! It's a time for friends, family and helping others. I wouldn't trade a minute of it!

This week the Stampendous Design Team is sharing projects for our "Merry and Bright" theme. Stampendous released this gorgeous Pine Ornaments stamp in July. It is beautiful stamped and colored, but as soon as I saw it, I knew I had to do Fran's melted embossing powders technique for a dimensional impression. The picture can't begin to do it justice, it turned out just as I imagined.

Stampendous:

CRP306 Cling Pine Ornaments Stamp
FREG004 Deep Impressions Chunky Embossing Enamels
FREG027 Shabby White Embossing Enamel
DP102 Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Acrylic Handle

Plus:
Cream Cardstock
Kraft Cardstock
VersaMark Ink
Brilliance Ink - Coffee Bean
Krylon 18kt Gold Leafing Pen
Heat Tool
Pancake Griddle
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Heat an electric pancake griddle to 350 degrees, place a small non-stick craft mat on the griddle
Step 2:  Place a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Cream Cardstock on the craft mat and spoon some Clear Deep Impressions embossing enamel in the center area about the size of the stamp, cover with a glass cover so you can see it melting

Step 3: Sprinkle the melting enamel with Shabby White Embossing Enamel and continue to melt (See complete instructions in Fran's book "Embossing Powder Techniques from A to Z")

Step 4:  Ink the Pine Ornaments stamp with VersaMark, then with a good coat of Coffee Bean and set aside

Step 5:  When the powders are melted, carefully remove the craft mat with the melted powders and stamp the Pine Ornaments image into the hot powders, let cool slightly, then carefully remove the stamp, let enamel cool and harden, clean your stamp

Step 6:  Tear the right and bottom edges, use a Gold Leafing Pen along the top and left edges

Step 7:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Kraft cardstock in half to form an A7 card

Step 8:  Ink the Pine Ornaments with VersaMark and stamp the front of the card in the upper left corner, re-ink and continue stamping the image in the other three corners around the card, sprinkle with the Detail Gold Embossing Powder, heat set

Step 9: Adhere a 4 1/8" x 5 1/2" piece of Cream cardstock to the card front, then use foam tape to add the Pine Ornaments image

See the Stampendous Blog for more Merry and Bright inspiration!

Happy Creating,
Louise