Flowers and Sunshine

Summer is in full swing and it's already JULY!!! How does that happen so quickly! Time flies when you're having fun, right?

Today I say farewell to my amazing, talented and loving Stampendous Design Team family. I will miss being part of this wonderful team (but not the deadlines so much!). A huge "Thank You" to Fran and the Stampendous team for placing so much faith in my work all these years, I truly feel blessed to have been a part of your creative family.  Most of all, to our utterly amazing, outstanding, lovely and positive Laura, what would I have done without your encouragement and love throughout it all! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being such an inspiration to me.

I thought this beautiful Mum Blossoms stamp, paired with the lovely sentiment from the Cling Coneflowers set, was the perfect combination to bid adieu to my team family. I will keep posting and linking to the Stampendous group when I can. Love you all!  XOXOXOXOXOXOXO, Louise

Stampendous:

CRW198 Mum Blossoms
CRS5104 Cling Conflower
DCP1005 Fitted Frames Set A

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Cardstock - Orange, Blue Shimmer
Copic Markers - B91, B93, B95, B97, RV000, RV32, RV34, RV09, R29, YG01, YG03, YG06, Y08, Y13, YR04, YR07, YR09
Pink Sheer Ribbon
Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of orange cardstock in half to form an A7 card

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Mum Blossoms image on a 4" x 4" piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers, trim to 3 3/4" x 3 3/4"
Step 3:  Stamp the sentiment on a 3" x 3" piece of white cardstock, use the fitted frames set to die cut the sentiment and a matching blue mat, adhere the two layers together
Step 4:  Tie a pink sheer ribbon around the card front and tie a bow near the right side
Step 5:  Adhere the Mum Blossoms to a 4" x 4" blue mat, then a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" white mat, adhere to the left side of the card front

Step 6:   Use foam tape to add the sentiment near the right side

Happy Creating,

Louise

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hope this darling little design from the Stampendous House Mouse collection brightens your day!

Stampendous:

HMCP86 Cling Lucky Clover
CRR284 Cling Starry Swirls
SSC1272 Brushed Wishes PCS
DCP1005 Fitted Frames Set A
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Parrot, Grape Vine
Copic Markers - G12, G14, G17, B000, V12, V15, E35, E37, E51, E53, E93, YG01, 0
Brilliance Pearlescent Thyme Ink
Foam Applicator
Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

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

Step 3:  Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the sentiment from the Brushed Wishes set on white paper, use Fitted Frames set A to die cut the sentiment and a matching mat from the Parrot cardstock, adhere the two layers together
Step 4:   Use the Brilliance P. Thyme ink to stamp the Starry Swirls image on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock, repeat inking and stamping at edges to fill the background

Step 5:   Use a foam applicator to rouge green ink over the stamped Starry Swirls, adhere to a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of Grape Vine cardstock then to the card front
Step 6: Trim the colored Lucky Clover image so it fits on a 3 3/8" x 4 1/4" Grape Vine mat, adhere the two layers together
Step 7: Adhere a 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Grape Vine across the swirls about 1 1/4" up from the bottom edge of the card
Step 8:  Use foam tape to apply the Lucky Clover image and the sentiment

Happy Creating,

Louise

Easter Egg Juggle

House Mouse week has arrived for the Stampendous Design Team. We are sharing some of our creations from the October and January catalogs with you this week. These darling little mice are sure to put a smile on your face and that of the lucky recipient!

Supplies:

Stampendous:

HMCQ19 Easter Egg Juggle
DCP1005 Fitted Frames A Die Set
MG06 Lavender Micro Glitter
MGK05 Spring Micro Glitter Kit
MG01 Crystal Micro Glitter

MMW811 Mixed Media White Paper
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Dreamweaver:

DWLX7011 Big Dots Metal Stencel
DWMPDS Dreamweaver Double Sided Mounting Paper

Plus:

Bazzill Pixie Dust Cardstock
My Colors Cardstock Mint Julep
VersaMark Ink
Copic Sketch Markers - B0000, BG01, BG13, BV00, BV02, E23, E27, E51, E53, E95, RV11, RV13, RV14, RV17, Y00, Y06, Y08, Y38, YR000, YR04, YR09, YG01, YG03
Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Cut a 4 1/2" x 6 1/4"  piece of Double Sided Mounting Paper (MPDS), adhere one side to a 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" piece of white cardstock
Step 3:  Pat the back of the Big Dots stencil with VersaMark ink, get a good coating on entire stencil, remove the release paper from the MPDS and place the stencil ink side down over the sticky paper, use release paper to press the stencil firmly against the sticky paper
Step 4:   Start with one color of glitter and apply a small amount in a hole, rub it in gently, carefully tap off extra glitter, keep working one color at a time until you have filled all the holes with colored glitter tapping off between colors, lightly brush off any extra glitter from the stencil
Step 5:  Place the stencil face down on a clean paper towel, carefully pull the paper off the stencil, keeping the stencil flat on the table, sprinkle the background with Crystal Micro Glitter, set aside

Step 6: Stamp the Easter Egg Juggle design on a 4" x 4" piece of white cardstock with the Tuxedo Black ink, color with Copic Markers
Step 7:  Use Fitted Frames set A to die cut the image, cut a matching frame from Mint Julep, adhere the two layers together

Step 8: Cut two pieces 1 3/4" x 4" from the glittered Big Dots, mount each piece on a 2" x 4 1/4" piece of Mint Julep, adhere near the top and bottom of the card front
Step 9: Adhere a 1/2" x 4 1/4" strip of Pixie Dust to a 3/4" x 4 1/4" piece of Mint Julep, adhere them to the center area of the card between the two glittered areas
Step 10:  Use foam tape to attach the Easter Egg Juggle image to the card front

See the Stampendous Blog to catch up on any posts you missed this week!

Happy Creating,

Louise

Sitting Pretty!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Love is in the air this week for the Stampendous Design Team too! We are sharing some of the multitude of Stampendous products that make wonderful Valentine's for that special someone in your life, or family and friends.

This sweet little mouse is sending hugs and special thoughts on this Valentine's Day!

Stampendous:

HMD01 House Mouse Sitting Pretty

CRE284 Cling Scrolled Thinking
FMS4074 Batik Metal Stencil
DCP1005 Fitted Frames Set A

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Dreamweaver:

DWNHB12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Sweetie Pie
Memento Ink - Angel Pink, Rose Bud
Copic Markers - E51, E53, E33, E93, R81, R85, R89, W2
Creative Impressions 70141 3/4" Mauve Crepe Ribbon
Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Sitting Pretty and Thinking of You images on pieces of white cardstock, color Sitting Pretty with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Use the Fitted Frames Set A to cut out the images, cut matching layers from Sweetie Pie cardstock, adhere the layers of each together
Step 4:   Tape the Batik stencil to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock with removable tape

Step 5:   Use a 1/2" stencil brush to apply Angel Pink ink all over the image, then apply Rose Bud ink over that, remove the stencil and trim close to the design
Step 6: Wrap the ribbon around the stenciled layer and tie a bow near the left edge, adhere to the card front
Step 7:  Adhere the mouse image to the upper left of the stenciled background, then use foam tape to add the sentiment over the ribbon area

For more love go to the Stampendous Blog!

Happy Creating,

Louise

Nothing to Fear!

It’s here, It’s here! It’s Halloween season, AND time to start your spooky stamping! Stampendous is excited to be playing along again with the 9th annual 31 Days of Halloween at the Zahar Studio blog with our hostess with the ghostess, Terra! In the past this has been limited to stamped projects, but Terra has blown it wide open this year with tons of great options including mixed media and lots of other art styles. You’ll find a ton of inspiration at this event.

The theme this year is Day of the Dead, although any Halloween themed items can be posted. But beware!! Some of it might be kind of spooky! It’s not for the faint-hearted, or those who dislike Halloween.

How it works:

Stampendous has created a special page which will keep our Halloween Fun easy to find. That page is here:

31 Days of Halloween – Stampendous

The links to our Design Team and their amazing Halloween projects will be posted there along with our posts.  We will be offering our own prizes, as will many of the other participating blogs. Be sure that you read each blog’s rules for their giveaways, they are all separate and different.

Today I've created a Halloween card featuring the great Spider Fear Perfectly Clear Set (SSC1263) from Stampendous, along with a sentiment from their Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear Set (SSC1264).

Stampendous:

SSC1263 Spider Fear PCS
SSC1264 Spooky Wishes PCS

DCP1005 Fitted Frames Set A
DCP1006 Fitted Frames Set B
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Black and Orange Cardstock

Authentique Lustrous PGL006

Graphic45 Clockworks #4500682

Memento - Cantaloupe, Tangelo

Copic W6, 100

Foam Applicator

Foam Tape

Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

Step 1:  Create a Double Dutch Fold card from black cardstock (see Pinterest for instructions)
Step 2:  Use the Fitted Frames Set A to die cut out a piece of the Authentique paper and a matching layers from black cardstock
Step 3: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Spider web and sentiment on Authentique paper, use a foam applicator to apply some yellow, orange and black ink  color, adhere to the matching black mat

Step 4:  Use the Fitted Frames Set B to die cut a white layer for the inside of the card, stamp with spider webs, spiders and the sentiment, rouge with inks, edge with a black marker
Step 5:    Cut layers of orange cardstock to match the flaps and inside of the card, adhere decorative papers that have been edged with black marker to the layers

Step 6:   Use foam tape to add the spider web and saying to the front flap
Step 7: Stamp the largest spider on white, color over it with the W6 marker, cut it out, adhere to the spider web on the card front

I made several of these spooky cards for a card club I belong to, I love how they turned out!

Happy 31 Days of Halloween,

Louise

Snowman Shaker!

This week the Stampendous Design Team is showing off some of the Stampendous "Elements of Excitement!". That means we've used some of their wonderful embossing elements, glitter, fragments, micas or other fun products they've provided us!  LOVE all these ways to "glitz" up a project.

Today I'm sharing a shaker card I made for our July Release. The "shaker" elements are a combination of the fabulous new Twinkle Glitter, Color Fragments, and glass glitter.

Supplies:

Stampendous:
FMS4077 Snowman Circles Metal Stencil
CLD08 Snowman Trio Cling and Die Set
DCP1005 Fitted Frames A
DCP1006 Fitted Frames B
Color Fragments - Shaved Ice, Powder Blue, Taupe
Glass Glitter - Royal Blue, Oceanic, Silver
MG01 Crystal Micro Glitter
FRGL02 Twinkle Glitter

Dreamweaver:

DWLL332 Picasso Stencil

DWGHB-6 1/4" Brush #6 Gold Handle

Plus:

MyColorCardstock - Aquamarine
White Cardstock
Graphic 45 Yultide Greetings 4501188
Acetate
Red Line Tape
Memento Inks - Summer Sky, Teal Zeal
Brilliance Pearlescent Orange, Rocket Red
Black Fine Line Pen
Dries Clear Glue
Small paint brush
Removable Tape
Foam tape
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Aquamarine cardstock in half to form an A7 card

Step 2: Tape the Snowman Circles stencil to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock with removable tape
Step 3:  Use stencil brushes to add color to the image, use the Picasso to keep colors clean, outline the openings of the eyes and mouth with the fine line black pen, remove stencil
Step 4: Use the small paint brush to add glue to the hat band and pom pom, sprinkle with the Crystal Micro Glitter, let dry
Step 5:  Adhere a 4 5/8" x 5 7/8" piece of the Yuletide Greetings paper to a 4 3/4" 6" piece of Aquamarine, then using the smaller of the R size die from Fitted Frames B die cut a window in the center of the two papers

Step 6: Place red line tape around the outer edge of the back of the frame and attach a 4 5/8" x 5 7/8" piece of acetate to the tape to close the window
Step 7: Adhere the Snowman Circles image to a 4 7/8" x 6 1/8" piece of white, centering it on the paper
Step 8: Create a raised edge of a double layer of foam tape all around the image about 1/8" in from each edge, make sure the corners fit snug and that the tape won't show in your window
Step 9: Make a combination of the Color Fragments, Glass Glitter, and Twinkle Glitter and place it inside the foam edge
Step 10: Remove the release paper from the foam carefully and add the window over the top
Step 11:  Stamp the Let it Snow! from the Snowman Trio set on 2" x 2" piece of white with Tuxedo Black
Step 12: Die cut the sentiment and a matching Aquamarine mat using size C from Fitted Frames A, brush a little ink on the sentiment, adhere the two together then add to the card

Stop over at the Stampendous Blog from more ideas!

Happy Creating,

Louise

Hydrangea Pitcher

"One Last Summer Vacation" is this week's theme for the Stampendous Design Team. August is here already and everyone is busy cramming all the fun they can into these last wonderful days of summer! The gardens are peaking this week with beautiful blossoms showing off in the summer heat.

I just love having fresh cut flowers around the house and this beautiful Hydrangea Pitcher stamp (Q232) from Stampendous reminds me of those summer bouquets.

Stampendous:

CRQ232 Cling Hydrangea Pitcher Rubber Stamp

DCP1005 Fitted Frames Set A

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Dreamweaver:

DWLJ909 Cathedral Window Small Stencil

DWNHB12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Wildflower, Deep Purple
Memento Ink - Grape Jelly, Bamboo Leaves
Copic Markers - B32, BV00, BV02, V05, V09, V12, G20, YG63, YG67, Y13, E51, W2, 0
Creative Impressions 3/4" Lavender Crepe Ribbon 70140
Rubber Embossing Mat
Die Cut Machine
Foam Tape

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Hydrangea Pitcher image on a 4" x 4" piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers
Step 3: Use the size Q die set from the Fitted Frames A set, using the smaller to cut out the Hyndrangea image and the larger to cut a mat from Deep Purple, adhere the two layers together
Step 4:  Place the Cathedral Windows stencil face down on the large platform of a die cut machine, spritz a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock with a fine mist of water and carefully line the paper up over the stencil, place a rubber embossing mat over the paper, add two unused cutting plates and run the sandwich through the machine
Step 5:   Place the embossed image face up and use 1/2" stencil brushes to add the purple and green inks randomly over the design

Step 6: Wrap the ribbon around the bottom area of the embossed layer, tie a knot, wrap the the two loose ends around to the back and tape in place
Step 7:  Adhere the embossed background to the card front
Step 8:  Use foam tape to apply the Hydrangea image to the card front

The Stampendous Blog has more samples for you!

Happy Creating,

Louise

Summer Snacking!

Summer heat is upon us, so what better theme to have than the Stampendous Design Team  "Keeping Cool" theme! This sweet House Mouse Summer Snacking stamp, along with the sentiment and Fitted Frame dies are some of the wonderful products I receive from Stampendous for being part of their Design Team! 

These adorable mice are cooling off on a hot summer day with cold, sweet watermelon! Hmmm...I can just imagine how they feel! Cool and satisfied!

Stampendous:

HMR104 House Mouse Summer Snacking

SSC1239 Spring Sentiments PCS
DCP1005 Fitted Frames Set A
DCP1006 Fitted Frames Set B

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Parrot, Dare Devil
Graphic45 Children's Hour Collection 4501240
Copic Markers - B0000, E33, E51, E53, R00, R22, R29, R30, YG0000, YG03, YG67, YG93, W0, W2, W4, N10, 0
May Arts Red Ribbon with White Stitching
1/2" Corner Rounder
Foam Tape
FabriTac
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Parrot cardstock in half to form an A7 card, round the corners

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Summer Snacking image on white cardstock, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Use the Fitted Frames Set B to cut out the image, cut matching layer from Dare Devil cardstock, adhere the layers of each together
Step 4:   Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the sentiment on white cardstock, use the Fitted Frames Set A to cut out the sentiment, cut matching layer from Dare Devil cardstock, adhere the layers of each together

Step 5:   Use a 1/2" corner rounder on a 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" piece of the Graphic45 paper, adhere to the card front
Step 6: Wrap the ribbon around the card to the front and adhere with FabriTac
Step 7:  Use foam tape to add the Summer Snacking image to the lower left side of the card front, and the sentiment to the upper right
Step 8:  Tie a small matching bow, use FabriTac to attach it to the right side of the card on the ribbon

Stop over at the Stampendous Blog for a complete list of today's designers:

Happy Creating,

Louise

Beach Basics

The Stampendous Design Team has more great summertime ideas for you this week. This time we are sharing samples made using the Beach Embossing Kit, EK22, from Stampendous!

Stampendous:
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

EK22 Beach Embossing Kit - Golden Sand
FREG020 Deep Impressions Chunky Embossing Enamel
SSC1170 Soaring Sentiments Perfectly Clear Stamp Set
DCP1005 Fitted Frames A Cutting Die Set Size E
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
Acrylic Handle
HT400 Embossing Heat Tool

Dreamweaver:

DWLJ811 Jumbo Tile Stencil
DWLL379 Tall Palm Trees Stencil
DWLL3033 Sandcastle Stencil
DWLM209 Starfish Stencil
DWLL332 Picasso Stencil
DWGHB-6 1/4" Brush #6 Gold Handle
DWHNB-12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle
DWDEP Regular Embossing Paste
DWDPK Palette Knife

Plus:

My Colors Cardstock - Poolside, Sandy Beach, Sweet Potato

VersaMark

Brilliance Inks - Sunflower yellow, Rocket Red, P Thyme, P Olive, P Beige, P Chocolate

Memento Inks - Bahama Blue

May Arts Ribbon

Finger dabber

Die Cut Machine

Rubber Embossing Mat

Removable tape
Craft Glue Dots

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Poolside cardstock in half to form an A7 card
Step 2:  Dry emboss the Jumbo Tile stencil (DWLJ811) on white cardstock 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Step 3: With the grid stencil still in place, overlay the Sandcastle stencil and tape in place with removable tape
Step 4:  Use a 1/4" stencil brush  to apply ink to the design, use the Picasso tool to help with the placement of colors, remove the Sandcastle stencil only
Step 5: With the grid stencil still in place, overlay the Tall Palm Trees stencil along the left edge and tape in place with removable tape
Step 6:  Use a 1/4" stencil brush  to apply ink to the design, use the Picasso tool to help with the placement of colors, remove the Tall Palm Trees stencil only

Step 7:  With the grid stencil still in place, use a 1/2" stencil brush, blue ink and the Picasso to add some "clouds" to the  "sky", add more blue along the horizon to look like the ocean, use the 1/4" brush from the browns of the Sandcastle to brush more brown around the bottom edge for the "beach" 
Step 8:  Remove the grid stencil and wipe it off with a soft rag and return to the design, use a finger dauber to apply a coat of VersaMark over the entire grid, remove stencil, set aside 

Step 9: Sprinkle with Deep Impressions embossing powder, heat set, cool
Step 10: Put the grid back on and repeat the VersaMark, sprinkle with Deep Impressions embossing enamel in the "sky" and Golden Sand Embossing Powder on the "beach", heat, repeat if needed to get a smooth tile-like finish

Step 11:  Trim an even edge all around the image, mount on a Sandy Beach mat, then to the card front

Step 12:  Stamp the "Catch a breeze..." saying on white cardstock with black ink, die cut with size E frame from Fitted Frames Set A, cut the matching mat from Sandy Beach
Step 13:  Use a 1/2" stencil brush, blue ink and the Picasso to add a "cloud" over the saying and around the edges, adhere to the card front with foam squares
Step 14:  Tape the Starfish stencil to Sweet Potato cardstock with removable tape, use a Palette Knife to apply Regular Embossing Paste over the design, remove stencil, tape back down on another part of the paper and apply paste, remove stencil and place in water for cleaning
Step 15:  Sprinkle the wet paste with Golden Sand Embossing Powder, tap off extra, heat set, cool, cut out the two Starfish, brush a little P Beige ink on the orange areas, adhere to the card with Craft Glue Dots

Here's today's list of designers:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Laura Drahozal

Kristine Reynolds

Happy Creating,

Louise