Peony Umbrella

HMD Peony Umbrella

Stampendous:

HMCP95 Cling HMD Peony Umbrella
DCP1006 Fitted Frames Set B
DCP1009 Spring Borders Die Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Lime Pop, Mint Julep, Pink Carnation
Copic Markers - BG000, BG10, YG01, YG03, YG06, YG91, E01, E31, E35, E37, E51, E95, R81, R85, R89, 0
Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine
Zutter 1/2" Corner Rounder

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Lime Pop cardstock in half to form an A2 card, use the Zutter corner rounder to round all four corners

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the image on a piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Use the fitted frames set to die cut the image and a matching Mint Julep mat, adhere the two layers together
Step 4:  Use one of the dies from the Spring Borders Die Set to cut one long edge of a 2 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Pink Carnation cardstock
Step 5:  Adhere a 1/2" x 5 1/2" strip of Mint Julep behind the uncut edge of the pink layer, leaving about 1/8" of the green showing, then adhere both to the bottom area of the card front

Step 6:    Use foam tape to add the Peony Umbrella image to the center of the card

See the Stampendous Blog for more samples.

Happy Creating,

Louise

Sunny Hello

The Stampendous Design Team is sending you a Sunny Hello and welcome to the release of our April catalog! This adorable stamp makes the perfect note card to send to a friend.

Stampendous:

CRP320 Cling Sunny Hello
DCP1006 Fitted Frames Set B
DWLL332 Picasso
DWNHB-12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Cardstock - Blue, Black
Copic Markers - Y06, Y13, Y17, B0000, B000
Brilliance Moonlight White
Memento Ink Bahama Blue
Foam applicator
Black Sheer Ribbon with white dots
Glue Dots
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Sunny Hello image on a piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Use the fitted frames set to die cut the image and a matching black mat, adhere the two layers together
Step 4:  Use a foam applicator and the white ink to add blotches of white ink around the card front
Step 5:  Tape off the holes in the Picasso with removable tape, lay the scalloped edge of the Picasso on a white area and use a 1/2" brush to brush Bahama Blue ink off the edge of the Picasso to create clouds, repeat around the card front

Step 6:    Adhere the Sunny Hello near the lower right corner of the card front
Step 7:    Tie a bow from the black ribbon, use a glue dot to apply the bow in the upper left corner of the Sunny Hello image

See more Sunny Hello samples at the Stampendous Blog!

Happy Creating,

Louise

Dogwood Birds

Welcome to a new year of crafting fun! The Stampendous Design team is sharing some of our creations using the new 6" x 6" Cling Rubber Stamps recently released by Stampendous. They are beautiful and help making backgrounds a quick, easy step in your card making fun! They are perfect for all your other projects too, of course.

My blog last week featured the new Cling Sunny Sketch Rubber Stamp, click here to see it if you missed it. It's one of my favorites (although, I say that about most of my stamps!).

My card today features the adorable Dogwood Birds (W196) stamp nestled on a background created with the Cling Blossom Scroll stamp (6CR003). The Fitted Frames from Stampendous are designed to fitted all the various sizes of their stamps perfectly. There are two sets of Fitted Frames, here is the other set.

Stampendous:

CRW196 Dogwood Birds
DCP1005 Fitted Frames Set A

6CR003 Cling Blossom Scroll RS
SSH66 Square Handle

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Cardstock - Green, Dark Brown
Copic Markers - Y00, Y13, Y17, R00, R30, R32, R35, YG0000, YG93, YG95, YG97, E21, E23, E27, E29, E42, E44, E47, E49
Brilliance Ink- Pearlescent Coral, P. Oragne, P. Chocolate
3 White Candis
Foam Applicator
Black Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Dogwood Birds image on a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Stamp the Cling Blossom Scroll image on a 6" x 6' piece of white cardstock, use foam applicators to apply ink to the image, trim to 4 1/2" x 4 3/4", adhere near the left side of the card front
Step 4:  Die cut the birds with Fitted Frames B and cut a matching mat from Dark Brown
Step 5:  Adhere a 3/4" x 7" strip of green cardstock to a 1" x 7" strip of brown, adhere across the front of the card

Step 6:   Use foam tape to add the Dogwood Birds matted image to the card near the right side
Step 7:  Color the 3 Candis to match and adhere to the green strip

Head over to the Stampendous Blog for more samples using the new 6" x 6" Cling Stamps.

Happy Creating,

Louise

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

Candy Witch

Happy Halloween!

Stampendous:

HMM17 Candy Witch
SSC1264 Spooky Wishes PCS

DCP1006 Fitted Frames Set B
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Mint Julep
Orange with black circles cardstock
BoBunny Concord Double Dot 12CDD677
Copic Markers - E01, E51, E53, E35, T0, T2, T4, YG01, YG23, V12, V15, V17, R81, YR07, Y08 100
Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Mint Julep cardstock in half to form an A2 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Candy Witch and sentiment on white paper, leaving space to die cut around each image, color Candy Witch with Copic Markers

Step 3:  Use the Fitted Frames Set B to die cut out the images and  die cut matching layers from Concord Double Dot cardstock, adhere the layers together
Step 4:    Cut a 2" x 4 1/4" piece of the orange cardstock, edge with the Copic 100 marker, adhere to the left side of the card front about 1/2" in from the edge

Step 5:   Use foam tape to add the Candy Witch to the lower right side of the card
Step 6: Adhere the sentiment at an angle in the upper left

Happy Creating,

Louise

Fading Flowers

The flowers are starting to fade away as the days get shorter and the nights grow colder. We'll miss these beautiful blossoms so thank goodness Stampendous has beautiful images like this Geraniums (P296) stamp to keep the beauty alive all year long! They have tons of other great floral images too!

Stampendous:
CRP296 Cling Geraniums
DCP1006 Fitted Frames B Die Cut Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Deep Rose Cardstock
Graphic45 May Flourish 4501038
Copic Sketch Markers - R81, R85, R89, YG0000, YG93, YG95, YG97
Distress Inks peeled paint
Die Cut Machine
Foam Applicator
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Deep Rose cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2:  Stamp the Geraniums image on a 4" x 5" piece of white cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink, color with Copic markers

Step 3: Cut a 4" x 5" piece of Deep Rose cardstock, use the Fitted Frames B set to cut out the geranium image and a matching mat from the rose cardstock, adhere together
Step 4:  Cut a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of the Graphic45 paper, use a foam applicator to apply the peeled paint ink around the edges, adhere to the card front
Step 5:  Use foam tape to attach the Geraniums image

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

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

Have a PURRfect Day!

This week the Stampendous Design Team is celebrating Cats and Dogs!  Stampendous has soooo many great images and sentiments for this theme, it's hard to choose! Lucky for me, as part of their wonderful Design Team, I am provided many of these great images to create fun sample cards! Enjoy!

Stampendous:

SSC1222 Cat Sayings Perfectly Clear Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

DCP1006 Fitted Frames B Die Cuts - P, G

Dreamweaver:

DWLL3020 Retro Sitting Cat Stencil
DWDMBP Matte Black Embossing Paste

DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette Knife

DWLM2010 Paste Spreader

Plus:
My Colors Cardstock - Loveable, Beach Grass 
May Arts Ribbon
Buttons Galore Pink Buttons
Mini Glue Dots
Micro glitter Gold
Foam tape
Removable tape
Paper towel

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Loveable cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2:  Die cut a white and pink layer from the Fitted Frames set size P for the cat and G for the saying

Step 3: Tape the stencil to the larger white die cut frame with removable tape
Step 4:  Use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply Matte Black Embossing Paste over the stencil, remove the stencil and place in water for cleaning, let the paste dry very thoroughly
Step 5:  Stamp the saying on the smaller white die cut frame, mat on the matching pink die cut frame

Step 6: Cut a piece of Beach Grass cardstock to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" 
Step 7:  Attach a thin pink ribbon toward the right edge of the green layer, using glue dots on the back to hold the ribbon, then adhere the green layer to the card front

Step 8: Adhere the cat to the matching pink frame and then to the card front
Step 9: Use foam tape to attach the saying
Step 10: Thread white floss through the buttons and attach along the ribbon with Mini Glue Dots

Stop over at the Stampendous Blog for today's list of designers.
Happy Creating,
Louise

Creamy Birthday Cupcake!

We've been having a Superstar Birthday celebration on the Stampendous Design Team this week! That means we have been sharing ideas using some of our awesome stamps and stencils to create birthday projects!

The FMS4072 Creamy Cupcake Metal Stencil on a stenciled background using the FMS4074 Batik Metal Stencil and a simple Happy Birthday sentiment from the SSC1115 Birthday Assortment set on the Fitted Frames all combined in a monochromatic scheme create a sweet birthday greeting!

Stampendous:

FMS4072 Creamy Cupcake Metal Stencil
FMS4074 Batik Metal Stencil
SSC1115 Birthday Wish Perfectly Clear Stamps
DCP1006 Fitted Frames Set B
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
GL220U Crystal Multi Glitter

Dreamweaver:

DWDEP Regular Embossing Paste

DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette Knife
DWLM2010 Paste Spreader
DWLL332 Picasso Stencil
DWNHB12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle

Plus:

My Color Cardstock - Pink Delight, Pimento, Coral Rose
Memento Ink - Rose Bud, Lady Bug
Dries Clear Glue
Removable Tape
Die Cut Machine
Foam Tape

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Tape the Creamy Cupcake stencil to a 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of  Pink Delight cardstock with removable tape
Step 3: Use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply Regular Embossing Paste to the Creamy Cupcake design, remove stencil, let paste dry
Step 4:  When the paste is dry, use the stencil brush to add color to the "cupcake wrapper" part of the design, using the picasso tool to keep color off the "frosting", use a small paint brush to apply glue to the frosting then sprinkle with Crystal glitter
Step 5:   Tape the Batik stencil to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white with removable tape, use the stencil brush to add color over the design

Step 6: Adhere the Batik to a 4 3/8" x 5 5/8" piece of Pimento then to the card front
Step 7:  Adhere the Creamy Cupcake to a 3 5/8" x 4 5/8" piece of Pimento then to the Batik layer
Step 8:  Stamp the Happy Birthday image on white paper, use the Fitted Frames to die cut the Happy Birthday and a matching frame from a piece of Pimento
Step 9:  Use foam tape to apply the Happy Birthday to the card front

Today's designers are listed on the

Stampendous Blog

Happy Creating,

Louise

Christmas Trees are Best!

The Stampendous Design Team has a theme of "Winter Friends" this week. We have a darling new stamp set by that name (CLICK HERE to see it).  But we have LOTS of other great images that are perfect for our Winter Friends theme too, like this seet little Snowman Tree Stamp (P290) .

Stampendous:
CRP290 Cling Snowman Tree Stamp
CRH327 Cling Best of All Stamp
DCP1006 Fitted Frames B Die Cut Set
GL220U Crystal Glitter

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Dreamweaver:

DWDEP Regular Embossing Paste
DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette knife
DWNHB-12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle

Plus:
My Colors Cardstock - Oceanside, Mint Julep
Graphic 45 HoHoHo 4500988
Copic Sketch Markers - R00, R29, R89, RV11, YR04, YR68, Y02, Y06, YG23, BG96, E37, E47, T0, T3, T6, T9, B0000, B02, B05, B60, 0
Memento Ink - Cottage Ivy
Die Cut Machine
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Oceanside cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2:  Stamp the Snowman Tree image on a 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" piece of white cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink, color with Copic markers
Step 3:  Stamp the Best of All saying on a 2" x 2 3/4" piece of white cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink

Step 4: Use a Fitted Frames Set B size H on the saying, and size P on the snowman to die cut the images, cut matching mats from the Mint Julep paper
Step 5:  Cut a 2 1/4" x 5 3/4" piece of the HoHoHo paper (green side), use the 1/2" brush to add a little Cottage Ivy around the edges, then run the ink pad along each edge, adhere to the left side of the card front
Step 6:  Run the Cottage Ivy ink pad along the edges of the two Mint Julep frames

Step 7:  Adhere the Snowman to its mat and then to the lower right corner of the card front
Step 8: Use foam tape to attach the saying in the upper left
Step 9: Use a palette knife to dab some Regular Embossing Paste along the bottom of the Snowman to look like "snow", sprinkle wet paste with Crystal Glitter, tap off extra, let dry well

See the Stampendous Blog for more ideas!

Happy Creating,
Louise

A Really Mice Fall!

Fall has definitely arrived in the Ohio area! There's a chill in the air, trees are changing color, and fall decorations are being displayed everywhere! Fall is my favorite time of year so I'm trying to enjoy each and every moment of it.

The Stampendous Design Team has been challenged to create with a theme of "A Really Mice Fall" for this week. I thought this cute Halloween card with the Mice Costume Stamp fit the theme perfectly!

Trick or Treating Fun!

Don't forget our team is participating in the 31 Days of Halloween! The Design Team members are excited to be bringing a daily dose of Halloween inspiration. We had such a great time for the Smeared Ink blog hop last year with Terra that we wanted to come back for another year and then we didn’t sign up in time. We’ll still provide their hop list every day so you won’t miss out on the fabulous projects from them. 

And of course, there are PRIZES!!! We have tons of prizes for this hop and as usual, comment on our blog and our design team blogs that get linked up here throughout our 31 Days post! See Official Contest Rules and then watch for details in our Monday post when we get the hop into full swing.

Back to today's creation!

Stampendous:
HMCR79Mice Costumes  Cling Stamp
CRV323 Cling Prowl Stamp
DCP1006 Fitted Frames B Die Cut Set

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
My Colors Cardstock - Harvest Orange, Black Magic
Graphic 45 Brews and Potions 4501144
Copic Sketch Markers - Y00, Y02, Y15, Y17, YR04, YR24, YR68, G99, RV000, RV11, RV13, E31, E33, E51, E93, YG63, T0, T5, T9, W0, W2, W4, W6, BG93, 100, 0
Creative Impressions 1/4" Black Glimmer Ribbon 70258
Foam Tape
Die Cut Machine
Craft Glue Dots

Instructions:

Step 1:  From an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of Harvest Orange cardstock, first cut at 7" from one long side, this leaves you a 1 1/2" x 11" strip to cut into 4 pieces 1 1/2" x 2 3/4", cut the big piece to 7" x 10" and fold in half to form an A7 top fold card
Step 2:  Stamp the Mice Costumes image on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink, color with Copic markers

Step 3: Use the Fitted Frames size R set to die cut the Mice Costumes and a matching black mat, adhere together
Step 4:  Wrap the black ribbon around the image and fasten with Glue Dots, tie a small matching bow and adhere with a Glue Dot
Step 5:  Cut a 2 1/4" x 6 3/4" piece from the Brews and Potions paper, edge with the 100 marker, adhere near the bottom of the card front

Step 6:   Stamp the Prowl image randomly on the 4 small pieces of Harvest Orange with Tuxedo Black, edge with 100 marker, adhere across the top of the card equally spacing them out
Step 7:  Cut a 6 3/4" strip of the ruler section of the Brews and Potions paper, edge with 100, adhere across where the two backgrounds match up

Step 8: Use foam tape to attach the mouse image

In July, I shared another darling House Mouse Design called Leaf Kite, click here to see that post!

For more "Mice Fall" creations hop over to the Stampendous Blog!

Happy Creating,
Louise