Flower Arranging

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!

Stampendous:

HMP72 House Mouse Flower Arranging

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 - Deep Purple
Memento Ink - Grape Jelly
Copic Markers - E51, E53, E27, E95, B0000, B60, C1, V0000, V12, V17, Y13, Y17, YG01, YG03, YG06
Creative Impressions 1/2" Olive with olive swirls Organdy Ribbon 70318
Rubber Embossing Mat
Die Cut Machine

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Flower Arranging image on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers, trim to 3" x 4 1/2"
Step 3:  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 4:   Place the embossed image face up and use 1/2" stencil brushes to add the purple ink over the design

Step 5:   Adhere the Flower Arranging image to the embossed background
Step 6: Wrap the ribbon around the left edge and tape the ends in the back, tie a small bow from another piece of ribbon, use FabriTac to glue the bow on the ribbon
Step 7:  Adhere the image to the card front

House Mouse fun continues at the Stampendous Blog!

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