Coffee Break

HMCR114 Cling Coffee Break

Stampendous:

HMCR114 Coffee Break

TC58 Quest Texture Cube
SSC1281 Greetings Galore PCS

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Cardstock - Kraft, Turquoise
Brilliance Ink - Coffee Bean
Copic Markers - BG10, BG13, BG15, BG18, E31, E35, E39, E42, E44, E49, E51, E95, W0, W2, W4

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Coffee Break image on a 4" x 4 3/4" piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Adhere the colored image to a 4 1/4" x 5" Turqoise mat
Step 4 :  Use Coffee Bean ink to stamp the image from the Quest Texture Cube around the edges of the card front
Step 5:   Adhere the Coffee Bean image at an angle on the card front

Step 6:   Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the sentiment on a 5/8" x 1 3/4" piece of white, mat on a 7/8" x 2" piece of Turquoise
Step 7:  Use foam tape to add the sentiment to the card front

See more samples at the Stampendous Blog.

Happy Creating

Louise

Let's Celebrate!

The Stampendous April 2018 catalog has so many wonderful images. Today I paired the adorable House Mouse Tossing Confetti (HMP93) with a sentiment built from the new Big Words Happy PCS (SSC1282) set to create this darling card!

Stampendous:

HMCP93 Cling Tossing Confetti

SSC1282 Big Words Happy PCS

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Cardstock - Turquoise, Black
BoBunny 12" Kiwi Vintage
Copic Markers - BG10, Y26, Y32, YR30, W0, W2, W4, W5, E51, E95, YG03
Black Foam Tape

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Tossing Confetti image on a 3 1/4" x 4 1/2" piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Adhere the colored image to a 3 3/8" x 4 5/8" black mat
Step 4 :  Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the sentiments on 1/2" x 1 1/4" and 1/2" x 1 7/8" strips of white, adhere to small turquoise mats
Step 5:   Adhere a 1/2" x 6" strip of black behind one long edge of a 2 1/4" x 6" piece of Kiwi, leaving about 1/8" of black showing, adhere to the bottom edge of the card front

Step 6:   Use foam tape to add the Tossing Confetti image to the card front
Step 7:  Adhere the two sentiments to the image

See the Stampendous website for more samples and to purchase this darling stamp!

Happy Creating

Louise

Bird Bath Sharing!

The new stamps from the Stampendous April catalog have been released! This week we are featuring the gorgeous Cling Moroccan Tile (6CR007) background stamp. I absolutely LOVE this stamp! It looks great stamped in different colors to match your design and can be used vertically or horizontally. I think it makes the perfect background for the adorable Bird Bath image from the House Mouse Designs line at Stampendous!

Stampendous:

HMCR120 House Mouse Bird Bath

6CR007 Cling Moroccan Tile

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Cardstock - Lime Green, Dark Brown
Brilliance Ink - Pearlescent Lime
Copic Markers - E31, E35, E37, E39, E51, E95, Y13, Y21, Y26, YR24, YG01, YG03, YG06, R30, R32, R35, W0, W3, W5, BG0000, BG000, BG01

Instructions:

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

Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Bird Bath image on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers, trim to 3 3/4" x 5"
Step 3:  Mount the colored image on a 4" x 5 1/4" Dark Brown mat
Step 4 :  Stamp the Moroccan Tile image on a 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" piece of white cardstock using Brilliance Pearlescent Lime ink, line up the design along one edge to stamp again to fill the paper
Step 5:   Adhere the Moroccan Tile layer to the card front, adhere a 1/2" x 6 3/4" strip of Lime Green about 1 1/2" up from the bottom of the card

Step 6:   Adhere the Bird Bath image to the card front

See the Stampendous Blog for more ideas on using the beautiful Moroccan Tile stamp.

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

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

BOO to You!

Only 5 More Weeks Until Halloween Season! It's time to start crafting your spooky home decor, make those party invites, or start preparing treats for visiting boys and ghouls. This week the Stampendous Design Team is Getting our "BOO" on! 

Here's a one of my favorite samples I made for the July Release. It features the adorable House Mouse Paper Bag Mask stamp and words from the new Spooky Wishes set. It makes a great Halloween card, or invitation to a Halloween party.

Stampendous:

HMCR109 Cling Paper Bag Masks
SSC1264 Spooky Wishes PCS

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:

Kraft Cardstock
Black Cardstock
Burlap with Black Dots
Copic Markers - E42, E44, E51, E81, E84, E95, R01, Y02, YR15, YR18, YR23, B000, YG17, YG23, YG91, 0, 100
Creative Impressions 5/8" Lime Crepe Ribbon
Red Line Tape
Glue Dot

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Kraft cardstock in half to form an A7 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the image on a 3 7/8" x 5 3/8" piece of white paper, color with Copic Markers, mat on a 4" x 5 1/2" piece of black cardstock

Step 3:  Stamp the "BOOOOO TO YOU", from the Spooky Wishes set, on a 1/2" x 2 1/2" piece of white with the black ink, cut the words apart and edge each piece with the Copic 100 marker, adhere to the colored image
Step 4:   Cut a 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" piece of the dotted burlap, edge with the 100 marker,  adhere the colored image to it using red line tape
Step 5:  Wrap a piece of the Lime ribbon around the left edge of the burlap and tie a bow, use a glue dot to hold the bow in place
Step 6:  Adhere the layered burlap and image to the card front

See the Stampendous Blog for more "BOO" 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

Fall Fun!

Fresh Fall Fun is this week's theme for the Stampendous Design Team!  This sweet House Mouse Design stamp fits the theme perfectly!

"Let's Go Fly a Kite!"

Stampendous:
HMCR80 Leaf Kite Cling Stamp

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
My Colors Cardstock - Goldenrod
Graphic 45 November Flourish 4501050
Copic Sketch Markers - Y02, YR18, YR23, YR24, R27, E51, E95, B60, W0, W1, W4, W6, YG0000, YG93, YG95, YG97, 100, 0
Creative Impressions 1/8" Olive Grosgrain Ribbon 70517, Mustard Twill Ribbon 80504
Foam Tape
Craft Glue Dots

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Goldenrod cardstock in half to form an A7 top fold card
Step 2:  Stamp the Leaf Kite image on a 4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink, color with Copic markers, edge with the 100 marker

Step 3: Cut a 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" piece of the November Flourish paper from the redder side, edge with 100, adhere to card front
Step 4:  Cut a 4 1/2" x 6" piece of the November Flourish paper from the green side, edge with 100, adhere near the right side of the card front
Step 5:  Use foam tape to attach the mouse image

Step 6:   Cut a 5" piece of the Mustard ribbon, tie two small pieces of the Olive ribbon  around it, trim to size for the card, adhere with Craft Glue Dots along the left side

A little up close look at the texture and detail:

See more beautiful Fresh Fall Fun ideas at these blogs:

Stampendous Blog

Jamie Martin

Louise Healy

Katy Leitch

Happy Creating,

Louise

Fun Fall Flying!

Fall Fun is our Stampendous Design Team Theme for this week. I love Fall so this theme is right up my leaf-blown alley!  I shared this card in August right after our July catalog came out, but we weren't really in the Fall spirit yet, so I'm posting it again because I just love how much fun they are having!

My mischievous little mice are called "Fence Falling", and are featured in the July 2015 Stampendous Catalog.   Don't they just look like they are having a ball playing this game! I colored them with Chameleon markers, then mounted them on a fall background that I created using the Creative Palette and acrylic paints.

Supplies
Stampendous
HMR42 Fence Falling
Creative Palette
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Plus
Bazzill cardstock Bitter Chocolate
Chameleon Color Tones - NU1, NU2, OL3, OR4, BR5, RD4, YL2, YO3, CG8, BK4, CB
Acrylic Paints - Yellow, Orange, Red, Olive Green
Brayer
Delicata Golden Glitz
May Arts Ribbon 368-15-16  1.5" green, and Jute SM10
Double-sided tape
Foam Tape

Instructions

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of dark brown cardstock in half to form a top-fold card

Step 2:  Use the Creative Palette, acrylic paints and a brayer to create a fall colored background on White Mixed Media paper, dry well, cut to 4 3/4" x 6 3/4", swipe the Delicata ink pad across the background, attach to the front of the card

Step 3:  Stamp the Fence Falling on a  4" x 5 7/8" piece of white cardstock and color with Chameleon pens, mat on a dark brown mat 4 1/8" x 6 1/8"

Step 4:  Add the green ribbon along the right side of the card, gather it in the middle with a small piece of Jute

Step 5:  Use foam tape to add the image to the card front

There's more mischief brewing over at these designer blogs:

Stampendous Blog

Janelle Stollfus

Kristine Reynolds

Louise Healy

Happy Fall,
Louise