Showing posts with label May Arts ribbon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May Arts ribbon. Show all posts

Friday, April 28, 2017

Bunny Splash!

April Showers is the theme this week for the Stampendous Design Team. I am so lucky to be on this Design Team, we receive lots of free products to create wonderful samples for you! Yesterday I shared the adorable Bear Splash (Q221) image, so today I thought I'd show you the equally adorable Bunny  Splash (Q220)!  What kid doesn't love to splash in a puddle when they see one! My 4 year old granddaught LOVES to jump in every puddle she can find!

"Splash in the puddles!"
Supplies
Stampendous
CRQ220 Cling Bunny Splash
SSC1239 Spring Sentiments Set
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®Acrylic Handle

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Bazzill Basics cardstock 
WeR MemoryKeepers Purple Chevron
Copic Sketch Markers - B0000, BV0000, BV02, BV04, B41, B60, R81, W0, W1, W4
May Arts Ribbon
Purple button
Double-sided tape
Foam tape
Glue Dots
Zutter 1/2" corner rounder


Instructions

Step 1:  Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of purple cardstock in half to form a top fold A2 card

Step 2:  Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of the Chevron paper and edge with the BV13 marker, adhere to the front of the card

Step 3:   Stamp the Bunny Splash on a 3" x 3" piece of Mixed Media White Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black and color with Copic markers

Step 4:  Stamp the sentiment on a 1 3/8" x 1 7/8" piece of white cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black

Step 5:  Round the bottom right and top left of each stamped image with a corner rounder punch

Step 6: Cut two dk purple mats, one 3 1/8" x 3 1/8" and one 1 1/2" x 2", round the corners to match the images, adhere images to the appropriate mats

Step 7:   Adhere the bunny at an angle near the right side of the card, use foam tape to apply the sentiment

 Step 8:  Tie a small white bow using a button threaded with purple jute, adhere with Glue Dots

The Bunny Splash has been around for a while, but you can still find it on Amazon or perhaps at your local retail store. Spring Sentiments (SSC1239) is still available at Stampendous or your favorite retail store.

For a complete list of today's designers, go to:

Stampendous Blog

Happy Creating,
Louise
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Friday, January 29, 2016

Stampendous and May Arts Finale!

Here we are at the final day of the  Stampendous and May Arts blog hop!  Both teams have been sharing some wonderful creations this week with the products from these two great companies.


If you leave us all a comment, you could win one of our great prize packages!


Today I'm sharing a beautiful image from the Stampendous January 2016 catalog. This fabulous Fairy Aviary stamp (CRR245) is gorgeous and easy to color and embellish, especially when you have the lovely ribbons from May Arts.



Supplies
Stampendous
CRR245 Cling Fairy Aviary
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
Acrylic Handle
GM220U Crystal Ultrfine Glitter

Plus
My Colors Cardstock Waterside Fern
Canvas Corp Cardstock Black and Ivory Zig Zag Reverse
Copic Sketch Markers - BV0000, BV00, BV02, YG11, YG03, YG06, YG17, E51, E95, E31, E33, E37, B0000, B02, T0, T1, T2, W2, Y17, Y26, R29, 100
May Arts Ribbon
Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive
Double-sided tape

Instructions

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

Step 2:  Stamp the Fairy Aviary on a 3 3/4" x 5 1/4" piece of Mixed Media White Paper with Memento Tuxedo Black and color with Copic markers

Step 3:   Cut a 4 1/4" x 5 3/4" piece of the Canvas Corp black and white paper and edge with a black marker

Step 4:  Adhere the Fairy to the black mat, then tie a purple ribbon around the two layers and make a bow near the lower left side, add a small piece of green curly ribbon

Step 5:  Adhere the image to the card front

Step 6: Use a small brush to brush a thin coat of glue to the wings and sprinkle with Crystal glitter, let dry

Thanks for a great week! Here's the grand finale list:





Louise Healy
Happy Creating,
Louise
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Thursday, January 28, 2016

Welcome to the Hop!

Welcome to the Stampendous and May Arts blog hop for Thursday!  Both teams have been sharing some wonderful creations this week with the products from these two great companies.


Leave us comments for a chance to win a great prize package!


The new Fitted Frames sets A and B from Stampendous work perfectly with the stencils too!


Stampendous:
SSC1242 Animal Mobile Perfectly Clear Set
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
DCP1006 Fitted Frames B - P, K

 Dreamweaver:
DWLL482 Pineapple Stencil
DWDEPT Translucent Embossing Paste
DWNHB-12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle
DWGHB-6 1/4" Brush #6 Gold Handle
DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette Knife
DWLM2010 Paste Spreader

Plus:
My Colors Cardstock - Herb Garden
Canvas Corp Cardstock - Green and Ivory Lattice
Memento Marker - Rich Cocoa
Brilliance Inks - Sunflower Yellow, Pearlescent Orange, Pearlescent Rust, Rocket Red, Pearlescent Olive, Pearlescent Thyme
May Arts Ribbon
Mini Glue Dots
Micro glitter Gold
Foam tape
Removable tape
Paper towel

Instructions:
Step 1:  Fold a 4 5/8" x 12" piece of Green & Ivory Lattice cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2:  Die cut a white and green layer from the nesting frames set
Step 3: Tape the stencil to the white die cut frame with removable tape
Step 4:  Use a 1/2" stencil brush to rouge a coat of yellow ink over the whole design, use 1/4" brushes to add more colors, remove and clean the stencil
Step 5:  Place the clean, dry stencil back over the colored image and use a palette knife and paste spreader to apply Translucent Embossing Paste over the stencil, remove the stencil and place in water for cleaning, let the paste dry very thoroughly, it will dry with a clear, glossy finish
Step 6: Die cut a small white and green mat using the nesting frames set
Step 7:  Place the Welcome Baby stamp from the Animal Mobile set on an acrylic handle, mask the word Baby and ink only the Welcome with black ink, stamp on the small white frame
Step 8: Adhere the Welcome to the matching green mat, add a Mini Glue Dot at each end and sprinkle with Gold Micro Glitter
Step 9: Wrap  a yellow May Arts ribbon around the card front and tie a bow near the left edge
Step 10:  Adhere the Pineapple layer to the matching green mat and use foam tape to attach the pineapple and welcome to the card front

Keep on hopping:
Laura Drahozal (DW and May Arts)
Pam Bray (DW and May Arts)
Louise Healy (DW and May Arts)



Happy Creating,
Louise

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Pumpkin Cat

It's Pumpkin Pie week for the Stampendous Design Team. No, we're not all making Pumpkin Pies, though that sounds like a great idea!  I like to use the recipe on the Libby's Pumpkin can, it turns out perfect every time. What recipe do you use for your Pumpkin Pie? It's one of my favorites. I even found a recipe on Pinterest for a crust-less one. It was good, but what's the point of pie without the crust!
Anyway...here's my creation for you today. This little black cat looks like he's trying to make Pumpkin Pie out of this Jack-o-lantern!

"Hop on Top!"
Supplies
Stampendous
R232 Pumpkin Cat
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus
Bazzill Basics cardstock Palo Verde
Bazzill Basics cardstock Yellow
Neenah Papers Classic Linen Cover Epic Black 80# 08126
Chameleon Color Tones - YL2, YO3, OR4, BR5, GR3, CG8, CB
May Arts Ribbon Black Jute
Double-sided tape

Instructions

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

Step 2:  Stamp the Pumpkin Cat image on Mixed Media White Paper and color with Chameleon pens, trim right next to the design background

Step 3:  Tape the yellow paper to a black mat, the colored image to a black mat, then tape the image to the yellow layer

Step 4:  Wrap a piece of black jute around the image 3 times and tie a bow

Step 5:  Tape the image to the card front

This cute stamp makes for a very quick and easy Halloween card.

For more "Pumpkin Pie" inspiration, stop over at these designer's blogs:



Some of our team members will be participating in a Blog Hop with Spellbinders starting tomorrow, you should check it out over at the Stampendous blog tomorrow, there will be prizes!




Happy Creating,
Louise
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Friday, August 21, 2015

Dreamweaver Double

Did you do a double take on the date? I know it's not Thursday, but the Stampendous Design Team is showcasing Dreamweaver Stencils this whole week! How lucky are we to get to work with these beautiful products, very lucky!

 I love the I Beam background stencil, it is so versatile. You can paste it, emboss it, glitter it, or just stencil color like I did. It looks fabulous no matter what technique you use. And the feather...well the Feather stencil is fabulous too! Put them together and WOW, a great combination. 


This was so easy to do. Stencil the background on the front of a blue card using 1/2" stencil brushes and a combination of blue and green ink, the design is easy to line back up depending on the size of card you use. Stencil a second, narrower piece to match, layer that on green then blue cardstock, tie a beautiful May Arts ribbon around it, and attach it to the front of the card.

 The feather was paste embossed on the same blue cardstock using Glossy Blue Embossing Paste (which is discontinued, but if you hurry, you can still find it at Stencil with Style!), but any of the pastes will work as long as the glitter you use is an opaque glitter (the label will tell you if it's transparent or opaque usually).  After removing the stencil and placing it in water for cleaning later, I sprinkled the wet paste with a combination of blue and green glitters, let that dry thoroughly, then cut out the feather. Use foam mounting tape to add the feather to the card tucking the end under the ribbon.

 These team members have more Dreamweaver ideas to share today too:
Louise Healy

Happy Creating,
Louise
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Friday, August 14, 2015

Mousey Mischief Finale!

It's been a mischief filled week as the Stampendous Design Team has shared their fun creations for our "Mousey Mischief" theme! We hope you have enjoyed them as much as we enjoyed sharing them with you.

 This little Skateboard Witch looks like he's running, rather "skateboarding", away from some mischief he's been in, doesn't he!? Love this little guy, he makes me smile every time I look at him. The background is done with the fabulous circle swirl stamp from the Cling Brushstroke Set. I just love this stamp, it makes a wonderful background pattern.




Supplies
Stampendous
HMV22 Skateboard Witch
CRS7001 Cling Brush Strokes
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

 Plus
Bazzill Basics cardstock Lime
Bazzill Basics cardstock Lavender
Neenah Papers Classic Crest Cover Solar White 80#
Chameleon Color Tones - YG3, BR5, NU1, VO4, YO3, PK3, BR2, NU3, CG8
Brilliance Ink - Pearlescent Lime, Pearlescent Lavender
May Arts Ribbon
Beacon Adhesive Fabri-Tac
Double-sided tape
Foam Tape

 Instructions

 Step 1:  Fold a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of Lime cardstock in half to form an A2 card

 Step 2:  Stamp a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white cardstock with the circle from the Brush Strokes set, first using Brilliance P. Lime, clean the stamp, then stamp with Brilliance P. Lavender, edge all around with the lavender, let dry

 Step 3:  Stamp the Skateboard Witch design on Mixed Media White Paper and color with Chameleon pens

 Step 4:  Tape the Skateboard Witch to a Lavender mat, then a Lime Mat

 Step 5:  Tape the stamped circles layer to the front of the card, then use Fabri-Tac to add a ribbon at a diagonal across the card

 Step 6:  Use foam tape to attach the Skateboard Witch layer

 Here's what our other mischief makers have created for you:

Happy Creating,
Louise
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Friday, July 3, 2015

Ribbon, ribbon, ribbon...May Arts and Stampendous!




We’ve had a lot going on this week to keep your Summer Vacation hopping with inspiration. In one event we’re hopping all week with one of our very favorite craft partners. May Arts ribbon is an extremely generous sponsor for us here at Stampendous and our Design Team is absolutely in love with their gorgeous ribbons, cords, strings and specialty items. You’ll find loads of beautiful May Arts on all our samples.

All week you’ve had chances to check out our Design Team Inspiration as well as the Ribbonistas over at the May Arts Blog.  Be sure to comment and tell us where you’re from, because our Australian Distributor The Stencil Specialists is sponsoring a prize for one friend “down under” to win a Stampendous Stamp, a Dreamweaver Stencil and a surprise goodie from their terrific stock of Stampendous merchandise!
There are Stampendous prize packages up for grabs. THREE US commenters  will receive a prize of their choice in any one roll of ribbon from May Arts and a $20 reward card. Tell us what state you live in when you comment. Stampendous Official Rules.
Be sure to stop by the May Arts blog today, because they are having a prize also! How’s that for an amazing week of prizes!
I've used our Stampendous weekly theme of "By the Sea" along with some May Arts ribbon for one of my creations today. Here's the first one:

"Peace"
I know, technically this isn't "By the Sea", but it certainly would be "By the Sound"! We used to spend two weeks at the Outer Banks in North Carolina every summer, and always stayed on the sound side, it was so peaceful! Do you see the Heron's dragonfly friend. I used two piece of May Arts ribbon and some of their black jute to create my dragonfly ribbon. The Heron (DWLG757) was paste embossed with the Matte Black Embossing Paste (DWDMBP). After it had dried about 10 minutes, I gently brush some mica powders on the tree and leaves.

Now for my second card, HAPPY 4th of JULY to all our followers in the USA!

"Oh say can you see..."
These are the cute Patriotic Painters (HMCR33), and the Cling Free and Brave (CRF234) from Stampendous. I colored them with a combination of Copic markers and Chameleon pens. The beautiful red, white, and blue ribbon is, of course, from May Arts. To create the rosette, I simply basted along the edge of the red stripe, pulled it from both ends to form the rosette, and knotted it. I closed the edge with just a little Fabri-Tac from Beacon Adhesives, then added a silver star brad to the center.

I've included all the links for the week, in case you missed any, just scroll down to reach the others.

Friday

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday


Happy Creating,
Louise
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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Dreamweaver By the Sea

Welcome to another Dreamweaver Thursday from our Stampendous Design Team. We are so lucky to receive these great products for being part of the team because we LOVE sharing all the fun things you can create with these wonderful stencils!

We are having a VERY busy week on the Stampendous team. Not only have we been featured on the fabulous blog hop with Spellbinders, we are also doing a collaboration with the beautiful ribbons from May Arts! This week is filled with inspiration. If you missed any of it, check the Stampendous blog for all the daily links.


Our theme this week is "By the Sea"  there are sooooo....many great stencils that fit this theme that it's hard to choose! If you missed my By the Sea post for the  Spellbinder's hop on Monday, click here.  Today I'm sharing TWO fun and easy cards that fit this theme.

First, the fabulous Sailboat stencil (DWLG755). What says "By the Sea" more than a Sailboat!

"Sailing the ocean blue..."

This technique was featured on my blog a while back, click here for the complete tutorial on how to create this. Of course, the darling white "waves" are from May Arts!

The second card was featured in the Stampendous April 2015 catalog. It uses the Jellyfish stencil (DWLG758) and is super easy to make, and would be great for summer birthdays.

Jellyfish done with Pearlescent Embossing Paste
The marble background was created using the Shaving Cream and Reinker technique on glossy paper. When that was dry, I taped the Jellyfish stencil to the marbled background, and used a palette knife and paste spreader to apply Pearlescent Embossing Paste. When the Pearlescent paste dries, it is just a little transparent so it gives the true "see-thru" look of a jellyfish!

Some of the other team members have more "sea-sational" ideas to share with you:


Don't forget to mark your calendar for the big finale of the May Arts hop tomorrow! You might win one of the prizes!

Happy Creating,
Louise
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Friday, May 22, 2015

More Picnic Fun!

Today wraps up our Stampendous Picnic Fun weekly theme. If you missed some of the fun, you can check over on the Stampendous Blog for this week's links. There have been so many wonderful ideas!

I love going on picnics with family and friends, so my card today shares that sentiment. These two little owl friends are having a picnic on a beautiful summer day in the shade of their favorite tree!

"Picnic buddies"
Can't you just feel the warm summer breeze...I wish I could, it's very cold here again and we would love our warmer days back. Oh well, soon enough.

To create this little "picnic" really didn't take very long because I keep a stash of images that I've made in the past and didn't use right away. So I looked, and found that I had paste embossed the Owl Pair stencil (LL3013) on tan paper  with Translucent Embossing Paste tinted brown with Metallic FX Cocoa. They were perfect for my picnic. I cut them out and set them aside while I created their background.

I placed the Leafless Tree stencil (LX7020) near the left side of a 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" piece of white cardstock and taped it down. Using a 1/2" stencil brush and Memento Rich Cocoa ink, I stenciled the tree. I also added a little Memento Tuxedo Black for some depth. The "leaves" were created using a 1/2" stencil brush and Memento New Sprout and Bamboo Leaves, keeping each color concentrated in little circular areas.  The "grass" was done with Bamboo Leaves and the "shade" under the tree with Memento Cottage Ivy.

Of course, the perfect image of a summer day is a sky filled with fluffy white clouds, so I used the Picasso tool (LL332), 1/2" brush and Memento Bahama Blue to add a few clouds.  The little saying is from Stampendous SSC1213 Life Words set and was a perfect sentiment for the feeling I was trying to express.

The red and white gingham ribbon from May Arts made a great tablecloth, but what would they eat at their picnic? I didn't think it would be very cute to have dead mice on the tablecloth, so I created some nice healthy little apples for them instead using the Lg Cherries stencil (LL3032), a 1/4" stencil brush, Brilliance Rocket Red ink, and a little Bamboo Leaves.  I made two "apples", cut them out, pressed them in VersaMark, sprinkled with clear embossing powder and heat set them.

I'm on vacation this week (at the happiest place on earth, you know, WDW!) with my family, so I'm just going to send you to the Stampendous blog for the list of wonderful links today!


Happy Creating,
Louise


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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Showers of Showers! Week 4

Ever use the expression, "When it rains, it pours"? This does not have to be a bad thing, does it? For the month of April, the Dream Team are featuring "Showers of Showers" as our theme. As usual, we'd love for you to play along. Just link your creation on the Dream It Up!blog for a chance to win the stencil of your choice...bonus chances for incorporating Dreamweaver and/or Stampendous in your design. Here's what I'm showering you with this week...
"May you be showered with happiness"
Letterpress technique
The Letterpress technique is so easy and creates a beautiful look. It just needs two simple steps.
First: ink the back of the stencil with Delicata ink Golden Glitz from Tsukineko (any color works)
Second: Place the stencil ink side up on the large platform of a die cut machine, place a piece of cardstock carefully on the stencil, then the rubber embossing mat, and finally, two plastic cutting plates. Run through the machine to transfer the ink to the paper. Of course, a beautiful ribbon from May Arts is always the perfect finishing touch.
Here's a close up:
Background:  LX7001 Damask
Saying:  LG738 Rain words 
Our "B" wants to "shower" you with lots more ideas, so be sure to stop over and leave them a "shower" of comments!

Happy Creating,
Louise
An InLinkz Link-up
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Thursday, March 12, 2015

Marching into Spring Week 2!

Ready for more fresh air, sunshine, new leaves, and flowers blooming? Well, the Dream Team is right there with you! Our challenge for the month of March is...coincidentally...Marching into Spring. Per usual, we'd love to have you play along with us, and link your own creations to theInlinkz tool on the Dream It Up! blog, or at the bottom of this post. Play as many times as you'd like. Those of you who work Dreamweaver and/or Stampendous products into your projects receive bonus points, but everyone has an opportunity to be the winner who receives the stencil of their choice.

The surest sign of Spring around here is the peeking up of Daffodil leaves from out of the snow. It's always heartwarming to see how tough they are when it's still so cold out. Hopefully, I'll be seing my Daffodils popping out of the snow soon! Here's my hint of Spring:

LL428 - Long daffodils 
Matte Yellow Embossing Paste, let dry, stencil with inks on the inside of a window card
Add a beautiful ribbon from May Arts

The inside, see how the ribbon adds a nice touch to the inside too!
Just cut a small slit in the fold and feed the ribbon through.

Of course, a matching envelope always looks great!
A lot of times when I'm making cards, I leave a sentiment off until I know how I'm going to use the card. This card would make a wonderful Sympathy card with a pretty saying added to it, but it would also be a beautiful birthday card for a friend with a Spring birthday. That's the joy of working with these products, they are so versatile!

The "B" team would love to share their interpretations of this theme:

Louise Healy

Happy Creating,
Louise
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