Happy Easter!

Wishing you a Happy Easter! This is an oldie but goodie featuring the Easter Egg Border Stencil (DWLM253) with stamps from the Bible Journal PCS (SSC1250) and the Painted Wishes set (SSCM5002) to create a fun Easter card.

Supplies:

Stampendous:

SSC1250 Bible Journal Perfectly Clear Stamps
SSCM5002 Painted Wishes House Mouse
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Dreamweaver:

DWLM253 Easter Egg Border Stencil
DWLL332 Picasso Stencil
DWNHB-12 1/2" Brush #12 Natural Handle

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

Plus:

Light Yellow Cardstock
Graphic45 Cardstock Cosmopolitan 4500920
Little Yellow Bicycle Tiny Green Stripe Cardstock TI-102
Brilliance Ink - Sunflower Yellow, P. Orange, P. Coral, P. Lime, P. Lavender
Copic Sketch Markers - RV11, R32, Y06 YG03, 100
Rubber Embossing Mat
Die Cut Machine
Removable Tape
Creative Impressions 1/4" Lime and Pink Gingham Ribbon
Fabri-Tac
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9" piece of Light Yellow cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2: Tape the Egg stencil to a 1 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of  white cardstock with removable tape
Step 3: Use 1/4" stencil brushes and the Picasso tool to apply color to the egg design, remove and clean the stencil
Step 4: Place the egg stencil face down (so you can't see the stencil number) on a paper towel and pat the stencil with the Lavender ink pad until the stencil is well coated

Step 5: Place the inked stencil on the platform of a die cut machine, carefully place the stenciled image face down on the stencil, tape in place if desired, add a Rubber Embossing Mat and two cutting mats, run through the  die cut machine to dry emboss the image and transfer the Lavender ink to the background
Step 6: Let the embossed image dry for a minute or two then trim to 1 1/8" x 5 3/8", adhere to a bright yellow mat (1 1/4" x 5 1/2"), then to a pink mat (1 3/8" x 5 5/8")
Step 7:  Cut a 1" x 1" piece of the Graphic45 paper and stamp the Happy Easter from the Painted Wishes set using Memento Tuxedo Black, edge the piece with a black marker, adhere to a 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" bright yellow mat

Step 8: Stamp the dotted bracket from the Bible Journal set twice on a piece of white paper, color with Copic markers, cut out, edge with a black marker
Step 9: Cut a 2" x 6"  piece of the Graphic45 paper, edge with the RV11 or R32 marker, adhere to the top edge of the card front
Step 10: Cut a 2 1/2" x 6"  piece of the Tiny Green Stripe paper, edge with the YG03 marker, adhere to the bottom edge of the card front
Step 11: Wrap a piece of the ribbon around the middle of the card and attach with Fabri-Tac
Step 12:  Tie a small bow and adhere to the ribbon using Fabri-Tac
Step 13:  Adhere the Easter Egg Border layer to the bottom area, center the Happy Easter in the top portion, use foam tape to add the brackets around the Happy Easter

Stop over at the Stampendous Blog for more samples of great Stampendous products!

Happy Creating,

Louise

Mice Wishes!

Our Stampendous and Creative Impressions Blog Hop has been so much fun!  This week the Stampendous Design Team has been sharing our creations that feature some of the wonderful ribbons and embellishments that Creative Impressions has generously provided us. They are the perfect finishing touches to our designs. And what's a Blog Hop without some PRIZES!

 My creation today features the adorable Painted Wishes 

Mice Wishes!

Stampendous
SSCM5002 Painted Wishes House Mouse
DCP1006 Fitted Frames B
Acrylic Handle
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Dreamweaver
DWLS1010 Happy Birthday Stencil
DWDEP Regular Embossing Paste
DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette Knife
DWLM2010 Paste Spreader

Plus
Patterned Cardstock  - Green, Black
Copic Markers - E51, E33, E37, R00, YG01, YG03, YG06, T0, T2, YG93, B37, B34, 100
Foam tape
May Arts Ribbon
Fabri-Tac
Removable Tape
Acrylic Paint - Spanish Olive, Bright yellow
Die Cut Machine

Instructions

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 12" piece of Green patterned cardstock in half to form an square card
Step 2:  Stamp the Painting Mouse image on a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of Mixed Media paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, color with Copic Markers, edge with the YG93 marker
Step 3: Stamp the Mice Wishes sentiment on a 1/2" x 3 1/4" piece of white, edge with the YG93 marker
Step 4:  Cut a 2 5/8" x 3 5/8" and a 5/8" x 3 3/8" pieces of white, color in along each edge about 1/4" with the YG93 marker, use as mats for the mouse and sentiment
Step 5:  Cut a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of the black patterned paper, edge with black marker
Step 6:  Cut two 7" pieces of matching ribbon, adhere to two sides of the black paper adhering in the back, adhere the black paper to the card front
Step 7:  Tape the Happy Birthday stencil to a piece of white cardstock with removable tape
Step 8:  Use a palette knife to place about a tablespoon of Regular Embossing Paste on a craft mat, add a few drops of each of the acrylic paint colors, mix well, apply across the stencil, remove stencil and place in water for cleaning, let pasted image dry well
Step 9:  Use the fitted frames to cut out the Happy Birthday, and a matching mat from white cardstock, color the edge of the mat with the YG93 marker, adhere them together
Step 10:  Use foam tape to apply the mouse image to the lower left of the card front, adhere the Happy Birthday to the upper right, use foam tape to add the sentiment
Step 11:  Tie a small matching bow, adhere to the card with Fabri-Tac

Head over to the Stampendous Blog for our list of designer's today.
Happy Creating,

Louise

Mosaic Bird

Happy New Year everyone! I hope your holidays were filled with much joy and laughter and the new year brings continued blessings!

To start 2017, the Stampendous Design Team is sharing some of our creations from the wonderful line of mosaic stamps released in October. This is my creation using the adorable Mosaic Bird stamp!

A Birthday Tweet!

Stampendous:

CRW176 Cling Mosaic Bird Stamp
SSCM5002 Painted Wishes House Mouse

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Acrylic Handle

MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Purple Cardstock
Purple Plaid Cardstock
Copic Sketch Markers -Y00, Y02, Y08, Y17, C1, C7, 100, BV0000, BV00, BV02, BV04, BV08, YG01, YG03, YG06, YG17, E04, E37, E51, E53, E93, E95
Creative Impressions Mini Check Yellow and White Gingham Ribbon 80172
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Purple cardstock in half to form an A7 card
Step 2:  Stamp the Mosaic Bird image on a 4" x 4" piece of white cardstock with Tuxedo Black ink, color with Copic markers

Step 3: Cut a 3" x 3" piece of Purple cardstock, use a ruler and pencil to mark a small square around the bird image so it will fit on the purple mat, cut out with a scissors around the bird leaving a small white "box", edge with a black marker
Step 4:  Cut two 12" pieces of the yellow ribbon, wrap each piece around to the front of the card and tape in place
Step 5:  Cut a 4" x 4" piece of the purple plaid paper, and a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" piece of white, adhere together then adhere to the card front over the ribbon
Step 6:  Adhere the the purple mat to the plaid paper near the bottom right corner
Step 7:  Use foam tape to attach the Mosaic Bird image on the purple mat
Step 8:  Stamp the sentiment on a small piece of white, trim close, edge with black marker, cut small mats from the plaid and white paper, use foam tape to add the sentiment to the mats, adhere to the card front

Go to the Stampendous Blog for more samples.

Happy Creating,
Louise