Monday, May 21, 2018

My Dream For You...

The Stampendous Design Team is sharing more images from the wonderful Laurel Burch line of stamps. There is a great coloring guide for these at the Stampendous website.



Stampendous:
LBCM002 Cling LB Cat Love
LBCH001 Cling LB My Dream
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Cardstock - Dark Pink, Dark Purple
BoBunny 12" Orange Citrus Vintage 12OCV937
Copic Markers - B02, B04, RV19, R29, FV2, YG07, YR04, 100
Black Foam Tape

Instructions:
Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of dark pink cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the LB Cat Love image on a 3" x 4" piece of white, color with Copic Markers, trim to 2 3/8" x 3 1/2", edge with the 100 marker
Step 3: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the sentiment on a 1 5/8" x 2 3/8" piece of white, edge with the 100 marker
Step 4:  Cut a 3 1/2" x 4 1/2"  and a 2 1/2" x 3 1/4" piece of dark purple cardstock, tear edges, adhere the images to the torn mats
Step 5:  Cut a 4 1/2" x 5 3/4" piece of the Orange Citrus Vintage paper, edge with the YR04 marker, adhere to the card front
Step 6:  Adhere the LB Cat Love to the upper left area of the card, use foam tape to add the sentiment to the lower right side of the card

See more Laurel Burch samples at the Stampendous Blog.

Happy Creating,
Louise

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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

Friday, May 4, 2018

Mystical Mare

Here's another wonderful Laurel Burch stamp from Stampendous. This Mystical Mare (LBP013) image is "out of this world"!



Stampendous:
LBCP013 Cling LB Mystical Mare
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Cardstock - Dotted Pink, Blue, Black
Copic Markers - Y17, YR04, RV06, RV19, B02, B06, YG07, G17

Instructions:
Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of dotted pink cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the image on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white, color with Copic Markers, tear all the edges
Step 3: Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of black paper, tear edges, adhere the colored image on the black mat
Step 4:  Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of blue cardstock, adhere the matted image to the blue layer
Step 5:  Adhere the matted image to the card front at an angle

See the Stampendous Blog for more Laurel Burch samples.

Happy Creating,
Louise

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Happy Birthday Cat

I just love the Laurel Burch collection at Stampendous. They are fun and easy  to color, there's a great coloring guide on the Stampendous website! This great Happy Birthday Cat was part of the April 2018 release!



Stampendous:
LBCP012 Cling LB Happy Bday Cat
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Cardstock - Purple, Black
Bo Bunny 12" Kiwi Vintage 12KV913
Copic Markers - Y17, Y32, YR04, YR18, RV09, RV19, V15, B06, YG07, 100
Black Foam Tape

Instructions:
Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of purple cardstock in half to form an A6 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Happy Bday Cat image on a 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of white, color with Copic Markers, trim close around the outline, edge with the 100 marker
Step 3: Cut a 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of the Kiwi paper, tear bottom edge
Step 4:  Cut a 3 5/8" x 5 1/2" piece of black cardstock, tear bottom edge, adhere cat image to the black mat
Step 5:  Cut a 1 1/4" x 4 3/4" piece of black tear each of the long edges, adhere to the card front about 1 1/2" up from the bottom edge
Step 6:  Use foam tape to add the Happy Bday Cat to the card front

Go to the Stampendous Blog for more Laurel Burch samples.

Happy Creating,
Louise

Monday, April 30, 2018

A Bunch of Love

The Stampendous Design Team is sharing some of our Laurel Burch creations with you this week. If you haven't seen these wonderful designs, you can check them out on the Stampendous website.

My card today features the sweet LB A Bunch of Love (LBP007) stamp from the April release.



Stampendous:

LBCP007 Cling LB A Bunch of Love
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
My Color Cardstock - Poolside, Black Suede
BoBunny Pink Punch Vintage 12PPV951
Copic Markers - E13, E21, E31, Y17, YR04, YR09, R22, RV06, RV09, RV19, V15, YG07, BG01, BG13

Instructions:
Step 1:  Fold a 7" x 10" piece of Poolside cardstock in half to form an A7 card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the image on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Cut out the image leaving a small border of white around the top and two sides, tear the bottom edge
Step 4:  Mat image on a 3 5/8" x 6" piece of Pink Punch Vintage, tear the bottom edge of the pink
Step 5:  Mat both on a 3 7/8" x 6 piece of black, tear the bottom edge
Step 6:  Adhere the matted image to the card front

For more beautiful Laurel Burch samples, see the Stampendous Blog.

Happy Creating,
Louise

Friday, April 27, 2018

Tree Circle

Another beautiful new stamp from Stampendous! This Tree Circle (CRW201) stamp is nostalgic and modern all at the same time! The Greetings Galore PCS (SSC1281) gives you a LOT of sentiment options.



Stampendous:
CRW201 Cling Tree Circle
SSC1281 Greetings Galore PCS
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Cardstock - Blue, Green, Black
Copic Markers - YG01, YG03, B000, B00, 100
Foam Tape

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 Tree Circle and sentiment images on pieces of white cardstock, color Tree Circle with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Trim the Tree Circle around the edge, use the 100 marker to edge it
Step 4 :  Trim the sentiment to 1" x 2 3/4", mat on a 1 1/8" x 2 7/8" piece of black
Step 5:   Cut a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of green cardstock, adhere to a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of black then to the card front
Step 6:   Adhere the Tree Circle to the right side of the card front
Step 7:  Use foam tape to add the sentiment

See the Stampendous Blog for more ideas!

Happy Creating
Louise

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Wisteria Circle

This beautiful new  Wisteria Circle (W202) stamp from Stampendous makes a simple, elegant card in no time! It colors up quickly and paired with a pretty border die from the Spring Borders Die Set (DCP1009) and a beautiful ribbon, you have the perfect card for Sympathy, Birthday, Anniversary...well, you get the idea!



Stampendous:
CRW202 Cling Wisteria Circle
DCP1009 Spring Borders Cutting Dies
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper
Acrylic Handle
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

Plus:
Cardstock - Tan, Brown
Copic Markers - BV02, BV23, BV25, BV29, B91, E42, E44, E47, YG93, YG95, YG97, 0
Die Cut Machine
Olive Green Crepe Ribbon

Instructions:
Step 1:  Fold a 6 1/2" x 10" piece of tan cardstock in half to form a card
Step 2: Use the Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the Wisteria Circle on a 4 1/4" x 5 1/4" piece of white cardstock, color with Copic Markers
Step 3:  Use the dotted scalloped die to die cut the right edge of the image
Step 4 :  Adhere the image to a 4 3/8" x 5 1/2" brown mat
Step 5:   Tie a green ribbon around the card, tie a knot, bring the ribbon ends around to the back and adhere
Step 6:   Adhere the Tree Circle to the card front

See the Stampendous Blog for more ideas!

Happy Creating
Louise