It's All Happening at STAMPlorations!

Things are moving fast over at STAMPlorations

After a long hiatus we are back with loads of

New Ideas/ Challenges and Products of all kinds.

You will want to check it all out 

over on our home page above.

To start the ball rolling we have our 

First Challenge going live today.

 It is a monthly challenge and is Anything Goes!

Check out what the STAMPgirls created

Here

 

STAMPlorations items I used are

Blossom Sprays 3 and Fond Expressions 2

others - Tim's OX Picked Raspberry

Kitsch Flamingo and Spritz

Lindy's Alpine Ice Rose, Bisque Liquid Pearls

VersaFine Clair Nocturne, Clear EP.

Coloured randomly as I like the messy type look.

Added a few coloured circles from the Lindy's lid,

corner rounded and attached to SU retired DP

Prizes:

- winner of $25 gift code chosen by a STAMPgirl from entries that use STAMPlorations products

- winner of $10 gift code randomly chosen from entries (need not feature a STAMP product)

Simple rules:

- Anything goes, any type of project, any style

- use of STAMPlorations products not a requirement

- link back to the challenge post (if blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG

- multiple entries per crafter allowed

- challenge ends january 31.

Head over and check out all the NEWS! 

and start the New Year with us 

with your contribution to the Gallery.

As you see above there are PRIZES to be won.

Thanks for visiting

We're Back at Just Us Girls!

 It's our first challlenge for the year at

Just Us Girls and we begin with 

Die Week hosted by Elizabeth and looking to use

A Coverplate (die, letterpress, hot foil)

We welcome our First Guest for 2026

Talented Laurel Seabrook 

I went soft and subtle with my background coverplate

as I wanted to showcase the pretty soft flower.

It was coloured with a few Magical's and

 Nuvo Shimmer Powders.

I die cut several old Spellbinder dies

 arranged and popped behind my flower.

A simple Happy Birthday sentiment

and liquid pearls to finish.

Head over and check out how

our Guest Laurel and Team chose to 

show off their first JUGS cards of the year.

Come join us with yours!

Love to see you there.

A Million Thanks...

It's the last challenge for the Year at Cut It Up 

 Its the popular ANYTHING GOES!

and sadly my last posting as I am stepping down

 from this talented Design Team.

Here is my AG card using an old SU favourite - 

Four Feathers.

My two die cut coloured feathers are from scraps

in my bits box. The third one is vellum

cut and inked with Hero Arts Unicorn.

Embossed background using 

Couture Creations Woodgrain.

Added my usual splatters.

Tiny tag die cut and sentiment is from

STAMPlorations tied with variegated cotton.

The sentiment is my way of saying 

Thank You to Larelyn and my Team Mates

for the pleasure and enjoyment I have had

as part of The Team.

Wishing you all a 

Happy and Healthy New Year.

A Magical 'Oldie'

It's time to get out those old but faithful dies

we 'needed' an age ago to use this time round at our

 Cut It Up Challenge

With Christmas in mind (yes it is fast approching)

I got out an old CUTplorations Christmas Tree die

(I like to use it yearly)

Making a reasonably CAS card I inked up

a background for my tree with Lindy's Magical's

adhering it on the side for effect then added my

Christmas sentiments cut from gold paper.

Punched out a snowflake and dotted

some SU gems to complete.

Pop over and check out what old dies

 my Team Mates 'discovered' again to create their cards with

and join in with yours to our Gallery.

Christmas 'JOY'

 We are celebrating Christmas Mixed Media Style

for our December Challenge at

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

I always enjoy making my Christmas Mixed Media Project

as part of my Christmas decorations.

This was made a few weeks ago as it needed to be

uploaded before I went on a short holiday.

I managed to take a few photos so here goes - 

Started with a 5inch/5inch piece of canvas gesso-ed and

attached to cardboard for stability.

CUTploraions Die cut deer has texture paste 

and trees with sand grit paste to resemble snow.

Background is a mix of mainly Lindy's Magical colours with the

ARTplorations tree stencil using Metallic White Texture Paste.

adding the ARTplorations deer stencil image to background.

Adhered cheescloth then

inked up the deer and trees with Lindy's Magical's and

in the process I knocked over the Black Orchid Silver,

luckily the lid was on slightly but I now have some

very colourful cloth wipes to use at a later date.

(the backing for the main photo is one of them)

The before photos before I cropped it.

Added translucent crackle paste to the deer

and added colour with Tim's Vintage Photo

 attached a die cut before adding the deer and trees.

Now time to die cut Tim's Poinsettia layers and

joy die.

using red metallic and white card stock, white c/s with

sand grit paste inked with 

Lindy's Black Orchid Silver. Added a secomd red one

with Lumberjack Plaid Glaze

Glued the leaves and added Cherry Red Cosmic Shimmer

to the centre of the poinsettia.

More sand grit paste added to the back of the trees

for more snow and around the edges.

Punched some stars in grey, 

Ruby Red Liquid Pearls to the white frame,

Pearl to the deer and 

die cut Tim's Joy in metallic red paper

and adhered to finish.

A few more.

We have the Very Talented Erika

joining us for our Christmas MM project

sharing her creativity with us

and the Design Team have also been busy

sharing theirs with us all.

Now it is your turn to showcase your 

Christmas Mixed Media Project and add to our Gallery.

Each year the Design Team take January off giving us

time to wind down after the Christmas Season

and get our creative juices working again for another year.

It has been my pleasure to share my Mixed Media makes 

with my fellow designers and you.

Thank You for all your kind comments throughout the year.

 Till next time I wish you

A Merry Christmas and a

Safe Happy Healthy New Year.

Cut it Up Fun Fold...

Our Cut It Up Challenge Theme

for end of the month is to make a

FUN FOLD Creation.

Mine isn't a fancy fold type but was fun to make -

and not at all what I had planned.

The fold part was but it all changed when I went looking

for some DP to use as a background but

it went as my feature point instead.

The DP  I used with the front feature folded.

Using the DP with the cuts from left to right.

Started with the arch dies with SU Mossy Meadow 

and the backing

then Hello Honey and the DP

I added die cuts to blend in.

The word die cuts were a bonus as part of the

Kaisercraft Paradiso and cut out by hand.

Attached to the back to complete.

The Design Team have been very creative

with their choice of fun folds so head over

and check them all out and join in with

your fun fold make to our Gallery.

'JOY '

 It's our Last Challenge of the Year at  Just Us Girls

as we take a break (and be back in the New Year)

after we refuel and spend time with Family and Friends

Sue is Host for our Stencil Challenge

I just had to get out my favourite Deer Stencil

from ARTplorations filling him and background up with

a good helping of texture paste mixed quickly with

Lindy's Jolly Roger Red before it dried up from the heat.

I did ink around him before that then added

 darker tones and more Lindy's.

Added tiny splatters for interest.

The 'joy' die is Tim's and die cut several times for depth

and I didn't lose the tiny dots.

Added a pearl for his eye.

Corner rounded one end and

attached to white card base.

Check out what our Guest Leslie created

for her last showing and the Team have also been

busy with a variety of stencil pieces to inspire you.

Hope you have been able to spend a bit of time 

with your stencils and share with us in our Gallery.

Thank you so much for all your comments

 and support over the year.

I look forward to creating for you again in the New Year.

A Merry Christmas to my Team Mates and to you all.