Happy 8th Birthday 'STAMPlorations'

 

How special and priviliged I am to be part of

Celebrating 8 STAMPloration Years

and being one of the STAMPlorations Family.

Most of you will know that

 STAMPlorations is a family owned business

with amazing products, challenges and

prizes to be won by being a follower, participating 

and leaving comments - how awesome is that!

Have you subscribed to the Store's mailing List too?

Here goes!

My first card was fun to create. 

Using products from the second  8th Birthday Bundle 

Front view standing up --------------------- and inside view.         

I heat embossed the floral image with clear powder

and coloured the flowers with SU Calypso Coral. 

The DP's behind them are also SU. Front has been

stenciled with Fairy Tale Forest Stencil

using VersaFine Ink then embossed with 

Ranger Frosted Crystal Powder.

That DP goes to the back to enable a score line to

help stand the card up.

Sentiment is inked and heat embossed onto vellum,

torn and attached to card front.

Finished the inside by adding angled die cuts for interest.

Here is the stencil I used.

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On to my second card which is really CAS.

I inked up the Blossom Sprays #5 stamp

again from the 8th Birthday Bundle

a few times to create a floral side panel.

Adding the sentiment, die cutting the

Art Border 2 to the side and partially to the top.

To give it contrast I dug out some 

sparkly washi tape to adhere behind them.

Adhered to white card base and my CAS card is complete.

Did you check out all the fabulous projects created for Day 1 Bundle?

There are more amazing makes today using - Day 2 Bundle

and check back tomorrow for more on the Day 3 Bundle.

Now it is your turn to comment and join in

for a chance to win some fabulous goodies.

Don't forget you can get this - 

Thanks for stopping by.

Photo Week at Just Us Girls

 It's our Photo Week at Just Us Girls

and here is the photo our Host Vicki has chosen 

I wasn't sure which direction this photo would take me

so I started with my Lindy's Magical's as I do

and loaded up my watercolour paper to replicate the colours.

It sat on my desk for an age before I decided to go for a

Christmas card showing of the heat eembossed

STAMPlorations sentiment, framed and

backing it again with Magical's

and adhered to card base.

The paper I used has a metallic greeny tinge

which blended nicely with the green in the background

which doesn't show up in the photo.

Pop over and see how our Guest Fran 

and the Team chose to showcase 

this fabulous photo and add yours to our Gallery.

You could be chosen as our Chic of the Week 

and in the running to be Guest Designer for August.

Thanks for dropping in

Anything Goes at The Sisterhood

Anything Goes for our New Challenge at 

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Always a popular one but with so many choices

it took me quite some time to decide

just what I would make.

and a close up - 

I went with a CAS card using a few die cuts

a friend sent me after I had seen so many

lovely simple ones in blogland.

How lucky I was as she had bought that set

from Simply Graphic which is a French site

and got a relative to post it to her. 

Again I have made this card 

casing another one from Cecile Ribon Here

You will have seen two others I cased recently Here

I inked up the two dies with Lindys Magicals

much heavier in colour than the soft background.

Added a simple third die in white.

Splatters in grey and gold blending in with

the washi tape.

Simple sentiment is in grey from SU.

Popped on to white card stock and card is done.

Pop over and see what my Sistahs created

and I am sure you will want to add your AG creation

to our Gallery. Hope so.

Thanks for dropping in - 

It's 'Merry' for The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

It's time again for our New Anything Goes Challenge at

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge 

I am really enjoying getting a head start on my Christmas Cards

with Anything Goes - it makes it easy as and just go with

whatever takes your fancy.

The background on this card has been cut in half

and the other piece you will see pretty soon!

It is also a Christmas Card Shh!

Lots of different Lindy's Magical's colours

which look super IRL.

I seem to be in a blueish colour mood as my last card

for our challenge was blue too.

Next tme I will make sure it is different.

I die cut my background and added

silver glitter paper to the back.

This was then framed in red.

The silver snowflakes are from Spellbinders

heated with Wow Midas Touch Embossing Glitter.

Merry die is from Memory Box cut with the same

metallic paper as the card base.

Finished with red pearls.

Pop over Here to see what  my Team Mates created

and join in the fun and get those Christmas cards in the ready.

You are never too early to start and after all we are nearly

half way there. 

Thanks for dropping in -

Case-ing Host Cècile

 Welcome to my Saturday post for Just Us Girls

 and Host this week is Cecile.

While 'trolling' her amazing blog

I decided to case one or two of her cards - 

just which ones though as there are so many

amazing artistic ones to choose from.

Those that follow us at JUGS 

know what I am talking about!

So here goes...

Cecile chose - Orange Poppy Red and Hot Pink

for our Colour Week.

 

The Happy Die is from Heidi Swapp

Birds - Crafts4U

DP is an oldie from SU

Word Dies another old die set from Cuttlebug

Card front is leathergrain but too hard to see.

Hearts - punch.

Card stock using chosen colours.

Background is Nuvo Shimmer Powder

Dies cut flowers in two colour and shadowed

Splatters from Tim's Stencil

Sentiment is Crafts4U

These are the two 'Cecile Cards' I cased.

Aren't her cards just gorgeous?

Our CAS QUEEN!

Hope Cecile likes my take on them and you do also.

I look forward to seeing yours in our Gallery this week

after you checked out what our Guest Fran

and my Amazingly Talented Teamies made.

Thanks for droppin in - 

Reminder Post for STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge

It's Reminder Time for our 

STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge

I found my shaving cream background piece in my bits box 

and knew the ARTplorations All Blooms Stencil

would fit in just perfectly.

Again I used crackle paste 

Once dry I added some ribbon and the 

CUTplorations Bloom and Grow Phrase Die

My flower and leaves from

STAMPlorations Trendy Spring Blooms

and

CUTplorations Trendy Spring Blooms Die

I was really pleased how the white crackle paste 

made the stenciled flower stand out.

The popped up flower finished it off nicely.

As is each year the STAMP family 

have a hiatus till September but - 

there is always other projects in the pipeline

so you won't miss out on what's happening.

Remember that if you order more than $15 of product from the website

 (after discounts and before shipping) and quote my code STAMPGIRLINA 

at checkout you can get 20% off your order 

you can also choose a product for FREE up to the value of $7!

 Check it out Here

Till next time - Cherrio from

No Stamping 'For You'

There's something very different with today's post for 

Just Us Girls

Our Host Carol wants us to put our stamps away 

and make our cards with

 

What crossed your mind when you saw the Trend?

Yikes! no stamping - not even for the sentiment.

I don't know what made me think of it but

I had this lovely frangipani vellum sheet

I bought umteen years ago and thought it would 

make a nice framed feature.

Did you think it was paper?

It was cut out with Sizzix thinlits 

and the frame cut again in white for the thin borders.

My background is embossed with a similar flower

on white card stock backed by yellow

to the card base.

Sentiment is from an Impression Obsession Die.

See - no stamping!

What a fabulous and fun challenge Carol.

Now I am looking forward to seeing what

our Gallery provides for us to check out.

That is after you have been to see what our Guest Fran

and my talented Team Mates created.

Thanks for dropping in

Water! Water! Water!

 Hello and Welcome to today's post for

our New Challenge over at

The Sisterhood of Crafters

with the Theme of Water Water Water

chosen by Sistah Dianne.

As you can see I went way outside the box

going with waterdrops!

I didn't really know how I would use my

Ryn Waterdrop stamps so went with a

stenciled background 

using Distress Oxide Inks adding

a few black lines with a credit card for interest.

I then stamped part of my waterdrop stamp

adding some white spots and glossing them with

Nuvo Crystal Glaze

then die cutting the CUTplorations 

Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Plate.

Sentiments are from STAMPlorations Bloom Sketches,

 framed with a black pen to highlight.

Added a black frame and on to green card base.

Pop over and see how my Sistah's chose to

use water water water on their projects.

Hope to see yours in our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in and leaving a comment.

A Merry Christmas Shaker Tree

 Time again for our Anything Goes

Christmas Challenge at 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

and this time round I have made a CAS shaker card. 

Not one I do very often but I wanted to

try the ARTplorations Christmas Tree die 

that I got last year and a shaker was the perfect choice.

I used 'crazed' metallic card stock to cut out my tree

and as my base.

Filled with the blue shimmer shaker blend 

from CRAFTplorations and popped.

Sentiment is from Lawn Fawn

and inked with Lindy's Magical's.

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created

and join in with yours in our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in

What's the 'Word' at Just Us Girls?

 Our Host this week at Just Us Girls is the

Lovely Lisa and for our Word Week has chosen 

Kind/Kindness and how appropriate

with so much happening around us..

We have a New Guest for June - 

Welcome Fran Wing.

I saw a card on Pinterest that I liked and

wouldn't you know it - can't find who made it so -

my card is based on that card.

I love Rubbernecker stamps and this is the Bouquet.

An easy way to colour just by simply inking 

my glass mat with Tim's Oxide inks and away I went.

Added a few Nuvo Shimmer Powders to a few for shine.

Hand squiggled around the edges and

threw on some splatters.

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations Bloom Happy.

Check out what our Guest Fran 

and my Talented Team Mates created

and join in our Word Challenge this week.

Hope to see you there.

Thanks for dropping in

Flowers for Creative Artiste

Today's post is for the June Challenge at

 Creative Artiste Mixed Media

where Anything Goes using multiple mediums

on your project.

Here is mine as part of the Designers.

I have used recycled cardboard and packing paper.

Inked both the back and front then adding text and 

a gritty white wash  with gritty texture paste.

More layers with chipboard, flowers, real chicken feathers

and wire. Added colour with Lindy's Magicals

and Art Alchemy Waxes.

The blue flower centre piece has 

Little Birdie Embossed Texture Paste 

and puffs up when heated.

Check out what my Talented Team Mates created

for this month's challenge and we would 

love to see your mixed media make in our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in

Love reading your thoughts!

Stencil Time at STAMPlorations

 Hello and Welcome. Time for our June Stencil Challenge

over at STAMPlorations

The CRAFTplorations Butterfly 

on this piece was started when I did my

project for our Things with Wings and was a spare

incase I needed it. Determined to use it I went all out here

and added lots of mixed media items.

I used just one stencil here - ARTplorations Crisscrossed

using crackle paste.

Background includes Lindy's Magicals

Chipboard, Cheesecloth, Pearls, Gems, Glitter

Art Alchemy Waxes, Art Stones.

It sure was fun to make this mixed media project.

Check out what the STAMPgirls created

for your pleasure this month Here

and add yours to our gallery to win

some amazing products.

You will see my Reminder Post in a few weeks.

Thanks for dropping in.

STAMPlorations Spring Fling Reminder

Here is my Reminder Post for our

Spring Fling/Blog Hop and Linky Party.

Again I am showcasing 

STAMPloration Quick Cards #3 Spring Florals

 Here's a peek! and the sentiment stamp I used

I wanted to do something a little different 

from just using the one sheet I chose so photocopied

it to have a card similar to the triple time stamping

by layering the same way - you get the drift!

They were framed and popped with SU Rich Razzleberry

which matched perfectly.

Sentiment used is STAMPlorations Carved Flowers

Finished with a few pearls and

Adhered to white card base.

Have you added your project and

left comments for your chance to win?

There is still time. Go for it. 

And there is this also.

Thanks for dropping in

Believe in the Magic

 I got my play time in to finish my mixed media tag for the

Tags/ATC's Challenge at

Christmas Craft Creations. Details are Here

I had quite a few die cuts so thought 

I would use a few of them here.

The back tag has been stenciled with Tim's Holiday Knit

with coloured card stock

using texture paste and purple pearl pigment powder.

The smaller white one again with the same stencil

in white texture paste and the top one I used

to add the Christmas Sentiment and a few

stamped snowflakes.

The snowflake dies are Spellbinders

cut from different papers and

smooched with Lindy's Magical's

Added scrunched ribbon and gems to finish.

I have enjoyed getting my Christmas Stash out

and creating recently. Seems I have caught the early bug!

Now to have a tidy up and keep going.

Our first day of Winter here in Australia starts tomorrow

so it's a good time to play.

Thanks for popping in - till next time

Cherrio from