paper, ink and smiles

Your Next Stamp June Release....

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Wed, 19 Jun 2019 04:01:00 +0000

I have had so much fun playing along with the Your Next Stamp team for the June release! For today's project I decided to create a nature theme travelers notebook spread using just the mushroom from the Oh Shiitake stamp set.

I masked the mushroom and stamped it repeatedly with Glacier dye ink. Next I colored the mushrooms in with the same ink watered down. I added a bit of splatters to the mushrooms.

Supplies Used: Your Next Stamp (Oh Shiitake stamp and die set), Crate paper Sunkissed pattern paper, Crate paper Sunny Days camera sticker, One Canoe Two Adventure sticker, Close to My Heart Glacier ink

Your Next Stamp June Release....

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:00:00 +0000

I'm back with another peak at Your Next Stamp's June Release!

Today I'm sharing a card made using the adorable Cool Tees stamp set! This set has so many cute images that you can create your own customized t-shirt cards or use them by themselves on cards!

How cute are those coffee mugs?! That is definitely me by Friday, LOL! To emphasize the excitement of Friday, I added an Action Wobbler under the t-shirt to let it wiggle and dance.

Be sure to head on over to Your Next Stamp to take advantage of the 20% off code for all your favorite new stamps and dies!

Your Next Stamp will be giving away a $25 YNS Gift Certificate to one lucky winner! The more blogs you visit and comment on the greater the odds of winning!

Your Next Stamp Blog hop...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 04:01:00 +0000

I am so excited to be playing along with Your Next Stamp for the June Release! The Card Buddies stamp and die set is too CUTE!!! I used it on a layout of our pup, Flea's first birthday. The stamps come with an assortment of hats, collars and items to create a personalized card for any holiday!

I started by stamping lots and lots and LOTS of the Card Buddies critters, die cutting and coloring with markers. I layered them along the bottom third of my layout.

To create the banner, I used YNS Bold Alphabet dies. I cut the letters out of foam and adhered them to circles. I bent the top of the circle over and adhered it to twine.

That scallop piece on the bottom of the layout is from YNS Scallop Edge Die. This is one of my favorite border dies. It creates that perfect touch on layouts or cards.

Playing with Cut Files....

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:44:00 +0000

I finished up two more layouts for Paper Smooches Heart Challenge. In the first layout I filled a cut file from Paige Evans Taylor with lots and LOTS of die cut circles, dots, and hearts. I used the heart from Paper Smooches Pawprint die. The circles are from Paper Smooches Ocean Scene die set. The X is from Paper Smooches Stitched Border die set.

The sentiment is cut from a Paige Evans project life card and describes Flea perfectly. This little cutie is turning 1 this week!

This next layout uses a cut file from Virginia Walker (Confessions Of a Paper Addict Facebook Group). I backed the cut file with strips of paper cut using the Paper Smooches Borders 1 Die set. Such a fun way to used up scraps of cardstock and pattern paper.

I embellished it with images stamped from the Paper Smooches Surf and Turf set. The gold hearts and alphas are from Maggie Holmes. The sentiment embellishments are cut from Paige Evans Pick Me Up 6 x 6 paper.

Cookie Day...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 23:15:00 +0000

Playing along with this month's Paper Smooches challenge... HEARTS! I used the tiny heart and small pawprint from PS Pawprint Die. I cut the speech bubbles out of an old piece of Echo Park paper.

Ugly Sweater....

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 11:00:00 +0000

This week I'm playing along with Stampendous for an Ugly Sweater Contest using the Cool Penguin Clear Stamp set and dies. Check out all the samples on the Stampendous Blog, and be sure to leave nice comments. At the end of this week you can vote for your favorite! Stampendous will draw three lucky winners with U.S. Mailing Addresses from those voting to win the Cool Penguin set. And the designer with the most votes will get $50 to spend on Stampendous Product!!

Now onto my layout! I remembered I had a photo of my son from last year wearing his "ugly" sweater for work at McDonalds. With a bit of masking... ok, a LOT of masking I created the penguin pattern paper. I colored it in with colored pencils. One two of the sweaters I added a "M" for McDonalds.

Supplies Used: Stampendous Cool Penguin Clear Stamps and die, Echo Park alphabet(green), EK Success alphabet (gold), Doodlebug pattern paper (circles), washi tape, colored pencils

Dear Santa....

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:18:00 +0000

Today I'm playing along with this month's Sugar Pea sketch challenge. I love this guy from Sugar Pea's Timber stamp set and think he makes a pretty cute rustic Santa!

Supplies Used: Sugar Pea Stamps Timber, Your Next Stamp Sprinkles Snow Fun, Spectrum Noir markers, vellum

I took a bit of liberty and moved the sentiment banner to the left side instead. Here is the sketch...

Happy Harvest...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:02:00 +0000

Playing along with Poppy Stamps November Challenge... Happy Harvest.

Supplies Used: Poppy Stamps Christmas Friends, Stampendous Birch Buddies, Spectrum Noir markers

Halloween Wreath....

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Supplies Used: DIY Bangles blank wreath, Stampendous Spiderweb stencil, Stampendous Black Embossing Paste, American Crafts Spooky Thickers, Pebbles Wall Bats, Pebbles Spooky Boo pattern paper

Instructions:
1. Paint DIY Bangles Wreath blank black. Allow to dry.
2. Add spiderwebs with Black Embossing Paste and the Spiderweb stencil. Allow to dry.
3. Rub Deco Arts Metallic Lustre over the wreath.
4. Back wreath with Pebbles pattern paper.
5. Embellish with Pebbles Thickers and Wall Bats.

Join the fun! Make a Halloween project (card, treat, home decor…) to enter the challenge. Post your image online on your blog, instagram, pinterest or other feed to grab the link. Nowhere to post? Email it to Stampendous at submissions@stampendous.com and they'll host it for you.

Stampendous will draw winners weekly for great Halloween prizes. Enter early and as often as you like. Our Official Contest Rules are HERE. A couple limitations! You must have a U.S. Mailing address to win, although you can share your creations without one. Your projects must be family-friendly or they’ll be removed.

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Happy Halloween Day 22

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Welcome back for day 22 of Stampendous the 31 Days of Halloween! Today I'm sharing a card I created with the adorable Bring To Life Clear Stamp Set.

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Candy Time...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Welcome back for day 18 of Stampendous the 31 Days of Halloween!

Supplies Used: Stampendous Bring to Life Clear Stamps, Stampendous Little Monsters Clear Stamps, Pebbles Spooky Boo 6 x 6 and 12 x 12 pattern paper, Pebbles magnets (retired), washi tape

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31 Days of Halloween...Day 15

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0000

Welcome back for Day 15 of the 31 Days of Halloween with Stampendous! Today I'm sharing a layout I created using the Spider Fear stamp set and Build a Wreath Die set.

This photo is of our front window that my husband decorated out of posterboard in our old house almost 20 years ago. I'm glad to finally get these photos scrapped!

I used the Build a Wreath Die set to create a Halloween theme wreath. Love how versatile this die set is!!

Supplies Used: Stampendous Spider Fear Clear Stamps, Poe Poetry Cling Stamp, Build a Wreath Die Set, Black Glitter, Distress Ink, Distress Oxide Ink, SEI Halloween papers, Graphic 45 pattern paper

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31 Days of Halloween... Day 8

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0000

I'm playing along today with Stampendous 31 Days of Halloween! Each day Stampendous will be sharing Halloween projects with items from the July Catalog. Leave a comment on all the blogs to be entered multiple times.

I masked the pumpkins from the Stampendous Halloween Hat Cling Stamp and Die set. I trimmed around the stamped images and popped them up on a Distress Ink background.

Looking for a simple idea non-edible Halloween treat? Bookmarks! These would be great for Halloween class party treat ideas. I masked this image repeatedly so it took a bit of time, but you could keep it simple with single stamped images. Leave it uncolored so the kids can color it in themselves.

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31 Days of Halloween....Day 1

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:00:00 +0000

October 1st! You know what that means! Let the Halloween festivities and preparation begin! Today I'm joining in with Stampendous for the 31 Days of Halloween! Each day Stampendous will be sharing Halloween projects with items from the July Catalog. Leave a comment on all the blogs to be entered multiple times.

Supplies Used: Stampendous Poe Poetry Cling Stamp, DecoArt Metallic Lustre Black Shimmer, Distress Oxides, Archival Ink

Instructions:

1. Stamp Poe Poetry on cardstock in Archival Ink. Allow to dry.

2. Press out some Distress Oxide and pick up with waterbrush. Add color to image with watered down Oxide inks. Allow to dry.

3. Rub Metallic Lustre on black frame with finger or cloth. Water down a bit and splash onto frame to give a splatter effect.

4. Add picture to frame. Embellish with torn fabric strips.

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you otter know....

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:12:00 +0000

Today I'm playing along with Poppy Stamps August Challenge...Make a Splash. I used the Christmas Friends stamp set in a bit of a different way for this love you card.

To create the waves, I masked off the cardfront with painters tape. Next using a DIY stencil I created from various scallop dies I inked up the front in blue and green distress inks. I stamped the otters and hearts on vellum with Versamark and embossed with Wintergreen embossing powder. I die cut the Alpha Letters and Heart from both fun foam and cardstock. I adhered the cardstock over the foam and adhered the sentiment to my card. Next I stamped the "you otter know" above the sentiment.

Supplies Used: Poppy Stamps Christmas Friends, Your Next Stamp Bold Alpha dies, Crafters Companion Heart Dies, Distress Ink, Stampendous Wintergreen Embossing Powder, vellum, foam

Friends warm our hearts...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 22:57:00 +0000

I wanted a frosted effect for this card so I stamped the birch trees on a Distress Ink background. Next I sanded a piece of acetate on both sides. This gives it a frosted look but still allows you to see the trees behind it. I tried vellum first but my vellum is too opaque. Next I adhered the acetate behind the main frame/image and adhered them to the card.

Supplies used: Stampendous Birch Buddies, Snow Globe Kiddo, Holiday Expressions, white embossing powder, acetate), Tsukineko Memento, Versamark, Copics

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas- r for robin and rabbits

Hello...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 19:11:00 +0000

I created today's card for Gerda Steiner Design August Share your Project. Pulled out some OLD pattern papers from KI Memories and Karen Foster for the landscape.

Supplies Used: Gerda Steiner (Hoppiness stamps and dies), Your Next Stamp (Bold Alpha Die), Karen Foster pattern paper, KI Memories pattern paper, Copics

Happy Birthday...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:20:00 +0000

Supplies used: My Favorite Things The Whole Herd stamp set, Lawn Fawn Hang in There stamp (birthday hat), Your Next Stamp Scallop Edge Die, Copics

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

MFT- Sketch Challenge

MFT- Create & Share Birthday Challenge

Boo....

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 23:40:00 +0000

Today I'm playing along with the sketch challenge at Your Next Stamp!

I didn't have any oval dies so I decided to use a tag die instead. I used YNS Life's a Hoot stamp set and die cut the letters from foam with YNS Bold Alpha.

monkeys...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 18:37:00 +0000

Today I'm playing along with Sugar Pea Stamps July sketch challenge. I used the sketch loosely with the cloud die cut background representing that rounded corner piece and the photo/embellishment cluster the horizontal strip across the card.

supplies used: Sugar Pea Design Easily A'Moosed (adventure awaits sentiment on globe, adventure stamped on background), Caring Critters (monkey), Paige Evans cloud cut file and stickers, Maggie Holmes stickers, American Craft Thickers and pattern paper, Scenic Route pattern paper, Gelatos

I'm playing along with the following challenges:

Sugar Pea Design Mix it Up Challenge

Happy Father's Day...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:13:00 +0000

I'm playing along with Your Next Stamp's sketch challenge. I flipped the sketch on its side.

I'm entering this in the following challenge:

YNS Sketch #91

Sweet Boy...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 19:14:00 +0000

Today I'm playing along with My Favorite Things Sketch and Color Challenges. When I saw the sketch I knew it would work perfectly for a scrapbook layout!

Supplies Used: My Favorite Things (Blissful Blooms-no longer available, LLD Little Letter Dies), Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, vellum

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #388

My Favorite Things Color Challenge #94

Snapshots of our life...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 20:18:00 +0000

One of the things I missed most about not having a computer for months, was not being able to use my Silhouette. I kept seeing so many fun, creative projects and was just itching to back some cut files. Today's layout features a cut file from Paige Evans that you can get for free at the Happy Scrappy Place Facebook Group.

I backed the file with papers from Paige's Take Me Away 6 x 6 paper pad and We R Memories Snapshots Page Kit. I also used some of the stickers from American Crafts Paige Evans Sticker Book.

Campy Birthday...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 19:39:00 +0000

I've been trying to play along with the 30 Day Coloring Challenge a bit this month. I took a long break from crafting and designing, so its nice to dip my feet in a bit and get creative again.

Mod Squad Challenge is a stamped background, so I used that as a jumping off point for my card. I masked and stamped all the trees on the cardfront and colored them up to create the forest.

This moose is too cute! My dad used to have a fishing hat just like the one I colored up for Mr Moose.

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Mod Squad Challenge- stamped background

AAA Cards- birthday celebration
The Paper Players- Animal Antics

Hello Handsome...

noreply@blogger.com (wendyp) — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 20:24:00 +0000

Playing along with Sugar Pea Designs sketch challenge! I used Timber stamp set for this card.