Rain Puddles Design

Happy Friday everyone! Today Stampendous is wrapping up a week of gingerbread goodness. Stop by the Stampendous blog today for more information and links to other projects. I've got a couple of yummy projects to share today, plus more details on a few that you might have seen on the Stampendous blog this week. That means a LONG post today. When I saw the Gingerbread Baker Clear Stamp and Die Set it totally reminded me of Christmas gingerbread houses and the enthusiasm of my kids. When I went looking for a photo, I couldn't believe the perfect photo was smiling back at me. The background paper was made with the negative paper after die cutting pieces. I sponged with Colorbox Classic Pigment Ink Pads, stamped the squiggly border pattern and a snowflake from the Winter Stack PCS Set. The blue color background was sponged with PanPastels, even a little more brown added on the men with a cotton swab and then colored pencils were used to add some drop shadows to t...

It's our Friday Finale! So glad that you could join us during our hop with Perfect Paper Crafting! The designers are all coming back today for a second project using perfect crafting tools! Remember we've been hopping all week, so if you missed posts earlier this week, then stop by the Stampendous blog for all the links to catch up, just in case you want to be in for one of the prizes. Check out all the details on the Stampendous blog post today! I really had fun with this card and you know I didn't even know what I was going to do for the images when I started. Sometimes when I have a tool to focus on I just dive into techniques and forget that I need to make something at the end. lol I'll give you supplies and instructions in just a bit, but first, if you want to continue on the hop here is the list for today! Enjoy! Friday Stampendous Blog Kristine Reynolds Janelle Stollfus - you're here! Jamie Martin Tenia Nelson Lea Fritts   Louise ...

Hi, folks! I'm back today with a post for a fab little blog hop that Stampendous and Perfect Paper Crafting is having all this week. We are using some perfect tools for crafting our projects to share with you all and there are prize packages up for grabs, too! Today I'm sharing a Winter Stack card with quite a fun background and OH do I have a nice bit of information I found out while making it. You'll need to get to the very end of my post to find out. There is more to the hop today, so if you're ready here's the list to keep moving onward, or if you are just getting started from my blog today then take the first link in the list to get all the details! Monday Stampendous Blog   Kristine Reynolds   Janelle Stollfus - you're here!  Tenia Nelson   Perfect Paper Crafting Blog Now if you're still hanging around, I have a supplies list and instructions for this project. Supplies: Stampendous: SSC1249 Winter Stack...

Yay! It's Friday and I have a card today that might make you a little happy after a RUFF week. Stampendous is having a truck tidings theme this week with the truck stamp set that I used for my card today. Truck Tidings Clear Stamp and Die Set As you can see this set is going to be so much fun to use for the holidays with presents and a Christmas tree, but those images can be used for non-holiday themes, too! I decided to create an encouragement card with the help of two other stamp sets from Stampendous. Spring Short Stack Perfectly Clear Stamp Set Dog Sayings Perfectly Clear Stamp Set The grass die is from Create Fall Die Cut Set . Here's a peek at the layers using Scrapbook Adhesive Thin and Regular Foam Squares. Thanks for stopping by! There's more inspiration to see just follow the link list below. Friday Stampendous Blog Kristine Reynolds  Details: Stamps:   Truck Tidings , Spring Short Stack and Dog Sayings (Stampen...

Happy Friday! I'm here today with a mixed media card with a challenge! I'm hosting the Mix-Ability challenge on Splitcoaststampers and I'd love for you to join us! Our challenges are easy and approachable so you won't feel intimidated by mixed media. Browse the forum to find out more about the challenges and then join in on almost 200 challenges anytime! The challenge is to use school paper (MIX188: School Ruled!) ! I made an easy challenge, because if you are a mother of school aged children you are probably just as busy as I am.  I used wide-ruled and primary paper on the background and had some colorful fun smudging Gelatos with water on my finger, then I sealed it with Matte Medium. I handsketched the sidewalk and stamped the bubbles with  Disclaimer: I've been watching a ton of videos lately and I'm highly influenced by them when it comes time to create something on my own, so this project is similar in technique to Italian mixed media a...