Wish Upon A Star

Happy Sunday, everyone! I’m posting a super humorous card today with stamps from Technique Junkies! Now there are some pretty great stamps that came out this month that go with the character stamp I used so you’ll want to shop to see them as well.

You can always save on your purchase at Technique Junkies with code TJ10Janelle. 

Add it at checkout for 10% off.

Supplies: I provide some product links that are through my Amazon Affiliate, and that means when clicked and purchased in the same session a few pennies are sent my way at no cost to you.

Featured Product(s):

• Happy Housewife Stamp
• Wish Upon A Star (Free Stamp of the month on orders over $30)

Plus:

• Sketch Markers by Copic (SBP)
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad (AZ
• Distress Inks ( Twisted Citron, Forest Moss, Dusty Concord, and Faded Jeans)
• Bright White Cardstock by Neenah (AZ)
• Kraft Cardstock by Recollections (AZ)
• Deckle Scissors (AZ)
• Mono Liquid Glue by Tombow (AZ)
• Foam Tape by Tombow (AZ)
• Sponge or Mini Ink Blending Tool (AZ)
• MEDIA Fluid Acrylic Paint by DecoArt (Amazon link) - Titanium White

Instructions:

1. Stamp Happy Housewife with black ink safe for markers on white cardstock and color. Trim around the image.
2. Make a grass horizon mask with deckle scissors, if desired and place on white cardstock. With blending tool or sponge start at top of the sky with Faded Jeans and move down to Dusty Concord.
3. Switch to other mask and blend grass with Twisted Citron ending at the bottom of cardstock with Forest Moss ink.
4. Dab Titanium white paint around top and smear one dot for a falling star. I used the tip of a paintbrush handle and small stylus to make dots.
5. Glue background to kraft cardstock and then add Happy Housewife to the card with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by today!

I'm a maker who receives goodies chosen by myself for design team work. To see a list of these companies just scroll to the bottom of my blog under FTC Declaration.

Love Is In the Air

It's Stampendous inspiration time for the ever popular love day! This week Stampendous is rounding up some great ideas to show the love with House-Mouse and other love themed stamps that can be used any time even on Valentine's day. 

Stop by Monday's post for oodles if inspiration and then check back the rest of the week for even more!

My card. Love. What I really love about it is the Laurel Burch color palette. It stretches me to blend in a very different way then I would if I were to pick up any other stamp and then I get lost in coloring and realize it's finished.

I'm not going to lie, it takes some time to complete. I practice on a scrap of paper. I'm not sure how exactly I'm going to transition from color to color, but when I'm done it's pure happiness! The colors just POP!

Check out the supplies and easy instructions for today's card. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: I provide some product links that are through my Amazon Affiliate, and that means when clicked and purchased in the same session a few pennies are sent my way at no cost to you. Non-affiliate links are provided when available (Scrapbook. com - SB, Frantic Stamper - FS, Scrapbookpal - SP, etc.).

Featured Product(s):

• Laurel Burch Heart Bouquet (AZ, STM)
• Laurel Burch Free Coloring Guide (STM)

Plus:

• BoBunny Double Dots Paper - Turquoise (SB, FS)
• Kraft Cardstock
• Mixed Media White Paper (AZ, STM)
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko (AZ, STM)
• Sketch Markers by Copic® - B02, B04, B06, B69, BG13, E31, E33, E35, E47, G16, R22, R29, RV06, RV19, V04, V15,  Y17, Y32, YG06, YG17, YG67, YR04, YR09 (SP)
• Mono Adhesive Tape Runner by Tombow (AZ)
• Foam Tape by Tombow (AZ)
• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Stamp Heart Bouquet with Tuxedo Black ink onto Mixed Media White Paper and color.
2. Trim out with scissors and adhere to Turquoise cardstock.
3. Adhere to kraft card base with foam tape.

Here's another Laurel Burch Bouquet card I made back in October with a lovely theme as well!

Bunch of Love

I'm a maker who receives goodies chosen by myself for design team work. To see a list of these companies just scroll to the bottom of my blog under FTC Declaration.

New Pink Your Life and a blog hop

Hey, crafty friends! It's incredible that we are already half way through January in the new year and I'm finally blogging! What better way to start off than with a blog hop with Stampendous!

That's right it is blog hop time with new stamps by Nicoletta Zanella from Pink Your Life! You'll want to stop by the Stampendous blog today because there are so many ways to win stamps throughout the hop!!!!

Here's my crafty project made just for the hop.

I'm using the new Pink Your Life Whisper Happy Wagon Perfectly Clear Stamp (PCS) Set, plus a stole a couple stamps from Pink Your Life Whisper World PCS and Stampendous Cake Tiers PCS.

I had a little bit of fun with assembling the wagon carts plus a few Whisper friends popping up for a surprise!

I colored these cuties with Copic markers, a list is down below, and the background is made with gesso sponged over Cathedral Windows Metal Stencil, and then a wash of Various Ink refills diluted with rubbing alcohol.

These new stamps are SO much fun to play with, I hope you'll enjoy the rest of the hop this week, I'll be back on Friday with another fun project.

Stop by the Stampendous blog today for more inspiration and details on the prizes!

Supplies:

Note: In this supply list affiliate links are used on Amazon (AZ) at no additional cost to you, though it means when you click the link and make a purchase I receive a few pennies as a commission. Stampendous (STM), Ellen Hutson (EH) and Blick Studio (Blick) links are also listed for non-affiliate shopping.

Stampendous:

• Pink Your Life Whisper Happy Wagon PCS (AZ, STM) 
• Pink Your Life Whisper World PCS (AZ, STM)
• Stampendous Cake Tiers PCS (AZ, STM)
• Cathedral Windows Metal Stencil (AZ, STM)
• Mixed Media White Paper (AZ, STM)
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko (AZ, STM)

Plus:

• Kraft Cardstock
• Copic Markers - B12, B14, BG000, BG11, BG13, BV20, BV23, BV34, E50, E51, E53, E95, R20, R22, R24, V12, V15, Y00, Y13, Y18, V12, V15, YR16)
• Memento™ Tuxedo Black Marker by Tsukineko® (AZ)
• 3D Foam Adhesives Squares (AZ, EH)
• ZipDry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives (AZ)
• Gesso
• 3M Scotch 2090 Blue Painters Tape: 1-inch (AZ, Blick)
• Paintbrush

Instructions for a 5 x 7-inch card:

1. Tape 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 inch White Paper to board with painter's tape and then tape Cathedral Windows stencil onto a corner. Begin sponging white gesso onto stencil around the corners of the paper. Reposition stencil and repeat. Clean stencil and sponge. Let dry or use a heat tool.
2. Mix a few drops of BG02 Various Ink with rubbing alcohol (or blending solution) and apply around top corners of stenciled paper. 
3. Dilute more and fill in the center of the white paper.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with YG25 Various Ink. Dry with heat tool or let dry. 
5. Remove tape and pen a line around the border of the paper near the edges.
6. Stamp spirals from Whisper World and sentiment from Cake Tiers in black ink.
7. Stamp Happy Wagon parts with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and color.
8. Cut out pieces and adhere together with foam squares and then place on background.
9. Stamp spirals at the end of the wagon train.
10. Adhere to a 5 x 7 folded kraft cardstock base.

HomeSweetHome with Stampendous

Oh how I love this set! I just returned from a wonderful trip to visit with my sister last week. We had an amazing time together chatting about everything we could think of, working on unfinished projects, watching the sunrise and sunset out her awesome picture windows.

Oh my it was fun, but when it's time to come home you can feel it in the tender spot of your heart and it's so appropriate for today's post to say that I went back to the beginning when I drove into my driveway yesterday.

Yep, that makes no sense until you realize I'm paraphrasing a sentiment from the new Family Home Perfectly Clear Stamp Set. Here's a card I made for the January catalog that's a little on the artsy vibe.

Details? All supplies and instructions can be found on the Stampendous Projects Page. Here's the Family Home by Janelle Stollfus page you can go look at for all the information to make one of your own. :)

There's more fine designs from the design team so head on over to the Stampendous Blog for more ideas with this set.

Haunted MIX{-Ability} Challenge

It's a haunting Friday in the Mix-Ability forum! Jeanne is hosting the challenge this week and she's asked us to create using a Halloween theme or Halloweenish colors. And here is how I took the challenge:

My favorite mixed medium is paint and for backgrounds, so I used some halloweenish colors and my Creative Palette to create the monoprint background. I stamped Tangled Border around the edges with acrylic paint that was pounced onto the stamp with a damp sponge.

I stamped Punkin Pals and colored with Copic Markers. Here are the colors if you're interested.

G82, G94, YG05, YR23, YR24, YR27, E08, Y17, V15, V17, V20, RV63, T4, T6, T8, W9 (with Copic Airbrush Adapter Set 3)

I created a sticky note mask by stamping off the image on a sticky note and then cutting it out and placing it over the colored Punkin Pals. Then I used my Copic airbrush tool with a copic marker to darken the paper around the image before trimming around the image. I used a piece of denim and colorless blending refill to create a texture on the Punkin Pals.

MIX90: Haunted Mix!

Details:
Stamps: Punkin Pals, Tangled Border (Stampendous)
Paper: White Sulphite (Pacon), Eggplant Envy (Stampin' Up) purple stash
Ink: Tuxedo Black  (Tsukineko), alcohol markers and colorless refill (Copic), acrylic paints (Various Liquitex, Amsterdam)
Accessories: Creative Palette Monoprinting Palette (Stampendous), silk binding ribbon (Hug Snug), Copic Airbrush Adapter Set 3

Some of the products from this project I found for a Quick Buy!

Stampendous Witchy Wonders Theme

Hey there crafty friends, it's all hallow's month and Stampendous has been showcasing the Halloween Collection from the July 2014 Catalog. This week as you have gathered from the title post is Witchy Wonders.

My card today is with an image that reminds me a lot like June Cleaver admiring her jack-o-latern mastery. She even has the pearl necklace and web net apron to work in fashion with the jack-0-lantern. So here it is!

The design team at Stampendous has been sharing their Witchy Wonders from the July 2014 Catalog and you can see more by going to the Stampendous blog for a link list.

You can see the instructions on how I made this card over on the Stampendous Website. Thank you for stopping by and checking out my Lady and Jack card today.

Details:
Stamps: Lady and Jack (Stampendous)
Paper: Cardstock by Bazzill Basicx®
Ink: Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink by Tsukineko
Accessories: Spoonful of Midnight Kit (Stampendous), ribbon by May Arts Ribbon®

House-Mouse Designs from Stampendous

While there are a few weeks yet before we arrive to Halloween, my children managed to get through a whole day of school before calculating a countdown to the upcoming holidays and even creating a list of Christmas gifts, That my friends is what going to school is all about. I just love how a child's mind works.

I'm not quite yet ready to start shopping for Christmas, but I have come to the conclusion that I need costumes are quick on the horizon of my holiday to-do list. The crisp air is preparing us for the fun and festive months ahead, but today we can enjoy cute House-Mouse Designs images available through Stampendous.

Instructions:

1. Cut colored cardstock into a strip and tie ribbon in a bow.
2. Adhere to card base.
3. Make a dotted line of glue above and below strip of cardstock.
4. Sprinkle Vintage Mahogany Glitter from the Green Kit over the wet glue. Tap off excess and return to jar.
5. Stamp Star Costume onto white cardstock and color.
6. Cut out image with circle die and also a larger circle in colored cardstock.
7. Glue image to larger circle.
8. Add Thin Square Dots to back of image panel and put on card base.

You can enjoy more House-Mouse Designs® from the Design Team this week on the Stampendous blog.

Details:
Stamps: Star Costume (Stampendous)
Paper: White Cardstock (Neenah Paper), Chocolate, Orange and Orchid cardstock by Bazzill Basic
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Copic Markers (R01, Y11, Y13, Y15,  Y26, Y35, YR00, YR01, YR07, YR14, YR15, YR24, BV20, BV23,  V91, E21, E23,  E25, E42,  E50, E51, YG61, YG63, YG67, YG91, YG97)
Accessories: Frantage Encrusted Jewel Technique 5-Jar Green Kit (Stampendous), glue, ribbon (MayArts)

Verve Anni-Verve-sary Sneak Peek Day 6

 Featured Products: Small Packages (illustrated by Julee Tilman), Cupcake Frame Die Set

Happy Verve Release Day!!

Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the Verve online store.

You have just come from Laurie's blog along the hop list and if you are just finding our hop here on my blog you can find the full hop list later on in the post.

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I love the cupcakes in today's Small Packages Set. I colored a few of them for fun and decided they looked great displayed together and there's how my card came together. I colored cupcakes and flags with Copic markers, cutting out the cupcakes by hand and using the Cupcake Frame Die set for the flags. A few circles, a pass through with an embossing folder and sugar white bow to complete this simple and quick card!

Thanks for stopping by this week and now it's time to hop on over to Christyne's blog!

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Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $50 gift code to Verve! So be sure to leave a little comment on each blog on the list to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee 8. Stacey 2. Teresa 9. Maureen 3. Chaitali 10. Laurie 4. Amber 11. Janelle 5. Charmaine 12. Christyne 6. Marisa 13. Jen 7. Monika {Guest} 14. Andrea

Details:
Stamps: Small Packages (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Kraft (Hobby Lobby), Natural (Wausau), White (Neenah)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento, Tsukineko), alcohol markers (Copic)
Accessories: Cupcake Frame Die Set (A Cut Above, Verve), Sugar Ribbon (Signature Ribbon Collection), Dots and Flowers Embossing Folder set (Sissix), nesting circles (Lifestyle Crafts, WRMK)

Verve Anni-Verve-sary Sneak Peek Day 2

Featured Products: Framed Lilies (illustrated by Chaitali Narla)

IT's DAY TWO, woo - hoo! We are back with more goodies to share. You have just come from Laurie's blog if you're hopping along today, otherwise it's a smart choice to start at the beginning of the hop so you won't miss anything! 

All week long the Divas will be spotlighting new stamps and dies and each day there's a chance to win a $50 gift code to Verve just for commenting on our posts! So tune in each day for a new spotlight and a fresh chance to win.

Everything previewed this week will be available for purchase in the Verve online store on Saturday 8/30.

Framed Lilies is a perfect set for quick card. I stamped the main frame image and a couple extra flowers on another piece of paper, colored and started adding layers. It was easy to pull together with so many great sentiment choices. More Verve from previous releases also appear on my card like Flag It Die Set and Golden Sun Ribbon.

That's it from me today it's time to make your 

stop at Christyne's blog.

Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win a $50 gift code to Verve! So be sure to leave a little comment on each blog on the list to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blogtoday for full set reveals and all the prize info and deadlines!

1. Julee 7. Stacey 2. Teresa 8. Maureen 3. Amber 9. Laurie 4. Charmaine 10. Janelle 5. Marisa 11. Christyne 6. Monika {Guest} 12. Andrea

Details:
Stamps: Framed Lilies (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Park Bench (Fancy Pants), White (Neenah), Blue (Wausau)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento, Tsukineko), Alcohol markers (Copic)
Accessories: Flag It Die Set (A Cut Above, Verve), Golden Sun Ribbon (Summer Sailing Ribbon Collection, Verve), button thread and paper piercer (SU!), corner rounder (We R™ Memory Keepers),, Black Pearl Pen, (Viva Decor), Waterfall glitter glue (Stickles, Ranger)

Stampendous Christmas in July

This week the Stampendous team is sharing Christmas theme from the new July 2014 Catalog release. I'm sharing my Bundled Kitty with some fun Copic Marker color.

You can find out how I made this card by going to my Bundled Kitty Project Sheet on Stampendous website. Copic colors are available there. Go ahead and take a look around at the other July release products.

ALSO, also... Stampendous just might be in your area at a show! Yea! Check out where they are in this blog post.

Verve July 2014 Spotlight Day 4 and RELEASE!

Welcome to the final day of the July Verve Spotlight Week! Release day is finally here! I hope you've enjoyed our sneak peeks and given you some fresh inspiration to crafty by. Everything you have seen this week is available for purchase in the Verve shop!

Kay was before me today if you have been jumping along in the hop. If you just found out about it then you can start at the beginning of the list (below) for the full inspiration line-up.

My card today is using the new Plain Jane, 2 Corinthians 12:9 stamped over a splash of mixed acrylic paints that made a blue-gray. The butterfly from Happy Place is stamped on white cardstock and colored with Copic markers and then for some pop of color I smeared water-soluble oil pastels over the wings (MIX76: Finger Painting). The border is from the Scalloped Trim Trio Die Set and I used two color cardstock and popped out the yellow border from the die and place the teal one inside with the yellow dots still in the die. to get them all out I place a piece of tape across the back and rubbed it on real well. The rest of the tape is used to adhere it to the back of the sentiment panel. I saw this somewhere, probably a fellow Diva, a while ago and I thought it was brilliant. The leftover teal dots were randomly added to get a good flow to the card.

Now it's time to head on over to Charmaine's blog! Thank you for all your kind comments this week and good luck!


Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for full set reveals!

Today's Prize: The ENTIRE release!

Comment Deadline:  Sunday,  July 13 @ 5PM Mountain

1. Julee 9. Charmaine 2. Stacey 10. Jen 3. Maureen 11. Sheri {Guest} 4. Chaitali 12. Laurie 5. Marisa 13. Andrea 6. Teresa 14. Amber 7. Kay {Guest} 15. Christyne 8. Janelle

Details:
Stamps:  2 Corinthians 12:9, Happy Place (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Watercolor Paper (Fluid), white cardstock (Neenah), teal and yellow cardstock (unknown)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento, Tsukineko), acrylic paints, alcohol markers (Copic), water-soluble oil pastels (Binney-Smith)
Accessories: Happy Doodles Die Set (A Cut Above, Verve), Scalloped Trim Trio Die Set (A Cut Above, Verve)