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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

day 2 of STAMPlorations spotlight week


Welcome to day 2 of STAMPlorations spotlight week. Today we are showcasing Bold Sentiments: Hashtag Authentic. You can probably guess that I love these babies.


This is how they moved me...


I watercolored a piece of CS with ombre yellow tones using the wet-on-wet technique. Then I heat embossed the sentiment and random hashtags in gold. Lastly, I dipped the edges into Versamark and added  heat embossing to the edges too.

I was going for the "looks-like-a-child-made-it" (read: sloppy) look which I'm noticing is kinda trendy these days. Do you agree?

And I also paired the yellow with metallic gold, cuz I don't see the gold trend going anywhere anytime soon. As a matter of fact, I'm calling the pairing of gold and silver as the trend of 2015.

Anyhoo, do you like these stamps? I think they'd be wonderful too for mixed media projects. Which is, BTW, another trend I see ramping up in 2015. Mixed media is not just for the artsy fartsy anymore!

I'm hooking up to the Ombre challenge over at Inkspirational #74.



Visit the STAMPlorations blog here to see the eye candy from the DT and leave a comment here and there for a chance to win some great prizes. Thanks for coming by today.

36 comments:

  1. June RamsamyJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:29 PM

    Nice card, simple yet affective.

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  2. JenniferEJanuary 27, 2015 at 3:48 PM

    Love it! Another great ombre look during this hop!

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  3. Vicki DutcherJanuary 27, 2015 at 4:00 PM

    Lovely yellow wash!

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  4. Becca CrugerJanuary 27, 2015 at 4:34 PM

    This card is so versatile for all occasions!

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  5. FloJanuary 27, 2015 at 5:20 PM

    The yellow background and the hashtags are wonderful. I like your card.

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  6. New CreationsJanuary 27, 2015 at 5:23 PM

    Love the ombre color wash and grungy look of sentiment in metallic gold!

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  7. Cornelia (fun stamping)January 27, 2015 at 5:42 PM

    #AWESOME# - that says it all!

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  8. EllibelleJanuary 27, 2015 at 5:42 PM

    Love your watercolor wash background, and those bold sentiments are just fabulous! Beautiful creation!

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  9. CarolJanuary 27, 2015 at 8:21 PM

    So simple yet so effective.

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  10. joyJanuary 27, 2015 at 8:22 PM

    Very pretty background and a clever way to use the hashtag stamp! Gold will be around for awhile, I think.

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  11. cmJanuary 27, 2015 at 8:36 PM

    Your yummy ombre yellow card is #beautiful#authentic#creative#amazing! I feel a 'shopping' coming on *grin* Thanks so much for sharing this oh-so-pretty creation in the Inkspirational gallery!
    Hugs~c

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  12. JerrieJanuary 27, 2015 at 9:18 PM

    Love the gold tones and how fun to do hashtags with the word~ Great job.

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  13. ShellyJanuary 27, 2015 at 10:16 PM

    AWESOME, indeed! Love this!

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  14. Kim HegginsJanuary 28, 2015 at 1:49 AM

    Awesome card!

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  15. Happy DanceJanuary 28, 2015 at 1:52 AM

    #Awesomeindeed! Another great card, Maria. Love the gold. Love the yellow. Love the combination. Might have to CASE this one later on! Love it. Bev

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  16. Taunya ButlerJanuary 28, 2015 at 4:00 AM

    Love the awesome look to this card - the gold embossing looks so great and your hashtag background is terrific!!! Hope your day is a lovely one!!!

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  17. Tracey McNeelyJanuary 28, 2015 at 4:08 AM

    #awesome!

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  18. 2amscrapperJanuary 28, 2015 at 6:08 AM

    yes, I do like this look!

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  19. GretaJanuary 28, 2015 at 7:07 AM

    Fun card!

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  20. RahmatJanuary 28, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    Love the Ombre effect, the monochromatic scheme totally rocks here!

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  21. Kelly GriglioneJanuary 28, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    hahaha ... I'll have to keep my eye out on the "looks like a child made it" trend! Love your gold + yellow, what a great combo!

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  22. hellerlittleJanuary 28, 2015 at 11:21 AM

    #awesome...
    da ist doch wirklich schon alles ge(schrieben)sagt !!!
    wundervoll und strahlend
    LG hellerlittle

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  23. sandieJanuary 28, 2015 at 1:21 PM

    I am liking the embossed edges, cool look and I am with you for gold but not mixed media, I will stick with CAS! Thanks for joining Ink

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  24. DeeptiJanuary 28, 2015 at 4:54 PM

    Love the ombre u created with the water color wash :)

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  25. Sheila HJanuary 28, 2015 at 7:16 PM

    Lovely CAS design :)

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  26. Sarah GJanuary 28, 2015 at 11:37 PM

    I love the sloppy look - you do it so well :) That gold embossed sentiment looks fab too!

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  27. Brandi RJanuary 28, 2015 at 11:56 PM

    Yellow and gold!!! Awesome indeed ♥

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  28. JoanieJanuary 29, 2015 at 12:19 AM

    AWESOME !!!

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  29. Indy's DesignsJanuary 29, 2015 at 3:06 AM

    The gold embossing...wowza!

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  30. Rubeena I.January 29, 2015 at 10:04 PM

    great card!

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  31. GabrieleJanuary 31, 2015 at 1:33 AM

    this stamp set is a must have. I love all the techniques done with it. Great job!

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  32. Mary-Anne VJanuary 31, 2015 at 2:00 AM

    fun card ...love the gold.

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  33. Monika SkinnerJanuary 31, 2015 at 5:27 PM

    Love the combination of yellow and gold and those amazing embossed edges, great look. xxx

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  34. Anita in FranceJanuary 31, 2015 at 6:42 PM

    Cool and deliciously unstructured (sloppy?), Maria ... the funky embossed edges are fab! Anita :)

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  35. ShaunaJanuary 31, 2015 at 10:34 PM

    Interesting technique choice for the ombre look. It turned out fantastic! Great use of yellow and the heat embossing. Thanks for playing with us at Inkspirational!
    - Shauna

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  36. IrisFebruary 3, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    Love the gold embossing.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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