STAMPlorations inspiration #313

It's time for another Tuesday inspiration post from the STAMPlorations inspiration team girls. 

I have a theme this month - white on white. 

I told you last Tuesday that my card was made with leftovers from my last Spotlight card cuz I couldn't throw the little circles away. Today's card uses up some white papers from my paper scraps. I think it's a fun way to add interest to a white background. And I happen to love wispy threads ;)

 Skinny Sentiments die

That wraps up my month of white on white. Hope you enjoyed it.

You could win yourself a $15 prize code to the store by leaving a comment on this month's inspiration posts! Check out today's post over at STAMPlorations. And if I should ever inspire you to order something from the store, I'd appreciate it if you used my STAMPGIRLMARIA discount code for an additional 20% off your order - at no extra cost to you, just with perks for me ;)

 

simon says stamp - all the feels part 2

Did you see my post yesterday? There's a new release at Simon Says Stamp called All the Feels and there are a lot of fun products for all styles of cardmakers. Check it out here.

I had more fun with the red rubber stamp, Halftone Circle Background, on a masculine slimline card. Did some stamping and masking and die cut stacking. The "happy" is half of "Happy Everything," another word/shadow die from CZ Design.

And since I'm loving this Catherine Pooler ink color combo lately, I used it with the new Painted Flowers Wreath stencil. This stencil is so simple yet so versatile.

 

SSS Halftone Circle Background stamp

SSS Happy Everything dies

SSS Painted Flowers Wreath stencil

SSS Hello You stamp

 SSS Big Scripty Greetings stamp

Check out all the makes with the products from the All the Feels release in the gallery here. And check out today and tomorrow's blog hops for more inspiration. Thanks for coming by my blog today.

simon says stamp - all the feels release

 
There's a new release at Simon Says Stamp called All the Feels and there are a lot of fun products for all styles of cardmakers. Check it out.

I started by playing with the Happy Meowther's Day stamp set. Are you a kitty lover? There are six kitties in this set, but this image is my favorite. (The heart and paws stamp are in the set too!)

With this next card you can probably tell that I'm not a cat person. Do they even make dark brown cats?!? ;)

 SSS Happy Meowther's Day stamp

SSS Halftone Circle Background stamp

Check out all the makes with the products from the All the Feels release in the gallery here. And watch for the upcoming blog hops for lots of inspiration. Thanks for visiting my blog today. 

I'm playing at The Paper Players where it's about CAS Animals.

STAMPlorations inspiration #312

It's time for another Tuesday inspiration post from the STAMPlorations inspiration team girls. 

I have a theme this month - white on white. 

Did you see my latest Spotlight tutorial over at STAMPlorations? I die cut some circles out of a cover plate die cut and couldn't just toss them so I used them on today's card to add additional interest (the pricked circles are interest, the adhered circles add even more!) to the white background.

 Circles all Over Cover Plate Texture die

Lotus Love stamp

alcohol markers, embossing powder

Do you like white on white?

You could win yourself a $15 prize code to the store by leaving a comment on this month's inspiration posts! Check out today's post over at STAMPlorations. Did you see the 30% off sale on Coffee/Tea related products going on right now in the store? And if I should ever inspire you to order something from the store, I'd appreciate it if you used my STAMPGIRLMARIA discount code for an additional 20% off your order - at no extra cost to you, just with perks for me ;)

monogram projects

A while ago I made a couple projects with the Altenew monogram challenge in mind. Well apparently it's come and gone while I was snoozing but I'm gonna share my projects with you anyhoo! BTW there are many cool ideas in the gallery if you, like me, like to personalize your projects.

You may recall this pop up box card. Well it needed an envelope to match so I made one and added this monogram to it.

Recognize the floral? It's Altenew's Sketchy Floral stamp and I stamped and colored it with alcohol markers before die cutting a circle out of it. The circle became the monogram above and the panel became the birthday card below. I added the same image heat embossed in silver on black behind the negative.

One more project. Not Altenew, I believe I intended to hook up at Pinkfresh, but this was for DS's friend's bday. I used alcohol markers to color the Pinkfresh Adore Alpha letters and added STAMPlorations Number Plate too.

Guess I need to make better use of my calendar ;) Have a great day!

I'm playing at:

ATSAM - Make your Mark (#2)

Challenge up your Life - Flowers (#2)

Die Cut Divas - Slimline cards (#3)

spring/summer coffee lovers hop

It's that time of year. You know what time. Coffee time.

Today's project is for the Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. STAMPlorations is a super sponsor and in addition to the STAMP prizes being given away on the hop, you could win a prize for leaving a comment over at the STAMP blog today too.

I know the tones of the graphic are kinda muted (more towards the neutrals ruling the world of decor presently) but I had to use some brighter colors for a spring/summer card.

All Blooms stencil
All you need is Coffee stamp

Just Caffeinate stickers

distress inks, vellum, Glossy Accents

Masked off the edges of my cardbase. Inked through the stencil. Added some Perfect Pearls splatters. Fussy cut the stamped coffee cup and mounted it on a circle of printed vellum. Added a sticker sentiment and a shot of shine to the cup with Glossy Accents.

Get hopping! But don't forget to stop by STAMPlorations to leave a comment.

I'm joining the fun at:
Spring Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C575 Stencil

Hero Arts Stay Crafty - Bring on Spring

Happy Little Stampers - March Stencil AG

STAMPlorations inspiration #311

Welcome to another Tuesday inspiration post from the STAMPlorations inspiration team girls. 

I have a theme this month - white on white. 

Today I've added interest to a white card by adding bits and pieces cut out of two cover plate die cuts to it. Just snipped the bits out and adhered them to my card front.

The effect is easier to see in this detail photo.

 Bloomtangled 1 die

Bloomtangled 2 die

Birthday Wishes die

You could win yourself a $15 prize code to the store by leaving a comment on this month's inspiration posts! Check out today's post over at STAMPlorations. And if I ever inspire you to order something from the store, I'd appreciate it if you used my STAMPGIRLMARIA discount code for an additional 20% off your order - at no extra cost to you, just with perks for me ;)

I'm joining the fun at:

Happy Little Stampers - March AG with Dies

CAS cards challenge march reminder

Have you played in the STAMPlorations March CAS Cards challenge? Get your green on! (Or not.)

As always the challenge is to create any CAS card, with an optional color twist - this month it's dark green and mint.

Meet my card.

Facets stencil

Baa Baa stamp

Altenew inks

Again I played with just a portion of a stencil, inking the masked off "heart" with light and dark green ink and getting a nice blend where the two overlapped. 

The sentiment continues inside "are my sunshine" where I also stenciled a sun for fun.

CAS card tip: Examine your stencils to find just a portion of one that you can ink or emboss onto a CAS card.

For more super CAS inspiration with this stamp set check out this post. I must say I love these sheep images with their bold black heads - they pair with bright colors so well.

I'm looking forward to your CAS card creations! Your project might be chosen as one of the prize winners. Check out how the DT was inspired by this month's photo here.

And don't forget about my STAMPlorations discount code STAMPGIRLMARIA for 20% off should I ever inspire you to do some shopping ;)  Thanks for stopping over today. I'm stopping over at Crazy 4 Challenges where it's about Stencils and ATCAS where the challenge is Shapes.

STAMPlorations new release - extra

Have you seen the new release over at the STAMPlorations shop?

Today - one more make with Shirley's Super Hero. I know it works for comic style designs; I'm envisioning red, yellow and blue a la Superman.

But I went rainbow using one of the Art Marks 3 images.

Art Marks 3

Super Hero

distress inks

So, that's a wrap. Hope you enjoyed the new release. Be sure to check out all the DT's creations over at the STAMP blog. And leave comments all around, there are prizes to be won - a $25 prize code and a stamp set from the release.

If you use my STAMPGIRLMARIA code when you order you'll get an extra 20% off!

Appreciate your visit. Have a great day.

spotlight on taking cover plate texture dies up a notch

I had some fun with a cover plate die. Check out my tutorial over at the STAMPlorations blog. 

STAMPlorations release - art marks 3

It's been a little while but there's a new release in town. Over at the STAMPlorations shop. Have you seen it?

Today we have a new set from Shery R. She's added another to her Art Marks line. Art Marks 3.

Where does your eye go first when you see that set? Apparently my eye goes to the leaves first...

I did some two-toned inking with my Misti.

And I couldn't help notice how the two stamps at the top of the set worked so well together. Continued with the same color scheme and gold embossing.

Art Marks 3 stamp

Trendy Spring Blooms stamp

Catherine Pooler Spa inks, vellum, gold embossing powder

What else I saw? I saw Kaa. From Jungle Book. Proving that even with art marks you can create a scene ;)

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle die

Uppercase Alpha Plate die

So, that's a wrap. Have you enjoyed this week's posts? Be sure to check out all the DT's creations over at the STAMP blog. And leave comments all around, there are prizes to be won - a $25 prize code and a stamp set from the release.

If you use my STAMPGIRLMARIA code when you order you'll get an extra 20% off!

Appreciate your visit. Have a great day.

I'm playing over at:

STAMPlorations release - life is sweeter

Welcome to day two! There's a new release in town over at STAMPlorations . Have you seen it?

Today we have a new set from Dee called Life is Sweeter. More fun solid images which lend themselves to fun techniques.

I had to have some fun with the fruits, my MISTI and multi-layer stamping. 

Life is Sweeter stamp

Distress inks, embossing powder

I started with Antique Linen and stamped the image. Added more ink to the stamp, spritzed lightly with water and stamped. Added another color ink to strategic areas, spritzed and stamped. Quite the rewarding process.

At the end I dabbed some Versamark onto the images with a Q-tipand heat embossed with the same gold as the sentiment, adding some glam to each fruit.

And what pairs better with silhouette leaves than an ink-blended sky, right?

Life is Sweeter stamp

Distress inks - Antique Linen, Bundled Sage, Stormy Sky

I masked my cardbase and blended the sky using makeup brushes. Then I stamped with Versafine black ink. I heat embossed the three main images with clear embossing powder to highlight them a bit. Love that it's basically a one layer card.

Tomorrow we have a new set from Shery.  Be sure to check out all the DT's creations over at the STAMP blog. And leave comments all around by March 17, there are prizes for two random winners - 1) a $25 prize code and 2) a stamp set from the release.

Use my STAMPGIRLMARIA code on any order to get an extra 20% off!

Appreciate your visit. Have a great day.

I'm playing over at:

Happy Little Stampers CAS - Three of a Kind (#1 I've got 3 different fruits)

SSS Monday Challenge - Use Something Green (#2)

 

STAMPlorations release - super hero

Welcome! It's been a little while but there's a new release in town. Over at the STAMPlorations shop. Have you seen it?

Today we have a new set from Shirley.Meet Super Hero.

It's been kinda stressy in our household lately and I was in the mood for some mindless coloring. I chose the graphic images, heat embossed them and then watercolored. Well I scribbled with watercolor pencils and then shoved the pigment around with a water brush!

Super Hero stamp

watercolor pencils, white embossing powder

So then apparently I did some mindless adhering... I actually intended for the starbursts to be darker at the bottom and get lighter as they went up, and they were, til I mounted the watercolored panel on my cardbase. Now I've got the reverse. And lightning bolts that point up! 

On to the next project. I like the solid silhouette of the buildings. I decided to create a Christmas card using it. Gotta love versatility, right?

Super Hero stamp

Houses Extra stamp

Christmas Reindeer stamp

snowfall stencil, embossing paste, vellum, embossing powder

I stamped some little trees, colored and masked them. Stamped the buildings and added some glow to their windows. Stenciled the snow and added the vellum strip with the sentiment.

So, that's it for today. We'll be back tomorrow with a new set from Dee.  Be sure to check out all the DT's creations over at the STAMP blog. And leave comments all around by March 17, there are prizes for two random winners - 1) a $25 prize code and 2) a stamp set from the release.

If you use my STAMPGIRLMARIA designers' code you'll get an extra 20% off too!

Appreciate your visit. Have a great day.

I'm playing over at Happy Little Stampers in the March AG Watercolor Challenge and March Christmas Challenge.