I had some fun with a cover plate die. Check out my tutorial over at the STAMPlorations blog.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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.
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 ;)
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.
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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
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.
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?
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.
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Happy Little Stampers CAS - Three of a Kind (#1 I've got 3 different fruits)
Monday, March 8, 2021
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!
watercolor pencils, white embossing powder
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?
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.
I'm playing over at Happy Little Stampers in the March AG Watercolor Challenge and March Christmas Challenge.
simon says stamp - capital B beautiful
Spring has sprung. At least it has in the latest release from Simon Says Stamp called Hello Beautiful and there's lots to inspire you. Check it out here.
One of the dies in the new release is called Capital B Beautiful, how appropriate is that? It's a great size for a slimline card, but my first two cards show how it works on a landscape layout of an A2 card too. It's easy to combine it with stamps or other word dies you already own. As you'll see, I what I love most about it is its shadow...
SSS Hello You stamp
SSS On Edge stamp
Charlie und Paulchen Hohlsaumrahmen die, Action Deutschland PP, alcohol markers, black embossing powder, washi, distress oxides
Fun tidbits about the cards?
The first packs a punch thanks to the rainbow colored shadow for the word die and the die (and sentiment) being shiny and raised thanks to heat embossing.
The second my CAS heart absolutely loves. The die cut shadow on the front allows the stacked sentiment (rainbowed) to peek through.
The third, well who doesn't love when pink, yellow and blue distress oxides yield a rainbow. I actually think I love this sentiment/shadow most in the B/W combo I used here.
Check out all the makes with the products from the Hello Beautiful release in the gallery here. And in case you missed them, check out the blog hops for more inspiration. Thanks for visiting.
I'm adding my card to:
Time Out Happy7th birthday!!! Birthday or Celebration
Cut It Up - B/W and a Pop of Color (#2)
Die Cut Divas - Slimline (#3)
ATSAM - Die Cuts and Stencils Um. Yep! (#3)
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
STAMPlorations inspiration #309
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 big white card front by stenciling some glittery embossing paste through a stencil.
Nuvo Moonstone embossing paste, metallic watercolors
This card kinda happened on a whim. I wanted to use the mermaid scales stencil... thought glitter paste, thought sea... thought whale. Ta daa!
I cut a mask with the tag die to limit the size of the stenciled area and then applied the paste. Stamped and fussy cut the the whale and added a touch of light blue metallic watercolor for even more shimmer.
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 ;)
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AAA Cards - Sketch with watercolor option
Monday, March 1, 2021
CAS cards challenge march
Welcome to the STAMPlorations March CAS Cards challenge. Ready to get your green on?
As always the challenge is to create any CAS card, with an optional color twist - this month it's dark green and mint.
Here's my card.
Altenew inks
Perhaps not as simple as you'd think due to quite a bit of masking in order to get just the parts of the stencil that I wanted for each color. But I like the result.
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 inspiration with this stamp set check out this post. These birdies are perfect for perching on something.
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. See you in the gallery.
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SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Addicted to CAS - Animal
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