Stampendous and Envirotex Get Hoppin'

It's been a fun week playing with ETI’s Jewelry Resin,  and with their two part epoxy  Resin Clay.  I enjoyed stepping out of my comfort zone and working with both.  I already have more ideas for future projects with these great products.  Stay tuned!

I've really been impressed with the projects the Stampendous design team has created this week.  Be sure to check out this weeks' Stampendous Impressions blog posts for links to all of the design team posts.

And, of course, the famous Resin and Resin Clay Diva, Carmi Cimicata of the Resin Crafts Blog has been playing along with us this week with some of her terrific creations!

PLUS – The people at Nunn Design were kind enough to supply bezels to the the team so that we could make some beautiful jewelry!

I'm pleased to say that the project I created for you today turned out exactly like I pictured it in my head!  That doesn't happen very often!  I'm so excited!  I usually tend to wear the same jewelry every day and not worry about matching my necklace to my outfit.  This pendant has made me change my mind!  I can't wait to find the perfect outfit to wear with this. 

To make this pendant, I followed the package directions to prep the Jewelry Clay and then stamped one of the leaf images from the Stampendous Foliate Quad Cube onto the clay.  I used a craft knife to trim the clay to fit in the bezel, carefully transferred the clay to the bezel and brushed on Perfect Copper Perfect Pearls Pigment Powder and let the clay cure.  The next day I used a soft cloth to wipe away the excess pigment powder and buff it up a little.  That's when I let out a little squeal!  I LOVE it!

I'm so bummed that this looks no where as cool in the picture as it does in real life!  I can't even tell you how many pictures I took, and this was the best one.  *sigh*  Sorry - hope you get the idea!

Here's my dilemma!  On one hand I want to leave it alone and not mess it up, on the other hand I think it would look really cool if I rubbed on a bit of green paint to give it a patina look.  Decisions, decisions!  What do you think?

Ok, now it's time for you to check out what all of the other girls have created.  Be prepared to be WOWED!!!  I'm sure they're going to knock your socks off!   Be sure to leave comments on each blog because we have Resin AND Stamps AND Bezels to give away!!  Here’s who is playing with us today:

Resincrafts Blog

Asia King

Cyndi Bundy 

Janelle Stollfus

Krissy Fossmeyer (you are here!)

 Stampendous

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Rhea Weigand

Suzanne Czosek 

Tenia Nelson

Tobi Crawford

Time for me to skedaddle!  Have a wonderful day and take time to get inky!

Fun with Stampendous and Resin

This week Stampendous has teamed up with ETI Jewelry Resin again.  We played together last year and had so much fun we thought we'd do it again.

I have to admit I was a bit intimidated by the Resin at first, but it is so easy to work with and a lot of fun.  It's as simple as imagining your design, mixing and pouring.  That's it!  

Today I have a pendant to share with you.  I started with a Tim Holtz Fragment Charm.  I stamped the cute little seahorse from the Stampendous Mermaid Kiddo, colored it and cut it out.  I adhered the cute little guy to the charm with Beacon ZipDry and then started to mix my Jewelry Resin.  After I had it all mixed, I added a bit of Stampendous Crystal Micro Glitter and then poured it on my charm.  Then I added a touch of Stampendous Oceanic Crushed Glass Glitter and set it aside to set.  That's the hard part - the waiting!  Actually, not touching it is the hard part!  I always have this urge to touch it to see if it has cured yet.  DON'T DO IT!!!  Don't ask me how I know - I don't want to talk about it.

Not only does ETI make Jewelry Resin, this year they’ve added their two part epoxy Resin Clay to our mix, and we’re just so excited! We can’t wait to show you the amazing things we’ve created!  Tomorrow I'm planning to play with this clay and have a project to show you on Friday.  Stay tuned!

And, of course, the famous Resin and Resin Clay Diva, Carmi Cimicata of the Resin Crafts Blog is playing along with us this week with some of her terrific creations!

PLUS – The people at Nunn Design were kind enough to supply bezels to the the team so that we could make some beautiful jewelry!

So leap aboard and check out the terrific projects! Be sure to leave comments on each blog because we have Resin AND Stamps AND Bezels to give away!! 

Here’s who is playing with us today:

Stampendous Impressions

Cyndi

Krissy  (you are here!)

Tobi

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope all is well in your corner of the world.

Take time to get inky today!

Staedtler & Stampendous Hop

Hi there!  Today Stampendous has teamed up with STAEDTLER to bring you beautiful inspiration that is sure to lift your spirits!  

The card I have to share features Stampendous Air Scapes Perfectly Clear and Soaring Sentiments Perfectly Clear stamp sets.  I love that the Air Scapes set has three different "scenes" included.  I chose to use the castle setting.  What a fun bunch of images to color!  Before I stamped the images with VersaFine Onyx Black ink on watercolor paper, I lightly ran STAEDTLER Ergosoft Aquarelle watercolor pencils across my paper.  Then I blended the colors with a wet paintbrush.  I love the way the colors blended to make the sky.  After the paper dried completely, I stamped my images and colored them using the same pencils.  I thought something was still missing, so I added a few cloud with Stormy Sky Distress Ink.  I have to admit I LOVE THIS CARD!!!!  I don't know if I can give this one away!

Each day we’ve posted the list of all participating Design Team Members. You’ll want to leave a comment EVERY DAY on EVERY BLOG because at the end of the week the STAEDTLER Designers will each give away one package to someone who commented on their blog this week. Their prize package consists of:

Staedtler Prize Package

Oh yeah!! But wait there’s more! Each day the Stampendous Design Team Members will pool their daily comments and choose one random winner for our prize package – our new Hot Air Scapes and Soaring Sentiments Perfectly Clear Stamps plus aJumbo Handle to use with them:

Stampendous Prize Package

Here's a list of who's hopping today.  Be sure to leave comments along the way to be in the running for these great prize packages!  You don't want to miss out!

Stampendous Impressions

Cyndi Bundy

Jamie Martin

Janelle Stollfus

Jennifer Dove

Krissy Fossmeyer   (that's me!)

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Rhea Weigand

Lisa Somerville

April Derrick
Tobi Crawford

Well, that's it for me today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Now it's time for you to hop along.

Take time to get inky today!

Stampendous & Staedtler Fun!

This week the Stampendous gals are teaming up with the folks at STAEDTLER to create some gorgeously colored projects featuring Stampendous & STAEDTLER.  The card I'm featuring today uses their fabulous Ergosoft Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils.  These pencils are so easy to work with and the handy stand-up box keeps them close at hand and ready to use.

The card that I'm sharing today features the Hot Air Trio and Soaring Sentiments Perfectly Clear stamps.  These stamps are part of the Stampendous April Release.  The "clouds" are from the Cling Jumbo Bird of Paradise set.  The clouds were heat embossed with Blue Magic Embossing Powder.

In case you haven't already heard, each day this week all of the participating Design Team Members are posting projects using Stampendous and STAEDTLER products.  You'll want to leave a comment every day on every blog because at the end of the week the STAEDTLER Designers will each give away one package to someone who commented on their blog this week.  PLUS each day the Stampendous Design Team members will pool our daily comments and choose one random winner for our prize package.  You don't want to miss out on the chance to win these great prizes!

STAEDTLER Prize Package

Stampendous Prize Package

So get ready for some beautiful projects.  Be sure to leave comments (more than just "cool" or "cute card" - show us that you really looked at the projects.  Then please share on your Facebook timeline, Twitter and Pinterest.  Tag us in your share with a @Stampendous or #Stampendous and there will be an extra big prize package at the end of the week for one lucky hopper!  Come back every day for a new list of linked artists.  

So, are you ready to get hopping?  Here's the list of today's participants..

Stampendous Impressions 

Krissy Fossmeyer  (that's me!)

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Rhea Weigand

Suzanne Czosek

Kellie Mowat

Hope all is well in your corner of the world.

Take time to get inky today!

OK....go!  

Daisy Thanks

I thought I'd try something different when I made this card.  Instead of coloring the flowers, I first masked off  the sides of the panel and applied Distress Ink in Dusty Concord with a sponge applicator.  It was fun!  Then I stamped this great Daisy Thanks bouquet and sentiment with Tsukineko Tuxedo Black ink.  All the supplies used to make this card are available at Michaels.  

It was a quick and easy card to make.  I'm thinking it would make a great card set - each with a different color Distress Ink.  I may have just decided what to make for my boys to give their teachers next week on the last day of school!

Before I leave, I have to tell you to stop by again next week.  The gals at Stampendous are teaming up with Staedtler.  You don't want to miss the excitement!  We'll have great projects to share with you all week and then there's a Blog Hop on Friday with some fantastic prizes!

Ok, time for me to boogie.  Hope you're having a great week! 

 Take time to get inky today!

Daffodil Girl Missing You

Today's the day!!!!  It's Stampendous release day at Michaels stores!  All of the new products should be on the shelves today!  Just wait till you see all the new Stampendous goodies!  You'll want to get them all inky!   So much fun!  

The card I'm sharing today uses the Stampendous Daffodil Girl stamp and a sentiment from the Happy Messages set.  I colored this with watercolor pencils.  What a fun image to work with!

To celebrate the new release, I will be giving away a fun Stampendous prize package to one lucky winner!  Just leave a comment here before May 17th and you will be in the running!  

Now it's time for me to get going and it's time for you to run to Michaels to check out all of the new Stampendous products!  Thanks for stopping by, hope all is well in your corner of the world. 

Take time to get inky today!

Happy Couple

Good Morning! (or afternoon or evening, depending on when you are reading this, I guess.)  It's a beautiful, sunny day here in the Chicago area - I'm hoping to get outside for a bit before I go to work this afternoon.  Hate to waste a gorgeous day!

Today it so beautiful it would be perfect for a wedding, so I thought I'd share a wedding card with you today.  

All the supplies used to make this card are available at Michaels.  It features the Stampendous Happy Couple, Mr. & Mrs. and Heart Stack.  I had a fun time making the background paper and experimenting with different PearLustre Embossing Powders.  I finally settled on White PearLustre, believe it or not.  It certainly doesn't look white on this pink paper.  Which just goes to prove that you should experiment because you just never know what you'll end up with. (Plus, the experimenting is the FUN part!)  I also used a VersaMarker and added a bit of White PearLustre Embossing Powder  to the veil and bottom of the wedding gown.

Well friends, it's time for me to head outside and enjoy this gorgeous day.  Don't forget to stop by here on the 10th (just TWO days away!!!)  I'll be celebrating the new Stampendous release at Michaels stores by giving away a great prize package to one lucky winner.  Stop back here on Friday for details!

Hope all is well in your corner of the world and that you'll take time to get inky today!

Cowlik Butterfly Hi!

It's May already!?!?!?  Where does the time go?  Just a few more weeks of school at the Preschool where I work and then my boys are done on the 31st.  This year has flown by!

Speaking of time flying, it's almost time for the new Stampendous products to hit the shelves at Michaels stores.  May 10th is the big day!  To celebrate the big release, I'll have blog candy to give away to one lucky winner that day - be sure to stop back here then!

Today I'm sharing a card that uses a stamp that you can find on the shelves today!  The "udderly" adorable Cowlik Butterfly.  I LOVE this stamp!   It makes me smile every time I get it inky!  I thought this Martha Stewart Picket Fence Edge Punch was perfect for my sentiment panel.  I love the way this card turned out and will be making a few more of these for my card stash.

Stampendous Cowlik Butterfly, Happy Messages Perfectly Clear

All products used to make this card are available at Michaels.

Time for me to get "moo-ving".  Hope you have a wonderful day and take time to get inky today!