Delicate as a Daisy

Have you see all of the new Stampendous stamps and products???  All I can say is...WOW!  They have really outdone themselves this time!  You'll want to pour a cup of coffee and check out all of the goodies HERE!  Some of the products included are Stack Art, the Creative Palette and some really fun Mixed Media stamp sets.  This week the girls on the Design Team are sharing projects that we have made with some of the new stampy goodness.

The card I have for you is one of my favorites!  I LOVE this Delicate Daisy image!  I kept the coloring very simple on this one and just highlighted the petals a bit with a pale aqua Copic marker.  The background was stamped with the new Rattan Weave stamped in VersaMark ink and heat embossed with Lettuce Opaque Embossing Powder found in the Scenic Selection Embossing Powder Kit.   I have a feeling I'll be reaching for this stamp often to create backgrounds.

This May Arts Parrot Green/Yellow Textured Ribbon is the perfect finishing touch.  I love this ribbon!  It is so easy to work with.  I added a bit of Peach String Burlap Ribbon to accent the peach card base.

Well friends, that's my card for today.  Stop by again tomorrow for another card featuring stamps from the new Stampendous release. Don't forget to visit the Stampendous website to see What's New!

Thanks for stopping by, take time to get inky today!

We Can Build a Snowman

"In the meadow, we can build a snowman"

Well, now you can build a snowman on a card also, thanks to Stampendous!  With this ingenious Build a Snowman stamp set you can create cute little snowy scenes for your cards or scrapbook pages.  The interchangeable heads, bodies and arms mean you can create a ton of frosty snowmen to celebrate Christmas or Winter!  It is such a fun stamp set to work with and the possibilities are really endless!  I think I'll be reaching for this set often this winter!  

Since this was a birthday card for my friend, Kathy, I tried to stay away from traditional "Christmas colors".  I love this snowflake paper by DCWV.  I find myself using it on a lot of my winter cards.  I inked up the snowflakes with purple ink to add to my stamped panel.  Who says you can't have purple snowflakes (just stay away from the yellow ones!)

For the perfect finishing touch, I reached for my Stampendous Crystal Embossing Powder.  

Thanks for stopping by today - don't forget to stop by the Stampendous blog to see the snowman creations the other girls on the design team have to share with you.  

Take time to get inky!

In the Meadow

Brrrr!!!   I don't know what the weather is like in your corner of the world, but here in the Chicago area it is COLD!!!!  Our windchill is currently making it feel like our temperature is 40° BELOW zero!  That's just wrong!  We were supposed to head back to school this week after Winter Break, but schools have remained closed due to extreme temperatures.  The boys and I are all getting a little stir-crazy and ready to get back into a daily routine which include school and work!

So, the card that I'm sharing with you today is perfect!  This week is "Snowman" week for the Stampendous design teams!  Be sure to check the Stampendous blog to see what all the other girls have to share!

My card features this super adorable Stampendous Snowman Banners clear stamp set.  It's such a cute set, and I just love the look on this little guys face.  He looks so content to be hanging out with his bird friends.  I colored the image with Copics and then added some Stampendous Crystal Embossing Powder for the snowy area.  The papers are from the DCWV holiday stack. 

Well friends, thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to stop by on Friday when I'll have another snowman card to share with you.  Until then, stay warm!

Take time to get inky today!

Winter Fun!

What a fun week this has been, but I have to say I am exhausted!  My two boys have been running on pure adrenaline since school let out for Winter Break last Friday.  It's about time for them to crash - just in time for a quiet New Year!  Here in the Chicago area, we had a beautiful white Christmas which had me thinking "snowflakes".  That inspired me to make this card using the Stampendous Cling Jumbo Snowflake Trio.

I first applied Ranger Distress Ink in Dusty Concord to a panel of white card stock.  Then I stamped the two smallest snowflakes using VersaMark ink and heat set Detail Silver Embossing Powder by Stampendous.  I made my own silver card stock to mat the panel by just applying VersaMark around the outer edges of a panel of card stock, sprinkling on Detail Silver Embossing Powder and heat setting it.  Wrapped around and tied a length of sheer silver ribbon and my card was done.  My niece loves purple and she is a December baby, so this card was perfect for her birthday last week.

Well friends, it's time for me to get busy.  Our house is a disaster zone - it looks like the North Pole exploded in our family room. 

Thanks for stopping by, take time to get inky today!

Hoppin' with Stampendous and Clearsnap

What a fun week this has been!  I have LOVED using Clearsnap products!  I have fallen head over heels for the Color Box Petal Point Fluid Chalk Inkpads.  They include a beautiful palette of colors and are so easy to use.  On the card that I'm sharing today, I used the inks to color my image using a water brush.   This adorable Stampendous image is Cling Jumbo Penguin Snow.  Aren't they cute????  And I love these snowflakes!  So fun!

This card will soon be headed to my friend, Carol.  She's one of the teachers at the preschool with me and she just so happens to teach the Penguin Class!  So, I know she'll love this card!

Now it's time for you to see what other Stampendous and Clearsnap inspiration we have to share with you today.  Here's a list of  blog stops...

want to just keep this window/tab open and hop in another tab it might be easiest. Thanks for your patience, as always you have until Sunday night to complete your hopping/commenting before we will choose our three winners on Monday.

Rhea Weigand

Tobi Crawford

Kristine Reynolds

Jennifer Dove

Asia King

Suzanne Czosek

Jamie Martin

Tenia Nelson

Lea Kimmel

Janelle Stollfus

Krissy Fossmeyer

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Clearsnap and Stampendous Fun!

This week the Stampendous Design Team is collaborating with Clearsnap to share some great products and ideas with you.  

All of the sudden I realized this afternoon that Christmas is 2 weeks away.  I am NOT ready!  Tomorrow I'm going out to try to finish most of my shopping and I'm hoping to get the rest of our decorations out.  Next week I'll worry about getting started on my baking. 

In the meantime, I thought I would make my gift tags.  I have always loved the look of red on kraft, and this Cling Sweater Square stamp by Stampendous was begging to be made into a gift tag!  This was so fast and easy to make - I had a pile of them ready to go in no time!  The Color Box Petal Point Fluid Chalk Ink has a beautiful palette, has great coverage on kraft card stock and is easy to use.

To finish the tag, I added a length of red grosgrain ribbon  that is tied off with a piece of hemp cord.  Quick and easy!  My kind of project!

Stop by the Stampendous blog to see who else has inspiration to share with you today and be sure to visit again tomorrow when I'll have another project to share with you.

Take time to get inky today!

Shine Brightly

I'm back again today with another Inspirational Christmas card featuring Stampendous products.  Today's cards used the super sweet Shepherd Star stamp set. While I was making this card, I realized that I didn't have any gold card stock.....so, I made my own!  I inked the edges of a piece of card stock with VersaMark ink and sprinkled on Detail Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it. Super easy!  I love the sentiment that is included with this set, to highlight it a bit, I stamped the star in gold behind the sentiment.  

All of the supplies used to make this card are available at Michaels.

Be sure the check out the Stampendous blog this week to see what other Inspirational Christmas ideas the design team has to share with you.  

Take time to get inky today!