A Very Special Birthday

If you are looking for some Stampendous Wee Scapes inspiration, please scroll down or click here. Today is a very special day that called for a very special post.

Our Stampendous Design Team Coordinator is celebrating a birthday today so we decided to get together and throw her a little party hop.

Laura is a wonderful lady! She's super hard working, incredibly witty, insightful, creative and encouraging. Whenever I'm feeling discouraged and want to chuck it all, she knows what to say and pulls me up to continue on. It was Laura that believed in me when I first started to make cards. I've learned so much from her and will always be grateful.

Happy Birthday Laura! May your day be filled with joy and laughter.

My card was created using Stampendous Calligraphy Sampler, Leaf Sprig and Birthday Assortment as well as an assortment of my favorite Tsukineko Memento Ink.

Please join me by hopping along with fellow Stampendous Design Team members in wishing Laura a fantastic birthday. While you're hopping, please stop by the Stampendous facebook page and send Laura your personal wishes.

Kristine Reynolds

Wendy Price

Krissy Fossmeyer

Lea Kimmel

Tenia Nelson

Janelle Stollfus

Suzanne Czosek

Cyndi Bundy

Yana Smakula

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Asia King

Melinda Gleissner

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A Stampendous Collaboration with WeeScapes

Thank you for visiting my Stampendous Wee Scapes Collaboration post today. When you are done checking out my Wee Scapes creations, please click here. The Stampendous Design Team is celebrating our leader, Laura Weed's birthday with a fun celebration hop.

So all this week Stampendous is collaborating with Simi Creative Products, using their Wee Scapes Collection. I always thought the little trees and bushes were for model train enthusiasts but that's where Laura Weed's insight is so amazing. She challenged us to think outside the box and create with the wonderful assortment of product that Simi Creative Products so generously sent us.

Here are two completely different styles of projects that I created using this fun medium.

The first is this fun, pseudo-steampunk hat. I stamped the Stampendous Steampunk Owl on Wee Scapes asphalt paper which was so easy to work with. After assembling the hat, I swiped sections of it with VersaMark and melted Stampendous Aged Gold Embossing Enamel. Trust me when I say this paper also embosses really well. I was afraid the heat from my heat gun would melt its fuzziness. It didn't. My only regret is that I didn't emboss before assembling my hat because the heat did melt the glue from my hot glue gun which is why it looks puckered. I then added some tulle, a feather and a rolled up piece of dry wall patch. The wire band on the hat I modified from a piece I found in the jewelry aisle at Michaels. My finishing touch is the stamped and embossed gear. I used a gear from the Stampendous Guys and Gears set and again my favorite Aged Gold Embossing Enamel.

My second project uses this cute Stampendous Hula Kiddo stamp which I colored with my Copics. I added a whole bunch of Wee Scapes goodness to the image. The flowers on her lei are actually from a little bush that I cut up. There's some fuzzy grass at her feet but my favorite product is the long indivual strands of grass that I added to her grass skirt. I told you, so many possibilities! I also added some Stampendous Golden Sand Embossing Powder around her feet. Love it! The sentiment is from the Stampendous Birthday Assortment set. To create my card, I stamped the Stampendous Shell Background using VersaMark onto cardstock, wrapped it with twine and added a fringed grass skirt piece.

Two of my dear Stampendous teammates have also posted Wee Scapes projects. Please stop by and give them some love. Remember to comment on all of the Wee Scapes posts this week and stop back on Saturday for our wrap-up blog hop all for a chance to win a great prize.

Suzanne Czosek
Wendy Price

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Happy International Ninja Day!

Today is International Ninja Day. I'm not sure what that means but may it be good for you!

My son loves ninjas. Lego Ninjago is his favorite TV show and yes, our house has been over-taken by the little lego ninjago dudes and their vehicles. My son just can't get enough. He loves ninjas so much that he's dressed as a ninja several Halloweens in a row. Ninjas are the coolest!

So recently when I discovered this incredible stamp set from There She Goes Stamps, I knew I had to buy it. It's called Ninja Skillz and it is fantastic! It comes with several stinkin' cute ninja images and loads of sentiments. For my very quick card (it was 1:30am before I realized what day it is), I actually cut a sentiment apart. It should say "It's your birthday. Celebrate like a ninja!" but the celebrate part is so perfect for today's holiday.

I had so much fun at the Ninja Skillz Release Blog Hop, that I ordered the set immediately. Within just a few days, my ninja stamps showed up at my door...and this was the beginning of my newest love affair. There She Goes Stamps are amazing! I love the quality, they stamp perfectly and give you a really crisp image. YAY! And then there's the designs, lots and lots of super cute, extremely colorable images. I'm in coloring heaven.

There you have it. Quick, excellent service, high-quality stamps and loads of coloring potential. I can't think of a better way to spend International Ninja Day than to be coloring some. Thanks There She Goes Stamps.

Thanks for visiting and have a very happy Ninja Day!

Stampendous DIY Bangles Blog Hop

Today's project is a wreath I made for the Stampendous DIY Bangles Blog Hop. It's been such a fabulously fun week playing with these terrific DIY Bangles products.

To create my wreath, I made several rosettes of varying sizes from a We R Memory Keepers paper pack. Before adhering the rosettes to the DIY Bangles 12" Floral and Craft Ring, I embossed some with Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Enamel. To others, I added Stampendous Champagne Crushed Glass Glitter.

I then stamped two of my favorite Stampendous Christmas images, Teddy Kiddo and Tree Trim Kiddos and colored them with my Copics.

After attaching my images, I finished my wreath by adding a few jingle bells and some tulle.

Please take some time to visit my fellow team members' blogs. Remember to leave comments for a chance to win a great prize.

Stampendous Impressions

Annette Witherspoon

April Derrick

Barb Turpin

Jennifer Ingle (Jingle)

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Melinda Gleissner

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Price

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Stampendous DIY Bangles Week

Stampendous has teamed up with DIY Bangles for a fantastic collaboration. It's been so much fun creating with their wooden bangles, beads and wreath forms.

I created two bangles using some of my favorite Stampendous products and the Pentagon Bangle.

I painted my first bangle with various colors of Twinkling H2Os watercolor paint. I saturated the paint with lots of water beforehand so that the color would go on thick. After the paint was dry, I added Stampendous Aged Gold and Aged Silver Embossing Enamels. These enamels are so easy to work with. I simply swiped the bangle with my VersaMark WaterMark ink pad, sprinkled the enamel over the wet ink and heat set with my heat tool. I sprayed a coat of Krylon Crystal Clear Glaze on the bangle to give it some shine.

My second bangle was painted with the Pearl Adirondack Paint Dabber and then Twinkling H2Os. When dry, I stamped the new Stampendous Leaf Sprig image onto the flat panels of the bangle using Tsukineko StazOn Jet Black and Delicata Golden Glitz ink. When the ink was dry, I added a little distressing by rubbing a black Gelato pigment stick around the edges.

Looking for more DIY Bangles inspiration? Please visit Mary Dawn Quirindongo's blog and Wendy Price's blog to check out their fabulous projects. Also, please stop back on Saturday for the Stampendous DIY Bangles Collaboration Blog Hop.

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A Stampendous Fast Finish Blog Hop

Today, Stampendous is wrapping up the week-long collaboration with Beacon Adhesives. There have been some amazing projects.

I created this card using the Stampendous Jumbo Cottage Rose image. I stamped it three times on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with my Copic markers. I then fussy-cut the three images, keeping one completely intact. I cut apart the other two images so I could stack and layer them for dimension. Before adhering the parts together, I brushed Beacon Fast Finish on them. I love the shine. The background panel was stamped with the Stampendous Cling Calligraphy Sampler stamp using Memento Toffee Crunch dye ink. I layered some die-cuts and added a panel that I stamped and embossed with Stampendous Detail Gold Embossing Powder. I love how the Stampendous Cling Jumbo Sets always have an added stamp, usually some sort of flourish. It's a great way to add dimension to your cards.

Please visit the following blogs and leave your thoughts on the projects. A lucky winner will receive Fast Finish Decoupage Medium and some Stampendous Stamps.You must have a US mailing address to win.

Kristine Reynolds

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Melinda Gleissner

Stephanie Lee (Arty Carty)

Suzanne Czosek

Janelle Stollfus

Krissy Fossmeyer

Lea Kimmel

Wendy Price

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Jordan

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Stampendous and Beacon Adhesives

All this week, Stampendous is joining forces with Beacon Adhesives. Beacon is the official liquid adhesive of the TV show, Craft Wars and has a liquid adhesive to meet all of your crafting needs. I love using Zip Dry when making cards. Recently my love affair has expanded to another Beacon product, Fast Finish Decoupage. It is a great sealant and decoupage medium. Here are a couple other projects I made using this fantastic product: coaster set and witch hat.

Today, I created some chipboard tags to be used during the holidays. I started with a *chipboard ornament mini album, making each page a separate tag. I stamped various Stampendous Christmas images on each ornament using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with
Prismacolor Premier colored pencils. I then brushed each ornament with Beacon Fast Finish to seal it. Each tag has several coats of the sealant, with drying time in between. As tags, I probably didn't need to seal them but to be honest, I was originally going to give these to my son as magnets that he could place on friends' lockers at school. I love the 'finished' look that sealing them created. The next step was to swipe the 'hanger' of each ornament with VersaMark and emboss using Stampendous Embossing Enamel. I used Aged Gold and Shabby Blue.

Here is some more inspiration from some of my Design Team friends. Please visit their blogs and leave them some love. We all really appreciate you taking the time to look and comment on our creations. Please note that this Saturday we will have a huge Stampendous/Beacon Blog Hop. I hope you'll join us.

Stampendous Impressions
April Derrick
Kristine reynolds
Rhea Weigand
Suzanne Czosek

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* I think the chipboard ornament album is a Clear Scraps product but I am sorry I do not know for sure.