My Noteworthy Cards

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Got Worms?

I had a few minutes today so I thought I'd play along with this month's Stampendous Challenge. The theme is Sweet Kiddos. For all of the challenge details, please check out the new Challenge Page on the Stampendous Impressions blog. It would be great if you played along too.

I used the Stampendous Fishing Kiddo stamp, colored with Copic Markers. After coloring, I added some more texture to the image by crunching some Stampendous Color Fragments and adhering them to the grassy areas. My sentiment was stamped with the Stampendous Small Typewriter Alphabet. Some patterned paper (We R Memory Keepers & Echo Park), a wooden bead for a bobber and netting from some fresh produce and the card is done.

Thanks for visiting!

Noteworthy Supplies:

Thursday, January 3, 2013

A New Year, A New Stampendous Challenge

It's a new year and a new month so that means a new Stampendous challenge. You're going to love this one. The theme is Sweet Kiddos. Stampendous has the most adorable collection of kid stamps, called kiddos. They are so much fun to color and are perfect for so many different occasions.

My card today features these very cute Kissin' Kiddos. Valentine's Day will be here before you know it. This stamp would be perfect for school valentine's parties.

Supplies:

Stampendous Kissin Kiddos
Stampendous Small Typewriter Alphabet
Stampendous Stardust Embossing Powder
Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Copic Markers
Copic X-Press It Blending Card
American Crafts Love, Can’t Help Falling patterned paper
Canvas Corp Red & Ivory Mini Dot Reverse patterned paper
May Arts Jute
Button
Cricut Doodlecharms Cartridge
EK Success Tag Punch

Directions:

Create card base and mat from patterned paper.
Stamp image on X-Press It Blending Card; Color with Copics.
Apply Stampendous Stardust embossing powder to flowers, polka dots and hair band; Heat set.
Cut one heart and one scalloped heart using Cricut and X-Press It Blending Card; Color with Copics.
Stamp sentiment on X-Press It Blending Card; Create tag using punch.
String button with jute.
Assemble card.

Let’s see what you can do with them! Stamp your favorite Stampendous Kiddos on any type of project and link it to the following linky tool for your chance to win a Kiddo of your own! (yes...you can use other cute kid stamps you already own, but Stampendous Kiddos on your project make it count twice!)(and yes, winners still need a U.S. Mailing address.

Thanks for visiting!

Saturday, December 15, 2012

A Stampendous WeeScapes Blog Hop

Stampendous is wrapping up another great collaboration today with the Wee Scapes Blog Hop. Please hop along and comment for a chance to win a great prize.

So my project isn't exactly a shadowbox, maybe a diorama? I don't know. What I do know is that I had a blast creating it. It's one of those projects that just has a life of its own, it created itself. See a stamp you know you must have? Please check out my supply list at the end of this post. I'ved listed and linked them all.

I started by creating the base and frame by scoring paper, securing it with Sookwang tape and then reinforcing it with chipboard that I had stamped with gold acrylic paint and then stained with spray mist. Next, I stamped all of the Stampendous images on Copic X-press It Blending Card, colored them with my Copics and cut them out, being careful to leave a flap at the bottom of the images that I wanted to 'stand.' I sponged ink and splattered some coffee to give everything an aged feel. I added Stampendous Aged Gold Embossing Enamel to the poster and the outside of my tent. Before adhering the Wee Scapes Yellow Flower Meadow and Grass papers to my circus scene, I cut slits in the paper in which I slid the image flaps through. I used Sookwang tape again to secure the images on the underside of the grassy papers.

Wee Scapes generously gave our team all sorts of wonderful, tiny things (you can see some of my other creations using these Simi Creative goodies here). One of the things I received were two sizes of tiny people. I colored them with my black Copic marker and added them to my scene using my hot glue gun. I also added some shrubs, a tree and the flowers in my clown's hand (he must have pulled them from his sleeve). Next, I added the fence and created my 'tent' using some tulle scraps. I also made a roll of tickets by stamping the ticket image several times in a line, coloring them and then splattering them with coffee. To finish my scene I sprinkled some Stampendous Color Fragments to give the grass more texture.

I know you want to see what my teammates have created. Please give them some love when checking out their very fabulous projects.

Stampendous Impressions
Annette Witherspoon
Jennifer Dove
Jennifer Ingle
Lea Kimmel
Suzanne Czosek
Wendy Price

Thanks for visiting!
Noteworthy Supplies:

Thursday, December 13, 2012

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.

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Asia King

Melinda Gleissner

Thanks for visiting!

Noteworthy Supplies:

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

Thank you so much for visiting today!

Noteworthy Supplies:
Project 1

Project 2

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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!

Saturday, December 1, 2012

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.