To Brighten Your Mood...

This week the ladies on the Stampendous Design Team are showcasing the wonderful new Curio Stamps. Be sure to check out Stampendous' Blog to see my teammates' stunning projects. I know that you'll be inspired! Plus, you'll have the chance to win a fabulous prize from Stampendous!*

Here's my third card for Curio Stamps week. This time my card features the wonderful Curio Watering Can Rubber Stamp.

As I write this blog post, it's snowing, raining, cold, and dreary outside. I don't know about you, but I'm totally over winter. I decided to brighten my mood and color the lovely Curio Watering Can with cheerful colors using my brand new Zig® Clean Color pens. 

Supplies:

Stampendous Products:

Curio Watering Can Rubber Stamp

Tweet Chirps Perfectly Clear Stamp Set

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products:

Zig® Clean Color Pens by Kuretake: Tea Rose, Mid Brown, Brown, Grey Tint, Warm Grey 2, Pink, Dark Pink, Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Bright Yellow, Light Green, May Green, Light Blue, and Cool Grey One
Jet Black Archival Ink by Ranger
Palette™ Noir Hybrid Ink by Stewart Superior

Tim Holtz® Gathered Twigs and Wild Honey Distress Inks by Ranger

Double Dot Very Vintage 6x6 pads by Bo Bunny

White Cardstock

Mini-Blending Tool and Pads by Ranger
Tim Holtz® Paper Distresser by Tonic Studios

Directions:

1. Stamp Curio Watering Can onto Mixed Media White Paper with Jet Black Archival ink.
2. Color the image using Zig® Clean Color pens. Blend and/or soften the colors using a water brush.
3. Cut the image panel down to size and distress the edges using a tool or the edge of a pair of scissors. I use both.
4. Trim Double Dot Very Vintage patterned paper and edge with corresponding color of Distress ink.
5. Stamp the sentiment from the Tweet Chirps Perfectly Clear Stamp Set onto the brown patterned paper using Palette® Noir Hybrid ink.
6. Layer the patterned papers and adhere the image panel.
7. Fold a sheet of 8.5" x 5.5" white cardstock in half, then adhere the card front.

I hope that my card brightens your mood. To brighten it even more, comment below for the chance to win one of these wonderful new Curio rubber stamps, which also are lovely pieces of art to display!

Curio Watering Can Rubber Stamp

or the

Curio Laurel Burch Cat Rubber Stamp

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I Love Coffee!

 This week the ladies on the Stampendous Design Team are showcasing the wonderful new Curio Stamps. Be sure to check out Stampendous' Blog to see my teammates' stunning projects. I know that you'll be inspired!

Here's my second card for Curio Stamps week. This time I'm showing what I've done with the wonderful Curio Coffee Friend.

In addition to my love and adoration of cats, I also love coffee, so the Curio Coffee Friend stamp had to join my collection of coffee stamps. I'm not sure if you can read what it says on the coffee cup, so here goes. "Happiness is a good cup of coffee shared with a friend". Very true, but I guess I'm my own best friend since I have to have several cups before I'm ready for company!

Supplies:

Stampendous Products:

Curio Coffee Friend

Cling Clock Collage Rubber Stamp

Fitted Frames A Die-Cut Set

Mixed Media White Paper

Memento™ Tuxedo Black ink by Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts

Other Products:

Copic Markers®: B12, B14, C04, C10, E43, E44

Tim Holtz® Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger

Double Dot Very Vintage 6x6 pads by Bo Bunny

Rope Swing Dotted Swiss cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Kraft cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Coffee-themed ribbon (source unknown)

Big Shot by Sizzix

Mini-Blending Tool and Pads by Ranger

Tim Holtz® Stamping Platform by Tonic Studios.

Directions:

1. Stamp Curio Coffee friend onto white cardstock, color with Copic markers, fussy-cut, and edge with a black marker. Set aside.
2. Position the 6x6 Cling Clock Collage Rubber Stamp onto the Stamping Platform. Ink the stamp with Brushed Corduroy Distress ink, then stamp onto blue patterned paper. Re-ink and stamp again if necessary. Then ink again and stamp onto a second sheet of the blue patterned paper.
3. Using a die from the Fitted Frames A Die-Cut Set , die-cut one of the sheets of the blue patterned paper in the center. Sponge the edges lightly with the Brushed Corduroy Distress ink.
4. Use the slightly larger die from the Fitted Frames A Die-Cut Set, die-cut a piece of the Rope Swing Dotted Swiss cardstock. Sponge the edges with the Brushed Corduroy Distress ink.
5. Adhere the blue die-cut to the Dotted Swiss die-cut, line up the matted stamped die-cut with its counterpart on the other sheet of stamped blue cardstock.
6. Trim the other sheet of stamped patterned paper to 5 3/8" square.
7. Adhere the ribbon.
8. Cut a piece of Kraft cardstock to 5.5" x 11", score, and fold.
9. Adhere the image panel to the card.

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What's Mew?

Great news! I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined the Stampendous Design Team. This week, we are showcasing the wonderful new Curio Stamps! Be sure to check out Stampendous' Blog to see my teammates' stunning projects. I know that you'll be inspired!

Here's my card with the wonderful Laurel Burch Cat Curio.

As you might know, I LOVE cats and I love whimsy, so when Stampendous released their Laurel Burch stamps, I had myself a bit of a shopping spree. Then when the Curio Stamps were debuted, the Laurel Burch Curio Cat had to be my first! I love that you can stamp with it and display it to brighten any decor!

Supplies:

Stampendous Products:
Laurel Burch Cat Curio Stamp
Laurel Burch Icons Perfectly Clear Stamps
Cat Sayings Perfectly Clear Rubber Stamps
The stencil included in the Laurel Burch Indigo Cats Cling Stamp set
Sky Blue Opaque Embossing Powder
VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts
Mixed Media White Paper
Embossing Heat Tool

Other Products:
Copic Markers®: B04, B06, B28, BG13, YG07, G16, C10
Tim Holtz® Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink by Ranger
Tim Holtz® Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink by Ranger
Tim Holtz® Broken China Distress Ink by Ranger
Tim Holtz® Mowed Lawn Distress Ink by Ranger
Tim Holtz® Twisted Citron Distress Ink by Ranger
Tim Holtz® Mowed Lawn Distress Marker by Ranger
Mini-Blending Tool and Pads by Ranger
Anti-Static Bag
Eclipse Tape by Judikins
Blue cardstock by My Colors

Instructions:

1. Stamp cat with Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto white cardstock and color with Copic markers. Fussy-cut, edge with a black marker, and set aside.
2. Cut a piece of Mixed Media White paper to 4.25" x 5.25" and rub with your Anti-Static bag.
3. Using a Mini-Blending Tool, sponge VersaMark Watermark ink over the squares in the stencil on the top of the page. You will only be able to one half of the page. 
4. Sprinkle Sky Blue Opaque Embossing Powder over the top of the page, dump off excess, and heat set.
5. Repeat this process on the other side of the page.
6. Tear a piece of Eclipse Tape and place across the bottom of the image panel.
7. Using Mini-Blending Tools, sponge Chipped Sapphire, Blueprint Sketch, and Broken China Distress inks above the mask, blending as you go.
8. Spray a fine mist of water over the Distress inks and heat set.
9. Lift the Eclipse Tape mask and reverse it so that it covers the blue areas.
10. Sponge Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress inks over below the mask to create a grassy background..
11. Heat set the background panel.
12. Lift the masks and stamp one of the borders from the Laurel Burch Icons Perfectly Clear Stamp  set with Twisted Citron Distress Ink. Heat set.
13. Decide where you want to place the cat and draw a few lines using the Mowed Lawn Distress Marker. Immediately smudge it with your finger and/or a baby wipe.
14. Stamp the sentiment from the Cat Sayings Perfectly Clear Stamp set using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. 
15. Adhere the cat.
16. Cut blue cardstock to 8.5" x 5.5". Score and fold to form an A2 card.
17. Adhere the image panel to the blue card.

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