Bunny Cherub

There's something so sweet about Cherubs, but a Cherub with a bunny? Cuteness Overload!

Here's a card with Stampendous' adorable new Bunny Cherub Stamp, the versatile Decor Cling Music Stamp, Spring Borders Cutting Dies, and the Build a Wreath Die Set.

Supplies used:
Stampendous Supplies Used:
Bunny Cherub Stamp
Decor Cling Music Stamp
Golden Sand Embossing Powder
Spring Borders Cutting Dies
Build a Wreath Die Set
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
VersaMark™ Watermark ink by Tsukineko®

Other Supplies used:

Copic Markers:

 Skin: E50, BG0000, BV0000, E93 R11, R000, R00, R01, BV00
 Lips: R22

 Hair: E51, E53, W2, YR30, YR31

 Robe: C), C1,

 Wings : Y11, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

 Bunny: E70, E71, E74, E77, E40, E41, W2

 Ground: C00, C0, C1

 Sky: B000

Copic Airbrush System
Pink Chalk Pencil by General Pencils
Blue cardstock
Solar White Classic Crest® cardstock by Neenah Papers
Kings Gold Metallic Gold cardstock by Neenah Papers

* Custom mixed colors because I'm a chemist. Well, not really, but I AM married to one. So I am by osmosis. Yeah.

Instructions:

1. Create an A2 card from light blue cardstock and set aside.
2. Using Tuxedo Black ink, stamp Bunny Cherub onto white cardstock and onto thin paper.
3. Color Cherub.
4. Fussy-cut the cherub stamped onto thin paper and adhere overtop the colored image using temporary adhesive.
5. Airbrush the background sky using a B000 marker.
6. Lift the mask and remove the adhesive completely.
7. Die-cut the image panel using the largest Circle die from the Build a Wreath Die Set.
8. Die-cut metallic gold cardstock with both the scalloped circle from the Build a Wreath Die Set and the hearts border from the Spring Borders Die Set.
9. Adhere the image circle onto the gold scalloped circle.
10. Die-cut a strip of blue cardstock with the stitched scallop border from the Spring Borders Die Set. Trim it so that it's a little wider than the metallic gold heart border.
11. Adhere the metallic gold heart border onto the strip of scalloped blue cardstock.
12. Using VersaMark ink, stamp the Decor Cling Music Stamp onto blue cardstock. 
13. Pour Golden Sand embossing powder over the stamped image, dump of the excess, and heat set. 
14. Trim the embossed blue panel to 4.25" x 5.25".
15. Apply VersaMark inkpad directly to the edges of the embossed panel, then drag all four edges through a pile of Golden Sand embossing powder. Shake off the excess and heat set.
16. Adhere the matted image circular panel onto the card front.
17. Adhere the matted die-cut border over the base of the circle as shown.
18. Make sure that any excess adhesive is removed, then apply VersaMark inkpad directly to the edges of the embossed panel, then drag all four edges through a pile of Golden Sand embossing powder. Shake off the excess and heat set.
19. Adhere card front to the card!

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Witchy Black Cat!

Digi Doodles Studios is the sponsor this weekend at Passionate Paper Creations and Friends. When I went to select a digi stamp to use, not surprisingly, I chose a cat stamp, named Jazzy Jette & Crew.

Here's my card.

Supplies used:
Jazzy Jette and Crew Digital stamp by Digi Doodles Studios
A2 Notched Corner Layers Dies by The Stamp Doctor (who is having a SALE!)
Copic Markers:
  Cat: C4, C5, C6, C7, E04, E32
  Cat's Hat: V09, V15, V17, Y11, Y21, Y23
  Cat's Star and Collar: Y21, Y23, Y26 Y28
  Bats: B623 BG25, N0, N2, N4, N6, RV95
  Pumpkins: YR12, YR14, Y$16 YR18, YR61, YR65, YR68, E44, E47
Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock, by Neenah Paper
Vanilla Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Patterned Paper from my collection hoard of Halloween papers
Pumice Stone, Stormy Sky, and Old Paper Distress Ink by Tim Holtz/Ranger
Twine by American Crafts
Post It Notes

Instructions:

1. Make an A2 card from Vanilla cardstock and set aside.
2. Resize and print image onto Neenah cardstock using a Laser Printer. Print a second image onto regular printer paper.
3. Color the image on cardstock with Copic markers.
4. Fussy-cut the image printed on printer paper and adhere over its counterpart using removable adhesive.
5. Die-cut the image panel with the second largest die from the A2 Notched Corner Layers Die set. 
6. Keeping the image panel in the die, place a Post-It Note over the pumpkins, and sponge Pumice Stone Distress ink. Lift the Post-It Note, but keep the image panel in the die.
7. Brush Stormy Sky Distress ink over the die and the masked image to create a background.
8. When you're happy, lift the mask, and remove all the adhesive.
9. Lightly sponge Old Paper Distress Ink around the white cardstock to shab it up.
10. Die-cut the patterned paper with the largest die from the A2 Notched Corner Layers Dies set and sponge the edges with Pumice Stone Distress Ink. This layer will be the card front.
11. Thread green twine through the notched corners of the image panel. Secure the ends on the reverse of the panel.
12. Thread violet twine through the notched corners of the patterned paper panel. Secure the ends on the reverse of the card front.
13. Adhere the image panel to the patterned paper, then adhere the card front to the A2 card.

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Happy Holidays!

I love penguins and collect stuffed animals, stamps, and even have crystal penguins. So when I saw this new stamp set, I knew I had to have it.

Here's a holiday card featuring Stampendous' new Skating Penguins Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set, Holiday Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set, and the Decor Cling Snowflakes Stamp , which is just perfect for creating a quick and effective background!

Supplies Used:
Stampendous Supplies Used:
Skating Penguins Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set
Holiday Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set
Decor Cling Snowflakes Stamp 
Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Supplies Used:
Copic Markers: BV23, BV25, N7, N8, B0000, B60, Y35, Y38, R81
Angel Pink Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Summer Sky Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Solar White Classic Crest® White cardstock by Neenah Papers
Pink and blue cardstock
Clear Star Gelly Roll® Stardust® Glitter pen by Sakura
Silver Jimmie® Gel Rollerball Gel pen by Zebra
Stamp-A-Ma-Jig® Stamp Positioner by EK Success
Post-It® Notes by 3M
Copic Airbrush System

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of pink 12x12 cardstock in half.
2. Fold one piece of the pink cardstock in half to form a 6x6 card.
3. Cut a piece of light blue cardstock to 6x6.
4. Stamp Winter Blizzard onto the blue cardstock. Highlight the centers of the snowflakes and the open circles and/or diamonds with Stardust Glitter pen.
5. Adhere the snowflake stamped cardstock to the card front.
6. Stamp the Penguins onto white cardstock and onto thin paper.
7. Color the cardstock penguins with Copic markers.
8. Using a stamp positioner, stamp the ice-skates with Summer Sky Memento ink.
9. Clean the stamp and repeat step 8 with Angel Pink Memento ink.
10. Color the skates with Copic markers. Outline the skates' blades with Silver gel pen.
11. Stamp the hats with Summer Sky and Angel Pink Memento ink. Fussy-cut the hats, then color with Copic markers.
12. Fussy-cut the penguins stamped onto thin paper and adhere onto their counterparts.
13. Place Post-It notes over the base of the bottom parts of the penguins to form a horizon.
14. Airbrush the sky with BG90, B60, and C00.
15. Lift the masks.
16. Die-cut the image panel with one of the dies. Cut a piece of pink cardstock slightly larger than the die-cut and use to mat the image die-cut.
17. Stamp the sentiment, die-cut it with one of the dies from the same set. Cut a piece of pink cardstock slightly larger than the die-cut and use to mat the sentiment.
18. Adhere the matted image panel and the matted sentiment to the card.

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Time for a Fossil Dragon Skeleton!

Here's a card featuring the Dragon Skeleton Stamp, one of my favorite stamps from Stampendous' new release with a background created with the Cling 6x6 Clock Collage Stamp. 

Supplies:
Stampendous Supplies used:
Dragon Skeleton Stamp
Cling 6x6 Clock Collage Stamp
Andy Skinner Skuldoggery Stamp Set
Detail White Embossing Powder
VersaMark™ Watermark Ink by Tsukineko™
Mixed Media White Paper 

Other Supplies used:
Jet Black StazOn ™Ink by Tsukineko™
Tim Holtz® Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany Distress® Oxide inks by Ranger
Tim Holtz® Black Soot Distress® ink
Red Gelly Roll® Stardust® Glitter Gel Pen by Sakura of America
Tim Holtz® Alterations - Labels Thinlits Die Set by Sizzix
Anti-static pouch that I've had since the dawn of time

Directions:

1. Stamp the Clock Collage stamp onto Mixed Media White Paper using Jet Black StazOn ink.
2. Smoosh Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide ink onto a craft mat, spritz with water, and drag a piece of 6" x 8" Mixed Media White paper through the puddle. Spritz with water, then heat set.
3. Repeat step #2 with Wild Honey, Fired Brick, and Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide inks until you are happy with the coverage. Heat set thoroughly, then heat set it again to make sure that the piece is bone dry. 
4. Rub an Anti-static pouch or a used dryer sheet all over the exceedingly dry stamped and inked panel. 
5. Trim the stamped and oxided panel to 5.75" square.
6. Using VersaMark ink, stamp the Dragon Skeleton where desired, sprinkle with White Detail embossing powder, dump off the excess, and heat set.
7. Sponge Black Soot Distress ink around the edges of the panel.
8. Using Jet Black StazOn ink, stamp "Specimen 2675" onto a scrap of the white paper that does not have the crackle or the clocks stamped onto it.
9. Die-cut the sentiment, edge with Black Soot Distress ink, and adhere to the stamped image panel. 
10. Create a 6" square card from coordinating cardstock.
11. Adhere the image panel to the card. 
12. Add Red Stardust Glitter pen to the Dragon Skeleton's eye and nose holes to finish the card.

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Poor Tired Santa Kitty!

Have you seen Stampendous' Curios? They are wooden sculptures that are also rubber stamps! Pretty nifty, eh? The latest release features five new holiday-themed Curios, which can make fantastic gifts!

Here's what Stampendous has to say about their Curios: 

"Our CURIO rubber stamps are back with five new images for the Christmas season. These adorable, hardwood stamps stand on their own and look so decorative in your studio or crafting space. On the back, each one has a deeply-etched, closely-trimmed, high-quality rubber stamp that will give you a Stampendous impression every time."

My card with Curio Tired Kitty Rubber Stamp!

Close-Up of the Curio Tired Kitty image:

Supplies Used:
Stampendous Supplies Used:
Cling Winter Blizzard Stamp
Curio Tired Kitty Rubber Stamp
Fitted Frames A Die Cut Set
Holly Pattern Metal Stencil
Kaleidoscope Sparkly Embossing Powder
VersaMark™ Watermark Ink by Tsukineko® 
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®


Other Supplies:
Copic Markers:
 Kitten: C00, C0, C1, C3, C4, R32, RV93, RV95
 Hat: R24, R27, R39, B0000, B60, BV0000, RV000, G0000, Y0000, C0
Solar White  Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Grey Cardstock
Tim Holtz® Bundled Sage Distress® Ink by Ranger

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 12x12 grey cardstock into two 6" x 12" panels.
2. Fold one of the panels in half to form a 6x6 card.
3. Cut a 5.75" square from the remaining grey cardstock.
4. Using VersaMark ink, stamp the Winter Blizzard onto the grey cardstock. Add Kaleidoscope Sparkly Embossing Powder, dump off the excess, and heat set.
5. Sponge the edges with VersaMark ink, drag them through a pile of Kaleidoscope Sparkly Embossing Powder, shake off the excess, then heat set.
6. Cut a strip from the remaining grey cardstock  to 2" x 5.75" wide.
7. Sponge Bundled Sage Distress ink through the Holly Pattern Metal Stencil, add Kaleidoscope Sparkly Embossing Powder, dump off the excess, and heat set. 
8. Sponge the edges of this strip with VersaMark ink, drag them through a pile of Kaleidoscope Sparkly Embossing Powder, shake off the excess, then heat set.
9. Adhere the embossed holly strip to the card front.
10. Stamp the Tired Kitty onto white cardstock and color with Copic markers.
11. Die-cut with one of the dies from the die-cut set.
12. Adhere the Tired Kitty panel to the card front.
13. Adhere the card front to the 6x6 card.

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Hang on Kitty, Hang on!

Since I have (mostly) always had cats, I tend to collect all cat stamps that exist. So when I saw the Catnap Christmas Cling Rubber Stamp Set, I knew I had to add it to my rather large humongous collection.

Here's a tag with one of the cute kitty stamps included in the set, which also includes that great sentiment.

Supplies:

Stampendous Products used:

Catnap Christmas Cling Rubber Stamp Set

Fitted Frames B Die Cut Set

Cathedral Windows Small Metal Stencil

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Inkpad by Tsukineko®

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products used:

Copic Markers: 

 Cat: YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24, YR30, YR31, G43, G45, R20, R22

 Wreath: G07, G19 G29, G20, G40, R24, R27, R39

Tim Holtz® Mowed Lawn Distress® Ink by Ranger

Duo Corner Punch by Tonic Studios®

Green cardstock 

White Gelly Roll® pen by Sakura of America

Ribbon

Instructions:

1. Using Tuxedo Black Memento ink, stamp the Wreath Cat onto white cardstock.
2. Color the cat and the wreath, then die-cut the image panel with one of the pairs of dies from the Fitted Frames B set.
3. Add the background using Copic markers, being sure to leave a thin white border around the image. Add some white accents to the berries on the wreath using the Gelly Roll pen.
4. Die-cut the green cardstock with the matching die from the Fitted Frames B die set. Edge with Distress ink.
5. Mat the die-cut image panel with the green cardstock. Set aside.
6. Dry emboss green cardstock using the Cathedral Windows Small Metal Stencil, trim the panel,  edge with Distress ink, and mat with darker green cardstock.
7. Stamp the sentiment onto a scrap of the leftover cardstock, die-cut with one of the dies from the die set, and edge with Distress ink.
8. Adhere the matted image and sentiment panels to the matted embossed cardstock.
9. Cut a piece of light green cardstock slightly wider and about .75" longer than the layered image and sentiment panel.
10. Use the Duo Corner punch to punch the top two corners, edge with Distress ink, and adhere the layered image and sentiment panel.
11. Find the center of the top of the tag and punch a hole in it.
12. Add the ribbon to finish the tag.

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Fa La La La Llama!

Llamas are on trend now, so I was delighted to see that Stampendous added a new, fun, and festive Fa La Llama Stamp Set, which is one of the great new Q Sets.

Supplies Used:
Stampendous Products Used:
Fa La Llama Stamp Set
Decor Cling Music Stamp
Fitted Frames B Die Cut Set 
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Supplies Used:
Copic Markers: E04, E30, E31, E33, E5, E37, E39, E47, E49, r27, R30, R32, R35 R37, R39, YG17, G43, 45, BV0000, BV000, B000, B60, RV00, C0, C1
Solar White Classic Crest® cardstock by Neenah Papers
Red and black cardstock
Post-It® Note by 3M
Copic Airbrush System

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 8.5 x 11" cardstock in half.
2. Fold one half to create an A2 card.
3. Cut a piece of black cardstock to 4" x 5.25". Adhere to the card.
4. Stamp the music onto the other half of the red cardstock. 
5. Trim the music-stamped cardstock to 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and adhere to the card. Reserve the other half for another project.
6. Stamp the Llama onto white cardstock and onto thin paper.
7. Color the Llama with Copic markers.
8. Fussy-cut the Llama that was stamped onto the thin paper and adhere over its counterpart on the cardstock. 
9. Place a Post-It Note over the base of the image.
10. Airbrush the background with C0 and B60 Copic markers.
11. Remove the masks and the adhesive from the image.
12. Die-cut the image panel and a piece of black cardstock with a pair of the dies from the Fitted Frames Die Cut set. 
13. Mat the image die-cut with the black cardstock.
14. Stamp the sentiment onto white cardstock and trim. 
15. Cut a scrap of black cardstock slightly larger than the sentiment and use to mat the sentiment.
16. Adhere the image panel and the sentiment to the card.

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Batty Cat Halloween Treat Box!

Great news from Stampendous! The July release has a NEW kind of cling rubber! There's no label like the old kind, picture stays on the acetate liner. Plus, there's are new "Q Sets". Check out the new video to find out some more about them!

The "Q Set" dies leave a little white edge, unlike our other cutting dies. This helps enhance their "cute" look. One die in the set works with most of the sentiment stamps included in the set simply by changing their orientation. These dies are in VERY limited supply, so if you want them, you'd better order them asap!

Meet Batty Cat, who is part of Stampendous' cute new Batty Cat Rubber Stamp Set. When I saw him, I thought he'd be the perfect stamp to adorn a Halloween Treat Box!

Supplies Used:
Stampendous Supplies Used:
Batty Cat Rubber Stamp Set
House-Mouse Designs™Painted Wishes Perfectly Clear™Stamps
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Supplies Used:
Copic markers:
 BV23, BV25 N6, N7, N8, V15, V17, YR16, YR18, YG21, YG25
Solar White Classic Crest®  Cardstock by Neenah Paper
White Speckled Navy cardstock (source unknown)
Green cardstock
Wildflower cardstock by My Cardstock
Where Women Cook™ Milk Carton Movers and Shapers™ Die by Sizzix
Circle Nestabilities® die by Spellbinders®
Tim Holtz® Black Soot Distress Ink by Ranger
Washi Tape (source unknown)
Binder Clip (source unknown)
Gingham ribbon by Offray

Instructions:

1. Stamp the cat from the Batty Cat Rubber Stamp Set onto white cardstock.
2. Color with Copic markers, fussy-cut, edge with a dark marker, and set aside.
3. Cut a piece of navy speckled cardstock to 2.25" x 2 7/16".
4. Tear a scrap of green cardstock and stamp the "Eek!" sentiment onto it. 
5. Cut the strip to 2.25" x 1/2" and adhere to the base of the navy cardstock.
6. Adhere Batty Cat as shown.
7. Stamp the sentiment onto orange cardstock (or white cardstock that has been colored with YR15), then die-cut with a circle die. Edge with Black Soot Distress ink. 
8. Cut a 12x12 piece of Wildflower cardstock in half, then die-cut each half using the Milk Carton die, so that you end up with two die-cuts.
9. Adhere the sentiment and image panels as shown.
10. Adhere Washi Tape to the top edges of the two panels.
11. Assemble the Milk Carton. 
12. Cut three coordinating gingham ribbons and thread through a binder clip.
13. Attach the binder clip to seal the Milk Carton.

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