6 Feet Masked Mouse Hug!

Stampendous! is celebrating the July Catalog with a Virtual Catalog Party for their retailers! Each day a new product will be featured and there will be a video and other artwork spotlighting it. Be sure to check Stampendous!' blog throughout the week so you don't miss anything!

Just so you know, there are new cutting die sets, Halloween stamps, Christmas stamps, and the wonderful House-Mouse Designs® Masked Mice Perfectly Clear Stamp Set. 

In fact, I've used that super-cute set with the WindowRama Dome Jar Shaker Die Set to create this card!

Here's the front view!

Here's the side view!

Stampendous!® Products Used:

House-Mouse Designs® Masked Mice Perfectly Clear Stamp Set 

WindowRama Dome Jar Shaker Die Set 

Mixed Media White Paper

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Copic® Markers:

   Skin: BV0000, BV000, E50, E51, R000, R01

   Fur: E31, E33, E35, E44, E47

   Mask: YG03, YG05, BG11, BG23

   Outline:

Vintage Marketplace 6x6 Patterned Paper by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Green Bling Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Silver Metallic Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Clear Acrylic

Shaker Bits by Doodles Paper Playground and Kat Scrappiness

Black Foam Tape by Craft Fancy

Anti-Static Bag

Instructions:

1. Use Memento ink to stamp the mouse and the sentiment onto white cardstock.
2. Color the image with Copic markers as shown.
3. Use the larger rounded rectangle from the WindowRama Dome Jar Shaker Die Set to cut the image panel.
4. Use the base of the WindowRama Dome Jar Shaker Die Set to cut patterned paper and green cardstock.
5. For the front of the card, fold the patterned paper backwards on the scoreline on both sides of the die-cut. 
6. For the back of the card, fold the green cardstock forwards on the scoreline on both sides of the die-cut.
7. Use the jar-shaped die to cut the die-cut front.
8. Use the lid die to cut silver cardstock for the jar's lid.
9. Adhere acrylic over the window on the reverse of the card front.
10. Add foam tape around the perimeter of the window opening over the acrylic.
11. Tap the acrylic and the sides of the foam tape with an anti-static bag.
12. Add the shaker contents to the well formed by the foam tape.
13. Adhere the image panel to the the back of the card front to seal the shaker.
14. Adhere the front panel of the card to the back panel of the card using strong tape or liquid glue.

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He's a Dapper Dude!

It's Tuesday, which means that it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. As you might have noticed, I love cats and have made it my top priority to collect all the cat-themed stamps, dies, and stencils in the world. They've said that "She, who has the most cat stamps, wins!" Yahoo! I'm gonna win!

 Anyway, I've fallen hard for the dapper cat from the Simple Elegance Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Carabelle Studio. I think he's so classy that he needed to be framed! So I did just that using the Regal Frame Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door.

BTW, if you'd like to get 12% off your order at Topflight Stamps use THIS LINK!

Here's my card!

Topflight Products Used:

Simple Elegance Cling Rubber Stamp Set by Carabelle Studio.

Regal Frame Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Periwinkle Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Jet Black Archival™ Ink by Ranger Industries

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Starlite Black Brilliance™ Ink by Tsukineko®

VersaMarker™ by Tsukineko®

Clear Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous!®

Copic® Markers: B60, C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, R24, R28, R81, RV93, Y26

Checkerboard Mini Stencil by Carabelle Studios

Phlashback Patterned Paper from the Phresh and Funky Collection by Basic Grey® (which I hoard)

Aqua/Blue cardstock

STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Industries

Stamp Platform
Post-It® Notes by 3M

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig® Stamp Positioner by EK Success

Instructions:

1. Using Memento ink, stamp the elegant cat from the Simple Elegance Cling Rubber Stamp Set onto white cardstock and onto mask paper, which was fussy cut and set aside. 
2. Secure the image panel to the stamp platform with magnets. 
3. Position the Regal Frame over the cat image, ink the frame with Memento ink, and stamp. 
4. Remove the image panel but keep the stamp on the platform's lid.
5.  Use the stamp positioner to position the sentiment and stamp with Archival ink.
6. Color the cat with Copic markers and adhere the pre-cut mask over him 
7. Place the image panel onto the STAY-tion and secure with magnets.
8. Place Post-It Notes over the frame and sponge Periwinkle ink over the Checkerboard stencil onto the image panel.
9. Keep the mask on the cat and place the image panel back onto the stamping platform in the same position. Secure with magnets. 
10. Ink the  Regal Frame with Starlite Black Brilliance ink and stamp.
11. Add clear detail embossing powder, dump off, and heat set.
12. Let cool then use a Y26 Copic marker to color the white bits on the embossed frame.
13. Use a VersaMarker to go over the entire frame and the cat's glasses. 
14. Add clear detail embossing powder, dump off, and heat set.
15. Repeat Steps 13 and 14 a few times until the frame and the cat's glasses are very dimensional and shiny.
16. After some misadventures trying to get a straight rectangular border around the frame (I would swear that my vision has gotten wonky lately or maybe I'm just unbalanced), I ended up fussy-cutting the frame, which then needed to be edged with a dark marker and blasted with a heat gun to seal those edges. 
17. The image panel was adhered to some really old, but beloved patterned paper and onto a blue/aqua A2 card.

PSA: You only have a few days left to take advantage of the Christmas/Winter in July Sale going on at Topflight Stamps! The sale ends July 31st!

Stampendous Virtual Catalog Party: Day 4 - Gnomes!!!

Stampendous! is celebrating the July Catalog with a Virtual Catalog Party for their retailers! Each day a new product will be featured and there will be a video and other artwork spotlighting it. Be sure to check Stampendous!' blog throughout the week so you don't miss anything! Here's a link to the participating retailers.

Today's spotlight shines on the fantastically fun "Gnomes and Friends" Die Set , which is absolutely adorable especially if you love gnomes, which I do. 

Here's what the website says about this set.

"27 dies let you create a forest full of darling gnomes and their animal friends from your scraps of patterned and solid papers. Grab some glue and paper-piece a wonderland of sweet friends."

Here's my card! 

Stampendous!® Products Used:

"Gnomes and Friends" Die Set

Fitted Frames B Die Set

Decor Cling Snowflakes Rubber Stamp

Holiday Gnomes Perfectly Clear Stamp Set

Mixed Media White Paper

Winter Wonderland Sparkly Embossing Powder

Cotton Ball White Fun Flock

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Gathered Twigs, Stormy Sky, Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Worn Lipstick, Scattered Straw, Squeezed Lemonade, and Fossilized Amber Distress® Oxide Inks by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Industries

Fresh Snow Hybrid Ink by Paper Trey Ink (I need a re-inker!)

Copic® Markers for the cats, the gnomes' noses, gnome beards, gnome braids: C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, R000, R00, R81, RV91, Y11, Y21,  Y23, Y26, YG25

Lavender, Indigo, Scarlet Red, and Orange Pastel Pencils by General's®

Frost Sheer Shimmer™ Stix by Imagine®

Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

The Cardstock Stack Glitzy Glitter Pad by DCWV®

Fancy Baby Layered Stripes Patterned Paper from the 29th Street Market Collection by My Mind's Eye™

Stamping Platform

Glitter Washi Tape by Recollections™

Titanium White Media® Acrylic Paint by DecoArt®

Quickie Glue™ by Sakura

Instructions:

1. Cut 12x12 blue cardstock to 7" x 10". Score at 5" and fold to form an A7 card.
2. Trim the remaining cardstock to 10" wide and adhere it to a piece of printer paper with temporary adhesive.
3. Use magnets to secure the cardstock/printer paper combo to the base of a stamping platform.
4. Position the 8x8 Decor Cling stamp as desired, press the platform's lid onto the cling foam, and lift the lid. Ink the stamp with white hybrid ink and stamp. Repeat if necessary.
5. Sprinkle embossing powder over the image, dump off the excess, and heat set.
6. Trim the embossed blue cardstock to 6.5" x 4.5" to form the image panel.
7. Adhere white glitter tape to the base of the embossed image panel. 
8. Edge the image panel with the Frost Sheer Shimmer Stix. Set aside.
9. Cut a piece of Mixed Media white paper in half. Place it onto the cutting plate of your die-cutting machine and add the dies you want to use from the "Gnomes and Friends" Die Set. Add the second cutting plate and run the sandwich through your machine.
10. Repeat if necessary. I needed to use the gnome body die, the gnome hat die, the cat die, the braid die, and the shoes die twice.
11. My Distress® Oxide inks had been neglected and I wasn't feeling up to coloring for hours, so I used the inks to color the shoes, gnome bodies, gnome hats, and gnome shoes. I generally used the darker color around the edges, then blended the lighter color over it.
12. The cats, the gnome's beard, the lady gnome's braids, the candy cane, and all three gnome noses were colored with Copic markers.
13. The gnomes' mittens were painted with Titanium White MFA paint.
14. When the paint was dry, Cotton Ball White Fun Flock was added to the gnomes' mitten cuffs with Quickie Glue.
15. Stamp the sentiment onto blue cardstock with Onyx Black VersaFine ink. Let dry.
16. Use one of the small dies from the Fitted Frames B Die Set to cut the sentiment. 
17. Use the slightly larger die to cut the glitter cardstock.
18. Adhere the sentiment die-cut to the glitter die-cut.
19. Adhere all the elements as shown.
20. Cut the striped patterned paper to 6.75" x 4.75" and edge with the Frost Sheer Shimmer Stix. Let dry.
21. Adhere the image panel to the striped paper, then adhere to the card.

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I haven't entered any challenges in ages, so I shall enter this card into the following challenges:

• Diecut Divas: Christmas in July

• Dies R Us Challenges: Christmas in July

• Double Trouble Paper Crafting Challenges: Christmas in July with a Twist/Gnomes

Darkroom Door Background Stamps

It's Tuesday, which means that it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my TFS teammates and I are sharing projects using Darkroom Door's Background Stamps. You should pop by the TFS blog throughout the week to see what the this talented group of ladies have done this week.

These stamps are sized to fit an A6 card as a background, so you can use them to create your own custom patterned paper, trim the backgrounds down to fit a tag, an A2 card, or use to cut dies too. I do love the versatility of these fabulous backgrounders, so much so that I've got two cards to share with you!

Here's the first card, which is a modified Spotlight card, using Darkroom Door's Butterflies Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp and my oft-used, and dearly beloved, Wellbeing Stencil.

Here's the second card with Darkroom Door's Buttons Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp, Fun Flowers Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp, and the Make Art Sentiment Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Butterflies Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Buttons Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Fun Flowers Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Make Art Sentiment Strip Red Rubber Cling Stamp by Darkroom Door

Wellbeing Stencil by Darkroom Door

BTW, if you'd like to get 12% off your order at Topflight Stamps use THIS LINK!

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Ivory Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
140 lb. Mixed Media Cardstock by Strathmore®

Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black and Summer Sky Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Jet Black StazOn® Ink by Tsukineko®
Black Soot Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Industries

Chicken Little Sky Patterned Paper by Cosmo Cricket (top card)

Copper Shantung Silk-finish Specialty Paper by FiberMark

Copic® Markers: 

  Butterfly card: B23, B24, B28, B29,YR15, YR16, YR18, BV02, BV13,Y04

  Buttons card: B34, B37, N4, N6

Sewing Room Bigz™ Alterations Die by Tim Holtz® for Sizzix®
Stitched Line die from a Blueprints Die-namics Die Set by My Favorite Things®
Jumbo Fishtail Banner Die-namics Die Set by My Favorite Things®
Ring Die Set by QuicKutz
STAY-Tion™ by Wendy Vecchi for Ranger Industries
Post-It® Notes by 3M

Instructions for the Butterflies Background Card:

1. Using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp the Butterflies Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp onto sky patterned paper. 
2. Trim slightly and edge with Black Soot Distress Ink.
3. Use one of the ring dies to cut a framed circle from the center of the paper and from blue cardstock. 
4. Color the butterflies in the circle with Copic markers and edge the circle with Black Soot Distress Ink. 
5. Place the blue ring and the colored circle into the patterned paper. 
6. Decide that it looks dull and the planned die-cut butterfly looks lame.
7.  Pull out the  beloved Wellbeing Stencil and sponge blue Memento ink over the  words "serene", "quiet calm", "time out", and "peaceful" onto the card front.
8.  Use Copic markers to color the butterflies that sit over the words to create more of the spotlight look.
9. Adhere the cardfront to a blue A6 card.
10. Try adding die-cut butterflies to the blue ring on the card. 
11. Decide "less is more" and let it be.

Instructions for the Buttons Background Card:

1. Using Memento ink, stamp the Buttons Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp onto ivory cardstock. 
2. Use B34 and B37 Copic markers to color between the buttons the buttons' holes on the background. Trim the image panel and edge with the B37 marker. 
3. Use the Sewing Room die to cut heavy cardstock and Shantung silk-finish specialty paper. 
4. Color the cardstock version with N4 and N6 Copic markers. 
5. Trim the top and base off of the Shantung silk-finish specialty paper die-cut and cut a rounded "v" neckline.
6. Use StazOn ink to stamp the Fun Flowers Background Red Rubber Cling Stamp onto the die-cut. Heat set.
7. Adhere the "dress" to the dressform.
8. Cover the words above and below the "one of a kind" sentiment on the stamp with Post-It Notes, ink with StazOn, remove the PostIt Notes, and stamp the sentiment onto Shantung silk-finish specialty paper. . Heat set.
9. Cut the sentiment with a fishtail banner die.
10. Position the stitch die across the top of the banner, secure with repositionable tape, and cut.
11. Cut a piece of the Shantung specialty paper slightly larger than the Buttons Background image panel.
12. Adhere the Buttons Background image onto the Shantung silk-finish specialty paper, then adhere to a blue A6 card. 
13. Adhere the dressform and the sentiment the card.

PSA: There's a Christmas/Winter in July Sale going on at Topflight Stamps until July 31st! 

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Be kind. Stay safe. Stay well!

Stampendous Virtual Catalog Party - Day 1 - A Shaker!

Stampendous! is celebrating the July Catalog with a Virtual Catalog Party for their retailers! Each day a new product will be featured and there will be a video and other artwork spotlighting it. Be sure to check Stampendous!' blog throughout the week so you don't miss anything! Here's a link to the participating retailers.

Today's spotlight shines on the fun and fabulous Dome Jar Shaker Die Set, which is ever so versatile. Here's what the website says about this set. 

"16 dies let you create a snow-globe style dome, a bubblegum machine, or a canning jar, plus they can all be used with the newest member of the WindowRama family, a darling vertical card that fits in an A2 envelope when folded flat. Perfect for shaker cards, window cards, and more. Our July 2020 release contains tons of clear, cling rubber, and wood mounted stamps that coordinate perfectly with this set."

 I've used the Dome Jar Shaker Die Set with the new Gumball Greetings Perfectly Clear Stamp Set to create a shaker card that stands up on its own, but can fold flat for mailing! 

Front View:

 Side View which actually shows the shimmer of the metallic cardstock used. Nifty!

Stampendous Products Used:

Dome Jar Shaker Die Set 

Gumball Greetings Perfectly Clear Stamp Set 

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Petty Cash Bling Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Raven Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Metallic Copper Cardstock by Recollections™

Copic® Markers: Y15, Y17, Y19, YG5, YG7, YG 17, V05, V09, R24, R35, R37, B02, B04, B16, RV52, RV55, RV63

White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura

Brad,Washi Tape, and acetate from my stash

Red Liner Tape

On Point Glue by Imagine® Crafts

Instructions:

1. Using the base die from the Dome Jar Shaker Die Set, cut green Bling cardstock twice to create the front and the back of the card.
2. On one of the two panels, use the two score lines and fold both sides backward to form the front of the card.
3. On the other panel, use the two score lines and fold both cards forward to form the back of the card.
4. Position one of the two Dome dies in the center of front panel of the card, secure with tape, and run the panel through the die-cut machine.
5. Remove the dome-shaped die-cut and retain for another use.
6. Use the base and dome top die to cut copper cardstock.
7. Use the scored semi-circle die and the handle die to cut silver cardstock.
8. Use the other semi-circle die to cut the black cardstock to form the hole under the flap where the gumball would appear. Not shown above. Oopsy.
9. Fold the scored semi-circle along the score line and adhere to copper base using strong glue or red liner tape.
10. Use a brad to adhere the silver twisting gizmo thingy die-cut to the copper base.
11. Add Washi Tape to the bottom of the card front panel and secure in the back.
12. Adhere the copper die-cuts to the card front as shown.
13. Flip the card front, add adhesive around the window, and adhere the acetate. See Image A below, which will show the assembled card front.
14. I wanted to try layering cardstock instead of using foam tape so that perhaps the shaker contents would act appropriately and not stick where I didn't want them. See Image B below.
15. Use Memento ink to stamp the gumball image onto white cardstock.
16. Color with Copic markers, then use one of the two rounded rectangle dies from the set to cut the image panel. See Image C below.
17. Using the circle die, cut scraps of yellow cardstock, then add shading with Copic markers and white accents with the white gel pen.
18. Use Memento ink to stamp the sentiments onto pink cardstock scraps and cut with the heart die.
19. Secure three hearts to the edges of the dome on the inside of the card with red liner tape.
20. Add the other hearts and the circles to the well formed by the black cardstock.
21. Seal the aperture with the image panel.
22. Adhere the back of the card to front of the card.

Image A -- corresponds to step 13

Image B -- corresponds to step 14

Image C -- corresponds to step 16

Be sure to pop by your LSS's store and/or Facebook page to get this fabulous Dome Jar Shaker Die Set and the great Gumball Greetings Perfectly Clear Stamp Set for yourself. 


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I'm Late!

It's Wednesday which means that I'm a day late sharing a project created for Topflight Stamps. Last Friday, we had a torrential rain storm, courtesy of Tropical Storm Dora. First it started raining in the middle of the kitchen onto our kitchen table. Then we lost power for several hours. An hour after the power returned, the cable crapped out. Due to the pandemic, no one was available to come check out the situation until Tuesday, which meant that we were left without internet (except for our phones) and tv! Poor poor us. Such first world problems. 

Anyway, my talented pal and TFS teammate, Toni, switched days with me. Don'tchaknow that team work makes the dream work?

This week, I've created a slimline card that is appropriately titled "I'm Late!" using stamps from the Alice Collection, Set 2 by Random Artist 222 for That's Crafty. I also used That's Crafty's Discover Word Series Stencil, the Cogged Up Stencil by Andy Skinner for Creative Expression, and two colors of Prism Inks by Hunkydory Crafts.

Here it is.

BTW, if you'd like to get 12% off your order at Topflight Stamps use THIS LINK!

Topflight Products Used:

Alice Collection, Set 2 by Random Artist 222 by That's Crafty

Discover Word Series Stencil by That's Crafty 
Cogged Up Stencil by Andy Skinner for Creative Expressions

Canary Yellow and Arctic Mist Prism Ink by Hunkydory Crafts

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Lavender and Black Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Papers®
Tuxedo Black and Lulu Lavender Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Copic® Markers: BV0000, BV000, BV20, E00, E11, E21, De50, V20, V22, V25, BG53, BG57, BG90, BG93, Y23, Y26, Y28, R00, R20, R30, R32, C0, C1, C2
Red and Dark Red Triplus® Fineliner by Staedtler
Clear Glaze® 3D Glossy Gel Pen by Sakura
Aquamarine Archival™ Ink by Ranger Industries
Clocks Stencil by Stamperia
Circles Layering Stencil by Tim Holtz® for Stampers AnonymousNesting Slim Layers Die Set by Waffle Flower®

Clocks Embossing Plate by Cheery Lynn Designs

Speech Bubble Die Set by Die-namics/MFT
Removable ID Labels by Avery®
STAY-tion™ by Wendy Vecchi/Ranger Industries

Post-It® Notes by 3M

Instructions:

1. Using Tuxedo Black Memento ink, stamp the Mad Hatter onto white cardstock and label paper. 
2. Fussy-cut the label paper version then place it onto its counterpart on the image panel.
3. Stamp the little teapot from the set onto the Mad Hatter's hand on the image panel and label paper. Fussy-cut it and put over its counterpart.
4. Place the image panel on the STAY-tion and adhere with magnets. 
5. Place the ruler under the Mad Hatter to cover the bottom part of the image. 
6. Sponge Arctic Mist Prism Ink over the image. 
7. Place two Post-It Notes on the diagonal radiating from the lamp on the Mad Hatter's hat.
8. Sponge Canary Yellow Prism Ink  between the PostIt Notes to form a lightbeam.
9. Remove the ruler under the Mat Hatter's feet and use the magnets to secure the border part of the Discover Word Series Stencil in its place.
10. Sponge Lulu Lavender Memento Ink over the border part of the stencil.
11. Lift all masks and reserve for a later use. 
12. Color the Mad Hatter and the tea pot with Copic Markers.
13. Apply several layers of Clear Glaze pen to the headlamp, the rivets, screws, and the top of the teapot. 
14. Mat the image panel with black cardstock and set aside.
15. Lavender cardstock was debossed with the Clocks Embossing Plate.
16. Arctic Mist Prism Ink was sponged over the Clocks stencil onto the debossed lavender cardstock.
17. Sponge Arctic Mist Prism ink over Cogged Up Stencil in the open spaces.
18.  A larger piece of lavender cardstock was stenciled with circles. 
19. The two pieces were edged, layered, die-cut, then adhered to the slimline card.
20. Lavender cardstock was die-cut with a speech bubble and the sentiment from the stamp set was stamped onto it with Arctic Mist Prism Ink, which was also used to edge the speech bubble.
21. The sentiment speech bubble was adhered to finish the card.

BTW, there's a Christmas/Winter in July sale going on at Topflight Stamps.

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Joy to the World! It's Christmas in July!

It's Tuesday, which means that it's my day to share a project created for Topflight Stamps. This week my TFS teammates and I are celebrating Christmas in July! You should pop by the TFS blog throughout the week to see what the this talented group of ladies have done with this challenge!

BTW, if you'd like to get 12% off your order at Topflight Stamps use THIS LINK.

I've made a shaker card using the Snowflake Background and the Merry Christmas Sentiment Strip stamps from Darkroom Door and the Origami Bear Stamp Set by Katzelkraft.

Here's the card.

Here's a close up so you can see the sparkly bits. The true color is above.

Topflight Stamps Products Used:

Snowflake Background Stamp by Darkroom Door 

Merry Christmas Sentiment Strip Stamp by Darkroom Door 

Origami Bear Unmounted Rubber Stamp Set by Katzelkraft

Festive Diamond Sparkle Gemstones  by Hunkydory Crafts

Sky, Lake Wanaka, and Elephant Fresco Finish Chalk Paints by PaperArtsy

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

140 Lb. Mixed Media Paper by Strathmore®

Avalanche Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Fresh Snow Pigment Ink by Paper Trey Inc.

Frost Dazzle VersaMark™ Ink by Tsukineko®

French Ultramarine Archival™ Ink by Ranger Industries

Winter Wonderland and Crystal Sparkly Embossing Powders by Stampendous!®

Copic® Markers: BV0000, B0000, B60, C0, C00, R39, G09, N6, N8

Frantage Shaved Ice by Stampendous!®

Frost Sheer Shimmer™ Stix by Imagine®

A variety of sequins from Doodles Paper Playground, Kat Scrappiness, and Gina Marie Designs (Yes, I go through and choose the sequins, stars, etc.  I want to use, and put them in a little cup.  I'm a Virgo.)

Rounded Rectangle Dies: No clue who made them, which is very bad of me.

Nameplate dies by Spellbinders®

Clear Acetate saved from packaging because I'm frugal like that.

Black Foam Tape by Craft Fancy

Instructions and such:

1. I knew that I wanted to use sparkly embossing powder with the gorgeous Snowflake Background stamp and I knew that I wanted to finally succeed at creating a shaker card. I didn't succeed with that goal, but perfection is overrated, or so they say. Tell that to my inner Virgo. Anyway since I'd be embossing and creating a shaker, I wanted to use some heavier cardstock and I wanted the inside of the shaker to match the outside, so I grabbed a 9" x 12" sheet of Mixed Media cardstock, flipped it to horizontal orientation,  and swiped the three colors of Fresco Finish Chalk Paint, listed above, across the sheet, then heat set it to make sure that it was totally dry.
2. The Snowflake Background was stamped twice with white ink onto the painted heavy paper, sparkly embossing powder was added, and heat set. 
3. The backgrounds were cut twice with a rounded rectangle that matched the stamp size perfectly. Gotta love that. Don't gotta love that I have no clue who made the die. Oops.
4. A smaller rounded rectangle was used to cut one of the two backgrounds to create the window for the shaker. I'm reserving the die-cut for a later use.
5. Frost Sheer Shimmer was applied to the edges of the window and the panel.
6. Both the bears from the Origami Bear Stamp Set were stamped with Memento ink, fussy-cut, and colored. Then I decided to just use one of them.
7. I stenciled a background with French Ultramarine ink, then embossed the entire thing to create an ice floe for the bear. 
8. The ice floe and the bear were adhered to the rounded rectangle die-cut. This piece was set aside while I created the shaker.
9. The panel with the window was flipped over and clear acetate was adhered to cover the aperture. 
10. Two layers of foam tape were applied to over the acetate and around the panel.
11. A non-static bag thingy was tapped onto the interior of the tape and the acetate window so that the goodies wouldn't stick to the acetate. Hahahahahahaha.
12. The strips covering the adhesive were removed and  image panel was placed image side down over the aperture.
13. Alas, when I sealed the shaker with the bear background, I realized that the bear's ears and head weren't firmly adhered to the background and that a star sequin and Shaved Ice were under or stuck to his head. Note to self: Use glue!
14.  I also discovered that I had overfilled the background with a mixture of sequins, sparkly stars, and Shaved Ice, so you can't see that he's chilling out while sitting on an ice floe. Bummer.  You'll have to take my word for it.
15. The sentiment was stamped with white ink, heat set with sparkly embossing powder, and die-cut. 
16. It was adhered to finish the card and two sequins and Festive Diamond Sparkle Gemstones were added to finish the card.

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Floral Gift Card Wallet

The stamps in the new Wedding Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp Set are so versatile and can be used for other occasions than just weddings. Sometimes you want to send a gift card as way to thank someone.This card will be used just that way!

Here's the Gift Card Wallet, using the beautiful new Wedding Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.

Closed Gift Card Wallet.

Opened Gift Card Wallet.

Stampendous! Products Used:
Gift Card Wallet Die Set
Wedding Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp Set
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Zig® Photo-Twin Markers
Cottage Rose Patterned Paper* by Keeping Memories Alive
White Glaze® 3D Glossy Gel Pen by Sakura

Tattered Rose, Old Paper, Bundled Sage Distress® Ink by Tim Holtz® for Ranger Industries
*KMA paper has a 2000 copyright, which proves I'm a hoarder.

Instructions:

1. Using the Gift Card die, cut the patterned paper and edge both sides with Tattered Rose Distress ink.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the flower image onto white cardstock.
3. Color the images with Zig Photo-Twin markers.
4. Realize that the paper is pilling from the markers. Decide that it looks cool and go with it.
5. Use the rounded rectangle die to cut the colored image and the patterned paper.
6. Sponge Old Paper Distress ink around the colored image.
7. Edge with Tattered Rose Distress ink.
8. Stipple all three colors of Distress ink on the image panel and the inside of the gift card wallet.
9. Use White Glaze pen to color the berry looking things.
10. Use the small rounded rectangle die to cut patterned paper.
11. Use the sentiment die to cut the reverse of the patterned. paper.
12. Use the squiggly rectangle die to cut the patterned paper.
13. Place the squiggly rectangle die-cut onto the die-cut platform, place the notch-cutting die on top, and run through your machine.
14. Assemble the card as shown.
15. Add your gift card and you're done!

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Birthday Gift Card Wallet

Stampendous!'s new Gift Card Wallet Die Set and the new Gift Card Perfectly Clear sets make creating these little practical gifts so fun, quick, and easy!

So here's my second Gift Card Wallet. This time I used the new Birthday Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.

Closed Gift Card Wallet.

Open Gift Card Wallet 

Stampendous! Products Used:
Gift Card Wallet Die Set
Birthday Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp Set
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Yellow Cardstock
Copic® Markers: N2, N4, N5, N6, N8, YG25, BG32, BG45, RV52, RV63, RV91, Y0000, Y000, Y15, Y19, Y32, YYR000, YR30, YR31

Kitten Smitten Patterned Paper by Doodlebug Designs Inc.™

Clear Stardust® Glitter Pen by Sakura

Instructions:

1. Using the Gift Card die, cut the two-sided patterned paper.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the cat, dog, and cake from the Birthday Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp Set onto Copic friendly cardstock.
3. Color the images with Copic markers.
4. Use the rounded rectangle die to cut the colored image.
5. Use the small rounded rectangle die to cut the patterned paper.
6. Use the sentiment die to cut solid cardstock.
7. Use the squiggly rectangle die to cut the patterned paper.
8. Place the squiggly rectangle die-cut onto the die-cut platform, place the notch-cutting die on top, and run through your machine.
9. Assemble the card as shown.
10. Add your gift card and you're done!

Helpful Hints:

• Use double-sided patterned cardstock to create your card. That way both sides are already decorated. I raided my stash to find older patterned papers to use. However, you can use cardstock and decorate the inside and outside with stamps, die-cuts, or stencils.
• Cut the patterned cardstock to 4.75" wide so that you can cut both the gift card wallet and the squiggly rectangle from it.
• When adhering the notch-cut squiggly rectangle, apply adhesive to the center of the rectangle (vertically and horizontally) and to the edges.
• Do NOT apply under the notches or you will not be able to add your gift card!

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A Gift Card for You!

Does everyone on your shopping list want gift cards? Do you struggle with nice ways to package them? Stampendous! recently released a Gift Card Wallet Die Set that will become one of your most frequently used die sets. Stampendous! has also released another die set and several Perfectly Clear Stamp Sets to use with the Gift Card Wallet Die Set. Click on over to the What's New area of the website to check 'em out.

Here's my first card with the Gift Card Wallet Die Set and the Grad Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.

Outside of the Card.

Inside of the Card with a gift card.

Stampendous! Products Used:

Gift Card Wallet Die Set 

Grad Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp Set

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko

Other Products Used:

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers

Copic® Markers: E31, E33, D4, Ed81, E84, E87, BV0000, BV000, BV20, B12, YG25, Y00, Y11,  Y13, Y18, YR15, R17, R29, T0, T1

Bubbles Patterned Paper from The Goods Collection by American Crafts

Clear Glaze® 3D Glossy Gel Pen by Sakura

Instructions: 

1. Using the Gift Card die, cut the two-sided patterned paper.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp the sentiment, the owl, and the graduation goodies from the Grad Gift Perfectly Clear Stamp Set onto Copic friendly cardstock.
3. Color the images with Copic markers.
4. Use the rounded rectangle die to cut both images.
5. Use the squiggly rectangle die to cut the patterned paper. 
6. Place the squiggly rectangle die-cut onto the die-cut platform, place the notch-cutting die on top, and run through your machine.
7. Assemble the card as shown.
8. Add your gift card and you're done!

Helpful Hints:

• Use double-sided patterned cardstock to create your card. That way both sides are already decorated. I raided my stash to find older patterned papers to use. However, you can use cardstock and decorate the inside and outside with stamps, die-cuts, or stencils.
• Cut the patterned cardstock to 4.75" wide so that you can cut both the gift card wallet and the squiggly rectangle from it.
• When adhering the notch-cut squiggly rectangle, apply adhesive to the center of the rectangle (vertically and horizontally) and to the edges. 
• Do NOT apply under the notches or you will not be able to add your gift card!

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