Penguin Shaker Christmas Card

The cardmaking community seems to be celebrating Christmas/Winter in July, so I figured I'd play along using brand new Stampendous!® stamps from their July 2021 release. Have you seen the new stamps yet? You really ought to pop right over to take a look at the new catalog!

You might know that I love penguins and there are quite a few of them in the new release. There are also polar bears, cats, dogs, and new House-Mouse Designs® stamps.

Here's a shaker card featuring the penguin and the fish from the new Polar Play Perfectly Clear® Stamp Set.

Stampendous!® Products Used:

Polar Play Perfectly Clear® Stamp Set

Festive Season Perfectly Clear® Stamp Set

Window-Rama Dome Jar Shaker Die Set

Mixed Media White Paper

Silver Detail Embossing Powder

Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Onyx Black VersaFine™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:

Copic® Markers: 

 Penguin: C00, C0, C1, C2, C6, C7, Y35, Y38, E04, B60, BV000, R81

 Fish: YG63, YG67, B34

Black Copic® Fineliner

Embossable Window Plastic Sheets by Judikins

Joy to the World 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Graphic 45 Papers®

Parrot Cardstock by My Papers

Silver Metallic Cardstock by Recollections®

Pearl Sparkle Blend and Penguin Play by Doodles Paper Playground

Black Crafty Foam Tape by Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L

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

Stamping Platform

Used Dryer Sheet

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of 8.5" x 11" Parrot (green) cardstock in half, score, and fold to create an A2 card. Set aside.
2. Use Tuxedo Black Memento ink to stamp penguin onto mixed media paper.
3. Use stamp positioner to stamp the three fish as shown.
4. Color the images with Copic markers.
5. Add the movement lines with a fine tip black pen.
6. Cut a piece of silver metallic cardstock to 4" x 5.25".
7. Cut a scrap of silver metallic paper with the lid die from the Window-Rama Dome Jar Shaker Die Set. Set both the silver metallic panel and the jar lid die-cut aside.
8. Use the jar-shaped die to cut a window in a panel of plaid paper from the Joy to the World 8x8 paper pad.
9. Trim the die-cut plaid panel to 3.875" x 5.125".
10. Run a red marker along the edge of the card and around the aperture.
11. Use magnets to secure a piece of Embossable Window Plastic Sheets to the base of the stamping platform. Rub the dryer sheet onto the plastic.
12. Position the the sentiment from the Festive Season Perfectly Clear Stamp set face-down onto the plastic sheet. Press the lid of the platform onto the back of the stamp and lift the lid.
13. Lightly ink the stamp with Onyx Black VersaFine ink and stamp.
14. Sprinkle the wet ink with Silver Detail Embossing powder, dump off the excess, and heat set. 
15. Flip the plaid panel over and adhere the stamped embossing window plastic sheet over the aperture.
16. Rub this side of the plastic sheet with the dryer sheet.
17. Add a double layer of Black Crafty Foam Tape around the perimeter of the aperture to form a well for the shaker contents.
18. Add the shaker contents.
19. Remove the backing from the foam tape and place the image panel face-down onto the tape, covering the shaker contents.
20. Add pieces of Black Craft Foam Tape to the edges of the back of the shaker panel.
21. Mat the shaker panel with the silver cardstock from step #6.
22. Adhere the matted shaker panel to the reserved green card.
23. Adhere the jar lid die-cut to finish the card.

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Pah Rum Pum Pum, Pum

 When I first saw the new House-Mouse Designs® Little Drummers stamp, the Christmas carol "Little Drummer Boy" came to mind, I especially love this version with Bing Crosby and David Bowie  . I figure eventually, I'll use the stamp and that sentiment to make a card. Til then, here's what I created.

Stampendous!® Products Used:
House-Mouse Designs® Little Drummers stamp
WindowRama Dome Jar Shaker Die Set
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®
Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products Used:
Copic® Markers:
   Mouse Skin: BV0000, BV000, E50, E51, R01, R20, R21
   Mouse Fur (Left to Right): E21, E23, E25, E44;  E31, E33, E35, E44;  E35, E53, E57
   Drum: R12, R14 R17, R29, G00, G02, G05, Y08, Y11, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, E41
Christmas Magic 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Graphic 45®
Red Cardstock
Gold Sheer Shimmer™ Dauber Top Stix by Imagine®

Instructions:

1. Use the base die from the Dome Jar Shaker Die to cut patterned paper and red cardstock.
2. Use the larger of the two elongated rounded rectangle dies from that set to cut an opening in the patterned paper to form the front of the card.
3. Pinch the score lines on both sides of the patterned paper front, then fold backwards.
4. Use the Gold Sheer Shimmer dauber to edge the patterned paper along the window and all edges, including the fold lines. After all, more glitz is always good, right? Right!
5. Pinch the score lines on both sides of the red cardstock die-cut, then fold the sides forward.
6. Use Memento ink to stamp the Little Drummers image onto white paper.
7. Color the image with Copic markers.
8. Use the smaller of the elongated rounded rectangle dies to cut the image panel.
9. Adhere the image panel to the inside of the card back as shown.
10. Using strong adhesive tape or glue, adhere the front of the card to the back of the card.

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I shall enter this card into the following challenges:

• Simon Ways Wednesday Challenges: Anything Goes

• Creative Knockouts Challenge #378: Christmas

• Cut It Up Challenge #214: Christmas

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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Gnome Travel WindowRama Card

Home again. Home again. Jiggedy Jig. Or should that be Gnome again. Gnome again? Yep. I was away on vacation and have returned.

Presenting a WindowRama carad featuring Stampendous' seriously cute Gnome Travels Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set!

Products Used: 
Stampendous Products Used:
Gnome Travels Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set (SSC1343)
WindowRama Baby Card Kit (WR104)
WindowRama Die Set (DCP1012)
Tweet Birdie Die Set (QD5018)
Tuxedo Black Memento™ Ink by Tsukineko®

Other Products Used:
Antique Linen Tim Holtz® Distress® Ink by Ranger Industries
Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Desert Storm Cardstock by Neenah Papers
Uncharted Paper Pack by The Paper Studio
Copic® Markers
  Gnomes' Skin: BV000, E50, e1, E11, E000, R01, R20, R04
  Gnomes" Beards: C3, C1, C0, C00
  Shirt: YR12, YR14, YR27
  Pants/Hat: V17, V28, B01, YG03
  Belt/Boots: E47, E35, E33
  Buckle: Y28, Y26, Y13

Instructions:

1. Sponge Polka Dot Window Front from the WindowRama Baby Card Kit with Distress Ink. Fold backward along the innermost fold line on both sides.Set aside.
2. Use WindowRama Die set to die-cut the map patterned paper to form the back of the card. Fold  forward along the innermost fold line on both sides.
3. Stamp the gnomes onto white cardstock with Memento ink, color, fussy-cut, and edge each image with black marker.
4. Stamp sentiment onto Desert Storm scrap and die-cut using the speech bubble from the Tweet Birdie Die set.
5. Adhere the images as shown. You can use tape on the reverse of the images and the speech bubble to make sure they're secure. 
6. Be absolutely sure that there is no adhesive showing or the gnomes and/or the speech bubble with make the front of the card stick to the back!
7. Adhere the front of the WindowRama card to the back.

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Spring Garden WindowRama Calendar

Stampendous' new WindowRama Kits are so fabulously versatile. I love that the kits can be used alone or in combination with the WindowRama Die Set.

Here's my 2020 WindowRama calendar which uses the wonderful new Cling Spring Garden Rubber Stamp with the Circle Chipboard WindowRama Kit.

Front:

Back:

Products Used:

Stampendous Products Used:

Circle Chipboard WindowRama Kit (WR501)

Cling Spring Garden Rubber Stamp (6CR019)

Cling Grunge Script Rubber Stamp and Stencil (CRS5109)

Ledger Script Rubber Stamp (R319)

Other Products Used:

Media® Gesso by DecoArt®

Media® Matte Medium by DecoArt®

Media® Fluid Acrylic Paints by DecoArt®: Translucent White, Cerulean Blue, Primary Yellow, Diarylide Yellow, Cadmium Orange, Primary Magenta, Pthalo Green/Yellow, Hansa Yellow Medium, Dioxazine Purple, Pthalo Blue 

Jet Black and Watering Can Archival™ Ink by Ranger Industries

Jet Black StazOn® Ink by Tsukineko®

Black Pitt Artist Brush Pen by Faber Castell

Triplus® Fineliner by Staedtler

Gaffer's Tape by 7 Gypsies

Black Cardstock

Small Number Die Set by All Occasions

Small Tear Off Calendar by Taylored Expressions

Instructions:

1. Apply gesso to both sides of two squares and two rectangles from the Circle WindowRama Kit. 
2. Mix Translucent White with Cerulean Blue MFA paint, then paint all the pieces. Heat set.
3. Apply a coat of Matte Medium to all surfaces. Heat set.
4. Sponge Watering Can Archival ink over the stencil from the Grunge Script Cling Rubber Stamp set onto painted background of the two squares. Heat set.
5. Apply a coat of Matte Medium over the stenciled squares. Heat set.
6. Stamp the Spring Garden Rubber with Jet Black Archival ink onto the two squares. Heat set.
7. Apply a coat of Matte Medium over the stamped squares and heat set.
8. Paint the flowers and the butterflies with MFA paints. Heat set.
9. Seal both painted squares with Matte Medium and heat set.
10. Use the dies to cut 2020 from black cardstock. Seal the cardstock with Matte Medium.
11. Adhere the date as shown, then seal with Matte Medium.
12. If necessary, touch up stamped images with the black Pitt Artist Brush pen.
13. Use Jet Black StazOn to edge all the pieces.
14. Follow the instructions to assemble the WindowRama using Gaffer's Tape.
15. Adhere the calendar.

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Awesome on Porpoise

Stampendous's new release features several ocean-themed stamp sets that are all fabulous. Most of them were designed to be used with the terrific new WindowRama Die Set, though of course they're easily used on most any paper-crafting project!

Here's my WindowRama card with the new Porpoise Fun Cling Rubber Stamp Set.

Supplies Used:

Stampendous Supplies Used:

Porpoise Fun Cling Rubber Stamp Set

WindowRama Die Set

Build a Pop Up Die Set

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®

VersaFine Clair™ Nocturne by Tsukineko®

Other Supplies Used:

Copic® Markers used:

 Porpoise: C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, E04, RV32

 Palm Tree Fronds: YG03, YG05, YG17

 Palm Tree Trunks: E41, E42, E44

 Coconut; E11, E15

 Island: G05, G19, G85, YG05

 Sky:

 Clouds: C00, C0, BV000, RV000

 Sea: B16 B18, B24, B37, BG49

Solar White Classic Crest® Cardstock by Neenah

Metallic Silver Cardstock by Neenah

Grey Cardstock by Neenah

St. Tropez 8x8 Patterned Paper Pad by Prima Marketing®

Rings Die Set by WeR Memory Keepers®

Nameplate by Spellbinders®

Hardware Die Set by Frantic Stamper

White Gelly Roll® Gel Pen by Sakura

Clear Glaze™ 3D Glossy Gel Pen by Sakura

Tim Holtz® Hickory Smoke Distress® Ink by Ranger

Sky Rain Dots by Cloud 9 Designs/Fiskar's®

Instructions:

1. Use the WindowRama Base die to die-cut the wood-paneled patterned paper and grey cardstock. 
2. Use the circle die from the WindowRama die set to cut the wood-paneled die-cut. 
3. Fold both sides of the wood-paneled die-cut towards the back to become the front of the card. 
4. Edge both folds and all edges, including the circle opening, with the Distress ink.
5. Fold both sides of the grey die-cut towards the front to become the back of the card.
6. Use Memento ink to stamp the porpoise onto white cardstock.
7. Use Copic markers to color the scene. 
8. Use the rounded square from the WindowRama die set to cut the image panel.
9. Use the white gel pen to add white highlights to tops of the waves. Also use the white gel pen to make horizontal marks along the water, then use a finger to smudge the ink.
10. Use  the Glaze Glossy Gel Pen on the Porpoise's eye.
11. Add the rain dots to the scene.
12. Adhere the image panel to the center of the grey cardstock back.
13. Use VersaFine Clair ink to stamp the sentiment onto white cardstock. 
14. Use a rectangle die from the Build a Pop Up Die set to cut the sentiment.
15. Color the sentiment with a blue marker to match the sky.
16. Use one of the dies from the Nameplate set to cut silver cardstock.
17. Use the screws from the Hardware die set to cut silver cardstock.
18. Adhere the sentiment to the silver nameplate and add the screws on either side.
19. Adhere the sentiment to the wood-paneled patterned paper card front.
20. Adhere the card front to the card back with either strong tape or liquid adhesive.

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