Stampotique New Release Blog Hop

Card details:

Stamps: Love 8882 and Kate's Angel 11006 from Stampotique Originals

Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Rustic White, Crate Paper Oh Darling

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, copic markers

Embellishments: tag punch, mini clothespin, lace, sewing, petal ink liquid pearls

Today we are so excited about the new release for Stampotique Originals!!!  We've been keeping it under wraps for weeks now, but know that some of you got a sneak at one of our new stamp artists.  

Stampotique is thrilled to add to the line-up the designs one of our former team members and popular mixed media artist, Kate Crane (is that squealing we hear amongst you?).  We know you all won't be disappointed with the line-up of stamps from all our artists this go around.

Are you ready to see some wonderful artwork showcasing some of the new stamps?  There are 50+ new ones being released this time around, so plenty for everyone to choose from (or choose them all).

Card details:

Stamps: Bark Cube 6192 and Poochas Gracias 8972 from Stampotique Originals

Cardstock: Rustic White, Basic Black, My Mind's Eye Union Square

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, copic markers

Retro Sketches #153 and CQC279

Hop along with the design team and 2 special guest bloggers leaving comments along the way.  We will choose 3 random winners from 3 selected blogs along the way to win some goodies.

We will choose our winners with our next challenge on February 25th.

You should have arrived here from Claudine Criner's blog. Your next stop along the way will be Astrid Stulemeijer's blog.  If you get lost anywhere along the way you can come back to the Stampotique Designer's Challenge blog to find your way.

Janet Klein

Coby vanWilligenburg

Claudine Criner

Kim Howard

Astrid Stulemeijer

Valerie Wilson

Carol Fox

Kate Crane

Sue Davies

Kaz Boughton

Corrie Herriman

Kathi Rerek

Samantha Read

France Papillion

Roc Nicholas

Kristen Catalano

Nellie van Leeuwen

Arwen McCullen

Magda Polakow

Jackie Payne

Gez Butterworth

Hope you enjoy all the design team creations, 

we can't wait to hear what your favorite new stamps are!

BC404: Cheers to You

Today's blogger's challenge theme is "Cheers to You".  This was a card I created with good friends in mind-so cheers to those that are always there for us and are amazing!

I really enjoyed using this layout which is from Retro Sketches #149 although once I decided to use my sentiment as the focal point I was at a loss with all that space in the bottom right side so added in some washi tape.  I used a Design Seeds color combination for this adding in the touch of green.

I am also entering this into the Seize the Birthday Challenge this week which is Anything Goes.

Hope you like it and join us for Blogger's Challenge this week.

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Card details:

Stamps: Simple Sunflower by Papertrey Ink, Birthday Messages from Simon Says Stamp

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Teresa Collins Far & Away

Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Summer Sun, Wild Wasabi

Embellishments: Stampin' Up pearls, washi tape

SDC177: New Year's Resolution

Claudine Criner is our hostess for our first challenge in the New Year over at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge:

Most of us always create a New Year's Resolution and the beginning of the New Year.  For 2015 try your hand at making something with your New Year's Resolution in mind.

I love coloring this sunflower, and you can't see it in this photo but I've added some dimension to it by cutting out the petals and flower center and putting dimensionals under it.  I've also added some crystal lacquer to the petals, stems and over the sequins (which I wish I hadn't done).

Growing your dreams is always something to look forward to year after year.  My husband and I talk about several things we'd like to do besides the standard "losing weight, being more healthy"-so hoping this is the year for us to do a few of those things.

I've used the RetroSketches #147 for this creation as well.

Hope you will join us over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge this week!

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Card details:

Stamps:  Sunflower 9257, Grow Your Dreams 7321 from Stampotique Originals

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Rustic Cream, Create Paper-The Pier

Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa, copic markers

Embellishments: sequins, Crystal Lacquer, dimensionals

My Coolest Friend

Trying to break out some of those Christmas stamps and get a few in my stash.

I got these stamps at the Archiver's store closing and hadn't used them yet-so decided they needed to be inked up.

I used last week's Retro Sketches challenge for this.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting me this week!

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Card details:

Stamps: Coolest Friend and Christmas Sampler from Paper Smooches

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Confetti White, The Pier by Crate Paper

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, copic markers

Embellishments: twine, Rounded tag framelits

Birthday Sunflowers

I've been trying to get back into my creative mode and this past weekend was pretty successful.  I stamped and worked a little on my Project Life album.

I thought I'd be tired of sunflowers after doing the wedding invitations and then the wedding itself, but no-it's the first one I pulled out to work with when I was stamping.  Of course I went straight for my sketches as well :-)

For this card I used the current Retro Sketches challenge.

Hope to see you all around here more frequently!

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Card details:

Stamps: Simply Sunflower from Papertrey Ink and Poppy Birthday from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Confetti White, The Pier by Crate Paper

Inks: So Saffron, Close to Cocoa and Wild Wasabi, Archival

Embellishments: Notebook punch, Memory Box jewel stickers

Happy Birthday

Hope you all had a wonderful and safe 4th of July.  We had some fun with friends for a BBQ and fireworks.

I've been enjoying my week without the kiddos and although I haven't stamped quite as often as I had intended to, I have gotten a few cards done.  I'm looking forward to some scrapbooking tomorrow with a friend.

I love the flowers in this set from Verve stamps and especially love layering them.  I used some patterned papers to create this layered flower.

This is creeping in just under the wire for the Retro Sketches, this is one I will be using again, loved how quick and easy it came together.

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card details:

Stamps: Sentiment Sampler by Paper Smooches and Great Friend from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Confetti Cream, Night of Navy, My Mind's Eye Blue Bell

Inks: Night of Navy

Embellishments: Michael's pearls

Happy Anniversary Sequins

When I was at CKC Manchester last weekend I picked up some new papers and then went on a mission to find some sequins.  I picked some up at the local Michael's and couldn't wait to come home and create with my new goodies.

I don't love how my little sequins pocket turned out, but it was my first one so I hope that I've learned what I need to do differently next time.

I haven't played in the Retro Sketches in awhile, but wanted to play along this week.  As I searched my stash I realized I only have 2 anniversary sentiment stamps.  One was too large, and this one I think is too small.  

Hope you are having a great week and thanks for stopping by to visit!

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Card details:

Stamps: Mini Messages from Papertrey Ink

Cardstock: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Glitz Love you Madly patterned paper, vellum

Inks: Perfect Little Black Dress

Embellishments: ribbon unknown (from stash), sequins from Michaels

SCS LOVE FEST

WOW, I have to say it's been awhile since I spent a few hours in my studio creating just for fun and this weekend I made it a point to work my way through some road blocks (mainly my mojo and time).  

I set out to create a lot for fun this weekend (I did get some design team projects completed as well).  I wrote out the list of the SCS challenges going on and then a list of other challenges I wanted to play in.

I hope you will bear with my LONG post today as I share an array of cards.  As I was telling my friend I was creating like crazy, I realized that almost ALL of my photos have a floral focal point.  What can I say?  I love the floral stamps!!!!

Hope your Monday is starting off well and that I might be able to spark a little creativity for you.  I know I've counted on all of you at one time or another to spark mine :-)

Challenges: FTL229 Sketch and CFC91 Silver

and LOVEFEST2013C Bring on the Bling sponsored by Stamping Bella

Card details:

Stamps: Good Times from Mama Elephant

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Cool Carribean

Inks: Perect Little Black Dress, Dylusions Spray

Embellishments: Mark Richards gems, Butterfly die from PTI

Challenges: Retro Sketches #26 sketch to celebrate Retro Sketches #52 Challenge

for LOVEFEST2013E- Die Crazy sponsored by Simon Says Stamps

Card details:

Stamps: Botanical Medallions & Banners from Just Rite 

Cardstock: Such a Gray-cious Host, Whisper White, Teresa Collins Tell Your Story

Inks: Perfect Little Black Dress

Embellishments: Seam Binding and Mini Tri-Fold 1 die cut from Clear & Simple Stamps

Challenges:

Deconstructed Sketch #90 and LOVEFEST2013F-Inspiration Photo sponsored by The Cat's Pajama's

Card details:

Stamps: Happy Bugs from Sweet Stamp Shop

Cardstock: Say Yellow to all your Fans, Whisper White, Basic Black, Teresa Collins-Carolina Breeze

Inks: Perfect Little Black Dress

Embellishments: Crystal Effects, twine from the Twinery

Challenges:

LOVEFEST2013G-Make My Day sponsored by My Favorite Things

This card was created for a friend going through a tough time and doubting herself and choices she's made.  Hoping this will help her to know to believe in those choices being the best for her.

Stamps: Phrases2Say from The {Stamps} of Life

 Cardstock: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip from Stampin'Up! Patterned Paper: Sna@p Life from Simple Stories

Inks: Colorbox by Stephanie Barnard in Chocolate

Embellishments: Washi Tape from Freckled Fawn

Challenges:

LOVEFEST2013H-Inspiration Photo sponsored by Unity Stamp Co.

Card details:

Stamps: Fantastical Floral from Unity Stamp Co.

Cardstock: Green Galore, Brown Leather Satchel, Whisper White, patterned paper

Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa

Embellishments: Orange You Fabulous ribbon, perfect pearls

Challenges:

CTS16 and LOVEFESTI-A Little Love sponsored by Taylored Expressions

Card details: 

Stamps: Poppy Patch from Flourishes, Hello from Studio G

Cardstock: mini cards from my stash, Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Rose, So Saffron, VIP Purple, patterned paper scraps- Basic Grey

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Perfect Little Black Dress, 

Embellishments: rhinestones from SU

Challenges:

VLVFEB2013 Week 4 Sketch and LOVEFESTJ-In Love with Color sponsored by Verve Stamps

The Playdate Cafe Challenge #170

Card details: 

Stamps: Feel the Sun from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Going Gray, Whisper White, So Saffron

Inks: You're Such a Gray-cious Host

Embellishments: washi tape, Flower Framelits from Sizzix, Want2Scrap-Gun Metal pearls, Clearsnap Smooch Spritz-Sunkissed

Celebrate & New Fun Challenge

I'm so happy my mojo from the holidays seems to have returned and I'm feeling the "itch" to stamp more at night.  I was able to get some quick cards done yesterday using the new 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge and last weeks Retro Sketches.

I didn't write down my time but I know it was under 6 minutes to do it.  The one thing that is hard to tell on the photo is above and below the sentiment there are score lines.

I really liked how this turned out so I put together 3 more cards just like it and they all used up patterned paper scraps.  I think I will be making a set of these cards as lord knows I have scraps laying around.

Speaking of patterned paper scraps, my friend Beth Matson and I wanted to invite you all to join us the second Monday's in the month (next one Feb 11) for our friendly new challenge, The Paper Hoarder's Push.  We will challenge you to use up (or as much of it as you can) a patterned paper pad.  For February we will be using Carta Bella Devoted.  Perfect time to get a head start on some Valentine cards.  We'll share ours on Feb. 11th and hope you will join us.

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Card details:

Stamps: Celebrate Limited Edition set from Clear & Simple Stamps

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Georgia Pacific White, My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 3-Ruby and On the Bright Side 2

Inks: Memento Gray Flannel

Embellishments: Scor-pal for scoring and Kaiser Craft Silly Season jewels

Happy Holidays

I adore how this card turned out.  I'm usually a "straight and narrow" stamper, I have a hard time creating cards with cock-eyed pieces but I do like a good challenge.

This is the last Sketch for You to Try.  I've loved Jen's sketches and am sad that this will be the very last one!

I'm excited that this year I completed all 12 of the sketches for this challenge.

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

I'm also including this card for the current challenge over at the Paper Loft travel blog for a holiday challenge.

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Card details:

Stamps: Happy Holly-days from Our Craft Lounge and Icons Sentiments from Clear & Simple Stamps

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Confetti White, Echo Park Season's Greetings

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black

Embellishments: Washi Tape from Freckled Fawn, circle spellbinders die, rhinestones colored with copic

For my next card as I've been creating so many Christmas cards, I used the new Retro Sketches #40 on this card.  I used some more washi tape on this one :-)  I'm seriously thinking I'll be using some of the washi on Christmas gifts this year.

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Card details:

Stamps: Happy Holly-days  and Merry Wishes from Our Craft Lounge 

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Kraft Like a Rockstar Ivory, Echo Park Season's Greetings

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler

Embellishments: Washi Tape from Freckled Fawn,  rhinestones

Holiday Duo

Yesterday during my lunch hour I got inspired by Facetiming with a friend.  I wish I had that much mojo when I truly have the free time to stamp.  I'm hoping that I can keep up with it and continue with some holiday cards.

For my first card I used the current Sketch for You to Try for November.  Only one more month and my goal to do each of these sketches monthly has been accomplished.  I'm happy about that!

My other goal is try to use up some of this pattern paper I have been collecting.  I keep on wanting more and more of it but not using up enough of it.  I bought just one holiday pad this year and am hoping to get super creative with it-so I apologize now for the abundance of green and red I will be showing in the next 5-6 weeks.

I added the sentiment from the Trees4Christmas set from The {Stamps} of Life and the little poinsettia's are from Happy-Hollydays set from Our Craft Lounge.  I'm using up my Simple Stories Handmade Holiday paper pack for my Christmas cards this year.

My second card I started with the Retro Sketches #36 but I kind of strayed from the original sketch by having a larger sentiment framing and had it off kilter.  I also adhered my button to the sentiment frame instead of the banner piece.

For this card there is no stamping .  The one thing I like about Simple Stories are their pads have these die cut pages included and make for some easy cards.  

You can't tell but my red layer underneath it all does have a rounded bottom, which I covered with my oversized sentiment piece.  I love how it turned out though and will be making many more card using these pieces.  I wrapped the top with Lawn Fawn hemp cord. I love this is a heavier hemp cord!  I used up an old button from Papertrey Ink and adhered a big pearl from Want2Scrap on it.

My husband loved them, and that made me happy as I am trying to build up a little stock of them for him to take to work to sell.

Enjoy your Thursday!

Click Collection

Last night I got on a roll creating some cards using my new sets from Mama Elephant and For the Record 2 papers from Echo Park.  Bear with me as this will be a heavy post full of cards.  Come back tomorrow as I'll share with you how I packaged up this set.

The first one uses a new sketch challenge- CAS(E) this sketch!  The sketch was very clean and simple-loved how quick this card came together although for the life of me I can't find my 1" circle die and my punch is kaput.

Don't you love that little washi tape stamp under the sentiment??

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For this card I stamped two of the balloons on patterned paper and fussy cut them and the polka dot one is a stamp from the Good Times set.  Loving this new Lawn Fawn trimmings twine I got, nice and thick and ties easily as well.

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Getting in right in the knick of time with the current Retro Sketches challenge.  My cameras ended up being a little off kilter on this one, not so much centered...but I'm ok with that (this time anyway).  This was a fun sketch to do.

My card uses a different set this time from Mama Elephant called We Click. I think I was sold on this set from the sentiment alone.

Ardyth's challenge over at Hope You can Cling to today is to be inspired by one (or more) of the vital signs (heart beat/pulse, temperature, blood pressure or breathing).  My card uses blue for cold (temperature) and hearts in the cameras (for heart beat/pulse)

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The sentiment in this set really cracks me up!  I wanted to keep with the same theme as my other cards so I cut the scallop part  out of the paper itself and think it turned out perfectly.  The Hope You Can Cling to Challenge for yesterday was from Lynn to use a decorative edge on your card.

The sketch is from Skipping Stones Designs and I put to use some of this gorgeous May Arts Crochet White ribbon.

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This was probably the most difficult sketch for me to work with.  It's the current Fall-to-Layout and the while the design was so cool, I had the hardest time figuring out how to make it work.  I think I accomplished it.  I cut two strips of my yellow and cut them at the same angle, then flipped one so they were the opposite of one another on the card.  The little patterned strip was a left over piece of patterned paper. Another sentiment that just cracks me up.  This is the perfect set for teenagers.

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Hope you enjoyed my card parade today, was fun to create some cards using the same papers, size, and stamps.

Card details:

Stamps: We Click and Good Times from Mama Elephant

Cardstock: Georgia Pacific White, textured blue (unknown), So Saffron, Enchanted Evening

Inks: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue

Embellishments: May Arts White Crochet Ribbon, Crown Circles and Circles spellbinders dies, Lawn Fawn trimmings twine, dimensionals

Never Give Up

I am going to double up on a few posts as I don't want my cards to get lost in the mix before I mail them off.

Last year I enjoyed participating in the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges over at SCS and am hoping to keep up with it again this year.

My card above was for the challenge issued by cakath with the theme HOPE AND COURAGE.  I thought this sentiment was perfect and I wanted to just use a simple image so colored these flowers.  

I used the current Sweet Sunday Sketch for this card as well and some of my all time favorite papers from My Mind's Eye.

Card details:

Stamps: Budding Blossoms and Borderline from Verve Stamps

Cardstock: Dark Chocolate, Coral Necklace, Very Vanilla and My Mind's Eye Lost & Found-Blush

Inks: Chocolate Chip, copics

Embellishments: pewter brads

My second card is holiday themed using one of my favorite sketch challenge sites, Retro Sketches.  I've been slacking in participating in these lately but was inspired this weekend when stamping.

I'm not a very good mixer of patterned paper but thought this looked good.  I think I would have layered it if I had more room on my card, but wanted to make a traditional Arielle card- square.  I love her style!

This card was also created for the Moxie Fab Challenge to make a Holiday card.

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Card details:

Stamps: Sea-Sons Greetings from Our Craft Lounge

Cardstock: Rustic , Cherry Cobbler, Kraft Like a Rockstar Ivory, Handmade Holiday by Simple Stories

Inks: Dish All the Dirt Brown, Chocolate Chip, copics

Embellishments: Kaiser Craft pearls, twine, Rustic Wooden Vintage Buttons

Happy Birthday

A super quick post today...it's been a busy weekend as we celebrated my son's 13th birthday.  I whipped up a super quick card for him as I'm not great at masculine cards and I knew this would probably just lay around.

I took my patterned paper and randomly stamped different types of the #13 on the card and then just added the happy birthday banner.

I followed the Retro Sketches #30 sketch for this one.

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Card details:

Stamps: Numbers2stamp from The {Stamps} of Life and Sentiment Sampler from Paper Smooches

Cardstock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and My Mind's Eye Summer Splash

Inks: Your Style Blue Me Away from Clear & Simple Stamps

Embellishments: Maraschino twine from The Twinery