STAMPlorations August Christmas Release Blog Hop Day 4

Hi Everyone,

Day 4 already for the new Christmas release blog hop from STAMPlorations. I have already been playing with those fun stamps by Shery for my Muse Christmas Visions post (by the way, there is still plenty of time to play along!). I fell in love with those cute little penguins. Had to feature them prominently here ;)

My supplies:

  

Winter Chill, Lacy Edges and Borders

I used an embossing folder for the Polaroid and sponged the frame. Stamped an masked the penguins and colored them with Inktense pencils. Stamped the sentiment. The white one is heat embossed. Die cut the bottom and added glitter tape and an enamel dot to my card base

Here are the hop details:

Commenting is from August 14 to 21, 11:55 p.m. Pacific

Winners announced on August 24

Prizes:

Winners will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blogs - for more detail and the hop order, please visit the STAMPlorations Blog.

And don't forget:

Use code STAMPGIRLCORNELIA

to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies on all regular- and sale-priced items in the store

Happy Hopping! 

Linking up with:
Shopping our Stash - Chillaxin' and Relaxin' (ancient embossing folder)
Paperminutes - anything goes
The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge - anything goes
Simon Says Wednesday challenge - add a sentiment

Guest Designing for The Heart Desires Challenge - Midpost Reminder

Hi Everyone,

 The Heart Desires challenge is still in full swing!

You probably have already seen this months' amazing mood board - it for sure will stimulate your imagination . I just love the colors. For my second card I went with the flamingos.

They are from MFT. I used watercolor to color them. 

The relax is by SSS and I used a polka dotted embossing folder - after all there are some polka dots on the mood board. Couldn't ignore those...

Added enamel dots for balance and to get more of the colors from the board.

I hope you'll find time to play along!

Happy Stamping!

Linking up with:

BaLiSa - no stamping/ohne Stempel

CAS Colours and Sketches - see below

STAMPlorations August Christmas Release Blog Hop Day 3

Hi Everyone,

we are up to day 3 of the blog hop  - time flies, when you are having fun!

I am loving the new Christmas release stamps from STAMPlorations. I have already been playing with those fun stamps by Shirley for my Muse Christmas Visions post (by the way, there is still plenty of time to play along!) and I am just are delighted to use this cute little elf again.

My supplies:

  

Christmas Elf, Christmas Trees

I used gold embossing paste for the tree stencil. The elf is colored with markers and fuzzy cut. Some Washi tape, a sentiment  and some tiny gems and that's it.

Here are the hop details:

Commenting is from August 14 to 21, 11:55 p.m. Pacific

Winners announced on August 24

Prizes:

Winners will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blogs - for more detail and the hop order, please visit the STAMPlorations Blog.

And don't forget:

Use code STAMPGIRLCORNELIA

to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies on all regular- and sale-priced items in the store

Happy Hopping! 

Linking up with:
Paperminutes - anything goes
The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge - anything goes
Simon Says Wednesday challenge - add a sentiment
JUGS - Bring on the Shine

STAMPlorations August Christmas Release Blog Hop Day 2

Hi Everyone,

today is day 2 of the STAMPlorations Christmas release blog hop.

I am so delighted to be part of this fabulous new release from STAMPlorations. I have already been playing with those fun stamps by Deepti for my Muse Christmas Visions post (by the way, there is still plenty of time to play along!).

Yuletide Deer

I repeatedly stamped the deer with Versamark and heat embossed it in white. Sponged the background. Added some silver tape and a nest of string under the sentiment, which I elevated with foam tape. And of course one of the deer had to have a red nose!

Here are the hop details:

Commenting is from August 14 to 21, 11:55 p.m. Pacific

Winners announced on August 24

Prizes:

Winners will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blogs - for more detail and the hop order, please visit the STAMPlorations Blog.

And don't forget:

Use code STAMPGIRLCORNELIA

to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies on all regular- and sale-priced items in the store

Happy Hopping! 

Linking up with:
Dream Valley - Christmas animals
Christmas Card Challenge - sticking with the color scheme

STAMPlorations August Christmas Release Blog Hop Day 1

Hi Everyone,

I am so delighted to be part of this fabulous new Christmas release from STAMPlorations. I have already been playing with those fun stamps by Becca Cruger for my Muse Christmas Visions post (by the way, there is still plenty of time to play along!).

Christmas Cookies and Cheer

I stamped the cookie try and colored it and fuzzy cut it. Did some random stamping of the little "cookies" an my card stock base and colored them with markers. Added Stickles to some of them. Trimmed the card stock and mounted it onto red card stock. The tray is elevated with foam tape.

Here are the hop details:

Commenting is from August 14 to 21, 11:55 p.m. Pacific

Winners announced on August 24

Prizes:

Winners will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blogs - for more detail and the hop order, please visit the STAMPlorations Blog.

And don't forget:

Use code STAMPGIRLCORNELIA

to get 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies on all regular- and sale-priced items in the store

Happy Hopping! 

Ellen Hutson and Avery Elle

Hi Everyone,

it has been awhile that I played along with the Ellen Hutson Mix-up challenge - but I made it this time! The mix-up is with Avery Elle.

I first stamped the border (Avery Elle) and water colored it. Added the little hexagons. Die-cut the sentiment (Ellen Hutson) and added some sequins.

And here I wanted to share a fabulous card with you, that I got from my stamping friend Stephanie Lanzalotto from My Ink Well - isn't it adorable?!!! We recently found out that we live fairly close to each other and we had a little stamping get-together. I forgot to take pictures, oh well. We just had too much fun together, to think about such things.

Happy Stamping!

So Suzy Butterflies

Hi Everyone,

this gorgeous butterfly is from the new So Suzy Stamps release. It reminds me about a Brimstone butterfly. 

I wanted to create a delicate card in green and yellow, but my first attempt failed. But I am not going to throw out a nice piece of watercolor card stock.....I had first heat embossed the butterflies and then added the water color. I was not happy with the result, so I tried to wash it off, which only partially worked. I spare you the uglyness.....

My stamp supplies:

Olesyas Butterfly, Simple Birthday

I started to color in the butterflies with more vivid colors

I first used yellow and while it was still wet I added a rim of teal

It blends with the yellow all on its own - you have to do nothing but watch.

Once I filled in all the butterflies I added tiny black dots to the antennae. I trimmed the card stock, heat embossed the sentiment on a dark blue scrap piece and added it with another neon yellow scrap and foam tape. 

Two enamel dots to finish it off. You see, you can rescue anything! No need to clog up your recycling bin.

Happy Stamping!

 Linking up with:

Simon Says Monday challenge - Happy Birthday

CAS on Friday - Birthday

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes