I had fun using the ink smooshing with acetate technique with Distress Inks to “paint” my new STAMPlorations Color Me Blooms Spring Florals. I went in and added a bit of watercolor marker to some spots and then I spattered the blooms with Speedball Acrylic Calligraphy gold ink. I paired the blooms with the STAMPlorations … Read more
I love the large size of the new Collage papers from STAMPlorations. For today’s cards, I trimmed two different STAMPlorations Botanical Beats Collage Papers down to 5″x7″ for two large cards with lots of room to write a note. For the first one, I covered the card base with the Collage Paper and then topped … Read more
I looked thorugh my STAMPlorations stash and decided to make a coffee-themed card. I found various coffee-themed products in my stash, but I didn’t have a card front that coordinated, so I pulled out some ink and stamps, and altered one of the STAMPlorations Quick Cards #12 – Mixed Media A2 Card Fronts to make … Read more
I need lots of holiday cards when Christmas rolls around, so I love making them all year long. Today, I’m using the Christmas Slimline Card Fronts from STAMPlorations. For the first one, I paired the gorgeous greenery and bells with a STAMPlorations Blessed Christmas – Typografia Christmas stamp. I added a couple of paper mats … Read more
I love the gorgeous STAMPlorations Quick Cards #3 – Spring Florals A2 Card Fronts. They make it so easy to pull together a gorgeous mailable card. My first card uses the A2 Card front to make a larger 5″ x 6 1/4″ card with a few coordinating cardstock layers that pull out the colors in … Read more
Today’s cards feature a combination of three products available through STAMPlorations paper subscriptions. I started with two of the STAMPlorations Vintage Camera Ephemera that I paired with two coordinating STAMPlorations Watercolor ATCs. I attached the camera with foam tape and stamped one of the STAMPlorations Bold Sentiments: Hashtag Authentic. I framed it with black cardstock … Read more
As many of you know, I make holiday cards all year long, so I have enough when December rolls around. Today I’m sharing two Christmas cards I made with STAMPlorations Quick Cards #15 – Simply Christmas A2 Card Fronts. For the first one, I used some new watercolors to paint the STAMPlorations Holiday Lattes Poinsettia … Read more
This week I had some creative fun with STAMPlorations Color Me products. Remember, there are lots of ways to use colorable products, even if you’re not a fan of coloring with pencils or markers. For these cards, I used an inky technique with Distress Oxide Inks. I applied Kitsch Flamingo and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide … Read more
Today I’m sharing a card set I made as a gift. I am Guest Designing for STAMPlorations featuring their Mixed Media Spring ATCs and Newsprint Blooms – Ephemera Tiles … both which are available through their Paper Subscriptions. I started by pairing blooms with ATCs. Next I went shopping in my gel printed backgrounds for … Read more
STAMPlorations is releasing a very awesome new product on March 15th – Collage Papers. I am Guest Designing with the set called Industrial Patchwork. For the first card, I cut one design of paper into strips and then wove the strips together to create the background. Next, I used black ink to stamp multiple images … Read more