One Card 3 Different Ways

Hello and thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are all ready for Christmas, it's coming pretty fast, can you believe how quickly it comes and then goes?

I was perusing Pinterest the other day, as I usually do and I found a great card that I wanted to take inspiration from. I can't give anyone credit for the inspiration because the photo doesn't link back to a blog or anything but whomever you are, thank you for the inspiration for this project.

I decided to make a similar card BUT I wanted to show the versatility of Stampotique stamps and make this card, three different but similar ways using Stampotique stamps.

The first one I did was this one, using Karen Hayselden's Safina Stamp

The gold paper in the background is Tim Holtz Deco Sheets, these are fabulous thin sheets of glittery paper with a self adhesive backing. The Ribbon is also a Tim Holtz product

The snowflake die comes from Memory Box and it's called Dazzling Snowflake

Next up I used a stamp by Kate Crane called Christmas Boots

This is the cutest bunny in a santa suit and I thought it worked so great on the card 

I also used words by Kate Crane, these words come on the side with Peace and Love Angel

The background was made exactly the same as the one above, the dimensions are different I made this card taller to accommodate the bunny

and lastly for this card I used the Hohoho words from the stamp by Karen Hayselden Holly Wally

Tracy Scott's Stamp called  Lola

Daniel Torrente's stamp called Christmas Cubed

This time I used silver Tim Holtz Deco Sheets behind the red and a blue card base.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how the same card can be done three different ways but still be so precious. I love how each one has it's own personality

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A Dashboard for my Travelers Notebook

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing with you a dashboard that I made for my Chic Sparrow travelers notebook. I use this planner as my wallet and carry it in my purse, it is my go-to for all my planner needs. I bought my newest calendar with months, October, November and December from Chic Sparrow and I really like to decorate my own cover.

For this cover I used Stampotique Stamps:

Arnold and Sargent by Daniel Torrente

Animal Cube by Magda Polokow

I used mostly acrylic paints in my background and just printed out my own sentiment in Word

I used the new Enamel Accents and created a few little dots in yellow. They are raised and add a nice little touch.

I had so much fun with this. It's so relaxing to just throw some paint on a page and just go with it. 

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Homemade Coasters with Stampotique

Hello everyone, thanks for stopping by today. I wanted to show you some coasters that I made for my daughter and sister featuring Stampotique stamps and some Dylusions sayings.

I also want to invite you to come over to the Stampotique Designer's Challenge Blog and join us this week in our challenge. We always have some great prizes.

this project took me all of about two days to finish. I made two sets of 6 coasters for a total of 12. I created my backgrounds, two by two, all the same so that I could make two sets of coasters pretty quickly.

For the backgrounds I used mostly acrylic paint (since it's permanent and won't smear when I get ready to seal them)

If I used inks it was mostly Archival that I used. Distress or anything else would smear. I love to add washi tape and doodles into my backgrounds as well.

Most of my stamped images were stamped onto thinner cardstock and colored and then fussy cut out. (that what takes the longest in this process) 

The first set were made for my sister. She is a fun and sarcastic person so I used some of the Dylusion's stamped sayings on them.

The second set were made for my daughter and I used mostly Stampotique's sayings

Even though the backgrounds are the same, the coasters came out very different. 

This was so much fun and I loved making them. Time to buy some more blank coasters and make more!!!

(At the bottom of this email I will list with links, the Stampotique stamps I used.)

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Stampotique Images:

Starfish Cube, Dog Cube, Reggie, Rudy, lovelyarethesound, Friend, Bla Bla Bla = all by Daniel Torrente

Willow, Casper = By Tracy Scott

Phrase Cube - By Terri Richardson

Sealife Cube, Animal Cube, Agatha Flower, Ignis - By Magda Polakow

Wally - By Karen Hayselden

Design Cube 2 - By France Papillon

Stampotique Challenge 255- Polka Dots

Hello all and welcome back to the blog today, thanks for stopping by. Today I want to share with you a bookmark that I made for my daughter Leanne. She went off to college last week and I really miss her. I wanted to make something special for her that she can look at and know that I'm thinking about her.

Over at Stampotique's Designer Challenge we have a Polka Dot challenge going on so I'm entering this.

I used Stampotique stamp - Take Your Time by Daniel Torrente

I laminated it after I made it so that she can use it anywhere and not worry about messing it up or getting something on it.

I also wrote some of my favorite Bible verses on the back for her

I hope you will come on over to Stampotique's Designer Challenge  and join us for this fun challenge. Who doesn't like polka dots?? haha!

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Sorry it's been awhile!!! Pocket Letters

Wow, it's been way too long since I've updated my blog. So sorry.... I've had so much on my plate lately and just haven't had enough time in the day. 

If you haven't already seen the new release from Stampotique and taken a trip on the blog hop, you have to check it out HERE!

There are some fabulous new stamps and a new designer too!

We have a fun ATC swap going on too at the Facebook page

If you can I would encourage you to join us.

I wanted to show you a pocket letter that I created for a swap with one of the Stampotique design team members.

I love pocket pages but haven't made one just yet. I really don't have a clue what I'm doing haha!

Funny thing is, I ended up making two of the pocket letters haha!

I used loads of new stampotique stamps and also some older ones.

Stampotique stamps I used are:

Medium Bee with Tiny bee - By Jo Capper-Sandon

Bella and Lola by new designer - Tracy Scott

Small Homes Quote - By Janet Klein

Kassa's Bloom - By Karen Hayselden

Phrase Cube and Lightening Bug - By Terri Richardson

Beach Huts - By Kate Crane

Flower Cube, Animal Cube and Agatha Flower - By Magda Polokow

Take your Time - By Daniel Torrente

Whisker Monster - By Kira Nichols

Paisley Background - By Arwen McCullen

Whew!! That's a lot of stamps!!! These pocket letters were a lot of fun to put together and I hope my partner likes them :)

Thanks for stopping by and Have a wonderful day!!!

Stampotique Challenge 250 - Butterflies and Flowers

Oh my goodness I can't believe that it's June 22nd already. Time has really flown by this summer. July will be here before we know it. Which brings me to Stampotique's next challenge. 

Jackie Payne is our hostess this week and her challenge is "Butterflies and Flowers and all thing Nature"

Here is what Jackie has said about this challenge.

"Now that summer is almost here, it's time to spend some time in the garden and enjoy the nature and flowers. Let's see your best Butterfly, flowers and all things Garden projects"

For my project I went with Butterflies, they are my favorite. I made a journal page

This background was made using a gel print and I love the colors. 

I used Stampotique stamps:

Learning to Fly - By Roc Nicholas

Hanging Hearts - By Daniel Torrente

Dragonfly Dreams - By Terri Richardson

Bard - By Amy Wilson-Wellenstein 

I hope that you enjoy my creation this week. Come by the Stampotique Designer's blog and join us this week... and remember, Stampotique always gives away two 30.00 gift certificates each month to their online stores to 2 lucky winners who join our challenges!!

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Stampotique Challenge 249 - Man Up

Hello and welcome back to the blog this week.

Carol Fox is our hostess and she is challenging us to a manly challenge. "Man Up" is her challenge theme and here is what Carol says about this one:

"Journal page, card or mixed media, all is ok as long as it has a male image on it"

So let's see your best "Man Up" projects Yay!

This week I am channeling my inner "Guy" haha! I created a Father's Day card using a technique from Tim Holtz's 3rd book. I just love Tim's fabric and so I decided to use it on this card. I also broke out my sewing machine this week. Love to sew but just haven't had much time to do it lately. 

For this card I used Stampotique Stamps:

Checkers - By Artist Daniel Torrente

My Heart - By Artist France Papillon

I had a great time creating this card for my husband and he is one of my biggest fans so I hope he likes his Father's Day card.
Come by the Stampotique Designer's blog and join us this week... and remember, Stampotique always gives away two 30.00 gift certificates to their online stores to 2 lucky winners who join our challenges!!

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SDC248 - All Creatures Great and Small

Hello everyone and thanks for coming back to the blog today. We have a fun new challenge over at Stampotique's Designer Blog and our hostess this week is Corrie Herriman and she has challenged us to "All Creatures Great and Small"

Here is what Corrie says about this fun challenge:

"Wild and woolly or friendly and domesticated we love them all..make sure to include an animal or two on your creation this week."

I decided to do an art journal page for this challenge... it turned out more masculine than I thought it would but I tried a technique on my background

I painted my background black first and then added paint and embossing paste on top of that, then I used an embossing folder over it all. Pretty cool result....

For this I used Stampotique stamps:

Dog Cube and Tweeze by Daniel Torrente

Sometimes I Pretend - By Jo Capper-Sandon

Come on over to Stampotique Challenge Blog and join us for this fun challenge and thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!

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Stampotique and Alice in Wonderland Mash Up

Hello and welcome back to the blog. I'm so excited for this post because it's kind of a tribute to one of my favorite movies of all time "Alice in Wonderland". The new movie "Through the Looking Glass" is coming out today and in honor of the release all of us Stampotique designers decided to do a special project. You can check them all out at the Stampotique Designer's Challenge Blog.

For my project I made some Alice In Wonderland playing cards, only two so far but it's a work in progress haha!

I used Stampotique Stamps:

Playing Card Front - By Arwen McCullen

Moth Fab - By Daniel Torrente

Mad Hatter - By Janet Klein 

If you have an Alice project you'd like to share, come on over to our Facebook page and share it with us :)

I'm off to see the movie, Cheers! 

Stampotique Challenge 242 - Masculine

Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog. Today begins a new challenge over at Stampotique...

The challenge this week is hosted by the wonderful Corrie and her challenge to us was "Masculine", here is what Corrie says about this challenge:

"I really struggle with cards for men. So this week I would like to see what you make when you need a masculine card."

So let's see your masculine cards this week!!

I too struggle sometimes with Masculine cards, this is what I came up with

I used Stampotique stamps:

Playing Card and Card Corners - By Arwen McCullen

Christmas Cube - By Daniel Torrent

Vintage Bill , French Journal Page - By France Papillon

I think it came out pretty cool, I hope you got some inspiration today. 

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Stampotique Challenge 241 - TV Show or Movie Inspired

This week over at Stampotique we have a super fun challenge for you. Kristen is our hostess and she is challenging us to  "TV Show or Movie Inspired"

Here is what Kristen says about this challenge

"This week I want to see what you can create that is inspired by one of your favorite TV shows of Movies."

I have a bunch of TV shows and Movies that I love so this one was tough for me. I went with an oldie but goodie movie and I decided to do a journal page. 

I used Stampotique Stamps:

Cecil The Cow - By Karen Hayselden

Dog Cube - By Daniel Torrente

Gucci Walking - By Magda Polakow

Blocks - By Maryse Carrier

I just love how all the Stampotique stamps go so nicely together even though they are from completely different artists. 

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Stampotique Challenge 240 Crack Me Up

Welcome back to the blog today, it's Wednesday and that means a new challenge over at Stampotique. This week Kathi Rerek is our hostess and she is challenging you to us crackle texture make us laugh this week...

"Crack Me Up"

Here is what Kathi says about this challenge:

"Create a humorous project that also has a crackle texture" 

I decided to create a new cell phone background for my case. I use a clear gel case so it's really easy to just create something on paper - in the right size and put it in there

I used Dina Wakley paints for the blue background and added some white crackle paste here and there
I used Stampotique Stamps:

Under where,  Bla bla bla - both By Daniel Torrente

Kate's Doodle Cube - By Kate Crane

This was a fun challenge, I just love using humor in my projects. Laughter is the best medicine!!

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Stampotique Challenge 328 - What's old is new again

Hello and welcome back to the blog today, it's that time again, time for a new challenge over at Stampotique. 

Valerie Wilson is our hostess and her challenge this week is "What's Old is New Again"

Here is what Valerie says about this challenge:

"Repurpose, re-use, recycle and alter, music to my ears. Is there something that is destined for the trash and you can give it a new found life? Or perhaps your tired of that old wall hanging and you can give it a make-over? My challenge to you this week is to take something old and make it new again"

I think I misunderstood this challenge, lol... wouldn't be the first time... I actually took some older stamps and gave them new life by using them again haha!!

I made an ATC for this challenge

I also used some of my Tim Holtz crayons on this background

First thing I did was cover the entire background with multi matte medium, let that dry.

I then colored the entire background with the crayons

 I embossed the ATC with a embossing folder and then added another color os the crayon around the edges

I did a little sewing along the upper righthand corner and bottom left corner. 

For this ATC I used stampotique stamps:

The first two are oldies but goodies!!

Mervynboy - By Daniel Torrente

Tall Word Collage - By Amy Wilson Wellenstein

Springtime - By Terri Richardson

I hope that you like my project today and that you will come by the Stampotique Blog and join us for this fun challenge

CHEERS!!

Stampotique Challenge 236 - St. Patrick's Day

Hello and welcome back to the blog today. We are celebrating St. Patrick's Day over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge Blog this week and Jackie Payne is our hostess. Here is what Jackie says about this challenge:

"St Patrick's Day was lucky for me, I married my husband on this date, so I would like to see the luck of the Irish in your projects. Such as lucky clovers"

So let us see your best St. Patrick's Day creation!!

For this one I decided to make a tag

I used Stampotique Stamps:

Hat Cube - By Daniel Torrente

Monster News - By Kira Nichols

Barcode Text 2 - By France Papillon

I drew the little shamrock for the hat, he had to be festive!! haha! 

Come on over and join us this week at the Challenge Blog for a fun filled St Patrick's Day challenge

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Stampotique Challenge 235 - Flowers

Hello and welcome to the blog. This week at Stampotique Designer's Challenge our hostess is Carol Fox and she is asking us to include some flowers in our projects. Here is what Carol says about this fun challenge:

"Spring is just around the corner in the UK. So share with me a project with flowers in it"

So let's see your flowers this week!!!

Also, if you haven't done the new release Leap Day Blog Hop head on over HERE and take a look, there are some wonderful new stamps and some wonderful prizes!

My project this week is a bookmark for my planner, I wanted a bookmark for my "today" page because everytime I open my planner I can't find the page for today haha!!!

I used Stampotique stamps:

3 Daisies by Terri Richardson (our new designer)

Carrot - By Jill Penney

Upholstered - By France Papillon (in my background)

This bookmark also features the words "Just Breathe" a Memory Box exclusive die from Simple Pleasures Rubber Stamp Store, you can find them 

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I love the "Just Breathe" sentiment for my bookmark, it was perfect for me because sometimes I forget to just take a minute and breathe. 

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Stampotique Challenge 234 - Time Challenge, 30 minutes or less

Hello and welcome back to the blog today. This week over at Stampotique that challenge is hosted by Sue. She has asked us to make something in 30 minutes or less. eeeeK! Who is freaking out here? haha! 
Here is what Sue says about this challenge:

"We can sometimes get caught up in big production pieces. My challenge to you this week is to make something in 30 minutes or less (not including the time it takes to gather your supplies) I look forward to seeing what you create. 

I am really not big on time challenges because it's so hard for me to do anything in 30 minutes or less haha! It almost always takes hours for me to make anything. This is a good challenge for me though. 
I decided to make a couple of cards for this one. 
For my first card I just had to use one of Terri Richardson's new images.. (love her)
I think this bird with baby is the perfect stamp for a Mother's Day card, don't you?
I used Stampotique Stamp -
Under My Wing

for my second card, winter has really gone crazy this year here in Colorado so I made this card
to sort of remind myself that Spring is coming haha!! 
The wording is a piece of paper that already had all the writing on it and I simply cut it out to fit my card, I love how it begins "How to survive the winter" haha

I used Stampotique Stamps:
Snowy Fran by artist Daniel Torrente
Crow Line - By artist Janet Klein

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Stampotique Challenge 233 - Use Squares in any form

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. It's Wednesday again and you know what that means. Another fun challenge over at Stampotique.

This week Corrie is our host and she is challenging us to "Use squares in any form"

Here is what Corrie says about this fun challenge:

"I am very fond of circles in my work, so I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and use squares for a change and I would like you to join me. Have fun this week!"

I too love using circles and I don't use squares often so this was a challenge for me

I worked in my art journal again this week

My background was painted with Dina Wakley paints and a sponge

I also used some washi tape that I just bought, it's one of my favorites of all my washi tapes now. haha! I figured it was perfect for this challenge because it's all different colors of squares

I used Stampotique Stamps:

Mushroom Forest, Large Fleurfly by artist Janet Klein

Peace and Love with words on the side (only used the words here) - By artist Kate Crane

Calendar Cube - By artist Daniel Torrente

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Stampotique Challenge - Love is in the Air

Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog. It's Wednesday and that mean onto another challenge over at Stampotique 

This week our hostess is Coby and since it's so close to Valentine's Day she has a "Love is in the Air" challenge for us

Here is what Coby says about this challenge:

"Love, so sweet, so tender.....Love is more than a boy and a girl... love are my children, my grandchildren, animals... show in your creation this week, love"

What a sweet sentiment... 

For my creation this week I worked with a wooden heart. I've had this for awhile just wasn't sure what to do with it and when I began this challenge I knew I wanted to use this heart. 

I created a hanging with it

I simply painted the background with Dylusions paint (love how bright the colors are with Dyan's paints) 

I then stamped Daniel's Hearts and also Dwindled by artist Daniel Torrente

I went around some of Daniel's Hearts with my white gel pen so they would pop a little

I also drew a white line around my heart and squiggle line as well.

Lastly I added yarn for the hanger. 
This was so fun to put together. I love how it turned out...

Come on over to the Stampotique  Designer's Challenge Blog and join us this week. There is also a ton of inspiration from our design team. 

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