Playing with Inks...and NEW RELEASE Stamps

Hello and Happy Tuesday! Have you seen our NEW RELEASE stamps yet? I've been having fun playing with these! In fact, I have two cards to share for this week's SweetStamps.com Blog Challenge #87 Stippled or Sponged!

SweetStamps products used:

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For my second card, I used 4008 Art Nouveau Vertical Border stamped in French Roast Shades™ dye ink and colored with Distress Markers. I applied Vanilla Cream Shades™ dye ink with a sponge but rubbed it across the cardstock instead of tapping it. I used 98116 Bitty Scallop Die (Memory Box) on both sides of the stamped and sponged image.

I cut a piece of green CS with 98118 Classic Scallop Border Die (Memory Box) on one side and adhered this layer to a piece of Stardream CS that I embossed using FRM132 French Lattice Small Frame Die (Cheery Lynn Designs). Then to finish it off I added some ribbon from my stash and Cream Pearls in two different sizes.

I hope to see your stippled or sponged creation in this week's challenge, you could get some of these beautiful new release stamps if you are the lucky winner!

Happy stamping,

Witchy Wednesday

The weather is getting cooler and the leaves are changing, it's definitely fall! Just wanted to share this Witchy card I created using vellum, Pitt artist pens and FRM123 Enchanted Flight Frame die from Cheery Lynn.

 

This would make a great luminary for Halloween!

Happy crafting,

Lovin' my new eBosser!

Finally got my eBosser machine...they've been on pre-order for a while! But it was worth the wait, I LOVE IT!!

 

Some of the awesome features on this machine are that the plates are 8.5" x 11" so you can use a full sheet of paper! The best part is that the machine is FULLY AUTOMATIC, so after you power it up, build your "sandwich" and feed it into the opening it will go through all by itself (no button to keep pushed)! I love to have that extra time while the machine is working to clear off my workspace or get the next project taped down and ready to go into the eBosser.

 

Because of the large format of the plates, you can emboss FOUR A2 or TWO 5"x7" size folders AT THE SAME TIME!!! Sweet! 

I even did a quick video on embossing with the eBosser, check it out here.

Happy crafting,

9/11 Remembrance Day Craft

Today we rolled up a history lesson, math project and craft all into one! For history, the kids learned about the events of September 11th, for math they had to count and use patterns, and for the craft, well check it out...

They both did a fantastic job on these pins. They were so proud of them, they've talked about wearing them to our Washington D.C. field trip next week.

Long Time, No Post...

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting lately, most of my time has been eaten up with redesigning display boards for our trade show booth and preparing for upcoming classes in Massachusetts and Florida.


I had fun at the Fitchburg, MA show this past weekend - especially on Monday when Mechele and I took all our crafty stuff into the host hotel and sorted our stuff, colored, created cards and laughed a lot!


Here are a few of the images I colored, eventually they will be made into cards. I enjoyed using my Copics again...I had not taken them on the road before and missed them when not coloring on vellum!

Well, that's it for now, hope to have more fun stamp stuff to share with you soon!

NEW RELEASE Blog Hop

Woohoo! SweetStamps has just released twelve new stamp designs today and the design team is celebrating with a Blog Hop! 

You should have come here from Sandy's blog, if not, please hop back to the beginning of the DT list to complete the hop and collect all the letters:

Bonnie

Calypso

Dawn B

Dawn L

Jackie

Jacqueline

Jenn

Joni

Kendra

Linda

Shelly

Tamara
Sandy
Stacey (you are here)

Make sure you've left a comment on each DT members blog to qualify as a winner. You could win some of these new stamp images:

• From the Garden - featuring six beautiful large size floral images
• Silhouette ATCs - a set of four fancy butterflies, a pixie and a pretty bouquet
• Borders - three stripes (great for creating your own custom paper), ring around the rosey and a beautiful baroque border 

I've been having a lot of fun playing with these new images! With the Three Stripes Border you can make awesome background papers like this one which was stamped with Fuschia Fizz and Valentine Shades™ Dye Ink: 

 

I love the clean and simple look of the card below, Baroque Border was stamped twice in French Roast Shades™ Dye Ink on cream CS and the edges sponged with Brownie Shades™ Dye Ink, then layered onto a dark brown panel that was cut with Japanese Lace Pattern Die from Cheery Lynn Designs. The Little Stackers French Flair was cut from cream CS, sponged with Brownie Shades™ Dye Ink and mounted to the card front with foam dots to add dimension. The flower was made from Candi that was folded and glued around a Candi base (adhered with Candi Fix foam dots) using Ultimate Glue.

  

I used Three Stripes Border in Amaryllis and Beach Shades™ Dye Ink to create the plaid background below. Dahlia was stamped with White Dye Ink onto 36# Vellum and heat embossed with Black Sparkle EP. The flower was colored with watercolor pencils and blended with a Dove Blender. I even fussy cut this image and adhered it to the background using V2 Vellum Adhesive Spray.

 

For a super quick card, stamp Baroque Border on one side of the card front, sponge ink onto the other side, adhere ribbon down the length of the card and adorn with a flower. I added some highlights to the stamped border by tracing areas with a Clear Gelly Roll Stardust Pen.

 

Below is the lovely Carnation stamped in White Dye Ink onto 36# Vellum and heat embossed with Medieval Metals EP. The flower was colored with Pitt Artist Pens (in red) and a Dove Blender. Two sided ribbon was attached along the side and bottom, and a knot of the same ribbon was tied to the ribbon on the side.

If you've been playing along in our New Release Blog Hop, this is your last stop and I have a hint for you: 

The letters you've collected make up three words:

_ _ _ _    _ _ _    _ _ _ _ _ _

Once you've unscrambled the letters and figured out the secret phrase, please post a comment on the SweetStamps blog with your answer.
 

Good luck and Happy Stamping!

 

Get in the Spotlight!

This week's challenge theme at SweetStamps.com is Spotlighting. I wanted to create a reverse spotlight and use a bottle cap to put my reverse spotlight in, but since we are traveling cross country this week I only had a an hour or so to put this together and I didn't have time to hunt for my bottlecaps!

So here is my spotlighted card:

I used these products:

466G Embroidery Basket image by SweetStamps.com

White Dye Ink

36# Vellum

Fantasy White EP

tan and patterned paper from my stash

FRM135 Swedish Spring Oval Frame die by Cheery Lynn Designs

B162 Lace Corner Deco B dies by Cheery Lynn Designs

Foam Dots

Dove Blender Pen

Lime and Rose Stardust Gelly Roll Pens 
V2 Vellum Adhesive Spray

Large Corner Rounder

Here's a look at an angle, the white EP really sparkles IRL! And you can see the dimension of the rose in the center of the basket.

Join in the fun and have your creation in the spotlight at the SweetStamps blog this week...you could win $20 of rubber stamps!

Don't forget to stop by the challenge blog and check out all the awesome cards from the design team!


See you next week when we'll have a Blog Hop showcasing SweetStamps NEW RELEASE!


I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - #7 Spring
Paper & Such Design Blog - Spring or Easter 
Shopping Our Stash - #45 Circles or Dots
Paper Pretties - Paper Piecing or Piercing
Paper Cupcakes - Less is More
One Stop Craft Challenge - #175 Clean & Simple

Happy stamping,