Movin' Up and Flipping Houses

Hello crafters, 

Today I have more inspiration for the Whimsical Homes ATCs from STAMPlorations.

First up a new house card:

The idea is that the new house is bigger and better as the family grows (wishful thinking on my part).

The loosely coloured background has been created with Distress inks for a subtle cloud effect as the home moves up in the sky .

I used A Snarky Birthday to You to stamp the balloons and coloured them with pencils. The sentiment is computer generated. 

Second is an interactive card allowing me to show 2 ATCs:

The finished card folded is 41/4" by 51/2" and flip when opened.

I simply matted the ATC's with appropriate colours and added pieces of Faded Botanicals Collage Papers and Old Letters Pocket Backdrops to the rest of the card. 

See it in action:

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 Craftyfield   I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge

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Using stencils as background

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Donna is "Use stencils". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

My inspiration card uses stencil as a background, no need of designer paper!

The stencil is from the mini stencil 39 by Tim Holtz, used with Distress inks.

The stamps and matching dies are from the Visible Image 99% Chance of Wine set. I inked the stamps with different colours of inks and coloured the bottle with pencils.

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Hop over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. Two winners will each receive three random stencils/sets from the below:

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 Craftyfield   I am entering the Polkadoodles challenge

Cubist Faces

Hello crafters, 

This is Day 2 of the Birthday celebrations at STAMPLorations and I have something different for you...VERY different! I am showcasing one of the newly released stencil, Profile 3 - Slimline.

 

The first idea that came to mind when I saw the Profile 3 - Slimline stencil is cubist paintings. Although I am more of a Monet's Lilies girl than Picasso, I just HAD to realise the vision... 

I first stencilled black acrylic paint on a Gelli print with the stencil and die-cut each face with an oval die.
I then created a background of different geometric planes and added colour to them with pencils.

I did the same to my faces and placed them on the background. Colouring with pencils took a long time but I had tried painting with acrylic and found it was impossible to stay in the lines with a wet medium and small areas (The image is just under A5 size (5-7/8 x 8-1/4 in):

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 Craftyfield   I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday and

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Birthday Cupcakes

Hello crafters, 
Today is Day 1 of the Birthday celebrations at STAMPLorations!
In store this week:

To tickle your appetite... cake cards! Because... who doesn't like cake!!!

I used some old papers and pink cardstock to showcase one of the images in the Big Cupcakes - Colorables pack, coloured with pencils. 

I added the Birthday word from the Skinny Sentiments to finish. 

I also created a quick tag to add to an accompanying present by simply stamping a sentiment at the back and punching a hole. The image is from the Big Birthday Cakes - Colorables.

For my second card I used a different medium for my cupcake:

I cut the panel with the largest of the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies, added a heart shape hand cut from patterned paper and a piece of doily.

As my focal point, I used an image from the Big Cupcakes - Colorables and coloured it with pencils and some dimensional paint that didn't puff up as much as it should have done... (too old methinks).

The sentiment, as well as the candle, is from the A Snarky Birthday to You stamp set. I fussy cut and coloured the candle with gel pen.

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Hop to the STAMPLorations blog to see all of today's gorgeous team projects. Leave a comment letting us know which of the new featured products is your absolute favorite for a chance to win it! 🎂🎉

To celebrate 13 years, shipping is FREE on all US orders of $25 or more this week only – and you'll get the Freebie of the Month automatically included in your order! Happy shopping! 🛍️✨

AND... whenever you shop for STAMPlorations products you can get 20% off with my code: STAMPGIRLCRAFTY

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday and 

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Coloured pencils on kraft card

Hello crafters, 

Today sees the revival of the STAMPlorations Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge!

I have some inspiration for you... and hope you join.

I used Blossom Sprays #4 stamp, it is a large stamp and covers most of an A2 (or A6 European) size card. I stamped it in Color Box white pigment ink and coloured the flowers with pencils.

To finish, just a sentiment, made-up from "For thinking of me" and "For being you" sentiment stamps from the Thank You Coffee set and a mat, to let this beautiful image take the  top spot!
   

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 Craftyfield   I am entering the Lost Coast Designs, challenge

Flower card with foiling

Hello crafters, 

Have you entered the STAMPlorations April challenge yet? Time is running out...

My card inspiration 

I used the Color Me Blooms Spring Florals A2 Card Fronts - Colorables with pencils and the sentiment is Fond Expressions 2. 

As with the colorables there is no  prep time for stamping I decided to use the time saved to embellish further with mediums I rarely use. I applied double sided tape as a border and used foil on top to give a fun reflective frame to the card. 

The play of light reveals different colours when angled:

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Hope this will you spur you into action to join the challenge, there are prizes to win...
* $25 prize code to the player who used a STAMPlorations product as the main/focal point in her project.
* $10 prize code to two (2) players randomly picked from all entries.

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   

   

Floral card with ATC

Hello crafters, 

Happy April and welcome to a new STAMPlorations Challenge! Anything goes, any type of project, any style, just remember you need to use stamps (unless using exclusively STAMPLorations products).

My inspiration make uses some of the old and new paper products from STAMPLorations:

I die-cut my base with the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies and added a piece of Faded Botanicals coloured with Distress ink in green.

The focal point is one of the Vintage Blooms ATC - Ephemera , which I coloured with Distress Crayons.

I added a Prima Flower, leaves and a piece of paper lace for embellishments.
The Hello sentiment is from the Everyday Sentiments.

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Hop on over to the STAMPlorations™ Blog to check what my teamies' inspiration makes and link up your  creations! There are prizes to be won....

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 Craftyfield   I am entering the Addicted to stamps & more challenge

Creating a Background with Sprays

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Donna is "Create your own background". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

I chose sprays to make my background, enhanced by stamping:

I first used Distress Oxide sprays and Prima Bloom sprays on white cardstock.
When dry, I partially stamped in different colours of Distress inks some of the stamps in the AALL & create Crocus stamp set (#624) in the background.  
After stamping the flower I coloured it with pencils and added Distress crayons to get a better opacity. As it happens both colours are shimmers hence the shine (if you can see it on the photo).

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Hop over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There is a set of 4 AALL & Create stamps pictured below for a lucky winner!

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 Craftyfield   I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday and 

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STAMPlorations challenge is back!

Hello crafters, it is with great pleasure I welcome you to our new STAMPlorations challenge. This is a monthly challenge with an Anything Goes theme and I hope lots of you will join in. To inspire you I made this card:

My base is Neenah Kraft cardstock and I cut it with the largest die of the  Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies.

I then stamped once directly on the base panel and once on white cardstock one of the design of the Coffee To Go: Fall and Winter stamp set with the cup itself in grey-ish ink.

I used pencils for the colouring.
Finally the sentiment is from the stamp set Thank You Coffee, embossed with Wow! EP in Vanilla.

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Hop on over to the STAMPlorations™ Blog and check my teamies' inspiration makes and link up your  creations! There are prizes to be won....

- a discount code worth $25 chosen by a STAMPgirl from entries that use STAMPlorations products

- and a $10 discount code for a randomly selected entry (need not feature a STAMPlorations product)

(discount codes apply to shipping & products)

Do check your entry abide by the rules on STAMPlorations blog here

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Thanks for coming by,
 Craftyfield   I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, 

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Snarky Cats tags

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Lynne, is "Traditional Christmas colours". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

I made a trio of tags:

The cats are from the Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz Snarky Cats set (CMS416). I stamped them with Versafine Sand Dune and coloured them with pencils before fussy cutting them.

I cut a base tag and a matching panel with the AALL & Create #27 - Tag It Yourself die set using the 2 smaller die shapes. The papers are freebies from magazines.

To detach the cats from the colourful background I layered them on a small piece of mulberry paper. 

I am entering this tag in the Tag along (and ATCs) challenge.

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Hop over to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There are is a Tim Holtz Festive Foliage stamp set and store voucher for digital products from Buddly Crafts for a lucky winner pictured below!

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 Craftyfield   I am also entering the tags in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday 

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Cup of roses birthday card

Hello crafters, 

a blast from the past today! I pulled out that lovely STAMPlorations floral stamp to make a birthday card.

I stamped the image with white pigment ink and coloured with pencils on Kraft paper to get a no-lines effect. 

Supplies:

- A Cup of Roses (STAMPLorations)

- AALL & Create #87 Quirky Post die set

- Sentiment die from the Everyday sentiments set (also STAMPLorations).

- coloured pencils

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield   I am entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, and

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For a child

Hello crafters, 
This fortnight, the Allsorts challenge optional theme, chosen by Liz is "For a Child". As usual, you can also enter with an "anything goes" theme.

The stamp is My Favourite Place (CI-449) from Crafty Individuals. I used Archival grey ink to stamp it and masked the figures before stencilling the background with the Visible Image Strobes stencil.

For the colouring I used pencils.

Hop to the Allsorts challenge blog to see all the DT inspiration and upload your projects. There are three Saturated Canary and one House Mouse stamps" pictured below for 2 lucky winners!

 

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield       I am entering the Addicted to stamps  challenge

Double Frame

Hello crafters!

Today I have a first inspiration make for our Country View Challenge held in the Facebook group. This month the theme is "Use a frame(s)" hosted by Sue . There are so many ways of adding a frame to a card... drawing with inks, adding glitter/foil on double sided tape, die cutting frames with 2 sizes of dies etc... 

For my first make I created my frame with Lavinia stamps:

I stamped the cottage first using several colours of ink and masked it before stamping the path.

With the focal image in place, I added my frame by stamping the Fairy Lantern repeatedly around it and coloured them with pencils.

For good measure I added an actual frame that I had intended to cut with 2 sizes of a die set but had to hand cut using all the maths I could muster!

Supplies: 

- Honeysuckle Cottage Stamp (LAV 687)

- Mini Fairy Lantern Stamp (LAV588)

- Fairy Path Stamp (LAV246)

- Versafine Clair inks

- Coloured pencils

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To enter the challenge, hop on to our friendly group here and upload your project to the challenge album. You could win the bundle pictured below of a Crafty by Toni stamp set and a pack of 49 And Market die-cut elements from the Country View Craft shop.

Thanks for coming by,

 Craftyfield       I am entering the Stamping Sensations challenge