Paper craft project no. 466: Faith Expressions

    

It's stamp release week at the STAMPlorations blog and we're putting the spotlight on 4 new stamp sets designed by Deepti, Becca, Shirley, and me. We are also celebrating with a blog hop and there will be some lucky crafters who'll win gift certificates and their choice of stamps from the new release. Yesterday, Deepti kicked off the hop in this post with her word art stamp set, Power of Words. Today it's my turn to share projects I made with my set, Faith Expressions. I made 2 cards and a mixed media art block in my Faith Art Blocks series.

Here's card #1: Nothing's impossible with God one layer card. I took a taupe card base and stamped the framed blooms in the center with HA pumpkin pie ink and masked it before sponging the same ink through the Bloom Boldly stencil. I doodled faux borders on two sides with a marker and then finished the card by stamping the sentiment in black.

Here's card #2: Step out in faith. I found leftovers from the Color Blooms page sampler I colored back in August (in this post) so I used the Stitched Snow Hills and Art Edges (new!) dies on it to create the curvy panel. I stamped the dogwood from Floral Bliss all over my light gray textured card base, leaving a little room for my sentiment. Pretty easy artsy card :o)

And last, here's my mixed media project: Faith Art Block #1 - Faith moves mountains. I took one of my 3x4 wood blocks in my stash that was already gesso-ed up. I took a page from the Color Blooms coloring book and decoupaged it with matte gel medium. I applied a coat of transparent gesso and then colored the area with Marabu mixed media art crayons, Caran d'Ache Fancolor pencils, and Derwent Inktense pencils. Then I muted the colors by applying a thin coat of white gesso. On tissue paper, I stamped the sentiments and the large daffodil, cut them out, and decoupaged. I painted the sides with orange Dylusions acrylic paint then gave the block some faux texture using stamps from Mixed Media Grunge and splattering with orange and black Inktense blocks then finished by sealing it with matte gel medium.

So there you have it. If you'd like to win Faith Expressions (or any of the new stampswe're featuring this week), leave a comment here and on the STAMPlorations blog. Leave comments on the designers posts all week and you'll have more chances of winning. Come back to the STAMPlorations blog tomorrow to see Becca's projects featuring her stamps!

Also, all 4 stamps from the new release are 10% off in the store and all orders of at least $12 get free worldwide shipping (code: OCTSTAMPWEEK)

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Paper craft project no. 455: Bloom Happy stamps and dies

  

All week on the STAMPlorations blog, we're putting the spotlight on 4 new stamp sets designed by Shirley, Becca, Deepti, and me. Our stamp sets come with coordinating CUTplorations dies too! We're celebrating with a blog hop and there will be some lucky crafters who'll win their choice of stamps and dies and gift certificates. Yesterday, Shirley kicked off the hop in this post with her fun Birds of Paradise stamps and dies. Today it's my turn to share a couple of cards I made with my set, Bloom Happy, and coordinating Bloom Happy dies.

Here's card #1: Sending happy thoughts. I went very CAS with this one and was inspired to use some of the tags I die-cut using the luggage tags dies during my monoprinting session a couple of weeks ago. I simply stamped the framed helenium on the card base and then eyeballed it and stamped onto my tag. I stamped the sentiment and then adhered the tag with foam tape. Oh, I also lightly sponged spun sugar Distress ink through the Tribal Triangles stencil.

And this here is card #2: Flowers bloom where your feet touch the ground. I stamped the framed helenium three times and then die-cut those. I colored one with Zig Clean Color brush pens. I had a completely different idea for the background but I got distracted by the hubby. He was putting the finishing touches to the desk organizer he built for me and was asking me questions so my brain sort of went on auto-pilot and I started reaching for my supplies without thinking about what I was doing. I placed the Big Bloom Factory stencil on my card base and brayered different Distress inks over it. I rather liked the grungy, worn out look. I simply layered my die-cuts on the card base, stamped the sentiment, rounded the bottom corners, and the card is done.

So there you have it. If you'd like to win the Bloom Happy stamp set and dies (or any of the new stamps and dies we're featuring this week), leave a comment here and on the STAMPlorations blog. Leave comments on the designers posts all week and you'll have more chances of winning. Come back to the STAMPlorations blog tomorrow to see Becca's projects featuring her stamps!

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Paper craft project no. 436: A trio of one layer cards featuring Trendy Feathers 2

It's stamp release week over at STAMPlorations! There are 4 fun stamps in this release and each day we are featuring one stamp set and cards made by each designer! I'm kicking off the blog hop with my set, Trendy Feathers 2. It will be Shirley's turn tomorrow with her super cool Groovy Shoes, and then Deepti will be back Wednesday with her Smile, followed by Becca and her Strong Women. The STAMPlorations girls in the Inspiration team will finish off the week with a mega-inspiration post where they'll share their projects featuring the new stamps. There are tons of prizes for those who hop along, with one lucky hopper winning the entire release.

Here are cards I created with my fun feathers set. I kept the cards one layer and used simple techniques such as embossing, sponging, masking, and stenciling.

(Other stamps used: Mixed Media Elements)

(Other products used: Artsy Border Maker, Strong Women, Perched Bird stencil)

Hope you liked the cards and are inspired by them! Tomorrow, the spotlight will be on Shirley and her Groovy Shoes set.  Leave a comment here and on the STAMP blog here for your chance to win either a gift certificate or the entire release.

If you'd rather skip the hopping, this set and the other three are available in the shop at 10% off each until May 6. Buy all 4 as a bundle and get it at 15% off. See them here. 

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