{Inspiration Project Post #45}

Hello, STAMPlorations friends! Can you believe it's the last day of October? And have you played with us at the CASE Playground yet? If you haven't, you still have 5 days to play and link up. Simply CASE any of the projects we've featured in the Inspiration Project Posts throughout the month of October. We randomly draw the winner of the prize so everyone has a shot! That, and we highlight the best CASEs.

You can CASE this striking card by our guest designer Greta Hess in this post here or CASE any of the projects by the STAMPlorations girls in this post, this post, this post, this post, or below.

    

  

{Design Team Call} Calling Creative Paper Crafters!

Heads up, fellow crafters! Want to be part of the STAMPlorations design team? We're expanding and would love to have creative paper crafters join our fun and talented family! We've got a design team call! Click on the graphic above for the details :o)

{Spotlight Project} Deepti Adds Color Using Stamps!

For the ART IS special stamp release + Comment to Win hop, click here.

Hello, friends! Deepti here and welcome to another spotlight feature. Today I thought of using mixed media stamps as a way to color another stamp. This technique works best when one stamp is texturized in look rather than solid and another stamp is an outline stamp :) You will understand better when you see the project...

So, here's a look into the finished card.

{Special Stamp Release!} ART IS by Shery Russ Designs + Mini Release Hop -- Comment to Win!

Hello, everyone! We are back with another special stamp release! This time we're releasing ART IS, a collection of art-related quotes with a grunge and graphic style. The set is perfect for those artsy projects -- cards, tags, mini canvases, ATCs, pocket letters, journal pages, and more.

For this mini hop, we have the STAMPlorations girls sharing their creative projects. We'd love for you to visit the designers' blogs and leave comments along the way. The best part? One lucky commenter will win the Art Is stamp set! :o)

SHERY

ASMAH

IRIT

SARI

  

SHIRLEY

How the mini release hop works:

• Comment on this post.
• Visit the designers' blogs and comment on their featured project(s).
• Commenting closes on Friday, October 30, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-7).
• We'll randomly select one winner of the stamp set from comments left on all the blogs and announce on Sunday, November 1.

Want to increase your chances of winning?

• Share the link to this blog post on your Facebook status. Make sure to tag your post with #artis and #stamplorations
• When you visit the designers' blog posts, pin their cards to your Pinterest board. Again, make sure to tag your pins with #artis and #stamplorations
• Leave a second comment on this blog post telling us that you've done the above (include a link to your FB profile/page and/or Pinterest board).

And you guessed it...Art Is is now available in the shop and for one week only (until November 4), it's 10% off!

Back in August, we made one awesome change in the shop: lower minimum orders for free shipping to our non-US customers! Now orders of at least $25 (previously $35) get free shipping to Canada and orders of at least $35 (previously $50) get free shipping to all other countries. Free shipping coupon codes are found here.

Happy hopping!

STAMPlorations October 2015 Stamps Release Blog Hop and Flash Fall Flowers Linky Party Winners

It's time to announce the winners of the October 2015 stamps release blog hop and flash fall flowers linky party! We thank everyone who participated -- thank you for taking the time to visit and leave comments here and on our designers' blog, and thank you for creating gorgeous flower-themed projects and linking them up!

{Spotlight Project} Maria Creates with Shimmer

Hello all! I'm using an oldie-but-goodie technique today. Perfect Pearls on Versamark stamping. Do it on black cardstock and you get incredible shimmer. Ready?

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Altered Box by Asmah

Asmah shows you how to use the old rose prints ARTplorations stencil to alter this gorgeous box. Click on the graphic below for the step-by-step photo tutorial she has on the ARTplorations blog. See you there!

{Inspiration Project Post #44}

Happy Monday, everyone! We're kicking off the week with 6 awesome cards for your CASEing pleasure by the STAMPlorations girls. If you're inspired by their cards, why not CASE them and share them in the CASE Playground? We randomly draw one player to win spending money on the shop. Plus we highlight the best CASEs!

You can CASE this striking card by our guest designer Greta Hess in this post here or CASE any of the projects by the STAMPlorations girls in this post, this post, this post, or below.

    

    

{Stencil Sunday #17}

Hey there, fellow creatives! We've got a new edition of Stencil Sunday,  a weekly feature brought to you by the STAMPlorations girls in the Mixed Media design team. Every Sunday, they share their mixed media projects showcasing ARTplorations stencils and STAMPlorations stamps. Today, Tanja, Susanne and Asmah are sharing their mixed media projects. You'll find more information about their projects by visiting their blogs -- do check them out!

   

October Stamp Release Blog Hop & Flash Fall Flowers Linky Party Reminder

Have you hopped yet? Got a flower-themed project? Comment and link up to win spending money and stamps!

Commenting and linking up ends Sunday, October 25, at 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-7)

The hop starts here.

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Mixed Media Tag by Susanne

For the October stamp release blog hop and Flash Fall Flowers linky party, click here. (ends 10/25)

Susanne shows you how to use the ARTplorations Dots and Dashes and Botanical Lush stencils along with STAMPlorations Subway Art Builder Dare and Subway Art Builders Create stamps to make this gorgeous mixed media tag. Click on the graphic below for the step-by-step photo tutorial she has on the ARTplorations blog. See you there!

{Inspiration Project Post #43}

For the October stamp release blog hop and Flash Fall Flowers linky party, click here. (ends 10/25)

Happy Friday, STAMPlorations friends! Ready for another batch of cards to inspire and that you can CASE? We'd really love to see your projects in the CASE Playground. Simply CASE any of the projects we feature throughout the month of October and you can win some stencils or spending money on the shop! We randomly draw the winner of the prize so everyone has a shot! Plus we highlight the best CASEs!

You can CASE this striking card by our guest designer Greta Hess in this post here or CASE any of the projects by the STAMPlorations girls in this post, this post, or below.

  

    

{DAY THREE} STAMPlorations October Stamp Release Blog Hop: FOLK FLOWERS + Comment and Link Up to Win!

Just for our blog followers and October stamp release blog hop participants,

from October 20 to 31:

All orders of at least $12 ship free worldwide! Use code STAMPWEEK.

Plus take 5% off any 1 or all of the 3 stamp sets we're spotlighting this week! Use code TAKE5.

*Our shopping cart accepts multiple coupons!

Welcome to DAY 3, the last day of our October stamp release blog hop!

If you missed DAY 1 of the hop (with all the info on how to hop + prizes), click here. You'll find Day 2 here.

For the final day of the hop, the STAMPlorations girls are putting the spotlight on FOLK FLOWERS, a set that Shirley designed for her stamp line, The Bee's Knees. 

(Note: There are 8 stops in the hop, including this blog. You're not required to visit every stop on the hop to be eligible, but commenting on all the stops will increase your chances of winning. In case you click on a designer's link and you get a page/post not found error, just go to her main blog and scroll down to find her post for the STAMPlorations Stamp Spotlight Week blog hop. You can also go back here to our main blog; we'll update the links throughout the day.)

        

VICKI

KIM

MARIA

SHIRLEY

  

MONIKA

DEEPTI

SHERY

And that's it for this blog hop! We hope you enjoyed the parade of projects that showcase our fab October stamps in the last 3 days!

You have until Sunday, October 25, to comment on all the stops in the hop for a chance to win one of several prizes.

And if you haven't yet...why not enter a flower-themed project to our Flash Fall Flowers Linky Party? You could win one of the new stamps because we'll be randomly drawing the winners!

• Create a new project that features a flower (or flowers) and link it up to our gallery. It can be any type of project, even non-card ones. 
• Display the linky party graphic in your blog post and link back to this post to encourage others to check out our hop and party with us too!
• Use the supplies you have on hand...you don't have to use STAMPlorations stamps.
• You may link ONE (1) project only. However, you can link up a second project if your first project has a STAMPlorations stamp.
• Link up by Sunday, October 25, 11:55 p.m. PDT (GMT -7).

We'll randomly pick THREE (3) winners who'll each receive a stamp set from the October release. We hope to see your flower-themed projects in the linky party!

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