{Preview} 14 New Sanna Lippert Designs Stencils + 2-Part ARTplorations Stencil Hop!

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! Mixed media artist and STAMPgirl Sanna Lippert has FOURTEEN new fabulous stencils designed exclusively for STAMPlorations/ARTplorations! 

Seven of these stencils are flower-themed (and great to use as focal points) and the other seven are basic backgrounds (great for creating patterns and backgrounds on projects).


These awesome stencils are already available in the store so you can check them out already. But if you want a close-up of these stencils, make sure you watch Sanna's video below -- she unpacks each stencil and shares ideas on how they can be used in various projects. It's a pretty short video -- 7 1/2 minutes.

Challenge Guidelines - Updated for October 2018 to June 2019 Term

Hello, STAMPlorations friends! Just one more sleep and it will be October...which means the STAMPgirls' summer break is over and we'll be back to regular programming! Our challenges resume, beginning with the CUTplorations Challenge on Monday, October 1. 

So here's a refresher of our challenge guidelines. We've revised our prizes (more prizes, more winners), as well as the use-by-date of gift certificates. We are also asking players to link back AND display the challenge graphic (on their blogs; non-blog players are not required to display the challenge graphic) if they want to qualify for the prizes. And we've made one change to the Mixed Media Challenge: mixed media CARDS can now be linked as well! 

{Special Post} STAMPlorations at AAA Cards Challenge + A Giveaway

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! I'm popping by to share a few cards for the current challenge over at AAA Cards Challenge, where STAMPlorations is the sponsor! For the next couple of weeks, the challenge is to create a CAS card that's inspired by a TV show.

Let's see if you can guess the TV shows that inspired two of my cards. Guess one correctly for a chance to win one of the stamp sets I used. I'll randomly pick a winner from all the comments left with the correct answer(s). Comment by October 9 and find out if you're the lucky winner on October 10 in the September Winners post.

{DAY FOUR} Special 2018 Christmas Release feat. CUTplorations Thin Metal Dies + Comment to Win

Hey STAMPlorations friends! Welcome to DAY FOUR --  the last day! -- of our Special 2018 Christmas Release Hop! From Tuesday until Friday, the girls in the Inspiration team are sharing projects they created using the stamps and dies in our latest release.

And what's a hop without prizes? We'll pick one lucky crafter to win a $25 gift certificate to the store + there's an extra prize: winner's choice of product from the new release.

For a chance at the $25 gift certificate, comment on the stops in today's post (this blog and the designers' blogs). 

For a shot at the extra prize (your choice of product from the new release), answer the question found at the end in a separate comment on this post.

Commenting is open until October 5 and we'll announce the winners in the September Winners post on October 10.

For our final day, the Inspiration girls have created amazing projects with the Doodled Christmas Candles Cover Plate die and two of our new Christmas phrase dies (Christmas Blessings and Making Spirits Bright).

  

{DAY THREE} Special 2018 Christmas Release feat. Layered Poinsettias + Comment to Win

Happy Thursday, STAMPlorations friends! Welcome to DAY THREE of our Special 2018 Christmas Release Hop! From Tuesday until Friday, the girls in the Inspiration team are sharing projects they created using the stamps and dies in our latest release.

And what's a hop without prizes? We'll pick one lucky crafter to win a $25 gift certificate to the store + there's an extra prize: winner's choice of product from the new release.

For a chance at the $25 gift certificate, comment on the stops in today's post (this blog and the designers' blogs). 

For a shot at the extra prize (your choice of product from the new release), answer the question found at the end in a separate comment on this post.

Commenting is open until October 5 and we'll announce the winners in the September Winners post on October 10.

Today the spotlight is on on Shirley's fun Layered Poinsettias.

Wonderful Wednesday Coloring #6 by Guest Designers Gloria, Lee Ann, and Nonni + Comment to Win!

Happy Wednesday, STAMPlorations friends! We're back with the sixth installment of Wonderful Wednesday Coloring, a special feature while the regular STAMPgirls are on a break this summer. Since July, our guest designers have been sharing their gorgeous projects featuring STAMPlorations images -- colored expertly!

Our super talented guest designers -- Gloria, Lee Ann, and Nonni -- are back with their last batch of projects showcasing STAMPlorations stamps with their incredible coloring skills. Their fabulous creations are guaranteed to inspire and get you in the mood to color! It wasn't too long ago that we were wowed by their cards in the first Wonderful Wednesday Coloring featured post. I'm so grateful to these ladies for sharing their time and talent for the last 3 months. 

Comment here and on our guest designers' personal blogs for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the STAMPlorations store. We'll announce the winner in the September Winners post on October 10.

    

    

    

{DAY TWO} Special 2018 Christmas Release feat. Layered Mistletoe + Comment to Win

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! Welcome to DAY TWO of our Special 2018 Christmas Release Hop! From Tuesday until Friday, the girls in the Inspiration team are sharing projects they created using the stamps and dies in our latest release.

And what's a hop without prizes? We'll pick one lucky crafter to win a $25 gift certificate to the store + there's an extra prize: winner's choice of product from the new release.

For a chance at the $25 gift certificate, comment on the stops in today's post (this blog and the designers' blogs). 

For a shot at the extra prize (your choice of product from the new release), answer the question found at the end in a separate comment on this post.

Commenting is open until October 5 and we'll announce the winners in the September Winners post on October 10.

This time around we're putting the spotlight on Shirley's fun Layered Mistletoe.

{DAY ONE} Special 2018 Christmas Release feat. Layered Lights + Comment to Win

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! Welcome to DAY ONE of our Special 2018 Christmas Release Hop! For the next 4 days, the girls in the Inspiration team will be sharing projects they created using the stamps and dies in our latest release.

And what's a hop without prizes? We'll pick one lucky crafter to win a $25 gift certificate to the store + there's an extra prize: winner's choice of product from the new release.

For a chance at the $25 gift certificate, comment on the stops in today's post (this blog and the designers' blogs). 

For a shot at the extra prize (your choice of product from the new release), answer the question found at the end in a separate comment on this post.

Commenting is open until October 5 and we'll announce the winners in the September Winners post on October 10.

We're starting off the Christmas festivities by putting the spotlight on Shirley's awesome Layered Lights.

{Special Event} Christmas CUTplorations Redux + Comment to Win!

Hey, guys! Welcome to the Christmas CUTplorations Redux Blog Hop, the first of several special events we're hosting here on the blog in the next 3 months. Several STAMPlorations girls have come together and created Christmas projects featuring our CUTplorations thin metal dies. If you haven't started on your holiday cardmaking yet, let the girls inspire you to get started :o)

Take a look at what STAMPgirls Terri, Tanja, Harriet, Carol, Julie, Helen, and MariLynn created. Comment on this post and on the designers blogs for a chance at either of these prizes: your choice of two (2) Christmas word/phrase dies or a $15 gift certificate to the store. Enjoy this hop!

{October 2018 to June 2019 Term} Re-Introducing the STAMPlorations Design Team!

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! After a much-needed summer break, the STAMPlorations girls are rarin' to get back to business here on the blog! Our challenges resume in October.

You'll see familiar faces -- but we've re-organized a little bit. And so I'd like to re-introduce the STAMPlorations design team.

{HEADS UP!} Two Christmas Blog Hops with the STAMPlorations Girls - September 24 to 28

   

Happy Friday, STAMPlorations friends! We have two special events for you all to look forward to next week:

Christmas Redux Hop

September 24

Christmas Special Release Hop

September 25 to 28

On Monday, 7 STAMPlorations girls will be sharing Christmas projects they made using our previously released Christmas CUTplorations thin metal dies + stamps. 

Then from Tuesday until Friday, the girls in the Inspiration team will be sharing projects featuring Shirley's 3 newest layered stamp sets, as well as one of two cover plates and two of 6 phrase dies I designed.

And you know the drill around here -- when you hop and leave comments here on the blog and on the designers' blogs, you get a shot at the prizes. For these two hops, our prizes are: winner's choice of two (2) Christmas word/phrase dies, a $15 gift certificate, and a $25 gift certificate.

And for two weeks (from September 24 to October 8), the thin metal dies in the Christmas Dies section will be 10% off -- no coupon needed (discount applied on checkout), and when you use a STAMPlorations girl discount code, you can get an extra 20% off. So if you've got some Christmas thin metal dies in your wishlist, you'll be able to snag them for up to 30% off starting Monday.

So we'll see you back here on Monday, okay? Until then, have a great weekend!

PS: Keep your eyes peeled for a surprise post from me in the next two weeks. (Well, it isn't really a surprise now that I've warned you about it - haha!) At the last minute (as in 2 weeks ago), I managed to finish designing 4 extra Christmas stamp sets. I received samples of the sets yesterday and they will be in the store by mid-October. As I have a few spares, I've decided that I'll do a special post where I'll give away a set or two before the stamps are even available in the store :o)

{Introducing} Our Newest CAS Cards Design Team Member: Nancy Littrell

Hello again! Yesterday you met our newest batch of talented guest designers. Today, meet the newest addition to the STAMPlorations design team: the fabulous and talented Nancy Littrell of scandinancy creates!

I've been itching to invite Nancy to become a regular member of our design team because she makes some of the most incredible artsy CAS cards on blogland. I'm a huge fan of her work and what's more...she uses STAMPlorations products whenever she can. I so wanted her on the CAS Cards Challenge team because I'm pretty sure she'll be a wonderful addition to our already pretty awesome team. When finally a spot became available, I wasted no time reaching out to her and asking if she would be interested. Imagine how happy and excited I was when she said yes :o)

{Spotlight Project} Color Pop with Deepti!

Hello friends! Deepti here and welcome to a spotlight feature. I am back playing with the newest stamp club set, Art Expressions, and this time too I am working on another colorful design, only this time the colors will really pop :) Let me show you...

{Introducing} STAMPlorations Guest Designers for October-December 2018

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! In just a few short weeks, we'll be joined by 3 new talented guest designers to continue with our Wonderful Wednesday Coloring featured posts from October to December. I'm pretty excited to have them sharing their time and awesome coloring skills! Let's give them a warm welcome :o)

{Spotlight Project} Monika Plays With Crayons

Hello Crafty Friends! It's Monika here today sharing a project inspired by one of the sentiments from the Art Expressions stamp club set. Somewhere in my stash there was a box of crayons wanting to come out to play, here is the result:

{Inspiration Project Post #187}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! It's Tuesday and you are getting a generous helping of real eye-candy courtesy of the Inspiration team. The girls are back with some of their creative input showcasing stamps and dies of their choice.

Each Tuesday this month, all our stamps, dies and stencils will be on Sale at 15% off, no coupon needed. If you have a personal discount code, such as for being a Stamp Club subscriber, you can get an even better deal. You can also find a personal discount code for your use on the Inspiration Girls' private blogs.

We are still having a monthly draw to win a $10 gift certificate. Have a look at today's inspiration and leave a comment for your entry into the draw.

 

 

 

{Special Post} Say It Big with Beautiful Butterflies by Melissa + 25% Off on Select Products + A Giveaway

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! We have a special post today -- courtesy of STAMPgirl Melissa, who created 11 butterfly-themed cards. Plus we've got a special sale starting today until September 30 and a giveaway found at the end of this post.

Hello, Autumn! FREE Digital Stamp, Card Front, and Coloring Page -- Download Today!

Happy Sunday, STAMPlorations friends! It's not officially autumn yet but I'm pretty tired of summer. My little ones and I are ready for much cooler temps here in the central valley! I thought what better way to welcome autumn with not one but three free digital images: a digital stamp, a printable card front, and a printable coloring page! You can see I was quite inspired ;-) Enjoy!

Before downloading our free images, please take a minute to read our simple terms of use. You are agreeing to abide by these terms when you download, print, and use these images in your projects.

1. These images are for your personal use only. However, you can sell finished projects like cards where you have used these images.
2. If you create projects with these images and display your projects on your blog and/or social media (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Splitcoast, Flickr, etc.), please give credit to STAMPlorations with a link back to this page.
3. Do not claim these images as your own or redistribute them. If you want others to get these images for free as well, please re-direct them to this page. Thank you for respecting my intellectual property and copyright on these images!

Autumn Pumpkin Mug

Click on the image above then right-click and save to your computer. The image is a PNG file. Re-size to suit, print, and use in your projects.

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Autumn Blessings Card Front

This card front is approximately 4 inches by 5.25 inches -- a tad smaller than an A2 card. This image is available in PDF. There are 4 card fronts on the letter-size page. Simply print, color, cut, and adhere to card base and you've got 4 cards!

Download the Autumn Blessings Card Front Here

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Autumn Harvest Coloring Page

This image is sized to fit on a letter-size page (8.5 inches by 11 inches). It is available in PDF. Just print and color!

Download the Autumn Harvest Coloring Page Here

I hope you enjoy these autumn-themed freebies! And don't forget...if you create projects with these images, make sure you link them up to our Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge page for your chance to win some spending money in the STAMPlorations store! We draw two winners every month!

Have a wonderful week ahead!

{HEADS UP!} Beautiful Butterflies Special Post + Flutter Fall September Sale - 25% Off on Stamps, Stencils, and Dies!

Happy Friday, STAMPlorations friends! Something for you to look forward to on Monday: Melissa will be back with another special post. You loved her Bold Birds post last month...this Monday, be prepared for her collection of beautiful butterfly inspired cards! And as usual, when you leave a comment on that post, you get a shot at some spending money or product! So be sure to check back here on Monday, September 17, okay?

And speaking of butterflies...we're tying in a special sale with Melissa's post!

Stamps, stencils, and dies are 25% off in the FLUTTER FALL category!

use coupon code FLUTTER25

no minimum purchase

current shipping rates apply

get free shipping when your order meets the minimum for your country

code can be used up to 3 times per customer/mailing address
code cannot be combined with other codes

Premium Stamp Club subscribers: use coupon code PREMIUM together with your personal discount code in order to get 40% off (instead of 25%)!

SHOP NOW

Have a great weekend!

PS: Keep your eyes peeled because we've got SIX special events scheduled here on the blog this month and all through October!

{Spotlight Project} Shirley's Inspired By Bullet Journals

Hellooo! As I was trawling Pinterest for some quick inspiration for my Spotlight Post, I was taken by some images of bullet journals - not the actual list pages, but the way that some pages had colourful framed blocks of information, so I thought I'd try and replicate the idea in a card.