Friday, December 31, 2021

Happy New Year!


Hey, artsy-craftsy friends! We hope you have a great, healthy, and blessed 2022!

And once again, thank you for choosing to support a small family business like ours!


With love,
Shery and the STAMPgirls


PS: Just a heads up that the January challenges will start on Wednesday, January 5.

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

{Inspiration Project Post #349}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas. The Inspiration girls are back with  projects featuring stamps, dies, stencils, stickers and Ephemera of their choice.

We'll still randomly draw a winner from all the comments left on our Inspiration posts, have a look and leave a comment for your entry to win a $15 prize code to the STAMPlorations store in our monthly prize draw.

 

 

 

Friday, December 24, 2021

Merry Christmas!

 

From all of us here at STAMPlorations, we wish you a most wonderful and joyous Christmas.

Thank you so much for supporting our small family business this year. Without your continued support, we wouldn't be able to keep our doors open.

We are so looking forward to a new year filled with inspiration and creativity.


With love,
Shery, David, Kat, Winter,
and the STAMPgirls

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

{Inspiration Project Post #348}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! Just a few more sleeps until Christmas. The Inspiration girls are back with another selection of festive projects featuring stamps, dies and Ephemera of their choice.

We'll still randomly draw a winner from all the comments left on our Inspiration posts, have a look and leave a comment for your entry to win a $15 prize code to the STAMPlorations store in our monthly prize draw.

 

 


Friday, December 17, 2021

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Stencils and Hot Foils

 


Hello crafters, Craftyfield here today for a new Mixed Media tutorial.

  

As it's nearly Christmas I thought I would indulge you with a technique that gives SHINE!!!  
For the most reflective, metallic, shine foils are the best. Today I am using Hot foils, which require the use of a laminator. (I think it is possible to use an iron but I  wouldn't risk it!)

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

{CUTplorations Creative Cuts} Carol Plays with Christmas Tags

   

Happy Wednesday, STAMPlorations friends! CUTplorations Creative Cuts is back to putting the spotlight on the thin metal dies we carry in the store. STAMPgirl Carol is sharing projects that showcase CUTplorations dies. Make sure you comment on this post for a chance at a $7 prize code. Every month we draw 10 winners, with the winners randomly drawn from all posts published during the month. The more posts you comment on, the more chances you have.

    

  

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

{Inspiration Project Post #347}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! The Inspiration girls are back with a selection of festive projects featuring stamps, dies, stencils and Ephemera of their choice.

We'll still randomly draw a winner from all the comments left on our Inspiration posts, have a look and leave a comment for your entry to win a $15 prize code to the STAMPlorations store in our monthly prize draw.

 

 

Sunday, December 12, 2021

{Trifecta Cardmaking} Seasonal Mixed Media Cards

   

Happy Sunday, STAMPlorations friends! We are back with Trifecta Cardmaking, a fun feature wherein you'll see how the three S's in our line -- stampsstencils, and stickers -- play well in cardmaking. STAMPgirl Sanna Lippert used just one stencil to create 3 cards with different looks + some fab stamps and stickers.

    


Friday, December 10, 2021

November Winners Post DELAYED


Hey, STAMPlorations friends. I know many of you eagerly look out for the winners post every 10th of the month.

My apologies but that post is delayed. WAAAAY too much stuff going on at home and with the holidays looming...I'm pretty sure you all understand, as we're likely all in the same boat.

I'll work on the winners post in the next several days. The deadline for claiming prizes will be adjusted accordingly. Plus, I'm lifting the comment-by deadline date to qualify for the prizes so keep commenting on our posts.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Thursday, December 09, 2021

{Spotlight Project} Maria Uses Ephemera To Mass Produce CAS Christmas cards


Hello STAMP friends! Hope you're not sick of me and my ephemera yet. It's just such fun to let the cute pieces do the heavy lifting while you just add a little here and there. Ready for some super CAS versions? First I must apologize, the card pictured is not the card made in the tutorial. I ran out of good natural light for photos. But the concept is totally the same. Please come by my blog  for the rest of the lineup - I had 8 pieces of ephemera to use up ;) So this tutorial covers the production line approach to making these clean and simple cards. Shall we get to it?


Tuesday, December 07, 2021

{Inspiration Project Post #346}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! The Inspiration girls are back with a selection of festive projects featuring stamps, dies and Ephemera of their choice.

We'll still randomly draw a winner from all the comments left on our Inspiration posts, have a look and leave a comment for your entry to win a $15 prize code to the STAMPlorations store in our monthly prize draw.

 

 


Sunday, December 05, 2021

Hello, December! It's the Season to be Jolly @ STAMPlorations

Hello, STAMPfriends! And it's December! Less than 3 weeks until Christmas! With the STAMPgirls back, our challenges are now in full swing. We'd love for you to play in this month's Theme & Photo PromptCAS Cards, and Stencil challenges. We have tweaked our guidelines and prizes as well.

Our November posts are open for commenting until the 8th so you still have time left to comment for a chance to win spending $$ on our store. We'll be picking TEN (10) winners of $7 prize codes from comments left on ALL posts published in November. So comment on as many November posts as you can by Wednesday night to increase your odds of getting picked,

To keep updated on all the specials we're running in the store at any given time, be sure to bookmark our Current Promotions page. Even better, subscribe to the store's mailing list -- we have special deals exclusive to subscribers + you get automatically entered to an exclusive drawing and have access to a gated page where you can shop for select products priced at 50% to 60% off with free worldwide shipping.




All through December, products found in the main, outlet, and digital stores are 20% off with the code HOLIDAY20. This discount can be combined with free shipping codes.



mystery grab bags


MINI MYSTERY GRAB BAG - $30 worth of STAMPlorations products for just $12 + shipping

FULL MYSTERY GRAB BAG - $50 worth of STAMPlorations products for just $18 + shipping

Our mystery grab bags contain randomly picked products in our current inventory BUT:

  • every mini mystery grab bag contains at least ONE new or not-yet-released product with a value of $7 or more
  • every full mystery grab bag contains at least TWO new or not-yet-released product with a combined value of $14 or more

Great stocking stuffers! Super for sharing with your crafty friends! Awesome if you love surprises! Steal of a deal if you want to build your STAMPlorations stash inexpensively!



freebie of the month!



December's freebie is the ART BORDER #3 thin metal die and it is automatically included in every order of $21 or more. Details are here.



STAMPlorations grab bags

Every order of $40 or more qualifies for a STAMPlorations Paper Goods grab bag. Click here for details.


free products

Spend at least $60 (after discounts and before shipping) and you get to pick TWO (2) free products of your choice: 3x5 stamps OR CUTplorations word/phrase thin metal dies OR ARTplorations stencils OR clear sticker packs.



november/december giveaway

Win one of TWO (2) prizes!
1 winner of a $30 prize code
1 winner of a paper goods bundle




subscribe to the store mailing list for exclusive perks!

Subscribe to the store mailing list and you'll be automatically entered to the November-December drawing. The prize? A $75 prize code!

You'll also get access to our subscriber-only area where a select number of products are available at 50% to 60% off+ free worldwide shipping! The password to this gated area changes every month.

Mailing list subscribers also have access to free shipping codes with lower order minimums. This month, orders of at least $22 (instead of $35) get free domestic shipping.

Ready to sign up? (It's free!)


CLICK HERE



Thursday, December 02, 2021

{Spotlight Project} Monika Revisits The 'Impossible Card'


Hi STAMPlorations Friends! Today I'm revisiting the 'Impossible Card' for a little Christmas scene which can either be used as a card to send, given that it folds flat, or be used as a piece of hand made Christmas decoration. Here it is ...


Wednesday, December 01, 2021

{December Stencil Challenge}

Hello crafters! Welcome to the December STAMPlorations stencil challenge. Thank you for getting your stencils out for our November challenge, we challenge you to out-do the November gallery ;) We can't wait to see your artwork again this month. Do check out our updated challenge rules and prize info here. If you play along with our challenge, don't forget to check in on the 10th of January to see if you are the winner of the $20 prize code to the STAMPlorations store ($25 if you used a STAMPlorations/ARTploration stencil) or one of two randomly drawn crafters to win a $10 prize code ($15 if you used a STAMPlorations/ARTploration stencil).

We love to see your beautiful projects but to keep it fair and fun for everyone we have a few simple rules which you can also find at the end of this post. In addition to using a stencil on your project, we ask that you link up no more than three (3) projects per challenge. As always, our stencil challenge is anything goes as long as you use a stencil somewhere in your project. Also, remember that your project should be shown in its full glory on your blog post or Instagram, sneak peeks are not eligible to take part. Please don't forget to link back to this blog post via text link, and to include the challenge graphic to be eligible for the prizes (if linking from a blog). And above all, we hope that you have a lot of fun when you get creative with your stencils! 


If you play, make sure you include the graphic below in your post and link back (via text link) to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.


Link back:

And now it's time to see what the talented design team have come up with to inspire you!

      

   
     


{December CAS Challenge}

Hi CAS crafters! How are you all? Are you busy with Holiday crafting? We are happy that you are here to join us for the STAMPlorations December CAS challenge. Hopefully, you find inspiration to play along, whether you want to share your holiday crafts or other CAS cards! Do check out our updated challenge rules and prize info here.

And if the fun of playing along isn't enough, we also have great prizes each month. One of the DT members will pick their favourite to win a $20 prize code to the STAMPlorations store ($25 prize code if you used a STAMPlorations product as the main/focal point of your card). Two randomly drawn crafters receive a $10 prize code ($15 prize code if you used a STAMPlorations product as the main/focal point of your card). If you play along, check back on December 10th when we announce the winners.

We have a few simple rules and we ask that you follow them so that playing along will be fun and fair to everyone. All the rules are summarised at the end of this post. Your challenge is to create a clean and simple (CAS) card with or without the optional color twist which this month is metallic and one other color. You may enter up to 3 CAS cards. Remember to link to this blog post (via text link) and display the challenge graphic to be eligible for the prizes (if you are linking from a blog post). You can use any craft products you want, but if you have STAMPlorations stash, we would love to see what you create with it. And of course the most important rule - have fun and be creative! 

If you play, make sure you include the graphic below in your post and link back (via text link) to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.


Link back:

Let's see how the Design Team was inspired by this month's colors.