Welcome to the STAMPlorations™ blog! We host monthly challenges for cardmakers, mixed media artists, and all kinds of papercrafters. We have a never-ending challenge exclusive to those who own STAMPlorations products. We spotlight projects by the design team, regularly publish tutorials, host fun blog hops, and announce new products. Our goal: encourage you to "stamp with all your ART!" through our challenges, inspiration projects, events, and products.
CHALLENGES: Theme & Photo Prompt | CAS Cards | Stencil | Never-Ending Anything Goes | Rules | WINNERS!
Friday, December 31, 2021
Happy New Year!
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
{Inspiration Project Post #349}
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!
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
{Inspiration Project Post #348}
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
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
{CUTplorations Creative Cuts} Carol Plays with Christmas Tags
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
{Inspiration Project Post #347}
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 -- stamps, stencils, 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
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}
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 Prompt, CAS 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:
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!) |
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!
{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!