Celebrating International Women’s Day & Coffee Lovers!

Hey, STAMPfriends! Thanks for stopping by. I'm proud to be part of the Instagram Hop for International Women's Day! The hop starts here, and you'll find STAMPlorations on IG here. The stop before me is here, and right after me is here. ☕✨

Even though this is an Instagram event, I love sharing projects here on the blog + I am offering a special prize to be won by someone who comments on this blog post! If you want more chances at winning, hop on over to Instagram and follow all the stops. There are so many awesome sponsors (including STAMPlorations, of course!) and almost $400 worth of prizes.

Anyway I had some fun in my studio creating projects that celebrate the strength of women, and, of course, our collective love for a good brew.

Here are my two projects side-by-side! On the left, we have a bold, textured mixed-media collage on canvas, and on the right is a sweet little upcycled find. Both were so much fun to put together using some of my favorite STAMPlorations goodies.

Cafe de Femme Virtues Menu Mixed Media Collage

This project started as an actual 8x10 canvas board. I wanted to create something that felt like a vintage Parisian café menu but served up "virtues" instead of lattes.

For the focal points, I used three different card fronts—Retro In Pink, Pop Art Faces, and Ethereal Faces—to represent the different "faces" and personalities of the women I admire. I layered in papers from The Coffee House collage paper pack for that caffeine-inspired background and added some of my favorite clear stickers from Inspirational #2.

The "Virtues Menu" itself was printed on vintage-style paper. To give it that worn, well-loved look, I tore the edges by hand and inked them heavily. It lists things like "A Double Shot of Resilience" and "Unlimited Empathy." I loved this piece so much that I decided to turn it into a professional art print so I could share it with all of you!

Keep reading to find out how you can get this art print for free.

Upcycled Acrylic Stand

For my second project, I wanted to show that you can make art out of anything. I took a simple acrylic stand with the sentiment already on it that I found at the Dollar Tree and gave it a completely new life! I decoupaged it using the beautiful, vintage-vibed papers from The Parisian Cafe collage paper pack. It’s amazing what a little paper and glue can do to transform a basic plastic stand into a chic piece of desk decor.

A Special IWD Sale & A Gift For You!

To celebrate the occasion, I’m hosting a sale on the IWD Shop Page from today through the 15th.

30% OFF Instantly

Everything on the IWD page is 30% off—no code needed!

And a gift from me: For every order of $25 or more, I am including the Cafe de Femme Virtues Menu 8x10 Art Print (the professional print version of my mixed media collage) -- a $20 value!

Note: The art print won't show in your cart, but I’ll be manually tucking it into every qualifying package before they head out the door!

***GIVEAWAY ALERT***

One commenter on this post will win a Cafe de Femme Virtues Menu 8x10 art print. Simply comment by Sunday, March 15. I will announce the winner here on March 18, so bookmark this post and come back to see if you are the lucky winner.