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Monday, August 24, 2015

{Inspiration Project Post #33}

A happy Monday to all our stamping friends! Are you ready for more inspiration projects from the Inspiration team? We'd really love it if you can CASE any one of the projects we've been sharing throughout the month of August and link them up in the Playground!

CASE this beautiful card that our guest designer, Karen Dunbrook, created, or you can CASE the cards that the STAMPlorations girls made in this post, this post, and below. Check them out!


    

    

Sunday, August 23, 2015

{Reminder} Stamp Spotlight Week Blog Hop

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! Popping by today to give you all a heads up that commenting on the Stamp Spotlight Week blog hop posts ends tonight at 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-7).



Hop here:

DAY 1 DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5


There will be NINE (9) lucky winners in all to be randomly drawn from comments left here on the blog, on the designers' blogs, as well as from our Facebook page and Pinterest board.


Just for our blog followers and stamp spotlight week blog hop participants,
from August 17 to 31:
All orders of at least $12 ship free worldwide! Use code STAMPWEEK.
Plus take 5% off any 1 or all of the 5 stamp sets we're spotlighting this week! Use code TAKE5.

   

{Stencil Sunday #8}


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 and Susanne are sharing their mixed media projects. You'll find more information about their projects by visiting their blogs -- do check them out!




Friday, August 21, 2015

{LAST DAY} STAMPlorations Stamp Spotlight Week: FRAMES AND FLOWERS + Comment to Win!

Just for our blog followers and stamp spotlight week blog hop participants,
from August 17 to 31:
All orders of at least $12 ship free worldwide! Use code STAMPWEEK.
Plus take 5% off any 1 or all of the 5 stamp sets we're spotlighting this week! Use code TAKE5.

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! Welcome to DAY 5, the last day of our stamp spotlight week! 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, DAY 3 here, and DAY 4 here.

Oh, and be sure to scroll all the way down to the page for one more surprise prize :o)

The STAMPlorations girls are back to share projects showcasing our fifth and last stamp set,  Frames and Flowers, designed by Deepti for her stamp line, Dee's Artsy Impressions.

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(Note: There are 12 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.)


    
CORNELIA | DEEPTI

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IRIT | KIM M.

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LAURAJANE | LEE-ANNE

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MARIA | MONIKA | SHIRLEY

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VICKI | WEI WEI


And that's it for this week! Can you believe 5 days have flown by already? We hope you enjoyed the parade of projects all week that showcase our fabulous July stamps!

You have until Sunday, August 23, to comment on all the stops in the hop for a chance to win one of several prizes we're offering. And speaking of prizes, we've got one last surprise prize.

SURPRISE PRIZE #3

ONE (1) lucky hopper will win her choice of stamp set from the 5 sets we showcased this week!

This winner will be randomly drawn from comments left on the 5 blog hop posts on this blog, so keep those comments coming!

DAY 1 DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5




   

{Mixed Media Tutorial} Happy Day Small Canvas by Kim J.

For DAY 5 of our STAMP Spotlight Week Blog Hop, click here.



Kim J. shares how she made a small canvas and she used lots of ARTplorations stencils: Confetti CirclesShower of FluttersHoneycomb Delight ReversedBloom Silhouettes, Flutterby, and Hello & Company). Click on the graphic below for the step-by-step photo tutorial she has on the ARTplorations blog. See you there!

Thursday, August 20, 2015

{DAY 4} STAMPlorations Stamp Spotlight Week: HOUSESEXTRAS + Comment to Win!

Just for our blog followers and stamp spotlight week blog hop participants,
from August 17 to 31:
All orders of at least $12 ship free worldwide! Use code STAMPWEEK.
Plus take 5% off any 1 or all of the 5 stamp sets we're spotlighting this week! Use code TAKE5.


Hey, everyone! Welcome to DAY 4 of our stamp spotlight week!
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 and DAY 3 here.

Today, the STAMPlorations girls are putting the spotlight on the HousesExtras set designed by Shirley for her stamp line, The Bee's Knees. This super fun set coordinates with her Houses set!


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(Note: There are 11 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.)


    

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Tomorrow's the last day of the hop so make sure you check back for our last stamp spotlight post!



   

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

{DAY 3} STAMPlorations Stamp Spotlight Week: FOND EXPRESSIONS 2 + Comment to Win!

Just for our blog followers and stamp spotlight week blog hop participants,
from August 17 to 31:
All orders of at least $12 ship free worldwide! Use code STAMPWEEK.
Plus take 5% off any 1 or all of the 5 stamp sets we're spotlighting this week! Use code TAKE5.


Hey, everyone! Welcome to DAY 3 of our stamp spotlight week!
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.

This time around, we're putting the spotlight on the Fond Expressions 2 set designed by Shery (me) for her stamp line, Shery Russ Designs.

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(Note: There are 15 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.)


    

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See you again tomorrow for DAY 4 for more inspiration projects!


SURPRISE PRIZE #2

Follow STAMPlorations on Pinterest (we're here) and let us know you've done so by leaving a comment in this post with your Pinterest name. If you're already following us on Pinterest, let us know too in the comments. We'll draw one winner of a $10 gift certificate to the shop!