{Spotlight Project} Maria Makes an Easy Peasy Card

Easy peasy. In fact, here are the instructions: Ink up Sketchy Alphabet and stamp. Seriously folks (more or less).

{Inspiration Project Post #65}

Hello Tuesday! Today we are back with another round of projects from the Inspiration girls. Have a look and comment for an entry to win a $10 gift certificate.

  

 

  

{Winners} February Theme & Sketch, Mixed Media, CAS Card, and CASEplorations Challenge Winners & Top Picks + Anything Goes Challenge & Inspiration Project Random Winners

We've got FEBRUARY winners and top picks to announce -- and there're plenty of them!

Stencil Sunday #36 + March Mixed Media Challenge

Welcome to another edition of Stencil Sunday with the STAMPlorations girls in the Mixed Media design team  And because it's the first Sunday of the month, it's also time for a new Mixed Media Challenge!

Thank you to everyone who linked up to the February Mixed Media Challenge! The winner and top picks will be announced at 12 noon Pacific time today. Let's start off with the girls' awe-mazing mixed media projects!

 

    

  

BUNNIES 'N BEANS & ALWAYS TEA TIME Pre-Release SALE - Last Day!

Today's the last day to pre-order BUNNIES 'N BEANS and ALWAYS TEA TIME together or separately -- with free shipping anywhere in the world. Order both and you get the After Coffee mini set free! 

Pre-Order HERE

March Challenge - Theme and Sketch

Hello, STAMPlorations friends! Can you believe it's March already? We had many beautiful projects last month and we hope you'll link up your creations again this month. We'll announce the February winner and top picks on Sunday.

Now onto this month's challenge. We'd love for you to create and link up your projects based on this month's theme, sketch, or both -- you've got the whole month of March to play :o)

For March, our theme is STAMPS & TEXTURE (real or faux). And if your project happens to be CAS, be sure to link it up to the March CAS Card Challenge as well.

And here's our fun sketch to get inspired by as well:

{Spotlight Project} Becca Tones Down Bright Patterned Paper

I don't know about you but I have a giant stack of patterned paper scraps left over from previous makes and I'm on a mission to make that stack dwindle.

March CAS Card Challenge

Hey there, STAMPlorations friends! We'd like to thank everyone who played in last month's challenge. There were so many gorgeous entries in the gallery. We'll announce the winner and top picks this Sunday.

That said, here we are now with the March Challenge. Our CAS Card Challenge is pretty simple: it's straightforward anything CAS goes with the optional color twist. Create a clean and simple card with or without the color we've picked to include. And for March, yellow is the optional color twist. (You can use other colors with yellow.)

{Spotlight Project} Shirley Stacks Up Sketchy Alphabet For Some Masculine Cards

The new Sketchy Alphabet stamp set is perfect for creating male birthday cards. I've made a couple of quick cards using repeat stamping and watercolour.

I stamped my HB2U sentiment down a piece of white card, then using Distress Inks I watercoloured around each row, allowing the colours to merge into each other. For contrast I watercoloured the letters on one of the sentiments and left its background white.

I adhered the panel to my card base, then stamped the zigzag border from Artsy Borders down either side of the panel, using a black fineliner to join up any missing areas.

Then I made a one layer card using the same watercolour technique, and added the little dog from The Bee's Knees Pets and a balloon from Dee's Artsy Impressions Balloons and Banners, drawing in the string with a fineliner.

This is actually version two of this card - I'd just finished making my card in shades of green and dropped the balloon stamp on the card, ink side down :( I'm hoping I'll be able to salvage some of it.


Inspired by Shirley's card? Whether it's the technique (watercoloring), theme (masculine card), or stamp set (alphabet stamp) that inspires you, don't forget to hook up your creation(s) at our Spotlight Project Showcase, We'll draw a winner of a $15 gift certificate and if you're one of the top 3 picks, you could win your choice of 5x7 stamp set + a Spotlight Project guest designer spot.

Stamps Shirley used in today's project:

      

{Spotlight Project} Cornelia Puts the Spotlight on 3D Letters

Pre-orders for Bunnies 'N Beans and Always Tea Time ends Friday, March 4. Get both sets and receive a free mini stamp set + free shipping worldwide. Click here.

Hi, Cornelia here today, adding a 3D effect to letters.

{Inspiration Project Post #64}

Hello Tuesday! We are ringing in the month of March with a fresh round of projects from the Inspiration team. Have a look and comment for an entry to win a $10 gift certificate.

  

 

CASEplorations March

March 1st already, friends! Winter? Spring? My birthday is near the end of the month and I've never trusted March. Too many birthday parties snowed out in my MI youth! But we've got some signs of Spring for you with this month's CASEplorations.

We'll vote for a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate to the STAMPlorations store OR a 3x5 stamp set and two runners up to receive a $5 gift certificate from the entries in the gallery CASEing this month's card. Are you ready to play?

It's a fancy, floral Easter card from the lovely Betsy Veldman of Paper, Scissors and Superheroes. If you aren't familiar with Betsy's work on the Papertrey design team, you should check it out. I'm always amazed at her wonderful creations with just the right amount of blue tones on her cards.