{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl Suchi Paithankar

Heya! Continuing on with our birthday celebration here on the blog, we have the awesome Suchi sharing 3 favorite past projects + a couple of super-artsy new cards! I just love the splatters that Suchi often adds to her cards.

And here are her new cards:

Ingredients:

Morning Glory | The Birds and the Blooms

Ingredients:

In Bloom: Classic Calla Lilies | The Birds and the Blooms

Plenty of ways to CASE Suchi's cards: the splatters; stamping text over a large, open image; watercoloring; color combo (the black and pink color combination is pretty striking). Don't forget to link up your CASEd projects to our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post and on Suchi's blog.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

PS: We have $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags -- each bag has at least $20 worth of STAMPlorations goodies inside! Check them out here.

{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl Chris Dring

We're on day 7 of celebrating our 5th birthday. We hope you've been enjoying our daily posts and are inspired to get crafty. Today we have STAMPgirl Chris sharing 3 of her favorite projects, as well as a new card she made to celebrate.

And here's her new card:

Ingredients:

Artsy Border Maker | Art Marks | A Snarky Birthday to You (inside)

Layered Petals stencil | Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies

If any of Chris' cards inspires you to create a project or two, be sure to link up in our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post and on Chris' blog.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

PS: Have you checked out the $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags? They're available this month only! Find out what you can get for $5 :o)

{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl Maria Fischer

Hello, hello! STAMPgirl Maria is in the spotlight tonight. When it comes to creating on-trend CAS cards, Maria is one of the best!

And here's her new card:

Ingredients:
Hearts All Over stencil |Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangles die
Birthday Bash | Bloom Happy

How about CASEing one of Maria's cards? There's plenty of ways to do so: orange and black color combo of card #1 or the two-toned stamped background of card #2. How about a shaker or dry-embossed card? Make sure you link up your projects in our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post and on Maria's blog.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

PS: We have $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags too - grab one before they sell out :o)

{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl Lynne Mizera

Yep, it's time for yet another STAMPgirl feature post and this morning we're putting the spotlight on mixed media maven Lynne. Over the past couple of years, she has created some of the most amazing mixed media projects for STAMPlorations. We're sure going to miss her around here after this month.! Lynne knows how to go out with a bang, as she's made several gorgeous new projects to celebrate our birthday, but first take a look at her 3 favorite previous makes:

Here are her new projects:

Ingredient:

Boxed Blooms

Ingredient:

Summer Sunshine and Coffee

Ingredient:

Zen Coffee ATC #1

Ingredient:

Zen Coffee ATC #1

Inspired by Lynne's bright and bold mixed media projects? Go ahead and CASE one or some or all of them...then link up in our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post and on Lynne's blog.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

PS: Check out the $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags in the store :o)

{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl Jerrie Mead

Ready for another round of awesome projects from an awesome STAMPgirl? Jerrie picked 3 favorites from her past creations and then made 3 new ones for this post. Check them out!

And are Jerrie's new cards:

Ingredients: 

Retro Circles stencil | Feathery | Trendy Feathers 2 | Hello word die

Ingredients:

Scribbly Splattery Grunge | Mixed Media Elements | Feathery
Trendy Butterflies | Birthday word die

Ingredients:
After Coffee | Born to Roam

What elements jump out in Jerrie's cards? Why not CASE a card or two? If you do, link it up in our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post and on Jerrie's blog.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

PS: We have $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags - grab one before they sell out :o)

{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl MariLynn DeGroot

A happy Tuesday to everyone! Today we're putting the spotlight on STAMPgirl MariLynn and her projects. I just love how creative MariLynn can get with her mixed media projects! Take a look three of her favorites:

And here's her new project:

Ingredients:
Bubble Dance stencil | Tag O'Coffee dies | Tags #1 Nesting dies
Trendy Butterflies | Blossom Like a Butterfly

Fantastic mixed media projects, right? Which among MariLynn's projects inspires you to create? Why not CASE it and link up your project in our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post and on MariLynn's blog.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

PS: Did you know that every Monday this month, select products in the store are 50% off? The flash sale ends tonight! Head over to the store to check it out :o)

PPS: We have $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags too - grab one before they sell out :o)

{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl Lisa Lahiff

Hello, Monday! Today it's STAMPgirl Lisa's turn to share 3 of her favorite cards she created for STAMPlorations. Then she has a CAS-ilicious new creation. I'm a fan of Lisa's clean and simple style and her color combos rock!

And here's Lisa's new card:

Ingredients: 

Noteworthy 2 | Nestled Circles stencil | In Bloom: Floral Bliss Trio

Luggage Tags Nesting Dies

Here's a close-up:

Inspired by Lisa's cards? Go ahead and CASE one or some or all of them...then link up in our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post and on Lisa's blog.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

PS: Did you know that every Monday this month, select products in the store are 50% off? The flash sale lasts for 48 hours only! Head over to the store and check it out :o)

PPS: We have $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags too - grab one before they sell out :o)

{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl Helen Gullett

Happy Sunday! Today STAMPgirl Helen is sharing 3 previous projects featuring STAMPlorations products and she created two new cards. I love Helen's mixed media style cards and she layers like a pro! Take a look:

And here are Helen's new cards:

Ingredients: 

Trendy Spring Blooms | Happy word die | Birthday word die

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies | Senecio 1 stencil

Ingredients:

Sweet Spring Wishes | Spring Flower layering dies | Tag O'Coffee dies | Bubble Dance stencil

Fancy CASEing any of Helen's cards? If you're inspired the cards featured today, we'd love for you to link up your creations in our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post and on Helen's blog.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

{Special Post} STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Hop feat. STAMPgirl Shery Russ

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! I'm starting off the special posts wherein each STAMPgirl and her projects get to be in the spotlight. We picked 3 of our favorite projects and then created one new project (or a few!).

What's special about these posts is that not only will you get to see the wide range of artistic cardmaking/papercrafting styles in the STAMPlorations design team, you can also use our projects as a creative springboard -- CASE us and link up your creations for a chance at a $50 gift certificate to the STAMPlorations store! There will 5 lucky crafters :o)

For those of you who aren't sure about what CASEing is, we loosely take it to mean that you copy something from our projects in order to create your own. It can be the color combination, the layout, a particular element. If your creation is inspired by what you see in any of the posts we publish this month, we'd love to see it in the gallery and hope you'll link up! Okay?

I'll start off with 3 of my favorite previous makes. (Well, I have several top 3 favorites, as I will be posting a few more times throughout the month). Here are my Top 3 Monochrome/B&W One Layer Cards :o)

And here's my new card:

Ingredients:
Butterfly Cover Plate Die | Choose Happy - Say It Big

Not really meaning to CASE myself...but CASE myself I did, mainly because monochromatic one layer cards are always quick to make...especially with a gel press plate and black acrylic paint. Plus large dies (like our cover plates!) are easy to use as stencils for creating one layer cards. Plus monoprinting will let you achieve that grungy effect without really trying :o) The print on this card is the second print I pulled after I removed the diecut-cum-stencil from my gel press plate. (Second prints are often rather more artsy and way cooler than first prints, in my experience!)

Here's a close-up:

So how about CASEing one of my cards? The most obvious feature is the monochromatic (or black and white) color scheme. Or you can do butterflies...or grunge...or one layer :o) If you've been at all inspired by my cards, do link up your creations in our Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge. The linky is found at the end of the post HERE. Five lucky players will win a $50 gift certificate to the store -- one of them could be you! :o)

For a chance to win a $25 gift certificate, leave a comment on this post.

For a chance to win up to $25 worth of STAMPlorations products, create and link up your wishlist here.

PS: Check out our $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags in the store :o)

{Special Event} STAMPlorations is FIVE! ~ A Birthday Linky Party aka CASE the STAMPgirls Challenge!

{Check out our $5 Birthday Bash Surprise Bags here!}

Hey, hey! Are you guys ready to party? We sure have tons in store because every single day this month -- all 30 days! -- the STAMPlorations girls will be out in full force celebrating our fifth birthday! Yep, STAMPlorations' fifth year.