{DAY TWO} February 2020 Stamp Release: Leafy by Dee's Artsy Impressions + Comment to Win!

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! Welcome to day two of our February 2020 stamp release hop. All week, the girls in the Inspiration team are sharing projects they created using the stamps in our latest release. If you missed yesterday's post, you'll find it here + prizes up for grabs.

Today we're putting the spotlight on Leafy, a lovely set that Deepti designed. Take a look at the Inspiration team's leafy-inspired creations!

Leafy

{Inspiration project Post #254}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! Welcome to Tuesday's Inspiration Posts. Winter is on its way out and Spring is in the air today as the girls are showcasing mainly floral projects using stamps, dies, stencils and stickers of their choice.

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 $10 gift certificate.

 

 

 

{JANUARY WINNERS}

Hello, STAMP friends! It's the 10th of the month, which means it's time to announce last month's winners! We also have winners of our Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge and January Inspiration Projects posts, as well as winners of our special posts: Stencil Sunday, Sticker Monday, Digital Wednesday, Throwback Thursday, Christmas in the Air, Turner Syndrome Awareness Hop, and Hey Love Hop and Linky Party. The winners and runners up in our 3 challenges are picked by design team members while all other winners are randomly chosen by Random.org.

An important reminder to challenge players: 

• When playing in our challenges, you must display the challenge graphic AND link back directly to the challenge post (NOT to the main blog or the challenge section) via TEXT link in your blog post in order to qualify for the prizes. 

• Be mindful of the maximum challenge entries -- the Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge has a limit of 6 entries per player; the CAS Cards Challenge has a limit of 3 entries per player; the Stencil Challenge has no entry limit.

An important note about our winners post: winners (challenges, blog hops, and special posts) of the previous month are announced in one post (this one). All winners must claim their prizes by the deadline. If you are a regular player in our challenges or participant in our blog hops and special events, please consider following our blog, even signing up to receive email notifications when new posts are published. You'll find those links on the right side bar.

An important note about our prizes: 

• For our challenges, we offer prizes in the form of gift certificates for use in our main store. For our special posts, hops, and events, we offer prizes in the form of gift certificates, gift codes (also called coupon codes and gift vouchers), and products. There is a difference between a gift certificate and a gift code and it's all explained on THIS PAGE (please take the time to read that page).

• Gift certificates and gift codes may not be passed on, given to, or used by another person other than the one it was issued to. 

• If you are a winner, you may opt for a gift code to our digital store. Note, though, that if you choose this, the gift code cannot be combined with other codes, as I use a different e-commerce platform for our digital store. (Products in our outlet store are already heavily discounted so no gift codes will be issued for use on that store.)

Winners, please claim your prize on or before Monday, February 24. Prizes not claimed by February 24 will be forfeited -- NO EXCEPTIONS. Please understand that because we have a lot of winners and give away $100 to $200 worth of prizes in the form of products, gift certificates, and gift/coupon codes each month, it would take a lot of time to contact the winners individually. I also want to be fair to those who regularly visit our blog and claim their prizes within the time frame given.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAIMING PRIZE

When claiming your prize, send an email to stamplorations@gmail.com. 

I have an email filter set up for claiming prizes so to avoid delay and to make sure I see your email in my BLOG PRIZE folder, follow this format in the subject line:

"STAMPlorations January Winner - specific challenge here"

e.g., "STAMPlorations January Winner - Stencil Challenge"

"STAMPlorations January Winner - Hey Love Hop and Linky Party"

It also helps if you include what prize you won (a $15/10/5 gift certificate, a $15 coupon code, $10 gift code, tangible product, etc.) in the body of your email. Also specify if you prefer to use your prize on our main store or digital store. This way I know which code to generate, as codes generated for one store will NOT work on the other store.

If you are the winner of a tangible/mailable prize, include your complete mailing address in the email you send, even if I already have mailed to you before. (It saves me time having to look up your address.)

{Sticker Monday} More Sticker Fun with Tenia

Happy Monday, STAMPlorations friends! We're back with Sticker Monday. Every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, the STAMPgirls will be sharing projects showcasing our line of fun clear stickers. And every month, we'll draw one lucky crafter to win a $15 gift code -- randomly drawn from all comments left on the Sticker Monday posts for the month, as well as from the featured designer's blog.

From January to March, STAMPgirl Tenia is sharing her super cool projects that combine clear stickers with various STAMPlorations products. Today, Tenia has 3 gorgeous cards done in her artsy style.

    

{DAY ONE} February 2020 Stamp Release: Layered Vase by The Bee's Knees + Comment to Win!

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! Welcome to day one of our February 2020 stamp release hop. For the next 5 days, the girls in the Inspiration team will be sharing projects they created using the stamps in our latest release.

And what's a hop without prizes? There will be two winners: one crafter will win a $20 gift code to spend on the store and one will win her stamp set of choice from the new release + there will be a couple of extra/surprise prizes. Winners will be randomly drawn from comments left here on the blog and participating designers' blogs.

Commenting is open until February 19 and we'll announce the winners on February 21.

We're starting off by putting the spotlight on Layered Vase, a super fun set that that Shirley designed, with some fabulous cards from the girls in the Inspiration team.

Layered Vase

{Stencil Sunday} Celebration Cards with Sue

Happy Sunday, STAMPlorations friends! It's time for a fresh batch of stencil inspiration this month. You'll get to see projects that show off how to creatively use ARTplorations stencils. And each month, we'll pick one winner of a $15 gift code -- the winner will be drawn from all comments left on the Stencil Sunday posts for the month, as well as from the designers' blogs.

STAMPgirl Sue used two stencils to create to different celebration cards.

  

{Heads Up!} February Release Hop Happening Soon!

Heads up, STAMPlorations friends! We have 4 brand new stamps by The Bee's Knees, Dee's Artsy Impressions, and Shery Russ Designs. The girls in the Inspiration team will be showcasing the new sets in a week long blog hop starting Monday at 8 am Pacific time. Of course, there are prizes to be had! See you then!

PS: All 4 stamps are already available in the store and they're 10% off.

Hello, February! Current Promotions + Wishlist Giveaway @ the STAMPlorations Store

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! We're already a week in February and while our challenges are taking a break this month, we do have lots of special posts with prizes attached. There's a day left to comment on our special posts last month for a chance to win some spending $$ on the STAMPlorations store. You'll find the quick links to all of them under the heading {SPECIAL POSTS}. All our current giveaways/comment-to-win special posts end tomorrow night, February 8, so you still have time to check them out.

And 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.

{Spotlight Project} Monika Adds Texture And Interest To Die-cuts

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! I don't know about you, but I've been hoarding tissue paper from packaging in the hope that eventually I would put it to good use. The day has finally arrived. I thought it might be rather fun to add some texture to die-cuts using tissue paper.

Here is today's card:

Initially I hadn't planned on using the negative die-cuts. However the tissue paper panels looked rather nice, I had to use them and ended up making four cards.

{Inspiration Project Post #253}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! Welcome to the first of February's Inspiration Posts. Today the girls are inviting some sunshine into your lives with their colourful and floral cards showcasing stamps, dies and stencils of their choice.

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 $10 gift certificate.

 

 

 

Where Are the February Challenges?

Looking for the February challenges? We're taking this month off and will be back March 1st! If you played in last month's challenges, check back on the 10th for the January winners post to see if you're one of the winners.

In the meantime, you can:

• still link up in our Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge if your projects feature a STAMPlorations product {link up here}
• join the Hey Love hop and linky party -- it doesn't end until February 8th so plenty of time! {party here}
• check out our regular feature posts for January for a chance to win some spending $$ at the store {Stencil Sunday | Sticker Monday | Christmas in the Air | Digital Wednesday | Throwback Thursday | Inspiration Projects}
• take a look at January's fab projects with step-by-step tutorials courtesy of STAMPgirls Maria, Deepti, Shirley, Monika, and Craftyfield {Spotlight Projects | Mixed Media Tutorials}
• check out the Turner Syndrome Awareness hop post + get a chance to win a stamp set {link is here}

And here's a heads up on our upcoming stamp release:

Four (4) new stamps are now available in the store at 10% off . Find them in the NEW RELEASE section. Then next week starting February 10, the girls in the Inspiration team will be showcasing these stamps in a week-long hop.

Been to the store lately? If you haven't, we've added 24 stencils in a new size -- 5.5" by 5.5"! And they're 20% off instantly (as are all stencils) with our current Stencils and Stickers sale.

And you ought to check out our CURRENT PROMOTIONS page like right now. Because we've got a month-long giveaway. THREE (3) lucky crafters will win $25 worth of products in their wishlist. Scroll all the way down to the page and you'll find the February Giveaway there.

{Special Post} Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop and STAMPlorations + Extra Prize

Hello, STAMPlorations friends! STAMPlorations is participating in the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness 2nd Annual Blog Hop that starts today and runs until February 7. 

Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born with only one X chromosome, instead of two, leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. This condition occurs one in 2,500 female births worldwide, but is more common among pregnancies that do not survive to full term. That is why Turner Syndrome Females are considered MIRACLES!

For this awesome hop, 36 caring sponsors and 9 DT members have come together to bring Turner Syndrome Awareness to the public. For details on how you might win any of these fabulous prizes, please see Lori's TS home page.

For this hop, STAMPlorations is giving away a $25 gift code (gift voucher) to spend on the STAMPlorations store. And be sure you scroll down to the end of this post, as I have an extra prize. You only need to answer a very simple question to be included in the random draw.

I used colors from the TS official color board for my one layer card:

feat. Sweetly, Softly + Art Marks, Mixed Media Grunge

I have an extra prize of Sweetly stamp set to give away to one lucky commenter. Simply answer this question: What is one of the things you learned about Turner Syndrome? Comment by February 8. Winners will be announced in the January winners post on February 10.

Make sure you visit the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop 2020 page to find out how you can win one of the prizes.

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to smile :o)