{CUTplorations Creative Cuts} Creative Ways to Color Die Cuts

Happy Friday, STAMPlorations friends! CUTplorations Creative Cuts puts the spotlight on the thin metal dies we carry in the store. We have Karen Hasheck returning as guest designer and sharing projects that feature CUTplorations dies. Make sure you comment on this post for a chance at a $15 prize code. Every month, we draw 7 winners, with the winners randomly drawn from all posts published during the month. The more posts you comment on, the more chances you have.

    

Heads up -- Following our blog by email

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! This is just a quick heads up to let you know that for receiving our posts by email, we are switching from Feedburner to Follow.it. 

If you have a Blogger blog, then you would be aware that Feedburner is doing away with delivering blog posts by email effective July 1. Since 2013, we have been using their follow-by-email feature...so if you are reading this post in your email, it means you have subscribed to follow the STAMPlorations blog by email.

I decided to switch to Follow.it (and go with their paid plan) so that those of you who enjoy getting our posts in their inboxes will continue to do so without any interruption. You do not need to do anything in order to keep receiving our posts in your inbox. 

I'm working with the Follow.it folks to ensure a smooth transition of this blog's subscriber list. Once I hear back from them that everything's all set, I will deactivate this blog's Feedburner so that you don't end up receiving blog posts from two services. But as with any change/transition, there may be hiccups so I would appreciate your patience.

If you are reading this from your browser and are not currently following our blog via email, you can easily do so by clicking on the Follow.it button below.

Or you can also put in your email address on the follow-by-email form found on the sidebar on the right and hit Subscribe.

Thanks so much for your understanding and patience, and for continuing to support our blog!

{MAY WINNERS}

 

Hello, STAMP friends! It's time to announce last month's winners. We've got winners of our challenges, as well as winners of our Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge and May Inspiration Projects posts. We also have the 7 winners picked from all posts we published in May + winners of the Special Inspiration Projects posts (Spring Coffee and Floral Kits) and the Spring Fling hop and linky party. Challenge main winners were picked by STAMPlorations design team members and all other winners were 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 -- our three challenges (Theme & Photo Prompt, CAS Cards, and Stencil) all have a limit of 3 entries.

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), unless a specific announce-by date is indicated in a post. 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*** 

• Prize codes (formerly called gift codes) expire 6 weeks (42 days) from the date they are issued to winners. However, challenge winners who use STAMPlorations products in their winning entries will be issued prize codes that expire 60 days from their issue date.

• A player and/or commenter who is picked more than once will be issued one prize code that combines the winning amount (e.g., if a player is randomly picked for a $7 prize code in one of the challenges and is also picked as a $10 winner for commenting on one of the posts, she will be issued a $17 prize code)
• Prize codes may be combined, provided the first prize code has not yet expired or has not been used.
• A prize code can be applied on products in the main, digital, and outlet stores and on any order in the store, before shipping. It cannot be combined with other percent off code or dollars off, but may be combined with a free shipping code (if available and if minimum is met) but the sub-total must be equivalent to or more than the value of the prize code -- e.g., a $10 prize code will NOT work if the sub-total (before shipping) is less than $10. The shopping cart will display an error. There must be at least $10 worth of products in the cart for a $10 prize code to work.
• Prize codes issued to challenge winners and post commenters are not transferrable. A prize code is tagged with the winner's name and if it is used by someone other than the one it was issued to, the order will be voided and the prize code will not be re-issued. If you have a prize code that you don't intend to use, simply let it expire or send an email to stamplorations@gmail.com so it can be deactivated.

Winners, please claim your prize on or before Thursday, June 24. Prizes not claimed by June 24 will be forfeited -- NO EXCEPTIONS. Please understand that because we have a lot of winners and give away at least $150 worth of prizes in the form of products 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

Winners must fill out a Google form to claim their prize. This ensures that there is an off-site, time/date-stamped record of winners claiming their prize. So if you are one of the winners, fill out the form by clicking on the link below:

WINNERS CLAIM FORM

The form will stop accepting responses on June 24 at 12 noon Pacific time. This is the only way prizes can be claimed. The form has specific instructions so please take the time to read it provide all the needed information.

If you have already filled out the form, please DO NOT fill it out again. Your response is already recorded - but sometimes it takes me a while to get back to the winners, as I do this in batches for efficiency.

{Spotlight Project} Maria Makes A Masterboard With Flexi-Templates - Part 2

Hello STAMP friends! I'm back today with with two more cards made with my masterboard I created with Flexi Templates. I hope you saw my last Spotlight where I created the masterboard and then made two cards with half of it. Today I'm sharing the other two cards.

{Christmas In The Air} More Projects by Monika feat. Christmas in the Air Kit #1

 

Happy Wednesday, artsy-craftsy friends! We're on month 4 of Christmas in the Air. You'll find the first three posts here, here, and here. Half the year's gone already -- which means Christmas is only 6 months away! How's your Christmas card stash looking?

Since March, Nancy and Monika have been inspiring us with a variety of Christmas projects. They've been products in the Christmas in the Air Kit #1, a specially curated kit consisting of 7 Christmas-themed products -- a $46 value (if bought separately). As a bundle, it's only $24.99 (46% off) + free shipping anywhere in the US ($7 shipping to Canada; $12 shipping to all other countries).

In this post, STAMPgirl Monika is sharing 8 of the most adorable Christmas cards using products in the kit. Make sure to visit her blog because she goes into detail on how she made each project.

    

  

    

• Christmas Joy 4x6 stamp set ($15)
• Merry Everything Clear Stickers ($7)
• Christmas Background ATC #1 - 18 ATCs in 6 sheets ($7)
• Christmas Ephemera #1 - pack of 20 ($5)
• Holiday Latte Colorables - pack of 8 ($4)
• Christmas Joy Laser Cut Shapes - pack of 24 (12 pcs each); coordinates with the Christmas Joy stamp set ($2)
• Holiday Trees stencil - 10 mil ($6)

Aren't those cards cute? Which one's your favorite? Don't forget to visit Monika's blog for all the details. Next month, Nancy will be back to share her final batch of projects featuring the kit.

Like this kit? It's only $24.99 (46% off) + free US shipping! Want just one product or a couple from the kit? They're available to purchase individually. The kit is the best value to get your Christmas stash started (or add to it)!

GRAB THE KIT HERE

(PS: This kit will not be available for long. Once we release kits #2 and #3 in a couple of months, this kit will be retired and you'll no longer be able to get all 7 products in one low price with free US shipping.)

{New Paper Goods!} Gingerbread Ephemera Tiles

We recently added paper goods to the store in the form of card fronts, colorables, and ephemera. These aren't your ordinary paper goods -- ours are some of the most gorgeous designs professionally printed on 120# (325 gsm) matte white cardstock.

The STAMPgirls have been playing with these for a while now and they all love the quality of both design and paper. I've also gotten a lot of great feedback from customers who love the thickness of the cardstock.

It's only been a couple of months since I introduced our paper goods but already we have a growing catalog. In fact, just this month, I added 14 new products to our paper goods section: three (3) A2 card fronts, six (6) ephemera tiles, and five (5) ATC/journaling cards.

Over the next few weeks, you will be seeing the STAMPgirls share projects that feature our paper goods -- they're here to give you ideas on how you can use the products creatively in your own projects.

First up, Tanja had a play with the Gingerbread Ephemera Tiles. Each square tile is 1.75 inches and there are 6 tiles in each sheet. There are a total of 36 tiles (6 of each design) in a pack so you can actually make 36 cards if you used each tile. Our ephemera tiles are great to use with your other stash...and that's what Tanja did in her projects. She used other STAMPlorations products (stamps, stencils, tag dies, and clear stickers) with the Gingerbread Ephemera Tiles to create her super cute cards and tags. Have a look!

Check out our current catalog of paper goods here.

{Inspiration Project Post #321}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! It's Tuesday and the Inspiration girls are back with some fun projects featuring stamps, digital stamps, dies, stencils, stickers and ephemera 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 $15 prize code to the STAMPlorations store in our monthly prize draw.

 

 

 

{Sticker Monday} Stencils, Rainbows, Clear Stickers - Oh My!

 

Happy Monday, STAMPlorations friends! It's time for the first Sticker Monday post this month and we have STAMPgirl Sue Nagata sharing three cards featuring our clear stickers. Make sure you comment on this post for a chance at a $15 prize code. Every month, we draw 7 winners, with the winners randomly drawn from all posts published during the month. The more posts you comment on, the more chances you have.

    

{PREVIEW} 8th Birthday Bundle #1 - 4 New Products

 

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! This month as we celebrate our 8th birthday, we have 3 fun product bundles that the STAMPgirls are playing and creating projects with right now to share later in the month for our big birthday hop.

Today I'd like to give a preview of Birthday Bundle #1. It consists of brand-new products: Blossom Sprays #4 4x6 stamp set, Radiate Happy 3x5 stamp set, Design Blox #5 6x8 10mil stencil/template, and Art Border #1 CUTplorations die.

  

  

STAMPgirl Nancy had a play with the products in the bundle and she's sharing two of them today. (She's got more to share later!)

Pretty cool, eh? We'll be sharing more project samples in the next few weeks leading up to our birthday event.

In the meantime, you can pre-order the Birthday Bundle #1 for only $24.99 (reg. $38) inclusive of shipping anywhere in the world! This deal is good until June 21 only. The products will be available to purchase individually at regular price (plus shipping) starting June 28 when they are officially released.