{STAMPlorations Belated 6th Birthday} Wishlist Linky Party!

Hey, STAMPlorations friends! Last June, we turned 6 years old but we postponed our celebration after my dad passed away in mid-May. Now finally we are celebrating our little milestone and we're kicking it off with the STAMPlorations Wishlist Linky Party! Next week, the STAMPgirls will be back sharing projects featuring some of the latest products to hit the store.

We have 550+ stamps, 160+ stencils, and 175+ thin metal dies in the store. We also added clear stickers and ShakerBlends to our line. If you've got your eye on some of our previously and newly released stamps, stencils, dies, and other products, add them to your wishlist because you could be the lucky winner of up to $40 worth of products in your wishlist! You may enter only once but you can get an extra entry (and increase your chances of winning) by sharing your STAMPlorations wishlist link in a post on your blog (where you share any type of project you've created) and displaying our birthday graphic above then linking to this post. The linky is open until November 5.

Ready to share your wishlist? It's easy! First, go to the STAMPlorations store and click on the Login link. You'll find it right below the shopping cart and search form. Create an account (it's free...you don't have to purchase anything). If you already have an account, simply log in with your email address and password.

Once logged in, you can start adding products to your wishlist. To add a product to your wishlist, simply go to the product page, scroll down, and click on the Add to Wishlist button.

Each time you add a product to your wishlist, you will be taken to your wishlist page. At the bottom of your wishlist, click on the Email Wishlist button.

You will see your wishlist link in the form email below. Highlight the link and copy it...

...then come back to this page, scroll down to the very bottom, and add your wishlist link to the linky. Easy peasy! :o)

Again, you may enter only once but you can get an extra entry (for a maximum of TWO entries per person) and increase your chances of winning by sharing your STAMPlorations wishlist link in a post on your blog (where you share any type of project you've created) and displaying our birthday graphic above then linking to this post. Simply add your blog post permalink to the linky below as well. The linky is open until November 5. We'll announce the winners on November 10, together with the winners of the birthday blog hop.

An InLinkz Link-up

{Stencil Sunday} Fabulously Stenciled Fall Cards by Carol

Happy Sunday, STAMPlorations friends! We are back with a new helping of Stencil Sunday goodness! 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 Carol used our stencils to create a couple of gorgeous fall-themed CAS cards.

  

{Heads Up!} We're finally celebrating our 6th birthday starting Monday!

Hey, STAMPfriends! Just a heads up that after several months, we're finally celebrating our 6th birthday -- YAY!

Kicking it off is our Wishlist Linky Party that starts on Monday, October 14. One lucky crafter will win up to $40 worth of products in her wishlist. Sounds good? Then be sure to be back here on Monday!

Until then, happy weekend!

{Spotlight Project} Maria Masks, Blends, Ghosts And Stamps A CAS Card

Hello there STAMP friends! For today's Spotlight project I had some fun with Distress Oxides to create a one layer CAS card that packs a punch. Meet my card.

{SEPTEMBER 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 September Inspiration Projects posts, as well as winners of our special posts: Stencil Sunday, Digital Wednesday, Festive and Joy Special Stamps Release, and National Coffee Day Blog Hop. Just for the months of July, August, and September, all winners, including challenge winners, are randomly chosen by Random.org.

An important reminder to challenge players: When playing in our challenges, please display the challenge graphic AND link back directly to the challenge post (NOT to the main blog or the challenge section) in your blog post in order to qualify for the prizes. Also, please be mindful of the maximum challenge entries. A couple of our challenges have a limit on the number projects you can link up.

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. HOWEVER, 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 (I use a different e-commerce platform for our digital store).

Winners, please claim your prize on or before Thursday, October 24. Prizes not claimed by October 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 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 September Winner - specific challenge here"

e.g., "STAMPlorations September Winner - CAS Cards Challenge"

"STAMPlorations September Winner - Stencil Sunday"

It also helps if you include what prize you won (a $15 gift certificate, a $5 gift certificate, a $15 coupon code, $10 gift code, 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.)

{Inspiration Project Post #237}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! Welcome to Tuesday's Inspiration feature. This means the girls from the Inspiration team are back showcasing stamps, dies and stencils of their choice in today's artsy makes.

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.

 

 

 

{Spotlight Project} Monika Creates a Distressed Watercolor Look

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! As you know, I am always on the lookout for ways to add colour to my projects without having to be a colourista. Playing with my watercolour pencils the other day, I stumbled across an easy and fun way to do just that. I would like to share it with you today.

Here is the card I made:

{Inspiration Project Post #236}

Hello STAMPlorations Friends! Welcome to Tuesday's Inspiration feature. This week the Inspiration Girls have chosen to work with stamps, dies, stickers and shaker blends of their choice for some truly seasonal makes.

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.

 

 

 

October Stencil Challenge

Hi crafters! We are very excited to be back with a new season of challenges. You will see there are some changes this season. All three new and improved STAMPlorations challenges (Theme & Photo Prompt, CAS and Stencil) will launch on the 1st of the month and you have all month to play along. There will be some additional inspiration for all three challenges mid-month. And of course, our Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge will continue as normal!

The stencil challenge will always be anything goes with a stencil. You can create any type of project, including but not limited to, cards, ATCs, art journal pages and anything else your creative minds come up with. Just make sure your creations use at least one stencil in some way. We would love to see how you use your ARTplorations stencils, but you can also use any other brand of stencils. Please don't forget to link back to this blog post, and to include the challenge graphic to be eligible for the prizes. Similar to last year, we will reveal the winners of the prizes on the 10th of the following month, so don't forget to check in then to see if you are one of the winners!

If you play, make sure you include the graphic below in your post and link back to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.

Link back:
https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-stencil-challenge.html

And now it's time to see what the talented design team have come up with to inspire you!

  

    

    

October CAS Cards Challenge

Hello crafters! Welcome back to the STAMPlorations CAS challenge. I hope you have your stamps, sponges and brushes ready for a new season of STAMPlorations challenges.

You will see there are some changes this season. All three new and improved STAMPlorations challenges (Theme & Photo Prompt, CAS and Stencil) will launch on the 1st of the month and you have all month to play along. There will be some additional inspiration for all three challenges mid-month. And of course, our Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge will continue as normal! Similar to last year, we will reveal the winners of the prizes on the 10th of the following month, so don't forget to check in then to see if you are one of the winners!

There aren't too many rules to keep it easy to play along. You are challenged to create a CAS card with or without the optional color twist. Remember to link to this blog post and display the challenge graphic to be eligible for the prizes. You can use any craft products you want, but if you have STAMPlorations stash, we would love to see what you create with it. And of course the most important rule - have fun!

The first optional color twist this season is any shade of orange.

If you play, make sure you include the graphic below in your post and link back to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.

Link back:

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2019/10/cas-challenge-october.html

Now let's see what the girls in the CAS design team have created. Carol got so carried away with our orange theme that she created not one, not two but three cards to inspire you!

   

       

      

October Theme and Photo Prompt Challenge

Hello, STAMPlorations friends. We are super excited to welcome you to our new season of challenges after an extended summer break. As you can see, our challenges have changed a bit for this season to keep it interesting.

You will see there are some changes this season. All three new and improved STAMPlorations challenges (Theme & Photo Prompt, CAS and Stencil) will launch on the 1st of the month and you have all month to play along. There will be some additional inspiration for all three challenges mid-month. And of course, our Never-ending Anything Goes Challenge will continue as normal!

As you can see from the graphic below, we are challenging you with a theme and photo prompt. That means you can link up any kind of project as long as it's inspired by the theme, the photo, or both! We ask you to include stamping of some kind in your project (rubber, clear or digi stamps are all permitted). We love to see you use your STAMPlorations supplies if you have any, but any crafting supplies are allowed. Don't forget to link to this post (find the link below) and make sure you add the challenge graphic to your post to qualify for prizes. We will reveal the winners on the 10th of the following month, so don't forget to check back then to see if you are one of the winners!

If you play, make sure you include the graphic in your post and link back to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.

Link back:

https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2019/10/october-challenge.html

The design team have created some amazing works of art to inspire you to play along!