Stampin' In Alaska

  It's Shark Week at Pajama Crafter Stamps .  The team will be sharing fun underwater scenes, beach vibes and colorful ocean creatures!  Stay tuned for lots of colorful and inspiring projects from the team using Pajama Crafter Stamps in ways that might surprise you. When I think of sharks the 1970s movie "Jaws" comes immediately to mind!  Well, I may be showing my age with that one.  My card combines several Pajama Crafter Stamps sets to create a fun JAW-some Birthday. I began by stamping Pajama Crafter Stamps Breaking News stamp set and coloring with Copic Markers.  This is a large 6x6 background stamp.  The detailed newsroom design is perfect for so many projects.  The large size is perfect for A2, A7, Slimline and 5x7 cards giving you plenty of flexibility to crop, layer or use the entire scene. To create my JAW-some design I trimmed the skyline from the scene and replaced it with a beach scene from the Adventure Awaits stamp set.  The s...

  I'm so excited to share my first design team project for Pajama Crafter Stamps! For today's card we'll be combining ink blending, stenciling and wobbler action for a fun underwater scene. Stenciling and Ink Blending I began by creating the blended background with various blue distress inks.  Then layered with a sunray stencil from my stash and inked with a darker blue distress ink.  I like to create my scene first which helps me to decide where to place both the focal image and sentiment. Stamping and Cutting The fish image from Mother Puffer stamp set was stamped, ink blended and fussy cut.  A mini wobbler was adhered for the swimming action. Pro Tip:   To make the most of my stamps, I used the shore image from Adventure Awaits  stamp set for the ocean floor by simply cutting out the ocean waves from the polymer stamp.   The image easily realigns on my stamping platform if I want to use it for the original design. Pajama Crafter Stamps Pr...

  The Pajama Crafter Stamps Color Me Happy Inspiration Hop is officially live! Hop along to discover new ideas, learn new techniques, and see how each designer brings their projects to life.  Start the hop here: @pajamacrafterstamps I'm so excited to share one of the newly released sets from Pajama Crafter Stamps called SharkCuterie Board Stamp set .   This fun set combines everyone's favorite snack trend with adorable shark humor that's perfect for birthdays, celebrations, summer fun, beach lovers and anyone who enjoys a good pun.  The stamp size is 4x6 and made of premium clear polymer which stamps like a dream! Copic Marker Coloring I began by stamping the SharkCuterie Board onto which cardstock from my stash.  Then the fun began!  Coloring all of the yummy goodies included on the board.  Once complete I fussy cut the image and layered it onto water themed papers from my stash. Die Cuts To emphasize the fun coordinating sentiment I combined a ...

  I'm joining the current House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Bright Colors with the adorable Blueberry Buddies stamp set .  I couldn't resist these mischievous little mice during a recent trip to my local stamping store! The image was stamped onto X-Press It card stock and colored with Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils.  It was then die cut with Waffle Flower A2 Lacy Layers nesting dies.  I pulled out some bright, fruity designer paper from Stampin' Up! to coordinate and finished with gems and a Birthday sentiment tab from Memory Box. Copic Markers Used:  BV04 Blue Berry, E43 Dull Ivory, YG91 Putty and YR00 Powder Pink Prismacolor pencils used:  Sepia and Zimtbraun Cinnamon I'm sharing with the following: House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Bright Colors PIP Challenge #2628 Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #281 Anything Goes Creative Moments Challenge:  #284 Anything Goes

  I'm so excited to be a Guest Designer at the Allsorts Challenge !  The current challenge is to use stencils. My card features a retired digital stamp from Lily of the Valley called Swing Time.  The image was printed onto X-Press It card stock and colored with alcohol markers then fussy cut.   I pulled out a Hero Arts stencil and marbled designer paper from my stash for the card base.  Tim Holtz Wild Honey distress ink was used with the stencil.  The tree border was created with retired Memory Box Stitched Cloudline dies and paper scraps from my stash.  I recently purchased the Memory Box gold foiled Greeting Tabs .  They are a quick and easy way to finish a card! I would like to share my card with the following: Allsorts Challenge:  #853 Stencils! Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #280 Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes Classic Design Challenge:  #6 AG or Summer Fun

  I'm sharing a fun summer shaped card for the current House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge  - Water Fun !  The House Mouse Water Fun image was stamped onto X-Press It card stock and colored with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.   An ink blended background was created with a sunburst stencil from My Favorite Things and Tim Holtz distress inks.  The shaped panel and card were die cut with Unity Stamp Company Scallops & Arches nesting dies .  A few dewdrops finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge:  #468 Water Fun! Time Out Challenge:  #316 Photo Inspiration  (water) The Pick 3 Challenge:  #5 My Picks - Yellow, Ink Blending, Sentiment Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:   Anything Goes  

  The current challenge at Art Impressions is Artful Architecture .  While browsing through my Art Impressions stamp collection I came across the retired Road Trip set.  Perfect!  I've combined it with the new Story Tile die to showcase several types of fun architecture. I trimmed the Story Tile die to accommodate a slightly smaller card 4x4.25.  Each of the images were stamped then colored with Copic markers.  The die was cut with gingham paper from my stash.  I fussy cut the small car image and adhered for dimension. I would like to share my project with the following: Art Impressions Challenge:  #430 Artful Architecture Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:   Anything Goes   Word Art Wednesday:   Anything Goes PIP Challenge:   #2625 Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:   #280 Anything Goes