Stampin' In Alaska

  Happy Thursday blogger friends!  Blogger was acting up this morning, but I prevailed! I created a shaker ATC for the current House Mouse & Friends Challenge to add sparkle.  I have recently been experimenting with altered playing cards which was inspired by  @StampyMom5 on Instagram.  For my project I began by using a square die cut to remove the center of the card.  The shaker was created with embellishment packaging from my stash.  Little bits of book paper and Gelli print tissue paper were adhered for the "frame".  A small amount of Ranger Opaque Crackle Texture Paste was applied to the corners. Of course, the main focus of the project is little Mudpie & Muzzy!  This is an older Stampendous cling stamp called Cookie Crumbles (2018).  It was colored with Copic markers, fussy cut and adhered to the card with a distressed leaf die and gold thread. I would like to share my project with the following: House-Mouse & Friends ...

  I'm so excited to have been invited to Guest Design at the Word Art Wednesday Challenge for the month of August.  Karen and the team are such a blessing each week.  We would love for you to visit the blog, check out the inspiration and grab the free digital word art. As always, you are welcome to save the word art to your computers by selecting, right click and save as.  You are not required to use it for your project but keep in mind that submissions must be family friendly.  The challenge will run for two weeks and you can submit up to 10 projects! Our awesome sponsor this week is Stamp Simply .  One lucky participant will be randomly drawn to win a $25 gift certificate to the Stamp Simply shop.  Be sure to stop by and check out all of their fabulous goodies! My project features a bundle from Stamp Simply My Church Stamp Die Bundle .   My project began by stamping the image onto water color paper.  The image and background were lig...

  While going through my STAMPlorations stash this week I came across a couple of freebie items that Shery tucked into my order.  The Retro People ATC  seemed to coordinate perfectly with #12 Mixed Media Card Front .  I matted both panels with cardstock from my stash and a Die-Namic from My Favorite Things.  A really quick masculine card! The paper goods from STAMPlorations are fabulous quality. designs printed on 120# (325 gsm) matte cardstock — it’s REALLY thick! Each card front is approximately 4” by 5.25” — perfect for your A2 cards! For super-quick cards, simply stamp your sentiment on the card front, adhere to your card base, and voila — you’re done!  I would like to share my card with the following: STAMPlorations:  Never-Ending Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Masculine Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Add a Sentiment Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes

  The April Stay Crafty Challenge with Hero Arts is Opposites Attract - Opposite Colors or Mirror Image .  I chose to create a project by using opposite colors from the color wheel - Orange and Blue. I started by stamping the Hero Arts Antique Rose (2017) woodblock stamp onto watercolor paper.  I used various mediums to watercolor the image - Tombow marker and distress ink with Stickles applied to the center.  The image was fussy cut and layered onto designer papers from the Basic Grey Marrakech Paper Pad.  Layers of vellum die cuts, orange netting, gems and a sentiment finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Hero Arts Stay Crafty Challenge:  Opposites Attract Beautiful Blossoms Challenge:   #28 Anything Goes with Flowers Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge:  #252 Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:   Pattern Papers

  I'm joining the current House-Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge with the adorable House-Mouse Designs Puddle Jumpers.  I created a mixed media tag with the image and sentiment layered. A cloudy stamp background from Unity Stamps was applied to the tag base.  Ink splatters and Hero Paste was added with a sunburst stencil.  The image was colored with Tombow markers and Stickles added to the rain drops. I would like to share my project with the following: HMFMC #437 Anything Goes with the option: April Showers We Love 2 Create Challenge:  #4 Anything Goes   PIP Challenge #2513 with a Theme - Rain Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge:  #250 Anything Goes  

  I'm joining a few challenges with a mixed media design featuring Penny Black Irises wood mount stamp from 2003.  I love the water color effect of the image. I began with water color paper and smooshing several layers of Hero Arts reactive inks.  Acrylic paint was lightly splattered for additional dimension.  Stampin' Up! gems, a die from Stamplorations and gingham bow finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: PBSC February - Anything Goes Challenge Woodblock Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes  PIP Challenge #2508 Anything Goes    

  Welcome to a new Anything Goes challenge at Word Art Wednesday . We have another fabulous Scripture Word Art image this week from Karen Murray. Our Sponsor for this challenge is The Stamps of Life .  They are generously giving the random winner a $25 gift voucher to spend in the store.  We really appreciate our Sponsors!  You can enter 10 projects and the prize will be drawn randomly from all entries. As always, you are welcome to save the word art to your computers; but you are never required to use it in order to play along in our challenges or to win. We welcome you to share your all you r art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly and uses an encouraging or uplifting sentiment.

  I'm sharing a scenic mixed media card for the current challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge . The base panel is a gelli print using various textures and acrylic paint.  To be completely honest, this one almost went into the trash!  While searching for a background for the Penny Black Panoramic Cling stamp I came across this print and just knew it was right. I used my Misti stamping platform to align the telephone pole/wire and fencing.  As you can see, the telephone pole/wire stamp is quite large.  I stamped twice with Versafine black to get a good image. I would like to share my card with the following: Penny Black Saturday Challenge: December Anything Goes Allsorts Challenge:  Week #812/813 Anything Goes  We Love to Create Mixed Media:  #1 Anything Goes   Polkadoodles Challenge:  Week #50 Anything Goes   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  #244 Anything Goes  

  Welcome to our first challenge of 2025 at Word Art Wednesday .   My mixed media card began with a Gelli Print on a recycled envelope.  I came across a scrap paper in my stash and fussy cut the line of houses.  This week's digital scripture from Acts 2:28 was p rinted and di e cut with  Nesting Landscape Arches dies from Sponsor Waffle Flower.  The card is finished with a inked piece of lace and pompoms. Our sponsor this week is Waffle Flower Stamps .  We hope you'll take some time to check out ALL the awesome products at Waffle Flower Stamps .  One lucky person will win a generous $15 voucher to spend at the AWESOME Waffle Flower Stamps .     You are welcome to save the word art to your computers; but you are  never required to use it  in order to play along in our challenges or to win.   We welcome you to share your all you r art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly and use...

  I'm sharing a mixed media Christmas card featuring the Forest Silhouettes Die set from Creative Worship Stamps (formerly Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps). The card base is a Gelli Print which was created using acrylic paints and a Memory Box snowflake stencil.  The Psalm 23 Background stamp from Creative Worship Stamps was stamped in Majestic Blue Versafine ink then light white paint splatters were applied. I went "old school" creating the snowy base by tearing then inking the edges of white card stock.  The dies were adhered and finished with silver cord and a sentiment from Colorado Craft Company. I would like to share my card with the following: Time Out Challenge:  #278 Photo Inspiration (inspired by the snow and blue color) PIP Challenge:  #2449 Anything Goes We Love Stamping Challenge:  Winter Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Use Dies   We Love to Create Challenge:  #11 Anything Goes  

  Welcome to a new challenge week at Word Art Wednesday !  We have another lovely digital Scripture this week created by Karen Murray.  You are always welcome to use the Scripture, but it's not required to play along.  Our awesome sponsor this week is Stamp Simply .   One lucky participant will be randomly drawn for a $25 gift certificate to the Stamp Simply online store.  Be sure to stop by and check out their fabulous products. My project features a new bundle from Stamp Simply My Church Stamp Die Bundle .   I've also created a fun mixed media journal page with this week's Scripture.  I began with a gel print background and layered stickers with the Scripture.    I would like to share my projects with the following: PIP #2444 Anything Goes Crafts Galore Challenge:  #129 Anything Goes We Love 2 Create Challenge:  #10 Anything Goes  Polkadoodles: #44 Anything Goes  

  We have a new challenge at Word Art Wednesday .  Our sponsor for this challenge is Gina K. Designs .  One lucky winner will receive $25 to shop in the Gina K. store!  What a great prize!  This sweet shop is filled with fun stamps, die cuts, stencils, foil and so much more. My mixed media card features this week's free Scripture digital file II Chronicles 15:7. Karen Murray has provided another lovely Scripture for us this week.  You are not required to use it but we would love for you to download the freebie for your use.  Simply select the image, right click and save as.   I began with a Gelli Print panel with lots of acrylic paint layers.  If you look closely you can see some great texture!  I added a sweet die cut from Spellbinder then splattered white paint on the entire panel.  The Scripture was printed, cut apart then sponged and adhered to the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stam...

  I'm so honored to have been invited to Guest Design with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for the month of July.  I have been a customer of Sweet 'n Sassy since their beginning.  Korin Sutherland began Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps , LLC in 2007 as a small, family-owned, Christian company offering their own brand of clear stamps, dies, stencils and digital products to the paper crafting community. The SNSS products are proudly made in the USA and offer many Scripture based stamp sets.  Be on the lookout for a new company name soon - Creative Worship Stamps! I started my project with a gelli print tag from my stash.  The Scripture from In the Psalms set was stamped onto tissue paper and applied to the tag with Modge Podge.     A church building image from the Family of God set was stamped and fussy cut with yellow Stickles applied to the windows.  I also lightly stamped the Psalm 23 Background stamp onto the tag before adhering the church building....

  Amy Tsuruta hosts a monthly challenge inspiring crafters to give some inky love to our forgotten woodblock stamps.  I found a large stamp at my local thrift store last weekend.  I couldn't wait to use it and the style seemed perfect for a mixed media design. The stamp is from a company that I was not familiar with.  Stamps Happen, Inc and the stamp is called New York Socialite.  The stamp is large and had never been inked!  I love these thrift store finds. I'm sharing my card with the following: Woodblock Wednesday:  Anything Goes with Woodblock stamps Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Anything Goes PIP Challenge #2421:  Anything Goes Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Week 21 Anything Goes  

  I'm getting started on my Mother's Day card with this mixed media design featuring Hero Arts Protea Flowers set and an older Eucalyptus background stamp. I used an older (but effective) emboss resist technique for the base panel.  Hero Arts inks were blended over the embossing.  A piece of netting from my stash, gems, ribbon and a few sprig dies finish the card.  Of course, the protea was embossed and die cut simply. I would like share my card with the following: PIP #2411 Anything Goes We Love Stamping Challenge:  Feminine We Love to Create Mixed Media Challenge:  #2 Anything Goes  Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Week #10 Anything Goes

  Happy Wednesday!  Hope your week is going well. I'm playing along with the February Penny Black Saturday Challenge with the option of Wings.  I went through my stash of gelli print panels and found this one to coordinate with Penny Blacks Panoramic Slapstick cling set . The image was stamped directly onto the Gelli Print with VersaClaire ink.  A silhouette bird die was added from Sweet 'n Sassy Forest Silhouettes die set.  The card was finished simply with a sentiment from my stash. I would like to share my card with the following: Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Option "Wings" Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Anything Goes PIP Challenge #248 Anything Goes Allsorts Challenge #769 Things that Fly  

  I'm joining the sketch and color challenges at MFT with a mixed media birthday card.  I pulled out an older/retired MFT set from 2013 called LJD Pretty Poppies.   The solid poppy images were stamped in Brick Red distress ink on kraft card stock then a black pen used the trace the outline. The border word stamp was used repeatedly on the panel then spritzed with brown walnut stain. I would like to share my card with the following: MFT Sketch Challenge #681 MFT Color Challenge #228 Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Week 2 Anything Goes Gem of a Craft Challenge:  Week 2 Anything Goes  

  The current challenge at Penny Black Saturday challenge is Bingo.  My card features an older Penny Black wood mounted stamp - Irises 2664L.  It was the perfect image for my mixed media birthday card. The image was stamped onto a Gelli Print book page then framed with CTMH card stock.  The MFT die cut sentiment was cut in black card stock twice for dimension.  A few gems finish the card. I would like to share my card with the following: Penny Black Saturday Challenge:  October AG with Bingo option (Black, Penny Black stamp, Die cuts) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Anything Goes Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge:  #216 Anything Goes  Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Week 42 Anything Goes Woodblock Wednesday Challenge:  October Anything Goes