STAMPlorations~ Be Bold, Be True, Be You

Happy Sunday everyone! It's time for another

Today, I'm sharing a lil' Mixed Media Hanger I made for STAMPlorations Sunday Stencil #110 and for the

To keep with this month's THINGS WITH WINGS theme, I used Some Birds ARTplorations Stencil, along with a sentiment from Trendy Birds 2 STAMPlorations set along with the CUTplorations Upper and Lowercase Alphabet Plates. 

. The designers have created some fabulous mixed media projects to inspire you. You can find them  here, so be sure to check them out and leave them some luv! :o) 

I started with a long  8x36' Canvas Board and collaged some old book paper onto the back ground with Matte Medium. Once dry, I added a coat of Clear Gesso and once that layer was dry, I then  mixed Burnt Umber acrylic paint and Glazing Medium to  to create a glaze and then applied it to the board and wiped off with a baby wipe, as I just wanted the color in where the paper seams. 

I then mixed Black Gesso with Modelling Paste and applied the paste thru the Some Birds stencil. I flipped over the stencil for the middle birdie. I then cut out the Sentiments by the birds from tthe Upper and Lowercase Alphabet Plates and adhered with Matte Medium. 

I finished with one of the TH Display Hangers  and stamped "BE FREE" from the Trendy Birds 2 stamp set. 

Voila! A fun little hanging art piece for my craftroom! :o)

Don't forget there is still time to join in the Monthly Challenge here.  

I sure hope I've inspired you to get crafty today! Oh and don't forget if you use code "STAMPGIRLAMY" you can get 20% off your purchase! :o)

Thank you for stoppin' by and have a great day!

STAMPlorations~ Happy Tag

Happy Sunday everyone! I'm sharing a lil

 tag I made for STAMPlorations Sunday Stencil #106. The designers have created some fabulous mixed media projects to inspire you. You can find them  here, so be sure to check them out and leave them some luv! :o) 

Today I made a  tag using  a chipboard tag as my base, with 2 awesome stencils by the lovely Sanna: Senecio 1 and Leaves 1 which are from her new release Sanna Lippert Designs.   I started by applying Liquitex Basics Acrylic paints in turquoise and magenta. Once dry I then applied Orange Dylusion paint thru the Senecio 1 stencil and added Purple Dylusions Paint thru the Leaves 1 stencil in a random design. 

I die cut some different sized circles from book pages and adhered to my tag with Matt Medium. Some Black Soot Distress Crayon around the circles made them "POP" from the bright background. :o)

I then die cut the Happy Word Die from black cardstock 4 times and adhered them together so it would add some dimension to my tag. Some clear Prima menagerie dots and ribbon from my stash finished off my tag. 


Don't forget there is still time to join in the Monthly Challenge here.  

I sure hope I've inspired you to get crafty today! Oh and don't forget if you use code "STAMPGIRLAMY" you can get 20% off your purchase! :o)

Thank you for stoppin' by and have a great day!

STAMPlorations: Sunday Stencil 105~ Christmas Shaker Tag

Happy Sunday everyone! I'm sharing a lil

 gift shaker tag I made for STAMPlorations Sunday Stencil #105. The designers have created some fabulous mixed media projects to inspire you. You can find them  here, so be sure to check them out and leave them some luv! :o) 

Today I made a gift tag using  Tags 1 as my base, with ARTplorations Ethnic Organic Two Stencil  which I used with Versamark thru the stencil and embossed in white EP. I then created an ombre effect with my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors in blues. 

I then added a doily and circle die cut from my stash and added the cute lil' gift box shaker I created using the CUTplorations  Gift Builder 2 die set. I finished with sentiments from the STAMPlorations Trendy Christmas Trees &  Noteworthy 2 stamps sets onto a piece of vellum I die cut with a smaller Tags 1 die and attached it to my tag with silver cord from my stash. 

Don't forget there is still time to join in the Monthly Challenge here.  

I sure hope I've inspired you to get crafty today! Oh and don't forget if you use code "STAMPGIRLAMY" you can get 20% off your purchase! :o)

Happy Holidays and see  y'all in the New Year! xx

STAMPlorations~ Sunday Stencil #104

Happy Sunday everyone! I'm sharing a coffee inspired tag I made for STAMPlorations Sunday Stencil #104. The designers have created some fabulous mixed media projects to inspire you. You can find them  here so be sure to check them out and leave them some luv! :o) 

Today I used ARTplorations Super Bubbles Stencil, the CUTplorations Manila Tags Die along with sentiments from After Coffee STAMPlorations Stamp Set. 

I started with a tag using the Manila Tag Die  cut from Kraft paper. I then blended Fired Brick and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxides thru the Super Bubbles Stencil.  I stamped a splatter stamp from Stampin' Up! with Sepia Archival Ink to add some fine texture to the background.

I then Stamped the coffee cup onto water color paper with Sepia Archival Ink and used Distress Crayons in Vintage Photo and Walnut stain to color and highlight it. Fussy cut it out and adhered to my card. Added some steam lines with Brown Pitt Brush Pen and stamped the Sentiment with Ganache StazOn...supposed to be brown but looks black doesn't it? LOL!

Finished with Crinkle ribbon colored with Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Ink and a little Coffee Charm from my stash. 

I sure hope I've inspired you to get crafty today! Oh and don't forget if you use code "STAMPGIRLAMY" you can get 20% off your purchase! :o)

STAMPlorations~ Peace, Love, Joy ATC's

Yay! It's time for another STAMPlorations Mixed Media Monthly Challenge again! 

Just remember to use a stencil in your make (and it cannot be a card) to be eligible to win. 

So here's some ATC's  I made using Plaid Maker ARTplorations Stencil,  Noteworthy 2 STAMPlorations stamp set & Peace Love Joy CUTplorations Die:

I stared with some Mixed  Media Paper and applied Distress Oxides in Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet and Black Soot. I  layered the Oxides by drying in between each color layer. 

I then cut my 3 ATC's to 2.25'x3.25' and applied Black Soot and Seedless Preserve Distress Oxides thru the  Plaid Maker Stencil. I added some Washi Tapes for added dimension. 

I then embossed part of sentiments from the Noteworthy 2 stamp set with White Embossing Powder and added parts of the Peace Love Joy word die cut from black cardstock. 

I finished by adhering my ATC pieces to black cardstock bases cut to ATC size of 2.5'x3.5'. Some Dimensional dots in purples finished off the ATC's. 

I really had a lot of fun layering my ATC's with colors, washi tape and dimensional pieces. I sure hope I've inspired you to get crafty today and that you join us in this fun challenge. 

Don't forget you can use code STAMPGIRLAMY to save 20% in the STAMPlorations online shop. :o)

STAMPlorations~Sunday Stencil #103

Happy Sunday everyone! I'm sharing ATC's  I made for STAMPlorations Sunday Stencil #103. The designers have created some fabulous mixed media projects to inspire you. You can find them  here so be sure to check them out and leave them some luv! :o) 

Today I used ARTplorations Super Bubbles Stencil along with sentiments from Art Is STAMPlorations Stamp Set. 

I started with a sheet of Watercolor paper and used Distress Paints in Peeled Paint and Abandoned Coral to created my background color. I them used orange and green Posca Pens thru the Super Bubbles Stencil and outlined them with white and black gel pens. I cut my ATC's to 2.25x3.25 to allow for a border and stamped the sentiments using Jet Black Archival Ink. I outlined the main words using White Gel Pen so they popped! I then added some eye washi tape from Jane Davenport and adhered them to black cardstock cut to ATC size (2.5x3.5). Some Black Nuvo Drops finished them off.

Here's a closer look at them. 

I sure hope I've inspired you to get crafty today! Oh and don't forget if you use code "STAMPGIRLAMY" you can get 20% off your purchase! :o)

STAMPlorations~ Choose Happy

We're back! So excited to be starting up the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Monthly Challenge again! 

Just remember to use a stencil in your make (and it cannot be a card) to be eligible to win. 

So here's a tag I made using Weaving ARTplorations Stencil, Dogwood Large and Noteworthy 2 STAMPlorations stamp sets:

I started with a Watercolor Tag which I then used Peacock Feathers, Seedless Preserves and Wilted Violet Distress Oxides to create my background. I then used same distress oxides on another sheet of watercolor paper and stamped the Large Dogwood image several times and fussy cut the flowers. I stamped the image with Jet Black Archival Ink onto the tag and colored the stem with Brown Posca Pen. 

I added the sentiment from Noteworthy 2 set and doodled with a white Uni-Ball Gel Pen. I molded the flowers for some dimension with a stylus and added them onto the tag. I love the added dimension this added. :o)

STAMPlorations~ Sunday Stencil #101

Happy Sunday everyone! I'm sharing a tag I made for STAMPlorations Sunday Stencil #101. The designers have created some fabulous mixed media projects to inspire you. You can find them  here so be sure to check them out and leave them some luv! :o) 

Today I used ARTplorations  Emanations Stencil along with sentiments from Bold Sentiments: Explore STAMPlorations Stamp Set. 

 A pretty quick and easy background using a watercolor paper tag and some Distress Oxide inks applied thru the Emanations Stencil. I splattered some White acrylic paint and let dry. I used some Brushos in Orange and emerald green on an airplane diecut and applied some washi tape from my stash onto the tag. Stamped sentiments from the
Bold Sentiments: Explore STAMPlorations Stamp Set and used foam tape for added dimension to adhere the sentiments and airplane. Some ribbon and button finished off the tag.

I hope you were inspired to play along in our Monthly Challenge, there is still some time to join in.

Don't forget you can use code "STAMPGIRLAMY" to  Save 20% in the STAMPlorations online shop. Have a great weekend. :o)

 

STAMPlorations~June Mixed Media Challenge

Happy Sunday everyone, it's that time again for a new challenge over at

The theme is always anything mixed media goes, except a card! Just remember you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project. You have until the end of the month to play!   

 This month I used some fun new products from STAMPlorations. :o)

 I started by playing with some Distress Oxides in Wilted Violet and Peeled Paint and the new Curve Play ARTplorations Stencil to create my background. 

I then stamped the 3 different sized butterflies from the Trendy Butterflies 2 set onto text paper and colored the 2 smallest with the same Distress Oxide Inks used in the background and fussy cut them out. I layered them onto the tag for added dimension and stamped the sentiments from Happy Happy Birthday and Gorgeous Bold Sentiment sets in Jet Black Archival Ink. A little doodled border finished it off. 

 I sure hope I've inspired you to get crafty and join in our challenge. 

 

STAMPlorations~ Stencil Sunday #97

Happy Sunday everyone! I'm sharing a tag I made for STAMPlorations Sunday Stencil #97. The designers have created some fabulous mixed media projects to inspire you. You can find them  here so be sure to check them out and leave them some luv! :o) 

Today I used ARTplorations Overlap and Super Bubbles Stencils along with a sentiment from Trendy Birds 2 STAMPlorations Stamp Set. 

 A pretty quick and easy background using a watercolor paper tag and some Jane Davenport Watercolors- Brights. I then applied black acrylic paint thru the Overlap and Super Bubbles Stencils and used a White Paint Pen for some doodling. A little splatter using watered down white acrlic paint finished off the background. I applied a circle diecut on the top from my Design Paper stash and inked the edges in Black Soot Distress Paint.  I colored a Tim Holtz Grungeboard bird with the Black Soot Distress Paint and embossed the sentiment from the
Trendy Birds 2 stamp set and adhered it to the tag with Tacky Glue. And voila a fun and bright tag :o)

I hope you were inspired to play along in our Monthly Challenge, there is still some time to join in.

Don't forget you can use code "STAMPGIRLAMY" to  Save 20% in the STAMPlorations online shop. Have a great weekend. :o)

 

STAMPlorations~ May Mixed Media Challenge

Happy Sunday everyone, it's that time again for a new challenge over at

The theme is always anything mixed media goes, except a card! Just remember you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project. You have until the end of the month to play!   

 This month, I a fun and bright chipboard journal Page using a couple of the NEW ARTplorations Stencils,  Super Bubbles Stencil and Floral Flutes Stencil

I started with a Chipboard Journal Page from Recollections and added some Distress Paints for my base layer in Fossilized Amber and Carved Pumpkin. I then added black Gesso thru the Floral Flutes Stencil. Once Dry, I traced circles form the Super Bubbles Stencil with White and Black Posca Pens. I added some white details and finished with some Stickers from my stash for the sentiment. And voila,  a quick and easy, fun and bright Journal Page. :o)

 I sure hope I've inspired you to get crafty and join in our challenge. 

 

STAMPlorations~ Sunday Stencil #93

Happy Sunday everyone! I'm sharing a tag I made for STAMPlorations Sunday Stencil #93. The designers have created some fabulous mixed media projects to inspire you. You can find them  here so be sure to check them out and leave them some luv! :o) 

Today I used ARTplorations Hidden Hearts & Just Flow Stencils with STAMPlorations Strong Women Stamp set for these fun lil' tags.  

I started with a black and white heavy CS tags. I then applied Versamark over the Hidden Hearts & Just Flow stencils. I then applied Pearl Ex Pigment Powders over it with a brush. You can see how the colors look different on black or white backgrounds. :o) I then sprayed them with a sealer. 

I then embossed sentiments from the Strong Women Stamp set onto smaller tags and used eyelets for a little embellishment. 

Some twine finished off my tags. Simple, easy and fun! :o)

I hope you were inspired to play along in our Monthly Challenge, there is still some time to join in. Have a great weekend. :o)

STAMPlorations~ April Mixed Media Challenge

Happy Sunday everyone, it's that time again for a new challenge over at

The theme is always anything mixed media goes, except a card! Just remember you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project. You have until the end of the month to play!   

 This month, I made an art card from an old Library Card using ARTplorations Honeycomb Delight Mini Stencil and STAMPlorations Trendy Butterflies 2. 

 I started by covering my card with old book paper then applying texture paste thru the Honeycomb Delight Mini Stencil. Once dry, I applied a light Gesso wash. I added some Dylusions Postbox Red Spray at the top and let it run down. Once dry, I splattered with black paint mixed with a bit of water. 

I stamped the Largest butterfly from the Trendy Butterflies 2 set onto acetate with black StazOn Ink and fussy cut it. I then stamped the image again onto old paper and cut it out but applied it to the card face down, as I only wanted the silhouette of the stamp so the text from the paper shows thru the acetate. I traced around the butterfly with a black watercolor pencil and waterbrush to add some shading. I stamped a sentiment in the top left corner and finished with some washi tapes and adhered it to black cardstock. 

There, we have it, another fun make using the fabulous stamps and stencils from STAMPlorations. :o) I sure hope I've inspired you to get crafty and join in our challenge.