Happiness In A Teacup - Stampendous and May Arts Blog Hop

Hello everybody! Are you ready for some Friday blog hoppiness and weekend treats?

Thank you so much for all your wonderful comments on my previous post with the vintage Near The Sea Card. And big crafty squeezes to my newest followers - thank you so much for joining in!

My card is was a contribution towards two great blog hops Stampendous gals are taking part in this week - one with Spellbinders and one with May Arts. Spellbinder's contest in now closed but there is still time to enter our May Arts blog hop - and you really don't want to miss these amazinglicious prices! Check out the amazing inspiration that was shared earlier this week:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Now, blog hop means prizes! And when Stampendous peeps say prizes are on offer - they mean business! Three lucky peeps (with a US shipping address) will win a $20 voucher to spend on Stampendous website. And we also have a little treat for a lucky crafter from down under - that's right, Aussie blog hoppers, we're waiting for you! What do you have to do to take part in the draw? Leave some love on the participating blogs throughout the collaboration week. The more love you leave, the more chances to win! :)

Now, onto my inspirational project for your viewing pleasure! This card makes my tummy ramble every time - and I get a total cupcake craving! Which is not ideal as I'm on a diet... but hey, at least I have a delicious stamp to keep me happy... should be enough, shouldn't it...? :) This little beauty is a cling Teacup Cupcake stamp and it is soooo yummy!

Teacups and cupcakes are my all time favourites. A cupcake in a teacup - that's just pure happiness! :)

Supplies:

From Stampendous: Teacup Cupcake,  Holiday Words Perfectly Clear Stamps, Aged Marine Embossing Enamel 
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko® SSH57 Jumbo Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle 

May Arts: 1.5 Inch Solid Wired Ribbon 

Plus: Cardstock by Bazill Basics Paper® and Core'dinations David Tutera Decorative Layers 

Adhesives by Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: 3D Foam Squares - White, Regular; E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips; DODZ™ - 3D; DODZ™ - Medium 

STAEDTLER® ergosoft® watercolour pencils and Tim Holtz® Distress™ Markers, Midnight Blue Ink by Tsukineko®  Patterned Paper Cheesecloth, Gems, Brads

Instructions:

1. Prepare card base 17 cm high x 21 cm long. Score and fold at 9 cm from the left.
2. Cover the front and inside with cardstock and patterned papers. Add ribbon.
3. Sprinkle Aged Marine powder over a postage stamp layer panel and heat from underneath.
4. Add cheese cloth on top while the powder is still hot. Add and heat more powder if desired.
5. Mount the postage stamp card panel onto foam squares and add to the card, overhanging the front fold.
6. Stamp the Teacup Cupcake onto white card and colour with pencils and markers. Fussy cut the image.
7. Add the image to the card using foam squares.
8. Finish the card with gems, brads and ribbon bow and adhere using DODZ. 

That's all from me! Here are the blogs participating in today's blog hop:

Stampendous Blog

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Louise Healy

Asia King (you are here)

Laura Drahozal

Pam Hornschu

Lyn Bernatovich

Jamie Martin

Pam Bray

Kristine Reynolds

Janelle Stollfus

Tenia Nelson

Lea Kimmel

Wendy Price

May Arts Blog

Thank you for stopping by and for all your heart warming comments! Enjoy the hop and have a wonderful weekend!

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Roses Of Friendship With A Vintage Charm

Hello Friends! First of all a big 'thank you' to everyone who's visited and left such kind comments my 'Be More (Steampunk) Dog' layout. It's really heart warming to know that you haven't given up on me :), despite my sporadic blog visits at the moment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart...

Today over at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L's blog I am sharing this lovely Roses of Friendship card. I would love it, if you could find a spare moment to check out all the details :). The inspiration for my card was my auntie's beautiful cottage garden and this lovely photo from the Shabby Tea Room's Challenge this week:

This card was a bit of an experiment with the Adhesive Sheets 6x12", Gilded Mica Fragments and Spellbinders Grateful Lattice die which I used to create my shimmery trellis background. I just love how the Wild Roses seem to be climbing up the golden trellis.

The vintage charm and frame embellishments are from the Works. The seam binding ribbon was died with distress markers using a technique I saw on Tammy Tutterow's blog.

The papers I used are called Vintage Floral and were free with the February 2015 issue of Making Cards Magazine. The 'cherish precious friendship' words were cut out from an old packaging from Prima flowers. They are printed on a clear acetate and I found that Adhesive Sheets are fantastic for adhering transparencies. You get a strong, even, edge to edge coverage - so no messy excess glue showing anywhere :).

I had no idea how this card would turn out. Because of my recent health troubles and the bucket-loads of pain killers I have to take, my creative planning seems to abandon me quite often. But I am quite pleased with the result here. Hope you like it too! x

Supplies:

Adhesive Sheets 6x12", Thin 3D Foam Squares - Mix White, Home & Hobby E-Z Runner® Grand - Permanent Strips, DODZ™ - 3D

Other supplies:

Stampendous: Cling Wild Roses, Friendship Assortment Perfectly Clear stamps, Gilded Mica Fragments; Spellbinders Grateful Lattice die

Core'dinations Tim Holtz Kraft Core Shattered cardstock, patterned papers, Ganache StazOn Mini ink, Liquid Pearls, Inktense pencils, seam binding ribbon

That's all from me for now. Thank you for popping in today. Take care of yourselves and enjoy the weekend!

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Challenges for this card:
Craft Stamper March Make It Take It - Anything Goes Challenge 
Shabby Tea Room Challenge #247 - Pop Of Pink
Simon Says Monday Challenge - B is for...Bling!
Country View Challenges March - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Things That Fly
Fashionable Stamping Challenges #93 - Springtime
Frilly and Funkie Challenge - Bring On The Bling!

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Big Creative Blog Hop Finale - Stampendous, Dreamweaver and Core'dinations!

Hello everyone! A very special welcome to my newest followers (thank you for joining in!) and also a big thank you for your sweet comments on the last post with my Fall Zinnia card with jigsaw puzzle background.

I hope you are enjoying this week's blog team up of the three fantastic companies Stampendous, Dreamweaver and Core'dinations. 

Today we have a big blog finale but if you have missed the fun earlier this week, be sure to check out these posts:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

During this week's long blog collaboration we've been inspiring (and tempting!) you with some of the most essential crafting products - cardstock, stencils and stamps of course. I'm sure you'll agree that no respectable crafty tool box should be be left without them! :)

Now, we couldn't just tempt you with these awesome products without offering a little giveaway prize, could we? Nah, that would be unkind! So of course we have one. In fact, we actually have three! Here's what you might win:

For a chance to win simply leave some love on the participating blogs throughout the week. The more comments you leave, the bigger your chance of winning. 

Here's my offering for today. When I saw this Splats stencil, I immediately thought of the little mess/devastation that my cat Kropek recently made at home (I shall spare you the full details! lol). 

Before I knew it I was looking through my collection of feline stamps and I found this adorable Bonjour Kitty. Oh là là! The French look with a little beret and a scarf reminded me of street artists on Parisian's Montmartre. One thing led to another and I ended up with a messy feline artist keen to colour outside the lines :-) lol.

Key supplies used:

Stampendous: Bonjour Kitty, Color Outside and NK Studio Wired cling stamps; Aged Scarlet Embossing Enamel

Dreamweaver: Splats stencil

Core'dinations: Core Basics Kraft and White Cardstock, Core Essentials French Roast, Paprika & Coconut Cream

Adhesives: 3D Foam Pennants, 3D Foam Squares - White, Dodz™ -3D,
E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips

Papers: 7Dots Studio Dreamer, Ribbon: May Arts 

How to make this card:

1. Prepare your kraft card blank

2. Cut a panel from patterned paper, slightly smaller than the card blank. 

3. Ink and distress the edges. Make a small tear along the bottom right edge. 
4. Tuck in a small piece of sanded Paprika card under the tear. Adhere the whole panel to the card.
5. Emboss a small piece of Paprika card the the brick folder and sand the raised edges. Use it to create a small banner from 3D Foam Pennants and an additional background panel. 
6. Ink the Kitty stamp with PITT pens and stamp onto white card. Colour the image in with Inktense pencils. Stamp the image again on a Post-It note and fussy cut (to create a mask).

7. For the background, mask the Kitty and sponge PanPastels and Distress Inks through the Splatter stencil.
8. Stamp the Wired circle off the edges and around the Kitty. 
9. Add shading with chalks and pencils. Add small splatters with watered down black watercolour paint.
10. Trim the stamped panel to size, distress the edges with ink and seal the image with hair spray. 
11. Dab some Boss Gloss in bottom right corner, sprinkle with Aged Scarlet and heat emboss.
12. Mat the image with Coconut Cream and French Roast card. Adhere to the card base.
13. Ink the sentiment with PITT pens and stamp onto patterned paper. Sponge splatters through the stencil and heat emboss with Aged Scarlet (as in step 11). Trim to size and mat with French Roast card. Adhere with 3d Foam Squares.
14. Make a ribbon bow and adhere to the card with DODZ - 3D.
15. Finish the card with the banner and gems.

Here's the list of today's participating blogs:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Team members with an (*) are also on the Dreamweaver Stencils Team.

Kristine Reynolds *

Jamie Martin *

Asia King

Wendy Price

Tenia Nelson

Janelle Stollfus

Lea Kimmel *

Pam Hornschu *

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Core'dinations Designer - Tami Mayberry

Continue your blog hop at 

Dreamweaver Stencils Blog

I hope you've enjoyed my little contribution and be sure to check what other amazing projects have been shared. Have fun hopping along and good luck in the draw!

Happy Friday everyone! Big crafty hugs




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Challenges for this card:
Frilly and Funkie - Autumn Colours
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - O is for: Oh là là!
Craft Stamper Take It Make It October Challenge - Multi Colour Stamping

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Collaboration Bonanza - Stampendous, Dreamweaver and Core'dinations!

Hello Friends! Thank you for all your lovely visits and comments on my yesterday's post with the Dreams Do Come True card. 

In case you missed it, I shared an easy and fun glitter tiles background technique with lovely Stampendous glitters and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L's foam squares.

As promised I'm back today playing with super cool crafty peeps from Stampendous, Dreamweaver and Core'dinations. 

During this week's long blog collaboration we will be inspiring (and tempting!) you with some of the most essential craft products - cardstock, stencils and stamps of course. No respectable crafty tool box should be without them! :)

Now, we couldn't just tempt you with these awesome products without a little giveaway prize, could we? Nah, that would be unkind! So of course we have one. Or two. Or even three! Here's what you might win:

For a chance to win simply leave some love on the participating blogs - the more comments you leave, the bigger your chance of winning. So sit back, grab a cuppa and prepare yourself to be inspired!

My offering for today is this autumnal card. As you are hopping along you'll see that many projects are winter/Christmas related but I simply couldn't get into the 'frosty' vibe yet lol. 

The key supplies I used:

Stampendous: Cling Zinnia stamp; Aged Ochre Embossing Enamel, Chunky Metallic Seasonings, Mahogany Tinsel Embossing Powder, Aged Scarlet Embossing Enamel,

Boss Gloss Embossing Ink 

Dreamweaver: Puzzle stencil, Translucent Embossing Paste

Core'dinations: Core Basics Kraft Cardstock, Core Essentials French Roast & Coconut Cream, Vintage Collection Sun Coral

Adhesives:
E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips - Refillable, 3D Foam Squares - Black, Regular

To make this card:
1. Prepare your kraft card blank.
2. Cut a background mat from French Roast card, lightly sand and distress. Adhere to the base.
3. Cut a panel from patterned paper, distress and adhere to the base at an angle.
4. Partially spread the embossing paste onto Sun Coral card through Puzzle stencil. Sprinkle with Aged Ochre and Metallic Seasonings powders. Heat emboss. 
5. Add some shading with distress inks to highlight the pattern. Distress with paper distressing tool. Add a small tear in the top left edge.
6. Stamp 4 Zinnias onto Coconut Cream card. Colour in with pencils and shimmer watercolour paints. Cut them out.
7. Emboss and shape the petals with a ball tool. 
8. Create one double layered flower, leave one full flower and cut the third bloom in half. Make a single dab with Boss Gloss in the centres, add Mahogany powder and heat emboss. 
9. Create the main blooms cluster. Tuck one of the half blooms under the small tear. 
10. Add a hand dyed seam binding ribbon and adhere the panel to the rest of the card.
11. Dab Boss Gloss over some jigsaw puzzle pieces and sprinkle with Aged Scarlet powder - heat emboss. Add to the card.
12. Finish the card with cosmic shimmer mist, half pearls and Liquid Pearls.

That's all from me - now it's time to check out who else is playing today!

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Team members with an (*) are also on the Dreamweaver Stencils Team.

Kristine Reynolds *

Asia King
Amy Hurley-Purdie

Pam Hornschu *

Core’dinations Designer Post - Joann Jamieson

Continue your blog hop at Dreamweaver Stencils

Looking for even more inspiration for Stampendous stamps and Dreamweaver stencils? Then you might also like to check out my Geisha Altered Wooden Fan or the Summer Grapes Frantage Tag, 

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!

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Challenges for this card:
Frilly and Funkie - Autumn Colours

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Mother's Day Flowers

Hello from Poland everyone and BIG welcoming hugs to my newest blog followers!

Thank you for stopping by today. If this is your first visit here, make yourself at home, grab a cuppa and enjoy. And if you like it here, why don't you click that cute little button that says 'follow my blog' lol ;). Just say'n! :)

Today I'm sharing a post over at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - I prepared a tutorial for a card I made for my Mum for Mother's Day. You can see all the details HERE. This year I am really lucky to present the card to my Mum in person :-).

Witajcie kochani i pozdrawiam Was serdecznie ze słonecznej Polski :). W tym roku mam ogromne szczęście świętować Dzień Matki razem z moja rodziną. Serduszko ogromnie się cieszy, że mogłam w tym roku osobiście wręczyć karteczkę mojemu Mamcikowi. I o tym jest ten dzisiejszy post. Oraz o tym, że na blogu Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L dzisiaj możecie zobaczyć  kurs  krok po kroku jak zrobiłam tę kartkę. Zapraszam do obejrzenia kursu tutaj! 

Since you can view all the steps on Scrapbook Adhesives' blog, I won't go into details here. But for ease of reference here are the supplies I used:

Supplies: Crafty Power Tape, E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips, E-Z Dots® Permanent, Thin 3D Foam Squares Mix - White, 3D Foam Squares White - Regular, 3D Foam Squares White - Small, DODZ™ 3D, DODZ™ Small

Other supplies: Stampendous - cling Garden Gal, Aged Rose Embossing Enamel, Tiger lily Pearl Glitter; Graphic45 Sweet Sentiments papers, Core'dinations Glitter Silk cardstock, Sizzix Thinlits Victorian Cameo, Marianne Design COL1325, StazOn Gothic Purple ink, Coffee Archival ink, Derwent Inktense pencils.

I would be delighted if you'd find a spare a moment to view my tutorial post.

Thank you for stopping by and I'll be checking what you've all been up to really really soon!

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Challenges for this card:
Country View Crafts #15 - Nature's Glories
Magia Tworzenia #2 - W Kapeluszu do 9 czerwca

Scrap Pasja Maj - Bingo (kwiaty, wykrojnik, zielony), wyniki 5 czerwca
Altair Art #7 - Kwiatki na Dzień Matki do 31 maja

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Make Magic – Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Some Odd Girl Blog Hop Day 4

Good morning crafty bloggers and happy Thanksgiving to all!

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Some Odd Girl have been sharing beautiful projects on their blogs Monday through Friday this week. If you follow along and comment on each of the posts along the way, you'll be entered to win some sweet swag from both companies! 

There are two happy boxes of adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and two $20 gift certificates to the Some Odd Girl shop to be won! Cool, isn't it?

Today I am playing with this magical stamp Fairy Magic and I'm wearing my adhesives on the outside to add lots of magical sparkle.

I've started by stamping the fairy onto cardstock with Black Memento ink. Then I coloured it with SpectrumNoir markers - you can see the steps and marker numbers below.

I die cut the image using a die from the Spellbinders Gold Majesty Circles set. To make the card, I used cardstock from Core'dinations and papers from Crafty Individuals paper book. 

I also dabbed some Boss Gloss over the Ivory Creative Photo Corners and heat embossed them with Vintage Lilac Embossing Tinsel from Stampendous. On both sides of the card I added butterflies embellished with glitter dots - DODZ™ - 3D and Royal Purple Crushed Glass Glitter.

On the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog today you can see my full tutorial for this card. Below you can see all the adhesives I used:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Some Odd Girl will be sharing projects on their blogs Monday through Friday, and if you follow along and comment on each of the posts along the way (that's 10 comments you'll need to make, folks!), you'll be entered to win some sweet swag from both companies! There are two happy boxes of adhesives from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and two $20 gift certificates to the Some Odd Girl shop to be won!

Here are the main blog links:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Some Odd Girl

Be sure to make your way around to both blogs each day this week and you have until Sunday, December 1st at midnight EST to squeeze in all your commenting - we'll be announcing the two lucky winners on Monday, December 2nd! 

Thank you so much for popping in today and your lovely comments! And happy hoppin'!

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Challenges for this card:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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