A Tribute for Melissa Lane

Hello,

Today, I'm one of many designers participating in A Tribute for Melissa Lane, a precious member of the STAMPlorations family.  

On October 2, 2018, Melissa Lane (https://honeybeelane.wordpress.com) passed away. During her two years as part of the STAMPlorations family, she revealed herself to be an incredibly talented, passionate designer, especially in mixed media, and a sweet, warm individual. 

Melissa loved butterflies, so we're creating butterfly cards in memory of her. You can find all the details at Tribute To Melissa Lane. If you wish to create a card, you'll be able to link it up there.

Even though I did not have the joy of meeting Melissa in person, I was blessed - time and again - with her creativity, her inspiration, her positive comments and her enthusiasm for expressing  herself through her various projects, especially mixed media. Many times, her 'presence' brightened my days...and so, in her honour, I've designed a rainbow butterfly card.

Just a note...to let her - and her family - know that I miss her....

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Uniko Studios DT Post...Snowflake Projects~Inspired by "Turnaround" Stamping

Hello,

Hope you'll drop in at Uniko Studio where I'm sharing a discovery made while wandering through the blog-iverse: 'home made' Turnaround Stamping.  Most of us are well aware that Turnabout Stamps are a new, popular, trend in stamping, involving a variety of stamps that are attached to one another and designed to be inked up and rotated to create fabulous - and in many cases, intricate - backgrounds.

Did you know, however, that we can create our own version of this type of stamping, using a bunch of little images already in our collections and a grid system? I didn't...until I found Allison Cope's video/post at Inspire Me Monday:Turnaround Stamping.

Here's a peek of what I'll be sharing, using this new, cool technique and a plethora of Uniko snowflakes and sentiments! You don't even need an engineering degree to do this! I 'may' have an additional panel (at Uniko) inked up to show you more possibilities...See you there!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #462~Trend Week: CELESTIAL ELEMENTS

Hello,

I'm so excited to be hostess for Just Us Girls Challenge #462~Trend Week and the trend I'm inviting you to use: CELESTIAL ELEMENTS. Stars, planets galaxies that are inked, stamped, die cut, embossed, water-coloured, spritzed and splattered - ...whatever style and theme suits your fancy...please bring your 'out-of-this-world' creativity and play along with us!

I have a couple *ahem* projects to share...

First, a Halloween 'night sky' using a technique inspired by Amy Rysavy (love her videos!), of Prairie, Paper and Ink fame (here). As she mentions, this looks like a 'hot mess' as you create, but the star splatters make a remarkable transformation into a spooky night sky. My splattering, however, needs work!

 
I had background leftovers, so they became this mini card..

and this second mini card. Two more for the collection I'm making for my niece and nephew's classmates.

Since I was on an ink blending and splattering roll, I also made this (a bit excessive on the splatters..oops!).

(inside: STARS for you...)

Oh...and you don't 'need' to use ink blending to create a celestial themed card. Here, an embossing folder and little starry chipboard piece do all the work

as does a galaxy stamp (Lesia Zgharda universe stamp/The Alley Way sentiment) for this mini lunchbox note for my sister-in-law to share with my niece/nephew.

Yes, I got carried away but hopefully, these will inspire you to bring your CELESTIAL 'stars' to the gallery. Looking forward to your creativity....

Also sharing at:

Cards in Envy~Something Spooky!

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #313~Holiday

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #551~Halloween

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Meowy Halloween Pop-up Card...Happy Little Stampers October 2018 Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Hello,

Here we are, marching along to nearly the second week of October! Time is flying toooo quickly! Let's not even discuss how my Christmas card-making is coming along...YIKES!  Halloween cards still on the go...which brings me to...

 Welcome to Happy Little Stampers October 2018 Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

For this month's card, I was inspired (as so many of us are) by Jennifer McGuire and, specifically by her Peek-A-Boo design.  Had to give it a whirl, using some 'leftover' Halloween images.  I won't pretend this was easy (remember: she has an engineering background!), but it was fun, fiddling around with the various pieces to make the interactive sentiment happen! Oh...and the paperclip is not part of the technique; I used it simply to keep the card from popping open as I used some fairly heavy card stock which, I discovered, works better than lighter paper...ask me how I know. As you can guess, a few versions of said design did not make the cut!  Lots of practice before ending up with this one...

This is the outside...

and when you open it, the sentiment 'slides' to this one...(and yes, the kitty changed her hat *grin*)

A design that delights; I see more of these in my future, eventually!

Please visit my teammates to see their wonderful creations and, if you have a moment, leave them some love. I know they'll be thrilled!

Looking forward to seeing your Anything Goes with Dies cards/projects in the gallery!

Here's a little more incentive to play along:

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop! Check out all the details HERE.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

Also sharing at:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #312~Make Your Mark

Crazy 4 Challenges #455~WCMD 

Creative with Stamps Challenge #31~Halloween or Leaves

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STAMPlorations ARTplorations Stencil Hop - Part 1 - OCTOBER 8

Hello,

First, Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian visitors. Hope your day is filled with happiness, gratitude, joy...and a fabulous meal shared with the special people in your lives.

Today, I'm joining the STAMPlorations gals to celebrate the launch of the newest, exclusive, trendy Sanna Lippert Designs stencils.  Her designs have wide appeal: perfect for those of us who are, like me, 'simple stencil folk,' those who love to dabble with mixed media art forms and everyone who falls in between. Whatever your style, Sanna's stencils will fit to a 't'.  With that as an introduction:

Welcome to the 

STAMPlorations Sanna Lippert Designs ARTplorations Stencil Hop, Part 1, October 8. 

All of Sanna's stencils can be found here.
Sanna's incredible creativity with her stencils can be found here (sneak peeks) and here. Please visit; you'll be awe-mazed by her artistry.

Soooo, following my 'simple stencil' technique, I've created three cards that see Sanna's stencils as the 'star of the stage.

Card 1: We were enveloped with a heavy snowfall on the day this card was made; all I could see in the the design was snowflakes *grin*, so...I went with it! Triple sentiment and yes, the song that accompanies said phrase was definitely running through my thoughts. Bet you're humming it now, too!

Lattice ARTplorations Stencil

Let it Snow Phrase Die

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies - CUTplorations

Card 2: Watching the snow fall and fall and fall - blech! - I decided to go the 'polar' (sorry, had to...) opposite, to create a rainbow (warmer!) version. This phrase is one of my favourites - a card that will go to my sweet niece.

Lattice ARTplorations Stencil

You are My Sunshine Phrase Die

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies - CUTplorations

Card 3: Of course, a card for my niece also means a card for my nephew. I was aiming for 'super hero' colours in my ink choices with this very cool Convallaria stencil.  The sentiment: Yep! He is definitely fantastic!  

(Hmmm...I see cool Halloween background potential here, too. May have to give that a whirl...)

Convallaria ARTplorations Stencil

You are (from Bold Sentiments: Hashtag Authentic)

Fantastic CUTplorations word die

Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies - CUTplorations

Okay, time to invite you to 'hop along' to see what my lovely teammates have to share. Of course, leaving a comment puts you in the running for a chance to win one of 4 prizes. 

For both hops (Yes...another on October 15th!), there will be:

• one winner of a $20 gift certificate, 
• one winner of a $10 gift certificate and 
• 2 winners of their choice of three (3) Sanna Lippert Designs stencils. 

Commenting closes October 21. Winners to be announced on November 10 in the October Winners post.

Extra Details: From October 8 to 21, all stencils are 15% off - no coupon needed. The discount is automatically applied in the shopping cart. You can get an extra 20% off if you use my discount code: STAMPGIRLCAROLM.

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Thinking of You...Inspired By Challenge~Ready for Fall

Hello,

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends!

Trying...slowly...to get back into the swing of playing in challenges and could not resist giving this one a go: Inspired By Challenge~Ready for Fall. I LOVE this photo! LOVE, I tell you!

Here's my card...

NOTE: Honoured and thrilled to be selected for A Cut Above recognition by LeAnne at The Paper Players. THANK YOU!

Off to make Halloween mini cards for my niece and nephew, and their classmates. Too. Much. Fun!

Also sharing at:

Allsorts Challenge #488~Trees/Leaves

The Paper Players Challenge #413~Trees/Leaves

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Cozy Christmas...Inkspirational Challenge #171~Word Prompt: Comfort

Hello,

Waving at everyone from our *very* snowy surroundings and welcoming you to Inkspirational Challenge #171~Word Prompt: COMFORT. 

Before sharing my card, please meet the new designers joining the Inkspirational team:

Marlena

Pia

Anila

We are thrilled to have these ultra-talented, incredibly sweet gals join us and I know, you'll be delighted as well.  The 'extra spice' their presence adds to the challenges is certainly exciting.

Given the cold weather, the accumulation of white stuff and the rapid approach of Christmas, I decided to go for a 'cozy' take on comfort, using my new Concord and 9th Cozy Christmas set, which I purchased because alllll of the cards showcased on their site caught my eye.  I essentially - and  shamelessly - cased one for this challenge (although it didn't turn out as beautifully as theirs did - more practice required).. Kraft background, traditional Christmas colours...'cozy and comfy', in my world.

That's it from me.  Please drop by to see how my teammates' creations:

Sandie

Shauna

Kylie

Marina

Nonni

Marlena

Pia

Anila

Looking forward to seeing your interpretations of COMFORT in the gallery!

Thank you for dropping by!