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DecoArt products together with Andy Skinner's new stamps!

We’re super excited this week to play with our friends at DecoArt. Mixed Media Artist and DecoArt International Education Coordinator Andy Skinner has designed some fantastic stamps for Stampendous, and we’re going to be showing them off all week long.

Andy will join us along with his team of international mixed media artists including Julia Stratford-Wright, Mark Gould, Mel Hookham, and Jools Robertson. Plus there will be posts this week on the DecoArt blog as well. Naturally the Stampendous Design Team will be checking in as well

You’ll want to get your commenting fingers ready…so put down your paintbrushes! Each comment on a post this week will enter you to win a fabulous prize package! (one comment per post, per person)  Contest open to everyone!!

We have three packages and each has a Fluid Media Starter Kit, all three of Andy Skinner’s new Stampendous Stamp sets, and a Jumbo Acrylic Handle. Look at this great prize!

Andy Skinner is an incredible Mixed Media Artist that created a line of stamps with Stampendous! Therefor giving all of us the opportunity to more easily create amazing mixed media pieces!! These stamps combined with Deco Art paints can help you create projects worthy of being called fabulous!!! THE MEDIA PAINT is great for tinting embossing pastes as well.  I created a 12x12 canvas project about my adorable grandson DJ.

I loved how layering the Deco paint created this faux rust kind of look, and combined with Andy Skinners chipped paint stamp and some black ink, the paint looks much older than it is. To see more on how to do this awesome technique check out this tutorial by Andy Skinner HERE.

I used Stampendous Wood Grain Stamp to create this faux wood frame. It compliments the rustic picture of my adorable grandson.

I also used Dreamweaver Gears Stencil and Silver Embossing Paste to add some visual interest to the layout. I used Dreamweaver Maple Leaf Stencil to trace onto cardstock, cut out 5 of them, glue them together to make a thick leaf. I then spread White Embossing Paste over the leaf and stamped it with Stampendous Elegant Scroll stamp. Once it was dry I used Deco Art paints to layer colors onto it.

The final touch was adding more embellishments using Andy Skinner Toxic Stamp Set, as well as Stampendous Wild sayings clear stamps to add a little sentiment.

 

 

 

 

Check out more inspiration by hopping here:

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Wendy Price

Asia King

Pam Hornschu

Janelle Stollfus

Pam Bray

Jamie Martin

Louise Healy

Alison Heikkila

Lea Fritts

Amy Hurley-Purdie HERE

Tenia Nelson

Debbie Cole

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Scrapbooking and Stamping

I love stamping and card making, and I have to admit I rarely get a chance to scrapbook anymore. I recently sat down and challenged myself to create an entire layout using nothing more than a couple of stamp sets, and some cardstock. The challenge was so much fun, and the results were fantastic. It had me really wanting to do it again! Using stamps for scrapbooking is a great way to step outside your normal comfort zone, and really invent creative ways to make ribbons, embellishments, titles, or even background paper just from stamps.

For my sample I created a layout of me and my granddaughter having fun in a chemistry lab.

     

Page one I used Stamping Bella Sage Loves Science stamp for an eye catching embellishment!

I also use There she Goes Cutie Pi Stamp set to create my background paper!

On page 2 I created similar embellishments, and used Copic Markers to color my stamps.

Take some time out for yourself today and challenge yourself to create a layout using only cardstock, and a favorite stamp set. I promise you won't be sorry you did, and you'll see just how much fun it can be!

 

 

 

Dreamweaver Thursday: Fall

For this fall layout I thought I would combine a two fabulous Dreamweaver stencils. I used Maple Leaf Large Stencil and Bare Trees Stencil to create my fall theme. I also used Dreamweaver Gold Embossing Paste to add some shine! I created a border using Stampendous Cling Filigree Stamp Set.

I created a border by stamping Stampendous Cling Filigree Stamp Set. onto orange cardstock using Barn Door Distress ink. I inked the edges using a blending tool with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I matted my photo's leaving a 1/4" border.

I used the  Maple Leaf Large Stencil and Dreamweaver Gold Embossing Paste to add gold leaves to my layout. Before the leaves dried I pressed in some rhinestones. I traces the leaf shape onto tan cardstock, cut them out, and added Barn Door, and Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink with my blending tool. Then I laid my Bare Trees Stencil over the leaf and patted on some Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I wanted to add some texture and visual interest to my layout so I used a blending tool with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and gently patted the color over the Bare Trees Stencil in random spots on my background page. Gold glitter ribbon finished off the look for the perfect fall layout.

To see more Fall-tastic ideas go here:

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Stampendous and Spellbinder's Blog Hop!

It’s summer time and we are hopping with some fabulous companies in the Summer Road Trip Partner Hop with Spellbinders.

Stampendous Stamps is hopping all three days with some fabulous summer inspiration from the design team and on Wednesday two of our designers will be featured a tutorial with some new Spellbinders products! How fun is that!

Spellbinders is having a great giveway during this hop with three daily winners and one grand prize winner! Check out the details here. Stampendous will have a fun prize too! - Official Rules .

Today's featured products for the Spellbinders hop are DecoArt*, May Arts*,  Xyron and Chameleon Pens*, and of course I threw in a little Stampendous! Okay...maybe a lot of Stampendous, but you can hardly blame me, right?

I used AS Cling Industrial Set,  Penned Love Rubber Stamp, and Jumbo Cling Rubber Butterfly Trio to create my layout. I used Spellbinders Sweet treats, Label thirty six, and Bitty Blossoms cutting dies. I wanted to create a unique focal point so I used Spellbinders Large Heart Bezel to create a one of a kind piece for my layout of my beautiful granddaughter Lily.

 

I also used May Arts Ribbon, rhinestones and Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.

I used fingernail polish to paint the Spellbinders Large Heart Bezel , and then filled it with candy Nonpareils Sprinkles. Once those were added I careful poured resin into the bezel and set it aside to dry.

I used Chameleon markers to color in my butterfly, and was able to get the light to dark tones I was looking for to make my butterfly feel soft and pretty. I love how easy the Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms make adorable little roses that are perfect for layouts and cards. I just rubbed a little Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink to age them a bit.

With the AS Cling Industrial Set,  and Jumbo Cling Rubber Butterfly Trio  I was able to create some beautiful patterned paper for my background.

 

 

Here is the rest of your list, Now get hopping!

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Amy Hurley-Purdie

Lyn Bernatovich

Pam Bray

Alison Heikkila

Technique Tuesday: Stampendous Parrot!

With summer fast approaching I felt like creating something bright, sunny, and tropical! What could feel more summer and tropical than Cling Jumbo Parrot Rubber Stamp! I love this stamp, and my photo of relaxing on the beach are a perfect match for my layout.

I used the Cling Jumbo Parrot Rubber Stamp to add some tropical flair, and I used PenPattern Petal Rubber Stamp to create a red and white Hawaiian print.

 To add some texture to the corners I used a Dreamweaver Fern stencil and Stampendous Frantage Embossing Enamels in Aged Teal. I also stamped Stampendous Relax Enjoy Rubber Stamp with VersaMark ink and heat set some  black Detail Embossing Powders. I also used Stampendous Dream Text Stamp, and Distress Ink Broken China to add ink to the edges of my layout.

 To create a sandy beach feel along the bottom of the layout I used Spoonful Gold Dust Embossing Plus Kit.

I love how fun and vibrant this turned out and Stampendous product are perfect for adding all that yummy texture that I love on a layout! Try using the parrot stamp for one of your creative projects! Or Stampendous embossing products, and Dreamweaver stencils to add texture to your projects!