Sunflower Love Wedding Layout

Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

As promised in my previous post with the Sunflower Wedding Card I'm back today with more happy sunflowers to share. And this time I have a scrapbook page to show you!

Better still! Today over at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L's blog I have a lovely tutorial for this Sunflower Wedding Layout - I hope you will have a moment to check it out :).

When I sat at my crafty table I knew I wanted to make a layout to commemorate this beautiful wedding day we were so blessed to be a part of.

But I must confess - at first I was struggling with a big creative block and I couldn't find a way to get out of it. Until I reached out for my trusty Scrapbook Pages Pinterest Board and this immediately kick started my creative mojo. The inspiration & the structure for this layout came from this amazing layout by Camilla featured on Maja Design blog.

Supplies I used:
MyStik® Permanent Strips,
3D Foam Squares - Black, Regular,
Thin 3D Foam Squares - Mix Black,
Adhesive Sheets - 4x6'',
DODZ™ - 3D,
DODZ™ - Medium,
DODZ™ - Small,
3D Foam Christmas Shapes,
Lace Ribbons (Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®)

Other supplies:

Papers - BoBunny Sweet Life, Graphic45 Place In Time;
Cardstock - Core'dinations
Stampendous - Lemon Yellow Fun Flock, Sea Green Ultra Fine Glitter
Flowersoft;
White Rub-Ons - Craft Consortium;
Acrylic paints -- DecoArt;
Spellbinders - Foliage die set;
punches: Woodware - Daisies; Martha Stewart - Pine Branch
Flowers - Prima Marketing & other;
Ribbon - May Arts;
small wooden frames, word stickers, small gems, letter beads, craft wire

My layout includes a bunch of handmade flowers - be sure to check out my tutorial to find out more :).

And what do you think of my cute little banner? :)

So there you have it - my offering for today :). I hope you like it!

Thank you for stopping by and for letting me know you've been. Sending you lots of warm wishes for a creative week ahead!

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Near The Sea - Stampendous And May Arts Big Play Time!

Hello Friends! I am so delighted to see you visiting today because oh boy, we've got so much in store for you!

Prepare yourselves for heaps of inspiration, crafty tips and AMAZING prizes - all courtesy of two fantastic blog hops going on this week.

As always, to take part in the prize draws make sure to visit all participating blogs and leave some love! Actually leave lots of love cuz it makes us really happy! :).

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

Today's featured partners are:

Stampendous

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Canvas Corp

DCWV 

Spellbinders is giving away some spectacular prizes during the hop! There will be three daily prizes and one grand prize! See the official contest rules here.

Better still! You know how much Stampendous people love their fans, so they will have some fun prizes on their blog as well. Three lucky winners will win one $20 Rewards Cards to go shopping on their website. To be eligible, you must be a US or Canadian resident, comment on their blog and that of each Stampendous designer’s blog posts each day of the hop and tell us in what state you live. Stampendous Official Contest Rules apply.

If that wasn't enough, our Australian friends will have a chance at a prize from our distributor down under, The Stencil Specialists, for commenting on Stampendous blog and designers blogs during the hop. Wow! Please make sure you add the region you live in when you comment.

Here's the full list of Stampendous DT blogs playing in this blog hop:

Stampendous Blog

Featured Designer – Tenia Nelson

Featured Designer – Lyn Bernatovich

Laura Drahozal

Janelle Stollfus

Lea Kimmel

Asia King (that's me!)

Spellbinders Blog

But that's not all! Be sure to check out the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®'s blog as there will be more prizes to be won there - if that's not early Christmas, then I don't know what is! :)

You still with me? Good, because there's more fabulousity coming!

Stampendous is also hopping this week with May Arts ribbon specialists! Amazing or what?! Again, three lucky US residents and one Aussie crafter will see some fabby prizes going their way. Same rules apply to be eligible to win - leave some love on the participating designers' blogs and make sure to let us know in your comments where you live :).

Blogs taking part in the May Arts hop today:

Stampendous Blog

Asia King
Janelle Stollfus

May Arts Blog

OK. I think I've kept you waiting long enough. I can finally reveal what you've been so patiently waiting for LOL - my today's inspirational offering! What a better way to celebrate summer than with  a breeze in the sails and a nautical theme! :)

Supplies:

Stampendous: Wind in Sails, Near the Sea, Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel, Boss Gloss Embossing Ink

May Arts: Paper Cord Ribbon in pink, light blue and ivory

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: Adhesive Sheets 4x6", MyStik® Permanent Strips, 3D Foam Squares - White, 3D Foam Pennants, DODZ™ - 3D

Spellbinders: Nested Lacey Pennants, Labels Eighteen

Plus: Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Inktense Pencils (Derwent) - Dark Chocolate, Saddle Brown, Bark, Sea Blue, Willow, Iron Blue, Iron Green
Coffee Archival Ink and Frayed Burlap Distress Ink (Ranger Ink), Gothic Purple StazOn Mini Ink by Tsukineko®
Patterned papers (Vintage Experience, the Works), watercolour paper, metal ornate corners, burlap & canvas flower, self adhesive pearls, eyelets, decorative pins and brads.

Instructions:
1. Create a kraft card blank with A5 card front.
2. Using pink cardstock prepare a mat 1/16 inch on each side smaller than the card front. Adhere to the base with MyStik®.
3. Trim a panel from patterned paper 1/16 inch on each side smaller than the mat. Ink the edges and adhere to the base with MyStik®.
4. Dab embossing ink onto metal corners with Boss Gloss and sprinkle with Aged Ivory Enamel. Shake off the excess and heat emboss.
5. Adhere the corners to the card with Adhesive Sheets in the top and bottom right corners as shown.
6. Die cut a large Lacey Pennant from coordinated papers and adhere to the card, allowing the top left corner to hang off the card.
7. Create a centre panel from patterned papers, pink and beige cardstock (use the photo for approximate proportions) and adhere to the card using 3D Foam Squares. Add pearls along the right side as shown.
8. Stamp Wind In Sails onto watercolour paper with Coffee Ink and colour with Inktense pencils. Die cut and emboss with Labels 18 die. Adhere to the card with 3D Foam Squares.
9. Stamp Near The Sea sentiment on a scrap of kraft card in purple ink. Trim and form in your hands to create a small wavy banner. Adhere to the card.
10. Cover the 3D Foam Pennants with matching papers, add eyelets and suede twine and layer at the top of the card as shown.
11. Finish the card with a canvas flower and paper twine bows adhered with DODZ™ - 3D. Add final touches with brads and decorative pins.

If you are new to to my blog - please feel free to stay a bit longer and check out my other creations. If any of them sparked an idea for your next project, make sure to click the 'Follow Me' button in my sidebar to stay up to date with my future crafty shenanigans :). Also, do let me know how I can find you and visit you back.

We can also connect on Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or Facebook!

That's all from me for now - I hope you enjoyed my today's offering. Thank you for all your kind and heart warming comments. Enjoy the creative ride and 'see' you again soon!

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Floral Pillow Boxes And Seed Packets Tutorial

Hello friends! I hope you are all keeping well. Today I'm sharing a floral trio of DIY seed packets which I made using some gorgeous stamps and sparkles courtesy of the lovely Stampendous. I know I'm bias but I must say - I feel really blessed whenever my DT packages arrive because I absolutely love their products.

When I saw these flower stamps I instantly thought of making little gift packages which would be perfect for any keen gardener and sure to bring a smile - they certainly did for me! And with the summertime sunshine just outside my window, there's nothing else I love more about this time of year than the abundance of flowers! :)

DIY Seed Packet Tutorial - a perfect gift for a keen gardener. Ręcznie wykonane torebki na nasiona - pomysł na prezent dla zapalonego działkowicza lub ogrodnika.

And once I started playing I thought I would share a mini tutorial with you as well :). So here it goes. 

Supplies:

Stampendous: cling Cosmos Spray, cling Peony Spray, cling Pansy Spray, cling Seed Background, Aged Rose Embossing Enamel, Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel
MEM01 Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink by Tsukineko®
Plus: Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: 3D Thin Foam Squares - White, Crafty Power Tape
Other: Inktense pencils, seam binding ribbon dyed with Distress Inks, Faber-Castell PITT Magenta pen, pillow box template, corner punch

Instructions:
1. Using the digital template print three packets onto kraft cardstock. Do not assemble yet.
2. Stamp the your chosen flower image in black inside the template markings as shown.
3. Colour the blooms in with the Antique White pencil and distribute the colour with a water brush. Allow to dry.
4. Start adding colour to the blooms as shown.

5. Next, build layers of colour on the leaves.

6. Add some shading to the background.

7. Sprinkle the template areas with embossing enamels and heat from underneath.
8. Cut the template out and score along the dotted lines. Form the pillow box and secure with Crafty Power Tape.
9. Finish the edges with a gold pen.

10. Wrap a hand dyed seam binding ribbon around the packet.
11. Ink up the required part of the Seed Background stamp with a PITT pen and stamp onto your leftover card. Trim around the stamped label.
12. Round the corners with a corner punch. Adhere to the pillow box over 3D Thin Foam Squares.

Here is the finished seed packet :).

And here are a couple of further ideas, if you would like to give it a go!

Pansy Spray seed packet. Torebka na nsiona ze stemplem Bratki.

Cosmos Spray seed packet. Torebka na nasiona ze stemplem kosmos.

I hope you enjoyed today's mini tutorial! Thank you so much for stopping by and for all your sweet comments.

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Challenges for this project:
Frilly and Funkie - It's Summer
Live and Love Crafts # - In the Garden
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Country View Challenges June - Shabby Chic
Our Creative Corner - What Makes You Smile
Vintage Stamping Challenges # - Hot Sunny Colours
Noor Design #7 - Here Comes Summer

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Home Sweet Home Journal Page

Hello my lovelies! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I'm back today to share this cheerful journal page. I've been really busy lately sorting different things for my home. As a result I've kind of lost a bit of mojo and momentum for my normal 'day-to-day' crafting. So I thought I would try some messy paint play in my art journal. And since my home is so much on my mind at the moment I thought I might as well use it as a subject of my page :).

The details on how I made this page are shared today on Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L's blog and you can fond my post here.

Supplies:

3D Foam Pennants, 3D Foam Butterflies, Creative Photo Corners - White, Adhesive Sheets 4x6", DODZ™ - 3D,

Also: E-Z Stars® Refillable Dispenser, Blue Pigment Powder, Gold Pigment Powder (Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Other supplies:

Stampendous Family Home Perfectly Clear stamps

Bloom stencil - PaperArtsy

Media: Inktense pencils; DecoArt Americana Acrylics, Prima Marketing Color Bloom sprays, Black Archival ink (Ranger)

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Sunday!

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Colour Burst With Stampendous And Faber-Castell - Big Blog Hop Finale

Hello and welcome to our big blog hop finale featuring two amazing companies - Stampendous and Faber-Castell!
If you missed all the amazing and colourful projects shared earlier this week, be sure to check them out!

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Of course we also have prizes! Three Lucky Winners this week will get three sets of the PITT Pastel Pencils (red/yellow, blue/green, neutrals), a jar of Faber-Castell Chalkboard Paint, and $20 http://www.stampendous.com reward card to choose their favorite images to color! WOW… these winners must have a U.S. mailing address (official rules here!)… BUT WAIT - Aussie Fans – The Stencil Specialist has you covered again this time! One Australian Hopper will win a Stampendous Stamp, a Dreamweaver Stencil (LJ size customer choice), and one Dreamweaver Stencils Regular Embossing Paste.

My offering today is this little shabby chic number, sporting this gorgeous Peony Spray stamp in a velvety pink attire :). I absolutely ADORE this stamp - and you might remember it from my Mother's Day card I shared recently.

Shabby vintage card with Stampendous peonies - water coloured with ART GRIP AQUARELLE pencils

After stamping the peony onto the Mixed Media White Paper I coloured the image using Watercolour ART GRIP AQUARELLE pencils (102- cream, 119-light magenta, 130-dark flesh, 133-magenta, 156-cobalt green, 163-emerald green, 166-grass green, 168-earth green yellowish, 250-gold) and also added some tinting on the leaves with the PITT Big Brush pen in Chromium Green.

For ma a shabby chic card cannot do without a touch Fran-tage so I also sprinkled some Shabby Pink and Aged Rose Embossing Enamels, too!

Other supplies:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D Foam Squares - White Mix, DODZ™ - 3D, E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser
Papers - Authentique Harmony collection
Ribbon - May Arts

That's all from me for today! Now it's time for you to indulge in fabulous inspiration from the talented DT taking part today. Make sure to leave some love while visiting to be in with a chance of winning some fabulous crafty goodies!

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Nathalie Kalbach

Louise Healy

Janelle Stollfus

Lyn Bernatovich

Pam Bray

Asia King (you're here)

Pam Hornschu

Tenia Nelson

Laura Drahozal

Lea Kimmel

Alison Keikkila

Wendy Price

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Blog*

For a shabby chic look on your card add a touch Fran-tage

Thank you for stopping by and your lovely comments! 

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Drawing Inspiration From Stampendous and Faber-Castell - Blog Hop Day 2

Hello everyone! I hope you are enjoying the arrival of warm weather! :)

This week our fabulous Stampendous team is playing with the talented peeps over at the Faber-Castell! We're showcasing the Art Grip Aquarelles Watercolor Pencils, the PITT Pastel Pencils, and our very special guest Nathalie Kalbach will be featuring the Gelatos! There will be guest-starring roles by the PITT Artist Pens for doodling and drawing! Wait until you see all the colorful inspiration we have for you this week. We’ll be Blogging in Color!

Three Lucky Winners this week will get three sets of the PITT Pastel Pencils (red/yellow, blue/green, neutrals), a jar of Faber-Castell Chalkboard Paint, and $20 http://www.stampendous.com reward card to choose their favorite images to color! WOW… these winners must have a U.S. mailing address (official rules here!)… BUT WAIT - Aussie Fans – The Stencil Specialist has you covered again this time! One Australian Hopper will win a Stampendous Stamp, a Dreamweaver Stencil (LJ size customer choice), and one Dreamweaver Stencils Regular Embossing Paste. Amazing or what? :)

And here is my today's offering :). I created a happy butterfly journal page to write down my happy future (planned) endeavours :).

Supplies I used:

Stampendous: PenPattern Flutter, Journal Lines Perfectly Clear™ Stamps, Cling Marks Set, Creative Palette Rectangles, White Mixed Media Paper

Faber-Castell PITT Artist Big Brush pens: Pink Madder Lake, Dark Chrome Yellow, May Green, Cobalt Green; PITT Pastel Pencils NEUTRALS

Other media: DecoArt acrylic paints or similar (white, gold, black, light yellow, citron green, bubblegum pink); Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts ink refils: Electric Coral, Electric Yellow, Electric Green, Electric Orange, StazOn Mini Emerald City and Cactus Green inks

Plus: Mini Cubist stencil, brayer, water brush, plastic bottle caps (varying sizes), building mega blocks (toys), 

Instructions:
1. Trim the white card to A5 size. Create a background using Creative Palette Rectangles and a brayer, paints, ink refils, building blocks and the stencil.
2. Using Cactus Green ink stamp the square pattern using the stamp included with your Creative Palette.
Stamp PenPattern Flutter butterflies with Emerald City ink.
3. Colour in using PITT pens and a water brush, leaving a large block of 'white' space. Add shading with the PITT pastel pencils.
4. Using paints and bottle caps stamps several circles in white, black and gold as shown and add shading with a chalk pencil.
5. Using Tuxedo Black ink stamp Journal Lines Perfectly Clear™ Stamps in the 'white' space. Add finishing touches to the edges with Cling Marks Set.

Playing today:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Louise Healy

Asia King

Wendy Price
Amy Hurley-Purdie

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Blog

Enjoy all the fantastic inspiration on the participating blogs and don't forget to share some commenting love to be in with a chance of winning some amazing crafty goodies! Thank you for stopping by today!

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Cherish Yesterday, Live Today And Dream For Tomorrow

Wheeeee!!! So super excited to say that my card received a Special mention from the talented DT over at Country View Challenges blog - thank you so much ladies! xx

Hello lovely Friends! Again time has somehow flown by and it seems like ages since my last post. I am starting to think, in fact I am certain of it, that the length of my hour is much shorter than the rest of the world lol. Do you ever get a feeling like this?

Today I'm popping in to give you heads up about this Cherish Yesterday card which is being featured today on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L's blog.

Rather than duplicating everything here, I hope you will find a moment to check out my post to find out all the details.

I will mention though that there will be lots of stamping, drawing and flower making involved :).

Cherish Dream - inspirational quote stamp from Stampendous. Powyższa sentencja to stempel firmy Stampendous

I've had rough few weeks so I needed to make something that would lift my spirits and make me smile - and flowers always make me happy! The inspiration for my daisy clusters was drawn from my talented blog friend Joanna who shares her beautiful creations at W Kartkowym Zaciszu.

All flowers used in this card have been hand made. Wszystkie kwiatki na tej kartce wykonałam ręcznie.

Supplies from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L:
DODZ™ - 3D, DODZ™ - Medium, 3D Foam Leaves, MyStik® Permanent Strips, Pigment Powders - Brown, Gold (Donna Salazar with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®)

The flower centres have an embossed enameled finish. Środki kwiatków mają błyszczące wykończenie pudrem do embossingu.

Other supplies:
- Stampendous - Cling Cherish Dream; Mahogany Tinsel Embossing Powder,
- patterned papers; kraft cardstock, green handmade paper, flower punches (Woodware), suede twines and ribbon (May Arts)
- Media: Inktense pencils - Derwent; Spiced Chai StazOn Mini ink, DecoArt Chalky Finish - Lace paint, gold pen

The leaves on my wreath were first stamped then drawn over with Inktense pencils. Liście na wieńcu zostały najpierw odbite a potem obrysowane za pomocą kredek Inktense.

That's all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by and for any kind words you'd like to leave behind. Your kindness means so much to me - thank you for being so wonderful!

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Challenges for this card:
Country View Challenges June - Shabby Chic
Our Creative Corner - What Makes You Smile (flowers make me smile)
Mixed Media Place Creative Gym #8 - Drawing/Pencils

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Anniversary Pop Up Bouquet - Woodware And Stampendous Blog Hop Finale

Hello everyone and my warmest, heartfelt welcome to my newest followers! My heart is singing with joy and gratitude knowing that more peeps have chosen to follow my creative efforts - thank you so much!

Today is our big finale of this week's playtime with Stampendous, Woodware Craft Collection and Dreamweaver Stencils (which have now become part of the Stampendous family). If you've missed my previous post with the Blossom Bunch necklace you can find it here.

This week's collaboration is super special as it is a celebration of many years of successful working relationship (and friendship!) of these three companies. The lovely Team at Woodware has worked tirelessly distributing Stampendous & Dreamweaver goodies. Yes, it's them who make it all possible for UK's retailers (and crafters) to get their crafty hands on these fantastic products.

This fantastic blog hop, apart from amazing projects also brings you the opportunity to win amazing prizes. And the super cool thing is that this time UK crafters can also participate in the giveaway - how awesome is that!

We’ll be offering three prizes in the UK and three in the US. Each prize package will consist of Nathalie Kalbach’s terrific Grunge Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamp Sets and the beautiful Zen Butterfly Dreamweaver Stencil. Both products are ideal for adding texture and backgrounds to your projects!

Deadline to comment is Sunday, March 29th, Pacific Time. Winners will be picked using random.org and announced Tuesday, March 31st, in the afternoon.

So today I have an anniversary card I made for my SIL and BIL :). This card was a bit of an experiment with the new (fabulous!) pop up die set from Stampendous -  Build a Pop Up Die Set. I have never done a pop up card before but I think my first attempt was successful :). It was super fun to make it!

Here are the supplies I used.

From Stampendous:
Cling Build a Bouquet Set
Build a Bouquet Die Set
Penned Anniversary
Build a Pop Up Die Set
Small Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: Adhesive Sheets 6x12", MyStik® Permanent Strips, Thin 3D Foam Squares - Mix White

Plus:
Cardstock by Bazzill Basics®, papers Authentique Harmony 'Creation', ribbon (May Arts), white vellum, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 18 dies
Media: Imagive Crafts/Tsukineko® StazOn Mini Ganache, Brilliance Pearlescent Olive, Tea Dye Distress Ink, STAEDTLER® ergosoft® aquarell watercolour pencils,

Instructions:
1. Following instructions from the Build a Pop Up Die Set prepare a base for the pop up card from Authentique papers and add decorative borders using edge dies from the set. Mat over pink cardstock with MyStik® Permanent Strips.
2. Stamp the vase and flowers from Cling Build a Bouquet Set with Ganache ink onto papers with a plain design and colour in with watercolour pencils.
3. Die cut the images using Build a Bouquet Die Set and adhere to the pop up tabs.
4. Die cut one label shape from coordinated paper and add some inking while the shape is still in the die. Stamp Penned Anniversary with Olive ink.
5. Die cut another label (one size up) from white vellum and adhere to the card base.
6. Adhere the sentiment panel with Thin 3D Foam Squares over the vellum.
7. Tie a small bow from a decorative ribbon and crinkle it with a heat tool. Adhere to the card.

Here's the full list of participating blogs for today. Don't forget - to enter the draw, simply comment on all participating blogs. The more blogs you visit & comment on, the higher your chances of winning :).

Stampendous Blog

Jamie Martin

Amy Hurley-Purdie

Janelle Stollfus

Pam Hornschu

Kristine Reynolds

Asia King (that's me!)

Wendy Price

Lea Kimmel

Woodware Craft Collection Blog

Siobhan Fyffe

Dreamweaver Stencils Blog

Lyn Bernatovich

Cindy Groh

Gill Wilson

Laura Drahozal

Louise Healy

Lynn Mercurio

Alison Heikkila

Thank you for stopping by today and for all your beautiful comments. I will be back again later today with my post for the Tea Cup Exchange Blog Party :).

Have a fantastic and creative weekend!

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Also linking to:
Country View Challenges March - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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