STAMPlorations Inspiration #345

It's time for some more STAMPlorations Inspiration, and this week I've got a Christmas card with a stencilled background for you.

I started by stamping the Christmas Baubles then sponging them with Distress inks.  They looked a little bleh, so I stencilled a Prim Pattern background using the same colours, and added more deeper colour and white highlights on the baubles.  I finished off the panel by doodling an outline in black pen and added a sentiment from Joy.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to the store.  You can get 20% discount by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY whenever you're shopping in the store.

Happy stamping!

Seize The Birthday - Hobbies and Pastimes

Hellooo! It's time for a new challenge at Seize The Birthday, and Lindsey has chosen Hobbies and Pastimes.

I went with gardening - or buying plants from garden centres, which isn't necessarily the same thing, is it? The image is from Stampingbella and the sentiment is from Altenew Birthday Greetings.

Pop on over to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the rest of the team, and our surprise party guest, Carol, then join in the fun!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #344

Hellooo!  Got some more STAMPlorations inspiration for you today, this time a Christmas card.  The stamped sleigh from Joyful was in my stash so I just coloured and fussy cut it.  Instead of diecutting the snow, I cut the sky using Stitched Snow Hills and adhered it to my card base and dotted some white Posca pen snow, then added the sleigh and a sentiment from Christmas Sentiments Phrase die set.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to spend in the store.  Whenever you're shopping in the store you could get 20% discount by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Happy stamping!

Christmas In The Air Kit #3 - Take Three

Hellooo!  It's our final showcase of the Christmas In The Air Kit #3, and I've got a couple more cards for you.

For my first card I simply stamped the images onto kraft, added some white gel pen and stamped a red sentiment.  There's something about black, white and red on kraft that really appeals to me.

My second card uses the bell stencil from the kit, along with one of the ephemera tiles.  I coloured the "Joyful" to match the bell, and added some stars to echo the stars on the tile.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog to see more cards using Kit #3, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win.

Whenever you're shopping in the store, be sure to use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY for 20% off.  Happy stamping!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #343

Hellooo!  We've got some more Tuesday Inspiration for you at STAMPlorations.  I recently started following @sylvievlys on Instagram, and I love how she curates and collates pieces that she's stamped and coloured, and then arranges them beautifully and cohesively on a card.  This is my attempt to emulate that style.

I used several stamp sets and a die:

Scribbly Splattery Grunge

Kathryn's Big Wishes

BaaBaa

Woodland Friends

Trendy Leaves

Houses

Art Border Die

I hate that Blogger forces a line space on the Return key.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to spend in the store.  Whenever you're shopping, you can get 20% off by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Happy stamping!

Seize The Birthday Challenge - Beverages

 

Hello, we've got a new challenge for you at Seize The Birthday - Beverages, chosen by Jules.

I rarely use my wood block stamps these days, but this one from Stamps Happen is of my all time favourites.  Not a bad way to get old, though, is it?

If you don't want to follow our prompt, you can still play along with any birthday-themed project.  Pop along to the Seize The Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and from our surprise party guest, Carol, then join the party!!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #342

Hello, it's time for some Tuesday inspiration at STAMPlorations, and today I've used a card front from the Quick Cards #3 Spring Florals set. 

Now, for a very quick card, I could have just attached it to my card base and stamped my sentiment, but I decided to doodle some flower outlines over the images.  Then I added some black pen dots, and finally splattered some gold Gansai Tambi paint over the whole panel.  The sentiment is from my set Carved Flowers.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code.  And whenever you're shopping at the store, you can get a 20% discount by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.  Happy stamping!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #341

 

Hellooo! It's time for some STAMPlorations Inspiration, and today I've turned a balloon image into a Christmas bauble.  

The image comes from Deepti's set, Kathryn's Big Wishes.  I stamped and masked the images, then coloured with Distress Oxides, adding black pen dots and white pen reflections.

The little stars are from my set, Christmas Reindeer, and the sentiment is from Joy.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code.  Whenever you're shopping in the store, you can use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY to get 20% off your order.  Yay!!