Layered Stamps Spotlight Week - Layered Snowman

It's Day 2 of the Layered Stamps launch at STAMPlorations, and today we're featuring the Layered Snowman set.

Each of the solid circles has a coordinating outline circle - again, they're not meant to align perfectly. There's no further layering, but you can ink just the edges of the solid stamps to get shading.  You can use just the solid, just the outline, or combine sold and outline stamps for different effects.

For my first card, I've stamped the hat, then masked it while I stamped the outline head and body.  I inked up the edge of the solid stamps with Weathered Wood, spritzed, wiped away some of the excess water, then stamped. Once it was dry I trimmed the image.  The background is splash watercolouring, with Posca paint pen snow added when it was dry.  The hill is CUTplorations Stitched Snow Hills.

For this next card I used the different sizes of solid images to make a snow family.  I masked the edges of the card while I sponged in the sky, then added some Posca paint pen snow.

Here's an outline snowman again for a QACAS card.  I did the shading with a Tombow pen.

And last, but not least, the large solid circle makes a great Christmas pud!  I just inked up the stamp with Vintage Photo and Gathered Twigs, then spritzed and stamped.  All the other stamps come from Layered Holly, which you'll see tomorrow.

Comment to win

So, what's in it for you?  Comment here, on the main blog and on the other participating designers' blogs for your chance to win one of these prizes:

- ONE (1) winner of a $20 gift certificate to the store
- ONE (1) winner of her choice of Layered Stamp set.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday 14 November.

The layered stamps are 5% off instantly until 30 November but you can get them at an additional 20% off by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

See you tomorrow with some holly!

Rudolph Smile

I think this is my first tag of the season!  Inspired by a couple of reindeer tags created by Michele (I Card Everyone), they reminded me that this version of Rudolph had come to live at my house in October, and I needed to step away from the Layered Holly and Leaves and Snowman for a while to play with him and all my other new purchases.

I started off by stamping the image (PaperArtsy) on white card, colouring with Tombow markers and die cutting into a circle.  I also die cut a luggage tag and phrase (CUTplorations) then added the Stickles on his antlers and proceeded to assemble the tag while the Stickles was still wet.  Not recommended.

When I was looking for some staging props for photographing, I found a case of letter tiles.  They had been randomly packed into the little compartments and it took me ages to find the letters to spell out Happy Christmas.  Needles to say, once I'd photographed the tag I sat there for a good half hour sorting out all the letters and re-packing them alphabetically into the compartments.  OCD, me???

I'm entering this into:

Loll's Twelve Tags of Christmas (my mixed media elements are marker pens, die cuts, hessian ribbons and Stickles)

The Cat's Pajamas Challenge #341 - Tag It

Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags (inspired by Michele's tag on Day 4)

Michele's Tag

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Layered Stamps Spotlight Week - Layered Leaves

It's the official launch of my new Layered Stamps over at STAMPlorations!  We've got three days of goodness for you, starting with Layered Leaves.

These aren't precise layering sets - quite the opposite!  They don't line up and are actually meant to overlap so that you get that sloshy colouring look without wondering if you'll get it right (but don't worry, there is no wrong!).

The top two images work with the large outline; the three small images on the right work together; the bottom three work together, and the remaining three work together.  But you can mix and match in whatever combination you like.

For this first card, I've stamped the largest three outline images, then inked up the corresponding large solid image with Distress Inks, spritzed and stamped.  Then I inked up the corresponding smaller solid image with different colours of Distress ink, spritzed and stamped.  The sentiment comes from Feathery.

You don't have to use every layer.  For this card I stamped the outline images in black on a strip of white card, then overstamped the same image with Distress Inks, offsetting slightly.

On this card I used Distress Stains to ink up the stamps in various colours, stamped them onto mixed media paper then used a wet paintbrush to pull in the colour.  Once it had all dried I watercolored the background with Frayed Burlap and mounted the panel onto black card.

For my final card, I've used all four outline images, then inked up some of the solid images with Distress Inks, spritzing the inked stamp before stamping.  I've mixed and matched the line/solid combinations, then die-cut the xoxo and mounted the panel onto black card.

Comment to win

So, what's in it for you?  Comment here, on the main blog and on the other participating designers' blogs for your chance to win one of these prizes:

- ONE (1) winner of a $20 gift certificate to the store
- ONE (1) winner of her choice of Layered Stamp set.

Winners will be announced on Tuesday 14 November.

The layered stamps are 5% off instantly until 30 November but you can get them at an additional 20% off by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

See you tomorrow with Layered Snowman.

STAMPlorations Inspiration #151

Time for some inspiration over at STAMPlorations, and today we're spotlighting my stamps.  From now until 13 November, The Bee's Knees stamps are 15% off (except the new release which is 5% off till 30 November), and if you use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY you'll get another 20% off - go on, treat yourself ;)

For today's card, I've used one of my new sets, Layered Holly, which is being released on Friday.  I inked the solid leaves and berries with Distress Oxides, spritzed and stamped then, using the MISTI, overstamped the outline images a couple of times.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and leave a comment for a chance to win a gift voucher to the store.

Then pop back tomorrow for the launch of the Layered series, starting with Layered Leaves.

See you tomorrow!

Deck The Halls

I've been playing with my new Layered Holly stamps ahead of their launch later this week.  I've made several cards using different combinations of stamps from the set, and this QACAS card fits the bill for playing along at Merry Monday, Kraft and Red.

Another Christmas card nearer to my total - and if I run out of time nearer to Christmas, I can batch bake a few more of these :-)

Craft Stamper Take It, Make It November Challenge

Welcome to a new challenge at Craft Stamper Take It, Make It!  It's Anything Goes, as long as you've used rubber/polymer stamps.

For my card, I sprinkled some PaperArtsy Infusions through a Donna Downey stencil and spritzed with water, then removed the stencil and painted the background with a wet paintbrush, which picks up some of the colour crystals as it touches them.  I used some grunge images and a sentiment from STAMPlorations.

Our sponsor this month is Rubber Dance, who are offering one randomly chosen winner the stamp set of their choice.

Pop on over to the Craft Stamper blog for some more fabulous inspiration from my teamies, and play along for your chance to win.

If your entry is chosen by the design team, it will be published in the magazine along with a profile of you, and you'll get a chance to guest design in a future challenge.  Just remember to stick to the rules - you can find them on the blog.

Don't Let Life Ruffle Your Feathers

I'm over at STAMPlorations with this card tonight using the latest STAMP Club set, and seeing as I've used a glitter pen, splattering and a diecut, I thought I'd play along with the CAS Mix Up challenge.

Here's a view of the full card, but it doesn't pick up the glittery sparkle on that die-cut feather.

I love the font on that sentiment!