STAMPloration is Five and Celebrating!

Shery Russ, the owner of STAMPlorations,  sure knows how to celebrate!

Shery is celebrating her 5th STAMPlorations Birthday the entire month of June with Blog Hops and Prizes!

 Shery started the CASE the STAMPgirls and Link Up by sharing her 3 favorite

cards and CASEing one her cards.  I am CASE'ing This CAS black and white design beauty.

Here is my version using Distress Oxides Iced Spruce and Black Soot.

Not my normal color combo,  but I loved the results. Hope you like it too, Shery.

I stamped the butterfly mask with my Distress Oxide "Iced Spruce" ink pad

and then spritzed with water onto Strathmore Mixed Media.  Let dry and then stamped

STAMPlorations "Trendy Butterflies" using DOX Black Soot a little off set from 

the masked images and leaving the small butterflies unstamped.

Then die cut my piece with CUTplorations "Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die"

Stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set.

Attached to SU Whisper White Thick card base and Done.

My card literally took minutes after I got my supplies out:-)

Thank you dear Shery for all you do to keep all your friends and fans creating 

with your wonderful products.  As you know,  I LOVE your products and your customer

service.  It has been a joy becoming your friend the last 5 years:-)

Congratulations, Shery and to your amazing Design Teams on  your 5th Birthday!   

Love and Hugs...

Adding to STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge

Supplies:
Stamps:Trendy Butterflies.
Paper: SU Whisper White Thick.  Strathmore Mixed Media.
Inks: TH Distress Oxide Inks: Iced Spruce and Black Soot.
Accessories: ARTplorations Shower of Flutters Stencil Mask.  CUTplorations Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die. TH Spritzer.

CAS Watercolour June Ocean

June is a wonderful time to enjoy the Ocean.  Thank you Bonnie for hosting this months

 CAS Watercolour Ocean Challenge.

I live only 45 minutes from the South Western Oregon beaches and discovered

I do not have any beach scene stamps,  but my dear friend Darnell came to my rescue.

She gifted me an Inkadinkado stamp set "By the Seashore".

L-R Christine, Loll, Darnell(Dolly) and Nancy (me) at BC Retreat!
Susan took the photo with Darnell's camera.  We did more than craft.  Tea party
in Susan's Gorgeous Vancouver, BC garden and her yummy scones!

For more photos of our retreat from Alex click on my Retreat 2018 tab under my banner!

Just a part of Susan's beautiful vegetable and fruit garden.
Christine, Susan and Nancy (me)
Fun to share a few photos from our 2018 BC Retreat!

Now onto my Ocean Card!

I made a watercolored background and stamped and heat embossed my image.  Simply CAS!

Here is my card...

I used my  Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors and used the Wet on Wet coloring 

technique with a wide paint brush.  Then let dry overnight.  I love how the colors

ran into each other.  The bottom represented sand, then ocean, then sunset sky. 

I die cut my piece with Memory Box Stitched Circle die then placed in MISTI and stamped 

my image with Versafine Onyx Black pigment ink and heat embossed

with SU Clear EB powder.

Next I popped up circle with fun foam onto SU Whisper White Thick CS.

Attached circle with tombow glue and rounded the bottom corners of card base.

I loved the background and how easy my card went together:-)

You have until the 24th to play along.

Be sure and check out all the CAS Watercolour DT cards and our awesome

Guest Designer, Robyn (Waterlily Cards)card.

I guarantee you will be inspired! Hugs...

Supplies:

Stamps: Inkadinkado "By the Ocean"

Paper: SU Whisper White Thick and Fluid 115# Hot press.

Inks:  Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors and Versafine Onyx Black.

Accessories: MB Stitched Circle Die. MISTI. SU Clear EB powder, Fun Foam, corner punch

CAS Mix Up Layered Embossing Powders

Be prepared for Gorgeous Glittery Shiny Creative CAS Mix Up

Layered Embossing Powder Cards from the DT and our awesome Guest Designer

Jane (Purplejet Loves Crafts),  who is joining us from the UK!

Loll is hosting this awesome challenge.  There are helpful links to techniques too.

Here is my card using the "Encrusted Jewel" Layered Embossing Technique.

The Close Up showing shine and sparkle!

I used the "Stampendous "Encrusted Jewel" 4:43 You Tube video for my technique. 

Here is a photo from our recent Retreat showing 

 Trina, Loll, Susan, Nancy (me) and Christine heating their beautiful pieces on grills

and then adding embossing powders and glitter.

Thanks Darnell for the cute photo!

For more photos of our retreat by Alex click on the Retreat 2018 tab under my banner.

We all came home with many more pieces of Encrusted Jewel pieces for future projects.

It is a great technique for using up your stash of EB Powders and Glitter.

We used a thick white cardstock that Loll shared with us.

My pretty glittery die cut background was from another technique we did 

I sponged with Distress Oxide Inks, then pounced with scrunched up baby wipes for added 

texture.  Then sprayed with TSUKINEKO Frost Sheer Shimmer Spritz.

So shimmery IRL.

I die cut with PB Antique Frame Die and popped up with fun foam and attached to 

SU Whisper White Thick CS after stamping my sentiment using MISTI.

I loved the results and hope you do too.

Be sure and check out the CAS Mix Up June Challenge for many more gorgeous card samples.

You  have until the 24th to play along. Hugs..

Supplies: 

Stamps: SSS "Bouquet of Thanks"

Paper: 130# white CS from Loll for Encrusted Jewel feathers.  Strathmore Mixed Media.  SU Whisper White Thick CS.

Inks: TH DOX inks: Faded Jeans, Salty Oean, Peacock Feather and Wilted Violet.  Archival Black.

Accessories: Grill (250-300 degrees), hear resistant craft mat cut down to fit grill, Wax Paper on mat, small spoon, grey and blue EB powders, glitter.  palette knife to pick up hot melted EB powder die cut feathers.  PB Antique Frame Die. SSS Feathers Craft Die , rhinestones from stash. SU mini dimensionals (love for dies), MISTI

TAGplorations May "Things with Wings" Challenge

 TAGplorations "Things With Wings" May Challenge!

Here is my tag with punched butterflies out of alcohol ink on Yupo paper scrap!

Here is another sample made at our recent Retreat in BC.

Susan lead this technique.  Stamped open flower stamp from Rubbernecker: 

"Sketch Poppies 909"

onto Strathmore Bristol CS.  Used Susan's Faber-Castell Pencil Crayons with Gamsol and stumps to blend the beautiful colors.  

The size of the sketch poppies fit perfectly in my large CUTplorations Luggage Tags 

Nesting  Die.  I then found these pretty alcohol ink on Yupo paper punched butterflies

in my stash. The colors matched perfectly...love that!

Next placed tag in MISTI and stamped my PB "Happy Snippets" sentiment.

Added SU Calypso Coral Seam Binding and Twine and then Signo White Gel pen

to the center of the flowers.  Done..a pretty and easy project:-)

You will be seeing more finished projects from our fun and creative retreat

in the very near future:-)  Enjoy...

Adding to STAMPlorations Never-Ending Challenge: Anything Goes.

Supplies:
Stamps: Rubbernecker: Sketch Poppies 909.  Penny Black: Happy Snippets
Paper: Strathmore Bristol, Yupo
Inks: Archival Jet Black.  Ranger Alcohol Inks for butterflies.
Accessories: CUTplorations: Luggage Tags Nesting Dies (large). SU Seam Binding, Twine, butterfly punch, and Mini dimensionals  (LOVE for dies). MISTI. Gamsol, Faber-Castell crayon pencils, stump. 

Eat, Sleep, Craft Repeated 2018

Our 2nd annual Creative Craft Retreat in BC

has been so much fun!

Alex took this photo of 6 smiling faces:-)

Left to right..Nancy Littrell, Trina Pham, Susan Bridgman, Loll Thompson, 

Christine Alexander, and Darnell Knauss:-)

Be sure and check out all the girls links to their Retreat Posts:-)

We have been playing with new and old techniques for 5 days and still have one

more fun day of techniques, sharing, laughing, chatting and eating delicious healthy meals.

Here is my cool underwater scene card!

I used Christine's stamps and sentiment. The stamped images were from Invisible Image. 

The sentiment a Rubbernecker stamp.

I will soon be sharing finished cards with all my backgrounds after I return home.
I did finish one card for this special post

  using Alcohol Ink on Yupo paper and blended with Blending Solution.  

Then stamped my images with Archival Ink.

I am also sharing photos of our Dirty Pour Canvas Paper Technique using acrylic paints.

Very marbled look with many color variations.   They will make beautiful backgrounds 

or can be used for die cuts.

We all have had so much fun creating together and making such wonderful 

close friendships.

Our dear friends,  Bonnie Klass and Nance Salkeld joined us via Skype for 3 days!

Once the "technical difficulties" were worked out,  they added to our fun!
We were all jealous of Bonnie's amazing crafting room.


Nance and Bonnie

I will be home in a couple of days and will be catching up with my commenting, etc.

and of course,  gardening.  

   Having afternoon tea at Susan's and seeing her gorgeous garden's
was a wonderful break from our crafting.

Susan's scones...her grandmother's recipe were delicious.

I am closing with a cute photo that Darnell took of Christine, Loll, Susan and myself

at Susan's beautiful tea party:-)  Hats courtesy of Susan.

Thank you again Christine for hosting our retreat at your beautiful home,  Loll for all the organizing and Susan for the lovely tea party.  Thank you Darnell for always being so entertaining:-)
Sharing link to our 2017 BC Retreat!

Enjoy and Happy Crafting my friends.  Hugs...

Twofer May Butterfly Challenge

Loving how our butterflies are showing up on our flowers.

The perfect Challenge for Challenge #5, Darnell!

I used a NBUS stamp set "Layered Butterflies" designed by Shirley of "Bees Knees".

Shirley is one of the talented designers for STAMPlorations.

Here are my Two Cards.  

Here is a close up of my card using Bisters pigment powders for the background.

Of all the backgrounds I made recently on our trailer camping/hiking vacation, 

this background with my new (to me) Bisters pigment powders was my favorite.

I just sprinkled Bisters on Strathmore Hot Press paper

and spritzed with water using  my TH spritzer.

I used: Mahogany, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Natural and black Bisters.

After getting home I finished my card by Die Cutting the piece

with CUTplorations Crazy Double Stitch Rectangle Die.

Then placed in MISTI and Stamped my Butterfly.  Next stamped sentiment

using a piece of Mahogany colored white CS.

Popped image up on SU Whisper White Thick card base using

fun foam and Done!

I loved how it turned out. 

Here is the Close Up of my 2nd card.  Same butterfly stamp,  but very different design.

Shirley has many card samples using her new "Layered Butterflies" stamp set.  

Be sure and check out her blog (shirley-bee's stamping).

I was inspired by This Gorgeous card by Shirley.  Mine turned out very different,

but still liked the results.  Thanks Shirley.

I used Distress Ink refills:Blueprint Sketch, Dusty Concord and SU 

Daffodil Delight inks.  I added small drops of DI's and blew with a straw.

I added the yellow by stamping with the smaller stamps.

Next fussy cut my butterfly and set aside.

Then used diluted splatters of the blue and yellow inks for a background.

Then stamped the sentiment and die cut the card front with Penny Black Antique Frame Die.

Shaped my butterfly with my bone folder and popped up with dimensionals.

Finally popped up the main image with fun foam and done.

I would like to try Shirley's technique with Alcohol Inks on Yupo paper.

Thank you Shirley for the inspiration and your awesome new stamp set:-)

Be sure and check out the fun challenge and wonderfully creative Twofer designs

by Darnell and her amazing DT and GD plus...the growing gallery!

You have until the 24th to play along. Hugs.

Adding 1st card to STAMPlorations: CAS Challenge: CAS Things with Wings

 STAMPlorations Theme and Sketch: Only Theme this month..Things with Wings

STAMPplorations Never-Ending Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Inspiration Projects #173..Shirley..Things with Wings

Supplies Card #1:
Stamps: Layered Butterflies
Paper: SU Whisper White Thick.  Strathmore Hot Press.
Inks: Archival Jet Black.  SU Daffodil Delight.
         Bisters Pigment Inks: Mahogany, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Natural and black.
Accessories: MISTI. TH Spritzer. CUTplorations Crazy Double Stitch Rectangle Die. SU papersnips.  Fun Foam.

Supplies Card #2:
Stamps: Layered Butterflies
Paper: SU Whisper White Thick.  Strathmore Hot Press.
Inks: Archival Jet Black.  TH Distress Ink Refills.  SU Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: MISTI.  SU Bone Folder and dimensional.  Penny Black Antique Frame Die. Fun Foam.  Flat paint brush for splatter. Straw.