Stampendous: Feline Fun for Easter

Nothing says spring and Easter like bright and happy colors! One of the best ways to achieve a bunch of those colors is to break out your Stampendous Creative Palette. Squirt some paints, or inks, or dyes, or in my case some Dreamweaver Alcohol inks, on top of it. Thin them out a bit. Swirl them, brayer them, brush them, use them as an ink-pad to stamp designs, or just create a bunch of artsy prints by swirling the new Stampendous Mixed Media white cardstock over the colorful surface. Once dry, they are perfect for stamping the new Pen Pattern Eggs designs over them. Add a stamped Easter basket with the Cling Floral Tapestry Background stamped over it, and a furry friend...the result is PURRfect! This particular fur baby is the Cling Feline Curious, colored with Copic markers, and cut out to hide behind the basket, mischievously breaking open the colorful eggs full of yummy treats. I think he's left too much evidence behind...in the form of Stampendous Color Fragments! At least he's appreciative...he left a nice sentiment from the Perfectly Clear Daisy Thanks set.

How about some more Easter fun? Just follow the bunny trail...or the kitty trail:

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Jennifer Dove

I Love These Meeces to Pieces!

Though I wouldn't be crazy about having mice get into my cookie jar in the real world, these House Mouse Designs® would be hard to say no to. Especially when the sneaky critters are trying to frame the cat for the crime! This darling Cookie Bandits design was colored with Copic Sketch markers, with an effort at creating a green depression glass jar, with a bit of reflection through it onto the "wallpaper" created by stenciling the Dreamweaver Tulips and Daffodils background. A bit of Glossy Accents was brushed over the jar for a glassy look. I added a Spoonful of Rust Frantagé goodies to the card as well, sort of mimicking cookie crumbs.

 Be sure to visit the Stampendous blog for a link to those of the team who are posting their own House Mouse Designs® creations today!

Stampendous: Kitty Cuddles

I think this is one of my favorite kitty cards that I created for the Stamepndous October '14 catalog. I love how perfectly I was able to place the two Copic-colored cuties so that they appear to be cuddling together on the piano. Panels of Authentique papers sprinkled with Aged Copper Embossing Enamel were used to hide them a bit so they could dream of singing birdies in peace and quiet. May Arts twine "ties" it all together.

Here's what I've used for this card:

• Cling Feline Sleepy • Mixed Media Cling Musical Motif set • Perfectly Clear Happy Greetings • Authentique Harmony Collection • May Arts' twine • Tuxedo Black Memento • Aged Copper Embossing Enamel • Copic markers • Core'dinations cardstock •

For more kitty inspiration, visit the team links on the Stampendous blog.

Stampendous: Here Kitty Kitty!

I LOVE KITTIES!!! I have two of my own, and have pretty much always had cats. Therefore, this week's kitty challenge on the Stampendous Impressions blog was right up my alley cat...I mean...alley.

Today's kitty is the Cling Feline Fun, and this one thinks that he's going to make friends with the butterflies. He and the orange butterfly have been colored with Copics (as seen at left), as well as the daisies. The  butterfly and the daisies are from the Perfectly Clear Daisy Thanks set. The Core'dinations Vintage cardstock was sanded a bit prior to stamping to lighten up the areas where the flowers would be placed to allow them to be colored. A sprinkling of Hunter Green and Hot Lime Color Fragments were added for more texture. The Perfectly Clear "Life Words" sentiment has been stamped on a die cut scrap of white cardstock cut from the Dreamweaver Nested Frames Die set.

If you're feline curious about the team's kitty creations, slink on over to the Stampendous blog!

Stampendous: Why Do Hummingbirds Hum?

Because they love to stamp...that's why! Lol.
This week the Stampendous team are sharing our wonderful hummingbird stamps, templates, and dies. I chose to accentuate them by means of a larger canvas. Prepped in advance with gesso, here are the steps:

1. Mix a small amount of Dreamweaver Pearlescent Embossing Paste and tube acrylic to achieve desired background color. Spritz small amount of water to thin slightly. Spray canvas with water, and brush-apply mixed paste. Set aside to dry. Brush some over two paper flowers and set aside to dry.
2. When dry, ink various stamps from filigree set and hummingbird set, and stamp over canvas in Gray StazOn ink. Note: place acrylic blocks behind canvas for stability and a clean image.
3. Using stencil/template from Hummingbird set, paste-emboss one hummingbird on canvas with Dreamweaver Crackle Paste. Let dry until crackled. Color over top with Copic markers.
4. Stamp flowers and leaves with gray on tissue paper. Color with Copic markers. Tear around edge of design. Brush small amount of Beacon Fast Finish over area to place flower/tissue. Place colored tissue down on the wet surface. Brush another thin layer carefully over the tissue piece to seal and adhere to the canvas. Apply a light coat over entire canvas as well.
5. Sprinkle Color Fragments in teal, and Mica Fragmentss over wet Fast Finish. Let dry.Adhere ribbon border on canvas.
6. Layer flowers and adhere to canvas with FabriTac. Add a bit of glue in center and sprinkle with Glass Glitter.
7. Die cut hummingbirds from gauze paper. Ink around edges. Adhere to canvas with Zip Dry.

 For more hummy inspirations, be sure to check the Stampendous blog each day this week, and follow the links!

Stampendous: Warm Wishes for the Season

What is your favorite season, and what is your favorite holiday from that season? For me, it's a bit of a toss up between Fall and Winter, but I know that I love the Christmas season...the decorations, the music, the food, and every year I hope for a bit of a White Christmas. Living in Southern California, this rarely happens, but I dream about it every year. And in my dreams, the view is much like the one in this framed Stampendous image.

The Christmas Cottage has been stamped with black Memento ink, and colored with Copic markers. Edges have been torn or rolled. A bit of VersaMark ink has been smeared to adhere some Fran•tagé Essentials before heating and melding with a heat tool.

I found this great frame at my local TJ Maxx, which already had this faint pattern printed on it. I did add some Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Enamel, and a stamped and embossed sentiment create with the Perfectly Clear Alphabet.

I used bits of ric rac and woven ribbon from May Arts, printed buttons, twine, and a backing of paint-swiped patterned paper to complete my warm and cozy cottage in the country vision.

What are your visions for this season? Stamp and share them with the Stampendous team! If you haven't yet, be sure to visit the Stampendous Impressions blog for more seasonal fun!