Woodgrain Background and Leaves

It's the last challenge of the month on the Crazy4challenges blog.

It's been fun playing with the team for the last two months!

Today's challenge is to make a wreath....for any season...

Here is the wreath I made.

All products are from The Stamps of Life and include:

Wreath2stamp

Woodgrain2stamp

leaf2stamp

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Be sure and check out the wreaths the team made too!

Kristine

Fall Greetings

Today I have a card I made for a TSOL sample for Stephanie to take to her shows.

I used the new wreath2stamp and the words4wreaths.

I even decorated the inside of my card!

I stamped and die cut two of the wreaths and layered over each other to thicken it up a little

I like the way it turned out!

I hope you were inspired today!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Happy Fall

I've been seeing all the posts about pumpkin spice everything and how excited all my friends are that fall will soon be here.

So, before the month ran out I wanted to make another Holiday House.

The stamps of life are having a fun challenge this month using the 

House Fold It die.

Simply create a house card and decorate it for Halloween, Fall, or Christmas using stamps and dies from the stamps of life.

I used my House Fold-it die
My leaf dies
and stamps from the Pilgrimboy2stamp, pilgrimgirl2stamp,  and the Scarecrow Dies.

To join in on the fun...and a chance to win $25....

1. Create a seasonal House Fold-it (Halloween, Fall, or Christmas)

2. Post on Instagram and use the hashtag #thestampsoflife

Winner will be randomly chosen on 10/1.

Hope you enjoyed todays inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Pumpkins For You

Hello Friends!

Today is the 7th so more fun stamps are being released at the Stamps of Life.

Today I am sharing a card that I made with the new Goodies4wheelbarrow which coordinates with the Wheelbarrow2stamp set and dies.

I colored the images with Prisma pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The patterned paper is from the Happiness Collection paper pad.

In addition I used Green apple lemonade card stock, rectangle dies, and

scallop rectangle dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a terrific Day!

Kristine

Happy Thanksgiving

Now that Halloween is over it's on to the next holiday.

This is the time of year when we get busy and tired, and a little stressed.

I want to encourage you to slow down and take some time to breath and think about all that we have to be thankful for!

This is the season of family, friends, and giving thanks!

I used the new Fall Foliage perfectly Clear stamp set for today's card.

I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The Stampendous Blog is full of thankful inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Happy Fall Y'all

It's Saturday and I am back with another fall inspired card!

I created this card for my High Hopes blog post yesterday.

This is one of my favorite stamps from High Hopes and I look forward to inking it up every fall.

The image is called Harvest Mice.

I colored it with Prisma Colored Pencils 

(Cool Grey, Apple Green, Sunburst Yelllow, Spring Green, black, Violet, Orange, chocolate)

The sentiment is Happy Fall Y'all.

The patterned paper is Doodlebug Designs.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

I hope you got some good inspiration!

Fall Thanks

You wouldn't know it if you walked outside lately as the temperatures still feel like summertime but I can tell by the calendar that fall will still be here!

Today's card is a tribute to fall in hopes that it will soon be here!

I used the Large Oak Leaves Metal Stencil  and the Small Thanks Metal Stencil from Stampendous.

I used the Metallic FX Mica Powders to get this cool look!

I hope you enjoyed today's inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Falling for DECOR

Happy Monday!

I hope you are having a fabulous 3 day weekend if you are in the US!

I am enjoying a weekend in Big Bear at a friends cabin and we are stamping!

This week the Stampendous Team are showcasing the new DECOR stamps.

These are 8" x 8" size and are great for all kinds of decor projects.

My project today is not a decor item but I used the new Cling Leaves for the background of this card.

The Decor stamps can fold around surfaces like lamp shades and picture frames.

I can't wait to try some new decor items

But for today I just have a card!

The main image is Autumn Winds by House Mouse Designs.

I colored it with Prisma color pencils.

I used Fitted Frames A dies.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Fold an 11" x 4 1/4" panel of orange cardstock in half to create a card base.
2. Stamp the leaves on a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of patterned paper.
3. Back the stamped panel with a slightly larger green panel.
4. Tie ribbon around panel and adhere to card base.
5. Stamp image on a white die cut panel and color.
6. Back panel with a larger blue die cut panel and then adhere to card.
7. Stamp sentiment on a white panel and cut out.
8. Adhere to a blue panel and cut around the edges before adhering to card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

A Really Mice Fall

Happy Monday!

I hope you had a great weekend!  Too short as usual but I was pretty excited that much of the weekend was overcast and was cooler than it has been

I think fall is finally here!  To celebrate I made this fun House Mouse Design Card with Leaf Kite.

I colored the image with Prisma Colored Pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The ribbon is from Creative Impressions.

The sentiment is from the Mice Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamp Set.

You can find this fun House Mouse stamp as well as many others at

Stampendous.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Happy Fall

I am so in love with this adorable new Scarecrow2stamp set from 

The Stamps of Life!

And yes...there are matching dies!

You don't think I actually fussy cut out all those pieces do you?

I colored the image with my prisma colored pencils and blended it with blending stumps and gamsol.

That cool die cut sentiment comes with the die set!

All the papers are from The Stamps of Life too!

Maybe you see the theme this week???

I am so ready for the cooler weather and the fun of fall!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine

Happy Fall Y'all

I know it's hard to believe that summer is soon coming to an end but I know a lot of my friends are sending their kids back to school and soon the cooler weather will be here.

I can't wait till fall!

Today's card is my ode to fall!

This is Harvest Mice from High Hopes Stamps.

I colored the image with prisma colored pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The pattered paper is from Doodlebug Desings and so is the ribbon!

The sparkly dots are from Doodle Bug.

I used Spellbinder dies.

Join us for your chance to win 2 FREE High Hopes Stamps.  

This month all you have to do is "LEAVE A COMMENT" 

We will choose the lucky winner on the last day of the month from one of the comments posted during the month.

Want to DOUBLE your chances to win?  Leave a comment on this card's Facebook post & you double your chances of winning this month.  The link is in the sidebar.

Want to TRIPLE your chance to win?  Add your card to the gallery in the linky below & you triple your chances of winning this month.  You MUST use a High Hopes Stamp to enter the challenge but if you don't currently own a High Hopes image yet please use our free digi to enter.

If you do not use a High Hopes stamp, your entry will be deleted.

Grab your FREE Digi HERE

Enter your project to the linky below.

We want EVERYONE to PLAY so here is how you can participate if you don't have a blog!

You can upload your cards to either Splitcoast Stampers or the High Hopes Facebook Page then use the link to your card in the gallery in the linky below. Just make sure to add the DIRECT link to your cards.

It's that easy to join the August Challenge!!! 

As the winner will be announced on the first Sunday of the next month, do check the blog on September 4, 2016 to see if you have won.

You can find High Hopes stamps at the links below.

One Crazy Stamper based out of Canada

High Hopes Website 

Harvest Blessings

Tuesday is my day to post on the High Hopes Blog.

We continuing to share some of the great Fall images from High Hopes Stamps this week!

I just love this cute Pilgrim Pair!

I colored them with Prisma colored pencils and blended with gamsol and blending stumps.

The BG is a Spellbinder die.

The patterned paper is Doodle Bug.

 The sentiment is Dot Stuffed Blessings but I only inked the bottom part of the stamp.

Join us for your chance to win 2 FREE High Hopes Stamps.  

This month all you have to do is "LEAVE A COMMENT" 

We will choose the lucky winner on the last day of the month from one of the comments posted during the month.

Want to DOUBLE your chances to win?  Leave a comment on this card's Facebook post & you double your chances of winning this month.  The link is in the sidebar.

Want to TRIPLE your chance to win?  Add your card to the gallery in the linky below & you triple your chances of winning this month.  You MUST use a High Hopes Stamp to enter the challenge but if you don't currently own a High Hopes image yet please use our free digi to enter.

If you do not use a High Hopes stamp, your entry will be deleted.

Grab your FREE Digi HERE

Enter your project to the linky below.

We want EVERYONE to PLAY so here is how you can participate if you don't have a blog!

You can upload your cards to either Splitcoast Stampers or the High Hopes Facebook Page then use the link to your card in the gallery in the linky below. Just make sure to add the DIRECT link to your cards.

It's that easy to join the August Challenge!!! 

As the winner will be announced on the first Sunday of the next month, do check the blog on September 4, 2016 to see if you have won.

You can find High Hopes stamps at the links below.

One Crazy Stamper based out of Canada

High Hopes Website 

Fall Stencils

It's Thursday, which is the day that the Stampendous team shares some of our Stencil creations.

Today I have a new fall stencil to share with you.

It's called Leaf Icons Stencil.

To created this card, I stenciled the design on vanilla cardstock with Regular Embossing Paste and set it aside to dry.

Once it was dry I replaced the stecil and sponged Splendor Ink onto the design to color.

Supply List:
Stampendous:
DWLL471 Leaf Icons Stencil
SSC1213 Life Words Perfectly Clear Stamp Set
DWDEP Regular Embossing Paste
DWDPK Dreamweaver Palette Knife
DWLM2010 Paste Spreader
SSH57 Jumbo Perfectly Clear™ Acrylic Handle
MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

Plus:
My Colors Cardstock by My Minds Eye® (Brown Eyes, Mandarin, Mjuslin)
Splendor #10 ink pa by Tsukineko
Creative Impressions 3/4" Antique Gold Crepe ribbon
Memento™ Rich Cocoa Ink by Tsukineko®
Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Check out the STAMPENDOUS BLOG to see who else is sharing today!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kristine