Action Wobbles strike again!

Welcome to the final day of the

Stampendous 
and

Action Wobble Springs

Blog Hop!

If you've been hopping this week, you've seen some amazing projects using this new, creative product!

You have twice the chance to win today!
One commentor will win:


6 Action Wobbles Springs
and

CRV265 Cling Hula Kiddo

to one lucky Blog Hopper!

And a second will win:

6 Action Wobbles Springs

and

CRW076 Tree Trim Kiddos
(because we want to see that top Kiddo wobbling with that star!)

How can you win? Comment on the blogs below!

At the end of the weekend (yes, you have until Sunday night) we'll choose two of the blogs below at random. They will then choose a random winner and we'll notify you here! Here's who is playing today:

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Action Wobbles Blog

April Derrick

Cyndi Bundy

Mary

Jan Garber (That's me!)

Janelle Stollfus

Kate

Jennifer Ingle

Krissy Fossmeyer

Julie

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Sherri

Melinda Gleissner

Pam Hornschu

Theresa

Stephanie Lee

Susie Moore

Jenny

Suzanne Czosek

Taylor Usry

Janis

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Jordan

Tricia

Wendy Price

Tobi Crawford

Monica

Heather

Midge

Missed the beginning of our week of wobbles??? Check them out here - MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY

Let's get you going!

Today, I've used not one,

not two,

but three Action Wobbles on my layout!

Each one of my crazy little aviators are attached with an Action Wobble!

The whole layout jiggles and moves!

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Back story to this layout:

My grandson decided, at age three, that he would "dress" as a super hero by wearing rubber kitchen gloves, swimming goggles, and training pants with white socks.

 (Wish I'd gotten those in the picture!)

The funny part was HOW LONG he remained in this get-up!

Too funny!

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Back to business:

The sprinkled heat embossed "clouds" are a combination of
Stampendous

"Shabby White Embossing Powder"

and

"Detail White Embossing Powder".

I covered the little propellers with

"Detail Silver Embossing Powder".

Yes, I love to emboss!

Watch out, Lizzy!

If you hold still long enough, you could end up

"Fran'taged"!

Please, leave a comment and let me know what you think about these great new springs being available on the market!

If you made this far,
and listened to me go on about my adorable grandson,
and my even more adorable little doggy,
and are a follower or become a follower today,
 I will draw a random comment from my blog and send that person

six Action Wobble Springs!
(Please, all I ask is that you live in the US)
I'm postage poor at this point....

Next on the list is Janelle with a terrific project!!
Keep on hopping!



Changes...

Using

DCWV

"Tres Chic" and "Forever and Always"!

I made this card for the challenge at Skipping Stones Design,

but absolutely HAD to grab my DCWV papers!

I love the way the blue shimmery paper embosses and cuts with the

"Always Here"

stamped butterflies from Skipping Stones Designs!

And the slick black paper from the

"Forever and Always" stack

reflects the light so beautifully!

Without the light reflection:

To balance out the shimmer,

I "fran*taged" some mica and embossing powders on the bottom edge!

(Mixed mica fragments and Aged Aqua Embossing Powder from Stampendous!)

To see how to Fran*tage, watch the video here!

I really like the way this card came out!

A bit of everything that I love!

Glory to God....

Christmas means many different things to different people.

This is a card I made with a wonderful sentiment that I wish we heard more often and felt everyday..

My little  "Caped Angel" sports not only her wings, but an
Action Wobble!

And the sentiment, which is so sharply and clearly heat embossed, is the

"Glory to God" cling stamp.

The pretty scrollwork around the edges is done by heat embossing the

"Elegant Borders".

I stamped and colored her again, and then cut it out, leaving off the boots so that when she's attached, her top portion sways and wobbles,

with her feet planted firmly on the ground! 

The sparkle of the "Star Dust Embossing Powder" on the snowflakes gives it an

extra holiday boost! 

For all of these fantastic holiday stamps, visit the STAMPENDOUS store

here

and
Action Wobble
here!

Enjoy your Stampendous/Action Wobble Hop!

I know the rest of the design team has tons of ideas and projects using these great stamps and cool tools!

DYSU Challenge #85 -and BLOG HOP!

Remember that old game,

"Button, button, who's got the button?"

Ok, many of you are looking at the screen thinking, "What is she talking about?"

If you're younger than 50, forget it. It's not worth explaining! LOL!

The challenge at DYSU this week:

AND WE'RE HAVING A TERRIFIC
BLOG HOP!

IT IS NOT WITHOUT SADNESS THAT WE SAY GOODBYE TO MEREDITH WHO HAS ONLY BEEN WITH US A SHORT TIME, BUT DURING THIS TIME, WE HAVE COME TO KNOW HER FANTASTIC WORK! SHE CAN TAKE ANY "CHALLENGING" IMAGE, AND MAKE IT INTO A GORGEOUS PROJECT!
 ONLY TRUE TALENT CAN PULL THAT OFF!

We are hopping this week to, not only introduce our new challenge, but to give recognition to a team member who is making the tough choice between time spent with family or crafting...we all know she is choosing wisely, but we will still miss her!
Meredith, you will be missed,
but know that we will welcome you back any time!

• Archana (using Robyn's Fetish)
• Barb
• Denise (using Robyn's Fetish)
• Jan (using Digi Darla) YOU ARE HERE!
• Joan
• Guest Designer Marcy (using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)
• Mary
• Pandy
• Pauline
• Ren-Yi (using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)
• Wenche (using Digi Darla)
• Meredith

This week's sponsors:

Winner's Choice of 5 Digital Stamps

$10 Gift Certificate

Winner's Choice of 5 Digital Images

My card using Digi Darla, "Happy BearDay"!

I still have issues coloring animals' fur...yes, I'm practicing, Jennifer,

After several attempts, I finally threw in the towel and covered the little bear with Flower Fluff! 

This is a card for a little girl who is turning ONE!

She will love the texture and probably won't judge me on my lack of coloring! LOL!

Papers are DCWV, "Celebration"

Buttons; Creative Imaginations

Twine; The Twinery

Now, on to the Blog Hop!
Your next stop is Joan and I know she has a wonderful project to share!
And send Meredith some love when you get there!

DCWV has been Bewitched!

Two of the fantasic newer paper stacks available at Jo-Anns is

"Bewitched" and "Autumn Melody"

This Halloween stack is so much fun!

These papers are so sweet!

That is, if spooky, scary papers can be sweet! Yum!

I added a few stamped tickets and creepy little "jars" of potions, a bit of gauze, and some lace and glitters.

I love that the scroll work, sentiment, and wicked witch

are already printed on the paper!

Check out your local Jo-Anns and grab some of this!



Welcome to the Action Wobble Hop!

Stampendous

 is delighted to be highlighting the new product from

Action Wobble Springs!

I know I was making my own "springs" several years ago, and just got tired of painstakingly cutting out little coiled pieces of cardstock! 

This is one of those "I wish I'd pursued that idea" moments.... LOL!

There are hundreds of possibilities for these little additions to your projects.

I wanted to go a slightly different direction, and I decided to give some life to my

"Frosty the Snowman"!

Actual name:  Stampendous,

"Wreath Snowman"

Isn't he adorable?

If this were a video, (sorry, still not quite ready to attempt that!),

you would be able to see the little guy's head wobble back and forth,

independent from the rest of his body!

The snowfall at his feet is courtesy of

Stampendous', "Shaved Ice"  mica flakes!

Summary of products used:

Wreath Snowman

Shaved Ice Mica Flakes

Copics Markers

SEI Paper

Glossy Accents

Red Pearls

Here's who's playing today:

Action Wobbles

Jan Garber

Janelle Stollfus

Julie

Pam Hornschu

Sherri

Suzanne Czosek

We'll choose one of the above bloggers at random and they will choose one commenter on their blog at random (so be sure to comment on all of them) to win:

6 Action Wobbles Springs

and

CRQ157 Cling Lion Baby

GOOD LUCK!

DCWV Autumn Melody Layout

My FALL layout plus mini album:

I couldn't complain about what we DON'T have in Arizona without noting the good things about living here.

This little mini tucks into the side of my photo and displays pictures of several beautiful aspects about residing in Pheonix.

And the warm, dry winters, barren of snow, and cool enough for a sweater at times.

Ahhh, can't wait.

The BEARS are loose at Doodle Dragon!

This bi-weekly challenge at Pike's Playground is

"Bear Minimum"!

To simplify, this means we ask that you make a
Clean and Simple

(CAS)

card that has a Doodle Dragon bear image somewhere
inside or out!

As a terrific new release, we have this little bathing beauty!
I made this card as just a basic, "Howdy, from vacay!" type message.

"Sand between my toes"....

This bear image can be found in Dustin's brand new releases!

It's hard to see, but her little bikini IS yellow with tiny ploka dots!

Here's my second card made for the challenge.

Gate fold card, simply decorated with a sweet sentiement, and a bit of cord...

Opens to this...

It's difficult to see in the photo, but my little bear hangs from the sides of the card, and swings freely inside when the card is opened.

Here's from a different perspective:

Have fun with this challenge!

We want to see all of your imaginative ideas!

Supplies used:

Kraft paper

Sentiment (front), My Favorite Things, "Spa Day"

Sentiment (inside), Inkadinkado, "Kid Quotes"

Bear image, "Doodle Dragons"

Trees, Ippity, "So This is Love"

Copics Markers

Jute cord



DCWV has a challenge for you!

Please scroll down for my Stampendous post...

The month of August has brought many great things,

but one of the best things?

For me, it's my first month as a Stack-a-holic Design Team member at

Die Cuts With a View!

If aren't already familiar with it, Erin has a fantastic blog at

DCWV Diary

and has a monthly Stack-a-holic

layout and card sketch template challenge where you can win new paper stacks!
Does it get better than that?

This is where you can be first to see all of the wonderful paper stacks that DCWV releases and are available at

Michael's and JoAnns!

The card sketch challenge this month is:

And here's my take on it!

The papers are from the gorgeous "Gilded Orchard" collection, available at JoAnns.

Aren't they yummy?

If you are more inclined to make layouts, here is the amazing sketch for the

Stack-a-holic Template Challenge this month!

Get busy, and you could be one of our Top 10 chosen and showcased at DCWV Diary, or even win some DCWVpaper of your own!

Happy Halloween from Stampendous!

"The Pumpkin Fence"

First off, I want to let you in on a little secret.

 (well, a secret except to anyone who personally knows me)

I am the "Queen of Frugal".

I am the CHEAPEST person you'll ever meet!

I save everything and, if I can make it for less, I'm not buying it at the store.

That especially goes for scrapbook supplies!

THIS is what it looks like when you save all of your Stampendous embossing powders, glitters, crushed glasses, and micas from all of your products rather than tossing it

in the trash can.

Pretty, eh?

When it came to adding a bit of sparkle to my card,

I grabbed the "Mixed" jar, and this is what it looks like!

I used the "Cling Pumpkin Fence" stamp and did very little coloring. 

I'm dealing with some carpal tunnel issues right now,

so trying to use other techniques more.

The only Copics I used were:

Y38, YR27, YR23, E35, and E37.

Easy peasy!

I wet my colored image and sprinkled just a tiny bit of instant coffee onto the front and continued spritzing it until I had the amount of stain that I wanted.

I pulled out the My Mind's Eye, "Spider's Web" papers
for my image mat and background dotted pattern.

After inking all of the edges, and assembling my card, I attached the scalloped edge that came in the paper collection to the bottom of my card.

NOW THE FUN STARTS!

Fran'taging with the micas, embossing powders, and glitters has really made scrapping so exciting!  I'm like a child when it comes to playing in this stuff!

I sprinkled my concoction on the upper right and lower left corners of my card and heated from the underside until everything melded together!

The black mesh trim adds a spider web-like feel,

and the Prima flower is simply a sweet touch.

A little bit more of the "magic mix" on the top of the mesh,

carefully heating until melted, and it's done!

Boo!

DYSU Challenge has Four Legs!

                                                          Birdie Brown

* Winner's Choice of 3 Digital Stamps

The Paper Shelter

* $20 Gift Certificate

Bugaboo Stamps

* Winner's Choice of 7 Digis

With time being short, and my grandson visiting this week, I used a brand new image from Stampendous for my challenge card!

The Halloween bat bug has bitten me and I am really enjoying making the

spooky/silly cards this year!

(Usually that is not a favorite holiday unless I am dressed up and scaring the crap out of little neighborhood kids! Bwaa-ha-ha-ha!)

"Punkin Girl"

Check out what the rest of team did with the challenge!

Paper: 7 Gypsies
Bling: Recollections
Sentiement: Computer Font, BackSplatter (Free)

Four legs?  That leaves a lot of possibilities!

Of course, I think mine totals six!  LOL!

Stampendous August Challenge!

At Stampendous this month, we're celebrating SENTIMENTS!
These sentiments can easily stand alone,

but pair them up with some gorgeous bling and glitter,

and you have the ideal birthday greeting!

Happy Birthday, Princess!

I used the "Vintage Crowns" stamp,

and Jeweled Gold embossed it against the black background...

For the royal banner, I chose to roll the sentiment around two homemade stickpins, finished off on both ends with some pretty amber teardrop beads!
They match the glittery gold embossing perfectly!
This reminds me of all the gorgeous pomp and circumstance going on
in London right now!
It's good to be Queen!

The sentiment is from the "Birthday Assortment"

clear stamp set!  So many great greetings!

The tiny stamped scroll at the bottom adds just the right touch of elegance.

"Flourish Frames"

Add your creation to this month's challenge link and you could win three terrific Stampendous stamp sets!

Stampendous August Challenge Starts!

August Challenge – Focus on Sentiments

 

Having the perfect sentiment for a card is really a challenge sometimes!

How do you solve it?  Buy every stamp you see with a sentiment you love!

At Stampendous,  they have lots of fantastic sentiments for any occasion.

Some take more creativity than others to discover, but they also have some terrific Perfectly Clear Stamps™ Alphabets for making any sentiment you like.

This month, some of the  Designers will show you tips and tricks for getting that perfect sentiment and they want you to play along!

Go here to link your project at Stampendous Impressions using a sentiment you love as the focus of your piece to our linky below and you could be the lucky winner of some of our fantastic sentiments just released in the new July catalog.  They’ll give away three stamps this month!  can you say "Whoo-hoo!"

One of Suzanne's beautiful tags!

There's more!  Check out the list of team members and their projects at Stampendous!