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!

Pretty Poinsettia Basket!

I love this new holiday stamp

"Cling Holly Basket"

from Stampendous!

Talk about capturing the feel of Christmas!

The detail in the little berries and leaves is amazing!

I colored the image with Copics, and cut it and the red frame out with

"Spellbinders Lables Nine"

popped it up on some fun pattern paper, and applied the whole mat to some glitter cardstock from AGES ago!

To tie it all together, I used a stripe from the same pattern collection, and extended it across the card, along with a spinkling of the

Red Tinsel Glitter and Silver Crushed Glass!

The punched snowflakes were a last minute addition, one of which I dipped into the gorgeous silver crushed glass!

You should see it sparkle and shimmer!

This is my new favorite simple-to-color, go-to, holiday card image!

DYSU Challenge #83 - Polka Dots!

Broken Box Stock

* A "Toodle Club Membership" and a free Toodle Birthday Calendar.  Total prize package is a $29 value.

Stamp & Create

* $25 Gift Certificate

I LOVE polka dots!!!
And plaids, and stripes, checkers, any pattern that says, "Hey, look at me!"
At least on my projects. Anyone who knows me knows I'm a very conservative dresser. I let my scrapping speak for me.

This little journal started out as a black version of this:

A great find in the Dollar Bin at Michael's some time back.

I had no idea why I needed several of these little books, but for the price,

they came home with me.

I painted the front edges solid black and covered it with the polka dot paper from My Mind's Eye, then added the pretty black and white ruffle down the side.

I know you're thinking "that's not using so much polka dot paper!"...

but I added dots to her dress and the gorgeous little bookband!

(Which doubles as a headband or wrist band should the recipient choose.)

This little Broken Box Stock image looks so cute on the front.

Perfect for a teacher friend going back to face the new school year!

And the best part?

Her name begins with "G", so the back didn't even have to be altered.

Perhaps she'll keep her thoughts in here about what she plans to do when she retires next year!  LOL!

What can you make with Polka Dots?

Stampendous Winners!

And the winners from Saturday's hop are:

Thank you to all who participated in our hop on Saturday! We’ve chosen 3 winners from the blog posts and sweet comments, and here they are!!
From Kristine Reynold’s Blog the winner is:

Teresa Godines

the winner of:

Cling Kiddo Skateboard and Purple Color Fragments

From April Derrick’s Blog the winner is:

Ashli Oliver

and she wins:

Cling Decorative Grate and Aged Wine Embossing Enamel

And finally, from Wendy Jordan’s Blog the winner is:

Emily.trekkie

                                

Cling London and Vintage Royal Blue Embossing Tinsel

 

Thanks for playing and have a great time with your new Stampendous products!

 

 

 

Doodle Dragon's really out there!

Okay, I took some liberties with the challenge this month!  I am feeling a bit silly because of this ridiculously hot weather we are having, and I think the heat got to me. (We'll call it that anyway!)

The theme is "Gettin' Girly".

Well, I don't do "GIRLY" cards too often, BUT I do silly, off the grid, out-of-the-box , and slightly off-color ones every chance I get!

Some of you may recognize this fella as being the very normal, conservative clown from Dustin's CIRCUS release. Since the challenge was to "get girly", I figured, send the little dude to Las Vegas with a couple hundred bucks to spend and a night on the town, and see what comes back...well...I never knew...

"JoJo", the clown, became "Josephine", the clown!  HAHA!

Yes, highly disturbing and pretty funny if you ask me!

"WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS....
STAYS IN VEGAS!"

Proves that Dustin's images can be used for those adult cards, too!

Hope it made you chuckle!