Time for Some Embossing Magic at Scrap 'n Stamp!

Happy April! The Scrap 'n Stamp design team and special guests are kicking off the month with an Embossing Magic Inspiration Hop! There are so many creative ways to use embossing powder, and we'll be showing you different ideas on our blogs, YouTube channels and Instagram accounts. Here's my card: 

I use embossing powder all the time - but mostly clear or sparkle, and mostly to emboss whatever images or sentiments I happen to be stamping. So it was fun to come up with a way to use these pretty pastel colours from Hampton Art! I decided they would be perfect to colour some of my Whittle dies. Of course, if you give me a choice between plain and sparkle, I'm probably going to choose sparkle! I coloured the belly of my shark with grey Copics before embossing the top half in blue sparkle. For the octopus, I wanted a little shading difference between his front and back legs, so while I used Versamark ink for the main body, I used black Versafine ink for the back four legs. The sun is done in yellow and orange sparkle powders. The watery background is an ink smooshed watercolour panel - next to all the sparkle, it looked rather dull, so I spritzed it with some shimmer mist. To keep the main panel from being too plain, I dry embossed it with a Heffy Doodle bubble wave stencil. Finally I added a sentiment from Poppystamps Whittle Sealife Sentiments set, then added some patterned paper along the bottom so the sentiment wouldn't be the only thing in black. Yep, that's the level of design expertise I aspire to. :D 

It's a hop, so in addition to lots of paper crafting inspiration, there's a prize on offer! Comment on participating blogs, Youtube videos and Instagram posts, and you might be the lucky winner of a $50 gift certificate to the Scrap 'n Stamp store! Here's the full lineup: 

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Lindsey --> you are here! 

Kia

Deepa

Meghan

Karen

Susan

Allison

Tara

Tracey

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Thanh

Jessica

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I hope we've inspired you to try some embossing magic of your own! Have a great weekend, and happy hopping!

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Color Hues: Pink and Green

And just like that, it's April! Apart from April Fools Day, the 1st of the month brings a new Color Hues challenge: PINK and GREEN. Perfect colours for spring flowers, so of course I was determined to go off in a different direction: 

How about a pink flamingo in some reeds, instead? :D I recently received this stamp set from my friend Julie, and it seemed an ideal time for it to see a little ink. I found some appropriate greenery on an old Paper Smooches set. Simply coloured with Copics, I added a pink mat, and my clean and simple card was done. It does make me chuckle! :D 

For some beautiful pink and green inspiration, visit the Color Hues blog, and then I hope you'll join us!

Supplies: Neenah white & (?) pink cardstock, Picket Fence That's Flocking Great & Paper Smooches Courteous Cuties stamps, Versafine onyx black ink, Wow clear embossing powder, Copic markers

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Seize the Birthday: Stripe It Up!

Seize the Birthday is sneaking in at the end of March with a new challenge thought up by Jules: Stripe It Up! I have lots of ways I can make stripes, but I also have lots of striped patterned paper, so I let some look after the topping: 

I also happened to have these flowers already stamped and die cut, and thought they were a fun, bright contrast to the muted paper. I wish I'd adhered the sentiment tag a bit lower, but obviously it didn't bother me enough to start over. ;) 

Lots of striped inspiration on the StB blog from my teammates and surprise party guest Deepti, but remember, we have an anything goes birthday card option, too. So make one and join us! 

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, Sunny Studio Subtle Grey Tones patterned paper, Catherine Pooler Find Your Happy stamps & dies, Simin Says Stamp Furry Cat & Box sentiment stamp, Catherine Pooler party dress, tiki torch, tiara, mint to be & dress blues ink, Sugar Pea Designs card front element builder die

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Addicted to Stamps and More: Make Your Mark

It's once again time to Make Your Mark at Addicted to Stamps and More! There are so many choices with this one - but I decided it was time to get out my Twinkling H2Os for some watercolouring: 

 

I picked this pretty floral that hadn't seen ink before, so I'll add this to Darnell's March NBUS challenge.   The narrow pink frame just happened to be in my stash, so I adhered it to a panel I ran through an embossing folder. The sentiment stamped quite nicely over the texture. To keep the flowers from lying flat, I cut a few circles of cardstock and adhered them together to lift the image off the panel a bit.

I'm also adding this to STAMPlorations ongoing Anything Goes challenge. 

My teammates have made their marks on their cards in a variety of ways - you're sure to be inspired to join us! 

Supplies: Neenah white & SU melon mambo cardstock, Ranger watercolour paper, STAMPlorations Bloomfully: Beautiful stamps, Versafine onyx black ink, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, Twinkling H2Os, Darice diagonal stripes embossing folder

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It's Hoppy Easter Time at Scrap 'n Stamp

I'm on the Scrap 'n Stamp blog today with a bunny card for today's Random Acts of Cardness prompt, SUNNY! I'm hope you'll, um, hop over and take a look! 

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The Sisters Celebrate Snarky Chris!

We have a special challenge starting today at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, celebrating our very own snarky sister, Chris! Chris is the newest stamp designer at STAMPlorations, and her first two sets are (what? really?) snarky sentiments! Some of us snuck her sentiments on our cards for our last challenge, but today we wanted to give them a big shoutout. Here's mine: 

When I made my previous card, I showed off how perfectly Chris's sentiments work with STAMPlorations paper ephemera. This time, I thought I'd demonstrate they play well with others, too, so I grabbed a Tim Holtz snarky cat. Once I'd coloured him in somewhat fiery colours, I masked him and added a little stencilling to the background. I also added a little shading around the edges of the panel. And of course made sure the sentiment was prominently displayed! 

Are you ready to get snarky with the sisters? Visit the blog to see everyone's creations using these fun new sentiments. And we're hoping you have something from STAMPlorations in your stash you can use to join us! 

Supplies: Neenah white cardstock, STAMPlorations Hot Mess & Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz Snarky Cats stamps, Versafine onyx black, MFT extreme black & antique linen distress ink, Wow clear gloss embossing powder, Copic markers, Heidi Swapp polka dot stencil, MFT wonky stitched rectangle die

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