ATC Happy Birthday Day 5

I made these ATC with a print I made using my Gel Press. I used ARTplorations Burst Slimline

and ARTplorations Leaf prints 4 slimline

and I used CUTplorations Uppercase Alphabet Plate die

Prizes:

- one (1) winner of $50 gift code randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations stash link-up found here

- three (3) winners of $10 gift code randomly drawn from comments left on the birthday hop posts (STAMP blog and designers' blogs)

- two (2) winners of $20 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

- one (1) winner of $40 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

Commenting and linking up to the birthday linky party close on November 8

Linking up to the STAMPlorations stash $50 gift code giveaway closes on October 31.

Sales/Promotions: 

All products in the store are 10% off instantly throughout October. 

You can use my  20% off DT code when ordering -- when you do, your order will include this not-yet-released stencil, Just Plaid square stencil (10 mil):

 

Happy Birthday STAMPlorations.

 

I made this in my journaling bible. I used ARTploration Strung Lights Slimline Stencil. 

Prizes:

- one (1) winner of $50 gift code randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations stash link-up found here

- three (3) winners of $10 gift code randomly drawn from comments left on the birthday hop posts (STAMP blog and designers' blogs)

- two (2) winners of $20 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

- one (1) winner of $40 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

Commenting and linking up to the birthday linky party close on November 8

Linking up to the STAMPlorations stash $50 gift code giveaway closes on October 31.

Sales/Promotions: 

All products in the store are 10% off instantly throughout October. 

You can use my  20% off DT code when ordering -- when you do, your order will include this not-yet-released stencil, Just Plaid square stencil (10 mil):

STAMPlorations Happy Birthday Leaf Print Card

 

This card was made with mulitiple layers of prints on my gel press.  I started by putting reds yellows and oranges on my gel press. I then put a leaf from my yard on it as a mask. I took off the paint from around the leaf and put a layer of blue and green down. I used ARTplorations Leaf Prints 4 slimline stencil. And because it was several layers I let them dry and then pulled the print by covering over the whole plate with white. I really loved how this one turned out. After the print dried, I added giliding flakes. 

Prizes:

- one (1) winner of $50 gift code randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations stash link-up found here

- three (3) winners of $10 gift code randomly drawn from comments left on the birthday hop posts (STAMP blog and designers' blogs)

- two (2) winners of $20 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

- one (1) winner of $40 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

Commenting and linking up to the birthday linky party close on November 8

Linking up to the STAMPlorations stash $50 gift code giveaway closes on October 31.

Sales/Promotions: 

All products in the store are 10% off instantly throughout October. 

You can use my  20% off DT code when ordering -- when you do, your order will include this not-yet-released stencil, Just Plaid square stencil (10 mil):

STAMPlorations Happy Birthday

I made my card using a monoprint I made using my gel press. I used STAMPlorations Circle Flexi Templates.  I also used ARTplorations Burst Slimline Stencil I used STAMPlorations Blossom like a butterfly and STAMPlorations Bloom Happy. 

 

Prizes:

- one (1) winner of $50 gift code randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations stash link-up found here

- three (3) winners of $10 gift code randomly drawn from comments left on the birthday hop posts (STAMP blog and designers' blogs)

- two (2) winners of $20 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

- one (1) winner of $40 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

Commenting and linking up to the birthday linky party close on November 8

Linking up to the STAMPlorations stash $50 gift code giveaway closes on October 31.

Sales/Promotions: 

All products in the store are 10% off instantly throughout October. 

You can use my  20% off DT code when ordering -- when you do, your order will include this not-yet-released stencil, Just Plaid square stencil (10 mil):

ATC with butterflies Happy Birthday STAMPlorations

 

To make my ATCs I made several prints on my gel press. I used ARTPlorations Tribal Triangles.

I then used ARTplorations Leaf Prints 4 Slimline Stencil . with glue and gilding flakes. I stamped and cut out butterflies from STAMPlorations Blossom like a Butterfly.  (which is currently out of stock but you can get the digital butterfly  for only $2.) The sentiments are from STAMPlorations Bloom Happy Stamp Set.  

Prizes:

- one (1) winner of $50 gift code randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations stash link-up found here

- three (3) winners of $10 gift code randomly drawn from comments left on the birthday hop posts (STAMP blog and designers' blogs)

- two (2) winners of $20 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

- one (1) winner of $40 gift code randomly drawn from entries in the birthday linky party

Commenting and linking up to the birthday linky party close on November 8

Linking up to the STAMPlorations stash $50 gift code giveaway closes on October 31.

Sales/Promotions: 

All products in the store are 10% off instantly throughout October. 

You can use my  20% off DT code when ordering -- when you do, your order will include this not-yet-released stencil, Just Plaid square stencil (10 mil):

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Fall Watercolor

For Watercolor Wednesday on SCS I decided to play along this week. So I pulled out my watercolors and painted with Fall as my inspiration. I then put my two paintings into my Proverbs junk journal. Still practicing my lettering. One thing I learned today when journaling and painting don't do it when you are super tired. I fell asleep painting the leaves on the top one and had to add leaves where I didn't plan because when I fell asleep the paint brush landed on the paper. I also fell asleep while lettering. So that is why my lettering on a couple of words looks a bit off. 

 

Butterflies down a dirt road in Sedona

Butterflies down a dirt road in Sedona.  This card was not a quick card so I felt it needed a good title.  The butterflies part is pretty obvious. I added dirt road because I didn't know how this would turn out. I just kept playing and tweaking it to how I wanted. When I came to a crafting "dirt road" I went down it.  The Sedona part was added because these colors with the teal and orange and yellows reminds me of falls in Sedona when I was growing up. In Arizona there are not a lot of trees that have leaves that change color. I remember the cottonwood trees turning yellow and that yellow against the red rocks of Sedona with a turquoise colored sky.   So Butterflies down a dirt road in Sedona.... Here is the rest of the story. 

This morning my friend Pam and I facetime crafted together. We saw the 

Technique Lover's Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com. 

That challenge was to make a triple cube box card. I like fun folds so of course I had to play along. But I also do things my own way.  The tutorial showed using designer paper. I hardly have any designer paper because it is so much more fun to make my own. I took a piece of typing paper and made two monoprint using my gel press.  I layered the prints several times. Using fall colors.  This first print is the one I cut up for the inside of my card. 

This print is the one that I cut up to make the front of my card. 

The tutorial also didn't have a cover, 'like a regular card". I added one just because I wanted to. 

I added a STAMPlorations Butterfly from  Blossom Like a Butterfly. 

On the inside of my card is the triple cube box pop out. I also added two little pop out butterflies from STAMPlorations  Butterfly Row

It is a little thick but I still think it will mail well. 

 

STAMPlorations October Stencil Challenge.

 

After a short break STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge is Back

• You can link up a maximum of 3 projects -- any type of project is welcome as long as you use a stencil  -- but each project must be in its own blog post.
• Use of stencil (any brand) is a requirement.
• Non-STAMPlorations products are OK 
• No sneak peek project entries; full project photo must be displayed on blog post in order to qualify for the prizes.
• To qualify for the prize,you must display challenge graphic and have a text link to the challenge post (blogs only)

My inspiration project this month is a pop and twist card. I used two monoprints that I made using my gel press. and my ARTplorations stencils. 

I used Art Flowers 2 

and  Armaranth

The little circles you see were from the bottom of my blood pressure medicine bottle. I thought they added a fun design element. 

after I pulled that print I used Leaf prints 4

I used Aleene's tacky glue through the leaf prints stencil and added gilding flakes. 

The panels on the pop and twist were a second print that I cut into smaller panels. 

The Birthday sentiment is from STAMPlorations Stamp set called Groovy Shoes. 

I hope that you were inspired by this card. 

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you will get 20% off your order.