Tuesday, June 29, 2021

STAMPlorations 8th birthday celebration Day 2

 It is STAMPlorations' 8th Birthday Celebration. Today is DAY 2 of the celebration. 

    
All the designers featured today will be showing you:
Which includes: 

Blossom Sprays #5

See the Good

Design Blox #6

Art Border Die #2




I used Blossom Sprays #5 on kraft and watercolored it. I wrote a handwritten sentiment. This is going to my friend who lost her husband recently.


Recently I joined a weight loss group. I thought it would be fun to use the Blossom Sprays #5 to make encouragement cards. This is how they looked but then I thought they needed just a little something more.... Butterflies. 

So I added little wooden butterfly buttons to the cards. They were a big hit. Everyone loved them. 






I have been making a lot of postcards lately because they are cheaper to mail.  I made this one using the Blossoms Spray #5 but I also used the border die from the bundle. But I used it in a non traditional way. I put a piece of cardstock over it and used the side of a colored pencil to make an etching. I trimmed it down to make a border on my postcard. 

My grandson Noah and I have been telling eachother puns to make the other one smile. I thought he would like this one. I used the design blox #6. I traced it and watercolored orange and blue. I then used colored pencils to doodle over the orange areas.  I then hand wrote the pun. I have decided against sending this to him because when I told him the pun over the phone he got upset and didn't like that it was making fun of his name.   My dad said that 1/2 of puns are PU. I guess he was correct.  



- one (1) winner of a $75 prize code randomly drawn from current store mailing list subscribers
- one (1) winner of a $25 prize code randomly drawn from comments left on the birthday hop posts (STAMP blog and designers' blogs)
- one (1) winner of her choice of birthday bundle randomly drawn from the birthday linky
- several surprise prizes in the form of prize codes and products

Event ends July 8. Winners announced on July 10.

 

14 comments:

  1. Oh, your flowers look wonderful! I especially like the last flower card. NICE JOB

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  2. So nice to make encouragement cards. Everyone needs a lift now and then. I love the idea of making postcards to send too. I'll have to remember that tip. Wonderful work!

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  3. LOL I thought that pun was funny!!! Oh well. Always love your
    fun projects and all the inky goodness. Best of luck on the WW
    journey. I can see why the group loved those pretty cards.

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  4. Stunning coloring! Love these flowers!

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  5. Lovely cards. What a thoughtful project for your group.

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  6. What lovely floral cards, and I really like the one on kraft as a sympathy card

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  7. Looks like you had a lot of fun with this bundle and I love that set of cards for your group. Butterflies and flowers are perfect for spring.

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  8. Love all these projects MariLynn - and I got the pun - that was a good one, despite Noah not appreciating it. Loving the wee cards you gave to your weight-loss buddies. The two cards are beautiful. Great use of the stamp :)
    Stay safe
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  9. Pretty cards, Love that flower stamp and love the idea of post cards. I send a lot of thank you cards and that would be nice to try. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Beautiful flowers and I love them in all the colors.

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  11. You certainly have been busy with all these cards! Well done

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  12. Lovely colouring of these gorgeous florals!

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  13. Love these beautiful flowers! Pretty color combos!

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  14. I love your projects, especially your encouragement cards, and the way you used the die to make an etching! I liked the pun, even if your grandson didn't!

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