STAMPlorations Inspiration

Happy Tuesday! Today I'm bringing you a bit of sparkle as part of my project for this week's STAMPlorations Inspiration post. I had a week off work last week, which I had been looking forward to very much as I haven't really had much time off since our week of skiing in February. Doesn't that feel like another life? I was looking forward to a week of crafting and knitting but instead, we have been painting my partner's old home which we have been renting out for the last eight years. And it really was in need of a lick of paint - well, correct that, a few gallons of paint. But I have to admit, I am starting to feel my age, and a week of full-time DYIing has taken its toll. And as much as I love painting and colouring beautiful stamps, I really, really, really don't like painting walls! Oh well, it's all done now and I think I deserve some sparkles and I'm sure you do too!

Today's card combines a few fabulous STAMPlorations stamp sets. I started by stamping the beautiful horse from Deepti's Live Love Ride and turned it into a unicorn. I then added lots of rainbow colours flowing from the unicorn's mane out all over the card. I added the Leave a Little Sparkle sentiment and the diamonds from Sparkly. Next, I upped the bling factor by inking Versafine thorough the Dots All Over stencil and heat embossed in sparkly silver embossing powder. I also added 

Don't forget that by commenting on the STAMPlorations Inspiration post you enter into a monthly draw for $15 gift code. And if you feel like shopping, don't forget you get 20% off normal priced products in the STAMPlorations store by using my discount code STAMPGIRLKAROLA (if you use the affiliate links in this blog post I will get a small commission without any additional cost to you and you help feed my crafting addiction).

Stamps: STAMPlorations Live Love Ride, Leave a Little Sparkle, Sparkly
Stencil: ARTplorations Dots All Over
Ink and colouring: Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black, Versafine, Gansai Tambi watercolours

This month you get 25% off clear stamps using code STAMP25 and 15% off stencils with code STENCIL15  in the STAMPlorations store. Using my discount code STAMPGIRLKAROLA you get 20% off all non-discounted products! There is even a freebie of the month which you get totally free (as long as you pay for shipping).

STAMPlorations New Release Reprise

Have you enjoyed the STAMPlorations February 2020 release week? Have you checked out all four posts introducing the new stamp sets? We introduced Layered Vase, Leafy, Softly and Sweetly. I hope you enjoyed hopping along with us. Today we are back quickly to show a few more projects which didn't make it into the main posts. And don't forget you have a few more days to comment for a chance to win a $20 gift code or one of the new stamp sets.

Today I'm showing two more projects I made using Leafy. For the first card, I stamped the solid leaf stamps using light Distress Ink colours onto linen textured card. I then added the Typografia Motivate: Just Be Better in black and splattered a bit of ink for added interest.

For my second card, I inked Wilted Violet Distress Ink through the Bubbles Mini stencil. I inked a piece of white card using green Distress Inks, stamped the leaves and fussy cut them. Last, I inked up a bit of card using green and purple Distress ink and die cut the sentiment using Skinny Sentiments.

For a chance to win a $20 gift code or one of the new stamp sets, comment on the blog post over on the STAMPlorations blog and the participating designer's blogs. You don't have to comment on all blogs, but every comment will be entered in the random draw. Commenting is open until February 19th and the randomly drawn winners will be announced on February 21st. Also, the new stamps are 10% off automatically until February 19 in the STAMPlorations store and if you use my discount code STAMPGIRLKAROLA you will get an extra 20% off.

Stamps: STAMPlorations Leafy, Typografia Motivate: Just Be Better

Dies: CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments

Stencil: ARTplorations Bubbles Mini

Ink and colouring: Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Ink 

STAMPlorations New Release Leafy

Welcome to day two of the STAMPlorations February 2020 release week! Did you get a chance to check out our release of Shirley's Layered Vase? Today we are showcasing Dee's new Leafy stamp set which contains pretty much every single leaf you could ever need. 

For my first card, I stamped the different leaves all around the edges of a card. I started by stamping the solid leaves in lighter green Distress Inks and then added some of the outlined leaves in darker colours. I finished by adding Typografia Motivate: Quitting in black Versafine ink.

For my second card, I started with an ombre background panel. I stamped one of the leaves multiple times in Versafine and heat embossed them in copper. I die cut the sentiment using Skinny Sentiments using copper card and some more of the ombre card I used for the card panel.

For a chance to win a $20 gift code or one of the new stamp sets, comment on the blog post over on the STAMPlorations blog and the participating designer's blogs. You don't have to comment on all blogs, but every comment will be entered in the random draw. Commenting is open until February 19th and the randomly drawn winners will be announced on February 21st. Also, the new stamps are 10% off automatically until February 19 in the STAMPlorations store and if you use my discount code STAMPGIRLKAROLA you will get an extra 20% off.

Stamps: STAMPlorations Leafy, Typografia Motivate: Quitting

Dies: CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments

Ink and colouring: Tsukineko Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks

STAMPlorations Inspiration

Happy second Tuesday of the year! Are you getting into the habit of writing 2020 yet? I'm still struggling. Time flies so fast these days it seems like it's December before I get into the habit of writing the year correctly. Luckily crafting doesn't require adding any dates to anything! Anyhow, Tuesday means it's time for this week's STAMPlorations Inspiration post.

I created a card using the lovely Be A Rainbow Typografia Motivate sentiment and the beautiful horse from Deepti's Live Love Ride. I stamped everything in Versafine Onyx Black and coloured with Gansai Tambi Pearl colours for a rainbow with beautiful shimmery shine. 

Stamps: STAMPlorations Be A Rainbow Typografia Motivate, Live Love Ride

Ink and colouring: Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black, Gansai Tambi Pear Colours watercolours

Don't forget the STAMPlorations Winter Sale is still ongoing in the STAMPlorations Store should you feel like stocking up on your favourite crafty stash.

STAMPlorations Inspiration

It's time for our first STAMPlorations Inspiration Post of 2020. How has your year started? I always feel it takes a while to get going with the new year. I took a nice long break over the holidays so getting up before the crack of dawn takes a bit of getting used to again. But at least it's going to start getting lighter soon, and it will be spring before we know it.

I thought the new year could do with some sparkle, so I created a card using Sparkly and Leave a Little Sparkle Typografia Motivate. Just some quick stamping, colouring and lots and lots of Distress Stickles for that sparkle!

Stamps: STAMPlorations  Sparkly, Leave a Little Sparkle Typografia Motivate

Ink and Colouring: Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black, Copics, Distress Stickles


Don't forget the Winter Sale in the STAMPlorations store in case you wanted to stock up on your STAMPlorations favourites.

STAMPlorations Inspiration

Hello, how are you? Did you hop along with our big sixth birthday bash last week? It was quite a whirlwind, wasn't it? I'm starting to recover from the crafty overload but felt like a very clean and simple one layer card for this week's Inspiration Post.

I started by inking Distress Inks through one of my all-time favourite stencils, Retro Circles. I used all the colours of the rainbow to create a bright and fun background. Then I inked up the Quitting - Typografia Motivate stamp in Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black and stamped onto the background. That's it! I told you it was quick and simple :) 

Stamps: STAMPlorations Quitting - Typografia Motivate
Stencil: ARTplorations Retro Circles
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black

STAMPlorations Spring Fling Day 10

Welcome to day 10 of the STAMPlorations Spring Fling, thank you for stopping by! I hope you have been inspired by the spring themed projects we have been showcasing over the last few weeks. Is it spring where you live yet? We had a really warm spell about a week ago, but then it turned grey and chilly again. I can't wait for more sun, as the asparagus has started to grow in the garden and now needs lots of sun to grow. 

Today is day 10 of the STAMPlorations Spring Fling, so only two more days to go. As usual, there is a prize to be won by commenting on the  STAMPlorations blog and the designer's blogs (including mine!). Today, the prize is a choice of any in stock 4x8 stamp set.

My project started by watercolouring the background using Gansai Tambi Pearl Colours, blending with lots of water to create a rainbow. I die cut the panel using the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies, using the two smaller dies to cut a frame from black card. I then stamped Leave a Little Sparkle Typografia Motivate in Versamark and heat embossed in Gold. Last, I die cut the beautiful Flutter Zen 2 Layering Dies butterfly from gold glitter card. 

Stamps: STAMPlorations Leave a Little Sparkle Typografia Motivate

Dies: CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies, Flutter Zen 2 Layering Dies
Ink and colouring: Gansai Tambi Pearl Colours, Tsukineko Versamark

Don't forget the Spring Fling April sale in the STAMPlorations store. You can also use my discount code STAMPGIRLKAROLA for an additional discount off your order. 

STAMPlorations Spring Fling

Welcome to the STAMPlorations Spring Fling event! Every spring, the lovely Shery, Mummy of STAMPlorations, does a grand big event with twelve days of giveaways. And I'm super excited that Shery always invites her design team (including yours truly!!) to join in on the fun. We are sharing spring themed projects which will hopefully inspire you to get creative too!

Every day there is a prize to be won by commenting on the STAMPlorations Spring Fling blog post and the designer's blog posts. You can comment until the 19th of April, and all winners will be announced in a big winner's post on April 22nd so don't forget to check in on the STAMPlorations blog to see if you are one of the lucky winners!

For my first Spring Fling project (yes, there are a few more to come in the next few days!!) I created a kraft tag using all the colours of the rainbow. I started by cutting a tag from kraft Card using CUTplorations Stitched Tags Nesting Dies. Then I inked Distress Oxides through the ARTplorations Peony Number Two stencil. I stamped the Be A Rainbow Typografia Motivate sentiment in Onyx Black ink on top of the peony. Last, I stamped two butterflies from Fluttery, coloured them with Copics in all the colours of the rainbow, fussy cut, adhered to the tag and liberally doused in Ice Stickles. I finished the tag with white ribbon and burlap twine from my stash.

Don't forget that during the Spring Fling, the Spring Fling section in the STAMPlorations store is 25% off (no code needed). However, if you use my code STAMPGIRLKAROLA at checkout, you can get up to 45% off!! 

Stamps: STAMPlorations Be A Rainbow Typografia Motivate, Fluttery
Dies: CUTplorations Stitched Tags Nesting Dies
Stencil: ARTplorations Peony Number Two
Ink: Tsukineko Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Oxides, Copics