STAMPlorations Inspiration #352

Hello, it's Inspiration Tuesday at STAMPlorations, and today I've got a fun card for you using an image from my set Little Monsters and a coordinating sentiment from my set Big Monsters.  The background is made using shapes from Art Marks 2.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to the store.  Whenever you're shopping there you can get 20% off by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Happy stamping!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #351

It's Inspiration time at STAMPlorations, and today I've got a masculine cupcake card for you.  (Need to build up my stash of masculine cards!)

I used the Cupcake Builder #1 die set to create my cupcake, adding shading and highlights, then adhered it to a background panel made using the ARTplorations Plaid Maker stencil.  The sentiment is stamped with Happy Birthday.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to spend in the store.  Whenever you're shopping in the store you can get 20% off by using my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Happy stamping!

Seize The Birthday - Blue and Grey

 

Hello, and Happy New Year from the Seize The Birthday challenge!  We're starting off 2022 with a colour challenge chosen by Colleen - Blue and Grey.  This is a great colour scheme for a masculine card.

I used Anita Jeram Conga Line stamp and die to get the party started.  I followed the markings on the packet, but just used Hickory Smoke.  The hats were coloured with Prize Ribbon, and highlights and patterns added with a white Posca paint pen.  The garland is from The Greetery and cut from silver glitter paper.

Pop on over to the Seize the Birthday blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Design Team and our Surprise Party Guest, Vicki aka Crafting Clare, then play along with us.  If blue and grey don't float your boat, you can always play along with any birthday-themed project.

STAMPlorations Inspiration #349

 

Hello!  It's the last post of the year for STAMPlorations Inspiration.  I found this Blossom Sprays #6 image in my stash.  I'd stamped it onto card that had been smooshed with Distress Inks and a bit of Inka Gold. 

The image got a bit lost in all of the background colour, so I painted in some Prize Ribbon Distress Ink to define it a bit more.

You can see on this view how the Inka Gold catches the light.  And the pen is a great props - it's quite heavy so it holds the card down nicely.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to the store.  If you use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY you can get yourself 20% off in the store too!  Happy stamping :)

STAMPlorations Inspiration #348

Well, the Christmas cards are done, so it's time to move on to the tags.  I found these images in my stash, already coloured and cut out, but to be honest the colouring was a bit insipid, so I gave them an extra coat of colour and attached them to two tags (from Luggage Tags) that I'd stamped with words from Joy.  The stocking is from Joyful and the present is from Warm Hands, Warm Heart.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to the store.  And if you're doing some Christmas shopping there, you can get 20% off with my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY.

Happy stamping, and Happy Christmas!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #347

Hello, it's time for some more Tuesday Inspiration with STAMPlorations, and today I've made a door wreath card - they seem to be popping up all over blogland and Pinterest.

I used the frame from Blossom Overture to make the door panels, and added a wreath from Joyful, which I coloured with a couple of shades of green and added red Posca paint for the berries.

A nailhead gem was perfect for the door knob, and there you have a quick and easy card.

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous creations from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to the store.  You can always use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY to get 20% off while you're there.

Happy stamping!

STAMPlorations Inspiration #346

Hellooo!  It's Inspiration Tuesday at STAMPlorations, and today I've got a snowman card for you using my set Layered Snowman.  I added some scenery using the trees from Houses Extras and snowflakes from Winter Mug.

I kept the colour scheme monochromatic by using Pumice Stone distress ink for shading.  I stamped the baby snowman's face so that it's looking up to the big snowman, but it looks like the head fell off and was replaced upside down :)

Pop on over to the STAMPlorations blog for some more fabulous inspiration from the team, and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win a $15 prize code to use in the store.  When you're shopping in store you can use my code STAMPGIRLSHIRLEY to get 20% off.

Happy stamping!