STAMPlorations 5th Birthday Celebration

I'm thrilled to be joining the fun with STAMPlorations celebrating their 5th Birthday.  I have been designing with STAMPlorations products for three years and love using them.  You can click on over to the STAMPlorations Blog to see my Stamp Girl feature post.  There are lots of ways to win prizes during this month-long celebration, so come join the fun.

Today I'm sharing some new cards I made, as well as three favorites from my time designing for STAMPlorations.  During the month of June, we're inviting you to CASE any of my designs and link-up at the STAMPlorations blog for a chance to win some prizes.

For my first new card, I used my MISTI and Distress Oxide Inks to create my own floral background using STAMPlorations Bloom Factory flowers.  I usually try to start with a piece of cardstock that is slightly bigger than my finished card, so I can trim the edges.

 

Make sure you use your MISTI Creative Corners, so you can stamp off the edges of the paper.

I chose a palette of some of my favorite bright Springy hues.

Also make sure you overlap your images lightly (or in my case, you can overlap to cover where you accidentally smudged some ink with your finger ... the MISTI makes it easy to execute a save).

I start with the larger images and then fill in white space with the smaller blooms.

I love how this stamp set combines both solid textured images and open blooms for a wonderful combination ... and that Twisted Citron ink really pops.

To finish the bottom right corner of my piece, I flipped my paper and finished with Carved Pumpkin blooms.

I added a sentiment from STAMPlorations Bold Sentiments - hashtag authentic using VersaFine CLAIR Nocturne ink, which gives perfect coverage.

I finished with some epoxy dot centers for the open centers of my Mermaid Lagoon blooms.  I'm also linking-up at the Less is More Friendship Challenge ...

and Tenia's Watercooler Wednesday Challenge Feminine Anything Goes.

For my second new card, I used my MISTI and Distress Oxide Inks to do ink-blending on one of Shery's fantastic sentiment stamps - Typographia Motivate - Quitting.

 

I didn't do solid inking on the overlap, so both colors would show through.

Here are my three favorite STAMPlorations cards from the archives.

This card has a similar feel to the one I created today with the stamped background and the bold black sentiment.  I love the fun STAMPlorations Mixed Media Stamps for creating a background.  Sentiments are Bold Sentiments Hashtag Authentic and Big Greetings.

I love the fun punny and slightly snarky stamps at STAMPlorations.  For this card I combined Coffee Happy with Caffeinated Christmas (by the oh so talented Becca Cruger).

 

The *steam" rising from the cup is a stamp from STAMPlorations Mixed Media Elements (have you guessed the theme of my three favorite cards yet?)

My final card also uses STAMPlorations Mixed Media Elements to create a wonderful inky background ... the sentiment is a CUTPlorations Art Happens Die (cut from a scrap of textured designer paper).

I hope you'll click on over to the STAMPlorations Blog and leave me a little love ... and honor me by CASing one of my cards for your inspiration.

Comments

[Sharon]

What an amazing amount of cards from the archives Stephanie, and each one is very beautiful. Your stamping on the first card is so crisp and colourful. Unfortunately it does cover up the clean, open, non-patterened space that we love to see at Less is More. It is a fab technique though. Thank you for letting us see it xx

[ionabunny]

Love your bright creations. I am just building up my collection of oxides. The blooms look fab. Hugz

[Dee Earnshaw]

love these arty cards - the designs are gorgeous :)

[nancy littrell]

I love all your CAS card designs, Stephanie. I sure hope I get a chance to CASE one of your cards. TFS Hugs.

[Esther]

I love all of these bright and colorful cards...both old and new! I think the last one is my favorite....something about the blue card front and your perfect little arrangement in the corner!

I'd love for you to link this up to the Cropstop blog where it's always "Anything Goes" as long as you use a product or two from one of the companies they carry in the store. (You did!)
https://cropstop.blogspot.com/2018/06/june-link-party-40.html

[Gail Scott]

Love these creations and thank you for showing us how those flowers were done! Whoot Whoot! lovely work!

[Maura]

Fantastic cards, Stephanie! I especially like the 2 that have the grunge type backgrounds, so cool! I feel a "CASE" coming on.... :)

[Nora]

All your cards are SO FUN!!! I love the colors that you chose and you have a way of layering that is just fabulous!!!

[Carla Hundley]

Love that first
card with the
lovely flowers!
Great cards.
Carla from Utah

[Penny Hanuszak]

Great cards! Love how you used the Misti to create such a fabulous background array of flowers for your card. Awesome!
Thanks so much for joining our Feminine Anything Goes challenge at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

[Kathryn Ricks]

You built a wonderful card with that first one! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges!

[Jean marmo]

Love how you did this.

[Helen F]

You have created a wonderful set of cards. Thanks so much for joining our Feminine Anything Goes challenge at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week with your beautiful one layer card. Great use of bright happy colours.

[Becca Yahrling]

Beautiful cards, all! I really love the last one and hope to CASE it. :-)

[KT Fit Kitty]

These are all so gorgeous! I realy love the floral card - thank you for sharing how you made it!

[Chark]

Gorgeous work!

[Arianna Barbara]

Fabulous arty cards! Very cool!

[Leanne S]

Pretty cards! Love the soft colors.

[MariLynn DeGroot]

Beautiful cards. Great job showcasing STAMPlorations products.

[tina z. (treebug)]

wow, so arty, I love your style!

[Sue D]

Creative and colorful card designs.