Stampendous, May Arts Blog Hop Collaberation!!!

Welcome to the HOP FINALE of Stampendous and May Arts Week!

I started my project today with black card stock, Orange Horizontal Striped Ribbon from May Arts and my sewing machine.   Stitching pleats into the ribbon was easy.  As I fed the ribbon through the machine, I folded the ribbon over and over.  This what I was left with.

I applied the amazing fabric glue Fabri-tac from Beacon to fold over my 1.5 inch ribbon to make a "puffier" pleat.

I stamped the new darling Stampendous Cling Scared Cat Kiddo with Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black and started coloring away with my Copic Sketch Markers.

Supplies:
Stamps: Cling Scared Cat Kiddo (Stampendous)
Paper: Bazzill Basics Paper
Ink: Copic Sketch Markers, Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Dies: Spellbinders
Ribbon & Twine: May Arts

Ready for some great Fall inspiration....

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Cyndi Bundy

Janelle Stollfus

Jennifer Dove

Jennifer Ingle

Krissy Fossmeyer

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Melinda Gleissner

Pam Hornschu

Stephanie Lee 

Suzanne Czosek

Taylor Usry

Tenia Nelson

Wendy Jordan  ( You are Here)

Wendy Price

May Arts Blog

Be sure to "hop" along and leave comments for the Hop participants today for your chance to win some fabulous May Arts & Stampendous goodies!!!

Stampendous and May Arts Meet AGAIN!!!

Good morning

Welcome to another great day with Stampendous and May Arts!!!

I recently started coloring with Spectrum Noir markers and had a great time coloring Stampendous Cling Caped Angel (CRM277).

The background is stamped with Stampendous Cling Christmas Background (CRR144) and Versamark Watermark Ink, then sprinkled with PEARLustre Jade Embossing Powder and heat embossed.

I added some Shabby Pink Embossing Enamel, Shabby Green Embossing Enamel and Vintage Olive Embossing Tinsel over the top of the embossed Christmas Background and heated from the other side of the cardstock.  It is a little technique we call Fran*tage.  You can see some great video's on the Stampendous You Tube channel.

I also used some AMAZING May Arts Ribbon.

• Celery Twill Stripes
• White Mini Pom Pom
• Pink Crochet

Please check out all of the fabulousness that is working with Stampendous and May Arts today....

Stampendous Impressions

Wendy Price

Mary Dawn Quirindongo

Krissy Fossmeyer

Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Jordan
May Arts

Stampendous and May Arts Meet for an Amazing Collaberation!!

Good morning Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to May Arts and Stampendous Blog Week!!  Everyday this week, you will see project after project that WOW you with two of my favorite companies products.

My focal image is Stampendous Cling Picket Pumpkins (CRR151) that I colored with Copic Sketch Markers.  I cut the image out and placed it on top of some darling Bazzill Dotted Swiss card stock.
The luscious  May Arts Ribbon use are, Orange 1.5 inch Twill Stripes, Black Orange Purple Satin String and Black Webbed Weave.

The background panel was border punched and I layered the ribbon under the focal image and added dimensionals behind the focal image.

What is a Blog Week without PRIZES???....Rush over to the these four blogs and leave a comment for your chance to win some great Stampendous/May Arts prizes!!

Stampendous Impressions Blog

Cyndi Bundy

Wendy Jordan (you are here)

May Arts Blog

Supplies: 
Stamps: Cling Picket Pumpkins CRR151 (Stampendous)
Paper: Bazzill Basics Dotted Swiss 
Ribbon: May Arts
Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Check back on Wednesday for another May Arts/Stampendous creation!!!

Stampendous! JULY 2012 RELEASE!!!

Good morning!!
Welcome to Stampendous! RELEASE WEEK!!
I can tell you, the entire Stampendous Team has been so excited for this week and to finally show the world this fabulous release!!

Without further a do....

The Cling Holly Basket stamp was such a fun stamp to color!!!  I embellished the stamp with fun dies from Spellbinders and a giant May Arts ribbon that screams Christmas!!

Stampendous! New Release stamps will start showing up in your local stores any day and will be available online very soon!!!

A few of my teammates are showing off new products from Stampendous as well! Not only do some of them have their own blog candy, Stampendous will be drawing a winner for this great prize pack.

How do you win it? It's easy! One of the featured bloggers today will be choosing a random commenter from her blog, and that lucky person will be announced on the Stampendous blog tomorrow. The more places you leave a comment, the better your chances are to win! Below is the list of team members who are sharing inspiration today:

Stampendous Impressions
Cyndi Bundy (has additonal blog candy)
Kristine Reynolds
Jennifer Dove
Taylor Usry (has additional blog candy)
Jan Garber
Wendy Jordan
Lea Kimmel
Rhea Weigand
Wendy Price

Ribbon and Bows Video Tutorial

Good morning!!

Today I want to share a few projects that I have recently created with beautiful ribbons and bows.  I filmed a video showing an easy method to create your own big fluffy bow.

This Olive sheer ribbon with a satin stripe in the center is my FAVORITE!!!  I recently “had” to purchase an entire spool,   Sheer/Satin Stitched Center by May Arts.

Here it is….

Please watch my video on how I tie bows. 

Bow Tying Tutorial

Here are a couple of other cards that I created using wonderful ribbons by May Arts.

The first layer of ribbon used is the fabulous Ivory Net by May Arts.  I adhered the netting to the background patterned paper with an adhesive runner and cut chevrons at each end.

I wrapped the May Arts Twill Turquoise Striped Ribbon around patterned paper on the front card panel.  I tied this ribbon with the same steps using in the video.

I wanted to use ribbon on a card for a boy and this is what I came up with.  I simply adhered a piece of ribbon with double sided tape onto the card front.  I have always thought of ribbon to be for girls, but not any more!!  The ribbon used here was Red/Pink Line Edge sheer ribbon by May Arts.

I hope my video and this post inspired your to get out your ribbons and go BOW CRAZY!!!

Here are the rest of the supplies that I used on my cards…

Rose Tree Card

Paper: Ocean Mist (Papertray)

Patterned Paper: Splendid (Authentique)

Stencils: Dreamweaver Stencils

Ribbon: May Arts

Glitter: Art Institute

Outdoorsy

Paper: Vintage Cream (Papertray)

Patterned Paper: Canvas Corp

Stamps: Grapeful (Skipping Stones Designs)

Ink: Tsukineko

Ribbon: Ivory Net, Twill Striped (May Arts)

Happy Birthday

Paper: Bazzill Basics

Stencils: Dreamweaver Stencils

Ink: Copic Multiliner

Ribbon: May Arts

Extras: Embossing Paste (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Have a great day!!!

Stampendous/May Arts Blog Week!!

What a fabulous week of inspiration it has been .

All week long, the **FABULOUS** Stampendous Design Team has collaborated with the **AMAZING** May Arts Design Team to come up with the best projects on the internet. 

The Stampendous Design Team is showing off all of the brand new stamps that Stampendous is debuting at CHA next week.

Each Stampendous Design Team member will be giving away  Stampendous stamps each week on their blogs.  It would be a good idea to check out the entire team weekly until the end of August.  You could land yourself some brand new Stampendous stamps!!!  {{Pssst…You can find blog candy each Saturday on my blog until the end of August!!}}

Here is a blog roll for the entire Stampendous Design Team….

Cyndi

Jennifer

Lynn

Pam

Rachel

Taylor

Trudee

Wendy J.  <---Meee!!!

Wendy P.

Stampendous and May Arts have both generously offered prizes for commenting on the Stampendous and May Arts blog, in addition to their Facebook pages.

Today I am sharing a new Stampendous Cling Jumbo Romantic Border Set (CRS5021).

I followed a fun sketch from Card Patterns…

This card was simply made with a few instructions.

1.  Stamp focal images with embossing ink and emboss with Detail Gold Embossing Powder.  Cut border images into four equal pieces.  Cut focal image by trimming close to the edge of image.  2.  Cut card stock base as desired.  Cut patterned card stock to desired size for your mat.  3.  Place you four pieces of border at the edge of the mat. Tie ribbon around base and adhere focal image with dimensionals.

Easy Peasy!!!

Supplies: Cling Jumbo Romantic Border (Stampendous)

Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko)

Paper: Kisses, Wallpaper Raven, Coconut Swirl (Bazzill Basics)

Ribbon:  May Arts

Extras:  Detail Gold Embossing Powder(Stampendous)

 

Thank you so much for joining us for Stampendous/May Arts Inspiration week!! 

See you tomorrow for some blog CANDY!!!

Stampendous SNEAK PEEK mixed with May Arts

This week Stampendous and May Arts have collaborated to bring you a week of fabby inspiration!!

The Stampendous Design Team will be posting “sneak peeks” of new stamps that will debut at CHA next week.

Today I was inspired when I visited my Cyndi Bundy’s blog and she is having a fabulous sketch challenge. I had to play along.

I used new Perfectly Clear Set from Stampendous Charm Collection (available July 18th) with a beautiful two-toned ribbon by May Arts.

Stampendous is debuting a super cool, fabby fun new product called Mica Fragments (available August 1st).

You can see the Pearlized Mica Fragments on the butterflies wings.

This card was stamped simply on the smaller die cut by “kissing” the ink off the stamp before stamping on the background. The chandelier was stamped over the background images and then I assembled my card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Charm Collection (Stampendous)

Paper: Bazzill

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)

Ribbon: May Arts

Extras: Die Cuts (Stampendous); Bisque Liquid Pearls, Glossy Accents (Ranger), Pearlized Mica Fragments (Stampendous)

Please check the Stampendous Inspiration blog and May Arts blog daily for your chance to win FREE Stampendous and May Arts products!!! I will see you there!!

PS~I will have another fabulous Sneaky Peeky on Friday and a FABULOUS Stampendous Blog Candy starting on Saturday!! I hope to see you then!!!