Stampendous cling stamps have arrived at our online store www.stampexpressstore.com. We used them for one of the classes we’re doing for the PB Ink trade show in York this weekend. For wonderful detailed images that stamp clearly with minimum pressure, these are excellent. Just be sure to leave the thin plastic sheet on them, for that’s what makes them stick to your acrylic block. Please read the directions when you get them. You will be amazed at how clearly these images stamp!
The hollyhock flower is quite large and needs an extra large block. It’s ideal for a scrapbook page as we have shown. If used on a card, it needs to be 5″x7″. We colored with Irojiten pencils, since that was what our class was featuring. But, you could color with Copic markers, prismacolor pencils, watercolor pencils and blender pen. or whatever your favorites are.
Again we used Morex ribbons, Petaloo flowers, and designer papers from Fancy Pants. These have not yet arrived at our store. Cardstock is our own quality cardstock. Word stamps are from Just Rite.
Get inspired—March is national craft month. Be creative!
8x8 Hollyhock Page
5x7 Hollyhock Card
Butterfly Card
Pocket Card
We all need to reduce the stress in our lives. This art form is an ideal way to work on that, plus it lowers your blood pressure! (so I am told) The repetitiveness of the doodling is the “zen” in the process, while the lines and doodles are the tangles. Try it and I think you’ll enjoy the way it makes you feel. The typical zentangle is done with black on white, but I also like the look of white gel pen on dark cardstock. Of course I had to try color, so I made backgrounds with the Copic refills on a felt applicator. Then I zentangled on top of the color. Sometimes I used a stamp as a base and doodled around the images. Other times I cut the pieces up or punched out shapes after I doodled. The possibilities are endless. Try some designs yourself and let me know what you think. The only tools you need are paper and markers. Have you Zentangled today?
My First Attempt
Cardstock: Paper Cut
Pen: Slickwriter from American Crafts
Flower: Prima
Love
Cardstock: Paper Cut
Pen: Jelly roll from Sakura
Autumn
Cardstock: Paper Cut
Pen: Slickwriter from American Crafts
Background: Copic reinkers on glossy cardstock
Butterfly
Glossy Cardstock: Paper Cut
Pen: Slickwriter from American Crafts
Background: Copic reinkers on glossy cardstock
Butterfly Die: Accu Cut
Rhinestones: Hero Arts
Right now butterflies are very popular. Stickers, stamps, digis, die cuts, and papers are fluttering around at high speed. Below are the winners in the Stamp Express butterfly challenge. The Grand prize was awarded to Brenda Trimmer for her unusual butterfly shaped book. It features quotes about butterflies on one page with pictures and scientific facts about each species on the following page. Very cool!
The #1 card was designed by Pat Knecht. She used Outlines stamps and a discontinued butterfly stamp from Stampin’ Up for her project. Tracy Myers took 2nd place with teabag folding surrounded by various butterflies on vellum. Sheila Roos has a photo card with her new grand-daughter’s picture. So clever for the 3rd place winner. Then Betsy Gibney punched and layered the 4th place card. And Jan Vick submitted the 5th place card with a vellum butterfly and scalloped Nestie. Enjoy these cards. They’re like a breath of Spring!
Butterfly Mini Book - Grand Prize in Butterfly Contest
All Those Butterflies - 1st Place Card in Butterfly Contest
Teabag Butterflies - 2nd Place card in Butterfly Contest
Butterfly Kisses - 3rd Place card in Butterfly Contest
Embossed Butterfly - 4th Place card in Butterfly Contest
Best WayTo the Future - 5th Place card in Butterfly Contest
