STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday - Keep Cozy

Hi everyone! I am back sharing another easy design for the Stencil Sunday series over at STAMPlorations. This time I am using the Stencil called Crisscrossed.  

I used distress oxide vintage photo and a blending tool and softly brushed the ink through the stencil. I put more pressure on some areas than others so that it was not a constant design.

I used the stamp set called Snow Cozy to stamp the coffee cups onto circles that I punched out.  I colored the cups using Copic Markers and edged the circles using the distress oxide vintage photo.

I used the same stamp set to stamp the sentiments.  I added two pockets and punched a half circle in each to create pockets for my Circles. the thumb notched ensured that my images would show when they were in their "cozy" pockets. 

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Stenciled Christmas Trees

Hi everyone! I am excited to be featured this month over on the STAMPlorations Blog for the Stencil Sunday series

I transformed my white texture paste into a nice green by swiping some lucky clover Distress Oxide onto my media mat and mixing in the white texture paste.  This is an easy way to create colored texture paste for any project.

Once I was happy with the color, I used a pallet knife to spread the texture paste through the stencil.

I also added a strip of green glitter washi tape to make it a bit more festive.  This is a good way to cover up any boo boo's you may have along the way as well.

Then using my MISTI, I stamped a sentiment on the top as well as under the tree using the stamp set called Hello Christmas.  I used coordinating green ink for my sentiments.

I finished off the card by layering it onto some Green card stock and adding it to a white card base.

I love that this stencil has two trees so I can make to different cards using the same stencil.  When I added the texture paste to this stencil, I covered up the gold star.  Once my texture paste was dry, I re layered the stencil and used a distress crayon to add the star.

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STAMPlorations - Christmas Elf

Hi everyone! I am back sharing another fun design for our challenge going on over at STAMPlorations 

Our theme is Stamps and Holidays!  I am using the stamp set called Christmas Elf.  This is a really fun set with an elf as well as elf legs.  I decided to create two cards for you this time around using both of the images. 

There still is time to join the challenge, and we would love to see what you create for the holidays. 

We love to see you use your STAMPlorations supplies if you have any, but any crafting supplies are allowed. Don't forget to link to this post (find the link above) and make sure you add the challenge graphic to your post to qualify for prizes. We will reveal the winners on the 10th of the following month, so don't forget to check back then to see if you are one of the winners!

If you play, make sure you include the graphic in your post and link back to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.

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STAMPlorations - Stamps & Holidays

Hi everyone and happy December! We are starting another challenge over at STAMPlorations and our theme is STAMPS & HOLIDAYS

I am using the stamp from the TYPOGRAFIA CHRISTMAS collection called Merry Christmas to you. Like many of you, I have several cards to complete this holiday.  This is a very simple design enabling me to make several cards in one sitting. 

We would love for you to join our challenge this month. We ask you to include stamping of some kind in your project (rubber, clear or digi stamps are all permitted). We love to see you use your STAMPlorations supplies if you have any, but any crafting supplies are allowed. Don't forget to link to this post (find the link above) and make sure you add the challenge graphic to your post to qualify for prizes. We will reveal the winners on the 10th of the following month, so don't forget to check back then to see if you are one of the winners!

If you play, make sure you include the graphic in your post and link back to this challenge post in order to qualify for our prizes :o) Please also read our simple rules, which you'll find toward the end of this post.

Don't forget that you can use my coupon code: STAMPGIRLMONICA for an additions 25% off!

Thanks for stopping by!