TAGplorations – All About Winter – January 2018 – Reminder

Posted on January 16, 2018 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I am happy to be here with you for a super fun monthly challenge at STAMPlorations, TAGplorations.

The theme for this month is:

“All About Winter”

with an optional twist of Texture Paste

I have a card to share with you today.

I used CUTplorations Curly Label/Tags Nesting Dies and Tag O’Coffee.

I also used blue ink and texture paste with the ARTplorations stencil Leaves 1 – Sanna Lippert Designs.

I’m happy to be part of this fun Tag challenge at STAMPlorations and hope that you will join in and play along.

Check out the TAGplorations PRIZE details and COUPON code below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

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Use my coupon and receive 20% off your STAMPlorations order.

Important info:

1. The TAGplorations Challenges will start on the 1st Tuesday of the month.

2. We will have a mid-month reminder on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

3. Projects are to based on our monthly theme (with or without the optional twist).

4. We will be featuring CUTplorations tag dies.

FYI:

Players can link up as many projects as you would like (1 project per blog post please)
Projects can be anything, HOWEVER it must feature a TAG
STAMPlorations product is not required
Prizes: $10 GC for the winner; $5 GC each to the 2 top picks
If there are more than 50 entries: 1 player will be randomly drawn to win her choice of CUTplorations dies worth up to $20.

STAMPlorations/CUTplorations products:

Places I’m Playing:

(Feeling Blue Challenge)

Coffee Loving Cardmakers: January Guest Designer – January 27, 2017

Posted on January 27, 2017 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m very happy to be with you today with a 4th, and final, post as the January Guest Designer for Coffee Loving Cardmakers! I have two paper-pieced die cut cards to share with you today.

I used the CUTplorations Anywhere There’s Coffee Die.

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I also used the CUTplorations word die, “thanks”.

I have a discount code for you! Shery, of STAMPlorations, has generously given me a code to share with you.

Use COUPON code STAMPGIRLMELISSA and receive 20% OFF at STAMPlorations!

I also used these lovely snowflake dies.

Here’s a quick slideshow of how I pieced together the travel mugs.

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I continued to piece together the mugs (and then pieced in the snowflake and “thanks’ into the popped up mug) and dry embossed the group on the card front.

I had a lot of fun using this technique. I love paper piecing and bold, bright, graphic designs.

Thank you, Amy and all of you coffee-lovers, I’ve been so glad to be with you as the Guest Designer for January at Coffee Loving Cardmakers.

Thanks for stopping by!
Grace & Peace,
Melissa

Places I’m Playing this card:

P.S. Here’s the coupon code again. There’s no expiration.

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers: January Guest Designer – January 13, 2017

Posted on January 13, 2017 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m very happy to be back with you today with a post as the January Guest Designer for Coffee Loving Cardmakers!

I’d be very happy if you’d like to……

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I have 2 cards to share with you today.

For this 1srt card, I stamped the ‘cup with steam’ image (see here for how I made this stamp)

in my favorite Hero Hues blue dye ink onto white linen cardstock.

Then, I sponged teal ink onto the entire linen panel, over the stamped image. Next, I die cut the ‘thanks’, matted the panel in blue and attached the teal card base.For this next card, I repeatedly stamped the image onto watercolor paper.

Then, I sponged the same teal ink onto the entire watercolor panel, over the stamped images. Next, I die cut the ‘thanks’, from blue cardstock twice, stacked the ‘thanks’ and attached a blue card base.

As I mentioned last week, I needed to increase the number of masculine cards in my stash, so I took this opportunity to make 2 more. To make both of these cards, first, I created a homemade foam stamp, using a die, and stamped the cup with steam.

I used the CUTplorations die to make my stamp. CUTplorations-coffeecup-preview

I have a fun discount code for you! Shery, of STAMPlorations, has generously given me a code to share with you.

Use COUPON code STAMPGIRLMELISSA and receive 20% OFF at STAMPlorations!

This technique was inspired by Jennifer McGuire in one of her recent videos on how to stretch your supplies.

I’d like to play this multi-cup card at WAW Anything Goes – Challenge Weeks #264-265.

I am also offering this card up for CASEing at Chasing Mojo with Sweet Kobylkin:

I had a lot of fun using this technique. I loved how the homemade stamp printed the images. I hope you enjoyed your visit and look forward to seeing you next week.

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

Melissa

P.S. Here’s the coupon code again. There’s no expiration, as long as I’m a STAMPlorations Girl, this code will be valid.

P.P.S. Here’s a fun video for your encouragement.