Mixed Media Challenge + Stencil Sunday – September Mini Calendar

Posted on September 4, 2016 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m so happy and excited to be here with as a member of the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Design team with a project for Stencil Sunday and the September Mixed Media Challenge.

Remember to add the following challenge graphic to your post in order to be eligible for the prizes each month.

The winner will receive a $15 STAMPlorations gift certificate or 2 ARTplorations stencils. And the top picks receive an ARTplorations stencil of their choice.

Here’s a mini calendar page that I made using the ARTplorations Stencils – Happy Flowers,

Some Birds and Chevron Crazy.

The calendar measures approximately 5 3/4″ x 8 3/4″ or 14.5 x 22.25 cm matted.

I inked up the backside of the Happy Flowers stencil in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then printed on mixed media paper. I put the stencil ink side down and then covered it with printer/copy paper and rubbed firmly, but carefully to transfer the ink.

Then I stenciled the Happy Flowers through the front side of the stencil with red and green ink. Next I stenciled on Some Birds in black.

I made the background frame with the Chevron Crazy stencil and Some Birds.

I designed the little calendar as a word document and printed it onto white cardstock. It measures about 4″ x 2 1/4″ or 4 cm x 5.75 cm. I inked the edges of the calendar by swiping it across a black ink pad and attached it with foam tape. I matted the project in white cardstock and mounted it on my chevron panel.

I had a lot of fun creating this calendar page and I hope that you have been inspired to create your own mixed media projects! I’d be very glad to have you join us for the mixed media challenge this month. I’m so excited to be here with you and I can’t wait to see what you make!

Please remember that this is not a card challenge…it’s anything BUT a card. 🙂

To be sure that you’re eligible for the prizes each month, please create a mixed media project, add a link to the challenge and also remember to show the Mixed Media challenge graphic. Please check out what the rest of the design team has made here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

ARTplorations Products:

For your convenience here our challenge rules:

Your project(s) can be anything mixed media except a card (so no cards, please!).
You must use a stencil or stencils (any brand) in your project(s).
You can enter as many projects as you wish as long as they are in separate blog posts.
You must display our STAMPlorations/ARTplorations mixed media challenge graphic in your post and link back to the challenge post (not just the main blog) in order to be eligible to win (and receive the corresponding prize).
Link up by September 30th, 11:55 p.m. Pacific time (GMT-7).

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Color Blooms Blog Hop and Linky Party

Posted on August 31, 2016 by melissadawnlane

I’m here with a post for the STAMPlorations Color Blooms Blog Hop and Linky Party. The party runs today, Wednesday, August 31, through Tuesday, September 6; 11:55 p.m. Pacific.

Today I will featuring some cards I made with STAMPlorations new coloring book Color Blooms.

I colored and painted one of the lovely sunflower pages which is divided into different quarters on the 1 page. Here is the uncolored page:

In this post I’ll be sharing my before pictures (the 4 panels from the page I colored) and the finished set of note cards which I made with said page.

Here the 4 colored panels of the 1 page before:

Notice that I used a variety of mediums (some in combination) on the 4 panels from this one page.

Panel 1: Inktense pencils (a light application of water with a paintbrush)

Panel 2: Wax pastels

Panel 3: Oil pastels

Panel 4: Acrylic paint and Inktense pencils (without water)

Here is the set of note cards that I made:

I used the new (and my NBUS) CUTplorations thin metal word die “hugs”.

Here are the individual cards.

Be sure to stop over at STAMPlorations’ blog to check out all of the Blooming creations by a big Color Blooms bouquet of the STAMPlorations girls.

Here’s another look at my set of note cards:

I hope that you’ve been inspired today!

Grace and Peace,

How can you participate?

leave comments on the STAMPlorations blog and on the designers’ blogs
participate in the linky party by downloading the Color Blooms page sampler (over here at the STAMP blog), creating a project out of it, and then linking it up.
like, comment, and tag a friend on the STAMPlorations Facebook page post.

Prizes:

ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from our Facebook page will win a $10 gift certificate for herself and a $10 gift certificate for one friend she tags in her comment
ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMP blog and designers’ blogs will win a $10 gift certificate
ONE (1) participant randomly drawn from the linky party entries will win a copy of Color Blooms and a $15 gift certificate

Places I’m Playing:

Anything Goes – Challenge Weeks #246-247 Grab our badge:

NBUS CHALLENGE #7

More Mixed Media Challenge – “Anything Goes” optional Bright Colours

Simon Says: Anything Goes

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Mixed Media Challenge + Stencil Sunday – August Mini Calendar

Posted on August 7, 2016 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m so happy and excited to be here with as a member of the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Design team with a project for Stencil Sunday and the August Mixed Media Challenge.

Remember to add the following challenge graphic to your post in order to be eligible for the prizes each month.

The winner will receive a $15 STAMPlorations gift certificate or 2 ARTplorations stencils. And the top picks receive an ARTplorations stencil of their choice.

Here’s a mini calendar page that I made using the ARTplorations Stencils – Happy Flowers,Shower of Flutters and Retro Circles.

The calendar measures approximately 5 3/4″ x 8 3/4″ or 14.5 x 22.25 cm matted.

I repeatedly sponged a variety of blue-hued butterflies onto my panel of cardstock with the Shower of Flutters mask/stencil.

See them fluttering around in the background? 🙂

Then I stenciled the Happy Flowers with red and green ink, sponged embossing ink over the flowers and heat embossed the them with clear embossing powder.

I matted the panel with black cardstock and then, using the ARTplorations Retro Circles stencil, I sponged on white pigment ink and embossed with white embossing powder.

I designed the little calendar as a word document and printed it onto white cardstock. It measures about 4″ x 2 1/4″ or 4 cm x 5.75 cm.

I inked the edges of the calendar by swiping it across a black ink pad and attached it with foam tape. Lastly I matted the entire project in white cardstock.

Please remember that this is not a card challenge…it’s anything BUT a card. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

ARTplorations Products:

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For your convenience here our challenge rules:

Your project(s) can be anything mixed media except a card (so no cards, please!).
You must use a stencil or stencils (any brand) in your project(s).
You can enter as many projects as you wish as long as they are in separate blog posts.
You must display our STAMPlorations/ARTplorations mixed media challenge graphic in your post and link back to the challenge post (not just the main blog) in order to be eligible to win (and receive the corresponding prize).
Link up by August 31st, 11:55 p.m. Pacific time (GMT-7).

Places I’m Playing:

Simon Says: Fabulous Florals

Anything Goes Challenge Weeks #242-#243

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Some Fun Stars & My first Mixed Media Tutorial for ARTplorations

Posted on July 18, 2016 by melissadawnlane

Hello! I’m dropping in to share that I my first ever Mixed Media Tutorial for STAMPlorations is up and running!

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I had a lot of messy fun making this project with ARTplorations Stencils and STAMPlorations Stamps. I used the ARTplorations stencils Happy Flowers, Stars Align and Chevron Crazy. The stamps are STAMPlorations’ Trendy Butterflies. To see the full tutorial, please visit the STAMPlorations blog.

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The photo is of me, my mother and brothers getting ready to go to my grandmother’s camp on the 4th of July. My father took the photo in 1982, I think. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

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Places I’m Playing:

SSS Monday Challenge: Flora And Fauna

Challenge Weeks #238-#239 – Anything Goes

Grab our badge:

Challenge #15 – Summertime Fun!

Summer fun includes 4th of July celebrations with fabulous food, fun family times and flowers blooming!

Simon Says: Create A Scene

Rhedd’s Creative Spirit

Take It Make It Challenge: July

Take It, Make It Challenge

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Mixed Media Challenge + Stencil Sunday – July Mini Calendar

Posted on July 3, 2016 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m so happy and excited to be here with my very first post as a member of the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Design team. I am here with a project for Stencil Sunday and the July Mixed Media Challenge.

Remember to add the above challenge graphic to your post in order to be eligible for the prizes each month. The winner will receive a $15 STAMPlorations gift certificate or 2 ARTplorations stencils. And the top picks receive an ARTplorations stencil of their choice.

Here’s a mini calendar page that I made using the ARTplorations Stencil – Happy Flowers and some stamps from Trendy Butterflies.

The calendar measures approximately 5 3/4″ x 8 3/4″ or 14.5 x 22.25 cm matted.

I repeatedly sponged a variety of rainbow-hued flowers onto my panel of cardstock with the Happy Flowers stencil.

I re-purposed this particular piece of cardstock from a previous project.

If you look carefully you’ll see some turquoise ink along the edges, the left overs from said project.

I designed the little calendar as a word document and printed it onto white cardstock. It measures 4″ x 2 1/4″ or 4 cm x 5.75 cm.

I inked the edges of the calendar by swiping it across a black ink pad.

I stamped the butterflies in embossing ink and embossed in white. Some bits didn’t adhere as nicely as I would have liked and I could have re-embossed, but I liked the effect. 🙂

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Please remember that this is not a card challenge…it’s anything BUT a card. 🙂

To be sure that you’re eligible for the prizes each month, please create a mixed media project, add a link to the challenge and also remember to show the Mixed Media challenge graphic in your post.Please check out what the rest of the design team has made here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

STAMPlorations/ARTplorations products used:

For your convenience here our challenge rules:

Your project(s) can be anything mixed media except a card (so no cards, please!).
You must use a stencil or stencils (any brand) in your project(s).
You can enter as many projects as you wish as long as they are in separate blog posts.
You must display our STAMPlorations/ARTplorations mixed media challenge graphic in your post and link back to the challenge post (not just the main blog) in order to be eligible to win (and receive the corresponding prize).
Link up by July 31st, 11:55 p.m. Pacific time (GMT-7).