STAMPlorations Special Post: Say It Big with Bold Birds + A Giveaway

Posted on August 13, 2018 by melissadawnlane

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Hi there! Thanks for stopping by. I have a special group of cards to share with you today. I’m doing a product feature post at STAMPlorations. I’m highlighting STAMP’s bird products today along with Say It Big and Typografia Motivate sentiment stamps.

Check out more at the STAMP blog. There’s a special sale with 25% off select products, 2 prizes there and 1 here plus you can use my coupon code, STAMPGIRLMELISSA, to receive an extra 20% off at the shop.

I’m giving away one of my favorite stamp sets:

Comment here and over at my Instagram feed. Tell me if you enjoy bird watching or what birds you especially love and you’ll be entered into a drawing for “For the Birds.”

UPDATED Thursday, September 27th.

Karen Ladd you are the winner of the stamp set! Congrats!

Time’s flying and I have a flock of 14 Bold Birdiful cards to share with you today. Let’s fly!

Please see the STAMP blog for card descriptions.

Can you see how much fun I had with these products?! I had originally planned on making 6 cards, but had a flock of ideas come flapping through my mind. The cards kept flying, but my feathers weren’t ruffled. Inky fingers, but no ruffled feathers. These products are a joy to use!

So, fly on over to the STAMP blog. While there, tell us which among my cards today is your favorite? Share your answer by commenting on the STAMP blog post for a chance to win either a $15 gift certificate to the store OR your choice of any one of the (in-stock) products that I used in my projects. Commenting closes on Friday, August 31. We’ll announce the two winners on September 10 in the August Winners post at the STAMP blog.

I hope that you’ll come visit me at Instagram. Follow me there and leave a comment about your favorite birds.

I’m giving away one of my favorite stamp sets:

If you are looking for me I’ll be in the gardens and fields with the birds!

Grace & Peace,

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{Mixed Media Tutorial} Melissa Makes a Sunflower Summer Inspired Calendar – Mixed Media Tutorial for August 11, 2017

Posted on August 11, 2017 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m here to share another mixed media calendar with you today. I hope you enjoy seeing the process I used to create it.

Here’s the mini calendar page that I made.

Please head on over to STAMPlorations’ Blog to see more of the calendar page and the process that I used to make it.

I hope that you enjoy the tutorial and look forward to reading your comments over the STAMP blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

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

Stencil Sunday – July 2016 – A decorative plaque from a broken tile

Posted on July 24, 2016 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m very happy to be here with a post for STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday.

Here’s a plaque that I created using the ARTplorations Stencil – Happy Flowers and a stamp from Trendy Birds.

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It’s a a broken roof tile (I think that is what it is? Maybe one of my German friends will know?) I found it in a pile of other broken roof tiles, pottery, shingles and bricks on a dirt road in the hills of the Oberammergau area of Germany. This was the largest piece there, most of the others were about the size of your hand. Making this plague reminded me of a the Old Testament book of Isaiah, chapter 61.

How I made this project:

Washed & dried tile.
Sponged embossing ink through the flower portions of Happy Flowers – ARTplorations Stencil.
Added red embossing powder & heated with heat embossing tool.
Sponged embossing ink through the stem portions of Happy Flowers – ARTplorations Stencil.
Added green embossing powder & used heat embossing tool to set.
Added yellow Gelatos to center of flowers.
Sponged embossing ink all over flowers and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.
Stamped the bird (Trendy Birds) and the sentiment in black ink and added clear EP and heat set.
Added white acrylic paint to bird.
Colored grass and sky with Gelatos, added clear embossing powder and heat set.

I had a lot of fun creating this plaque and I hope that you have been inspired to create your own mixed media projects! Please check out my teammates’, MariLynn’s and Susanne’s, projects here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

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