Stamp Anniething February Previews - Day 1

Hello Friends!

Today we are kicking off previews for the February release from Stamp Anniething.

Today I am showcasing Louise - You Crack Me Up stamp set and coordinating outline die as well as the Woven Dots stencil. These awesome new items will be available for purchase on Friday, February 4th in the newly redesigned Stamp Anniething online store.

I stamped out Louise - You Crack Me Up, coloured her up using Copic markers and then cut her out using the coordinating outline die.

I created the background using the Woven Dots stencil and Stamp Anniething hybrid inks. 

The sentiment was stamp on black cardstock and heat embossed using white embossing powder from Stamp Anniething. I die cut out the word "YOU" using the Annie's Alphabet die set and then popped everything up using foam tape.

Always follow your creative heart

Stamp AnnieThing - "Use a Die" Challenge

Hi Friends!!

Today I am participating in the Stamp AnnieThing theme week challenge. This weeks theme is "Anything Goes Using A Die"

I absolutely love clean and simple cards and this year I decided to challenge myself to create more CAS cards. 

To begin, I started by ink blending Peacock Feathers and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks using the Squiggle Wiggle stencil from Stamp AnnieThing 

I just had to use the new Retro Shape Shaker Die that was release this past week and I love how it accents the stencilled background.  The Hugs die cut was done in gold glitter card stock. 

To finish off my card, I added some gold thread and some dewdrop embellishments.

I hope you you liked my card creation for today and I look forward to seeing what you create for this challenge!

Until Next Time - Stephen 

Creating a card using a stencil

Hi Friends! Today I created a quick card that requires no colouring whatsoever!! The moment I had the Build A Cactus 1 stencil in my hands, I just knew I had to make a clean and simple card using only it.

All I used on this card was the amazing Stamp AnnieThing Hybrid ink cubes, the Build A Cactus 1 stencil, the Thanks die from Stamp AnnieThing and a few sequins. This card is quick and simple but so much fun to make.

I hope you liked my card creation for today!

Until next time - Stephen 

Oxide Inks, Stencils and Water...OH MY!!

Hi Friends! 

Today I am excited to get to kick off this months theme challenge. The challenge was to use a stencilled background in the projects creation. 

I coloured up Liberty - For a super girl with my Copic markers and cut her out and popped her up using some foam tape and placed her on top of my stencilled background. 

To create my background, I decided to play around with my oxide inks. I used Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon, and Abandoned Coral. Now rather then using a stencil traditionally, I decided to mist the back of my stencil with water and place it on top of the ink blended background. I let it sit for a few moments before I removed it and I got this really cool bubbly textured stencilled background. It is such a fun technique to try and really gives a different look to your stencils. Be sure to check out the amazing selection of stencils available in the Stamp AnnieThing online store.

OH! and before I go, be sure to participate in the monthly challenge for you chance to win some Stamp AnnieThing goodies

Hope you have a wonder day!

Until next time - Stephen 

Stamp AnnieThing April Previews - Day 1

Hi and welcome to our April Release!

Spring is right around the corner and so our release has a great new line of some fun spring stamps!  

This release we also have some new products in our line. 

 Stencils and Decorative Die Cuts!

Stamp Club members get a 15% discount!

Vanessa- For the Mom to Be

Buttons Oh My!	Gingham

Oh Baby!

All Items will be available in the store Friday along with the other 2 stamps we showed you  this week!!

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Copics:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00. E50, R20

Hair -  E79, E77, E74, E71

Dress - V17, V15, V12

I hope you enjoyed our Sneek Peek for the release!

 Have a great day!

Stamp AnnieThing March Sneak Peeks - Day Two

Hi and welcome to our March Release!

Spring is right around the corner and so our release has a great new line of some fun spring stamps!

Alice

Alice will be available in the store Friday along with the other 2 stamps we showed you  this week!!

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I coloured Alice - Thank Ewe using the following Copic markers

Copics:

Skin -E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R20

Hair - E49, E47, E44, E42

Dress - B02, B01, B00, C3, C1, C0

To create the scene, I used dies from the Land Of Oz die set, did some ink blending using the Squiggle Wiggle stencil from yesterdays previews and the Tree Stencil.

I hope you enjoyed our Sneek Peek for the release!

 Have a great day!

Stamp AnnieThing March Sneak Peeks - Day One

Hi and welcome to our March Release!

Spring is right around the corner and so our release has a great new line of some fun spring stamps!  

This release we also have some new products in our line.  Cutting Dies and stencils!

Stamp Club members get a 15% discount on Dies and Stencils!

Christine- Cookies

Hello die Hugs Die Thanks Die

Squiggle Wiggle Stencil

All Items will be available in the store Friday along with the other 2 stamps we showed you  this week!!

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I started by stamping the image in Momento Tuxedo Black Ink and coloured her up using the following Copic markers...

Copics:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00. E50, R20

Shirt -  N3, N2, N0

Skirt - G29, G24

Cookie - E15, E43, E42

I used the Squiggle Wiggle Stencil and did some basic ink blending using Victorian Velvet and Milled Lavender Distress Ink.

Next I die cut the Thanks diecut out and coloured it with my Copic markers to give it an ombre look.

I hope you enjoyed our Sneek Peek for the release!

 Have a great day!

Colour With Stephen - So Lucky

Hi Friends! So Excited to be doing another live colour along for Stamp AnnieThing. I will be doing it live today (March 5th) at 7PM eastern time in the Stamp AnnieThing Stampers Facebook group.

You can purchase the digital image HERE

OR

Purchase the digital image as well as the accompanying cut files HERE

I will also be using the Feeling Lucky stencil for this card creation

The following Copics will be used for this class but feel free to use your own combos if you wish!

Copics:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R20

Hair - E09, YR18, YR14

Dress - G28, G24, G21, W9, W7, W5, W3, 0

Clover - YG01, YG03, YG07

Hope to see you there! And don't worry,  If you miss the class, the live video will stay up for you to complete whenever you wish.

Until Next Time - Stephen 

Day 2 of Stamping Bella Sneak Peeks

Hi Friends! 

So excited to give you a sneak peek of the upcoming Stamping Bella release. Meet the newest line in the wonderful Stamping Bella universe...Rosie and Bernie. The stamp set I used is called, "Rosie and Bernie Plan a Trip"

I Coloured this awesome image with my coloured pencils, did some simple ink blending with Distress Oxides and lastly added accents of Nuvo drops.

Be sure to hop on over to the Stamping Bella Blog for more sneak peeks...you are gonna love this epic release of 49 new images. I will be back over the next few days to share more card creations I made for this amazing release.

Until next time - Stephen 

Stamp AnnieThing - Land of Oz blog hop

Welcome to our first ever THEMED Hop Event!

We are thrilled to have you join us for our Land of Oz release!

This theme hop consists of wonderful inspiration from our DT using the new Land of Oz stamps!  This weekend you can get the Hop Bundle at a discount, while supplies last!  You can ONLY get it at this price from today until Sunday at 11:59 pm Eastern.

The price will go back to its regular retail price Monday and all items will be available as individual items at that time (in case you didnt want the full bundle!)

Check out all you will receive with the special Hop Weekend prices!

The bundle includes SIX of our newest stamps in the Oz theme,  a set of 6 Metal craft dies, a set of  Decorative Die cuts (36 pcs per pack) and a Tree Stencil!  By using all of these elements together  you can create many wonderful Land of Oz scenes and projects for years to come!

  Remember the special pricing is ONLY GOOD FOR THE WEEKEND!

Buy the Bundle HERE

Want a chance to WIN a bundle set?

Simple make sure to follow along on this blog hop and leave some blog love (comment) on each and every Design Team members post!)  Also make sure you are a follower of their blog and we will randomly pick ONE person to win a Bundle set!

(blog line up below!)

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Copics:
Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R20
Hair - E18, E19, E17, E13
Dress - B18, B16, B14, B12
Shoes - R59, R35
Toto - E89, E87, E84
Basket - E57, E55, E53, E51

Products used from release:
Land of Oz die set
Land of Oz die cut piece set - Emerald city image
Oz - Nicole as Dorthy stamp set 

Copics:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R20

Hair - YR27, E15, E13, E11

Dress - RV25, RV23, RV21

Wand/Crown - BV04, BV02, BV00, BV000

Products used from release:

Land of Oz die set
Oz - Glenda stamp set
Oz - Sentiment stamp set

Copics:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, R20
Hair - E55, E53, E51
Tin Suit - W7, W5, W3, W1, W0

Products used from release:

Land of Oz die set
Tree Stencil
Oz - Stephen as Tinman stamp set

I hope you enjoyed our Land of Oz Themed Hop!

 Have a great day!

Please continue Hopping by using the following Blog Line Up!

Stamp Anniething -  http://stampanniething.blogspot.com

Candace  - http://pcquickutzclub.blogspot.com

Cindy - cindybcreations.blogspot.com

Eunji - https://eunjoa.blogspot.kr/

Gigi - http://thecricutbug.blogspot.com

Melissa - http://doxiemeldesigns.blogspot.com

Michelle - http://scrappinwithmybug.com

Nicole - http://teachdanz.blogspot.com

Stacey - http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Stephen - http://stampinsteve.blogspot.ca

Tina - http://thescrappinrabbit.blogspot.com

Bellariffic Friday - Vintage

Hi Friends! 

Its Friday and that means its time for some Stamping Bella inspiration. Wait till you see what the rest of the Stamping Bella Design Team came up with for this weeks challenge...oh! I guess I should say what the challenge is...This weeks challenge is "Vintage". Vintage as in - use any Stamping Bella stamp that is not from the latest release. So I used Peyton loves to Pretend from the Tiny Townie Collection as well as its matching cut it outs dies . 

I decided to colour her with Prismacolor coloured pencils using the following colours

PRISAMACOLOR PENCILS

Skin - PC946, PC945, PC943, PC939, PC927, PC140, PC938

Hair - PC935, PC1067, PC1065, PC1061, PC938

Chicks - PC922,  PC918,  PC1002,  PC916,  PC915,  PC914,  PC938

Leggings -  PC1067,  PC1065,  PC1060,  PC938

To create my card layout, I used the meadow boarders dies from lawn fawn to create the grass and used my copic markers to add flicks of grass onto the cardstock. I did some ink blending with Distress Oxide overtop of Kraft Cardstock using Faded Jeans, Peacock Feathers, and Fossilized Amber. To finish off my card, I added some line detailing with a white as well as a black gel pen and a few sequins.

I hope you like my card creation for today! Be sure to check out the Stamping Bella blog to see what the rest of Bella design team came up with...get ready to be inspired!

Until next time - Stephen 

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - January Previews Day 2

Hi Friends! We are on day 2 of previews for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps

This stamp set is near and dear to my heart as I recently lost two of my precious furry friends - One in October and one in December. I think loosing a pet is one of the most heart breaking things you can go through and I am so happy that there is now a stamp set that shares the sentiments of loosing a furry family member.

I started by stamping the image of the dog in Dessert Sand ink by Memento. It is a very light ink, perfect for the no-line colouring technique I used to colour this card. If you would like to try no-line colouring for yourself, I wrote an in depth post on how to do it here. It is so fun and once you get the hang of no-line, you will want to do it again and again. 

I used the following Copic markers to colour this image

Copics:

Dog - E59, E57, E55, E53

Collar - B16, B14, B12
Wings - W7, W5, W3, W1
I also added the blush for the checks with a coloured pencils to warm the image up a bit

I used various stencils to create the background with my distress inks. If you would like to see how I created the cloud background with Distress Ink, click here

lastly, I added some shimmery gold dots with a gold gel pen for an added touch.

Stamp AnnieThing October Release - Day 3

Hi and welcome to Day #3 of 

Stamp Anniething's October Release!

Sofia is available in the store Today along with the other 2 stamps we showed you  this week!!

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The card is a big departure for me...its super distressed, messy and ummm...not really me...BUT, I love how it turned out. Its never a bad thing to try new things and go outside your comfort zone - its actually very rewarding and I hope you really like it.

I started off by dusting off my never used Colour Bursts to create an almost firework like background. I then placed a rose stencil overtop and haphazardly added some roses using Black Soot Distress ink. Next I did the unthinkable...I crumpled it up and even ripped tares into it. I unfolded it and added more Black Soot Distress Inks. I grabbed some black ribbon I've had laying around for years and stapled it near the bottom of the card. I added a few sequins because it wouldn't be one of my cards without sequins :)

I stamped Sophia with Momento Tuxedo black ink as well as a number of the small roses and then coloured with Copic markers. I fussy cut everything...even creating a rose crown for Sophia using the roses.

I hope you like my card and don't forget to head over to Stamp AnnieThing as the October release is now LIVE!

Until next time - Stephen 

Birthday Bubbles

Hi Friends! Its my day to post on the Stamp AnnieThing blog and I created this fun Birthday card to share with you. 

I stamped out Brooke - Smile and coloured her with my Copic markers. I popped Brooke up with foam tape to give dimension and add interest  to my card.

I decided to keep the design of my card pretty clean and simple, so I used a fun and colourful piece of patterned paper which I accented by  stencilling yellow bubbles on the background. To fishish off my card I added a some Nuvo drops. I hope you enjoyed my card creation!

Until Next Time - Stephen

Let's Roll, DUDE!

Back in April, I attended Scrapfest in Kitchener. I stumbled upon a new to me stamp company, "Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps". They have so many unique stamps, I just had to purchase some including the, "Let's Roll, DUDE!" set.

I went outside my comfort zone and created my own background from scratch by drawing a retro cartoon inspired background. I coloured the background with my Copic markers. To add more depth to my  background, I used my Distress Inks and stencilled on some funky patterns overtop of my colouring.

I fussy cut out my skater kid and popped him up with foam tape and die cut out a speech bubble and stamped the sentiment on it to carry through with the cartoon feel of the card.

Copic Markers:

Skin - E04, E11, E21, E00, E50, E93

Hair - E59, E57, E55, E53

Shirt - Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11

Shorts - E89, E87, E84, E81

Helmet/Roller Blades - T7, T6, T5, T2, YR18, YR16, Y17

Stencils:

Rose Stencil by Tim Holtz from the Mini Stencil Set 14

Tiny Circles from TCW

Distress Inks:

Peeled Paint

Twisted Citron

Until next time - Stephen