Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Blog Hop Day 3

Welcome to our Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps CHA release Blog Hop, wait until you see all the beautiful new images we have for you, you will absolutely love them!!!  We are so excited to be releasing these new clear sets of stamps with matching dies and of course, our beautiful release of vintage valentine red rubber images!  Join us each day as we will have a different set we will be featuring. We are playing a new game this time around. Each DT member will be featuring a letter in their post. Visit their blogs, find their letter - put the word together and e-mail the word at service@prickleypear.com.  A winner will be chosen for each day of the blog hop.

"B"

Day 3. 

Scalloped  Circle Die.  Make sure you started with Nicole, then take a look and see what beautiful projects we have in store. You will want to visit these fabulous ladies in order, Dawn, Amy, Michelle, Angelica (thats me), Tracy, Leslie, Tesa, and Jennifer.  Good luck and have fun!

Here is my card for today, my focal point is the brand new "Scalloped Circle Die" from PPRS, isn't it pretty!!!  I stamped the doily circle and the sentiment from the "Dragonflies" clear stamp set, for the flowers I diecut several flowers from different shades of purple patterned papers, I then stamped with the coordinating stamps from the "Flowers" clear stamp set.  I used an embossing tool to shape the flowers and give them some dimension.

Supplies:

Stamps; Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps (Dragonflies, Flowers)

Inks; Adirondack (Pitch Black), Distress (shabby shutters, dusty concord)

Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, DCWV, Chatterbox

Other; Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps (Scalloped Circle Die, Flowers die set), Quickutz leaf die, American Crafts ribbon, Stickles (Lavender), Recollections rhinestone swirls, Me & My Big Ideas adhesive rhinestones, MS corner and border punch.

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to our Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps CHA release Blog Hop, wait until you see all the beautiful new images we have for you, you will absolutely love them!!!  We are so excited to be releasing these new clear sets of stamps with matching dies and of course, our beautiful release of vintage valentine red rubber images!  Join us each day as we will have a different set we will be featuring. We are playing a new game this time around. Each DT member will be featuring a letter in their post. Visit their blogs, find their letter - put the word together and e-mail the word at service@prickleypear.com.  A winner will be chosen for each day of the blog hop.

"N"

Day 2. 

Lots of Flowers.  Make sure you started with Nicole, then take a look and see what beautiful projects we have in store. You will want to visit these fabulous ladies in order, Dawn, Amy, Michelle, Angelica (thats me), Tracy, Leslie, Tesa, and Jennifer.  One lucky winner will receive the Flowers clear stamps and matching dies.  Good luck and have fun!

For to days project I have put together this very cute wall hanging using the "Flowers" clear stamp set and the the coordinating die, I have also added a dragonfly and the sentiment from the "Dragonflies" clear stamp set.  For the base I used a Tim Holtz die to diecut the chipboard and paper, I stamped the music notes all over the paper and inked the edges with distress ink.  The flowers have been diecut from different papers, vellum, mulberry and patterned paper, I then stamped them with their coordinating clear stamps. 

Supplies:

Stamps; Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps (Dragonflies, Flowers)

Inks; StazOn (Timber Brown), Distress Ink (scattered straw)

Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, patterned paper, vellum, mulberry paper

Other; Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps (Flowers die set), Dies Direct Little Stacker Nesting Dies (Ovals), chipboard, transparency, clear double sided tape, ribbon, Tim Holtz Alterations Die (Ornamental), FolkArt Acrylic paint (Metallic Inca Gold), Stickles (Yellow), Martha Stewart leaf punch, Martha Stewart glitter (yellow), MM gold mini eyelets, adhesive rhinestones. 

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to our Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps CHA release Blog Hop, wait until you see all the beautiful new images we have for you, you will absolutely love them!!!  We are so excited to be releasing these new clear sets of stamps with matching dies and of course, our beautiful release of vintage valentine red rubber images!  Join us each day as we will have a different set we will be featuring. We are playing a new game this time around. Each DT member will be featuring a letter in their post. Visit their blogs, find their letter - put the word together and e-mail the word at service@prickleypear.com.  A winner will be chosen for each day of the blog hop.

"O"

Day 1. 

Dreamy Dragonflies.  Make sure you started with Nicole, then take a look and see what beautiful projects we have in store. You will want to visit these fabulous ladies in order, Dawn, Amy, Michelle, Angelica (thats me), Leslie, Tesa, and Jennifer.  Todays winner will be announced tomorrow evening, and the winner will receive the dragonfly Set, Matching Die, and our new Valentine ATC Transparency Sheet.  Good luck and have fun!

My project today is this card I made using one of the dragonfly images and coordinating die, the sentiment stamped on the tiny tags is also part of this beautiful set.  I diecut the dragonfly 3 times from vellum paper and stamped it with the music dragonfly using StazOn ink, for the top dragonfly I covered it with glitter.  The bottom green piece of patterned paper was embossed with a Tim Holtz embossing folder.  For the layout of the card I used sketch #103 from Mojo Monday.

Supplies:

Stamps; Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps (Dragonflies Clear Stamp Set)

Inks; StazOn (Blazing Red) Distress ink (forest moss)

Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, Basic Grey (Phoebe)

Other; Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps (Scalloped Circle Die, Dragonfly Die), Quickutz mini tags, American Crafts ribbon, Tim Holtz embossing folder (Sheet Music), Crystal Glitter Ultra Fine (Gold), mini safety pin, Cuttlebug machine, Sketch #103 mojomonday.blogspot.com

Ooh-La-La!!!

I have been playing with some vintage inspired stamps, today I have this card with a very elegant image from "Stampin' D'Amour", this image is part of their "French Vintage" clear stamp set.  I stamped the image twice on Canson paper and colored it with pearlescent watercolor paints, they have the perfect amount of shimmer, once colored I cut one image and adhered it with pop dots, the small crown image on the yellow die cut piece is also from the "French Vintage" set.  I used some of my favorite paper from the "Que Sera Sera" collection from K & Co., love the color scheme, so bright and cheerful.

Supplies:
Stamps; Stampin' D'Amour (French Vintage)
Inks; StazOn (Jet Black), Distress Ink (wild honey)
Image colored with; Pearlescent Watercolor Paints
Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, Canson "Fanboy" white paper, K & Co. (Que Sera Sera)
Other; Spellbinders (Labels Seventeen), ribbon, 3D paint (Iridescent gold mist), Martha Stewart embossing stencil, Wild Orchid Crafts mini rose, DMC Crochet thread, pop dots.

Tag Tutorial

Today I have a tag tutorial using a vintage collage image and stamp from Stampin' D'Amour, the collage images are perfect for any little projects like cards, tags, or labels.  

Begin by inking your tag with your favorite Distress ink colors, for this project I picked peeled paint, broken china, and scattered straw.

My next step is to spritz the tag with some Glimmer mist, I wanted a very contrasting color, my choice was a brown color called Tattered Leather.

I wanted to add more of a distressed look to the color so I dripped some water here and there on the tag.

Dry using a heat gun, you can see the results here of the Glimmer mist and the water drops all over the color.

Use a embossing folder to add some texture to your tag, I have used this great folder from Tim Holtz called Postcard, perfect for this project.

Add some more ink to the raised image for additional contrast on the embossing.

For my collage image I chose this wonderful vintage add of a camera.

I used a distress tool to distress the edges of the collage image to make it look more vintage.

For the bookplate I used this die from Sizzix, it's great because it has 3 different bookplate sizes on it to choose from.

Pop the middle piece of chipboard out and paint the outer frame with Distress crackle paint, in this case I used tarnished brass.

Once it dried, I applied some walnut stain ink to make the crackle stand out more.

I stamped the sentiment on a piece of patterned paper that I felt coordinated very well with the other supplies I had picked.

I trimmed the piece of paper to fit on the piece of chipboard from the bookplate and adhered it with Mod Podge.

After adhering it, I used a file from Basic Grey and sanded down the edges on the paper for a more distressed look.

Adhere everything down on the tag, using a needle tool, make a hole and insert a brad on either side to fasten the bookplate.

I added a Prima flower, a chipboard clock face, the game spinner is Tim Holtz, a little tag from MM, and some fun fibers I found in my stash.

Supplies:
Stamps; Stampin' D'Amour (A Journey Quote)
Inks; Memento (Tuxedo Black), Distress Ink (walnut stain, scattered straw, broken china, peeled paint)
Paper; Stampin' D'Amour Collage Sheet, Patterned paper, chipboard
Other; 6 1/4" x 3" Tag, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Tattered Leather), Distress Crackle Paint (tarnished brass), Mod podge, Making Memories brads, Sizzix bookplate die, Basic Grey file, fibers, Prima flower, MM travel tag, Tim Holtz game spinner, bead chain, chipboard clock, Tim Holtz Alterations embossing folder (Postcard)

Flower In My Garden

It's time for a Heartfelt Creations project!!  My project today is this 12" x 12" layout I made of my little Maria, I took this photo of her on Easter Sunday last year, lately it's a little difficult to get her to cooperate with me when it comes to getting her photo taken, but she did really good this day.  I used some of the new gorgeous stamps from their new collection "Springtime Medley", I felt the daffodils went so well with this photo.  Make sure to take a few minutes and check out the HFC blog so you can see all the wonderful projects the talented design team have created.

Supplies:
Heartfelt Creations
HCPC 3359 Daffy Daffodils PreCut Set
HCPC 3304 Posy Patch Swirls PreCut Set
HCPC 3319 Simple Filler Stems PreCut Set
HCPC 3324 Daisy patch Swirls PreCut Set
HCD 709 Springtime Medley Die
Spellbinders Fancy Tags

Inks; Momento (Tuxedo Black), Distress Ink (bundled sage), Versa Color (52 Topaz), ColorBox Fluid Chalk (Deep Green)
Paper; Fancy Pants Designs, Autumn Leaves
Other; Chalks, Stickles (Yellow), ribbon, flower trim, Fiskars Paper Edgers scissors (majestic), Martha Stewart border punch (Cherish, Garden Trellis), Recollections adhesive swirls, pop dots, Cuttlebug Machine.

Instructions:
Size 12" x 12"
Punch border on a 12" x 12" patterned paper, stamp swirls from "Posy Patch Swirls" set with Topaz color ink around the edge of the paper.  Mat photo with pink patterned paper and cut edge with deco scissors.  On a piece of green patterned paper stamp the large daffodil from "Daffy Daffodils" set, (I stamped it 14 times), die cut with the coordinating die, adhere to the back of the photo to form a frame around it.  Punch a strip of pink patterned paper with the MS Garden Trellis punch.  Stamps large daffodil and small daffodil with leaves twice on yellow patterned paper, stamp single small daffodil twice on same paper, shade with chalks, die cut daffodils with coordinating dies, cut the leaves and stems with scissors.  Stamp three stems with leaves from "Simple Filler Stems" set on green patterned paper and cut one full set with scissors, the others just cut the leaves.  Stamp sentiment from "Daisy Patch Swirls" on yellow patterned paper and die cut with Spellbinders Fancy Tag, attach everything as pictured, layer flowers with pop dots for dimension.  Add some stickles and rhinestone swirls.

Cutie Pie

Quick post here, I had some time today to get a card done with this weeks sketch from Mojo Monday, all the paper I used is from Reminisce, I think is a few years old, found it in my stash.  The hearts I made with a Cuttlebug die, it cuts out 3 hearts I just used the outer and center hearts and adhered them with pop dots.

Supplies:
Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, Reminisce patterned paper
Other; Cuttlebug heart die, K & Co. Smitten dimensional sticker, Scribbles Iridescent 3D Paint (Watermelon), Cuttlebug Machine, Sketch #175 mojomonday.blogspot.com

"Be My Valentine" Card

Oh my!!  My weekend just flew by, next thing I know Monday is here and with it around the corner is the end of the month, wasn't yesterday January 1st!!!!  I have a Valentines card today featuring a couple of stamps from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps, love this cute little heart!  I stamped the heart on pink paper, cut with scissors, matted with coordinating brown cardstock and cut around it with a mini scalloped scissors, adhered with pop dots and applied some diamond glaze. The pink background paper was dry embossed with an embossing folder from Sizzix and sprayed with glimmer mist for some sparkle.  

Supplies:
Stamps; Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps (Mini Swirl Hear, Be My Valentine)
Inks; StazOn (Timber Brown)
Paper; SEI (Jolie Chocolat)
Other; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Pink Bubblegum), Diamond Glaze, PC Paper Shapers, Recollections metallic brads, Cuttlebug mini tag die, Sizzix Embossing folder, adhesive rhinestone, pop dots, Cuttlebug Machine.

Dance

Today I have a card with one of my favorite vintage inspired images from Stampin' D'Amour, this image is part of their "French Vintage" clear stamp set, I also used the sentiment from this set.  I used the color combination #175 from CCG and sketch #98 from Card Patterns.  I stamped the image twice, one on a circle of white Canson paper and the other on an extra piece of the same paper, cut with scissors and adhered with pop dots.  The orange doily I made with a Blue Hills Studio punch.

Supplies:
Stamps; Stampin' D'Amour (French Vintage)
Inks; StazOn (Jet Black), Distress Ink (rusty hinge)
Image colored with; Marby LePlume II markers (16 pale orange, 13 ochre, 26, silver grey, blender pen)
Paper; Canson "Fanboy" white paper, SEI (Oasis)
Other; Spellbinders (Labels Four), Blue Hills Studio punch (Lace), Punch Bunch mini flower, Martha Stewart rose leaf punch, Prima flower, Michaels felt flower, EK Success adhesive gems, pop dots, Cricut, Cuttlebug, We R Memory Keepers corner chomped, Sketch #98 from www.cardpatterns.blogspot.com, color challenge #175 from www.colorcombosgalore.ning.com.

With Love

My card today features a gorgeous stamped image from Heartfelt Creations, this image is part of their new collection released last week called "Springtime Medley", the image is from the "HCPC 3360 Exotic Fuchsia PreCut Set", I colored it with distress inks and layered the flowers with pop dots for lots of dimension.  Don't forget to check out all the gorgeous projects over at the HFC blog.  Have a great day.

Supplies:
Heartfelt Creations
HCPC 3360 Exotic Fuchsia PreCut Set
HCPC 3363 Inspire Me Sentiments PreCut Set
HCD 709 Spring Medley Die
Spellbinders Labels Seventeen

Inks; StazOn (Jet Black)
Image Colored with; Distress Ink (dusty concord, fired brick, forest moss, tumbled glass)
Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, K & Co., Watercolor 140lb paper
Other; Stickles (Lavander), Martha Stewart border punch, Hand dyed seam binding.

Instructions:
Size 7 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Cut a piece of patterned paper and mat with pink cardstock, cut two strips of patterned paper and punch a border with the border punch, adhere as pictured, adhere a piece of ribbon and a bow.  Stamp "Exotic Fuchsia" image on watercolor paper with StazOn ink and color with distress inks, die cut with the Labels Seventeen die, mat with red cardstock.  Stamp the single flower image four times and the bud twice on watercolor paper, color with distress inks and diecut with the coordinating dies, adhere all the flowers with pop dots for dimension.  Stamp "With Love" sentiment with StazOn ink on watercolor paper and trim to desired size, adhere as pictured.  Add some stickles to the flowers for a little sparkle.

Valentines Card

Been working on some Valentines themed cards and today I have this card made with a very pretty heart image from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps, the stamp is called "Butterfly Heart" and it's perfect for all your Valentine projects.  For this card I stamped the image with Watermark ink on patterned paper and heat embossed it with white detail embossing powder, I then cut the hearts with scissors and adhered them with pop dots for some dimension.

Supplies:
Stamps; Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps (Butterfly Heart)
Inks; VersaMark Watermark ink, Distress Ink (victorian velvet)
Paper; Bazzill Bling Cardstock, Basic Grey patterned paper
Other; Embossing powder white detail, Recollections white mini brads.

Stampin' D'Amour Friday

Anyone ready for the weekend, I think I am!!!  It's Friday and Friday brings another vintage inspired project with stamps from non-other than "Stampin' D'Amour", for my card today I used a beautiful quote from Eleanor Roosevelt, this quote is part of their "French Vintage" clear stamp set.  For some reason I just couldn't get the photo clear, but the quote reads "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams".  I paired this quote with the circular vintage stamp also from Stampin' D'Amour and some Graphic 45 paper.

Supplies:
Stamps; Stampin' D'Amour (French Vintage)
Inks; StazOn (Timber Brown), Distress Ink (vintage photo)
Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, Graphic 45
Other; Quickutz ticket die, Metal ornate frame, twine, Martha Stewart Frond punch, Martha Stewart Branch punch, pop dots, Cricut Machine, Cricut Cartridge (Lacy Labels)

You Inspire Me

Today is a fantastic day, you know why?   Heartfelt Creations is debuting their brand new and gorgeous "Spring Medley" collection, this collection features 5 beautiful new PreCut stamp sets and 1 exclusive die.  I created this card using the "Angel Trumpet Flower" PreCut Set, these images are perfect for the coloring enthusiast like me.  Make sure to check out all the gorgeous creations on the HFC blog.  Have a great and creative day.

Supplies:
Heartfelt Creations
HCPC 3362 Angel Trumpet Flower PreCut Set
HCPC 3363 Inspire Me Sentiments PreCut Set
HCD 709 Spring Medley Die
HCD 701 Posy Patch Die Set

Inks; StazOn (Jet Black), Distress Ink (tattered rose)
Image Colored with; Distress Ink (tattered rose, vintage photo, fired brick, pine needle, tumbled glass, crushed olive)
Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, White Canson "Fanboy" paper, K & Co.
Other; Cricut Machine, Cricut Cartridge (Lacy Labels), Stickles (Fruit Punch, Turquoise), Cuttlebug embossing folder (Swiss Dots), Cuttlebug Machine, adhesive pearls, ribbon, pop dots.

Instructions:
Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Trim a piece of patterned paper, emboss with embossing folder, ink edges with distress ink, and mat with cardstock.  Cut three fancy shapes (I used the Cricut), one from white paper and the other two from cardstock, stamp image on the white die cut piece and color with distress inks, ink edges with tattered rose distress ink, ink edges of the other two die cut pieces, adhere with pop dots.  Stamp image a second time on white paper, color, diecut the flowers with the "Posy Patch" dies, and cut the leaves with scissors, adhere everything to the first image as pictured.  Stamp the hummingbird image on white paper, color with distress ink, cut with coordinating die, and adhere with a pop dot.  Stamp "You Inspire Me" sentiment on a strip of patterned paper, mat with light pink cardstock, adhere to another piece of cardstock with pop dots.  Adhere everything as pictured, add some ribbon and a bow, some adhesive pearls and a touch of stickles to the flowers and the hummingbird.

Heart Trio Card

It's Monday and I'm ready for another busy week, It's a good thing we had a very quite weekend around the house.  Today I have a card I created with this beautiful stamp from "Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps", the image is called "JacoBean Heart 2", I stamped the image on patterned paper and then adhered it to chipboard squares, I really like the dimension the chipboard adds to the card.

    

Supplies:
Stamps; Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps (JacoBean Heart 2)
Inks; Embossing Ink
Paper; MME patterned paper
Other; Bazzill 2" x 2" chipboard squares, Martha Stewart border punches, Accent Acrylic Paint (Light Roseberry), Stampin' Emboss Powder (Burgundy), Diamond Glaze, ribbon.

Instructions:
Cut a piece of pink patterned paper, adhere to card base and punch border with border punch.  Cut a piece of burgundy patterned paper and punch top and bottom borders.  Paint edges of chipboard squares with acrylic paint and let dry.  Stamp heart image three times on pink paper with embossing ink and heat emboss with burgundy embossing powder, trim squares and adhere to chipboard squares, distress edges of paper with a piece of sandpaper, adhere everything as pictured.  Apply a coat of diamond glaze to the shipboard images for a glossy finish.

C'est Fantastique!

Happy Friday everyone, it's time for some vintage inspiration.  My card today features a beautiful vintage inspired image from "Stampin' D'Amour", this image is part of their "French Vintage" clear stamp set, I stamped the image with jet black StazOn ink on cream cardstock and colored it with Marvy LePlume markers.  I used the Cricut to cut the base of the card and the patterned paper layer, wanted something a bit different and stylish to go with the stamped image.

Supplies:
Stamps; Stampin' D'Amour (French Vintage)
Inks; StazOn (Jet Black), Distress Ink (frayed burlap)
Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, cream cardstock, Melissa Frances (Breigh)
Image colored with; Marvy LePlume II (18 Dark Brown, 91 Tan, Blender Pen), Chalks
Other; Spellbinders (Fleur De Lis Pendants), MS leave punch, MS branch punch, Wild Orchid Crafts mulberry mini rose, Prima flower, ribbon, Tsukineko fantastix coloring tool, Cuttlebug Machine, Cricut Machine, pop dots.

You're The best

Here we are Wednesday, it's time for some Heartfelt Creations, my card today has been designed with a gorgeous stamp image from Heartfelt Creations.  This image is from their Scenic Combo PreCut Set, it's the perfect image for any masculine looking card.  I kept the design very simple, the image was stamped and colored with weathered wood distress ink, I didn't want a lot of colors, just wanted to match the blue tones from the patterned paper.  Make sure to visit the HFC blog for lots of beautiful projects and another sneak peek at their new collection "Springtime Medley" releasing on Wednesday January 11, at 12 midnight EST.

Supplies:
Heartfelt Creations
HCPC 3355 Scenic Combo PreCut Set
HCPC 3354 Classic Message PreCut Set
HCD 708 Decorative Window Scene Die

Inks; Memento (Tuxedo Black), Distress Ink (weathered wood)
Image Colored with; Distress Ink (weathered wood)
Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, White Canson "Fanboy" paper, Basic Grey (Motifica)
Other; Stampin' Up Designer Label punch, Stampin' Up ticket corner punch, Stickles (Gunmetal), Glazed Dimensions (Pastel), ribbon, Cricut Machine, pop dots.

Instructions:
Size 6" x 6"
Cut a piece of patterned paper, punch corners with ticket corner punch, ink edges with distress ink, mat on brown cardstock.  Cut a fancy shape from Canson paper to fit image (I used the Cricut machine to cut mine), stamp image with distress ink and shade with the same color, ink edges with distress ink, mat with pop dots on brown cardstock.  Die cut half of the "Decorative Window Scene" die twice, hand cut the two corners to create four custom corners, adhere to matted image as pictured.  Stamp "You're the Best" sentiment on Canson paper, I inked only "You're the" and stamped it, then inked "Best" and stamped under the other words, punch label, ink edges with distress ink, cut slits on both sides and thread ribbon, adhere everything as pictured.  Add some stickles to the edge of the image and label, also apply a touch of glazed dimensions to the water area on the stamped image.

Birthday Wishes

Quick post today, I made this card last month and forgot to post it.  I used this beautiful stamp from Heartfelt Creations as my focal point, it's called "Clemantis/Cottage" and I just love coloring it.  I stamped the image twice and cut out the birds and some of the flowers and adhered them with pop dots for dimension.  I used my Cricut and the Lacy Labels cartridge to cut the shape on which I stamped the image and the mat.  The "Birthday Wishes" sentiment stamp is from "Scrappy Cat", I think I got this set at Michaels a while back.

Supplies:
Stamps; Heartfelt Creations (HCPC 572 Clemantis/Cottage), Scrappy Cat (Birthday Wishes)
Inks; StazOn (Jet Black), Distress Ink (rusty hinge)
Paper; Bazzill Cardstock, patterned paper
Other; Prismacolor Color Pencils, OMS, MS leaf punch, Stampin' Up ticket corner punch, Stickles (Yellow), Cricut machine, Cricut Lite Cartridge (Lacy Labels), K & Co. adhesive gems, ribbon, pop dots, sketch #164 mojomonday.blogspot.com