STAMPlorations Throwback Thursday - August 2021 - Lotus Love

Hello and Happy Thursday! I am thrilled to be here today with my third and final Guest Designer post for Throwback Thursday at STAMPlorations. Throwback Thursday is a sharing of 3 new projects inspired by a previous STAMPlorations project made by either the featured designer or another STAMPlorations designer. Every month, one lucky crafter is drawn from all of the comments left on the Throwback Thursday post, as well as from the featured designer's blog, to win a $15.00 gift code to use at the STAMPlorations Store. Be sure to comment on this post for a chance at a $15 prize code. If you comment on the Throwback Thursday post on the STAMPlorations blog, you have another change to win a gift voucher.

My Throwback inspiration is this gorgeous card created by Cornelia Wenokor using the Lotus Love clear stamp set in the Dee's Artsy Impressions line, and one of the products in the Lotus Love Kit.

Here is how Cornelia's project inspired me.

My TBT Project #1:

I masked off the squares, blended a few shades of blue DO ink, splattered them with water and  stamped the water rings before lifting the mask. I stamped, colored and fussy cut the lotus flowers and stems,  popped up the flowers with foam tape, added the sentiment and my card was complete.

My TBT Project #2:

I made a mini slimline card for this one. I cut a sheet of Clarity Antarctica Designer Card Stock to fit the card front. I stamped, watercolored and fussy cut the lotus flowers and popped them up with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment on pale pink card stock, die cut it, and placed it over the stems to complete my card.  

My TBT Project #3:

For this card, I played with 3 alcohol ink colors trying to create water and sky. I had a snippet from a yupo panel created with pink and red alcohol inks from another project. I used alcohol lift ink to stamp the lotus images, and fussy cut them out. I stamped the water rings on the "water" with alcohol lift ink, and popped up the lotus flowers to give them the appearance of floating. I love the STAMPlorations Dragonfly Layering Die  and thought it would be a great addition to my design, so I found a scrap for the butterfly wings that looked wonderful with the AI background, die cut the outline piece in black and popped it up above the flowers. I love the way this turned out.

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STAMPlorations Throwback Thursday - July 2021 - Inspired by Deepti Malik Blossom Sprays Stamp Series

Hello and Happy Thursday! I am thrilled to be here today with my second of three Guest Designer posts for Throwback Thursday at STAMPlorations. Throwback Thursday is a sharing of 3 new projects inspired by a previous STAMPlorations project made by either the featured designer or another STAMPlorations designer. Every month, one lucky crafter is drawn from all of the comments left on the Throwback Thursday post, as well as from the featured designer's blog, to win a $15.00 gift code to use at the STAMPlorations Store. Be sure to comment on this post for a chance at a $15 prize code. If you comment on the Throwback Thursday post on the STAMPlorations blog, you have another change to win a gift voucher.

My Throwback inspiration is this gorgeous card created by Deepti Malik with one of her stamps from the Blossoms Sprays Series in her dee's ARTST IMPRESSIONS line which includes Blossom Sprays #1, Blossom Sprays #2 and Blossom Sprays #3

Deepti used the Spotlight Technique with Blossom Sprays #3.

Here is how Deepti inspired me:

My TBT Project #1:

I used the same stamp and technique that Deepti used. I stamped the floral image on kraft card stock and white heat embossed it. I repeated that process on white card stock, colored a few pieces of the image with Copics, fussy cut them out, and popped them up with foam tape. I scored around the perimeter and added a sentiment from Dee's Beautiful You Clear Stamp Set.

Project #2:

For this card, I stamped Blossom Sprays #2 with my MISTI on Neenah Solar White 110# card stock leaving the floral stamp in place. I also used my mini MISTI to stamp the sentiment from dee's Beautiful You Stamp Set on 1/4" strips of colored card stack and glued them down. I When the strips were in place, I put the card back in my MISTI, masked above and below the stripes to avoid line up issues, and and stamped the floral image again. I added some flat silver dots to jazz it up a bit. I love the way this turned out. 

Project #3

This is made with Blossom Sprays #1. It is stamped with VersaFine ink on a watercolor panel created with Distress Oxide Inks, then heat embossed with clear EP. The sentiment is from a retired STAMPlorations set called For The Birds. I added some enamel dots and my project was complete.

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STAMPlorations Throwback Thursday - June 2021 - Inspired by Quick Card Fronts and ATC Ephemera

Hello and Happy Thursday! I am thrilled to be here today as Guest Designer for Throwback Thursday at STAMPlorations. Throwback Thursday is a sharing of 3 new projects inspired by a previous STAMPlorations project made by either the featured designer or another STAMPlorations designer. Every month, one lucky crafter is drawn from all of the comments left on the Throwback Thursday post, as well as from the featured designer's blog, to win a $15.00 gift code to use at the STAMPlorations Store.

My Throwback inspiration is a gorgeous card created by STAMPlorations owner, designer and artist extraordinaire Shery Russ, using Spring Florals A2 Card Fronts and Powerful Women ATC - Ephemera

I don't know about you, but this month has been moving at lightning speed for me. I recently received some samples of STAMPlorations new Paper Goods Products in a STAMPlorations order and I loved them. So for my first Throwback Thursday set of projects, I was inspired to show the gorgeous creations that can be made with these products in very little time. The card fronts are stunning, and they combine beautifully with so many STAMPlorations products. I also chose to feature Powerful Women ATC - Ephemera.

Here is what I came up with:

Project 1:

I cut down and adhered the floral card front to reveal 1/8 inch of a white card base. I trimmed one of the Ephemera Powerful Women ATCs, matted it with burgundy card stock, adhered it to the cover, and my card was complete.

Project 2:

I used a sage card base and mat this time. I made the mat for the ATC a bit bigger to make it stand out more. I popped up the ATC with fun foam. Another beautiful make in record time.

Project 3:

For this card, I adhered another of the beautiful Spring Florals card fronts to a 110# white card base and topped it with a Bloomtangled #2 Die cut. I lightly stenciled the Ephemera ATC with Tattered Rose DO ink using STAMPlorations Old Rose Prints mini stencil to add some interest and compliment the floral design on the card front. I then dragged the edges of the ATC over a VersaMark ink pad, and dipped them in SSS Rose Gold embossing powder to highlight the edges and provide some contrast. 

I popped the ATC up with fun foam, adhered to the card and my project was complete.

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