Stampendous! Jumbo Flowers Blog Hop

Welcome to the 2^nd Stampendous! Blog Hop!! We are so excited today to show you the 3 BRAND NEW Jumbo Cling Flowers!

If you hopped here from Wendy’s blog then you are right on track…if not, why not go back to the beginning at the Stampendous! blog!

Please leave a comment on EVERY blog, and you will be eligible to be picked for a PRIZE!! Oooooo..who doesn’t like prizes?!!! Stampendous! is giving away 2 each of our BRAND NEW Jumbo Cling Flowers. They include a stunning Tulip, a dazzling Tiger Lily, and a fantastic Dogwood branch. Each prize includes an awesome Jumbo Handle! So thats 6 total prizes!!! PLUS I have Stampendous! blog candy too!! (See end of post)

You have from today until Wednesday June 15^th to leave comments and we will announce the winners on Friday!

So….wanna see another project?

For my scrapbook page I highlighted the new Cling Jumbo Tiger Lily stamp. It fits wonderfully on the new Perfectly Clear jumbo handle, which is thin, HUGE and super easy to use with not only the Jumbo stamps, but the background stamps as well!

First I stamped the Tigerlily multiple times in Versamark ink onto pattern paper (orange check from Basic Grey). I embossed it with Stampendous! Clear Bark EP then spritzed some Gold and Frost Shimmer Spirtz over the flowers.

I cut apart a few and layered petals over the bottom ones to give the flowers a raised effect (using dimensional adhesive to pop up the outside of the petals only)

To add some fun glitz I added 2 things to the centers of the flowers...a chunky sequiny glitter in brown that I picked up at Michael's....then on TOP of that I added some Stampendous! Mahogany Jewel glitter. It gives it a really cool multi-dimensional feel in person!

Next, I stamped the Tigerily with Sepia ink onto printed French Script paper from Canvas Corp. (I stamped this off for a lighter effect) Along the border of the script paper plus the border of my large brown piece (also a print from Basic Grey) I rubbed some gold and brown metallic rub-ons from my friends at Craf-T Products…you know…the ones who make chalk! (They make metallic and glimmer chalk too!)

I also tucked a small border of the orange print (that was punched using an EK Success border punch) under the Script print layer to pull some orange to the bottom of the page.

The fun ribbon treatment was created with jumbo crinkle ribbon from May Arts. I cut a thin strip of card stock the width of the page then sewed the ribbon to it, tucking it every so often. Hand sewn, I used a backstitch with metallic DMC floss.

My brown pattern paper was spritzed with more of the Shimmer spritz. (From Tsukineko, This stuff is GREAT, it doesn’t clog like other brands and its in a smaller bottle so you can get more colors for less $$) After I added the picture to the page (my DD and he BFF) I added more flowers and tucked some Velvet Class-a-Peel stickers from Stampendous! under the edges.

BEFORE sticking them down however, my brown was almost the same color as the paper, so I first rubbed some more of the metallic rub-on directly into the velvet while still on the plastic piece.

I think that’s about it, LOL! A bit more time than I usually put into a layout, though I do LOVE to make them complicated! All of my supplies are listed at the bottom of the page after the hop order if you are interested!

Now, did you get lost along the way?

if so.... here's the HOP order:

· Stampendous!

· Pam

· Rachel

· Kristine

· Taylor

· Krissy

· Trudee

· Wendy J

· Wendy P

· Cyndi....me!!! you are here...

· Geny

· Lynn

· Jenn

OK, so now head over to Geny's blog...and see some more fabulousness to feast your eyes on! Thanks for hopping by today! Dont forget to leave me a comment!

Supplies:

• Stampendous!: Cling Jumbo Tiger Lily stamp, Jumbo Perfectly Clear Handle, Clear Bark EP, Penny Copper EP, Mahogany Jewel Glitter, Scrollwork Velvet Class-a-Pell Mocha Brown , Jumbo Damask Leaf Class-a-peel Mocha Brown
• Tsukineko: Versafine Vintage Sepia Ink, Versamark Ink, Versacolor Paprika, Gold Shimmer Spritz, Frost Shimmer Spritz
• May Arts: crinkle ribbon
• Craf-T Products: metallic rub-ons
• EK Success: circle punches & border punch
• Ranger: Glassy Accents
• Sakura: Quickie Glue pen
• DMC: metallic floss
• Basic Grey: Nook & Pantry paper
• Bazzill: cardstock

MY BLOG CANDY: I have a set of Stampendous! Happy Messages Perfectly Clear stamps and a couple of small bottles of yummy Stampendous! glitter up for grabs to a lucky winner! You dont have to follow me but I would love it if you do!! Then I wil just pick a random winner using Random.org from the comments on this post. SO, you have a chance at one of the 6 new Jumbo Flower stamps from Stampendous! and a chance at a sentiment set from me!

-Cyndi

Stampendous! Sunday

Shhh...I know Iam off a day. It should be Stampendous! Saturday and Scrappy Sunday. But I have a layout to finish up for tomorrow so I'm changing it up a bit!

Did you see yesterday's post at the Stampendous! blog? "Introducing Fran-tage!" Be sure to go check it out for lots of gorgeous eye candy! My card today isn't totally collage-y but it sort of fits with the theme of these lovely new stamps from Stampendous!

I am going back a bit to my old stamping days here and getting out of my proverbial box. For the background on the main panel I spritzed a combination of Creme de Chocolat and Tattered Rose Glimmer Mists. After that was dry (and yes I hit it with the heat gun) I stamped and embossed the new Dragonfly Vine and embossed it with Olive and Chocolate EP from Stampendous!

The background on the card is also embossed with Stampendous! Mushroom EP using the new Dream Forever stamp.

The final step was to rub a touch of metallic chalk (Craf-T Products) into the wings of the dragonfly. Here's a couple of closeup shots.

Challenge List:

Fab n Funky Challenges: Tempting Texture

Phindy's Place: Embossing

Digi Doodle: Nature

Hope you enjoy this card! I will be back later today with a sneak Peek from the newest Pixie Dust STudio Collection! Also tomorrow is the BIG Valentine's Day Blog Hop! There are over 20 prizes to be had...you do NOT want to miss out!!

-Cyndi

CHA Part 2

I'm back. I had to work all day so I am just now getting on the computer. I have a few more pics of me with my cyber friends :) It was so great getting to meet all these people that I chat with! First up is me with Virginia, the owner of InSTyle Stamps. She is fun and bubbly and I wish I had had more time to get to know her!
This is Carolyn Hurst, a buddy from Enchanted Cottage. She was demoing at the Craf-T Products booth. Her sister Ellen bought the company last year and they have had lots of fun with it! Carolyn is one of the most incredibly talented women that I have ever met.
And here is my awesome roomie, Debbie Vaughn. we didn't know each other from Adam on Friday afternoon but hit it off from the start! Debbie is a total hoot! Here we are modeling our ridiculous chef's hats from the Cricut Cake booth.
This was Debbie and Laura on the Toy story Mania ride. We hit Disneyland one night for a few hours of rides, fireworks and dinner.
And finally for the last of the people shots, here is me with Meredith Ethington and Tricia Ulberg, the owners of and artists for Lizzie Anne Designs. These are 2 of the sweetest and most adorable gals ever! I'm so glad I finally met them! I also got to meet Jeni Allen, one of the LAD DT members who is equally a doll! She came to see me the next day when I was working and gave me a huge hug and made me smile :) Just wish I had gotten a pic with her too.

OK, tomorrow is the InStyle Stamps blog hop and then I will share other new CHA stuff sometime this weekend. Have a great night! Looks like we will be seeing more snow here in NC so stay safe to my local friends!

-Cyndi

Blog Candy Winner & A card

First...thanks to all of you who have switched over to my new blog! I used Random.org after work today to pick a number for me and it chose #7...Annette! Please email me with your snail mail so I can get the goodies off to you!

Now, on to the card!

(OK, I started this post yesterday and have so many little problems with it....sorry!!)

This is "Cozy Tilda" from the So Jolly collection at Magnolia Stamps. Again, its another card I made for work! I used the pink polka dot paper from My Minds Eye, ran it through my Cuttlebug with the Snow Dots folder, then rubbed white Metallic rubons over the raised areas....I love the look!

Tilda is perched on the lovely silk ribbon (from May Arts). The circle behind Tilda is created with my EK Curvy Cutter out of paper from Bo Bunny. The icicle border punch is Martha Stewart as is the Snowflake punch. All supplies including the metallic dew drops can be found at Enchanted Cottage.

BTW, hi to all the girls from my class this weekend if you check in, please say hi! And I promise to go back to taking a photo of all the copics I use. For this one I will have to just list them, sorry! (And I do love the feedback)

Alrighty, I have a kazillion things to do this week, so I am outta here! Have a great night and enjoy the long weekend if you have one. I have to work tomorrow.

-Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Cozy Tilda (Magnolia Stamps); Got Snow? (A Muse)
• Paper: Bo Bunny & My Minds Eye; Bazzill and Neenah cs
• Ink: Palette Noir (Stewart Superior); Versa Magic
• Accessories: Curvy Cutter, Martha Stewart icicle and Snowflake punches (EK Success); ribbon (MAy Arts); Metallic Dew drops (Robin's Nest); Metallic rubons (Craf-T Products); white Uniball gel pen (Signo); black Multi liner (Sakura)

Tilda Under Mistletoe

I am stuck at home today with a sick little one. He came back from school not 2 hours after having left. Urgh. Not only am I not at work today, but I have to sneak off to do anything at home too. After watching Nickelodeon all morning he wants me to watch him play Xbox now. So much for productivity.

But I do have a card for you...More Tilda today! I got the privilege of coloring tons of new Magnolia images for Enchanted Cottage and making them into samples...so you will see a lot of Tilda! This is Tilda under Mistletoe. She is colored with copic markers and then I went back over the reds and her golden hair with Metallic rubons from Craf-T Products. They are meant to be rubbed-on but I colored with them using a blending stump. It ends up looking a lot like Twinkling H2Os without curling up the paper!

The background paper is also by Magnolia. This paper is simply gorgeous...really heavy-weight and textured. The sentiment is from a set called Merry Messages by Stampendous...I adore this font!! Ok, so thats about it. Have a great day and thanks for visiting! -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Tilda Under Mistletoe (Magnolia); Merry Messages (Stampendous)
• Paper: gingham (Magnolia); white cs (Neenah); Kraft (Bazzill)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo black (Tsukineko)
• Accessories: Metallic Rubons kit 1& 2 (Craf-t products); ribbon & buttons (Bo Bunny); Copic markers; journaling marker (SU!)