STAMPlorations Spring Fling blog hop

Hi everyone it's that exciting time of the year when STAMPlorations are celebrating with a SPRING FLING with a blog hop and Linky party which starts today. 

I am delighted to be taking part in the blog hop and this is my design team contribution for some Spring fling Inspiration. 

I made this card

I used one of the images from the gorgeous Color me Spring ATC set. You get 3 sets of these brilliant. images in a pack. 

I made a distress ink background and stamped butterflies from the Fluttery stamp set and a sentiment from Party time

I stamped the main plant pot image from the Fluttery stamp set,  cut it out and coloured it.

I also stamped, coloured and layered up the 2 butterflies. My finishing touches were some sparkly sequins. Here is is once more.

There are some fab prizes up for grabs.

✨ If you would like to add a spring themed make and join in with the Linky Party.

 There is a $25 Prize Code for spending on the shop website for the winner and a

Runner-Up wins a $15 Prize Code to the shop

(Just one project entry per person please!)

✨ For the Hoppers (Blog Commentators):

3 Winners: Your choice of a $10 Prize Code OR any $7 product

3 Winners: A $10 Prize Code for the Digital Store

✨ EARLY BIRD BONUS! 💨 The first 7 people to link up their project on the blog will each win a Spring-Themed Paper Goods Sampler Bag! These bags are filled with 12+ pieces of ephemera, ATCs, and card fronts.

How to join in with the Fun;

1️⃣ Hop & Comment: Leave a comment below then head to the STAMPlorations blog to visit the rest of the designers and leave some love on their posts as well.

2️⃣ Create & Link: Upload your favourite new spring-themed project to the Linky tool at the bottom of the Spring Fling blog post.

The spring fling event ends on Wednesday, May 20 at 11:59 PM PDT

The winners will be announced on Friday, May 22 on the STAMPlorations blog at 8:00 AM PDT (2pm GMT)

All the details are here over on the STAMPlorations blog. 

Do check out my other teamies makes too.

Please also visit me over on Instagram here where I share new creative makes most days.

 Thanks for stopping by today. 

Remember to leave me a comment before you leave....you could be one of the lucky hop winners.   

Back soon,

Bye for now, 

Jane x

The May STAMPlorations challenge begins

 Hi everyone welcome back to my 2nd blog post today. My blog posts are like London buses when I was a child...none for ages and then two together! Welcome to the May STAMPlorations challenge. The theme is anything goes and the link is here.

This is my design team card for a little creative inspiration. I used the Coffee cup stencil..(yes stencils are back in stock), with one of the cute Doodled coffee and tea colorables,

and this is how it came together. 

I inked though the  Coffee cup stencil onto a sheet of shaving foam marbled ink from my stash.

I coloured a teapot and teabag from the Doodled coffee and tea colorables pack.

I stamped sentiments from the Always tea time stamp set

and added some sequins before matting it up.

Here is my finished card once more.

The prizes up for grabs are; 

1 winner of a $25 code to spend on the website, which will be chosen by a STAMPgirl from entries that use STAMPlorations products

Plus 1 winner of a $10 code will be randomly chosen from all the entries (these do not need to feature a STAMP product). 

You can make any type of project in any style. You just need to link back to the challenge post (if yours is a blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG and share the challenge graphic in your post. If you use IG please add the challenge graphic as your 2nd photo.  There is even a free digi image Shery has added for you to download and use too. 

Please ensure that you read all the full rules here before you add your project to ensure your entry complies. 

You can enter up to 7 different projects and the challenge ends on May 31st. You can find the challenge and my other teamies inspiration on the STAMPlorations blog here.

Here is the challenge logo 

Also remember to use my code...

There is also a Spring clean going on check these out On the website

Please also visit me over on Instagram here where I share new creative makes most days.

One final heads up is that the fab Spring Fling starts on 11th May...don't miss out. I will be joining in so I'll be back on Monday with my DT make for some inspiration. 

 Thanks for stopping by today. 

Bye for now,

Jane x

Anyone for a Visible Image ice cream?

It’s time for my fortnightly design team make for Visible Image. These are usually shared over on my Instagram account, along with step-by-step photos, but I’ve had a few requests recently from those who don’t use Instagram to share the occasional blog post instead—so here we are!

My brief for this make was to use a stencil and build up layers, which is always a technique I enjoy. This time, I created a fun, summery birthday card using the delightful Better with Ice Cream stamp set. I also incorporated the Atmospheric stencil, added background stamping with Grunge Tones, and used the ever-versatile Broken mesh Layering Die. The birthday sentiment comes from the Birthday Wishes set.

Step-by-Step Process

I started with a piece of Distress Spray Stain background from my stash.

I cut it down to 4½" x 6½". Using Worn Lipstick Distress Ink, I applied colour through the Atmospheric stencil, placing it in random areas to create a soft, layered effect.

To build more depth, I stamped randomly over the background using the Grunge Tones set with these 2 colours of Versafine Clair ink, continuing until I was happy with the overall look.

Next came the focal elements—the ice creams! This set includes two fabulous styles: a waffle cone and a classic Mr Whippy-style swirl.

 I stamped the cones using Acorn Versafine onto kraft card (or the inside of cereal packaging if you don’t have kraft to hand—such a handy tip!). The ice cream tops were stamped in red and brown onto white card, creating realistic strawberry and chocolate scoops.

After fussy cutting all the elements, I assembled the cones and added a flake to the Mr whippy style to create a classic “99”—such a fun detail!

For extra texture, I used the Mesh Layering Die, cutting it from white card and trimming it into pieces to adhere around the edges of the background.

The birthday sentiment was created by combining a greeting from the Birthday Wishes set with one from the ice cream set, stamped onto white card. 

Finally, I assembled the whole design, mounting it onto black card and then onto a white card blank.

Final Touches

To finish, I added a few of my trademark sequins for a little sparkle.

 Thank you so much for visiting today—I hope you found this tutorial helpful and maybe even a little inspiring to make your own fun ice cream cards. 

Here is my card once more with a close up of the focal. 

Remember that most of my creative makes are shared over on Instagram (linked here and in my sidebar), so feel free to pop over and follow along there too.

Back soon…(I have my new STAMPlorations Design Team post coming up this afternoon. A busy blog day!)

Bye for now!

Jane x