Stampotique Originals Blog

These were fun cards to make. First I took a 12″ x 12″ piece of black cardstock and cut it down to 5-1/2 ” wide by 12 inches long. With my SCOR-PAL I made scores every 2 inches; both valley and mountain folds. On the front of the first fold I stamped using Stazon WHITE for the greeting and speckles. Spellbinders circle dies saved me from having to handcut or hand punch the circles in various sizes. Circles were made from cardstock in red, green and neutral colors. A bit of STICKLES glue and LIQUID APPLIQUE were used for embellishments. Red and gold tinsel embossing powders by RANGER were applied to various images. Shiny gold cardstock was used for the Christmas ornament’s tops and gold cord for the hangers. 3 ornaments were glued onto each mountain fold; various sizes. When folded the card slips easily into an A2 envelope for mailing; no additional postage needed! Also I used Tsukineko metallic inks for those ornaments I simply stamped. The ink is so luscious and rich that no embossing powder is needed.

BRAND NEW STAMPS by Great Britain’s JO CAPPER-SANDON. Bees and grass……..a butterfly………blobs and splatters…….hexagons………hearts……..go to the website www.stampotique.com and see for yourself!!!
They’ll be coming to a shop near you soon, but if not……….you can order from our website!

Milo, a VERY talented designer from Sweden, has created the card as you see. She has a special way about her work. It is always very layered, very lush, soft colors, colors to die for, lots of embellishments. Sometimes I just stare and stare at her work and everytime I look, I see something different. Notice the tiny ANT in the grass. How cute is that? She also likes to distress the edges of her paper, which really adds a nice touch!
Milo is so into DETAIL and that’s part of what makes her work so fabulous, so creative and so TOTALLY MILO. Enjoy every bit of detail.

You can find GROW GIRL here and MILO here! Thank you Milo. You can find more fun stuff at the Designers Blog and the Stampotique Challenge Blog.
Just return to the front page of our website and you will see the links on the top of the page. Be sure to join in the fun at the CHALLENGE blog. Every two weeks someone wins a $15 gift certificate from us for rubber stamps of your choice!!

Here’s HUNK and double HUNK. Isn’t this a GREAT arrangement created by Betty Roberts! When I first laid eyes on it, I laughed out loud! Great design, great coloring, layering; Betty has it all together! You can find HUNK here and Betty here!
Did you know that STAMPOTIQUE has a challenge going on every two weeks? And for additional inspiration, there is a specific blog just for the design team. They have put up some wonderful cards to dream over. Whether you are an individual looking for something different to do or a shop owner searching for a new class idea, try these blogs.

Here’s a lovely card designed by Irina Blount. Lots of layering and the use of dies, beautiful shimmering paper. Irina does it again. She has a special touch.
And the little girls on the beach? The one on the far right is my eldest granddaughter, Taylor. I thought that someday she might enjoy looking at herself and her little friends on the beach in San Diego! They are all ‘embedded’ in this rubber stamp forever! I thought that Irina did a spectacular job with even the color of the ink; bringing forth the thoughts of a lovely beachy day.

Spring has come to the southwest desert. The hills around us are full of wildflowers, so abundant due to our abnormally cool and wet winter! I wish everyone a wonderful
weekend with their friends and family. Here’s a great little card from Jo Capper-Sandon using Janet Klein’s image LITTLE FRIENDS. Jo’s done a fabulous job creating her background and then applying the STAMPOTIQUE image. Enjoy! And for those of you who BELIEVE, I hope the Easter Bunny brings you a basket FULL of goodies!

We are proud to announce the birth of the STAMPOTIQUE DESIGNERS CHALLENGE BLOG. The first challenge will be posted tonight for all to see.
Join our wonderful design team headed up by Vicki Garrett, Sue Roddis, Jo Capper-Sandon, Kim Prince, Kim Howard, Milo Lilja, Terri Sproul, Valerie Wilson, Betty Roberts, Irina Blount and Hella Sjolund .

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Here is a little tag done using the stamps Altered 4U and Spider girl.

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Amy (Wilson) Wellenstein sent me these WONDERFUL tags stamped with Stampotique rubber stamp images mostly from the Daniel Torrente collection. I love what she did. She said it was easy, but I don’t know. Its one thing if I did these. Its ANOTHER THING when Amy does them. She used RIT DYE, powdered form and aluminum throw-away-pans. Mix up your dye, a little bit at a time, and immerse the tags into whatever color you choose.
Hang them on a tree to dry. Once they are all dry, go CRAZY and rubber stamp up a whole bunch. Add all sorts of embellishments AND beautiful, luscious, gorgeous ribbons. You want the recipient to OOOO and AHHH when you hand them over! Amy presents these also as a ‘gift’ of sorts in that the recipient can not only enjoy LOOKING at them or hanging them on their Christmas tree, but ALSO can use them as GIFT tags on presents they give away. Pretty good idea, huh? Yeah, that Amy is pretty darn creative. Thank you Amy for this WONDERFUL idea. You’re the best. Did I say too that Amy makes the most WONDERFUL and BEAUTIFUL sterling silver jewelry?
This year she is incorporating ancient Roman glass into her creations. You can find Amy and her jewels at http://adornthewearer.blogspot Enjoy!

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Vicki Garrett has sent this WONDERFUL card to us using BATBOY. I love her interpretation. Vicki incorporated a Cuttlebug folder for the background, BAT BOY, HONEYCOMB, and BIRTHDAY WISHES. She sure knows how to market products!!! If I were a shop owner, I would LOVE to have her on my design team ’cause she could really move the products!!! Using her COPIC markers which she is SOOO good at using, she has brought Daniel Torrente’s BAT BOY alive and wishing someone a very happy birthday!!! Thank you Vicki! You are the best.

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More Marci, pretty flowers and gorgeous paper. Thanks again, Miss Jo!