New Stampendous for today is... Butterfly Charms

Oh, what to show this morning, ummm, too many to choose from but as we are still (apparently) in summer,  let's look at Butterfly Charms - Perfectly Clear Stamp Set - SSC1177

The wonderful thing about the charm sets, (apart from being charming collections in their own right), is that many of these images are miniatures of  previously larger designs or elements of them and will work perfectly with those previously bought stamps and will make them even more versatile.  

For instance, remember the very popular Butterfly Post stamp?  Then you'll recognise the miniature butterfly image at the top left hand side.  The charm sets are a great idea and will compliment other images in your collection.

The projects by the Stampendous team shown below are lovely with this set, I can see it has so many possibilities

The card below incorporates 2 other sets as well as the Butterfly Charm set, (the Christmas and Leaves Charm sets), but I'll show those sets another time

The direct link to the Butterfly Charm set  is HERE

The full collection of new designs is HERE if you'd like to take a look.  Click on the products on our website to see more details and the inspiration from the Stampendous team.

Thanks for visiting

Jill

PS:  Here's the Butterfly Post stamp, I still love this stamp...

More from Stampendous... Ice Skates

I just LOVE this new Ice skates stamp from the new Stampendous catalogue, below are a few ideas for it from the Stampendous Design Team...

The direct link to the Ice Skates is HERE

The full collection of new designs is HERE if you'd like to take a look.  Click on the products on our website to see more details and the inspiration from the Stampendous team.

Thanks for stopping by today

Jill

New Stampendous... Now all added to our website

Yaaaay, my work is done, I've finally finished adding the new Stampendous catalogue of stamps, along with loads of inspirational ideas from the Stampendous design team.

That's around 100 new products with 334 images loaded in total with all the project ideas.

It is a very diverse collection of designs and now includes a range of cling mounted House Mouse designs too.

I've had a great time viewing each new stamp design and the projects as I added them, yet another wonderful collection from Stampendous.

They are HERE if you'd like to see them all.  Click on the products on our website to see more details and the inspiration from the Stampendous team.

I just knew that the White Encrusted Jewel Kit above would be popular!!!!

Thanks to all that have placed orders for them so far, we've made a start on getting them out to you today!

Jill x

New from Stampendous!

I am currently adding the new Stampendous stamps and accessories to our website and thought I'd start showing some of the designs here.

Stampendous have begun making House Mouse Designs stamps and we now stock the cling versions.  It is a great addition to the Stampendous range and the designs will work perfectly with many of the Stampendous products such as fun flock and encrusted jewel techniques. You may have seen Fran, the owner of Stampendous on the Create and Craft TV Las Vegas shows demonstrating them recently.

The Stampendous design team have been busy making projects with the new designs and I have added their work onto our website to give you some inspiration.   Some examples of their work are shown below

Stampendous - Berrying Gifts - House Mouse - Cling Rubber - HMCR03

There are approximately 100 wonderful new products in the catalogue, so well worth having a look.  

The July 2013 catalogue of designs can be found HERE

Thanks for visiting

Jill

Woodware Challenge - No Paper, No Problem

The Woodware Challenge team have introduced a new feature for this week.  They will be asking their retailers with blogs to be guests and feature a project on their chosen theme for a challenge for you each month, I am the first retail guest to take part and I'm kick starting your challenge off with a no paper, no problem challenge.

I picked this theme as I very rarely use patterned papers and prefer to start with blank pieces of paper and card.  I love these images from Stampendous and wanted to do something different from the floral and butterfly stamps I originally short listed to use for my project.

I used:
Stampendous Cling Mounted Stamp CRR163 Old World Map
Stampendous Cling Mounted Stamp CRN251 Suitcase World
Artemio Clear Stamp Set - Vintage Travel Collage - 10001146
Various Stampendous Frantage Enamels, Fragments etc
Woodware Recycled A4 Card - Hairy Manilla - 15 sheets - (Rec13)
Woodware Water Colour Card Pack - 2947
Sakura Box of 24 Coloured Pencils (8805H24)
Woodware Blending Chalks (2887)
Woodware Plain Masking Tape (pack of 10 rolls, 10 metres per roll) - 25191

Woodware Natural Hemp - 0.5mm 4 x 9 metres (50339)

Woodware Roll of Wood Veneer 10cms x 8 metres (28288)

I made the 8" x 8" base card and also the two 7 3/4" panel from the Hairy Manilla card.

I used chalks on one of the panels, then added the masking tape in varying stripes/colours.  I stamped the map and suitcases randomly over the top with Stazon ink.

I only used a small torn strip on this project so I have the rest to use on other projects.

For the main background panel I used various Stampendous embossing enamels/powders.  I placed them randomly on the card and heated them from underneath (with no embossing ink or glue).  I find that pinching up the powders or using a small scoop to scatter them in small amounts helps control things a bit.  Once the powders were roughly in the random positions I carefully lifted the card to heat.  As it is a large panel it is hard to add powders with one hand so I find it best to add them before carefully lifting it.  You can always do a final tidy up with your finger before heating.

I used Aged Gold and Aged Copper enamels and the Detail Capri embossing powder (from the Teal Frantage kit)

I love the way the enamels expand and using a detail powder with them adds a different texture.  The Capri embossing powder has a very glossy glass-like finish to it.

I love the wood veneer on a roll, have you seen this yet?  It's very thin wood on a roll for decorating. The veneer is thin enough to punch and will cut with scissors.  I tore this strip off, yet again, it's random.  

The roll is 8m long and is 10cm wide and 0.08mm thick. 

The main panel has a mixture of elements from the Green Frantage kit along with Aged Gold and Aged Copper, some mica flakes, etc.. etc...

I tied some of the hemp cord into a knot for an embellishment.

It just needs a greeting to be added now.

Please visit the Woodware challenge page to add your entry.  I hope you will join in with the challenge and show us your work, remember, no printed papers!!!

Thank you for visiting

Jill x

Stamp Magic Show

We are preparing and packing ready for the show on Sunday at The Dome, Bawtry Road, Doncaster, DN4 7PD.

We have a variety of lovely stamps to bring with us, some nice packs we have been making up and will of course have some great bargains for you.

If you are local, we hope to see you there sometime between 10am - 4pm!

Jill x