Stamp Mining Expedition

Every now and then I take a deep dive into my stash, looking for stamps that haven't see ink yet.

I did that in a rare few free moments last weekend and had so much fun making today's card. I don't like to let my stamps go unused for too long, but those pesky day jobs and life things just get in the way - so grab those moments as you can.

I wanted to do a smooshed background with the new Colorbox inks - they came out with new colors and I wanted to see them on paper. Since they are water reactive, smooshing is always my go-to.

I thought that a big bold image would stand up to what I intended to be a vibrant background, and this gorgeous fuchsia fit the bill. The reason I wanted this bundle is it's a trio - so it comes with a stencil for ink blending the images, as well as the stamps & dies. I love that.

So after smooshing the background I let that dry, and watercolored the flowers and leaves. On the flowers I used Tomato and Mulberry inks, and on the leaves, Moss, Bumble Bee and Tomato for coordination.

The dies for this set cut right up against the edge of the image too which is fabulous and gave me room for a larger sentiment, which I cut with this die pair in black and white. This was another purchase that I hadn't put to work yet.

Stampendous Cling Stamps FUCHSIA TRIO... [ SSS ] 57138 - Big Hugs Sugar Script [ BRC ] Colorbox Dyestress Ink Pad - Mulberry... [ JGG ] Colorbox Dyestress Ink Pad - Inchworm... [ JGG ] Colorbox Dyestress Ink Pad -... [ JGG ] Colorbox Dyestress Ink Pad - Tahiti -... [ JGG ] Colorbox Dyestress Ink Pad - Bumble... [ JGG ] Colorbox Dyestress Ink Pad - Aster -... [ JGG ] Colorbox Dyestress Ink Pad - Tomato -... [ JGG ] Colorbox Dyestress Ink Pad - Moss -... [ JGG ] Colorbox Dyestress Ink Pad - Capri -... [ JGG ] VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne -... [ ELH | SSS ] Fabriano Extra White Cold Press... [ BLIC ] ​GKD Patterned Paper Pack- Petite... [ GNK | SSS ] Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White [ GNK ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSP | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | UNT ] Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045 [ SSS | ELH | CST | ART ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two... [ SSS | MFT ] LightView 2in1 LED Magnifier for... [ BRG ] Art Anthology BIG CRAFT MAT 24x36 311473 [ SSS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Crafter's Companion GEMINI... [ SSS ] Essentials by Ellen Storage... [ ELH ] Die Storage - Clear Storage Pockets... [ CHC ] XL Stamp Storage Pockets [ ELH ] Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies [ ART ]

What's in your stash that you haven't given any love to recently? Get that stuff out! Tell me what is getting dusty in your collection!

Loveyameanitbye.

Life is No Sugarlicking

I stumbled across a hilarious stamp set in a very complicated way.

I'll spare you the details, but when I found out what the stamp set was about, I had to have it, and I had to buy one for my friend Kat, who is like my irreverent twin. It doesn't take much to make us laugh.

So you know what Spanglish is, right? Even if you're not from Tejas? It's basically a jumble of Spanish and English that we all speak - Spanish version and English versions are both Spanglish.

Well it turns out that there's a German/English equivalent, and it's called Denglisch.

So this awesome stamp company in northern Germany made a stamp set out of Denglisch, where it translated some common German sayings literally into English, and the result is hysterically funny.

I couldn't find anywhere in the US that carried their stamps, but I bought them direct from their website here.

It was so worth buying them from across the pond though.

Because it allows me to make a card with an absolute Denglisch truth bomb.

And that is...

life is no sugarlicking.

Isn't that hysterical? And I think everyone can agree that it's factual. Especially this adorable dog. I watercolored him with Ultramarine Turquoise and Aussie Red Gold. Then I used the 3" Rectangle Mask to mask out the dog, and I then laid this fun, well loved and paint covered stencil on top of it and brushed Sweet Mango and Wild Dandelion on top of all that. I secured both stencils with Pixie Spray. I love this stuff. We used it at my class this month and everyone loved it too.

It was hard to just make one card out of the set though, so I made one more. I put Peacock Feathers, Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade Oxides on my craft mat, spritzed them and picked them up with the center panel. I cut little strips out of what was left after I cut that panel with this die set and put them behind the holes in the white panel, which was cut with the same dies. Then I stamped the owl in Nocturne. Then I added the Denglisch sentiment.

Hold your ears stiff, y'all - life is no sugarlicking! Loveyameanitbye.

Denglisch [ DNP ] 57180 - Rectangle Dot Layers [ BRC | SSS ] Carabelle Studio Art Stamp Set - My... [ JGG | EB. | AMZUS ] Carabelle Studio Cling Art Stamp Owl... [ EB. ] Marvelous Masks Rectangles - A... [ CLD ] Zentangle Dots - A Colorful Life Designs [ CLD ] Therm O Web PIXIE SPRAY iCraft... [ SSS | ELH | GNK | THR ] Art Anthology BIG CRAFT MAT 24x36 311473 [ SSS ] Fabriano Extra White Cold Press... [ BLIC ] Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White [ GNK ] VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne -... [ ELH | SSS ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad... [ SSS | ELH | RNG ] *Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink in... [ SSS | RNG | ELH ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad WORN... [ SSS | HNB | ELH ] Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad... [ SSS | ELH ] GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Wild... [ GNK ] GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Sweet... [ GNK ] Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors [ BLIC ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSP | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | UNT ] Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two... [ SSS | MFT ] The Tipsy Tombow Glue Holder | Etsy [ ETS ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] LightView 2in1 LED Magnifier for... [ BRG ] Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding... [ AMZUS ] Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675 [ SSS | ART | AMZUS ] Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC [ ELH | SSS ] Crafter's Companion GEMINI... [ SSS ] Cut Align [ MSP ] Essentials by Ellen Storage... [ ELH ] Airtable: Organize your stamps & dies [ ART ] Die Storage - Clear Storage Pockets... [ CHC ] XL Stamp Storage Pockets [ ELH ] Escoda Versatil Brushes, Travel Round... [ UTR | BLIC | INK ] Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045 [ SSS | ELH | ART ]