Monthly Challenge : MARCH

MARCH is here. March >>>> MARCH is already here. I can't believe it.. Spring is on the way, the birds are chirping in Vegas and we are back to short weather. :)

We are also back with another CHALLENGE!!

We'd like to inspire you with words like nature, clouds, sky stuff, water, rivers and streams, masculine, males, fishing, trees, wilderness, greens, browns, blues, fluffy white, flies and other bugs, dirt, worms, fish, wildlife and more!

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board (it has to be posted this month, but you can certainly link up to other challenges as well!)

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps

(We are now allowing competitors stamps to be on your work, but please make VLVS! the focus of the project, thank you.)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course.

And visit us back here for inspiration! 

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Good words are worth much and cost little

Good words are worth much and cost little - George Herbert.

I love using words in my ATC's so today I would like to share a series having fun with words and Viva Las VegaStamps!!  This first ATC is called "dress for rain" using the ever lovely lady swimsuit back (isn't she gorgeous???) and the  small cloud stamp

This next ATC is called "hot stuff" and I used the vampire or kisser stamp, isn't it hot??

and last but not least I had fun with this ATC called "high fashion" using the barrel lady, quarter of bullseye/target , row of stars, brick background and the solid star in circle (yes, 5 stamps on this little bitty ATC!!!)

and here is a close up to show the embossing I did on the brick background and quarter bullseye/target:

I also love how the gold stars just pop on that inky background! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my projects and I would love to hear which of these 3 ATC's was your favorite!

I'm Late... I'm LATE for March Madness!

Welcome to Viva Las Vegastamps! Susan here today to share a fun ATC that is perfect for the month of March... in Easter pastel colors complete with a racing rabbit!

I needed to make some ATCs for an Alice in Wonderland themed swap "Down the Rabbit Hole" and {of course), I had the perfect stamps in my VLVS! stash for them. It all started with a sheet of painted paper using a handful of Ranger Distress Paint: Antique Linen, Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Evergreen Bough and Picked Raspberry. I modified this T!m Holtz' marbeling technique in painting my background – I added all the colors in a splotchy fashion, and sprayed a lot of water onto the craft sheet to give a more subtle watercolor effect when paper is dragged.

When dry, I cut this down to make my ATC card blanks {3 1/2" x 2 1/2"}, then added a torn strip of  fun harlequin washi tape along the bottom of each and set to work on the stamping and layering of elements. It was interesting doing a horizontal card for a change. I saved a section of the background for stamping the sentiments.

One special stamping trick – combine stamp images by layering two stamps on top of each other. I did this with the girl and a keyhole - placing the keyhole over one of her eyes; then I fussy cut each keyhole out. This gives the perfect eye peering though the keyhole for this Alice in Wonderland themed ATC. 

The sentiment I've had for ages and I thought it went perfectly for the quirky white rabbit whose always proclaiming, "I'm Late!" Everything is edged with coordinating chalk inks for an extra "POP" of color and adhered with miracle tape. These came together really quickly and they were fun to make!

"Down the Rabbit Hole" ATC

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From Viva Las VegaStamps:

"Pensive Girl" #16033

"Keyhole Shading" #9498

"Wheely Rabbit" #18377

"I Try Not to Limit..." #15414

Miracle Tape 1/8"

StazOn Jet Black Ink

Other Supplies: white cardstock and metallic purple stationary for keyholes; variety of colors of Ranger Distress Paints; brayer; water misting bottle; StazOn Royal Purple Ink; harlequin washi tape from Dollar Tree; and detail scissors.

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Thanks so much for dropping by! What are you stamping with your stash of VLVS!? Join us and play along with the March inspiration challenge {CLICK HERE for details}. Just make a creation using the inspiration above and your stash of VLVS! stamps... you could win more RUBBER! Take some time to browse around the blog here and the amazing creations from the entire VLVS! Team... there's so much amazing inky inspiration to see!

If you would like to see more of my creations please visit my blog, sbartist : painting in the dark HERE. Hope you have a fabulous day!!  Sb

You are here

Hi there, Glenda here with an art journal page using a bunch of VLVS stamps as well as WOW embossing powder. Here is my art journal page using the showgirl with baton, you are here, line of chevrons, mason jar, waybill/invoice background, feather silhouette, row of stars, tape, solid star in circle, double coffee ring stains and another one I can't find at the moment (is it a bee or a fly, I'll let you decide!)

 This is what my page looked like to start with as I love cleaning it off after using stamps, I hate to waste ink and great images!

Then I added paint, washi tape and embossed the feather onto the page using WOW pure gold embossing powder.  I also put the mason jar onto the page and cut out the inside so the words "you are here" would show through.

and because I often get lost in the process and forget to take pictures, that now leaves us at the close ups to see the embossing and stampy goodness

 Love that silver embossing with the waybill/invoice background!!

I hope you enjoyed my journal page and thanks for stopping by!

March WINNER!

Hi Folks!! Welcome to the blog today -- we're sharing the random winner from our March Challenge which was full of outdoorsy goodness in green.

Our winner ... Is ...

Paulette!!!

Isn't that so clever?? Thanks for joining us Paulette! Email me @ deedee430@gmail.com with your address and we'll get you some rubber in the mail.

Doing forget to join us for the April Challenge to win your own rubber.

March Challenge

Hello Friends :) welcome to our MARCH challenge. .... MARCH of 2014. Already. Seriously.

Meet us back here next week this time to see the winner from our February Challenge. A LOT of goodness was entered!

Now onto March's mood board:

I threw in a little green to get your mojo going if you're wanting to play with a St. Patrick's Day theme. There's also a little bit of whimsy with some Alice goodness, and a bit of oldschool prep with a nice harlequin in the background. Feel free to take inspiration from anything! You can be inspired by the colors, Alice in Wonderland, toadstools, drinks, sweets, mustaches, etc. Can't wait to see what you create!

Don't forget the rules:

-Create a new project based on our inspiration board

-Use at least one (but certainly more if you want) Viva Las VegaStamps! rubber stamps (please no competitor stamps on your entries)

-Post it to your blog with a link back to us

-Upload to our linky using your direct blog post link (You may also upload via facebook, flickr or other gallery)

You could win a Project Spotlight post on our blog + some new rubber of course!

And visit us back here tomorrow for some inspiration from mellpellmell!

2x the entries for ATC entries this month.. and join us for our ATC Bash :) 

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