Stamps on ATCs

Hey stampers, DeeDee here :)

Recently I've been joining in on a few ATC swaps. It helps me hone some of my skills to work on a small space. Today I've got two ATCs to share. 

 

The first is a Harvest Moon ATC. I started by coloring some watercolor paper with Clearsnap Smooch Spritz. After it had dried completely I spritzed a StencilGirl stencil with the same spritz an dstamped in the top left corner. My harvest moon is the Full Moon 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in archival black ink. I finished off the ATC with chipboard bats, some ribbon, and a hand drawn border.

The second ATC was button themed. The base for this card is watercolor paper as well. It has been distressed with Distress Ink and water. I stamped the Weathered Tree in Archival ink black and Be True in Versafine smoky gray. The leaf has been covered in gesso and layered with a metal flower, Amazing Crafting Products resin, Clearsnap glitter, May Arts Ribbon and UmWowStudio chipboard buttons.

I'm much happier with the 2nd than the 1st, but was happy to send both out :)

Don't Forget Baseball Season-Pick Me Ups!

Hey there VLVS friends, 

It's Pinky today sharing a fun card project with you. 

You know baseball season is rampant in the Hobbs home and I 

think it's so important to let my boys know that even in mid sports season

win or lose they are completely awesome!

When I saw this Daily Routine Stamp on Plate 1404 

I knew it would give my boy a giggle and a lift for the day. 

See? Not all my snarky stamping is for evil! haha

 I used some very sporty Kraft papers to create this sports themed

card and I just know my little man is going to love that mom made him a card too!

1. Trim out 9X6 Cardstock.
2. Use bone folder to fold card in half at 4.5".
3. Trim out dark blue cardstock base ay 4.5X6".
4. Trim out patterned paper to 4"X5.5". 
5. Adhere card front to each other using Miracle Tape. 
6. Pop out Jillibean Soup Game Day Chili die-cut.
7. Use Clearsnap Ink to stamp Viva Las VegaStamps My Daily Routine Stamp onto die cut.
8. Trim out pennant shape.
9. Adhere to card using pop dots. 
10. Adhere extra die cuts. 
11. Add stickers from paper pack. 

Give with a cookie and a smile! Watch your child's face light up.

Until next time, I hope you enjoyed this spirit lifting card!

Pinky Hobbs- Viva Las VegaStamps Design Team

Products Used:

Miracle Tape

Viva Las VegaStamps My Daily Routine Stamp Plate 1404 Item 18705

Jillibean Soup Game Day Chili Collection

Clearsnap Ink

Cardstock

Clearsnap + VLVS! Final Day!!

WOW! What a week jam packed with BEAUTIFUL inspiration!!

Here's a GIANT thank you to Clearsnap for partnering up with us :) Both design teams have presented some beautiful work using their inks and our stamps!


It's a sweet sadness that I get to share with you today.. the final day of our collaboration! At least it's one more chance to revel in beauty.

So one more time... I'm sharing THREE projects with you today!!

The first by Sandra Strait!



Supplies:
VLVS! Stamps

Art Is The Last 1 1/2 x 1 1/2

Charred Wood BackGround 4 1/2 x 5 3/4

Clearsnap Colorbox Inkpads
Archival dye-Gooseberry, Coral, Key Lime Pie
Fluid Chalk-Peach Pastel,,Aquamarine, Alabaster
Clearsnap Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink-Molasses, Green Apple
Other
5x7 Vellum Bristol paper, Golden Clear Granular gel medium, Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder,

White gel pen, 3D foam dots, Palette knife, Ink blending tools--bullet and brush tips.
 To create this beauty she says "Recently I've been painting landscapes using inkpads for color.  When I was allowed to choose some products from Clearsnap for this blog hop, I went hunting through the catalog for just the right colors to match a photo that I had.


I blocked in all the colors by pouncing the inkpads where needed.  I dotted part of the Charred Wood stamp and embossed it to create ripples in the water (whichh doesn't show well in the scans). Then I loaded up a brush tip ink blending tool with Gooseberry and Aquamarine to draw the trees. I added more colors with the ink blending tools and when satisfied, I slathered on the granular gel medium.  When it was dry, I colored it with the molasses smooch, and added some Green Apple smooch for the leaves.  When you hold it up to the light the smooch glimmers as though the sun is shining through.  The last step was to stamp the 'Art is the last form of magic that exists' on a seperate piece of paper and adhere it with 3D foam dots.  Including drying time for the gel medium to dry, this took about 45 minutes to do."
Second we have Lyneen:


  Lyneen says "Spray Smooch Spritz on Kromcote Cardstock 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 for base background.  Use star shaped puncinella and ColorBox Raspberry Ink with finger dauber. Cut in half to make two cards.  Stamped images with ColorBox Chocolate Ink and hear embossed with VLVS! Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder.  Highlight images with Smooch. Trim with May Arts fibers. "

She's used the following supplies:

Kromcote Cardstock
Miracle Tape
Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder
Chevron Banner
Walkies for Otto
Large Flying Bird
Men in Balloon Basket



Clearsnap Products:
Smooch Spritz - Pink Sprinkles
Smooch - Mocha
Smooch - Silver Fox
Smooch - Gold Lame
ColorBox Chocolate Ink
ColorBox Raspberry Ink

And we're rounding off the week with Pinky!

 Pinky says these cards are easy peasy and that's great because they're sarcastic, witty, snarky, and so perfect for SO many of our closest friends! Whip a couple up and pop 'em in the mail!
Products Used:
Clearsnap Colorbox Inks
VLVS Plate 1404
Clear Scraps acrylic
Bazzill Cardstock
Miracle Tape 1/4"

1. Trim Acrylic to 4X6.
2. Trim Bazzill to 4X7.
3. Punch Bazzill edge.
4. Use bone folder to fold card at 6" mark.
5. Adhere to acrylic using Miracle Tape.
6. Using Colorbox ink pads, VLVS images and white cardstock. Graduate color on stamp and stamp onto white card stock.
Repeat with second word image.
7. Adhere stamped phrase to front of card.

Here's a great big THANK YOU to everyone who's participated this week and everyone who's shown up to be inspired.

Don't forget both Clearnsap and VLVS! are having giveaways.. comment all week long for a chance to win your choice of a plate o' rubber.. and enter Clearsna's rafflecopter giveaway for some of their favorite inks!!

HURRY OVER TO THE CLEARSNAP BLOG!

Clearsnap & VLVS! Day FOUR!

Welcome back everyone!!! 

If you've been following along this week you'll know we've been swapping blogs with Clearnsap. They've got fabulous beautiful inks of all types to go with our amazing range of stamps and together we've got a match made in heaven! 

Today I'm sharing three projects with you! 

First up is Kersten with this lovely Goddess Tree Card:

Kersten says : "I made a Goddess Tree card using two stamps from VLVS:  Japanese Tree and Be Your Own Goddess.  I used ColorBox Archival Ink:  Glacier Lake and Wicked Black by Clearsnap to not only sponge pad directly to paper for a green-hued background, but Wicked Ink for the tree and expression.  I used Smooches Pearlized Top Coat to highlight the blossoms on the branches and Ocean Soul to highlight the black borders.  Fun combination of greens and blues!"

Second is Sheri with this whimsical journal page:

Sheri says : "I used : Smooch in Sassy pink, Silver fox, Gold Lame, moonlight, pool, taffy, grape soda, and snickerdoodle. Smooch spritz -galaxy gold. Ink pads: Mix'd Media inx-Jasmine; colorBox Archival Dye-Pinkolicious; and Colorbox Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Licorice all by Clearsnap.

As well as : Kromecote, Straphmore Visual Journal in the Mix media papers, Miracle Tape, Black cardstock, Ultra high Gloss Embossing powder and stamps from the December Daily plate, and some of the stamps from plate 910.

I basically used everything I was given on this fun little journal page. Made a marble background, and colored with the smooches, Stamped with all three ink pads I was given either on Kromecote, black cardstock, or on the journal page itself. I even edged the page with the Smooch Spritz."

And last today but certainly never least is leslierahye:

From LR: "Create background on book paper with gesso and smooch spritz. Stencil with Mix'd Media Inx and punchnella. Stamp grid background with Mix'd Media Inx. On another piece of Book Paper, stamp March Hare in black archival and watercolor. Fussy cut and adhere to your background. Attach art piece to EcoArtBoard. Trim out board pieces. Sand edges. Ink with Truffle Mix'd Media Inx. Coat entire image with Mod Podge. Glue image back together with E6000. Adhere 3D pieces with E6000. 

VLVS! Stamps:

March Hare

Washi Grid Background

EcoArtBoard

Clearsnap Supplies:

Mix'd Media Inx School House

Mix'd Media Inx Truffle

Smooch Spritz Vanilla Shimmer

Smooch Spirtz Navy Twinkle
Wicked Archival Ink

Others:

Book Paper, Watercolor, trinkets, Mod podge, Punchnella, E6000, gesso"
Get more details on LR's blog!

Now head over to the Clearsnap blog to see what they've cooked up :)

(P.S. don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win the plate o' rubber of your choice!)

VLVS! + Clearsnap Day THREE!

It's the middle of our inspiration week and I've got some good ones to share today!!

All week we're hopping back and forth between the VLVS! Blog and the Clearnsap Blog to bring you inspiration using their beautiful inks and our beautiful stamps.

Clearsnap has a rafflecopter giveaway going for some of their best goods! And if you leave a comment on our blog this week you'll be enter to win the Plate o' rubber of your choice! (leave a comment each day for multiple entries!)

You won't believe this project from yesterday by Suzanne! She uses a whole plate of stamps and no patterned paper to create her layout.

Today I'm sharing a total of four projects! the first two come from Judy -- she was having so much fun with her new inks and stamps that she kept going after the first!

Judy used Clearsnap Archival Dye Glacier Lake and Wicked Black ink. Smooch Pearlized Accent Inks in Pumpkin, Sassy Pink and Gold Lame. She also used VLVS! images Explore, Men in Balloon Basket, Girl in Polka Dot Dress, Writing background , Diamond Harlequin BG and Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder.

 2nd up we have Susan M. Brown:

Tags are popular among our stamping crew, and scene stamping on them is a favorite! Susan used ColorBox Archival Dye Inks - Wicked Black and & Khaki Green; ColorBox Cats Eye Chalk Inks - Citrus Yellow, Lime Pastel, Wisteria, Creamy Brown, Orchid Pastel, and Prussian Blue; Smooch Spritz - Gingersnap; Smooch - Banana Custard, Sweet Melon, Lettuce, and Plum Berry from "JUICY" smooch mini kit. (Right?! Go girl!) As well as VLVS! Images Bunny looking Right Large, Grass, Leprechaun on Mushroom,  and Mushroom. She finished off the tag with the letters for HOPPY from our December Daily Plate and the Easter stamp.

And last but certainly not least today we have Lea:

 She's brought us this springy colored stunner by starting with Bo Bunny Press papers and enhancing them with VLVS! Stamps Orange and a Half and Feed Your Soul, as well as Clearnsap Sundance Yellow Smooch, Greenapple Smooch, Carrot Orange smooch

 

Now head over to the Clearsnap blog to see what they've cooked up :)

(P.S. don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win the plate o' rubber of your choice!)

VLVS! + Clearnsap Day 2

Welcome to day two everyone!!

We've paired up with Clearsnap all week long to bring you beautiful inspiration using their inks and our stamps! 

 Yesterday's projects were awesome, did you check out the vintage skate card Denise Hahn did? Or the Mixed Media Doll Placeholder by Tami Sanders? And a big round of applause to our own DT! Beautiful works :) 

Today I get to share a project from Ang W:

She made a cuff bracelet using Tim Holtz grunge paper. Spritz the grunge paper with the smooch persimmon and orange, and paint it with the ink pad moody blue all by Clearsnap. Stamp protected by angels (Check out our stamps by other companies section!) and the Whimsical Cloud (By VLVS!)using the wicked black archival ink by Clearsnap. Embellish with a sewing machine, attach some grommets to the back, and protect it with varnish.

I also get to share this beautiful piece from Hermine:

VLVS! Stamps Used:Winged Boy 19062

Make a Wish 19040 

Pure imagination 19041

Brick background 19077 

Washi Lines bakcground 19073 

Washi grid background 19074 

Six Hexagon background 19076

Clearsnap Used:

Colorbox Crafter’s Aruba, Limon and snow

Smooch Glitz  Lime Twist and Gold Rush

Hermine says : "I made this canvas using lost of different materials to try out  the Clearsnap Colorbox Crafter’s inks, and it works out absolutely fantastic on many different things, like canvas, wood, paper, craftpaper and ribbon. To make some highlights I used Smooch Glits Lime Twist and Gold Rush."

Beautiful pieces right?? Thanks so much for sharing your projects with us today girls!!

Now head over to the Clearsnap blog to see what they've cooked up :)

(P.S. don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win the plate o' rubber of your choice!)

Clearsnap + VLVS! Day #1

Hello Friends!!

Welcome to the first day of our inspiration week between Clearsnap and Viva Las VegaStamps!

First up today we have miss Aimee Fleck with this gloriously bright journal page :

 

Aimee used the following VLVS! stamps:

Harlequin diamond background #18920

Share Your Sparkle #18409

Washi Grid back Ground #19074

Bird on Elephant #18485

She used Candleglow smooch spritz by Clearsnap to color the trim as well as Sea kiss spritz, Splash spritz, and Cherry Ice spritz, Sassy Pink smooch, Siren, Azure smoch, Pumpkin smoch, Gold Lame smooch, and Green Apple smooch on the rest of her page.  

Other: Watercolor paper or canvas paper, Nested dies & die cut machine, or elecgtronic die cut machine, White card stock, Black card stock, Bling, Embossing ink, VLVS Super Gloss clear embossing powder, Stapler/Tiny Attacher

Tulle trim, Heat gun, Scissors, Washi tape, Craft Glue.

Second we have the fabulous EllenBee:

 VLVS! used:

Earth #15264 

With Enough Coffee  #15917

Miracle Tape
Clearsnap used:  Bronze Ink and Copper Smooch. Ellen colored her rhinestones with smooch!
Other: mini coffee notebook, May Arts ribbon, various papers.

Don't forget to hop over to the Clearsnap Blog and see what they have to share today!!
(P.S. don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win the plate o' rubber of your choice!) 

Best Chick in Show!

Happy Saturday Everyone! Leslierahye here and in my part of the world the season has changed to Spring and we are about a week away from Easter. That means we will have lots of Easter events in the community and at the school celebrating the Spring Holiday. When I saw the May Arts Ribbons that the team were given to work with, the wide twill ribbon looked like it needed to be made into some sort of winner ribbon! So, I bring you the award for Best Chick in Show!

for this project you will need :

Mix'd Media Inx

Crepe Paper

May Arts Ribbon

Distress Reinkers

Maya Roads Pearl Mist

I began by stamping the hexagon background on my ribbon with Mix'd Media Inx and heat embossing with Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder. I then misted the ribbon and painted with Distress Reinkers the colors of Spring. I worked on a piece of white cardstock which would then become my chick--I dried it with the heat tool, stamped the chick and egg stamp with Mix'd Media Inx and heat embossed the image and fussy cut it out.

Once dry, I then went back with the scroll stamp on top of the ribbon and just heat set it.

I stamped the scroll on pink crepe paper as well. I then used Miracle Tape on the back of an EcoArtBoard 2×2 square to ruffle my stamped crepe paper. Miracle Tape on the edges of the board also held the crepe paper up to the sides covering the edges. The EcoArtBoard was painted with Distress Reinkers and the hex and swirl were once again stamped and heat embossed. The Chick and Egg image was attached to the front with foam tape. The ribbon was attached to the back with Miracle Tape...Our Best Chick in Show award is now ready to be presented!!

I hope you enjoy my project! Thank you for looking! ~leslierahye

A N N O U N C I N G

Join us all week starting Monday the 25th on the Viva Las VegaStamps! and Clearsnap blogs for inspiration using beautiful stamps and beautiful inks!

Inspiration Week!!

Join us Monday to celebrate a week long festival of inspiration.

What goes better with stamps than INK? Nothing of course!! (except maybe more beautiful stamps)

Welcome to the table.. CLEARSNAP INC!

Starting Monday both VLVS! and Clearsnap will be sharing a surplus of beautiful projects showcasing both stamps and ink! 

Join us and be inspired, plus stick around for a chance to win some prizes!