Steampunk Zentangle Inspired Art

I just LOVE the cards being created by Sandra Strait with our stamps!

X - Rated Movie!

I saw this quote and knew I had to create some art with it.  Match it up with some popcorn and a crazy lady and there you go!!!

Supplies from VLVS:

Crazy Lady - 8630
Popcorn - CB27
Movie Quote - 8631
Miracle Tape

This is the easiest card to create!  Cut and color.  I used glitter pens for the crazy lady.  The popcorn is white with a lemon yellow accent.  Even whitened her teeth, ha ha.

Be as complex or as simple as you'd like with VLVS images.  Perfect to express something wacky or be serious or simply cute.  I adore the extra element stamps like the popcorn!  The popcorn is on a cube, makes it easy to store.

Until next time - Lea

Viva Las Vegastamps! I Love Paris in the Springtime!

This month the Viva Las Vegastamps! Design Team was challenged with the theme of  LOVE... and I think Paris is one of the most romantic cities in the world.  So my first post this month combines my LOVE of Steampunk with my LOVE Paris!

Supplies

Viva Las Vegastamps! - Eiffel Tower

Viva Las Vegastamps! - Nesting Gears

Viva Las Vegastamps! - Steampunk Warrior

Viva Las Vegastamps! - “I love Paris in Springtime"

Viva Las Vegastamps! - Steampunk Couple

Viva Las Vegastamps! Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powder 

Viva Las Vegastamps! Miracle Tape

Rhinestones

Tissue Paper

Card stock - red (Base), black and pattern paper (From  my Stash)

Ink Stewart Superiors - Memories Dye Black

Ink Versafine Crimson Red

Locking washer from the hardware store

Stickles 

Foam Tape

Stamp VLVS!Eiffel Tower on tissue paperlet the ink set, use heat tool if necessary) and adhere to the background, mask  VLVS! Eiffel Tower.  Edge pattern paper panel Versafine Crimson Red ink. Then stamp the VLVS! Nesting Gears and VLVS! Steampunk Warrior on the background with Versafine Crimson Red ink.  Heat emboss the VLVS! Nesting Gears with Ultra High Gloss Embossing Powered.  Stamp the VLVS! Steampunk Couple ( on a light colored card stock, fussy cut, color with COPICs and attach with foam tape to add dimension. With VLVS! Miracle Tape attach the pattern paper panel to black card stock then adhere to red card base.  

Stamp sentiment "I love Paris in  the Springtime" with black ink on scrap of paper, edge with Versafine Crimson red, layer on black cardstock adhere to card with foam tape.  Last touches add Stickles to the wings on man's hat, adhere locking wash on man and embellish lady with rhinestones. 

Join us for our February Theme 

"LOVE"

Check HERE for details!

You must play to have a chance to win!

See More of my work at DreamingofCastles!

Monthy Challenge

January  was Just full of :"Celebration" between our Design team having a wonderful blog hop to  all the entry for January Theme.  Thanks so much for play along..  We love to see what you create.  

Here is January  Winner

Theme was Celebration:

This was made by

Sandra Strait

please contact 

Terri Sproul at Terri@ultimatescrapbookretreat.com

to claim your prize...

Now on to February Theme.  

'LOVE"

How to enter our monthly challenge

1)  post a project using the theme on our Facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/vlvstamps

2)  Must be a follower of our blog

3) entry must use Viva Las Vegastamps!  here is the link to our on line store.  Click HERE  

4)  Prize is a feature on our blog and $25 to our on-line store. 

We hope your play and WIN... 

Terri Sproul

Queen Bee in the Hive!!

Hi everybody! It's Susan and I'm at CHA and sending in this post from IHOP since the hotel internet is down...many crafters are M.I.A. because of this {Terri included}. But I did find Terri!!!

 

Here is my project today...This Queen Bee who is a little self conscious of the size of her stinger. I used three Viva Las Vegastamps!: Queen Bee #5373; Does this stinger... #5327; and Texture/Sharp Angles #9752. I started off with a scrap of hand-painted paper that really wasn't pretty enough for anything. So I cut hexagonal shapes mimicking the queen bee stamp and then with grey Staz-on stamped the texture on each piece. Then I glued them onto an olive green cardstock in a honeycomb pattern. I stamped the Queen Bee on the same painted paper twice and then colored in and layered the image. The wing is a piece of Mica colored with silver Krylon pen on the back and stamped on the front. Then I gave it detail with Sakura Terri Sproul Mixers on the wings, staff and eye {OK - I just got a mini sample at the trade show today}. The tip of the staff is perfect pearls. Then I stamped quote on yellow cardstock and matted on same background paper. A lot of fussy cutting....but so worth it.

Detail of gussied up Queen Bee!

Two days left submit your creations for the VLVS Theme Challenge for January! Submit your "CELEBRATION" theme creations using Viva Las Vegastamps! for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate at the VLVS online store. CLICK HERE for info on submissions. Don't forget to check out the Viva Las Vegastamps! store - there is something for every occasion and everything from bees to aliens! Don't forget to hang out a little while to see what our talented Design Team has been up to.

Thanks so much for visiting & if you would like to see more of my creations please visit my blog, sbartist : painting in the dark HERE. Happy Monday : )

And Now For Something Completely Different!

Viva Las Vegastamps! is thrilled to have the whimsical designs of Mary Vogel Lozinak now available in rubber. We sent the boards to the engraver today so they're on pre-order at 20% off through February 2nd... hope you love them as much as we do.

http://www.vlvstamps.com/pre-order-plates-o-rubber.html

DIY Washi Tape part II

Hey everybody!! Welcome back :) 

Today the card I'm sharing is a simple beauty using the Washi tape that I made on Sunday! 

If you missed the video click here! Make your own custom washi tape from any stamp with any color!!

Besides adding my tape in a "strategic" way - I did a bit of doodling around the edge. I picked a very graphic background since I didn't want to do much embellishing! This card makes the perfect "Thank you" or small note slipped inside a gift! 

VLVS! Items used:
Memento Black Ink

Miracle Tape

Birds on Wire stamp

Thanks so much everyone!! -DeeDee

A blast from the past from Cat McGuire

Pug Birthday Card!

One of my best friends loves Pugs. She has two of them and their names are Frankie & Piglet. She had a birthday recently, so I wanted to use this cute Pug In Party Hat stamp from Viva Las Vegastamps! to make her birthday card. To start off, I stamped the image on white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. My friend’s favorite color is purple, so I used a purple card for the base and I colored some Spellbinders shapes with purple chalk for my background. I added some Sakura Crystal Lacquer to the eyes and nose to make them look wet as well as dimensional. On the inside of the card, I stamped a simple and fun Happy Birthday! My friend loved the card by the way! She is so into Pugs that every year she organizes the “Pug Picnic”. Anyone can come as long as they have a Pug and bring it with them. She even knows all the Pug’s names! I gave this stamp to her and suggested she use it next year for her Pug Picnic invitations. She loved the idea!

For anyone who missed our blog hop, here’s another project where I was able to use this same versatile stamp for a New Year’s card. I had a lot of fun with this card since I am a cat person, and I enjoyed making the little dog annoying!

Feel free to comment below and be sure to come back to see new cards & projects posted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Thanks for stopping by!

DIY Washi Tape!!!

Hi Everyone!! DeeDee here for an extra post this month!!

I kind of stole the opportunity of doing a DIY video for VLVS! on how to make your own Washi Tape with VLVS! Supplies!!!

I used :

Tissue paper

Memento black ink

Miracle Tape

Birds on a Wire

Scissors

Please please.. tell me what you think!!!!

I'll show you a project using this tape on Wednesday so come back!!!! -DeeDee