The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes

Everyone's favorite challenge week at The House: Anything Goes

I have not been very creative lately with nonstop the news on Coronavirus so I

made numerous variations of the above card and sent them off to people

that are confined to their homes temporarily to let them know they are in

my thoughts.  It is such a quick and easy card.  1" patterned paper squares, I 

used double sided paper so I would not have to coordinate, start with the

top left corner and then they are easy to line up visually. After gluing 

down the squares emboss with embossing folder of your choice,

one the two above I used Cuttlebugs Mosaic. Die cuts: Quick Cuts Nesting
 ovals  and unknown rectangular stitched. Saying of your choice,

I used Repeat Impression's:  8611-E, Thinking and 

8622-D, Because.

Please be safe and take care of yourself.

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. Each entry gets a chance,

 two if you use a Repeat Impressions stamp.   Drawing is the first

 Wednesday of every month.

My followers get a 10% discount -see my sidebar.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

A few fun challenges:
Cut it Up #196: Spring fever with butterflies   4/3
Cupcake Inspiration 489 4/1

Sheepskin Designs #36  Die Cuts 4/1

Stamping Sensations March-Spring Florals  4/1
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 432-433 4/8

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Palette

 Inspiration photo time this week at The House That Stamps Built:

My take on the photo and colors:

 I did not start out planning to make a shaker card but the design I had

in my head just needed a tad more color and these darling sequins

were just the final touch to pull in all the colors.

Repeat Impression Stamps:

10201-W, Flower Power Background

Flower power separates 

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. Each entry gets a chance,

 two if you use aRepeat Impressions stamp.  

My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

A few fun challenges:
Always Fun Challenge #154  3/22

Die Cut Diva's March 4/1
Gem of a Challenge ATG  3/24
Jan's Digi Stamps #10  4/7

The House That Stamps Built: Tic Tac Toe

It's Tic Tac Toe week at The House That Stamps Built!

The center square black and white & one color caught my eye,

so I  used that as my starting point.

Red and black pair so well together, don't you think?  I made a smooshed

background with a new smooshing technique, come back on  March 30

and I will share it in my Pick of the Week tutorial! I used the darling

 Repeat Impressions  107-F, Monarch Butterfly and

 6103-J, Thinking Vertical on top of a red die cut Die-Versions

"Summer Flowers Background" and added a bow. 

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

The House That Stamps Built: Designer Choice Challenge

This week at The House That Stamps Built  

Esther's fun challenging is: "It's raining cats and dogs"-

anything related to rain, cats or dogs.

I used Repeat Impressions: 8502-U, Pets Quartet , choosing to

 cut the squares apart and place them in a die cut frame. I added

a dry embossed background, some distressing and a couple hearts to 

complete my card.

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. Each entry gets a chance,

 two if you use aRepeat Impressions stamp.  

My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

Repeat Impressions: Anything Goes

Everyone's favorite week at The House That Stamps Built:

Anything Goes.

I just got a new stencil(thanks Shirley) and bought the new oval masking stencils

 and could not wait to play with both. A little ink, ribbon, epoxy

dots and  layers and above is my card.  So quick and easy

and pairs beautifully with Repeat Impressions:

 419-J, Another year . . .

 

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just 

be the lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the

 $25 Repeat Impression's  gift certificate. Each entry gets a chance,

 two if you use a Repeat Impressions stamp.  

 

My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

A few fun challenges:

Creations in Pink #19 Mainly Pink 3/14

Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe Challenge Feb (bottom row) 3/1

Love to Scrap #130 Red and/or Pink Equals Love 2/29

MIUCB #34- ATG & Stenciling  2/29

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Photo

 

Wendy has another beautiful photo for us this week at

The House That Stamps Built:

 

 

My Cards:

 

I was inspired by the photo and colors.  I stamped the second card

on regular cardstock for placement before stamping on my watercolor

paper and decided to ink both up with Distress Oxides.  I think I like the

second one better, the inks blended better on the smooth surface. I

used various blues, pinks and lavenders.

 

Repeat Impression stamps:  Lg Pine Tree, Large Pine Forest,

 Gulls in flight, and Happy Birthday were embossed on
the card.

 

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

A Place to Start: Masculine Card  2/28

TTCRD: ATG 2/25

Challenge Up Your Life #120 Winter Scene  2/27

Creatalicious #181: ATG-embossing 2/27

Tuesday Throwdown: Favorite Color: Purple   3/1

Shopping Our Stash #414: The Great Outdoor (everything was in my stash)  3/1

 

The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe

Tic-Tac-Toe fun at The House That Stamps Built this week.  I went

with the center row: Gems, Shimmer and Pink.

I embossed then blended my background with Distress Oxides: Cracked

Pistachio, Squeezed Lemonade, and Worn Lipstick.  I spritzed it

with shimmer spray (it shows up much better in real life.)

Repeat Impressions image and sentiment ( Lupine and Happy moments)

were stamped in Memento Rose Bud and then VersaMark and then

clear embossed.  Die cuts from StampIn Up, Tim Holtz embossing folder,
 and gems from my stash.

Join our weekly challenge, you might just be the

 winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

A few fun challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft #1109 ATG 2/15

Cuttlebug Mania Flower Power 2/26

Creative Artiste #57  Anything Mixed Media 2/23

Corrosive Challenge #2  3/1

Crafting Happiness #38  ATG (optional pink) 2/16

Love To Create #2 ATG 2/25

Happy Little Stamper Feb-ATG with Dies 2/29

YNS #132 Create Your Own Background 2/20

Stamping Sensations  February-Feminine 2/26

Tuesday Throwdown #450--make your own background 2/18

The House That Stamps Built: Presentation of the Week

It is my week for Pick of the Week at The House That Stamps Built.

  I am going to explain how to do double embossing for a fun textured look.

 

You will need two embossing folders, one with a mild pattern and one

with a bolder pattern.  An A2 card base, a 4 " by 5 1/4 " layer for embossing.

Other layers and stamps as desired.

 

Emboss milder pattern, I used Sizziz Tim Holtz wood grain.

 

Emboss bolder pattern, I used The Paper Studio,.

Enlarged so you can see the texture you get with two

embossing folders.

I then did some ink distressing, and used a Tim Holtz distresser on the edges.

I used Repeat Impression stamps: Cape Hatteras Light, Birthday Vertical,

Whelk Shell, and Random Dots.

Be sure to check out The House That Stamps Built blog
for a discount on the stamps that I used.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

A few fun challenges:
YNS #132: Create Your Own Background 2/20
Just Add Ink #491 2/9
Tuesday Throwdown #450-Create Your Own Background 2/17
Stinkin' Inkers: Two embossing folders 3/1

 

The House That Stamps Built: Designer Choice Challenge

  It is my week to pick the challenge for The House That Stamps Built and since

Valentines Day is next week I thought "Hearts" would be a fun and broad

theme.

I started by splattering up a piece of glossy card stock with Distress

Oxides diluted on a stamping block.  I embossed Repeat Impressions

Ruffled Heart Border and Happy Valentine's Day on this background.

I then created a matching smooshed background with coordinating

Distress Oxides, die cut it and layered up my card.

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

A few fun challenges:

Always Fun Challenge #148: ATG 2/9

A Gem of a challenge #3 ATG 2/10

Crafting Happiness Challenge #44-ATG (twist hearts) 2/10

Crafty Friends #128-Love/Romance 2/14

Country View Challenges February-Splatters, Splashes & Drips 3/1

D2BA: February: Love Is In the Air 3/1

Stamping Sensations: February: Feminine 2/25

Love To Create #2: Mixed Media  2/23

The House That Stamps Built: Sketch Challenge

Wendy has a fun sketch this week at The House.

 

My card:

 

The sketch:

I stamped part of Bass Harbor Light (lg) as I had a small area to work in,
pulled out my water colors and had fun. I cut my designer papers to match
the sketch, did some layering, stamped  Because and bordered it
with anchors I punched out of patterned paper glued to
cardstock for dimension.

Close up of watercoloring:

 

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Aud Sentiments #243 ATG & Sentiment

Arty Divas #14 ATG

Jan's Digi Stamp Challenge #6 ATG

Pixie Crafty Workshop #370 (snippets-patterned paper, watercolor paper)

Sweet Stampin -use your scraps (patterned paper)

Through the Craft Room Door Jan 28

The House That Stamps Built: Anything Goes

Anything goes this week at The House That Stamps Built! I am trying to

make more masculine cards for the new year. This one was a lot of

fun to make.
 

The background is several blue Distress Oxides with a generous

splattering of water.  I stamped 9718-G, Plant numerous times with
various bright Distress Oxide inks, stamped and embossed
4103-K, Sea Turtle (lg) and colored him with Oxide inks, added and
embossed 9713-E, Bubbles.  An embossed and layered
1113-D, Birthday and a  few Taylored Expressions die cuts.  I was
quite happy with this card.

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Allsorts #555: More than a single word 1/25

Cute Card Thursday #617 Whats new (Turtle and plant stamps) 1/23

Die Cut Diva's Jan. -New Things (Turtle and plant stamps)

Dies R Us: #137-Birthdays 1/29

Gem of a Challenge AG 1/30

Love To Create: Mixed Media 1/28

My Time To Create #413-New stash (Turtle, sea plants) 1/25

The House That Stamps Built: Inspiration Photo

Wendy has a lovely inspiration photo this week at

The House That Stamps Built.

 

 

I went with softer colors and the circle design using a new die cut

my hubby gave me for Christmas, Spellbinders Wreath.  I colored a

piece of cardstock with Brusho's and then die cut it.  I added Repeat

Impressions:1144-D, Anniversary in the center and added ribbon

 and some embellishments.

 

Inside the card Repeat Impressions 419-J, Another year . . .

 

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

 

 

Twofer

Had some free time so I was motivated by Darnell's Twofer Heart challenge,

I started with a new set from Stampin Up  Heartfelt and used the

lacey heart.  The first card is CAS, bear and sentiment from Lawn Fawn.

 The second card was the fun messy one, I embossed the

hearts randomly in clear, embossed one in silver.  Then used Distress

Oxides and smoosed until I liked my background.  Happy

Anniversary is from Repeat Impressions, and heart die is

Momenta. 

 

A few fun challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge #177 2/1

Gem of a Challenge Wk 1 1/15

Twofer Challenge #23: Hearts 1/25

 

The House That Stamps Built: Tic-Tac-Toe

Tic-Tac Toe Time at The House That Stamps Built.  I used the first row

vertical: a fun fold, twine, and off the edge:

 

For this fold the base of the card is: 9 ins x 6 ins, scored at 1 7/8" and 4 7/8",

the side patterned papers are:  2 3/4" x 5 7/8", 1 3/4" x 5 7/8" and the middle

patterned paper: 1 1/4" x 5 7/8".  Inside white panel is  2 5/8" x 5 7/8".

 

Front design of your choice, I used Repeat Impressions: 10310-H, Mum Solid

and 1113-D, Birthday.

 

I hope you will share your creations in our weekly challenge, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley

 

A few fun challenges:

Always Fun Challenge #144: Something New (Patterned Paper) 1/12

Di's Digi Challenge: Celebrations  1/18

Die Cut Diva's: January: Something New (Patterned Paper)  2/1

Gem of a Challenge: Anything Goes 1/15

Simon Says Stamp: Something New (Patterned Paper)  1/13

The House That Stamps Built: Designer Choice Challenge

Welcome to the first challenge of the year for The House That Stamps

Built!  It is a DCC-Designer Choice Challenge hosted by Shirley-

something that reminds you of your childhood.

 

I had quite a collection of stuffed animals and that Wendy's darling

teddy bears were my first thought.  Although I used pink and

added a bow I was not a frilly little girl. I liked playing

dolls with the girls but I also played with the boys

 since my brother is just a year older than me.

 

Wishing you much joy in 2020!

 

Supplies:

Repeat Impression Stamps:

118-I, Bear with Heart

8622-D, Because

Tim Holtz lace stencil

Sizziz Framelits

Copics

Ribbon from my stash

 

Join the first challenge of 2020, you might just be the

lucky winner of the monthly drawing for the $25 Repeat Impression's gift

certificate. Each entry gets a chance, two if you use a

Repeat Impressions stamp.  My followers get a 10% discount -see

my sidebar.  Drawing is the first Wednesday every month.

 

For inspiration check out what my teammates have created:

Cheri  Esther Heather  Joy   Laurie  Patti Shirley