Dee's Art Utopia: July 2018

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

STAMPlorations Inspiration - July 31st 2018

Hello friends! We are back with STAMPlorations Inspiration post. The inspiration team at STAMPlorations are here to inspire you with our creations using STAMPlorations products through these weekly inspiration posts and there is more to inspiration... We'll have a monthly random drawing -- 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate Yay!!

Only on Tuesdays, all stamps, stencils, and dies are 15% off (no coupon needed). With Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI you get extra 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies.

Let me show you my final Inspiration card for July 2018...

I made this card for Father's Day and I hadn't shared it here. So, I thought I should share it. I kept the front of the card simple, by stamping the image in grey and adding some color with the patterned paper that forms the inside of the pop up card. For the inside I stamped fuzzy cut and colored the images. I have used Little Love Birthday Wishes, Power of Words, Strongest Dad Ever and Spectrum Noir Markers

Here is a the inside of the pop up card :)

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

Thursday, July 26, 2018

STAMPlorations Spotlight - Background Magic!

Hello friends! I am up with a spotlight project over at the STAMPlorations blog. I hope I will be able to inspire you. Today I am playing with the newest Stamp Club set "Succulently". For this one I decided to work on the background :)

Here is what I created...

I have used Succulently and Succulently Dies

Please head over to STAMPlorations Blog for a photo tutorial on this. click HERE. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

STAMPlorations Inspiration - July 24th 2018

Only on Tuesdays, all stamps, stencils, and dies are 15% off (no coupon needed). With Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI you get extra 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies.

Let me show you my third Inspiration card for July 2018...

To make this card,I stamped the image along the edge of a white panel in a light shade of ink. I then did pencil coloring. Then I fuzzy cut this and layered it on a patterned paper. To finish I stamped the sentiment. I have used Blossom Sprays #1, Fluttery and Prismacolor Pencils

Here is a closeup of my coloring :)

I am sharing this at The Flower challenge #22 - Monochrome, Inkspirational Challenge #165 - Birthday and Seize the Birthday - Stripes, Addicted to Stamps and more #302 - Make your mark

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

Friday, July 20, 2018

STAMPlorations Summer Release 2018 - Day 5

The STAMPlorations Summer Release - Day 5 is here and I can't believe we have come to the end of this lovely release but actually we just don't stop creating... so you will keep seeing more of my cards using the new and not so new products :) So today we are showcasing four new word dies.

Any release is not complete without the prizes, so here's what you get for commenting...

Prizes:

- ONE winner of $25 GC

- ONE winner of her choice of (1) stamp set and (1) word die from the new release

Commenting is from July 16 to July 23. Must comment on ALL the stamp release posts on the STAMP blog and designers' blogs to qualify for the prizes

I love the font of these dies and I guess we all need these words in our stash :) Check out the team HERE and be amazed :) Let me show you the dies and the cards I created.

Here are my cards...

For this one I took a white card stock inked the flowers (using ARTplorations Peony Number Two ) with Distress inks, I then die cut the Brilliant word and inlaid it back into the panel. To finish I added a vellum butterfly. I have used Flutter Zen - 2

For my second card I did some alcohol inking and die cut the butterfly and the Fantastic word with it. I also die cut butterflies from black card stock and stuck those on black. To finish I added the focal pieces :) I have used Flutter Zen - 2

Hope you liked my cards! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

PS All stamps (including new release) are 10% off automatically and if you use my code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI for an extra 20% off

Thursday, July 19, 2018

STAMPlorations Summer Release 2018 - Day 4

The STAMPlorations Summer Release - Day 4 is here and I can't wait to share the cards I created using the newest products. I am sure you will love these as much as I did :) we are showcasing the stamp set from talented Shery called "Brave one"

Any release is not complete without the prizes, so here's what you get for commenting...

Prizes:

- ONE winner of $25 GC

- ONE winner of her choice of (1) stamp set and (1) word die from the new release

Commenting is from July 16 to July 23. Must comment on ALL the stamp release posts on the STAMP blog and designers' blogs to qualify for the prizes

Another fabulous set from Shery, I love the flowers, butterflies and sentiments in this set. I guess we can't have enough of flowers :) Check out the team HERE and be amazed :) Let me show you the stamp and the cards I created.

Here are my cards...

For this one I took a grey card stock and stamped the flowers in watermark ink and the sentiment in black. I then stamped the butterflies on patterned paper (Craft Smith - Fiorella) and fuzzy cut those, adhered then with foam adhesive to finish my card :)

For my second card I stamped the flowers on a white panel and cut it along the top edge. I also drew some stems. I then colored these with Sharpie Markers. To finish I stamped the sentiment and layered the floral panel with some dimension :)

Hope you liked my cards! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

PS All stamps (including new release) are 10% off automatically and if you use my code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI for an extra 20% off

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

STAMPlorations Summer Release 2018 - Day 3

The STAMPlorations Summer Release - Day 3 is here and I can't wait to share the cards I created using the newest products. I am sure you will love these as much as I did :) we are showcasing the stamp set from talented Shery called "Big Dreamer"

Any release is not complete without the prizes, so here's what you get for commenting...

Prizes:

- ONE winner of $25 GC

- ONE winner of her choice of (1) stamp set and (1) word die from the new release

Commenting is from July 16 to July 23. Must comment on ALL the stamp release posts on the STAMP blog and designers' blogs to qualify for the prizes

Another fabulous set from Shery, I love the sketchy look of the floral. I guess we can't have enough of flowers :) Check out the team HERE and be amazed :) Let me show you the stamp and the cards I created.

Here are my cards...

For this one I did masking and stamping of flowers along s penciled frame with white ink. Then I did no line coloring using my Prisma Color pencils.I then redefined the frame with a black pencil. I then layered this on patterned paper.

For my second card I did stenciling with darker edges and lighter focal. Stamped the sentiment in the center and arranged, stamped fuzzy cut and colored floral around. Fun and easy:) Besides the new set, I used Artplorations Stencil - Broken Glass.

Hope you liked my cards! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

PS All stamps (including new release) are 10% off automatically and if you use my code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI for an extra 20% off

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

STAMPlorations Summer Release 2018 - Day 2

The STAMPlorations Summer Release - Day 2 is here and I can't wait to share the cards I created using the newest products. I am sure you will love these as much as I did :) we are showcasing the stamp set from talented Shirley called "Layered Citrus"

Any release is not complete without the prizes, so here's what you get for commenting...

Prizes:

- ONE winner of $25 GC

- ONE winner of her choice of (1) stamp set and (1) word die from the new release

Commenting is from July 16 to July 23. Must comment on ALL the stamp release posts on the STAMP blog and designers' blogs to qualify for the prizes

So let's talk about the stamp :)we love all things citrus and with those fun sentiments it becomes all the more amazing, check out the team HERE and be amazed :) Let me show you the stamp and the cards I created.

Here are my cards...

For this one I did masking and stamping of the lemons, fuzzy cutting along the top edge and coloring with markers. To finish I layered this on patterned paper and stamped the remaining sentiment on the inside :)

For my second card I did some solid stamping for the background and layered stamping and fuzzy cutting for the focal lemons.

Hope you liked my cards! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

PS All stamps (including new release) are 10% off automatically and if you use my code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI for an extra 20% off

Monday, July 16, 2018

STAMPlorations Summer Release 2018 - Day 1

Wohoo! The STAMPlorations Summer Release is finally here and I can't wait to share the cards I created using the newest products. I am sure you will love these as much as I did :) Today is Day 1 and we are showcasing the stamp set from talented Shirley called "Layered Watermelons"

Any release is not complete without the prizes, so here's what you get for commenting...

Prizes:

- ONE winner of $25 GC

- ONE winner of her choice of (1) stamp set and (1) word die from the new release

Commenting is from July 16 to July 23. Must comment on ALL the stamp release posts on the STAMP blog and designers' blogs to qualify for the prizes

So let's talk about the stamp :) Not only will you be able to create melons but there is so much to this set, check out the team HERE and be amazed :) Let me show you the stamp and the cards I created.

Here are my cards...

Now you see what I meant, I created a scalloped background for my first card and made a focal melon cutout. I had so much delight creating this :)

For my second card I did some masking, stamping and fuzzy cutting. I then layered melon on the patterned paper. Super fun! This stamp set is pure stamping magic

Hope you liked my cards! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

PS All stamps (including new release) are 10% off automatically and if you use my code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI for an extra 20% off

Friday, July 13, 2018

STAMPlorations Spotlight - Succulently

Here is what I created...

I have used Succulently and Succulently Dies

Please head over to STAMPlorations Blog for a photo tutorial on this. click HERE. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

STAMPlorations Inspiration - July 10th 2018

Only on Tuesdays, all stamps, stencils, and dies are 15% off (no coupon needed). With Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI you get extra 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies.

Let me show you my second Inspiration card for July 2018...

To make this card,I stamped the jar and the succulent image in white ink on a grey card stock. I then did no line pencil coloring. To finish I stamped the sentiment. I have used Just Because, Thankful & Blessed, Bloom Happy and Prismacolor Pencils

I am sharing this at Fusion Card challenge - Cactus Door

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

Thursday, July 5, 2018

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Shery!

Yay! Its Shery's Birthday and we have put together a lovely little surprise for her. I hope she enjoys it. Wish you a very Happy birthday Shery, hope you day is awesome and year ahead amazing! Lots of love and hugs to you.

Here is my card for you :) I channeled my inner Shery to make this card. Used a lot of mixed media/ grunge stamps just like she does.

I took a panel and stamped some mixed media splatter stamp. And I topped it up with some gold ink by stamping another mixed media stamp. For my cupcake topping I used some brush stroke stamps and die cut it. To finish I added the sentiment and hearts.

I am kind of happy that I used all grunge stamps for this one. Products used are -
Mixed Media Elements, Scribbly Splattery Grunge, Birthday Bash, Cupcake Builder #2 and Clustered Hearts Die

Love you loads Shery! Thank you Maria and Terri for putting it all together.

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment.

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

STAMPlorations Inspiration - July 3rd 2018

After a month long inspiring, fun filled Birthday Celebration we are back with STAMPlorations Inspiration post. We the inspiration team at STAMPlorations are here to inspire you with our creations using STAMPlorations products through these weekly inspiration posts and there is more to inspiration... We'll have a monthly random drawing -- 1 commenter wins a $10 gift certificate Yay!!

Only on Tuesdays, all stamps, stencils, and dies are 15% off (no coupon needed). With Discount Code STAMPGIRLDEEPTI you get extra 20% off on all stamps, stencils, and dies.

Let me show you my first Inspiration card for July 2018...

To make this card, I stamped, water colored and fuzzy cut the flowers. I also added some white dots with a gel pen when dried. To finish on a grey panel, I splattered some gold paint and then adhered the flowers on top. I stamped the sentiment along the edge.
I have used Smile, Trendy Feathers - 2 and Gansai Tambi Water colors

Hope you like it! Head over to STAMPlorations Blog, HERE for more inspiration :)

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment !

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