Shanda Stirk Stamps

Friday, 14 July 2023

Coast to Coast Blog Hop Challenge

I thought this challenge would be harder than it actually turned out to be. The challenge this month was to not use any Very Vanilla or Basic White. We all use those two colours on almost every card we make. You can see all the great creations of my teammates by just clicking on their pictures below.

I decided to use my favourite new colour - Moody Mauve. I had seen some lovely cards made with Decorative masks and decided to try one of them on this card. It was easy to use the blending brush over the mask and make the lovely background.

I had put my catalogue down and looked at the last page and loved all those flowers so I just chose some colours to match and made a few flowers using a punch and my Paper Florist Dies. You just have to cut them out, glue them together and they make a beautiful little bouquet.

I just cut a card - 8 1/2 X 11. I cut another piece of Moody Mauve 4" X 5 1/4" - placed the mask on top and went over it all with my blending brush. Then you just die cut the flowers and glue them on!

This is my completed card - don't you just love the 3D effect when you use these dies! This picture is a little dark even though I had two lights on it. I am going to enjoy coming up with more designs for these masks. I hope you enjoy the cards from the rest of my team!

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Moody Mauve Classic Stampin' Pad

[161649]

$12.25

Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161718]

$13.75

Moody Mauve 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161723]

$13.75

Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161724]

$13.75

Lemon Lolly 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161720]

$13.75

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$18.00

Paper Florist Dies

[161284]

$51.00

Bough Punch

[157711]

$30.00

Foursquare Decorative Masks

[161285]

$13.75

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Wednesday, 14 June 2023

New Catalogue Cards

Well..... I feel like it was January a few weeks ago since I participated last in this hop. I have been traveling to Saskatchewan and spending time with my mom as she navigates dementia. My sister and I have learned a lot as it seems to progress quite quickly.

I am happy to once again participate in this blog hop with my fabulous crafty teammates. You will enjoy all of their creations! You just have to click on their pictures below.

I have chosen to work with the Let's Go Fishing Suite of products featured on page 78 and 79 of the Annual catalogue. It is a great set for Father's Day, men's cards and retirement cards as well.

The card base is Blueberry Bushel. I cut one piece of the DSP 2" X 5 1/2" The Boho Blue piece is 3 " X 4 1/2" I just stamped the other images in Blueberry Bushel and added them. I stamped the sentiment and cut around it and put it up on dimensionals. It is a simple card to make.

This suite has so many great products. Don't you just love the Designer Series Paper!! If you have a man who loves fish - this is the perfect paper. My father always took us fishing and I have so many fond memories of him fishing with us. This stamp set has all the hooks and pieces a fisherman would love. One page of the DSP has great trout, salmon and other fish you can just cut out and use on your cards.

The detail in the dies and stamps is so realistic. The Twisted Rope 3D embossing folder also makes a lovely pattern behind your designs as you can see in this picture. I have made many cards with this set and you will enjoy using every part of this suite.

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Gone Fishing Bundle (English)

[161542]

$68.25

Twisted Rope 3 D Embossing Folder

[161545]

$13.75

Boho Blue 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[161724]

$13.75

Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146968]

$13.75

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

[147138]

$12.25

Let's Go Fishing 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161534]

$17.00

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Saturday, 14 January 2023

Sale-a-bration!! Card

Our theme this month for our monthly blog hop is to create a card from a Sale-a-bration product. I have chosen the Adorable Owls. Just press the pictures below to see the amazing creations from all the rest of the team to get more great ideas on how to use Sale-a-bration products.

I played with this set for a bit and cased a couple of cards to get my own creative juices flowing. I had coloured the owls on all the other cards and thought I would like to create a card which did not require colouring. I looked through my stash and decided if I combined the cute owls with my Grove Dies it just might work.

You could put a coloured owl in these trees but I liked having a simple design and this card was quick to make. I die cut the trees first out of Soft Suede from a 4 1/4" X 5 1/4" piece.

I glued that down and then stamped the owl in.

I then cut the tree and the two leaves out of Old Olive and stamped right on the tree.

I just happened to have a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" piece of Crumb Cake which I had previously cut out a deckled rectangle from. I added it on top and thought voila!

I don't always save those pieces but I think I might from now on as it really added a finish.

I thought it needed a bit of sparkle so I added three In Color Opal Rounds.

It is quite simple with little stamping but the Grove Dies really make a card almost by themselves!

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Adorable Owls Cling Stamp Set (English)

[160269]

$26.00

Grove Dies

[157844]

$54.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$12.75

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[115318]

$12.75

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$11.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$12.75

Deckled Rectangles Dies

[159173]

$41.00

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Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Simple Stamping Challenge

It isn't a really difficult challenge to make a simple card and yet .... I don't find it easy to make simple cards. We could use any current products to showcase a simple design - no dies, or embossing - just ink and paper but we could add either one add on of an embellishment or ribbon. I can hardly wait to see all the creations my fellow team mates have made.

I used the stamp set Trees For Sale. It is a two step stamping set. You stamp the solid image and then stamp the more solid branch image on top of that.

1. The card on the bottom is 8 1/2 by 5 1/2".

2. I cut a second piece 4" by 5 1/4".

3. I stamped the larger trees first in Soft Succulent. I stamped the smaller trees in Evening Evergreen. I stamped on the ink pad, then on a paper before I stamped onto my card which makes for a lighter image.

4. I ripped the top off a 2" by 5 1/4" to make the snow hill I place underneath.

5. I stamped the sentiment on the top in Evening Evergreen.

I then thought I would try the same card with the same colours only this time I did not stamp off on paper first and so everything is darker. I decided on this card I would add three sequins from the Adhesive-Backed Seasonal Sequins from the mini catty.

Product List

Adhesive Backed Seasonal Sequins

[159964]

$9.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$12.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$14.00

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$11.00

Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad

[155778]

$11.00

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Friday, 14 October 2022

Christmas Blog Hop

I look forward to seeing what my team members create for these blog hops. Christmas is one of my favourite times of the year and I love making Christmas cards to give to my friends and family. I am sure you do too. You will find lots of inspiration on our blog hop. Just click on the pictures below to see the rest of the beautiful cards on this hop.

This is one of my favourite sets which was carried over from last year. There is a lovely embossing folder in this set but for this card I used mainly the stamp set and some of the dies.

1. The card is 8 1/2 by 11.

2. The Real Red piece is 3 3/4" by 5".

3. The white piece is 3 1/2 by 4 3/4".

4. I stamped the flowers in Real Red and the leaves in Garden Green.

5. I die cut them all plus the little red flowers. It took awhile but when you put this card together - it is so pretty!! Here is a close up of the flowers. Don't you just love all the detail in this stamp set?

Click on the pictures below to shop for these products!

Product List

Merriest Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156353]

$30.00

Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder

[156385]

$54.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$12.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$12.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$11.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$11.00

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Wednesday, 14 September 2022

West Coast Colour Blog Hop

This is time for our monthly Blog Hop and this time we have a colour challenge. I don't know about you but I am really looking forward to seeing everyone's creations!! Just click on the pictures below to see everyone's creations.

This was a real challenge to put these colours together in a card. I had a new technique I wanted to try so I put the two things together and came up with this card. I had been wanting to try some cards with the Aspen Tree Dies and had seen a technique using Shimmery White Embossing Paste. I made a stencil with the largest tree die.

This is the stencil I made and I placed it on a Very Vanilla piece of cardstock the same size - 3 3/4" by 5 1/4". I put a drop of Blackberry Bliss Reinker into approximately 1 tablespoon of Shimmery White Embossing Paste. I put the stencil you see above and placed it on another piece and spread the paste all over. I covered the stencil as well as the piece underneath. I used the stencil as part of the card after everything had dried.

What you see on the top layer is what the stencil left. Isn't it pretty? I then added a Cajun Craze leaf along with the Blackberry Bliss. I stamped the branch, the bird and the sentiment with Momento Ink which is my black in the card. I am trying some other cards with this stamp set and paste. It is really fun to work with.

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