Sunday, November 8, 2015

STAMPlorations November Challenge - Newsprint and Sketch

ACKCKC!! I was away traveling in New England and totally forgot to schedule my post for the STAMPlorations November challenge - Now I'm in for it! 

This month at STAMPlorations, we're playing around with newsprint (that's our theme) and we also have a rad sketch. How our challenge works is that you can use either the sketch OR the theme OR both. (CHOICES! woo!) You can also use any brand of stamps that you want. (MORE choices! Woot!) And there's some great prizes, too! 

I looked around my craftroom for some newsprinty paper, and my eyes landed on an brown paper packaging bag. Not newsprint, but that's what my brain wanted to play with. 


I decided to make my own layered flowers and started by stamping some little blooms from the VIGNETTE: Eclectic Florals set. I fussy cut them out and layered them together in various ways, using a brad to hold them all together - and act as a pretty shiny thing for the center. 


Next I found a center panel that I wanted to use and pulled out my Dreamweaver glossy black embossing paste through the Botanical Lush ARTplorations stencil.


Then I used one of my favorite techniques to add funky texture - I heated it up with my embossing gun! When you heat it, it begins to bubble and crack. 


Oooooooooooooooooooooooo!

And here it is - all together!


Sentiment is from the Blooms Sketches set and paper is from Graphic 45. 

So play along with either the theme or the sketch



I'm also going to send this card over to the following challenges: 
Little Red Wagon - Mix It Up



42 comments:

  1. Wondered where you'd been. I'll forgive 'cos this is a great use of a brown paper bag!
    Love the glossy panel, reminds me of flock wallpaper from the 70's!!!! Showing my age.
    Hope you enjoyed your trip. :)

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  2. Omg, as I was reading along,I had no clue all of your elements would come together as they did. You rock! Also, thx for the heating paste tip--I love tepee crackle effect!

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  3. This is beautiful!! I love that panel with the black embossing paste and I did not know that it crackled when heated!! Where did you visit in New England? Anywhere in CT? Would have loved to meet up with you!

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    1. Dangit Nora!! I totally flew into Hartford. I put a post up on my facebook page asking if there were any crafters in CT who wanted to grab a cuppa, but nobody replied so I had to entertain myself! hah! If I'm ever in the area again, I'll make sure to let you know!

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  4. Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh. This is a touchy feely one. Love the look of the bubbly embossing paste with those patterned papers. And those little flowers. You can come and fussy cut for me anytime.

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  5. That is cool! I love the black paste...which I don't have. This is such a neat and original card

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  6. Funky texture. Me likey. Is the color in New England fabulous?

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  7. I love texture on cards, check. I love black and red, check. I love mixing patterns, check. I love new to me techniques, check. Guess I LOVE your card!!! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Little Red Wagon Challenge! Brenda

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  8. Awesome card, Becca -- so loving all the textures and I especially love how you made your own layered flowers!

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  9. This is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the texture!! The flowers are so beautiful...well worth the effort to fussy cut!! And the colors are fabulous!! Love this my friend!! Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  10. Great recycling and the black texture is very interesting! Stunning card!

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  11. Fab card hun, love the texture xx

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  12. Worth the wait! Love your heat embossing & go you, MAKING your own flowers!!!

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  13. What a fabulous result Becca, love the mix of elements you've used here. Carol x

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  14. Fabulous project Becca, I just love seeing how your cards come together.

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  15. Wow what a transformation. Lovely project

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  16. Awesome card Becca! Love those cute little flowers...

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  17. Great texture....those flowers look amazing!! :)

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  18. Oh wow, this is a real cracker with those fab colours and textures Becca.

    B x

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  19. Becca, love those bright, bold colors! The newsprint rocks and I love how you upcycled the paper bag!

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  20. Totally what I love the most, the colors and the texture + tons of style!
    Love it Becca!!

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  21. Fantastic! I just love popping over to see what wonders you've come with! That black embossing paste has got to be one fun medium to work with! That focal panel turned out beautifully. Great project!! Super! Bev

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  22. Oh, I love your cute little flowers, Becca and that black embossing is just soooo yummy!!!! The colours are lovely!!! A great fun card!!!
    Have a wonderful week!!!!

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  23. Soo cool, like that embossing and your flowers!

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  24. To think all of this fabulousness started from a simple paper bag!! You are amazing and so is this!!

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  25. Awesome card, Becca. Love the black embossing - it looks soooo beautiful! Great job on your little flowers. They add such charm to your card.
    Hugs,
    Lena

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  26. Wow Becca this is wonderful - love all your elements, and why not play with a brown paper bag instead of newsprint - it worked wonderfully! :-)
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  27. Now you tell me you're on a trip?!! Well I hope you're having a wonderful time! ;) Your creation is so stunning and I just love how you've put together all of the mixed media on your design!! So well done my friend!! Be sure to stop by my blog today for a chance to win a Whimsy Stamps card kit of your choice!
    Hugs & Smiles - *Vicki*
    My Blog: Stamp Smiles

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  28. i would say this is worth the wait! love it! have a wonderful trip! xo

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  29. You are so resourceful Becca. A gorgeous mixed media card.

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  30. Hey Becca! Fancy meeting you here, lol! Well I`m mostly settled in to the new place now, and although we had a few bumps in the road, it`s been worth every minute of all that nasty packing and unpacking business! Trying desperately to get around to all my favourite blogs and say howdy do! Love your card, paper bag flowers...boy I missed you! see you again soon, hugs :)

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  31. Enjoy your trip like I am enjoying this fabulous make.xx
     { aNNie}

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  32. Ooh. I love how that all came together. So very pretty! :)

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  33. The way you did the dimensional flower, its awesome :)

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  34. you made a magic view with Botanical Lush ARTplorations stencil. and I always like the result of embossing paste with heat tool
    it will be bigger than the first touch the paper right
    that tiny flower oh so cuuuteee
    AWESOME card agree with Deepti

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  35. Lots of fun texture going on here!! Never underestimate what you can do with a brown bag. ;) Thanks so much for joining us at the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge. xo

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  36. very pretty! love your brown bag flowers! Thank you so much for playing with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!

    -Rachel
    rwkrafts.com

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