Tricks and Treats Tote

This week’s Sketch Challenge is to make a creative gift item using Stampendous products. Here are a few more great handmade present ideas created by our Design Team. Use them as inspiration or make them to treat your loved ones this holiday season! And don’t forget to submit your Sketch Challenge gifts by tomorrow at noon PST for your chance to win Stampendous goodies.

Tricks and Treats Tote

• Pumpkin Chain Class A’Peel Stickers in Orange
• Cats & Bats Class A’Peel Stickers in Black
• Spider Webs Class A’Peel Stickers in Black

(You can find the take-out box template PDF here)

Trick-or-Treat Kiddy Pail

• Costume Kids Perfectly Clear Stamp Set
• W044 Treat Topper Woodmounted Rubber Stamp (aslo available in Cling Rubber)
• 1 Quart Clear Pail (Food Safe)

Kitty Treat Bag

• Festive Fluffles Perfectly Clear Stamp Set
• Falala Flock Kit

Our BIGGEST Online Give Away Ever!

This past week has been so exciting!! For those of you who are Stampendous fans on Facebook know that we are having a HUGE giveaway!! All you have to do is become a Fan of our Stampendous page and leave a comment or a photo of a card (using our products), sometime before May 26, 2010. Easy, right? Then you’ll be entered in to win over $200 in Stampendous goodies including wood stamps, cling stamps, clear stamps, embossing powder, glitter and MORE!

Find us on Facebook by clicking here or signing into your Facebook account, then searching “Stampendous”. We are the first search result under “Pages”.

The rules for the contest can be found here.

Another bit of exciting news… we have begun a group on Flickr. If you haven’t heard of Flickr before, it’s a photo hosting website where you can share your photos, view and comment on other people’s photos. We think this is the perfect way to see what other stampers and card makers are creating while getting inspired at the same time! Plus, it doesn’t hurt to show off all the cute cards you’ve made!!

You can add and view cards on the Stampendous Pool here.

Fuzzy Fun Flock for Miniatures!

Look at this terrific use we’ve found for our Fuzzy Fun Flock! Lesley Shepherd has a passion for miniatures and she’s spent more than twenty years professionally teaching a wide range of crafts. She’s created these beyond adorable tiny rugs and carpets with our vibrant Fun Flock colors. You can read all about them, and Lesley, on About.com: Miniatures. We’re so excited we sent Lesley some goodies to see what else she comes up with.

Here’s Lesley’s review of our Fun Flock
http://miniatures.about.com/od/miniaturebasics/gr/funflockrev.htm

In this 8 step tutorial she uses a swirly organdy ribbon to make an adorable miniature rug:
http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollhouseaccessories/ss/flockedribbonrug.htm

In this 12 step tutorial she uses the Sticker Background Technique to make a miniature rug with snowflakes.
http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollhouseaccessories/ss/Flockedrugs.htm

Adding Fun Flock to the back side of any Class A’Peel stickers and then using the Therm O Web Peel N Stick to create a background with Fun Flock will allow you to adapt this technique to any greeting cards. Like this one:

Recipe for Damask Flower Save the Date Card (card designed by Gennifer Lewis):

Stamps:

• SSC174 Wedding Word Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Stickers:

• AC1015 Scrollwork Flowers Class A’Peel Stickers in Mirror Silver

Other:

• Therm O Web Double-Sided PEEL n STICK™ Adhesive
• FL803 Pixie Pink Fuzzy Fun Flock

Mother’s Day is Right Around the Corner!

Thanks, Mom! What else can we say? You’re the best!

Recipe for Polka Dot Mom Card (card designed by Laura Weed):

Stamps:

• CRV157 Cling Mom Best Stamp
• SSC666 May Flowers Perfectly™ Clear Stamps

Ink:

• STF082 Onyx Black Versafine® Ink

Plus:

• AC708K Girly Ribbon Class A’Peel™ Stickers
• SSH12 Mini Rectangle Acrylic Handle
• GX220U Multi Ultra Fine Cystal Glitter
• Bazzill Basics Card Stock – Petalsoft, Petunia
• Creative Imaginations Black Polka Paper
• Light Pink Stamp Pad
• Ribbon – Elegant Waltz by American Crafts
• Glue Pen
• Watercolor paints and brush
• Dimensional Foam Adhesive

For instructions click here!