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Sunday 31 March 2013

Greetings All!

It's with great pleasure that I announce Bombshell Stamps new design team!!!

The Bombshell Girls
Alaine Medio
Alison Heikkila
Jodi Elam
Glittery Katie Shanahan-Jones
Kelli Green
Kim Gaughan, aka Crafty Pink Anchor
Monika Franziska
Stempelientje
Susie Little, aka LittleMe
Torrey Moseley
Kathi Rerek

Our Monthly Pin-Ups, aka Guest Designers:
Ms. April: Teresa Abajo
Ms. May: Marnie Bushmole
Ms. June: Sharon Rogers


Ms. July: Michelle Giraud
Ms. August: Päivi Jänkälä
Ms. September: Jenn Cochran

Join me as I congratulate the new team!

I don't know about you, but I'm really looking forward to seeing the inspirational projects and challenges that they have in store for us!

Wednesday 27 March 2013

Bombshell March Hump Day Hop: Stencil it In!

Hello and welcome to the Bombshell Stamps Hump Day Hop! Alison here. We have a hop here on the last Wednesday of every month. This month, the theme is "Stencil it In!" Stencils are a huge trend right now in crafting, and if you don't already own some, it's really simple to make them yourself. Below is the full hp list. Please be sure to visit everyone and give them some bloggy love. And, if you'd like to join us next month, then please visit the forum starting on April 1st to join in! Have a great day!


Tuesday 26 March 2013

Roses aren't always red......

Stampcredits: 
Background stamp: Bo Bunny
Other materials I used for this tag:
StazOn jet black ink
Tim Holz tag die
Distress paint: Seedless Preserves and Broken China
White opaque pen
Perfect Pearl mist - gold
Glue and small piece of blue ribbon



Wishing you a creative and crafty day!
Kind regards, Stempelientje.

Monday 25 March 2013

Muse Monday: Love & Luck -- Week 4

During March, we're featuring the Love & Luck set!



GlitteryKatie



Stempelientje


Susie


We hope you've enjoyed our projects using 'Love and Luck' next month we'll be showing you lots of different projects using a different Bombshell Stamp set!

Sunday 24 March 2013

LOVE

Here is a card where I have masked two stamps together. I LOVE to mask different stamps together and create new scenes. I also added the word "LOVE" to the banner. I've used the Sea Monster stamp from the Homeward Bound set as well as the Blossom Banner from the Bombshell Angel set.









Friday 22 March 2013

Painted Metal

Hi All!

It's Jodi here with another Bombshell tutorial. This time I'll be using the new Tim Holtz Distress Paints, Ranger Adhesive Foil Sheets, embossing folders and of course a fab Bombshell Stamp - Vintage Raceway.

Here's what you'll need: Distress Paints, Adhesive Foil Sheets, an embossing folder, a sanding tool and a handy dandy craft sheet.

First, emboss the Adhesive Foil (I used my Cuttlebug, it goes where I go).

Next, take your desired color or colors of Distress Paint and cover the embossed foil. I used Salty Ocean, a little Peeled Paint and Picket Fence. If you're impatient (like me) you can speed the drying along with a heat tool.

After the paint is dried, I lined the foil buck up in the embossing folder and using a sanding tool, I sanded off some of the color on the raised parts. I put it back in the embossing folder to get better contact with the sanding tool. (it will help keep the image raised).

Color up your image and your done! I used Vintage Raceway and colored it with Copics. I added a few little details with a silver pen to tie it together some more and stapled it as well for good measure.I thought the metal with the paint sort of reminded me of road signs and went well with the car.

I hope you give it a try! It's super easy and fun. Thanks for checking it out!

Until Next Time,
Jodi :-)

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Ms. March's Challenge - Bombshells X 3

Hi there! It's time for me, Marie aka Bombshell's Ms. March, to host my challenge for this month!


I like to use several different stamps together to create scenes. Honestly it's hard to use just one of these lovely stamps! My challenge is that you have to use three Bombshell stamps on your project.




















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Tuesday 19 March 2013

Aloha!

For this card I used:
Sheena Douglass stamps
StazOn jet black ink
Pan Pastels
Pastel pencils
Fixative



Wishing you a crafty day!
Kind regards, Stempelientje.

Friday 15 March 2013

Fabulous Friday Tutorial - Herb Plant Markers

Hi Everyone!

I used the Tattoo Font and Bone Font Stamp Sets to make herb plant markers for some clay pots I purchased. Since I will be keeping my herbs on the kitchen table by the window, I wanted to decorate the clay pots a little. See below for the how-to!


Supplies:
Bombshell Stamps - Tattoo Font, Bone Font, Speed Shop (Skull Stamp) Sets
Staz-On Ink in Jet Black
Die cutting / embossing machine (ex - eBosser)
Sizzix Oval Framelits Dies (2 7/8" x 4 3/8" oval)
X-acto knife
Scissors
Hole punch
Ric Rac (or ribbon/elastic)
White stiff felt
Martha Stewart Crafts Paint (Scottish Highlands); thin small paint brush
Clay Pots


Using my die cutting machine I cut out an oval from stiff felt with a Sizzix Oval Framelits die (2 7/8" x 4 3/8" oval). 
Then I used a hole punch to punch a small hole at the ends of the oval. Since, I couldn't get the punch all the way through the felt, I finished cutting out the circle with an x-acto knife.
Next I stamped the names of the herbs (and some stars and skulls) with Staz-On Ink onto the felt ovals.
If you'd like you can also paint inside the lettering like I did below with green paint and a small thin paintbrush.
Then I weaved some Ric Rac through the punched holes and tied the ends in a bow behind the clay pot.  Ribbon or elastic would work also.
And all that's left to do is add some herb plants!
 
Hope you all have a fabulous and fun Friday!
 
- Kim
 
 


Thursday 14 March 2013

Butterfly tag

Spring is on its way, so here a butterfly!
Stamp credits:
BoBunny (background)
Materials used: Tim Holz tag Die
piece of blue ribbon
Distress paint Broken China & Seedless Preserves
Stazon jetblack ink
white gel pen
Perfect pearls mist



Wishing you a crafty day!
Kind regards, Stempelientje

Wednesday 13 March 2013

March's Sketch Challenge

Here's March's sketch!


Please feel free to flip it, flop it, and make it your own. Just as long as you use your Bombshell stamps and have fun with it, it's good!

Be sure to use the Inlinkz below to share your creation with us AND have the chance to win the fabulous prize of a $20 gift certificate to the Bombshell Stamps store!



Kelli using King of the Road




Alaine used Rise and Shine and an element from Homeward Bound


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