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CARDS, STAMPLORATIONS, TUTORIALS

STAMPlorations Paper Goods – Pop Art Unicorns

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Hello and happy Monday! STAMPlorations has a new set of card front sets released on their website. They are premade thick cardstock (325 gram paper) fronts with gorgous designs and colors that can be used for various kinds of projects as is or as a starting point.

I was lucky to be able to play with the Pop Art Unicorn set and here is what I made so far:

Two colorful and bright cards with some die cutting and stenciling added to them!

For the first card I used the STAMPlorations “Flair” stencil with TCW Fuchsia stencil butter and the STAMPlorations “xoxo” die cut die. I also added a STAMPlorations “New Day” clear sticker and some Gansai Tambi golden pigment droplets. The die cut sentiment is layered in 4 layers to make it stand out more from the card base.

For the second card set I chose the STAMPlorations “Discs” stencil with the Fuchsia TCW stencil butter and the STAMPlorations “Hang in there” die cut die. Otherwise I used the same products, like on the first card (the stencils not linked here yet, as not available at the store at the moment).

Here is also a quick flip-thru video of the Pop Art Unicorn paper pack:

It´s so nice to have STAMPlorations back and running again. If you are interested in the paper goods, there are 3 different subscription types available at their site: Paper Goods (US), Paper Goods card fronts (Worldwide) and ATC (worldwide). Pick the one you like! The worldwide subscriptions work this way: a choice of 1 set (card fronts or ATC) every month.
Prices: $7 for US, $8 for Canada, and $9 for UK and all other countries. Subscription price is inclusive of shipping.

As always, my DT Discount Code at the store is valid, so feel free to use it 🙂 !!! Just note that discount is only available for one-off purchases at the store directly. The subscriptions are handled outside of the store, thus the discount is not valid there!

That´s all for now! Be sure to check out the varios product categories in the STAMPlorations store. Also check out the blog – always good to know what is happening (hint, don´t miss any new offers, challenges and new product!!).

Happy creating!
xx, Sanna

CARDS, STAMPLORATIONS

STAMPlorations “Anything Goes” January 2026 Challenge

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Hello and happy New Year 2026!!! I am so happy to share the first STAMPlorations Monthly Challenge with you guys!!! So this is the January 2026 Monthly Challenge with the theme: “anything goes!“.

For this challenge I created a card using Neocolor II crayons in purple with Gansai Tambi golden pigments on the background. I mixed the two to create colored, but sparkly stripes to the background. On top I have used Bloom Cutups ATC Ephemera as a cluster. In addition some color splatters and New Day Clear Stickers, adhered onto a piece of cardstock.

Challenge start is January 6th and it runs until 31st of January.

As always, there are prices to be won, too:

a) a winner of $25 credit to the STAMPlorations store chosen from the entries that use STAMPlorations products

b) a winner of $10 credit to the STAMPlorations store randomly chosen from all entries (you don´t need to feature a STAMPloration product for this category, so everyone can join and win this and this way, maybe also start their own STAMPlorations collection of awesome goodies).

Here are the rules to play by:

– Anything goes, any type of project, any style
– use of STAMPlorations products not a requirement
– link back to the particular challenge post (if blog entry) or tag @stamplorations if joining via IG
– multiple entries per crafter allowed
– pls. note: AI generated and free-off-the-internet images/designs are NOT allowed in projects
– be sure to read and understand the challenge rules listed on the STAMPlorations blog before linking up projects to avoid being disqualified and your entry from being removed

I hope you will be joining in with us again! It´s been a while, but we are all very excited to be inspiring you guys! Hope to see you join in!!

ps. as always, my DT Discount Code at the store is valid, so feel free to use it 🙂 !!!

That´s all for now! Be sure to check out the varios product categories in the STAMPlorations store. Also check out the blog – always good to know what is happening (hint, don´t miss any new offers, challenges and new product!!).

Happy to be back, crafting with STAMPlorations!
xxx, Sanna

MIXED MEDIA, OTHER PROJECTS

Full Deck Challenge 2025 – finished deck cards video flip-thru

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Hello and happy Monday! And just like that a full year has passed and with it, 52 deck cards got altered. Here is a flip-thru video of all the cards I altered during 2025:

It was a very good challenge to do – not too much time pressure. I even managed to make short videos of every process. And because it´s a small project, it is not overwhelming.

I haven´t yet decided, if I am going to play again this year. Still got some time to think it over :). Are you going to join in ?
xxx, Sanna

ART JOURNALING, MIXED MEDIA, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

“Note to self” Art Journal Page process – Rubber Dance

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Hello, it´s my turn to share a project over at Rubber Dance blog today. I am up with an art journal page share. For this page I used the Ornament 1 and Mini Textures 1 stencils. For stamping I used Doodle Flowers 2, Collage Leaves 3 and A to Z stamp sets. I wanted to create an inspirational page and this is what I came up with:

My starting point was the inked Ornament 1 stencil which I sprayed with water mist and then pressed onto the journal page. Next I blended two tones of pink Distress Oxide Ink around the edges and white areas. After that I took the darker pink tone and stamped some leaf patterns onto the inked area, followed with light grey stamping.

I had a green toned collage paper ready and stamped with Collage Leaves 3 stamp set and black ink some leaves onto it. After that I fussy cut them and was ready to adhere them to my journal page. On top of the leaves I added a few Doodle Flowers 2 collage fodder images that I had previously made.

Then I decorated with leaves with golden pigment details. Next I stamped some inspirational words into the middle with the Collage Leaves 3 stamp set. For finishing touches I added a hand stamped title using the rest of my collage paper and the A to Z stamp set.

I also recorded a process video for you to watch – hope you enjoy!

Have fun creating!!
xx, Sanna

OTHER PROJECTS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Full Deck Challenge 52/2025 – animal print

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Hello! So this is it! I´ve finished the 2025 ShanoukiArt Full Deck Challenge with this deck card. The theme was “animal print”.

I interpreted the theme very loosely. See, the paper ribbon I used as a background paper, has animals on it and it is printed. Sooo…very loosely, it´s “animal print”. Ducks on paper, how cute is that?!

On top some Dina Wakley Gloss Sprays and my constant, a date stamp. My focal point is a big birdie, adding to the bird theme there. The stamped words are from a Rubber Dance stamp set. For finishing touches I added some hand drawn white circles. Drawn on the same blue paper I used on my previous deck card for the hearts. So also ticked off the carry over theme there, too.

Here is the final process video:

And this has been a fun year with the deck cards. I really enjoyed making them. The recording of the videos also did not get too stressfull, because it´s only one a week. There will, I think, be a new deck card challenge for 2026. Thinking if I should join again. Are you going to join?

Happy crafting and a fabulous end of 2025 and all the best for 2026!!!
xxx, Sanna

OTHER PROJECTS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Full Deck Challenge 51/2025 – queen of hearts

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Hello! This is my take on the ShanoukiArt 2025 Full Deck Challenge number 51: queen of hearts.

On the background I again used the collage papers gifted to me by Yuna. Also my carry over item from the previous deck card. I combined them with old book papers I had stamped with Rubber Dance butterflies.

Next I added my constant – a date stamp. My queeon of hearts is a vintage image in a nice red dress. I added some hand drawn and fussy cut blue hearts around her -> queen of hearts.

Here is the process video:

Come back for the last deck card in a few days! Happy crafting!
xx, Sanna

OTHER PROJECTS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Full Deck Challenge 50/2025 – wonky house

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Hello! This is my take on the 2025 ShanoukiArt Full Deck Challenge number 50: wonky house.

On the background I´ve again used collage papers gifted to me by Yuna. On top some Neocolor II crayon and Dina Wakley Gloss Spray in white. The bottom paper is stenciled with a Rubber Dance stencil and modeling paste.

I hand drew the wonky house and fussy cut it. The title was a coincidence, because one of Yuna´s collage papers had it written on it. So I fussy cut that and used it as my title.

Here is the process video:

This was the hardest one for more of the deck challenges. I just could not figure out what to do with “wonky house”. So this is all I came up with.
Come back for the next one in a few days!
xx, Sanna

OTHER PROJECTS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Full Deck Challenge 49/2025 – mosaic

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Hello! This is my take on the ShanoukiArt 2025 Full Deck Challenge number 49: mosaic.

As my carry over item I used some of the gelli printed blue collage paper from my previous deck card. To that I added some collage papers gifted t me by Yuna. Then I added my constant – a date stamp.

On top I used a die cut piece (Elizabeth Craft Designs) that reminds me of mosaics. On top a collage flower by Rubber Dance and some stamped words.

Here is the video for details:

See you soon with my next take!
xxx, Sanna

MIXED MEDIA, OTHER PROJECTS, RUBBER DANCE ART STAMPS, TUTORIALS

Full Deck Challenge 48/2025 – Dangle

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Hello and happy Sunday! Here is my take on the ShanoukiArt Full Deck Challenge number 48: dangle.

I used collage papers gifted to me by Yuna on the background again. In addition I took some gelli printed collage papers (done with Cross It stencil by Rubber Dance) and mixed those together. On top some Neocolor II crayon and my constant – a date stamp.

As a focal point I used a Rubber Dance butterfly and some Tonic Studios Nuvo Drops. My dangle is a bell and a pom pom ribbon.

Here is the process video:

See you in a few days with number 49!!
Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

CARDS, OTHER PROJECTS

Handmade Christmas Cards 2025 – flip-thru

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Hi there! Here is a quick flip-thru of some of the Christmas cards I created this year.

I used Graphic45 papers, Gansai Tambi Starry Color pigments for sparkle, Rubber Dance stencils (Dotted) with Distress Oxide inks for background details on the cards and STAMPlorations ephemera for focal points.

xxx, Sanna