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Alright ladies (and gents), last night on the Pajama Party Live, I launched a challenge:
I NEED A THEME SONG!

So, I need your suggestions, and then I’ll pick one, or we’ll vote or something fun like that. At any rate, if you suggest the winning song you’ll get to pick any one of my stamps sets that are in the Cool2Craft Marketplace
(Here’s some small print, if the same song is suggested twice, the person who suggested it first will get credit — so read through past suggestions! — only posts on my actual blog www.samanthastar.com will count — i know this blog feeds in a few other spots) So please add your suggestions in the comments here!

Don’t forget – UPCYCLED BOOKS – is coming up soon! Head over to CrafTech U to register, it’s a great intro to bookbinding!

 

Join me at My Creative Classroom for my newest Grungy class – Fabulous Finds & Grungy Galore.
We will be creating a beautiful mixed media project out of a 7Gypsies Letterpress Printer Tray. Head over there for more information!

I’m so pumped! In about 30 minutes the show goes live here - so tune in and watch some crafty demos!

In honor of my first appearance, I’m giving away a set of stamps (the one on the right is from my segment) All you have to do is leave a comment on this post before Wednesday noon eastern!
You can also head on over to the marketplace to check them out, along with some of my other handrawn images!

Easy-peasy! Good luck and thanks for tuning in!

Hey look! That’s me! Join me on Monday, Noon Eastern for my live demo and give-away information!

Join me at CrafTechU for online LIVE classes! My first one is August 30th, i’m going to be teaching an upcycled, rebound book!

I hope you can join me, really looking forward to teaching in this LIVE format!

Supplies needed: 1 piece of white cardstock, stamps of your choice, dye ink of your choice, Krylon paint pen, glitter, liquid glue, clear embossing ink, embossing powder, glimmer mist in the colors of your choice and cardstock in a coordinating color. ( I used Unity Stamps)

Step 1) Cut your white cardstock to 8.5″ x 5.5″ and  4.25″ x 5.5″ put aside.

Step 2) On a scrap of white spray with a lighter color of mist. Allow to dry (you can use a heat gun to speed it up)

 

Step 3) With dye ink, and the stamp of your choice, stamp your image over the misted area.

 

Step 4) Stamp a sentiment in clear embossing ink, over your image. Sprinkle embossing powder, shake of excess and heat emboss.

 

Step 5) Stamp another image onto colored cardstock, and cut out.

 

Step 6) Cut out all your shapes.

 

Step 7) On your piece of cardstock that is 4.25″ x 5.5″ stamp the same image twice. Once in the top left corner, once in the bottom right corner. Color the images in with your Krylon paint pen.

 

Step 8 ) Spray your piece of cardstock with Mist in darker color. Allow to dry.

 

Step 9) Apply liquid glue to the image and sprinkle on glitter. Shake off excess.

 

Step 10) Ink around the edges of your piece. Take your cardstock that is 8.5 x 5.5 and fold. This will be your card base. Glue your stamped panel onto the card. The reason I do the stamping on a separate panel is because the mist tends to cause the cardstock to curl, and by using a separate base you can bed the piece back into shape when gluing it onto the base.

Nothing beats the summer sun, country music and funnel cakes. I remember this day well, because it started with me getting a tattoo ended with Jada and I in Coyote Ugly, me line dancing on the bar “cause it’s what you have to do” and then me going home and being sick… the beginning of stomach issues that have since plagued me. Had it been just that one time, I would have blamed it on the funnel cake, the sun, the ink, the screwdriver… but it has happened many times since, all in the middle of the night, for no good reason. The mystery of my stomach continues, because my doctor was sure it was a gallstone, but the symptoms have since stopped and the ultrasound showed no stones…. I call it a phantom stone…. it was there, and now it’s not! At the end of the day, who cares what it was, cause it has since stopped! Woot. That day was perfect… but whenever I look at the plate of funnel cake I think “What were you thinking?!” had you been there, and smelled it… mmm mmm mmm… so good. The power also went out so we just went to sleep, which was fine until about 4am when the power came back on, and every light in the place woke us up… hahaha… such dorks!

This was another thick page, so I had a hard time scanning it. I fingerpainted my cardstock with Liquid Pearls, to make it my very own shade of Bling. I inked around the edges, created part of my title (Nashville) on acetat so I could pop it up, and added more Stickles then are usually recommended. Paper is Dear Lizzy, nice and fresh!

Here’s a page I created using loads of fun, messy stuff. A picture of my first cowboy hat!

 

Letters are cut from cardstock, and then dusted with Perfect Pearls. Covered with Glossy Accents and embellished with pearls

 

Photo was sanded down to make it grungy. Photo mat is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, inked up, covered in Rock Candy Crackle paint, and then covered in ink again.

 

Flowers (Prima) are embellished with Tim Holtz gears, spinners and keys.

I’m off to my friend Julie’s now, to have my nails done and to scrapbook. I almost wonder if my nails should be done after we scrapbook…..

I have a winner for my Blog Candy – a free spot in my All About Grungy Little Me Class – the winner is Victoria L.

Here’s a sneak of what we’re working on this week:

Today is the last day to sign up, don’t miss out on the fun!!!!

Sammye Jo is just giving stuff away!
Head on over to the Rubber Romance blog for your chance to win!