Creating with Viva Las Vegas Stamps! DAY FIVE

Today we are hopping with our friends over at Viva Las Vegas Stamps. Colorful ink + colorful, hip stamps = inspiration!!!!!!!!!!!! We're so exctied to be hopping with the VLV team and using their incredible line of eclectic and versatile stamps paired with our distinctive inkpads and accessories! 

Check out the Viva Las Vegas Stamps blog today for two unqiue, innovative projects!

Today, Creative Team Members Suzanne Austin, Tami Sanders, Jean Okimoto, and Diana Gonzalez share a variety of projects from cards to coasters, all featuring Viva Las Vegastamps! truly unique designs!

First up, Tami Sanders used ColorBox Chox Inx, Smooch Spritz, ColorBox Archival Dye Ink Refill Bottles and stamps from Viva Las Vegas to create this mix'd media belated birthday card...

The dancer was stamped on cream cardstock using Chox Inx, her face was given touches of color by using drops of ColorBox Archival Dye Ink from Refill Bottles diluted with water applied with small paintbrushes, the blouse is silk tinted with the Dye Ink "watercolors" as well, skirt, collar, belt and slippers are pieces of Antique papers colored with Chox, rhinestone accent and iridescent tulle underskirt.

Curtain made by inking Design Solid Circle Stamp with multiple Chox Inx colors, then stamping and overstamping on Vintage Ledger Paper. Entire piece was then spritzed with Cashmere Smooch. Wallpaper made by spritzing Micro Dot Vintage Paper with Cashmere, then stamping pattern using design from Plate Art Dolls stamp and Pomegranate Inx...

Sentiment was stamped in Bluejay and Midnight Chox Ink on Vintage Ledger Paper inked with Petals and Driftwood Inx and edged in Pomegranate...

SUPPLIES:

Clearsnap Products:

• ColorBox Chox Inx: Bluejay, Pomegranate, Driftwood, Butternut, Midnight, Petals, Sparrow and Sage
• Smooch Spritz: Cashmere
• Colorbox Archival Dye Ink Refill Bottle: Very Berry, Fireberry and Poolside
• Color Catcher
• ColorBox Stylus & Tips

Viva Las Vegas Stamps:

• Plate Art Dolls - Unmounted
• I Didn't Forget Your Bday
• Design Solid Circles

Other Products:

• Bazzill: Antique Ledger Paper, Antique Dictionary Page, Antique Micro Dot and Cream and Black Cardstocks
• Beacon Adhesives: Zip Dry
• Hydrangea Hippo: Grey Elastic Lace Trim
• Bo Bunny: Weekend Market Jewels
• Pink Iridescent Sheer Fabric
• Cream Silk Fabric

Tools:

• Trimmer, Scissors, Double Sided Tape, 3D Foam Squares and Paint Brushes

Next, Jean Okimoto shares how to make a 6 pack of quick and easy cards using a variety of stamp sets:

Do you ever need to make "just one quick card" - and 30 minutes later, your work area's covered with inkpads, stamps and papers - and you're still working on that elusive design?  Jean Okimoto here - with a colorful solution to that dilemma - a 6-pack of colorful abstract cards that'll work for just about any occasion.  They're quick, easy and sure to brighten someone's day.

Clearsnap Products featured  - View the 2013 Catalog here

• ColorBox Limited Edition Pigment Inkpads - Boysenberry, Iris, Espresso, Grass, Abyss, Turtle (*Page 12)
• ColorBox Multi-Color Pigment Inkpad - Citrus Splash (*Page 14)
• ColorBox Archival Dye Inkpad - Wicked Black (*Page 25)

Viva Las Vegas products featured

• Cushioned Rubber Stamps - Washi Grid Background, Leaves/Square, Bold Lines, Thick to Thin/Round

Other Supplies 

• Bazzill Basics Card Shoppe Cardstock Assortment
• White Cardstock
• Acrylic Stamp Blocks
• Stamp Cleaner and Paper Towels
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• Heat-Tool

Directions

• Stamp Bold Lines on six squares of white cardstock with Citrus Splash - alternate the direction of inking and clean the stamp after each image
• Heat-set the inks
• Stamp Leaves/Square on three of the backgrounds with Abyss, Espresso and Grass -  then emboss the images with detail clear powder
• Stamp Thick to Thin/Round on three backgrounds with Iris, Boysenberry and Turtle - then emboss the images
• Stamp Washi Grid Background six times on the green Card Shoppe Cardstock with Wicked Black
• Score, fold and cut side-folded A2 cards from the orange, purple and watermelon-pink Card Shoppe Cardstock - then assemble the cards

Thanks for hopping with us - hope you'll be inspired by the designs, colors and ideas we love sharing with you!

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Next, Suzanne Austin shares a bright and happy "hello" greeting card:

I created this card with a fun little stamp named "Line of Chevrons" from Viva Las Vegas Stamps, ColorBox Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Inks and Clearsnap Premium Dye Ink.  Cards are usually a struggle for me to create, but with these bright inks and this fun stamp (one of my new favs!) it was a snap to finish!  I simply alternated colors in varying lengths of the stamp and added a greeting.  Simplicity with impact! 

Clearsnap Supplies:

ColorBox Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink "Banana, Tangerine, Guava" 

Clearsnap Premium Dye Ink "Jalepeno" 

Other Supplies:

Viva Las Vegas Stamp "Line of Chevrons" 

Bazzill Cardstock 

Electronic Die Cutting for title 

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And finally, Diana Gonzalez shares how to transform ordinary tile coasters into dia de los muertos inspired home decor! 

These hand stamped coasters are easily made by first rubbing plain ceramic coasters with mixed media inks in the shades of: berries, mossy and chiffon. Heat dry with a heat gun.

After that, Smooch spray in the shade of Sun kissed and Cherry ice and heat dry with a heat gun.

After that, the Day of the Dead stamp is inked with white pigment ink, and then heat dry with a heat gun.

Thank you so much for joining us on this hop today!!! And, you know it would not be a Clearsnap event without a giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, use the handy dandy widget below to enter to win an assortment of the products Tami Sanders used on her project yesterday. Good luck!!

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