Hold Fast

It's Muse Monday at the Bombshell Stamps Blog and the Ahoy Sailor stamp set is being showcased all this month!  Check the Bombshell Blog every Monday for inspiration.

Supplies:
Bombshell Stamps - Ahoy Sailor
Ink - Tsukineko Memento and Copic Markers
Glossy Accents on top of the stamped images
Burlap
Embossing Folder - Stars from Skyward Set by ProvoCraft

Have a great day!
- Kim

Happy Cinco De Mayo!

  The Bombshell Stamps May Sketch is up!  Play along with us this month using your Bombshell Stamps and link up to the inlinkz at the bottom of the Bombshell blog for a chance to win a stamp set.  If you make it a Cinco De Mayo related card you get an extra chance to win! 

  Here's the sketch for May:

  I flipped the sketch and made a Fiesta card using Bombshell Angel, Calaveras Fiesta, and the Bombshell Clothing Die Cut Collection.

  Bombshell Angel and the margarita and sombrero (from Calaveras Fiesta) were colored with Prisma colored pencils and fussy cut out.  The dress and shawl from the Bombshell Clothing Die Cut Collection were cut out with SCAL3 and my Silhouette Cameo.  I added the red and green stripes onto the clothing with Copic markers. The 'fiesta pennants' are by Sweet Afton and 'fiesta word art' is by Samantha Walker from the Silhouette online store which I cut out in white cardstock with my Cameo.  The pennants, fiesta, and the rectangle cardstock were colored with Colorbox Fiesta Cat's Eye Queue by Clearsnap.  I also added a lot of pop dots for dimension.

  Thanks for checking out my fiesta card!  Don't forget to link up yours at the Bombshell Stamps blog!

 

  Have a Happy Cinco De Mayo!

  - Kim

 

Supplies:

-Stamps:  Bombshell Angel, Calaveras Fiesta by Bombshell Stamps

-E-Cutter: Silhouette Cameo

-SVG's/scut/Studio Files: Bombshell Clothing Die Cut Collection by Bombshell Stamps, 'fiesta pennants' by Sweet Afton and 'fiesta word art' by Samantha Walker both available from the Silhouette online store

-Programs: SCAL3 and Silhouette Studio

-Ink/Pencils/Markers: Colorbox Fiesta Cat's Eye Queue by Clearsnap, Prisma Colored Pencils, Copic Ciao Markers

Happy May!

Hi All!

It's the beginning of May, so that means it's time for some new challenges at Bombshell Stamps.  The May Pin-Up Challenge has been posted at the Bombshell Stamps Blog.  Ms. May challenged us to a really cool challenge, pretty much a double challenge! It's a color and a texture challenge.  The colors are grey and jade, gold, silver white.  The textures are dry embossing, ribbons, glitters, etc. 

Here's my card for the challenge:

I used the Lucky Bride Stamp Set because I thought the colors would make a really great invitation/card for a bride that doesn't like pink.  (Yes, I realize everyone doesn't like pink as much as I do.) 

So come play along with us at the Bombshell Stamps Blog for your chance to win a Bombshell Stamp Set!  All you have to do is use your Bombshell Stamps, create a project using Ms. May's Challenge and link it up to the inlinkz button at the bottom of the Ms. May Challenge Blog Post.

Have a great day!
- Kim

Bombshell Chalkboard Menu

Happy Friday Bombshells!

Is anyone else ready for summer? It's Kim here with a Fabulous Friday Tutorial that is sure going to make you want to grab an icy drink! (with or without alcohol- take your pick!). It's a chalkboard menu created with the Tiki Party, Hawaiian Girl, Hula Girl, and Tattoo Font sets.

Supplies Needed:
-Bombshell Stamp Sets - Tiki Party, Hawaiian Girl, Hula Girl, and Tattoo Font
-A rectangular wood board - 10 inches high x 8 1/2 inches wide, about 1/8 of an inch thick (I purchased mine at AC Moore)
-Folk Art Chalkboard Paint in Black by Plaid
-1 inch foam brush
-Tsukineko Brilliance Archival Pigment Ink Pad in Moonlight White
-Tsukineko Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black
-White Cardstock Paper
-Scissors
-Small Thin Paint Brush and a regular size paint brush
-Heat Gun Tool
-Acrylic Stamp Block and Stamp Cleaner
-Mod Podge in Matte
- Martha Stewart Craft Paints in Satin (Pink Dahlia, Blue Calico, Scottish Highlands, Habanero, Chestnut Brown, Marmalade, Surf, Chamomile, Spring Pasture are the ones I used)
-Disposable Gloves, good ventilation, water, paper towels, and chalk!

Using the foam brush, apply the black chalkboard paint onto one side of the wood board. Once that dries, apply another coat of chalkboard paint. Then do the same for the back, making sure each coat is dry before applying another layer. I used 2 coats of paint on each side, but depending on the wood and chalkboard paint you use you may need to use additional coats. Apparently, drying time will vary from 1 - 24 hours depending on weather, so make sure to follow the manufacturer's instructions for the chalkboard paint you're using. Plaid has instructions and tips on their website for their brand of chalkboard paint. Also, if your wood is really rough, you may need to sand it down first before applying paint. The board I used was smooth so I didn't need to.

While waiting for coats to dry, I started planning out the placement of my stamps on paper. You will need to stamp your stamps in black ink onto white cardstock and fussy cut them out for later. Once the board is dry, ink up the stamps with a light coat of Tsukineko Brilliance Archival Pigment Ink Pad in Moonlight White and start stamping them onto the board. I used a lighter coat of ink so it would look more like the stamped image was drawn in chalk.

For the areas where the stamps overlap, first stamp the first image onto the board, example -  the Hawaiian Girl, let it dry, and then place the cut out image on top of it. Next ink the second image that will be behind the first one, example - the palm tree, and stamp it on top of the paper cut out image.

After all of the images are stamped onto the chalkboard, use a heat gun for a few seconds to dry the images a little bit and then let the chalkboard sit for 24 hours before painting. (The chalkboard paint itself needs to sit for 24 hours before it's conditioned according to manufacturer's paint instructions.)

Once that loooooong 24 hours is up, paint in parts of the stamped images using Martha Stewart Craft Paints in Satin and a small tiny paint brush. I used a very thin coat of paint and let some of the black chalkboard show through so the coloring would look more like it was colored in with colored chalk. I had to restrain myself and not color in the Tiki guys, banner, and Hawaiian Girl because even a light coat of paint washed out the small features.



After the paint is dry, apply a thin coat of matte Mod Podge only onto the stamped image areas and let it dry.

In the circled area on the left the Mod Podge clumped up a little, so I smoothed it out while it was still wet. On the right is the tiki guys after the Mod Podge has dried.

So after all that waiting for paint and glue to dry, it's finally time to condition the chalkboard area where there are no stamped images. I conditioned it with a yellow piece of chalk, but I think it would have been better to use white.

Clean the chalk off with a damp paper towel and your Bombshell Menu is all ready to use!

There are so many different kinds of chalkboard paint out there, so choose the one that suits you best and follow the manufacturer's instructions for it. I recommend wearing gloves while using the chalkboard paint and be careful when applying it because it's permanent when dry. Also use it in a room that has good ventilation (I find it to be a little smelly and I am safety conscious, as you can tell!).

And last but not least, this project is great for any Bombshell Stamp Set. Whether it be this Tiki Bar Menu, a Girl's Ruin Night Menu, a Halloween Skeleton Menu... And chalkboard paint comes in a ton of different colors. The possibilities are endless!

Happy Stampin!
- Kim

Bombshell Stamps April Hump Day Hop

Happy Wednesday and welcome to the Bombshell Stamps Hump Day Hop! 

You should have arrived here from Alison's awesome blog. If not, please start at the beginning at the Bombshell Stamps Blog so you don't miss any great projects!  Alison, our challenge captain,  chose a color challenge this month as the theme.  It's called Cherry Palette by Design Seeds. 

I really like the color palette but I had a hard time matching the colors with the papers I have.  I tried my best to match them as closely as possible. I also tried to photograph the colors as best as I could, but unfortunately this green is what I ended up with.  In real life, this green is not really bright at all.  It's more of a light spring green.  Anyway, I used the Retro Devil and Sinner text stamp from the Cherry Bomb Stamp Set.  I stamped both on white cardstock in Chianti colorbox mini ink.  The green strips were embossed with a Cuttlebug Dominoes embossing folder in my Cuttlebug.  The sinner text box, the retro devil, and the blue/red rectangle are all adhered onto the card with pop dots. 

I used the Bombshell Stamps December 2009 Sketch as inspiration for this card.  All of the Bombshell Stamps past sketches are right on the Bombshell Blog under the tab called Sketches!  So, if you ever need some inspiration, take a look over there.

Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us!  Your next stop is over to Kelli's Blog to see what rad project she has come up with!

Happy Hoppin,
- Kim

Full Blog Hop List:
Bombshell Blog: http://bombshellstamps.blogspot.com/
Alison: http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/
Kim: http://www.craftypinkanchor.blogspot.com  --- you are here!
Kelli: http://www.cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com
Jodi: http://www.elamdesign33.blogspot.com/
Marnie: http://www.papertivity.blogspot.com
Kapree: http://kc-consultant.blogspot.com/
Monika: http://paperchrome.blogspot.com/
Alaine: http://missalaineousmosaics.blogspot.com/
Glittery Katie: http://ferrishyn-frontier.blogspot.com/
Kathi: http://kathstales.blogspot.com
Susie: http://whiteribboncards.blogspot.co.uk/

Take A Chance Day Part 2

Hi again!  Earlier today you saw a card I made for Take A Chance Day and I said I would be back later in the day with another project I made for this wacky holiday so, here I am!

While I was brainstorming project ideas about the theme for this holiday, I kept thinking about the phrase 'always take chances'.  I chose to use this phrase and make an inspirational bracelet. 

I stamped the phrase onto a Vintaj metal blank with metal stamps and attached it to chain and a toggle clasp.  I used Vintaj patinas on metal circle blank charms and stamped Cherry Blossom Stamps from Bombshell Stamps (sets are Bombshell Angel (larger cherry blossom) and Cherry Bomb (smaller cherry blossom)) onto them and then glazed them with a sealer.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Tomorrow is the Bombshell Stamps monthly blog hop, so please come on back and hop along with us!

Happy Take A Chance Day!
- Kim

It's A Wacky Holiday!

Hi Everyone!  Once a month Bombshell Stamps will be featuring a wacky holiday.  Today's wacky holiday is Take A Chance Day.

For my project I decided to take a chance and use a Bombshell Stamp Set that I haven't used before.  It is the Muertos Doll Stamp Set.  This set is pretty intimidating to me.  What's that?  How can a smiling skelly be intimidating? Well, it's not him, it's his size.  He's rather large, fully assembled he's up to 7 inches tall!  So, I decided to take a chance and try him out on a card. 

I thought this skeleton would make a fun thank you card so I add a banner from 'Banner Sayings' stamp set.  The skeleton and banner were both colored with Copic Markers.  For the background, I used a domino Cuttlebug embossing folder in my eBosser and inked it up with some Colorbox mini ink in Scarlet, and then adhered it to a blue cardstock card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Check back later today for another Take A Chance Day project I made using cherry blossom stamps!

- Kim