New Releases from Artistic Outpost

Wow, Artistic Outpost has been cranking out the new stamp sets it seems at lightening speed.  Three new releases today -- and I am really excited about them. 

Check this out:

Whimsical Melange

This is just one of my favorites!  Can't you see all the possibilities in this set for ATC's, house shaped cards or books, little doors opening as I've shown here to reveal all kinds of surprises?   I also love the banners -- in a larger and smaller size.  I've wanted banner stamps forever, and really like the grungy kind of appearance these have.  I've been using that on everything!   I know this set will get lots of use.

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Typography

You can never have to many sentiments or sayings so I love seeing this new set. Lots of variety in style and font here.

I created some acrylic tags which I colored with alcohol inks and then stamped several of these sentiments on.

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My Favorite Book

 This wall hanging was easy to create with these adorable images from the My Favorite Book set.  The reading themed frame is another great idea -- to use with the quote as shown or insert others.

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For more ideas check out the Gallery at Artistic Outpost as well as these fabulous designers:

Gerrie Johnnic * Lisa Somerville * Judy Hayes * Lynn Stevens * Barbara Washington * Stephanie Severin * Suzanne Czosek *

Configurations

 Tim Holtz Configurations Box

I have wanted to make one of these for quite a while.  I knew I didn't want to cover the whole box with the Tim Holtz tape as I've seen many do.  That just seemed way too much work.  When I decided to give his Distress Stains a try on one of these, I knew I'd discovered a way for me to really enjoy this.

I sanded the Configurations Box just a bit and then applied Vintage Photo Distress Stain on all the areas that would show, inside and out.  It dried very quickly.  I was able to stamp my checkerboard Stampin'Up background stamp all the way around the outside of the box.

I checked around my odds and ends drawer looking for all the game pieces and game-related items I could find.  I was surprised to see how much I had that would fit right into my Game Piece Configurations Box.

 

I really enjoyed this project.   Of course, I think it helped that I started with one of the smallest Configurations Boxes.  The large ones would really overwhelm me.  I'd probably try this again with another theme, maybe a holiday one.

A Couple of Cards

 A couple of cards I made this morning using new papers

by Authentique. 

I showed their Christmas papers in

my last post, and I also love this

pink and gray line I used here called Uncommon.

You can see their new papers here. 
Their Halloween line, Glowing, is some of the best Halloween paper I've seen. 

The image I used here is from Paper Whimsey.  Isn't she sweet?   Well, maybe not sweet -- she actually looks sassy, doesn't she?