Hi Stampers My BFF Becky from California has been visiting me this week. Since she won't be here for my New Techniques Class, I thought I would show her the Floating Reinkers technique today. She made her card from this sample – I think her card turned out so much better than mine! I love how Pear Pizzazz contrasts wth the Poppy Parade. If you are interested in attending… Read More »
Hi Stampers With the Fabulous Florets Stamp Set from the Summer Mini Catalog, you can create vibrant, lovely floral images for a card for a dear friend. For today's card, I've used this stamp set, the colors Pacific Point and Pear Pizzazz and the technique called the floating reinker technique. I tried to keep it simple because I didn't want the design to take away from the reinker technique. Overall, I… Read More »
Hi Stampers I am beginning to absolutely love this stamp set. It's the Fabulous Florets from the Summer Mini Catalog. At first I thought it was too modern for me but the samples I've seen out there just blow me away! I love that you can create vibant, lovely floral flowers with this gorgeous six piece set. And it coordinates beautifully with the Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper. This card uses… Read More »
Hi Stampers I hope everyone had a fabulous Mother's Day or even a fabulous weekend! I have been fooling around with one of the flower images from the stamp set Fabulous Florets and embossed several ones using Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Blushing Bride card stock. Most of the cards you've seen to date have used vibrant colors such as Melon Mambo and Tango Tangerine because the stamp… Read More »
Hi Stampers Today's card features the Nature Walk Stamp Set. It was in the Occasions Mini Catalog and I hope it makes into the 2011/2012 Idea Book and Catalog because it's one of my favorite sets. The floral image was colored in using the Garden Green and Pacific Point Stampin' Write Markers and stamped on Whisper White Card Stock. It was then embossed with the Tulips Framed Embossing Folder. This… Read More »
Hi Stampers Hope every one had a wonderful weekend and were able to spend it with family and/or friends. A friend of one of my customers bought a gift certificate for my customers. I made the below card to go along with the gift certificate. The flower image from the Friends Never Fade Stamp Set was colored in using Wild Wasabi and So Saffron Stampin' Write Markers and stamped on Very… Read More »
Hi Stampers By now you've probably seen so many beautiful cards made with the gorgeous Fabulous Florets Stamp Set available 1 May 2011 in the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog. I thought I would try something a little different and combine the two new Stampin' Emboss Powders on the solid flower image from that stamp set. Rachel's Tips: To create the multi-color look to the flowers, I first stamped the image 3 times on… Read More »
Hi Stampers I love the flower silhouettes in the Friends Never Fade Stamp Set. The images provide fabulous options for subtle backgorunds and bold but delicate accents for your papercraft projects. Today's card features that stamp set; I paired it with the gorgeous new Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper that you can pre-order during the month April. Click here for all the details. This is the inside of the card; I… Read More »
Hi Stampers I never come back from California without some See's Candy! On this trip I brought back a pound of Chocolate Walnut Fudge for my DH and an Easter Egg for my BFF Jane. I know at this point several of you are saying but your husband doesn't like sweets! Well he doesn't, but he does make an exception for See's Candy. I made a card to matched the box… Read More »
Hi Stampers This delicately ornate image will set a lovely tone on invitations, place settings, favors, and anything you create. Isn't this image lovely? It's the Elizabeth Stamp from the a la carte section (Page 18) of the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog. It's always available as a digital download (#124455)! It's the 4th and last card the ladies will be making at stamp camp on Friday, 11 March… Read More »
