Hi Stampin' Friends It seems that for the first couple of months each year, I'm making birthday cards almost every day! Today's card is for my hubby David. I wanted to make a card that showed moonlight sailing. I tried using the Sail Away stamp but I couldn't get it to come out right and you don't want to see my mistakes! So I decided to do a search in… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card is for my nephew Bobby John. His birthday is the 1st week in March but since I'll be on a cruise, I thought I'd make it early and get it in the mail before I leave. I cased this card from Nancy Riley and I love it for its simpicity. All the squares are retired designer series paper but it is still available on the… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Hope you had a wonderful weekend. My husband is off skiing so I'm enjoying a couple of days by myself! This card is for my son-in-law Gary who lives out in California. He has a beautiful view of the ocean from his house so I thought using the Open Sea Stamp Brush Set on his card would be perfect! The image was printed on Very Vanilla Card… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends I decided to dust off the Lovely as a Tree Wood Mount Stamp Set and use it for the New Techniques class last week. It was perfect for the "reflections" technique. In case you are not familiar with this technique, you use acetate to create a reflection. In case you are not familiar with the technique: Ink your image and stamp it on cardstock. Ink your image… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends! Are you ready for Sale-a-Bration? WEBSITE COUNTDOWN Hope you had a great weekend! I'm trying to collect a stack of masculine cards that are ready to go. Here's another one I made yesterday to add to that collection. The used the Open Sea Stamp Brush Set and printed it out on Very Vanilla Card Stock using the My Digital Studio 2. Love that program! The base card is Early… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends At last, a stamping kit for men! I'm ordering one for my husband so I can introduce him to stamping. He watercolors and has made me watercolor cards which I love but he hasn't done it in a while. Perhaps this will get him started again! INTRODUCING "DUDE, YOU'RE WELCOME!" MASCULINE CARD KITS. Available TODAY. Dude, the video says it all. Here's what is included: Four wood-mount… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends As I've said before, it's so hard for me to make a masculine card so I decided to resurrect my "Masculine Mondays". Maybe I'll get better as I get into the habit of making them. I have two brothers who share the same birthday – February 7th. I made the first card here for the oldest of the two. This card is for my younger brother, Bobby. Again,… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends I have a couple of birthdays coming up so I thought I would get started on making those masculine cards which I find so hard to do. Too bad my brothers don't like shabby chick cards (LOL). Please excuse the quality of the photo's lately. I received a new camera for Christmas and I am awaiting the memory card from Amazon. I'm using my cell phone to… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends This card is for my husband's niece's husband who is with the Sheriff's department and was in a car accident. I used the Postage Due Stamp Brush Set for his card. I love the vintage look! Don't you? This classic four-piece set will add a touch of class to cards, scrapbook pages, and papercrafting projects of all kinds. It coordinates with the Postage Stamp Punch. I have plenty of feminine cards… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card features the French Foliage Clear Mount Stamp Set. I've been using this stamp set a lot recently and it's turning out to be one of my best sellers. Of course, it is a beautiful set! I thought I would use it as a "thank you" for my November online orders. The sentiment is from the Thank You Kindly Stamp Set (retired). The strip in the middle… Read More »
