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 »
Hi Stampin' Friends We took this picture on our way to Wal-mart yesterday. Aren't the trees gorgeous? I selected the Full of Blessings Clear Mount Stamp Set from the Holiday Catalog for today's card. This warm and wonderful harvest-themed, six-piece set is perfect for autumn and Thanksgiving cards and pages. The images were stamped on Watercolor Paper with Basic Black Classic Ink. I colored the images with an Aqua Painter… Read More »
Hi Stampin' Friends Hope you are enjoying your fall weekend! I love driving down the road and seeing what tree leaves have turned – love, love the beautiful colors of fall. Speaking of fall this card was made using the Orchard Harvest Designer Fabric. I brought out the mini Janome sewing machine and sewed the fabric and burlap to a layer of Island Indigo Card Stock. The edges were frayed using the… Read More »
