Hi Stampers Today's card uses a My Digital Studio exclusive! The Timeless Stamp Brush Set will make you think of yesteryear and works beautifully with vintage, retro, or masculine projects. Nostalgic images include a bicycle, telephone, and vintage car. The image and sentiment were printed on Very Vanilla Card Stock in Early Espresso Ink. The images on the top portion are also from the same digital download. It's an image of… Read More »
Hi Stampers FREE SHIPPING for newsletter subscribers – ends 31 January 2010 Free Stamp Set of the month (Eat Chocolate) - ends 31 January 2010 Kindle precious pastimes of moments spent enjoying nature and relaxing in the countryside with the Countryside Stamp Set. I love this stamp set because it's full of images reminiscent of simpler times. Today's card is for my son-in-law Gary who lives in California. His is a fast… Read More »
Hi Stampers I could not let Valentine's Day go by without making at least one masculine Valentine's Day card. My husband would not forgive me because not only is it Valentine's Day but it's also our anniversary! So this card is for him – love you Honey! – yes he follows my blog! The heart is from the Always Stamp Set and the Hugs and Kisses sentiment is from… Read More »
Hi Stampers You know sometimes you just don't feel like stamping for whatever reason and that's the best time to use your My Digital Studio. This was such an easy and quick card to make. I used the Upsy Daisy Stamp Brush Set – Digital Download for this card. I love the classic black daisy silhouette and thought it would appropriate for a "man" card. It was printed on Very… Read More »
Hi Stampers I know that I said I was tired of the dark colors but I have to make a birthday card for my son-in-law and I thought I would use some of the left over Christmas pattern paper called Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper. I usually have a lot of DSP left over but in this case I used almost all of it. For a masculine look,… Read More »
Hi Stampers: Definition of REMEMBER (from Merriam-Webster): to bring to mind or think of again <remembers the old days>. When I first started making this card, it brought back so many memories of my Grandfather. Going with him to the trash dump site in his old truck. Or sneaking out to eat at the local cafe after church. I'm sure there is an old truck somewhere in your memories.… Read More »
Good Morning Stampers Today's card is a masculine card for a very special nephew. Happy Birthday Tom! I used the Two-Step Stampin' Nature Silhouettes to create a natural scene. It can't more masculine than that! The main image was stamped using the Basic Black Craft Ink pad because I wanted a dark bold look and used the heat gun to speed up the drying time. After it was dried I… Read More »
Good Morning Stampers! It's a good thing none of the extreme sports stamps are retiring because then I would not know what kind of card to make for my grandsons! They are at that age where finding just the right card to make is really hard – they are teenagers after all! Today's card showcases the Stamp Set, Extreme Surfboard and it's for my grandson Tanner who will be 15 on his… Read More »
Good Morning Stampers I finally got around to making a Father's Day Card. This stamp set is probably the most popular one for Father's Day. The card is for my son-in-law David. Since he is a Chef, I thought the card very appropriate. Another favorite stamp set I used for his cards is the Voila. Even though it is retiring, I will keep it. The image was stamped… Read More »
Good Morning Stampers! My brother-in-law and his wife (Ron and Linda) were visiting us last week and my husband made chicken soup one night. Ron asked my husband for his "famous" chicken soup recipe. I don't know if you remember but I mentioned in one of my earlier posts that my husband's chicken soup was the absolute best ever! It will cure anything! I thought this card would be the perfect… Read More »
