Category Archives: Simple Cards

A Better Place

One of the hardest cards for me to make is the sympathy card.  Usually you wait until something happens and then you struggle with making the right one.  Having a supply on hand is a good idea and will save you a lot of stress.  Sending a handmade card gives it that special touch and shows the receiver that you care. For today’s card, I chose the A Better Place… Read More »

Blue Skies

Have you ever wanted to go up in a Hot Air Balloon?  I certainly have but not had the opportunity to.  I can just image how magical and peace it would be. Today’s card features the Blue Skies Stamp Set Bundle from the Celebrating Life’s Memories Mini Catalog.   Did you know that when you purchase the bundle, you receive a 10% discount?   You can tell if a stamp set has… Read More »

Lovely Day

Today’s card features the Lovely ATS Stamp Set.  I made it to enter into our teams (Inking the Way) weekly sketch challenge. The images were stamped with Black Licorice Ink and the pistil of each daisy was colored in using Summer Days Reinker, Fusion Blender and a Blending Brush.  The bee is from the A Better Place Stamp Set and it was colored using the Summer Days Reinker.  I also… Read More »

Dogwoods

Yes the Dogwoods have started blooming and they are so pretty.  We have a lot of them in the woods around us. I started working on this card last year and put it aside.  In cleaning my craft room this month, I found it and finished it. It’s a digital file (can’t remember where I got it).  I printed it out on Oatmeal Cookie and then colored it using the… Read More »

Small Things

Today’s card features the Small Things Stamp Set Bundle from the new Celebrating Life’s Moments which will come out on 1 April 2018.  If you have made a purchase from me in the last six month, you will receive a copy at the end of next week.  If you have not made a purchase, nor have a FSJ coach, please shoot me an e-mail with your name, address, and telephone… Read More »

Poppy Days

Today’s card features the Poppy Days Stamp Set. The flowers were stamped with Clear Pigment Ink, added Journey Silver Embossing Powder and set with the Heat Gun.  To add a little color to the flowers, I mixed the Fusion Blender with Pretty Amethyst Reinker and applied with a medium Blending Brush. The first part of the greeting was created using Word.  The “amazing” die is from the Exclusive Dies I… Read More »

Spring Botanicals

For those of you on the fence about Fun Stampers Journey products, purchasing the $25.00 mystery box is a good way to experiment with our fabulous products. You get $100 worth of retired product for only $25.00. Also you get a chance to win a Free tote with $175 worth of free current products. What do you have to lose!  Contact me for more information at rachelbrumley@cox.net or (479) 644-3318.… Read More »

High Tide Stampin’ Up!

Blog Candy Winner Announced New Host Code & Free Gift 2nd Release of 3 new Sale-a-bration Items   Today I’m sharing the popular new stamp set, High Tide.   It’s one of my favorite sets  because it’s a sea theme – we are ex-sailors and loved to sail the area between Ventura County and the Channel Islands.  When we moved to Northwest Arkansas, we brought our sailboard but lake sailing is… Read More »

Avant Garden

Blog Candy Winner Announced New Host Code & Free Gift 2nd Release of 3 new Sale-a-bration Items   Today’s card features the Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set.  This stamp set is free with your $50 purchase.  The background is from the Timeless Textures Clear Mount Stamp Set.   The image was stamped with Jet Black Ink and the colored in using a Bender Pen and Sweet Sugarplum Classic Ink Pad. … Read More »

Birthday Blossoms

Blog candy Giveaway Host Code and Free Gift Today’s card is for a long time girlfriend from high school. I wanted to make it shabby and chic and simple so I used the beautiful paper from the Falling In Love Designer Series Paper that on page 51 of the 2017 Occasions Catalog. The greeting is from the Birthday Blossoms Clear Mount Stamp Set.  The greeting was stamped with Sahara Sand… Read More »