Have you seen the beautiful orchid in the Rare Blessings Stamp Set? It also a beautiful font used for the sentiments in the set. I used the Stamparatus with this card because I had to reink the stamp several times. I first inked up the flowers with Highlands Heather and then stamped on the Whisper White Card Stock. Did this a couple of times. I then inked up the leaves… Read More »
If you love delicate beauty and floral pattern paper and stamps, then the Pressed Petals Suite is for you! I saw this card on Pinterest and instantly fell in love with it because of the dark blue flowers. Thanks BJ Peters for the inspiration. I cased her card but changed a couple of things to make it my own. I will add a greeting to the inside of the card… Read More »
Have you ever thought about purchasing the $99 Starter Kit and joining Stampin’ Up! and my team, Artistic Designers? There are ten reasons why now is the best time! I’ll add a reason to this blog every day until 31 August 2018. Here is reason #1 FREE Product: Chose up to $155 in products for $99 (that’s $56 in free products, an additional $30 more during this promotion) and the… Read More »
Today’s post showcases the beautiful Nature’s Beauty Cling Stamp Set from the Holiday Catalog. I was inspired by a card I saw on Facebook because of it’s simplicity. I changed a couple of things such as the background and the greeting. I also added a cotton ball to the rabbit’s tail! For the background, I used the Woodland Embossing Folder. The greeting is from the retired Greetings Thinlits Dies. I… Read More »
Bonus Days Ultimate Bundle Special Today’s post features the retired Timeless Texture. I wanted to make a simple & clean card and thought that this stamp set would do it. The technique for this card is called the Baby Wipe technique. You can create your own custom-color ink pad with re-inkers and a baby wipe! I added a couple of drops of re-inker (Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo) onto a… Read More »
Today’s post features the Half Full Stamp Set. Tired of presenting wine bottles in bland bags? Then this set is perfect for you! You can create fun tags and wrapping using this set. Colors Used on this Project Whisper White Garden Green Rich Razzleberry Gray Granite I stamped the greeting with Garden Green Ink Pad and the wine glass with Basic Black Ink. These were stamped directly to the front… Read More »
Still waiting for my kit to come in so I’m using a couple of sale-a-bration stamps I bought last year. Today’s post features the beautiful Heartfelt Blooms Stamp Set. This is a very simple and quick card to make. It’s one color including the greeting. I did add a couple of pearls to glam it up. I also used a product called silk from FSJ. I flicked over the front… Read More »
Today’s card is one of the hardest to make. It is a sympathy card for a dear friend. The stamp set is called The Sweetest Song by Penny Black and available at Amazon . I colored the image with watercolor markers and then lightly spritzed it. That created the watercolor look. The greeting was stamped with Black Licorice Ink. The front panel was adhered to the base card with our… Read More »
Shop at my online store: Spellbinders/FSJ See what’s on sale! Today’s post features the Soft Snowfall by Simon Says Stamp. It is retired so I was not able to add it to the product list. Here’s a picture of it. I have been listening to Christmas songs all morning and I heard a beautiful rendition of Oh Holy Night by Josh Groben. The idea for this card came from listening… Read More »
It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas thank you notes! For today’s post, I used the Gracias ATS Stamp with the coordinating Gracias Die. The background was embossed using the quilt embossing folder from Scrapbooking.com. The berries & leaves were cut out from the Cozy Prints Pack from Fun Stampers Journey. The greeting is from FSJ and was stamped with Cranberry Bliss onto Whip Cream card Stock. I… Read More »
