Category Archives: Vintage

Vintage Verses and breaking news!

Hi Stampin' Friends Only 4 more days for sale-a-bration!  So if there's anything on your wish list and you like receiving free gifts, be sure and order by 22 March 2013. The Vintage Verses Clear Mount Stamp Set is one of the free stamp sets you receive for every $50.00 purchase.  Stock up on your "needed" supplies and get free stamp sets or accessories or digital software – it's free!… Read More »

Feeling Sentimental

Hi Stampin' Friends The Feeling Sentimental Clear Mount Stamp Set is one of my favorite sets from the Sale-a-bration Catalog.   I love the vintage look of this set.   I cased this from a card I found on Pinterest but I can't remember whose it was and it didn't have a watermark on it.  I changed a couple of items to make it my own, i.e., different embossing folder, etc. The… Read More »

Best of Flowers

Hi Stampin' Friends Stampin' Up! is bringing back some of your favorite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 12 sets, which will be released – one set per month – during 2013.  Best of Flowers Stamp Set is the 3rd release for the year. I love, love the bouquet of flowers image in the stamp set.  It was stamped with Versarmark on Watercolor Paper.  I… Read More »

Happy Birthday BJ

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 »

The Open Sea – Masculine Monday

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 »

More Amore

Hi Stampin' Friends I guess I'm in a shabby chic mood because here's another shabby chic card for you.  I really love the More Amore Specialty Designer Series Paper and plan to order more since we can use so many of the sheets for other occasions.   The base card is Very Vanilla Card Stock which was die cut using the Hearts Collection Framelits and then embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper… Read More »

Beautiful Birthday

Hi Stampin' Friends This is the perfect card for an old friend from work.  I haven't seen her in several years but we do keep in touch through birthday cards and Christmas cards. I'm not sure what the technique is called but I brayered Crumb Cake Classic Ink directly on the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and then embossed it on Very Vanilla Card Stock.   The rose is part of… Read More »

NatureWalk

Hi Stampin' Friends This is one of the cards the ladies will be making at Friday's class.  It features the Nature Walk Clear Mount Stamp Set. I've lost a lot of things in my craft and then they always mysteriously reappear!  Has this every happened to you?  I cannot find my Elegant Eggplant Ink Pad but I'm sure it will turn up.  I had to color in the bird cage… Read More »

The Key to my Heart

Hi Stampin' Friends Today's card features the Fan Fair Designer Series Paper, the Delicate Doilies Sizzlits L Dies and the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits. The sentiment was generated using My Digital Studio 2 and printed out on Very Vanilla Card Stock using Island Indigo.  The flower is from the 5/8 Flower Trim (love that trim!). If you need any supplies, please visit my Stampin' Store for 24/7 service.  Or… Read More »

Masculine Monday

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 »