Hi Everyone, My husband colleague was having a baby girl and requested that I make a card for his wife to celebrate. He requested that it be mostly flat so he could frame it and that it have a space for the baby's foot prints. The stamp set that instantly came to mind was Mama Elephant's Wish Upon a Star stamp set - it's just so sweet. Images I stamped two of the darling images from Wish Upon a Star onto Strathmore's Bristol Smooth cardstock using Lawn Fawn's Narwhal ink and heat set them ...
Hi Everyone, I love snowflake stamp sets so this winter I really wanted to use Simon Says Stamp's Snowflake Builder stamp set. I love how many possibilities there are with this set and the fact that no matter how you layer the snowflakes you get beautiful results! The Stamp Set and Inks To create this card, I used several images from Snowflake Builder stamp set - I love all the combinations you can make! I stamped the images using the following colors of inks: Hero Arts' Soft Pink, Soft ...
Hi Everyone, I'm completely in love with all of Avery Elle's Peek-A-Boo stamp sets - they are just so fun and CUTE! I've had Avery Elle's Cocoa Stand stamp set in my stash for awhile and just had to use it. Images I stamped most of the images from the Cocoa Stand stamp sets onto Neenah Solar White, 80 lb, cardstock with Gina K Designs’ Jet Black Amalgam ink and then colored them with Copic markers. After the coloring was complete I die cut them with the coordinating dies. Background ...
Hi Everyone, After Christmas I always like to make several winter themed cards especially since there are many beautiful winter stamp sets. I've had Hero Arts' Hand Drawn Snowflakes background stamp in a my stash for awhile and really wanted to dust it off. Such a gorgeous stamp! Stamping To create this card, I started by stamping the Hand Drawn Snowflakes stamp set onto a piece of Lawn Fawn's Sage Leaf cardstock and then heat embossed it with Brutus Monroe's Sterling embossing ...
Hi Everyone, I absolutely love Hello Bluebird stamps and last year I was so sad when I ran out of time to use the super adorable Hello Bluebird's O Christmas Tree stamp set. So, this year I knew I had to create a card with it and what better then a slimline card! Images I stamped all of the images from the O Christmas Tree stamp sets onto Neenah Solar White, 80 lb, cardstock with Gina K Designs’ Jet Black Amalgam ink and then colored them with Copic markers. After using the coordinating ...
Hi Everyone, I love all of The Greetery products but their layering stamps are amazing - they are so easy to use and create such beautiful results! I just had to snatch up The Greetery's Winter Sketches stamp set since I knew it would pair beautifully with Taylored Expressions' Layer It Cardinal die set. I love the how the card turned out! Cardinal Die I created the lovely Cardinal with Taylored Expressions' Layer It Cardinal die set using two shades of red cardstock and a black ...
Hi Everyone, When I saw the gorgeous Gina K. Designs' Sparkle and Shine card kit I knew I had to snatch it up. I'm so in love with the beautiful stamps in this kit (all available for individual purchase) and I had to make at least one card this holiday season with them. Focal Panel To create this lovely card, I started by ink blending a piece of Gina K. Designs' Red Velvet cardstock with Lawn Fawn's Lobster, Cranberry, and Soot inks. I wanted the center of the card to appear lighter so I ...
Hi Everyone, Every year I'm excited to create Christmas cards - something about them just make me so happy! I've had Neat and Tangled's Santa's Wonderland stamp set in my stash for awhile and just had to use the cute Santa this year. Sadly, this set is now retired but hopefully this card will give you inspiration on how to use another set in your stash if you don't have this one. Images To create this sweet card I stamped two of the images from the Santa's Wonderland stamp set onto Neenah ...
Hi Everyone, I can't believe how quickly the seasons seem to be going! I just have to sneak in one or two more Fall themed cards before turning my attention to Christmas. I absolutely adore Avery Elle's Falling For You stamp set. The images are so cute, I mean just look at how adorable this little fox catching the falling leaves. Images I stamped a few of the images from the Falling For You stamp sets onto Neenah Solar White, 110 lb, cardstock with Gina K Designs’ Jet Black Amalgam ink and ...
Hi Everyone, I feel like Fall isn't complete without Sunflowers and these lovely blooms from Honey Bee Stamps' Sweet Sunflowers stamp set are absolutely beautiful! I knew the moment I saw them I had to snatch them up. Images I began by stamping all of the images from Sweet Sunflowers onto MFT's Kraft cardstock and then heat embossed them with Hero Arts' Brass embossing powder. Next, since I've been neglecting my color pencils for awhile I decided to color the images using Faber Castell’s ...
