Good Morning Ladies! I wanted to share a swap I did at VC Rocks. It was an ebony and ivory swap. You had to use black and vanilla. I had just gotten the Flower Garden embossing folder and decided to use it. I cut the top note die out and then used the embossing folder. I added a bow of 1/8″ black taffeta. I mounted that on a piece of black that I edge…
Good Morning Ladies! Well the heat has finally hit. We have had dangerous heat the past 2 days. Good reason to stay inside and stamp! My creation today uses the color challenge from Create, Ink! I combined it with Mary Jo’s Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge. I saw on someone’s blog how they stamped the flower from Flower Fest and then used the marker to trace the inside of the petals. They had done the flower…
I cannot believe this is the last day of May. Time is flying by. It is Hand Stamped Tuesday which means we have a new challenge. Our challenge is to use paper piecing. I have never tried this technique so this was a new one for me. I saw on Bev Watt’s Stampin Ovation blog some great cards she had done using this technique and the Awash with Flowers set. I had wanted to case…
Happy Memorial Day Good Morning Stampers! Do you have plans for a cookout today? Hopefully the weather will be good where you are. We have a great challenge today over at Late Night Stampers. It is for all our teachers. You are to create a card, gift, etc. that could be used as a Thank You for a teacher at the end of the year. Being a retired teacher this is something I can relate…
Second Post, scroll down for the first! Good Evening! I said I would try and post later today. I did not expect it to be this late. I got a later start than I had expected as I was busy cleaning up the furniture I bought for my sunroom. I now have an end table and a lamp. I got a rug and a plant stand but I need to get padding for the rug…
Good Morning Stampers! Since it is Scrapbook Sunday I thought I would finish my mini album and share the completed album. I spent yesterday evening finishing it up. I really like how it turned out but not sure what I will do with it. Here is the finished pages of the album. cover – the mat in the center is for the title of the album first 2 pages – the scalloped mat is for…
