Colorful Daisys for you!

I LOVE flowers, I have so MANY flower stamp sets, and I keep buying more! I LOVE bright colors so this allowed me to get out lots of ink pads!

This is a 2 step stamp set, you stamp the flower first in colored ink, then over stamp the outline with ink. I used a dark brown ink for the outlines.

First I stamped the words to get it in the middle and to let me judge where to stamp the flowers. then I stamp flowers from the center, I had to clean the stamp after each use since I wanted to use so many colors,

I like the way it looks to stamp the images 'off the edge'.

I finished off each 'whole' flower with a pearl accent.

The background on this one is the Hardwood stamp light brown ink on a white card stock, then I 'dog eared' 'the tops with my triangle punch.

I LOVE flowers!

No words

Another card from the same set.  This time the background stamping is definitely apparent!

I used the tree images in black or brown ink, and used just the deer image.  If you wanted the background more subtle you could use a lighter shade of green ink, experiment on scraps to see what you like best!

The sun was created by punching a circle out of a scrap of paper or post it note, making a 'reverse mask' then I sponged the sun, I tried to not make it bright yellow so I added some other colors with it, when I removed the mask the background was very white so I continued to sponge, dabbing and swiping the sponge across the paper.

The deer were colored with ink and my aqua painter and I tried to blend the colors.

This makes me feel like an artist, which I don't always consider myself, I worked on this card for quite a while and was not sure if I liked the final card.

I left the front without a verse so this really can be used for any occasion by either adding a verse to the front, or  stamp an appropriate verse inside.

Sometimes it is nice to have blank, as once in a while I choose a card, by color or image, then realize it says Get Well, or Congratulations, and I really need a sympathy card.

Just because

Same stamp set from Jessica, this time I used colored pencils to color the images.

This placement of images makes a scene with the mountains in the background and the flowers and deer in the foreground.

I punched holes at the bottom of the black layer and threaded rather thick string around and around, knotting the ends.

The base card does have stamping on it, I used either a versa mark ink pad or the ink that matched the paper for just a hint of design behind the layers.

Just because is a good verse, as this card can be used any time for anything!

I hope you had a chance to stamp/create something today!

Remember Moments

This is a gate fold card. The deer image is adhered to the left front panel, and the verse is adhered to the right front panel.

I used DSP on the front. The background of the deer was an acrylic block inked up, then spritzed with water then stamped on the white card stock.  Once the background was dry I stamped the deer image with a brown ink.

When you use an acrylic block as a stamp, as I did, you can sometimes stamp, re-spritz with water and stamp it again, the second image would be lighter than the first and that one might be your favorite.  Depending on how much ink is on the block and how much ink you leave on the 1st and 2nd image, you might get a 3rd background!

Thanks Jessica for letting me borrow your set!

On your special day.....

Every day is a special day!  I hope yours is great!

I borrowed this set from my friend and fellow stamper Jessica.  The background is an acrylic block inked with 2 colors of ink, then spritzed with a fine mist of water, then stamped.  Using watercolor paper would be ideal, but I think I used just white card stock.  Then when the background was dry, I stamped using Stazon ink, Black the images.  Layered it and used Puffy Dots (dimensionals) and added the verse.

Simple yet striking, could be used for Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, or just any day you need to brighten someone's day!

You Brighten My Day

 I made this card in the small format, not a usual size for me.  It would be a cute gift enclosure card or maybe something to tuck into a lunch box or briefcase to surprise the recipient.

The little hedgehog set was a gift from Bobbie, it is a Hostess set and the images are very cute.

I hope you have a GREAT day!

Swan Lake 3rd Act

On this sample I stamped the images on light blue card stock with black ink, then colored the images with colored pencils.  I did use a white pencil on the swan but was not happy with the results, so I restamped the image on white paper and fussy cut it out, adhering it over the original stamped image that I did not like.

I wanted to use the blue paper to imitate blue water.  This sample uses a blue card, 8.5 by 4.25, then the stamped images were trimmed slightly smaller and adhered to the car, so it is tone on tone. I used white accents on the corners.

I am liking this stamp more and more.