a passion for paper
I just think these little images by Elena Roussakis for Neat and Tangled are adorable! I used them previously on a series of holiday cards you can find here , here or here. 🙂 Super versatile! This card was made using ‘Lumberjack Love’ and ‘Falling Hearts’. First I stamped the little scene and on an A2 […]
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I’m trying to keep my cards simple after all of those handmade holiday cards! I wanted this birthday card to be ‘bright and happy’ and selected my ink colors to reflect that. The stamps and die cut I used are both from Lil’ Inker Designs: Doodled Daisies and Boxed Up Birthday Greeting die. The first […]
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In order to make quick work (okay, quicker work) of making christmas cards, I took 4 A2 panels and stamped them with the same plaid background. To make the plaid I used Simon Says Stamp ‘Jumbo Stripe’ and a mix of inks: gold, schoolhouse red, catkin, steel blue and soft navy. From there I used […]
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This cute halloween card is made using a mix of Mama Elephant and Lawn Fawn stamps along with my hand drawn background and a lot of copic coloring! Originally I stamped my little super heroine, her pup and sentiment from Mama Elephant on an A2 panel. Taking a ruler and a copic friendly black pen […]
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Hi! I made two cards using the Flourish stamp set by Concord and 9th. By changing the colors slightly in my stamped pattern I was able to treat one as a background and the other as a focal point. On this first card I stamped an A2 panel in various inks using my MISTI […]
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I’m officially returned from vacationing and it is time to blog! First up is my ‘prepared weeks in advance but still sent late’ father’s day card. Luckily my dad falls into the ‘just happy I received something’ category and hasn’t disowned me. 🙂 Using the ‘Three amigos’ stamp set from Mama Elephant and ‘You’ve […]
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These sweet fairies are from Lawn Fawn. This card uses a number of techniques to make these fairies stand out on the otherwise busy background. For starters, you’ll note that the fairies are placed using the rule of thirds. Additionally, the fairies are in color and all the other stamped images are in grayscale. […]
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I originally made this card with the intent that the little mixers would be the focus of my card. Just.didn’t.happen. Sometimes, your project has to evolve for you to end up with something you like. I measured the mixers, a stamp from a Lawn Fawn set, and did math (yes, I actually calculated it 🙂 […]
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I must say….I had an opportunity and passed it by. My husband saw me stamping these Reverse Confetti pups for the umpteenth time and asked what happens when they no longer cling to the acrylic block. Actually said: You just clean them! 😉 Should have said: That’s it….I have to buy new ones. 😔 Products […]
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I’ve been playing with a mix of watercolor and ink blended backgrounds, for other examples on my blog you can look here or here. 🙂 Using a background stamp from Simon Says Stamp I stamped it on an A2 panel in Versamark ink. Versamark ink is clear and sticky and allows you to pour embossing […]
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