Creating the Scene

Part of my love of stamping is taking something as simple as a single image and creating a scene using ink and other  complimentary stamps.
Here are three examples of how I took the tree image from the Tree for All Seasons set to build card scenes;

The first card I created used the stamp set as…  |  read more »

Creating a Waterfall Card

Step 1: Cut four 1 ¾”x1 ¾” squares of cardstock.

Step 2: Stamp desired images on each square piece using coordinating colours.

 Step 3: Cut four 2”x2” squares of cardstock in the same colour of ink you stamped in and mat each stamped square on its coordinating piece.

Step 4: Cut a 2”x9” strip of cardstock.

Step 5: Score…  |  read more »

Sophie Schoenhentz – Guest Designer from France

We love our Guest Designers! We love having visitors over at our blog and getting inspired by their amazing and very different artwork. Let’s face it, you can give the same stamp set to 20 people and not two projects will look the same.
This month we are thrilled to welcome Sophie Schoenhentz to our team….  |  read more »

Stamping on Metal

Trace Geworsky
I have a huge pile of leftover metal in my scrap room that I just didn’t know what to do with.  I had used some as front and back covers for mini albums, but wanted to try something different with them so I decided to use them to make a card.

Supplies needed:
2 pieces of…  |  read more »

More Border Line fun!

I think that the entire DT has fallen in love with the Border Lines stamp set. In her recent post, Lecia showed us some amazing and creative ways to use the Border Lines set, and I’ve got a few of my own to show you.
One of the great things about the Border Lines set, is…  |  read more »

SEW much fun!

I love my sewing machine! After finishing a T-Shirt for my sister in-law the other day, I started playing on my cards trying different tensions. I used the Funky Flowers and Colourful Companions sets and took sentiments from Lines of Life and Everyday Lines. I love most of my cards very simple, often just using…  |  read more »

Clear resist pad and glossy paper samples

Trace Geworsky
While walking into my lss, their new shipment of glossy cardstock, and the clear resist pad (Ranger) caught my eye.
I thought..well how hard can it really be to figure out? Well aparently for me, it was quite hard!!! LOL I am going to be totally honest when I say that all the ideas I…  |  read more »

Stamping on Ribbon

Ribbon can make an interesting stamping medium on your cards and layouts. From adding an extra dimension to increasing visual interest…the sky is the limit.
On the card below, I stamped the word “heartfelt” on the green ribbon using the Many, Many Thanks Set. The dragonfly stamp is from the Garden Sketches set.
On this card I…  |  read more »

Pretty Up Those Images

I like to find ways to pretty up my stamped images. Not that you need to do that with the great my Stamp BOX stamps but hey, just to add a little extra something to them, I like to break out the glitter. Here I used Stickles to add a dimension to not only my…  |  read more »