Another Whimsy Blossoms Card

Once I had my Whimsy Blossoms paper out, I decided to challenge myself to make sefveral cards from the same paper collection. Here is a thank you card I made using the More Elegant Sentiments stamp set. This card was really very simple. The paper did all the work.

Whimsy Blossoms Birthday Card

This is one of my favorite new birthday cards. I used more paper from the Whimsy Blossoms collection and the Trendy Greetings stamp with a border from the Edge Designs stamp set out of the Serendipity magalogue. I punched more flowers that I used as a border on the bottom, and gave them a little bit of dimension by poking a stylus dipped in Burnt Umber Palette ink into the center of each.

Flower Card

I've been having some trouble with my camera not being able to download pictures to the computer. I've finally got all that fixed, which means I can share some pictures with you.

After getting everything I have to have done for Seminar next week finished, I had a little chance to play. Heather Scott posted a sketch a week ago Monday. Well, actually she posts a sketch challenge every Monday. I got a chance last weekend to make a card using the sketch, but since it has a little 3-D effect, I couldn't scan it. So here's my card from Heather's sketch of June 8th. With luck, I'll have a little time to try the sketch she posted this past Monday.



To see the original sketch, click here

My card uses the Angel Company's retired Whimsy Blossoms paper with Die Cuts With A View Yellow #2 paper. The stamp under the flowers comes from the Sprigs stamp set and I punched small blue flowers out and gave them dimension with a stylus and then added Liquid Pearls for the centers. The sentiment is from Stamping Sensations, and the ribbon started out white, but I colored it yellow with my Mango Madness VersaMagic ink pad.

Father's Day Inkspiration

In April and May I was up to my elbows in preparing for and participating in the Milwaukee Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo. We had a wonderful time in the booth and met lots of very nice people.

One of the things that was different for me at this Expo was that I got to demonstrate. For our first time demonstrating in the booth, I chose to use one of my very favorite products, Perfect Pearls. Perfect Pearls are a resin-based mica powder and are extremely versitile. Before the show, I created a sample board of approximately 10 cards that used Perfect Pearls in different waya. Then, I spent the day showing other people how to use them, and I had a blast. Both days flew by.

One of the cards I made for the Expo was this Father's Day card using The Angel Company's Ship Collage stamp, and one of the Tim Holtz mini masks (the Compass) that came out at CHA in January. I mixed Perfect Pearls and reinkers in water, and lightly sprayed over the mask. This card has some wonderful shimmer to it in the background, that is accented by the bronze metallic paper.



This card is listed on my Shophandmade.com store.

Angel Company - Retirement List

It's that time of year again; The Angel Company is retiring some of the stamps from their current catalogue to make way for new and fresh designs in June. All of the stamps on the list below can be purchased for 25% off their original catalogue price (the price shown in the online store is the reduced price). Click on the stamp name to see the images. Orders can be placed by adding the images to your shopping cart.

Halloween Town
Pumpkin Day
Fright Night
Halloween Greetings
All Occasion Icons
My Sunshine
Faithbooking
My Life
Fantasy Flourishes
Artsy Elements
Enchanted Florals
Butterbees and More
Blissfully Ever After
Wedding Day
The Wedding
Eclectic Swirls
Everyday Eclectic
Old World Ornaments
Starburst Florals
Ornate Swirls
Something's Fishy
Distressed Typewriter Bet
Family Fun
Floral Dingbats
Pattern Sayings
Moxi Minis
Bloom and Grow
All Season Stamps
Seasonal Cuties
Oh How
Floral Favorites

Flower Doodles
Paisley Words
Salsa Flowers
Swirly Bouquet
Loops and Swirls
Rose Garden
It's Always Springtime
Friendship Flowers
Enjoy Today
Juliette Florals
Fresh Air Favorites
Victorian Collage
The Arts
Ornamental Ribbons
Flutter By
Basic Birds
Goodness of God
Tiger Face
Mountain Scenery
African Giraffe
Charcoal Leaves
Punctuation
Floral Swirls
Our Savior
Love Doodles
Celtic Images
Blessed With
On Safari
Our Baby
Ribbon Borders
Baby On Board
Peek A Boo
Double Trouble
Twins
Kid Praises
Bold Flourishes
Retro Rovers
Funky Felines
Hoppy Frogs
Blooming Builders
Deco Designs
Floral Labels
Treasure Seeker
Pirates
Pull Up Anchor
Sail Away
Euphoric Elements
Ocean Buddies
Fun Fish
Celebrate the Seasons
Sparkle
Flourishes
Paisley Rockz
Fun Time
Heavenly Father
G is for Grattitude
Nothin' But Net
You're A Winner
Girlie Gadgets
Teacher's Helpers
All Season Athlete
Retro Tags
Keep Smilin'
Fancy Punctuation
Summer Elegance
Elegant Sentiments
Retro Journal Tags
Sassy Girl
So Girly
Kallioppe
Travel Notes
Fore

Fish Story
Twists and Twirls
My Heart Gives Thanks
Hey Chick
Celebration Invitation
Playful Pirates
Spooky Swirls
Family, Food & Friends
Count Your Blessings
Simply Christmas
Holiday Magic
Trendy Holiday Tags
Christmas Checklist
Cheery Christmas
Spirit of Christmas
'Tis The Season
Snowy Swirls
Birdy Holiday
Christmas Fun
Simple Snowflakes
Snowflakes
Whimsical Greetings
Christmas Season

Hoppity Skippity with Designer Collection

Well, I got some stamps from the new Serendipity Magalogue. They're all cut out and ready to go, so last night's Stamp With Me seemed like the perfect place to break them in. I pulled out my scrap box of papers from various Designer Collections, and the Hoppity Skippity set and played away.

My first card used yellow paper from the Gentle Beginnings Designer Collection, edged with Mango Madness VersaMagic Ink. The chick is colored with Copic markers.



The second one is the little lamb that also uses paper from the Gentle Beginnigs Designer Collection and was shadowed with Copic markers. The ink is Palette French Lilac.



The last one is my favorite. It uses patterned paper from the Brighten My Day Designer Collection. There is shading on the bunny, but it's very light and done with Copic markers. Because it was so light, it didn'g show up in the scan. The background of carrots was colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Fall Pictures with Spring Color

I've been doing a bunch of stamping, but haven't been around my computer much. Here are some scrapbook pages I made a few weeks ago to take into The Art House for framing. The Art House wants to encourage their customers to frame memorable moments and display them, rather than keep them in a book, so they're going to hang these pages in their shop. We've also decided that I'm going to offer some scrapbooking classes in their store.

Both of the pages were products of one of my Stamp With Me nights. I even got some help from some of the attendees that evening. The first page was more or less my design, with a few collaborative revisions.



This second was mostly my Mom's creation, with a few ideas of mine. She did most of the layout, and I did all of the stamping.



Both pages use pictures of my adorable niece doing fall things...hunting for pumpkins and playing in the leaves. However, since she's a "pink" girl, it seemed better to match the pictures up with paper from the Lilly Anna collection. The pastels help your eye to concentrate on her, because they mimic the colors in her clothing, and the light colors brightened up the photos, whereas more traditional fall colors would have made the pictures appear darker. The one my mom did, also used a bunch of tags from that collection. In fact, all of the patterned pieces on that page are tags.