Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features how you can stretch your stamps. I used a Valentine’s themed stamp set to create a birthday card… I started by stamping the Tossed Hearts Background on to a piece of coral card stock using white pigment ink. Once it was dry, I cut it down into four squares and adhered it to top fold white note card. I stamped and colored the images from the Love Day...
Holly Jolly Blog Hop
Hi, crafty friends. I’m excited to be part of THIS blog hop celebrating THIS new release. I have two cards to share that have a peek-a-boo opening that holds a gift… For the first card… I laid out sentiments from THIS, THIS, and THIS stamp set on a gray A2 panel in my MISTI. I used THIS to help me align all of the stamps straight. I stamped all the sentiments at once using...
Border Stamp Background
Hi, crafty friends. I have a couple cards to share featuring a fun background… I’m a big fan of stretching my stamps. I think single image stamps make great backgrounds when stamped repeatedly. I stamped the striped border from THIS stamp set using a variety of ink colors to create a rainbow background. (All colors listed in the supply list below.) I stamped the critters from THIS stamp set and colored them in with...
Cheer and Joy Release Inspiration Week-Day One
Hi there, crafty friends. I’m back this week with lots of inspiration using THIS Cheer and Joy release from Simon Says Stamp. Put on your sunglasses because I have a bright Christmas card to share… I love to stretch the use of my stamps, especially Holiday Stamps. I stamped the Christmas trees from THIS stamp set in a circle using a variety of Distress Oxide inks. I stamped one tree and then sprayed it...
Small Stamp Image Background
Howdy, crafty friends. I have some more STAMPtember inspiration for you. I like to create my own patterned paper using smaller images from stamp sets. I stamped the small images from THIS stamp set repeatedly to create a background. I colored the images in with THESE markers. I added THIS and THIS to some of the images for some shine. I die-cut a red heart using THIS die and stamped a few sentiments from...
STAMPtember Blog Party
Hi, crafty friends. The STAMPtember fun continues and I’m thrilled to share a couple of cards as part of Simon Says Stamp’s STAMPtember Blog Party. You can find all the details about the party HERE. Let’s get this party started with some party critters… I love stretching my stamps and for today’s card, I did just that with a border stamp… I started by stamping the border of animals image from THIS stamp set...
Full Stamp Set Background
Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features a fun background technique… First, I die-cut THIS gorgeous cross several times form THIS wood grain card stock. I adhered the layers together to give dimension. For the background, I stamped THIS entire stamp set. I love text backgrounds and this is a fast and easy way to get that look. I temporary adhered the entire set to the door of my MISTI and white heat embossed...
One Stamp Set, Two Ways (Picket Fence Spotlight on You)
Hello, crafty friends. I’m sharing a couple of rainbow cards today that use one stamp to get two different looks… I recently shared a card HERE where I used the spotlight on you stamp set image as a sun burst image. I thought it would be fun to see how I could stretch the use of THIS stamp for multiple designs. I thought the arch of the image lent itself to a rainbow, so...
Merry Kiss-mas Lip Balm Tag
Hi, crafty friends. I’m sharing a fun tag today that makes a great little gift… They make a perfect gift for school workers or a great gift topper. I started by stamping one of THESE white tags with THIS background using THIS ink. I applied the same ink over top using an ink blending tool and flicked on water droplets with THIS. After it was dry, I cut THIS die from the center of...
Simon Says Stamp December 2018 Card Kit
Hi there, crafty friends. I’m back today with three Christmas cards using THIS new card kit from Simon Says Stamp… I love the shine of the envelopes included in the kit so I die-cut them using THIS die and used them as the background paper for all three cards. I added them to a piece of white card stock to add a bit of stability. Also, I used the small images in the stamp...