Stretching Your Stamps-Hearts

Hi there. On my last blog post, I decided to giveaway THIS stamp set… I thought it was a perfect set to pair up with the new Better Together release from Simon Says Stamp. I wanted to create a card to show you just that and show you how to look at your stamps in a different way. When I first saw all of the hearts, I thought they would make great balloons… I...

Tips on Creating Card Sets/ Multiple Cards

Hello! I’m a BIG fan of creating card sets. You already have all of the supplies out, so why not make a bunch of cards at once!? Today I have five cards to share using THIS adorable stamp set along with some helpful tips on creating multiple cards… Background stamps, note cards, and inks all by Hero Arts.  TIP #1- Keep it simple These cards measures 3.5 x 4.75 in size. Working on a...

Mama Elephant week continues…

Welcome back to Day Four of Mama Elephant Week. Today’s card features THIS set…the same set I used for yesterday’s card. I wanted to keep it simple and do a quick card…. I just love when stamp sets have smaller images. I decided to take the small cluster of stars in the set and stamp them repeatedly in Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks to create a background. When I got to the...

Mama Elephant Week- Day Two

Hello. I’m back today with a card for Day Two of Mama Elephant Week. I have THREE cards to share with you all using THIS adorable stamp set along with THIS coordinating sentiment set… Cute little critters and cupcakes? Yes please! 🙂  For my first card… …I used THIS die and weaved some patterned paper from THIS pad through the slots to create a background. I used THIS die to create a scalloped border...

Stretching Your Stamps…Get Well Soon Cards

Hi! Today I have a similar concept as my last post where I took one stamp set and stretched it to create multiple cards. I took THIS stamp set and created these three cards with it… For my first card, I masked off an area in the center of my white cardstock panel and began repeatedly stamping the medicine bottle using a mask to make some of the bottles appear like they were behind...

Streching Your Stamps…Three Cards, One Set

Hello! Yesterday was World Card Making Day. I didn’t get a chance to play until late last night but I did manage to create three cards using one stamp set. I don’t know about you but sometimes I get new stamps and use them once (sometimes not at all…eek!) and then put them away. I really wanted to create multiple cards to see how I could stretch the use of my stamps. THIS adorable...