Vera Stamps

Tomorrow I’m attending a baby shower for two neighbors who are both expecting a baby boy. This is one of the cards I made for the occasion. My next-door neighbor is in the process of selling her house and moving to Texas, so I thought a (rocking) horse image would be very appropriate for her [...]

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After spending a nice long Memorial Day weekend in West Virginia, I was having a hard time trying to make a card for today’s sketch challenge on SCS (SC283). Next time I will be taking some stamping supplies with me to the mountains!
I used the colors from StampTV’s chocolate, green, and ivory challenge (which made [...]

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I knew I had to try this Reverse Nestabilities technique after watching the wonderful video tutorial Gina K. posted this week. Although it looks like a window card, the stamped image and sentiment are still on the front of the card. The Pacific Point panel is adhered with dimensionals to create the depth effect.
The colors [...]

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Wouldn’t this card make a nice iTunes gift card holder? Of course you can’t see the inside (I haven’t prettied that up yet), but I followed the instructions found in this old SCS Try a New Technique challenge: TLC165 – Gift Card Holder.
I started out with a 5-1/2″ x 12″ piece of textured card stock [...]

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Just having fun with my beloved Up, Up & Away stamp set and combining a few challenges: Verve’s Ready, SET, Stamp challenge and this week’s sketch challenge on SCS (SC281). This would make a nice graduation or retirement card, I think.
I paper-pieced the hot air balloon and colored the basket with a Copic marker. The [...]

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