Vera Stamps

Looking through Featured Stamper whoistracy‘s gallery this morning, I saw a lot of faux quilting on Tracy’s cards. I especially liked the look of her Sleigh Ride Petal Press Sneak Peek #1 card. My version doesn’t have a colored image; instead I added a butterfly die-cut and replaced the pearls in the upper left corner [...]

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For today’s shoebox swap at Fort Meade I decided to make a card using the Silhouette tutorial in the December 2010 edition of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I figured coloring the flowers with a black marker would speed things up so that the Baltimore Ravens fans in our midst could leave the swap in time [...]

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Another rainy day in Maryland today! I thought this sentiment from the Blue Skies set was very appropriate considering the weather we’ve been having: Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain. If you’re thinking I must have used another sketch from Verve’s Release Week challenges [...]

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The weather really was too nice to sit inside and make cards today, but I couldn’t resist Julee’s sketch for this month’s Mojo Monday contest. I selected a few papers from the Lap of Luxury DSP package for the various panels. With the tag in mind, I thought the words “hang in there” from the [...]

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Gelukkige moederkesdag! In my home province of Antwerp, Belgium (and also in Costa Rica, according to Wikipedia) Mother’s Day is celebrated on August 15. I decided to make a 6-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ card with Verve’s One Person stamp set, which contains many sentiments that are perfect for this holiday. I was inspired by the AVS2010A [...]

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