Vera Stamps

It’s been years since I’ve made a background using the polished stone technique. Thanks to StampTV’s Saturday Live Chat & Challenge I dusted off my old silver ink refill bottle and went looking for cotton balls and rubbing alcohol. After I finished with the technique, I cut the paper with a Labels One Nestabilities die […]

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Wow, Mojo Monday has reached another big milestone this week: the 300th sketch! My hat’s off to Julee, who keeps coming up with the most incredible card layouts for us to play with. Thanks for all those sources of inspiration, Julee! I used the colors from Summer Card Camp 2‘s Pre-Class Challenge 1 for my […]

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I’m hoping my little sister has received her birthday card by now — for once I think I mailed it on time! Thanks to the Viva la Verve! June Week 1 sketch challenge I didn’t have to start from scratch with this card. After deciding which patterned paper I wanted to use, the card came […]

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It has been several years since I’ve used the bargello technique on a card (you can find a great bargello tutorial on splitcoaststampers.com). I thought it would be fun for the small shoebox swap I’m attending at Fort Meade today. Since there will only be 11 of us, the cards don’t have to be 10-minute […]

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Today marks the 99th anniversary of the first Electric Sociability Run, when 54 electric car owners gathered for a scenic drive through the parks of Washington, DC and enjoyed an afternoon picnic. My DH organized a similar event to commemorate the occasion, and I will be driving my little electric Think City to Rock Creek […]

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