Thanks for your concern, Pat and Marilyn! I’m still here, just not stamping as much as I used to. It took a Mojo Monday sketch to get me in the mood again. 
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Stamps: Hope Blooms, Happy Hello (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Pure Luxury White, Smoky Slate (Gina K. Designs); Marjolaine (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, Vintage Brad, 1″ Circle Punch, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Elegant Leaves Die (Verve Stamps); Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
Tags: simply delicious
William and Kate picked a wonderful date to get married: my sister’s 22nd wedding anniversary! Thirty years ago, Charles and Diana chose to get married on my parents’ 20th wedding anniversary. The apple does not fall far from the tree!
Of course I wanted to make a “royal” anniversary card for my sister and her dear husband this year. Luckily I had recently purchased this Lovely Labels 3 stamp set from Gina K. Designs, which includes a couple of crown images. I found a fitting background paper in BasicGrey’s Ambrosia collection.
Best wishes to William and Kate, and to Linda and Roel!
Stamps: Lovely Labels 3 (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: Pure Luxury Smoky Slate, Ivory (Gina K. Designs); Textured Going Gray (SU!); Ambrosia (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Potters Clay, Tangelo, Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Raven Lace Trim Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Labels Twenty-One Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Copic Marker (YR09) and atyou Spica Glitter Pen (Lemon); Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
Tags: simply delicious
Whenever I design a card for a shoebox swap (as this one for today’s get-together in Fort Meade, MD) I try to come up with something quick and easy, yet appealing. I decided to use the misting with markers technique with this floral image from Gina K.’s Stenciled Spring set. Love the effect, especially when you stamp on watercolor paper.
This time (I think) I came up with the layout myself — at least I wasn’t closely following somebody else’s sketch. I’m sure I must have seen it somewhere along the line. I embellished the Labels Ten die-cut by piercing a hole at both ends and inserting a knotted piece of black hemp twine, that was then taped to the back.
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Stamps: Stenciled Spring, Lovely Labels 3 (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper (SU!); Cold Press Watercolor Paper (Canson)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Dusty Durango, & Basic Black Stampin’ Write Markers, Black Hemp Twine, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Labels Ten Nestabilities, Ribbon Banners Shapeabilities (Spellbinders); Fine Mist Spritzer (JudiKins); Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
Tags: simply delicious
My older sister has inherited the photographing gene from our dad and I thought this TAC image would make for a great birthday card for her. When I saw Jen del Muro’s April Sketch For You To Try I knew I was going to use the filmstrip frames die-cuts in my layout. Then I found some old-fashioned (lick ‘em) black photo corners in my stash, and they were perfect for framing the focal point.
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Stamps: It’s Your Day (The Angel Company)
Paper: Pure Luxury Crème de Menthe, Bubblegum Pink, Black Onyx (Gina K. Designs); Blending Card (X-Press It); Green at Heart (BasicGrey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Earth Elements Buttons, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Tim Holtz Filmstrip Frames Decorative Strip Die (Sizzix); Classic Squares Large and Classic Scalloped Squares Large Nestabilities (Spellbinders); White Poster-Paint Pen (Sharpie); Black Photo Corners; Copic Markers (110, B000, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, E000, E00, E11, RV000, RV21,RV23, RV55, RV63, RV66, YG03, YG11, YG13)
Tags: fun & frolicky
I was happy to find inspiration for an Easter card in Featured Stamper bspinks‘s SCS gallery today. Her Moving on to Easter card has a nice clean and simple design, just the way I like it!
I stamped the image and sentiment from Verve’s Easter Joy set with black ink and colored them with Copic markers. The ribbons were fastened with my favorite ribbon adhesive: Scor-Tape.
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Stamps: Easter Joy (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Concord Crush, So Saffron (SU!); Blending Card (X-Press It)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Big Shot, Concord Crush 1/2″ Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Dress Up Ribbon Originals, Stampin’ Dimensionals (SU!); Lacey Circles and Classic Circles Large & Small Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Tim Holtz Regal Flourishes Texture Fades Embossing Folder (Sizzix); Copic Markers (G20, V12, V15, V17, Y19, Y21, Y23); Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)
Tags: clean & simple
