Stamps and Stamping
If you have ever seen my demo at shows around the country you have probably seen me make this card. I have been creating the leaf lady for years. It is one of the simplest cards and one of the most impressive. It is especially effective during this fall season. I use the Large oak Leaf 2206-38 and the medium Venus face 4250-26. I also add “No Spring or Summer…” … [Read more...]
To begin, create a corner on the card with the Eclipse tape. Use the largest strip of Eclipse tape from the strips package of tapes. The tapes come in three sizes I call them Papa, Momma and Baby bear. We will be using Papa bear tape for this card. Dust the corner with your choice of stamp pad ink. I used “Marvy” Terra Cotta ink. Stamp the Paris Clock into the … [Read more...]
This is a quick and easy holiday card – useful for last minute messages. Start with the message, “Peace”, stamped in the center of the card. Make a mask for the words from “Eclipse” tape and cut into square. Don’t cut the shape of the words. You want a kind of boxy shape around the words. Mask the words. I used Marvy “Pine Green” ink. … [Read more...]
Materials used: Antique Rose 2511-26 Eclipse Tape Large Roll and Eclipse Twins 2 roll pack Marvy Black and Crimson Rose pads I could see using this design for a New Years Eve invite or greeting. Cut three masks of the Antique Rose from Eclipse tape. Layer three pieces of Eclipse over each other and stamp the top layer. Always cut your mask just a bit smaller … [Read more...]
Floral Branch 2426-18 Chrysanthemum 2525-26 Birds on a Branch 3400-11 Anxious Annie 4264–28 Dark Butterfly 3606-21 Paris Clock 6201-26 Fleur de Lys 5625-14 Paris Post 8515-09 Eiffel Tower 8000-18 Sparkler 2006-14 Pacific World 8020-26 Music Score 5840-38 Aspen Leaf 2208-26 Wild Rose Bouquet 2408–18 Rose Spray 2406-18 Venus … [Read more...]
This is a quick and easy way to create wonderful collage cards. Supplies: Stamps, Dye based stamp pads, dusters, 1 inch Post-it tape, cardstock, pen and ruler. 1. Take a plain white postcard. Tear off a good-sized piece of Post-it tape- about 6 inches - and block out a corner of the card. I usually start at the upper right hand corner. 2. Select a color stamp pad … [Read more...]
I call this the "Cinderella" card because it starts with a beautiful shoe. Stamp the shoe in "Plum" Marvy ink and mask it. Use the same color ink to stamp the lovely Miss Annie into the shoe. Peek under the stamp to line up the rubber. Mask Annie. Using the Color Duster, and the same "Crimson" ink, color the rose background. Color the centers of the roses first to give the … [Read more...]
