Swipe and Stamp

Happy Friday!
I just learned a new technique about stamping and would love to share with you.  Watch the video below and you'll learn how to swipe and stamp!  Enjoy!

Let's Hang Out

Continuing my mix and match from yesterday, I'm using the Lucy paper with the new stamp set Pun Fun. 

I'm entering this card for the challenge hosted by Red Carpet Studio, where this week's challenge is a Pun Card challenge.

 and the challenge hosted by Retro Sketches.  It's sketch looks like this:

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out what other bloggers have come up with for the challenges!

Mummy mummy mummy

Mummy x 3

I have 3 mummies on my card:

Just want to create a scene that one mummy is following the other.  Spooky, right?

The card is based on the sketch provided by Fab Friday:

and the color scheme presented by Pals Paper Arts:

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Hauntings!

Mix and Match

One thing that I like to do is to mix and match with whatever supplies that I have on hand.  Sometimes it is mix and match of papers from different sets, sometimes it is the use of a paper that carries a theme but I expand or adopt it for other purpose.

I have a quick mix and match to share today.  It is the time that I clean up the craft area and find that I have a lot of my paper crying "use me."  The sketch I use is one provided by Sunday Stamps:

My Christmas card made use of some old paper and ribbon but a new stamp:

Gotta continue cleaning up my craft area!

Happy crafting!

Mini Card Challenge

Heart 2 Heart challenge is challenging us to make a card smaller than the usual 4.25" x 5.5" - it is all about mini cards!

I can't even remember when I last made them.  February?

But it reminds me that mini cards can be used as tags.  Thus I've chosen to make one in the size of 3"x3" with a Christmas theme.  The sentiment, of course, tells the recipient to expect a gift:

Great alternative for a tag, don't you think?

Materials used:
1.  Colonial White cardstock
2.  Pear & Partridge paper packet
3.  Christmas Joy stamp set
4.  Merry & Bright stamp set
5.  Cranberry Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
6.  New England Ivy Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Oh la la

The sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches is really cute:

I've flipped it 90 degrees clockwise to make my card:

If you are intimated by the "special" colors in the La Belle Vie paper packet, never fear.  The La Belle Vie pink actually coordinates pretty well with the paper from Dakota paper packet.  Bamboo, Black and Barn Red go well with it too.  Seems boring?  I've used some tulle ribbon in the middle panel to give it some interest, raised the bicycle with some 3-D foam tape. 

Materials used:
1.  La Belle Vie Workshop on the Go
2.  Dakota paper packet
3.  Barn Red cardstock
4.  Black cardstock
5.  Bamboo cardstock
6.  Tulle ribbon
7.  Barn Red Excluisve Inks Stamp Pad

One Layer Thank You card

I'm excited to make another one layer card presented by OLW! This time the theme is gratitude - showing it to a person you care. Susan, the blogger at OLW says "It's always fun to send these cards to people you've not had contact with in a long time!"

Yup. It will be nice to send cards to people that I have not been in contact. It will be a great opportunity to re-connect with others! I've made a simple card with three stamps from different stamp sets. I plan on a mass production but with different inks - a little different touch for each person:

 

Materials used:

1.  Colonial White cardstock

2.  Pirouette stamp set

3.  For Every Occasion stamp set

4.  Eclectic Edges stamp set

5.  Slate Exclusive Inks stamp pad

6.  Olive Excluisve Inks stamp pad

7.  Smokey Plum Exclusive Inks stamp pad