Speedy Stamping

This week's SCS Featured Stamper is Kay Marie Kaltoff (aka Speedystamper) of Stamping to Share.  She has over 850 cards in her gallery dating back to 2004, so I spent quite a while just paging through her amazing creations.  I love being able to see how an artist's style has changed and evolved over time.

My first card was inspired by her Leaves of Prosperity.  Shadow stamps were all the rage in 2004.  It's been about that long since my shadow stamps have seen any ink, so I dug through my storage drawer (filled with stamps seldom used, but that I can't quite bear to part with) and found my Hero Arts Super Solids backgrounder.

I stamped it in Creamy Brown Chalk in on Baja Breeze cardstock.  The leaves were then over-stamped with ColorBox Dark Brown chalk ink.  Next I went in search of fibers (something else that has seemed to disappear from stamping in recent years) and found this great dark brown eyelash yarn.

I finished with a Hero Arts sentiment andCTMH Ritzy Ribbon border stamped on a strip of Baja Breeze adhered to the inside of the card (with the front panel cut narrow to show).

I am in serious need of Thank You cards, so I decided to do a second inspired card.  Both cards also work for Sharon's Make it Flat! challenge (cards that don't require that extra 17 cents postage for bumps).

My second card was inspired by Kay's Super Quick Thank You.  I stayed with her great layout, but changed up the colors and stamps. 

In keeping with Pink Week at SCS, I used Pink Pirouette cardstock for the base and Dark Peony ink (with clear embossing) for my Fancy Pants Simply Stated image and Angel Company Thanks.

It's a gorgeous fall day in Iowa … time to go tackle some leaves.  Enjoy the day!