This card features the wonderful Scarecrow Image from the new Oz Collage set by Artistic Outpost … such nostalgic memories for me. It also works for Sue's 52-Card Pick-up theme this week, which is Empathy. The post she referenced claims that everything we do, we do to accomplish one of two things ~ to feel … Read more
I love the Tin Man image from the new Oz Collage set from Artistic Outpost … and I especially love the sentiment. I stamped both on 7 Gypsies Venice paper and added colored pencil highlights. I finished with some glittery chocolate ribbon. Here are a few pictures from my visit to Oz Park in Lincoln … Read more
I think the vintage illustrations from Artistic Outpost's Oz Collage set work so well with the vintage designs of 7 Gypsies papers. The Scarecrow & Lion are stamped on a scrap of ivory DP and colored with Prismacolor pencils. The sketch is from Everything But the Kitchen Sink (although a bit too late to enter).
Artistic Outpost's newest release is a collection of stamps inspired by Dorothy and Toto in that wonderful land of Oz, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to Guest Design again. When I was little, the flying monkeys terrified me, so I don't remember watching it all the way through without covering my … Read more
The Play Date Cafe is celebrating their 1 year anniversary with another great color combination ~ yellow, orange & pink. I used this week's Sketch for You To Try and Artistic Outpost's Bloom & Grow stamps for my card. This is the first mounted set I've purchased from Artistic Outpost. The images are mounted on … Read more
I got this hilarious mummy stamp in the mail today from my sister, so I had to ink it up for the Simon Says Halloween Challenge. Since he looks like he's running from something, I added the colony of bats (stamped multiple times using a post-it note for some masking) from Artistic Outpost's Haunted Halloween … Read more
Tonight I needed to make a birthday card for a co-worker whose very first job was selling beauty supplies … and who we love to tease about "the good old days". This vintage image from Artistic Outpost's Hair Is Important was just perfect for the occasion. I used this Kazan's Sketch 62 from 2 Sketches … Read more
Here's another holiday card made with images from Artistic Outpost's Sleigh Ride stamps for the Christmas Stamping All Year Long Challenge. This week's challenge is to be inspired by a holiday photo … I picked up on all of the wonderful reds in the holiday image, as well as the ribbon bows on the Christmas tree. … Read more
This week's Etsy Inspired Challenge (EIC107) comes from a very fun store called Indigo Twin. The store is filled with one-of-a-kind paper clay folk art sculptures. The Indogo Twins are Kirsten and Cortney, identical twin sisters who have always enjoyed creating art together. I fell in love with this wonky little Smiling Pumpkin Trio, so I … Read more
I love the gorgeous pine tree image in the new Sleigh Ride set from Artistic Outpost. For this card, I stamped it two times overlapping slightly in the center. Next I distressed the heck out of the edges of the ivory panel. I squirted Stickles Glitter Glue on my finger and dabbed it all over … Read more