The theme at Shopping our Stash is Not your momma's card! … to create a mildly (or maybe a little more) inappropriate card or creation! It was the perfect chance to use my new STAMPtember stamps If the Hat Fits. I used one of my Gel Press prints as the base, and built my card around it. … Read more
I am thrilled to be joining the Blog Hop with the My Sweet Petunia MISTI team and Kitchen Sink Stamps. The Hop is coinciding with the Kitchen Sink Stamps 10th Anniversary Sale … they are offering 35% off all items in stock and Free Shipping at $65 (US Only) The Sale Excludes Out of Stock and Special … Read more
When I saw the Pop Art Stamp set Bloom Box at Lorena's blog from Fun Stampers Journey, I knew I had to make it mine. It reminds me of the fun pop art of Roy Lichtenstein, one of my favorite pop art artists. It comes in a Bloom Box Kit with pre-cut pieces and instructions … … Read more
Today is my first day sharing at the My Sweet Petunia Blog … please click on over to share a little love (and see lots of cool pictures like this one).
First, a huge Thank You to Right at Home Stamps for providing these fun stamps for the My Sweet Petunia MISTI blog hop. I started with the wonderful 6" Gingham Background stamp. I decided to break-out my 12" MISTI for the first time for this project … and I'm in love. I have always … Read more
The Challenge Theme at Impression Obsession is Thanksgiving. I used my MISTI to ink-up my Impression Obsession Corn stamp using two shades of yellow and two hues of green. I started by inking the corn portion of the stamp with light yellow and then inked again with a darker yellow around the edges. Next I … Read more
The Retro Rubber Challenge is always the perfect opportunity to go visit my collection of wood-mounted stamps. This Tractor is from 2007 by Serendipity Stamps. I've been collecting farm-themed images since I moved to Iowa almost 20 years ago. I stamped it in John Deere Green. The background is one of my MISTI Gel Press … Read more
I use my MISTI for almost all of my stamping, but today's card features two types of stamping where I find it particularly essential. The first is for solid images. No matter how juicy my ink pad is and how conditioned my stamp is (you can tell this one is WELL used), I never get … Read more
It's been one of those days in the studio … you know the kind of day where no matter what you try to do, all you end-up with is a mess. I've got foil, glitter paste, ink, sequins all over the place … a big crafty mess. Normally, I would just walk away and try … Read more
The current Challenge at Impression Obsession is Christmas in July. Shopping our Stash is also celebrating a Countdown to Christmas. I used my MISTI and four colors of ink on my Impression Obsession Christmas Word Background to create an ombre stamped background. It allows me to position the ink on the words I want, and … Read more