Stretch Your Stamps II - graphic stamps

Today's class assignment was to use graphic stamps - I always keep a " congrats" card on hand for one or another of my children' s accomplishments - and stars  & sparkles definitely were in order for this one.  I should have stock in 3M foam mounting tape because it's so perfect for shaker cards!

Stretch Your stamps with Paper piecing

When I think of paper piecing. the first thing that comes to my mind is MFT's adorable Pure Innocence stamps.  I love these sweet little girls, who remind me so much of the Joan Walsh

Anglund' books I used to read to my daughters when they were growing up.  I keep a special "tiny print" file of papers on hand to "dress" them with fussy-cutting.  It's like playing with paper dolls again.  In this case, i used this technique for the armchair and the footstool.

One more stamp stretch

One more outlined stamps with watercolor.  Yellow is my most favorite color and today I found an excuse to use it with a floral set from Gina K (love the casual sketchiness) and a happy sentiment from Sunny Day Doodles. Happy, happy happy card!  ...I think I'm done for the day!

Watercolor - Stretch Your Stamps II

Playing with color and design is probably my favorite part of card-making.  This is another project for today's class, using outlined stamps - off center.  I was inspired by the bounty of marigolds in my garden.  And it was so much fun to capture these colors with watercolors!

Beautiful Day! - Stretch Your Stamps II Class

So happy!  Some class projects I have the stuff for and a Saturday that's ALL mine!  This project was about using outline stamps off-center.  When I created the center piece, I had no idea that I actually had a gorgeous piece of Basic Grey 12x12 "fresh cut" paper that fit perfectly.   ...now to get a chore done so I can make another card for today's class!

Lots of pop dots!

I was inspired by one of the videos on Stretch Your Stamps to try using a stylus to create 3-dimensional flower petals.  The stylus has been sitting in my toolbox for months --totally un-used!

This was a fun technique and now I'm sure I'll use it many more times in the future. Thank you Shari Carrol!  

Make It Monday #175

This one took a lot of thought and trials!  First I went I'm the wrong direction with the die cut.

Then, I didn't like some of the colors I used and made some more changes with a second die cut.  

But in the end, I like how it turned out.

Paper:  PTI Vintage Cream, plum Pudfing

Stamps: PTI Doodlie Doo, Meadow Greens,  A Little Inspiration

Color: Copic pens