by Andrea | Jan 25, 2019 | Big Shot Ideas, Stamping, Techniques
I’m not going to blog about “swinging” in the 70’s sense (if you know what I mean). I’m using that word here to describe a bit what is going on with this card. You can’t tell from the picture, but the right side of the heart is...
by Andrea | Jan 23, 2019 | Color Combo, Sketch Challenge, Stamping
I was inspired to play last evening so I could participate in two challenges this week; more on those challenges in a bit. For this card I decided to focus (mostly) on items from the Annual catalog. When a new seasonal catalog has come out, it is so easy to overlook...
by Andrea | Jan 21, 2019 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping
At the Essex stamp club gathering last week I devised two projects that made use of the Stamparatus (aka the Stampasaurus 😉 ). This was the second, simpler project that we made. There wasn’t any fancy tricks with the tool for this card, but I did have the stamps...
by Andrea | Jan 17, 2019 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping
I wanted to show off this gorgeous stamp set to the South Burlington stamp club, and they really enjoyed making this card last evening. The group was really impressed with how beautifully these stamps create the images. The shadows, highlights and faint lines all show...
by Andrea | Jan 7, 2019 | Sketch Challenge, Stamping
First let me say that the colors on the cake aren’t perfect in this picture. IRL there is more differentiation between the drippy/goopy frosting on the cake and the lower frosting. However, my photography skills weren’t up to capturing the slight color...
by Andrea | Dec 24, 2018 | Big Shot Ideas, Stamping
This was the more complicated project that the South Burlington stamp club made at the last gathering. I was a little worried about doing more Christmas, but they were actually relieved to have one more card in their stash for last minute sending. Thank goodness! I...