1 Stamp - 2 Cards

First of all, I love Penny Black stamps.  Last year, she introduced a new line of Fashion Girls stamps.  I instantly fell in love with them.

As part of my in-house design team work for The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington, IL, I decided to take the Fashion Delivery stamp (4213K) and make two different cards.

The first card pairs this stamp with beautiful papers from Echo Park's Season's Greetings Collection.  This paper has a retro feel and I love how it coordinates with the stamp.  I used a simple paper piecing technique for her coat and the rest is colored with Copics.  I really like the colors in this card.

For the 2nd card, I paired up the stamp with papers from the Amy Tangerine line from American Crafts.  For this one, I simply used Copics for all the coloring.  Found a coordinating button and cute birthday sentiment from Memory Box.

I hope this inspires you to think outside the box.  When you use a stamp, think of all the possibilities and techniques to create different looks and pieces of art.

See you soon!

Linda

Santa Globe - Memory Box

How many of you have fallen in love with the "globe" stamps and coordinating Grand Snow Globe die 98228 from Memory Box?   I know I have.  I bought ever single one of the snow globe stamps.  Let's see...there's the Polar Bear Globe D1823, the Cottage Globe D1822, the Santa Globe D1821, and the Pinecone Globe D1824.  They're all adorable.  We had a lot of fun playing with them at my recent class at The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington, IL.

Here's one of the cards we made featuring the Santa Globe.

For another "globe card", check out Dave's video here.

Linda

New Die from Memory Box - La Rue Flourish

Do you ever start out with a card design in your head and when you're finished with the card it's completely different than you planned?  Well, this is that card.  From the colors, to the die I used, nothing is similar to my plan.

But, I L*O*V*E this card!   And it has quickly become a customer favorite at The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington, IL also.   I'll be teaching this card there along with 3 others on Thursday, November 17.  Call the store at 309-585-0409 to sign up!

I can already tell this La Rue Flourish die is going to be one of my "go-to" pieces all year round!

Take Care!
Linda

Flowering Christmas Tree

I have to say of all the cards I've designed for classes this holiday season, this one tops the list.   From the colors, to the adorable Christmas Carols paper, to the beautiful and intricate Flowering Christmas Tree die...its perfect!

I taught this card in a class at The Scrapbooking Studio this past Saturday and I think everyone really liked it, too.

Here are the deets!  Unless otherwise noted, all the product for this card is from Memory Box!

• Using Flowering Christmas Tree die (98195), die cut a tree from Lagoon Soiree Shimmer paper and one from the teal print paper from the Yuletide 6 X 6 paper pack (10147).  
• I ran both trees through  the Xyron to make the adhesion on the card easier.  Then set aside.
• Attach 4 X 5 1/4" Christmas Carols paper (10138) to a 4 1/8" X 5 3/8" Licorice mat and then adhere to front of a Kraft Note Card.
• Punch a 1 X 5 1/4" strip of teal print paper using the Fiskars Bracket border punch and set aside.
• Adhere 2 X 5 1/4" black snowflake paper (from 6 X 6 Yuletide pack) to 2 1/8" X 5 1/4" Robin’s Egg card stock then adhere the strip of punched teal paper behind the right side of this piece and adhere to front of card.
• Decide which Flowering Christmas Tree you want to be the base.  Then, trim the flowers from the opposite tree and add to top of corresponding flowers on base tree.  When done, remove the tree from the sticker paper and add to front of card.
• Use Essex Label die (98207) and die cut a piece from Lagoon Soiree card stock. Don’t worry about cutting off the right and left side because you will trim these pieces off.
• Stamp Christmas Sparkles (B1775) with Archival Jet Black ink onto white cardstock and cut out around stamped line.  Adhere this piece to front of Essex Label and adhere to front of card with foam tape.
•  Add rhinestones to flowers on tree and label.  Accent with Stickles if you want.

Enjoy and have a great day!

I'm back

I can't believe how long its been since I last posted.  So much has happened!   Several more classes have been taught in both Springfield and Peoria, IL.   A new scrapbook store has opened in Bloomington, IL!  Yippee!  We needed one so badly.  We're happy to have The Scrapbooking Studio.  In fact, I'm working there part time and will be teaching a class featuring Memory Box designs this Saturday, October 22.

Here's one of the cards we'll be making.

It features all new papers and stamps from Memory Box, Inc. and colored pencil techniques.  Can't wait for this class.  It will be fun.

If you're interested in signing up, call The Scrapbook Studio at 309-585-0409.

Peoria Class Update

Wow!!  I had such a great turn out for my Memory Box Fall card class at Scrapadoodle in Peoria yesterday.   My first time teaching there so didn't think I would have more than a handful....I had 13 wonderful students.   And I do believe everyone enjoyed the time.

Here are the cards we made....

We used a lot of different techniques in class including Copics, masking, UTEE cracked glass technique, colored pencil blending, and as you can see, lots of distressing!   Of course, all the stamps, papers, and dies were from Memory Box.

I have to thank Dave Brethauer, the owner of Memory Box, for providing all the product!  He is so wonderful to work for!

Next Memory Box class is at Prairie Art Stamps in Springfield, IL on Saturday, September 10.  Can't wait!

Harvest Wreath

Over on the Memory Box Designer Blog, Outside the Box, I'm featuring a card I designed using the Maple Wreath stamp (G1793) and coordinating Maple Wreath die (98200).   I heat embossed the stamped image then colored with Twinkling H2O's.

Here's the same basic card layout but this time I used the Harvest Wreath (G1791) and coordinating Harvest Wreath die (98198).

I love using Twinkling H2O's.  In this example, I started by coloring the leaves entirely with Sunshine.  Then randomly colored with Ginger Peach, Hot Cinnamon, and Wild Vine.   

If you love to color, this card is for you!

And, if you live near Springfield, IL, this is one of the cards we'll be making at my September 10 class at Prairie Art Stamps.  Call the store if you would like to reserve a spot.

Thanks for stopping by!