July Stamp Club – Member Projects

I had a fantastic time at my Stamp Club event last night!  The Never-Ending card was a big hit!  You really need to try one yourself—you'll love it! A couple of the Club members presented some of their own creations at our Show & Tell and I wanted to share some of them with you. …

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Never-Ending Greenhouse Gala Card

After creating a Never-Ending card for the first time last month, I just knew that this project was destined to be featured at my Stamp Club!  My husband marveled at his never-ending birthday card for days.  He thought it was Too Cool!  And, it IS!  I decided to make it a project for this month's …

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Lovely Apple Blossoms Card

So many new stamping goodies…so little time!  It always seems to be the case, doesn't it?.  I've been wrapping up workshop orders, clearing out my retired sets, packaging door prizes, getting ready for Stamp Club on Friday night, and planning what to take on my Convention trip next week (including some dynomite bell bottoms for …

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Fifth Avenue White Washed Flowers

I experimented with another beautiful background technique this week.  I'm not sure if it has an official name, but I'm calling it white washing.      I think it turned out beautifully, don't you?!  The flowers are washed (painted) with White Craft Ink and Aqua Painters, to give them a lighter, semi-opaque look.  Although the …

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Artistic Etchings Emboss Resist

I love to do Emboss Resist, and the new Artistic Etchings set has the perfect "collage" style of images to showcase this Too Cool technique!    Doesn't the background look like a piece of decorative paper?  Sometimes I like to do a whole sheet of card stock with this technique, then cut it up to …

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Punched Posies Pop Up Card

If you know me, you know I LOVE any stamp that coordinates with a punch.  I mean, how can you not love something that eliminates cutting around images?!  So, of course, I simply adore the current Level 2 Hostess Set called Punched Posies!  When one of my hostesses (waves to Alice) requested that we make …

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