Friday, August 12, 2011

August Stamp of the Month (Wicked) Swap Card

Every month our local unit does a card swap with the Stamp of the Month. This one is mine. I used the Dreamin' papers, added a touch of Smokey Plum, and cut my sentiment pieces with the new Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.

These are all the cards from the August swap. The talented artists are: Julie Nilsson (top), LeAnne Dudley, Angie Petersen, and Vicki Price (middle row), and Randa Wacaster, Jodi Frank, and Cathlene Burk (bottom row).

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Retro Tech Cards & Deskpad Holder




















I was immediately enamored by the Retro Tech stamp set when it was released this spring. After getting some inspiration from a fellow consultant, these cards are what I came up with. (I also took a little color inspiration from "I Love Lucy".)

St. Patrick's Day 2011






Those mischievous leprechauns were at it again this year, so I captured some of their fun in this layout from Magic.

Valentine's Day 2011






Close to My Heart's Sweetheart paper was perfect for creating this fun and simple Valentine's Day layout.

Valentine Workshop 2011





Using five different card patterns from either our Workshops on the Go or one of our card design books, I created 8 Valentines using both the Sweetheart and Wings papers. I also used several different stamp sets, including A Game.

Christmas Card Workshop 2010


Since we now have circle cards, I thought it would be fun to use them to make Christmas cards this year. I also used the Mistletoe papers, the Mistletoe Level 2 accessories, and some Glitz Glitter Gel along with the A Timber and St. Nick stamp sets.

14-Page Layout Workshop using Reflections





Another consultant created this 14-page layout workshop using the Reflections Design Book. I don't usually do 1-page layouts, so I paired them up to end up with seven 2-page layouts. I love how they turned out with the Lucky papers. I have photos of my son playing outdoors that I'm going to put on them.

All-Occasion Card Workshop



Another name for this project is "Card-a-palooza". Using four different sheets of B&T (patterned paper), I was able to create 25 cards. These photos are a representation from two different examples I made for a total of 50 cards. The cards in the top photo were made using two patterns from Wings, one pattern from Wings Creative Basics, and one pattern from Emporium, The cards in the bottom photo were made using two patterns from Bliss, one pattern from Veranda, and another pattern from Wings Creative Basics. I used at least two different stamp sets, including Card Chatter - Birthday and Card Chatter - Sympathy.