Friday, May 2, 2014

Stampscapes Stamping Fun

I treated myself to some new Stampscapes stamps. These are the cards I made.


 

Materials Used: 
Stampscapes stamps: Waterside Bluff Left-148F, Crooked Limb-097E, Crane in Water-163A, and Ducks in Formation-027A, Oak Branch-203G, Lakeside Cabin-147F, Lady on Horse-168A, Tree Duo-085A, Reeds Lg.-068D, Gulls-302A, Canoe-010A,Cattails-016B, Rocky Peaks-188F, Hot Sun-285E, Plate B Scenic Sentiments Sheet #4
 Plus a Rubber Stampede-Hilltop Z-251-E

Ranger Matte coated cardstock

 Used Distress inks applied with foam applicators first, then stamped the images with Marvy #1 Black dye ink.

Pentel Sunburst white gel pen for accents on the 1st card

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Name Frame for Baby Elise

Made this name frame for our friend's new baby.

I used to make these in long, narrow frames, but they are difficult to find. So I adapted my design to fit the frames that are easy to find. I think this is an 8 x 10 inch frame.

Below is the baby card. 

Monday, April 21, 2014

RAKs From Dear Friends

I love getting mail, don't you! Here are some beautiful cards my friends made for me.
Easter card made by Lynette Stewart.

 Easter card made by Wendy Carr.
 
Card made by Jane Giggy

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Happy Easter 2014

Here is my lamb cake for this year. As always, it's a home made pound cake (mom's recipe) with butter cream frosting. This year I had trouble with the Wilton decorator bag and tips. The frosting was not sticking to the lamb. So I made swirls with the spatula.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

2013 Peace Tag Swap

Here are the 2013 holiday PEACE tags from the swap hosted by Hetty Sanders and created by members of the Creative Stamping Friends Yahoo group.

...and for a closer look